Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.688210+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 26.14 | 16.38 | 14.19 | 7.19 | -1.19 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 16.43 | 11.55 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 3 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 21.12 | 10.35 | 7.12 | 0.88 |
| 4 | USC | Pac-8 | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 12.29 | 11.98 | 5.8 | 1.2 |
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 17.14 | 8.6 | 6.14 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Yale | Ivy | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 20.71 | 6.36 | 6.24 | 0.76 |
| 7 | Harvard | Ivy | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 17.43 | 6.18 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.73 | 24.25 | 8.42 | 7.2 | -0.2 |
| 9 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.48 | 20.38 | 8.79 | 7.49 | -0.49 |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.35 | 16.62 | 8.84 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| 11 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.26 | 13.88 | 11.8 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.13 | 12.43 | 14.05 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 13 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.96 | 13.25 | 7.65 | 6.23 | 0.77 |
| 14 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.4 | 10.86 | 8.05 | 6.07 | -0.07 |
| 15 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 21.29 | 17.57 | 13.5 | 6.04 | -2.04 |
| 16 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.56 | 15.89 | 12.24 | 8.32 | -1.32 |
| 17 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.5 | 7.88 | 7.99 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 18 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.77 | 12 | 13.25 | 6.55 | -0.55 |
| 19 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.67 | 14 | 10.51 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 20 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 19.66 | 8 | -3.23 | 5.89 | 1.11 |
| 21 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.6 | 15.5 | 10.52 | 7.15 | -1.15 |
| 22 | California | Pac-8 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.5 | 14.5 | 15.22 | 7.23 | -2.23 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 22.25 | 7.42 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 24 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.28 | 6.75 | 12.86 | 6.15 | -0.15 |
| 25 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 11 | 10 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 26 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.13 | 14.56 | 3.89 | 7.38 | -0.38 |
| 27 | SMU | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.05 | 3.38 | 14.32 | 4.61 | 1.39 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.96 | 3.62 | 13.5 | 4.92 | 1.08 |
| 29 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.76 | 12.62 | 6.42 | 6.73 | -0.73 |
| 30 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.62 | 6.62 | 8.45 | 5.28 | 0.72 |
| 31 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.34 | 18.14 | 7.9 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 32 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.34 | 13.57 | 9.29 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.32 | 11.38 | 8.66 | 6.27 | -1.27 |
| 34 | Pacific | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 5.57 | 0.43 |
| 35 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.76 | 0.62 | 11.14 | 4.11 | 1.89 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.4 | 3.29 | 7.96 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 37 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.33 | 3.14 | 9.14 | 4.15 | 0.85 |
| 38 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.22 | 5.75 | -0.19 | 5.34 | 0.66 |
| 39 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 17.18 | 12.5 | 16.72 | 6.43 | -1.43 |
| 40 | NC State | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.96 | 6.78 | 9.51 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 41 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.6 | 9 | 12.56 | 6.66 | -1.66 |
| 42 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.45 | 5.25 | 14.53 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 43 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.16 | 1.71 | 1.49 | 3.91 | 1.09 |
| 44 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.04 | 6.5 | 10.18 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 45 | Richmond | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.97 | 7.62 | 8.79 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.92 | 4 | 13.56 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 47 | Virginia | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.89 | 10.62 | 7.75 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 48 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.87 | 3.12 | 12.49 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 49 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.73 | 4.88 | 10.82 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 50 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.31 | 2.25 | 9.68 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 51 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.06 | 7.75 | 12.25 | 5.46 | -1.46 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.88 | 3.43 | 15.75 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 53 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.71 | 1 | 0.85 | 4.77 | 1.23 |
| 54 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.41 | 0.88 | 7.81 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 55 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.33 | 1.25 | 5.77 | 4.31 | 0.69 |
| 56 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.11 | 1.62 | 2.99 | 4.39 | 0.61 |
| 57 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.71 | 4.5 | 16.89 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 58 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.49 | 5.38 | 13.66 | 5.32 | -1.32 |
| 59 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.84 | 1.88 | 13.35 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.5 | -2.12 | 14.13 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 61 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.33 | -1.75 | 11.18 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 62 | Florida | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.31 | -3.75 | 11.7 | 2.97 | 1.03 |
| 63 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 1.88 | 11.19 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 64 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 12.24 | 11.14 | 12.68 | 5.68 | -2.68 |
| 65 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.43 | -0.62 | 14.85 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 66 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -1.67 | 11.65 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 67 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.07 | 2.29 | 15.13 | 4.14 | -1.14 |
| 68 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -2.38 | 11.41 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | -4.75 | 10.83 | 2.92 | 1.08 |
| 70 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.26 | 1.25 | 5.49 | 4.26 | -1.26 |
| 71 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.23 | -2.12 | 4.2 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 72 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.21 | 1 | 9.02 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 73 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.08 | 4 | 9.49 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 74 | Clemson | ACC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.94 | -0.12 | 14.13 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.91 | -3.12 | 5.61 | 3.36 | 0.64 |
| 76 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.98 | 1.12 | 3.08 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 77 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.58 | -0.25 | 12.51 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 78 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.97 | -3.88 | 15.93 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 79 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.77 | -5.75 | 18.17 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.69 | 2.12 | 10.59 | 4.45 | -2.45 |
| 81 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.32 | -6.38 | 15.11 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 82 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 7.31 | -0.62 | 9.2 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 83 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.21 | -7 | 10.56 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 84 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 7.08 | 2.88 | 12.91 | 4.74 | -2.74 |
| 85 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.06 | -8.75 | 11.04 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 86 | Duke | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.05 | -9.62 | 12.41 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 87 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.51 | -3.44 | 10.18 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 88 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.12 | -3.43 | 7.92 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 89 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -9.56 | 15.14 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 90 | Davidson | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.26 | -3.43 | 3.43 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 91 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.89 | -9.57 | 10.89 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 92 | TCU | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.89 | -2.88 | 13.65 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 93 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.75 | -13.57 | 20.8 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 94 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.39 | -13.86 | 5.47 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 95 | Brown | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.34 | -19.86 | 10.82 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 96 | San José State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.03 | -21 | 3.01 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 97 | Maryland | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.93 | -9.88 | 10.59 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 98 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.84 | -11.88 | 12.02 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 99 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.66 | -12.12 | 13.69 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 100 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.59 | -15 | 11.66 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 101 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.54 | -15.25 | 16.08 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 102 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.54 | -8.29 | 13.51 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 103 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.47 | -8.62 | 10.98 | 2.02 | -1.02 |
| 104 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.14 | -13.29 | 12.04 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 105 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.97 | -17.57 | 15.43 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.72 | -11.12 | -2.03 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 107 | Furman | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.64 | -12.62 | 0.22 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 108 | VMI | Southern | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.4 | -14.88 | 12.24 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 109 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.3 | -12.56 | 15 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 110 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.26 | -23.12 | 17.42 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 111 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.15 | -26.5 | 13.35 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 112 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.22 | -13.75 | 13.91 | 1.33 | -1.33 |
| 113 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -19.29 | 9.71 | 0.82 | -0.82 |
| 114 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.57 | -22.22 | 12.57 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 115 | Rice | Southwest | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.65 | -20.86 | 19.4 | 0.89 | -0.89 |
| 116 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -23.88 | 14.09 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 117 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -28.38 | 14.08 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 118 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -27 | 20.34 | 0.34 | -0.34 |