Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.166856+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 25.33 | 12.08 | 8.62 | 0.38 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 23.5 | 10.08 | 9.88 | 0.12 |
| 3 | USC | Pacific | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 23.22 | 9.6 | 8.89 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.72 | 15 | 8.69 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.31 | 24.33 | 13.93 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 6 | UCLA | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.26 | 18.33 | 12.9 | 8.68 | -0.68 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.19 | 24.78 | 6.44 | 8.68 | -0.68 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.97 | 16.67 | 8.02 | 8.52 | -1.52 |
| 9 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.84 | 15.44 | 7.64 | 7.31 | -0.31 |
| 10 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.51 | 11.56 | 7.12 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 11 | Duke | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.01 | 15.5 | 13.48 | 9.38 | -1.38 |
| 12 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.47 | 14.78 | 12.47 | 8.13 | -1.13 |
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.27 | 11 | 10.63 | 8.07 | -0.07 |
| 14 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.14 | 22.22 | 9.37 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 15 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.94 | 13.11 | 10.68 | 7.57 | -0.57 |
| 16 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.66 | 8.67 | 10.57 | 6.55 | 0.45 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.53 | 7.33 | 15.32 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 18 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 14.87 | 5.84 | 1.16 |
| 19 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.39 | 15 | 6.54 | 8.35 | -1.35 |
| 20 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.37 | 6.22 | 10.36 | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| 21 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 8.25 | 12.26 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.12 | 13.33 | 5.47 | 7.54 | -0.54 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.01 | 9.44 | 10.39 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 24 | New Mexico | Skyline | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.65 | 5.62 | 10.63 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 25 | San José State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.63 | 11.88 | 6.83 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 26 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.47 | 8.12 | 13.69 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 27 | California | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.37 | 12 | 12.95 | 8.29 | -1.29 |
| 28 | Kansas | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.05 | 10.4 | 10.56 | 8.29 | -1.29 |
| 29 | George Washington | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.84 | 4.33 | 6.5 | 5.71 | 0.29 |
| 30 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.82 | 3 | 13.88 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 31 | Florida | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.49 | 17.11 | 9.85 | 8.01 | -2.01 |
| 32 | Ohio State | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 8.67 | 10.81 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 33 | Washington | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 4.56 | 13.52 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 3.44 | 13.71 | 5.45 | 0.55 |
| 35 | Colorado State | Skyline | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 11.22 | 8.8 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 36 | Arizona State | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.23 | 10.62 | 11.71 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 37 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.09 | 1.11 | 11.75 | 4.8 | 1.2 |
| 38 | Arizona | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.82 | 13 | 9.8 | 8.09 | -2.09 |
| 39 | Utah | Skyline | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.57 | 4.44 | 10.79 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 40 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.33 | 10.25 | 4.36 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 41 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.25 | 11.12 | 3.45 | 6.32 | -1.32 |
| 42 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.22 | 5.62 | 6.77 | 5.11 | -0.11 |
| 43 | Furman | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.16 | 2.9 | 0.24 | 6.05 | -0.05 |
| 44 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.03 | 1.5 | 11.55 | 5.58 | -0.58 |
| 45 | Michigan | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.73 | 8.11 | 11.25 | 6.63 | -1.63 |
| 46 | Purdue | Western | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.7 | 4.11 | 14.19 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 47 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.53 | 3.2 | 4.57 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 48 | Tulane | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.4 | 6.44 | 11.09 | 6.35 | -1.35 |
| 49 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.24 | 5 | 9.87 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 50 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.19 | 4.33 | 10.28 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 51 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.17 | 3.57 | 9.83 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 52 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 1.38 | 13.83 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 53 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.7 | 1.33 | 10.24 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 54 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.17 | 1.78 | 5.53 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 55 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 8.38 | 9.92 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 56 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.36 | 1 | 14.24 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 57 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.09 | 3.67 | 4.9 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 58 | Minnesota | Western | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 11.93 | -4.44 | 13.05 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.83 | 0.44 | 12.98 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 60 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.45 | -2.88 | 5.09 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 61 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.33 | 4.22 | 9.1 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 62 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.15 | -7.7 | 10.21 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| 63 | TCU | Southwest | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 11.14 | 3.44 | 10.76 | 5.94 | -2.94 |
| 64 | Illinois | Western | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.13 | 2.11 | 11.43 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 65 | Missouri | Big 7 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.07 | -1.2 | 14.22 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 66 | SMU | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.82 | -2.22 | 14.3 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 67 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.56 | -0.67 | 6.15 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 68 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -3.9 | 13.35 | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| 69 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.04 | -0.22 | 15.08 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 70 | Rice | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.92 | -3.22 | 11.6 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 71 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.82 | -4.22 | 12.35 | 3.28 | 0.72 |
| 72 | BYU | Skyline | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.68 | -5 | 9.85 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 73 | UTEP | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.54 | -3.1 | 3 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 74 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.46 | -0.38 | 10.62 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.45 | 1.67 | 11.26 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 76 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.71 | -4.12 | 13.27 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 77 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.69 | -3.33 | 13.18 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.28 | -8.5 | 9.05 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 79 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.28 | -4.14 | -7.95 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 80 | Utah State | Skyline | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.09 | -4.44 | 8.04 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 81 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.72 | -8 | 8.12 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 82 | VMI | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.71 | -10.56 | 9.87 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 83 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.21 | -10.25 | -0.72 | 1.91 | 1.09 |
| 84 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.07 | -4.56 | 10.22 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 85 | Denver | Skyline | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.03 | -4.44 | 5.66 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 86 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.32 | -10.29 | 2.05 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 87 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.1 | -22 | 10.25 | 0.48 | 2.52 |
| 88 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.59 | -16.2 | 9.43 | 1.64 | 1.36 |
| 89 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.36 | -5 | 10.89 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.27 | -13.62 | 3.97 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 91 | Texas Tech | Border | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.15 | -5.22 | 10.6 | 3.16 | -1.16 |
| 92 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.97 | -7.44 | 12.54 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Western | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.81 | -9.56 | 13.22 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 94 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.62 | -15 | 14.43 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 95 | Auburn | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.57 | -5.33 | 14.45 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 96 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.49 | -11.56 | 3.35 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 97 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -15.62 | 8.05 | 0.54 | 1.46 |
| 98 | LSU | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.39 | -9.11 | 18.12 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 99 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -9.11 | 12.73 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 100 | Indiana | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -9 | 13.21 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 101 | Iowa | Western | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.15 | -11 | 12.9 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 102 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.14 | -9.3 | 7.25 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 103 | Montana | Skyline | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.12 | -10.2 | 9.53 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 104 | Davidson | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.07 | -10.11 | 6.97 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 105 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.06 | -12.2 | 12.78 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 106 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 3.05 | -1.86 | 8.17 | 3.02 | -2.02 |
| 107 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.79 | -16 | 16.14 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 108 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.67 | -11.6 | 14.86 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 109 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.38 | -20.22 | -0.55 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 110 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.1 | -13.75 | 14.88 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 111 | North Carolina | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.96 | -17.57 | 17.94 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 112 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.01 | -17.4 | 10.64 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 113 | Richmond | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.04 | -17.9 | 8.54 | 1.05 | -0.05 |