Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.012042+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.16 | 23.5 | 13.45 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 2 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.93 | 13 | 14.65 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.43 | 22.8 | 10.41 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.25 | 17.5 | 10.41 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 19.25 | 9.1 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 6 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 9.6 | 11.99 | 4.05 | 0.95 |
| 7 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 12.6 | 9.73 | 4.41 | 0.59 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.84 | 12 | 9.6 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 9 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 21 | 7.58 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 10.75 | 10.02 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 11 | Duke | ACC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.71 | 17.25 | 8.32 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 12 | 8.48 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 18 | 6.04 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 14 | Oregon | AAWU | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 10.2 | 7.89 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 15 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 27.4 | 3.29 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 16 | Yale | Ivy | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.86 | 19.25 | 3.33 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 17 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.49 | 21.8 | 0.96 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 18 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 27.2 | -2.47 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.23 | 17 | 12.44 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 20 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.8 | 31.2 | 10.25 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 21 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.08 | 19.4 | 7.97 | 4.65 | -0.65 |
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.97 | 11 | 13.08 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 23 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.54 | 5 | 19.4 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 24 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.93 | 12 | 6.34 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 25 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.91 | 28.25 | 7.02 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.69 | 10.5 | 9.91 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 4.5 | 10.42 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 28 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.28 | 1.25 | 16.82 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 29 | Oregon State | AAWU | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.09 | 3 | 3.98 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 30 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.63 | 2.75 | 4.38 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 31 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.34 | 4.75 | 5.36 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 32 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.59 | 5.5 | 0.21 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.25 | 0 | 1.4 | 2 | 1 |
| 34 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.49 | 6 | 12.3 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 35 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.29 | 6 | 14.75 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 36 | USC | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.12 | 8.8 | 7.56 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.07 | 7 | 11.45 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 38 | Washington State | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.89 | 4.2 | 13.97 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 39 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 4.8 | 12.71 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 40 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.17 | 1.6 | 8.38 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 41 | California | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.09 | 2.2 | 11.84 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 42 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.82 | 1.2 | 11.25 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 43 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.31 | 6.25 | 13.65 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 44 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.01 | -5.8 | 18.5 | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| 45 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.89 | -1.4 | 10.05 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 46 | Marshall | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.87 | 1.8 | 2.81 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.64 | 5.4 | 11.94 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 48 | NC State | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.48 | -8.4 | 15.96 | 0.77 | 2.23 |
| 49 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.44 | 2.25 | 19.93 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.35 | -1.6 | 4.98 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 51 | UCLA | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.31 | -8.8 | 15.98 | 1.14 | 1.86 |
| 52 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.13 | -2.2 | 10.47 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 53 | Virginia | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.07 | -3 | 12.6 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 54 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 4.5 | 10.28 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 55 | Brown | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 0.5 | 10.19 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 56 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.55 | 7 | 2.99 | 3.78 | -1.78 |
| 57 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.14 | -0.25 | 11.4 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 58 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.08 | -7.4 | 8.43 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 59 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.88 | -2.5 | 16.45 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 60 | Georgia | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.34 | -2.4 | 12.23 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 61 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.29 | -2 | 9.81 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | -1.25 | 14.05 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.26 | -19 | 7.07 | 0.16 | 2.84 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.19 | 6.8 | 16.74 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| 65 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.11 | 2 | 14.52 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 66 | Clemson | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.85 | 3.8 | 14.89 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 67 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.7 | 2.6 | 8.99 | 3.16 | -1.16 |
| 68 | Stanford | AAWU | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.69 | 2 | 10.8 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 69 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.65 | -6.25 | 19.51 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 70 | Washington | AAWU | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.58 | 2.8 | 13.17 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 71 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.55 | 0.8 | 12.65 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 72 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.38 | -5.6 | 14.7 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.89 | 0.8 | 6 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 74 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.78 | -8.5 | 10.55 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 75 | Maryland | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.58 | 0.2 | 12.69 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 76 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.42 | 3 | 11.78 | 2.7 | -1.7 |
| 77 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.4 | 1.75 | 13.16 | 2.44 | -1.44 |
| 78 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.39 | -2 | 15.75 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 79 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.23 | -2 | 15.63 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.57 | -3.6 | 9.52 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 81 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.32 | -9 | 17.39 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 82 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.06 | -2.2 | 7.23 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 83 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.05 | -6.8 | 10.76 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.05 | -5.2 | 17.18 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 85 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8 | -4.6 | 8.32 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 86 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.89 | -9.4 | 10.86 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 87 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.72 | -1.5 | 20.97 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 88 | Richmond | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -5.8 | 10.57 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.2 | -12.2 | 12.27 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 90 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.7 | -0.25 | 5.38 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 91 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.5 | -1.2 | 9.39 | 2.16 | -1.16 |
| 92 | Furman | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.4 | -6.17 | -1.18 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 93 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.4 | -2.5 | 15.25 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 94 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.23 | -0.75 | 18.09 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 95 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.63 | -5.5 | 12.58 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 96 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.42 | -9.5 | 16.47 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 97 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.37 | -8 | 11.14 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 98 | George Washington | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.14 | -8.75 | 5.66 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 99 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -5.25 | 17.43 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 100 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.89 | -15.5 | 10.81 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 101 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -12.75 | -0.58 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 102 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.39 | -6.2 | 18.16 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 103 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.36 | -20 | 6.2 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 104 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.29 | -7.6 | 18.04 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 105 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.28 | -13 | 12.79 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 106 | Detroit Mercy | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -9 | 15.07 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 107 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.06 | -8 | 9.05 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 108 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -5.4 | 13.77 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 109 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.76 | -6.4 | 15.26 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 110 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.55 | -14 | 5.02 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 111 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -9.4 | 16.09 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 112 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.34 | -16.2 | 0.3 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 113 | VMI | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -6.6 | 11.61 | 1.33 | -1.33 |
| 114 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -9.2 | 13.95 | 0.58 | -0.58 |
| 115 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.07 | -9 | 19.4 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 116 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -14.2 | 16.05 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 117 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.38 | -14.25 | 18.07 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 118 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-3-2 | 0 | -2.45 | -15.4 | 19.44 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 119 | Tulane | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.67 | -19.25 | 18.38 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 120 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -26.5 | 9.63 | 0.05 | -0.05 |