Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.043720+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 11-0-1 | 0.92 | 24.91 | 19.75 | 11.1 | 10.47 | 0.53 |
| 2 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 29.89 | 8.17 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 3 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 23.36 | 8.76 | 10.07 | 0.93 |
| 4 | Toledo | Mid-American | 12-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 24.67 | 8.1 | 11.65 | 0.35 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.32 | 24.91 | 12.25 | 10.14 | -0.14 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 23.28 | 21.17 | 11.81 | 11.28 | -0.28 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.18 | 22.36 | 12.27 | 10.38 | -0.38 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.53 | 17 | 10.72 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.33 | 19.8 | 9.29 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| 10 | Auburn | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.19 | 19.36 | 13.31 | 9.53 | -0.53 |
| 11 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.78 | 23.45 | 9.89 | 10.11 | -1.11 |
| 12 | San Diego State | PCAA | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.24 | 21.91 | 6.95 | 10.22 | -1.22 |
| 13 | Yale | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.48 | 13.44 | 9.88 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 14 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.4 | 16.5 | 5.71 | 8.61 | -0.61 |
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 19.35 | 14.67 | 12.76 | 10.83 | -1.83 |
| 16 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 11.42 | 13.39 | 9.24 | -0.24 |
| 17 | Harvard | Ivy | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.12 | 7.78 | 10.08 | 6.35 | 0.65 |
| 18 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 18.98 | 14.25 | 1.15 | 10.35 | -1.35 |
| 19 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 18.74 | 10.58 | 10.32 | 8.8 | 0.2 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 18.72 | 5.67 | 13.37 | 8.33 | 0.67 |
| 21 | Houston | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.51 | 13.36 | 10.9 | 9.07 | -1.07 |
| 22 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 18.36 | 8.91 | -0.74 | 8.01 | 0.99 |
| 23 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.8 | 10.09 | 7.44 | 8.14 | -0.14 |
| 24 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.7 | 13.7 | 9.87 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 25 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.49 | 14.5 | 8.06 | 8.53 | -1.53 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.29 | 7.5 | 9.98 | 7.71 | -0.71 |
| 27 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.18 | 6.9 | 9.54 | 6.55 | 0.45 |
| 28 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 8-3-1 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 3.67 | 7.18 | 7.34 | 0.66 |
| 29 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 12.08 | 8.79 | 9.16 | -1.16 |
| 30 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.54 | 10.5 | 2.94 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.49 | 4.75 | 11.25 | 8.03 | -0.03 |
| 32 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.47 | 3 | 13.32 | 7.42 | 0.58 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.24 | 11 | 10.1 | 9.41 | -2.41 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-4-1 | 0.58 | 16.15 | 5.5 | 13.14 | 7.69 | -0.69 |
| 35 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16 | 5.36 | 12.09 | 7.17 | -0.17 |
| 36 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.89 | 5.27 | 11.05 | 6.81 | 0.19 |
| 37 | Furman | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 15.83 | 5.18 | -3.27 | 7.06 | 0.94 |
| 38 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.76 | 10 | 14.04 | 7.86 | -1.86 |
| 39 | Washington | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.62 | 11.8 | 11.96 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 40 | Cornell | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.5 | 0.89 | 10.32 | 4.73 | 1.27 |
| 41 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.12 | 7.2 | 10.73 | 7.06 | -1.06 |
| 42 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.82 | 4.3 | 11 | 6.22 | -0.22 |
| 43 | Utah | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.53 | 3.2 | 10.13 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 44 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 4 | 8.68 | 6.03 | -0.03 |
| 45 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.45 | 9.36 | 13.06 | 7.96 | -1.96 |
| 46 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.34 | 2.64 | 9.46 | 6.2 | -0.2 |
| 47 | Alabama | SEC | 6-5-1 | 0.5 | 14.31 | 5.83 | 14.78 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 48 | Fresno State | PCAA | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 14.28 | 1.33 | -0.72 | 6.4 | 1.6 |
| 49 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 2.2 | 8.21 | 5.53 | 0.47 |
| 50 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.89 | 3.09 | 14.74 | 6.36 | -0.36 |
| 51 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.66 | 0.9 | 7.86 | 5.29 | 0.71 |
| 52 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.58 | 4 | 8.4 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 53 | Princeton | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.56 | 1.67 | 12.7 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 54 | Florida | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 13.42 | -2.91 | 11.74 | 4.64 | 2.36 |
| 55 | California | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.34 | 2.09 | 11.64 | 6.07 | -0.07 |
| 56 | Georgia | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 8.9 | 12.16 | 7.48 | -2.48 |
| 57 | Duke | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.63 | -2.09 | 12.42 | 4.88 | 1.12 |
| 58 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.6 | -2.55 | 13.27 | 4.69 | 1.31 |
| 59 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.59 | -2.55 | 13.2 | 4.61 | 1.39 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.29 | -4.55 | 13.78 | 4.02 | 1.98 |
| 61 | Virginia | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.14 | 4.82 | 6.99 | 7.08 | -2.08 |
| 62 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.12 | 1.82 | 13.07 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 63 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.9 | -8.45 | 14.27 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| 64 | Rice | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -0.7 | 11.63 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 65 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.34 | -0.8 | 5.73 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 66 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.19 | 0.3 | 11.96 | 5.09 | -1.09 |
| 67 | South Carolina | ACC | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 10.16 | 2.91 | 12.02 | 6.27 | -2.27 |
| 68 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.09 | 1.64 | 1.76 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 69 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.89 | -0.64 | 12.88 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 70 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.74 | -6.6 | 11.94 | 3.22 | 1.78 |
| 71 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.39 | -2.2 | -0.57 | 4.36 | 0.64 |
| 72 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.21 | -3.27 | 13.95 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 73 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.18 | -1.11 | 9.03 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.11 | -2.64 | 10.83 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.87 | 0.5 | 4.84 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 76 | SMU | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.69 | -6.82 | 13.47 | 3.08 | 1.92 |
| 77 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.3 | -5.91 | 6.32 | 3.45 | 1.55 |
| 78 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.26 | -9.22 | 13.59 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 79 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.24 | -6.45 | 6.23 | 3.79 | 1.21 |
| 80 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.09 | -2.5 | 11.96 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 81 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.08 | -2.8 | 12.91 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 82 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 7.92 | -8.18 | 3.79 | 3.21 | 1.79 |
| 83 | Richmond | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.89 | -2.4 | 8.45 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 84 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.76 | -4.5 | 12.48 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.45 | -1.09 | 9.61 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 86 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-7-0 | 0.42 | 7.37 | -9.75 | 6.91 | 3.18 | 1.82 |
| 87 | TCU | Southwest | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.28 | -6.91 | 9.18 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 88 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.87 | -4.55 | 12.91 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.3 | -11.27 | 14.09 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| 90 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.04 | -5.7 | 13 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 91 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.86 | -6.67 | 11.56 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 92 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -7.11 | 8.86 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 93 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.3 | -13 | 9.48 | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| 94 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.21 | -6.1 | 10.6 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 95 | NC State | ACC | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 4.98 | -8.09 | 9.88 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 96 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.87 | -11.4 | 13.11 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 97 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.72 | -11.3 | 9.14 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 98 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.58 | -4.91 | 8.1 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 99 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.21 | -10.64 | 12.51 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 100 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.11 | -6.67 | 13.23 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 101 | Clemson | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.05 | -13.55 | 13.03 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 102 | East Carolina | Southern | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.05 | -10.64 | 7.82 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 103 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.01 | -13.09 | 11.09 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 104 | Brown | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.98 | -11.67 | 11.72 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 105 | Davidson | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.63 | -7.1 | 0.53 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 106 | San José State | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.42 | -7.73 | 14.51 | 3.38 | -1.38 |
| 107 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.3 | -9.27 | 14.64 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 108 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.1 | -11.45 | 12.15 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 109 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.09 | -12.18 | 14.26 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 110 | Maryland | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.08 | -11.73 | 12.06 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 111 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.81 | -17.82 | 15.05 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 112 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.8 | -15.09 | 5.7 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 113 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.71 | -16.45 | 3.68 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 114 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-9-1 | 0.09 | 0.26 | -11.82 | 13.58 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 115 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.12 | -19.8 | 10.35 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 116 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.13 | -19.9 | 13.84 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 117 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.14 | -20.5 | 5.12 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 118 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.33 | -27.1 | -0.47 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 119 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.39 | -20.82 | 12.34 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 120 | VMI | Southern | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.67 | -30.09 | 11.92 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 121 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-10-1 | 0 | -2.26 | -20.55 | 3.81 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 122 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -31.33 | 10.66 | 0.35 | -0.35 |