Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.011229+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.45 | 19 | 20.69 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.33 | 21.5 | 19.62 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 29 | 11 | 20.03 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 4 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.59 | 8.5 | 19.77 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.3 | 21.67 | 13.09 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.75 | 14.5 | 13.54 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.74 | 16 | 11.67 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 8 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.66 | 16 | 12.21 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.46 | 10 | 13.13 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 10 | NC State | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.26 | 3.67 | 14.4 | 2.09 | 0.91 |
| 11 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 6.5 | 10.54 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 12 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 24.5 | 5.28 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 13 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 13 | 4.59 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 27.33 | 1.16 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 20 | 2.01 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 24 | 1.17 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 12 | 3.26 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 22.67 | 0.97 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.45 | 18.67 | 3.06 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 20 | Brown | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 10 | 5.76 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.28 | 6.5 | 5.76 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 22 | UCLA | AAWU | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 6.33 | 2.12 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 23 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.04 | 22.67 | -2.12 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 24 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 31 | -0.71 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 17.5 | 0 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 26 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 9.5 | -2.1 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 27 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 13.5 | -1.45 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 28 | Oregon | AAWU | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.31 | 8 | -2.1 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 29 | Duke | ACC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.3 | 15 | -2.05 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 30 | Yale | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 34.5 | -5.72 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 3 | -1.28 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 32 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.9 | 4.33 | 19.98 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 33 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.45 | 9.67 | 13.87 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 34 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.08 | 7 | 12.62 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.99 | 15.33 | 18.15 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 36 | USC | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.21 | 12.33 | 3.37 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 37 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19 | 33.67 | 9.09 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 38 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.98 | 9.33 | 18.25 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.54 | 4.67 | 17.8 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 40 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.36 | 17 | 8.35 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 41 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 1.33 | 7.53 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 42 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.24 | 7 | 12.75 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 43 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.15 | -2 | 12.55 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 44 | Oregon State | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.76 | 3.33 | 6.92 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 45 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.34 | 0.67 | 6.21 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 46 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.17 | 5.33 | 0.44 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 47 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.9 | -2.67 | 16.64 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| 48 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.73 | -3.33 | 2.11 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.41 | -1.67 | 8.41 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 50 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.97 | 4.5 | 8.38 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 51 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.93 | 11 | -0.4 | 2.51 | -1.51 |
| 52 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.51 | -1 | 19.75 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 53 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.34 | 2 | 9.41 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 54 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.19 | 0.5 | 21.61 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 55 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 10.5 | 24.97 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 56 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.93 | -1.5 | 10.14 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 57 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.82 | 23.5 | 7.65 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 58 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.58 | 2 | 20.52 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 59 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 1.5 | -10 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 60 | George Washington | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.98 | 6 | 8.02 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 61 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.91 | 0.5 | 19.98 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 62 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.82 | -3.75 | 9.08 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 63 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.66 | -8 | 20.34 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 64 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.53 | -5 | 15.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 65 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.48 | 2.67 | 8.04 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 66 | Clemson | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.42 | 4 | 20.49 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 67 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | 1.5 | 5.82 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 68 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.03 | -7 | 12.32 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 69 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.35 | -1 | 11.57 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 70 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.27 | -1 | 11.04 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 71 | Georgia | SEC | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.24 | -7 | 7.56 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 72 | Davidson | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -12.5 | -6.42 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 73 | Washington | AAWU | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.11 | 3.33 | 12.44 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 74 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.07 | 2.33 | 13.92 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 75 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.87 | -8.5 | 3.84 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 76 | Maryland | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.83 | 2.33 | 13.4 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 77 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.46 | 1 | 9.58 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.02 | 4.33 | 21.58 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 79 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.98 | -4 | 4.99 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 80 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.61 | -1.33 | 13.64 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 81 | California | AAWU | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.41 | -1.67 | 12.95 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 82 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.92 | -3.33 | 17.11 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 83 | Richmond | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.62 | -3 | 14.9 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 84 | Washington State | AAWU | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.42 | -10.33 | 20.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 85 | Stanford | AAWU | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.41 | -3.67 | 12.86 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 86 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.15 | -9.67 | 13.15 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 87 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.15 | -3.33 | -3.44 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 88 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.13 | -5.33 | 4.94 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 89 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.07 | -8.33 | 18.25 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 90 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.02 | -10.33 | 13.66 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 91 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.94 | 0.33 | 4.35 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 92 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.52 | -18 | 8.67 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 93 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.41 | -3.33 | 24.26 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 94 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -14.67 | 3.79 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 95 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -16.33 | 15.21 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 96 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.76 | -36.33 | 10.26 | 0 | 1 |
| 97 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.75 | -4.67 | 13.15 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 98 | SMU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.42 | -7 | 12.62 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 99 | Virginia | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.35 | -12.33 | 20.73 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 100 | Marshall | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.33 | -4.67 | 3.29 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 101 | Furman | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.08 | -13 | -0.72 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 102 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.94 | -2.5 | 12.31 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 103 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.41 | -7 | -1.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.48 | -4.5 | 23.59 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 105 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.69 | -8.67 | 0.16 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 106 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-1-2 | 0 | -1.72 | -6 | 14.42 | 0.59 | -0.59 |
| 107 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.75 | -5.67 | 18.84 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 108 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -6 | 18.14 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 109 | VMI | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -9.33 | 16.31 | 0.57 | -0.57 |
| 110 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.16 | -10 | 12.65 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 111 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -9.33 | 26.85 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 112 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.31 | -14 | 12.49 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 113 | TCU | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -12.33 | 21.08 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 114 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -15 | 12.09 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 115 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -14.33 | 20.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.69 | -17.33 | 19.74 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 117 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -17 | 25.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -30.5 | 20.95 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 119 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.14 | -29 | 20.29 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 120 | Tulane | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.4 | -30.5 | 27.51 | 0.01 | -0.01 |