Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.521160+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 26.5 | 10.14 | 9.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.95 | 15.33 | 10.68 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.12 | 18.4 | 12.37 | 9.75 | -0.75 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23 | 28.6 | 9.87 | 9.93 | -0.93 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.8 | 23.2 | 9.63 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 6 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 22.75 | 16 | -0.5 | 8.01 | 0.99 |
| 7 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.51 | 9.8 | 11.57 | 8.71 | 0.29 |
| 8 | Utah State | Skyline | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.39 | 26.73 | 6.37 | 10.58 | -1.58 |
| 9 | Arizona | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.14 | 15.7 | 8.84 | 8.66 | -0.66 |
| 10 | Wyoming | Skyline | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21.7 | 10.78 | 11.77 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 11 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.08 | 15.78 | 11.33 | 8.64 | -1.64 |
| 12 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 9.3 | 9.81 | 8.49 | -0.49 |
| 13 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.9 | 7.22 | 13.84 | 7.33 | -0.33 |
| 14 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.35 | 6.7 | 10.67 | 8.63 | -1.63 |
| 15 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.23 | 25.7 | 1.25 | 9.71 | -1.71 |
| 16 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.82 | 4.9 | 5.71 | 6.44 | 1.56 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.38 | 11.2 | 14.02 | 9.42 | -2.42 |
| 18 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.3 | 15.78 | 0.2 | 8.26 | -1.26 |
| 19 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.16 | 13.6 | 11.52 | 8.61 | -1.61 |
| 20 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.1 | 10.3 | 12.53 | 8.02 | -1.02 |
| 21 | Arizona State | Border | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.02 | 12.4 | 11 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 22 | Duke | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.82 | 7.7 | 12.01 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 23 | Rice | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.74 | 5.1 | 13.51 | 6.92 | 0.08 |
| 24 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.63 | 6.5 | 11.5 | 7.16 | -0.16 |
| 25 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.59 | 6.2 | 11.46 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 26 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.53 | 15.5 | 11.2 | 9.27 | -3.27 |
| 27 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.44 | 5.44 | 16.1 | 5.86 | 0.14 |
| 28 | UCLA | AAWU | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.28 | 6.1 | 9.33 | 7.25 | -0.25 |
| 29 | Columbia | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 13.67 | 8.68 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 30 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 10.33 | 8.04 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 31 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.75 | 5.5 | 5.97 | 6.75 | 0.25 |
| 32 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 6.56 | 9.76 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Maryland | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.55 | 1.5 | 9.97 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.53 | 2.33 | 13.31 | 5.16 | 0.84 |
| 35 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.45 | 7 | 7.47 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 36 | Furman | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.1 | 4.2 | 2.55 | 6.58 | 0.42 |
| 37 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.59 | 10.6 | 10.67 | 8.2 | -2.2 |
| 38 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.36 | 7.2 | 11.09 | 7.18 | -1.18 |
| 39 | Utah | Skyline | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.25 | 4.2 | 13.22 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 40 | New Mexico | Skyline | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.1 | 1.64 | 9.27 | 6.07 | 0.93 |
| 41 | West Texas A&M | Border | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.94 | 8.8 | 6.53 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 42 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.88 | 3.7 | 10.72 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 43 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 14.79 | -2.2 | 8.92 | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| 44 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.57 | 5.89 | 13.36 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 45 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.23 | 5 | 11.37 | 6.04 | -1.04 |
| 46 | VMI | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.15 | 2.9 | 5.8 | 6.41 | -0.41 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | Border | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 14.6 | 4.31 | 7.9 | -2.9 |
| 48 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.8 | 3.55 | 12.06 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 49 | Washington | AAWU | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.37 | 2.1 | 8.27 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 50 | Houston | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 0.6 | 11.65 | 5.25 | -0.25 |
| 51 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.14 | 0.89 | 9.73 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 52 | Clemson | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 7.3 | 11.12 | 7.47 | -2.47 |
| 53 | San José State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.99 | -0.2 | 5.88 | 4.94 | 1.06 |
| 54 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.46 | 0 | -0.2 | 5 | 1 |
| 55 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.44 | 2.8 | 10.82 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 56 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 1.5 | 12.56 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 57 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.21 | 1.44 | -0.82 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 58 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.01 | 1.8 | 8.84 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.71 | 6.6 | 11.71 | 7.41 | -3.41 |
| 60 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.31 | 2.89 | 13.24 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 61 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.3 | -3.22 | 7.42 | 3.34 | 1.66 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | -0.7 | 14.23 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 63 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.84 | -4.4 | 4.49 | 3.61 | 1.39 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.81 | -1.9 | 13.94 | 4.15 | 0.85 |
| 65 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.74 | -2 | 13.51 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 66 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.66 | -2.4 | 13.71 | 3.86 | 1.14 |
| 67 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.62 | 4 | 13.71 | 6.73 | -2.73 |
| 68 | Richmond | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.01 | -5.1 | 11.45 | 3.27 | 1.73 |
| 69 | Davidson | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.64 | -3.12 | 3.17 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 70 | Yale | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.42 | -0.67 | 8.25 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 71 | USC | AAWU | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.09 | -1.7 | 8.91 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 72 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.88 | -2.11 | 7.53 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 73 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.74 | -3.5 | 9.49 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 74 | Florida | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.73 | -4.9 | 12.41 | 2.75 | 1.25 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.61 | -1.2 | 12.64 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 76 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.46 | -1.1 | 9.93 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 77 | George Washington | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.44 | 2.44 | 9.98 | 5.38 | -2.38 |
| 78 | NC State | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.31 | -2 | 11.84 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 79 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.25 | -4.67 | 5.02 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 80 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.96 | 0.67 | 11.5 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.68 | -5.6 | 11.82 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 82 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.61 | -5.9 | 11.28 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 83 | Stanford | AAWU | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.57 | -5.8 | 10.46 | 2.61 | 1.39 |
| 84 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.54 | -7.2 | 12.43 | 2.43 | 1.57 |
| 85 | Virginia | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -6.7 | 10.97 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 86 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.28 | -10.7 | 12.86 | 1.42 | 2.58 |
| 87 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.17 | -8.1 | 15.53 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 88 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.84 | -1.6 | 12.39 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 89 | Washington State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.51 | -5 | 12.98 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.4 | -6.4 | 14.41 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.34 | -4.5 | 7.62 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 92 | Georgia | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.06 | -9.3 | 12.74 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 93 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.98 | -8.6 | 9.17 | 1.64 | 1.36 |
| 94 | UTEP | Border | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.84 | -10.7 | 9.62 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 95 | Montana | Skyline | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.95 | -7.25 | 8.48 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 96 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.4 | -7.33 | 13.45 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 97 | SMU | Southwest | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.17 | -9.9 | 13 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 98 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.72 | -16.89 | 10.28 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 99 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.59 | -11.4 | 12.1 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -12.5 | 12.61 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 101 | BYU | Skyline | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.36 | -15.9 | 12.86 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 102 | Tulane | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.36 | -16.5 | 14.88 | 0.42 | 1.58 |
| 103 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.3 | -31.78 | 13.39 | 0.16 | 1.84 |
| 104 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.27 | -17.4 | 11.88 | 0.36 | 1.64 |
| 105 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -14.7 | 1.68 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 106 | California | AAWU | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.32 | -15 | 14.53 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 107 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.07 | -15.4 | 12.33 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 108 | Colorado State | Skyline | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.37 | -17.5 | 14.03 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 109 | Brown | Ivy | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -24.56 | 9.59 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 110 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -26.22 | 16.68 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 111 | Hardin-Simmons | Border | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.75 | -33.4 | 8.73 | 0.06 | -0.06 |