Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.681131+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 24.5 | 8.77 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 2 | USC | AAWU | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.33 | 17.29 | 9.82 | 6.69 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 23 | 7.88 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.03 | 18.88 | 8.05 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.88 | 12.62 | 8.8 | 7.36 | -0.36 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 24.29 | 5.72 | 6.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.87 | 12.88 | 12.97 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.79 | 17.88 | 10.1 | 7.69 | -0.69 |
| 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.53 | 19 | 9.33 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 10 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.44 | 11.88 | 13.65 | 6.51 | -0.51 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.41 | 23.29 | 10.62 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 12 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.36 | 19.5 | 11.01 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 13 | LSU | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.23 | 8.12 | 13.91 | 7.49 | -1.49 |
| 14 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.22 | 11.57 | 11.22 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 15 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.18 | 11.5 | 12.17 | 6.72 | -0.72 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.03 | 8 | 10.06 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 17 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.82 | 18 | 5.76 | 7.21 | -0.21 |
| 18 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.7 | 10.57 | 13.86 | 6.44 | -1.44 |
| 19 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.52 | 17 | 6.83 | 6.52 | -0.52 |
| 20 | Washington | AAWU | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.35 | 11.25 | 11.44 | 7.15 | -2.15 |
| 21 | Auburn | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.16 | 7.43 | 8.16 | 5.28 | 0.72 |
| 22 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.99 | 13.88 | 13.86 | 6.63 | -0.63 |
| 23 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.85 | 19.44 | 5.99 | 8.37 | -1.37 |
| 24 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.63 | 13.44 | 7.36 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Duke | ACC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.06 | 5.25 | 12.44 | 5.69 | 0.31 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.87 | 10.75 | 13.66 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 27 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 8.62 | 6.96 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 28 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.73 | 9.5 | 7.53 | 6.54 | -0.54 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.68 | 21.57 | 9.34 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 30 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.41 | 12.12 | 3.08 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 31 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.3 | 7.71 | 11.86 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 32 | West Virginia | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.29 | 1.75 | 10.21 | 4.48 | 1.52 |
| 33 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.06 | 2.44 | 8.96 | 5.24 | 0.76 |
| 34 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.92 | -0.75 | 16.25 | 3.79 | 2.21 |
| 35 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.84 | 14.25 | 11.56 | 7.75 | -3.75 |
| 36 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.57 | 11.29 | 11.51 | 6.35 | -2.35 |
| 37 | Florida | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.32 | 7.62 | 12.87 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 38 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.22 | 10.75 | 8.93 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 39 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.93 | 4.12 | 13.27 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 40 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.77 | 7.75 | 8.54 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 41 | Maryland | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.53 | 2.88 | 10.31 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 42 | Washington State | AAWU | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.19 | 5.38 | 13.58 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 43 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.11 | 8.57 | 12.1 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 44 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.1 | 10 | 9.25 | 5.68 | -1.68 |
| 45 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.96 | 9.14 | 10.72 | 5.43 | -1.43 |
| 46 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.88 | 6.86 | 9.68 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 47 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.3 | 3.22 | 11.26 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 48 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.14 | -0.12 | 10.54 | 3.97 | 1.03 |
| 49 | Virginia | ACC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.12 | 2.86 | 7.82 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 50 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.71 | 0.62 | 3.18 | 4.16 | 0.84 |
| 51 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.54 | 6 | -0.9 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 52 | TCU | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.47 | -0.14 | 12.86 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.24 | 0.56 | 11.25 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 54 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.11 | -3.62 | 11.33 | 2.91 | 2.09 |
| 55 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.96 | -0.56 | 13.09 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 56 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 3.25 | 11.73 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 57 | Utah | Western Athletic | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.77 | -1.38 | 11.21 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 58 | UCLA | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 3.67 | 8.21 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 59 | Clemson | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | 4 | 10.36 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 60 | Richmond | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.35 | -3.5 | 3.83 | 3.04 | 1.96 |
| 61 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.06 | -0.22 | 2.06 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 62 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | -0.38 | 12.89 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 63 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.44 | 2.86 | 17.79 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 64 | Columbia | Ivy | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.21 | -11.43 | 9.54 | 1.36 | 2.64 |
| 65 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.12 | 3.62 | 11.58 | 5.04 | -2.04 |
| 66 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.06 | -1.11 | 12.55 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 67 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.97 | 4.29 | 8.65 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 68 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.89 | -1.88 | 11.29 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 69 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -3.88 | 15 | 2.52 | 1.48 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -3.5 | 11.44 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 71 | Montana | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.68 | -2.5 | 1.3 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 72 | Yale | Ivy | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.68 | 0.86 | 7.69 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 73 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.2 | -4.29 | 17.67 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 74 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.17 | -3 | 13.81 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 75 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.11 | 1.38 | 5.47 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.82 | -4.78 | 9.92 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 77 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.69 | 2.22 | 11.15 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 78 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.67 | -6.43 | 17.99 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 79 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.51 | -3.88 | 6.49 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.43 | -7.86 | 16.25 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 81 | Furman | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.31 | -5.44 | 3.43 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 82 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.06 | -10.57 | 14.25 | 0.96 | 2.04 |
| 83 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8 | -9.86 | 12.12 | 1.76 | 1.24 |
| 84 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8 | -9 | 10.99 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 85 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.98 | -2.88 | 12.31 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 86 | Georgia | SEC | 2-3-3 | 0.25 | 7.86 | -5.38 | 9.99 | 2 | 0 |
| 87 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.31 | -9.88 | 16.94 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 88 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.29 | -5.88 | 13.46 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 89 | Davidson | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.24 | -3.78 | 4.45 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 90 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.96 | -8 | 11.45 | 1.11 | 1.89 |
| 91 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.88 | -1.62 | 14.19 | 3.14 | -1.14 |
| 92 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.76 | -9.75 | 10.47 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 93 | George Washington | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.75 | -2.67 | 12.31 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 94 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -8.67 | 12.75 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 95 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.95 | -1.29 | 7.36 | 3.16 | -1.16 |
| 96 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.78 | -8 | 6.63 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 97 | SMU | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.51 | -4.43 | 12.85 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 98 | Marshall | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.34 | -12.56 | 8.43 | 1.43 | 1.57 |
| 99 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5 | -2.38 | 13.9 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 100 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.58 | -14.57 | 17.22 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 101 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.55 | -11.62 | 6.1 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 102 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.06 | -5.75 | 9.34 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 103 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -5.75 | 8.88 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 104 | Rice | Southwest | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 3.34 | -5.43 | 16.74 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 105 | Brown | Ivy | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.25 | -7.5 | 10.07 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 106 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.9 | -4.86 | 12.53 | 2.37 | -1.37 |
| 107 | NC State | ACC | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.48 | -8.38 | 10 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 108 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.11 | -10.14 | 10.58 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 109 | California | AAWU | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.99 | -9.38 | 17.63 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 110 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.91 | -18.71 | 17.86 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 111 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.57 | -15 | 12.1 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 112 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.45 | -13.11 | 13.75 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 113 | Hardin-Simmons | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.43 | -12.56 | 2.62 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 114 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | -29.88 | 14.11 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 115 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -17.25 | 12.24 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 116 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -17.75 | 12.46 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 117 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -17.88 | 15.81 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 118 | Tulane | SEC | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -20.25 | 16.68 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 119 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -23.88 | 16.25 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 120 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -25.75 | 14.46 | 0.02 | -0.02 |