Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.685497+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.74 | 17 | 6.78 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 2 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 31.72 | 23.5 | 4.18 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 3 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.35 | 20.5 | 2.46 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 4 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.58 | 35.5 | -2.18 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | NC State | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.56 | 18 | 1.42 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.24 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.85 | 32 | -3.7 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.53 | 10 | 25.54 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 9 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.11 | 1 | 33.27 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 10 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.88 | 21 | 29.9 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.29 | 24 | 11.63 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 12 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.03 | 9 | 24.76 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 13 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.83 | 27 | 8.78 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 14 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.29 | 38 | 5.79 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | USC | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 9 | 9.03 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 16 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 25 | 4.61 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 20 | 6.08 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 18 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 7 | 9.2 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 19 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 56 | -0.68 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.36 | 14 | 8.54 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 21 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 48 | 0.68 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 21 | 2.58 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 23 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 21 | 1.25 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 24 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 17 | 4.82 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 25 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.82 | 40 | 2.69 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | LSU | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 1 | 8.44 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 27 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 17 | 1.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 40 | -1.01 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 48 | 1.39 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 30 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 10 | -1.07 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 31 | SMU | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.97 | 9 | 9.71 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 32 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 4 | 9.48 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.66 | 13 | 6.39 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 34 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.63 | 14.5 | -6.07 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 35 | Duke | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 7 | 5.17 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 36 | California | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.56 | 14 | 3.67 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 37 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 6 | 9.38 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 38 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 39 | Florida | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.16 | 3 | 1.59 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.69 | 10 | 2.21 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 41 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.49 | 1 | 9.41 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 42 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 23 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.22 | 54 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 44 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.17 | 12 | -10 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 45 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.49 | 30 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 46 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.91 | 28 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 20.49 | 10 | 5 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 48 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.84 | 11 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 49 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.84 | 7 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 50 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 18.64 | 8 | -1.39 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 51 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 18.33 | 21 | 34.63 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 52 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.78 | 4.5 | 4.17 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 53 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.65 | -14.5 | 9.38 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.54 | 5 | -0.96 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 55 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.99 | -6.5 | -1.19 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 56 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.18 | 0.5 | -10 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 57 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.25 | -5 | 15.2 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 58 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.89 | -2.5 | 11.64 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 59 | Furman | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.11 | -2.5 | -10 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 60 | Yale | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 2.65 | 0 | 10.47 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 62 | Georgia | SEC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 2.62 | 0 | 10.6 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 63 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Harvard | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Princeton | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0-1 | 0 | 2.17 | 0 | 34.74 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-1 | 0 | 1.96 | 0 | 2.02 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 70 | Clemson | ACC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 1.95 | 0 | 1.37 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 71 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.87 | -1 | 1.28 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 72 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.58 | -1 | 11.18 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 74 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 1.51 | 0 | 4.74 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 75 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.21 | -4 | 4.24 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 78 | Rice | Southwest | 0-0-1 | 0 | 1.19 | 0 | 6.04 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 79 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.98 | -6 | 0.87 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 80 | Auburn | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.8 | -9 | 2.13 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 81 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.73 | -7 | 10.19 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 82 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.51 | 0 | 7.83 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 84 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.49 | -9 | 11.71 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 85 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.45 | -24 | 11.18 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 86 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Brown | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.13 | -14 | 7.39 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 89 | South Carolina | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.21 | -7 | 4.78 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 90 | Davidson | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.28 | -9 | -10 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 91 | VMI | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.28 | -13 | 2.42 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.41 | -21.5 | 23.39 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.56 | -2 | 20.38 | 0.83 | -0.83 |
| 94 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.61 | -11 | 19.7 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 95 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.63 | -3 | 7.62 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 96 | The Citadel | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.78 | -20 | 9.9 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 97 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.94 | -17 | 7.94 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 98 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.97 | -4 | 7.87 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 99 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.03 | -14 | 3.89 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 100 | TCU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.15 | -10 | 2.42 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 101 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.33 | -25 | 11.09 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 102 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.33 | -38 | 10.4 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 103 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.52 | -7 | -10 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 104 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.69 | -21 | 9.97 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 105 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.03 | -21 | 10.53 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 106 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.04 | -24 | 34.96 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 107 | Richmond | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.05 | -17 | 22.17 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 108 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -40 | 6.83 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 109 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -10 | 10.17 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 110 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -26 | 28.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -31 | 33.69 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-1-1 | 0 | -2.35 | -20 | -1.13 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 113 | San José State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -48 | 4.57 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 114 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -48 | 9.7 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 115 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -32 | 32.96 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 116 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -18.5 | 20.72 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 117 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.25 | -56 | 10.85 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 118 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.59 | -47 | 34.74 | 0.01 | -0.01 |