Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.345021+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 32.44 | 10.07 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.4 | 23 | 10.94 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 3 | SMU | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.27 | 9.2 | 13.73 | 8.66 | 0.34 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.11 | 19.88 | 10.05 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 26 | 7.2 | 7.87 | 0.13 |
| 6 | Kansas | Big 6 | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 24.65 | 20.8 | 7.67 | 9.52 | -1.52 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 32.44 | 3.06 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.91 | 19.8 | 15.94 | 9.63 | -0.63 |
| 9 | William & Mary | Southern | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.81 | 23.5 | 9.32 | 9.73 | -0.73 |
| 10 | California | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.58 | 16.4 | 9.43 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.51 | 18.5 | 8.63 | 9.87 | -0.87 |
| 12 | Utah | Mountain State | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.07 | 14.11 | 8.57 | 8.43 | -0.43 |
| 13 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.38 | 18.11 | 3.73 | 8.18 | -0.18 |
| 14 | North Carolina | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.23 | 11.7 | 16.81 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.84 | 15.5 | 12.98 | 9.01 | -1.01 |
| 16 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.29 | 16 | 9.46 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 12.9 | 10.22 | 9.16 | -1.16 |
| 18 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.82 | 6.33 | 13.54 | 6.52 | 0.48 |
| 19 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.62 | 8.6 | 10.81 | 8.12 | -1.12 |
| 20 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.34 | 7.33 | 9.97 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 21 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 19.14 | 16.89 | 15.26 | 8.48 | -3.48 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.08 | 3.3 | 11.67 | 6.09 | 0.91 |
| 23 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19 | 8 | 11.61 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 24 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.35 | 14.5 | 11.48 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 25 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 3.11 | 9.53 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 26 | Rice | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.98 | 12.8 | 15.41 | 9.15 | -3.15 |
| 27 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.72 | 13.2 | 8.34 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.68 | 8 | 9.78 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 29 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.58 | 9.2 | 9.03 | 9.03 | -2.03 |
| 30 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.56 | 5.3 | 11.57 | 7.03 | -0.03 |
| 31 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.99 | 9 | 9.77 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 32 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.92 | 13.67 | 6.52 | 8.01 | -2.01 |
| 33 | Minnesota | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.76 | 5.22 | 10.83 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 34 | Georgia | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.52 | 7 | 12.28 | 8.48 | -1.48 |
| 35 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.49 | 16.8 | -1.2 | 9.25 | -2.25 |
| 36 | Illinois | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.97 | 11.33 | 9.3 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 37 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.97 | 5 | 13.88 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 38 | NC State | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.89 | 3.89 | 14.62 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 39 | West Texas A&M | Border | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.84 | 11.64 | 5.17 | 9.26 | -2.26 |
| 40 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 12.4 | 10.98 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 41 | Davidson | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.71 | 4.7 | 3.89 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 42 | UTEP | Border | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.66 | 8.89 | 8.23 | 7.56 | -2.56 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.64 | 9.7 | 10.63 | 8.59 | -2.59 |
| 44 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.62 | 16.8 | 8.18 | 9.31 | -3.31 |
| 45 | Indiana | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.56 | 6 | 9.63 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.45 | 1.67 | 15.05 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.35 | 12.2 | 7.54 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.15 | 3.2 | 12.78 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 49 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.02 | 10.22 | 13.45 | 7.74 | -2.74 |
| 50 | Purdue | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.79 | 8.33 | 12.72 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 51 | Utah State | Mountain State | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.78 | 3.2 | 9.6 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 52 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.7 | 3.5 | 5.81 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 53 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.36 | 5.56 | 10.88 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.17 | 4.4 | 11.68 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 55 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.13 | -1.5 | 17.19 | 3.62 | 1.38 |
| 56 | Montana | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.17 | 1.33 | 9.2 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 57 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.94 | 6.9 | 10.38 | 8.24 | -4.24 |
| 58 | Duke | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.87 | -1.22 | 15.65 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 59 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.75 | 1.9 | 15.66 | 6.16 | -2.16 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.72 | -4.3 | 14.75 | 3.71 | 2.29 |
| 61 | Arizona | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.67 | -0.89 | 13.45 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 62 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.59 | 5.11 | 7.57 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 63 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.51 | 3.5 | 10.42 | 6.32 | -1.32 |
| 64 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.37 | 1.5 | 12.32 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 65 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.34 | 1.2 | 14.56 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 66 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.56 | -2.3 | 6.52 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 67 | Clemson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.51 | 6.67 | 9.18 | 6.24 | -2.24 |
| 68 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | -1 | 12.1 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 69 | Denver | Mountain State | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.91 | -1.33 | 13.61 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 70 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.82 | 3.12 | 9.35 | 5.39 | -2.39 |
| 71 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.66 | -2.78 | 14.31 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.29 | 0.78 | 8.16 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 73 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.68 | -6.12 | 8.47 | 2.35 | 1.65 |
| 74 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.59 | -5.75 | 6.76 | 2.21 | 1.79 |
| 75 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.45 | -8.6 | 8.53 | 2.43 | 2.57 |
| 76 | New Mexico | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.33 | -1.1 | 8.03 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.03 | -3.22 | 11.43 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 78 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.88 | -4.22 | 12.71 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 79 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.87 | -4.22 | 12.62 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 80 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.8 | -3.89 | 9.94 | 3.23 | 0.77 |
| 81 | Florida | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.64 | -3.1 | 7.78 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 82 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.53 | -8 | 13.25 | 1.79 | 2.21 |
| 83 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.09 | -5.89 | 4.53 | 2.87 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.98 | -1.9 | 7.03 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 85 | Arizona State | Border | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.88 | -2.4 | 5.34 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 86 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.59 | -0.11 | 13.07 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 87 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.55 | -3.78 | 12.57 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 88 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.34 | -3.56 | 10.08 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 89 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.11 | -6.8 | 3.48 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.05 | -1.6 | 14.03 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 91 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.4 | -14 | 8.16 | 0.42 | 2.58 |
| 92 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.28 | -3.33 | 8.88 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 93 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.17 | -1.8 | 12.72 | 4.15 | -1.15 |
| 94 | Northwestern | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -7.44 | 16.81 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 95 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.07 | -4.11 | 7.31 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 96 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.93 | -1.4 | 6.05 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -3.22 | 1.26 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 98 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.54 | -5.5 | 14.71 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 99 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.48 | -10 | 7.29 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 100 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.17 | -6.8 | 8.88 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 101 | Richmond | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.98 | -8.3 | 7.25 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 102 | Tulane | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.79 | -12.25 | 16.77 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 103 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.2 | -16.12 | 5.91 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 104 | Ohio State | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.91 | -10 | 14.16 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 105 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.45 | -6 | 8.53 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 106 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.05 | -13.11 | 14.58 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 107 | Auburn | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.84 | -14 | 8.98 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 108 | Furman | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.84 | -15.22 | 10.85 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 109 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.34 | -6.5 | 12.19 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 110 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.11 | -21.7 | 10.69 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| 111 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.7 | -16.64 | 0.11 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 112 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 1.03 | -8.78 | 20.18 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 113 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.8 | -10.44 | 9.01 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 114 | George Washington | Southern | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.73 | -9.44 | 7.75 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 115 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -25.12 | 9.69 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 116 | Portland | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -17.11 | 5.61 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 117 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.03 | -32 | 7.75 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 118 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.12 | -26.78 | 17.47 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 119 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -15.67 | 16.03 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -21.2 | 12.63 | 0.36 | -0.36 |