Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.345405+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 32.44 | 10.07 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.22 | 23 | 10.47 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 3 | SMU | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.11 | 9.2 | 13.36 | 8.66 | 0.34 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 26.56 | 9.05 | 8.85 | 0.15 |
| 5 | Kansas | Big 6 | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 24.53 | 20.8 | 7.42 | 9.52 | -1.52 |
| 6 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 32.44 | 2.95 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.82 | 19.8 | 15.89 | 9.63 | -0.63 |
| 8 | William & Mary | Southern | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.76 | 23.5 | 9.4 | 9.73 | -0.73 |
| 9 | California | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.52 | 16.4 | 9.54 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | USC | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.5 | 14.22 | 11.95 | 8.37 | -1.37 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.46 | 18.5 | 8.72 | 9.87 | -0.87 |
| 12 | Utah | Mountain State | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.96 | 12.7 | 8.68 | 9.05 | -1.05 |
| 13 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.29 | 18.11 | 3.56 | 8.18 | -0.18 |
| 14 | North Carolina | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.16 | 11.7 | 16.61 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.79 | 15.5 | 13.01 | 9.01 | -1.01 |
| 16 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 16 | 9.23 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.15 | 12.9 | 9.91 | 9.16 | -1.16 |
| 18 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.76 | 6.33 | 13.54 | 6.52 | 0.48 |
| 19 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.51 | 8.6 | 10.54 | 8.12 | -1.12 |
| 20 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.26 | 7.33 | 9.69 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 21 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 19.03 | 16.89 | 14.77 | 8.48 | -3.48 |
| 22 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.98 | 3.3 | 11.25 | 6.09 | 0.91 |
| 23 | Kentucky | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.31 | 9.27 | 9.96 | 9.77 | -1.77 |
| 24 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.26 | 14.5 | 11.86 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 25 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 3.11 | 9.19 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 26 | Rice | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.93 | 12.8 | 15.1 | 9.15 | -3.15 |
| 27 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.64 | 13.2 | 8.04 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 28 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.53 | 5.3 | 11.79 | 7.03 | -0.03 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.51 | 8 | 9.58 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 30 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 6.18 | 9.26 | -2.26 |
| 31 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.08 | 6.2 | 12.19 | 7.49 | -1.49 |
| 32 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.88 | 9 | 9.32 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 33 | Minnesota | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 5.22 | 10.65 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 34 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.44 | 16.8 | -1.41 | 9.25 | -2.25 |
| 35 | Georgia | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.41 | 7 | 12.26 | 8.48 | -1.48 |
| 36 | Illinois | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.91 | 11.33 | 9.29 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 37 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.86 | 5 | 13.38 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 38 | NC State | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.82 | 3.89 | 14.47 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 39 | West Texas A&M | Border | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.76 | 11.64 | 4.61 | 9.26 | -2.26 |
| 40 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.73 | 12.4 | 10.91 | 8.49 | -2.49 |
| 41 | Davidson | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.72 | 4.7 | 3.97 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 42 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.57 | 16.8 | 7.92 | 9.31 | -3.31 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.53 | 9.7 | 10.72 | 8.59 | -2.59 |
| 44 | UTEP | Border | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.5 | 8.89 | 7.42 | 7.56 | -2.56 |
| 45 | Indiana | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.49 | 6 | 9.46 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.39 | 1.67 | 14.97 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 12.2 | 7.49 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.06 | 3.2 | 13.04 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 49 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.98 | 10.22 | 13.55 | 7.74 | -2.74 |
| 50 | Purdue | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.74 | 8.33 | 12.72 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 51 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.68 | 3.5 | 5.67 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 52 | Utah State | Mountain State | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.67 | 3.2 | 9.7 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 53 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.26 | 5.56 | 10.95 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.12 | 4.4 | 11.13 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 55 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.91 | -1.33 | 15.01 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 56 | Montana | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.15 | 1.33 | 8.33 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 57 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.93 | 6.9 | 9.98 | 8.24 | -4.24 |
| 58 | Duke | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.83 | -1.22 | 15.73 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 59 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.67 | 1.9 | 15.28 | 6.16 | -2.16 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.64 | -4.3 | 13.81 | 3.71 | 2.29 |
| 61 | Arizona | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.62 | -0.8 | 14.16 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 62 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.53 | 3.5 | 10.34 | 6.32 | -1.32 |
| 63 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.5 | 5.11 | 7.68 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 64 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.34 | 1.2 | 14.24 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 65 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | 1.5 | 12.38 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 66 | Clemson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.43 | 6.67 | 8.64 | 6.24 | -2.24 |
| 67 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.42 | -2.3 | 6.65 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 68 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.94 | -1 | 11.97 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 69 | Denver | Mountain State | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.9 | -1.33 | 12.97 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 70 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.78 | 3.12 | 9.3 | 5.39 | -2.39 |
| 71 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.61 | -2.78 | 14.1 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.19 | 0.78 | 7.38 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 73 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.65 | -6.12 | 8.47 | 2.35 | 1.65 |
| 74 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | -5.75 | 7.34 | 2.21 | 1.79 |
| 75 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.43 | -8.6 | 8.64 | 2.43 | 2.57 |
| 76 | New Mexico | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.19 | -1.1 | 7.59 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.94 | -3.22 | 11.7 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 78 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.84 | -4.22 | 12.62 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 79 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.83 | -4.22 | 12.56 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 80 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.69 | -3.89 | 9.74 | 3.23 | 0.77 |
| 81 | Florida | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.67 | -3.1 | 7.59 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 82 | Colorado | Mountain State | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.43 | -8 | 12.97 | 1.79 | 2.21 |
| 83 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.07 | -5.89 | 4.66 | 2.87 | 1.13 |
| 84 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.01 | -1.9 | 7.05 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 85 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.57 | -0.11 | 13.1 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 86 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.51 | -3.78 | 12.47 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 87 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.4 | -3.56 | 10.06 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 88 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.04 | -6.8 | 3.33 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 89 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.94 | -1.6 | 14.11 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 90 | Arizona State | Border | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.46 | -6 | 6.05 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 91 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.4 | -14 | 8.66 | 0.42 | 2.58 |
| 92 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.25 | -3.33 | 8.75 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 93 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.1 | -1.8 | 12.59 | 4.15 | -1.15 |
| 94 | Northwestern | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.09 | -7.44 | 16.5 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 95 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -4.11 | 7.53 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 96 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.88 | -1.4 | 5.62 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 97 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.87 | -3.22 | 0.96 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 98 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.54 | -5.5 | 15.17 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 99 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.45 | -10 | 7.19 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 100 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.12 | -6.8 | 8.78 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 101 | Richmond | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.92 | -8.3 | 7.23 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 102 | Tulane | SEC | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.86 | -10.89 | 16.62 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 103 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.19 | -16.12 | 6.15 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 104 | Ohio State | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.89 | -10 | 14.03 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 105 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.41 | -6 | 8.62 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 106 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.01 | -13.11 | 14.76 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 107 | Auburn | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.82 | -14 | 8.59 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 108 | Furman | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.81 | -15.22 | 10.93 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 109 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.3 | -6.5 | 12.03 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 110 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.08 | -21.7 | 10.53 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| 111 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.68 | -16.64 | 0.4 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 112 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 1 | -8.78 | 19.99 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 113 | George Washington | Southern | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.85 | -9.44 | 7.25 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 114 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.79 | -10.44 | 8.43 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 115 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -25.12 | 9.97 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 116 | Portland | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -17.11 | 6.04 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 117 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.03 | -32 | 7.76 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 118 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.13 | -26.78 | 17.43 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 119 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -15.67 | 16.12 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -21.2 | 12.3 | 0.36 | -0.36 |