Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.010801+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.37 | 16.5 | 18.17 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.75 | 21 | 11.6 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 3 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.71 | 27 | 11.19 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.65 | 20 | 11.8 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | USC | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.52 | 23.5 | 11.24 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 6 | NC State | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.28 | 5 | 15.67 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 7 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.2 | 22.5 | 10.13 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 8 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.73 | 6.5 | 13.54 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 9 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.39 | 13.5 | 10.12 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.96 | 17 | 24.27 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.92 | 24 | 23.6 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 17 | 23.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.76 | 21 | 0.78 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 14 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 10 | 23.73 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 15 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.38 | 6 | 24.49 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 16 | UCLA | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.34 | 6 | 0.47 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 29 | -2.07 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 10 | 20.95 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 19 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 24 | -0.57 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.99 | 17.5 | -0.7 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 16 | -1.54 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.75 | 12 | -0.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 9.5 | -0.09 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 24 | Oregon | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 8 | -0.35 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 25 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 30.5 | -4.54 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 26 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 6.5 | -0.05 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 27 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 2.5 | 0.59 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 28 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 3 | 0.69 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 29 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 7 | -1.56 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 18.5 | -4.79 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.76 | 15 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 32 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.44 | 13 | 2.17 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.34 | 33 | -1.47 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.28 | 10.5 | 1.23 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 35 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.16 | 19 | -1.17 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 36 | Duke | ACC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.15 | 15 | -0.5 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 37 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 7 | 0.6 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 38 | Princeton | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.65 | 3 | 1.17 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.51 | 7 | 0 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 40 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.02 | 40 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.82 | 30 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Yale | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.39 | 15 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 43 | Brown | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.27 | 17 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 44 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.91 | 6 | -10 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 45 | Davidson | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.17 | 3 | -10 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 46 | Clemson | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 18.52 | 9.5 | 19.59 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.68 | 12 | 11.63 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 48 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.53 | 2.33 | 6.25 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 49 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.74 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 50 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.04 | 15.5 | -3.85 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 51 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.02 | 30 | 23.37 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 52 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.69 | 0.5 | 9.65 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 12.5 | 24.82 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 54 | California | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.53 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 55 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.27 | 5 | -5.59 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.02 | -4.5 | 13.14 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 57 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 4.5 | -6.13 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 58 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.91 | -0.5 | 0.32 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 59 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 5 | 24.73 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.47 | -8 | 11.79 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.32 | 5.5 | 22.45 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 62 | Washington | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 10 | 13.33 | 1.73 | -0.73 |
| 63 | Washington State | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | -7.5 | 11.82 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 64 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | -3.5 | 1.05 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 65 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | -13.5 | 13.47 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | -6.5 | 5.8 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 67 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | -8 | 1.56 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 68 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.58 | -7.5 | 1 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 69 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.51 | 2.5 | 13.77 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | -7 | -0.53 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 71 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | -14 | 0.52 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 72 | Maryland | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 4 | 12.56 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 73 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.03 | 4.5 | 10.63 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 74 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12 | -4.5 | -5.3 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 75 | Oregon State | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | 1.5 | 10.99 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 76 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.43 | 2 | 7.48 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 77 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -36.5 | -4.68 | 0 | 1 |
| 78 | Stanford | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.06 | -2 | 11.4 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 79 | Richmond | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10 | -2 | 11.87 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 80 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.69 | -8.5 | 22.13 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 81 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.19 | -8.5 | 9.11 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 82 | Georgia | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.96 | -10.5 | 12.18 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 83 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.59 | -13.5 | 12.62 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 84 | Furman | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.44 | -10.67 | 3.12 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 85 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 24.56 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 86 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.44 | -1 | 24.21 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 88 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.79 | -3 | 2.81 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 89 | Rice | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.84 | -3 | 23.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.9 | -2 | 5.79 | 0.69 | -0.69 |
| 91 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.91 | -6 | 1.99 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 92 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.92 | -2.5 | 11.58 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 93 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.06 | -6.5 | 1.61 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 94 | VMI | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.09 | -4 | 10.91 | 0.69 | -0.69 |
| 95 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.35 | -5 | 23.56 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 96 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.37 | -7 | 1.82 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 97 | George Washington | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.38 | -8 | -2.7 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 98 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.45 | -7 | 0.38 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 99 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.52 | -7 | 11.65 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 100 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.54 | -9 | 0.42 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 101 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.66 | -7 | 26.68 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 102 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.73 | -6.5 | 19.18 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.74 | -8.5 | 24.86 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 104 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.75 | -9 | 23.46 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 105 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.75 | -13.5 | -3.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -21 | 1.47 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 107 | TCU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -7 | 24.42 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 108 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.04 | -10 | 27.77 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 109 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -9.5 | 11.58 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 110 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -14 | 25.37 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 111 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -10 | 23.6 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 112 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -16 | 11.04 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 113 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -14 | 12.48 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 114 | SMU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -17.5 | 13.19 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 115 | Virginia | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -20 | 11.76 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 116 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -20 | 12.51 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 117 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -17 | 24.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -19 | 24.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -32 | 23.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Tulane | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.4 | -30.5 | 25.66 | 0.01 | -0.01 |