Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.518684+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | AAWU | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 20.17 | 12.33 | 5.76 | 0.24 |
| 2 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 15.4 | 10.14 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 3 | UCLA | AAWU | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 15.67 | 9.88 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 4 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 19.33 | 8.59 | 5.63 | 0.37 |
| 5 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 23 | 5.36 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 6 | NC State | ACC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 13.83 | 6.43 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 7 | East Carolina | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 13.33 | 5.36 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 8 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.54 | 26 | 2.8 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 9 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 41.5 | 0.2 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 10 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.28 | 16.2 | 2.68 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 11 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 11.8 | 3.35 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.66 | 5.8 | 3.36 | 3.48 | 1.52 |
| 13 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.31 | 24.2 | 10.22 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.16 | 8 | 22.63 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 15 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.15 | 15.4 | 11.24 | 4.6 | -0.6 |
| 16 | Georgia | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.06 | 19.8 | 9.33 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.95 | 13.8 | 10.41 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 18 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 9.4 | 9.24 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.85 | 11.2 | 10.81 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 20 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.63 | 7.6 | 11.24 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.56 | 12.67 | 4.14 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 22 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.53 | 7.8 | 14.85 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 23 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 8.8 | 9.55 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 24 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.47 | 20.2 | 6.25 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 25 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.22 | 4.2 | 11.18 | 3.48 | 0.52 |
| 26 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.19 | 7.5 | 8.96 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 27 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 14 | 11.87 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 28 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.97 | 13.4 | 4.72 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 29 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.78 | 16 | 6.89 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 30 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.26 | 8.75 | 8.7 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 31 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.01 | 1.67 | 3 | 3.39 | 1.61 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.95 | 23.25 | 3.17 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.5 | 2.25 | 11.25 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 34 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.41 | 4.25 | 7.42 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 35 | Yale | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.27 | 11.25 | 2.69 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 36 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.1 | 10.67 | 11.27 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 37 | Washington | AAWU | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.69 | 7.67 | 10.03 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 38 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 19.33 | 7.09 | 5.47 | -1.47 |
| 39 | Oregon State | AAWU | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.63 | 2.5 | 17.65 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 40 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.63 | 16.25 | 9.54 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 41 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 10.5 | 9.59 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 42 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 6.67 | 7.36 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.05 | 19.8 | 14.89 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 44 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.48 | 3.83 | 4.68 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 45 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 5.17 | 5.5 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 46 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.43 | 5.4 | 14.23 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 47 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.41 | 7 | 16.84 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 48 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.34 | 9.67 | 1.75 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 49 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.3 | 11.83 | 0.54 | 5.05 | -1.05 |
| 50 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.12 | 0.67 | 10.74 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 51 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.95 | 4.67 | 11.4 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 52 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 13.2 | 9.12 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 53 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.84 | 4 | 15.3 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 54 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.46 | 0.8 | 15.18 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.31 | 1.4 | 16.82 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.04 | 1 | 10.48 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 57 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.02 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 58 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.93 | 2.2 | 10.48 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 59 | Richmond | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.86 | 0.2 | 15.94 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 60 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.15 | -1.2 | 13.58 | 2.33 | 0.67 |
| 61 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.95 | 0.57 | 13.89 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 62 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.85 | 0 | 9.42 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 63 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.51 | 6.33 | 9.8 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 64 | Duke | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.85 | 2.5 | 9.01 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 65 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.1 | 2.25 | 0.84 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 66 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.88 | 0.75 | 3.96 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 67 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | -0.83 | 11.19 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.44 | -1.25 | 13.83 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.05 | 6.8 | 7.84 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 70 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.58 | 1.4 | 13.56 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 71 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | -2 | 8.56 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 72 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.35 | -6.83 | 11.37 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 73 | California | AAWU | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.15 | -8.5 | 10.99 | 1.43 | 1.57 |
| 74 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.78 | 0.4 | 16.65 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 75 | Furman | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.69 | -4.17 | -1.48 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 76 | Virginia | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.49 | -0.4 | 12.62 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 77 | Clemson | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.25 | -3.2 | 14.47 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8 | 0.83 | 12.09 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 79 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.41 | -7.83 | 11.86 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 80 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.33 | -1 | 10.32 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 81 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 7.13 | 2.8 | 10.33 | 3.19 | -2.19 |
| 82 | Davidson | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.91 | -2.83 | 11.44 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 83 | VMI | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.75 | -5.67 | 15.33 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 84 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.3 | -6 | 12.94 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 85 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.25 | -3 | 3.63 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.19 | -7.25 | 7.8 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 87 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.58 | -18.5 | 13.74 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 88 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.29 | -2.2 | 11.8 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| 89 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.28 | -0.25 | 14.15 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 90 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.63 | -6 | 15.97 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 91 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.15 | -10.5 | 13.73 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 92 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -15.25 | 13.36 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 93 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -11.8 | 10.08 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 94 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -2.2 | 1.89 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 95 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.22 | -8.4 | 16.38 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 96 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.09 | -8.8 | 16.83 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 97 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.92 | -6.2 | 19.03 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 98 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.92 | -8.8 | 9.94 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -11.4 | 17.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 100 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.86 | -11.8 | 16.91 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 101 | SMU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -12 | 16.47 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 102 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -12 | 13.33 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -17.4 | 18.93 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 104 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.11 | -26.2 | 12.53 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 105 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.02 | -6.5 | 9.54 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 106 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | -23 | 14.5 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 107 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.7 | -16.67 | 8.23 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 108 | Oregon | AAWU | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.68 | -10.67 | 11.55 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 109 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -14 | 10.78 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 110 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.29 | -14.6 | 12.34 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 111 | TCU | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -19.5 | 9.13 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 112 | Maryland | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -18.75 | 15.09 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 113 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -17.8 | 19.88 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 114 | Brown | Ivy | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -23.75 | 12.14 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 115 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.67 | -21.67 | 16.27 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 116 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -25 | 12.78 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 117 | Washington State | AAWU | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -22.17 | 18.29 | 0.35 | -0.35 |