Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.180051+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 20 | 11.98 | 8.68 | 0.32 |
| 2 | Princeton | Ivy | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 24.38 | 9.65 | 7.66 | 0.34 |
| 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 22.44 | 9.52 | 8.57 | 0.43 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 24.33 | 7.92 | 8.61 | 0.39 |
| 5 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 23.25 | 5.97 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.07 | 25.75 | 11.77 | 7.77 | -0.77 |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.78 | 12.33 | 13.28 | 8.05 | -1.05 |
| 8 | UCLA | AAWU | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.36 | 10.75 | 14.32 | 6.47 | -0.47 |
| 9 | USC | AAWU | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.15 | 15.5 | 11.44 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 10 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.06 | 9.33 | 9.08 | 6.68 | 1.32 |
| 11 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.51 | 9.56 | 5.95 | 7.35 | 0.65 |
| 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 21.01 | 9.14 | 13.76 | 6.09 | -2.09 |
| 13 | East Carolina | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.97 | 20 | 1.35 | 7.52 | -0.52 |
| 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.7 | 10.56 | 14.17 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 15 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.59 | 10.67 | 13.31 | 8.1 | -2.1 |
| 16 | Florida | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 10.25 | 12.07 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 17 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 16.62 | 8.97 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.18 | 9.11 | 11.34 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 19 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.08 | 9.12 | 9.54 | 6.13 | -0.13 |
| 20 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.06 | 14.22 | 3.26 | 7.53 | -0.53 |
| 21 | Washington State | AAWU | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.86 | 6 | 5.79 | 7.03 | -0.03 |
| 22 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.49 | 4.5 | 10.51 | 5.28 | 0.72 |
| 23 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.48 | 7.44 | 3.34 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.38 | 5.89 | 3.67 | 6.13 | 0.87 |
| 25 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.35 | 1.78 | 8.1 | 5.24 | 1.76 |
| 26 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.52 | 6.44 | 13.4 | 6.24 | -0.24 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 8.89 | 11.76 | 6.81 | -0.81 |
| 28 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.27 | 9.22 | 11 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 29 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.23 | 4.89 | 7.18 | 6.33 | -1.33 |
| 30 | LSU | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.92 | 3.56 | 13.3 | 5.47 | 0.53 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 16.76 | 0.11 | 6.73 | 4.54 | 1.46 |
| 32 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.68 | 5.62 | 9.23 | 6.28 | -2.28 |
| 33 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.35 | 6.11 | 6.24 | 6.04 | -0.04 |
| 34 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.26 | 8.62 | 12.53 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 35 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.21 | 6.22 | 4.07 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.12 | 2.56 | 8.57 | 5.42 | 0.58 |
| 37 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.08 | 8.62 | 10.97 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 38 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.84 | 3.33 | 14.33 | 5.57 | -0.57 |
| 39 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.58 | 8.12 | 7.55 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 40 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.14 | 11.44 | 13.31 | 7.42 | -2.42 |
| 41 | Quantico Marines | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.03 | 10 | 2.03 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 42 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.95 | 3.56 | 7.14 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 43 | Texas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.84 | 8.22 | 11.41 | 6.63 | -1.63 |
| 44 | Davidson | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.63 | 4.38 | 3.15 | 5.24 | -0.24 |
| 45 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.6 | 4.11 | 14.84 | 6.01 | -1.01 |
| 46 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.31 | 2 | 14.84 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 47 | George Washington | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.25 | 5.33 | 9.08 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 48 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.2 | 0.56 | 5.82 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 49 | Stanford | AAWU | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.11 | -0.78 | 12.01 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 50 | Duke | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.93 | 3.56 | 10.18 | 5.51 | -0.51 |
| 51 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.87 | 1.44 | 12.3 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 52 | NC State | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.72 | 1.78 | 11.47 | 5.36 | -0.36 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.44 | 5.25 | 16 | 5.42 | -1.42 |
| 54 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.25 | 2.33 | 6.7 | 5.26 | -0.26 |
| 55 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.21 | 6 | -0.9 | 7.13 | -3.13 |
| 56 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.08 | 0.22 | 9.91 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 57 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.06 | 7.25 | 10.17 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 58 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 13.03 | 3.88 | 11.93 | 5.04 | -2.04 |
| 59 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.96 | 4 | 0.54 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 60 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 1.88 | 13.48 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 61 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.66 | 3.22 | 11.63 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 62 | SMU | Southwest | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.36 | -3.88 | 14.54 | 2.82 | 1.18 |
| 63 | San José State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.17 | -0.22 | 6.19 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 64 | Clemson | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.12 | -2.11 | 11.12 | 3.59 | 1.41 |
| 65 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.83 | 5.67 | 11.74 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 66 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.82 | -0.11 | 13.79 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 67 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.72 | 0 | 11.53 | 4 | 0 |
| 68 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.56 | 2.89 | 13.52 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 69 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.55 | -4 | 8.57 | 2.92 | 1.08 |
| 70 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.47 | -0.78 | 13.56 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 71 | California | AAWU | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.38 | -7.44 | 13.79 | 2.31 | 2.69 |
| 72 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.06 | 3.11 | 9.5 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 73 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.75 | -3.12 | 16.37 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 74 | Oregon | AAWU | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.7 | -1.78 | 8.96 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 75 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.59 | -2.75 | 13.38 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 76 | Maryland | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -1.75 | 10.14 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 77 | Washington | AAWU | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.32 | 0.22 | 12.18 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 78 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.9 | -0.67 | 11.78 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 79 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.85 | 2.56 | 14.05 | 5.32 | -2.32 |
| 80 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.63 | -1.44 | 14.82 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 81 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.52 | -1.89 | 12.25 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 82 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.4 | -2.44 | 12.9 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 83 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.33 | -1.67 | 11.91 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 84 | Marshall | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.89 | -3.67 | 9.15 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Oregon State | AAWU | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.76 | -4.67 | 9.92 | 2.81 | 1.19 |
| 86 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.66 | -5.89 | 12.81 | 2.82 | 1.18 |
| 87 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.53 | 2.22 | 9.75 | 5.16 | -2.16 |
| 88 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.82 | -3.62 | 14.31 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 89 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.58 | -3.88 | 10.52 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 90 | Yale | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.39 | -5.12 | 11.1 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 91 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.05 | -8.75 | 11.69 | 1.26 | 1.74 |
| 92 | Virginia | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.75 | -2.78 | 12.68 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 93 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.46 | -6.75 | 1.02 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 94 | VMI | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -5.33 | 10.2 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 95 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.77 | -9.56 | 14.08 | 1.04 | 1.96 |
| 96 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.59 | -11.22 | 9.15 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 97 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.11 | -8.56 | 13.85 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 98 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -8.25 | 12.68 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 99 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -5 | 7.59 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 100 | Rice | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.83 | -11.62 | 12.52 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 101 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.74 | -12.75 | 11.83 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 102 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.52 | -19.44 | 14.91 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 103 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.37 | -8 | 11.55 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 104 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.27 | -9.56 | 12.66 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 105 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.02 | -13 | 11.66 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 106 | Tulane | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3 | -15 | 15.17 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 107 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.96 | -15.67 | 15.16 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 108 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.25 | -11.12 | 8.62 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.05 | -8.38 | 18.08 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 110 | Brown | Ivy | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.84 | -10.62 | 13.38 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 111 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.77 | -11.38 | 9.77 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 112 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.67 | -13.44 | 12.79 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 113 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.66 | -10 | 13.63 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 114 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.48 | -12.11 | 9.29 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 115 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.38 | -18.62 | 0.96 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 116 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -13.11 | 13.57 | 0.68 | -0.68 |
| 117 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -18.12 | 3.18 | 0.89 | -0.89 |
| 118 | Richmond | Southern | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -24 | 12.33 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 119 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.67 | -25.44 | 12.91 | 0.08 | -0.08 |