Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.366109+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.1 | 15.6 | 16.53 | 4.37 | 0.63 |
| 2 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 18.33 | 11.69 | 5.69 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 13 | 11.89 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 16.4 | 11.4 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 25.17 | 7.86 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 6 | Utah State | Skyline | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 20.83 | 8.25 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 7 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 19 | 8.01 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 8 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 21.33 | 6.38 | 5.82 | 0.18 |
| 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.07 | 22 | 5.24 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 10 | New Mexico State | Border | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 33.67 | -0.01 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 11 | Yale | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.87 | 14.4 | 1.27 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 12 | VMI | Southern | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.45 | 13.17 | -0.6 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.38 | 13.4 | -1.09 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 14 | Washington | AAWU | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.84 | 16.5 | 10.54 | 5.23 | -0.23 |
| 15 | Wyoming | Skyline | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.54 | 18 | 8.45 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 16 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.4 | 19 | 11.74 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 17 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.35 | 11.83 | 9.12 | 5.25 | -0.25 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Border | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.25 | 17.83 | 5.04 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 19 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.16 | 15.6 | 11.16 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 20 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.09 | 12.8 | 11.67 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 21 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.98 | 8.2 | 13.1 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 22 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.98 | 11.5 | 11.27 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 23 | Duke | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 13.14 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 24 | Florida | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.87 | 5.33 | 9.58 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 25 | NC State | ACC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.47 | 7.17 | 5.92 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 26 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 4.2 | 11.95 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 27 | Utah | Skyline | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.22 | 16.8 | 5.37 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 28 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.96 | 10.2 | 13.88 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 29 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.83 | 5.2 | 7.87 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 30 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.51 | 7.4 | 11.85 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 31 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.42 | 5.5 | 5.37 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 32 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.38 | 6.83 | 15.54 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 33 | UTEP | Border | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.05 | 4.6 | 3.99 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 34 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.91 | 7.67 | 11.89 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 35 | Furman | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.76 | 4.8 | -0.52 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.4 | 3.67 | 14.03 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 37 | San José State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.4 | -0.25 | 11.71 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.28 | 10.67 | 7.91 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 39 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.13 | 18.83 | 1.71 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| 40 | UCLA | AAWU | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.13 | 4.25 | 12.86 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 41 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.02 | 7.2 | 17.72 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 42 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.85 | 17.67 | 2.17 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 43 | Georgia | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.57 | 4.67 | 6.92 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.51 | 4.6 | 15.47 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 45 | Clemson | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.62 | 4.8 | 8.89 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 46 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.32 | 8.83 | 6.59 | 5.64 | -2.64 |
| 47 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.01 | 6.4 | 2.64 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 48 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.98 | 1.6 | 12.35 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 49 | Texas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.23 | 11 | 12.7 | 5.37 | -2.37 |
| 50 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.05 | 3.4 | 17.33 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 51 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.68 | -1.2 | 8.77 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 52 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.58 | 2.83 | 15.17 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 13.58 | 8.5 | 10.35 | 5.19 | -3.19 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.37 | 6.8 | 12.86 | 4 | -2 |
| 55 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 2 | 8.47 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 56 | Montana | Skyline | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.34 | 1.33 | 7.61 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 57 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.21 | -3.2 | 5.47 | 1.59 | 1.41 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.81 | 0.6 | 11.58 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 59 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.62 | -2 | 16.25 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 60 | TCU | Southwest | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.38 | -1 | 12.62 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 61 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.09 | 2 | 16.95 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 62 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -6.5 | 14.3 | 1.45 | 1.55 |
| 63 | Maryland | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -4 | 12.88 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.32 | 4.33 | 9.87 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 65 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.22 | -5.67 | 7.1 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
| 66 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -1.33 | 1.77 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 67 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.99 | -6 | 11.04 | 1.98 | 1.02 |
| 68 | Marquette | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -6.83 | 4.58 | 1.59 | 1.41 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.67 | 1.17 | 10.17 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 70 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.36 | 4.33 | 12.02 | 4.06 | -2.06 |
| 71 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.15 | 0 | 12.35 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 72 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.63 | -2.6 | 10.28 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 73 | USC | AAWU | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.61 | -2.2 | 13.08 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 74 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.49 | -5.2 | 15.62 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 75 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.25 | -3.8 | 9.65 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 76 | Arizona | Border | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -3.2 | 14.34 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 77 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.77 | -7.8 | 16.83 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 78 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.97 | -16.6 | 5.41 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 79 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.55 | -5.5 | 12.89 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 80 | West Texas A&M | Border | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -3.17 | 5.51 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 81 | BYU | Skyline | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -6.83 | 11.85 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 82 | Denver | Skyline | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.9 | -16.33 | 17.54 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 83 | Colorado State | Skyline | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.76 | -14.67 | 12.87 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 84 | Tulane | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.96 | -4 | 15.81 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.6 | -4.33 | 8.74 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 86 | LSU | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.46 | -1 | 16.27 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 87 | George Washington | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.05 | -10.4 | 15.21 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 88 | Richmond | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.94 | -5.2 | 11.54 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.65 | -4.2 | 17.65 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 90 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.4 | -10.2 | 8.86 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 91 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.22 | -15.5 | 13.96 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 92 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.14 | -6.4 | 8.4 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.03 | -7.6 | 12.23 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -9 | 8.73 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 95 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.79 | -11.2 | 11.07 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 96 | Davidson | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.76 | -7.6 | -2.81 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 97 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.72 | -13.2 | 13.91 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 98 | New Mexico | Skyline | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.7 | -5 | 13.95 | 2.21 | -1.21 |
| 99 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.65 | -15.2 | 17.97 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 100 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.55 | -12.33 | 4.76 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 101 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -10.6 | 18.69 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 102 | Brown | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.07 | -14.6 | 9.85 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 103 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.82 | -12.5 | 3.13 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 104 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.47 | -24 | 12.99 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 105 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.41 | -16.5 | 15.61 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 106 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.75 | -6.2 | 19.46 | 1.32 | -1.32 |
| 107 | California | AAWU | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.1 | -12.17 | 10.32 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 108 | Stanford | AAWU | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -15.33 | 14.56 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 109 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -21 | 9.73 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 110 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -23.17 | 9.34 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 111 | Virginia | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -20.2 | 17.78 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 112 | West Virginia | Southern | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.73 | -26.33 | 12.39 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 113 | SMU | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.91 | -26.2 | 19.52 | 0.02 | -0.02 |