Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.236994+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 25.27 | 14.23 | 10.67 | 0.33 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 12-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 30.92 | 11.88 | 11.71 | 0.29 |
| 3 | Toledo | Mid-American | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 23.82 | 10.15 | 10.56 | 0.44 |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.75 | 30.82 | 7.46 | 10.83 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.55 | 27.18 | 12.19 | 9.91 | 0.09 |
| 6 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.16 | 23.09 | 10.75 | 9.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.06 | 29.36 | 9.23 | 10.45 | -0.45 |
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.03 | 21.91 | 10.26 | 10.32 | -0.32 |
| 9 | Auburn | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.94 | 17.1 | 12.04 | 8.67 | 0.33 |
| 10 | Cornell | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.12 | 11.56 | 10.34 | 7.14 | 0.86 |
| 11 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.66 | 11.22 | 7.87 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 12 | Houston | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.12 | 13.82 | 13.07 | 9.02 | -0.02 |
| 13 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.1 | 12.55 | 13.38 | 8.51 | 0.49 |
| 14 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.87 | 13.45 | 11.69 | 9.74 | -0.74 |
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.84 | 10.73 | 12.54 | 8.22 | 0.78 |
| 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.44 | 12.73 | 9.32 | 9.15 | -0.15 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.34 | 13.9 | 11.06 | 9.07 | -1.07 |
| 18 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.33 | 12.91 | 8.59 | 9.55 | -0.55 |
| 19 | Texas | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 13.7 | 9.7 | 8.37 | -0.37 |
| 20 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.01 | 17.09 | 8.13 | 9.55 | -1.55 |
| 21 | LSU | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.96 | 16.55 | 11.65 | 9.68 | -1.68 |
| 22 | Washington | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.58 | 15.36 | 9.51 | 9.03 | -1.03 |
| 23 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.44 | 11.36 | 10.01 | 9.25 | -1.25 |
| 24 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.41 | 9.55 | 10.64 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 25 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.39 | 12.91 | 9.07 | 9.38 | -1.38 |
| 26 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.82 | 12.44 | 2.55 | 7.25 | -1.25 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.69 | 9 | 10.65 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 28 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.51 | 5.45 | 7.13 | 7.28 | 0.72 |
| 29 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.31 | 10.4 | 7.25 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 30 | The Citadel | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 16.79 | 8.55 | 0.13 | 7.36 | 0.64 |
| 31 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.67 | 4.45 | 11.74 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 32 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.49 | 8.67 | 7.02 | 8.48 | -0.48 |
| 33 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.49 | 7.9 | 7.53 | 7.81 | -1.81 |
| 34 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.14 | 5.45 | 11.88 | 7.03 | -0.03 |
| 35 | Columbia | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.05 | 3.33 | 8.4 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 36 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.62 | 10.4 | 11.42 | 8.14 | -2.14 |
| 37 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.58 | 3.36 | 9.89 | 6.65 | 0.35 |
| 38 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.55 | 2.55 | 10.96 | 6.42 | 0.58 |
| 39 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.51 | 5.91 | 13.8 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 40 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.98 | 5.6 | 9.73 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 41 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.73 | 2.73 | 4.03 | 6.31 | 0.69 |
| 42 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.67 | 7.45 | -1.08 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 43 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.62 | 4.27 | 8.19 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
| 44 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.08 | 15.18 | 5.65 | 9.27 | -3.27 |
| 45 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.01 | 5.09 | 11.69 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.73 | 2.09 | 14.1 | 6.34 | -0.34 |
| 47 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.69 | 0 | 11.42 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.52 | 2.5 | 1.48 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 49 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.45 | 3.64 | 8.55 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 50 | Duke | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.36 | 1.91 | 11.13 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 51 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.21 | 1.44 | 8.81 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 52 | San Diego State | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.2 | 1.36 | 11.18 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 53 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.02 | 0.91 | 11.04 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 54 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.02 | 6.7 | 11.33 | 6.85 | -1.85 |
| 55 | Fresno State | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.82 | 4.55 | 1.17 | 7.17 | -1.17 |
| 56 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.32 | -0.45 | 12.14 | 5.33 | 0.67 |
| 57 | TCU | Southwest | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 12.15 | -5.55 | 10.87 | 3.91 | 2.09 |
| 58 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.06 | 1.64 | 10.25 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 59 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 11.96 | -6 | 9.46 | 3.07 | 2.93 |
| 60 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 11.51 | 1.09 | 6.39 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 61 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.34 | 3.36 | 10.38 | 6.42 | -1.42 |
| 62 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.31 | 3.89 | 11.54 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 63 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.16 | 2.55 | 10.16 | 6.35 | -1.35 |
| 64 | California | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.06 | -6.91 | 13.11 | 3.38 | 2.62 |
| 65 | San José State | PCAA | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 11.04 | -1.09 | 13.89 | 5.19 | -0.19 |
| 66 | Furman | Southern | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.74 | 1.27 | -2.35 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 67 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.45 | 3.4 | 13.19 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 68 | Richmond | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -3.1 | 11.61 | 3.74 | 1.26 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.17 | -2.73 | 9.03 | 4.61 | 0.39 |
| 70 | Yale | Ivy | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.52 | -0.67 | 9.92 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 71 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.09 | -4.64 | 14.1 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 72 | Clemson | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.01 | -4.27 | 12.25 | 3.83 | 1.17 |
| 73 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.99 | -4.45 | 12.41 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 74 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.96 | -3.73 | 10.32 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 75 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.81 | -4.64 | 10.24 | 3.81 | 1.19 |
| 76 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.77 | -6.18 | 12.42 | 3.14 | 1.86 |
| 77 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.76 | -7 | 13.47 | 3.62 | 1.38 |
| 78 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.74 | -6.82 | 12.99 | 3.19 | 1.81 |
| 79 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.53 | -6.36 | 9.2 | 3.32 | 1.68 |
| 80 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.5 | -7.91 | 10.94 | 3.45 | 1.55 |
| 81 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 8.27 | -1.64 | 10.17 | 5.03 | -1.03 |
| 82 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.81 | -0.64 | 11.27 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 83 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.59 | -6.55 | 12.59 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 84 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.28 | -5.1 | 4.74 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 85 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.25 | -2.09 | 10.2 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 86 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.16 | -12.55 | 13.24 | 2.31 | 1.69 |
| 87 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.15 | -11.9 | 12.4 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 88 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.96 | -4.27 | 12.57 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 89 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.93 | -3.64 | 10.19 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 90 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.68 | -6 | 11.58 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 91 | SMU | Southwest | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.56 | -6.91 | 11.2 | 3.03 | 0.97 |
| 92 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.44 | -9 | 12.46 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 93 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.39 | -4.55 | 2.96 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 94 | Florida | SEC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.38 | -11.27 | 14.52 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 95 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.27 | -11.27 | 12.41 | 2.39 | 1.61 |
| 96 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.06 | -1.8 | 12.1 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 97 | Rice | Southwest | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.26 | -6.73 | 12.39 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 98 | Pacific | PCAA | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 5.18 | -2 | 8.87 | 4.74 | -1.74 |
| 99 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.72 | -5.73 | 13.28 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 100 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.6 | -6.45 | 12.42 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 101 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.24 | -9 | 8.65 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 102 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.2 | -9.82 | 9.25 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 103 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.17 | -12.73 | 14.05 | 1.83 | 1.17 |
| 104 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.15 | -12.27 | 12.65 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 105 | NC State | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.13 | -11.55 | 10.64 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 106 | Virginia | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.07 | -12.55 | 10.71 | 1.73 | 1.27 |
| 107 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.02 | -15.64 | 14.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 108 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.96 | -16.82 | 14.11 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| 109 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.94 | -10.82 | 3.54 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 110 | California-Santa Barbara | PCAA | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.93 | -12.73 | 6.58 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 111 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.88 | -15.09 | 8.85 | 1.66 | 1.34 |
| 112 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.37 | -7.7 | 13.78 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 113 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.06 | -9.67 | 8.02 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 114 | Maryland | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.63 | -5.36 | 10.88 | 4.01 | -2.01 |
| 115 | Cal State Los Angeles | PCAA | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.01 | -17.9 | -1.06 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 116 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 1.99 | -24.2 | 10.16 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 117 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.95 | -11.64 | 2.94 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 118 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.94 | -12.55 | 5.11 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 119 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.85 | -17.36 | 14.8 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 120 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.73 | -15.91 | 2.25 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 121 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.32 | -10.8 | 9.58 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 122 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.03 | -16.2 | 9.87 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 123 | Davidson | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0 | -16.7 | 3.98 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 124 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.16 | -15.18 | 14.76 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 125 | VMI | Southern | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.2 | -16.27 | 9.55 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 126 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.48 | -23.45 | 12.4 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 127 | Brown | Ivy | 0-9-0 | 0 | -1.97 | -11 | 11.2 | 1.97 | -1.97 |