Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.686268+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.61 | 9 | 19.64 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.24 | 17.33 | 13.45 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 3 | California | Pac-8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.15 | 23.33 | 12.52 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.76 | 30 | 8.81 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.75 | 10.67 | 13.14 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.51 | 15 | 11.12 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.99 | 22.33 | 6.65 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 8 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.93 | 24.33 | 7.24 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 9 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.9 | 28.33 | 5.78 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 10 | USC | Pac-8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.78 | 17 | 7.84 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 11 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.66 | 25 | 5.88 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 12 | Florida | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.63 | 8.67 | 8.74 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 13 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.62 | 39.67 | 2.41 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 14 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.46 | 26.5 | 6.93 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 15 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.44 | 13 | 9.86 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 16 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 18 | 4.95 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 17 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.11 | 6.33 | 10.27 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.06 | 19.67 | 6.39 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 19 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 23.33 | 2.24 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 20 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 12.33 | 2.77 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 21 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 20.33 | 2.49 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 22 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 15.67 | 3.22 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 23 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 23.75 | -2.06 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 24 | Yale | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 26 | 2.21 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 10.5 | 4.36 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 26 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.1 | 33 | -5.63 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 27 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.06 | 9.67 | -7.85 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 28 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.65 | 13.75 | 9.57 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 29 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.24 | 19.75 | 9.92 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 30 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.8 | 18 | 7.27 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 31 | Alabama | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.17 | 2.67 | 19.22 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 32 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.05 | 15.33 | 8.42 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 33 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.98 | 17.67 | 7.45 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 34 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.61 | 9.67 | 10.3 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 35 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.56 | 10.67 | 17.6 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 36 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 14 | 1.11 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 37 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.22 | 6.67 | 17.11 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 38 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.94 | 11.67 | 5.06 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 39 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.89 | 7 | 15.23 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 40 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.85 | 9 | 17.2 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.82 | 24.67 | 8.8 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 42 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.66 | 5.33 | 3.84 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 43 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.61 | 4.67 | 3.98 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 44 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.46 | 3 | 19.92 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 45 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.36 | 10 | 12.52 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 46 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.21 | -0.33 | 13.08 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 47 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 14 | 9.13 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.05 | 3.33 | 12.93 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 49 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.99 | 3.33 | 12.7 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 50 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.86 | 12 | 8.08 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 51 | Virginia | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.82 | 12 | 8.32 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 52 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 5.33 | 10.24 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 53 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 5 | 4.51 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 54 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.97 | 0 | 7.69 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 55 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.63 | 12.25 | 21.84 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
| 56 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.09 | 1.75 | 19.43 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 57 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.76 | -0.67 | 4.77 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 58 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 59 | Duke | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.59 | -4 | 7.02 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 60 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 1 | 14.66 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 61 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 4.5 | -5.63 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 62 | NC State | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 0.25 | 5 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 63 | Texas | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.8 | 6.33 | 15.51 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 64 | Princeton | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.75 | 11 | 11.46 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 65 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 2.5 | 21.32 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 66 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.34 | -11.67 | 18.94 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 67 | Brown | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | -1.5 | 5.1 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 68 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.08 | -1.5 | 7.65 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 69 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.93 | 0.5 | 7.59 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 70 | Washington | Pac-8 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.78 | -3.33 | 2.43 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 71 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.55 | -5 | 18.44 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 72 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.99 | 4 | 17.01 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.72 | 8.33 | 12.7 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.45 | -10 | 6.48 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| 75 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.45 | -2.33 | 21.94 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 76 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.41 | -13 | 8.35 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 77 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.35 | -2 | 10.84 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 78 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.28 | -3.33 | 20.47 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 79 | TCU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.06 | -3 | 18.4 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 80 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.98 | -1 | 10.7 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 81 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.97 | -3 | 6.22 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 82 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.77 | -2 | 5.21 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 83 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.45 | -9.67 | 18.2 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 84 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.42 | -8 | 12.33 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 85 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.34 | -10.67 | 13.16 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 86 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.28 | -1 | 26.03 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 87 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.02 | -11 | 13.63 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 88 | Richmond | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.52 | -8 | 17.03 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 89 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.46 | -2.33 | 17.75 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 90 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.74 | -30 | 14.67 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 91 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.34 | -10.33 | 17.72 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 92 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.28 | -12 | 19.37 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 93 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.17 | -6.25 | 14.07 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.84 | -22.67 | 23.42 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 95 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -12 | 16.09 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 96 | Furman | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.18 | -7.5 | -5.06 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -7.25 | -10 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 98 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.08 | -19.25 | 2.97 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 99 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.13 | -3 | 5.65 | 1.18 | -1.18 |
| 100 | Clemson | ACC | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.76 | -7 | 12.5 | 0.94 | -0.94 |
| 101 | Maryland | ACC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -10 | 13.65 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 102 | Davidson | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.18 | -15.33 | 2.6 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 103 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -25 | -5.62 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 104 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -16.67 | 10.01 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 105 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.64 | -18.25 | 12.71 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 106 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -18 | 21.65 | 0.55 | -0.55 |
| 107 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -17.5 | 21.36 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 108 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -22.5 | 12.85 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 109 | Rice | Southwest | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.79 | -22 | 22.83 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 110 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -17.33 | 23.21 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 111 | VMI | Southern | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -22 | 16.5 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 112 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -22.33 | 12.04 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 113 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.09 | -27.25 | 20.13 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 114 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.12 | -27.33 | 21.54 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 115 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.17 | -25 | 27.76 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 116 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.2 | -27.33 | 21.31 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 117 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.24 | -32.67 | 18.42 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 118 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.3 | -30.33 | 25.08 | 0.07 | -0.07 |