Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.846952+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.08 | 3.67 | 17.29 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 2 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.8 | 13.75 | 11.11 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 3 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.75 | 12.67 | 11.35 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 4 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 27.75 | 8.75 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 5 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.55 | 19.67 | 9.21 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.74 | 12.67 | 7.75 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 15.67 | 3.91 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.24 | 12.33 | 4.74 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.08 | 17.75 | 2.52 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 21.33 | 1.98 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 11 | Duke | ACC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.82 | 12 | 2.47 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 18.75 | 0.46 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 13 | Auburn | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 10 | 1.92 | 3.26 | 0.74 |
| 14 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.26 | 8 | 2.27 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 15 | NC State | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 13 | -0.3 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 16 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.88 | 7 | 1.79 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 17 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.82 | 11.67 | -0.09 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 18 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.8 | 20.25 | 11.97 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 19 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.33 | 7.75 | 14.45 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 20 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.16 | 18.5 | 14.43 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 21 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.97 | 22.25 | 12 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 22 | TCU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.92 | 8.5 | 16.86 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 23 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.74 | 17 | 7.91 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.62 | 9.75 | 14.04 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 25 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.55 | 7.5 | 14.5 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.5 | 16.5 | 10.41 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 27 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.46 | 6 | 15.59 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 28 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.43 | 9.25 | 14.57 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 29 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.41 | 16 | 5.84 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 30 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 8 | 13.96 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 31 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.33 | 17.75 | 9.8 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 32 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.17 | 9.2 | 6.37 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 33 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.13 | 14 | 8.77 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 12.75 | 9.33 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 35 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 7.5 | 6.61 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 36 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.62 | 10.5 | 3 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.24 | 6.25 | 7.44 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 38 | Furman | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.22 | 5 | -0.06 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 39 | LSU | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.59 | 0.75 | 11.02 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 40 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.47 | 11 | 0.52 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 41 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.35 | 8 | 14.18 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.25 | 8 | 0.43 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 43 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.24 | 15.33 | 10.21 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.94 | 0.33 | 14.14 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 45 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 9.33 | 8.35 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 46 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.55 | 1 | 20.63 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 47 | Florida | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.1 | 0.5 | 19.18 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 48 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.1 | 3.75 | 6.93 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 49 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.96 | 0.25 | 2.35 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 50 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.36 | -0.67 | 17.28 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 51 | Yale | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 3.33 | 5.07 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.03 | 5.25 | 2.88 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 53 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.9 | 9.33 | 15.73 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.66 | 7.75 | 12.66 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| 55 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 1.75 | 16.36 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 56 | Marshall | Mid-American | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.05 | -2.5 | 6.27 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 57 | USC | AAWU | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 2.25 | 11.84 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 58 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.77 | 4.75 | 7.59 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 59 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 2.75 | 19.55 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 60 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 1.5 | 9.54 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 61 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.28 | 12.75 | 4.19 | 3.56 | -1.56 |
| 62 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.83 | 1.5 | 15.73 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 63 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.6 | -0.67 | 19.11 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 64 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | -3.75 | 17.96 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 65 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | -0.75 | 15.84 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 66 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.12 | -4.75 | 8.86 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 67 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.12 | -3.5 | 9.81 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 68 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.03 | -6.25 | 8.03 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 69 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.64 | -2.5 | 12.38 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 70 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.57 | -4 | 13.39 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 71 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.51 | -3.75 | 11.07 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.51 | -13.75 | 13.28 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 73 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.46 | 4.67 | 15.85 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 74 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.08 | -10.25 | 15.43 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 75 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.95 | 4.33 | 13.78 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 76 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.63 | 0.67 | 21.49 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 77 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.53 | -3 | 12.03 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 78 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.48 | -5 | 14 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 79 | Washington State | AAWU | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.39 | -2.25 | 12.29 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 80 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.2 | 0.25 | 19.35 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 81 | California | AAWU | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.06 | -5.75 | 22.03 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 82 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.05 | -10 | 15.24 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 83 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.95 | -1 | 17.91 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 84 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.93 | -1.5 | 4.02 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 85 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.73 | -6.67 | 12.62 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 86 | VMI | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.72 | -3.25 | 0.44 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 87 | Washington | AAWU | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.68 | 1.75 | 23.24 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 88 | Brown | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -9.67 | 17.51 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 89 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.54 | -9.33 | 19.67 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 90 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 4.96 | -13 | 11.52 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 91 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.9 | -8.33 | 1.26 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 92 | Stanford | AAWU | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.75 | -6 | 11.48 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 93 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.7 | -6.25 | 10.44 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 94 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.7 | -5.75 | 9.15 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 95 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.68 | -8 | 16.25 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 96 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -1.75 | 12.87 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 97 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.47 | -8.25 | 10.25 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 98 | UCLA | AAWU | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.42 | -11 | 19.71 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 99 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.37 | -12.25 | 17.38 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 100 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.23 | -6.25 | 2.75 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 101 | Richmond | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.06 | -9.75 | 2.52 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 102 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.82 | -6.25 | 13.31 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 103 | Virginia | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -7.5 | 17.08 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 104 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.61 | -27.5 | 13.61 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 105 | Davidson | Southern | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.07 | -10.75 | 9.39 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 106 | George Washington | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.15 | -10.5 | 16.05 | 0.76 | -0.76 |
| 107 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.26 | -14 | 11.85 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 108 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -19.33 | -2.5 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -12 | 21 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 110 | Clemson | ACC | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.4 | -12 | 21.88 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 111 | Maryland | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -13.75 | 18.07 | 0.54 | -0.54 |
| 112 | Houston | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -14.5 | 16.88 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 113 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -15 | 21.73 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 114 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -18.5 | 12.81 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 115 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -22 | 7.02 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 116 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.63 | -20 | 13.92 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -23.25 | 9.22 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 118 | Tulane | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -20 | 22.91 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 119 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -24.33 | 16.8 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 120 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -24 | 23.48 | 0.01 | -0.01 |