Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.687818+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.36 | 16.83 | 14.05 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 16.67 | 12.17 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 14.17 | 11.7 | 5.03 | 0.97 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 25.68 | 11.43 | 12.11 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 5 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.64 | 24 | 9.16 | 6.45 | 0.55 |
| 6 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 28.29 | 8.26 | 6.51 | 0.49 |
| 7 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 11.33 | 11.04 | 4.94 | 1.06 |
| 8 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 20 | 6.23 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 9 | Yale | Ivy | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 21.33 | 4.28 | 5.36 | 0.64 |
| 10 | California | Pac-8 | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.54 | 19.14 | 14.77 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 11 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.34 | 18 | 10.15 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.27 | 13.86 | 10.97 | 5.88 | 0.12 |
| 13 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.22 | 18.29 | 9.51 | 6.45 | -0.45 |
| 14 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.91 | 12.86 | 13.42 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.78 | 11.57 | 8.98 | 5.31 | 0.69 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.86 | 13.14 | 6.94 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 17 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.77 | 12 | 6.81 | 5.31 | -0.31 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.39 | 6.67 | 5.53 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 19 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 20.33 | 17.17 | 13.72 | 5.08 | -2.08 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.06 | 6.57 | 9.39 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 21 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.03 | 16.12 | 12.5 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 22 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.64 | 15.5 | 10.15 | 7.15 | -1.15 |
| 23 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.31 | 7 | 0.6 | 4.41 | 0.59 |
| 24 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.3 | 8.14 | -3.89 | 5.25 | 0.75 |
| 25 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.13 | 11.38 | 12.97 | 6.27 | -1.27 |
| 26 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.72 | 11.71 | 11.77 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 27 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.67 | 8.14 | 13.46 | 5.46 | -0.46 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.56 | 18.43 | 8.18 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 29 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.47 | 14.25 | 3.16 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 30 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.44 | 5.29 | 13.7 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 31 | Alabama | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.24 | 6.43 | 11.22 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 32 | SMU | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.24 | 2 | 14.63 | 3.83 | 1.17 |
| 33 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.19 | 8 | 9.97 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 34 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.16 | 9.14 | 9.26 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 35 | Richmond | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.16 | 10.57 | 8.45 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 36 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.97 | 10.71 | 6.73 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.94 | 1 | 16.98 | 3.74 | 1.26 |
| 38 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.9 | 7.14 | 8.66 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 39 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 10.67 | 11.24 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 40 | LSU | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.57 | 3.86 | 7.53 | 4.45 | 0.55 |
| 41 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.52 | 6.57 | 6.64 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 42 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.33 | 14.83 | 7.57 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 43 | Florida | SEC | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.86 | 3 | 9.89 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 44 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.75 | 0.43 | 10.22 | 3.57 | 1.43 |
| 45 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.62 | 1.5 | 10.73 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 46 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.57 | 4.86 | 1.03 | 4.51 | 0.49 |
| 47 | NC State | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.14 | 7.38 | 9.18 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 48 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 16.01 | 9.57 | 15.97 | 5.42 | -1.42 |
| 49 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.75 | 8 | 17.16 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 50 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 4.6 | 11.65 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 51 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.39 | 4.57 | 15.26 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 52 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.37 | 6.43 | 13.18 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 53 | Virginia | ACC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.84 | 7.14 | 7.95 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 54 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.51 | 3.14 | 9.54 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 55 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.43 | 2.71 | 12.82 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 56 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.8 | 6.71 | 13.4 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 57 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.71 | 13.33 | 11 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 58 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 3.33 | 15.17 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 59 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.05 | -0.5 | 1.81 | 3.88 | 1.12 |
| 60 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.87 | -0.57 | 7.72 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 61 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.56 | -0.43 | 7.29 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 62 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.52 | -0.14 | 5.52 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.48 | -2.57 | 10.72 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 64 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.39 | 0 | 3.23 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 65 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.83 | 1.86 | 3.83 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 66 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.53 | 6.57 | 7.73 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 67 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.5 | 10 | 4.16 | 5.21 | -2.21 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.56 | -2.86 | 12.55 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.4 | -6.71 | 13.21 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 70 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.1 | -1 | 16.16 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 71 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.86 | 1.43 | 8.69 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 72 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.28 | -2.71 | 13.12 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 73 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.93 | -5.71 | 19.69 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 74 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.92 | -2.71 | 12.08 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 75 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.88 | -4.71 | 13.14 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.83 | 4.29 | 11.36 | 4.32 | -2.32 |
| 77 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.78 | -2.57 | 9.69 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 78 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 8.44 | 5.14 | 12.58 | 4.73 | -2.73 |
| 79 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.3 | -5.57 | 10.44 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.13 | -7.29 | 6.52 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 81 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.04 | -1.75 | 9.53 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 82 | Duke | ACC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.98 | -10.71 | 12.25 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 83 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.56 | -6.38 | 14.31 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 84 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.41 | -0.83 | 10.59 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 85 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.16 | -2.5 | 16.29 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 86 | Clemson | ACC | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.73 | -2.43 | 15.2 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 87 | Davidson | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.27 | -3.33 | 4.52 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 88 | TCU | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.18 | -0.86 | 13.94 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
| 89 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -9.5 | 12.39 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 90 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.79 | -2.14 | 14.34 | 3.14 | -1.14 |
| 91 | Brown | Ivy | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.47 | -18 | 11.9 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 92 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.14 | -9 | 14.64 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 93 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.07 | -21.5 | 5.5 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 94 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.02 | -8.57 | 11.12 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 95 | Maryland | ACC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.98 | -9 | 10.54 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 96 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.93 | -15 | 3.05 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 97 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.68 | -15 | 11.28 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 98 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.01 | -8.5 | 10.6 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 99 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.57 | -5.33 | 12.7 | 2.07 | -1.07 |
| 100 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.27 | -7.86 | 11.47 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 101 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.75 | -18.67 | 21.33 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 102 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.71 | -17 | 14.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 103 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.56 | -13.5 | 12.8 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 104 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.11 | -10.86 | -4.21 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 105 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.09 | -15.29 | 15.54 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 106 | Furman | Southern | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.05 | -13.71 | 1.1 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 107 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.88 | -20.29 | 16.99 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 108 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.82 | -21.57 | 18.29 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 109 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.75 | -23.29 | 12.65 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.25 | -13.86 | 14.03 | 1.16 | -1.16 |
| 111 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -18.17 | 10.44 | 0.68 | -0.68 |
| 112 | VMI | Southern | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -17.57 | 13.29 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 113 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -17.12 | 17.63 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 114 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -22.29 | 12.18 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 115 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.62 | -22 | 14.61 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 116 | Rice | Southwest | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.65 | -20.17 | 19.8 | 0.75 | -0.75 |
| 117 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -28.38 | 13.89 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 118 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -25.71 | 20.09 | 0.4 | -0.4 |