Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.349077+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.61 | 29 | 16.7 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.26 | 18.83 | 11.91 | 5.78 | 0.22 |
| 3 | UCLA | AAWU | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 20.83 | 10.97 | 5.31 | 0.69 |
| 4 | USC | AAWU | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 17.83 | 10.06 | 5.84 | 0.16 |
| 5 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 17.5 | 9.7 | 5.47 | 0.53 |
| 6 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 24.67 | 7.97 | 5.88 | 0.12 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 15.33 | 9.75 | 5.75 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 16.83 | 8.59 | 5.59 | 0.41 |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.45 | 21.4 | 7.44 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 24.2 | 3.36 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 11 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 12 | 4.33 | 5.27 | 0.73 |
| 12 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.06 | 14.5 | 12.27 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 13 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.54 | 13.83 | 9.6 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 14 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.38 | 10.5 | 9.7 | 5.26 | -0.26 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.26 | 9 | 11.76 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.16 | 17.67 | 6.63 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.12 | 6.33 | 10.7 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 18 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.95 | 11 | 9.02 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.61 | 12.5 | 8.94 | 5.56 | -1.56 |
| 20 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.5 | 19.83 | 6.18 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 21 | Cornell | Ivy | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.46 | 1.2 | 17 | 2.68 | 1.32 |
| 22 | SMU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.45 | 9.2 | 9.46 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 23 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.42 | 9.33 | 8.59 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 24 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.31 | 8.17 | 4.57 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 25 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 11.4 | 7.15 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 26 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 8.07 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 27 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.25 | 1 | 5.62 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| 28 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.92 | 9 | 17.73 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 29 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 7 | 18.15 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 30 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.08 | 14.86 | 3.5 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 31 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.06 | 21.5 | 9.6 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 32 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.91 | 7.5 | 14.64 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 33 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.02 | 7.6 | 17.29 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 34 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.9 | 0.83 | 13.46 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 35 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.48 | 11.2 | 13.72 | 4.49 | -1.49 |
| 36 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.24 | -3.5 | 10.46 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 37 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.24 | 5.2 | 13.45 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 38 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.19 | 11.4 | 8.83 | 4.15 | -1.15 |
| 39 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 4.8 | 14.37 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 40 | LSU | SEC | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.82 | 4.17 | 11.36 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 41 | Yale | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.71 | 11.6 | 5.03 | 4.25 | -1.25 |
| 42 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.43 | 7.4 | 8.85 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 43 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 2.2 | 15.29 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 44 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 13 | 5.02 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.27 | 1.67 | 15.32 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 46 | East Carolina | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.26 | 8.33 | 6.37 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 47 | Maryland | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.24 | 3.8 | 9.35 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 48 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.12 | -3.17 | 12.4 | 2.37 | 1.63 |
| 49 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.09 | 5 | 7.45 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 50 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.09 | 2.17 | 8.28 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 51 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.21 | 12 | 15.42 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 52 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.84 | -0.4 | 12.49 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 53 | Texas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.61 | 5.83 | 14.34 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 54 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 4.67 | 9.53 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 55 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 3 | 12.62 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 56 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 2 | 10.48 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 57 | Duke | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.69 | 2.33 | 7.47 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 58 | Washington | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.56 | 2.33 | 10 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 59 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.53 | -5.4 | 9.85 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 60 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.36 | -1 | 14.1 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 61 | California | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.06 | -2.17 | 10.73 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 62 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | 0.5 | 0.11 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 63 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.64 | -6.4 | 12.98 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 64 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.6 | -1.17 | 6.56 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 65 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.46 | -5.67 | 15.86 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 66 | George Washington | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.38 | -4.33 | 12.95 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 67 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.01 | -2.5 | 4.3 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 68 | Auburn | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -4.83 | 7.55 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| 69 | Oregon State | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.52 | -8 | 7.19 | 1.11 | 1.89 |
| 70 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.25 | 0.4 | 4.62 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 71 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.01 | 4.33 | 12.63 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 72 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | -0.4 | 11.51 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.66 | -3.6 | 13.3 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.3 | -1.4 | 8.82 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 75 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.28 | -2.2 | 3.04 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 76 | Clemson | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.27 | -9.8 | 20.59 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 77 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -5.6 | 10.7 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 78 | Davidson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.08 | -2.2 | 2.39 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 79 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.95 | -6.6 | 18 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 80 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.93 | -7.33 | 9.42 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 81 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.84 | -0.17 | 11.52 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.7 | -9.5 | 10.93 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 83 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.34 | -0.67 | 7.73 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 84 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.33 | -9.83 | 12.9 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 85 | NC State | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.93 | -1.5 | 14.02 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 86 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.91 | -3.5 | 15.51 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 87 | Furman | Southern | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 6.82 | -7.67 | 1.03 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 88 | Oregon | AAWU | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.81 | -3.67 | 14.35 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 89 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.58 | -5 | 14.04 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 90 | Virginia | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.54 | -5 | 12.83 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 91 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -6.83 | 15.28 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 92 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -7.67 | 16.04 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 93 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.38 | -6 | 9.62 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 94 | Washington State | AAWU | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -5 | 12 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 95 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -7.83 | 8.81 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 96 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -6.5 | 5.27 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 97 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.81 | -9.83 | 7.48 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 98 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.72 | -8.83 | 11.46 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -7.5 | 8.21 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 100 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -16.17 | 10.28 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 101 | Rice | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.36 | -6.6 | 18.44 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 102 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.18 | -6.83 | 17.3 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 103 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.96 | -9 | 12.52 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 104 | West Virginia | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.92 | -10.33 | 13.41 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 105 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.9 | -9.4 | 11.72 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 106 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -16.4 | 21.01 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 107 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.49 | -6.33 | 13.23 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 108 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.35 | -7.33 | 11.11 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 109 | Brown | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -21.4 | 12.05 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 110 | TCU | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.15 | -9.67 | 12.42 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 111 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.96 | -11.83 | 9.92 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 112 | Marshall | Mid-American | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.94 | -10.67 | 3.13 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 113 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.72 | -17.83 | 15.06 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 114 | Richmond | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.35 | -17.17 | 12.44 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 115 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -16.17 | 15.35 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 116 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -22.2 | 5.28 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 117 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -15.67 | 18.52 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 118 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -18.6 | 17.57 | 0.63 | -0.63 |