Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.514113+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 26.14 | 17 | 15.24 | 8.48 | -0.48 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 23.11 | 12.73 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 25.62 | 9.37 | 7.71 | 0.29 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 22.62 | 8.53 | 7.55 | 0.45 |
| 5 | California | Pacific | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 19.7 | 8.74 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Clemson | Southern | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 22 | 8.04 | 7.81 | 0.19 |
| 7 | SMU | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.22 | 15.22 | 14.14 | 8.16 | -0.16 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.04 | 24.11 | 11.24 | 8.45 | -0.45 |
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.82 | 18.89 | 10.99 | 8.36 | -0.36 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.81 | 13.25 | 13.65 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 11 | Tulane | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.62 | 11.22 | 11.92 | 8.21 | -0.21 |
| 12 | Oregon | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.33 | 11.2 | 9.17 | 8.85 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Utah | Skyline | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.22 | 10.11 | 11.47 | 7.57 | -0.57 |
| 14 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.94 | 12.88 | 8.93 | 6.77 | 0.23 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.92 | 19.62 | 8.72 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 16 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.82 | 34.5 | -1.19 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 17 | UTEP | Border | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.53 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 5.53 | 0.47 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.5 | 18.33 | 12.51 | 8.74 | -1.74 |
| 19 | Northwestern | Western | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.1 | 10.44 | 12.67 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 20 | Missouri | Big 7 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.01 | 17.44 | 9.7 | 7.81 | -0.81 |
| 21 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.97 | 25.44 | 12.09 | 8.42 | -2.42 |
| 22 | Colorado State | Skyline | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.75 | 10.7 | 7.48 | 8.23 | -0.23 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.69 | 22.89 | 10.83 | 8.74 | -2.74 |
| 24 | Kansas | Big 7 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.64 | 8.44 | 9.77 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 25 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.64 | 8.33 | 10.61 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| 26 | Minnesota | Western | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.61 | 12.11 | 8.88 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 27 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.45 | 10.38 | 13.17 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 28 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.4 | 10.86 | 5.63 | 5.29 | -1.29 |
| 29 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.39 | 13.67 | 11.42 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 30 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.13 | 15.44 | 4.82 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 31 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 14.5 | 8.03 | 7.04 | -1.04 |
| 32 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.88 | 10.44 | 4.98 | 7.06 | -0.06 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.56 | 8.71 | 13.96 | 5.36 | -0.36 |
| 34 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.96 | 9.67 | 9.66 | 7.9 | -2.9 |
| 35 | Ohio State | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.7 | 10 | 13.25 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 36 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.6 | 7 | 15.04 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 37 | USC | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.38 | 6.11 | 14.49 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 38 | Maryland | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 8.56 | 10.47 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 39 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.15 | 5 | 6.84 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 40 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.05 | 3.12 | 1.2 | 5.02 | 0.98 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.99 | 7.67 | 10.43 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 42 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.97 | 10.6 | 3.73 | 8.26 | -1.26 |
| 43 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.56 | 2.12 | 13.71 | 4.65 | -0.65 |
| 44 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.24 | 3.62 | 2.18 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 45 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.98 | 3.88 | 14.77 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 46 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.97 | 10.33 | 1.13 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 47 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.71 | 3.22 | 12.71 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 48 | VMI | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.52 | 5.25 | 9.55 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 49 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.3 | 11.62 | 3.61 | 6.75 | -1.75 |
| 50 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 15.15 | 7.11 | 14.21 | 7.41 | -3.41 |
| 51 | Duke | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.82 | 5.78 | 11.71 | 6.69 | -2.69 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.6 | 5.38 | 11.27 | 6.43 | -2.43 |
| 53 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.5 | 5.67 | 10.06 | 6.25 | -2.25 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.26 | 11.11 | 6.47 | 7.19 | -2.19 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.17 | -3.89 | 11.99 | 3.17 | 2.83 |
| 56 | Rice | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.15 | 5.44 | 9.91 | 6.32 | -1.32 |
| 57 | Richmond | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.71 | 4.12 | 5 | 6 | -2 |
| 58 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.59 | 2.67 | 8.77 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 59 | Florida | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.36 | 1.44 | 9.85 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 60 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.19 | 3.5 | 15.11 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 61 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 17.25 | 2.53 | 6.76 | -2.76 |
| 62 | Utah State | Skyline | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.73 | 0.11 | 8.8 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 63 | Arizona State | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.61 | 9.38 | 3.23 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 64 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.47 | 2.75 | 9.38 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 65 | Alabama | SEC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.52 | -0.33 | 12.49 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 66 | Arizona | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.04 | -9.78 | 12.6 | 2.04 | 2.96 |
| 67 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11 | 1.89 | 12.3 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 68 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.89 | 2.57 | 10.97 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 69 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.21 | -5.33 | 11.93 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 70 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.2 | -6.75 | 16.65 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 71 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.98 | 1.33 | 1.55 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 72 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.75 | -0.33 | 8.09 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 73 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.64 | 0.5 | 12.15 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 74 | TCU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.55 | -2 | 14.01 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 75 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.38 | -0.62 | 8.22 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 76 | Iowa | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.29 | -1.67 | 11.76 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 77 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.19 | -3.5 | -2.44 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 78 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-4-3 | 0.3 | 9.11 | -2.3 | 12.46 | 4.27 | -1.27 |
| 79 | NC State | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.51 | -0.78 | 15.13 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| 80 | Colorado | Big 7 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.04 | 0.44 | 12.59 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 81 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.96 | -8.56 | 6.72 | 1.79 | 2.21 |
| 82 | Denver | Skyline | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.91 | -2.33 | 13.36 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 83 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.69 | -1.62 | 6.67 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 84 | Illinois | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.5 | -0.56 | 13.94 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 85 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.49 | -8.1 | 11.29 | 2.22 | 1.78 |
| 86 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.26 | -0.22 | 6.47 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 87 | BYU | Skyline | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.15 | -6.6 | 5.25 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 88 | George Washington | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7 | -13.3 | 11.15 | 1.09 | 2.91 |
| 89 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.82 | -1.78 | 10.61 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 90 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.44 | -8.5 | 3.93 | 1.76 | 1.24 |
| 91 | Purdue | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.13 | -5.44 | 13.83 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 92 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -7 | 13.86 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 93 | LSU | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.56 | -14 | 16.44 | 1.13 | 1.87 |
| 94 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.27 | -7.9 | 13.21 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 95 | Davidson | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.88 | -6.12 | 5.74 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 4.79 | -18.67 | -0.27 | 1.12 | 1.88 |
| 97 | Montana | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.62 | -7.8 | 0.13 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 98 | Furman | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.61 | -12.62 | 10.67 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 99 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.33 | -13.3 | 1.67 | 1.43 | 1.57 |
| 100 | Washington | Pacific | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.18 | -6 | 14.71 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 101 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.13 | -4.5 | 2.72 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 102 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.87 | -9.67 | 10.06 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 103 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.8 | -10.88 | 10.13 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 104 | New Mexico | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.75 | -4.44 | 11.52 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 105 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.58 | -10.88 | 2.7 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
| 106 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.44 | -7.44 | 13.01 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 107 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.07 | -8.33 | 7.76 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 108 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.06 | -13.33 | 14.78 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 109 | Indiana | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.92 | -15.78 | 14.44 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 110 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.81 | -15.33 | 7.12 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 111 | Auburn | SEC | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.9 | -17.25 | 11.31 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 112 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | -17.22 | 12.28 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 113 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.08 | -25.67 | 11.56 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 114 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -13.78 | 15.46 | 1.28 | -1.28 |
| 115 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.49 | -19.38 | 15.24 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 116 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.55 | -21.22 | 15.03 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 117 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -18.75 | 20.41 | 0.35 | -0.35 |