Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.852007+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 21 | 11.16 | 9.02 | 0.98 |
| 2 | California | Pacific | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.01 | 14.2 | 10.85 | 9.24 | -0.24 |
| 3 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 28.33 | 7.08 | 8.62 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Wyoming | Skyline | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 32.33 | 5.83 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 5 | Clemson | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.38 | 29.67 | 5.01 | 8.83 | -0.83 |
| 6 | Miami | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.89 | 15.5 | 4.93 | 9.25 | -0.25 |
| 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.03 | 23.45 | 9.31 | 10.81 | -0.81 |
| 8 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.95 | 25.22 | 10.31 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 9 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.65 | 10.56 | 13.02 | 7.17 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.42 | 19.64 | 7.89 | 10.09 | -1.09 |
| 11 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.27 | 15.11 | 9.33 | 7.87 | 0.13 |
| 12 | Kentucky | SEC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.25 | 28.91 | 4.22 | 10.85 | -0.85 |
| 13 | Arizona State | Border | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.11 | 26.3 | 4.99 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.74 | 17.67 | 5.86 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 15 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.67 | 12.67 | 10.47 | 8.43 | -2.43 |
| 16 | West Texas A&M | Border | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.08 | 19.5 | 0.57 | 8.53 | 0.47 |
| 17 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.03 | 5.67 | 6.25 | 6.25 | 1.75 |
| 18 | Alabama | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.74 | 20.09 | 8.42 | 10.28 | -1.28 |
| 19 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.25 | 10.9 | 11.01 | 7.84 | 0.16 |
| 20 | Washington | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.25 | 13.1 | 10.01 | 8.34 | -0.34 |
| 21 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.97 | 15.4 | 10.54 | 8.76 | -1.76 |
| 22 | Illinois | Western | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.86 | 9 | 12.11 | 8.04 | -1.04 |
| 23 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.61 | 9.44 | 10.38 | 7.54 | -0.54 |
| 24 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 4.24 | 9.1 | -1.1 |
| 25 | Tulane | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.27 | 18.11 | 9.51 | 8.21 | -2.21 |
| 26 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2-3 | 0.55 | 18.73 | 8.45 | 8.84 | 9.81 | -3.81 |
| 27 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.58 | 5.56 | 10.43 | 5.58 | 0.42 |
| 28 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.09 | 14.44 | 2.89 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.95 | 14.22 | 14.23 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 30 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 5.5 | 14.19 | 7 | 0 |
| 31 | Duke | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.81 | 9.4 | 10.54 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 32 | Ohio State | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.79 | 19.44 | 11.37 | 8.14 | -2.14 |
| 33 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 11.11 | 11.78 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 34 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.34 | 19.82 | 3.7 | 10.03 | -3.03 |
| 35 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.98 | 10 | 13.8 | 8.3 | -1.3 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.91 | 4.44 | 12.73 | 6.24 | -0.24 |
| 37 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.76 | 8.2 | 8.53 | 7.45 | -1.45 |
| 38 | Colorado State | Skyline | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.51 | 8.22 | 6.69 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 39 | San José State | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.48 | 8.3 | 6.48 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 40 | UTEP | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.31 | 4 | 4.25 | 5.93 | 1.07 |
| 41 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 16.28 | 6.4 | 14.98 | 7.28 | -2.28 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16.1 | 11.8 | 13.22 | 7.62 | -1.62 |
| 43 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.06 | 2.44 | 9.11 | 5.39 | 0.61 |
| 44 | SMU | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16.02 | 10.5 | 13.14 | 7.83 | -1.83 |
| 45 | Northwestern | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.82 | 1.33 | 9.58 | 4.93 | 1.07 |
| 46 | Michigan | Western | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.79 | 3.11 | 14.95 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 47 | Kansas | Big 7 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.52 | 9.6 | 10.32 | 7.27 | -1.27 |
| 48 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.51 | 6.56 | 8.73 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.28 | 3.27 | 6.27 | 6.49 | 0.51 |
| 50 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.27 | 5.5 | 10.78 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 51 | VMI | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 2.3 | 6.98 | 5.76 | 0.24 |
| 52 | George Washington | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.58 | 2 | 10.07 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 53 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.4 | -1.12 | 9.28 | 3.77 | 1.23 |
| 54 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.3 | -1.56 | 9.69 | 4 | 1 |
| 55 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | 9.8 | 8.72 | 7.37 | -2.37 |
| 56 | LSU | SEC | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.94 | 2.9 | 15.23 | 6.17 | -2.17 |
| 57 | Rice | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.82 | -2.8 | 11.46 | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| 58 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.82 | 6 | 8.82 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 2.4 | 9.44 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 60 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 4 | 5.85 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 61 | Montana | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 8 | 1.41 | 7.37 | -2.37 |
| 62 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.14 | -1.56 | 9.35 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 63 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.02 | 4.56 | 3.34 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 64 | NC State | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.65 | -2.7 | 9.61 | 3.52 | 1.48 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.5 | 3.56 | 12.79 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 66 | TCU | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.32 | -0.4 | 13.61 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 67 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.22 | -4 | 7.65 | 3.95 | 1.05 |
| 68 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.22 | -0.11 | 8.59 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 69 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.98 | 3.8 | 8.04 | 5.98 | -1.98 |
| 70 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.61 | -2.4 | 12.6 | 4.17 | 0.83 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.9 | -1 | 13.8 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 72 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 9.76 | -0.44 | 13.8 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 73 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.73 | 4.3 | 1.75 | 6.19 | -2.19 |
| 74 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.33 | -3.3 | -0.61 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 75 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.05 | -2 | 9.09 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 76 | Missouri | Big 7 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.04 | -4.9 | 15.56 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 77 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.01 | -2.78 | 11.84 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 78 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.78 | -0.3 | 8.69 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 79 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 8.24 | -2.1 | 16.31 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 80 | Arizona | Border | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.82 | -4.3 | 11 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 81 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.56 | -0.91 | 9.82 | 5.21 | -1.21 |
| 82 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.54 | -3.56 | 11.83 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 83 | BYU | Skyline | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 7.53 | -12.3 | 3.5 | 2.15 | 1.85 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.52 | -9.09 | 13.78 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 85 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.48 | -3.78 | 11.48 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 86 | Indiana | Western | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.35 | -6.22 | 14.89 | 2.31 | 0.69 |
| 87 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.98 | -6 | 7.95 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 88 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.92 | -8.89 | 11.75 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 89 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.57 | -2.6 | 11.62 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 90 | Utah | Skyline | 2-4-3 | 0.22 | 6.47 | -2.89 | 11.02 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 91 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -6 | 16.39 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 92 | Davidson | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.16 | -3 | 5.32 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 93 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.01 | -7.67 | 14.9 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 94 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.88 | -3.3 | 14.88 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 95 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 5.59 | -1.73 | 14.7 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 96 | USC | Pacific | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.89 | -7.56 | 12.89 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 97 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 4.25 | -0.7 | 13.72 | 4.74 | -2.74 |
| 98 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.53 | -10.67 | 3 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 99 | Purdue | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.52 | -6.33 | 13.86 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 100 | Denver | Skyline | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.51 | -6.4 | 13.36 | 3.12 | -1.12 |
| 101 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.38 | -7.89 | 14.22 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 102 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.96 | -14 | 13.31 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 103 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.71 | -9.6 | 11.46 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 104 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.52 | -17.11 | 1.51 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 105 | Furman | Southern | 2-8-1 | 0.18 | 2.33 | -15.73 | 10.51 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 106 | New Mexico | Border | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.33 | -17 | 13.72 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 107 | Northern Arizona | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.13 | -28.89 | -0.2 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 108 | Richmond | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2 | -24.1 | 8.71 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 109 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.82 | -9.86 | 0.02 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 110 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.54 | -24.27 | 9.69 | 0.54 | 1.46 |
| 111 | Minnesota | Western | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.67 | -13 | 15.39 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 112 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.52 | -11.67 | 15.83 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 113 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.37 | -13.78 | 10.38 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 114 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.27 | -21.75 | 14.08 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 115 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.27 | -11.7 | 12.13 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 116 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-9-1 | 0.09 | -0.18 | -21.18 | 12.46 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 117 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.29 | -24.6 | 9.9 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 118 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.48 | -19.2 | 15.87 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 119 | Auburn | SEC | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -22.4 | 11.51 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 120 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -35.8 | 11.43 | 0.14 | -0.14 |