Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.043330+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.25 | 28.7 | 11.22 | 9.44 | 0.56 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 24.82 | 21.09 | 10.23 | 9.67 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 20 | 9.86 | 8.35 | 0.65 |
| 4 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 29.89 | 8.19 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Toledo | Mid-American | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 24.36 | 8.13 | 10.7 | 0.3 |
| 6 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 23.5 | 7.84 | 9.27 | 0.73 |
| 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.96 | 21.18 | 11.06 | 10.37 | -0.37 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.79 | 23.3 | 10.99 | 9.48 | -0.48 |
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.37 | 19.8 | 9.3 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.85 | 16.45 | 11.69 | 10.17 | -1.17 |
| 11 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.82 | 23.45 | 9.92 | 10.11 | -1.11 |
| 12 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.76 | 20.6 | 12.93 | 8.87 | -0.87 |
| 13 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.29 | 13.45 | 9.19 | 8.62 | 0.38 |
| 14 | San Diego State | PCAA | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.27 | 21.91 | 6.96 | 10.22 | -1.22 |
| 15 | Yale | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.51 | 13.44 | 9.9 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 16 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.43 | 16.5 | 5.72 | 8.61 | -0.61 |
| 17 | Harvard | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.16 | 7.78 | 10.11 | 6.35 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 19.01 | 14.25 | 1.16 | 10.35 | -1.35 |
| 19 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 18.75 | 5.67 | 13.4 | 8.33 | 0.67 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.65 | 11.55 | 12.38 | 8.49 | -0.49 |
| 21 | Houston | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.54 | 13.36 | 10.92 | 9.07 | -1.07 |
| 22 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 18.39 | 8.91 | -0.73 | 8.01 | 0.99 |
| 23 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.11 | 15.18 | 7.38 | 9.09 | -1.09 |
| 24 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.83 | 10.09 | 7.45 | 8.14 | -0.14 |
| 25 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.73 | 13.7 | 9.88 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.52 | 14.5 | 8.08 | 8.53 | -1.53 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.32 | 7.5 | 10 | 7.71 | -0.71 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.24 | 6.5 | 10.09 | 6.49 | 0.51 |
| 29 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.21 | 6.9 | 9.56 | 6.55 | 0.45 |
| 30 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 8-3-1 | 0.67 | 17.13 | 3.67 | 7.2 | 7.34 | 0.66 |
| 31 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.56 | 10.5 | 2.95 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.52 | 4.75 | 11.28 | 8.03 | -0.03 |
| 33 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | 3 | 13.34 | 7.42 | 0.58 |
| 34 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.27 | 11 | 10.12 | 9.41 | -2.41 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.22 | 6 | 13.06 | 7.19 | -0.19 |
| 36 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.02 | 5.36 | 12.11 | 7.17 | -0.17 |
| 37 | Furman | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 15.85 | 5.18 | -3.27 | 7.06 | 0.94 |
| 38 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.79 | 10 | 14.07 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 39 | Washington | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.65 | 11.8 | 11.98 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 40 | Cornell | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.53 | 0.89 | 10.34 | 4.73 | 1.27 |
| 41 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.15 | 7.2 | 10.75 | 7.06 | -1.06 |
| 42 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.84 | 4.3 | 11.01 | 6.22 | -0.22 |
| 43 | Utah | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.56 | 3.2 | 10.14 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 44 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.52 | 4 | 8.7 | 6.03 | -0.03 |
| 45 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.47 | 9.36 | 13.09 | 7.96 | -1.96 |
| 46 | Alabama | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.38 | 6.36 | 14.67 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 47 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.37 | 2.64 | 9.47 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 48 | Fresno State | PCAA | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 14.3 | 1.33 | -0.71 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| 49 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.12 | 2.2 | 8.23 | 5.53 | 0.47 |
| 50 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.91 | 3.09 | 14.77 | 6.36 | -0.36 |
| 51 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.68 | 0.9 | 7.88 | 5.29 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 4 | 8.42 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 53 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.58 | 1.67 | 12.72 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 54 | Florida | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 13.45 | -2.91 | 11.76 | 4.64 | 2.36 |
| 55 | California | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.36 | 2.09 | 11.67 | 6.07 | -0.07 |
| 56 | Georgia | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 8.9 | 12.18 | 7.48 | -2.48 |
| 57 | Duke | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.65 | -2.09 | 12.44 | 4.88 | 1.12 |
| 58 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.62 | -2.55 | 13.23 | 4.61 | 1.39 |
| 59 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.62 | -2.55 | 13.29 | 4.69 | 1.31 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.31 | -4.55 | 13.81 | 4.02 | 1.98 |
| 61 | Virginia | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.16 | 4.82 | 7 | 7.08 | -2.08 |
| 62 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.14 | 1.82 | 13.1 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.92 | -8.45 | 14.29 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 64 | Rice | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.92 | -0.7 | 11.66 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 65 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.36 | -0.8 | 5.74 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.21 | 0.3 | 11.98 | 5.09 | -1.09 |
| 67 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 10.17 | 2.91 | 12.04 | 6.27 | -2.27 |
| 68 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.1 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 69 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.91 | -0.64 | 12.91 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.76 | -6.6 | 11.96 | 3.22 | 1.78 |
| 71 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.41 | -2.2 | -0.56 | 4.36 | 0.64 |
| 72 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.22 | -3.27 | 13.97 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 73 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.19 | -1.11 | 9.06 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.13 | -2.64 | 10.85 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.88 | 0.5 | 4.86 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 76 | SMU | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.71 | -6.82 | 13.51 | 3.08 | 1.92 |
| 77 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.31 | -5.91 | 6.34 | 3.45 | 1.55 |
| 78 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.27 | -9.22 | 13.62 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.25 | -6.45 | 6.25 | 3.79 | 1.21 |
| 80 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.1 | -2.5 | 11.98 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 81 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.1 | -2.8 | 12.94 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 82 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.04 | -8.09 | 5.32 | 3.29 | 1.71 |
| 83 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 7.93 | -8.18 | 3.81 | 3.21 | 1.79 |
| 84 | Richmond | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.9 | -2.4 | 8.47 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 85 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.78 | -4.5 | 12.5 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 86 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.46 | -1.09 | 9.63 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 87 | TCU | Southwest | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.3 | -6.91 | 9.21 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 88 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.88 | -4.55 | 12.94 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.31 | -11.27 | 14.12 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| 90 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.05 | -5.7 | 13.02 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 91 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.87 | -6.67 | 11.59 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 92 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -7.11 | 8.88 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 93 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.31 | -13 | 9.49 | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| 94 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.21 | -6.1 | 10.62 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 95 | NC State | ACC | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 4.99 | -8.09 | 9.9 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 96 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.87 | -11.4 | 13.14 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.73 | -11.3 | 9.17 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 98 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.59 | -4.91 | 8.12 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 99 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.22 | -10.64 | 12.53 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.11 | -6.67 | 13.25 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 101 | Clemson | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.06 | -13.55 | 13.05 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 102 | East Carolina | Southern | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.06 | -10.64 | 7.84 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 103 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.02 | -13.09 | 11.12 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 104 | Brown | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.99 | -11.67 | 11.74 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 105 | Davidson | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.63 | -7.1 | 0.54 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 106 | San José State | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.43 | -7.73 | 14.53 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 107 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.3 | -9.27 | 14.66 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 108 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.1 | -11.45 | 12.18 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 109 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.09 | -12.18 | 14.29 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 110 | Maryland | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.08 | -11.73 | 12.08 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 111 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.82 | -17.82 | 15.07 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 112 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.8 | -15.09 | 5.72 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 113 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.71 | -16.45 | 3.7 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 114 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-9-1 | 0.09 | 0.26 | -11.82 | 13.61 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 115 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.12 | -19.8 | 10.36 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 116 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.13 | -19.9 | 13.86 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 117 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.14 | -20.5 | 5.14 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 118 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.33 | -27.1 | -0.46 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 119 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.39 | -20.82 | 12.37 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 120 | VMI | Southern | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.67 | -30.09 | 11.94 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 121 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-10-1 | 0 | -2.27 | -20.55 | 3.82 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 122 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -31.33 | 10.69 | 0.35 | -0.35 |