Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.685265+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | Pacific | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.79 | 19.1 | 13.54 | 9.12 | 0.88 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 29.67 | 11.88 | 8.81 | 0.19 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 27.6 | 11.56 | 9.67 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 31.78 | 9.17 | 8.82 | 0.18 |
| 5 | Rice | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.2 | 16.5 | 12.92 | 9.29 | -0.29 |
| 6 | Maryland | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.29 | 19.75 | 9.66 | 7.49 | -0.49 |
| 7 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.26 | 18 | 8.54 | 8.13 | -0.13 |
| 8 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.07 | 19.22 | 7.3 | 8.12 | -0.12 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Western | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.93 | 7.56 | 14.21 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 10 | Wyoming | Skyline | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.88 | 31.6 | 3.13 | 9.85 | -0.85 |
| 11 | Colorado State | Skyline | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.42 | 12 | 4.35 | 8.88 | 0.12 |
| 12 | Brown | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.78 | 18.78 | 0.27 | 8.28 | -0.28 |
| 13 | Kentucky | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.7 | 22.82 | 7.7 | 10.83 | -1.83 |
| 14 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.48 | 10.6 | 11.86 | 8.1 | -0.1 |
| 15 | Minnesota | Western | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.4 | 16.78 | 12.69 | 8.33 | -1.33 |
| 16 | LSU | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.36 | 15.7 | 10.06 | 9.37 | -1.37 |
| 17 | Tulane | SEC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.97 | 10.9 | 11.39 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.42 | 11 | 8.62 | 8.47 | -1.47 |
| 19 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.37 | 8.7 | 9.17 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 20 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.32 | 8.67 | 8.29 | 6.88 | 0.12 |
| 21 | Michigan | Western | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.24 | 5.56 | 14.91 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 22 | UTEP | Border | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.03 | 16.6 | 4.45 | 9.19 | -2.19 |
| 23 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.89 | 10.89 | 9.77 | 7.29 | -1.29 |
| 24 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.69 | 9.5 | 8.7 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 25 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.55 | 17.75 | 4.95 | 7.04 | -1.04 |
| 26 | Arizona State | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.46 | 16.88 | 3.92 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 27 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 18.44 | 22.44 | 15.22 | 8.33 | -2.33 |
| 28 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 10.25 | 5.86 | 6.69 | -0.69 |
| 29 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.01 | 11.89 | 3.27 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 30 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.87 | 19.1 | 12.07 | 9.25 | -3.25 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.84 | 6.8 | 12.5 | 7.32 | -0.32 |
| 32 | Missouri | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.81 | 5.2 | 13.64 | 6.31 | 0.69 |
| 33 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.51 | 4.4 | 12.07 | 6.22 | 0.78 |
| 34 | Duke | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 15.89 | 10.26 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 35 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.2 | 11.6 | 5.19 | 8.02 | -1.02 |
| 36 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.13 | 4.33 | 14.48 | 5.49 | 0.51 |
| 37 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 6.11 | 11.49 | 6.21 | -0.21 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16.56 | 19.7 | 14.55 | 9.37 | -3.37 |
| 39 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 14.22 | 3.32 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 40 | North Carolina | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.41 | -0.1 | 15.1 | 4.97 | 2.03 |
| 41 | TCU | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.32 | 2 | 12.33 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 42 | USC | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.26 | 4.89 | 15.49 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.26 | 8.67 | 13.06 | 6.79 | -1.79 |
| 44 | SMU | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.65 | 2 | 15.02 | 5.01 | -0.01 |
| 45 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.63 | 10.88 | 7.32 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 46 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.41 | 0.22 | 10.37 | 4.57 | 1.43 |
| 47 | William & Mary | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.37 | 8.7 | 10.03 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 48 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.35 | 3.89 | 10.16 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.06 | 0.91 | 10.73 | 5.89 | 1.11 |
| 50 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.17 | 7.6 | 7.4 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 51 | West Texas A&M | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.7 | 8.78 | 3.57 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.52 | 5.12 | 16.42 | 5.36 | -1.36 |
| 53 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 1.56 | 11.57 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 54 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.22 | 0.4 | 4.87 | 5.1 | 0.9 |
| 55 | Kansas | Big 7 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 7.6 | 11.86 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 56 | Houston | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 6 | 0.64 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 57 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.46 | 2.44 | 13.08 | 5.09 | -1.09 |
| 58 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.42 | -1.44 | 14.26 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.36 | 1.1 | 13.44 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 60 | Clemson | Southern | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.69 | 1.6 | 5.69 | 5.42 | -1.42 |
| 61 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.63 | 0.62 | 8.91 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 62 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.28 | -6.44 | 11.61 | 2.53 | 2.47 |
| 63 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.19 | -0.6 | 11.62 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 64 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.15 | 5.33 | 6.81 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 65 | Montana | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.09 | -2.33 | 2.91 | 3.91 | 1.09 |
| 66 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.07 | 2.3 | -1.59 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 67 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | -0.8 | 12.61 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 68 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.96 | -0.91 | 10.05 | 5.21 | -0.21 |
| 69 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.83 | -7.67 | 7.96 | 2.66 | 2.34 |
| 70 | Illinois | Western | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.57 | 1 | 13.16 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 71 | Georgia | SEC | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 10.5 | 3.91 | 11.61 | 7.25 | -3.25 |
| 72 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.35 | 3.1 | 11.86 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.22 | 2.4 | 11.46 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 74 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.89 | 0.3 | 7.56 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 75 | Purdue | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.48 | -1.78 | 14.02 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 76 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.45 | -0.89 | 9.53 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 77 | Northwestern | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.36 | -2.11 | 13.68 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 78 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.23 | 2.44 | 6.76 | 5.21 | -2.21 |
| 79 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | -6.25 | 2.07 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| 80 | Florida | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.04 | -3.8 | 13.03 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 81 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 8.97 | -5.5 | -1.4 | 3.31 | 1.69 |
| 82 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.62 | -5.33 | 11.37 | 2.84 | 1.16 |
| 83 | Iowa | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.58 | -7 | 13.34 | 2.99 | 1.01 |
| 84 | George Washington | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.5 | -5.44 | 9.78 | 2.92 | 1.08 |
| 85 | Denver | Skyline | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.94 | -2.2 | 5.73 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 86 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.62 | -4.36 | 6.79 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 87 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.48 | 0.1 | 7.16 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.33 | -5 | 2.74 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 89 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.25 | -9.67 | 17.89 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 90 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.05 | -5.56 | 8.41 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 91 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.92 | -6.25 | 7.41 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 92 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.09 | -6.22 | 13.33 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 93 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6 | -7.22 | 15.36 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 94 | Furman | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -4.22 | 5.55 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 95 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.96 | -7.5 | 13.39 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 96 | New York University | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.86 | -3.89 | 1.21 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 97 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.68 | -7.78 | 6.67 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 98 | Utah State | Skyline | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.44 | -9.89 | 4.98 | 1.52 | 1.48 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.44 | -5.8 | 12.3 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 100 | Colorado | Big 7 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.36 | -5.5 | 9.87 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Washington | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.03 | -11.8 | 16.14 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 102 | Richmond | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.64 | -11.2 | 4.08 | 1.65 | 1.35 |
| 103 | Utah | Skyline | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.82 | -2.5 | 7.88 | 4.04 | -2.04 |
| 104 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.63 | -12 | 7.71 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 105 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.94 | -6.6 | 9.3 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 106 | Auburn | SEC | 1-4-3 | 0.12 | 2.94 | -6.88 | 11.44 | 2.32 | -1.32 |
| 107 | Arizona | Border | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.76 | -18 | 12.15 | 1 | 1 |
| 108 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.59 | -21.56 | 12.5 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 109 | New Mexico | Border | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -20.9 | 14.49 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 110 | Davidson | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.08 | -19.4 | 4.92 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 111 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.71 | -19.88 | -0.85 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-7-2 | 0.1 | 0.57 | -14.2 | 9.93 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 113 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.51 | -11.67 | 11.7 | 2.31 | -1.31 |
| 114 | Indiana | Western | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.31 | -15.22 | 15.85 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 115 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.22 | -17.5 | 18.53 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 116 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.13 | -19.22 | 15.14 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 117 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.14 | -20.9 | 9.91 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 118 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.48 | -20.67 | 12.61 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 119 | BYU | Skyline | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -24.27 | 7.3 | 0.52 | -0.52 |