Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.520397+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 25.67 | 9.49 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.22 | 15.33 | 11.15 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| 3 | Utah State | Skyline | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.67 | 30.9 | 5.8 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.4 | 18.4 | 12.96 | 9.75 | -0.75 |
| 5 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 16 | -0.18 | 8.01 | 0.99 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.92 | 23.2 | 9.47 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.9 | 28.44 | 9.65 | 8.95 | -0.95 |
| 8 | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.47 | 9 | 12.2 | 7.81 | 0.19 |
| 9 | Arizona | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.38 | 15.7 | 9.39 | 8.66 | -0.66 |
| 10 | Wyoming | Skyline | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.9 | 10.78 | 12.04 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 11 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.35 | 15.78 | 12.25 | 8.64 | -1.64 |
| 12 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.17 | 7.22 | 13.91 | 7.33 | -0.33 |
| 13 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.04 | 9.3 | 9.91 | 8.49 | -0.49 |
| 14 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.52 | 6.7 | 11.1 | 8.63 | -1.63 |
| 15 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.39 | 25.7 | 1.45 | 9.71 | -1.71 |
| 16 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.93 | 4.9 | 5.52 | 6.44 | 1.56 |
| 17 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.47 | 15.78 | 0.43 | 8.26 | -1.26 |
| 18 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.39 | 13.6 | 12.37 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 19 | Arizona State | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.31 | 12.4 | 11.51 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 20 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.23 | 10.3 | 12.66 | 8.02 | -1.02 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.94 | 10.78 | 15.15 | 8.48 | -2.48 |
| 22 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.73 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 9.27 | -3.27 |
| 23 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 5.44 | 16.16 | 5.86 | 0.14 |
| 24 | UCLA | AAWU | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.46 | 6.1 | 9.89 | 7.25 | -0.25 |
| 25 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 12.44 | 9.87 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 26 | Columbia | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.28 | 13.67 | 8.61 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 27 | Rice | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 4.33 | 14.29 | 6.04 | -0.04 |
| 28 | Duke | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 5.89 | 11.82 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 29 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 5.89 | 12.18 | 7.26 | -1.26 |
| 30 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 6.56 | 11.16 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 31 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.9 | 6.56 | 10.59 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 32 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.88 | 10.33 | 8.15 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 33 | Auburn | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.86 | 7.89 | 9.42 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 34 | Maryland | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.74 | 1.5 | 9.68 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| 35 | West Texas A&M | Border | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.71 | 10 | 6.69 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.64 | 2.33 | 13.72 | 5.16 | 0.84 |
| 37 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.52 | 7 | 7.61 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 38 | Furman | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.22 | 4.2 | 2.48 | 6.58 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.03 | 4.78 | 5.62 | 6.01 | -0.01 |
| 40 | Utah | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.37 | 4.2 | 13.26 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 41 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 14.91 | -2.2 | 8.99 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| 42 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.73 | 5.89 | 14.47 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 43 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.39 | 5 | 11.14 | 6.04 | -1.04 |
| 44 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.3 | 4.22 | 12.58 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 45 | VMI | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.21 | 2.9 | 5.85 | 6.41 | -0.41 |
| 46 | New Mexico State | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.19 | 14.6 | 4.28 | 7.9 | -2.9 |
| 47 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.08 | 1.89 | 13.51 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 48 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.07 | 4.33 | 10.53 | 6.01 | -1.01 |
| 49 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.98 | 4 | 10.35 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 50 | New Mexico | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.87 | 0.2 | 11.33 | 5.06 | 0.94 |
| 51 | Washington | AAWU | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.42 | 2.1 | 8.42 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.39 | 0.67 | 12.09 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 53 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.37 | 0.89 | 10.19 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 54 | Clemson | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 7.3 | 11.59 | 7.47 | -2.47 |
| 55 | San José State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.12 | -0.2 | 6.18 | 4.94 | 1.06 |
| 56 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.58 | 0 | 0.01 | 5 | 1 |
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.47 | 1.5 | 12.75 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 58 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.29 | 1.44 | -0.91 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 59 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 1.8 | 8.91 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 60 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.82 | 6.6 | 11.19 | 7.41 | -3.41 |
| 61 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.53 | 2.89 | 14.04 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 62 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.3 | -3.22 | 7.35 | 3.34 | 1.66 |
| 63 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.13 | -0.56 | 12.19 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 64 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -4.4 | 4.35 | 3.61 | 1.39 |
| 65 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.76 | 4 | 13.76 | 6.73 | -2.73 |
| 66 | Florida | SEC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.3 | -4.44 | 12.05 | 2.67 | 1.33 |
| 67 | Richmond | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.05 | -5.1 | 11.99 | 3.27 | 1.73 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.84 | -0.44 | 12.9 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 69 | Davidson | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.69 | -3.12 | 2.96 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 70 | Yale | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.59 | -0.67 | 7.93 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.26 | -3 | 15.73 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 72 | USC | AAWU | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.24 | -1.7 | 9.06 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9 | -2.11 | 7.39 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 74 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.94 | -4.89 | 13.58 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 75 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.9 | -3.5 | 9.7 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 76 | Virginia | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.63 | -4.78 | 11.02 | 2.97 | 1.03 |
| 77 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.6 | -6.67 | 11.84 | 2.08 | 1.92 |
| 78 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.56 | -1.1 | 10.37 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 79 | George Washington | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.52 | 2.44 | 10.21 | 5.38 | -2.38 |
| 80 | NC State | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.42 | -2 | 11.48 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 81 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.33 | -4.67 | 5.31 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 82 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.89 | 0.67 | 11.77 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.66 | -5.6 | 11.95 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 84 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | -5.9 | 11.48 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 85 | Stanford | AAWU | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.57 | -5.8 | 10.72 | 2.61 | 1.39 |
| 86 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.27 | -9 | 16.87 | 1.53 | 1.47 |
| 87 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.95 | -1.6 | 12.19 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 88 | Georgia | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.87 | -8.67 | 13.09 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 89 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -7.67 | 7.63 | 1.58 | 1.42 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -12.11 | 13.3 | 1.01 | 1.99 |
| 91 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.57 | -5 | 12.85 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 92 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.48 | -6.4 | 14.52 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 93 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -4.5 | 7.62 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 94 | UTEP | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.91 | -10.7 | 9.56 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 95 | Montana | Skyline | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -7.25 | 8.37 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 96 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.46 | -7.33 | 13.35 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.22 | -10.11 | 12.83 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 98 | SMU | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.19 | -11 | 13.98 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 99 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.78 | -16.89 | 10.32 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 100 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.59 | -11.4 | 11.16 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 101 | Tulane | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.41 | -16.5 | 15.01 | 0.42 | 1.58 |
| 102 | BYU | Skyline | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.4 | -15.9 | 12.81 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 103 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.32 | -17.4 | 12.15 | 0.36 | 1.64 |
| 104 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.31 | -31.78 | 13.85 | 0.16 | 1.84 |
| 105 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.21 | -14.7 | 1.59 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 106 | California | AAWU | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.33 | -15 | 14.33 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 107 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.08 | -15.4 | 12.38 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 108 | Colorado State | Skyline | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -17.5 | 14.25 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 109 | Brown | Ivy | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -24.56 | 9.58 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 110 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -26.22 | 17.17 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 111 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -33.4 | 8.93 | 0.06 | -0.06 |