Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.014863+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | Ivy | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 18.11 | 12.58 | 8.69 | 0.31 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 16.6 | 12.7 | 9.5 | 0.5 |
| 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 16.4 | 10.5 | 9.61 | 0.39 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.8 | 21 | 10.04 | 9.58 | -0.58 |
| 5 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.69 | 16.1 | 11.79 | 9.49 | -1.49 |
| 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.54 | 13.89 | 11.55 | 8.18 | -0.18 |
| 7 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.49 | 13.5 | 10.2 | 9.36 | -0.36 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.18 | 17.4 | 7.43 | 9.45 | -0.45 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.15 | 18.8 | 6.92 | 9.39 | -0.39 |
| 10 | Utah | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 14 | 11.71 | 9.43 | -1.43 |
| 11 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.25 | 25.1 | 7.51 | 9.25 | -1.25 |
| 12 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.07 | 11.2 | 10.05 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 13 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.94 | 10.5 | 9.51 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 14 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.87 | 8.64 | 7.21 | 9.31 | -0.31 |
| 15 | Oregon State | AAWU | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 5.2 | 10.45 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 16 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.44 | 7.78 | 10.57 | 7.42 | -0.42 |
| 17 | Oregon | AAWU | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.43 | 6.3 | 11.41 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| 18 | LSU | SEC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.18 | 3.6 | 11.58 | 7.09 | -0.09 |
| 19 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.94 | 9.22 | 6.61 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 20 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.72 | 6.4 | 11.25 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 21 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.66 | 18.25 | 5.92 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 22 | Yale | Ivy | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.49 | 8.33 | 8.44 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 23 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.21 | 11 | 12.92 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 24 | Florida | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.17 | 8.3 | 14.38 | 8.11 | -1.11 |
| 25 | USC | AAWU | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.73 | 7.7 | 11.36 | 7.51 | -0.51 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.29 | 4.2 | 11.14 | 7.33 | -0.33 |
| 27 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.96 | 11.11 | 8.88 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 28 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.91 | 7.1 | 10.78 | 8.27 | -2.27 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.91 | 5.4 | 12.23 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 30 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.87 | 6.8 | 10.76 | 7.17 | -1.17 |
| 31 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.77 | 4.67 | 11.89 | 6.27 | -0.27 |
| 32 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.68 | 5.4 | 10.5 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 33 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.66 | 2.5 | 14.03 | 6.31 | -0.31 |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.59 | 5.3 | 9.9 | 7.13 | -1.13 |
| 35 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | 2.44 | 12.83 | 5.24 | 0.76 |
| 36 | Marshall | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.34 | 2.7 | 6.13 | 6.47 | 0.53 |
| 37 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.59 | 0.22 | 12.26 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 38 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.53 | 7.8 | 12 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 39 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.39 | 3.78 | 2.45 | 5.84 | 0.16 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.36 | 0.89 | 7.65 | 4.84 | 1.16 |
| 41 | West Virginia | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.06 | -2.3 | 11.38 | 4.19 | 2.81 |
| 42 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 15.02 | 15.8 | 11.13 | 8.61 | -3.61 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.91 | 4.6 | 9.86 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.86 | 3.2 | 11.35 | 6.71 | -0.71 |
| 45 | Washington | AAWU | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.82 | 2.9 | 11.52 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 46 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.53 | -0.11 | 5.47 | 4.46 | 1.54 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.43 | 9.7 | 8.65 | 8.13 | -3.13 |
| 48 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.03 | 7.78 | 7.05 | 6.96 | -1.96 |
| 49 | George Washington | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.77 | 2.56 | 10.99 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 50 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.7 | 2.3 | 10.81 | 6.21 | -1.21 |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.21 | -1 | 11.75 | 4.58 | 1.42 |
| 52 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.2 | 0.56 | 11.8 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 53 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.78 | 4.3 | 11.53 | 6.58 | -1.58 |
| 54 | Brown | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.62 | 0.22 | 7.96 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 55 | Maryland | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.61 | 3.8 | 10.61 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 56 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.58 | 8.89 | 4.98 | 7.26 | -3.26 |
| 57 | Stanford | AAWU | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | 1.2 | 13.4 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 11.57 | -4 | 2.54 | 3.47 | 2.53 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.98 | -0.6 | 10.41 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 60 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.86 | -1.4 | 12.8 | 4.51 | 0.49 |
| 61 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.72 | 1.4 | 10.89 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 62 | Duke | ACC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.62 | 1.3 | 10.06 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 63 | Rice | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.59 | 0.6 | 13.24 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 64 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -0.7 | 6.19 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 65 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 10.48 | 6.33 | 13.93 | 6.24 | -3.24 |
| 66 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -4.4 | 13.88 | 3.52 | 1.48 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.95 | 1.2 | 14.51 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 68 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.91 | -0.56 | 13.92 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 69 | NC State | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.89 | -7.5 | 13.3 | 2.39 | 2.61 |
| 70 | Virginia | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.84 | -5.1 | 9.4 | 3.44 | 1.56 |
| 71 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.37 | 0.1 | 13.32 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 72 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.09 | 0.6 | 5.7 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 73 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.01 | -4 | 14.65 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 74 | San José State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 0.6 | 3.2 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 75 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.86 | -4.1 | 12.6 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 76 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 8.67 | -0.2 | 13.17 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 77 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.38 | -8 | 9.65 | 2.2 | 2.8 |
| 78 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.24 | -7.1 | 9.01 | 2.73 | 1.27 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.22 | -2.7 | 13.08 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 80 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.18 | -2.5 | 11.75 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 81 | TCU | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.53 | -7.5 | 12.83 | 1.99 | 2.01 |
| 82 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.49 | -5.6 | 8.8 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 83 | UCLA | AAWU | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.48 | -9.1 | 14.22 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 84 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.37 | -3.78 | 10.12 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 85 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.33 | -8.5 | 10.78 | 2.08 | 1.92 |
| 86 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.02 | -8.1 | 12.84 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 87 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.88 | -11.3 | 6.58 | 1.61 | 2.39 |
| 88 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.36 | -4.33 | 14.32 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 89 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.35 | -3.7 | 12.09 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 90 | Washington State | AAWU | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.34 | -4.3 | 13.67 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.33 | -4.3 | 13.56 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 92 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.29 | -4.5 | 13.22 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -7.67 | 14.27 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 94 | California | AAWU | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.77 | -3.5 | 13.71 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 95 | Clemson | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.74 | -3 | 10.96 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -10.22 | 12.94 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 97 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.68 | -3.1 | 9.98 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 98 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.38 | -12 | 8.44 | 1 | 2 |
| 99 | Tulane | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.33 | -6.8 | 13.96 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 100 | Davidson | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.28 | -6.78 | -2.27 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 101 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.18 | -5.7 | 7.46 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 102 | Richmond | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.96 | -7.7 | 7 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 103 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.86 | -12.2 | 12.7 | 0.74 | 2.26 |
| 104 | Furman | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.55 | -9.7 | 0.64 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 105 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.36 | -5.44 | 14.93 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 106 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.14 | -6.56 | 12.07 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 107 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.85 | -3.78 | 13.52 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 108 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.13 | -5.5 | 12.96 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 109 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.05 | -9.4 | 6.65 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 110 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.74 | -9.1 | 11.69 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 111 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.64 | -15.11 | 3.28 | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| 112 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.74 | -8.3 | 10.06 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 113 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.61 | -7.4 | 13.71 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 114 | VMI | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.56 | -7.7 | 9.4 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| 115 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.28 | -20.56 | 2.05 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 116 | SMU | Southwest | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.24 | -12.2 | 12.07 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 117 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.12 | -19.33 | 13.32 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 118 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.09 | -14.7 | 5.93 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 119 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.23 | -23.6 | -1.18 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 120 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-8-2 | 0 | -2.25 | -15.3 | 13.14 | 0.52 | -0.52 |