Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:25.847339+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.56 | 14 | 12.76 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 2 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.46 | 5.25 | 15.74 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 3 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 25.25 | 9.81 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 23 | 7.48 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.83 | 14.75 | 8.79 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 16.75 | 8.75 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 12.5 | 7.06 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 8 | Auburn | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 9.6 | 5.7 | 3.91 | 1.09 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.49 | 18.2 | 1.8 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 10 | Duke | ACC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.18 | 10.6 | 2.14 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 15.4 | 0.25 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 12 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 23.92 | 8.75 | 1.86 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| 13 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.87 | 10.5 | 0.38 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 14 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.72 | 18 | 11.78 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 15 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.7 | 12.2 | 14.13 | 4.24 | -0.24 |
| 16 | Oregon | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.64 | 18 | 11.57 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 17 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.57 | 11.8 | 13.49 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 18 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.48 | 16 | 11.54 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 19 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.39 | 17.2 | 10.5 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 20 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.34 | 29 | 7.65 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 21 | Oregon State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.12 | 10.8 | 11.18 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 22 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.96 | 19.8 | 7.24 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 23 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.93 | 18 | 7.32 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 24 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.8 | 9.2 | 9.63 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 25 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.73 | 4.8 | 13.01 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 26 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.71 | 16.6 | 6.59 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 27 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.31 | 12 | 5.96 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 28 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.27 | 9.25 | 13.41 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 29 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.09 | 9.17 | 5.2 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 30 | NC State | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.07 | 6.2 | 4.47 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 31 | TCU | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.93 | 6.8 | 12.27 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.91 | 9.4 | 4.93 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 33 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.72 | 4.4 | 7.57 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 34 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 15.25 | 8.92 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 35 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.53 | 4.6 | 13.46 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 36 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.51 | 7 | 10.7 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 37 | Furman | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.4 | 8.83 | -2.44 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 38 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.95 | 1 | 15.55 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 39 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.76 | 9 | -2.45 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 40 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.75 | 1 | 13.06 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 41 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.72 | 6.4 | 6.29 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 42 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.83 | 11.5 | 8.73 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 43 | Marshall | Mid-American | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.82 | 3.6 | 4.17 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 44 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.74 | 4.5 | 9.14 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 45 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.73 | 11.25 | 10.21 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 46 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.68 | 2.25 | 10.54 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 47 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.86 | 4.4 | 16.58 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.79 | 8.6 | 13.03 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 49 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.59 | 11.8 | 9.23 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 50 | USC | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.44 | 7.6 | 15.23 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 51 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.83 | 5.4 | 7.79 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 52 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.69 | 8 | 9.22 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 53 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.43 | 7.8 | 8.37 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 54 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 10.4 | 4.16 | 4.25 | -1.25 |
| 55 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.27 | -4.5 | 9.62 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 56 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.02 | 1.8 | 11.86 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 57 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.46 | 4 | 15.5 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 3 | 12.51 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 59 | SMU | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.57 | -0.75 | 17.82 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 60 | Yale | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | 1.75 | 4.27 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 61 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.32 | -4.8 | 6.62 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 62 | California | AAWU | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.05 | -0.4 | 19.9 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 63 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.87 | 5.4 | 16.71 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 64 | Brown | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.68 | -0.25 | 14.84 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 65 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.17 | -2 | 7.34 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 66 | Washington | AAWU | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11 | 3 | 18.9 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 67 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.93 | 0.8 | 18.22 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 68 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.86 | -2.25 | 13.93 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 69 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.68 | -2 | 10.1 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 70 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.55 | -1 | 5.5 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 71 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.74 | 3.5 | 18.31 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 72 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.63 | 0.4 | 3.41 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 73 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.55 | -2 | 18.59 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 74 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.67 | -6 | 17.56 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 75 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.64 | -4.2 | 11.13 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 76 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.28 | -4.4 | 9.5 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 77 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.27 | -6.4 | 13.43 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 78 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.23 | -6.2 | 11.57 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 79 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -8.8 | 17.03 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.94 | -11.8 | 15.43 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 81 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.93 | -7.2 | 8.97 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 82 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.39 | -3.25 | 15.25 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 83 | Richmond | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.17 | -6.2 | 3.55 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 84 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.44 | -7 | 18.33 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 85 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.86 | -2 | 22.25 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 86 | Washington State | AAWU | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.68 | -6.6 | 15.11 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 87 | VMI | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.61 | -4.4 | 6.63 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 88 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.55 | -5 | 14.66 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 89 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.54 | -7.75 | 15.12 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 90 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.43 | -6.4 | 13.51 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 91 | Virginia | ACC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.42 | -6 | 14.29 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 92 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.26 | -10.75 | 12.12 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 93 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.06 | -1.8 | 13.62 | 2.22 | -1.22 |
| 94 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.03 | -12.2 | 14.5 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 95 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.61 | -14.5 | 4.1 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 96 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -6.8 | 18.86 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 97 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.48 | -12 | 18.08 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 98 | Stanford | AAWU | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.28 | -6.4 | 11.83 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 99 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.19 | -6.8 | 11.01 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 100 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.07 | -9 | 13.32 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 101 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.99 | -10 | 14.45 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 102 | UCLA | AAWU | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -11.8 | 15.73 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 103 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -12 | 13.62 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 104 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -10.4 | 7.65 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 105 | Maryland | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -9.6 | 18.24 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 106 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.21 | -12 | 10.72 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 107 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.15 | -28.8 | 14.24 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 108 | George Washington | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.95 | -8.6 | 14.74 | 1.13 | -1.13 |
| 109 | Davidson | Southern | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.96 | -10.2 | 7.69 | 0.68 | -0.68 |
| 110 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.21 | -14 | 8.54 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 111 | Clemson | ACC | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.21 | -10.6 | 20.84 | 0.83 | -0.83 |
| 112 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -20.5 | -3.26 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 113 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -14.25 | 18.46 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 114 | Houston | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -15.6 | 19.74 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 115 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.5 | -16.25 | 17.68 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 116 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -15.5 | 21.27 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 117 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.75 | -31 | 6.09 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 118 | Tulane | SEC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -20.2 | 22.01 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 119 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -23.75 | 18.11 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 120 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -28 | 12.81 | 0.01 | -0.01 |