Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.858017+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.45 | 22.5 | 11.29 | 9.54 | 0.46 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-8 | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.23 | 12.6 | 12.39 | 8.39 | 0.61 |
| 3 | San Diego State | PCAA | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.16 | 27.7 | 9.13 | 8.96 | 1.04 |
| 4 | Toledo | Mid-American | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 20.2 | 9.9 | 9.05 | 0.95 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.75 | 34.56 | 6.29 | 8.76 | 0.24 |
| 6 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 28.44 | 5.29 | 8.82 | 0.18 |
| 7 | Missouri | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.07 | 18.1 | 11.69 | 8.38 | 0.62 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.94 | 15 | 11.8 | 8.22 | 0.78 |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.77 | 25.8 | 8.64 | 9.6 | -0.6 |
| 10 | Florida | SEC | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.74 | 14.2 | 12.23 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.7 | 22.1 | 10.11 | 9.29 | -1.29 |
| 12 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.67 | 22.6 | 9.83 | 9.4 | -1.4 |
| 13 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.58 | 32.22 | 7.95 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| 14 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.45 | 17.8 | 8.4 | 9.07 | -0.07 |
| 15 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.7 | 20.33 | 4.95 | 8.31 | -0.31 |
| 16 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.11 | 22.6 | 12.87 | 9.1 | -1.1 |
| 17 | Houston | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.79 | 18.5 | 11.92 | 8.24 | -0.24 |
| 18 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.67 | 21.1 | 10.49 | 9 | -1 |
| 19 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.62 | 20.4 | 10.39 | 8.58 | -0.58 |
| 20 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 13.7 | 11.62 | 7.83 | 0.17 |
| 21 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.44 | 9.6 | 12.6 | 8.11 | -0.11 |
| 22 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.38 | 17.7 | 12.25 | 8.43 | -1.43 |
| 23 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.35 | 9 | 12.37 | 6.67 | 1.33 |
| 24 | Utah | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.22 | 12.4 | 10.1 | 8.61 | -0.61 |
| 25 | Yale | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.22 | 9.78 | 7.72 | 7.1 | -0.1 |
| 26 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 12.58 | 8.65 | -1.65 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.68 | 9.2 | 9.72 | 7.69 | -0.69 |
| 28 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 3.5 | 12.39 | 5.97 | 1.03 |
| 29 | Princeton | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 12.22 | 10.76 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| 30 | Pacific | PCAA | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.32 | 13.8 | 5.2 | 8.29 | -1.29 |
| 31 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.21 | 14.2 | 4.3 | 8.04 | -1.04 |
| 32 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 16.82 | 11.82 | -2.1 | 8.53 | -0.53 |
| 33 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.77 | 3.8 | 11.78 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 34 | Davidson | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.68 | 11.5 | 1.65 | 7.32 | -0.32 |
| 35 | South Carolina | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.38 | 0.5 | 11.34 | 5.16 | 1.84 |
| 36 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.24 | 10.56 | 3.49 | 6.55 | -0.55 |
| 37 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.07 | 6.8 | -0.26 | 6.71 | 0.29 |
| 38 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.03 | 9.44 | 2.5 | 7.47 | -1.47 |
| 39 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.81 | 9 | 13.01 | 7.26 | -1.26 |
| 40 | Alabama | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.66 | 6 | 13.54 | 6.39 | -0.39 |
| 41 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.47 | 6.89 | -0.07 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 42 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.22 | 4.5 | 12.12 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 43 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.12 | 2.7 | 14.01 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 44 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 15.12 | 11.1 | 13.16 | 8.53 | -3.53 |
| 45 | Richmond | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.08 | 7.1 | 8.45 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.93 | 3.3 | 11.39 | 6.18 | -0.18 |
| 47 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.66 | 5.2 | 6.13 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 48 | BYU | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.62 | 2.8 | 9.57 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 49 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 3.4 | 12.48 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.65 | -0.4 | 13.04 | 4.92 | 1.08 |
| 51 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.34 | 8.3 | 12.18 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 52 | Fresno State | PCAA | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13 | 1 | -0.21 | 5.26 | 0.74 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 4.3 | 8.63 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 54 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 3.6 | 9.43 | 6.15 | -1.15 |
| 55 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 12.27 | -2.78 | 2.73 | 3.78 | 1.22 |
| 56 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.02 | 2.64 | 7.65 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.96 | 12.4 | 9.87 | 8.57 | -4.57 |
| 58 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.65 | -0.3 | 15.03 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 59 | California | Pac-8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.42 | -0.2 | 12.33 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 60 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.35 | -3 | 8.05 | 3.88 | 1.12 |
| 61 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 11.25 | -4.6 | -0.21 | 3.56 | 2.44 |
| 62 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.59 | -6.7 | 4.85 | 3.39 | 1.61 |
| 63 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.4 | -2 | 9.06 | 4.55 | 0.45 |
| 64 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.37 | -3.2 | 11.81 | 3.97 | 1.03 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -2.8 | 8.72 | 4.27 | 0.73 |
| 66 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.9 | 0.1 | 9.3 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 67 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.86 | 1.3 | 11.59 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 68 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | -3.6 | 5.24 | 4.03 | 0.97 |
| 69 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.52 | 1 | 8.57 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 70 | Cornell | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.37 | -1.56 | 11.65 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 71 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 8.87 | -14.5 | 6.58 | 1.8 | 3.2 |
| 72 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.82 | -5 | 13.57 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 73 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.72 | -1.5 | 14.36 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 74 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.51 | -2.2 | 14.48 | 4.49 | -0.49 |
| 75 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.16 | -2.9 | 12.51 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 76 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.94 | -9 | 6.49 | 1.83 | 2.17 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.94 | -3.9 | 12.98 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 78 | Clemson | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.48 | -7.2 | 11.04 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 79 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.45 | -7 | 9.4 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 80 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.35 | -8.4 | 11.84 | 2.67 | 1.33 |
| 81 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.28 | -12.1 | 13.98 | 2.15 | 1.85 |
| 82 | TCU | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.23 | -11.6 | 12.75 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 83 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.21 | -0.11 | 6.57 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 84 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.12 | -11 | 10.12 | 2.36 | 1.64 |
| 85 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.01 | -13.7 | 10.92 | 2.18 | 1.82 |
| 86 | NC State | ACC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.91 | -1.8 | 12.44 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 87 | Duke | ACC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.85 | -6.3 | 8.44 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 88 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.55 | -4.1 | 10.49 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 89 | SMU | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.5 | -4.4 | 10.6 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 90 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.42 | -6.6 | 14.19 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 91 | Rice | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.26 | -5.7 | 10.95 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.26 | -7.6 | 12.59 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 93 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.24 | -8.3 | 14.55 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 94 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.2 | -7.9 | 12.73 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 95 | Marshall | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.13 | -7.4 | 9.93 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 96 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.13 | -5.5 | 5.21 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 97 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.88 | -10.4 | 9.71 | 2.18 | 0.82 |
| 98 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.86 | -11.6 | 11.22 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 99 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.74 | -19.2 | 17.58 | 1.63 | 1.37 |
| 100 | Maryland | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.73 | -14.9 | 12.9 | 1.03 | 1.97 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.72 | -9.3 | 3.7 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 102 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.7 | -15.3 | 12.4 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 103 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.69 | -16.9 | 14.24 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 104 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.62 | -15.4 | 10.31 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 105 | Brown | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.05 | -10.56 | 9.52 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 106 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.9 | -10.67 | 3.47 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 107 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -15.2 | 11.48 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 108 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -19.1 | 17.6 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 109 | San José State | PCAA | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.26 | -19.4 | 16.17 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 110 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.29 | -11.4 | 14.01 | 2.34 | -1.34 |
| 111 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.21 | -17 | 10.19 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 112 | Furman | Southern | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.13 | -19.1 | -0.88 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 113 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.02 | -17.5 | 10.82 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 114 | Washington | Pac-8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.09 | -18.8 | 15.58 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 115 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -19.4 | 12.73 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 116 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.12 | -19.6 | 12.94 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 117 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.16 | -20.9 | 14.31 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 118 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -29.11 | 1.92 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 119 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -25.7 | 12.64 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 120 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -29.1 | 12.14 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 121 | VMI | Southern | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -33.1 | 11.69 | 0.19 | -0.19 |