Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.368870+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.1 | 20.2 | 10.75 | 9.67 | -0.67 |
| 2 | Yale | Ivy | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.24 | 20 | 6.47 | 8.55 | 0.45 |
| 3 | New Mexico State | Border | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24 | 27.4 | 4.17 | 9.58 | 0.42 |
| 4 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.13 | 14 | 15.19 | 7.76 | 0.24 |
| 5 | Washington | AAWU | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.59 | 15.5 | 10.5 | 9.02 | -0.02 |
| 6 | Missouri | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.58 | 19.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | -0.5 |
| 7 | Utah State | Skyline | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.48 | 19.6 | 8.93 | 9.64 | -0.64 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.42 | 16.67 | 10.53 | 8.43 | -0.43 |
| 9 | Navy | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.18 | 16.6 | 7.93 | 9.32 | -0.32 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.1 | 12.7 | 9.82 | 9.48 | -1.48 |
| 11 | Wyoming | Skyline | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.3 | 14.1 | 10.76 | 9.3 | -1.3 |
| 12 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.18 | 17.33 | -2.12 | 8.48 | -0.48 |
| 13 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.14 | 9.9 | 11.37 | 8.71 | -0.71 |
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.13 | 7 | 12.87 | 8.29 | -0.29 |
| 15 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.11 | 13 | 12.85 | 8.94 | -1.94 |
| 16 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.05 | 7.5 | 12.05 | 8.27 | -0.27 |
| 17 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.01 | 14.33 | 11.75 | 8.25 | -1.25 |
| 18 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20 | 9.1 | 10.9 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 19 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.83 | 13.22 | 10.96 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 20 | UCLA | AAWU | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.71 | 9.1 | 11.92 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 21 | Princeton | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.6 | 11 | 10.35 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| 22 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.41 | 10.5 | 9.36 | 8.64 | -1.64 |
| 23 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.18 | 8.33 | 13.39 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 24 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.85 | 21.8 | 0.01 | 9.53 | -1.53 |
| 25 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.85 | 13 | 9.08 | 9.09 | -3.09 |
| 26 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.77 | 6.6 | 4.51 | 7.09 | 0.91 |
| 27 | VMI | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.73 | 8.3 | 6.04 | 7.57 | -0.57 |
| 28 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.47 | 5 | 6.54 | 5.97 | 1.03 |
| 29 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.15 | 6.1 | 3.61 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 30 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.95 | 11 | 11.5 | 9.26 | -2.26 |
| 31 | Utah | Skyline | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.87 | 10.4 | 11.19 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 32 | Arizona State | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.69 | 10.3 | 10.01 | 8.13 | -1.13 |
| 33 | Duke | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.69 | 5.8 | 12.87 | 7.35 | -0.35 |
| 34 | Texas | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.64 | 8.9 | 10.34 | 8.65 | -1.65 |
| 35 | Arizona | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.63 | 8.1 | 10.77 | 7.33 | -0.33 |
| 36 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.43 | 9.56 | 13.47 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 37 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.08 | 4.9 | 9.26 | 6.75 | 0.25 |
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.82 | 12.7 | 7.51 | 8.82 | -2.82 |
| 39 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.53 | 5.2 | 9.86 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 40 | NC State | ACC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.1 | 3.5 | 8.56 | 6.55 | -0.55 |
| 41 | Georgia | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 5.6 | 12.38 | 7.15 | -1.15 |
| 42 | Clemson | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.96 | 7.3 | 8.11 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.89 | 7 | 7.77 | 7.74 | -1.74 |
| 44 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.88 | 12.5 | 11.77 | 9.01 | -4.01 |
| 45 | George Washington | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.86 | 1.89 | 10.35 | 5.25 | -0.25 |
| 46 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.72 | 5.3 | 7.86 | 7.05 | -1.05 |
| 47 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.66 | 5.44 | 15.01 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 14.65 | 5.7 | 12.61 | 7.88 | -3.88 |
| 49 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.52 | 2 | 11.13 | 5.77 | 0.23 |
| 50 | LSU | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 5.5 | 11.58 | 8.53 | -3.53 |
| 51 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.24 | 0.7 | 12.61 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 52 | Maryland | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.87 | 0.7 | 9.3 | 5.25 | 0.75 |
| 53 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.84 | 2.56 | 11.96 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 54 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.71 | 3.56 | 8.97 | 6.47 | -1.47 |
| 55 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 13.2 | 5.44 | 14.5 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 56 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.18 | 0.44 | 12.48 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 57 | Houston | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.08 | -0.9 | 10.45 | 4.63 | 1.37 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.84 | 2.1 | 16.89 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 59 | New Mexico | Skyline | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.77 | 5.2 | 10.61 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 60 | San José State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.96 | -0.11 | 4.15 | 4.47 | 0.53 |
| 61 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.43 | -3.22 | 9.22 | 3.06 | 1.94 |
| 62 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.32 | 4.9 | 10.07 | 6.52 | -2.52 |
| 63 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 10.99 | -0.9 | 12.43 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 64 | Montana | Skyline | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.76 | -0.3 | 6.5 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 65 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.63 | -4.8 | 3.07 | 3.73 | 1.27 |
| 66 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -6.1 | 12.4 | 3.25 | 1.75 |
| 67 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.44 | -3.7 | 2.25 | 3.49 | 1.51 |
| 68 | UTEP | Border | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.28 | -0.9 | 8.15 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.94 | -3.89 | 13.76 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 70 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.13 | -3.1 | 13.37 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 71 | USC | AAWU | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.71 | -5.7 | 12.92 | 2.47 | 1.53 |
| 72 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.66 | -6.9 | 14.38 | 2.15 | 1.85 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | -3.7 | 6.67 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 74 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.39 | -0.4 | 13.55 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 75 | Tulane | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.15 | -0.8 | 12.98 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 76 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 6.88 | -4.2 | 3.21 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 77 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.76 | -13.8 | 7.35 | 1.64 | 2.36 |
| 78 | Davidson | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.76 | -4.25 | 1.22 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.71 | -2.2 | 13.33 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 80 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.47 | -2.5 | 10.23 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 81 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.38 | -3.4 | 11.95 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 82 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.07 | -5 | 10.65 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 83 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.96 | -2.4 | 13.17 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 84 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.94 | -7.22 | 13.19 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 85 | Richmond | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.93 | -5.1 | 8.08 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 86 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.88 | -6.9 | 11.26 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 87 | West Texas A&M | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.48 | -3.5 | 7.52 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 88 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.47 | -4.4 | 10.51 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 89 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.39 | -11.22 | 7.95 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 90 | Brown | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.35 | -12.44 | 8.58 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 91 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.98 | -2 | 15.34 | 3.64 | -1.64 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.94 | -11.9 | 14.69 | 0.93 | 2.07 |
| 93 | Denver | Skyline | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.62 | -16.7 | 12.94 | 1.27 | 1.73 |
| 94 | BYU | Skyline | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.22 | -9.55 | 9.19 | 1.73 | 1.27 |
| 95 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.61 | -11.22 | 7.87 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 96 | California | AAWU | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.12 | -10.2 | 12.23 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 97 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.06 | -9.89 | 8.83 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 98 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -7.7 | 13.67 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 99 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.87 | -12.11 | 6.97 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 100 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.68 | -9.6 | 10.73 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 101 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.55 | -11.2 | 9.96 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 102 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -14.8 | 10.93 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 103 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -14.3 | 9.72 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-6-3 | 0.1 | 1.85 | -4.4 | 10.84 | 2.46 | -1.46 |
| 105 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.19 | -12.8 | 3.16 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 106 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.13 | -19.33 | 15.41 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 107 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.07 | -15.2 | 12.97 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 108 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.27 | -23.8 | 12.49 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 109 | Stanford | AAWU | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -14.3 | 12.97 | 1.23 | -1.23 |
| 110 | SMU | Southwest | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.46 | -19 | 16.01 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 111 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -24 | 7.67 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 112 | Virginia | ACC | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -22.9 | 11.76 | 0.59 | -0.59 |
| 113 | West Virginia | Southern | 0-8-2 | 0 | -2.54 | -21.9 | 14.22 | 0.12 | -0.12 |