Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.364856+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.33 | 26 | 18.92 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | Florida | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.42 | 9 | 17.51 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 3 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.75 | 13 | 14.04 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.57 | 12 | 11.97 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.45 | 22.67 | 9.98 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 6 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 17.5 | 12.93 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 7 | Utah State | Skyline | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.33 | 12.67 | 11.42 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.31 | 23 | 11.84 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27 | 15 | 11.71 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.7 | 18 | 7.08 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 11 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.7 | 27 | 5.62 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 12 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 16.67 | 7.13 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.48 | 16 | 23.19 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 14 | Duke | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 22 | 5.24 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 15 | Arizona State | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 17.67 | 2.93 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 16 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.64 | 19 | 1.38 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Clemson | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 13.5 | 4.52 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 18 | NC State | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 12.33 | 2.65 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 19 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 24 | 0.11 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 20 | VMI | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.95 | 13.67 | -0.25 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 21 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 8 | 5.35 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 22 | -2.04 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 22 | -2.02 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.55 | 23.5 | -2.34 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 25 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.46 | 9.33 | -1.32 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 22.67 | -4.75 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 27 | New Mexico State | Border | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.22 | 35.33 | -7.75 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 28 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.63 | 3.5 | -1.04 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 29 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.56 | 3.5 | 13.45 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 30 | UCLA | AAWU | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.36 | 0.5 | 0.11 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 31 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.29 | 9 | -5.49 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Yale | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.62 | 6 | -6.25 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 33 | Furman | Southern | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.1 | 4 | -10 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 34 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.88 | 17 | -0.83 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 35 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.94 | 16 | 14.77 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 36 | Washington | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.91 | 25.67 | 6.56 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 37 | Wyoming | Skyline | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.68 | 7.33 | 8.01 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.52 | 16.67 | 16.9 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 39 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.76 | 4 | 8.25 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 40 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.71 | 18.33 | 2.16 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 41 | Utah | Skyline | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 11.33 | 1.03 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 42 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.31 | 11 | 7.75 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 43 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.27 | 3 | 16.2 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 44 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.88 | 4.33 | 11.24 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 45 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 6 | 10.87 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 46 | Denver | Skyline | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | -4 | 17.54 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 47 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.41 | 9.33 | 8.17 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 48 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.41 | 0.33 | 5.41 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 49 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | 6.67 | 4.25 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 50 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 3 | 10.35 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 51 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 7 | 7.66 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 52 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.44 | 3.5 | 11.74 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 53 | LSU | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.07 | 2.5 | 10.5 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 54 | Princeton | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.42 | 22 | 22.21 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.34 | 2.33 | 3.46 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 56 | Tulane | SEC | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.29 | 0.33 | 8.33 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 57 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.98 | 3 | 4.46 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 58 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.87 | 1.5 | -5.97 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 59 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.14 | 0 | 26.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.91 | -13 | 12.61 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.76 | 1.67 | 13.65 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 62 | Montana | Skyline | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.41 | -1.25 | 10.86 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 63 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.34 | -6 | -1.73 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 64 | New Mexico | Skyline | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.29 | 18.33 | 6.12 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 65 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.2 | -4 | -5.63 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 66 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.09 | -9 | -0.75 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 67 | Arizona | Border | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.78 | -4 | 27.46 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 68 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.68 | -1.5 | 19.64 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 69 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.14 | -3 | 17.33 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 70 | UTEP | Border | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.13 | -2.33 | 14.81 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 71 | Auburn | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.92 | -2 | 10 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 72 | BYU | Skyline | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.4 | 2 | 4.3 | 1.73 | -0.73 |
| 73 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.15 | -7.5 | 11.29 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 74 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.87 | -6 | 6.18 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 75 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.75 | -1.33 | 17.29 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 76 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.03 | -4.67 | 22.22 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.99 | -2 | 15.34 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 78 | Davidson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.65 | -1 | -1.82 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 79 | TCU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.21 | -6.67 | 17.81 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 80 | Maryland | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.17 | -8 | 11.65 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 81 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.02 | -5.33 | -0.32 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 82 | George Washington | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.99 | -9.33 | 18.28 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 83 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -15.67 | 5.5 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.25 | -15.67 | 13.5 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 85 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.06 | -6.67 | 3.92 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 86 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.02 | -14 | 15.78 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 87 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.92 | -15.67 | 16.79 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 88 | Colorado State | Skyline | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.9 | -20.67 | 20.84 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 89 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.62 | -20.33 | 14.01 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -0.4 | -0.67 | 7.72 | 1.38 | -1.38 |
| 91 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1 | -2 | 15.32 | 0.62 | -0.62 |
| 92 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -6.5 | 9.63 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 93 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.81 | -10.5 | 11.48 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 94 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -10 | 12.98 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 95 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -9.33 | 17.01 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 96 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -14 | 3.82 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 97 | USC | AAWU | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -11.67 | 15.7 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 98 | California | AAWU | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -12 | 24.57 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 99 | Stanford | AAWU | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -13.67 | 19.76 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -16 | 19.29 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 101 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -14.5 | 20.12 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 102 | West Texas A&M | Border | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -15 | 13.87 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 103 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -14 | 25.63 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -15 | 26.3 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 105 | Virginia | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -19.5 | 18.96 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 106 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -19.33 | 16.4 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 107 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -20 | 16.76 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 108 | West Virginia | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -23.67 | 15.34 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 109 | Brown | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -23 | 21.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Richmond | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -21.5 | 21.16 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 111 | SMU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -22 | 24.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -26.5 | 24.36 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 113 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.04 | -31.5 | 16.67 | 0.01 | -0.01 |