Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.679912+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.12 | 29.25 | 12.31 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 2 | Washington State | AAWU | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.38 | 13.6 | 11.71 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 3 | USC | AAWU | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 17.5 | 10.51 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 4 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 20.5 | 9.12 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 19.5 | 9.05 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.98 | 16 | 9.65 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 14.8 | 9.71 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 23 | 7.57 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.69 | 9 | 9.82 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 10 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.59 | 14 | 7.9 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 11 | Washington | AAWU | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.48 | 15.4 | 7.01 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 12 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 11.2 | 7.16 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 21.4 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 22.8 | 3.73 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 15 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 28.5 | 1.55 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 16 | Auburn | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 15.5 | 3.96 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 17 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 20.8 | 0.74 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 18 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.27 | 17.2 | 13.17 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.76 | 6.83 | 9.9 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 20 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.24 | 11.4 | 11.16 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 21 | Duke | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.19 | 8.6 | 12.84 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 22 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.07 | 12.6 | 10.35 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 23 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21 | 20 | 3.15 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 24 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.69 | 21.6 | 12.64 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 25 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.61 | 9 | 12.38 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 26 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 10.2 | 7.49 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 27 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.52 | 4 | 10.89 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 28 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 6.8 | 9.45 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 29 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.45 | 0.2 | 18.95 | 2.54 | 1.46 |
| 30 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.3 | 16.2 | 11.32 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 31 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 15.2 | 3.91 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 32 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.25 | 13.25 | 8.31 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 33 | Maryland | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.07 | 8 | 3.4 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 34 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.46 | 20.25 | 5.64 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 35 | Virginia | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.18 | 7.75 | 8 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 36 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.78 | 13 | 16.65 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 37 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.45 | 6.5 | 5.06 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 38 | UCLA | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.35 | 9.33 | 9.11 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 39 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.03 | 6.5 | 15.1 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 40 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.85 | 7.17 | 12.7 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.1 | 9 | 14.91 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 42 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.68 | 8.8 | 16.03 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 43 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.55 | 10.6 | 14.15 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 44 | Florida | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.26 | 11.4 | 11.57 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 45 | Yale | Ivy | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.24 | 4.5 | 4.58 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 46 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.12 | 5.6 | 9.24 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 47 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.95 | 10.6 | 5.25 | 4.49 | -1.49 |
| 48 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.78 | 4.8 | 8.02 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 49 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.7 | 2.17 | -0.67 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 50 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.37 | 2 | 14.94 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 51 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.03 | 1.17 | 13.93 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 52 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.84 | -3.5 | 8.73 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 53 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.66 | 16 | 11.4 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| 54 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.65 | 0.4 | 13.38 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.33 | -0.4 | 14.81 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 56 | Davidson | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 1.33 | 0.73 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 57 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.99 | -0.2 | 11.2 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 58 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.84 | -0.4 | 10.71 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 59 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 6.5 | 9.43 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 60 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.35 | -2.75 | 20.89 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 61 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.15 | 0.25 | 15.14 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 62 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | -0.25 | 8.37 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 63 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.89 | -6.4 | 5.02 | 1.51 | 1.49 |
| 64 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.85 | 3.5 | 2.73 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.72 | -3.5 | 17.59 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 66 | George Washington | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | -0.5 | 9.79 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 67 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | -2.17 | 15.38 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 68 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.51 | -1 | 12.89 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 69 | VMI | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.18 | -2.33 | 15.8 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 70 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.14 | 1.4 | 17.7 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11 | 5.8 | 12.88 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| 72 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.93 | -1.33 | 4.38 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 73 | Georgia | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.66 | -7 | 12.26 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 74 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -12.25 | 13.8 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 75 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.11 | -6.25 | 12.29 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 76 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.73 | 1.2 | 10.65 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 77 | Clemson | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.7 | -3.4 | 11.44 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 78 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.47 | -5.6 | 14.13 | 1.06 | 0.94 |
| 79 | Stanford | AAWU | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.17 | -10 | 16.57 | 0.41 | 1.59 |
| 80 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.99 | 1.17 | 8.88 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
| 81 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.98 | -5.2 | 14.45 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 82 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.21 | -1.5 | 8.47 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 83 | Richmond | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.8 | -8 | 0.22 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 84 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.5 | -7.67 | 14.83 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 85 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.4 | 0 | 17.27 | 2 | -1 |
| 86 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -3.83 | 2.47 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 87 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.29 | -10.67 | 16.83 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 88 | Montana | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -7.33 | 4.41 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.4 | -2.4 | 18.97 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 90 | Marshall | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.29 | -12.17 | 6.21 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 91 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.98 | -2.8 | 10.95 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 92 | Brown | Ivy | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.43 | -8.4 | 13.08 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 93 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.37 | -11.25 | 17.43 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 94 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -3.5 | 11.9 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 95 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -16.75 | 19.69 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 96 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -17 | 18.55 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 97 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.74 | -17 | 9.47 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 98 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.74 | -11.8 | 1.25 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 99 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.74 | -8.5 | 17.07 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 100 | California | AAWU | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.37 | -7.2 | 16.54 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 101 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.08 | -10.2 | 17.35 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 102 | NC State | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.97 | -9.8 | 9.87 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 103 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.94 | -9.6 | 10.22 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 104 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.77 | -12.4 | 12.19 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 105 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.41 | -19 | 9.77 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 106 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.06 | -16 | 14.26 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 107 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.47 | -11.5 | 0.86 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 108 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.88 | -8 | 14.48 | 0.73 | -0.73 |
| 109 | Rice | Southwest | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.05 | -9.5 | 16.27 | 0.54 | -0.54 |
| 110 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -9.75 | 21.53 | 0.56 | -0.56 |
| 111 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -14.25 | 11.78 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 112 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -12.5 | 17.79 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 113 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -15.4 | 16.07 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 114 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -17 | 12.93 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 115 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.63 | -19.83 | 16.52 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 116 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -19.2 | 18.57 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 117 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -24 | 19.32 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Tulane | SEC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -23.6 | 21.18 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 119 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -27.8 | 17.9 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 120 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.1 | -29.75 | 21.4 | 0.05 | -0.05 |