Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.904361+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 15.44 | 9.55 | 8.87 | 0.13 |
| 2 | Arizona State | Border | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 32.33 | 5.21 | 8.87 | 0.13 |
| 3 | VMI | Southern | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.82 | 10.22 | 5.55 | 7.49 | 0.51 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.87 | 18.89 | 11.21 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 5 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.85 | 21 | 10.71 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.82 | 19.11 | 10.95 | 8.39 | -0.39 |
| 7 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.65 | 20.33 | 10.95 | 8.65 | -1.65 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.62 | 12.56 | 11.51 | 8.67 | -0.67 |
| 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.57 | 16.78 | 11.39 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 10 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.49 | 20 | 8.85 | 8.81 | -0.81 |
| 11 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.24 | 17 | 9.42 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 12 | NC State | ACC | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 22.1 | 8.8 | 11.45 | 8.8 | -1.8 |
| 13 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.72 | 9.56 | 8.2 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 14 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.3 | 5.38 | 8.7 | 5.44 | 1.56 |
| 15 | UCLA | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.24 | 10 | 10.77 | 8.55 | -0.55 |
| 16 | Drake | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.21 | 10.88 | -0.18 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 17 | Oregon State | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.83 | 7.4 | 9.65 | 7.45 | 0.55 |
| 18 | Princeton | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.83 | 12.33 | 10.28 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 19 | Duke | ACC | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.37 | 7.4 | 13.14 | 8.11 | -2.11 |
| 20 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.31 | 6.1 | 10.11 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 21 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.89 | 11.11 | 9.18 | 7.92 | -1.92 |
| 22 | Yale | Ivy | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.86 | 13.78 | 8.01 | 8 | -2 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.54 | 9.38 | 7.31 | 6.42 | -0.42 |
| 24 | Florida | SEC | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.91 | 6.12 | 11.19 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 12.44 | 12.94 | 7.42 | -1.42 |
| 26 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.65 | 6.6 | 10.11 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 27 | Rice | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 5.22 | 16.02 | 6.41 | -0.41 |
| 28 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.27 | 8 | 11.15 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.25 | 2.11 | 11.99 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 30 | Clemson | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.2 | 11 | 10.04 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 31 | Colorado | Big 7 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.04 | 11.3 | 8.89 | 8.06 | -2.06 |
| 32 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.84 | 3.56 | 12.14 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 33 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 2.22 | 15.21 | 5.39 | 0.61 |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.39 | 9 | 4.3 | 7.26 | -1.26 |
| 35 | UTEP | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.3 | 3.78 | 7.71 | 5.47 | 0.53 |
| 36 | West Texas A&M | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.24 | 5.5 | 1.44 | 6.78 | 0.22 |
| 37 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.12 | 8.11 | 11.16 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.73 | 4.44 | 12.09 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 39 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.6 | 4.44 | 10.21 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 40 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.59 | 5.3 | 14.15 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 41 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 15.45 | 0.56 | 8.69 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 42 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 2.6 | 3.64 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.29 | 0.38 | 16.81 | 4.14 | 0.86 |
| 44 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.25 | 6.9 | 9.79 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 45 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.18 | 6.88 | 5.82 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 46 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.96 | 3.2 | 11.77 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 47 | Utah | Skyline | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.94 | 12.33 | 11.12 | 7.31 | -2.31 |
| 48 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.91 | 3.89 | 6.11 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 49 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.83 | 5.88 | 12.64 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 50 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.78 | 7.12 | 11.1 | 6.32 | -2.32 |
| 51 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 1.8 | 6.79 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 52 | Davidson | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.41 | 4.25 | 0.96 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 53 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.35 | 7.11 | 9.96 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 54 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.94 | 1.22 | 12.92 | 5.34 | -1.34 |
| 55 | SMU | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.7 | 0.75 | 13.45 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 56 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.04 | 5.33 | 0.22 | 6.07 | -1.07 |
| 57 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.78 | 3.56 | 11.79 | 5.84 | -1.84 |
| 58 | Missouri | Big 7 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.52 | -0.8 | 11.49 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 59 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.38 | 1.33 | 12.18 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 60 | Denver | Skyline | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.1 | -0.67 | 7.44 | 4.27 | 0.73 |
| 61 | BYU | Skyline | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 12.02 | -0.67 | 5.37 | 4.24 | -0.24 |
| 62 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.87 | -2.8 | 12.5 | 3.72 | 1.28 |
| 63 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | 4.1 | 1.68 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 64 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.57 | 3.78 | 14.39 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 65 | Brown | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.55 | 0.38 | 8.97 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 66 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.46 | 4 | 11.05 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 67 | LSU | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.43 | 3.33 | 12.63 | 5.81 | -1.81 |
| 68 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.42 | -2.4 | 4.83 | 3.86 | 1.14 |
| 69 | Kansas | Big 7 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.03 | -11.5 | 13.9 | 1.62 | 3.38 |
| 70 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.98 | 1.44 | 11.86 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 71 | Maryland | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.74 | -2.5 | 14.88 | 3.89 | 1.11 |
| 72 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.87 | -0.89 | 15.46 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 73 | New Mexico | Skyline | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.75 | -0.22 | 6.97 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 74 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.48 | -2.44 | 15.99 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 75 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.38 | -1.8 | 11.09 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 76 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.95 | -4.22 | 12.06 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.84 | -2.89 | 8.4 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 78 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.06 | 1.44 | 9.34 | 5.17 | -2.17 |
| 79 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.83 | -2.78 | 12.66 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 80 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.27 | -6.38 | 13.24 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 81 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.14 | -5.11 | 10.4 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 82 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.84 | 0.1 | 10.93 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 83 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.62 | -12.75 | 9.38 | 0.97 | 2.03 |
| 84 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.47 | -4.2 | 13.95 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 85 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.45 | -17.62 | 12.02 | 0.63 | 2.37 |
| 86 | Richmond | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -2.78 | 8.06 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 87 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.15 | -4.78 | 8.98 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 88 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -6.56 | 11.67 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 89 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.92 | -9.2 | 14 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.59 | -5.44 | 2.4 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 91 | Furman | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.08 | -12.56 | 3.28 | 0.96 | 2.04 |
| 92 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -3.12 | 15.33 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 93 | Virginia | ACC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.28 | -6.78 | 14.65 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 94 | Alabama | SEC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.91 | -7.11 | 10.02 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 95 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.8 | -9.67 | 9.08 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 96 | Georgia | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.46 | -7.11 | 13.68 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 97 | George Washington | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.35 | -8.11 | 13.04 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 98 | Tulane | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.2 | -9.44 | 11.63 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 99 | Montana | Skyline | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.17 | -8.78 | 8.34 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 100 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.1 | -9.44 | 7.58 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3 | -7 | 12.65 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 102 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.85 | -14.22 | 8.64 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 103 | California | Pacific | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.7 | -6.7 | 15.21 | 2.43 | -1.43 |
| 104 | USC | Pacific | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.64 | -10 | 13.48 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 105 | Arizona | Border | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.42 | -14.89 | 11 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 106 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -17.78 | 10.51 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 107 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -17.78 | 15.15 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 108 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.02 | -17.6 | 14.42 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 109 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.18 | -28.89 | 16.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 110 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -15.78 | 15.09 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 111 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -16.9 | 13.78 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 112 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -23.78 | 16.52 | 0.22 | -0.22 |