Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.177295+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.04 | 21 | 12.95 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 2 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.87 | 28.5 | 11.52 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.8 | 11 | 14.7 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 4 | West Virginia | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.59 | 38 | 10.19 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.28 | 20.5 | 11.77 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.27 | 20.5 | 10.96 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.19 | 7.5 | 9.07 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 8 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.19 | 18 | 9.94 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 9 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.11 | 8 | 13.54 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.06 | 19 | 10.01 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 11 | Duke | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.77 | 9.5 | 11.12 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 12 | Oregon | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.56 | 9.5 | 9.86 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 13 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.23 | 4.5 | 10.95 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 14 | Davidson | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.93 | 29.5 | 5.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.53 | 20 | 1.15 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.25 | 33.5 | 0.05 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 17 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 18 | -0.68 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 16.5 | 0.57 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 7.5 | 1.56 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 20 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 15 | -1.54 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 21 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.68 | 16 | -4.82 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.68 | 13.5 | -1.38 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 23 | Stanford | AAWU | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.64 | 10 | -0.82 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.59 | 10.5 | -0.32 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 25 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 5 | -0.83 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 26 | Clemson | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 10 | -1.21 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 27 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 5.5 | 0.33 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 28 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.21 | 20 | -4 | 2 | -1 |
| 29 | Washington State | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 4 | 0.48 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 30 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 4 | -0.49 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 31 | George Washington | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 15.5 | -5.15 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 32 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 23 | -6.27 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 33 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 10 | -5.07 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.86 | 6 | -5.59 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 35 | Marshall | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.54 | 13 | -10 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 36 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.2 | 9 | -10 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 37 | Princeton | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 26 | 1.87 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 38 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 17 | 0.5 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 39 | USC | AAWU | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.24 | 10 | 0.98 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.18 | 10 | 1.25 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.3 | 6 | -0.14 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 42 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.13 | 50 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20 | 21 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 44 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.86 | 1.5 | -4.8 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 45 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.74 | 19 | 12.14 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.14 | 3 | 11.53 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.85 | 5.5 | 12.03 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 48 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.23 | 14.5 | 7.68 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 49 | Florida | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.04 | 2.5 | 11.4 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 50 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 11.95 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 51 | Furman | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.43 | 6.5 | 5.48 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.41 | 6.5 | -2.27 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 53 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 20 | 23.26 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 54 | Washington | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 1 | 7.04 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 55 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 10 | 23.45 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | -3.5 | 12.33 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 57 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 6.5 | 23.62 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 58 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.49 | -4.5 | 11.41 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 59 | Alabama | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 13 | 11.29 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 60 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.35 | 5 | 23.6 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 61 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | -6.5 | 6.62 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.68 | -7 | 7.12 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 63 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.56 | -8 | -0.11 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 64 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.54 | -4 | -1.52 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 65 | Oregon State | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | -9 | 0.36 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 66 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | 3 | 11.58 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 67 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.15 | 2 | 14.14 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 68 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.8 | 1 | 13.2 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 69 | SMU | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | -19 | 0.94 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 70 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.54 | 4.5 | 5.65 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 71 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.12 | 0.5 | 10.46 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 72 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -3 | 13.22 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 73 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.63 | -3.5 | 11.17 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 74 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.54 | -3 | 14.78 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 75 | NC State | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.3 | -6 | 11.41 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 76 | TCU | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.22 | -8 | 14.22 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 77 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.19 | -13.5 | 6.35 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 78 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.53 | -11.67 | 26.66 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 79 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 23.2 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.05 | -0.5 | 12.67 | 0.96 | -0.96 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.39 | -2 | -0.42 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 82 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.58 | -4 | -1.83 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 83 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.78 | -4 | 0.66 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 84 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.89 | -4 | -10 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 85 | Yale | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.91 | -7 | -10 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 86 | Auburn | SEC | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.07 | -3 | 23.91 | 0.71 | -0.71 |
| 87 | Brown | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.15 | -8 | -10 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 88 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.32 | -11 | 0.33 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 89 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.37 | -6 | -0.15 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 90 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.38 | -6 | 7.56 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 91 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.48 | -10 | 1.65 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 92 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.49 | -4 | 24.7 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 93 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.49 | -11 | -10 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.5 | -7 | 13.51 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.5 | -5.5 | 11.61 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 96 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.62 | -10 | 1.42 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 97 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.89 | -12 | 12.56 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 98 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.01 | -15 | 24.11 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 99 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.04 | -26 | 3.08 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 100 | Quantico Marines | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -9 | 23.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.15 | -21 | 22.69 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 102 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -15 | 7.4 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 103 | UCLA | AAWU | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -10 | 23.39 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 104 | Virginia | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -10 | 23.7 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 105 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -12.5 | 23.82 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 106 | VMI | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -12.5 | 10.76 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.25 | -13.5 | 13.29 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 108 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -23 | 23.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -15.5 | 26.39 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 110 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -16.5 | 22.39 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 111 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -13.5 | 27.63 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 112 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -13.5 | 25.34 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 113 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -18 | 12.42 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 114 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -19.5 | 24.55 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 115 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -15 | 23.8 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 116 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -32.5 | 5.2 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 117 | California | AAWU | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -22.5 | 26.02 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 118 | Tulane | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -29 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Richmond | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.46 | -37 | 24.36 | 0.01 | -0.01 |