Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.607857+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland | ACC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 15 | 10.85 | 8.52 | 0.48 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 27.12 | 7.72 | 7.83 | 0.17 |
| 3 | UCLA | Pacific | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.86 | 24.22 | 14.28 | 8.83 | -0.83 |
| 4 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.32 | 16.75 | 14.18 | 7.42 | -0.42 |
| 5 | TCU | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.89 | 20 | 11.18 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 6 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.76 | 21 | 9.26 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.7 | 14.62 | 11.32 | 7.48 | -0.48 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.7 | 9.56 | 13.12 | 7.87 | -0.87 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.62 | 14.22 | 9.72 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.6 | 13.11 | 11.23 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.32 | 12.75 | 9.87 | 7.05 | -0.05 |
| 12 | Wyoming | Skyline | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.11 | 12 | 8.93 | 6.77 | 0.23 |
| 13 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22 | 17.5 | 9.37 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.69 | 8.25 | 10.78 | 6.18 | -0.18 |
| 15 | Arizona State | Border | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.58 | 23 | 6 | 7.48 | -1.48 |
| 16 | Denver | Skyline | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20 | 24.22 | 6.91 | 8.57 | -1.57 |
| 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.4 | 10.88 | 11.3 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 18 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.04 | 10.38 | 7.92 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 19 | Clemson | ACC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 7.88 | 8.55 | 6.05 | -0.05 |
| 20 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.9 | 8.75 | 9.08 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 21 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.84 | 7.33 | 9.83 | 6.51 | -0.51 |
| 22 | Duke | ACC | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.84 | 10.12 | 14.23 | 6.49 | -1.49 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.79 | 16.62 | 5.4 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 24 | Colorado State | Skyline | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.58 | 2.75 | 10.53 | 4.86 | 1.14 |
| 25 | Oregon State | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.43 | 4.25 | 9.08 | 5.43 | 0.57 |
| 26 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.04 | 14.12 | 7.13 | 7.47 | -2.47 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | Border | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.94 | 4.38 | 12.27 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 28 | UTEP | Border | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.72 | 13.12 | 9.94 | 6.83 | -2.83 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.45 | 5.11 | 14.87 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 30 | San José State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.34 | 6.38 | 5.68 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 31 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17 | 6.33 | 8.72 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 32 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.96 | 1.62 | 1.41 | 4.46 | 1.54 |
| 33 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.84 | 22 | 10.66 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 34 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.61 | 4.89 | 18.17 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 35 | USC | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.36 | 11.88 | 10.22 | 6.38 | -1.38 |
| 36 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.17 | 11.14 | 1.6 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 37 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.97 | 4 | 12.18 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 38 | Utah | Skyline | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.97 | 5.62 | 12.03 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 39 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.89 | 4.38 | 12.64 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 40 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.57 | 3 | 10.29 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 41 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.55 | 4.12 | 10.39 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 42 | George Washington | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.47 | 4 | 8.14 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 43 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.45 | 2 | 13 | 5.36 | -0.36 |
| 44 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.42 | 11 | 13.37 | 6.08 | -2.08 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.32 | 3.56 | 9.13 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 46 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.32 | 6.14 | 15.96 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 47 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.29 | 2.67 | 10.77 | 5.39 | -0.39 |
| 48 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.29 | 2.12 | 10.73 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 49 | Richmond | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 6.12 | 9.74 | 6.12 | -2.12 |
| 50 | Davidson | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.54 | 8.75 | -3.09 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 51 | West Texas A&M | Border | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.29 | 11 | 3.16 | 6.55 | -2.55 |
| 52 | Tulane | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.2 | 3 | 10.89 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.95 | -0.89 | 12.34 | 4.18 | 0.82 |
| 54 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.88 | 2 | 9.8 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 55 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.86 | 1 | 13.21 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 56 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.81 | 4 | 5.52 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 57 | Washington | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.96 | 3.11 | 12.1 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.84 | 2.62 | 11.94 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 59 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 1.62 | 13.21 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 60 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.54 | -1 | -1.93 | 3.66 | 1.34 |
| 61 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.51 | 0.88 | 14.99 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 62 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.45 | 6.14 | 2.7 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 63 | Florida | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | 0.12 | 15.86 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 64 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.12 | -0.89 | 8.55 | 4.17 | 0.83 |
| 65 | Georgia | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.49 | 2.33 | 13.49 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| 66 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | -0.88 | 8.78 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 67 | NC State | ACC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.87 | 3.25 | 6.92 | 4.77 | -1.77 |
| 68 | Utah State | Skyline | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.67 | 0.56 | 10.65 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 69 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.18 | 0.22 | 10.38 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 70 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.02 | -5.12 | 10.9 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 71 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.01 | -0.5 | 13.91 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 72 | Arizona | Border | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.52 | -0.88 | 13.92 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 73 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.43 | -5.25 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 74 | Texas | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.33 | -4.22 | 15.67 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 75 | SMU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.87 | -0.25 | 12.74 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 76 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.21 | -3.12 | 3.85 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 77 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.76 | -11.71 | 10.59 | 1.05 | 1.95 |
| 78 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.48 | -3.12 | 9.97 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 79 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.21 | -7.12 | 10.91 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 80 | LSU | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.99 | -2 | 18.46 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 81 | Rice | Southwest | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.66 | -3.25 | 11.68 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 82 | Montana | Skyline | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.41 | -15.67 | 9.86 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 83 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.3 | -7.22 | -0.64 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 84 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.2 | -6 | 10.2 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 85 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.67 | -10.5 | 12.97 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 86 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.36 | -10.57 | -0.86 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 87 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -3.5 | 8.56 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 88 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.06 | -9.62 | 14 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 89 | California | Pacific | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.97 | -10 | 13.07 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 90 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -13.38 | 16.66 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 91 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -12 | 11.35 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 92 | Kansas | Big 7 | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.42 | -15 | 10.99 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 93 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 1.91 | -11 | 5.17 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 94 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.22 | -12.29 | 11.07 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 95 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.15 | -13.62 | 11.48 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 96 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.13 | -13.57 | 15.31 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.12 | -7.38 | 12.98 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 98 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 0.84 | -18.89 | 12.27 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 99 | Virginia | ACC | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.84 | -10.75 | 13.97 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 100 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.76 | -11.75 | 11.55 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 101 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.7 | -9.62 | 10.9 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 102 | Missouri | Big 7 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.63 | -10.44 | 15.14 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 103 | New Mexico | Skyline | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.5 | -17 | 15.46 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 104 | BYU | Skyline | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.38 | -19.5 | 10.07 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 105 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.32 | -21.38 | 13.96 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 106 | VMI | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.1 | -16.44 | 10.67 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 107 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -21.88 | 10.7 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 108 | Alabama | SEC | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -20 | 16.87 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 109 | Furman | Southern | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -29 | 6.85 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 110 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.75 | -25.5 | 16.15 | 0.05 | -0.05 |