Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.040948+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 26.75 | 11.29 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 30 | 9.51 | 7.83 | 0.17 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.28 | 22.5 | 10.49 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 30.12 | 9.05 | 7.91 | 0.09 |
| 5 | Toledo | Mid-American | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 25.8 | 8.42 | 9.8 | 0.2 |
| 6 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 27.38 | 7.35 | 7.56 | 0.44 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 21.12 | 8.15 | 7.45 | 0.55 |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.66 | 23.22 | 7.27 | 8.67 | 0.33 |
| 9 | San Diego State | PCAA | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 29.22 | 6.19 | 8.79 | 0.21 |
| 10 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.93 | 19.88 | 13.12 | 7.44 | -0.44 |
| 11 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.55 | 17.8 | 9.03 | 8.59 | 0.41 |
| 12 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.52 | 31 | 7.79 | 8.68 | -0.68 |
| 13 | Yale | Ivy | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.19 | 15.38 | 10.16 | 7.17 | -0.17 |
| 14 | LSU | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.15 | 16 | 9.75 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.83 | 14.25 | 8.37 | 6.43 | 0.57 |
| 16 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.89 | 22.33 | 13.67 | 8.19 | -1.19 |
| 17 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.8 | 13.5 | 12.75 | 8.03 | -0.03 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 7.9 | 10.17 | 7.63 | 0.37 |
| 19 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.65 | 12 | 9.65 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 20 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.19 | 9 | 8.18 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| 21 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.88 | 12.5 | 8.97 | 6.34 | -0.34 |
| 22 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.71 | 8.5 | 9.58 | 5.71 | 0.29 |
| 23 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.19 | 16.11 | -0.76 | 8.04 | -1.04 |
| 24 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.98 | 7.78 | 0.95 | 6.35 | 0.65 |
| 25 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.89 | 5 | 13.7 | 6.65 | 0.35 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.79 | 14.5 | 8.43 | 8.53 | -1.53 |
| 27 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.6 | 14.2 | 7.25 | 8.35 | -1.35 |
| 28 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.4 | 10.1 | 7.55 | 7.33 | -0.33 |
| 29 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 13 | 8.76 | 7.19 | -1.19 |
| 30 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.01 | 7.22 | 11.51 | 6.46 | -0.46 |
| 31 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.91 | 10.22 | 8.02 | 7.51 | -1.51 |
| 32 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.6 | 13.89 | 13.05 | 7.17 | -2.17 |
| 33 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.54 | 4.4 | 9.97 | 6.01 | -0.01 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.18 | 1.44 | 12.55 | 4.87 | 1.13 |
| 35 | Fresno State | PCAA | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.05 | 5.7 | 0.68 | 6.41 | 0.59 |
| 36 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16 | 2.78 | 8.59 | 5.33 | 0.67 |
| 37 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.99 | 11.33 | 1.67 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 38 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.98 | 0.33 | 14.43 | 4.62 | 1.38 |
| 39 | Houston | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.85 | 7.25 | 11.29 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 40 | Alabama | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.83 | 7.5 | 14.57 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 41 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.44 | 5.25 | 10.29 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 42 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.44 | 2.25 | 12.8 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 43 | Furman | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.28 | 3.6 | -2.91 | 6.03 | 0.97 |
| 44 | Florida | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.13 | -3.1 | 13.28 | 4.19 | 2.81 |
| 45 | Washington | Pac-8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.1 | 11.11 | 14.21 | 6.58 | -1.58 |
| 46 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.92 | 11 | 12.67 | 7.07 | -2.07 |
| 47 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.82 | 9.67 | 12.63 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 48 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.66 | 0.62 | 10.77 | 4.13 | 0.87 |
| 49 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.52 | 7.67 | 11.37 | 6.48 | -1.48 |
| 50 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.15 | 2.22 | 13.87 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 51 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.97 | 3.44 | 10.13 | 5.42 | -0.42 |
| 52 | Duke | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.95 | 0.2 | 12.15 | 5.06 | 0.94 |
| 53 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.94 | -0.2 | 13.15 | 4.94 | 1.06 |
| 54 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.92 | 4 | 8.86 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 55 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.93 | -2.6 | 13.64 | 4.24 | 1.76 |
| 56 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.79 | 0.11 | 10.95 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 57 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.7 | 0 | 9.12 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 58 | Virginia | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 5.6 | 8.01 | 6.63 | -1.63 |
| 59 | California | Pac-8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.09 | 1.5 | 10.78 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 60 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | 0.4 | 13.81 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 61 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.02 | 2.25 | 8.08 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 62 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.49 | -5.11 | 11.51 | 3.22 | 1.78 |
| 63 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.7 | -1.25 | 9.97 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 64 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.45 | 3.22 | 3.71 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.21 | -4.3 | 12.98 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 66 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.98 | 0.9 | 14.22 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.9 | -9.8 | 14.71 | 2.35 | 2.65 |
| 68 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.84 | -5.1 | 8.25 | 3.46 | 1.54 |
| 69 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.24 | -7.4 | 3.63 | 3.1 | 1.9 |
| 70 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.21 | -2.44 | 11.81 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 71 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.06 | -3.67 | 15.06 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 72 | Richmond | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.8 | -2.56 | 8.45 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 73 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 8.76 | 2.6 | 13.04 | 5.66 | -2.66 |
| 74 | SMU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.59 | -8.78 | 15.15 | 1.99 | 2.01 |
| 75 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.47 | -9.22 | 13.97 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 76 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.03 | -10 | 7.98 | 2.36 | 1.64 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.03 | -3.5 | 11.25 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 78 | Rice | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.01 | -1.75 | 14.18 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 79 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.85 | -4.22 | -0.86 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 80 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.84 | -4 | 11.65 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 81 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.74 | -1.7 | 1 | 4.55 | -0.55 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.72 | -2.44 | 12.73 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 83 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.57 | -3.56 | 13.96 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.38 | -0.22 | 10.8 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 85 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.24 | -6.88 | 13.37 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 86 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.12 | -4.38 | 5.48 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 87 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.09 | -8.38 | 13.16 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 88 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.92 | -9 | 5.39 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 89 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.84 | -9.22 | 9.45 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 90 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -7.56 | 15.81 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -8.11 | 15.35 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 92 | NC State | ACC | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.96 | -5.8 | 8.83 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 93 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.8 | -7.11 | 8.34 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 94 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -12 | 13.75 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 95 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.94 | -11.6 | 12.3 | 1.74 | 1.26 |
| 96 | Clemson | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.82 | -14.3 | 13.37 | 1.49 | 1.51 |
| 97 | Davidson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.33 | -2.25 | -1.67 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 98 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.23 | -6.67 | 13.48 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 99 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.89 | -9 | 9.39 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 100 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.52 | -15.11 | 9.77 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 101 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -7.22 | 8.87 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 102 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.2 | -9.89 | 12.61 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 103 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.19 | -5.7 | 15.21 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 104 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.1 | -12 | 14.05 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 105 | San José State | PCAA | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.99 | -7.7 | 15.7 | 3.08 | -1.08 |
| 106 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.88 | -14.44 | 10.73 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 107 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.78 | -9.6 | 13.97 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 108 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.32 | -14.6 | 6.24 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 109 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -13.5 | 8.07 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 110 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -14.9 | 5.7 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 111 | Brown | Ivy | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.64 | -13.75 | 13.95 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 112 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.45 | -12.6 | 15.11 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 113 | Maryland | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.39 | -13.56 | 11.72 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 114 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -17.56 | 9.7 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 115 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.14 | -19.22 | 14.12 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 116 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.1 | -19.67 | 5.68 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 117 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.06 | -25.11 | 1.18 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 118 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.13 | -20 | 17.08 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 119 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.17 | -21.1 | 13.13 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 120 | VMI | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.49 | -32.5 | 10.9 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 121 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -19.11 | 3.67 | 0.74 | -0.74 |
| 122 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -36.43 | 10.42 | 0.1 | -0.1 |