Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.017358+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 25.22 | 18.36 | 12.03 | 10.51 | -0.51 |
| 2 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 17.33 | 11.41 | 7.97 | 1.03 |
| 3 | Maryland | Southern | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 32.33 | 8.25 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 4 | Illinois | Western | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.85 | 11.56 | 11.86 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 28.5 | 7.96 | 9.68 | 0.32 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 25.33 | 5.54 | 8.63 | 0.37 |
| 7 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.7 | 23.78 | 3.5 | 8.67 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.59 | 11.7 | 13.25 | 8.42 | -0.42 |
| 9 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.41 | 19.33 | 10.18 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| 10 | Stanford | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.24 | 8.1 | 11.48 | 7.46 | 1.54 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Western | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.18 | 15.89 | 10.96 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.55 | 22.4 | 10.49 | 9.45 | -1.45 |
| 13 | California | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.44 | 14.1 | 11.98 | 8.11 | -0.11 |
| 14 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.86 | 24.5 | 5.92 | 9.36 | -1.36 |
| 15 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.83 | 15.55 | 5.12 | 8.93 | 0.07 |
| 16 | Kansas | Big 7 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.81 | 10.8 | 9.27 | 7.29 | 0.71 |
| 17 | Wyoming | Skyline | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.8 | 13.8 | 10.93 | 9.12 | -2.12 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.42 | 11.9 | 9.18 | 8.34 | -1.34 |
| 19 | Clemson | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.33 | 12.56 | 8.36 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 20 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.15 | 8.89 | 2.33 | 7.11 | -0.11 |
| 21 | Texas | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.74 | 5.3 | 13.99 | 6.93 | 0.07 |
| 22 | Washington State | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.58 | 9.3 | 10.04 | 7.22 | -0.22 |
| 23 | USC | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.56 | 5.6 | 12.43 | 6.64 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Colorado | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.55 | 6 | 12.02 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.08 | 9.7 | 11.1 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 26 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 7.56 | 12.08 | 6.48 | -0.48 |
| 27 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.99 | 16.36 | 12.68 | 9.95 | -2.95 |
| 28 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.8 | 5.6 | 6.95 | 7.05 | -0.05 |
| 29 | LSU | SEC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 16.79 | 1.55 | 12.33 | 6.42 | 0.58 |
| 30 | VMI | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.58 | 6.5 | 4.64 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 31 | Arizona State | Border | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.47 | 13.2 | 5.06 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 32 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.18 | 7.56 | 14.42 | 6.69 | -1.69 |
| 33 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.79 | 12.1 | 12.26 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 34 | Denver | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.72 | 15 | 10.4 | 8.57 | -2.57 |
| 35 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.49 | 3.4 | 13.14 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 36 | BYU | Skyline | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 3.1 | 3.83 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 37 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 9.3 | 10.49 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 38 | TCU | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 3.6 | 14.27 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 39 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.18 | 5.75 | 7.9 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 40 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.09 | 7 | 9.69 | 6.77 | -0.77 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.08 | 5.8 | 10.68 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 42 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.05 | 14.2 | 5.4 | 8.22 | -2.22 |
| 43 | William & Mary | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 14.71 | -4.8 | 12.87 | 3.58 | 3.42 |
| 44 | Duke | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 4.4 | 13.19 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 45 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.18 | 5.44 | 11.12 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 46 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.12 | 0.12 | 10.67 | 4.03 | 0.97 |
| 47 | Colorado State | Skyline | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.12 | 8.4 | 7.98 | 7.33 | -2.33 |
| 48 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.11 | 4.44 | 11.69 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 49 | Utah | Skyline | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.01 | -1 | 11.38 | 5.2 | 1.8 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.98 | 3.67 | 11.62 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 51 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.5 | 0.56 | 13.1 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.36 | 0.44 | 14.57 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 53 | Purdue | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.94 | 0.11 | 12.56 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 54 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 4.3 | 13.83 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.6 | 0.55 | 8.83 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| 56 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.5 | -0.8 | 4.87 | 4.72 | 1.28 |
| 57 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.44 | -0.67 | 12.4 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 58 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 8.75 | 3.94 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 59 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | 1.6 | 14.05 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 60 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 6-6-0 | 0.5 | 12.21 | 4.67 | 6.13 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 61 | Northwestern | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.2 | -1.33 | 12.68 | 3.96 | 1.04 |
| 62 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.97 | 3.5 | 5.4 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 63 | Rice | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.93 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 64 | Alabama | SEC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.79 | 6.82 | 10.58 | 7.58 | -2.58 |
| 65 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.73 | 1.4 | 7.89 | 5.39 | -0.39 |
| 66 | Arizona | Border | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.12 | -2.18 | 6.19 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| 67 | Georgia | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.99 | -0.8 | 12.31 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 68 | Michigan | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.95 | 1.44 | 14.13 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 69 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.8 | -0.56 | 8.79 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 70 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.34 | 2.4 | 14.81 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 71 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.26 | 5.89 | -2.56 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 72 | Auburn | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -3.2 | 9.84 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 73 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 9.5 | 0.91 | 9.93 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 74 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.27 | -0.33 | 4.74 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 75 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 9.16 | 5.5 | 13.82 | 6.3 | -3.3 |
| 76 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.92 | -3.44 | 12.68 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 8.66 | 2 | 15.64 | 5.76 | -2.76 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.48 | -5 | 9.65 | 2.36 | 1.64 |
| 79 | Tulane | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.14 | -2.9 | 13.17 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 80 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.73 | -2.3 | 4.74 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 81 | Utah State | Skyline | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.71 | -2.44 | 12 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 82 | Furman | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.64 | 1.3 | 3.25 | 5.41 | -2.41 |
| 83 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.06 | -8.33 | 14.58 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 84 | New Mexico | Skyline | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.76 | -4.45 | 9.77 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 85 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.44 | -13.67 | 9.76 | 1.68 | 1.32 |
| 86 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 6.12 | -0.56 | 8.79 | 4.29 | -2.29 |
| 87 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.11 | -11.64 | 9.75 | 1.88 | 2.12 |
| 88 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -7 | 13.44 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 89 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.88 | -5.44 | 8.23 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.38 | -5.9 | 13.4 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.14 | -8.3 | 13.19 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 92 | NC State | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -6.2 | 7.35 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 93 | Iowa | Western | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.91 | -8 | 12.63 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 94 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.8 | -2.56 | 14.55 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
| 95 | UTEP | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | -8.9 | 3.5 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 96 | Richmond | Southern | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.88 | -13.09 | 6 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 97 | George Washington | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.78 | -10.89 | 13.16 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 98 | Minnesota | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.73 | -10.67 | 10.75 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 99 | Indiana | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.36 | -8.11 | 15.38 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 100 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.31 | -7.44 | 11.18 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 101 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.27 | -8.11 | 11.63 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 102 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.03 | -10.89 | 10.69 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 103 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.95 | -11.6 | 9.07 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 104 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.82 | -14 | 9.36 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 105 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.74 | -10.4 | 16.92 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 106 | West Texas A&M | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.73 | -13.11 | 3.35 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 107 | Montana | Skyline | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.65 | -17.56 | 9.37 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 108 | Missouri | Big 7 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -12.3 | 12.27 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 109 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.24 | -18.7 | 14.08 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 110 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.08 | -20.6 | 8.66 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 111 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.43 | -17.22 | 9.62 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 112 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.39 | -16.88 | -6.68 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 113 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.37 | -13.8 | 12.02 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 114 | Davidson | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.19 | -17.44 | 6.24 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 115 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.02 | -31.25 | 9.8 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.2 | -22.2 | 2.25 | 0.73 | 0.27 |