Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.013813+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.73 | 17 | 17.69 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 2 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.09 | 13.5 | 15.17 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 3 | Maryland | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.09 | 27.5 | 12.62 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 4 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.75 | 23.25 | 11.47 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 5 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.7 | 11.5 | 14.04 | 3.14 | 0.86 |
| 6 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.53 | 12 | 13.21 | 4.08 | 0.92 |
| 7 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 10.4 | 12.46 | 4.14 | 0.86 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 20.75 | 7.79 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 9 | San Francisco | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 25 | 3.87 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 10 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 10.2 | 4.61 | 3.96 | 1.04 |
| 11 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 12.5 | 3.57 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 12 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 24.25 | 0.3 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 13 | California | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.85 | 22 | 9.53 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 14 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.75 | 13.2 | 10.61 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 15 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.54 | 8 | 11.73 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 16 | Colorado | Big 7 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.25 | 7.2 | 13.53 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.05 | 12 | 7.03 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 18 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.94 | 11.83 | 2.99 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 19 | Duke | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.83 | 12.4 | 8.89 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.71 | 13.6 | 7.61 | 4.24 | -0.24 |
| 21 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.69 | 25.5 | 11.52 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 22 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.34 | 18.4 | 3.7 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 23 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.02 | 8.2 | 5.68 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 24 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.01 | 11.25 | 11.74 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 25 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.94 | 20.2 | 1.85 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 26 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.76 | 1.75 | 13.79 | 2.23 | 0.77 |
| 27 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.73 | 5.25 | 9.05 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 25.5 | 5.39 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 29 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.67 | 1.8 | 9.56 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 30 | Clemson | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.45 | 11.25 | 7.11 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 31 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 8.75 | 9.25 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 32 | Colorado State | Skyline | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.25 | 14.8 | 4.81 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.07 | 12.5 | 5.8 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 34 | BYU | Skyline | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.74 | 18.4 | 0.74 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 35 | Florida | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.71 | 9.67 | 16.81 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 36 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.7 | 9 | 4.6 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 37 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.53 | 17.75 | 0.64 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 38 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.3 | 11.33 | 6.97 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.12 | 9 | 14.51 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 40 | Utah | Skyline | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 3.5 | 13.1 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 41 | Washington | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.3 | 19.8 | 11.84 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 42 | Kansas | Big 7 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.05 | 6.6 | 15.87 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 43 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.86 | 8.4 | 17.15 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 44 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.85 | 4 | 17.02 | 3 | 0 |
| 45 | Wyoming | Skyline | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.62 | 8.5 | 13.69 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 46 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.12 | 4.8 | 15.16 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 47 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 15.03 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 48 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.49 | 9.6 | 6.85 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 49 | Arizona | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.34 | 7 | 5.04 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 50 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 3.2 | 6.55 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 51 | VMI | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 6.2 | 2.49 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.1 | 0.2 | 12.43 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 53 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.02 | 0.4 | 16.37 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 54 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.87 | 11.25 | 21.08 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 55 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.81 | 16.17 | 17.14 | 5.36 | -2.36 |
| 56 | Bradley | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 9.2 | 1.21 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 57 | Denver | Skyline | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 15 | 11.05 | 5.21 | -2.21 |
| 58 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.33 | -0.4 | 10.24 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 59 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.62 | 17 | 1.2 | 3.57 | -1.57 |
| 60 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.16 | 5.25 | 12.87 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 61 | Michigan | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.77 | 1.25 | 18.52 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 62 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.59 | -7.6 | 13.38 | 1.51 | 1.49 |
| 63 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.36 | 2 | 2.18 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 64 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.35 | -0.75 | 15.74 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 12.28 | 8 | 17.35 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 66 | Tulane | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.25 | -3 | 21.08 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 67 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | -0.25 | 20.87 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 68 | Arizona State | Border | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.15 | 1.6 | 4.05 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 69 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.57 | 4.6 | 13.91 | 3.26 | -1.26 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.56 | -0.75 | 10.74 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.41 | 2.8 | 16.44 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 72 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 6.6 | 17.15 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 73 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -2.25 | 12.16 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 74 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.89 | -4 | 9.08 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 75 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.66 | -1.25 | 9.49 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 76 | New Mexico | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 2 | 5.02 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.03 | -0.2 | 14.39 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.84 | 1.2 | 12.32 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 79 | Georgia | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.71 | -0.8 | 14.88 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 80 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.63 | -8 | 9.21 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 81 | UTEP | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.46 | 3 | 1.37 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 82 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.43 | -1.6 | 16.69 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 83 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.85 | -1.2 | 5.51 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 84 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.3 | 2.5 | 7.29 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 85 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.45 | -8.2 | 13.05 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 86 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 7.45 | 2.8 | 13.03 | 2.97 | -1.97 |
| 87 | Ohio State | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.23 | -4.75 | 15.2 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 88 | Alabama | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 7.13 | 8.8 | 16.32 | 3.5 | -2.5 |
| 89 | Montana | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.1 | -10.6 | 8.95 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 90 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.96 | 1.2 | 11.74 | 2.77 | -1.77 |
| 91 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.93 | -17.8 | 12.44 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 92 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.9 | -14.4 | 8.79 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 93 | Richmond | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.86 | -16.4 | 10.28 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 94 | Utah State | Skyline | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.26 | -7.25 | 13.4 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 95 | Purdue | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -10.25 | 18.58 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 96 | Minnesota | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.59 | -10.25 | 17.51 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 97 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.52 | -14 | 3.32 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 98 | New York University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.33 | -32 | 13.33 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.94 | -3.5 | 12.09 | 2.26 | -1.26 |
| 100 | Davidson | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.78 | -8.6 | -0.01 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 101 | George Washington | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.72 | -13.8 | 16.78 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 102 | Missouri | Big 7 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.67 | -15 | 14.89 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 103 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -15.6 | 13.64 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 104 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -18.4 | 13.54 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 105 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.44 | -23 | 18.87 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 106 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.23 | -22.6 | 7.16 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 107 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.18 | -17.2 | 0.02 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 108 | Northern Arizona | Border | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.67 | -13.17 | -6.02 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 109 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.54 | -5 | 17.06 | 1.22 | -1.22 |
| 110 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -8.75 | 15.14 | 0.96 | -0.96 |
| 111 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.05 | -12 | 6.29 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 112 | Loyola Marymount | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -16 | 9.34 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.38 | -15.5 | 15.34 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 114 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.39 | -17.8 | 8.51 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 115 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -15.75 | 15.59 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | Border | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -27.17 | 4.46 | 0.09 | -0.09 |