Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.513655+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 26.36 | 16.62 | 15.86 | 7.43 | -0.43 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 24.75 | 12.48 | 7.88 | 0.12 |
| 3 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.32 | 25.62 | 9.13 | 7.71 | 0.29 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 22.62 | 9.15 | 7.55 | 0.45 |
| 5 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.15 | 23.43 | 8.55 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 6 | California | Pacific | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 21.78 | 8.79 | 8.6 | 0.4 |
| 7 | Clemson | Southern | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 19.14 | 8.29 | 6.72 | 0.28 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.02 | 13.25 | 14.33 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | SMU | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.98 | 16.25 | 13.23 | 7.27 | -0.27 |
| 10 | Tulane | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.95 | 11.88 | 14.49 | 7.24 | -0.24 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.77 | 17.12 | 11.81 | 7.23 | -0.23 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.62 | 20.5 | 10.27 | 7.34 | -0.34 |
| 13 | Utah | Skyline | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.23 | 10.11 | 10.92 | 7.57 | -0.57 |
| 14 | Oregon | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.18 | 11.33 | 8.98 | 7.84 | 0.16 |
| 15 | Kansas | Big 7 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.18 | 16.12 | 8.81 | 7.56 | -0.56 |
| 16 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.96 | 12.88 | 8.53 | 6.77 | 0.23 |
| 17 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.95 | 34.5 | -0.99 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 18 | UTEP | Border | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.66 | 7.5 | 5.89 | 5.53 | 0.47 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 13.88 | 13.27 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 20 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 8.33 | 10.47 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| 21 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.66 | 6.43 | 0.51 | 5.38 | 0.62 |
| 22 | Northwestern | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.66 | 10.12 | 12.86 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 23 | Missouri | Big 7 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 16.25 | 10.78 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 24 | Ohio State | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.49 | 12.5 | 11.84 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 25 | Colorado State | Skyline | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.35 | 11.44 | 6.96 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 26 | Minnesota | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.26 | 11.62 | 10.71 | 6.69 | -0.69 |
| 27 | Maryland | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.24 | 13.88 | 8.72 | 7.07 | -1.07 |
| 28 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.13 | 23.62 | 12.48 | 7.32 | -2.32 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.7 | 8.71 | 13.43 | 5.36 | -0.36 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.7 | 21.5 | 10.07 | 7.68 | -2.68 |
| 31 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.54 | 9 | 12.17 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 32 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.5 | 11.25 | 12.05 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 33 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.48 | 13.88 | 3.82 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 34 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.25 | 10.62 | 4.73 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 35 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.24 | 11.43 | 9.93 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 36 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.99 | 4.5 | 11.54 | 5.42 | -0.42 |
| 37 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 17.85 | 6.33 | 4.77 | 4.09 | -1.09 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.73 | 7 | 15.76 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 39 | Duke | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.23 | 9 | 11.27 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 40 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.14 | 8.38 | 10.13 | 6.82 | -2.82 |
| 41 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.13 | 5 | 6.58 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 42 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.55 | 9.56 | 4.58 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 43 | USC | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.3 | 6 | 14.96 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 44 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.16 | 3.88 | 14.73 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 45 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.12 | 7.75 | 11.57 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 46 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.1 | 10.33 | 1.93 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 47 | VMI | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.56 | 5.25 | 9.89 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 48 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.41 | 8 | 14.1 | 6.59 | -2.59 |
| 49 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.27 | 11.62 | 3.17 | 6.75 | -1.75 |
| 50 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.14 | 6.86 | 14.49 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 51 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.13 | 0.43 | 4.27 | 3.59 | 0.41 |
| 52 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.75 | 0.71 | 15.09 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 53 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.66 | 5.38 | 11.87 | 6.43 | -2.43 |
| 54 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.49 | 6.38 | 9.54 | 5.56 | -1.56 |
| 55 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.46 | 19.86 | 2.43 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 56 | Arizona State | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.42 | 16.14 | 1.71 | 6.17 | -2.17 |
| 57 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.33 | 5.14 | 9.45 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 58 | Alabama | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 2.12 | 13.91 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 59 | Richmond | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 4.12 | 5.25 | 6 | -2 |
| 60 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 7.88 | 7.87 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 61 | Utah State | Skyline | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.99 | 0.11 | 9.44 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.77 | -5.25 | 10.79 | 2.56 | 2.44 |
| 63 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.76 | -1 | 10.63 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 64 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 4.38 | 9.69 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 65 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.29 | 2.25 | 9.89 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 66 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.95 | 1.25 | 7.71 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 67 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.67 | -0.5 | 14.73 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 68 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.54 | 0.14 | 8.12 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 69 | Florida | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.45 | -0.12 | 9.49 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 70 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.85 | -1.44 | 11.43 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 71 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.83 | 2.57 | 11.49 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 72 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.45 | 0.67 | 11.23 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 73 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.1 | 1.33 | 1.43 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 74 | Arizona | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.72 | -11.88 | 13.1 | 1.56 | 2.44 |
| 75 | Illinois | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.58 | 1 | 13.02 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 76 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.54 | 1.38 | 13.93 | 4.34 | -1.34 |
| 77 | Colorado | Big 7 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.52 | 1 | 12.5 | 4.27 | -1.27 |
| 78 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.48 | 3.12 | 7.79 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 79 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.34 | -3.5 | -2.16 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 80 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.49 | -8.22 | 11.44 | 2.04 | 1.96 |
| 81 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.42 | -0.5 | 9.75 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 82 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.3 | -9.57 | 17.11 | 1.71 | 1.29 |
| 83 | NC State | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.86 | -0.14 | 16.69 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 84 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.84 | -1.62 | 6.69 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 85 | Denver | Skyline | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.84 | -2.33 | 13.94 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 86 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.48 | -4.38 | 10.84 | 2.55 | 0.45 |
| 87 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.45 | -4.38 | 13.29 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 88 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.63 | -10.5 | 9.69 | 1.15 | 1.85 |
| 89 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.02 | -8 | 13.06 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 5.95 | -15 | 1.56 | 1.28 | 1.72 |
| 91 | BYU | Skyline | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.67 | -7.44 | 4.52 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
| 92 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.63 | -9.71 | 8.89 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 93 | George Washington | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.45 | -15.44 | 11.22 | 0.76 | 2.24 |
| 94 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.03 | -3.86 | 0.72 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 95 | Davidson | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.95 | -6.12 | 5.59 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 96 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.93 | -7.71 | 8.85 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 97 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.93 | -4.71 | 0.38 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 98 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.78 | -10.12 | 9.91 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 99 | New Mexico | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.5 | -4.12 | 10.47 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 100 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.41 | -13.86 | 6.15 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 101 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.4 | -11.71 | 4.13 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 102 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -6.38 | 13.28 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 103 | Purdue | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.97 | -11 | 15.65 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 104 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.89 | -11.62 | 14.62 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 105 | Indiana | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -12.88 | 15.55 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 106 | LSU | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.58 | -18.25 | 15.99 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 107 | Montana | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.77 | -13.11 | 1.47 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 108 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.66 | -16.11 | 3.23 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 109 | Washington | Pacific | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.39 | -10.12 | 15.37 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 110 | Auburn | SEC | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.95 | -17.25 | 11.67 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 111 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.66 | -13.38 | 9.42 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 112 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.41 | -18.62 | 12.57 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 113 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.2 | -24.38 | 11.32 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 114 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -13.78 | 15.95 | 1.28 | -1.28 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.5 | -19.38 | 15.07 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 116 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.52 | -19.25 | 16.53 | 0.74 | -0.74 |
| 117 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -18.75 | 20.02 | 0.35 | -0.35 |