Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.177698+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.28 | 18.33 | 13.98 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 2 | Oregon | AAWU | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.15 | 10.67 | 15.8 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.51 | 24.67 | 10.38 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 4 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.51 | 27.33 | 9.75 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 5 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.39 | 30.33 | 7.28 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.38 | 24 | 7.88 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.22 | 14 | 8.94 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 8 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.14 | 16.67 | 8.04 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.08 | 7.67 | 12.43 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 10 | Duke | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.98 | 13 | 8.79 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.61 | 27.33 | 3.86 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 16.33 | 2.9 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 13 | Davidson | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 24.33 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 14.33 | 3.44 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.71 | 10.5 | 4.28 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 9.67 | 2.84 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 17 | USC | AAWU | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.21 | 11.33 | 3.6 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 18 | Marshall | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 13.33 | 1.74 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 19 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 7.33 | 2.13 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 28.5 | -1.47 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.43 | 15.67 | -3.53 | 3 | -1 |
| 22 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.39 | 18 | 11.92 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 23 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.38 | 19.67 | -4.84 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 24 | Stanford | AAWU | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.27 | 7 | -2.05 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 25 | George Washington | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 15 | -4.88 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 35.5 | -5.74 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 27 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 13.67 | -5.22 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.83 | 6.5 | -1.26 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 29 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 21.5 | -5.74 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 30 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.41 | 13 | -4.75 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.29 | 10.33 | 12.85 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.62 | 23 | 13.12 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.47 | 4 | 23.23 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 34 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.17 | 3.67 | 9.34 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 35 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.14 | 7.67 | 7.53 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 36 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.66 | 10 | 2.08 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 37 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.41 | 9 | 13.25 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 38 | Furman | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.34 | 6.67 | 12.31 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 39 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 0.67 | 11.68 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 40 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.18 | 2.33 | 4.34 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 41 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.92 | 3.67 | 11.55 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 42 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.88 | 11.33 | 5.35 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 43 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | -1.33 | 11.76 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 44 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 5.67 | 8.6 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 45 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.32 | 0.67 | 4.29 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 46 | Washington State | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.27 | 1.33 | 1.2 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 47 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 1 | 16.64 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 48 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 5.67 | 7.35 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 1 | 2.08 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 50 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 6 | 6.78 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 7 | 0.48 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 52 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | -1 | 6.47 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.56 | 0.33 | 11.69 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.05 | -1 | 12.08 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 55 | Clemson | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.69 | -4 | 2.24 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.1 | -5 | -0.36 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.01 | -1.33 | 5.23 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 58 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.22 | 7 | 2.71 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 59 | Maryland | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 0 | 5.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 60 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.71 | 9.33 | 11.21 | 2.48 | -1.48 |
| 61 | Auburn | SEC | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.98 | -0.33 | 26.98 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 62 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.33 | 10 | 16.72 | 2.45 | -1.45 |
| 63 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.3 | 0.67 | 12.47 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 64 | SMU | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.03 | -12.67 | 19.33 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 65 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.96 | -1 | 18.23 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 66 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.6 | 3.33 | 13.1 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 67 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.12 | 3.33 | 11.96 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 68 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.02 | 0 | 2.18 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 69 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.97 | 4 | 7.08 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.89 | -5.67 | 18.58 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 71 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.89 | 1 | 10.69 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 72 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.68 | -4.5 | 13.41 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 73 | UCLA | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.53 | -4 | 11.86 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 74 | Washington | AAWU | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.74 | 0 | 5.3 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 75 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.67 | -8.5 | 6.59 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 76 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.54 | 0 | 7.29 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 77 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.06 | -3.67 | 17.35 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 78 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.79 | -4.33 | 18.46 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 79 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.58 | -3 | 15.25 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 80 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.52 | -7 | 15.44 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.49 | -3.33 | 13.94 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 82 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.26 | -7.67 | 13.2 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 83 | Oregon State | AAWU | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.17 | -10.67 | 16.9 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 84 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.09 | -11.33 | 15.28 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 85 | NC State | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.02 | -6 | 13.24 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 86 | TCU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.58 | -14.67 | 18.02 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.41 | -1.33 | 11.16 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 88 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.4 | -4 | 25.91 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 89 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.38 | -11.67 | 20.27 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 90 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.25 | -11.67 | 9.26 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 91 | Virginia | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -5.33 | 21.74 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 92 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -8 | 19.39 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 93 | California | AAWU | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.19 | -9.33 | 13.56 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 94 | Tulane | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.98 | -16.67 | 18.81 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 95 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.38 | -14.67 | 1.46 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 96 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.32 | -4 | 19.84 | 1.04 | -1.04 |
| 97 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.61 | -7 | 5.16 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 98 | Yale | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.65 | -7 | 7.61 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 99 | Brown | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -7.5 | 5.65 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.73 | -7 | 8.01 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 101 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.86 | -9.5 | 2.71 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 102 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -17.5 | 6.59 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 103 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -12.5 | 11.9 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 104 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.31 | -9.33 | 26.56 | 0.74 | -0.74 |
| 105 | VMI | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -13 | 15.88 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 106 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -12.5 | 20.57 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 107 | Quantico Marines | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -11.5 | 25.02 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 108 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -13 | 21.24 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 109 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -14.67 | 13.1 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 110 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -13.67 | 20.61 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 111 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -15 | 13.16 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 112 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -15.5 | 21.66 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 113 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -21 | 10.81 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 114 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -13 | 26.68 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 115 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -15 | 25.87 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 116 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -19 | 13.77 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 117 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -15.67 | 22.45 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -22 | 19.49 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 119 | Richmond | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.41 | -31.67 | 26.18 | 0.02 | -0.02 |