Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.641667+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.45 | 10.67 | 18.14 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 2 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.13 | 11.25 | 16.2 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 34.5 | 11 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 4 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 16 | 13.86 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.64 | 35.67 | 8.98 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.48 | 13 | 12.77 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 22.25 | 9.57 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.2 | 11.25 | 11.87 | 3.14 | 0.86 |
| 9 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 21.67 | 9.32 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 10 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.03 | 16.75 | 9.46 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 11 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 20.5 | 8.6 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 12 | Richmond | Southern | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.78 | 30.25 | 6.25 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 20.33 | 6.87 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 14 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 16 | 7.98 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 15 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 28.25 | 6.19 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 16 | USC | Pac-8 | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.62 | 12 | 9 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 17 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 16 | 6.85 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 24.75 | 1.86 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 19 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.9 | 7 | 1.61 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 20 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.74 | 16.5 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 21 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.19 | 21.25 | 15.94 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 22 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.75 | 8 | 18.16 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 23 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.66 | 9.5 | 16.84 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.6 | 32.75 | 6.79 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 25 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.4 | 8.2 | 8.14 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 26 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.39 | 15.75 | 9.17 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 27 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 18.25 | 12.24 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 28 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.31 | 12.75 | 13.07 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 29 | San Diego State | PCAA | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.06 | 10.33 | 19.93 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 30 | Maryland | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.96 | 19.75 | 8.78 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 31 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.85 | 7.4 | 6.29 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 32 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.85 | 16 | 9.25 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 33 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.65 | 3.5 | 10.09 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 34 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.56 | 20.5 | 2.94 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 35 | William & Mary | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.42 | 5 | 4 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.39 | 6.5 | 10.36 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 37 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.36 | 5.75 | 11.25 | 2.55 | 0.45 |
| 38 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.16 | 0.5 | -6.33 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 39 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.09 | 8.5 | 7.04 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.08 | 5.2 | 1.69 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 41 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.82 | 5.5 | 15.07 | 2.7 | -0.7 |
| 42 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.74 | 17.33 | 16.2 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 43 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.68 | 7.6 | -2.23 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 44 | San José State | PCAA | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.03 | 5.4 | 1.54 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 45 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.59 | 1.67 | 12.96 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.51 | 6 | 4.69 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 47 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.99 | 0.33 | 11.12 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 48 | NC State | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.8 | 7 | 17.52 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 49 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.46 | 3 | 5.88 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 50 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.27 | 2.6 | 14.88 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 51 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.19 | 2.67 | 5.11 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 52 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.18 | 13.33 | -7.55 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 53 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.81 | -2.75 | 4.99 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 54 | Furman | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.94 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 55 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.25 | 12.5 | 14.57 | 3.08 | -1.08 |
| 56 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 8.75 | 9.59 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 57 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 9.25 | 7.84 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.85 | -2.2 | 10.4 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 59 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.88 | 0.75 | 10.73 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 60 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.78 | 1.5 | 14.45 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 61 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 2.5 | 12.15 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 62 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 1.25 | 7.92 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 63 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 1.25 | 14.03 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 64 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 0.75 | 15.13 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 65 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.21 | -13.8 | 13.72 | 1.11 | 1.89 |
| 66 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.87 | -0.5 | 19.39 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 67 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.63 | 6.2 | 13.36 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| 68 | Florida | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.14 | -7.5 | 17.26 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 69 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.03 | -4 | 21.75 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 70 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | 3 | -5 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 71 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.23 | -9.75 | 19.73 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 72 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.03 | -4.5 | 9.72 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 73 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.87 | 13 | 4.15 | 2.45 | -1.45 |
| 74 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -9.75 | 13.45 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 75 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.8 | -14 | 16.64 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 76 | California | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.73 | -9 | 12.34 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 77 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.23 | 4.67 | 4.7 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 78 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.21 | -14.75 | 9 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 79 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.03 | 3 | 7.09 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 80 | Yale | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.86 | -4 | 1.61 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 81 | Virginia | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.92 | -8.2 | 10.52 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 82 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.74 | 5.5 | 11.06 | 2.78 | -1.78 |
| 83 | TCU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.71 | -2 | 13.2 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 84 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.37 | -6 | 6.1 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 85 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.18 | -10.6 | 10.14 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 86 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.17 | -4.25 | 16.14 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 87 | Xavier | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.67 | -19.4 | 10.25 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 88 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -7.33 | 14.73 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 89 | Washington | Pac-8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.1 | 1 | 0.01 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| 90 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.98 | -7 | 7.04 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 91 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.85 | 0.25 | 17.46 | 2.03 | -1.03 |
| 92 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.92 | -3.75 | 12.21 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 93 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.87 | -17.67 | 13.73 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 94 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.81 | -9.75 | 21.02 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 95 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.77 | -7 | 19.9 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 96 | Duke | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.62 | -6.5 | 12.93 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 97 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.59 | -7.25 | 17.14 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 98 | Clemson | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -9.5 | 11.91 | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.13 | -14.75 | 16.78 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 100 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.02 | -12.25 | 10.69 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 101 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.96 | -5 | 12.63 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 102 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -10.5 | 2.43 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 103 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.86 | -19.5 | 17.54 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 104 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -20.25 | 14.04 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 105 | App State | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -9 | -1.71 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 106 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.43 | -21.5 | 5.94 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 107 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -7.4 | 0.49 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 108 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.86 | -10.4 | 10.26 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 109 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.85 | -10.2 | 9.67 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 110 | Lamar | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.63 | -10.6 | 0.58 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 111 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -12.2 | 1.91 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 112 | Davidson | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -24.6 | 5.2 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 113 | VMI | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.82 | -21.4 | 14.86 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 114 | Brown | Ivy | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.07 | -4 | -5.34 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 115 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.38 | -5.5 | 4.13 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 116 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.74 | -7.8 | 4.79 | 0.91 | -0.91 |
| 117 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.94 | -12.75 | -3.41 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 118 | Fresno State | PCAA | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -14 | 1.37 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 119 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -10.25 | 15.13 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 120 | Princeton | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -13 | 11.61 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 121 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.25 | -12 | 17.06 | 1.15 | -1.15 |
| 122 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -13.75 | 23.35 | 0.64 | -0.64 |
| 123 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -16.25 | 19.82 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 124 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -21.25 | 14.87 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 125 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -22.67 | 12.37 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 126 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -22.5 | 16.36 | 0.57 | -0.57 |
| 127 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -20.75 | 23.66 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 128 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.01 | -35.2 | 11.57 | 0.19 | -0.19 |