Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.519064+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | AAWU | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 20.43 | 10.23 | 6.74 | 0.26 |
| 2 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 16.86 | 10.31 | 6.42 | 0.58 |
| 3 | UCLA | AAWU | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 15.67 | 9.77 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 18.8 | 8.48 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 5 | NC State | ACC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.19 | 14.86 | 8.92 | 6.52 | 0.48 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 14.71 | 7.89 | 6.57 | 0.43 |
| 7 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.28 | 16.83 | 3.95 | 5.21 | -0.21 |
| 8 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 10.67 | 3.66 | 4.86 | 1.14 |
| 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.9 | 7 | 20.53 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 10 | East Carolina | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.65 | 11.14 | 7.1 | 5.59 | 0.41 |
| 11 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.5 | 12.33 | 9.29 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 12 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.4 | 13 | 10.22 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.32 | 20.5 | 7.74 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.23 | 11 | 9.96 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.98 | 7 | 14.73 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 16 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.97 | 10 | 8.78 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 17 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.77 | 13.83 | 6.46 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 18 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.67 | 7.17 | 8.35 | 5.01 | -0.01 |
| 19 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.57 | 20.4 | 5.75 | 4.55 | -0.55 |
| 20 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.39 | 12.29 | 4.57 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 21 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 20 | 6.78 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 22 | Yale | Ivy | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.03 | 15.8 | 5.88 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 23 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 8 | 8.23 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 24 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.95 | 6 | 9.52 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 25 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.72 | 4.6 | 9.09 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 26 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 32.6 | -1.63 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 27 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.68 | 1.86 | 3.59 | 4.08 | 1.92 |
| 28 | UTEP | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.39 | 25.6 | 6.66 | 4.49 | -1.49 |
| 29 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.43 | 10.57 | 8.97 | 5.06 | -0.06 |
| 30 | Washington | AAWU | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.41 | 9 | 10.91 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 31 | Oregon State | AAWU | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.38 | 6.14 | 12.59 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 32 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 20 | 10.96 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 33 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.3 | 17.57 | 6.84 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 34 | LSU | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.24 | 11 | 13.61 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 35 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.22 | 18.5 | 12.5 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 36 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.18 | 9.29 | 9.18 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 37 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 7.33 | 16.36 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.78 | 7 | 14.94 | 4.65 | -0.65 |
| 39 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.7 | 15.67 | 7.95 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| 40 | South Carolina | ACC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.68 | 5 | 9.07 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 41 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.64 | 12.17 | 10.95 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 42 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 5.17 | 14.64 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 43 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 6.17 | 10.1 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 44 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.29 | 8.57 | 3.65 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 45 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.26 | 10.29 | 2.56 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 46 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.26 | 5.5 | 12.37 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 47 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.02 | 2.29 | 14.93 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 48 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.98 | 4.71 | 3.98 | 4.26 | 0.74 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.93 | 1.33 | 16.25 | 3.25 | 0.75 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 2 | 10.43 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 51 | Rice | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.01 | 6.8 | 11.33 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 52 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.74 | 6 | 9.82 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 53 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.52 | 4.67 | 11.39 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 54 | West Virginia | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.46 | 7.29 | 12.97 | 5.36 | -1.36 |
| 55 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.3 | -0.83 | 12.63 | 2.86 | 1.14 |
| 56 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.55 | 3.43 | 9.51 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 57 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.99 | 2.57 | 6.33 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 58 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.83 | 0.57 | 12.1 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.06 | 8 | 8.31 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 60 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 2.67 | 12.65 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 61 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.56 | 1.17 | 11.78 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 62 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.33 | -1.29 | 9.08 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 63 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.75 | 5.29 | 11.9 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 64 | Furman | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.6 | -0.29 | -2.35 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 65 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.56 | -0.33 | 10.44 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 66 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.32 | -1 | 10.3 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 67 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.01 | 3.29 | 10.66 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 68 | Richmond | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.84 | -5 | 15.05 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 69 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.5 | 5.83 | 8.85 | 4.51 | -2.51 |
| 70 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.13 | -5.2 | 13.18 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 71 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.97 | 2.8 | 9.99 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 72 | Davidson | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.86 | 0.43 | 7.47 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 73 | Duke | ACC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.79 | -0.86 | 11.43 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 74 | Stanford | AAWU | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.78 | -1.29 | 14.69 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.85 | -2 | 14.16 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 76 | VMI | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.82 | -4.14 | 14.39 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 77 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.55 | -1 | 4.19 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 78 | California | AAWU | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.39 | -9.71 | 13.26 | 1.42 | 1.58 |
| 79 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.38 | -1.6 | 4.64 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 80 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.22 | -2.4 | 6.66 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 81 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.62 | -0.83 | 14.36 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 82 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.6 | -6.71 | 9.64 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 83 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.54 | 1.5 | 1.28 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
| 84 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.36 | -10 | 14.2 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 85 | Virginia | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.28 | -1.17 | 11.72 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 86 | Clemson | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.84 | -3.17 | 14.55 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 87 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.33 | -1 | 11.83 | 3.21 | -1.21 |
| 88 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -6.33 | 15.52 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 89 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -5.5 | 12.85 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 90 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.79 | -9.17 | 14.23 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 91 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.44 | -3 | 5.06 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 92 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.52 | -17.86 | 12.53 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 93 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.19 | -8.4 | 11.67 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 94 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.69 | -3 | 12.05 | 2.38 | -1.38 |
| 95 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.45 | -4.2 | 10.75 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 96 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.29 | -5.17 | 15.42 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 97 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.95 | -10.83 | 18.79 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 98 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.64 | -13 | 12.42 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 99 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.3 | -8.17 | 15.34 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 100 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.11 | -23 | 13.09 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 101 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.01 | -12.83 | 18.21 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 102 | SMU | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.01 | -12.33 | 16.84 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 103 | Brown | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.95 | -17.6 | 8.65 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 104 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.88 | -13.5 | 12.37 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 105 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.79 | -16.5 | 17.49 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 106 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.58 | -7 | 8.23 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 107 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.49 | -22 | 12.45 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 108 | Oregon | AAWU | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.23 | -12.29 | 13.61 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 109 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.74 | -23.29 | 10.06 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 110 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.72 | -17.14 | 14.11 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 111 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -12.83 | 7.99 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 112 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.12 | -12.83 | 9.6 | 0.86 | -0.86 |
| 113 | TCU | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -21.4 | 9.89 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 114 | Maryland | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -21.2 | 16.44 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 115 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -18.83 | 20.93 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 116 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -26 | 12.74 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 117 | Washington State | AAWU | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -23 | 18.14 | 0.36 | -0.36 |