Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.681547+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | AAWU | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 16 | 9.51 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| 2 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 21 | 7.8 | 7.91 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 22.88 | 7.14 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.82 | 12.78 | 9.21 | 8.4 | -0.4 |
| 5 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.04 | 14.56 | 12.7 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 6 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.91 | 17.67 | 11.16 | 8.53 | -0.53 |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.85 | 21.67 | 9.25 | 8.87 | -0.87 |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.61 | 10.33 | 13.08 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 9 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.59 | 20.11 | 10.14 | 8.22 | -1.22 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.57 | 24 | 9.31 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 11 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.44 | 17.11 | 8.65 | 8.13 | -0.13 |
| 12 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.39 | 15.33 | 9.36 | 8.64 | -1.64 |
| 13 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.16 | 9.4 | 9.57 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 14 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.15 | 12.56 | 9.59 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 15 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.1 | 9.38 | 13.29 | 7.24 | -1.24 |
| 16 | Washington | AAWU | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 22.05 | 13.33 | 11.61 | 8.35 | -2.35 |
| 17 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.9 | 17.56 | 5.67 | 8.22 | -0.22 |
| 18 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.63 | 21.12 | 4.62 | 7.69 | -0.69 |
| 19 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.06 | 13.4 | 7.83 | 8.32 | -0.32 |
| 20 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.04 | 19.6 | 5.99 | 9.28 | -1.28 |
| 21 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.04 | 13.56 | 10.36 | 7.44 | -0.44 |
| 22 | Duke | ACC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.91 | 10.22 | 11.1 | 7.56 | -0.56 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.9 | 9.67 | 15.89 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.78 | 20.5 | 11.44 | 7.89 | -1.89 |
| 25 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.56 | 8.44 | 12.94 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 26 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.48 | 7 | 10.2 | 6.45 | 0.55 |
| 27 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 7.12 | 12.5 | 5.45 | 0.55 |
| 28 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.31 | 10.22 | 7.26 | 7.26 | -0.26 |
| 29 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.06 | 13.22 | 4.55 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 30 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.04 | 5.1 | 8.71 | 6.59 | 0.41 |
| 31 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.64 | 5.38 | 9.09 | 5.43 | 0.57 |
| 32 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.55 | -0.75 | 15.97 | 3.79 | 2.21 |
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.51 | 8.22 | 13.41 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 34 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17 | 10.89 | 8.08 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 35 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.98 | 7.56 | 8.84 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 36 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.38 | 11.75 | 11.73 | 6.77 | -1.77 |
| 37 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.38 | 9.88 | 12.71 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 38 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.98 | 9.5 | 9.72 | 6.19 | -1.19 |
| 39 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.93 | 3.25 | 13.76 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 40 | Washington State | AAWU | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.92 | 5.67 | 12.06 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 41 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.69 | 6.5 | 9.52 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 42 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.56 | 0.33 | 10.57 | 4.61 | 1.39 |
| 43 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.41 | 9.75 | 12.94 | 7.1 | -3.1 |
| 44 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 15.38 | 11.22 | 11.75 | 8.3 | -4.3 |
| 45 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.07 | 1.22 | 3.56 | 4.88 | 1.12 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.4 | 5.11 | 10.58 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 47 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.15 | 2.89 | 11.36 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 48 | Clemson | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.09 | 3.89 | 10.74 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 49 | Maryland | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.9 | 2.22 | 10.56 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.59 | 6.88 | 15.8 | 6.11 | -2.11 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.22 | 0.56 | 10.47 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 52 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.73 | -0.56 | 12.53 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 53 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.7 | 4.67 | 9.53 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 54 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.59 | 2.2 | 11.26 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 55 | Richmond | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.35 | -3.5 | 3.77 | 3.04 | 1.96 |
| 56 | Columbia | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.28 | -8.25 | 9.11 | 2.07 | 2.93 |
| 57 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.23 | -1.11 | 10.79 | 4.06 | 0.94 |
| 58 | Virginia | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.89 | 1 | 7.69 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 59 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.78 | -3.67 | 11.2 | 3.23 | 1.77 |
| 60 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.78 | -3 | 11.38 | 3.58 | 1.42 |
| 61 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.66 | 2.5 | 1.23 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 62 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.31 | 2.56 | 11.62 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 63 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.06 | -1.88 | 13.78 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 64 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.03 | -2 | 16.46 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 65 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.94 | -1.11 | 10.93 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 66 | Utah | Western Athletic | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.69 | -2.67 | 11.93 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 67 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.57 | -3.88 | 14.71 | 2.52 | 1.48 |
| 68 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -3.88 | 15.63 | 2.97 | 1.03 |
| 69 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.26 | -0.7 | 0.33 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 70 | Georgia | SEC | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.26 | -3.78 | 12.26 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 71 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.23 | 2.7 | 11.36 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 72 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.98 | -1.11 | 15.37 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 73 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.71 | 2.12 | 10.55 | 4.61 | -1.61 |
| 74 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.51 | -1 | 10.83 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 75 | UCLA | AAWU | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.4 | -1.14 | 9.79 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 76 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.82 | -4.44 | 12.42 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 77 | Stanford | AAWU | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.61 | -7.44 | 14.45 | 1.97 | 2.03 |
| 78 | Montana | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.17 | -5.44 | 2.8 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 79 | Yale | Ivy | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.74 | 0.25 | 8.5 | 4.1 | -2.1 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.68 | -6.8 | 11.61 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 81 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.55 | -6.12 | 15.69 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 82 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.55 | 0.33 | 5.03 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 83 | Furman | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | -5 | 2.13 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 84 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.27 | -4.11 | 6.71 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 85 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.27 | -8.62 | 15.67 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 86 | Davidson | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.09 | -3.78 | 3.84 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 87 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.01 | -9.5 | 12.29 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 88 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7 | -10.12 | 13.03 | 0.99 | 2.01 |
| 89 | Marshall | Mid-American | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.97 | -10 | 6.58 | 2.14 | 1.86 |
| 90 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.89 | -9.62 | 10.21 | 1.14 | 1.86 |
| 91 | Rice | Southwest | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.74 | -2.25 | 15.63 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 92 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -4.78 | 9.67 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 93 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.97 | -2 | 13.48 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 94 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.9 | -8.67 | 13.07 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 95 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.78 | -9.33 | 10.39 | 0.96 | 2.04 |
| 96 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -10.22 | 10.16 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 97 | George Washington | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.48 | -5.9 | 11.92 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 98 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.87 | -2.38 | 12.81 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 99 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.78 | -12.1 | 7.47 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 100 | SMU | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.61 | -4.12 | 14.01 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 101 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.52 | -3.88 | 9.52 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 102 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.51 | -3.38 | 12.81 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 103 | NC State | ACC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.06 | -6.11 | 10.99 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 104 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.76 | -14.5 | 15.94 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 105 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.69 | -11.22 | 7.24 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 106 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.41 | -6.89 | 9.43 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 107 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -11 | 13.25 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 108 | Brown | Ivy | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.5 | -8 | 10.04 | 2.17 | -1.17 |
| 109 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.82 | -10.5 | 10.16 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 110 | California | AAWU | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.69 | -9.67 | 17.08 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
| 111 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.38 | -20 | 18.78 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 112 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.34 | -14.7 | 11.26 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.25 | -13.67 | 13.49 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 114 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.19 | -14.78 | 10.52 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 115 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.17 | -13.4 | 4.56 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 116 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.14 | -27.56 | 11.76 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 117 | Tulane | SEC | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -20.22 | 14.68 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -20.89 | 13.58 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 119 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -22.44 | 16.05 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -24.44 | 13.71 | 0.07 | -0.07 |