Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.015842+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.57 | 16 | 12.62 | 9.44 | -0.44 |
| 2 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 17.33 | 11.4 | 7.97 | 1.03 |
| 3 | Illinois | Western | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.23 | 11.56 | 12.17 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Maryland | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 32.33 | 8.26 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 30.78 | 7.7 | 8.85 | 0.15 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 25.33 | 5.57 | 8.63 | 0.37 |
| 7 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.92 | 23.78 | 3.09 | 8.67 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.68 | 19.33 | 10.18 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Stanford | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.6 | 8.1 | 11.32 | 7.46 | 1.54 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Western | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.5 | 15.89 | 11.27 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 11 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.49 | 10.67 | 12.82 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 12 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.16 | 27.78 | 5.89 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 13 | California | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.74 | 14.1 | 12.36 | 8.11 | -0.11 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.52 | 21 | 12 | 8.41 | -1.41 |
| 15 | Wyoming | Skyline | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.06 | 13.8 | 11.15 | 9.12 | -2.12 |
| 16 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.94 | 6 | 14.04 | 6.52 | 0.48 |
| 17 | USC | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.8 | 7 | 11.66 | 6.28 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Kansas | Big 7 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.77 | 10.56 | 10.36 | 6.59 | 0.41 |
| 19 | Clemson | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.71 | 12.56 | 9.48 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 20 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.07 | 15.33 | 3.67 | 7.27 | -0.27 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.77 | 12.44 | 7.54 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 22 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.46 | 8.89 | 2.8 | 7.11 | -0.11 |
| 23 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 7.25 | 7.51 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Colorado | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.91 | 6 | 12.3 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 25 | Washington State | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.91 | 9.3 | 10.96 | 7.22 | -0.22 |
| 26 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 17.39 | 16.36 | 13.5 | 9.95 | -2.95 |
| 27 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.28 | 7.56 | 11.55 | 6.48 | -0.48 |
| 28 | VMI | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.78 | 6.5 | 4.82 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 29 | Arizona State | Border | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.75 | 13.2 | 5.03 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 30 | LSU | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.42 | 1.6 | 14.12 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 31 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.41 | 7.56 | 14.99 | 6.69 | -1.69 |
| 32 | Denver | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 15 | 10.74 | 8.57 | -2.57 |
| 33 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.91 | 6.11 | 11.75 | 6.09 | -1.09 |
| 34 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.59 | 9.3 | 10.86 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 35 | BYU | Skyline | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.53 | 3.1 | 3.93 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 36 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.45 | 14.2 | 6.5 | 8.22 | -2.22 |
| 37 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 7 | 9.91 | 6.77 | -0.77 |
| 38 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.35 | 5.8 | 10.55 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 39 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.34 | 5.75 | 8.04 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 40 | William & Mary | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.03 | -4.8 | 12.82 | 3.58 | 3.42 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.95 | 12.67 | 11.51 | 7.3 | -2.3 |
| 42 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.63 | 8.2 | 3.84 | 7.32 | -1.32 |
| 43 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.49 | 3.67 | 12.41 | 5.49 | -1.49 |
| 44 | Duke | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.41 | 4.4 | 13.33 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 45 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.4 | 0.12 | 10.13 | 4.03 | 0.97 |
| 46 | Colorado State | Skyline | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.38 | 8.4 | 8.05 | 7.33 | -2.33 |
| 47 | TCU | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.35 | 2.78 | 15.56 | 5.26 | -0.26 |
| 48 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.34 | 5.44 | 11.82 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 49 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.26 | 4.44 | 11.98 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.19 | 3.67 | 12.53 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 51 | Utah | Skyline | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.16 | -1 | 11.65 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| 52 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.14 | 3.78 | 11.22 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 53 | Rice | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.08 | 2.89 | 11.55 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.01 | 1.4 | 7.19 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 55 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.79 | 0.56 | 13.02 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 56 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.48 | 0.44 | 15 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 57 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 4.3 | 15.08 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 58 | Purdue | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.11 | 0.11 | 13.5 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 59 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.83 | -0.8 | 5.23 | 4.72 | 1.28 |
| 60 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.71 | -0.67 | 12.67 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 61 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 8.75 | 4.33 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 62 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.53 | 1.6 | 14.92 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 63 | Northwestern | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.42 | -1.33 | 12.85 | 3.96 | 1.04 |
| 64 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.15 | 3.5 | 4.89 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 65 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.14 | -1.56 | 9.73 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 66 | Michigan | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.13 | 1.44 | 15.43 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.04 | -0.38 | 8.87 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 68 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.98 | -0.56 | 9.16 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 69 | Alabama | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.79 | 5.7 | 11.31 | 6.57 | -2.57 |
| 70 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.47 | 5.89 | -2.49 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 71 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.46 | 0.89 | 10.65 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 72 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.46 | 2.4 | 15.58 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 73 | SMU | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 10.39 | 3.44 | 16.38 | 5.61 | -2.61 |
| 74 | Arizona | Border | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.08 | -3.5 | 7.88 | 4.11 | 0.89 |
| 75 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 9.39 | 5.5 | 14.49 | 6.3 | -3.3 |
| 76 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.36 | -0.33 | 5.37 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 77 | Tulane | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.11 | -3.11 | 14.13 | 3.48 | 0.52 |
| 78 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.09 | -3.44 | 12.44 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 79 | Utah State | Skyline | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.06 | -2.25 | 12.8 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 80 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.74 | -2.3 | 4.63 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 81 | Furman | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.73 | 1.3 | 3.14 | 5.41 | -2.41 |
| 82 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.39 | -0.4 | 10.89 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 83 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.03 | -8.33 | 14.42 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 84 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.99 | -11.4 | 8.99 | 1.63 | 2.37 |
| 85 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.56 | -13.67 | 10.59 | 1.68 | 1.32 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.23 | -5.33 | 11.97 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 87 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 6.2 | -0.56 | 8.71 | 4.29 | -2.29 |
| 88 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.01 | -5.44 | 8.09 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 89 | New Mexico | Skyline | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.43 | -5.3 | 9.57 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 90 | NC State | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.19 | -6.2 | 7.86 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 91 | Iowa | Western | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.95 | -8 | 12.17 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 92 | George Washington | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -12.12 | 15.12 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 93 | UTEP | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.69 | -8.9 | 3.73 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 94 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.53 | -4 | 12.87 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 95 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.01 | -8.5 | 13.1 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 96 | Minnesota | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.83 | -10.67 | 10.86 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 97 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.58 | -11.33 | 9.6 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 98 | Indiana | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.43 | -8.11 | 14.92 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 99 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.34 | -8.11 | 11.16 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 100 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.25 | -8.11 | 14.08 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 101 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.12 | -10.89 | 11.23 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 102 | Missouri | Big 7 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.02 | -12.22 | 12.14 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 103 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.9 | -14 | 9.93 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 104 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.81 | -10.4 | 17.41 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 105 | West Texas A&M | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.79 | -13.11 | 3.32 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 106 | Montana | Skyline | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.7 | -17.56 | 9.87 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 107 | Richmond | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.35 | -14.5 | 6.67 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 108 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -18.7 | 14.73 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 109 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.12 | -20.6 | 8.79 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 110 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.59 | -7.25 | 16.22 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 111 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.63 | -14 | 11.84 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 112 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.43 | -17.22 | 10.15 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 113 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.39 | -16.88 | -6.65 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 114 | Davidson | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -17.44 | 5.96 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 115 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.01 | -31.25 | 10.65 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -22.2 | 2.54 | 0.73 | 0.27 |