Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:24.906302+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 17.9 | 9.15 | 9.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | Arizona State | Border | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 33.1 | 4.32 | 9.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | VMI | Southern | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.44 | 10 | 5.48 | 8.36 | 0.64 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.92 | 21.7 | 11.5 | 9.68 | -0.68 |
| 5 | Navy | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.61 | 19.7 | 11.44 | 9.65 | -1.65 |
| 6 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.48 | 21 | 10.45 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.48 | 19.11 | 10.86 | 8.39 | -0.39 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.29 | 18 | 10.05 | 9.72 | -1.72 |
| 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.18 | 16.78 | 11.01 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 10 | NC State | ACC | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 21.72 | 8.8 | 11.07 | 8.8 | -1.8 |
| 11 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.35 | 9.56 | 8.56 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 12 | UCLA | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.92 | 10 | 10.53 | 8.55 | -0.55 |
| 13 | Drake | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 19.87 | 10.88 | -0.4 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.69 | 13.56 | 10.55 | 7.46 | -0.46 |
| 15 | Princeton | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.55 | 12.33 | 10.12 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 16 | Oregon State | Pacific | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.54 | 7.4 | 9.48 | 7.45 | 0.55 |
| 17 | Duke | ACC | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19 | 7.4 | 13.37 | 8.11 | -2.11 |
| 18 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.99 | 6.1 | 9.64 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 19 | Florida | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.74 | 7 | 11.84 | 7.39 | -1.39 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.62 | 9.82 | 12.21 | 10.32 | -2.32 |
| 21 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.61 | 3.22 | 9.81 | 5.56 | 1.44 |
| 22 | Yale | Ivy | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.59 | 13.78 | 7.68 | 8 | -2 |
| 23 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.45 | 8.09 | 12.47 | 9.51 | -1.51 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 8.33 | 9.12 | 7.11 | -1.11 |
| 25 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.95 | 6.7 | 14.6 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.86 | 6.4 | 14.16 | 7.14 | -0.14 |
| 27 | Clemson | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.75 | 13.8 | 9.5 | 9.18 | -2.18 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 12.44 | 13.1 | 7.42 | -1.42 |
| 29 | Oregon | Pacific | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.33 | 6.6 | 10.2 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 30 | Colorado | Big 7 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.83 | 11.3 | 8.78 | 8.06 | -2.06 |
| 31 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.67 | 4.2 | 12.62 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 32 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.57 | 5.3 | 10.66 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 33 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.46 | 3.56 | 11.79 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 34 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.06 | 9 | 4.27 | 7.26 | -1.26 |
| 35 | West Texas A&M | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.99 | 5.5 | 1.43 | 6.78 | 0.22 |
| 36 | UTEP | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.95 | 3.78 | 7.64 | 5.47 | 0.53 |
| 37 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.85 | 6.78 | 12.63 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 38 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.71 | 8.11 | 10.55 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 39 | Utah | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.57 | 12.6 | 10.51 | 8.25 | -2.25 |
| 40 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.31 | 5.3 | 13.36 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 41 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.28 | 4.44 | 10.27 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 42 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.16 | 2.6 | 3.16 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 43 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.07 | 6.9 | 9.87 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 44 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.95 | 6.88 | 5.33 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 45 | Washington State | Pacific | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.75 | 3.2 | 11.35 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 46 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.58 | 1.3 | 14.06 | 5.57 | 0.43 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.55 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 48 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 1.8 | 6.65 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 49 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 5.8 | 11.88 | 7.42 | -2.42 |
| 50 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.21 | 7.11 | 9.99 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 51 | Davidson | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.1 | 4.25 | 0.87 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 52 | TCU | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 3.3 | 11.95 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 53 | Brown | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 3.22 | 8.25 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 54 | BYU | Skyline | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 13.19 | -0.4 | 5.76 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 55 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.01 | 2.9 | 4.26 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 56 | Denver | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.96 | -0.5 | 8.12 | 4.81 | 1.19 |
| 57 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 12.96 | 0.4 | 9.01 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 58 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.9 | 5.33 | 0.14 | 6.07 | -1.07 |
| 59 | LSU | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 4.9 | 11.94 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 60 | South Carolina | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 5.5 | 9.88 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 61 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.54 | 3.56 | 11.33 | 5.84 | -1.84 |
| 62 | Missouri | Big 7 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.21 | -0.8 | 10.99 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 63 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.67 | -2.8 | 11.52 | 3.72 | 1.28 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.67 | 0.4 | 11.98 | 5.32 | -1.32 |
| 65 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.65 | 4.1 | 1.53 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 66 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.45 | 3.78 | 13.94 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 67 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.12 | -2.4 | 4.61 | 3.86 | 1.14 |
| 68 | Kansas | Big 7 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.88 | -11.5 | 13.2 | 1.62 | 3.38 |
| 69 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.73 | 1.44 | 11.81 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 70 | Maryland | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -2.5 | 14.21 | 3.89 | 1.11 |
| 71 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -2.9 | 11.09 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 72 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.13 | -1.8 | 10.79 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 73 | SMU | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.73 | -4.8 | 13.3 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 74 | New Mexico | Skyline | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.56 | -0.4 | 7.71 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.33 | -2.3 | 14.38 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 76 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.26 | -2.7 | 14.67 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 77 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8 | 1.44 | 8.34 | 5.17 | -2.17 |
| 78 | Richmond | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.97 | -2 | 7.63 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.84 | -3.4 | 10.28 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 80 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.82 | -3.5 | 10.18 | 3.42 | 0.58 |
| 81 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.73 | -2.9 | 6.96 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 82 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.85 | 0.1 | 10.81 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 83 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.79 | -1.89 | 13.88 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 84 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.46 | -12.75 | 9.51 | 0.97 | 2.03 |
| 85 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.3 | -4.2 | 13.52 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 86 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.23 | -4.5 | 13 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 87 | Virginia | ACC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.17 | -5.4 | 14.26 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 88 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.92 | -6.56 | 11.95 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 89 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.87 | -5.9 | 9.21 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 90 | Washington | Pacific | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.77 | -9.2 | 13.79 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 91 | Georgia | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.41 | -5.7 | 13.7 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 92 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.17 | -18.56 | 11.96 | 0.63 | 2.37 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.92 | -5.8 | 2.5 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 94 | San José State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.9 | -7.3 | 5.56 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 95 | Colorado State | Skyline | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | -11.5 | 8.23 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| 96 | Furman | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.36 | -15.2 | 4.48 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 97 | George Washington | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -8.11 | 13.09 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 98 | Montana | Skyline | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.11 | -8.78 | 8.19 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 99 | Alabama | SEC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.07 | -10.4 | 11.2 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 100 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.05 | -10.2 | 9.6 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 101 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.92 | -7 | 12.16 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 102 | Tulane | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.63 | -10.4 | 11.59 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 103 | California | Pacific | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.68 | -6.7 | 14.68 | 2.43 | -1.43 |
| 104 | USC | Pacific | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.26 | -11.8 | 13.48 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 105 | Arizona | Border | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -17.4 | 11.79 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 106 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.18 | -17.78 | 10.59 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 107 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.04 | -17.6 | 13.71 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 108 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.07 | -18.4 | 14.28 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 109 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.19 | -28.89 | 16.29 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 110 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -16.9 | 12.89 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 111 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -16.1 | 14.84 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 112 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -23.78 | 16.53 | 0.22 | -0.22 |