Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.903913+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 14.62 | 9.21 | 7.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | Arizona State | Border | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 31.25 | 3.77 | 7.85 | 0.15 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.36 | 13.25 | 6.71 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 4 | VMI | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.03 | 10.22 | 6.13 | 7.49 | 0.51 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.95 | 18.12 | 11.69 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.82 | 12.56 | 11.24 | 8.67 | -0.67 |
| 7 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.8 | 21.38 | 11.11 | 7.63 | -0.63 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.7 | 20 | 9.59 | 8.81 | -0.81 |
| 9 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.65 | 20.33 | 10.48 | 8.65 | -1.65 |
| 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.59 | 19.38 | 10.45 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 11 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.33 | 17 | 9.39 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.3 | 17.88 | 10.57 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 13 | Duke | ACC | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.95 | 9.11 | 12.55 | 7.84 | -1.84 |
| 14 | NC State | ACC | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.85 | 9.44 | 11.78 | 8.41 | -2.41 |
| 15 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.4 | 5.38 | 8.73 | 5.44 | 1.56 |
| 16 | Drake | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.18 | 10.88 | -0.68 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 17 | UCLA | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.05 | 9.89 | 12.12 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 10.75 | 11.66 | 7.34 | -1.34 |
| 19 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.42 | 7.67 | 9.12 | 7.38 | -0.38 |
| 20 | Oregon State | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.28 | 7.89 | 8.28 | 6.73 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Princeton | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.05 | 11.38 | 8.44 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 22 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 4.12 | 12.46 | 5.11 | 0.89 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.67 | 9.38 | 7.89 | 6.42 | -0.42 |
| 24 | West Virginia | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.56 | 6 | 9.23 | 6.39 | -0.39 |
| 25 | UTEP | Border | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.48 | 5.12 | 9.59 | 5.09 | 0.91 |
| 26 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.18 | 10 | 10.4 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 27 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.13 | 11.38 | 3.52 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 28 | Florida | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.02 | 7 | 11.13 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 29 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.9 | 9.38 | 7.57 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 30 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.85 | 7.12 | 9.71 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.79 | 1.57 | 16.17 | 4.02 | 0.98 |
| 32 | Yale | Ivy | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.71 | 8.75 | 7.88 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| 33 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.24 | 6.56 | 4.76 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.65 | 13 | 13.14 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 35 | Clemson | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.46 | 11.5 | 11.14 | 7.1 | -2.1 |
| 36 | Davidson | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.41 | 5.43 | 1.05 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 37 | West Texas A&M | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.32 | 5.5 | 0.93 | 6.78 | 0.22 |
| 38 | Rice | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.16 | 3.38 | 16.91 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 39 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.85 | 10.67 | 8.17 | 7.26 | -2.26 |
| 40 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.79 | 4.44 | 12.47 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 41 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.5 | 1.5 | 14.78 | 4.55 | 0.45 |
| 42 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 15.47 | 0.56 | 8.91 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.18 | -1 | 11.79 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 44 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.03 | 3.89 | 5.77 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 45 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.97 | 5.88 | 12.27 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 46 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.93 | 7.12 | 10.71 | 6.32 | -2.32 |
| 47 | Utah | Skyline | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.92 | 12.33 | 10.84 | 7.31 | -2.31 |
| 48 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.73 | 3.56 | 15.41 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 49 | TCU | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 4 | 11.87 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| 50 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.61 | 7.44 | 10.16 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 51 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.2 | 4.29 | 8.39 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 52 | Missouri | Big 7 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.12 | -0.67 | 11.85 | 4.28 | 0.72 |
| 53 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.06 | 1.78 | 2.65 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.92 | 1.38 | 12.28 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 55 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.82 | 0.33 | 3.71 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 56 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.73 | 1.33 | 12.91 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 57 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.95 | 5.25 | 11.29 | 5.56 | -1.56 |
| 58 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.94 | 3.56 | 11.87 | 5.84 | -1.84 |
| 59 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.76 | 4.88 | 9.86 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 60 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 2.62 | 11.32 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 61 | New Mexico | Skyline | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 3.62 | 6.29 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 62 | Denver | Skyline | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.08 | -0.67 | 7.38 | 4.27 | 0.73 |
| 63 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.79 | 3.62 | 0.47 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 64 | SMU | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.63 | -0.14 | 14.61 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 65 | LSU | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.51 | 3.33 | 12 | 5.81 | -1.81 |
| 66 | Brown | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.48 | 0.38 | 9.21 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.27 | -0.11 | 10.43 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 68 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.84 | -1.62 | 10.81 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 69 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.5 | 3.78 | 2.87 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 70 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.45 | -3.78 | 14.24 | 3 | 1 |
| 71 | BYU | Skyline | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 9.97 | -2.88 | 5.06 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 72 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.75 | 0.88 | 16.28 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 73 | Kansas | Big 7 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.58 | -13 | 14.36 | 1.32 | 2.68 |
| 74 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.45 | -2.44 | 16.44 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 75 | Maryland | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.18 | -4.11 | 16.78 | 2.98 | 1.02 |
| 76 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.15 | -2.25 | 13.33 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.96 | -2.89 | 8.6 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.45 | -1.12 | 15.13 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 79 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.17 | -6.86 | 7.92 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 80 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.75 | -2.67 | 13.1 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 81 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.65 | -2.62 | 7.57 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 82 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.36 | -6.38 | 13.44 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 83 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.11 | -6.62 | 12.62 | 1.83 | 1.17 |
| 84 | Washington | Pacific | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.06 | -8 | 14.1 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 85 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.56 | -17.62 | 12.62 | 0.63 | 2.37 |
| 86 | Richmond | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.47 | -2.78 | 8.55 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 87 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.4 | -0.62 | 11.33 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| 88 | Virginia | ACC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.35 | -6.12 | 15.39 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 89 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.8 | -9.62 | 9.31 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 90 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.63 | -3.12 | 15.32 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 91 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 4.19 | -1.44 | 10.35 | 3.9 | -1.9 |
| 92 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.87 | -9.67 | 9.35 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.77 | -6.75 | 4.23 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 94 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.52 | -5.44 | 13.18 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 95 | Georgia | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.51 | -7.11 | 13.57 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 96 | George Washington | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.44 | -8.11 | 13.31 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 97 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.4 | -13.88 | 8.24 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 98 | Furman | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.37 | -14.62 | 2.24 | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| 99 | Tulane | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.23 | -9.44 | 11.52 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 100 | Montana | Skyline | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.22 | -8.78 | 8.11 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 101 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.15 | -9.44 | 7.52 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 102 | Alabama | SEC | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.27 | -11.38 | 13.67 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 103 | USC | Pacific | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.89 | -9.88 | 12.23 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 104 | California | Pacific | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.89 | -7.22 | 14.35 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
| 105 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.45 | -17.62 | 10.18 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 106 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.45 | -17.75 | 16.64 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 107 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.25 | -16.78 | 12.67 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 108 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.05 | -29.75 | 17.67 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 109 | Arizona | Border | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.36 | -17.12 | 13.05 | 0.93 | -0.93 |
| 110 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.38 | -16.88 | 14.75 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 111 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -18.44 | 16.33 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 112 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -23.38 | 17.62 | 0.25 | -0.25 |