Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.050697+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 28.21 | 12.25 | 21.24 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 2 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.57 | 19.25 | 15.56 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 3 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27 | 26 | 12.09 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.64 | 22 | 11.83 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | Colorado | Big 7 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.15 | 28.5 | 8.41 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 16 | 7.09 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 7 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.36 | 10.75 | 7.99 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 8 | Clemson | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 5.75 | 9.63 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 13.75 | 6.25 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 10 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 24.5 | 2.4 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 6 | 6.61 | 3.69 | 1.31 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 18.8 | 1.1 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 13 | VMI | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.54 | 12 | -1.46 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 14 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.86 | 10.8 | 15.45 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.79 | 21 | 15.19 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 16 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.27 | 18 | 9.67 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 17 | TCU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.22 | 14.4 | 10.41 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 18 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.15 | 8.75 | 20 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 19 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.05 | 22.5 | 11.06 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.88 | 20.25 | 13.7 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 21 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.82 | 20 | 6.56 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 22 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.78 | 8.5 | 13.44 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 23 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.71 | 7.2 | 10.71 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 7.4 | 9.83 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 25 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.63 | 25.5 | 11.65 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 26 | New Mexico | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 13.6 | 4.78 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.74 | 5.8 | 12.21 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 28 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 6.5 | 6.46 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 4 | 13.45 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.34 | 6.5 | 16.91 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 31 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.28 | 8.75 | 4.19 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 32 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.25 | 10 | 8.25 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 33 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.78 | -0.4 | 11.4 | 2.42 | 1.58 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.52 | 15.5 | 1.03 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 35 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.95 | 1 | 8.92 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 36 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.45 | 8.83 | 8.74 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 37 | Florida | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.24 | 5 | 9.14 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 38 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.99 | 1.2 | 13.04 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 39 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.95 | 8.4 | 13.85 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 40 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.55 | 15.2 | 11.87 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 41 | Davidson | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.37 | 6.75 | -7.95 | 3 | 0 |
| 42 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 5.4 | 12.97 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 43 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.87 | -7.5 | 9.73 | 0.93 | 2.07 |
| 44 | California | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.79 | 2.6 | 15.85 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 45 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.63 | -3.33 | 21.58 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 46 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 11.97 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 47 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.32 | 5.4 | 8.05 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 48 | Rice | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.95 | 1.8 | 10.94 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 49 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.76 | 3 | 7.4 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.62 | 0.4 | 7.44 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 51 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.39 | 10 | 11.12 | 3.88 | -1.88 |
| 52 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 4 | 14.54 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 53 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 11 | 8.08 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 54 | Brown | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | 1.75 | 8.57 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 55 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.93 | -1.8 | 7.53 | 1.98 | 1.02 |
| 56 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.22 | 9 | -0.12 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 57 | UTEP | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.53 | 0 | 6.76 | 2 | 0 |
| 58 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.33 | 2 | 17.2 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 59 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.97 | -3.75 | 18.77 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.92 | 3.8 | 8.27 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| 61 | Denver | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.87 | 3.4 | 9.37 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 62 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.65 | -7 | 9.48 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 63 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.57 | -6.25 | 13.88 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 64 | Arizona State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.57 | 3.4 | 5.25 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 65 | Alabama | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.04 | 1.5 | 11.97 | 2.39 | -1.39 |
| 66 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.03 | -4.6 | 19.42 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 67 | Missouri | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.99 | -0.2 | 10.67 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 68 | Duke | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.96 | -1.2 | 9.22 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 69 | NC State | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.81 | -1.8 | 8.01 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 70 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.69 | -4.2 | 13.09 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | -4.8 | 13.43 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 72 | BYU | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.57 | -4.2 | 12.32 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.26 | -6.6 | 13.64 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 74 | Washington | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.1 | -4.8 | 5.86 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 75 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.06 | -2.6 | 9.23 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 76 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.02 | -3.6 | 11.78 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 77 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.85 | -15 | 15.98 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 78 | Utah | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.64 | -4.8 | 8.09 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 79 | New Mexico State | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.11 | -8.6 | 1.9 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 80 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.08 | -9 | 21.43 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 81 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.52 | -8.8 | -3.46 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 82 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.18 | -4.75 | 20.65 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 83 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.98 | -18.33 | 22.53 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 84 | George Washington | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.82 | -10.67 | 2.14 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 85 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.78 | -1 | 15.06 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 86 | Georgia | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.36 | -1.75 | 17.38 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 87 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.31 | 0 | 9.64 | 2 | -1 |
| 88 | West Virginia | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.66 | -0.6 | 12.35 | 2.43 | -1.43 |
| 89 | Yale | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.48 | -5.5 | 6.95 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 90 | USC | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.24 | -1.6 | 13.68 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 91 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.02 | -11.75 | 11.48 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 92 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.94 | -19.75 | 19.7 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 93 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.93 | -3.25 | 1.31 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 94 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.72 | -17.5 | 12.28 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 95 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.65 | -19.75 | 10.61 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 96 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.51 | -12.25 | 18.48 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 97 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.27 | -7 | -4.23 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 98 | Idaho | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -6.6 | 10.46 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 99 | Virginia | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.11 | -10.4 | 19.31 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 100 | Furman | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.04 | -15.25 | 7.09 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 101 | Maryland | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.95 | -11.6 | 16.27 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 102 | Tulane | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.81 | -7.6 | 22.76 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 103 | Richmond | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -8.4 | 14.03 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 104 | Stanford | Pacific | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -18.2 | 18.31 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 105 | Arizona | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.34 | -24 | 16.68 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 106 | Kansas | Big 7 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -24.2 | 18.3 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 107 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.67 | -6.25 | 13.92 | 0.94 | -0.94 |
| 108 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -14.4 | 18.23 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 109 | West Texas A&M | Border | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -17.8 | 9.23 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 110 | Montana | Skyline | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -18.2 | 12.13 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 111 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.59 | -20.25 | 13.13 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 112 | Drake | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -27.5 | 8.97 | 0.04 | -0.04 |