Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.517945+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.21 | 19.33 | 12.59 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.9 | 6.33 | 14.53 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 3 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.88 | 14 | 11.18 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.66 | 16 | 11.89 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 16.25 | 8.25 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 6 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.91 | 11 | 8.33 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 7 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 6.67 | 9.55 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.77 | 12 | 8.36 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 9 | NC State | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 11 | 7.19 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 11.33 | 7.53 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 12.25 | 5.05 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 7.5 | 10.19 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 13 | UCLA | AAWU | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 16.5 | 4.77 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 14 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 9.33 | 5.4 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 15 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 17 | 5.93 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 16 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 18.5 | 2.08 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 17 | USC | AAWU | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 21.75 | 2.22 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 18 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 19.33 | 0.01 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 19 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.29 | 6 | 3.19 | 2.23 | 0.77 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 28 | -3.17 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.42 | 30 | -5.35 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 16.5 | -5.51 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 23 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 16 | -5.62 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 24 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.57 | 33 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 25 | Oregon State | AAWU | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.53 | 6.25 | 16.31 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 26 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.41 | 14.2 | 8.66 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 27 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 21 | 4.51 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 28 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.23 | 5 | 9.96 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 29 | Washington | AAWU | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.22 | 9.25 | 12.71 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 30 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.03 | 8 | 11.7 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 31 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.93 | 21.25 | 6.08 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 32 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.89 | 12 | 7.98 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.87 | 25.33 | 18.17 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 34 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.78 | 13 | 13.01 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 35 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 10.5 | 7.22 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 36 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.2 | 9 | 11.77 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 37 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.06 | 7.5 | 20.41 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 38 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.68 | 7.5 | 3.03 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 39 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 10.67 | 5.14 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 40 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.06 | 4.67 | 17.14 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 41 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.02 | 4.33 | 8.01 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 42 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.94 | 12 | -3.56 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 43 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.93 | 18 | 0.02 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 44 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 6 | 10.27 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 45 | Furman | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.35 | 7.25 | -5.66 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 46 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.2 | 11.67 | 5.87 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 47 | Florida | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 0 | 11.1 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 48 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.97 | 20.33 | 0.57 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 49 | Virginia | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.7 | 2 | 10.47 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 50 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.62 | 2.75 | 5.28 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.53 | 3 | 9.11 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 52 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.14 | -1.75 | 3.42 | 1.63 | 1.37 |
| 53 | California | AAWU | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.03 | -5.5 | 6.81 | 1.22 | 1.78 |
| 54 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.07 | -2.67 | 13.35 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 55 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.81 | 17.5 | 4.05 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 56 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.49 | 5 | 19.34 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 57 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 4 | 17.61 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 58 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.97 | 8.33 | 0.84 | 2.42 | -1.42 |
| 59 | Duke | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.66 | 3.5 | 16.05 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 60 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.12 | 3.5 | 12.64 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 61 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.9 | 3.25 | 11.51 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 62 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.84 | 1 | 6.44 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 63 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 0.25 | 8.02 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 64 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.17 | -2 | 9.21 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 65 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.99 | 11.5 | 3.59 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 66 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.52 | -5.5 | 9.67 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 67 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.43 | 3 | 5.29 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 68 | Stanford | AAWU | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.35 | -5.25 | 12.49 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 69 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | -4 | 14.91 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 70 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.79 | -6 | -1.64 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 71 | Richmond | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.37 | -6.75 | 16.59 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 72 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.35 | -6 | 13.17 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 73 | Yale | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.54 | -2 | 5.93 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 74 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.31 | 2 | 11.49 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 75 | Clemson | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.02 | 0 | 15.98 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 76 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9 | 7.67 | 13.64 | 2.56 | -1.56 |
| 77 | Texas | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9 | 3 | 24.16 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 78 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.91 | 0.33 | 14.91 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 79 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.6 | -2 | 12.96 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 80 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.28 | -1.33 | 17.79 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 81 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.27 | -1 | 12.34 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 82 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.99 | 2 | 12.38 | 1.73 | -0.73 |
| 83 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.72 | -3.67 | 17.77 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.43 | -3.67 | 15.53 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 85 | VMI | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.1 | 1.25 | 10 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 86 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.09 | -2 | 1.51 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 87 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.72 | -8.67 | 17.35 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 88 | SMU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -12.67 | 13.16 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 89 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.4 | -18.33 | 14.21 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 90 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -2 | 15.88 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 91 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.82 | -7.67 | 22.02 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 92 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.74 | -7.25 | 18.4 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 93 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.54 | -8 | 16.1 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 94 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.45 | -14.33 | 25.32 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 95 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.9 | -2.5 | -3.11 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 96 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.62 | -8.5 | 14.95 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 97 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.52 | -7.25 | 8.85 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 98 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.61 | -28 | 20.57 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 99 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.93 | -8.6 | 8.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 100 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.54 | -4.75 | 14.81 | 1.38 | -1.38 |
| 101 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.72 | -6.33 | 19.8 | 0.95 | -0.95 |
| 102 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.82 | -8.33 | 10.31 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 103 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.93 | -7.67 | 18.62 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 104 | Brown | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -12.5 | 4.95 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 105 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.31 | -12.5 | 17.39 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 106 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -12.75 | 18.43 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 107 | Oregon | AAWU | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -15.75 | 12.76 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 108 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.41 | -13 | 20.09 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 109 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -18 | 10.35 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 110 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -18.67 | 16.19 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 111 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -21.33 | 11.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | TCU | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -19.33 | 12.13 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 113 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -23.67 | 10.96 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -20.25 | 15.84 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 115 | Maryland | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -19.5 | 25.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -25 | 19.62 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 117 | Washington State | AAWU | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -25.25 | 18.07 | 0.12 | -0.12 |