Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.235810+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 25.4 | 13.03 | 9.69 | 0.31 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 28.78 | 10.88 | 8.26 | 0.74 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 32.5 | 10.38 | 9.86 | 0.14 |
| 4 | Toledo | Mid-American | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.33 | 23.82 | 9.95 | 10.56 | 0.44 |
| 5 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 34.3 | 8.05 | 9.71 | 0.29 |
| 6 | Auburn | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 21.67 | 9.77 | 8.25 | 0.75 |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 30.82 | 7.26 | 10.83 | 0.17 |
| 8 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.15 | 22.3 | 10.89 | 8.85 | 0.15 |
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.06 | 23.7 | 10.01 | 9.57 | -0.57 |
| 10 | Cornell | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.33 | 11.56 | 10.33 | 7.14 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.94 | 11.22 | 8.32 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 12 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.38 | 12.55 | 13.94 | 8.51 | 0.49 |
| 13 | Houston | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.98 | 12.6 | 14.32 | 8.05 | -0.05 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.79 | 13.9 | 11.96 | 9.07 | -1.07 |
| 15 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.66 | 12.73 | 9.58 | 9.15 | -0.15 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.38 | 7 | 13.14 | 6.68 | 1.32 |
| 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.22 | 17.09 | 8.29 | 9.55 | -1.55 |
| 18 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.08 | 12.8 | 8.71 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.01 | 12.89 | 11.1 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 20 | Texas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.86 | 13 | 9.95 | 7.46 | -0.46 |
| 21 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.85 | 5.6 | 12.24 | 6.12 | -0.12 |
| 22 | Washington | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.75 | 15.36 | 9.46 | 9.03 | -1.03 |
| 23 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.66 | 11.36 | 10.38 | 9.25 | -1.25 |
| 24 | LSU | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.5 | 15.3 | 12.6 | 8.62 | -1.62 |
| 25 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 9.11 | 6.51 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 26 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.04 | 12.44 | 2.86 | 7.25 | -1.25 |
| 27 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18 | 10 | 6.67 | 8.19 | -0.19 |
| 28 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.89 | 12.4 | 9.42 | 8.49 | -1.49 |
| 29 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.84 | 9 | 10.77 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 30 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.82 | 8.8 | 10.83 | 7.15 | -0.15 |
| 31 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.63 | 5.45 | 6.92 | 7.28 | 0.72 |
| 32 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.47 | 10.4 | 7.15 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 33 | The Citadel | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 16.89 | 8.55 | -0.08 | 7.36 | 0.64 |
| 34 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.43 | 5.45 | 12.26 | 7.03 | -0.03 |
| 35 | Columbia | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.14 | 3.33 | 8.32 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 36 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.83 | 10.4 | 11.25 | 8.14 | -2.14 |
| 37 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.74 | 5.91 | 14.27 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 38 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.68 | 7.22 | 0.23 | 6.23 | -0.23 |
| 39 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.64 | 2.55 | 11.02 | 6.42 | 0.58 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.19 | 5.6 | 9.46 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.13 | 2.7 | 13.61 | 6.04 | -0.04 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.84 | 3.4 | 9.18 | 6.05 | -0.05 |
| 43 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.83 | 7.45 | -0.73 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 44 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.76 | 4.27 | 8.15 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
| 45 | Fresno State | PCAA | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.26 | 5.3 | 2.24 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 46 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.25 | 5.09 | 11.95 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 47 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.19 | 0.5 | 12.54 | 5.16 | 0.84 |
| 48 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.94 | 0 | 11.29 | 5 | 1 |
| 49 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.78 | 2.5 | 1.82 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.72 | 3.64 | 9.11 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 51 | Duke | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.58 | 1.91 | 11.1 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 52 | San Diego State | PCAA | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.55 | 1.78 | 10.99 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 53 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.44 | 2.9 | 6.42 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 54 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.3 | 1.44 | 9.5 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 55 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.19 | 12.5 | 6.95 | 8.1 | -3.1 |
| 56 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.14 | 6.7 | 11.86 | 6.85 | -1.85 |
| 57 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.54 | 3.36 | 10.57 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 58 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.48 | 3.89 | 11.33 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 59 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.32 | 2.55 | 9.98 | 6.35 | -1.35 |
| 60 | TCU | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.29 | -6.3 | 11.83 | 3.41 | 1.59 |
| 61 | California | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.26 | -6.91 | 13.51 | 3.38 | 2.62 |
| 62 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.23 | -6.78 | 11.01 | 2.49 | 2.51 |
| 63 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.9 | -1 | 9.24 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 64 | Furman | Southern | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.76 | 1.27 | -2.45 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 65 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.57 | 3.4 | 12.77 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 66 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -2.5 | 11.7 | 4.18 | 0.82 |
| 67 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.32 | 0.4 | 11.24 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 68 | Richmond | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | -3.1 | 11.31 | 3.74 | 1.26 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.23 | -2.73 | 9.21 | 4.61 | 0.39 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -4.8 | 11.56 | 3.22 | 1.78 |
| 71 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.13 | -0.44 | 13.44 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 72 | Yale | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.74 | -0.67 | 10.01 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 73 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.26 | -4.64 | 14.36 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 74 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.09 | -4.45 | 13.27 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 75 | San José State | PCAA | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.95 | -5.7 | 14.92 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 76 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.82 | -7 | 13.8 | 3.62 | 1.38 |
| 77 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.78 | -6.82 | 13.2 | 3.19 | 1.81 |
| 78 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.68 | -7.91 | 11.25 | 3.45 | 1.55 |
| 79 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.59 | -6.36 | 9.72 | 3.32 | 1.68 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.55 | -6 | 11.86 | 2.88 | 1.12 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.37 | -9.4 | 11.52 | 2.61 | 1.39 |
| 82 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 8.36 | -1.64 | 9.54 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 83 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.26 | -4.11 | 2.19 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 84 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.98 | -0.64 | 11.55 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 85 | Clemson | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.82 | -5.7 | 12.72 | 3.06 | 0.94 |
| 86 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -5.7 | 9.77 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 87 | SMU | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.47 | -7.4 | 12 | 2.62 | 1.38 |
| 88 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.24 | -11.9 | 12.52 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 89 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.06 | -3.64 | 10.4 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 90 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.7 | -6 | 11.81 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 91 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.45 | -9 | 12.61 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 92 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.17 | -1.8 | 12.04 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 93 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.81 | -3.4 | 13.23 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 94 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.49 | -4.5 | 12.12 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 95 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.41 | -5.7 | 11 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 96 | Pacific | PCAA | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 5.16 | -2 | 8.95 | 4.74 | -1.74 |
| 97 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.88 | -6.9 | 4.65 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 98 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.86 | -14.2 | 13.66 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 99 | Florida | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.83 | -15.3 | 15.5 | 1.35 | 1.65 |
| 100 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.83 | -15.4 | 14.59 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 101 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.73 | -9.5 | 5.93 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 102 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.71 | -10.1 | 3.45 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 103 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.68 | -18.4 | 15.31 | 1.03 | 1.97 |
| 104 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.52 | -15 | 9.23 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 105 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.22 | -12.27 | 12.43 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 106 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.22 | -12.73 | 13.39 | 1.83 | 1.17 |
| 107 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.15 | -9.82 | 9.07 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 108 | NC State | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.13 | -11.55 | 11.62 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 109 | Virginia | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.03 | -12.55 | 10.58 | 1.73 | 1.27 |
| 110 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.42 | -7.7 | 14.49 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 111 | Rice | Southwest | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.26 | -9.7 | 13.56 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 112 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.13 | -9.67 | 8.08 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 113 | Maryland | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.67 | -5.36 | 10.5 | 4.01 | -2.01 |
| 114 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -10.3 | 3.96 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 115 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -14.3 | 14.14 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 116 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.42 | -11.6 | 9.03 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 117 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.06 | -17.9 | -0.67 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 118 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.03 | -24.2 | 10.07 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 119 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.89 | -11.64 | 3.08 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 120 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.33 | -10.8 | 9.72 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 121 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.3 | -15.44 | 10.65 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 122 | VMI | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.12 | -14.5 | 9.22 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 123 | Davidson | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.02 | -16.7 | 3.99 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 124 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.04 | -17.9 | 3.81 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 125 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.15 | -15.18 | 14.94 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 126 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.48 | -23.45 | 12.47 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 127 | Brown | Ivy | 0-9-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -11 | 11.57 | 1.97 | -1.97 |