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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 25.92 | 16.11 | 14.37 | 8.16 | -1.16 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 23.89 | 9.15 | 8.49 | 0.51 |
| 3 | USC | Pac-8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 11.33 | 11.93 | 7.3 | 1.7 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 18 | 9.81 | 7.81 | 1.19 |
| 5 | Yale | Ivy | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.95 | 18.89 | 9.02 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Ohio | Mid-American | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 19.7 | 8.62 | 8.53 | 1.47 |
| 7 | Harvard | Ivy | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.67 | 16.22 | 8.22 | 8.17 | -0.17 |
| 8 | Kansas | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.82 | 20.5 | 9.46 | 8.63 | 0.37 |
| 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.71 | 15 | 12.63 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 10 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.69 | 14.7 | 10.12 | 7.98 | 1.02 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.59 | 15.22 | 11.86 | 7.21 | -0.21 |
| 12 | Houston | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 22.43 | 32.33 | 10.48 | 8.57 | -2.57 |
| 13 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.81 | 9.33 | 8.3 | 7.52 | 0.48 |
| 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.58 | 12.4 | 11.93 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.27 | 12.2 | 9.42 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.93 | 22.89 | 7.83 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 17 | Alabama | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.85 | 6.89 | 12.78 | 7.02 | -0.02 |
| 18 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.82 | 11.3 | 7.65 | 7.57 | 0.43 |
| 19 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.7 | 25.33 | 6.15 | 8.05 | -1.05 |
| 20 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.43 | 9 | 9.18 | 6.53 | 0.47 |
| 21 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.35 | 13.6 | 3.88 | 8.08 | -0.08 |
| 22 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.29 | 12.89 | 6.61 | 7.59 | -0.59 |
| 23 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.7 | 9.4 | 1.59 | 7.28 | 0.72 |
| 24 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.56 | 3.78 | 7.27 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.4 | 14.1 | 11.42 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 26 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.35 | 14.7 | 10.92 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 27 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.22 | 12.4 | 10.92 | 8.46 | -1.46 |
| 28 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.06 | 10.6 | 11.4 | 7.51 | -0.51 |
| 29 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 14 | 14.46 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 30 | California | Pac-8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.97 | 12.4 | 13.96 | 8.68 | -2.68 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.8 | 9.44 | 15.46 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 32 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.73 | 6.6 | 11.52 | 7.13 | -0.13 |
| 33 | Richmond | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.71 | 11.2 | 8.73 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 34 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.69 | 9.5 | 9.41 | 7.55 | -0.55 |
| 35 | SMU | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.61 | 3.7 | 13.35 | 5.82 | 1.18 |
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.55 | 9.11 | 13.2 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 37 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.54 | 10.6 | 12.85 | 7.67 | -1.67 |
| 38 | Virginia | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.44 | 10.6 | 7.03 | 7.16 | -0.16 |
| 39 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.16 | 12.89 | 8.01 | 7.44 | -1.44 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.03 | 12 | 8.47 | 8.04 | -2.04 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.99 | 4.78 | 12.5 | 6.02 | -0.02 |
| 42 | LSU | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.87 | 4.6 | 7.15 | 6.59 | 0.41 |
| 43 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.67 | 4.7 | -2.53 | 6.47 | 0.53 |
| 44 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.58 | -0.22 | 13.82 | 4.43 | 1.57 |
| 45 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.24 | 4.62 | 8.36 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 46 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.22 | 1.2 | 0 | 5.38 | 1.62 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15 | 2.11 | 10.85 | 5.19 | -0.19 |
| 48 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.81 | 6.44 | 13.98 | 6.11 | -1.11 |
| 49 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 8.72 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 50 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.71 | 1.7 | 12.59 | 5.51 | 0.49 |
| 51 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.71 | 7.4 | 12.25 | 7.15 | -2.15 |
| 52 | NC State | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.65 | 2 | 10.89 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 53 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.54 | 6 | 5.27 | 6.63 | -0.63 |
| 54 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.51 | 3.78 | 14.45 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 55 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.97 | 2.1 | 4.09 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 56 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.75 | -0.6 | 12.78 | 4.78 | 1.22 |
| 57 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.38 | -1.2 | 12.38 | 4.72 | 1.28 |
| 58 | Florida | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.15 | -3.11 | 11.39 | 3.52 | 1.48 |
| 59 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.14 | 5.1 | 13.62 | 6.66 | -1.66 |
| 60 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.13 | -0.7 | 7.64 | 4.79 | 1.21 |
| 61 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.59 | 5.7 | 7.57 | 6.69 | -1.69 |
| 62 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.59 | 3.3 | 11.23 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.38 | 0.22 | 4.9 | 4.55 | 0.45 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.16 | -2.7 | 15.24 | 4.49 | 0.51 |
| 65 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 12.14 | 9 | 13.71 | 6.65 | -2.65 |
| 66 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.45 | -1.22 | 2.31 | 4.18 | 0.82 |
| 67 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.06 | 2.56 | 9.56 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 68 | Clemson | ACC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.55 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 69 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.28 | -1.2 | 3.1 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 70 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.16 | 0.7 | 7.34 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 71 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.11 | -2.3 | 5.23 | 4.28 | 0.72 |
| 72 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.81 | 3.67 | 11.05 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 73 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.71 | -0.9 | 12.65 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 74 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.52 | -0.3 | 5.94 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 75 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.5 | -2.4 | 14.03 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 76 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.47 | -7.33 | 11.71 | 2.67 | 1.33 |
| 77 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.95 | -6.56 | 4.03 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 78 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.85 | -5.3 | 14.41 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 79 | Washington | Pac-8 | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.71 | -2.3 | 8.39 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 80 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.68 | -6.9 | 12.49 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 81 | Duke | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.56 | -7.3 | 11.2 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 82 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.45 | 0.1 | 9.86 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 83 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.99 | -5.33 | 7.95 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 84 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.6 | -3.67 | 13.94 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -3.44 | 9.38 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.94 | -10.33 | 16.48 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 87 | Davidson | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.88 | -4.67 | 3.16 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 88 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.73 | -4.9 | 16.04 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.62 | -6.5 | 17.84 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 90 | TCU | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | -3.9 | 12.48 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 91 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.31 | -7.2 | 12.52 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 92 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.12 | -9.5 | 13.68 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 93 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.09 | -9.8 | 12.59 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 94 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.94 | -9.4 | 11.11 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 4.4 | -1.6 | 11.84 | 4.57 | -2.57 |
| 96 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.28 | -7.11 | 11.45 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 97 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.21 | -8.11 | 12.31 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 98 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.02 | -13.89 | 14.98 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 99 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.82 | -17.78 | 15.92 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 100 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.71 | -20.11 | 12.47 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 101 | Brown | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.63 | -21 | 11.4 | 0.64 | 1.36 |
| 102 | Maryland | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -12.8 | 13.18 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 103 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -12.9 | 11.93 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 104 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -13.7 | 13.32 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -10.4 | 3.41 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 106 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.27 | -28.78 | 4.8 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
| 107 | Furman | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.38 | -13.11 | -0.85 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 108 | VMI | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.23 | -16.78 | 12.75 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 109 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -12.9 | 13.54 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 110 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.19 | -21.6 | 14.74 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 111 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.23 | -22.6 | 16.98 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 112 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.43 | -29.4 | 14.63 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.12 | -12.67 | 13.02 | 1.64 | -1.64 |
| 114 | Rice | Southwest | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.46 | -18.44 | 15.59 | 1.26 | -1.26 |
| 115 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -21.67 | 11.29 | 0.87 | -0.87 |
| 116 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.53 | -22.9 | 10.85 | 0.82 | -0.82 |
| 117 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -22.4 | 14.62 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 118 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -28.3 | 11.72 | 0.54 | -0.54 |