Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.677987+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 36.26 | 11 | 10.99 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 2 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 35.03 | 13 | 4.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 32.04 | 9 | 5.28 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 4 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 32.02 | 11 | 19.07 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 5 | VMI | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 31.74 | 16 | 12.52 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 6 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.68 | 25 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.49 | 6 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 8 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.03 | 61 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.23 | 49 | 9.57 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.22 | 19 | 1.12 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 11 | Furman | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.11 | 34 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 7 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 13 | Davidson | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 21 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.71 | 3 | 7.95 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.69 | 39 | -2.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Richmond | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.12 | 1 | -10 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.6 | 9 | 10.59 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 18 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.16 | 1 | 14.95 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 19 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 17.02 | 15 | 0.47 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 20 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 15.39 | 28 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Marshall | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 15.12 | 18 | -10 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 22 | Alabama | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 12.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 12.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | LSU | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 12.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 12.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 12.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Duke | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Harvard | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Clemson | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | UCLA | AAWU | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Princeton | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Auburn | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Washington | AAWU | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 7.61 | -11 | 13.34 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 59 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Rice | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | 7.04 | -1 | -10 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 64 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Maryland | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Houston | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Yale | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | USC | AAWU | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | West Virginia | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | NC State | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | George Washington | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | 4.04 | -16 | 14.73 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 83 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.83 | -9 | -10 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 84 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.39 | -11 | 24.89 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 85 | Florida | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Washington State | AAWU | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.01 | -3 | 0.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | TCU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Stanford | AAWU | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Virginia | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.89 | -49 | 7.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Georgia | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | SMU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.78 | -9 | 18.89 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 104 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | California | AAWU | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Montana | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.17 | -13 | 24.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Tulane | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Brown | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.52 | -15 | -10 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 115 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.74 | -19 | 11.85 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 116 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.9 | -39 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -6.58 | -11 | -10 | 0.2 | -0.2 |