Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.343605+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 10.57 | 14.41 | 6.23 | 0.77 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 33.86 | 9.88 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.68 | 27.17 | 9.92 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 24.67 | 9.58 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | USC | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.45 | 21.86 | 9.46 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 6 | Utah | Mountain State | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 15.43 | 9.76 | 6.78 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 19.14 | 8.51 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 8 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 35.71 | 5.36 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Kansas | Big 6 | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 24.58 | 24.29 | 4.99 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 10 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.75 | 19.88 | 15.88 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 11 | California | Pacific | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.83 | 14.38 | 12.14 | 7.15 | -0.15 |
| 12 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.57 | 25.29 | 9.83 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 13 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.33 | 20.14 | 10.62 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 14 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.21 | 15.29 | 11.09 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.79 | 10 | 14.75 | 5.51 | -0.51 |
| 16 | Maryland | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.76 | 13 | 9.28 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 17 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.6 | 16.57 | 1.6 | 6.26 | -0.26 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 10.5 | 13.31 | 6.66 | -0.66 |
| 19 | Missouri | Big 6 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.48 | 17.38 | 9.55 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 20 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 10.62 | 9.85 | 6.09 | -0.09 |
| 21 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19 | 7.88 | 10.19 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 22 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.69 | 18.71 | 14.85 | 6.57 | -2.57 |
| 23 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.6 | 6.29 | 15.32 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 24 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.59 | 12.57 | 9.93 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 25 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.57 | 12.43 | 10.88 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 26 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.5 | 3.86 | 16.74 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.45 | 12.86 | 10.44 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 28 | Alabama | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.13 | 11.14 | 8.48 | 6.34 | -1.34 |
| 29 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.11 | 15.88 | 1.3 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 30 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.05 | 3.57 | 13.61 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 31 | Minnesota | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.93 | 4.57 | 11.76 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 32 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.82 | 16.14 | 5.01 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 33 | TCU | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.77 | 6.57 | 15.29 | 6.02 | -2.02 |
| 34 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.76 | 11.83 | 10.75 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 35 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.75 | 2.71 | 13.55 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 36 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.75 | 13.71 | 11.64 | 6.24 | -2.24 |
| 37 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.65 | 9.71 | 12.98 | 6.17 | -2.17 |
| 38 | Arizona | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 3.83 | 12.88 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 39 | Duke | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.15 | 1.43 | 15.86 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 40 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.13 | 3.14 | 7.88 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 41 | UTEP | Border | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.04 | 10.29 | 8.38 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | Big 6 | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.64 | 2.14 | 13.21 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 43 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.54 | 8.43 | 5.69 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 44 | LSU | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 0.33 | 15.96 | 3.07 | 0.93 |
| 45 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.95 | 3.75 | 13.87 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 46 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.94 | 12.62 | 7.39 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 47 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.76 | 4.38 | 11.96 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 48 | Utah State | Mountain State | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.6 | 4.75 | 10.05 | 5.14 | -0.14 |
| 49 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.5 | 19.71 | 8.41 | 6.45 | -2.45 |
| 50 | Purdue | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.42 | 7 | 14.07 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 51 | UCLA | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.35 | 10.14 | 13.15 | 5.93 | -1.93 |
| 52 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.72 | 4.75 | 10.28 | 5.47 | -1.47 |
| 53 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.71 | 3.86 | 11.35 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 54 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.59 | 3.29 | 11.2 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 55 | Wyoming | Mountain State | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.58 | 5.29 | 8.53 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 56 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.38 | 2.86 | 12.53 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 57 | Rice | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.98 | 8.43 | 17.71 | 5.83 | -2.83 |
| 58 | Montana | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.8 | 3.43 | 6.65 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 59 | Arizona State | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.53 | 5.29 | -0.14 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 60 | Davidson | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 1.5 | 4.51 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 61 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | 4.5 | 11.26 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 62 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.98 | 3.5 | 14.64 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 63 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.93 | 2.57 | 0.9 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 64 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 7 | 4.83 | 6.01 | -2.01 |
| 65 | NC State | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | 1.67 | 11.57 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 66 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.4 | 1.43 | 10.05 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 67 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.28 | -0.86 | 7.36 | 3.29 | 0.71 |
| 68 | Denver | Mountain State | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.05 | 0.29 | 15.85 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.71 | 4.62 | 13.53 | 5.3 | -2.3 |
| 70 | New Mexico | Border | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.55 | 0.57 | 8.74 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 71 | Montana State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.88 | 0.25 | 2.41 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 72 | Colorado State | Mountain State | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.82 | -0.86 | 5.71 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 73 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.77 | -4.43 | 15.31 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 74 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.66 | -0.83 | 7.76 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 75 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 10.32 | 2.43 | 11.05 | 4.52 | -2.52 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.15 | -7.12 | 15.19 | 2.39 | 1.61 |
| 77 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.02 | -6.5 | 9.88 | 2.35 | 1.65 |
| 78 | BYU | Mountain State | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.48 | 1.62 | 8.02 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 79 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.42 | 1.38 | 8.19 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 80 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.38 | -2 | 12.45 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 81 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.02 | -1.14 | 4.9 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 82 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.83 | -3.86 | 15.14 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 83 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.78 | -2 | 6.51 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 84 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.72 | -4.86 | 11.15 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.61 | -0.5 | 11.1 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 86 | Colorado | Mountain State | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.32 | -11.57 | 15.17 | 0.63 | 2.37 |
| 87 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.97 | -10.43 | 8.61 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 88 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.95 | -7.57 | 4.88 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 89 | Clemson | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.7 | 3.29 | 11.44 | 4.24 | -2.24 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.65 | -0.38 | -0.2 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 91 | Washington | Pacific | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.54 | 0.86 | 14.93 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 92 | Richmond | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.23 | -4.5 | 6.04 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 93 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.53 | -2.57 | 6.42 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 94 | Tulane | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.22 | -7.5 | 16.93 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 95 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.16 | -6.43 | 11.58 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 96 | Ohio State | Western | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.93 | -6.86 | 13.22 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 97 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.82 | -3.57 | 14.43 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 98 | Iowa | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.48 | -5 | 12.92 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 99 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.38 | -15.33 | 8.28 | 0.25 | 1.75 |
| 100 | Florida | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.04 | -7.14 | 9.53 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 101 | Northwestern | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5 | -10.71 | 16.22 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 102 | Nebraska | Big 6 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.73 | -13.71 | 14.25 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
| 103 | Furman | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.66 | -10.29 | 6.1 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 104 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.65 | -11 | 7.37 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 105 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.63 | -4.5 | 15.34 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 106 | Auburn | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.58 | -12.57 | 8.23 | 0.64 | 1.36 |
| 107 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.23 | -6.5 | 12.16 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 108 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.2 | -23.14 | 10.65 | 0.03 | 1.97 |
| 109 | Iowa State | Big 6 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -5.5 | 10.12 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 110 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.57 | -6.43 | 21.31 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 111 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.12 | -20.4 | 8 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 112 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2 | -29.2 | 13.68 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.29 | -28.17 | 17.25 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 114 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.23 | -11.62 | 9.01 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 115 | Merchant Marine Academy | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.92 | -16.43 | 2.16 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 116 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.01 | -32 | 8.71 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 117 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -17.57 | 15.91 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 118 | George Washington | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -20.67 | 13.01 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 119 | Portland | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -22.62 | 9.26 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 6 | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -22.5 | 14.75 | 0.32 | -0.32 |