Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.178087+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.45 | 14 | 15.67 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 2 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.95 | 26.75 | 9.68 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 3 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 25 | 9.94 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.79 | 20.25 | 10.07 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.72 | 9.25 | 12.67 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.71 | 11.25 | 11.79 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 7 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.67 | 22 | 10.27 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.62 | 27.75 | 7.87 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 9 | Duke | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.32 | 11.75 | 9.71 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 15 | 9.23 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 22.75 | 6.67 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 8.25 | 9.46 | 2.99 | 1.01 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 8.5 | 8.78 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 14 | USC | AAWU | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.71 | 17 | 6.12 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 15 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 28.5 | 2.45 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 16 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 25.33 | 3.78 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 17 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.39 | 6 | 8.63 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Davidson | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 24.33 | 1.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.75 | 12.75 | 2.56 | 4 | -1 |
| 20 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 19.25 | 0.01 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 21 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.42 | 15.5 | 0.67 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 22 | Marshall | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 10.25 | -1.4 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 23 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.52 | 19.33 | -4.92 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 24 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 17.5 | -6.29 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 25 | Oregon | AAWU | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.4 | 7.25 | 14.7 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.27 | 21.5 | 14.26 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 27 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.75 | 7.25 | 16.25 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 28 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.38 | 4 | 10.2 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 29 | LSU | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.26 | 9.5 | 11 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 30 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.03 | 10.5 | 10.23 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 31 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 3.25 | 12.72 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 32 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.46 | 12.5 | 5.03 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 33 | George Washington | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.45 | 10 | 2.6 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 34 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 9.75 | 5.16 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 35 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.12 | 7.25 | 6.62 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 36 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.1 | 5.75 | 2.7 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 37 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.86 | 12.75 | 2.22 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 38 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.54 | 4 | 4.86 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 39 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.21 | 2.75 | 4.42 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.05 | 0.25 | 9.75 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 41 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.04 | 2.75 | 2.97 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 42 | Washington State | AAWU | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.64 | 3.5 | -0.95 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 43 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.61 | 5.5 | 13.27 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 44 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.56 | 7.5 | 11.82 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.51 | 2.67 | 6.6 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.44 | 0 | 7.17 | 2 | 1 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.04 | 7.75 | 6.61 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
| 48 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 11.67 | 1.64 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 49 | UCLA | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.32 | 0.67 | 13.36 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 50 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.22 | 1.67 | 9.54 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 51 | Maryland | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.04 | 1 | 6.84 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 52 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.62 | 9 | 15.62 | 2.22 | -1.22 |
| 53 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 7.5 | 16.02 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 54 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.64 | -3.67 | 4.15 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 55 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.63 | 2.25 | 10.84 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 56 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 3.25 | 5.56 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 57 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 2.5 | 6.76 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 58 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 1.75 | 9.19 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 59 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 0.75 | 10.27 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 60 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | -2.5 | 14.27 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 61 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.05 | -3.75 | 16.65 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 62 | Furman | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.98 | -0.5 | 5.01 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 63 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.87 | -3.5 | 15.41 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 64 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.72 | -2.25 | 11.02 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 65 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.58 | -6 | 14.71 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 66 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.17 | -1.75 | 13.86 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 67 | Clemson | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.16 | -6.5 | 13.21 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 68 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -6.5 | 7.75 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 69 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.84 | -4.75 | 7.13 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 70 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.8 | -3.25 | 13.38 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 71 | Virginia | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.61 | -3 | 12.21 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 72 | SMU | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.44 | -12.67 | 16.17 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 73 | California | AAWU | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.26 | -2.75 | 8.3 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 74 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.54 | 3 | 16.77 | 2.38 | -1.38 |
| 75 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.97 | 4 | 13.42 | 2.53 | -1.53 |
| 76 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.88 | -1.33 | 14.64 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 77 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.48 | 1.75 | 15.39 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 78 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.2 | 1.25 | 13.21 | 2.18 | -1.18 |
| 79 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.87 | -1.33 | 21.01 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 80 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.75 | -1.75 | -2.83 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.63 | -13.5 | 21.56 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 82 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -2.67 | 18 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 83 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.09 | -11.33 | 12.42 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.87 | -1.75 | 13.66 | 1.73 | -0.73 |
| 85 | Yale | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -3.67 | 4.24 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 86 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.35 | -1.75 | 10.99 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 87 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.17 | -5.25 | 20.23 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 88 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.99 | -5.75 | 21.08 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 89 | NC State | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.82 | -5.25 | 12.14 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 90 | Washington | AAWU | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.63 | -8.5 | 10.77 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 91 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.61 | -9.75 | 15.43 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 92 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -9.5 | 15.21 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 93 | Oregon State | AAWU | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -10 | 13.54 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 94 | TCU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -12 | 20.41 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -11.75 | 19.45 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 96 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -11.75 | 7.67 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 97 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -9.5 | 6.16 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 98 | Tulane | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.12 | -13.25 | 17.12 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 99 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.7 | -13 | 3.59 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 100 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -9.25 | 16.93 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 101 | Brown | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.57 | -6 | 4.06 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 102 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.65 | -7 | 1.43 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 103 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2 | -9 | 16.15 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 104 | Quantico Marines | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.07 | -8 | 22.3 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 105 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -9.67 | 14.8 | 0.83 | -0.83 |
| 106 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.12 | -11 | 15.49 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 107 | VMI | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.16 | -10.75 | 13.82 | 0.57 | -0.57 |
| 108 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -11.25 | 21.31 | 0.77 | -0.77 |
| 109 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.38 | -14.5 | 14.05 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 110 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -11.67 | 24.09 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 111 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -13.33 | 17.58 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 112 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -13.75 | 18.29 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 113 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -16.67 | 12.93 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 114 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -16 | 18.96 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 115 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -19.75 | 16.49 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 116 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -21 | 14.45 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 117 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -17.5 | 23.8 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -22 | 16.79 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 119 | Richmond | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.17 | -29 | 22.73 | 0.08 | -0.08 |