Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.519814+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCLA | AAWU | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.54 | 17.75 | 11.59 | 7.04 | -0.04 |
| 2 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 19.44 | 7.5 | 8.46 | 0.54 |
| 3 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.91 | 15.29 | 3.97 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.64 | 8.75 | 4.66 | 6.26 | 1.74 |
| 5 | USC | AAWU | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23 | 17.67 | 10.89 | 8.56 | -0.56 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.7 | 13.43 | 15.23 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.69 | 16 | 11.82 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| 8 | NC State | ACC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.56 | 13.44 | 9.66 | 8.19 | -0.19 |
| 9 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.11 | 15.38 | 8.6 | 7.34 | -0.34 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.92 | 7 | 13.54 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 11 | Yale | Ivy | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.8 | 20.29 | 8.31 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.79 | 23 | 7.76 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 13 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.68 | 10.62 | 7.79 | 7.07 | -0.07 |
| 14 | Princeton | Ivy | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.61 | 13.71 | 9.15 | 5.65 | 0.35 |
| 15 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.28 | 8.43 | 8.92 | 5.16 | 0.84 |
| 16 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.15 | 23.86 | 7.78 | 6.3 | -1.3 |
| 17 | Houston | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.97 | 17.25 | 13.45 | 7.16 | -1.16 |
| 18 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.83 | 15.25 | 13.19 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 19 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.78 | 10.5 | 14.62 | 6.22 | -0.22 |
| 20 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.7 | 6.44 | 16.6 | 6.13 | -0.13 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 8.11 | 9.57 | 7.07 | -0.07 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.65 | 22.25 | 10.04 | 7.36 | -1.36 |
| 23 | East Carolina | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.31 | 6.56 | 8.16 | 6.06 | 0.94 |
| 24 | Oregon State | AAWU | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.29 | 5.11 | 14.85 | 6.08 | -0.08 |
| 25 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.28 | 16.88 | 9.15 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 26 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.27 | 9.12 | 11.95 | 6.44 | -0.44 |
| 27 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.02 | 11.38 | 8.96 | 5.79 | 0.21 |
| 28 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.96 | 6.88 | 11.19 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 29 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.84 | 6.75 | 10.52 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 30 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.63 | 7.11 | 4.67 | 6.02 | 0.98 |
| 31 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.62 | 8.25 | 8.15 | 7 | -1 |
| 32 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 17.11 | 4.71 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| 33 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.5 | 6.62 | 8.59 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 34 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.25 | 8.11 | 5.89 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 35 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.21 | 3 | 8.59 | 5.15 | 0.85 |
| 36 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.16 | 14.43 | 7.2 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 37 | Florida | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.8 | 5.14 | 10.95 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 38 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.76 | 6.88 | 9.17 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 39 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.47 | 24.29 | 0.17 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 40 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 0.22 | 6.23 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 41 | Cornell | Ivy | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.75 | 6.14 | 8.77 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 42 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.74 | 9.67 | 6.95 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 43 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.71 | 1.14 | 15.95 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 44 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.7 | 15.12 | 11.36 | 7.05 | -2.05 |
| 45 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.93 | 5.88 | 10.71 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 46 | LSU | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.57 | 8.12 | 15.37 | 6.32 | -2.32 |
| 47 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.53 | 3.11 | 11.68 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 48 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.35 | 1.62 | 13.53 | 4.34 | 0.66 |
| 49 | South Carolina | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.87 | 2.62 | 7.04 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 50 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.8 | 7.89 | 12.78 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 51 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.71 | 6 | 12.32 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 52 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.52 | 12.22 | 6.32 | 7.33 | -2.33 |
| 53 | Washington | AAWU | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.74 | 0.89 | 12.65 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 54 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.36 | 2.11 | 5.87 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 55 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.22 | 2.11 | 4.66 | 5 | 0 |
| 56 | Stanford | AAWU | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.22 | 0.11 | 13.8 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 57 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.16 | 0.89 | 9.48 | 4.73 | 0.27 |
| 58 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.95 | 0.57 | 6.55 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 5.75 | 8.79 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 60 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.89 | 4 | 11.47 | 5.88 | -1.88 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.88 | 4.38 | 10.94 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 62 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.52 | 1.62 | 12.23 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 63 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.49 | -1.86 | 10.52 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 64 | Clemson | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 2.38 | 10.22 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 65 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.28 | -0.89 | 10.54 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 66 | Davidson | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.95 | 3.25 | 4.63 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 67 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.3 | 4.33 | 10.37 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 68 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.08 | 4.62 | 9.75 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 69 | Richmond | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.63 | -3.12 | 14.87 | 3.14 | 0.86 |
| 70 | Rice | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.57 | 0.86 | 11.22 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | -3 | 9.43 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 72 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.39 | -4.5 | 11.74 | 2.72 | 1.28 |
| 73 | Duke | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.23 | 0.11 | 12.31 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 74 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.12 | 0.67 | 7.21 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 75 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.11 | -6.62 | 12.23 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 76 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.78 | -1 | 1.08 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 77 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.59 | 1.5 | 0.47 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 78 | California | AAWU | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.57 | -7 | 13.39 | 2.52 | 1.48 |
| 79 | Furman | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.41 | -2.33 | -0.9 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 80 | Virginia | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.28 | -0.75 | 12.49 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 81 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.75 | -4 | 13.91 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 82 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.48 | -5.12 | 12.68 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 83 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.25 | -4.75 | 10.97 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 84 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.15 | -5.5 | 10.98 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 85 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.14 | -8.12 | 15.8 | 1.83 | 1.17 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.32 | -6 | 14.56 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 87 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.31 | -0.71 | 9.82 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 88 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.07 | -6.25 | 11.76 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 89 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.63 | -11 | 13.51 | 1.98 | 1.02 |
| 90 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.61 | -4.12 | 15.36 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 91 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.49 | -4.88 | 14.82 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 92 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.47 | -4 | 11.18 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 93 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.03 | -9.86 | 16.25 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 94 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.98 | -2.5 | 15.32 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 95 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.82 | -9.29 | 9.36 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 96 | TCU | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.59 | -9.86 | 10.37 | 1 | 1 |
| 97 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.19 | -3.25 | 3.92 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 98 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.04 | -9.75 | 15 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 99 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.03 | -21.29 | 10.03 | 0.36 | 1.64 |
| 100 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.77 | -11.62 | 17.16 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 101 | Oregon | AAWU | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.19 | -9.44 | 9.67 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 102 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.75 | -19.44 | 13.46 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 103 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.92 | -4.75 | 14.41 | 2.62 | -1.62 |
| 104 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.87 | -12.57 | 10.65 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 105 | Brown | Ivy | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.58 | -17.43 | 11.02 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 106 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.42 | -9.43 | 12.44 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 107 | SMU | Southwest | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.26 | -11.57 | 17.06 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 108 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.18 | -12.88 | 13.56 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 109 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.7 | -13 | 14.05 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 110 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.63 | -9.89 | 8.65 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 111 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.44 | -18.5 | 17.94 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 112 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.29 | -22.12 | 13.57 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 113 | Washington State | AAWU | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | -14.11 | 13.08 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 114 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.09 | -26 | 10.15 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-7-1 | 0 | -1.96 | -10.5 | 10.48 | 1.42 | -1.42 |
| 116 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -24.78 | 12.17 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 117 | Maryland | ACC | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -23.14 | 15.45 | 0.05 | -0.05 |