Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.340014+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 23.17 | 11.61 | 5.88 | 0.12 |
| 2 | USC | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.35 | 24 | 11.44 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 3 | SMU | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 12 | 13.23 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 4 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 31 | 9.01 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Duke | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.02 | 7.6 | 14.31 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 6 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 39 | 6.92 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 25 | 7.94 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 33 | 6.52 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 9 | Utah | Mountain State | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 16.6 | 8.27 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 25.25 | 7 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 39.4 | 4.98 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Kansas | Big 6 | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 25.22 | 21.8 | 6.31 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 13 | California | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.44 | 17.17 | 12.14 | 5.35 | -0.35 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.7 | 14.6 | 14.97 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 15 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.51 | 18.5 | 8.28 | 5.36 | -0.36 |
| 16 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.32 | 22.4 | 10.36 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.25 | 19.8 | 14.54 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 18 | Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.22 | 7.2 | 15.07 | 3.59 | 0.41 |
| 19 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.2 | 11.17 | 8.63 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.08 | 9 | 10.96 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 21 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.98 | 34.8 | 4.41 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 22 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.77 | 11.4 | 14.14 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 23 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 11 | 6.25 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 24 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.47 | 17 | 6.36 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 25 | Maryland | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 6.4 | 7.87 | 3.48 | 0.52 |
| 26 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.8 | 0.8 | 14.61 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 27 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 12.75 | 10.65 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 28 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.56 | 17 | -2.44 | 5.62 | -0.62 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.49 | 1.8 | 19.46 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 30 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.46 | 14.4 | 1.36 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 31 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.25 | 12.67 | 11.05 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 32 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 8.67 | 12.67 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.75 | 10.67 | 11.12 | 5.22 | -1.22 |
| 34 | Missouri | Big 6 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.69 | 12.83 | 9.82 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 35 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.45 | -1.4 | 15.41 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 36 | Alabama | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 10.83 | 6.54 | 5.29 | -1.29 |
| 37 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.43 | 2.17 | 10.28 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.42 | 6.6 | 17.39 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 39 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.39 | 8.33 | 12.04 | 5.15 | -2.15 |
| 40 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.33 | 11.4 | 10 | 4.23 | -1.23 |
| 41 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.17 | 5.4 | 12.62 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 42 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16 | 6.5 | 14.08 | 5.18 | -2.18 |
| 43 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.98 | 13.2 | 6.3 | 4.27 | -1.27 |
| 44 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.98 | 7.4 | 13.89 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 45 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.89 | 9.6 | 10.83 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 46 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.59 | 3.2 | 10.6 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 47 | UTEP | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.46 | 10.2 | 5.46 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 48 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.42 | 2 | 10.9 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 49 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 2 | 9.27 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 50 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.55 | -0.4 | 13.71 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.44 | -1.2 | 16.12 | 2.09 | 0.91 |
| 52 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 2.17 | 1.94 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 53 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.13 | 5 | 0.35 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 54 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.12 | -1 | 18.2 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 55 | Arizona State | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.09 | 7.4 | -3.46 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 56 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.08 | -2 | 20.25 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 57 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.97 | 0.4 | 8.43 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 58 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 3.5 | 13.52 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 59 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.63 | -3 | 14.51 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 60 | NC State | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.63 | 6 | 12.95 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.55 | 8.33 | 11.86 | 4.58 | -1.58 |
| 62 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.42 | 7.6 | 6.89 | 4.01 | -2.01 |
| 63 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.28 | 6 | 11.47 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 64 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 9.33 | 7.28 | 4.39 | -1.39 |
| 65 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 8.17 | 4.57 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 66 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.13 | 10.4 | 4.63 | 3.99 | -1.99 |
| 67 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.1 | 3.6 | 15.42 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
| 68 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 8.67 | 4.31 | 4.78 | -1.78 |
| 69 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.6 | 0 | -1.04 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 70 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.42 | -1 | -0 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 71 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.36 | -10.4 | 15.09 | 0.42 | 2.58 |
| 72 | Utah State | Mountain State | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 0 | 11.19 | 3 | 0 |
| 73 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.98 | -6.8 | 5.94 | 1.37 | 1.63 |
| 74 | Davidson | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | 1 | 2.98 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 75 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.76 | -0.5 | 17.32 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 76 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.56 | 0.6 | 9.11 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.55 | -3.4 | 17.6 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 78 | Georgia | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | -1.33 | 12.98 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 79 | Montana | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 0.5 | 5.74 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 80 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.21 | 1.67 | -0.21 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 81 | Richmond | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | 0.67 | 2.31 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 82 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -0.17 | 5.25 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 83 | Iowa | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.87 | 2.17 | 14.2 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 84 | Washington | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.61 | 6.2 | 8.88 | 4.14 | -2.14 |
| 85 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 13.59 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.39 | -6.17 | 15.72 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 87 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.61 | 0 | 10.02 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 88 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.7 | 1.75 | 11.51 | 2.26 | -1.26 |
| 89 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.23 | -5 | 9.48 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -5.4 | 12.11 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 91 | Tulane | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.04 | -5 | 16.86 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 92 | Northwestern | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.85 | -9 | 20.14 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 93 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.85 | -7.4 | 9.7 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 94 | Furman | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.59 | -3.4 | 5.91 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 95 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.46 | -12.8 | 10.07 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 96 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.32 | -9.8 | 12.38 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 97 | Auburn | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.31 | -9.2 | 2.89 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 98 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.03 | -16 | 6.17 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 99 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.89 | -0.33 | -3.19 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 100 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.77 | -2.83 | 9.57 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 101 | Rice | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.6 | 0 | 20.38 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 102 | Clemson | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.78 | 2 | 11.81 | 2.82 | -1.82 |
| 103 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.32 | -3.2 | 20.45 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 104 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.25 | -21.67 | 8.18 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 105 | Denver | Mountain State | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.75 | -6.4 | 17.19 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 106 | Ohio State | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.3 | -8.4 | 13.3 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 107 | Florida | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -9.8 | 9.35 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 108 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.71 | -15.2 | 19.65 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 109 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.67 | -31.5 | 14.8 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 110 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -20.4 | 10.63 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 111 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.18 | -10.83 | 19.42 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 112 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.16 | -9.33 | 10.37 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 113 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.76 | -10.5 | 14.99 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 114 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.72 | -28 | 20.29 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 115 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.58 | -16.83 | 4.36 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 116 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.1 | -35.17 | 8.3 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 117 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -18.5 | 12.34 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 118 | George Washington | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -17.6 | 16.35 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 119 | Portland | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -23.17 | 8.85 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 120 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -20.6 | 15.31 | 0.25 | -0.25 |