Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.520186+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 17.7 | 8.37 | 9.19 | 0.81 |
| 2 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.24 | 18.62 | 5.64 | 7.08 | -0.08 |
| 3 | USC | AAWU | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.24 | 16 | 12.77 | 9.26 | -0.26 |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.06 | 13.38 | 15.12 | 6.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | UCLA | AAWU | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.01 | 15.67 | 13.42 | 7.67 | -0.67 |
| 6 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.72 | 15.78 | 11.15 | 7.61 | 0.39 |
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.45 | 8.11 | 13.83 | 6.95 | 0.05 |
| 8 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.39 | 15.22 | 9.57 | 8.27 | -0.27 |
| 9 | Yale | Ivy | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.31 | 20.5 | 9.2 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.25 | 20.62 | 8.8 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 11 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.66 | 10.44 | 6.91 | 7.85 | 0.15 |
| 12 | Indiana | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.14 | 4.89 | 6.18 | 5.99 | 2.01 |
| 13 | NC State | ACC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.43 | 11.3 | 10.71 | 8.78 | -0.78 |
| 14 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.42 | 11.67 | 14.21 | 7.17 | -0.17 |
| 15 | Houston | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.33 | 23.22 | 10.29 | 8.42 | -1.42 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.19 | 23.44 | 9.47 | 8.41 | -1.41 |
| 17 | Oregon State | AAWU | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.74 | 5 | 13.71 | 6.76 | 0.24 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.68 | 11.11 | 9.77 | 6.49 | 0.51 |
| 19 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 15.25 | 12.45 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.65 | 8.11 | 10.8 | 7.07 | -0.07 |
| 21 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.57 | 9.89 | 9.62 | 7.49 | -0.49 |
| 22 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.54 | 6.44 | 15.69 | 6.13 | -0.13 |
| 23 | East Carolina | Southern | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.44 | 7.5 | 7.04 | 6.97 | 1.03 |
| 24 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.33 | 7.67 | 9.26 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 25 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.24 | 5.56 | 10.18 | 6.63 | 0.37 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.24 | 20.1 | 4.33 | 8.87 | -1.87 |
| 27 | Princeton | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.07 | 9.25 | 10.14 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 28 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.06 | 7.22 | 7.74 | 6.71 | 0.29 |
| 29 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.7 | 20.62 | 9.85 | 7 | -2 |
| 30 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.68 | 7 | 8.83 | 5.58 | 0.42 |
| 31 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.67 | 14.5 | 6.38 | 6.66 | -0.66 |
| 32 | Florida | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.51 | 6.5 | 9.09 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 33 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.49 | 6.22 | 9.14 | 6.44 | -0.44 |
| 34 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.86 | 15.33 | 13.14 | 8.09 | -2.09 |
| 35 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.71 | 5.75 | 10.46 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.51 | 13.11 | 10.44 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 37 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 7.33 | 10.38 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 38 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 5.67 | 10.71 | 7.25 | -1.25 |
| 39 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.73 | 9.67 | 7 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 40 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.72 | 5.5 | 4.31 | 6.36 | 0.64 |
| 41 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.71 | 13.33 | 14.07 | 7.98 | -2.98 |
| 42 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.48 | 5.9 | 7.07 | 7.32 | -1.32 |
| 43 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.87 | 5.88 | 11.71 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 44 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.69 | 16 | 4.21 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 45 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.47 | 6.7 | 11.81 | 7.49 | -1.49 |
| 46 | West Virginia | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.61 | 7.1 | 12.34 | 7.55 | -2.55 |
| 47 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 14.52 | -1 | 7.33 | 4.57 | 1.43 |
| 48 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.4 | 1.88 | 5.86 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 49 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.4 | 12.22 | 6.58 | 7.33 | -2.33 |
| 50 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.37 | 5 | 4.53 | 6.34 | -0.34 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.31 | 5.56 | 11.14 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 52 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.99 | -0.25 | 10.99 | 3.94 | 1.06 |
| 53 | Clemson | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.96 | 3 | 11.63 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.96 | 5.33 | 8.15 | 6.03 | -1.03 |
| 55 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.79 | 1.9 | 10.94 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 56 | Washington | AAWU | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.58 | 0.89 | 12.86 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 57 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.57 | 0.44 | 14.17 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.43 | -0.62 | 16.66 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 59 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.24 | 5 | 13.43 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 60 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.21 | 0.89 | 9.52 | 4.73 | 0.27 |
| 61 | South Carolina | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.06 | 0.44 | 9.24 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 62 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.82 | 5.1 | 10.64 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 63 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.69 | 6.11 | 8.33 | 6.41 | -2.41 |
| 64 | Richmond | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.31 | -1.78 | 14.56 | 3.92 | 1.08 |
| 65 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.29 | -0.89 | 10.34 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.75 | -1.56 | 7.87 | 3.73 | 1.27 |
| 67 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.73 | 1.1 | 6.57 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 68 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.94 | 1 | 13.45 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 69 | Stanford | AAWU | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.83 | -2.2 | 12.92 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 70 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.34 | 4.78 | -0.74 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 71 | California | AAWU | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.29 | -4 | 13.16 | 3.67 | 1.33 |
| 72 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.07 | 0.67 | 5.73 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 73 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.02 | -5.89 | 11.92 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 74 | Virginia | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.96 | -0.22 | 12.16 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 75 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.95 | 4.22 | 12.4 | 5.76 | -2.76 |
| 76 | Furman | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.88 | -1.3 | 0.93 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 77 | Davidson | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.25 | -1 | 5.31 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 78 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.86 | -2.78 | 9.44 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 79 | Duke | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.73 | -1 | 11.37 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.73 | -3.5 | 13.51 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.63 | -7.67 | 13.5 | 2.22 | 1.78 |
| 82 | Rice | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.25 | -1.12 | 11.28 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 83 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.69 | -3.22 | 14.47 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 84 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | -8.1 | 11.96 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 85 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.33 | -2.25 | 2.6 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 86 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.98 | -5.62 | 8.68 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 87 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.89 | -7.75 | 11.06 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 88 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.56 | -3.67 | 13.95 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 89 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.25 | -5 | 11.76 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 90 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -5.56 | 10.57 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.98 | -8.67 | 14.44 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 92 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.9 | -8 | 14.4 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.46 | -3.5 | 10.95 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 94 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.13 | -6 | 10.48 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 95 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.93 | -2.12 | 11.7 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 96 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.6 | -3.22 | 14.76 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 97 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 4.01 | -3.78 | 16.16 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 98 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.91 | -11.12 | 14.67 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 99 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -7.62 | 10.34 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 100 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.33 | -6.33 | 4.52 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 101 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.26 | -19.5 | 6.88 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 102 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.16 | -12.11 | 16.42 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 103 | Oregon | AAWU | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.78 | -8.9 | 10.77 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 104 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.71 | -7.8 | 9.02 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 105 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.26 | -18.9 | 12.55 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 106 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.26 | -11.25 | 12.3 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 107 | Brown | Ivy | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.94 | -17.12 | 12.33 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 108 | SMU | Southwest | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.74 | -12.38 | 15.66 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 109 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.71 | -12.67 | 14.02 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 110 | Washington State | AAWU | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.36 | -14.11 | 12.99 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 111 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.32 | -15.33 | 14.41 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 112 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.08 | -20.67 | 14.48 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.03 | -22.56 | 17.85 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 114 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.38 | -28.1 | 10.64 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-8-1 | 0 | -1.95 | -10.78 | 10.02 | 1.59 | -1.59 |
| 116 | Maryland | ACC | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -22.5 | 14.51 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 117 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -23.9 | 12.64 | 0.3 | -0.3 |