Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.849119+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.97 | 21.67 | 15.33 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 2 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.56 | 12.33 | 15.24 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.43 | 27.67 | 12.16 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.09 | 11.67 | 13.68 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 5 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.98 | 30.5 | 9.34 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 6 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.92 | 11 | 12.26 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 7 | SMU | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.88 | 25.5 | 10.87 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 26.67 | 11.75 | 12.08 | 3.88 | -1.88 |
| 9 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 22.25 | 7.38 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 24.75 | 6.18 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.04 | 24 | 5.81 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 12 | Washington | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 17.75 | 5.25 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 13 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 15.5 | 5.89 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 14 | California | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 13 | 4.55 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 15 | West Texas A&M | Border | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 24.8 | 3.07 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 16 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 13 | 4.29 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 17 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 30.33 | 1.17 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 18 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 28 | -0.7 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Clemson | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 38.67 | -2.23 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Rice | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 14 | 1.03 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 21 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 22.33 | -0.59 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 22 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.42 | 18.4 | -1.03 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 23 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.68 | 26 | -5.12 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 24 | Arizona State | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22.03 | 24.75 | 12.57 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 25 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.14 | 13.75 | 10.11 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 26 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.75 | 12.25 | 14.14 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 27 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.66 | 22.25 | 10.59 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.66 | 24.25 | 9.82 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 29 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 20.38 | 27.5 | -10 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 30 | Kansas | Big 7 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.23 | 12.75 | 10.87 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 31 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 15.5 | 8.46 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 32 | TCU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.04 | 5.25 | 13.46 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 33 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20 | 27.75 | 4.61 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 34 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.97 | 11.75 | 9.35 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 35 | Maryland | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.75 | 8 | 9.62 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 36 | Colorado State | Skyline | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 9 | 7.23 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 37 | George Washington | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.46 | 6.5 | 10.62 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 38 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 6 | 8.58 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 39 | Duke | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.31 | 3.5 | 10.05 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 40 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.95 | 23 | -0.22 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 41 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.94 | 7 | 12.58 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 42 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.91 | 8 | 5.24 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 43 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.75 | 8.5 | 2.42 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 44 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 13.67 | 15.2 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 7.67 | 14.6 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 46 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.4 | 11 | 13.24 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 47 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.31 | 15 | 4.44 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 48 | UTEP | Border | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.92 | 4.75 | 0.44 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 49 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.66 | 6.67 | 12.91 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 50 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 7 | -0.66 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 51 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | 2.67 | 9.61 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 52 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.71 | 1.25 | 12.13 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 53 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.47 | -11.25 | 19.91 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 54 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.4 | 4.67 | 4.3 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 55 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.77 | 20 | 2.32 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 56 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.67 | -1 | 13.14 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 57 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.65 | 15.25 | 15.31 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.05 | 10 | 13.65 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.69 | 13.25 | 9.92 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
| 60 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.42 | 13 | 6.77 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| 61 | New Mexico | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.37 | 4.25 | 13.47 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 62 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.35 | 13.25 | 13.82 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
| 63 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 7.5 | 15.2 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 64 | Montana | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 9.5 | 4.26 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 65 | Colorado | Big 7 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.92 | 6 | 15.36 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 66 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.9 | 0.33 | 15.17 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 67 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.83 | 1.5 | 14 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 68 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.58 | 14 | -0.43 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 69 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.55 | 4.33 | 2.48 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 70 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.52 | 9.5 | 9.89 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 71 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 1.5 | 9.81 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 72 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 0.75 | 11.21 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 73 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 2.5 | 13.48 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 74 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 5 | -6.01 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 75 | Utah | Skyline | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 12.56 | 1.5 | 6.54 | 2.17 | -1.17 |
| 76 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.48 | -1 | 10.57 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 77 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.09 | 3.6 | 15.14 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
| 78 | VMI | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.04 | -9.25 | 11.91 | 1 | 1 |
| 79 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | -2.75 | 17.09 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 80 | BYU | Skyline | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.53 | -7.8 | 8.11 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 81 | Tulane | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.4 | 16 | 7.2 | 2.61 | -1.61 |
| 82 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.2 | 0 | 21.99 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 83 | Davidson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.43 | 1.67 | 0.95 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 84 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.15 | -1.75 | 17.99 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 85 | Michigan | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.67 | -2.67 | 14.43 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 86 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.66 | -14.6 | 11.08 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 87 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.55 | -5 | 14.29 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 88 | Iowa | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.08 | -7 | 16.92 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 89 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.66 | -0.67 | 12.45 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 90 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.57 | -11.33 | 11.82 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 91 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.53 | -10 | 20.19 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 92 | Missouri | Big 7 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.32 | -11.33 | 18.46 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 93 | LSU | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.11 | -5.75 | 18.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Arizona | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.97 | -4.5 | 17.02 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 95 | NC State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -9.75 | 11.84 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 96 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.2 | -13.75 | 18.9 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 97 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -16.5 | 13.06 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 98 | Richmond | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -20 | 10.86 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 99 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.3 | -6.5 | -2.77 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 100 | Furman | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.01 | -10.6 | 12.86 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 101 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.88 | -12 | 8.78 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 102 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.01 | -34 | 11.93 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 103 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.58 | -24.4 | 8.47 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 104 | USC | Pacific | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.41 | -4 | 16.97 | 1.06 | -1.06 |
| 105 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2 | -9.5 | 11.3 | 0.99 | -0.99 |
| 106 | Minnesota | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -9.33 | 25.02 | 0.72 | -0.72 |
| 107 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.21 | -12 | 16.83 | 0.69 | -0.69 |
| 108 | Auburn | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -18 | 6.2 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 109 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -15 | 15.56 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 110 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -13 | 24.16 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 111 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -14 | 22.86 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 112 | Texas Tech | Border | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -15.75 | 21.84 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -18.33 | 19.16 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 114 | Denver | Skyline | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.74 | -19.6 | 18.63 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 115 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -21 | 24.69 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 116 | Oregon State | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -22.67 | 24.29 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 117 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.99 | -25.5 | 21.16 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 118 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -38 | 8.02 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 119 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.07 | -31.75 | 16.3 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 120 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -3.11 | -28.5 | 21.6 | 0.02 | -0.02 |