Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.687419+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.43 | 19.2 | 12.65 | 4.73 | 0.27 |
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.42 | 15.4 | 13.27 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.07 | 13.33 | 12.21 | 5.06 | -0.06 |
| 4 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 26.83 | 8.93 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| 5 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 12.2 | 11.53 | 4.19 | 0.81 |
| 6 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 30.83 | 6.81 | 5.63 | 0.37 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.55 | 16 | 8.84 | 4.35 | 0.65 |
| 8 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 19.6 | 4.31 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 9 | Yale | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 21.6 | 3.76 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24 | 12.4 | 2.41 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 11 | California | Pac-8 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.98 | 22.33 | 15.88 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 12 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.09 | 18 | 11.54 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 13 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.92 | 13.57 | 11.82 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.88 | 10.33 | 12.84 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 15 | SMU | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.85 | 7.5 | 14.35 | 4 | 1 |
| 16 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.81 | 15.5 | 10.79 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.25 | 13 | 8.16 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.16 | 9.83 | 13.29 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.85 | 11 | 8.33 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 20 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.74 | 11.6 | 7.5 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 21 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.39 | 20.6 | 13.02 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 22 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.33 | 5.4 | 10.88 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 23 | LSU | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.28 | 5 | 6.5 | 4.14 | 0.86 |
| 24 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.02 | 5.33 | 8.51 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.63 | 3.83 | 12.18 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 26 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.17 | 9 | -2.25 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.17 | 17.86 | 11.41 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 28 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.92 | 13.14 | 11.04 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 29 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.77 | 5.6 | 1.05 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 30 | NC State | ACC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.41 | 9.14 | 9.84 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 31 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 11.83 | 14.8 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.1 | 16.33 | 9.23 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 33 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18 | 10.71 | 6.18 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 34 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.9 | 7.5 | 14.19 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 35 | Alabama | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.89 | 6.33 | 14.45 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.79 | 11.83 | 11.04 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 37 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.75 | 4.33 | 15.47 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 38 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.74 | 15 | 1.27 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 39 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 8.33 | 11.89 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 40 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.51 | 7.17 | 11.61 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 41 | Virginia | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 11.83 | 8.37 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 42 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 6.83 | 8.85 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 43 | Richmond | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.32 | 6.5 | 11.04 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 44 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 0.67 | 16.41 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 45 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 1.5 | 13.66 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 46 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 7 | 8.64 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 47 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.9 | 4.83 | 6.7 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 48 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.69 | 11.5 | 12.42 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 49 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | 2.83 | 8.97 | 3.54 | 0.46 |
| 50 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.15 | 0.33 | 12.84 | 3.04 | 0.96 |
| 51 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.15 | 3 | 6.96 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 52 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.11 | 4.17 | 3.73 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 53 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.96 | 10.8 | 9.03 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 54 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 4.6 | 11.18 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 55 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 3.4 | 12.05 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.62 | -0.33 | 12.33 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 57 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.11 | 5 | 20.8 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 58 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 12.83 | 6.88 | 4.81 | -1.81 |
| 59 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 8 | 7.89 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.29 | -4.33 | 13.05 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 61 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 2.83 | 15.95 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 62 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.82 | 1.86 | 4.48 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 63 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.81 | -2 | 4.36 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.76 | 0.17 | 11.7 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 65 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.53 | 7.4 | 12.61 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 66 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.31 | -2 | 12.85 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 67 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -0.83 | 6.5 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 68 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.74 | -2.83 | 9 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 69 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.73 | 1 | 17.25 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 70 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.66 | -1.17 | 2 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 71 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.5 | 3 | 8.04 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 72 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.23 | -4.33 | 11.02 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 73 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.8 | -1.2 | 20.51 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 74 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.6 | 6.5 | 11.29 | 4.39 | -2.39 |
| 75 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.45 | 1.67 | 5.67 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 76 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.43 | -7 | 4.71 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 77 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.14 | -1 | 7.94 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 78 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.07 | -5.71 | 15.23 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.11 | -5.67 | 14.34 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 80 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | -6.2 | 13.19 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 81 | Davidson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.56 | -2.6 | 2.83 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 82 | Brown | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.14 | -13 | 13 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 83 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.73 | -20.2 | 3.89 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| 84 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.7 | -4.33 | 12.17 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 85 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.5 | -4.5 | 10.07 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 86 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -9.83 | 20.22 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 87 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.4 | -8 | 15.05 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 88 | Maryland | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -6.5 | 12.64 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 89 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -7.83 | 9.39 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 90 | Duke | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -15.17 | 11.72 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 91 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.55 | -10 | 9.78 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 92 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.53 | -0.8 | 10.34 | 2.34 | -1.34 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 4.9 | 1 | 12.4 | 3.17 | -2.17 |
| 94 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.81 | -12.57 | 11.13 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 95 | Clemson | ACC | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.58 | -3.67 | 13.39 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| 96 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.52 | -4.6 | 14.27 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 97 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.11 | -6.83 | 10.36 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.71 | -15.4 | 20.58 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 99 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.55 | -6 | 14.44 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 100 | TCU | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.52 | -6.5 | 16.11 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 101 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.25 | -13.8 | 16.62 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 102 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.15 | -20.2 | 2.9 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 103 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.81 | -15.5 | 17.04 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 104 | Furman | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.69 | -14.17 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 105 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.68 | -18.5 | 17.09 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 106 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.62 | -19.17 | 12.19 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 107 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.31 | -19.33 | 18.89 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.17 | -10.86 | -4.08 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 109 | VMI | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -14.67 | 12.86 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.35 | -15 | 14.54 | 0.93 | -0.93 |
| 111 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -18.17 | 11.44 | 0.68 | -0.68 |
| 112 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -18 | 13.78 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 113 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -17.57 | 17.87 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 114 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.61 | -21.43 | 13.54 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 115 | Rice | Southwest | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.63 | -19.6 | 18.56 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 116 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -25.83 | 10.23 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 117 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -27.43 | 14.74 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 118 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -27 | 20.55 | 0.28 | -0.28 |