Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.455019+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.75 | 13 | 13.81 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 2 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.72 | 16.25 | 12.88 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 13.6 | 13.37 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.58 | 22.4 | 11.13 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.52 | 13.2 | 12.72 | 4.19 | 0.81 |
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.45 | 18.4 | 11.36 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 7 | UCLA | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 38.5 | 5.33 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 8 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.18 | 12.2 | 7.03 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 9 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.4 | 8.2 | 4.48 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 10 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 20.4 | -0.25 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24 | 22.33 | -1.12 | 5.66 | 0.34 |
| 12 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.38 | 27 | 7.53 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 13 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.17 | 25.6 | 13.07 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.08 | 9.4 | 14.13 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.97 | 21.67 | 6.48 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Denver | Skyline | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.89 | 19.5 | 8.84 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 17 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.6 | 10.5 | 9.49 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 18 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.41 | 7.4 | 15.28 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 19 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.4 | 26.2 | 5.87 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 20 | Arizona | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.33 | 25.2 | 8.5 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 21 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.99 | 9.8 | 7.83 | 4.01 | -0.01 |
| 22 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.93 | 26.2 | 5.43 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 23 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.75 | 8.8 | 16.93 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 24 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.63 | 6.33 | 5.8 | 5.13 | -0.13 |
| 25 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.48 | 4.75 | 18.98 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.08 | 23.4 | -1.53 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 27 | Duke | ACC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.98 | 10.6 | 10.99 | 4.17 | -1.17 |
| 28 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.89 | 12 | 10.71 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.86 | 10.5 | 10.02 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 30 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.4 | 13.17 | 12.94 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 31 | TCU | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.2 | 6 | 16.06 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.59 | 6.67 | 8.2 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 33 | Alabama | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 13.83 | 2.64 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 7.67 | 6.11 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 35 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.79 | 8.6 | 17.15 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 36 | San José State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.78 | 3.67 | 4.85 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 37 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.56 | 10.4 | 13.38 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 38 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.54 | 4.8 | 13.28 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 39 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.3 | -2.25 | 7.74 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | Border | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.29 | 10.83 | 6.99 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 41 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.27 | -0.17 | 11.27 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 42 | Rice | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.09 | 5.4 | 13.61 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 43 | Arizona State | Border | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.06 | 3.83 | 2.23 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 44 | Richmond | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.94 | 18.4 | 3.96 | 4.74 | -1.74 |
| 45 | Furman | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.9 | 0.83 | 8.12 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 46 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.84 | 8 | 5.52 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 47 | Maryland | ACC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.94 | 9.2 | 17.15 | 4.42 | -2.42 |
| 48 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.93 | 2.8 | 3.29 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 49 | Davidson | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.88 | 4.6 | 1.13 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 50 | Missouri | Big 7 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.72 | 0.4 | 14.7 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 51 | Virginia | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.99 | -1 | 9.99 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 13.93 | -12.5 | 12.2 | 0.71 | 3.29 |
| 53 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.75 | 8.33 | 12.03 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 54 | Wyoming | Skyline | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 2.5 | 13.02 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 55 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.42 | -0.6 | 7.19 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.63 | 0.2 | 11.94 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 57 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.57 | 4.33 | 1.5 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 58 | UTEP | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.69 | 1.33 | 2.96 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 59 | Clemson | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.32 | 3.4 | 14.24 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 60 | Auburn | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.24 | 11.6 | 9.59 | 4.25 | -2.25 |
| 61 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -0.17 | 5.59 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 62 | Florida | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -3.17 | 11.33 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 63 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.46 | -2.17 | 7.84 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 64 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | -6.33 | 15.02 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| 65 | Utah | Skyline | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.42 | -5 | 12.77 | 1.91 | 1.09 |
| 66 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.19 | -5.2 | 11.64 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 67 | California | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 10.03 | 4.17 | 19.17 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 68 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.9 | -5.2 | 4.63 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.62 | -1 | 14.92 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 70 | New Mexico | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | -2.4 | 5.62 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 71 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.56 | -1.8 | 4.91 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 72 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.46 | -0.6 | 6.67 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 73 | Montana | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.84 | -5.8 | 5.46 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 74 | Texas | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.82 | -1.17 | 16.62 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.25 | -16.6 | 18.76 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 76 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.03 | -17.6 | 14.29 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 77 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -3.5 | 7.32 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 78 | LSU | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.68 | -2.83 | 15.68 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 79 | Washington | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.64 | -6.17 | 14.76 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 80 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.3 | -6.5 | 8.78 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 81 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -17.17 | 18.04 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 82 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.98 | -10.75 | 12.91 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 83 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.75 | -8.33 | 10.34 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 84 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.53 | -3 | -1.27 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 85 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.26 | -10.25 | 10.23 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 86 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.89 | -3.6 | 17.7 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 87 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.88 | -1.4 | 2.67 | 2.27 | -1.27 |
| 88 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.86 | -10.2 | 9.26 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 89 | George Washington | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.64 | -3 | 12.88 | 2.28 | -1.28 |
| 90 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.58 | -5 | 15.7 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 91 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.48 | -5.2 | 13.2 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 92 | BYU | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.28 | -2.4 | 9.88 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 93 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.96 | -5.2 | 17.86 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 94 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -8.6 | 5.7 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 95 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -5.8 | 16.67 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 96 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -6 | 18.83 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 97 | NC State | ACC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.5 | -7.17 | 16.06 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 98 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.44 | -21 | 18.41 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 99 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.39 | -8.5 | 17.11 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 100 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -21.2 | 11.03 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 101 | Colorado State | Skyline | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.6 | -20.33 | 11.98 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 102 | Drake | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.43 | -23.5 | 7.25 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 103 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.25 | -18.33 | 12.1 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 104 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.92 | -9.4 | 10 | 0.84 | -0.84 |
| 105 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -9.25 | 20.88 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| 106 | Tulane | SEC | 0-4-2 | 0 | -2.22 | -12.67 | 13.3 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | Border | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.69 | -32.67 | 0.71 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 108 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -23 | 17.35 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 109 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -25.8 | 14.71 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 110 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.94 | -30.8 | 13.29 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 111 | Kansas | Big 7 | 0-6-0 | 0 | -3.1 | -30.5 | 20.71 | 0.09 | -0.09 |