Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.854125+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.46 | 29.5 | 13.22 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.94 | 32.5 | 11.06 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.88 | 35.5 | 10.82 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.78 | 26 | 7.59 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 5 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.72 | 16.5 | 9.46 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.7 | 18.5 | 11.85 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 7 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.66 | 35 | 10.03 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.58 | 26.5 | 10.94 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 9 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.49 | 23.5 | 10.57 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 10 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 28.4 | 17.5 | 7.15 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 11 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.36 | 13 | 8.6 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.23 | 28.5 | 10.32 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.11 | 10.5 | 12.17 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 14 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.04 | 14 | 4.61 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 15 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.89 | 29.33 | 1.56 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 16 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.8 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 17 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.79 | 27.33 | 1.95 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.76 | 9 | 9.67 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 19 | Davidson | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.89 | 38 | 4.5 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 20 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.66 | 33 | -0.81 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 21 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.5 | 47 | -2.2 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | USC | Pac-8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 26 | -1.5 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 23 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 22.5 | -1.06 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 24 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 12 | -0.28 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 28 | -3.01 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 13.5 | -1.56 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 27 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.24 | 25.5 | -3.96 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 28 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 7.5 | -0.85 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 5 | -0.79 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 30 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.55 | 14.5 | -10 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 31 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 62 | -0.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Fresno State | PCAA | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 14 | -10 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 33 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.1 | 8 | -10 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 34 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.26 | 2 | -10 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 35 | San Diego State | PCAA | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.26 | 49 | -1.25 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.35 | 7 | -2.3 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.71 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.63 | 16.67 | 19.58 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 39 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.44 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Brown | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.21 | 21 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.16 | 11 | -10 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 42 | Auburn | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 19.05 | 15.5 | 19.09 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 43 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.97 | 4.67 | 18.65 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 44 | NC State | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.73 | 7.67 | 3.83 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 45 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.12 | 1 | 3.36 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 46 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.56 | 5.5 | 11.02 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 47 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.31 | 6.5 | 11.29 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 48 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.04 | 8 | -7.31 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.99 | 12 | -0.98 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 50 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.93 | -3 | 9.14 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 51 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.78 | 12.5 | -0.62 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.42 | -16.67 | 15.2 | 0.36 | 1.64 |
| 53 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.24 | 16 | -5.08 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 54 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.57 | -0.5 | 5.6 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 55 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.22 | -1.5 | 11.63 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.7 | -4.5 | 13.76 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 57 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.68 | 13.5 | 18.45 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.47 | -13 | 13.78 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 59 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 4.5 | 22.34 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 60 | Clemson | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.31 | -11.5 | 13.32 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 61 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 1 | -6.56 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 62 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.13 | -8.5 | 12.02 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 63 | Richmond | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.82 | 8.5 | 10.01 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 64 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 12 | 10.03 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 65 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.53 | -6 | 0.3 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 66 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | -4 | -0.26 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 67 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 6 | 6.12 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 68 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.86 | -20.5 | 7.43 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 69 | Virginia | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.86 | 1.5 | 11.94 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 70 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.84 | 2 | 12.14 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 71 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | -12.5 | -0.7 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 72 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.66 | 7 | -1.12 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 73 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.47 | -1.5 | 24.52 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 74 | Furman | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -30.5 | 5.37 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 75 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.93 | 0 | 18.61 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 76 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | -1 | 16.83 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.58 | -19 | 15.01 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 78 | California | Pac-8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -7 | 25.6 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 79 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.97 | -11.5 | 24.36 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.83 | -0.33 | 12.42 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 81 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.63 | -13.5 | 25.04 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 82 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.61 | -0.5 | 4.88 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 83 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.74 | -3.5 | -0.14 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 84 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.53 | -16.5 | 13.13 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 85 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.01 | -8 | -4.57 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 86 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.83 | -14.33 | 13.87 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 87 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.43 | -11.67 | 10.62 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 88 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -8.67 | -6.02 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 89 | Yale | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.52 | -4 | -10 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 90 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.65 | -2 | 29.3 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 91 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.97 | -4 | -0.75 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 92 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.3 | -5 | 19.94 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 93 | SMU | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.43 | -5 | 22.34 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| 94 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.62 | -14 | -10 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 95 | East Carolina | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.76 | -12.5 | -10 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 96 | Duke | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.85 | -8.5 | 11.96 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 97 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.89 | -7.5 | 18.62 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 98 | Houston | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.02 | -15.5 | 11.85 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 99 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -13.33 | 15.86 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 100 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1-1 | 0 | -2.27 | -11 | 28.09 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 101 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -15.5 | 24.84 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 102 | Princeton | Ivy | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -29 | 22.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -16 | 25.62 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 104 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -15 | 13.63 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 105 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -19 | 10.04 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 106 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -21.5 | 12.53 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 107 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -19 | 25.32 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 108 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -18.5 | 23.16 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 109 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -20.33 | 19.68 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 110 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -16 | 26.95 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 111 | TCU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -34.5 | 13.71 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 112 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.9 | -49 | -1.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Maryland | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.98 | -20.5 | 22.62 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 114 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.98 | -27 | 25.55 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 115 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.04 | -19 | 27.48 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 116 | San José State | PCAA | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.29 | -38.5 | 12.02 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 117 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.29 | -26.5 | 28.63 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 118 | VMI | Southern | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.29 | -37.5 | 12.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.42 | -38 | 24.46 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 120 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.43 | -33.5 | 25.2 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 121 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.55 | -31.5 | 27.48 | 0.04 | -0.04 |