Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.178471+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.94 | 23.25 | 12.89 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 26.91 | 10.5 | 15.39 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
| 3 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.51 | 16.8 | 11.83 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 4 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 17 | 11.79 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 5 | USC | AAWU | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.04 | 16.4 | 9.93 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 6 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.98 | 9.4 | 11.25 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 30.4 | 4.91 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 8 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 16 | 4.46 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 9 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 7 | 6.57 | 3.55 | 1.45 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 25.5 | 0.89 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 11 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.48 | 12.4 | 3.35 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 12 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.9 | 14.5 | 0.19 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 13 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 20.6 | -5.81 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 14 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.22 | 16.6 | 12.62 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 15 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.83 | 17.6 | 10.2 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 16 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.53 | 10.2 | 13.72 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.33 | 9.6 | 12.98 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.22 | 16 | 6.44 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 19 | Duke | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 9.2 | 9.02 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.17 | 21.5 | 14.91 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 21 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.16 | 8 | 12.62 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.07 | 6 | 9.82 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 23 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 14.6 | 2.9 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 24 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.07 | 4.6 | 4.85 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 25 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.03 | 8.4 | 12.43 | 4.08 | -1.08 |
| 26 | Oregon | AAWU | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.87 | 5.8 | 12.31 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 27 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.53 | 2 | 11.94 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 28 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.44 | 7.8 | 9.22 | 4.32 | -1.32 |
| 29 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.32 | 8.4 | 8.95 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 30 | Washington State | AAWU | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.3 | 6.4 | 2.91 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 31 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.29 | 4.8 | 7.09 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 32 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.26 | 1.4 | 8.22 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.24 | 7.2 | 1.8 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 34 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.17 | 0.8 | 8.76 | 2.62 | 1.38 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.16 | 8 | 8.41 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 36 | Marshall | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.15 | 4 | 0.23 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 37 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.15 | 12.5 | 4.89 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.14 | 5.2 | 1.89 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 39 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.97 | 5.8 | 7.32 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 40 | Davidson | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.89 | 9.75 | 0.97 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 41 | East Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.84 | 12.25 | 4.42 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 42 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.73 | 3.2 | 8.47 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.77 | 2.75 | 2.82 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 44 | UCLA | AAWU | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.94 | 0.5 | 15.88 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 45 | Virginia | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 5.8 | 14.61 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 46 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.56 | 4.2 | 12.25 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 47 | George Washington | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 6 | 4.82 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 48 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.5 | 7.4 | 3.83 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 49 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.49 | 0.6 | 14.15 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.26 | 4 | 9.08 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 51 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 0.6 | 14.72 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 52 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.83 | 2.8 | 7.53 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 53 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.8 | 1 | 11.95 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 54 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.67 | 0.8 | 6.9 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 55 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 14.53 | 6.75 | 18.1 | 2.92 | -1.92 |
| 56 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.05 | -0.4 | 12.7 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 57 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.93 | -8.75 | 11.99 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 58 | Auburn | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.61 | 2.6 | 13.15 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 59 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.36 | 4.6 | 14.83 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
| 60 | Clemson | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.29 | -5 | 17.1 | 1.51 | 1.49 |
| 61 | California | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.91 | -1.4 | 6.65 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 62 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 3.25 | 5.65 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 63 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.46 | 0.75 | 15.61 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 64 | Maryland | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.09 | 0.25 | 6.71 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 65 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.82 | -0.25 | 16.34 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 66 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.25 | 5.4 | 9.92 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
| 67 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.21 | 3.4 | -3.95 | 3.32 | -1.32 |
| 68 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.16 | 7.4 | 12.31 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 69 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -5 | 12.77 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 70 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.92 | 7.4 | 10.2 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 71 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.71 | 1.2 | 13.78 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 72 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.69 | -6 | 14.23 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 73 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.6 | -3.8 | 10.08 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.43 | -8 | 19.01 | 0.87 | 1.13 |
| 75 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.21 | 2 | 12.5 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 76 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -7 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 77 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.63 | -0.4 | 21.29 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 78 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.22 | -3.4 | 20.43 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 79 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.11 | -1 | 18.39 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 80 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.76 | -3 | 12.85 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 81 | Furman | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.44 | -1.8 | 2.4 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 82 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.28 | -5.4 | 11.45 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 83 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.96 | -8.8 | 11.27 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 84 | TCU | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.87 | -8 | 18.1 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 85 | Oregon State | AAWU | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.35 | -7.6 | 8.39 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 86 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.03 | -3.75 | 16.93 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 87 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.62 | -0.8 | 12.79 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 88 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.59 | -2.25 | 16.09 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 89 | Quantico Marines | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -3.5 | 16.33 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 90 | Rice | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.24 | -9.25 | 11.76 | 1 | 0 |
| 91 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.21 | -5 | 18.98 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 92 | Yale | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -6.25 | 2.68 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 93 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -4.75 | 11.64 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 94 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.59 | -13 | 4.14 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 95 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.54 | -9 | 11.44 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.42 | -6.6 | 17.75 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 97 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -7.6 | 11.34 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 98 | Washington | AAWU | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.13 | -7.6 | 10.75 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 99 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.11 | -10 | 20.19 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 100 | NC State | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.09 | -8.6 | 12.3 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 101 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.98 | -8.8 | 12.62 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 102 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -9 | 7.67 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 103 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.75 | -14 | 14.2 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 104 | Tulane | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.74 | -14 | 15.27 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 105 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.67 | -13.6 | 10.15 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 106 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.06 | -15.4 | 12.35 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 107 | VMI | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -9.2 | 13.13 | 0.66 | -0.66 |
| 108 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -11.5 | 6.22 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 109 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2 | -8.75 | 15.92 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 110 | Brown | Ivy | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2 | -11 | 9.62 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 111 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -10.75 | 9.82 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 112 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.08 | -9 | 20.81 | 1.2 | -1.2 |
| 113 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -14.25 | 9.19 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 114 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -11.4 | 20.78 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 115 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -14.4 | 11.14 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 116 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -16.8 | 14.46 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 117 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -17.8 | 13.31 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -25.8 | 18.76 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 119 | Richmond | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.99 | -28 | 18.8 | 0.07 | -0.07 |