Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.848622+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 38.12 | 11.18 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 23.33 | 10.31 | 8.73 | 0.27 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 22.22 | 8.45 | 8.71 | 0.29 |
| 4 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.08 | 20.67 | 8.72 | 8.61 | -0.61 |
| 5 | Yale | Ivy | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 22 | 5.94 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 6 | Auburn | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.88 | 15.67 | 11.48 | 8.14 | -0.14 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.84 | 31.33 | 7.65 | 8.69 | -0.69 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.22 | 19.75 | 8.14 | 7.53 | -0.53 |
| 9 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.01 | 15 | 10.8 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 10 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.87 | 16.62 | 9.57 | 7.27 | -1.27 |
| 11 | Florida | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.48 | 6.67 | 15.56 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 12 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.32 | 24.89 | 9.44 | 8.58 | -1.58 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.17 | 10 | 11.75 | 7.51 | -0.51 |
| 14 | NC State | ACC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.98 | 5.5 | 11.25 | 6.42 | 1.58 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.69 | 13.22 | 7.56 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.38 | 5.56 | 10.48 | 5.92 | 1.08 |
| 17 | Houston | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.27 | 11.62 | 10.49 | 6.53 | -0.53 |
| 18 | San Diego State | PCAA | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.18 | 9 | 11.55 | 5.93 | 0.07 |
| 19 | California | Pac-8 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.1 | 6.78 | 12.31 | 6.16 | -0.16 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.01 | 5.56 | 12.59 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 21 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.87 | 21.12 | 4.42 | 7.17 | -1.17 |
| 22 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.85 | 8.62 | 9.5 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 23 | Maryland | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 18.11 | 13.77 | 8.35 | -2.35 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 9.11 | 16.31 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 25 | Lamar | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.01 | 2.75 | 7.34 | 4.84 | 1.16 |
| 26 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.89 | 11.11 | 13.28 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 27 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.78 | 8 | 8.75 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 28 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.44 | 8.56 | 12.61 | 6.08 | -0.08 |
| 29 | San José State | PCAA | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.84 | 8 | 8.7 | 7.15 | -1.15 |
| 30 | East Carolina | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 8.44 | 7.04 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 31 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 6.22 | 8.49 | 6.36 | -0.36 |
| 32 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.7 | 7.88 | 1.29 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 33 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.59 | 14.38 | 12.13 | 7.08 | -2.08 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.5 | 7.75 | 13.46 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 35 | Duke | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.49 | 4.11 | 9.39 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 36 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.39 | 3.22 | 10.1 | 5.19 | 0.81 |
| 37 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.36 | 10.25 | 12.33 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 38 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.26 | 3 | 9.36 | 5.25 | 0.75 |
| 39 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.2 | 13.38 | 8.31 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 40 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.01 | -4.62 | 10.66 | 2.78 | 3.22 |
| 41 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.92 | 5.78 | 12.09 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.83 | 5.5 | 11.81 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 43 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.79 | 2.89 | 14.69 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 44 | Miami | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.47 | 1.88 | 12.41 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 45 | SMU | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.23 | -0.22 | 10.96 | 4.44 | 1.56 |
| 46 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.22 | 12.56 | 13.28 | 7.37 | -2.37 |
| 47 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.92 | 0.62 | 13.8 | 4.15 | 0.85 |
| 48 | Kent State | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.89 | 7.2 | 5.27 | 7.2 | -1.2 |
| 49 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.78 | 8 | 11.07 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 50 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.71 | 6 | 13.71 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 51 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.6 | 8.67 | 9.11 | 6.55 | -1.55 |
| 52 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.46 | -2.43 | 8.9 | 3.02 | 0.98 |
| 53 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.43 | 7.44 | 9.9 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 54 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.17 | 3.11 | 12.79 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 55 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.03 | 2.44 | 11.17 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 56 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.03 | 2 | 13.8 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 57 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.39 | 5.57 | -0.77 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 58 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.35 | -1.5 | 7.17 | 3.56 | 1.44 |
| 59 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.33 | -0.38 | 16.52 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 60 | VMI | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.21 | 1.11 | 7.15 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 61 | Cornell | Ivy | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.73 | 3.29 | 9.92 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 62 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.72 | 2.86 | 10.55 | 4.13 | -1.13 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.66 | 5.9 | 6.12 | 6.74 | -1.74 |
| 64 | Richmond | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.3 | -5.5 | 6.72 | 2.87 | 2.13 |
| 65 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.13 | -2 | 12.78 | 3.81 | 1.19 |
| 66 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.94 | -4.44 | 13.73 | 3.38 | 1.62 |
| 67 | Clemson | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.73 | -4.56 | 13.9 | 3.42 | 1.58 |
| 68 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.58 | -0.78 | 2.74 | 4.2 | 0.8 |
| 69 | App State | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.32 | 2.7 | -2.31 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 70 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.13 | -4.71 | 2.86 | 2.52 | 1.48 |
| 71 | Washington | Pac-8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.09 | 1.22 | 13.21 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 72 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.08 | -1.44 | 12.82 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 73 | LSU | SEC | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.81 | 1 | 13.53 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 74 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.06 | -4.6 | 8.68 | 3.73 | 1.27 |
| 75 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.04 | -0.78 | 13.96 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 76 | Fresno State | PCAA | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.87 | 4.6 | 1.75 | 6.36 | -2.36 |
| 77 | Virginia | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.73 | -0.33 | 9.89 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 78 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.7 | -0.44 | 10.46 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 79 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.63 | -1.78 | 14.89 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 80 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.58 | -0.33 | 7.75 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 81 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.34 | -5 | 2.63 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 82 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.94 | -3.89 | 10.76 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 83 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.9 | 0.22 | 9.4 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 84 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.75 | -5.56 | 14.62 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 85 | Brown | Ivy | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.57 | -3.29 | 10.31 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 86 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.51 | -9.33 | 15.51 | 2.51 | 1.49 |
| 87 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.47 | -0.89 | 13.25 | 4.27 | -1.27 |
| 88 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.45 | -2.25 | 5.3 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 89 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.1 | -3.89 | 1.01 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 90 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.75 | -14.78 | 9.08 | 1.46 | 2.54 |
| 91 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.53 | -0.11 | 13.29 | 4.47 | -1.47 |
| 92 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.34 | -6 | 12.03 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 93 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.71 | -1.89 | 12.18 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 94 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.03 | -8.44 | 13.91 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 95 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.94 | -9.67 | 14.46 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| 96 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.81 | -8.78 | 10.04 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 97 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.74 | -8.44 | 11.34 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 98 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.74 | -9.33 | 13.1 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 99 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -10.56 | 13.86 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 100 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.62 | -6.4 | 4.8 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 101 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.49 | -13 | 12.87 | 1.42 | 1.58 |
| 102 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.46 | -2.43 | 9.24 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 103 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 5.23 | 0.44 | 6.66 | 4.64 | -2.64 |
| 104 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.09 | -20.67 | 12.16 | 0.87 | 2.13 |
| 105 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.04 | -20.78 | 7.02 | 0.43 | 2.57 |
| 106 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.04 | -8.1 | 6.76 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 107 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.8 | -10.11 | 12.09 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 108 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.76 | -8.1 | 0.56 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 109 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -11.5 | 15.21 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 110 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.3 | -7.67 | 14.07 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 111 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.21 | -10 | 11.29 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 112 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.19 | -10.89 | 13.06 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 113 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.1 | -11 | 10.21 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 114 | The Citadel | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.09 | -10.11 | 7.27 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 115 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.89 | -10.89 | 7.3 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 116 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.68 | -19.78 | 11.08 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 117 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.38 | -12 | 1.4 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 118 | Rice | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.55 | -8.25 | 16.83 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 119 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.76 | -21.43 | 8.38 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 120 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.59 | -10.67 | 13.51 | 2.01 | -1.01 |
| 121 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.56 | -14.62 | 6.16 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 122 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.36 | -12.11 | 17.87 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 123 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.34 | -19.33 | 10.13 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 124 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.3 | -17.12 | 11.55 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 125 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.28 | -16 | 9 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 126 | TCU | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.08 | -21 | 14.38 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 127 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.04 | -20.22 | 3.5 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 128 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -29.67 | 15.73 | 0.06 | -0.06 |