Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.853724+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.67 | 19 | 4.26 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.27 | 35 | 1.86 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.64 | 57 | 27.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.49 | 35.5 | 2.95 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.08 | 27 | 28.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.96 | 35 | 24.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.5 | 4 | 5.33 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 8 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.46 | 2 | 33.07 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 9 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.3 | 24 | 24.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.99 | 17 | 11.01 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 22 | 6.79 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 28 | 7.28 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.09 | 25 | 12.59 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 14 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 16 | 7.82 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 15 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 35 | 1.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 16 | 10.68 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 25 | 8.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 39 | 1.58 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | LSU | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.48 | 29 | 5.82 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 20 | USC | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 10 | 5.59 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 21 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 23 | 0.56 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 22 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.16 | 42 | 0.12 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.04 | 25 | -0.36 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 24 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 16 | 4.77 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 25 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 4 | 8.77 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 26 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 7 | 8.71 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 27 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 7 | 3.53 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 27 | -0.86 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 29 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 17 | -0.86 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 30 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 28 | 2.65 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 31 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 30 | 2.06 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 32 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.44 | 21 | 0.91 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 33 | South Carolina | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.27 | 7 | 3.1 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 34 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.14 | 1 | 2.21 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 3 | 9.6 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 37 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.86 | 11 | 2.54 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 38 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.84 | 34 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 39 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 55 | -0.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.64 | 3 | 6.25 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 41 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 22 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 42 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.78 | 1 | -0.43 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 43 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.55 | 2 | 0.94 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 44 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.39 | 25 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 45 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.9 | 8 | -10 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 46 | Davidson | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.73 | 13 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 47 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.72 | 7 | -10 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 48 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.88 | 2 | -10 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 49 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.76 | 16 | -5 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 50 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 19.53 | 1 | 8.5 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 51 | Furman | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19 | 2 | -10 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 52 | Fresno State | PCAA | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.93 | 20 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 53 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.99 | 0 | -0.45 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.39 | 1.5 | -2.33 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 55 | Pacific | PCAA | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 8.5 | 26.73 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 56 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.36 | -7 | 8.25 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.02 | -28 | 7.91 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 58 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.99 | -12.5 | 8.13 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 59 | NC State | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.97 | 3 | 14.76 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 60 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.85 | -1 | 17.44 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 61 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 7 | -3.71 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 62 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.88 | -4.5 | 18.21 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 63 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.72 | -19 | 17.45 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 64 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 7.77 | -5.5 | -10 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 65 | Harvard | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Yale | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Princeton | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.95 | -1 | -10 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 72 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Richmond | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.43 | -3 | 0.77 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.99 | -4 | 8.43 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 76 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.91 | -8 | 7.51 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 77 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Houston | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.77 | -25 | 5.49 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 79 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.65 | -7 | 6.14 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 80 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.57 | -16 | 7.52 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 82 | California | Pac-8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.54 | -17 | 11.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | SMU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | 0.36 | -3.5 | 17.59 | 0.82 | -0.82 |
| 84 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.03 | -1 | 9.04 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 85 | Brown | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.17 | -25 | 7.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.19 | -16 | 10.16 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 88 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.42 | -10 | 10.48 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 89 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.54 | -2 | 2.48 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 90 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.61 | -1 | 5.49 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 91 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.61 | -10 | 29.97 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 92 | East Carolina | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.65 | -7 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.69 | -22 | 10.94 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 94 | TCU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.69 | -7 | 10.03 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.72 | -28 | 9.87 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 96 | Duke | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.73 | -7 | 4.97 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 97 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.75 | -20 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.78 | -28 | 6.66 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 99 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.91 | -16 | 7.91 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 100 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.98 | -7 | 6.35 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 101 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.07 | -29 | 7.93 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 102 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.13 | -11 | 2.6 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 103 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | San Diego State | PCAA | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | William & Mary | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.25 | -8 | 2.39 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 106 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.79 | -28 | 5.41 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 107 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -13 | -10 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 108 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.94 | -30 | 3.53 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 109 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.94 | -22.5 | 20.14 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 110 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2 | -21 | 4.45 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 111 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -23 | 11.81 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 112 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -17 | 10.25 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 113 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -39 | 10.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -35 | 13.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -24 | 33.66 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 116 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -25 | 11.38 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 117 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -27 | 9.32 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 118 | San José State | PCAA | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -42 | 10.08 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 119 | VMI | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.9 | -55 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.13 | -16 | -5 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 121 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.3 | -34 | 29.62 | 0.02 | -0.02 |