Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.311178+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | ACC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.7 | 28.17 | 10.44 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.56 | 16.4 | 12.15 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.45 | 14.75 | 12.53 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 4 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.37 | 12 | 12.57 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 26.23 | 9.5 | 12.66 | 5.1 | -2.1 |
| 6 | Utah | Skyline | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 20 | 8.24 | 5.57 | 0.43 |
| 7 | USC | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.52 | 14.67 | 7.75 | 5.28 | -0.28 |
| 8 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 23.4 | 5.64 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 9 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.41 | 10.2 | 3.58 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.8 | 24.33 | 12.6 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 22.21 | 14.33 | 13.27 | 5.49 | -1.49 |
| 12 | UCLA | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.09 | 19 | 9.54 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 13 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22 | 19.83 | 9.15 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 14 | Duke | ACC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.89 | 13.67 | 9.92 | 5.57 | -0.57 |
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.66 | 17.8 | 11.85 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.55 | 11.2 | 9.97 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.55 | 4.67 | 14.23 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 18 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.43 | 13 | 11.85 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 19 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.3 | 19.5 | 5.14 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 20 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.27 | 4.8 | 15.57 | 3.14 | 0.86 |
| 21 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.89 | 24.6 | 9.1 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 22 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.88 | 13 | 5.46 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 23 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.69 | 10.4 | 8.4 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 24 | UTEP | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 8.6 | 8.51 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 25 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.25 | 6 | 16.31 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 26 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.22 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 4.09 | -1.09 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.14 | 10 | 13.35 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 28 | Richmond | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.97 | 7.33 | 5.19 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.7 | 8.33 | 10.03 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 30 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.76 | 11 | 13.4 | 5 | -1 |
| 31 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.71 | 4.5 | 0.97 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 2.83 | 11.76 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 33 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1-3 | 0.33 | 17.13 | 5.17 | 8.12 | 4.31 | -2.31 |
| 34 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.11 | 9.4 | 18.55 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 35 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 3 | 11.39 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 7 | 6.68 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 37 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.05 | 14.33 | 3.33 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 38 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.62 | 5.67 | 18.46 | 4.44 | -1.44 |
| 39 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.4 | 11 | 2.6 | 3 | -1 |
| 40 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.27 | 5.4 | 10.64 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 41 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.24 | 3.4 | 13.66 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 42 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.16 | 5.8 | 13.66 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 43 | Utah State | Skyline | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16 | -1 | 16.64 | 2.72 | 1.28 |
| 44 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 15.95 | -7.4 | 10.81 | 1.12 | 1.88 |
| 45 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.54 | 11.33 | 3.98 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 46 | Furman | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.16 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 47 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.13 | 1.6 | 13.05 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 48 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.86 | 10.4 | -3.03 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 49 | Florida | SEC | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 14.37 | 14.67 | 12.49 | 5.28 | -3.28 |
| 50 | California | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 5.83 | 15.93 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 51 | Texas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.06 | 6 | 13.53 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 52 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.97 | 9.33 | 9.7 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.95 | 7.2 | 9.73 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| 54 | VMI | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.47 | 5.67 | 8.23 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| 55 | Arizona State | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 6.33 | 6.97 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 56 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.37 | 6.75 | 11.95 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 57 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.02 | 9.2 | 7.86 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 58 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.89 | -6.2 | 14.83 | 1.04 | 1.96 |
| 59 | New Mexico | Skyline | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.72 | 6.2 | 7.39 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 60 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.51 | -11.2 | 9.17 | 1.05 | 1.95 |
| 61 | Missouri | Big 7 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.69 | 0 | 10.78 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | Georgia | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.62 | -1.5 | 18.06 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 63 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.14 | -2.8 | 18.7 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 64 | San José State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.11 | -1.83 | 7.05 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 65 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.09 | 3.4 | 10.97 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 66 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.03 | -3.6 | 19.05 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 67 | Arizona | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.96 | 3.6 | 12.06 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 68 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.93 | 1.4 | 14.93 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 69 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.46 | 2.6 | 7.07 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 70 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.29 | -10.83 | 12.99 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 71 | Denver | Skyline | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.28 | -4.17 | 9.26 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 72 | BYU | Skyline | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.98 | 0.33 | 9.36 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 73 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.86 | -4 | 6.87 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.11 | -1.17 | 14.03 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 75 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.05 | -2.4 | 24 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 76 | George Washington | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.78 | -3.2 | 12.89 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 77 | Washington | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.64 | -3.5 | 12.93 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 78 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.61 | -5.4 | 13.86 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 79 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.38 | -3.17 | 10.72 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 80 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.14 | -1.4 | 6.34 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 81 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | -6.8 | 7.02 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 82 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.87 | -14.6 | 8.84 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 83 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.77 | -2.17 | 13.4 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 84 | Colorado | Big 7 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -5.17 | 13.23 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 85 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.41 | -4.83 | 7.91 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 86 | Kansas | Big 7 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -8.17 | 13.6 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 87 | Montana | Skyline | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.09 | -10 | 11.45 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 88 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.85 | -4.83 | 4.57 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 89 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.2 | -3.4 | 17.65 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 90 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.62 | -7.25 | 11.56 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 91 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.49 | -5 | 12.74 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 92 | Clemson | ACC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.48 | -6.6 | 11.55 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 93 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.74 | -4 | 15.84 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 94 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.38 | -7.6 | 18.22 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 95 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.99 | -9.17 | 13.66 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 96 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.84 | -14.2 | 20.65 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 97 | NC State | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.84 | -11.8 | 12.16 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 98 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -11.8 | 12.36 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 99 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -9.2 | 20.5 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 100 | Tulane | SEC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.55 | -7.5 | 16.83 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.27 | -12.6 | 16.03 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 102 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.93 | -13.83 | 12.05 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 103 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.88 | -14.33 | 11.57 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 104 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.86 | -16.33 | 16.85 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.18 | -34.17 | 9.27 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 106 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.12 | -22.33 | 15.68 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 107 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 0.89 | -28 | 9.52 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 108 | West Texas A&M | Border | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.08 | -13 | 4.25 | 0.92 | -0.92 |
| 109 | Davidson | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -24.8 | 10.86 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 110 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -22.6 | 17.39 | 0.21 | -0.21 |