Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.343113+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 10.17 | 14.29 | 5.18 | 0.82 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.94 | 22 | 11.12 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 33.67 | 9.32 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.87 | 23.17 | 10.35 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 5 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 31.5 | 8.53 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 30.2 | 8.1 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 25.6 | 8.33 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 40.5 | 5.33 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Utah | Mountain State | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 14.83 | 8.76 | 5.74 | 0.26 |
| 10 | Kansas | Big 6 | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 24.61 | 27.33 | 3.66 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 23.33 | 19.71 | 14.05 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 12 | California | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.77 | 15.57 | 13.22 | 6.29 | -0.29 |
| 13 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.03 | 16.71 | 8.89 | 6.07 | -0.07 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.9 | 15.5 | 12.29 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 15 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.9 | 22.17 | 10.83 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 16 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.8 | 25.17 | 13.79 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 17 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.38 | 15.67 | 9.55 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 18 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.31 | 5.17 | 16.04 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 19 | Maryland | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.23 | 9.83 | 10.8 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.04 | 6.33 | 16 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 21 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.87 | 14.4 | 11.08 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 22 | Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.84 | 7.2 | 13.46 | 3.59 | 0.41 |
| 23 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.49 | 16 | 4.33 | 5.21 | -0.21 |
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.76 | 7.71 | 14 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 25 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.7 | 12.43 | 11.09 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 26 | Missouri | Big 6 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.58 | 16.86 | 9 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 27 | Alabama | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.22 | 11.14 | 8.7 | 6.34 | -1.34 |
| 28 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.11 | 7.71 | 7.84 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 29 | Purdue | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 9 | 14.85 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 30 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 24.5 | 7.35 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 31 | TCU | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.78 | 6.57 | 15.27 | 6.02 | -2.02 |
| 32 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.54 | 4 | 13.44 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 33 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.52 | 9.14 | 10.66 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 34 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 8 | 9.88 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 35 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.37 | 7.17 | 11.61 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 3.67 | 15.24 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 37 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.25 | 2 | 17.8 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 38 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.18 | 13.57 | -0.77 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 39 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | 9.5 | 8.67 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 40 | Minnesota | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 4.5 | 12.34 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 41 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 1.5 | 15.6 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 42 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 15.33 | 3.52 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 43 | Illinois | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.64 | 8.33 | 15.1 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 44 | LSU | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | 0.33 | 13.99 | 3.07 | 0.93 |
| 45 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.16 | 8.33 | 13.39 | 5.15 | -2.15 |
| 46 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.04 | 1.67 | 8.85 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 47 | NC State | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.86 | 9 | 11.81 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 48 | Arizona State | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.62 | 9.67 | -2.3 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 49 | UTEP | Border | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.37 | 8.5 | 7.09 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 50 | Indiana | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.34 | 7.5 | 8.59 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 51 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.26 | -1.5 | 14.74 | 2.56 | 1.44 |
| 52 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.06 | 8.83 | 5.48 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 53 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.98 | 3.43 | 16.67 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.53 | 0.17 | 16.08 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 55 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.52 | 9.86 | 5.64 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 56 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.31 | 11 | 3.35 | 6.02 | -2.02 |
| 57 | Utah State | Mountain State | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.11 | 2.14 | 10.86 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 58 | Georgia | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.97 | 1 | 13.2 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 59 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 2.17 | 1.83 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 60 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.87 | 8.5 | 12.75 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 61 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.73 | -2.67 | 15.89 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 62 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.53 | 7.14 | 12.28 | 5.07 | -2.07 |
| 63 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 4.5 | 11.42 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 64 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 1.17 | 13.64 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 65 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.34 | 0.67 | 11.28 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 66 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.11 | -5.57 | 11.25 | 2.22 | 1.78 |
| 67 | Davidson | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.55 | 0.86 | 4.18 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 68 | Montana | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.51 | 0.5 | 5.69 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 69 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.44 | 6.14 | 7.47 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 70 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.41 | -1.33 | 12.39 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 71 | Rice | Southwest | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 11.3 | 5.5 | 19.53 | 4.42 | -2.42 |
| 72 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.28 | 3.14 | 10.29 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 73 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.92 | -0.17 | 1.61 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 74 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.86 | -2 | 8.7 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 75 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.85 | 2.83 | 14.03 | 3.95 | -1.95 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.42 | 1.29 | 10.26 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 77 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.27 | -9.67 | 15.68 | 0.58 | 2.42 |
| 78 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.95 | -3.5 | 2.64 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
| 79 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.81 | -7.5 | 7.38 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 80 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.68 | -5.33 | 2.46 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 81 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.44 | -1 | 16.32 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 82 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.12 | -0.71 | 2.66 | 3.33 | -0.33 |
| 83 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.96 | -2 | 6.45 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 84 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.9 | -0.83 | 9.06 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 85 | Washington | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.85 | 2 | 12.82 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 86 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.55 | 0.83 | 14.26 | 3.21 | -1.21 |
| 87 | Richmond | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.51 | -4.29 | 5.76 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 88 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.4 | -10 | 13.45 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 89 | Denver | Mountain State | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.31 | -3 | 15.9 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Border | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.03 | -4.5 | 11.86 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 91 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.81 | -5 | 9.13 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 92 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.72 | -6.17 | 10.37 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 93 | Iowa | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.41 | -1.14 | 12.38 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 94 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.84 | -16 | 6.92 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 95 | Tulane | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -7.5 | 16.1 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 96 | Florida | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -3.67 | 8.47 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -6.67 | 15.62 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 98 | Northwestern | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.02 | -12.33 | 17.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 99 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.81 | -7.33 | 4.67 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 100 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -11.83 | 8.34 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 101 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.61 | -15 | 11.79 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 102 | Auburn | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.47 | -12.33 | 5.17 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 103 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.41 | -4.29 | 15.59 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 104 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.19 | -3.29 | -0.71 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 105 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.08 | -21.67 | 8.37 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 106 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.45 | -7.8 | 13.68 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 107 | Clemson | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 3.64 | -0.83 | 11.65 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 108 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.35 | -7.17 | 21.38 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 109 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.1 | -31.5 | 15.57 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 110 | Ohio State | Western | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.04 | -8.17 | 14.41 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 111 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.18 | -20.4 | 9.85 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 112 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.06 | -9 | 9.83 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 113 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.55 | -16.83 | 4.7 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 114 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.34 | -10.57 | 11.11 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.32 | -28.17 | 17.37 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 116 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.43 | -33.71 | 9.05 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 117 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -18.17 | 15.51 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 118 | George Washington | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -20.67 | 14.28 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 119 | Portland | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -24.86 | 9.21 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -23.71 | 14.34 | 0.22 | -0.22 |