Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.166141+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.13 | 23 | 12.59 | 6.63 | 0.37 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 25.12 | 12.12 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 3 | UCLA | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 20.88 | 11.6 | 7.83 | 0.17 |
| 4 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 22.86 | 9.56 | 6.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | USC | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 24.86 | 7.71 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 24.71 | 16 | 7.21 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.64 | 22.57 | 14.4 | 6.21 | -1.21 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.83 | 8.14 | 15.82 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.78 | 11.75 | 7.02 | 6.39 | 0.61 |
| 10 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.7 | 16.57 | 8 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 11 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.6 | 26.29 | 5.58 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.46 | 19.43 | 5.86 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 13 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.18 | 7.38 | 7.07 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 14 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.92 | 12.57 | 8.75 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 15 | Duke | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.4 | 14.25 | 14.85 | 7.34 | -1.34 |
| 16 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.24 | 14.14 | 0.12 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 17 | Kansas | Big 7 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.69 | 12.5 | 11.15 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 18 | Washington | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.4 | 9.25 | 12.11 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 19 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 8.88 | 10.54 | 5.76 | 0.24 |
| 20 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.92 | 20.57 | 10.85 | 6.61 | -1.61 |
| 21 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.53 | 6.29 | 12.98 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 22 | Florida | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.42 | 18.71 | 7.87 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 23 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.42 | 13 | 10 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 24 | Arizona State | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 11.33 | 16.88 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.29 | 8.86 | 10.97 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 26 | South Carolina | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.15 | 7.71 | 11.01 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 27 | San José State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.14 | 10.86 | 9.03 | 5.25 | -0.25 |
| 28 | Colorado State | Skyline | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.11 | 11.86 | 7.08 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 29 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.01 | 9.62 | 8.69 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 30 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.9 | 5.29 | 11.12 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 31 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.8 | 5.29 | 17.28 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 32 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.78 | 0.62 | 16.02 | 4.16 | 0.84 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.49 | 12.57 | 2.8 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.46 | 0.86 | 15.22 | 3.68 | 1.32 |
| 35 | New Mexico | Skyline | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 6 | 12.96 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 36 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.3 | 7.14 | 3.96 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 37 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.01 | 4.86 | 10.02 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 38 | Colorado | Big 7 | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.93 | 0.88 | 15.88 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 39 | California | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.75 | 9.88 | 13.29 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 40 | Arizona | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.54 | 10.88 | 11.2 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 41 | Furman | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.48 | 6 | 0.46 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 42 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 16.15 | 6.14 | 15.91 | 4.77 | -1.77 |
| 43 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.59 | 6.29 | 12.6 | 5.32 | -2.32 |
| 44 | Michigan | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.22 | 11.71 | 11.23 | 5.67 | -1.67 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.22 | 1.29 | 14.14 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 46 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.09 | 0.5 | 14.94 | 4.11 | 0.89 |
| 47 | Utah | Skyline | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.79 | 4.62 | 13.19 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 48 | Illinois | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.72 | 5.86 | 11.32 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 49 | Ohio State | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.71 | 5.43 | 9.63 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 50 | George Washington | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.4 | -1.43 | 7.91 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 51 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.3 | 3.57 | 10.49 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 52 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.21 | -2.43 | 8.78 | 2.76 | 1.24 |
| 53 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.2 | -1.5 | 13.88 | 3.67 | 1.33 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.94 | 3.71 | 7.14 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 55 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.94 | 5.57 | 5.05 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 56 | UTEP | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 7 | -0.35 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.34 | 0.25 | 11.85 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 58 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 1.62 | 5.45 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 59 | Missouri | Big 7 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 3.38 | 12.89 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 60 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.75 | 1.43 | 13.54 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.39 | 0.88 | 15.71 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 62 | BYU | Skyline | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.04 | -3.29 | 9.09 | 2.76 | 1.24 |
| 63 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.67 | -4.88 | 9.4 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 64 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.61 | 5.71 | 10.62 | 5.06 | -2.06 |
| 65 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.44 | 5.43 | 9.42 | 4.54 | -1.54 |
| 66 | Tulane | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.3 | 2.43 | 13.15 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 67 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.27 | 4.57 | 11.55 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.2 | 3.14 | 11.78 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 69 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.19 | 2.29 | 12.32 | 4 | -1 |
| 70 | Wake Forest | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.86 | -2.43 | 11.62 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 71 | Minnesota | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.06 | -6.57 | 12.22 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 72 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.01 | 1.5 | 4.99 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 73 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.8 | -2.57 | 3.53 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 74 | Northern Arizona | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.74 | -0.67 | -7.16 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 75 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.36 | -5 | -0.58 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.31 | -2.5 | 14.26 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.87 | -4.29 | 16.32 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 78 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.73 | -3.57 | 12.91 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 79 | New York University | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 8.73 | -10.4 | -0.79 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 80 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.39 | -7.22 | 7.9 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 81 | Denver | Skyline | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.52 | -3 | 6.81 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 82 | NC State | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.4 | -17.29 | 9.2 | 0.62 | 2.38 |
| 83 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.75 | -12.62 | 10.24 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 84 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.4 | -4.14 | 12.34 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 85 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.57 | -13 | 9.53 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.51 | -12.43 | 7.76 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 87 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.14 | -6.14 | 15.31 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 88 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.13 | -4.75 | 6.56 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 89 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.11 | -7.57 | 11.86 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 90 | Rice | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.98 | -6.43 | 11.67 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 91 | Davidson | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.81 | -6.29 | 7.11 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 92 | Montana | Skyline | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.73 | -9.62 | 7.2 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 93 | VMI | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.68 | -12 | 9.85 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 94 | LSU | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.32 | -7.88 | 17.28 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 95 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.92 | -12 | 15.19 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 96 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.89 | -8.5 | 13.12 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 97 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.12 | -19.38 | -0.53 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 98 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.34 | -7.57 | 14.27 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 99 | Northwestern | Western | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.18 | -9 | 14.13 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 100 | Utah State | Skyline | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.09 | -8.14 | 7.04 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 101 | Santa Clara | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.79 | -15.29 | 14.8 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 102 | Auburn | SEC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.75 | -6.43 | 15.79 | 2.31 | -1.31 |
| 103 | Texas Tech | Border | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.58 | -7.43 | 10.36 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 104 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.24 | -19.67 | 8.22 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 105 | Iowa | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.14 | -13.86 | 13.8 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 106 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.08 | -15 | 13.9 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 107 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1 | -18 | 19.08 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 108 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.95 | -18 | 15.8 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 109 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.94 | -16.38 | 3.53 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 110 | Richmond | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.64 | -13.5 | 6.36 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 111 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.54 | -15.88 | 11.14 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 112 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.48 | -5.4 | 8.62 | 1.47 | -1.47 |
| 113 | North Carolina | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -19.4 | 18.7 | 0.35 | -0.35 |