Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.608258+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | ACC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 15.4 | 11.43 | 9.57 | 0.43 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 28.67 | 8.19 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | UCLA | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.92 | 22.8 | 14.26 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 4 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.35 | 18.56 | 13.35 | 8.54 | -0.54 |
| 5 | TCU | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.05 | 21.67 | 11.1 | 8.56 | -0.56 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.73 | 13.33 | 11.31 | 8.23 | -0.23 |
| 7 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.62 | 9.56 | 13.34 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.59 | 14.22 | 10.24 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.58 | 13.11 | 11.82 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 10 | Auburn | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.18 | 9.67 | 11.02 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 11 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.95 | 17.5 | 9.63 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 12 | Arizona State | Border | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.91 | 22.67 | 5.95 | 8.45 | -1.45 |
| 13 | Wyoming | Skyline | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.91 | 12 | 8.36 | 6.77 | 0.23 |
| 14 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.46 | 17.89 | 10.91 | 8.19 | -1.19 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.24 | 11.56 | 12.59 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.93 | 9.44 | 10.54 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 17 | Denver | Skyline | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.75 | 24.22 | 5.79 | 8.57 | -1.57 |
| 18 | Duke | ACC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.74 | 10.56 | 14.36 | 7.54 | -1.54 |
| 19 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.57 | 10.78 | 8.59 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.45 | 16.44 | 6.02 | 8.63 | -1.63 |
| 21 | Colorado State | Skyline | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.33 | 6.33 | 9.52 | 6.59 | 0.41 |
| 22 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.28 | 8.11 | 8.03 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | Border | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.79 | 4.56 | 12.01 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 24 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.68 | 7.33 | 8.77 | 6.51 | -0.51 |
| 25 | UTEP | Border | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.54 | 12.44 | 11.8 | 7.69 | -2.69 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.33 | 6.6 | 15.21 | 7.46 | -0.46 |
| 27 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.74 | 6.3 | 16.48 | 7.13 | -1.13 |
| 28 | Colorado | Big 7 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.96 | 7.11 | 10.23 | 6.39 | -0.39 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 6.33 | 9.24 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.82 | 4.7 | 11.29 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 31 | Clemson | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 4.67 | 9.8 | 6 | 0 |
| 32 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.75 | 22 | 10.39 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 33 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.53 | 6.25 | 16.52 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 34 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.48 | 12.38 | 12.12 | 7.04 | -2.04 |
| 35 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.24 | 11.14 | 2.27 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 36 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.89 | 10 | 7.48 | 7.74 | -2.74 |
| 37 | Utah | Skyline | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.89 | 5.62 | 11.48 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 38 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.86 | 0.67 | 9.83 | 4.76 | 1.24 |
| 39 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.73 | 4 | 11.95 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 40 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.59 | 3.89 | 10.93 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.28 | 3.56 | 8.98 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 42 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.17 | 4.6 | 11.09 | 6.47 | -0.47 |
| 43 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.98 | 1.11 | 12.09 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 44 | San José State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.98 | 5 | 3.94 | 6.19 | -1.19 |
| 45 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.92 | 4.22 | 5.71 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 46 | USC | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.87 | 9.44 | 10.93 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 47 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.71 | 0.78 | 0.52 | 4.77 | 1.23 |
| 48 | Richmond | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.49 | 6.12 | 8.94 | 6.12 | -2.12 |
| 49 | Washington | Pacific | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 4.8 | 11.12 | 7.28 | -2.28 |
| 50 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.04 | 2.78 | 12.04 | 5.46 | -0.46 |
| 51 | Tulane | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.01 | 3 | 10.66 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 52 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.79 | 1.22 | 12.39 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 53 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 1.2 | 11.69 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 54 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.72 | 1.44 | 10.89 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 55 | George Washington | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.63 | 1.44 | 9.97 | 5.24 | -0.24 |
| 56 | Davidson | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.09 | 7.33 | -2.83 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 57 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.9 | 9 | 5.79 | 7.06 | -3.06 |
| 58 | NC State | ACC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.26 | 3.67 | 6.69 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 59 | Arizona | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.21 | 1.56 | 11.62 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.2 | -2.2 | 12.18 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 61 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.73 | 4.11 | 1.93 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 62 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.39 | -3.67 | 8.52 | 3.72 | 1.28 |
| 63 | Georgia | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.31 | 2.33 | 13.07 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| 64 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.83 | -0.88 | 8.56 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 65 | SMU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.8 | 1.11 | 12.78 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.73 | 0.67 | 11.67 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 67 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.72 | 3.62 | 5.14 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 68 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.5 | -5.22 | -0.63 | 2.68 | 2.32 |
| 69 | Utah State | Skyline | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.47 | 0.56 | 10.35 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 70 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -4.9 | 10.57 | 3.16 | 1.84 |
| 71 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.18 | -0.56 | 14.27 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 72 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.92 | -5.38 | 10.79 | 2.56 | 1.44 |
| 73 | Florida | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.92 | -1.56 | 16.26 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 74 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.21 | -5.25 | 0.15 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 75 | Texas | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.15 | -4.22 | 15.46 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 76 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.66 | -0.78 | 15.16 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 77 | LSU | SEC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.47 | -1.11 | 17.67 | 4.09 | -1.09 |
| 78 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.22 | -2.6 | 9.6 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 79 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -3.11 | 9.89 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 80 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.25 | -8.5 | -0.11 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
| 81 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -6.56 | 11.1 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 82 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6 | -6.89 | 13.89 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 83 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.72 | -10.56 | 14.71 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 84 | Kansas | Big 7 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.35 | -12.9 | 9.86 | 1.13 | 1.87 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.76 | -8.5 | 1.41 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 86 | Montana | Skyline | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.55 | -17.2 | 8.52 | 0.96 | 2.04 |
| 87 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -3.5 | 7.95 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 88 | Rice | Southwest | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.26 | -6.78 | 12.99 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 89 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.26 | -6 | 11.08 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 90 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -7.62 | 8.04 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.8 | -3.44 | 12.9 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 92 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.78 | -13 | 13.68 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 93 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.73 | -12 | 11.29 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 94 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.46 | -5.11 | 10.3 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 95 | California | Pacific | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.19 | -10.9 | 13.35 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 96 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 1.86 | -11 | 5.98 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 97 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.71 | -12.75 | 14.91 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 98 | Virginia | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.58 | -10.89 | 13.27 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 99 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.51 | -16.56 | 12.5 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 100 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.51 | -11.78 | 12.32 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 101 | Missouri | Big 7 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.41 | -10 | 14.03 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 102 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-7-2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | -19 | 12.62 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 103 | VMI | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.24 | -16.44 | 9.56 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 104 | New Mexico | Skyline | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | -17.44 | 14.07 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 105 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.12 | -19.67 | 12.94 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 106 | BYU | Skyline | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.07 | -21.22 | 11.32 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 107 | Furman | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.21 | -25.33 | 7.56 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 108 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.43 | -19.44 | 11.09 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 109 | Alabama | SEC | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -20.22 | 16.23 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 110 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -25.5 | 16.34 | 0.05 | -0.05 |