Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.518313+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.29 | 12.5 | 12.26 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 2 | USC | AAWU | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 20.8 | 8.72 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 3 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 13.75 | 9.51 | 3.26 | 0.74 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.79 | 19 | 8.36 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 5 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 18.6 | 7.87 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 6 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 18 | 8.41 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 7 | UCLA | AAWU | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 17.8 | 6.78 | 4.31 | 0.69 |
| 8 | East Carolina | Southern | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.34 | 15.8 | 6.7 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 9 | NC State | ACC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 13.2 | 6.76 | 4.58 | 0.42 |
| 10 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.06 | 11 | 6.16 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 11 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 22 | 4.55 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.46 | 11.8 | 2.95 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 13 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 45.67 | -1.18 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 5.5 | 2.77 | 2.83 | 1.17 |
| 15 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 34 | -2.83 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 16 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.01 | 14.2 | 8.56 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 17 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.85 | 14.25 | 15.62 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 18 | Washington | AAWU | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.77 | 12.6 | 8.18 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 19 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.62 | 13 | 7.17 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 20 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.61 | 12.25 | 10.53 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 21 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.39 | 9.8 | 7.32 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 22 | LSU | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 11.5 | 9.43 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 23 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.32 | 7 | 11.36 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 24 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.22 | 12.75 | 12.98 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 25 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.16 | 21 | 8.77 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.1 | 11.25 | 12.01 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 27 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.03 | 6.2 | 14.44 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.8 | 5.75 | 9.37 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 29 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.76 | 8.75 | 12.03 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 30 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.76 | 4.25 | 14.86 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.61 | 2.25 | 11.21 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 32 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.57 | 3.75 | 9.79 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 33 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.44 | 8.8 | 1.94 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 34 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 11.25 | 7.4 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 35 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19 | 7 | 22.66 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 20.75 | 2.75 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 37 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.82 | 17.33 | 16.48 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 38 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.76 | 1.25 | 14.27 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 39 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.71 | 4.8 | 7.79 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 40 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.78 | -0.4 | 4.86 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.6 | 18 | 1.05 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 42 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.97 | 4.33 | 10.96 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.88 | 3.33 | 4.39 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 44 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.7 | 16 | 8.75 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 45 | Oregon State | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.12 | 1.4 | 15.56 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 46 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.09 | 9 | 7.02 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.89 | 11.2 | 8.78 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 48 | Yale | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.89 | 10.33 | 0.06 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 49 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.79 | 4.67 | 1.82 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 50 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.74 | -6.33 | 15.28 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 51 | Duke | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.7 | 4.2 | 12.34 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 52 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.48 | 14.75 | 18.35 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 53 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.05 | 0.6 | 9.58 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 54 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.97 | 3.8 | 7.05 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 55 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.89 | 7.4 | -0.71 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 56 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.76 | 4.2 | 4.83 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 57 | Richmond | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 0.2 | 15.13 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 58 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.78 | 0 | 7.93 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.73 | 12.5 | 4.13 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 60 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 7 | 14.94 | 2.71 | -0.71 |
| 61 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.57 | 11.67 | 5.58 | 2.28 | -1.28 |
| 62 | Texas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.53 | 2.75 | 19.5 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 63 | Furman | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.25 | 0.2 | -3 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 64 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.25 | 7 | 12.76 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 65 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.22 | 1.75 | 11.56 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.94 | -3 | 10.83 | 1.98 | 1.02 |
| 67 | California | AAWU | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.62 | -9 | 9.75 | 1.14 | 1.86 |
| 68 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.62 | 2 | 12.7 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 69 | Virginia | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | -0.25 | 10.76 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 70 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | -0.25 | 7.73 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12 | -1.25 | 14.41 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 72 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.79 | -0.5 | 17.12 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 73 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.34 | -1.17 | 14.03 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 74 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.08 | -2.4 | 18.1 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 75 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.58 | 3.2 | 12.59 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.94 | -6 | 5.2 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 77 | Davidson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.53 | 0.8 | 9.99 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 78 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.32 | 5.75 | 9.29 | 3.15 | -2.15 |
| 79 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.25 | 3 | 7.88 | 2.45 | -1.45 |
| 80 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.2 | -1 | 9.25 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 81 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7 | -19 | 15.1 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 82 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.96 | -4 | 10.06 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 83 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.67 | -6.5 | 19.93 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 84 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.35 | -6 | 13.98 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 85 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -10 | 10.48 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 86 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.23 | -15.67 | 15.4 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 87 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -3 | 4.69 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 88 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.04 | -0.5 | 14.13 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 89 | Clemson | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.99 | -5.5 | 16.77 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 90 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.86 | -5.25 | 13.52 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 91 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.79 | -2.25 | 20.61 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 92 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.51 | -7 | 15.21 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 93 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.45 | -9.25 | 12.78 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 94 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.29 | -13.75 | 18.71 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 95 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.22 | -12.5 | 20.4 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 96 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -10.25 | 8.98 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 97 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.08 | -14 | 15.65 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 98 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.04 | -14.75 | 15.78 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 99 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.64 | -2.2 | 1.55 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 100 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.55 | -10 | 14.15 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 101 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.35 | -3 | 16.52 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 102 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.04 | -18.25 | 13.26 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 103 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.77 | -12.4 | 10.12 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 104 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -10.5 | 9.15 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 105 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2 | -8.5 | 19.73 | 0.77 | -0.77 |
| 106 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -10.6 | 13.43 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 107 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -13 | 16.69 | 0.55 | -0.55 |
| 108 | Brown | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -20 | 7.49 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 109 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -18.25 | 10.92 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 110 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -16.5 | 18.54 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 111 | TCU | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -19.33 | 13.67 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 112 | Oregon | AAWU | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -17.8 | 18 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 113 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -22.8 | 11.4 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 114 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -22.6 | 15.55 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 115 | Maryland | ACC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -20.33 | 25.08 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 116 | Washington State | AAWU | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -24.4 | 18.32 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 117 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -35.25 | 14.56 | 0 | 0 |