Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.235418+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 25.4 | 12.68 | 9.69 | 0.31 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 32.5 | 10.73 | 9.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 28.78 | 11.04 | 8.26 | 0.74 |
| 4 | Toledo | Mid-American | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 22.7 | 10.96 | 9.54 | 0.46 |
| 5 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 34 | 8.3 | 8.78 | 0.22 |
| 6 | Auburn | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 21.67 | 9.58 | 8.25 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 33.6 | 5.75 | 9.88 | 0.12 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.22 | 23.7 | 9.69 | 9.57 | -0.57 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.96 | 17.67 | 11.39 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 10 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.91 | 20 | 10.64 | 7.73 | 0.27 |
| 11 | Cornell | Ivy | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.17 | 9.5 | 10.09 | 6.06 | 0.94 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.58 | 9.38 | 7.71 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 13 | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.93 | 10.2 | 14.38 | 7.38 | 0.62 |
| 14 | Houston | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.52 | 11.67 | 14.27 | 7.03 | -0.03 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.39 | 7 | 12.81 | 6.68 | 1.32 |
| 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.04 | 10.2 | 8.85 | 7.79 | 0.21 |
| 17 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.97 | 13 | 10.3 | 7.46 | -0.46 |
| 18 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.95 | 17.3 | 8.77 | 8.55 | -1.55 |
| 19 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.82 | 10.33 | 10.36 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.54 | 12.75 | 11.79 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 21 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 9.11 | 6.47 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 22 | Washington | Pac-8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.35 | 16.1 | 9.79 | 8.31 | -1.31 |
| 23 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.14 | 11.1 | 10.24 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 24 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18 | 6.4 | 12.88 | 6.64 | 0.36 |
| 25 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.9 | 14 | 1.14 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 26 | LSU | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 14.78 | 11.38 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 27 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.61 | 10.4 | 7.72 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 28 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.37 | 11.89 | 9.24 | 7.5 | -1.5 |
| 29 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.34 | 2.33 | 11.89 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 30 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.33 | 9.89 | 9.88 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 31 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.32 | 11.25 | -1.78 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 32 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.17 | 8.5 | 5.78 | 7.21 | -0.21 |
| 33 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 7.33 | 9.7 | 6.09 | -0.09 |
| 34 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.95 | 3.1 | 8.67 | 5.98 | 1.02 |
| 35 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.88 | 6 | 10.49 | 6.48 | -0.48 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.74 | 7.78 | 8.08 | 6.63 | -0.63 |
| 37 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.63 | 4 | 10.45 | 5.74 | 0.26 |
| 38 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.63 | 3.78 | 10.97 | 5.38 | 0.62 |
| 39 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.09 | 5.4 | 0.18 | 6.08 | 0.92 |
| 40 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16.01 | 6.5 | 15.84 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 41 | Fresno State | PCAA | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.77 | 6 | 2.03 | 6.21 | -0.21 |
| 42 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.65 | 7.7 | 11.89 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.48 | 4.11 | 2.14 | 5.27 | 0.73 |
| 44 | Duke | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.33 | 5.9 | 9.74 | 7.33 | -1.33 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.14 | 2.7 | 13.54 | 6.04 | -0.04 |
| 46 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.14 | 5.7 | 9.54 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 47 | Columbia | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.76 | 1.5 | 9.51 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 48 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.69 | 4.7 | 6.85 | 6.55 | -0.55 |
| 49 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.54 | 14.22 | 6.88 | 7.43 | -2.43 |
| 50 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 0.7 | 10.93 | 5.23 | 0.77 |
| 51 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.02 | 7.8 | -1.38 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 52 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.53 | 2.11 | 9.14 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 53 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.43 | 2.9 | 6.69 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 54 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 7.62 | 9.31 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 55 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.87 | 3.9 | 10.81 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 56 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.71 | 2.12 | 12.39 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 57 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.7 | 3 | 10.55 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 58 | California | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.43 | -6.2 | 13.16 | 3.36 | 2.64 |
| 59 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.42 | -1.33 | 12.72 | 4.12 | 0.88 |
| 60 | Yale | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | 1.62 | 9.97 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 61 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.75 | 4.11 | 13.25 | 5.52 | -1.52 |
| 62 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.6 | 4.56 | 13.01 | 5.66 | -1.66 |
| 63 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.23 | -6.78 | 11.28 | 2.49 | 2.51 |
| 64 | San José State | PCAA | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.95 | -1.56 | 14 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 65 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -0.75 | 9.72 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 66 | San Diego State | PCAA | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.81 | -1.62 | 10.34 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 67 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -5 | 15.07 | 3.74 | 1.26 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.36 | -4.44 | 11.61 | 3.4 | 0.6 |
| 69 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -5.2 | 10.48 | 3.71 | 1.29 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.11 | -4.8 | 11.63 | 3.22 | 1.78 |
| 71 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.1 | -7.11 | 12.75 | 2.92 | 1.08 |
| 72 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.73 | -3.75 | 3.14 | 3.21 | 0.79 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.53 | 0.8 | 10.55 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 74 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.39 | -1.6 | 9.92 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 75 | Furman | Southern | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.25 | 0.1 | -1.74 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 76 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9 | -3.5 | 10.52 | 4 | 0 |
| 77 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.92 | -3.78 | 12.26 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 78 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.89 | -4.44 | 10.63 | 3.03 | 0.97 |
| 79 | Richmond | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.85 | -3.67 | 11.07 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 80 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.82 | 0 | 10.49 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 81 | Clemson | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.81 | -5.44 | 14.19 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 82 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.06 | -3.2 | 9.7 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 83 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.89 | -5 | 13.91 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 84 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.7 | -8.4 | 14.54 | 2.97 | 1.03 |
| 85 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.39 | -10.6 | 14.69 | 1.98 | 2.02 |
| 86 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.35 | -8 | 8.28 | 2.54 | 1.46 |
| 87 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.33 | -11.9 | 12.7 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 88 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.17 | -7 | 12.04 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 89 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.16 | -1.22 | 13.19 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 90 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.27 | -5.33 | 12.12 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 91 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.91 | -3.4 | 13.58 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 92 | SMU | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.84 | -9.78 | 12.53 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 93 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.74 | -11.89 | 13.5 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.66 | -13 | 13.26 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 95 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.45 | -8.89 | 2.77 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 96 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.38 | -6.8 | 12.25 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 97 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.17 | -10.4 | 14.55 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 98 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.04 | -10 | 11.04 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 99 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.92 | -12.6 | 12.59 | 1.76 | 1.24 |
| 100 | Florida | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.78 | -15.3 | 16.16 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 101 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.63 | -18.4 | 15.95 | 1.03 | 1.97 |
| 102 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.95 | -7.38 | 5.82 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 103 | Rice | Southwest | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.92 | -10.67 | 13.33 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 104 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.68 | -5.22 | 11.94 | 3.45 | -1.45 |
| 105 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.59 | -2.3 | 8.24 | 4.22 | -2.22 |
| 106 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.36 | -8.56 | 14.46 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 107 | Maryland | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.12 | -5.7 | 11.05 | 3.54 | -1.54 |
| 108 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.03 | -11.22 | 8.09 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 109 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.93 | -9 | 3.74 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 110 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.92 | -11 | 2.52 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 111 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.68 | -19 | 9.09 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 112 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.55 | -17.22 | 0.21 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 113 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.53 | -23.56 | 10 | 0.22 | 1.78 |
| 114 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -14.3 | 14.53 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 115 | NC State | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -13.5 | 12.51 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 116 | Virginia | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.47 | -14 | 11.25 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 117 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.46 | -11.5 | 9.73 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 118 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.55 | -15.62 | 10.99 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 119 | VMI | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.41 | -13.56 | 10.07 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 120 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.38 | -11.44 | 9.79 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 121 | Davidson | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.35 | -14.11 | 2.83 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 122 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.19 | -14.78 | 9.54 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 123 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.15 | -18.89 | 5.93 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 124 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.09 | -15.1 | 3.06 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 125 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.04 | -16.2 | 16.22 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 126 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.22 | -22.7 | 13.03 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 127 | Brown | Ivy | 0-8-0 | 0 | -1.94 | -10.12 | 11.09 | 1.96 | -1.96 |