Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.855916+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.77 | 18.33 | 14.34 | 5.58 | 0.42 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.5 | 14.83 | 13.9 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 3 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.23 | 28.2 | 10.13 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 4 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 21.5 | 10.88 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 27.8 | 9.13 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 6 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.99 | 26 | 9.36 | 6.72 | -0.72 |
| 7 | Florida | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 20.67 | 8.95 | 5.11 | 0.89 |
| 8 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 20.67 | 8.87 | 5.63 | 0.37 |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 29 | 6.57 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 28.6 | 2.61 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 38 | 1.55 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 12 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 32.8 | 1.85 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 13 | San Diego State | PCAA | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 30.4 | 2.18 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 14 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.24 | 11.5 | 12.39 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 15 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.02 | 24 | 10.05 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 16 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.81 | 18.5 | 10.14 | 5.04 | -0.04 |
| 17 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.75 | 21.83 | 8.97 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.58 | 17.83 | 13.03 | 5.29 | -1.29 |
| 19 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.45 | 22.5 | 6.64 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 20 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.42 | 6.67 | 12.23 | 3.75 | 1.25 |
| 21 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.22 | 11.83 | 8.43 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 22 | Davidson | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.05 | 17.17 | 4.19 | 5.11 | -0.11 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.04 | 11.67 | 5.68 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 24 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.26 | 16.33 | 1.52 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 25 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.04 | 6.4 | 8.42 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 26 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.95 | 12 | 1.35 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 27 | South Carolina | ACC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.9 | 2.17 | 7.89 | 3.44 | 1.56 |
| 28 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.5 | 12.67 | -1.75 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 29 | Yale | Ivy | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.46 | 16.2 | 1.1 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 30 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 19.1 | 20.83 | 14.48 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 31 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.38 | 13 | 14.69 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 4.83 | 16.13 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 33 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.63 | 11.5 | 9.64 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 34 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.55 | 6.17 | 13.79 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 35 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 5.33 | 13.2 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 36 | Alabama | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 8 | 9.94 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 37 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 6 | 11.39 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 38 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.19 | 2 | -1.12 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 39 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 17.09 | 19.33 | 14.32 | 5.14 | -2.14 |
| 40 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 14.33 | 3.35 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 41 | California | Pac-8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 2 | 12.19 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 42 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.62 | 14.8 | 13.73 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.31 | 4 | 14.9 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 44 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 9.6 | 8.59 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.78 | 6.8 | 10.14 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 46 | Fresno State | PCAA | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.57 | 8.83 | -3.4 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 47 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.12 | 5.4 | 9.33 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 48 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.53 | 3.17 | -6.33 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 49 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.35 | 13.17 | 12.55 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 50 | NC State | ACC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.07 | 5.57 | 8.19 | 4.79 | -1.79 |
| 51 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | 5.17 | 6.02 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 52 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 3.33 | 10.55 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 53 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.28 | -2.8 | 5.54 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 54 | Richmond | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | 1.33 | 5.39 | 3.27 | -0.27 |
| 55 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | 4.67 | -1.88 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 56 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.92 | -9 | 3.89 | 1.1 | 1.9 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 2 | -0.69 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 58 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.63 | -1.67 | 16.09 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 59 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | 0.17 | 9.26 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 60 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.58 | -1 | 11.7 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 61 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.21 | -2.17 | 13.11 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 62 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -1.33 | 12.97 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 63 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.01 | 2.43 | 12.45 | 4 | -1 |
| 64 | Virginia | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -1.17 | 5.39 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 65 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.94 | -0.83 | 8.54 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 66 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.87 | -1.17 | 9.47 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 67 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.58 | -1.67 | 8.64 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 68 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.35 | 6 | 1.3 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -5 | 11.03 | 2.23 | 0.77 |
| 70 | Clemson | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -12.33 | 14.73 | 1.09 | 1.91 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.14 | -11.33 | 14.05 | 1.64 | 1.36 |
| 72 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.94 | -9.5 | 6.88 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 73 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.69 | -8.33 | 9.4 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 74 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.61 | -9.17 | 4.94 | 1.54 | 1.46 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.38 | -15 | 6.73 | 1.12 | 1.88 |
| 76 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.38 | -1.17 | 14.03 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 77 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.55 | -7.57 | 11.11 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.18 | -9.2 | 17.95 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 79 | SMU | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.18 | 0.67 | 8.96 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 80 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -4 | 14.88 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 81 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.19 | -7.86 | -4.48 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.64 | -5.5 | 15.83 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 83 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -3.33 | 13.64 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 84 | Maryland | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.16 | -8.5 | 13.01 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 85 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -4.33 | 9.45 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 86 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.05 | -11 | 13.77 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 87 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -6.5 | 13.75 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 88 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.01 | -10.5 | 12.77 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 89 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -11.5 | 11.85 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 90 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.72 | -17.33 | 15.76 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 91 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.65 | -20.67 | 16.73 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 92 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.54 | -14.33 | 15.91 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 93 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.87 | -20.67 | 6.56 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.64 | -13.71 | 8.7 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 95 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.42 | -5 | 13.94 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 96 | Duke | ACC | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.38 | -4.17 | 11.22 | 2.16 | -1.16 |
| 97 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 3.21 | -0.83 | 12.71 | 2.77 | -1.77 |
| 98 | Rice | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.02 | -9.6 | 14.76 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 99 | Furman | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 2.89 | -24.6 | -3.09 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 100 | Brown | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.84 | -10.6 | 11.74 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 101 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.39 | -7.33 | 12.26 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 102 | East Carolina | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.25 | -9.2 | 0.66 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 103 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.92 | -19 | 12.45 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 104 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.88 | -15.17 | 18.69 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 105 | TCU | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.86 | -14 | 14.61 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 106 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.75 | -17.17 | 15.13 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 107 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.72 | -16.17 | 8.59 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 108 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.68 | -6.57 | 11.87 | 2.16 | -1.16 |
| 109 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.57 | -20.67 | 12.14 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 110 | San José State | PCAA | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.46 | -25.33 | 18.75 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 111 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.43 | -16.67 | 18.43 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 112 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.06 | -16.43 | 14.56 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 113 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.37 | -20 | 4.77 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 114 | Marshall | Mid-American | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -19.67 | 12.7 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 115 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.57 | -18.83 | 17.15 | 0.84 | -0.84 |
| 116 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -19.5 | 15.95 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 117 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -21 | 14.33 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 118 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -24.2 | 10.07 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 119 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -21.83 | 15.21 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 120 | VMI | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -26.5 | 13.79 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 121 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -26 | 16.57 | 0.16 | -0.16 |