Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.038569+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.84 | 33.5 | 15.74 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Texas | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.62 | 22 | 16.42 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 3 | USC | Pac-8 | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.5 | 25.25 | 15.16 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 4 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.07 | 14.5 | 15.55 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 5 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.79 | 11 | 14.8 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 6 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.69 | 16.67 | 12.44 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.59 | 20.67 | 12.09 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.58 | 19.25 | 11.55 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 9 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.44 | 24.67 | 10.07 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 10 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.26 | 9.67 | 12.98 | 2.64 | 0.36 |
| 11 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 21 | 9.97 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 32.67 | 6.38 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 13 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 26.67 | 7.04 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 14 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 33.33 | 4.49 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 15 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 34.5 | 3.96 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 16.25 | 5.55 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 17 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 25 | 3.29 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 18 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.95 | 29.5 | 1.83 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 19 | San Diego State | PCAA | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 27.5 | 1.5 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 16 | 4.79 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 21 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.07 | 25.5 | 0.57 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 22 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.6 | 18.5 | -2.11 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 23 | Yale | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.39 | 21 | -2.11 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 24 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 31.5 | -6.2 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 25 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.04 | 21.75 | 15.34 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 26 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.69 | 12 | 11.18 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 27 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.57 | 12.5 | 14.93 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 28 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.4 | 14.25 | 12.96 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 29 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.99 | 4 | 13.15 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 30 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.64 | 3.25 | 15.48 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 17 | 5.2 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 32 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.25 | 9.25 | 8.25 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 33 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.66 | 20.33 | 14.15 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 34 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.56 | 19 | 13.7 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 35 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.38 | 11.33 | 7.62 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 36 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.16 | 8.75 | 1.03 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 37 | LSU | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.07 | 14.33 | 11.84 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 38 | Fresno State | PCAA | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.03 | 9.25 | 0.47 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 39 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.97 | 0 | 12.27 | 2 | 1 |
| 40 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.77 | 15.33 | 8.92 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 41 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.69 | 0.5 | 8.59 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 42 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.54 | 2.75 | 3.52 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.46 | -1.25 | 13.62 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 5.67 | 13.43 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.26 | 7.33 | 7.07 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 46 | Pacific | PCAA | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.19 | -1 | 5.27 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 47 | South Carolina | ACC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.01 | 12.5 | 4.94 | 3.43 | -1.43 |
| 48 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 6.33 | 7.23 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.69 | 8.5 | 4.93 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 50 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 5.67 | 7.36 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 51 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.64 | 16.67 | -5.16 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 52 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.36 | -1 | 10.51 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 53 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.28 | -7 | 22.33 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 54 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.87 | -1 | 9.96 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.44 | 17 | 8.92 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 56 | Alabama | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.38 | 4.5 | 16.68 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 57 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.06 | -1.67 | 1.59 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 58 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 6 | 8.14 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 59 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.26 | -7.33 | 4.45 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 60 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.05 | 1.5 | 10.7 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 61 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.92 | 0.75 | 19.29 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 62 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.92 | 9 | 1.77 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 63 | Brown | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.79 | -0.5 | 5.14 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 64 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.75 | 2 | 2.69 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 65 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.46 | -5.25 | 16.57 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 66 | Davidson | Southern | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.35 | -1 | -1.8 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 67 | Duke | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.28 | -3.75 | 12.16 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | -4.5 | 16.2 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 69 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -1.25 | 13.21 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.97 | -0.33 | 15.46 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 71 | Clemson | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -6.25 | 13.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 72 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.92 | -1.5 | 12.78 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 73 | Georgia | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.69 | 11.33 | 16.33 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| 74 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.92 | 5 | 13.76 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 75 | SMU | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.71 | -7 | 9.26 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 76 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.46 | 2.33 | 10.51 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 77 | Furman | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.27 | -2 | -5.92 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 78 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.04 | -1.67 | 18.75 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 79 | TCU | Southwest | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.47 | -6.5 | 4.69 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 80 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -10.67 | 12.17 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 81 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.22 | -13.67 | 16.29 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 82 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -16.33 | 18.78 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 83 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -8.33 | 6.14 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 84 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -22.33 | 16.53 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 85 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.85 | -16 | 12.73 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 86 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.3 | -4.5 | 21.85 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 87 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.83 | -2.75 | 3.94 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 88 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.75 | -2.75 | 2.1 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 89 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.63 | -4.5 | 6.06 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 90 | San José State | PCAA | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.62 | -5.5 | 10.93 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 91 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -7 | 16.78 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 92 | California | Pac-8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -8.5 | 11.63 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 93 | Virginia | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.27 | -8.25 | 6.94 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 94 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.26 | -14 | 21.43 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 95 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.17 | -12.5 | 11.4 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 96 | Richmond | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -13.75 | 15.43 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 97 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -3.25 | 7.02 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 98 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.03 | -13 | 11.85 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 99 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.92 | -15.25 | 12.91 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 100 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.8 | -21.25 | 15.76 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 101 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -15.75 | 9.96 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 102 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.61 | -15.5 | 5.3 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 103 | VMI | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.57 | -29.75 | 18.54 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 104 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.48 | -11.25 | 15.78 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 105 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.46 | -21.5 | 9.55 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 106 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -7.75 | 3.95 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 107 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.15 | -15.25 | 12.07 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 108 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.07 | -9 | 18.94 | 0.69 | -0.69 |
| 109 | NC State | ACC | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.11 | -10.5 | 15.39 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 110 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.25 | -13 | 15.34 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 111 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -14.5 | 12.06 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 112 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -19.25 | 7.95 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 113 | Maryland | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -14.75 | 18.45 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 114 | East Carolina | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -21.5 | 8.06 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 115 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -26 | 1.47 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 116 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -24 | 6.09 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 117 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -19.75 | 13.62 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 118 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -18.33 | 19.8 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 119 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -20.67 | 18.25 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 120 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -23.67 | 14.35 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 121 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -36.33 | 5.27 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 122 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -28.67 | 22.34 | 0.25 | -0.25 |