Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.347556+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.02 | 26 | 11.88 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.74 | 38.5 | 10.16 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.72 | 18.5 | 12.93 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 4 | USC | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.71 | 19.5 | 12.02 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.62 | 25.5 | 11.16 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.53 | 15 | 12.15 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.32 | 15 | 11.88 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.21 | 19.5 | 10.88 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.12 | 11.5 | 11.88 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 10 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.35 | 3.5 | 9.89 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 11 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.25 | 37 | 5.1 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.09 | 12 | 25.17 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.07 | 28 | 21.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.53 | 7 | 25.07 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.45 | 28.5 | -0.68 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 15.5 | -0.1 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 17 | UCLA | AAWU | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.32 | 31 | -1.78 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.11 | 12.5 | 0.58 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 17 | -0.48 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 19.5 | -0.32 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 21 | Duke | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 13 | -1.55 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 22 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 14.5 | -0.74 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 23 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 5 | 23.15 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 24 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 11 | -0.03 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 25 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 19.5 | -0.63 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 14.5 | -1.07 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 27 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 2 | 25.29 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 28 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 10.5 | -1.08 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 29 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 36 | -4.96 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.37 | 8 | -10 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.19 | 9.5 | -10 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 32 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22 | 10 | 0.05 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 33 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 7 | 0.33 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 34 | Princeton | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.67 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 35 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.04 | 3 | -0.88 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 36 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.01 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.71 | 23 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 38 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.67 | 31 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 39 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.27 | 10 | -10 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 40 | Yale | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.14 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Brown | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.04 | 13 | -10 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 42 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.04 | 9 | -10 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.93 | 10 | -10 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 44 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.61 | 12.33 | 2.3 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 45 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.95 | 13.5 | 10.22 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 46 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.73 | 8.5 | -0.43 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 47 | California | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.08 | 2.5 | 12.5 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 48 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.06 | 13.5 | 0.11 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 49 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16 | 9 | 0.07 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 50 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.89 | 1 | 12.52 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 51 | LSU | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.62 | 7 | -0.35 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 52 | Virginia | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.01 | 4.5 | -0.32 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 53 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.96 | 3 | -0.42 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 54 | Davidson | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.53 | 1 | 0.16 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 55 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 0 | 0.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 56 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.97 | -3.5 | 12.35 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 57 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.67 | -1.5 | 1.55 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 58 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.6 | -6.5 | 12.93 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 59 | Washington | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.59 | 1 | -5.21 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 60 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.51 | 3 | 24.98 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 61 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.35 | 18 | 11.99 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 62 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.29 | 4 | 22.93 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 63 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.12 | -13 | 12.88 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | -9 | 11.54 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | -12.5 | 12.98 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 66 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.91 | -1.5 | -1.66 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 67 | Stanford | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | -5 | -0.24 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 68 | Maryland | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.66 | 9.5 | 11.23 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 69 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 7.5 | 7.54 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 70 | VMI | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.31 | -17.5 | 11.86 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | -9.5 | 6.16 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 72 | Auburn | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.88 | -7 | -3.42 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 73 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.76 | 3 | 11.38 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 74 | Marshall | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | -6.5 | -10 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 75 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | 1 | 11.2 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 76 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.19 | -1.5 | 23.12 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 77 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -2.5 | 25.13 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 78 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.69 | -7.5 | 28.78 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 79 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.59 | -5 | 25.11 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 80 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.24 | -2 | 12.37 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 81 | West Virginia | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.84 | -4 | 13.62 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 82 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.73 | -3.5 | 11.91 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 83 | Oregon State | AAWU | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.51 | -13.5 | 23.54 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 84 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | -3 | 10.11 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 85 | Furman | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.13 | -6 | 7.1 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 86 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.49 | -15 | 12.63 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 87 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.11 | -19.5 | 13.03 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 88 | East Carolina | Southern | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.56 | -3.5 | -4.07 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 89 | William & Mary | Southern | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1 | -5.5 | 1.04 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 90 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.08 | -7 | -4.16 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 91 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.08 | -4 | 2.87 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 92 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.09 | -3.5 | 25.53 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 93 | TCU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -5.5 | 13.63 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.43 | -4 | 24.61 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 95 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.6 | -7 | 12.78 | 0.57 | -0.57 |
| 96 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -10 | -10 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 97 | NC State | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -10.5 | 12.75 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 98 | Oregon | AAWU | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2 | -10 | 12.53 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 99 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -12 | 24.72 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 100 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -14.5 | 11.33 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 101 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -16 | 21.84 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 102 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.16 | -12.5 | 12.66 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 103 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -13 | 25.77 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 104 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -15 | 24.51 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 105 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -14 | 22.96 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Washington State | AAWU | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.31 | -14.5 | 24.05 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 107 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -16 | 23.36 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 108 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -16.5 | 24.61 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 109 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -16.5 | 10.15 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 110 | George Washington | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -26.5 | 12.22 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 111 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -20.5 | 11.22 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 112 | Richmond | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -20.5 | 9.91 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 113 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -24 | 11.99 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 114 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -17.5 | 23.41 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 115 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -21 | 28.39 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 116 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -21.5 | 24.23 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 117 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -38 | 22.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.18 | -25 | 25.46 | 0.11 | -0.11 |