Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.205925+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.25 | 26.25 | 13.84 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 2 | USC | AAWU | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.48 | 17 | 11.76 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 3 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 17.4 | 10.87 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 4 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 12.8 | 12.21 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 5 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 13.75 | 9.85 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 6 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 17 | 8.38 | 4.55 | 0.45 |
| 7 | LSU | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.8 | 17.6 | 7.88 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Yale | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 18.5 | 4.72 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.93 | 13.5 | 5.04 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 10 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 25.2 | 2.08 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 30.8 | 1.62 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Arizona State | Border | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.55 | 18.75 | 2.34 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 21 | -1.22 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.86 | 4.4 | 16.25 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.85 | 10.4 | 12.82 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 16 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.73 | 22.8 | 10.9 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 17 | Washington | AAWU | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.27 | 16 | 7.9 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 18 | Georgia | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.61 | 11.4 | 7.79 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 19 | Clemson | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.22 | 15.5 | 10.61 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 20 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.12 | 13.5 | 11.94 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 21 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.99 | 9.5 | 8.71 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 22 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.84 | 9.5 | 10.31 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.79 | 7 | 12.54 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 24 | Iowa State | Big 7 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.69 | 21 | -0.11 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 25 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.64 | 2.75 | 16.51 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.61 | 2.2 | 8.49 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 27 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.45 | 9.2 | 1.89 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 28 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 11.5 | 7.88 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 29 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.25 | 13.8 | 2.31 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 30 | New Mexico State | Border | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.22 | 17 | -2.54 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 31 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.06 | 3.75 | 6.63 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 32 | VMI | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 10.2 | 5.67 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| 33 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.51 | 10 | 2.75 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 34 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.41 | 6.75 | 10.55 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 35 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.11 | 7.5 | 12.48 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 36 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.07 | 3 | 17.22 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 37 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.06 | 0.75 | 10.43 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 38 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.39 | 2.5 | -3.28 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 39 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.22 | -1.75 | 7.24 | 1.71 | 1.29 |
| 40 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.9 | 6.6 | 20.69 | 4.17 | -1.17 |
| 41 | New Mexico | Skyline | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.03 | 6.2 | 13.49 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 42 | Kansas | Big 7 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.75 | 5.2 | 12.39 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 43 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 15.62 | 0.4 | 6.05 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.44 | 4 | 10.76 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 45 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.43 | 5.4 | 9.17 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 46 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.84 | 11.5 | 14.32 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 47 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.82 | 4 | 6.33 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 48 | San José State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.18 | 2 | 4.57 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.91 | -1 | 8.21 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 50 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.89 | 9.75 | 13.45 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 51 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.74 | 9.25 | 13.1 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 52 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.51 | -1.8 | 7.88 | 2.16 | 0.84 |
| 53 | Colorado State | Skyline | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.47 | -4.2 | 12.19 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.43 | -2.2 | 6.72 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 55 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.35 | 2.2 | 14.62 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 56 | Oklahoma | Big 7 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.35 | 3.5 | 17.32 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 57 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 3.5 | 15.35 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.89 | 0.5 | 12.59 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 59 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.7 | -2.8 | 7.96 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 60 | UCLA | AAWU | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.87 | 1 | 16.03 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 61 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.37 | 1 | 4.75 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 62 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.36 | 5.8 | 9.94 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 63 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.2 | -2.5 | 18.64 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 64 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.68 | -5.75 | 18.83 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 65 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | -0.83 | -5.14 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.27 | 4 | 8.64 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 67 | Arizona | Border | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.16 | -5.5 | 3.09 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 68 | Utah | Skyline | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.94 | -8.5 | 14.71 | 1 | 1 |
| 69 | UTEP | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.33 | 0.2 | 3.3 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 70 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.26 | -2.2 | 15.04 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 71 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.23 | -1.6 | 13.99 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 72 | Nebraska | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.55 | -4.4 | 12.38 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 73 | Missouri | Big 7 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.42 | -7.2 | 15.57 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 74 | Tulane | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.14 | -12.8 | 19.35 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 75 | Maryland | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -6.2 | 18.98 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 76 | Utah State | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.76 | -5.4 | 11.96 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 77 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.59 | -9.2 | 14.9 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 78 | Furman | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.31 | -3.8 | 2.26 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 79 | Richmond | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.83 | 1.4 | 11.38 | 2.92 | -1.92 |
| 80 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.73 | 0.75 | 13.19 | 2.11 | -1.11 |
| 81 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.62 | 3 | 1.63 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| 82 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.62 | -10.25 | 21.09 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 83 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.28 | 2.8 | 12 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
| 84 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.81 | -6 | 17.81 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 85 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.46 | -6.75 | 13.51 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 86 | NC State | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -8 | 14.14 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 87 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.32 | -9.25 | 12.25 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 88 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.24 | -8.25 | 11.14 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 89 | Stanford | AAWU | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.04 | -3 | 16 | 2 | -1 |
| 90 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -4.25 | 8.67 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 91 | Duke | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -3.2 | 10.55 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 92 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.74 | -3.2 | 7.15 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 93 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.47 | -7 | 21.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 94 | Kansas State | Big 7 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.24 | -6.2 | 8.87 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 95 | Denver | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.23 | -6.2 | 11.15 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 96 | Houston | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -9.4 | 17.21 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 97 | BYU | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.88 | -9.2 | 6.97 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 98 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -11.8 | 5.3 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 99 | California | AAWU | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.66 | -15.6 | 15.19 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 100 | Colorado | Big 7 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.63 | -14.2 | 12.57 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 101 | George Washington | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.63 | -15 | 11.21 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 102 | Montana | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.28 | -19.4 | 4.81 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 103 | Rice | Southwest | 0-2-2 | 0 | -2.15 | -10 | 19.22 | 0.58 | -0.58 |
| 104 | Brown | Ivy | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.32 | -14.75 | 13.34 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 105 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.33 | -14.75 | 13.09 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 106 | West Texas A&M | Border | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -15.2 | 13.32 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 107 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -17.4 | 12.57 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 108 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -21.4 | 4.79 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 109 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -21.6 | 13.35 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 110 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.67 | -19.2 | 18.7 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 111 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -20.25 | 21.09 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 112 | Virginia | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -32.4 | 14.75 | 0.09 | -0.09 |