Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.014479+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | Ivy | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 18.11 | 12.64 | 8.69 | 0.31 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 16.6 | 12.64 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 16.4 | 10.57 | 9.61 | 0.39 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.99 | 21 | 10.13 | 9.58 | -0.58 |
| 5 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.72 | 16.1 | 11.56 | 9.49 | -1.49 |
| 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.66 | 13.89 | 11.78 | 8.18 | -0.18 |
| 7 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.47 | 13.5 | 9.65 | 9.36 | -0.36 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.27 | 17.4 | 7.5 | 9.45 | -0.45 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.24 | 18.8 | 6.99 | 9.39 | -0.39 |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.65 | 5.56 | 11.15 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 11 | Utah | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.59 | 14 | 11.78 | 9.43 | -1.43 |
| 12 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.35 | 25.1 | 7.78 | 9.25 | -1.25 |
| 13 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.13 | 11.2 | 10.11 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 14 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.05 | 10.5 | 9.23 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 15 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.9 | 8.64 | 7.03 | 9.31 | -0.31 |
| 16 | Oregon State | AAWU | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.65 | 5.2 | 10.35 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.51 | 7.78 | 10.58 | 7.42 | -0.42 |
| 18 | Oregon | AAWU | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.49 | 6.3 | 11.34 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| 19 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.03 | 9.22 | 6.79 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 20 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.75 | 6.4 | 10.99 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 21 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.73 | 18.25 | 5.97 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 22 | Yale | Ivy | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.56 | 8.33 | 8.48 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 23 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.24 | 11 | 12.71 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 24 | USC | AAWU | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.78 | 7.7 | 11.54 | 7.51 | -0.51 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.47 | 4.2 | 11.42 | 7.33 | -0.33 |
| 26 | Florida | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 7.67 | 13.84 | 7.11 | -1.11 |
| 27 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 11.11 | 8.92 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 28 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.94 | 7.1 | 11.04 | 8.27 | -2.27 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.94 | 6.8 | 10.79 | 7.17 | -1.17 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.93 | 5.4 | 12.32 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 31 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.84 | 4.67 | 11.99 | 6.27 | -0.27 |
| 32 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.75 | 5.4 | 10.58 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 33 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.68 | 2.5 | 14.15 | 6.31 | -0.31 |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.64 | 5.3 | 9.83 | 7.13 | -1.13 |
| 35 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.6 | 2.44 | 13.19 | 5.24 | 0.76 |
| 36 | Marshall | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 2.7 | 6.19 | 6.47 | 0.53 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.84 | 11.11 | 8.44 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 38 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.63 | 0.22 | 12.54 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 39 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.6 | 7.8 | 12.12 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 40 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.45 | 3.78 | 2.47 | 5.84 | 0.16 |
| 41 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.42 | 0.89 | 7.71 | 4.84 | 1.16 |
| 42 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.11 | -2.3 | 11.38 | 4.19 | 2.81 |
| 43 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 15.09 | 15.8 | 11.28 | 8.61 | -3.61 |
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.01 | 3.2 | 11.62 | 6.71 | -0.71 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 4.6 | 9.76 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 46 | Washington | AAWU | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.85 | 2.9 | 11.33 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 47 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.61 | -0.11 | 5.77 | 4.46 | 1.54 |
| 48 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.08 | 7.78 | 7.05 | 6.96 | -1.96 |
| 49 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.76 | 2.3 | 10.9 | 6.21 | -1.21 |
| 50 | George Washington | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.75 | 2.56 | 10.43 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 51 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.26 | 0.56 | 11.89 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 52 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.25 | -1 | 11.68 | 4.58 | 1.42 |
| 53 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.83 | 4.3 | 11.63 | 6.58 | -1.58 |
| 54 | Maryland | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 3.8 | 10.84 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 55 | Brown | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.66 | 0.22 | 8.01 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 56 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.65 | 8.89 | 5.26 | 7.26 | -3.26 |
| 57 | Stanford | AAWU | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.31 | 1.2 | 13.59 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 11.61 | -4 | 2.55 | 3.47 | 2.53 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.01 | -0.6 | 10.34 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 60 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.84 | -1.4 | 12.89 | 4.51 | 0.49 |
| 61 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.78 | 1.4 | 10.52 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 62 | Duke | ACC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.73 | 1.3 | 10.04 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 63 | Rice | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.68 | 0.6 | 12.99 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 64 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.64 | -0.7 | 6.17 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 65 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 10.53 | 6.33 | 13.99 | 6.24 | -3.24 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.32 | -4.4 | 13.75 | 3.52 | 1.48 |
| 67 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.96 | -0.56 | 14.15 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 68 | NC State | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -7.5 | 13.43 | 2.39 | 2.61 |
| 69 | Virginia | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.86 | -5.1 | 9.21 | 3.44 | 1.56 |
| 70 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.4 | 0.1 | 13.3 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 71 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.11 | 0.6 | 5.48 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 72 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.04 | -4 | 14.5 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 73 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.96 | -4.1 | 12.7 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 74 | San José State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.86 | 0.6 | 3.27 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 75 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 8.72 | -0.2 | 13.38 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 76 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.33 | 1 | 14.55 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.29 | -2.7 | 13.11 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 78 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.28 | -7.1 | 9.03 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 79 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.15 | -2.5 | 11.99 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 80 | UCLA | AAWU | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.52 | -9.1 | 14.43 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 81 | TCU | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -7.5 | 12.93 | 1.99 | 2.01 |
| 82 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.45 | -5.6 | 8.95 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 83 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.41 | -3.78 | 10.2 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 84 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | -8.5 | 11.05 | 2.08 | 1.92 |
| 85 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.25 | -9.5 | 11.69 | 1.67 | 2.33 |
| 86 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.04 | -8.1 | 12.85 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 87 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.91 | -11.3 | 6.67 | 1.61 | 2.39 |
| 88 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.41 | -4.33 | 14.67 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 89 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.37 | -3.7 | 11.83 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 90 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.37 | -4.5 | 13.57 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 91 | Washington State | AAWU | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.35 | -4.3 | 13.44 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.28 | -4.3 | 13.76 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -7.67 | 14.38 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 94 | California | AAWU | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -3.5 | 13.92 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 95 | Clemson | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.76 | -3 | 10.89 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.73 | -10.22 | 13.34 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 97 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.7 | -3.1 | 10.09 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 98 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.4 | -12 | 8.53 | 1 | 2 |
| 99 | Davidson | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.3 | -6.78 | -2.13 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 100 | Tulane | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.29 | -6.8 | 14.38 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 101 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.2 | -5.7 | 7.49 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 102 | Richmond | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.01 | -7.7 | 7.01 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 103 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.91 | -12.2 | 12.9 | 0.74 | 2.26 |
| 104 | Furman | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.57 | -9.7 | 0.56 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 105 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.38 | -5.44 | 15 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 106 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.19 | -6.56 | 12.25 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 107 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.88 | -3.78 | 13.77 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 108 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.13 | -5.5 | 12.97 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 109 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.06 | -9.4 | 6.7 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 110 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.76 | -9.1 | 11.74 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 111 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.65 | -15.11 | 3.42 | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| 112 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.74 | -8.3 | 9.84 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 113 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.62 | -7.4 | 13.61 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 114 | VMI | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.58 | -7.7 | 9.04 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| 115 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.28 | -20.56 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 116 | SMU | Southwest | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.25 | -12.2 | 11.89 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 117 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.13 | -19.33 | 13.39 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 118 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | -14.7 | 6.02 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 119 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.23 | -23.6 | -1.48 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 120 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-8-2 | 0 | -2.25 | -15.3 | 13.07 | 0.52 | -0.52 |