Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.609060+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | ACC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 15.4 | 11.5 | 9.57 | 0.43 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 31.1 | 7.76 | 9.89 | 0.11 |
| 3 | UCLA | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.57 | 22.8 | 13.44 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 4 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.04 | 18.56 | 12.73 | 8.54 | -0.54 |
| 5 | TCU | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.01 | 20.2 | 10.92 | 9.41 | -0.41 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.84 | 15.4 | 11.12 | 9.05 | -0.05 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.66 | 13.6 | 11.89 | 9.63 | -1.63 |
| 8 | Auburn | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.03 | 11.3 | 9.14 | 8.6 | -0.6 |
| 9 | West Virginia | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 9.16 | -1.16 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.33 | 9.8 | 11.81 | 8.16 | -0.16 |
| 11 | Denver | Skyline | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.17 | 22.1 | 7.23 | 9.51 | -1.51 |
| 12 | Duke | ACC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.09 | 10.1 | 13.23 | 8.48 | -1.48 |
| 13 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.97 | 11.56 | 11.69 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 14 | Colorado State | Skyline | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.85 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 7.58 | 0.42 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.81 | 7.1 | 12.89 | 8.01 | -1.01 |
| 16 | Arizona State | Border | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.78 | 21.45 | 5 | 10.35 | -2.35 |
| 17 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.65 | 9.44 | 10.57 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 18 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.47 | 12 | 8.37 | 8.22 | -1.22 |
| 19 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.44 | 10.78 | 8.66 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Border | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.38 | 4.3 | 12.37 | 6.49 | 0.51 |
| 21 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.26 | 14.67 | 10.4 | 8.52 | -2.52 |
| 22 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.17 | 8.11 | 8.21 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 23 | UTEP | Border | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.07 | 11.3 | 10.44 | 8.36 | -2.36 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.14 | 6.6 | 14.6 | 7.46 | -0.46 |
| 25 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.82 | 20.44 | 11.41 | 8.58 | -2.58 |
| 26 | Wyoming | Skyline | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.69 | 8.1 | 9.86 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 27 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.58 | 6.3 | 15.96 | 7.13 | -1.13 |
| 28 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.56 | 14.2 | 6.69 | 9.28 | -2.28 |
| 29 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.43 | 11.11 | 11.86 | 7.83 | -1.83 |
| 30 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.28 | 12.12 | 4.08 | 6.96 | -1.96 |
| 31 | Clemson | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.23 | 6.2 | 8.47 | 7 | 0 |
| 32 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.91 | 6.33 | 10.95 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 33 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.85 | 9.6 | 8.4 | 8.45 | -2.45 |
| 34 | Utah | Skyline | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.84 | 5.11 | 11.52 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.66 | 4.7 | 10.6 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.4 | 6.25 | 16.1 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.37 | 5.8 | 7.43 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 38 | USC | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.84 | 10.7 | 12.24 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 39 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.63 | 0.67 | 10.16 | 4.76 | 1.24 |
| 40 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.4 | 3.89 | 10.64 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 41 | Colorado | Big 7 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.27 | 5.4 | 11.53 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 42 | Oregon | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.18 | 4.6 | 11.66 | 6.47 | -0.47 |
| 43 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.12 | 3.7 | 12.75 | 6.36 | -0.36 |
| 44 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.86 | 4.22 | 5.8 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.85 | 3.1 | 10.95 | 6.15 | -0.15 |
| 46 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.82 | 1.11 | 11.29 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 47 | San José State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.7 | 5 | 3.68 | 6.19 | -1.19 |
| 48 | Washington | Pacific | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.24 | 4.8 | 11.31 | 7.28 | -2.28 |
| 49 | Richmond | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.08 | 5.44 | 7.21 | 6.77 | -2.77 |
| 50 | Arizona | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.78 | 1.5 | 13.19 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 51 | Tulane | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.77 | 2.7 | 10.2 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 52 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.6 | 1.22 | 12.37 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.54 | 1.44 | 11.17 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.51 | 1.2 | 11.65 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 55 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.43 | 2.78 | 7.05 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 56 | George Washington | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.34 | 1.44 | 9.3 | 5.24 | -0.24 |
| 57 | Davidson | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.9 | 7.33 | -2.86 | 7.06 | -2.06 |
| 58 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 3.8 | 0.73 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 59 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.78 | 9 | 6.32 | 7.06 | -3.06 |
| 60 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.21 | -1.2 | 2.47 | 4.54 | 1.46 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.01 | -2.2 | 12.24 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 62 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.84 | 0.3 | 13.06 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 63 | Texas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.87 | -2.3 | 15.59 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 64 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.55 | 3.62 | 5.25 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 65 | NC State | ACC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.54 | 1.3 | 8.77 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.53 | 0.67 | 11.71 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 67 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.32 | -5.22 | -0.53 | 2.68 | 2.32 |
| 68 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -3.5 | 9.39 | 4.14 | 0.86 |
| 69 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.98 | -4.9 | 10.32 | 3.16 | 1.84 |
| 70 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.77 | -3.9 | 6.74 | 3.64 | 1.36 |
| 71 | Georgia | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.57 | 0.3 | 13.73 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 72 | SMU | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.53 | 0.3 | 13.2 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 73 | Utah State | Skyline | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 0.4 | 10.78 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 74 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.15 | -5.25 | 0.53 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 75 | Florida | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.77 | -1.5 | 16.05 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 76 | LSU | SEC | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 8.49 | -1 | 16.26 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 77 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.46 | -0.78 | 14.4 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 78 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.02 | -2.6 | 9.16 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 79 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.35 | -3.11 | 9.5 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 80 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.27 | -8.5 | -0.45 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
| 81 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.02 | -6.89 | 13.35 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 82 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.92 | -6.56 | 10.54 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 83 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.6 | -9.89 | 9.95 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 84 | Kansas | Big 7 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.4 | -12.9 | 9.55 | 1.13 | 1.87 |
| 85 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.12 | -10.1 | 14.58 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 86 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.69 | -8.5 | 1.42 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Montana | Skyline | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.5 | -17.2 | 9.29 | 0.96 | 2.04 |
| 88 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.89 | -7.62 | 7.45 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 89 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.66 | -13 | 12.39 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 90 | Idaho | Pacific | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.58 | -5.11 | 10.48 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 91 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.45 | -5.89 | 9.15 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 92 | Rice | Southwest | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.44 | -6.9 | 12.9 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 93 | California | Pacific | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.12 | -10.9 | 13.38 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 94 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -10.8 | 11.93 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -8.4 | 14.33 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 96 | New Mexico | Skyline | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.39 | -15.2 | 12.6 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.14 | -11.33 | 3.92 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 98 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.77 | -11.33 | 14.05 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 99 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.47 | -16.56 | 12.15 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 100 | Missouri | Big 7 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.39 | -10 | 13.6 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 101 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-7-2 | 0.1 | 0.37 | -19 | 12.54 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 102 | Virginia | ACC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.35 | -10.5 | 12.01 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 103 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.26 | -11.8 | 10.42 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 104 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.11 | -19.67 | 12.9 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 105 | VMI | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.03 | -17.4 | 9.3 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 106 | BYU | Skyline | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.12 | -19.6 | 10.23 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 107 | Furman | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.29 | -24.8 | 8.53 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 108 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.39 | -19.44 | 10.74 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 109 | Alabama | SEC | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -20.8 | 16.22 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 110 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -26.22 | 15.22 | 0.07 | -0.07 |