Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.051811+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 26.32 | 14.29 | 15.31 | 6.17 | -0.17 |
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 19.88 | 12.64 | 7.77 | 0.23 |
| 3 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 26.01 | 24.71 | 11.78 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 4 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.62 | 12.29 | 12.4 | 6.02 | -0.02 |
| 5 | Auburn | SEC | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.48 | 10.86 | 7.44 | 6.46 | -0.46 |
| 6 | VMI | Southern | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 23.52 | 16 | 1.08 | 7.45 | -1.45 |
| 7 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 23.22 | 22.14 | 15.23 | 6.79 | -0.79 |
| 8 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 23.43 | -2.3 | 6.67 | 0.33 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.57 | 21.57 | 11.66 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.22 | 12.86 | 16.05 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 11 | TCU | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.05 | 17.43 | 9.71 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.9 | 16.38 | 6.68 | 7.67 | -0.67 |
| 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.73 | 9.29 | 14.39 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 14 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.15 | 7.33 | 12.24 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.65 | 4.86 | 14.99 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.13 | 6.5 | 10.49 | 6.49 | -2.49 |
| 17 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 7.75 | 13.9 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 18 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.14 | 13 | 4.35 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 19 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 12.12 | 9.15 | 7.13 | -1.13 |
| 20 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.02 | 10.71 | 13.6 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 21 | Wyoming | Skyline | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.91 | 8.5 | 9.35 | 6.26 | -0.26 |
| 22 | New Mexico | Skyline | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.82 | 7.25 | 8.02 | 5.66 | 0.34 |
| 23 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.6 | 11.12 | 10.46 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 24 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.58 | 12.14 | 9.98 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 25 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.32 | 14.43 | 8.89 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.27 | 4.62 | 14.07 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 27 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.95 | 10.57 | 7.89 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.9 | 3 | 13.7 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 29 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.8 | 10.43 | 7.05 | 6.15 | -1.15 |
| 30 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.71 | 3.71 | 11.16 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 31 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.59 | 2.43 | 10.63 | 4.17 | 0.83 |
| 32 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.76 | -1 | 10.68 | 3.7 | 2.3 |
| 33 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.63 | 11.88 | 11.36 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 34 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.49 | -0.88 | 8.25 | 3.68 | 2.32 |
| 35 | Clemson | ACC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.21 | -1.14 | 11.99 | 3.13 | 1.87 |
| 36 | Missouri | Big 7 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.09 | 7.75 | 11.28 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.01 | 1.12 | 10.76 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 38 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.84 | 5.5 | 11.02 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 39 | SMU | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.6 | 9.29 | 15.94 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 40 | Arizona State | Border | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.56 | 8.62 | 6.49 | 6.05 | -1.05 |
| 41 | California | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.51 | 3.38 | 10.71 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 42 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.39 | 13 | 11.19 | 7.08 | -3.08 |
| 43 | BYU | Skyline | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.35 | 4 | 8.99 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.27 | 3.71 | 16.59 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 45 | Rice | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.24 | 4.14 | 15.69 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 46 | Davidson | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 15 | 0.29 | -1.02 | 3.57 | 1.43 |
| 47 | Colorado State | Skyline | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.97 | 10.14 | 10.12 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 48 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.61 | 3.43 | 13.38 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 49 | Brown | Ivy | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.39 | 6 | 8.23 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 50 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.23 | 2.29 | 12.82 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 51 | Oregon State | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.93 | -1 | 10.69 | 3.52 | 1.48 |
| 52 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 6 | 13.98 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 0.62 | 6.9 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 54 | USC | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 4.75 | 11.77 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 55 | Florida | SEC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.87 | 2.43 | 14.81 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 56 | Alabama | SEC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.72 | 2 | 11.71 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.35 | 3 | 13.66 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 58 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.26 | -8.86 | 10.81 | 1.06 | 2.94 |
| 59 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.23 | 4.14 | 11.61 | 5.46 | -2.46 |
| 60 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.14 | 2.62 | 12.42 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 61 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.93 | 4.14 | 5.89 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.81 | 2.86 | 6.82 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 63 | San José State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.75 | 4.14 | 3.88 | 4.61 | -1.61 |
| 64 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.56 | 0.38 | 15 | 4.13 | -1.13 |
| 65 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.29 | 0.86 | 10.74 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 66 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -6.62 | 12.59 | 1.89 | 2.11 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.17 | 5.5 | 8.21 | 6.12 | -3.12 |
| 68 | Kansas | Big 7 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.71 | -10.62 | 13.54 | 1.07 | 2.93 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | -5.38 | 3.06 | 2.61 | 1.39 |
| 70 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.22 | 1.14 | -2.8 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 71 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.5 | -3.43 | 9.13 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 72 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.42 | -5.75 | 8.51 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.41 | -7.43 | 11.38 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 74 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.39 | -0.75 | 9.87 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 75 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.27 | -7.71 | 13.99 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| 76 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.22 | 0.29 | 14.4 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 77 | Tulane | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.21 | -1.25 | 13.84 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 78 | Duke | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.71 | -4.12 | 12.11 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 79 | Georgia | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.64 | 1.14 | 14.75 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 80 | Utah State | Skyline | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.55 | -4.12 | 9.93 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 81 | Washington | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.47 | -4.38 | 9.75 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 82 | George Washington | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.12 | -9.6 | 6.37 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.05 | -9.12 | 11.08 | 1.66 | 1.34 |
| 84 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.98 | -6.5 | 9.23 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 85 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.93 | -10.14 | 13.39 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.66 | -13.86 | 12.86 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 87 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.61 | -10.14 | 12.92 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 88 | NC State | ACC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.39 | -3.5 | 6.27 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 89 | UTEP | Border | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.3 | -5.14 | 9.48 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 90 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.27 | -6.71 | 13.71 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 91 | Denver | Skyline | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.23 | -1.5 | 13.67 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
| 92 | Yale | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5 | -6.71 | 6.98 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 93 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.89 | -2 | 15.79 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 94 | Richmond | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -4.12 | 12.89 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 95 | UCLA | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.43 | -5.12 | 11.89 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 96 | Utah | Skyline | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.29 | -6.38 | 11.81 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 97 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.13 | -8.88 | 14.67 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 98 | Maryland | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.92 | -11.62 | 14.74 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 99 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.69 | -15.5 | 14.34 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 100 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -17.38 | 15.03 | 0.33 | 1.67 |
| 101 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.56 | -11.12 | 1.95 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 102 | Arizona | Border | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.47 | -18.5 | 11.43 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 103 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.02 | -19.5 | 3.14 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 104 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.19 | -8.71 | 12.96 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 105 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.93 | -13.83 | 19.06 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 106 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.89 | -19.43 | 14.84 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 107 | Furman | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.83 | -20 | 9.15 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 108 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.77 | -21.86 | 10.83 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 109 | Virginia | ACC | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.38 | -20 | 17.14 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 110 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-7-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -7.71 | 14.27 | 1.33 | -1.33 |
| 111 | West Texas A&M | Border | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -14.75 | 1.63 | 0.84 | -0.84 |
| 112 | Montana | Skyline | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -22.25 | 11.59 | 0.42 | -0.42 |