Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.039376+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.72 | 24.5 | 14.21 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 2 | Auburn | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 23.6 | 13.27 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.33 | 18.67 | 13.53 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 29 | 9.75 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 14.4 | 11 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 31.2 | 8.18 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 29.67 | 5.57 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 24 | 4.92 | 5.64 | 0.36 |
| 9 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 26.2 | 4.35 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 10 | Yale | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 21.75 | 5.21 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 11 | San Diego State | PCAA | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 27.17 | 3.64 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.49 | 32.25 | 2.47 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.97 | 17.5 | 12.21 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.81 | 18.4 | 15.49 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 15 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.78 | 15.67 | 15.97 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 16 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.19 | 24.2 | 10.06 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.79 | 11.2 | 9.3 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 18 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.72 | 17.2 | 7.02 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 19 | Florida | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.69 | 5.17 | 10.2 | 3.85 | 1.15 |
| 20 | LSU | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.67 | 16.8 | 8.9 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.82 | 4 | 10.29 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 22 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 12.25 | 9.35 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 23 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 8.75 | 8.1 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 24 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.19 | 11.75 | 9.06 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 25 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.08 | 9.5 | 9.56 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 26 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.81 | 9 | 0.09 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 27 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 2.75 | 13.39 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 28 | Fresno State | PCAA | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 18.6 | 9.5 | -4.93 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.22 | 10.5 | 2.76 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 30 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.21 | 10 | 13.56 | 4.55 | -0.55 |
| 31 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.95 | 6 | 3.41 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 32 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.8 | 1 | 8.96 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 33 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 18.17 | 6.16 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 1.5 | 17.17 | 3.28 | 0.72 |
| 35 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 3.67 | 12.42 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 36 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.24 | 7.33 | 8.39 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 37 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.2 | 3 | 14.66 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 38 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 13 | 6.32 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 39 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.59 | 5.33 | 8.15 | 3.7 | 0.3 |
| 40 | Duke | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.48 | 1.5 | 12.93 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 41 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.46 | 15.4 | 10.32 | 4.2 | -1.2 |
| 42 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.16 | -0.17 | 16.93 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 43 | South Carolina | ACC | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.85 | 9.67 | 8.22 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 44 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.41 | 7.83 | -2.78 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 45 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.38 | 0 | 10.02 | 3 | 1 |
| 46 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.22 | 12 | 5.25 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.83 | -3 | 14.39 | 2.35 | 1.65 |
| 48 | Furman | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.61 | 2.17 | -3.11 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 49 | West Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.54 | 10.2 | -1.95 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 50 | Pacific | PCAA | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.15 | -2.33 | 7.24 | 2.58 | 1.42 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.09 | -0.4 | 15.53 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 52 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 4.33 | 16.83 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 53 | Rice | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.73 | 9 | 10.02 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 54 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.72 | -1 | 9.95 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 55 | Alabama | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.54 | 3 | 16.1 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 56 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.33 | 7.5 | 8.5 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 57 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.17 | -0.4 | 6.99 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 58 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.11 | 2.33 | 17.61 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 59 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.86 | -5.8 | 16.3 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 60 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.85 | -3.6 | 13.42 | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| 61 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.67 | -3.8 | 11.82 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 62 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | 0.5 | 11.92 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 63 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.32 | -12.6 | 17.3 | 0.99 | 2.01 |
| 64 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.67 | 11 | 12.4 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 65 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.62 | 0.5 | 2.98 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 66 | Virginia | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.6 | 1.17 | 5.22 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 67 | Georgia | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.51 | 11.6 | 14.5 | 4.19 | -2.19 |
| 68 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | -2.33 | 12.64 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 69 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.94 | 6.2 | 13.67 | 3.41 | -1.41 |
| 70 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -1.17 | 6.52 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 71 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.83 | -0.5 | 6.82 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -1.67 | 11.95 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 73 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.65 | 3 | 10.55 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 74 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.02 | 1.8 | 11.36 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 75 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.61 | -0.4 | 15.25 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 76 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.49 | -11 | 12.02 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 77 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.01 | -6.5 | -0.13 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 78 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.58 | 1.67 | 9.19 | 3.31 | -1.31 |
| 79 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.53 | 4.33 | 2.3 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.49 | -2.8 | 14.49 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 81 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.4 | -3.6 | 12.65 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 82 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | -6.2 | 9.26 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 83 | TCU | Southwest | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.6 | -4 | 7.63 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 84 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.57 | -7.4 | 7.2 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 85 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.38 | -7.6 | 11.74 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 86 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.26 | -13.2 | 8.86 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 87 | California | Pac-8 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -5.67 | 14.4 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 88 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -8 | 16.04 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 89 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -3.83 | 5.65 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 90 | Clemson | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.74 | -14.17 | 13.37 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 91 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.61 | -12.5 | 9.16 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 92 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.52 | -9.33 | 8.74 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 93 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.55 | -4.2 | 8 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 94 | Davidson | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.5 | -2.5 | -1.16 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 95 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.46 | -3 | 16.3 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 96 | Brown | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.89 | -14.25 | 14.32 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 97 | NC State | ACC | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.1 | -6.83 | 12.27 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 98 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.58 | -16.8 | 19.22 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 99 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -14.6 | 13.94 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 100 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -16 | 15.57 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 101 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.39 | -13.8 | 0.68 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 102 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.34 | -19 | 15.9 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 103 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.32 | -9 | 20.1 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 104 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -17.6 | 11.11 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 105 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -14.4 | 14.34 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 106 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.03 | -11.67 | 15.56 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 107 | San José State | PCAA | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.01 | -11.83 | 14.37 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 108 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2 | -12 | 12.44 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 109 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.92 | -13.83 | 16.27 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 110 | Buffalo | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.82 | -13.67 | 7.84 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 111 | Richmond | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.81 | -14.83 | 12.78 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 112 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.79 | -15.33 | 13.68 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 113 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.73 | -18.8 | -2.98 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 114 | Maryland | ACC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.72 | -11.5 | 15.53 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 115 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.69 | -18.33 | 16.47 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 116 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.63 | -12.33 | 12.04 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 117 | VMI | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.3 | -28.67 | 13.8 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 118 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.25 | -18 | 2.9 | 0.54 | -0.54 |
| 119 | East Carolina | Southern | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -17.5 | 5.53 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 120 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -17.83 | 6.15 | 0.59 | -0.59 |
| 121 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -22.33 | 9.51 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 122 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -34.75 | 7.96 | 0.08 | -0.08 |