Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:26.856786+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 24.29 | 12.93 | 6.61 | 0.39 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 18.86 | 12.75 | 6.45 | 0.55 |
| 3 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.75 | 18.38 | 11.6 | 6.89 | 1.11 |
| 4 | USC | Pac-8 | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.67 | 14.38 | 12.08 | 6.81 | 0.19 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 30.29 | 7.15 | 6.76 | 0.24 |
| 6 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.16 | 28.12 | 7.18 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 7 | San Diego State | PCAA | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 29.43 | 6.44 | 6.47 | 0.53 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 39.14 | 2.77 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 30 | 3.17 | 6.88 | 0.12 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 27.71 | 2.6 | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| 11 | Missouri | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.15 | 13.25 | 14.41 | 6.27 | 0.73 |
| 12 | LSU | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.53 | 22 | 8.73 | 7.48 | -0.48 |
| 13 | Utah | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.39 | 14.38 | 9.94 | 7.08 | -0.08 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.39 | 24.5 | 10.11 | 7.54 | -1.54 |
| 15 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.36 | 11.88 | 10.43 | 5.72 | 1.28 |
| 16 | Florida | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.34 | 12.25 | 12.63 | 6.01 | -0.01 |
| 17 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.21 | 20.38 | 7.32 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 18 | Davidson | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.47 | 21.38 | 3.05 | 7.06 | -0.06 |
| 19 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.78 | 8.14 | 9.19 | 5.32 | -0.32 |
| 20 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.39 | 23.75 | 13.71 | 7.34 | -1.34 |
| 21 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.7 | 10.5 | 11.99 | 6.21 | -0.21 |
| 22 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 13.75 | 11.91 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 23 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 10.62 | 11 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 24 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 19.25 | 7.38 | 7.01 | -1.01 |
| 25 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 7.88 | 11.57 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 26 | Pacific | PCAA | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 14.5 | 7.46 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 27 | Georgia | SEC | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.07 | 16.25 | 12.87 | 7.27 | -2.27 |
| 28 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.03 | 20.38 | 11.71 | 7.17 | -2.17 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 9.88 | 8.69 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 30 | Houston | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.58 | 15.57 | 10.15 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 31 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.51 | 13.57 | 10.47 | 5.51 | -0.51 |
| 32 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.36 | 16.75 | 2.62 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 33 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.06 | 12.14 | 8.05 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 34 | Yale | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.72 | 11.14 | 6.04 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 35 | The Citadel | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.71 | 7.12 | 2.05 | 5.36 | 0.64 |
| 36 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.25 | 13 | 0.78 | 5.36 | -0.36 |
| 37 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.69 | 12.38 | 11.46 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 38 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.63 | 12.88 | 12.23 | 6.53 | -1.53 |
| 39 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.53 | 6.38 | -4.86 | 5.31 | 0.69 |
| 40 | Alabama | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.32 | 5.88 | 13.06 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 41 | Richmond | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.82 | 9 | 8.32 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 42 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.72 | 2.38 | 14.12 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 43 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.65 | 4.25 | 10.77 | 5.39 | -0.39 |
| 44 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.16 | 2.5 | 9.83 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 45 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.02 | 4.62 | 5.48 | 5.11 | -0.11 |
| 46 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.78 | 1 | 1.75 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 47 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.74 | 9.38 | -0.27 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 48 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.65 | 8 | 8.75 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 49 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.54 | 1.29 | 15.05 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 50 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.05 | 3.25 | -2.28 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 51 | South Carolina | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.55 | -3.38 | 12.98 | 3.15 | 1.85 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.99 | 2.14 | 1.51 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 53 | NC State | ACC | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.77 | 5.57 | 7.45 | 4.79 | -1.79 |
| 54 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 4.5 | 6.94 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 55 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | 2.88 | 10.68 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 56 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.38 | -0.75 | 7.15 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.21 | -4.86 | 16.58 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 58 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.23 | -1.38 | 16.21 | 3.61 | 0.39 |
| 59 | California | Pac-8 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.81 | -3.12 | 12.65 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 60 | Fresno State | PCAA | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.61 | -0.62 | 2.39 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 61 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | -1.88 | 8.4 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 62 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.43 | 1.86 | 5.01 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 63 | Clemson | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.23 | -5.12 | 10.83 | 2.88 | 1.12 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.22 | -3.62 | 8 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 65 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.84 | -0.29 | 14.07 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 66 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.77 | -4.14 | 3.01 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 67 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.64 | -1.12 | 13.12 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 68 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.49 | -1 | 11.83 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.48 | -10.12 | 9.81 | 2.24 | 1.76 |
| 70 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.19 | -6.62 | 2.39 | 2.48 | 1.52 |
| 71 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.04 | -1.57 | 10.62 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 72 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.99 | -2.12 | 9.96 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 73 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.95 | -3.89 | 10.03 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 8.2 | 4.5 | 12.58 | 5.42 | -3.42 |
| 75 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.11 | 0.44 | 11.92 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 76 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.08 | -2.12 | 12.02 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 77 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.86 | -11 | 7.56 | 1.08 | 1.92 |
| 78 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.72 | -3.38 | 11.34 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 79 | Virginia | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.54 | -2.62 | 5.87 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 80 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.4 | -7.12 | 14.09 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 81 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.33 | -4.75 | 11.73 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 82 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.22 | -8.5 | 13.77 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 83 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.05 | -7.25 | 12.21 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.03 | -13.88 | 16.6 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7 | -8 | 12.74 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 86 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.87 | -9.88 | 9.04 | 1.71 | 1.29 |
| 87 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.84 | -13.75 | 13.12 | 1.65 | 1.35 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.58 | -11.75 | 9.67 | 1.53 | 1.47 |
| 89 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -2.33 | 9.32 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.46 | -8.62 | 0.62 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 91 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.18 | -19.12 | 5.66 | 1.17 | 1.83 |
| 92 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.71 | -12.33 | 11.81 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 93 | Duke | ACC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.23 | -3.88 | 9.5 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 94 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.77 | -9.88 | 14.75 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 95 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.68 | -8.29 | 3.55 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 96 | SMU | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.48 | -4.62 | 10.86 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 97 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.32 | -6.62 | 13.44 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 98 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -13.5 | 14.39 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 99 | Maryland | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -13 | 12.68 | 1.02 | 0.98 |
| 100 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.76 | -10.88 | 14.33 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 101 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -17.5 | 15.45 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 102 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.55 | -15.62 | 9.74 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 103 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.54 | -20.12 | 15.76 | 0.47 | 1.53 |
| 104 | Marshall | Mid-American | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.53 | -12.75 | 11.1 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 105 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.5 | -21.12 | 15.9 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 106 | Furman | Southern | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.3 | -23.29 | 0.13 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 107 | Rice | Southwest | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.28 | -11.71 | 14.53 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 108 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.23 | -6.25 | 12.79 | 2.61 | -1.61 |
| 109 | Brown | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.2 | -12.43 | 10.97 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 110 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.82 | -20.86 | 13.57 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 111 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.41 | -19 | 15.56 | 1 | 0 |
| 112 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.36 | -20.25 | 13.88 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 113 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.34 | -20.88 | 15.22 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 114 | San José State | PCAA | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.31 | -21.62 | 16.86 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 115 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -21 | 2.65 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 116 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -19.29 | 12.28 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 117 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -22.57 | 11.98 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 118 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -23.5 | 16.42 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 119 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -26.25 | 14.66 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 120 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -27 | 15.82 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 121 | VMI | Southern | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -32.75 | 12.85 | 0.09 | -0.09 |