Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.433776+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 26.1 | 12.75 | 9.42 | 0.58 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-8 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 28.6 | 10.78 | 9.65 | 0.35 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 21 | 9.16 | 9.85 | 0.15 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.45 | 31.67 | 12.23 | 8.92 | -0.92 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 23.4 | 37.3 | 11.29 | 9.86 | -1.86 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.27 | 12.33 | 15.28 | 7.62 | 0.38 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.99 | 16.1 | 11.34 | 8.51 | 0.49 |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.88 | 12 | 13.18 | 7.45 | 0.55 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.67 | 17 | 10.6 | 8.02 | -0.02 |
| 10 | Auburn | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.48 | 5.11 | 14.51 | 6.13 | 1.87 |
| 11 | San Diego State | PCAA | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.38 | 10.11 | 11.09 | 7.19 | 0.81 |
| 12 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.33 | 21.22 | 7.85 | 8.42 | -0.42 |
| 13 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.28 | 9.22 | 10.93 | 6.77 | 1.23 |
| 14 | East Carolina | Southern | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.17 | 11.6 | 8.16 | 8.14 | 0.86 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.99 | 14.56 | 7.44 | 7.69 | 0.31 |
| 16 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.35 | 9.75 | 9.45 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.65 | 17.78 | 13.65 | 8.54 | -1.54 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 23.5 | 8.59 | 8.35 | -0.35 |
| 19 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.35 | 10.8 | 11.14 | 8.05 | -0.05 |
| 20 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.74 | 14.1 | 6.25 | 8.8 | -0.8 |
| 21 | Yale | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.18 | 14.38 | 9.76 | 6.44 | -0.44 |
| 22 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.06 | 10.18 | 12.91 | 7.84 | 0.16 |
| 23 | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.86 | 11.64 | 11.69 | 8.57 | -0.57 |
| 24 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.73 | 14.73 | 9.69 | 8.5 | -0.5 |
| 25 | NC State | ACC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 18.34 | 12.09 | 12.64 | 8.24 | -1.24 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.31 | 9.25 | 6.18 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| 27 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.76 | 11.6 | 8.81 | 8.38 | -1.38 |
| 28 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.59 | 9.5 | 8.68 | 7.05 | -0.05 |
| 29 | Pacific | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.42 | 5.09 | 5.7 | 7.24 | 0.76 |
| 30 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.26 | 5.7 | 12.97 | 7.07 | -1.07 |
| 31 | Washington | Pac-8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.25 | 0.36 | 11.96 | 5.63 | 2.37 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.16 | 7.7 | 11.78 | 7.09 | -1.09 |
| 33 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.76 | 12.8 | 0.67 | 8.2 | -1.2 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 16.66 | 2.55 | 8.05 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 35 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.57 | 14 | 11.48 | 7.44 | -2.44 |
| 36 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.04 | 5.73 | 9.01 | 7.07 | -0.07 |
| 37 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.98 | 4.75 | 12.91 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 38 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.72 | 12 | 9.47 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 39 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.61 | 3 | 9.91 | 6.33 | 0.67 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.53 | 5.18 | 6.48 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 41 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.26 | 5.3 | 11.5 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 42 | SMU | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.84 | 10.78 | 11.57 | 7.16 | -2.16 |
| 43 | Fresno State | PCAA | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.76 | 7.18 | 4.64 | 7.96 | -1.96 |
| 44 | Richmond | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.62 | 3.3 | 8.81 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 45 | Houston | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.54 | 7.4 | 11.39 | 6.77 | -1.77 |
| 46 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.49 | 5.33 | 12.36 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 47 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.36 | 8.8 | 1.31 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 48 | Maryland | ACC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.13 | 4.6 | 10.03 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 49 | BYU | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.95 | 1 | 8.16 | 5.26 | 0.74 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 1.9 | 12.11 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 51 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.91 | 3.12 | 7.32 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 52 | Georgia | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.83 | -0.9 | 15.16 | 4.65 | 1.35 |
| 53 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 2.88 | 7.11 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 54 | Florida | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 8.38 | 15.61 | 6.08 | -2.08 |
| 55 | Kent State | Mid-American | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 13.6 | -0.18 | 11.23 | 5.43 | 0.57 |
| 56 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.35 | 7.5 | 11.93 | 7.49 | -2.49 |
| 57 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 5.1 | 12.81 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 58 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 12.47 | -2.22 | 3.63 | 4.01 | 0.99 |
| 59 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.46 | -6.7 | 14.62 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| 60 | TCU | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.39 | -1.67 | 12.89 | 4.05 | 0.95 |
| 61 | Memphis | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 1.1 | 11.31 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 62 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.96 | -1.27 | 9.83 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 63 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.85 | 1.9 | 6.59 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 64 | William & Mary | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.85 | 6.36 | 9.51 | 7.45 | -2.45 |
| 65 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.67 | 3.89 | 13.56 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 66 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.35 | -1.33 | 3.11 | 4.12 | 0.88 |
| 67 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.3 | 1.67 | 14.87 | 5.08 | -1.08 |
| 68 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.25 | -0.8 | 12.56 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 69 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.2 | -0.9 | 12.31 | 4.74 | 0.26 |
| 70 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.18 | 1.44 | 14.15 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 71 | App State | Southern | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.79 | 0.64 | -1.32 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 72 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.75 | -14.44 | 12.56 | 1.54 | 3.46 |
| 73 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.52 | -3.56 | 14.95 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 74 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.41 | 0.82 | 7.18 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 75 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.34 | -6.55 | 3.84 | 3.18 | 2.82 |
| 76 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -3.3 | 9.99 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 77 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.98 | -0.8 | 14.42 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 78 | Duke | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.7 | -2.18 | 13.9 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 79 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.78 | -4.25 | 12.91 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 80 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.7 | -3.56 | 7.32 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 81 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.68 | -8 | 11.56 | 2.65 | 2.35 |
| 82 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 8.48 | -0.82 | 7.12 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.46 | -2 | 12.32 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 84 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.46 | -1.7 | 13.16 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 85 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.08 | -2.8 | 9.66 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 86 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.82 | -6.8 | 14.66 | 3.07 | 0.93 |
| 87 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.62 | -6.9 | 11.45 | 2.86 | 1.14 |
| 88 | San José State | PCAA | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -7.6 | 10.49 | 3.05 | 0.95 |
| 89 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 7.08 | 0.38 | 12.71 | 4.13 | -2.13 |
| 90 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7 | -6.2 | 2.24 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 91 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.57 | -3 | 11.37 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 92 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.56 | -8.27 | 13.9 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 93 | Virginia | ACC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.55 | -7 | 11.04 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 94 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.33 | -7.82 | 8.3 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 95 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.94 | -7.89 | 11.93 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 96 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.77 | -4.3 | 14.88 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 97 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.48 | -4.9 | 10.45 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 98 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.25 | -7.9 | 16.15 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 99 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.22 | -9.1 | 14.21 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 100 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.09 | -10.8 | 14.27 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 101 | Clemson | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.07 | -10.3 | 13.01 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 102 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.99 | -10.5 | 11.28 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 103 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.95 | -9.7 | 11.91 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 104 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.81 | -12.7 | 13.62 | 2.11 | 0.89 |
| 105 | Davidson | Southern | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 4.55 | -12.82 | 3.68 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 106 | California | Pac-8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.52 | -7.82 | 14.77 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 107 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.08 | -12.36 | 8.32 | 2.34 | 0.66 |
| 108 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.89 | -21.64 | 15.54 | 1.22 | 1.78 |
| 109 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.2 | -10 | 12.19 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 110 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.69 | -7.8 | 2.64 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 111 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.49 | -13.4 | 11.18 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 112 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.42 | -13.6 | 8.11 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 113 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.4 | -7 | 6.52 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 114 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.35 | -13.8 | 4.91 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 115 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.22 | -17.3 | 7.24 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 116 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.21 | -16.1 | 10.03 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| 117 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.14 | -21.6 | 12.2 | 0.42 | 1.58 |
| 118 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2 | -14.91 | 14.71 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 119 | Furman | Southern | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.9 | -13.73 | 3.19 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 120 | VMI | Southern | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.9 | -13.55 | 10.46 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 121 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.72 | -18.82 | 8.15 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 122 | Brown | Ivy | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.62 | -14.12 | 13.04 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 123 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.49 | -11.8 | 6.06 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 124 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.17 | -13.5 | 14.06 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 125 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.06 | -18.3 | 12.54 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 126 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.45 | -25.9 | 12.41 | 0.4 | 0.6 |