Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.179679+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 20.75 | 12.63 | 7.79 | 0.21 |
| 2 | Princeton | Ivy | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 24.29 | 10.55 | 6.67 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.68 | 10.83 | 13.4 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 26.88 | 9.19 | 7.76 | 0.24 |
| 5 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 22.62 | 8.95 | 7.57 | 0.43 |
| 6 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.66 | 23.71 | 5.47 | 6.73 | 0.27 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.85 | 27 | 12.18 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.52 | 11.25 | 14.36 | 7.15 | -1.15 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.95 | 9 | 9.45 | 5.95 | 1.05 |
| 10 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.68 | 12.29 | 9 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| 11 | USC | AAWU | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.65 | 13.71 | 12.44 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 12 | UCLA | AAWU | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.64 | 9.86 | 13.77 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 13 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.3 | 16.25 | 2.36 | 6.93 | 0.07 |
| 14 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.29 | 9.88 | 5.13 | 6.52 | 0.48 |
| 15 | Washington State | AAWU | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.06 | 6.88 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 0.6 |
| 16 | East Carolina | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.49 | 22.71 | -0.11 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 17 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.74 | 9.38 | 14.28 | 6.28 | -0.28 |
| 18 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.23 | 16.62 | 8.3 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 19 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.69 | 8.25 | 14.15 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 20 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.59 | 7.5 | 14.08 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.53 | 7.38 | 12.22 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 22 | Florida | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.48 | 6.29 | 14.03 | 5.13 | -0.13 |
| 23 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.29 | 7.88 | 5.32 | 6.34 | -0.34 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.92 | 4.88 | 3.85 | 5.18 | 0.82 |
| 25 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.87 | 5.38 | 4.35 | 6.43 | -0.43 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.62 | 0.75 | 9.96 | 4.28 | 1.72 |
| 27 | Stanford | AAWU | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17 | 1.25 | 10.64 | 4.4 | 0.6 |
| 28 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.89 | 4.12 | 4.96 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 29 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.67 | 4.62 | 7.68 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 30 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.46 | 11.12 | 11.84 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 31 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.36 | -0.29 | 12.16 | 3.42 | 1.58 |
| 32 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.27 | 6.5 | 13.37 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 33 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.1 | 7.62 | 9.83 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.04 | -0.25 | 9.58 | 3.92 | 1.08 |
| 35 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.9 | 2.5 | 14.04 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 36 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.65 | 1.88 | 12.92 | 4.49 | 0.51 |
| 37 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.59 | 5 | 8.06 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 38 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.53 | 5.14 | 10.64 | 5.39 | -2.39 |
| 39 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.52 | 3.25 | 11.23 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 40 | George Washington | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.43 | 6.12 | 7.35 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 41 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.43 | 7.29 | 10.45 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.34 | 2.62 | 9.16 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 43 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.25 | 9.71 | 10.52 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 44 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.24 | 3 | 9.34 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 45 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.03 | 5.86 | 13.96 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | SMU | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.94 | -1.43 | 12.78 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 47 | Auburn | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.79 | 3.5 | 14.79 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 48 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.56 | 3.5 | 12.67 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 49 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.46 | 2.57 | 14.59 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 50 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.42 | 7.43 | 5.34 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 51 | Quantico Marines | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.31 | 10.43 | 4.5 | 6.03 | -2.03 |
| 52 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.19 | 2 | 12.39 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 53 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.99 | 0.88 | 14.41 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 54 | Clemson | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.88 | -1.62 | 12.23 | 3.43 | 1.57 |
| 55 | Davidson | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.76 | 4.43 | 4.59 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 56 | Oregon | AAWU | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.68 | 1 | 8.47 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 57 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.66 | 6.5 | 13.93 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.47 | 8.5 | 10.38 | 6.02 | -2.02 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.33 | 4.5 | 13.29 | 5.45 | -1.45 |
| 60 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.28 | 4.75 | 14.68 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 61 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 0 | 8.62 | 4 | 0 |
| 62 | NC State | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 1.62 | 11.86 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 63 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.91 | 0.5 | 12.01 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 64 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.84 | 4.86 | 17.33 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 65 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | 0.12 | 10.58 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 66 | Duke | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.76 | -0.12 | 11.79 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 67 | Furman | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | 2.75 | 0.54 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 68 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.5 | 6.29 | 11.69 | 4.82 | -1.82 |
| 69 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.23 | 3.25 | -2.7 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 70 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.21 | -0.62 | 12.06 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 71 | Marshall | Mid-American | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -1.62 | 8.77 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 72 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.74 | 1.12 | 11.22 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -2.5 | 7.99 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 74 | San José State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.22 | -2.5 | 8.07 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 75 | Oregon State | AAWU | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.15 | -4.38 | 10.89 | 2.45 | 1.55 |
| 76 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.04 | -6 | 9.38 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 77 | California | AAWU | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.82 | -11.38 | 12.99 | 1.34 | 2.66 |
| 78 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.73 | 2.62 | 8.4 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.66 | -0.14 | 10.05 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 80 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.35 | 1.75 | 9.8 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 81 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.28 | -2.43 | 12.68 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 82 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.93 | -3.29 | 12.73 | 2.64 | 0.36 |
| 83 | Maryland | ACC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.84 | -2.86 | 8.82 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 84 | TCU | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.82 | -5.71 | 16.66 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 85 | Virginia | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.81 | -0.25 | 11.6 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 86 | Yale | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.76 | -2.29 | 9.18 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 87 | Washington | AAWU | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.63 | -0.62 | 12.89 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 88 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.38 | -6.14 | 12.89 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| 89 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.9 | -3.25 | 13.36 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 90 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.37 | -4 | 10.86 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 91 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.21 | -8.12 | 12.71 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 92 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.71 | -9.12 | 8.8 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 93 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 6.44 | -0.5 | 15.38 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.21 | -7.88 | 15.33 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 95 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.09 | -7.43 | 11.33 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 96 | Rice | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.78 | -13.14 | 14.07 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 97 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.71 | -13.14 | 12.04 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| 98 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.69 | -15.5 | 15.18 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 99 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.51 | -9.71 | 1.33 | 1 | 1 |
| 100 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.07 | -8.12 | 10.72 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 101 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.01 | -10.88 | 15.67 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| 102 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -9 | 10.98 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 103 | VMI | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.93 | -7.75 | 11.61 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 104 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.92 | -10.5 | 11.29 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 105 | Tulane | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.91 | -12.12 | 15 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -14.12 | 14.3 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 107 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.98 | -10.71 | 9.48 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 108 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.65 | -6 | 5.79 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 109 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.47 | -9 | 17.57 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 110 | Brown | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.32 | -10.86 | 12.63 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 111 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.25 | -6.5 | 13.14 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 112 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.24 | -11.62 | 11.97 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 113 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.17 | -12.71 | 9.23 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 114 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.84 | -18.43 | 2.52 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 115 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.73 | -11.88 | 9 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 116 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -14.86 | 5.22 | 1.12 | -1.12 |
| 117 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -13.5 | 13.54 | 0.58 | -0.58 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -24.62 | 12.74 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 119 | Richmond | Southern | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.67 | -25.25 | 12.14 | 0.16 | -0.16 |