Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.757235+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 19.3 | 9.99 | 9.53 | 0.47 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.84 | 14.2 | 11.07 | 9.17 | -0.17 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.69 | 41.5 | 6.39 | 9.95 | 0.05 |
| 4 | Wyoming | Skyline | 10-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 14 | 5.9 | 8.72 | 1.28 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.05 | 19.4 | 12.43 | 9.9 | -0.9 |
| 6 | Miami | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.74 | 10.8 | 14.43 | 9.33 | -1.33 |
| 7 | Arizona State | Border | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.39 | 22.3 | 8.23 | 9.57 | -0.57 |
| 8 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.36 | 14.25 | 12.43 | 7.01 | -0.01 |
| 9 | UTEP | Border | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.15 | 24 | 6.63 | 9.75 | -0.75 |
| 10 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.09 | 13.22 | 9.93 | 8.3 | -0.3 |
| 11 | Yale | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.78 | 16.56 | 7.26 | 8.11 | -0.11 |
| 12 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.31 | 4.44 | 13.82 | 6.39 | -0.39 |
| 13 | Clemson | ACC | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 21.24 | 7.2 | 8.83 | 8.33 | -1.33 |
| 14 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.09 | 14.56 | 7.66 | 8.23 | -2.23 |
| 15 | George Washington | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.54 | 8.56 | 4.11 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.37 | 12.22 | 15.06 | 7.38 | -0.38 |
| 17 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 12.3 | 9.25 | 9.24 | -1.24 |
| 18 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.76 | 9.5 | 12.35 | 8.47 | -1.47 |
| 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 16.89 | 9.2 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.67 | 4.4 | 15.25 | 7.07 | -0.07 |
| 21 | USC | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.62 | 9.2 | 8.79 | 7.86 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Colorado | Big 7 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.59 | 14.5 | 9.34 | 8.65 | -1.65 |
| 23 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.45 | 13 | 13.35 | 8.36 | -2.36 |
| 24 | Princeton | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.38 | 11.33 | 9.12 | 7.12 | -0.12 |
| 25 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.37 | 5.3 | 12.5 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.28 | 16.6 | 6.78 | 9.13 | -2.13 |
| 27 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.01 | 10.2 | 7.27 | 9 | -2 |
| 28 | West Texas A&M | Border | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.42 | 21.44 | 0.27 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 29 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.08 | 12.5 | 12.05 | 9 | -2 |
| 30 | TCU | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.91 | 12 | 11.04 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 31 | Auburn | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 5.7 | 13.33 | 7.19 | -0.19 |
| 32 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 5.7 | -0.72 | 7.02 | -0.02 |
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.13 | 6 | 13.99 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 34 | UCLA | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.09 | 2.6 | 12.48 | 6.13 | 0.87 |
| 35 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 8.78 | 11.5 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 36 | South Carolina | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.9 | 5.9 | 7.42 | 8.17 | -1.17 |
| 37 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.42 | 9.3 | 6.47 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.09 | 7.78 | 13.5 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 39 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.99 | 3.67 | 8.61 | 6.11 | -1.11 |
| 40 | Duke | ACC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 8.4 | 13.29 | 8.09 | -3.09 |
| 41 | West Virginia | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.69 | 2.4 | 12 | 6.19 | -0.19 |
| 42 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.66 | 2.11 | 8.49 | 5.26 | -0.26 |
| 43 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.39 | 1.4 | 11.75 | 5.74 | 0.26 |
| 44 | Denver | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.34 | 4.4 | 5.97 | 6.13 | -0.13 |
| 45 | Utah State | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.27 | 2.2 | 8.79 | 5.62 | 0.38 |
| 46 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.24 | 6.67 | 10.4 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 47 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.01 | 0.5 | 11.76 | 5.19 | 0.81 |
| 48 | Davidson | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.99 | 7.22 | -2.82 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 49 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.84 | 6.2 | 7.36 | 7.34 | -2.34 |
| 50 | Tulane | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.81 | 0.1 | 12.18 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 51 | Brown | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.54 | 3.33 | 8.17 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 52 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.52 | 6.44 | 4.26 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 53 | Utah | Skyline | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.78 | 5 | 11.31 | 6.43 | -1.43 |
| 54 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 12.73 | 3.1 | 13.82 | 6.52 | -2.52 |
| 55 | Washington | Pacific | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.51 | 2.6 | 12.6 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 56 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | 3.4 | 8.24 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 57 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11 | -0.56 | 11.03 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 58 | Missouri | Big 7 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.61 | 1.7 | 9.26 | 5.52 | -1.52 |
| 59 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.61 | 1.89 | 11.21 | 5.19 | -2.19 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.33 | 1.78 | 5.68 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 61 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.56 | 0.5 | 13.26 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 62 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.31 | -1.44 | 11.43 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 63 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.07 | -1.89 | 10.02 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 64 | Arizona | Border | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.01 | -0.2 | 12.2 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 65 | Richmond | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.8 | -2 | 6.63 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 66 | Rice | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.65 | -0.9 | 12.25 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | -0.4 | 8.06 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 68 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.03 | -13.33 | 13.38 | 1.15 | 2.85 |
| 69 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.83 | -5.3 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 70 | New Mexico | Skyline | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -3.8 | 7.99 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 71 | SMU | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.52 | -7.7 | 13.65 | 2.43 | 1.57 |
| 72 | Oklahoma State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.42 | -3.5 | 10.71 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 73 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.36 | -1.44 | 2.25 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 74 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | -8.1 | 10.48 | 2.23 | 1.77 |
| 75 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.28 | -8.1 | 10.08 | 2.34 | 1.66 |
| 76 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.01 | -5.6 | 1.45 | 2.68 | 1.32 |
| 77 | Kansas | Big 7 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.14 | -5.2 | 12.85 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-5-3 | 0.2 | 5.95 | -1.1 | 10.08 | 4.33 | -2.33 |
| 79 | VMI | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.87 | -5.3 | 7.65 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 80 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.79 | -8.4 | 12.51 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 81 | Georgia | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.74 | -9.6 | 13.63 | 1.06 | 1.94 |
| 82 | California | Pacific | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.59 | -4.6 | 14.22 | 3.33 | -0.33 |
| 83 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.53 | -3.33 | 13.45 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 84 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.35 | -14.89 | 12.02 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 85 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.28 | -15.89 | 11.44 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 86 | NC State | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.18 | -7.5 | 12.52 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 87 | LSU | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.13 | -9.3 | 15.04 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 88 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.12 | -7.5 | 11.09 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 89 | Drake | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.03 | -10.33 | -1.18 | 2.36 | 0.64 |
| 90 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.84 | -11.6 | 11.93 | 1.97 | 1.03 |
| 91 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.33 | -12.3 | -0.47 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| 92 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -5.75 | 9.21 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 93 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.25 | -9.9 | 16.67 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 94 | Maryland | ACC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -10 | 15.72 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 95 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -8.4 | 10.91 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 96 | BYU | Skyline | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -8.5 | 6.32 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 97 | Alabama | SEC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.98 | -12.3 | 12.29 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 98 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -11.5 | 3.37 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 99 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.75 | -15.8 | 10.24 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 100 | Detroit Mercy | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.66 | -9.5 | 10.13 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 101 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-5-3 | 0.11 | 2.65 | -4 | 13.85 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
| 102 | Furman | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -11.8 | 10.66 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 103 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.39 | -15.9 | 15.4 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 104 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.28 | -16.8 | 11.81 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 105 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.07 | -8.75 | 11.6 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 106 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.47 | -12.11 | 13.09 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 107 | Montana | Skyline | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -14.7 | 8.71 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 108 | New Mexico State | Border | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -14.5 | 5.77 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 109 | Texas | Southwest | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.01 | -17.1 | 16.61 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 110 | William & Mary | Southern | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.26 | -16.2 | 11.9 | 0.73 | -0.73 |
| 111 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -25.67 | 9.96 | 0.29 | -0.29 |