Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.857187+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 22.5 | 11.09 | 7.61 | 0.39 |
| 2 | Toledo | Mid-American | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 18.56 | 10.56 | 7.92 | 1.08 |
| 3 | USC | Pac-8 | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.1 | 13.78 | 10.19 | 7.67 | 0.33 |
| 4 | San Diego State | PCAA | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 31.88 | 6.88 | 7.43 | 0.57 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.94 | 25.33 | 7.24 | 8.58 | -0.58 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 34.25 | 5.74 | 7.79 | 0.21 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 37.75 | 5.41 | 7.85 | 0.15 |
| 8 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.31 | 27.88 | 3.84 | 7.8 | 0.2 |
| 9 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 26.38 | 2.96 | 7.76 | 0.24 |
| 10 | Missouri | Big 8 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.22 | 14.78 | 13.62 | 7.27 | 0.73 |
| 11 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.11 | 16.5 | 12.88 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 12 | LSU | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.76 | 25.67 | 8.84 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.71 | 13.67 | 12.51 | 7.05 | -0.05 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.62 | 23.78 | 9.63 | 8.38 | -1.38 |
| 15 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.42 | 19.44 | 8.14 | 8.25 | -0.25 |
| 16 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.98 | 22.56 | 13.92 | 8.29 | -1.29 |
| 17 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.09 | 9.67 | 12.46 | 6.53 | 0.47 |
| 18 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.04 | 7.44 | 12.32 | 5.76 | 1.24 |
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.01 | 22.11 | 8.13 | 8.14 | -1.14 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.95 | 19.56 | 12.72 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 21 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.94 | 7.33 | 12.76 | 6.93 | 0.07 |
| 22 | Utah | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.91 | 12.67 | 9 | 7.71 | -0.71 |
| 23 | Houston | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.5 | 16.25 | 10.74 | 6.32 | -0.32 |
| 24 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.4 | 14.75 | 10.54 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Pacific | PCAA | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.27 | 15.67 | 4.93 | 7.65 | -0.65 |
| 26 | Davidson | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.98 | 18.89 | 1.5 | 7.67 | -0.67 |
| 27 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.95 | 17.78 | 2.53 | 7.81 | -0.81 |
| 28 | Yale | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.7 | 10.12 | 7.82 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 29 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.31 | 8.11 | 1.92 | 6.19 | 0.81 |
| 30 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.07 | 6.88 | 10.19 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 18 | 15.67 | 13.53 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 32 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.93 | 13.12 | 1.54 | 6.13 | -0.13 |
| 33 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.76 | 10.78 | 12.61 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 34 | Alabama | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.49 | 9.22 | 12.65 | 6.46 | -0.46 |
| 35 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.4 | 10.33 | -4.73 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| 36 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.37 | 8 | 11.18 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 37 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 8.44 | 8.83 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 38 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.9 | 13 | 13.74 | 7.83 | -2.83 |
| 39 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 2.44 | 13.1 | 5.17 | 0.83 |
| 40 | BYU | Western Athletic | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.37 | 4.22 | 8.33 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 41 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.32 | 5.89 | 6.45 | 6.06 | -0.06 |
| 42 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.1 | 10.25 | 9.06 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 15.64 | 1.38 | 0.75 | 4.34 | 0.66 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.58 | 3.12 | 12.55 | 4.51 | 0.49 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.55 | 8.88 | 6.76 | 6.58 | -1.58 |
| 46 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.07 | 10.67 | 11.77 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 47 | South Carolina | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.04 | -1 | 12.79 | 4.21 | 1.79 |
| 48 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.71 | 9.38 | -0.39 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 49 | Richmond | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.46 | 6.67 | 9.54 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 50 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.19 | 2.67 | 14.41 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 51 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.17 | 4.44 | 10.76 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.91 | 2 | 11.14 | 5.22 | -0.22 |
| 53 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.89 | 3.25 | -1.89 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 54 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.75 | 3.44 | 12.8 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 55 | California | Pac-8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.74 | -0.11 | 11.03 | 4.47 | 0.53 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.72 | 0.56 | 7.01 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 57 | Fresno State | PCAA | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.08 | 0.44 | 0.94 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 58 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.49 | 0.38 | 8.87 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 59 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.26 | -2.88 | 3.4 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 60 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.05 | 3.67 | 6.34 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 61 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.91 | -1 | 9.25 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 62 | NC State | ACC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.86 | 2.25 | 9.69 | 4.59 | -1.59 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.65 | -4.62 | 16.15 | 2.88 | 1.12 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 10.45 | 8 | 11.49 | 6.91 | -3.91 |
| 65 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.42 | -5.67 | 0.94 | 2.92 | 2.08 |
| 66 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.32 | -3.2 | 11.02 | 3.97 | 1.03 |
| 67 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.85 | -4.25 | 4.5 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 68 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.83 | 1.3 | 11.32 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 69 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.29 | -8.38 | 6.13 | 1.69 | 2.31 |
| 70 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.84 | 0.75 | 4.72 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 71 | Clemson | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.63 | -6.44 | 11.01 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 72 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.52 | -6.67 | 9.54 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 73 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.21 | -11.22 | 13.03 | 2.14 | 1.86 |
| 74 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.99 | -13.44 | 9.44 | 1.98 | 2.02 |
| 75 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.95 | -8.14 | 9.74 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 76 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.71 | -3.5 | 12.23 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 77 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.7 | -4.75 | 14.71 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 78 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.68 | -2.89 | 9.85 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.13 | -8 | 13.21 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 80 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.02 | -8.33 | 13.91 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 81 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -4.89 | 13.07 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -5 | 12.84 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 83 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -4.33 | 10.59 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 84 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -5.78 | 14.26 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 85 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -6.78 | 13.12 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 86 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.1 | -19.12 | 5.64 | 1.17 | 1.83 |
| 87 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.03 | -6.22 | 13.42 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 88 | Virginia | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -5.78 | 6.15 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 89 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -10.11 | 13.92 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 90 | Marshall | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -7.89 | 9.81 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 91 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -10.33 | 10.11 | 1.95 | 1.05 |
| 92 | TCU | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.68 | -13.33 | 13.95 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 93 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.64 | -4.1 | 10.51 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 94 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -18.44 | 17.02 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.56 | -12.44 | 10.46 | 1.53 | 1.47 |
| 96 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.47 | -15.22 | 15.36 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.44 | -8.67 | 2.1 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 98 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.44 | -14.22 | 13.56 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 99 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.42 | -12.56 | 10.87 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 100 | Duke | ACC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.04 | -7.44 | 8.58 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 101 | Rice | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.76 | -10.12 | 12.76 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 102 | Brown | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.73 | -10 | 11.51 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 103 | SMU | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.65 | -5.56 | 12.25 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 104 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.61 | -11.12 | 3.73 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 105 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.03 | -14 | 14.47 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 106 | Maryland | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.89 | -16.89 | 14.46 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 107 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.77 | -20.67 | 16.78 | 0.47 | 1.53 |
| 108 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.87 | -7.33 | 12.76 | 2.71 | -1.71 |
| 109 | Furman | Southern | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.69 | -22.38 | 2.46 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 110 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.32 | -16.62 | 9.44 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 111 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.31 | -21.5 | 14.58 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 112 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.16 | -18.67 | 13.79 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 113 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.1 | -20.22 | 14.7 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 114 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.09 | -20.78 | 14.58 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 115 | San José State | PCAA | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.04 | -21.89 | 16.28 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 116 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -24 | 4.48 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 117 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -21 | 11.42 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 118 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -21.89 | 17.26 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 119 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -27.89 | 13.05 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 120 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -27.88 | 15.14 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 121 | VMI | Southern | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -31 | 12.34 | 0.24 | -0.24 |