Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.433360+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 26.12 | 24.67 | 13.12 | 8.45 | 0.55 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 29.89 | 8.86 | 8.69 | 0.31 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 23 | 7.98 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.48 | 32.62 | 12.95 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.38 | 35.67 | 11.99 | 8.86 | -1.86 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.14 | 10.5 | 16.03 | 6.41 | 0.59 |
| 7 | LSU | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.91 | 11.75 | 13.32 | 6.61 | 0.39 |
| 8 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.85 | 15.78 | 11.35 | 7.76 | 0.24 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.47 | 18.75 | 9.87 | 7.29 | -0.29 |
| 10 | San Diego State | PCAA | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.42 | 10.11 | 10.86 | 7.19 | 0.81 |
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.15 | 3.62 | 14.46 | 5.07 | 1.93 |
| 12 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.1 | 21.75 | 7.08 | 7.41 | -0.41 |
| 13 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.08 | 8.62 | 10.87 | 5.78 | 1.22 |
| 14 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.07 | 14.75 | 7.69 | 6.86 | 0.14 |
| 15 | East Carolina | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22 | 12.67 | 7.56 | 7.57 | 0.43 |
| 16 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.71 | 12.9 | 11.12 | 7.53 | 0.47 |
| 17 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.7 | 9.86 | 9.03 | 5.14 | -0.14 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.17 | 22.78 | 8.94 | 7.44 | -0.44 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.1 | 11.33 | 10.71 | 7.24 | -0.24 |
| 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.96 | 17.88 | 12.85 | 7.51 | -1.51 |
| 21 | Washington | Pac-8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.43 | 2.1 | 11.68 | 5.66 | 2.34 |
| 22 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.2 | 14.89 | 4.87 | 8.14 | -1.14 |
| 23 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.11 | 7.11 | 12.07 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 24 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.84 | 15.88 | 12.19 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 25 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.66 | 14.56 | 1.57 | 7.68 | -0.68 |
| 26 | Yale | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.52 | 13 | 10.09 | 5.42 | -0.42 |
| 27 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.28 | 6.71 | 13.02 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 28 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.05 | 9.7 | 11.14 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 29 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.99 | 13.1 | 9.25 | 7.46 | -0.46 |
| 30 | NC State | ACC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.83 | 10.8 | 13.06 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 31 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 16.78 | 8.91 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 32 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.55 | 6.6 | 9.53 | 6.63 | 0.37 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.53 | 9.71 | 6.26 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 34 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 10.33 | 9.49 | 7.21 | -1.21 |
| 35 | Pacific | PCAA | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.1 | 4.6 | 7.26 | 6.53 | 0.47 |
| 36 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 9.89 | 9 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 37 | Fresno State | PCAA | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.54 | 8.3 | 6.22 | 7.42 | -1.42 |
| 38 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.39 | 0.89 | 14.74 | 4.82 | 1.18 |
| 39 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.15 | 3.86 | 6.64 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 40 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.04 | 1.7 | 9.83 | 5.52 | 0.48 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.95 | 6 | 12.24 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 42 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.86 | 6.44 | 11.06 | 5.86 | -0.86 |
| 43 | TCU | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.04 | 1.5 | 12.09 | 4.35 | 0.65 |
| 44 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.9 | 6 | 13.77 | 6.05 | -1.05 |
| 45 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.73 | 4.8 | 6.01 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 46 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.54 | 8.67 | 9.84 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.51 | 5.33 | 12.72 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 48 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.33 | 1.6 | 9.2 | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| 49 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.25 | 4.33 | 12.03 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 50 | Maryland | ACC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.11 | 4.6 | 9.96 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 51 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.89 | 0.4 | 9.77 | 5.13 | 0.87 |
| 52 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.85 | 3.11 | 10.2 | 5.13 | -0.13 |
| 53 | SMU | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.55 | 10.25 | 10.62 | 6.22 | -2.22 |
| 54 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.54 | 7.22 | 2.62 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 55 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.47 | 0.67 | 11.46 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 56 | Richmond | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.37 | 1.78 | 8.31 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 57 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.28 | 0.11 | 12.32 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 58 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.18 | 8.7 | 8.66 | 7.26 | -2.26 |
| 59 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.14 | 4.75 | 12.15 | 5.22 | -1.22 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 3.75 | 14.24 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 61 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 13.08 | 6.11 | 11.7 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 62 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.95 | 2.62 | 13.8 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 63 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.68 | 0.11 | 6.86 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 64 | App State | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 2.1 | -0.29 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 65 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.29 | 2.29 | 7.55 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 66 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.98 | -2 | 11.27 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 67 | Florida | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.86 | 3.86 | 17.18 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 68 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.55 | -0.44 | 15.67 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 69 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.53 | -7.56 | 13.96 | 2.72 | 2.28 |
| 70 | Duke | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.24 | -1 | 12.93 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 71 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.23 | -5.75 | 5.05 | 2.95 | 1.05 |
| 72 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.85 | -1.43 | 12.83 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 73 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.72 | 1.78 | 6.95 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 74 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.1 | -2.88 | 6.79 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 75 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.97 | -5.7 | 11.38 | 2.96 | 2.04 |
| 76 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.97 | -1.75 | 3.34 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.78 | -0.67 | 11.25 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 78 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.39 | -0.7 | 5.75 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 79 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.38 | -16.5 | 11.81 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 80 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.21 | -7.5 | 3.93 | 2.57 | 2.43 |
| 81 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.12 | -2.22 | 10.77 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 82 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.93 | -5 | 15.12 | 3.21 | 0.79 |
| 83 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.88 | -5.44 | 13.01 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 84 | The Citadel | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.87 | 0 | 7.32 | 5 | -1 |
| 85 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.81 | -4.56 | 10.05 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 86 | Rice | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.8 | -4.75 | 16.84 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 87 | San José State | PCAA | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.7 | -5.11 | 9.65 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 88 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.46 | 1.29 | 11.98 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 89 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.21 | -1 | 8.84 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.17 | -7.12 | 11.35 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 91 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.85 | -2.22 | 12.08 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 92 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.47 | -4.11 | 16.52 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 93 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.19 | -4.78 | 9.23 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 94 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -5.67 | 14.48 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 95 | Clemson | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.9 | -8.67 | 11.65 | 2.09 | 0.91 |
| 96 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -9.33 | 12.75 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 97 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.83 | -9.56 | 11.21 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 98 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.41 | -7.67 | 3.07 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 99 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.26 | -8 | 12.38 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 100 | Davidson | Southern | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.18 | -13.2 | 2.85 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 101 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.99 | -9.4 | 8.71 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 102 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.95 | -11.8 | 15.39 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 103 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.83 | -11.9 | 8.5 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 104 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.72 | -18.6 | 14.91 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 105 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.93 | -10.22 | 12.22 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 106 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.18 | -11.11 | 13.99 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 107 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.1 | -6.78 | 3.02 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 108 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.09 | -11 | 17.06 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 109 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.99 | -11.56 | 6.59 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 110 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.94 | -13.44 | 9.77 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 111 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.92 | -12.56 | 6.61 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 112 | California | Pac-8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.88 | -8.9 | 14.88 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 113 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.83 | -14.56 | 14.51 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 114 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.68 | -7.5 | 6.33 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 115 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.56 | -17.78 | 8.84 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 116 | Furman | Southern | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -10.1 | 4.1 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 117 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.45 | -13.7 | 16.09 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 118 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.44 | -23.67 | 13.91 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2 | -20.4 | 7.91 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 120 | Brown | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.05 | -15.14 | 12.81 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 121 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.85 | -10 | 7.71 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 122 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.18 | -13.5 | 14.11 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 123 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.12 | -19.78 | 10.64 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 124 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.1 | -20 | 12.31 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 125 | VMI | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.01 | -16.6 | 11.12 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 126 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -30.22 | 13.64 | 0.14 | -0.14 |