Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.511679+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.24 | 17.5 | 14.79 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.05 | 22 | 13.59 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.58 | 13 | 12.77 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 4 | California | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.31 | 24.8 | 9.51 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 23.25 | 8.39 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 18.25 | 8.71 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.68 | 13.67 | 9.49 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Colorado State | Skyline | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 12.2 | 8.29 | 4.36 | 0.64 |
| 9 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 27 | 5.16 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Clemson | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 24.33 | 5.75 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 28.33 | 4.79 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | Duke | Southern | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 25.28 | 5.5 | 11.89 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.24 | 22.75 | 4.88 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 14 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.54 | 7.75 | 5.22 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 15 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 31.75 | -1.38 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 16 | UTEP | Border | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 18.75 | 0.2 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 17 | Kansas | Big 7 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.51 | 19.4 | 10.75 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 18 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.21 | 11 | 19.33 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 19 | Utah | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.03 | 13.6 | 9.44 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 20 | Tulane | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.96 | 7 | 20.83 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 21 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.69 | 18.5 | 13.45 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 22 | TCU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.56 | 1.8 | 15.36 | 2.84 | 1.16 |
| 23 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 10 | 8.05 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 24 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.5 | 12.25 | 14.07 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 25 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 15.8 | 5.78 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 26 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.42 | 11.25 | 14.51 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 27 | Northwestern | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.32 | 3.75 | 13.94 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.13 | 6.75 | 10.72 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 29 | Missouri | Big 7 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 16.5 | 10.11 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 30 | Maryland | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.04 | 16.75 | 6.47 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 31 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20 | 22.75 | 4.79 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.93 | 18.25 | 9.34 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.79 | 8.25 | 11.79 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 34 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.75 | 15 | 8.35 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 35 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 10.75 | 8.19 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 36 | Wyoming | Skyline | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.17 | 32 | -1.12 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 37 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.16 | 5.25 | 10.57 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 38 | Arizona State | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 21 | 3.54 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 39 | VMI | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 5 | 9.37 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 40 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19 | 6.5 | 7.89 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 41 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 9 | 6.26 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 42 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.66 | 7.25 | 5.77 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 43 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.57 | 6 | 5.91 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 44 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.15 | 8.33 | 16.88 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.83 | 7 | 13.85 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
| 46 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.59 | 7.33 | 11.91 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 47 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.56 | 6.5 | 13.56 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 48 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.49 | 13 | 5.29 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 49 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.34 | 11 | 19.48 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 50 | USC | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.07 | 5.6 | 17.19 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 51 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.97 | 8 | 14.46 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 52 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.55 | 13.75 | 1.25 | 3.54 | -1.54 |
| 53 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.53 | 12.4 | 8.43 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 54 | Utah State | Skyline | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 10.76 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 2 | 18.48 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 56 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.21 | 6.8 | 5.55 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 57 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 14.95 | -1.75 | -3.25 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 58 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.84 | 4.2 | 1.51 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 59 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.65 | 11.4 | -1.96 | 4.44 | -1.44 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.42 | -0.4 | 10.46 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 61 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 19 | 13.8 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
| 62 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.31 | 4.25 | 15.65 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 63 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.21 | 3 | 17.55 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 64 | Richmond | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.47 | 3.5 | 9.99 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 65 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.37 | 4 | 8.02 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 66 | New Mexico | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.71 | 2 | 5.87 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 67 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.44 | 4.17 | 4.49 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 68 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.79 | 3.25 | 2.7 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 69 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.79 | -1.25 | 11.23 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 70 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.24 | 10.25 | -10 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 71 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.09 | -3.2 | 9.37 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 72 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.02 | 1 | 6.71 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 73 | NC State | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 10.33 | 5 | 20.42 | 3.35 | -2.35 |
| 74 | LSU | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.24 | -10.25 | 10.41 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -8.75 | 17.77 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 76 | Davidson | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.09 | -3.75 | 7.98 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 77 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | -13.25 | 5.38 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 78 | Alabama | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.54 | 5 | 9.49 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 79 | Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | -18.25 | 4.91 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 80 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.96 | -0.4 | 11.74 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 81 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.54 | -4.4 | 11.77 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 82 | George Washington | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.38 | -5 | 12.15 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 83 | Illinois | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 8.06 | 6.25 | 14.4 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| 84 | BYU | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | -5 | 2.87 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 85 | Washington | Pacific | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.58 | -2.25 | 16.39 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 86 | Montana | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.24 | -4.6 | 1.54 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 87 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.12 | -15.6 | 5.13 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 88 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.98 | -0.33 | -4.48 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 89 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.79 | -12.67 | 23.79 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 90 | Furman | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.73 | -2.75 | 8.26 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 91 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.72 | -12.6 | 4.3 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.69 | -1.75 | 18.55 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 93 | Auburn | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.39 | -7 | 5.83 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 94 | Rice | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.32 | 0 | 11.13 | 2 | -1 |
| 95 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -4 | 13.16 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 96 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.72 | -1 | 12.74 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 97 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.42 | -10 | 2.05 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 98 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.02 | -3.5 | 8.19 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 99 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.9 | -4 | 7.76 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 100 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.52 | -7.5 | 11.96 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Colorado | Big 7 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.33 | -8.5 | 14.4 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 102 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.26 | -13 | 18.91 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 103 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -15 | 18.54 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 104 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4 | -13 | 9.27 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 105 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -16.5 | 15.95 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 106 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -17.25 | 14.5 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 107 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.58 | -17.75 | 7.97 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 108 | Purdue | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.55 | -13.75 | 24.06 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 109 | Denver | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.05 | -9.6 | 14.97 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 110 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -23.2 | 7.25 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 111 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.97 | -10 | 9.37 | 0.66 | -0.66 |
| 112 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -13.25 | 17.06 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 113 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -13.67 | 18.9 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 114 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -13.6 | 18.16 | 0.82 | -0.82 |
| 115 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -16 | 15.4 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 116 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -15.5 | 23.29 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 117 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -24.75 | 17.03 | 0 | 0 |