Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.351689+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.83 | 32.4 | 12.58 | 9.95 | -0.95 |
| 2 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.15 | 19.4 | 11.15 | 9.29 | -0.29 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 23 | 8.11 | 9.91 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.94 | 25.8 | 10.33 | 9.76 | -0.76 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.76 | 16.7 | 11.13 | 9.34 | -0.34 |
| 6 | UCLA | AAWU | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.64 | 15.4 | 10.81 | 8.68 | 0.32 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.42 | 12.2 | 10.52 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 8 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.33 | 15.3 | 9.14 | 9.32 | -0.32 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.04 | 13.2 | 8.09 | 9.04 | -0.04 |
| 10 | Harvard | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.67 | 19 | 5.84 | 8.65 | -0.65 |
| 11 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.02 | 17.5 | 2.53 | 9.55 | -1.55 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.75 | 12.4 | 14.13 | 9.57 | -1.57 |
| 13 | Houston | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.64 | 21 | 11.06 | 9.12 | -1.12 |
| 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 14.2 | 12.21 | 8.39 | -0.39 |
| 15 | Miami | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.38 | 9.73 | 13.07 | 9.28 | -1.28 |
| 16 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.15 | 11.6 | 10.72 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.14 | 10.3 | 11.2 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 18 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.13 | 14.5 | 9.59 | 9.3 | -1.3 |
| 19 | BYU | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.07 | 10.6 | 10.64 | 7.66 | 0.34 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.99 | 12.82 | 8.88 | 9.72 | -1.72 |
| 21 | SMU | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.65 | 5.5 | 10.87 | 6.81 | 1.19 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.6 | 15.78 | 8.73 | 7.66 | -0.66 |
| 23 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 15.7 | 4.78 | 8.55 | -0.55 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.26 | 3.6 | 10.1 | 6.68 | 1.32 |
| 25 | Princeton | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.1 | 3.56 | 12.11 | 5.9 | 1.1 |
| 26 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.03 | 3.6 | 8.61 | 6.64 | 1.36 |
| 27 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.62 | 2.78 | 9.92 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| 28 | USC | AAWU | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.15 | 7.2 | 15.05 | 7.61 | -0.61 |
| 29 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.81 | 13.5 | 9.47 | 9.02 | -2.02 |
| 30 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.64 | 13.5 | 8.32 | 8.34 | -1.34 |
| 31 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.54 | 9.7 | 9.27 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 32 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.42 | 5.9 | 10.85 | 7.06 | -0.06 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.19 | 16.2 | 4.31 | 8.41 | -1.41 |
| 34 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.62 | 7 | 9.06 | 6.53 | -0.53 |
| 35 | Cornell | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 2.67 | 12.35 | 5.25 | 0.75 |
| 36 | Oregon State | AAWU | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.16 | 1.5 | 7.41 | 5.54 | 1.46 |
| 37 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.66 | 10.6 | 11.65 | 7.44 | -1.44 |
| 38 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 0.5 | 10.9 | 5.25 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.49 | 9.8 | 10.76 | 7.81 | -1.81 |
| 40 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.47 | 6.7 | 12.72 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.37 | 7 | 11.68 | 7.45 | -1.45 |
| 42 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.22 | 2.11 | 3.92 | 5.31 | 0.69 |
| 43 | Texas | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.22 | 6.4 | 10.93 | 7.46 | -1.46 |
| 44 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.74 | 7.2 | 6.37 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 45 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.66 | 5.3 | 7.4 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 46 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 14.62 | -1.9 | 7.2 | 4.39 | 2.61 |
| 47 | Washington | AAWU | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.54 | 3 | 9.31 | 6.12 | -0.12 |
| 48 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.51 | 1.7 | 11.69 | 5.48 | 0.52 |
| 49 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 13.87 | -2.8 | 8.27 | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| 50 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 3.2 | 9.06 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 51 | Clemson | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.46 | -0.3 | 11.23 | 4.9 | 1.1 |
| 52 | LSU | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 1.1 | 11.85 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 53 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.7 | 0.78 | 6.36 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 54 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.53 | 2.8 | 12.06 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 55 | NC State | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.29 | 2.3 | 10.79 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 56 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | 4.8 | 6.06 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 57 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.87 | -2.9 | 13.25 | 3.99 | 1.01 |
| 58 | Stanford | AAWU | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.58 | 0.3 | 10.99 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 59 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.01 | -0.8 | 12.2 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 60 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.89 | -1.5 | 13.83 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 61 | Yale | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.88 | 2.56 | 9.57 | 5.38 | -1.38 |
| 62 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.41 | -2.7 | 11.93 | 4.16 | 0.84 |
| 63 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.39 | 5 | 9.56 | 6.55 | -2.55 |
| 64 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.33 | -3.4 | 12.57 | 3.81 | 1.19 |
| 65 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.03 | 0.9 | 5.19 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 66 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.94 | 1.8 | 11.39 | 5.62 | -1.62 |
| 67 | Duke | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | -7.3 | 10.97 | 2.95 | 2.05 |
| 68 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.1 | -1.67 | 9.27 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.92 | -3.5 | 12.47 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.9 | -3.8 | 12.98 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 71 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.88 | -0.5 | 12.46 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 72 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.71 | -0.7 | 11.48 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 73 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.66 | -3.6 | 8.99 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 74 | Davidson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.37 | -1.56 | -1.07 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 75 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.35 | -2 | 12.93 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 76 | Virginia | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -2.1 | 11.05 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 77 | Maryland | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.08 | -2.4 | 10.32 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 78 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.96 | -8 | 6.29 | 2.45 | 1.55 |
| 79 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.91 | -3.5 | 11.02 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 80 | George Washington | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.78 | -4.2 | 10.84 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 81 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.76 | -3.3 | 8.16 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 82 | Auburn | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.61 | -5.8 | 11.48 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 83 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.39 | -6.9 | 9.79 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 84 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.36 | -3.9 | 10.52 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 85 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.19 | -5.8 | 4.49 | 2.82 | 1.18 |
| 86 | Oregon | AAWU | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.13 | -1.1 | 8.84 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 87 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 5.9 | -8.36 | 0.93 | 3.28 | 0.72 |
| 88 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.89 | -7.6 | 12.85 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.81 | -8.9 | 13.5 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 90 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.47 | -12.5 | 11.51 | 1.08 | 1.92 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.36 | -6 | 12.86 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 92 | California | AAWU | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.27 | -6.6 | 12.29 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 93 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.26 | -5.8 | 9.79 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 94 | San José State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.16 | -4.7 | 4.49 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.16 | -7.2 | 10.89 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 96 | Washington State | AAWU | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.02 | -7.9 | 9.24 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 97 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 4.25 | -5.1 | 10.89 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 98 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 4.01 | -2.5 | 10.93 | 4.02 | -2.02 |
| 99 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -6.78 | 7.89 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 100 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.23 | -8.2 | 10.35 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 101 | Rice | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.12 | -5.7 | 14.14 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
| 102 | Furman | Southern | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -9.1 | 0.38 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 103 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.8 | -16.67 | 13.92 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.76 | -10.1 | 16.27 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 105 | TCU | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.73 | -9.4 | 12.66 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 106 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.65 | -10.6 | 12.76 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 107 | Marshall | Mid-American | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.58 | -9.7 | 6.33 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 108 | Richmond | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.35 | -14.8 | 9.88 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 109 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.29 | -16.7 | 11.69 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 110 | VMI | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.26 | -17.6 | 12.11 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 111 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.17 | -19.5 | 11.22 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 112 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -21.9 | 12.83 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 113 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.46 | -12.5 | 13.78 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 114 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.25 | -12.1 | 15.19 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 115 | Brown | Ivy | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | -16.89 | 11.69 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 116 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.01 | -16.5 | 16.23 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 117 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.21 | -22.1 | 15.03 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 118 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.25 | -16 | 11.39 | 0.51 | -0.51 |