Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:23.849512+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SMU | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.46 | 24.6 | 15.22 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 2 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.23 | 17 | 15.02 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Wyoming | Skyline | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.4 | 32.4 | 8.71 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 23.25 | 9.87 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 33 | 7.26 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.12 | 15 | 10.16 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 7 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.55 | 20.4 | 6.48 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-3 | 0.4 | 25.55 | 9.4 | 8.99 | 4.58 | -2.58 |
| 9 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 18.5 | 6.72 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Clemson | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.24 | 29 | 4.21 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 11 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 23.25 | 4.76 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 12 | California | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 15.8 | 3.16 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 13 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 27.83 | -0.44 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | West Texas A&M | Border | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.31 | 24.17 | -0.21 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 15 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 28 | -0.08 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 16 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.11 | 11 | 1.44 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 17 | Arizona State | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.72 | 25.4 | 10.07 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 18 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.62 | 12.4 | 13.41 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.61 | 23.2 | 10.5 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 20 | Kansas | Big 7 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.6 | 16.8 | 12.17 | 4.34 | -0.34 |
| 21 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.6 | 18 | 11.36 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 22 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.6 | 11 | 11.2 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.56 | 19 | 8.23 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 24 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.48 | 15 | 8.68 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 25 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.22 | 14.8 | 10.46 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 26 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.98 | 23.2 | 6.89 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 27 | Washington | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.97 | 12.8 | 6.36 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 28 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.82 | 10.4 | 9.82 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.73 | 14.25 | 15.55 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 30 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.66 | 11 | 8.53 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.57 | 6 | 13.45 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 32 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.4 | 7.6 | 8.76 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 33 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.35 | 10 | 14.76 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 34 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.26 | 14.83 | 1.95 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 35 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 22.25 | 8.98 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 36 | Colorado State | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.89 | 12.4 | 2.95 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 37 | UTEP | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.86 | 9.4 | 4.79 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 6.5 | 12.01 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 39 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.28 | 5.25 | 6.71 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 40 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.81 | 6.4 | 5.9 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 41 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.74 | 7.75 | 5.25 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 42 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.48 | 4.5 | 6.55 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 43 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.2 | 11.75 | -0.09 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 44 | UCLA | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.46 | 15 | 18.3 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 45 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.39 | 2 | 14.5 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 46 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.3 | 3.5 | 13.46 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 47 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.98 | 16.83 | 1.98 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 48 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.82 | 12.2 | 10.84 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 49 | Alabama | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.61 | 11.4 | 9.9 | 4.13 | -1.13 |
| 50 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.58 | 4 | 8.05 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 51 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.45 | 1.25 | 8.96 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 52 | George Washington | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.31 | 4 | 13.67 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.25 | 7.4 | 13.53 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 54 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.15 | 18 | 4.25 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 55 | Maryland | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.04 | 5.8 | 9.08 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 56 | Colorado | Big 7 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 5.4 | 10.75 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 57 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.58 | 4 | 11.41 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 58 | Montana | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.39 | 14.2 | 2.79 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 59 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 0.4 | 13.82 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.09 | 1.8 | 13.11 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 61 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.21 | 10 | 12.62 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
| 62 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.87 | 10.4 | 9.51 | 4.06 | -2.06 |
| 63 | Tulane | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.79 | 13.75 | 10.11 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 64 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.23 | 3 | 18.88 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 65 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.19 | 2.75 | 7.81 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 66 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.11 | 2.5 | 12.16 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 67 | Michigan | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.87 | 1.25 | 18.03 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 68 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.41 | 0.6 | 10.95 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 69 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.39 | 4.33 | -4.82 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 70 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.84 | 9.6 | 11.86 | 4.06 | -2.06 |
| 71 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.65 | 9.2 | 9.67 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 72 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.39 | 6.8 | 10.16 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11 | -4 | 10.41 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 74 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.91 | -15.6 | 21.18 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 75 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.76 | -2.25 | 12.31 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 76 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.52 | 8.8 | -2.41 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 77 | New Mexico | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.26 | -2.2 | 13.78 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 78 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.94 | 1.5 | 9.05 | 2.12 | -1.12 |
| 79 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.66 | -4.2 | 11.78 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 80 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.57 | 0.67 | 11.38 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 81 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.02 | -2.4 | 8.68 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 82 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.01 | -10 | 13.73 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 83 | NC State | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.61 | -7.2 | 12.38 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 84 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.51 | -1.75 | 18.18 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 85 | BYU | Skyline | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.33 | -13 | 5.23 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 86 | Utah | Skyline | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.7 | -6.8 | 10.56 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 87 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.58 | -5.67 | 4.97 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 88 | Missouri | Big 7 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.22 | -8.5 | 16.9 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 89 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -6.5 | 11.32 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 90 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.78 | -16.83 | 13.44 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 91 | Purdue | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.41 | -3 | 17.15 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 92 | LSU | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.93 | -4.6 | 21.23 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.92 | -17 | 5.01 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 94 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.78 | 0.6 | 17.31 | 2.6 | -1.6 |
| 95 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.43 | -10.5 | 17.16 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 96 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.41 | -7.5 | 6.31 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 97 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -9 | 13.22 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 98 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.06 | -13.25 | 12.89 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 99 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.84 | -7.25 | 16.83 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 100 | Duquesne | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.71 | -5 | 3.82 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 101 | Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.7 | -4.2 | 17.1 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 102 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.53 | -8.75 | 10.56 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 103 | Saint Mary's (CA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.04 | -21.8 | 18.97 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 104 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.98 | -5.4 | -0.08 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 105 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -12 | 12.98 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 106 | Denver | Skyline | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.48 | -9.83 | 17.7 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 107 | Richmond | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.26 | -24.2 | 11.98 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 108 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.84 | -34 | 10.67 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 109 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.69 | -19.67 | 13.8 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 110 | USC | Pacific | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.63 | -6.25 | 11.66 | 1.17 | -1.17 |
| 111 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.92 | -9.5 | 7.42 | 1.04 | -1.04 |
| 112 | Auburn | SEC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -18.4 | 7.17 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 113 | Texas Tech | Border | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -15.4 | 19.76 | 0.59 | -0.59 |
| 114 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -15 | 21.97 | 0.55 | -0.55 |
| 115 | Minnesota | Western | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -19 | 20.55 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 116 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.75 | -22.4 | 16.35 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 117 | Oregon State | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -23.75 | 24.23 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 118 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -42 | 8.55 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 119 | Nevada | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -36.4 | 12.95 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 120 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.12 | -30.33 | 23.46 | 0.03 | -0.03 |