Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.515559+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Southern | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.76 | 17.5 | 14.57 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 23.11 | 12.54 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.89 | 22.7 | 9.28 | 9.49 | -0.49 |
| 4 | California | Pacific | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 19.7 | 8.38 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| 5 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.6 | 22.78 | 7.82 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| 6 | Clemson | Southern | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 19.7 | 6.11 | 9.75 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.99 | 14.78 | 14.2 | 8.02 | -0.02 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.92 | 22.1 | 10.84 | 9.27 | -0.27 |
| 9 | SMU | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.87 | 13.7 | 13.86 | 8.97 | -0.97 |
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.84 | 17.8 | 11.32 | 9.19 | -0.19 |
| 11 | Tulane | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.52 | 14.7 | 10.35 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
| 12 | Utah | Skyline | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.35 | 12.5 | 11.32 | 8.78 | -0.78 |
| 13 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.12 | 12.44 | 10.04 | 7.54 | 0.46 |
| 14 | Oregon | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.01 | 11.2 | 8.61 | 8.85 | 0.15 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.9 | 18.22 | 8.48 | 8.67 | -1.67 |
| 16 | UTEP | Border | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.41 | 18.8 | 4.41 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 17 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.06 | 34 | 0.2 | 8.72 | -0.72 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.59 | 23.18 | 10.31 | 10.7 | -2.7 |
| 19 | Missouri | Big 7 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.34 | 17.1 | 10.17 | 8.72 | -0.72 |
| 20 | Northwestern | Western | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.85 | 10.44 | 12.22 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 21 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.78 | 22.9 | 12.39 | 9.17 | -3.17 |
| 22 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.73 | 13.7 | 10.2 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 23 | Colorado State | Skyline | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.47 | 10.7 | 6.84 | 8.23 | -0.23 |
| 24 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.47 | 7.5 | 11.25 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| 25 | Minnesota | Western | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.44 | 12.11 | 8.93 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 10.38 | 12.54 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 27 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.9 | 15.44 | 4.42 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 28 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.86 | 9.6 | 10.6 | 8.92 | -2.92 |
| 29 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.71 | 10.44 | 4.93 | 7.06 | -0.06 |
| 30 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.44 | 15.7 | 13.07 | 9.43 | -2.43 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.68 | 7.7 | 11.35 | 7.45 | -0.45 |
| 32 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.46 | 9.82 | 4.08 | 8.91 | -0.91 |
| 33 | Ohio State | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.45 | 10 | 13.37 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 34 | Kansas | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.39 | 6.2 | 10.39 | 7.08 | -0.08 |
| 35 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.38 | 2 | 13.71 | 5.17 | -0.17 |
| 36 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.34 | 7.67 | 13.91 | 6.41 | -0.41 |
| 37 | USC | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.31 | 5.5 | 15.48 | 7.62 | -1.62 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.06 | 6.3 | 12.93 | 7.32 | -1.32 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 12.44 | 8.55 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 40 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.78 | 3.12 | 1.37 | 5.02 | 0.98 |
| 41 | VMI | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.57 | 7.56 | 8.34 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 42 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 16.17 | 7.56 | 5.31 | 6.08 | -2.08 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.14 | 6.5 | 14.6 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 44 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.08 | 10.78 | 2.98 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 45 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.79 | 10.33 | 1.01 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 46 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.65 | 7.1 | 10.22 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 47 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.35 | 2.9 | 12.45 | 6.27 | -1.27 |
| 48 | Maryland | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.25 | 7.5 | 10.33 | 7.44 | -1.44 |
| 49 | Alabama | SEC | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.07 | 5.27 | 10.85 | 7.34 | -1.34 |
| 50 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.73 | 2 | 9.05 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 51 | Duke | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.47 | 5.78 | 11 | 6.69 | -2.69 |
| 52 | Richmond | Southern | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.39 | 3.5 | 3.62 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 53 | Rice | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 4.9 | 10.55 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.08 | -3.89 | 11.86 | 3.17 | 2.83 |
| 55 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.24 | -0.11 | 4.02 | 4.47 | 0.53 |
| 56 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 13.03 | 4.2 | 14.53 | 7 | -3 |
| 57 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 3.5 | 14.85 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 58 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 9.1 | 7.34 | 7.71 | -2.71 |
| 59 | West Texas A&M | Border | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.56 | 3.55 | 0.58 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.28 | 1.78 | 12.03 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 61 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 2.3 | 9.43 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 62 | Arizona | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 11.95 | -7.8 | 11.22 | 2.75 | 3.25 |
| 63 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.65 | 0.7 | 9.48 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 64 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.38 | 13.89 | 3.21 | 7.32 | -3.32 |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-4-3 | 0.36 | 11 | -0.64 | 11.19 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 66 | Arizona State | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11 | 8.11 | 3.03 | 6.26 | -2.26 |
| 67 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.92 | 1.89 | 11.89 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 68 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -6.75 | 16.36 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 69 | Denver | Skyline | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.62 | -0.8 | 12.06 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 70 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.58 | 0.22 | 3.79 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 71 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.58 | -0.33 | 8.49 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 72 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.49 | 0.5 | 12.01 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 73 | TCU | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.42 | -1.8 | 14.07 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 74 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.28 | -0.62 | 9.42 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 75 | Iowa | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.25 | -1.67 | 11.26 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 76 | Utah State | Skyline | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.78 | -3.82 | 8.03 | 4.26 | 0.74 |
| 77 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.66 | -5.5 | 12.93 | 3.35 | 0.65 |
| 78 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.36 | -1.1 | 8.75 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 79 | BYU | Skyline | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.33 | -5.82 | 5.4 | 3.14 | 1.86 |
| 80 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -2.5 | 11.19 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 81 | Colorado | Big 7 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.81 | 0.44 | 11.26 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 82 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.65 | -2.5 | 11.03 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 83 | Northern Arizona | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.61 | -4.78 | -3.61 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 84 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.34 | -8.1 | 10.86 | 2.22 | 1.78 |
| 85 | Illinois | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.33 | -0.56 | 13.98 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 86 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.13 | -7.9 | 6.96 | 2.14 | 1.86 |
| 87 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.07 | -0.22 | 6.37 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 88 | Davidson | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.96 | -4.67 | 5.62 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 89 | George Washington | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.91 | -13.3 | 9.58 | 1.09 | 2.91 |
| 90 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.85 | -2.1 | 15.49 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 91 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.44 | -1.11 | 2.49 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 92 | Purdue | Western | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -5.44 | 14.04 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 93 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -7 | 13.38 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 94 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 5.77 | -10.82 | 1.65 | 2.06 | 1.94 |
| 95 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.25 | -10.44 | 3.73 | 1.49 | 1.51 |
| 96 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.16 | -7.9 | 12.61 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 97 | LSU | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.75 | -17.2 | 17.16 | 0.84 | 2.16 |
| 98 | Montana | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.63 | -7.8 | -0.75 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 99 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 3.91 | -25.3 | 1.27 | 0.78 | 2.22 |
| 100 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.77 | -9.67 | 9.39 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 101 | Furman | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.62 | -12 | 9.78 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 102 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.36 | -7.44 | 12.61 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 103 | Washington | Pacific | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.21 | -10 | 15.01 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 104 | New Mexico | Border | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.03 | -5.9 | 11.5 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 105 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.01 | -10.33 | 8 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 106 | Indiana | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.85 | -15.78 | 14.45 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 107 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.85 | -11.89 | 5.22 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 108 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.73 | -8.5 | 9.25 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 109 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.71 | -15.33 | 7.29 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 110 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -13.6 | 13.65 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 111 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.21 | -17.22 | 11.54 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 112 | Auburn | SEC | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.12 | -19.4 | 12.8 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 113 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.28 | -24.5 | 9.87 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 114 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.13 | -12.4 | 15.72 | 1.61 | -1.61 |
| 115 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.44 | -16.67 | 20.48 | 0.64 | -0.64 |
| 116 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.45 | -19.5 | 14.22 | 1.07 | -1.07 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.48 | -20.11 | 14.82 | 0.08 | -0.08 |