Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.851166+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 29.88 | 10.32 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 21.12 | 10.96 | 7.43 | 0.57 |
| 3 | California | Pacific | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.16 | 15.78 | 10.1 | 8.41 | 0.59 |
| 4 | Clemson | Southern | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.03 | 28.25 | 7.26 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Wyoming | Skyline | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 32.62 | 6.35 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 31.12 | 6.5 | 7.69 | 0.31 |
| 7 | Kentucky | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 32.5 | 2.75 | 9.9 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 21.29 | 4.15 | 6.46 | 0.54 |
| 9 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.07 | 16.12 | 4.69 | 7.42 | -0.42 |
| 10 | Illinois | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.42 | 11 | 11.79 | 7.49 | -0.49 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.39 | 9.75 | 12.05 | 6.11 | 0.89 |
| 12 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.31 | 15.11 | 8.48 | 7.87 | 0.13 |
| 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.28 | 23.11 | 6.64 | 8.77 | -0.77 |
| 14 | Arizona State | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.23 | 26.22 | 5.86 | 8.53 | -0.53 |
| 15 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.04 | 21.56 | 6.98 | 8.45 | -1.45 |
| 16 | Wake Forest | Southern | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.23 | 13.38 | 10.6 | 7.55 | -2.55 |
| 17 | West Texas A&M | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.21 | 20.22 | 1.34 | 7.69 | 0.31 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.03 | 8 | 7.81 | 5.46 | 0.54 |
| 19 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 20.57 | 6.67 | 9.79 | 7.59 | -2.59 |
| 20 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.44 | 4.43 | 6.69 | 4.45 | 1.55 |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.08 | 16.88 | 14.22 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 22 | SMU | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.05 | 15.25 | 14.4 | 6.77 | -0.77 |
| 23 | Ohio State | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.03 | 22.62 | 11.32 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 24 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.01 | 17.67 | 9.12 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 25 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.87 | 8.67 | 10.56 | 6.69 | 0.31 |
| 26 | Washington | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.83 | 11.11 | 10.08 | 7.36 | -0.36 |
| 27 | Maryland | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.33 | 10.89 | 11.54 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 28 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.28 | 15.33 | 5.1 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 29 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 9.75 | 9.69 | 6.69 | -0.69 |
| 30 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.91 | 12 | 3.91 | 7.18 | -0.18 |
| 31 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.78 | 11.56 | 7.66 | 7.49 | -1.49 |
| 32 | Colorado State | Skyline | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.67 | 12.38 | 5.65 | 6.57 | -0.57 |
| 33 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.29 | 14.44 | 3.17 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 34 | Tulane | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.28 | 19.14 | 8.03 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.89 | 15 | 11.7 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 36 | Rice | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.84 | 1.25 | 10.69 | 4.33 | 1.67 |
| 37 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.72 | 11.11 | 12.26 | 7.17 | -1.17 |
| 38 | Duke | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 9.67 | 11.38 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 39 | Kansas | Big 7 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 12.22 | 10.16 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 40 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.41 | 7.11 | 13.5 | 6.64 | -1.64 |
| 41 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.34 | 7.62 | 13.32 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 42 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.12 | 3.25 | 15.17 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 43 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.96 | 2.12 | 8.46 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 44 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.81 | 6.56 | 9.02 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 45 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.78 | 16.33 | 4.82 | 7.95 | -2.95 |
| 46 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.72 | 3.25 | 12.88 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 47 | San José State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.28 | 6.44 | 5.99 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 48 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.17 | 1.75 | 10.29 | 4.55 | 0.45 |
| 49 | NC State | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.62 | 0.78 | 9.79 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 50 | Michigan | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 2.75 | 15.04 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 51 | Northwestern | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.49 | 0.62 | 8.1 | 4.17 | 0.83 |
| 52 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.36 | 7.44 | 7.95 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| 53 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 5.75 | 2.53 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 54 | Montana | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.58 | 11.67 | -0.03 | 7.41 | -2.41 |
| 55 | Florida | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.47 | 0.44 | 12.47 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 56 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.46 | -1.12 | 9.32 | 3.77 | 1.23 |
| 57 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 4.88 | 12.9 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 0.12 | 8.52 | 4.04 | -0.04 |
| 59 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.83 | 2.12 | 16.1 | 5 | -2 |
| 60 | Colorado | Big 7 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.6 | 3.33 | 10.59 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 61 | George Washington | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.52 | 2.12 | 11.73 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 62 | UTEP | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.47 | -4.25 | 5.97 | 3.18 | 1.82 |
| 63 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.44 | 4 | 6.36 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 64 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.31 | -1.88 | 11.98 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 65 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.29 | -0.44 | 8.51 | 4.37 | 0.63 |
| 66 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.16 | 0.38 | 13.15 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| 67 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.88 | 9.22 | 8.72 | 6.5 | -2.5 |
| 68 | LSU | SEC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.55 | 2.88 | 16.07 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 69 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.94 | 1.89 | 9.14 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 70 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.82 | -7.25 | 8.98 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 71 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.7 | 0 | 6.86 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 72 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.38 | -0.62 | 10.63 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 73 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.05 | 3.5 | 0.73 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 74 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.98 | -0.3 | 9.54 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 75 | Missouri | Big 7 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.79 | -5.62 | 14.96 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 76 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.74 | -5.38 | 17.41 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 77 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.71 | -3.57 | 13.04 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 78 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.69 | -3.5 | 9.06 | 3 | 0 |
| 79 | Davidson | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.56 | 0.62 | 5.34 | 4.15 | -1.15 |
| 80 | Iowa | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.07 | -9 | 10.83 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 81 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.9 | -5.22 | 0.63 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 82 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.85 | -2.78 | 12.28 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 83 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.71 | -3.75 | 12.89 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 84 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.51 | 1.88 | 9.33 | 4.39 | -2.39 |
| 85 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.19 | -6.38 | 9.99 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.93 | -12.67 | 14.77 | 1.33 | 1.67 |
| 87 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -5.56 | 14.64 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 88 | BYU | Skyline | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -15.22 | 5.37 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 89 | Arizona | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.26 | -4.89 | 10.26 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 90 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 5.75 | 0.89 | 13.31 | 4.81 | -2.81 |
| 91 | Denver | Skyline | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.56 | -3.78 | 12.47 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
| 92 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.06 | -10.12 | 16.93 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 93 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -8.25 | 15.37 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 94 | Texas Tech | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.94 | -3.22 | 16.32 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 95 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -8.75 | 13.3 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 96 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.79 | -3.89 | 14.8 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
| 97 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.68 | -14.89 | 13.58 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 98 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.64 | -10.67 | 4.04 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 99 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.58 | -6.11 | 10.88 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 100 | USC | Pacific | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 3.37 | -4.43 | 12.49 | 2.46 | -1.46 |
| 101 | Richmond | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.34 | -18.38 | 7.51 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 102 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.28 | -8.67 | 10.28 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 103 | Furman | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.98 | -13.3 | 10.21 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 104 | New Mexico | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.91 | -16.11 | 14.19 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 105 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 2.89 | -25.75 | 1.24 | 0.54 | 1.46 |
| 106 | Utah | Skyline | 1-4-3 | 0.12 | 2.81 | -9 | 12.65 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.58 | -17.11 | 1.63 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 108 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.45 | -9.33 | -2.36 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 109 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.13 | -22.1 | 10.94 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 110 | Purdue | Western | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1 | -8.75 | 14.65 | 2.12 | -1.12 |
| 111 | Minnesota | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.98 | -12.88 | 15.5 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 112 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.77 | -11.38 | 10.54 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.71 | -13 | 17.08 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 114 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.53 | -11.67 | 12.81 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 115 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.5 | -23.71 | 14.04 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 116 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.07 | -21.33 | 13.5 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 117 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.08 | -25.33 | 10.04 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 118 | Auburn | SEC | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -18.62 | 8.91 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 119 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.51 | -19.33 | 15.89 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -34.38 | 10.38 | 0.16 | -0.16 |