Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.313333+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | ACC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 26.7 | 12.45 | 9.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.73 | 17.8 | 13.57 | 8.76 | 0.24 |
| 3 | Texas Tech | Border | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.33 | 24.91 | 10.57 | 10.1 | -0.1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 23.1 | 19.6 | 12.83 | 9.39 | -1.39 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.68 | 17.33 | 11.02 | 8.72 | -0.72 |
| 6 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.43 | 13.56 | 10.68 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 7 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.38 | 10.56 | 12.68 | 7.04 | -0.04 |
| 8 | West Virginia | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.36 | 19.78 | 8.68 | 8.15 | -0.15 |
| 9 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.94 | 14.33 | 8.93 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 10 | Rice | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.83 | 16.8 | 12.44 | 9.13 | -1.13 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.51 | 14 | 11.28 | 10.03 | -2.03 |
| 12 | Duke | ACC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.01 | 13.6 | 11.16 | 9.12 | -2.12 |
| 13 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.88 | 12.3 | 10.81 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 14 | Utah | Skyline | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.78 | 11.4 | 7.73 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 15 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.76 | 11.9 | 10.18 | 8.14 | -1.14 |
| 16 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.69 | 8.5 | 11.37 | 7.86 | -0.86 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.46 | 7.67 | 14.84 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 18 | UTEP | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.85 | 10 | 5.24 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2-3 | 0.55 | 18.37 | 4.36 | 10.15 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-2-3 | 0.5 | 18.29 | 7.7 | 13.23 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 21 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.15 | 8.5 | 5.67 | 6.52 | -0.52 |
| 22 | Furman | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.02 | 8.56 | 0.68 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 23 | Utah State | Skyline | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.92 | 6.18 | 8.54 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 24 | Texas | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.88 | 6.5 | 12.86 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 25 | South Carolina | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.82 | 10.1 | 10.18 | 8.44 | -1.44 |
| 26 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.51 | 5.3 | 11.18 | 6.59 | 0.41 |
| 27 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.45 | 9.8 | 12.62 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 28 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.3 | 2.9 | 12.43 | 6.04 | 0.96 |
| 29 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 6.89 | 12.22 | 6.81 | -0.81 |
| 30 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.12 | 6.56 | 12.36 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 31 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.07 | 8.2 | 10.83 | 7.8 | -1.8 |
| 32 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.9 | 8.8 | 9.21 | 8.04 | -2.04 |
| 33 | USC | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.75 | 3.8 | 12.3 | 6.23 | -0.23 |
| 34 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.75 | 3.78 | 5.73 | 6.15 | -1.15 |
| 35 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.51 | 10.67 | 13.89 | 7.62 | -2.62 |
| 36 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 2 | 12.81 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 37 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.14 | 10.89 | 10.85 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 38 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-3 | 0.45 | 15.6 | 3.18 | 13.33 | 6.77 | -1.77 |
| 39 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.4 | 9.89 | 5.69 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 40 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.37 | 7.91 | 9.64 | 8.18 | -2.18 |
| 41 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.24 | 10.7 | 7.42 | 8.14 | -2.14 |
| 42 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 15.24 | 9.67 | 13.58 | 7.35 | -3.35 |
| 43 | New Mexico | Skyline | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.23 | 5.67 | 7.31 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 44 | Wyoming | Skyline | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.71 | 8.5 | 11.85 | 7.95 | -2.95 |
| 45 | Missouri | Big 7 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.46 | 1.4 | 11.31 | 5.67 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Richmond | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.26 | 1 | 6.92 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 47 | Colorado | Big 7 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.21 | 0.7 | 11.55 | 5.21 | 0.79 |
| 48 | George Washington | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.07 | 4.67 | 9.89 | 6 | -1 |
| 49 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.79 | -0.22 | 8.92 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 50 | California | Pacific | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 13.08 | 5 | 13.05 | 6.48 | -2.48 |
| 51 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.74 | 6.89 | 7.69 | 6.68 | -2.68 |
| 52 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.44 | 4.5 | 7.5 | 7.25 | -2.25 |
| 53 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.12 | -2.67 | 12.15 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 54 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.98 | 0.44 | 14.73 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 55 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.97 | 1.9 | 7.78 | 5.62 | -1.62 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.9 | 1.8 | 7.3 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 57 | Arizona | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.79 | 5.3 | 13.85 | 6.48 | -2.48 |
| 58 | SMU | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.75 | -0.1 | 14.05 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 59 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.7 | -1.09 | 7.79 | 5.12 | 0.88 |
| 60 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.41 | 5.33 | 9.67 | 6.12 | -2.12 |
| 61 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.18 | -1.11 | 14.88 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 62 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.98 | -6.67 | 8.61 | 2.74 | 2.26 |
| 63 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.96 | 2 | 11.26 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 64 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -6.9 | 8.51 | 2.57 | 2.43 |
| 65 | Colorado State | Skyline | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.75 | 0.89 | 13.05 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 66 | Florida | SEC | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 10.6 | 8.7 | 12.2 | 7.95 | -4.95 |
| 67 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.4 | 0.6 | 10.51 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 68 | VMI | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.98 | -2.2 | 4.67 | 4.3 | 0.7 |
| 69 | Arizona State | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.87 | 0.4 | 5.3 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 70 | San José State | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.48 | -7.11 | 7.15 | 2.76 | 1.24 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.16 | 0.56 | 12.51 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 72 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.96 | -1.56 | 9.1 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 73 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.88 | -3.22 | 10.32 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 74 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 8.85 | -8 | 0.08 | 2.03 | 1.97 |
| 75 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.75 | -5.8 | 13.93 | 2.92 | 1.08 |
| 76 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.69 | 0.78 | 4.59 | 4.79 | -1.79 |
| 77 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.56 | -1.4 | 12.55 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 78 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.66 | -4.9 | 9.62 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 79 | Clemson | ACC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.53 | -3.67 | 12 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 80 | Denver | Skyline | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.43 | -3.6 | 10.13 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 81 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.41 | -6.22 | 16.05 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 82 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.38 | -8.3 | 11.05 | 2.39 | 1.61 |
| 83 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.25 | 0 | 5.91 | 5 | -2 |
| 84 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.2 | -11 | 11.38 | 2.09 | 1.91 |
| 85 | Montana | Skyline | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.8 | -7.5 | 7.56 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 86 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.36 | -4.33 | 13.83 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.27 | -4.3 | 11.88 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 88 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.14 | -6.3 | 14.48 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 89 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.03 | -6.5 | 12.81 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 90 | TCU | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -3.4 | 13.48 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 91 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.65 | -4.5 | 14.31 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 92 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.36 | -16.44 | 13.01 | 0.21 | 2.79 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.79 | -12.7 | 11.18 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 94 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.73 | -14.1 | 11.66 | 1.33 | 1.67 |
| 95 | Georgia | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.4 | -8.64 | 11.52 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 96 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.66 | -11.25 | 8.55 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 97 | BYU | Skyline | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.54 | -5.6 | 11.32 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 98 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.42 | -7.44 | 14.03 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 99 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.41 | -8.67 | 17.92 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 100 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.08 | -10.11 | 9.24 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 101 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.06 | -12 | 13.89 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 102 | Kansas | Big 7 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.76 | -9.6 | 13.85 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 103 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.51 | -20.78 | 7.15 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 104 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.29 | -28.89 | 8.51 | 0.15 | 1.85 |
| 105 | Tulane | SEC | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.64 | -9.9 | 14.56 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
| 106 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | -15 | 5.58 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 107 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.24 | -16.44 | 10.33 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 108 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.15 | -18.56 | 11.62 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 109 | NC State | ACC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.07 | -18.5 | 10.13 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 110 | Davidson | Southern | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -27.11 | 9.51 | 0.14 | -0.14 |