Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.209015+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 33.1 | 11.49 | 9.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.8 | 12.5 | 12.57 | 8.89 | 0.11 |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.62 | 13.5 | 11.26 | 9.84 | -0.84 |
| 4 | Washington | AAWU | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.57 | 14.4 | 10.66 | 9.41 | -0.41 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.56 | 30.8 | 7.57 | 9.99 | -0.99 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.51 | 12.9 | 10.82 | 9.18 | -0.18 |
| 7 | Wyoming | Skyline | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.42 | 22.5 | 8.03 | 9.74 | -0.74 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.76 | 13.44 | 8.94 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 9 | Arizona State | Border | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 21.45 | 11 | 4.35 | 8.81 | 1.19 |
| 10 | VMI | Southern | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.38 | 15 | 5.13 | 9.07 | -1.07 |
| 11 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.37 | 22 | 2.39 | 9.63 | -0.63 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 20.79 | 4.3 | 7.81 | 8.07 | -1.07 |
| 13 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 14.3 | 13.19 | 8.75 | -0.75 |
| 14 | TCU | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.44 | 11 | 12.75 | 9.37 | -1.37 |
| 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.94 | 5.5 | 12.72 | 7.49 | 0.51 |
| 16 | Clemson | ACC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.94 | 16.6 | 7.84 | 9.15 | -1.15 |
| 17 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.92 | 9.6 | 10.13 | 8.11 | -0.11 |
| 18 | USC | AAWU | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 10.5 | 9.64 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.2 | 5.78 | 10.68 | 6.5 | 0.5 |
| 20 | The Citadel | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.53 | 6.5 | 3.09 | 7.1 | 0.9 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.04 | 8.8 | 13.23 | 7.54 | -0.54 |
| 22 | Auburn | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.9 | 11.6 | 10.85 | 9.31 | -2.31 |
| 23 | New Mexico | Skyline | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.75 | 12.5 | 9.44 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 24 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.47 | 3.11 | 12.5 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 25 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 16.8 | 5.57 | 9.36 | -2.36 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.95 | 18.2 | 2.08 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 27 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.85 | 4.44 | 13.09 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 28 | Yale | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.52 | 7.11 | 8.25 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 29 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 8.44 | 6.84 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 30 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.24 | 2 | 13.33 | 5.43 | -0.43 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.12 | 3.2 | 10.07 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 32 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.05 | 5.6 | 10.28 | 7.11 | -1.11 |
| 33 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.95 | 2.2 | 14.36 | 6.09 | -0.09 |
| 34 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.86 | 14.78 | 10.58 | 7.93 | -2.93 |
| 35 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.72 | 4 | 9.34 | 6.18 | -0.18 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.67 | 3 | 10.43 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 37 | Missouri | Big 7 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.55 | 1.5 | 12.6 | 5.75 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.48 | 4.4 | 6.82 | 6.28 | -0.28 |
| 39 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.44 | 6 | 4.85 | 7.01 | -1.01 |
| 40 | Florida | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.29 | 6.2 | 10.96 | 7.47 | -2.47 |
| 41 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 3.3 | 13.26 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 42 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.04 | 3.44 | 12.14 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 43 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.01 | 1.22 | -3.67 | 4.96 | 1.04 |
| 44 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.93 | 0 | 13.63 | 5 | 1 |
| 45 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 3.6 | 10.91 | 6.47 | -1.47 |
| 46 | UCLA | AAWU | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 1.9 | 13.49 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 47 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 4.5 | 8.54 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 48 | South Carolina | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.67 | 0.1 | 10.58 | 5.03 | 0.97 |
| 49 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.65 | -1.11 | 12.31 | 3.97 | 1.03 |
| 50 | SMU | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.63 | 1.4 | 12.94 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 51 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.58 | 2.11 | 10.57 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.24 | -1.6 | 14.38 | 4.39 | 1.61 |
| 53 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 2 | 6.86 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 54 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.81 | 1.67 | 4.48 | 5.14 | -0.14 |
| 55 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.79 | 5.6 | 10.28 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 56 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.78 | 3.67 | 12.94 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 57 | Kansas | Big 7 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 2.9 | 13.99 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 58 | Colorado State | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.73 | -2.4 | 11.54 | 3.96 | 2.04 |
| 59 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.71 | -1.8 | 9.85 | 4.3 | 1.7 |
| 60 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.64 | 4.11 | 10.79 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 61 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.57 | -0.6 | 13.1 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 62 | Utah | Skyline | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | 2.9 | 11.42 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 63 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.46 | -2.89 | 8.82 | 3.39 | 1.61 |
| 64 | Maryland | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.25 | -0.4 | 12.63 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 65 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.15 | 3 | 11.52 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 66 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -0.9 | 14.14 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 67 | Richmond | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.03 | 3.7 | 8.82 | 6.32 | -2.32 |
| 68 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.69 | 3.3 | 16.42 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 69 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.53 | -2.7 | 13.34 | 3.95 | 1.05 |
| 70 | Colorado | Big 7 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.34 | -3.3 | 12.48 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 71 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.79 | 1.7 | 9.84 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 72 | Utah State | Skyline | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.58 | -0.36 | 6.79 | 5.36 | -0.36 |
| 73 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.77 | -4.33 | 12.25 | 3.07 | 0.93 |
| 74 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.33 | -5.33 | 7.87 | 2.58 | 1.42 |
| 75 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.25 | -1.5 | 9.25 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -1.9 | 10.31 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 77 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.92 | -4.8 | 14.44 | 2.92 | 1.08 |
| 78 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.72 | -5.2 | 12.06 | 2.83 | 1.17 |
| 79 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.67 | -3.44 | 14.47 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 80 | Duke | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.63 | -5.5 | 11.14 | 2.68 | 1.32 |
| 81 | San José State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.24 | -8.6 | 9.78 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 82 | Arizona | Border | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.17 | -9.3 | 9.53 | 2.01 | 1.99 |
| 83 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.74 | -7.3 | -0.6 | 2.86 | 1.14 |
| 84 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.2 | -1.2 | 11.09 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 85 | Tulane | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.99 | -8.2 | 16.22 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 86 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.88 | -2.9 | 14 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 87 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.55 | -4.2 | 11.75 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 88 | UTEP | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.54 | -2.8 | 6.03 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 89 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.52 | -4 | 10.32 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 90 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.38 | -6.5 | 14.61 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 91 | BYU | Skyline | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.14 | -6.7 | 9.45 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 92 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.04 | -9 | 12.04 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 93 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.88 | -7.2 | 4.21 | 1.73 | 1.27 |
| 94 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.86 | -13 | 14.38 | 0.83 | 2.17 |
| 95 | Furman | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.77 | -8.5 | 4.26 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 96 | Brown | Ivy | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.77 | -9.78 | 9.67 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 97 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.47 | -6.78 | 14.26 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 98 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.06 | -11.33 | 12.67 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 99 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.04 | -11.89 | 13.54 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 100 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.74 | -17 | 11.81 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 101 | California | AAWU | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.69 | -10.8 | 15.25 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 102 | Denver | Skyline | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -12.6 | 11.79 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 103 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.33 | -15.7 | 11.39 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 104 | Rice | Southwest | 1-7-2 | 0.1 | 0.79 | -11.1 | 15.49 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 105 | Davidson | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.63 | -9.11 | 2.69 | 2 | -1 |
| 106 | NC State | ACC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.51 | -8.4 | 12.11 | 2.17 | -1.17 |
| 107 | George Washington | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.3 | -15.33 | 11.18 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 108 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.25 | -11.8 | 6.23 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 109 | Montana | Skyline | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.07 | -20.56 | 5.35 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 110 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.03 | -16.2 | 7.39 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 111 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.18 | -21.4 | 11.82 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 112 | Virginia | ACC | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -31.3 | 14.62 | 0.22 | -0.22 |