Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.517571+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.54 | 14 | 17.14 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Oregon State | AAWU | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.19 | 10.67 | 15.98 | 2.33 | 0.67 |
| 3 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.12 | 27.5 | 12.53 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.93 | 8.5 | 16.57 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.3 | 15.33 | 9.8 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 6 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.01 | 12 | 13.18 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.81 | 18.5 | 9.75 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 8 | East Carolina | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 20.33 | 5.83 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 9 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.57 | 15 | 9.45 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 10 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.45 | 5.5 | 13.18 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 18 | 7.36 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | NC State | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 11.33 | 4.18 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 13 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 16.5 | 7.12 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 14 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 13.67 | 3.47 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 15 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.34 | 31.33 | -2.29 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 16 | UCLA | AAWU | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 21.33 | -2.44 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 17 | USC | AAWU | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 19 | -2.19 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 18 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 16.33 | -1.99 | 2.64 | 0.36 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 28 | -1.51 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 29 | -2.06 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 21 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.66 | 12 | -1.94 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 22 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.36 | 15.5 | -2.08 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 23 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 13.5 | -1.68 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 12 | -1.71 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 25 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 8.5 | -1.21 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.93 | 11 | 11.26 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 27 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 36 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 28 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.38 | 2.5 | -0.55 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 29 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.33 | 16.5 | 6.96 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 30 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.71 | 0.5 | -0.95 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 31 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 12 | 0.27 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 32 | West Virginia | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.67 | 14 | 8.28 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 33 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.83 | 3 | -0.74 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 34 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.81 | 51 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.79 | 2 | -0.02 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 36 | Princeton | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.57 | 1 | 0.25 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.17 | 18 | -10 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 38 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.09 | 16 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 39 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.89 | 12 | -10 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 40 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.34 | 11 | 7.51 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 41 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.62 | 21 | 0.29 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 42 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.37 | 7.67 | 2.88 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 43 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.1 | 10.33 | 7.78 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 44 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.9 | 6 | 11.46 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 45 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.63 | 6 | 10.68 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 46 | Washington | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 10 | 7.36 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 47 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 6.67 | 9.45 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.02 | 13 | 16.84 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 49 | Furman | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 9.33 | -2.88 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 50 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 11.67 | 1.49 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 51 | Stanford | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.67 | 3 | 8.3 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.38 | 3.67 | 1.31 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 53 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.77 | -2 | 0.71 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 54 | California | AAWU | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.17 | -8 | 17.13 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 55 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.14 | 5.33 | 8.74 | 2.07 | -1.07 |
| 56 | Clemson | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.99 | 5 | 10.17 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 57 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.94 | 1 | 13.74 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 58 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.16 | -4.67 | 5 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 59 | Auburn | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.68 | 10 | -5.56 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 60 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.42 | 5 | 23.55 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 61 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.38 | -1 | 13.26 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 62 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.34 | -1 | 13.12 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 63 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 4 | 21.34 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 64 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.9 | -2.5 | 12.83 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 65 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | -3 | 12.81 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 66 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 10 | 9.56 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 67 | Virginia | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.36 | 2 | 19.48 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 68 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.27 | -4 | 10.17 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 69 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 7 | 9.76 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 70 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | 4 | 10.07 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 71 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.75 | 7 | 4.91 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 72 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 1.5 | 10.93 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 73 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.16 | -6.5 | -0.77 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 74 | SMU | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -9 | 12.93 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 75 | Duke | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.68 | 3.67 | 16.24 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 76 | VMI | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.53 | 3.33 | 12.29 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -2.5 | 15.53 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 78 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.3 | -6 | 13.32 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 79 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.83 | 1.33 | -2.58 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 80 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.5 | 0 | 7.69 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 81 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.9 | -5.67 | 12.67 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 82 | Davidson | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.35 | -9 | 21.17 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 83 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.09 | -4.67 | 4.53 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.04 | -9.33 | 9.46 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 85 | Richmond | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.52 | -11.33 | 24.55 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 86 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.45 | -3.75 | 11.18 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 87 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.67 | -26 | 20.05 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 88 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.26 | -10 | 7.34 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 89 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.45 | -1 | 0.35 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 90 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.7 | -1.5 | 10.54 | 0.82 | -0.82 |
| 91 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.92 | -2 | 15.49 | 0.87 | -0.87 |
| 92 | Brown | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.02 | -4 | -10 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 93 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.23 | -4.5 | -4.98 | 0.68 | -0.68 |
| 94 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.39 | -7 | -2.81 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 95 | Texas | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.63 | -5 | 24.57 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 96 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -7 | 10.79 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 97 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -7.5 | 9.82 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 98 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.72 | -6 | 18.58 | 0.91 | -0.91 |
| 99 | Yale | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.75 | -12 | 0.21 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 100 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.86 | -6.5 | 24.26 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 101 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -8 | 8.9 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 102 | Oregon | AAWU | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -11 | 12.6 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 103 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.18 | -10 | 18.47 | 0.83 | -0.83 |
| 104 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -12.5 | 13 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 105 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -12.33 | 17.36 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 106 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -13.5 | 23.86 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 107 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.58 | -16.67 | 19.85 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 108 | TCU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -16 | 21.91 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 109 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -15.5 | 23.62 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -21.5 | 14.1 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 111 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -21.67 | 9.7 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 112 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -17 | 26.74 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 113 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -35 | 22.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -23.5 | 22.7 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 115 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -30 | 12.37 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 116 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.05 | -26.33 | 21.41 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 117 | Washington State | AAWU | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.38 | -32.67 | 25.02 | 0.06 | -0.06 |