Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.679526+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.12 | 29.67 | 14.32 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | Washington State | AAWU | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.31 | 15.5 | 13.47 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.27 | 20.33 | 11.89 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.8 | 9.5 | 13.28 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 5 | USC | AAWU | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.71 | 14.67 | 10.65 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.49 | 15.33 | 9.36 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.37 | 13.25 | 9.9 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 8 | Washington | AAWU | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.3 | 15.75 | 9.78 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 22.5 | 6.18 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 10 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 18 | 7.37 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 11 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 24.67 | 6.55 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 9.4 | 9.19 | 4.28 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 19 | 6.29 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 14 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 27.33 | 5.04 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 23.5 | 5.21 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 17 | 6.24 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 17 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 13.5 | 5.91 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 18 | UCLA | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 15 | 5.83 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 19 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 21 | 4.19 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 20 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 17 | 3.88 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 21 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 32.6 | 1.96 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 22 | Maryland | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.22 | 11 | -0.13 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 23 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 19.67 | -4.21 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 24 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.26 | 4.8 | 12.64 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 25 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 19.8 | 3.55 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 26 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.18 | 10.2 | 8.86 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 27 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.12 | 14 | 10.16 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 28 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.74 | 12 | 7.67 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.74 | 12 | 12.71 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 30 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.56 | 16 | 9.62 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 31 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.75 | -0.75 | 18.2 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 32 | Duke | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 6.75 | 10.62 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 33 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.69 | 12 | 7.25 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 34 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.67 | 11.25 | 13.62 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 35 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.54 | 9.75 | 7.45 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 36 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.45 | 14.75 | 5.04 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 37 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.45 | 22.5 | 12.54 | 3.99 | -1.99 |
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 6.5 | 8.6 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 39 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.25 | 5.67 | 22.13 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 40 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.98 | 9.4 | -2.96 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 41 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.52 | -0.6 | 7.32 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 42 | Virginia | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.18 | 9.67 | 12.08 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 43 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.94 | 22.67 | 6.36 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 44 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 19 | 8.06 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 45 | Davidson | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.74 | 4.2 | -1.34 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.73 | 1.67 | 7.62 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.62 | 1 | 14.55 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 48 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.02 | 4 | 12.96 | 3.33 | -0.33 |
| 49 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.95 | 5 | 21.15 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 50 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.9 | 6.67 | 1.38 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 51 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.32 | 3 | 19.25 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 52 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.27 | -9 | 21.55 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 53 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.44 | 3.25 | 15.12 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 54 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.31 | 2.5 | 16.18 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 55 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.28 | -4.25 | 9.55 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.05 | -1 | 13.79 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 57 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 8.75 | 13.16 | 3 | -1 |
| 58 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.84 | -0.2 | 7.66 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 59 | George Washington | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.77 | -0.2 | 7.91 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 60 | Florida | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 5.5 | 13.33 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 61 | Yale | Ivy | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.83 | 0 | 5.44 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | -1 | 15.14 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 63 | Clemson | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.33 | -0.25 | 8.92 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 64 | TCU | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | -1 | 17.86 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 65 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.65 | -2 | 8.32 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 66 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.58 | -1.4 | 12.55 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 67 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.49 | -4.5 | 13.79 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 68 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.44 | -5.5 | 14.37 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 69 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.23 | -2.5 | 18.5 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 70 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.07 | -1.25 | 10.84 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 71 | Stanford | AAWU | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.98 | -9 | 14.17 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 72 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.8 | -8.75 | 9.29 | 1 | 1 |
| 73 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.66 | 0.2 | 14.2 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 74 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.12 | 1.33 | 9.15 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 75 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.99 | -5.4 | 16.34 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 76 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.85 | -1.4 | 14 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 77 | Furman | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.56 | -1.8 | 0.44 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -11.2 | 14.34 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 79 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.79 | 0.33 | 19.48 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 80 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.78 | -1.67 | 12.29 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 81 | Montana | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.62 | -3.4 | 5.07 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 82 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.42 | -7 | 22.63 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 83 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.34 | 2 | 15.32 | 2.32 | -1.32 |
| 84 | Brown | Ivy | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.08 | -9.75 | 17.28 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 85 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.89 | -10 | 18.85 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 86 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.77 | -1.25 | 17.82 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 87 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.73 | -9.33 | 14.27 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 88 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.53 | -0.67 | 8.24 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 89 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.2 | -2.25 | 12.54 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 90 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -16.67 | 9.11 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 91 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.68 | -10.25 | 3.95 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 92 | California | AAWU | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.59 | -2.5 | 14.48 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 93 | NC State | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.08 | -4.75 | 16.32 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 94 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.91 | -7 | 17.54 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 95 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.71 | -6.75 | 12.41 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 96 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.65 | -8 | 13.13 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 97 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.49 | -6.75 | 11.55 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.01 | -14 | 12.05 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 99 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4 | -17 | 19.38 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 100 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.96 | -14.25 | 8.03 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 101 | Richmond | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.82 | -11.75 | 1.16 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 102 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.54 | -4 | 8.24 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 103 | Marshall | Mid-American | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -16.2 | 9.2 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 104 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.66 | -6.33 | 17.92 | 0.66 | -0.66 |
| 105 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.95 | -8.25 | 15.3 | 0.57 | -0.57 |
| 106 | Rice | Southwest | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.18 | -10 | 24.11 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 107 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -15.4 | 2.42 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 108 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -11.6 | 18.63 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 109 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -12 | 20.4 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 110 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -14.25 | 13.25 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 111 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -15.75 | 16.11 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 112 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -15.25 | 18.28 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 113 | SMU | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -14 | 23.59 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 114 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.58 | -16.6 | 17.35 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 115 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -18.75 | 14.52 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 116 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -21.25 | 15.12 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 117 | Tulane | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.92 | -24.25 | 19.12 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -25 | 19.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.07 | -29.5 | 18.69 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 120 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.26 | -34 | 21.53 | 0.05 | -0.05 |