Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.166501+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.03 | 22.38 | 13.04 | 7.61 | 0.39 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 22.78 | 12.58 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | UCLA | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 20.88 | 11.41 | 7.83 | 0.17 |
| 4 | USC | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 25.88 | 8.13 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.89 | 15 | 9.01 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 6 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23 | 19.12 | 11.82 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.98 | 24.75 | 14.04 | 7.27 | -1.27 |
| 8 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.15 | 23.75 | 7.14 | 7.63 | -0.63 |
| 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.96 | 18.75 | 7.04 | 7.72 | -0.72 |
| 10 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.63 | 16.12 | 8.39 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 11 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.9 | 7.38 | 7.15 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 12 | Duke | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.79 | 13.44 | 15.14 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 13 | Kansas | Big 7 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.03 | 11.67 | 11.05 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 14 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.75 | 8.67 | 10.73 | 6.55 | 0.45 |
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.71 | 10 | 8.99 | 7.04 | -0.04 |
| 16 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.63 | 24.12 | 9.56 | 7.72 | -1.72 |
| 17 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.41 | 8.25 | 13.37 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 18 | West Virginia | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 13.88 | 9.49 | 6.71 | -0.71 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.08 | 6 | 13 | 5.35 | 0.65 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.08 | 10.62 | 9.98 | 6.22 | -0.22 |
| 21 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.86 | 13.38 | 6.28 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| 22 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.8 | 5.38 | 11.36 | 5.32 | 0.68 |
| 23 | San José State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.79 | 11.88 | 7.52 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.75 | 4.88 | 16.5 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.65 | 8.12 | 14.72 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 26 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.31 | 11.62 | 3.63 | 6.53 | -0.53 |
| 27 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.3 | 0.67 | 15.34 | 4.71 | 1.29 |
| 28 | New Mexico | Skyline | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.07 | 5.57 | 12.53 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 29 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.88 | 3 | 14.12 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 30 | California | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.67 | 10.44 | 13.2 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 31 | Arizona | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.66 | 15 | 11.23 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 32 | Washington | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.25 | 4.56 | 13.2 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 33 | Furman | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.16 | 6.33 | -0.34 | 6.45 | -0.45 |
| 34 | George Washington | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.68 | 2.12 | 7.42 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 35 | Florida | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.46 | 14.62 | 9.84 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 36 | Michigan | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.31 | 11.62 | 11.19 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 37 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.27 | 1.11 | 13.12 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Colorado State | Skyline | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.03 | 10 | 8.63 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 39 | Ohio State | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.87 | 7.25 | 10.47 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 40 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.8 | 7.89 | 8.09 | 7.21 | -2.21 |
| 41 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.65 | 5.75 | 8.49 | 5.58 | -0.58 |
| 42 | Utah | Skyline | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.61 | 4.44 | 10.92 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.54 | 10.25 | 4.71 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.22 | 5.62 | 6.74 | 5.11 | -0.11 |
| 45 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.16 | 11.12 | 2.68 | 6.32 | -1.32 |
| 46 | Arizona State | Border | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.07 | 6.57 | 12 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 47 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.04 | 5.38 | 4.08 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 48 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.93 | 1.67 | 10.31 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 49 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.25 | 3.57 | 9.94 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 50 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 1.38 | 14.28 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 51 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.04 | 1.5 | 10.96 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 52 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.4 | 4 | 15.2 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 53 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.19 | 1.44 | 4.76 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 54 | TCU | Southwest | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.15 | 4.62 | 11.97 | 5.63 | -2.63 |
| 55 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 9.38 | 8.21 | 6.62 | -2.62 |
| 56 | Tulane | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.88 | 3.25 | 13.63 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 57 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 12.84 | -3.56 | 9.14 | 3.37 | 1.63 |
| 58 | Illinois | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 2.62 | 12.36 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 59 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.55 | 1 | 14.29 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 60 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.49 | -1.44 | 12.93 | 4.14 | 0.86 |
| 61 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.04 | 3.67 | 4.85 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 62 | Minnesota | Western | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.81 | -5 | 12.95 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 63 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.65 | -2.88 | 5.27 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 64 | UTEP | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.27 | 0.89 | 1.58 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 65 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.24 | 4.57 | 10.26 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 66 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.94 | 2.29 | 11.61 | 4 | -1 |
| 67 | SMU | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.73 | -2.5 | 14.55 | 3.29 | 0.71 |
| 68 | BYU | Skyline | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.32 | -3 | 8.61 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.19 | -0.22 | 15.01 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 70 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.85 | 2.12 | 12.2 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 71 | Missouri | Big 7 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.81 | -1.44 | 13.81 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.05 | -3 | 13.06 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 73 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.66 | -2.38 | 6.05 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 74 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.61 | -0.38 | 10.16 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 75 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.81 | -3.33 | 13.29 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 76 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.49 | -5 | 12.49 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 77 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.44 | -4.14 | -7.78 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.38 | -8.5 | 9.26 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 79 | Denver | Skyline | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.38 | -3 | 6.26 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 80 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.34 | -9 | -2.08 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 81 | Rice | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.32 | -4.38 | 11.41 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 82 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 6.86 | -9.83 | 1.42 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 83 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.61 | -10.56 | 9.29 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 84 | NC State | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.32 | -20.38 | 9.97 | 0.52 | 2.48 |
| 85 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.34 | -5.25 | 12.42 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 86 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.26 | -17.22 | 8.54 | 1.41 | 1.59 |
| 87 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -7 | 8.01 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 88 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.64 | -11.5 | 9.02 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.37 | -13.62 | 4.58 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 90 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.29 | -6.12 | 12.54 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 91 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.24 | -15.86 | 10.09 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
| 92 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 4.21 | 0 | 8.15 | 3 | -2 |
| 93 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4 | -8.5 | 12.25 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 94 | Indiana | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -9.5 | 12.53 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 95 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.96 | -7.22 | 5.5 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 96 | Davidson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -8.88 | 7.67 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 97 | Iowa | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.82 | -9 | 12.34 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 98 | Montana | Skyline | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.76 | -10.67 | 8.14 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 99 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.61 | -13.22 | 14.62 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 100 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.52 | -15 | 14.72 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 101 | LSU | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.44 | -9.11 | 17.77 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 102 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.38 | -11.56 | 3.38 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 103 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.16 | -11.78 | 14.37 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 104 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.43 | -20.22 | -0.22 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 105 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.6 | -6.5 | 10.1 | 2.57 | -1.57 |
| 106 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.59 | -14.83 | 18.39 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 107 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.38 | -10.12 | 13.88 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 108 | Northwestern | Western | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.3 | -11 | 12.76 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 109 | Auburn | SEC | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.24 | -6.38 | 15.63 | 2.56 | -1.56 |
| 110 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.14 | -13.75 | 14.25 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 111 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.44 | -18.38 | 18.03 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 112 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.27 | -16.33 | 11.71 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 113 | Richmond | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | -17.44 | 7.85 | 1.04 | -0.04 |