Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.013675+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 17.67 | 14.12 | 8.68 | 0.32 |
| 2 | Princeton | Ivy | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 19.75 | 13.63 | 7.82 | 0.18 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 23.12 | 10.14 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 16.33 | 9.53 | 8.58 | 0.42 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 20.44 | 5.79 | 8.71 | 0.29 |
| 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.63 | 14.38 | 11.81 | 7.19 | -0.19 |
| 7 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.59 | 16.89 | 11.01 | 8.58 | -1.58 |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.46 | 12.89 | 9.94 | 8.4 | -0.4 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.3 | 17.78 | 7.08 | 8.38 | -0.38 |
| 10 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.05 | 14.38 | 8.57 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.9 | 10 | 9.09 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | Oregon | AAWU | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.75 | 7.11 | 9.72 | 6.87 | 0.13 |
| 13 | LSU | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.48 | 5 | 12.27 | 6.26 | -0.26 |
| 14 | Yale | Ivy | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.32 | 9.88 | 7.62 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 15 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.39 | 12.33 | 13.09 | 7.48 | -0.48 |
| 16 | Utah | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.23 | 14.67 | 11.35 | 8.52 | -1.52 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.72 | 5.44 | 11.6 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.62 | 26.75 | 9.07 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 19 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.4 | 8.11 | 8.94 | 7.35 | -0.35 |
| 20 | Oregon State | AAWU | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.32 | 5.67 | 8.85 | 6.79 | 0.21 |
| 21 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 10.5 | 9.78 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 22 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.98 | 9.11 | 10.04 | 7.05 | -1.05 |
| 23 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 18.25 | 5.32 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 24 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 7.78 | 8.35 | 7.07 | -1.07 |
| 25 | Florida | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.6 | 10.86 | 12.53 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 26 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.18 | 8.75 | 5.06 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 27 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.01 | 4.89 | 12.38 | 6.25 | -1.25 |
| 28 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.35 | 5.88 | 0.06 | 5.77 | 0.23 |
| 29 | Auburn | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 4.33 | 11.5 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 30 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.63 | 18.44 | 9.72 | 7.96 | -2.96 |
| 31 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.2 | 10 | 9.81 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 32 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.05 | 1.11 | 11.26 | 4.95 | 1.05 |
| 33 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.04 | 11.11 | 9.41 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 34 | USC | AAWU | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.86 | 6.62 | 10.37 | 5.86 | -0.86 |
| 35 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.84 | 5.88 | 11.33 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 36 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.82 | 2 | 14.99 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 37 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.67 | 3.25 | 13.48 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 38 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.65 | 2 | 13.78 | 5.39 | -0.39 |
| 39 | Marshall | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.63 | 1.89 | 6.18 | 5.38 | 0.62 |
| 40 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.49 | 3.78 | 10.38 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 41 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.49 | 3.67 | 11.25 | 6.11 | -1.11 |
| 42 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.43 | 9 | 5.88 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 43 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.32 | 1.5 | 13.91 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 44 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.55 | 5.56 | 12.73 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 45 | Duke | ACC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.55 | 4.5 | 10 | 5.43 | -1.43 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.46 | 4.88 | 10.02 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 47 | West Virginia | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.19 | -2.67 | 9.6 | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| 48 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14 | 0.5 | 6.32 | 4.17 | 0.83 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.99 | 2.67 | 10.56 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 50 | Washington | AAWU | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.81 | 1.67 | 12.55 | 5.18 | -0.18 |
| 51 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.3 | -0.38 | 4.85 | 3.89 | 1.11 |
| 52 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.09 | -1.14 | 14.38 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 53 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.74 | 8.89 | 4.33 | 7.26 | -3.26 |
| 54 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.66 | 1.38 | 14.2 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 55 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.46 | -3.62 | 14.62 | 2.49 | 1.51 |
| 56 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.72 | 7.75 | 12.89 | 5.81 | -2.81 |
| 57 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.62 | 4.11 | 11.94 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 58 | NC State | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.61 | -6.78 | 13.73 | 2.29 | 2.71 |
| 59 | Virginia | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.45 | -4.56 | 10.69 | 3.33 | 1.67 |
| 60 | Maryland | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.13 | 3.11 | 10.96 | 5.55 | -1.55 |
| 61 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.11 | 1.67 | 13.74 | 5.08 | -1.08 |
| 62 | Brown | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.09 | -0.62 | 8.91 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 63 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 11.06 | 2.89 | 13 | 5.48 | -2.48 |
| 64 | George Washington | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.96 | -0.75 | 10.68 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 65 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.89 | -2.38 | 13.66 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 66 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.73 | -5.11 | 3.79 | 2.83 | 2.17 |
| 67 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.71 | 3.89 | 3.97 | 6.21 | -2.21 |
| 68 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.66 | -3.89 | 15.91 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 69 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -2.38 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 70 | Stanford | AAWU | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.93 | -0.67 | 14.48 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 71 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.81 | -4.78 | 8.21 | 3.05 | 0.95 |
| 72 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.62 | -0.25 | 11.7 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.28 | -2.22 | 10.7 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 74 | Rice | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.05 | -2.25 | 13.76 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 75 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.93 | -5.44 | 13.84 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 76 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.77 | -3.62 | 10.98 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 77 | UCLA | AAWU | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.65 | -7.78 | 13.42 | 2.41 | 1.59 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.51 | 1 | 15.01 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 79 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.37 | -1.38 | 13.73 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 80 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.02 | -12.11 | 8.48 | 1.28 | 2.72 |
| 81 | Washington State | AAWU | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.83 | -3.22 | 13.22 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 82 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.82 | -1.89 | 11.66 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 83 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.79 | -3 | 14.95 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 84 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.49 | -4.67 | 14.79 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 85 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.4 | -6.88 | 14.86 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
| 86 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.97 | -9.88 | 11.91 | 1.48 | 1.52 |
| 87 | California | AAWU | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.94 | -1.89 | 12.53 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 88 | Clemson | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.72 | -2.89 | 11.9 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 89 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.68 | -3.11 | 13.18 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 90 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.55 | -2.56 | 8.74 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 91 | Davidson | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.42 | -5.88 | -1.12 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 92 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -7.67 | 15.28 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 93 | Richmond | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.85 | -6.33 | 6.17 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 94 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.75 | -8.44 | 8.32 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 95 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.63 | -13.56 | 13.29 | 0.65 | 2.35 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.6 | -4 | 14.1 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 97 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.52 | -12 | 8.72 | 1 | 2 |
| 98 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.28 | -5.25 | 16.08 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 99 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.22 | -5.62 | 10.68 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 100 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5 | -1.38 | 7.02 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 101 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.8 | -9.44 | 14.79 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 102 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -3.5 | 14.75 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 103 | Furman | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.52 | -9.7 | 0.64 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 104 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.85 | -12.38 | 14.18 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 105 | Tulane | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.84 | -9.38 | 13.75 | 1 | 1 |
| 106 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.81 | -9.56 | 6.55 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 107 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.43 | -15.38 | 12.3 | 0.28 | 1.72 |
| 108 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.37 | -6.89 | 7.96 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 109 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.26 | -7.56 | 11.97 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 110 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.98 | -6.11 | 12.07 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 111 | VMI | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.97 | -6.11 | 9.17 | 2.49 | -1.49 |
| 112 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.93 | -6.67 | 13.53 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 113 | SMU | Southwest | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.68 | -13.5 | 12.99 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 114 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.68 | -9.22 | 9.2 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 115 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.42 | -17.88 | 5.02 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 116 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.39 | -19.25 | 13.5 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 117 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.29 | -15.67 | 8 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 118 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.22 | -23.12 | 4.62 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 119 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.03 | -22.22 | -0.23 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 120 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-6-2 | 0 | -2.28 | -15 | 14.13 | 0.4 | -0.4 |