Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.207873+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 33.67 | 11.51 | 8.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.91 | 13.5 | 11.62 | 9.84 | -0.84 |
| 3 | Washington | AAWU | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.78 | 14.4 | 10.66 | 9.41 | -0.41 |
| 4 | Wyoming | Skyline | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.77 | 22.5 | 8.76 | 9.74 | -0.74 |
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.67 | 13.11 | 11.6 | 8.13 | -0.13 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.65 | 29.56 | 8.16 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 7 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.55 | 14 | 10.7 | 8.48 | -0.48 |
| 8 | USC | AAWU | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.3 | 12.78 | 9.01 | 8.12 | -0.12 |
| 9 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.66 | 22 | 2.79 | 9.63 | -0.63 |
| 10 | Arizona State | Border | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.57 | 11.89 | 5.93 | 7.18 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.4 | 13.25 | 8.31 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 12 | VMI | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.18 | 13.89 | 4.37 | 8.11 | -1.11 |
| 13 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.08 | 14.3 | 13.55 | 8.75 | -0.75 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.37 | 3.67 | 7.4 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 15 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.25 | 9.6 | 10.22 | 8.11 | -0.11 |
| 16 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.23 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 7.49 | 0.51 |
| 17 | TCU | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.13 | 10.11 | 13.05 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 18 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.96 | 14 | 10.32 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 19 | Clemson | ACC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.54 | 12.56 | 8.33 | 7.81 | -0.81 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.38 | 5.78 | 10.73 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| 21 | The Citadel | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.68 | 6.5 | 2.92 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| 22 | New Mexico | Skyline | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.97 | 12.5 | 9.91 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 23 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.63 | 16.8 | 5.39 | 9.36 | -2.36 |
| 24 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.61 | 3.11 | 12.53 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 8.67 | 13.64 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 26 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.09 | 4.44 | 12.72 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.93 | 3.22 | 13.89 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Yale | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.73 | 7.11 | 7.9 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 29 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.59 | 8.44 | 7.13 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.55 | 4.44 | 9.56 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 31 | New Mexico State | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.49 | 14.11 | 3.76 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.32 | 7.67 | 5.22 | 6.48 | -0.48 |
| 33 | South Carolina | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 2.67 | 9.58 | 5.42 | 0.58 |
| 34 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.17 | 1 | 13.36 | 4.89 | 1.11 |
| 35 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.74 | 4.89 | 10.92 | 6.22 | -1.22 |
| 36 | SMU | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.57 | 3.67 | 12.33 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 37 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.4 | 2 | 14.36 | 5.43 | -0.43 |
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.13 | 8 | 13.33 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 39 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.11 | 0.89 | 12.89 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 40 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.06 | 14.78 | 10.37 | 7.93 | -2.93 |
| 41 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.99 | -0.44 | 8.92 | 4.35 | 1.65 |
| 42 | Missouri | Big 7 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 1.5 | 13.07 | 5.75 | 0.25 |
| 43 | UCLA | AAWU | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.48 | 4 | 12.73 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 44 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.46 | 6 | 4.35 | 7.01 | -1.01 |
| 45 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.3 | 3.44 | 12.55 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 46 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.29 | 4.67 | 10.66 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 47 | Utah | Skyline | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.25 | 4.89 | 11.32 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 48 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.2 | 1.22 | -3.97 | 4.96 | 1.04 |
| 49 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.8 | -1.11 | 12.97 | 3.97 | 1.03 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.64 | 2 | 9.37 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.5 | 1.89 | 8.53 | 5.04 | -0.04 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.31 | -1.6 | 14.49 | 4.39 | 1.61 |
| 53 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.11 | -1.38 | 6.88 | 3.49 | 1.51 |
| 54 | Colorado State | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.95 | -2.4 | 11.63 | 3.96 | 2.04 |
| 55 | Kansas | Big 7 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 2.9 | 14.02 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 56 | Florida | SEC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.91 | 5.89 | 10.56 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 57 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.85 | 4.11 | 10.89 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 58 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.83 | 1.67 | 4.35 | 5.14 | -0.14 |
| 59 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.76 | 4.22 | 10.53 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 60 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.12 | -2.44 | 13.55 | 3.59 | 1.41 |
| 61 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.9 | 1.67 | 6.34 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 62 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.79 | 0.22 | 12.59 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 63 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | 0.62 | 9.88 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 64 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.33 | 3 | 11.43 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 65 | Richmond | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.07 | 3.7 | 8.76 | 6.32 | -2.32 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.73 | 3.3 | 16.9 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 67 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.48 | 0.67 | 10.6 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 68 | Duke | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.81 | -0.56 | 11.72 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 69 | Maryland | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.65 | -1 | 13.64 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.31 | -2.11 | 13.39 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 71 | Colorado | Big 7 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.82 | -4.56 | 12.19 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 72 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.81 | -4.33 | 12.55 | 3.07 | 0.93 |
| 73 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.59 | -5.33 | 8.83 | 2.58 | 1.42 |
| 74 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.38 | -1.9 | 10.43 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 75 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.36 | -1.5 | 8.81 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 76 | Arizona | Border | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.98 | -9.67 | 8.29 | 1.79 | 2.21 |
| 77 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.86 | -3.44 | 15.29 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 78 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.83 | -5.2 | 11.81 | 2.83 | 1.17 |
| 79 | Utah State | Skyline | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.69 | -4.6 | 8.34 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 80 | San José State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.39 | -8.6 | 10.3 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 81 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.89 | -1.78 | 11.96 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 82 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.77 | -7.3 | -1.21 | 2.86 | 1.14 |
| 83 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -5.56 | 16.56 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 84 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.27 | -5.67 | 15.16 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.21 | -4.11 | 9.5 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.2 | -1.2 | 11.68 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 87 | Tulane | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.08 | -8.2 | 15.77 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 88 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.98 | -2.9 | 14.16 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 89 | Furman | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.85 | -3.56 | 2.67 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 90 | UTEP | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.63 | -2.8 | 5.94 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 91 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.51 | -4.2 | 11.88 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 92 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.14 | -9 | 12.44 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 93 | BYU | Skyline | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.13 | -6.7 | 9.8 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 94 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.96 | -13 | 14.9 | 0.83 | 2.17 |
| 95 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.85 | -7.2 | 4.45 | 1.73 | 1.27 |
| 96 | Brown | Ivy | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.83 | -8.62 | 10.59 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.07 | -7.5 | 11.91 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 98 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.53 | -6.78 | 14.01 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 99 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.99 | -11.89 | 14.76 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 100 | California | AAWU | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.62 | -10.8 | 15.67 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 101 | Denver | Skyline | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.57 | -12.6 | 12.44 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 102 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.26 | -15.7 | 11.84 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 103 | Rice | Southwest | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.24 | -12.11 | 16.17 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 104 | NC State | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.72 | -8.78 | 12.34 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 105 | Davidson | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.65 | -9.11 | 2.49 | 2 | -1 |
| 106 | George Washington | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.3 | -15.33 | 11.03 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 107 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.28 | -21.5 | 14.79 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 108 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.27 | -11.8 | 6.41 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 109 | Montana | Skyline | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.08 | -20.56 | 5.27 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 110 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.04 | -16.2 | 8.05 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 111 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | -21.4 | 12.24 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 112 | Virginia | ACC | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -31.3 | 13.6 | 0.22 | -0.22 |