Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.178868+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.84 | 28.8 | 13.06 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.35 | 14.83 | 13.23 | 5.66 | 0.34 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.14 | 10.2 | 13.37 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 29.5 | 9.42 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.98 | 19.83 | 10.21 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 6 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.04 | 23.2 | 5.53 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 7 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 20.67 | -2.38 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.47 | 21.4 | 17.62 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.85 | 10.33 | 12.75 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 10 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.71 | 11.33 | 11.53 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 11 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.65 | 16.6 | 13.17 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.48 | 7.17 | 14.17 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 13 | USC | AAWU | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.47 | 10.17 | 12.49 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 14 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.23 | 12 | 6.65 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 10.2 | 12.83 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 16 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.13 | 10.5 | 12.93 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 17 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.66 | 9.17 | 10.79 | 5.32 | -1.32 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.64 | 10.17 | 10.32 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 19 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.63 | 5.67 | 5.99 | 4.08 | 0.92 |
| 20 | Stanford | AAWU | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.59 | 4.5 | 13.35 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.47 | 5.17 | 7.5 | 4.31 | 0.69 |
| 22 | UCLA | AAWU | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.22 | 11 | 15.58 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 23 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.2 | 7.33 | 4.78 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 24 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.98 | 1.33 | 9.44 | 3.38 | 1.62 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.83 | 4.83 | 4.08 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.78 | 1 | 8.87 | 3.18 | 1.82 |
| 27 | Washington State | AAWU | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.71 | 5.5 | 2.76 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 28 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.49 | 14 | 1.69 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 29 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.19 | 6.17 | 7.49 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 30 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.18 | 8.8 | 6.13 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 31 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 14.17 | 9.89 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 13 | 6.79 | 5.02 | -1.02 |
| 33 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.62 | 3.5 | 16.35 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 34 | Duke | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.56 | 5.33 | 10.6 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 35 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 9.5 | 9.19 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 36 | Georgia | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 2 | 12.45 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 37 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 8.83 | 6.5 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 38 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.84 | 4 | 10.38 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 39 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 5.83 | 4.67 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 40 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.74 | 3.5 | 11.54 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 41 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.71 | 4.67 | 9.92 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 42 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.63 | 4 | 13.55 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 43 | Marshall | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.61 | 0.67 | 4.02 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 44 | Oregon | AAWU | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 4.17 | 9.07 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 45 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 4.4 | 8.64 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 46 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.11 | 8.8 | 5.22 | 4.27 | -1.27 |
| 47 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.94 | 3 | 5.27 | 4.34 | -1.34 |
| 48 | Clemson | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.87 | -3.67 | 14.72 | 1.96 | 2.04 |
| 49 | Davidson | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.83 | 6.6 | 0.62 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 50 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.79 | 1.4 | 12.89 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 51 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 0 | 10.13 | 3 | 0 |
| 52 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.76 | 8.5 | 13.78 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 53 | Virginia | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 3.5 | 14.65 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 54 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.57 | 5.33 | 16.21 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 55 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.33 | -2 | 13.2 | 2.16 | 0.84 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | 4.5 | 11.43 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.96 | -2.67 | 11.34 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 58 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.77 | 1.17 | 12.21 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 59 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 1.5 | 15.39 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 60 | George Washington | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | 2.67 | 5 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 61 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.43 | -8 | 7.45 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 62 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 0.5 | 9.1 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 63 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.88 | 0.17 | 8.17 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 64 | Furman | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.75 | 4.5 | -0.38 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 65 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.41 | -2.33 | 14.75 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 66 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.37 | 2.83 | -3.8 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| 67 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.01 | 4.6 | 18.12 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
| 68 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.69 | -3.83 | 8.91 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 69 | Auburn | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.68 | 1.67 | 13.56 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
| 70 | SMU | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.58 | -7.4 | 14.29 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 71 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.52 | -3 | 11.29 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 72 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.3 | 3.8 | 11.08 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 73 | Quantico Marines | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.25 | 4.6 | 9.23 | 3.63 | -1.63 |
| 74 | Oregon State | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.86 | -5.67 | 8.56 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 75 | California | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.82 | -10 | 7.68 | 1.17 | 1.83 |
| 76 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 9.63 | 3.4 | 14.41 | 3.09 | -2.09 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.55 | 1.6 | 7.88 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 78 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.15 | 3.83 | 9.69 | 3.82 | -1.82 |
| 79 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.13 | 3.83 | 9.7 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
| 80 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.74 | -3.6 | 15.03 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 81 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | -2.8 | 11.02 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.13 | -8.33 | 16.68 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 83 | Maryland | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.11 | -4.2 | 6.57 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 84 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | -6.6 | 6.62 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| 85 | Rice | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.66 | -6.8 | 13.66 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 86 | Yale | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -3 | 5.07 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 87 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.52 | -6.2 | 11.04 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 88 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.27 | -2.5 | 15.51 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 89 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.24 | -3 | 19.1 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 90 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.64 | -3.17 | 15.96 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 91 | TCU | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.5 | -7.17 | 17.63 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 92 | NC State | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -3.5 | 13.41 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 93 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -7.67 | 13.49 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 94 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.16 | -5.17 | 13.14 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 95 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -8.33 | 10.55 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 96 | Washington | AAWU | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -5.67 | 11.77 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 97 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.01 | -6 | 11.64 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 98 | Tulane | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.78 | -11.33 | 17.23 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 99 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.41 | -11.83 | 10.43 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 100 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.97 | -0.83 | 17.11 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
| 101 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 3.25 | -2.17 | 14.12 | 2.28 | -1.28 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.2 | -7 | 15.62 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 103 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.86 | -3.8 | 3.5 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 104 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.67 | -5.6 | 5.33 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 105 | Brown | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -7.6 | 11.16 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 106 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.25 | -18.4 | 3.18 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.23 | -9.83 | 17.03 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 108 | VMI | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.11 | -6.67 | 15.58 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 109 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.01 | -11.5 | 11.84 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 110 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.98 | -13.17 | 16.32 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 111 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.89 | -13.33 | 9.84 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 112 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.7 | -10.5 | 10.98 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 113 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.16 | -12.2 | 14.36 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 114 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -15.6 | 4.5 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 115 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.33 | -14.83 | 14.09 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 116 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -15.17 | 17.51 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 117 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -17.5 | 13.22 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -26 | 15.88 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 119 | Richmond | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.92 | -28.5 | 17.07 | 0.08 | -0.08 |