Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.685116+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 35.58 | 16 | 22.14 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 2 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 34.96 | 17 | 7.59 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 3 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 34.74 | 47 | 5.72 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 34.05 | 14 | 15.64 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.69 | 3 | 22.19 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 6 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.27 | 21 | 11.59 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 7 | NC State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 32.96 | 4 | 5.4 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 8 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.9 | 8 | -0.78 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 9 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29 | 30 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 10 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.57 | 38 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 18 | 14.76 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 13 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 15.18 | 20 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 14 | USC | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-0-1 | 0 | 11.54 | 0 | -10 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 17 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | LSU | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Yale | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 10.6 | 0 | 20.94 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 24 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Georgia | SEC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 10.47 | 0 | 21.19 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 26 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Alabama | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 9.99 | -3 | 17.32 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 30 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Auburn | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 8.78 | -16 | 18.71 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 46 | Princeton | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Clemson | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Florida | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | William & Mary | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | VMI | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Virginia | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 5.64 | -14 | 18.35 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 70 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 5.34 | -18 | -0.26 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 71 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Duke | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Rice | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Davidson | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | California | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.31 | -21 | 17.76 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 86 | Furman | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.11 | -9 | -10 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 87 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | TCU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | SMU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Richmond | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.38 | -17 | 22.98 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 102 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.37 | -4 | 21.69 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 103 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Brown | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.34 | -47 | 21.82 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 114 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-0-1 | 0 | -1.01 | 0 | -10 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 117 | Maryland | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -8 | 17.05 | 0.24 | -0.24 |