Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.365720+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.63 | 17.75 | 16.66 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 2 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.78 | 12.75 | 13.82 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.23 | 18.75 | 10.97 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 4 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 25 | 8.92 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.12 | 21.4 | 9.27 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 6 | Utah State | Skyline | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 20.8 | 8.52 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 7 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 12.5 | 10.51 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 18 | 8.5 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 9 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 20.2 | 6.2 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 10 | Arizona State | Border | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 22.4 | 3.62 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 11 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.31 | 14.75 | 1.42 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 12 | Yale | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 12.5 | 2.11 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 13 | VMI | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 15.8 | 0.7 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 14 | New Mexico State | Border | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 34 | -3.64 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 15 | Furman | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.56 | 6.25 | -3.97 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 16 | Washington | AAWU | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.5 | 19.6 | 10.8 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.45 | 8.8 | 13.94 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.31 | 12.5 | 15.02 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 19 | Wyoming | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.29 | 18.6 | 9.43 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 20 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.14 | 10.2 | 11.27 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 21 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.84 | 5.8 | 11.58 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 22 | NC State | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 7.73 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 23 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.6 | 12.4 | 13.62 | 4.39 | -1.39 |
| 24 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.56 | 11.5 | 14.7 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 25 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.48 | 17 | 8.77 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 26 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.38 | 18.75 | 11.41 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 27 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 9.4 | 7.37 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 28 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.28 | 14.25 | 12.67 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 29 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.03 | 7 | 14.78 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 30 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.95 | 26.8 | 0.16 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 31 | Duke | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.5 | 5.75 | 11.54 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 32 | Utah | Skyline | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 12.75 | 5.71 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 33 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.16 | 3.25 | 11.88 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 34 | Clemson | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 9.75 | 3 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 35 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.88 | 6.5 | 7.61 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 36 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.84 | 6 | 21.23 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 37 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.48 | 2 | 10.29 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 38 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.47 | 5.75 | 11.97 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 39 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.34 | 8.75 | -1.87 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 40 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.25 | 6.4 | 3 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 41 | UTEP | Border | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.99 | 4.6 | 3.92 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 42 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.61 | 4 | 15.88 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 43 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.86 | 14.6 | 10.26 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 44 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.68 | 8.6 | 11.77 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 45 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.43 | 7 | 3.84 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.19 | 2.8 | 14.23 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.74 | 6 | 11.72 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 48 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 10.4 | 3.28 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 49 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.18 | 4.8 | 7.23 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 50 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.04 | 0.2 | 18.04 | 2.55 | 0.45 |
| 51 | Montana | Skyline | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.67 | 1.8 | 9.14 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 52 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.51 | -2 | 7.85 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.34 | 3 | 18.91 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 54 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.94 | -0.6 | 6.75 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.51 | 10.2 | 10.89 | 4.45 | -2.45 |
| 56 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.34 | 6.2 | 4.67 | 4.39 | -2.39 |
| 57 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 1.5 | 11.61 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 58 | UCLA | AAWU | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.16 | -0.33 | 15 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 59 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.93 | -5 | 14.11 | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| 60 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.82 | -4.8 | 5.78 | 1.66 | 1.34 |
| 61 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | 3.5 | 7.68 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 62 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.8 | -2.75 | 14.75 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 63 | TCU | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.4 | -1.2 | 12.18 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 64 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.92 | 6 | 12.18 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 65 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.64 | -4 | 6.66 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 66 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | -11 | 6.38 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 67 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.49 | -4.75 | 2.37 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.23 | 3.25 | 9.53 | 2.61 | -1.61 |
| 69 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.15 | -2.2 | 12.43 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 70 | USC | AAWU | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.37 | -2.2 | 13.6 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 71 | Maryland | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.17 | -5 | 17.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 72 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.09 | -3.2 | 3.77 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 73 | Denver | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8 | -13 | 16.55 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 74 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.61 | -13.4 | 11.98 | 0.64 | 1.36 |
| 75 | Tulane | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.54 | -3 | 17.13 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 76 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.06 | -13.4 | 11.2 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| 77 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.63 | -2.4 | 5.74 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 78 | LSU | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.14 | -0.5 | 15.43 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.08 | -9.75 | 14.4 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.18 | -2.8 | 12.91 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 81 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.11 | -2.6 | 10.5 | 2.12 | -1.12 |
| 82 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.01 | -3.5 | 15.25 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 83 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.74 | -4 | 10.49 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 84 | Arizona | Border | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -7 | 15.44 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 85 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.5 | -10 | 20.09 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 86 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.47 | -2.25 | -3.22 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 87 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -8.75 | 11.63 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 88 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -11 | 12.39 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 89 | George Washington | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.15 | -10.4 | 16.18 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 90 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.07 | -5.25 | 15.12 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 91 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.06 | -11 | 8.27 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 92 | New Mexico | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4 | -3.6 | 15.38 | 2.03 | -1.03 |
| 93 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.66 | -10.25 | 20.27 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.64 | -9.25 | 15.25 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 95 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.61 | -14.4 | 7.51 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 96 | BYU | Skyline | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.13 | -8.4 | 11.36 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 97 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.58 | -12.4 | 1.32 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 98 | West Texas A&M | Border | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.44 | -8 | 7.03 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 99 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.42 | -20.4 | 13.47 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 100 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -7.75 | 20.11 | 0.87 | -0.87 |
| 101 | California | AAWU | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.02 | -10.6 | 10 | 0.78 | -0.78 |
| 102 | Richmond | Southern | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.31 | -13.75 | 14.44 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 103 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -17 | 9.32 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 104 | Stanford | AAWU | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -14.8 | 17.18 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 105 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.51 | -18.25 | 12.74 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 106 | West Virginia | Southern | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.56 | -22.6 | 8.25 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 107 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -21 | 11.43 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 108 | Virginia | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -16.75 | 22.12 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -17.5 | 21.71 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 110 | Brown | Ivy | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -23.75 | 15.48 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 111 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -21.4 | 19.58 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 112 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -26 | 14.93 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 113 | SMU | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -27.5 | 23.96 | 0.01 | -0.01 |