Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.041331+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 26.75 | 11.11 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 27 | 10.19 | 8.82 | 0.18 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 25.23 | 21.09 | 10.88 | 9.67 | 0.33 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 29.89 | 8.74 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 20 | 10.25 | 8.35 | 0.65 |
| 6 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 25.67 | 8.4 | 8.38 | 0.62 |
| 7 | Toledo | Mid-American | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 24.36 | 8.04 | 10.7 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.9 | 22.67 | 11.52 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.73 | 29.3 | 8.39 | 9.61 | -0.61 |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.63 | 19.8 | 8.96 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| 11 | San Diego State | PCAA | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.42 | 24.7 | 6.85 | 9.54 | -0.54 |
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.84 | 14.25 | 8.83 | 6.43 | 0.57 |
| 13 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.65 | 22.33 | 13.22 | 8.19 | -1.19 |
| 14 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.6 | 13.45 | 9.27 | 8.62 | 0.38 |
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.01 | 13.89 | 10.98 | 8.34 | -1.34 |
| 16 | Yale | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.89 | 13.44 | 10.35 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 17 | Harvard | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.41 | 7.78 | 10.58 | 6.35 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.16 | 12.33 | 6.8 | 7.17 | -0.17 |
| 19 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.96 | 11.55 | 12.61 | 8.49 | -0.49 |
| 20 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.92 | 16.1 | 1.58 | 8.93 | -0.93 |
| 21 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.34 | 15.18 | 7.77 | 9.09 | -1.09 |
| 22 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.27 | 9.3 | -0.27 | 7.44 | 0.56 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.2 | 5.91 | 10.7 | 7.74 | 0.26 |
| 24 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.86 | 9.1 | 11.68 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 25 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.8 | 13.7 | 9.22 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 26 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.73 | 12.5 | 9.22 | 8.81 | -1.81 |
| 27 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.71 | 5 | 13.34 | 6.65 | 0.35 |
| 28 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 14.5 | 8.01 | 8.53 | -1.53 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.57 | 7.5 | 9.83 | 7.71 | -0.71 |
| 30 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.5 | 6.9 | 9.83 | 6.55 | 0.45 |
| 31 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.45 | 10.1 | 8.08 | 7.33 | -0.33 |
| 32 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.39 | 3.4 | 13.27 | 6.33 | 0.67 |
| 33 | Houston | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 9.11 | 11.14 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 34 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.67 | 10.5 | 2.61 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 35 | Fresno State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 16.66 | 5.91 | 0.72 | 7.11 | 0.89 |
| 36 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.52 | 3.4 | 6.63 | 6.12 | 0.88 |
| 37 | Furman | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 15.98 | 5.18 | -3.39 | 7.06 | 0.94 |
| 38 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.93 | 11.7 | 13.24 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 39 | Washington | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 40 | Alabama | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.79 | 7.5 | 14.37 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 41 | Cornell | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.76 | 0.89 | 11.19 | 4.73 | 1.27 |
| 42 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 4.5 | 14.28 | 6.12 | -0.12 |
| 43 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.31 | 7.2 | 10.93 | 7.06 | -1.06 |
| 44 | Florida | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.12 | -3.1 | 13.34 | 4.19 | 2.81 |
| 45 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 15 | 10 | 13.33 | 7.19 | -2.19 |
| 46 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.86 | 11 | 11.99 | 7.07 | -2.07 |
| 47 | Utah | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.65 | 3.2 | 9.83 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 48 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.64 | 2.64 | 9.77 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 49 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.57 | 4 | 8.41 | 6.03 | -0.03 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.43 | 0.6 | 13.72 | 5.17 | 0.83 |
| 51 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.29 | 2.2 | 8.82 | 5.53 | 0.47 |
| 52 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.03 | 4.33 | 9.91 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 53 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.83 | 1.67 | 13.08 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 54 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.78 | 4 | 8.55 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 55 | California | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.47 | 2.09 | 11.82 | 6.07 | -0.07 |
| 56 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.61 | 0.33 | 7.99 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 57 | Duke | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.87 | -2.09 | 12.56 | 4.88 | 1.12 |
| 58 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.83 | -2.55 | 13.23 | 4.61 | 1.39 |
| 59 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.68 | -2.55 | 13.15 | 4.69 | 1.31 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.5 | -4.55 | 13.89 | 4.02 | 1.98 |
| 61 | Virginia | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.35 | 4.82 | 7.25 | 7.08 | -2.08 |
| 62 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.31 | 1.82 | 14.17 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.56 | 3.22 | 4.19 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 64 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 10.25 | 2.91 | 12.4 | 6.27 | -2.27 |
| 65 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.23 | 0.3 | 12.1 | 5.09 | -1.09 |
| 66 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.13 | -0.64 | 13.36 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 67 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.12 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 68 | SMU | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.02 | -6.6 | 14.6 | 2.81 | 2.19 |
| 69 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.9 | -6.6 | 11.56 | 3.22 | 1.78 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.79 | -9.8 | 14.61 | 2.35 | 2.65 |
| 71 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.48 | -2.2 | -0.16 | 4.36 | 0.64 |
| 72 | Rice | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.48 | -1.33 | 13.33 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 73 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.42 | -1.11 | 9.34 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 74 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.24 | 0.6 | 8.7 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 75 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.18 | -2.64 | 10.9 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 76 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.66 | -4.56 | 11.64 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 77 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.5 | -5.91 | 7 | 3.45 | 1.55 |
| 78 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.42 | -3.56 | 5.97 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 79 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.39 | -9.22 | 13.92 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 80 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.24 | -2.5 | 12.16 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 81 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.15 | -2.8 | 13.55 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 82 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.08 | -8.09 | 5.38 | 3.29 | 1.71 |
| 83 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.06 | -8.18 | 3.72 | 3.21 | 1.79 |
| 84 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.04 | -4.2 | 13.93 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 85 | Richmond | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8 | -2.4 | 8.26 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -6.4 | 14.02 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 87 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.18 | -9.3 | 8.75 | 2.67 | 1.33 |
| 88 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7 | -4.55 | 13.09 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 89 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.16 | -5.7 | 12.83 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 90 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6 | -6.67 | 11.86 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 91 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.76 | -7.11 | 8.69 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 92 | TCU | Southwest | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.7 | -8.5 | 9.18 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 93 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -13 | 9.51 | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| 94 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.25 | -4.8 | 8.15 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 95 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.21 | -6.1 | 11.08 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 96 | NC State | ACC | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.09 | -8.09 | 10.14 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 97 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.94 | -11.4 | 12.67 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.74 | -11.3 | 9.93 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 99 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.29 | -10.64 | 12.6 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.15 | -6.67 | 12.99 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 101 | Clemson | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.13 | -13.55 | 13.15 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 102 | Davidson | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.22 | -5.89 | -0.19 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 103 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.97 | -12.44 | 9.8 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 104 | Brown | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.95 | -11.67 | 12.75 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 105 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.75 | -9.6 | 13.77 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 106 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.58 | -12.1 | 13.03 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 107 | San José State | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.49 | -7.73 | 15.36 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 108 | Maryland | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.46 | -11.9 | 11.53 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 109 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.38 | -13.5 | 8.19 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 110 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.37 | -9.27 | 15.44 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 111 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.83 | -15.09 | 5.24 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 112 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.77 | -16.45 | 4.68 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 113 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.46 | -12.6 | 15.21 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 114 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.11 | -19.8 | 9.87 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 115 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.12 | -19.9 | 13.61 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 116 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.13 | -20.5 | 5.03 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 117 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.14 | -20 | 16.82 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 118 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.32 | -27.1 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 119 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.39 | -20.82 | 12.87 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 120 | VMI | Southern | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.67 | -30.09 | 11.41 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 121 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.14 | -17.2 | 2.3 | 1.05 | -1.05 |
| 122 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -34 | 9.71 | 0.21 | -0.21 |