Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.687034+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.95 | 15.4 | 14.35 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.52 | 16.75 | 11.59 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.41 | 11.8 | 12.57 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 18.25 | 10.73 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 5 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 12.2 | 11.49 | 4.19 | 0.81 |
| 6 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 32.8 | 7.69 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 26.2 | 8.18 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.69 | 18 | 7.42 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 9 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 25.55 | 8.8 | 9.39 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 10 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 15.25 | 6.86 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 11 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 20.75 | 3.86 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Yale | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 24 | 1.27 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 14.25 | 1.65 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 14 | California | Pac-8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.07 | 18.2 | 13.93 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.84 | 5.2 | 18.59 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 16 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.8 | 15.6 | 12.78 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 17 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.67 | 13.17 | 13.32 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 18 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 13.6 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 19 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.18 | 6.8 | 13.29 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 20 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.18 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.05 | 15.2 | 6.42 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 22 | SMU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.86 | 4.8 | 12.94 | 3.05 | 0.95 |
| 23 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.74 | 11.2 | 8.65 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.71 | 20.4 | 5.58 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 25 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 6.4 | 5.64 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 26 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.34 | 7 | 16.6 | 3.33 | -0.33 |
| 27 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.24 | 15 | 10.81 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 28 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.21 | 14.4 | 10.46 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 29 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.14 | 19.17 | -1.41 | 5.39 | -0.39 |
| 30 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.95 | 5.4 | 6.84 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 31 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.78 | 6.2 | 5.58 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 32 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.74 | 13 | 4.83 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 33 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 5 | 12.98 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 34 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.61 | 9.4 | -3.53 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 35 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.58 | 10.5 | 15.42 | 5 | -1 |
| 36 | Houston | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.31 | 20.25 | 8.95 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 37 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.29 | 16.83 | 8.51 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 38 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.18 | 5.25 | 3.42 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 39 | NC State | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.37 | 7.33 | 9.24 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 40 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.26 | 10.83 | 3.52 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 41 | Alabama | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.26 | 6.2 | 18.1 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 42 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17 | 5 | 17.31 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 43 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.96 | -3.8 | 14.55 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 44 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.72 | 7.8 | 17.13 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 45 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.56 | 19.8 | 6.61 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 46 | Virginia | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.47 | 9.4 | 9.75 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 47 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.45 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 48 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.32 | 6.2 | 15.21 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 49 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 10.8 | 7.54 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 50 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.16 | 15.6 | 4.21 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 51 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.15 | 9.2 | 7.74 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 52 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.97 | 6 | 13.78 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 53 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.81 | 6.8 | 10.62 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 54 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.26 | 2.8 | 6.38 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 55 | Richmond | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.22 | 3 | 12.16 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 56 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.54 | 1.2 | 9.78 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 57 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.47 | 0.2 | 12.86 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 58 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.39 | 3 | 3.17 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 59 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.34 | -0.2 | 9.33 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 60 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.16 | 1.5 | 20.16 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 61 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.11 | 1.2 | 5.2 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 62 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.08 | 10.5 | 8.59 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.88 | -1.2 | 14.1 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 64 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.54 | 4.75 | 17.64 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 65 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.39 | -1.8 | 12.27 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 66 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.74 | -2.6 | 8.25 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 67 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 7.5 | 5.76 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 68 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.49 | -3.17 | 14 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 69 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.44 | 1.6 | 20.96 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 70 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.41 | 2.8 | 15.61 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 71 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.31 | 8 | 13.16 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 72 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.73 | -2.5 | 5.24 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 73 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.58 | 0.8 | 10.84 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 74 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.39 | 1.17 | 5.47 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 75 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.29 | -2.4 | 15.39 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 76 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.06 | -14.75 | 7.51 | 1 | 1 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.72 | -2.8 | 11.88 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 78 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.47 | -7.6 | 18.71 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 79 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.45 | -3.8 | 10.7 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.29 | -6.8 | 12.75 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 81 | Maryland | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.94 | -3.8 | 11.54 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 82 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | -6 | 12.31 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 83 | Duke | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.63 | -11.8 | 9.6 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 84 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.55 | -6.8 | 11.89 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 85 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.33 | -11.2 | 4.83 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 86 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.33 | -0.75 | 8.05 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 87 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.45 | -5.83 | 10.72 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 88 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -9.5 | 10.96 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 89 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.13 | -4.25 | 17.06 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 90 | Washington | Pac-8 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.71 | -4 | 7.6 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 91 | Clemson | ACC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.36 | -3 | 13.59 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| 92 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.32 | -6.6 | 11.43 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 93 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.25 | -9.5 | 12.77 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.93 | -19 | 22.27 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 95 | Brown | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.83 | -18.25 | 12.04 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 96 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -8.5 | 2.67 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 97 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.36 | -5.8 | 12.21 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 98 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.29 | -7.2 | 14.09 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 99 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.21 | -19.25 | 0.99 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 100 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.71 | -14 | 12.81 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 101 | Furman | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.47 | -12.8 | -1.34 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 102 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.36 | -20.4 | 11.42 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 103 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.05 | -17.4 | 18.11 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 104 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.04 | -17.8 | 19.44 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.82 | -10.33 | -6.34 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 106 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-4-1 | 0 | -0.98 | -2.2 | 11.68 | 2.11 | -2.11 |
| 107 | VMI | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -15.6 | 15.14 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 108 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.49 | -16.6 | 16.14 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 109 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -20.4 | 10.73 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 110 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -19.75 | 14.52 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 111 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -17.83 | 19.42 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 112 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -17.5 | 20.84 | 0.74 | -0.74 |
| 113 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.63 | -20.33 | 14.53 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 114 | Rice | Southwest | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.64 | -18.5 | 18.44 | 0.58 | -0.58 |
| 115 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -27.17 | 13.68 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 116 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.94 | -23.8 | 23.5 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 117 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -30.4 | 14.44 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 118 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -31 | 19.38 | 0.11 | -0.11 |