Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.682995+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 18.67 | 14.35 | 5.64 | 0.36 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.31 | 15.75 | 12.94 | 3.78 | 0.22 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 28.4 | 9.2 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.8 | 37.2 | 7.18 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 5 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 25.25 | 7.94 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 31.25 | 5.86 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 7 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 18.8 | 4.55 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 8 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.66 | 17.2 | 4.29 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 9 | Wyoming | Skyline | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 28 | 2.37 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 16.4 | 0.94 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 11 | UTEP | Border | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 22.67 | -1.52 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 12 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 27 | -3.04 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.44 | 31 | 9.18 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 14 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.37 | 7.67 | 17.03 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 15 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.02 | 19.4 | 15.11 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.87 | 18 | 14.62 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 17 | Minnesota | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.79 | 16.8 | 11.71 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 18 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.29 | 18.17 | 7 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 19 | USC | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.14 | 14.2 | 18.97 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.11 | 13.2 | 11.89 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 21 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.66 | 23.2 | 6.24 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 22 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.64 | 19.83 | 3.02 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 23 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.47 | 12.5 | 3.85 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 24 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.46 | 9.33 | 6.49 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 25 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 10 | 6.03 | 4.04 | -0.04 |
| 26 | Tulane | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.29 | 8.2 | 8.52 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 27 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.05 | 13.83 | 4.71 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 28 | TCU | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20 | 7.17 | 7.74 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 29 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.99 | 6.8 | 15.62 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 30 | Colorado State | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.49 | 7 | 4.16 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 31 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.45 | 14.17 | -2.34 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 32 | Maryland | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.44 | 13.5 | 8.65 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 33 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 19.37 | 25.17 | 15.09 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 34 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 1.5 | 16.49 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 35 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.86 | 8.2 | 6.77 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 36 | Arizona State | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.85 | 20.75 | 2.41 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 37 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.83 | 0.6 | 4.79 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 38 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.67 | 1 | 6.45 | 2.72 | 1.28 |
| 39 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.66 | 7.75 | 6.46 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 40 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.58 | 1.6 | 5.43 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 41 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.53 | 6.25 | 5.91 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 42 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 12 | 12.45 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 43 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.2 | 11.6 | 1.59 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 44 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.12 | 25.75 | -2.57 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 45 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.03 | 13.75 | -0.04 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 46 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 21 | 6.85 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 47 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.32 | 3.6 | 15.2 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 48 | Missouri | Big 7 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.89 | 10.2 | 18.35 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 49 | Michigan | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.33 | 3.2 | 20.44 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 50 | LSU | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.26 | 4.2 | 18.3 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 51 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16 | 9.8 | 10.17 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.6 | 1.4 | 14.6 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 53 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 17.8 | 2.36 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 54 | Iowa | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.26 | 5 | 9.42 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 55 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.05 | 5.5 | -4.66 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 56 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.66 | 8 | 17.27 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 57 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.51 | 0 | 15.34 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 58 | Georgia | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 5.33 | 12.42 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 59 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.65 | 3.8 | 12.82 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 60 | Alabama | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.63 | 9.6 | 12.73 | 3.96 | -1.96 |
| 61 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 2.17 | 12.67 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 62 | Florida | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.09 | 2.4 | 10 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 63 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.76 | 0.83 | 13.4 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 64 | Clemson | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.48 | 4.6 | 1.04 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.23 | -1.71 | 8.31 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 66 | Saint Louis | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 0.75 | 7.32 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 67 | Denver | Skyline | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.89 | 3 | 3.71 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 68 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.67 | 1.5 | 4.33 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 69 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.54 | -1.67 | 13.82 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 70 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.14 | -0.33 | 9.56 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 71 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.09 | 10.2 | 4.41 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| 72 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.43 | 2 | 9.72 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 73 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.37 | 9.8 | 5.16 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 74 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10 | 0.2 | 14.05 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.77 | 6 | -3.89 | 3.14 | -1.14 |
| 76 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | -6.5 | 0.22 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 77 | Richmond | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.51 | -4.67 | 2.57 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 78 | Northwestern | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.87 | -3 | 16.65 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 79 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | -1 | 11.62 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.51 | 1.67 | 15 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
| 81 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.36 | -8.6 | 19.68 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 82 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.17 | -6.4 | 13.49 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 83 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.09 | -9.4 | 17.2 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 84 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.02 | -2.8 | 10.56 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 85 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.93 | -10.2 | 13.71 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 86 | George Washington | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.74 | -3.2 | 7.43 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 87 | Colorado | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -7 | 13.8 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 88 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.45 | -15.2 | 11.47 | 0.64 | 1.36 |
| 89 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.37 | -8.2 | 4.39 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 90 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.32 | -12 | 8.29 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 91 | West Texas A&M | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.83 | -0.33 | 3.88 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 92 | Kansas | Big 7 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.71 | -2.67 | 16.29 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 93 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -9.17 | 17.64 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 94 | Montana | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -12.5 | 8.21 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 95 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.46 | -7.5 | 3.56 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 96 | Utah | Skyline | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 4.42 | -0.67 | 9.2 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 97 | Arizona | Border | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.25 | -10 | 14.31 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 98 | South Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -5.5 | 17.37 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 99 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.02 | -12.2 | 14.24 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 100 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -10.25 | 5.96 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 101 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.67 | -16.75 | 9.36 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 102 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.25 | -7 | 14.4 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 103 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.94 | -9.2 | 11.73 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 104 | Purdue | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.84 | -11.2 | 15.86 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 105 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.72 | -9.8 | 5.4 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 106 | Utah State | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.71 | -11.4 | 8.55 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 107 | New Mexico | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -23 | 20.13 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 108 | Davidson | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.22 | -20.8 | 7.45 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 109 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.19 | -13.83 | -5.17 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 110 | Indiana | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.17 | -16.2 | 20.31 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 111 | Washington | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.84 | -16.5 | 19.78 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 112 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.74 | -18.83 | 19.39 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 113 | NC State | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.81 | -7.2 | 16.67 | 0.99 | -0.99 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.17 | -13.2 | 11.7 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 115 | Auburn | SEC | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.34 | -13.75 | 17.74 | 0.56 | -0.56 |
| 116 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -17.2 | 15.85 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 117 | BYU | Skyline | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -28 | 6.27 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 118 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -26 | 12.14 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 119 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -24.8 | 19.1 | 0.23 | -0.23 |