Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.686654+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.5 | 16.75 | 13.92 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.41 | 16.33 | 14.48 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.04 | 19 | 12.16 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.99 | 8.25 | 15.01 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.84 | 32.25 | 8.87 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 6 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.84 | 13.5 | 12.04 | 3.35 | 0.65 |
| 7 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.53 | 16.75 | 9.51 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 8 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 22 | 7.91 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.3 | 11 | 10.16 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 10 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 28.5 | 6.07 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 11 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.98 | 15 | 6.78 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 7.67 | 10.24 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 11.75 | 5.2 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 14 | Yale | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 24.67 | 3.18 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 21.5 | 2.75 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 16 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 24.33 | 0.11 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 17 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22.13 | 19.25 | 15.15 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 18 | California | Pac-8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.82 | 16.75 | 13.5 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 19 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.2 | 8 | 18.38 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.13 | 18 | 9.54 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.12 | 4.5 | 15.25 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 22 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.01 | 11 | 14.51 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 23 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.96 | 11 | 16.36 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 24 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.95 | 6.75 | 13.51 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 25 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.91 | 23.6 | 3.82 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 26 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.72 | 7.25 | 16.87 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 27 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.61 | 15 | 12.12 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 28 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.5 | 11.75 | 7.8 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.38 | 13 | 10.79 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 30 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.32 | 19.75 | 7.25 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 31 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.27 | 4 | 16.35 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 32 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 14.8 | -1.64 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 33 | Virginia | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.16 | 16.5 | 9.34 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 34 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.15 | 15.2 | 1.79 | 4.34 | -0.34 |
| 35 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.12 | 18.25 | 7.11 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 36 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.94 | 13.75 | 8.52 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 37 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 9 | 9.19 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 38 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.75 | 5.33 | 17.14 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 39 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.64 | 26.75 | 2.95 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 40 | LSU | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 4.25 | 5.86 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 41 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.35 | 11.75 | 5.43 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 42 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 9.5 | 5.34 | 3 | 0 |
| 43 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.86 | 20.25 | 4.79 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 44 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.72 | 7 | 2.87 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 45 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.32 | 6.5 | -2.71 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 46 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.06 | 6.25 | 15.53 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 47 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.02 | 1 | 6.92 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 48 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.99 | 16.33 | 9.92 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 49 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.7 | 3.33 | 11.73 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 50 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.35 | 10.4 | 17.51 | 4.13 | -1.13 |
| 51 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 6 | 6.55 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 52 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.59 | 3.2 | 18.33 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 53 | NC State | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.53 | 5 | 8.43 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 54 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.4 | -8 | 22.08 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 55 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.15 | 9.5 | 14.93 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 56 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 4.5 | 24.44 | 2.48 | -0.48 |
| 57 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.19 | 2.75 | 14.09 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 58 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.17 | 1.2 | 3.77 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 59 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.16 | 3.75 | 20.36 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 60 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.03 | 2 | 14.65 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 61 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.59 | 3.75 | 7.9 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 62 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.79 | 2.5 | 2.92 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.13 | -1.75 | 12.64 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 64 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | -0.25 | 16.45 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 65 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.94 | 0.5 | 5.12 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 66 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | -2 | 8.4 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 0 | 12.07 | 2 | 0 |
| 68 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -3.75 | 8.82 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.94 | -2.25 | 11.56 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 70 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.82 | -7 | 20.31 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 71 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.74 | -2 | 12 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 72 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.72 | -4 | 14.16 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 73 | Duke | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.52 | -10.5 | 10.5 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 74 | Richmond | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -4.75 | 13.88 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 75 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.88 | -6 | 6.54 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | -10 | 4.47 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| 77 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.46 | -0.33 | 11.96 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.33 | -2.2 | 9.8 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 79 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 8.23 | 5 | 16.76 | 2.68 | -1.68 |
| 80 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.19 | -1 | 14.91 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 81 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.9 | -5.2 | 11.67 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 82 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.18 | -5.33 | 15.15 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 83 | Washington | Pac-8 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.88 | -3.25 | 2.15 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 84 | Brown | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.85 | -8.33 | 13.45 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 85 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.81 | -6 | 5.16 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 86 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -11.67 | 10.24 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 87 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.36 | -13.67 | 21.9 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 88 | San José State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.34 | -30 | 14.94 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 89 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.3 | -1.8 | 4.89 | 2.24 | -1.24 |
| 90 | TCU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.28 | -4 | 17.38 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 91 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.84 | -6.75 | 14.77 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 92 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.54 | -9.25 | 15.26 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 93 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.5 | -8.25 | 8.84 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 94 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -12.5 | 11.03 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 95 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -11.25 | 9.39 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 96 | Maryland | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.97 | -5.25 | 14.18 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 97 | Furman | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.83 | -7.5 | -3.39 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 98 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.61 | -25.25 | 16.6 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 99 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.51 | -12.25 | 20.93 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 100 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.36 | -19.25 | 1.7 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 101 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.25 | -8.5 | 1.08 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.45 | -11.6 | -10 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 103 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.03 | -2.5 | 6.51 | 1.58 | -1.58 |
| 104 | Clemson | ACC | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.91 | -8 | 15.22 | 1.11 | -1.11 |
| 105 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -19 | 8.95 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 106 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -16.8 | 17.24 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 107 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -20.75 | 13.33 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 108 | VMI | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -18.25 | 17.71 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 109 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -22.25 | 9.85 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 110 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -17.5 | 23.4 | 0.74 | -0.74 |
| 111 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.77 | -23.8 | 14.26 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 112 | Rice | Southwest | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.86 | -22 | 21.22 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 113 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -22 | 20.38 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 114 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.9 | -26.4 | 14.52 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 115 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -26.25 | 16.8 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 116 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3 | -23.75 | 23.08 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 117 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.04 | -25.75 | 21.83 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 118 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -27.75 | 19.24 | 0.07 | -0.07 |