Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.013035+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.43 | 20 | 20.59 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.34 | 30.5 | 18.59 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 3 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.76 | 15 | 18.23 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 4 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.72 | 16 | 18.07 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.88 | 9 | 14.44 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.69 | 15.67 | 10.75 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 7 | Texas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.23 | 13.33 | 9.63 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.2 | 11.67 | 11.38 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 9 | Maryland | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.13 | 33.5 | 5.5 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 10 | USC | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.97 | 17 | 9.5 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 11 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.95 | 26.33 | 6.23 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 12 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.85 | 22.33 | 6.87 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 13 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.77 | 9 | 12.48 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 14 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.43 | 13.5 | 6 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 15 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 10 | 10.01 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 38 | 4.44 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 26.5 | 4.93 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.98 | 16 | 2.12 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 21 | 0.15 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 20 | California | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 36.67 | -2.31 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 13 | 2 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 22 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 10 | 2.68 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 23 | Clemson | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 19.67 | -0.5 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 24 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 6.67 | 1.93 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 25 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.74 | 35 | 11.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 19 | -1.18 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 27 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 28 | -5.25 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Wyoming | Skyline | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.92 | 14.5 | 10.57 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 29 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.9 | 9.75 | 11.13 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 30 | Utah | Skyline | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.7 | 9.25 | 10.29 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 31 | Kansas | Big 7 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.31 | 8.67 | 13.78 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.23 | 13 | 10.07 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 33 | Washington | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.21 | 16.33 | 11.05 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 34 | BYU | Skyline | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.96 | 23 | -2.32 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 35 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.87 | 14 | 7.74 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 36 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.26 | 18.33 | 14.65 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 37 | VMI | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.08 | 12.75 | 0.85 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 38 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.02 | 4 | 21.93 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 39 | Duke | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.96 | 2.33 | 11.58 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.79 | 8 | 15.3 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 41 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.64 | 19.33 | 8.72 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 42 | TCU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.61 | 5.67 | 18.3 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 43 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.55 | 4.33 | 18.33 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 44 | Colorado | Big 7 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 0.67 | 22.77 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Arizona State | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.16 | 11 | 10.15 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.62 | 17.5 | 20.21 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 47 | New Mexico | Skyline | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.52 | 17 | 1.25 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 2.33 | 10.99 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 49 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 6 | 6.58 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 50 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 22.33 | -2.2 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 51 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 2 | 11.64 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 52 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.73 | -4 | 11.34 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.56 | 6 | 18.87 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 54 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.04 | -4 | 5.03 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 55 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.12 | -2 | 11.74 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 56 | Denver | Skyline | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.88 | 19.25 | 12 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| 57 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.72 | 5.5 | 8.33 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 58 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.7 | 15.67 | -3.73 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 59 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.61 | -0.33 | 2.2 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 60 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.57 | 8.67 | 10.8 | 2.38 | -1.38 |
| 61 | Ohio State | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.51 | 1.5 | 12.16 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 62 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.46 | 14 | -0.25 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 63 | Tulane | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.26 | 0.5 | 12.4 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 64 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.16 | 4 | 11.15 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 65 | Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 7.75 | 8.88 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 66 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 6 | -2.41 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 67 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.59 | 0 | 10.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 68 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | 23 | -10 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 69 | Alabama | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.87 | 27 | 10.2 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 70 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.57 | 4 | 6.46 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.27 | 6.67 | 15.47 | 2.26 | -1.26 |
| 72 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.38 | -5 | 24.96 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 73 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.35 | -2.5 | 17.3 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 74 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.09 | 3.67 | 5.71 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 75 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 9.52 | 12 | 18.6 | 3.27 | -2.27 |
| 76 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.39 | -5 | 12.62 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.9 | 4.33 | 20.2 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 78 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.62 | -5.33 | 22.49 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 79 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.41 | -17.5 | 10.76 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 80 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.32 | -13 | 6.52 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 81 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.23 | 5.67 | 7.8 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 82 | UCLA | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.18 | 2 | 16.05 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 83 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.92 | -5.67 | 21.3 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 84 | Utah State | Skyline | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.91 | -9.67 | 10.49 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 85 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.74 | -15.33 | 14.31 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 86 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.65 | -13 | 7.44 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 87 | UTEP | Border | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.64 | -2 | -7.72 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 88 | Davidson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -7.33 | 0 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 89 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.28 | -19.33 | 8.74 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 90 | Furman | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.23 | -1.25 | 9.78 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 91 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.19 | -18 | 5.54 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 92 | Richmond | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -25.67 | 11.51 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 93 | Missouri | Big 7 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -15.67 | 7.15 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 94 | Montana | Skyline | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -29.33 | 18.15 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 95 | NC State | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.04 | -2 | 15.24 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 96 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.52 | -4.33 | 6.1 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 97 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.51 | -6.33 | 13.52 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 98 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.34 | -8 | 14.05 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 99 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.75 | -14.5 | 2.29 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 100 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.6 | -16 | -3.62 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 101 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.91 | -2 | 24.06 | 0.84 | -0.84 |
| 102 | Rice | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.46 | -3.5 | 26 | 0.66 | -0.66 |
| 103 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -6 | 11.86 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 104 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.99 | -10.5 | 4.84 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 105 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -10 | 25.02 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 106 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.37 | -16.67 | 3.29 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 107 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -16.5 | 11.62 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 108 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -20 | 12.53 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -16.67 | 16.5 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 110 | Michigan | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -17.5 | 25.83 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 111 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -25 | 12.31 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 112 | Minnesota | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.92 | -23 | 26.84 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 113 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -20.5 | 27.12 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 114 | New Mexico State | Border | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -32 | 6.73 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 115 | Idaho | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.05 | -25.67 | 20.28 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 116 | George Washington | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.19 | -26.67 | 26.77 | 0.01 | -0.01 |