Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.690101+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 25.55 | 18.4 | 13.34 | 9.24 | -1.24 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 23.3 | 9.86 | 9.4 | 0.6 |
| 3 | USC | Pac-8 | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.87 | 10.2 | 12.14 | 7.84 | 1.16 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.82 | 18 | 9.79 | 7.81 | 1.19 |
| 5 | Ohio | Mid-American | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 19.7 | 8.55 | 8.53 | 1.47 |
| 6 | Yale | Ivy | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.64 | 18.89 | 8.71 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 7 | Harvard | Ivy | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.44 | 16.22 | 8.25 | 8.17 | -0.17 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.59 | 13.8 | 12.24 | 8.73 | -0.73 |
| 9 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.53 | 15.8 | 11.35 | 8.12 | -0.12 |
| 10 | Kansas | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.46 | 20.5 | 8.64 | 8.63 | 0.37 |
| 11 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.45 | 14.7 | 9.96 | 7.98 | 1.02 |
| 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.4 | 12.4 | 11.96 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 13 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.27 | 25.1 | 8.01 | 9.01 | -1.01 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.18 | 7 | 13.17 | 7.72 | 0.28 |
| 15 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 10.1 | 10.36 | 7.42 | 0.58 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.97 | 20.6 | 9.82 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 17 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.92 | 12.2 | 9.06 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Houston | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.74 | 27.1 | 11.34 | 9.17 | -3.17 |
| 19 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 11.3 | 7.46 | 7.57 | 0.43 |
| 20 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.54 | 6.1 | 9.73 | 7.33 | 0.67 |
| 21 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.06 | 13.6 | 3.29 | 8.08 | -0.08 |
| 22 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.54 | 9.4 | 1.6 | 7.28 | 0.72 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.39 | 3.78 | 7.17 | 5.7 | 1.3 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.33 | 11.9 | 13.74 | 7.54 | -0.54 |
| 25 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.3 | 13.3 | 12.93 | 8.33 | -1.33 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.08 | 14.1 | 11.13 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 27 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.01 | 14.7 | 10.42 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 28 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.91 | 10.6 | 11.43 | 7.51 | -0.51 |
| 29 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.91 | 12.4 | 10.6 | 8.46 | -1.46 |
| 30 | California | Pac-8 | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.9 | 11.73 | 10.84 | 9.43 | -2.43 |
| 31 | Richmond | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.56 | 11.2 | 8.64 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 32 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.53 | 6.6 | 11.05 | 7.13 | -0.13 |
| 33 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.52 | 9.5 | 9.17 | 7.55 | -0.55 |
| 34 | SMU | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.42 | 3.7 | 13.06 | 5.82 | 1.18 |
| 35 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.37 | 10.6 | 12.45 | 7.67 | -1.67 |
| 36 | Virginia | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.27 | 10.6 | 6.92 | 7.16 | -0.16 |
| 37 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.91 | 10.5 | 4.4 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.84 | 12 | 7.93 | 8.04 | -2.04 |
| 39 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 16.78 | 1.36 | 12.81 | 5.98 | 1.02 |
| 40 | LSU | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.73 | 4.6 | 7.01 | 6.59 | 0.41 |
| 41 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.43 | 6.33 | 8.19 | 5.82 | 0.18 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.33 | 6.82 | 11.76 | 7.79 | -0.79 |
| 43 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.78 | 8.8 | 13.68 | 7.29 | -1.29 |
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.62 | 7.4 | 13.44 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 45 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.47 | 4.7 | -2.2 | 6.47 | 0.53 |
| 46 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.34 | 9.8 | 9.47 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 47 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.15 | 1.2 | 0.45 | 5.38 | 1.62 |
| 48 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.56 | 1.4 | 9.08 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 49 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.54 | 7.4 | 12.12 | 7.15 | -2.15 |
| 50 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.53 | 1.7 | 11.92 | 5.51 | 0.49 |
| 51 | NC State | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.53 | 2 | 11.16 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 52 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.47 | 6 | 5.17 | 6.63 | -0.63 |
| 53 | Florida | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 14.34 | -2.4 | 11.64 | 4.13 | 1.87 |
| 54 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.7 | 2.1 | 3.82 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 1.6 | 11.99 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 56 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.41 | -0.6 | 12.29 | 4.78 | 1.22 |
| 57 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.18 | -1.2 | 12.49 | 4.72 | 1.28 |
| 58 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.01 | 5.1 | 13.08 | 6.66 | -1.66 |
| 59 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.9 | -0.7 | 7.88 | 4.79 | 1.21 |
| 60 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.78 | 3 | 14.17 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| 61 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.56 | 3.3 | 11.38 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 62 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 5.7 | 6.7 | 6.69 | -1.69 |
| 63 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 12.04 | 9 | 13.29 | 6.65 | -2.65 |
| 64 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.95 | -2.7 | 13.71 | 4.49 | 0.51 |
| 65 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.9 | 2.56 | 9.76 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 66 | Clemson | ACC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.34 | 0.5 | 11.14 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 67 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.09 | 0.7 | 7.03 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 68 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.06 | -1.2 | 3.02 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 69 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -1.6 | 3.32 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 70 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.94 | -2.3 | 5.14 | 4.28 | 0.72 |
| 71 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.52 | -4.1 | 3.98 | 3.87 | 1.13 |
| 72 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.69 | -0.9 | 12.51 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 73 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.53 | -0.3 | 5.95 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 74 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.28 | -2.4 | 13.34 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 75 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | -5.3 | 13.63 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 76 | Washington | Pac-8 | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.54 | -2.3 | 8.41 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 77 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.53 | -6.9 | 12.18 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 7.53 | 1.2 | 12.47 | 5.37 | -2.37 |
| 79 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.49 | 0.1 | 9.54 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 80 | Duke | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.41 | -7.3 | 10.84 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.25 | -10.5 | 12.52 | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| 82 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.95 | -6.9 | 2.43 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 83 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -3.67 | 13.92 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.24 | -3.44 | 9.34 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 85 | Davidson | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.75 | -4.67 | 3.18 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 86 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.75 | -6.8 | 8.12 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 87 | TCU | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.63 | -3.9 | 12.4 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 88 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.62 | -4.9 | 15.62 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 89 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.51 | -6.5 | 17.77 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 90 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.21 | -7.2 | 12.16 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 91 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.05 | -9.5 | 13.13 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 92 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5 | -9.8 | 12.41 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| 93 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.98 | -9.4 | 11.09 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.94 | -12.7 | 15.86 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| 95 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.9 | -11.6 | 13.11 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 96 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.55 | -16.5 | 10.7 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 97 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 4.29 | -1.6 | 12.16 | 4.57 | -2.57 |
| 98 | San José State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.02 | -25.5 | 4.72 | 0.85 | 2.15 |
| 99 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.28 | -8.11 | 12.04 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 100 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -6.8 | 10.29 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
| 101 | Brown | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.56 | -21 | 11.17 | 0.64 | 1.36 |
| 102 | Maryland | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -12.8 | 12.84 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 103 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -12.9 | 11.55 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 104 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.47 | -13.7 | 13.33 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.46 | -10.4 | 2.97 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 106 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.36 | -16.7 | 15.72 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 107 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | -12.9 | 12.82 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 108 | Furman | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.16 | -13.2 | -1.97 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 109 | VMI | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.13 | -20 | 13.58 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 110 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.19 | -21.6 | 14.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 111 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.23 | -22.6 | 16.62 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 112 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.43 | -29.4 | 14 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 113 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-8-2 | 0 | -2.02 | -11.4 | 13.11 | 2.03 | -2.03 |
| 114 | Rice | Southwest | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.36 | -17.5 | 14.23 | 1.39 | -1.39 |
| 115 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -21.1 | 10.02 | 0.93 | -0.93 |
| 116 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.49 | -22.9 | 10.03 | 0.82 | -0.82 |
| 117 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -22.4 | 14.3 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 118 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -28.3 | 11.53 | 0.54 | -0.54 |