Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.846894+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.89 | 38 | 10.69 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | Auburn | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.6 | 21.4 | 11.46 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.59 | 31 | 9.92 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 17 | 9.65 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 25 | 7.06 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 6 | NC State | ACC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 10.67 | 9.1 | 4.5 | 1.5 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.42 | 22.6 | 5.5 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 8 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 17.8 | 5.33 | 4.47 | 0.53 |
| 9 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.97 | 11.33 | 6.54 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 10 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 30.5 | 1.35 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 11 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 7 | 5.96 | 3.01 | 0.99 |
| 12 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.52 | 14.33 | 3.61 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.44 | 5 | 6.69 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 14 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.29 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 15 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 12.33 | 1.48 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 16 | Yale | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.66 | 20 | -1.88 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.64 | 14.2 | 18.73 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 18 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.07 | 4.6 | 17.28 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 19 | California | Pac-8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.01 | 11.4 | 16.15 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.85 | 9.4 | 15.97 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.36 | 15.25 | 19.02 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 22 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.24 | 9.8 | 12.33 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 23 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.13 | 11.25 | 18.71 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 24 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.98 | 14.67 | 4.52 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 25 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.77 | 6.8 | 10.88 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.74 | 4.8 | 15.65 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 14.2 | 6.03 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 28 | Duke | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.28 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 29 | USC | Pac-8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.14 | 19.75 | 10.25 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 30 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.12 | 18.4 | 2.73 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 31 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.06 | 7.8 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 32 | San José State | PCAA | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.93 | 11.5 | 3.86 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 33 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 3.2 | 8.92 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 34 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.78 | 12 | 8.85 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 35 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 11.8 | 1.99 | 4.04 | -0.04 |
| 36 | VMI | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.57 | 4.2 | 5.95 | 3.19 | 0.81 |
| 37 | San Diego State | PCAA | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.32 | 3.25 | 12.68 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 38 | Lamar | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.23 | 10.25 | 3.73 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 39 | SMU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.91 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 2.83 | 1.17 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.21 | 11.67 | 13.25 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 41 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.12 | 17.5 | 9.94 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 42 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.48 | 27.6 | 11.04 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 43 | Maryland | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.24 | 14.4 | 17.66 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 44 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.22 | 8.8 | 5.84 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 45 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.17 | 20.2 | 10.6 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 46 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17 | 7.6 | 15.34 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 47 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.91 | 10.6 | 11.93 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 48 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.56 | 13.8 | 8.43 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 49 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.16 | 2 | 3.18 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 50 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16 | 14.4 | 7.94 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 51 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.97 | 1.2 | 15.52 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 52 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.84 | 4.2 | 13.5 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 53 | Furman | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.72 | 2.6 | 10.99 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 54 | Houston | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.43 | 6 | 6.61 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 55 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.34 | -13.75 | 9.15 | 0.62 | 2.38 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 1 | 11.63 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.69 | 15 | 14.29 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 58 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.62 | 0.2 | 14.42 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 59 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.46 | 10.67 | -10 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 60 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.47 | 7.75 | 4.44 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 61 | Richmond | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.44 | -3.4 | 9.17 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 62 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.41 | -4.4 | 17.31 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 63 | LSU | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.39 | 4.2 | 14.58 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
| 64 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.98 | -5.6 | 15.66 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 65 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.9 | -5.2 | 14.14 | 1.75 | 1.25 |
| 66 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.87 | -4.2 | 5.07 | 1.65 | 1.35 |
| 67 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 0.5 | 15.6 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 68 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.89 | -2 | 15.7 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | -0.5 | 8.26 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 70 | Pacific | PCAA | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.44 | -2.17 | 10.9 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 71 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.11 | 2.6 | 13.33 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 72 | App State | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 2.5 | -10 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -3 | 10.69 | 2.55 | 0.45 |
| 74 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.26 | 0.4 | 12.31 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 75 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.91 | 0 | 11.04 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 76 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.34 | -1.6 | 13.98 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 77 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.29 | 0.2 | 11.32 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 78 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.54 | -5.8 | 15.63 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 79 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.35 | -6.8 | 13.76 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.32 | 1 | 5.54 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.16 | -11 | 15.13 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| 82 | Clemson | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.79 | -15.6 | 16.68 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 83 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.71 | -3 | 5.2 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 84 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.67 | -9.2 | 16.85 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 85 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.48 | -7.4 | 10.76 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 86 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.46 | -10.8 | 15.2 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 87 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.45 | -17.8 | 11.98 | 0.42 | 1.58 |
| 88 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.42 | -15.4 | 10.03 | 0.81 | 1.19 |
| 89 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.27 | -17.2 | 7.91 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 90 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.05 | -9.8 | 8.43 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 91 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 6.14 | 4.2 | 7.86 | 3.14 | -2.14 |
| 92 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.96 | -7.67 | 13.5 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 93 | William & Mary | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.9 | -10.33 | 8.8 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 94 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.77 | -1.8 | 21.16 | 2.22 | -1.22 |
| 95 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.49 | -6.83 | 1.74 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 96 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.42 | -1 | 7.31 | 2.37 | -1.37 |
| 97 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.32 | -12.17 | -2.18 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 98 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.26 | -0.2 | 12.81 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 99 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.11 | -4.4 | 18.83 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 100 | Brown | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.42 | -8.5 | 13.6 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 101 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.73 | -4 | 15.97 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 102 | Virginia | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.58 | -4.4 | 14.26 | 2 | -1 |
| 103 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.25 | -14.5 | 13.54 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 104 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.14 | -8.6 | 12.51 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 105 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.04 | -9.8 | 14.96 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 106 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -6 | 16.99 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 107 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.8 | -9.6 | 4.95 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 108 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.71 | -14 | 12.09 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 109 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -11.6 | 6.61 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 110 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.65 | -16.8 | 15.01 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 111 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.5 | -18.4 | 13.11 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 112 | Fresno State | PCAA | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.38 | -5.67 | 4.7 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 113 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.34 | -11 | 14.38 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 114 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.21 | -12.4 | 12.33 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 115 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.07 | -28.6 | 13.72 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 116 | Rice | Southwest | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.97 | -8.75 | 15.44 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 117 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.01 | -9.2 | 15.64 | 0.81 | -0.81 |
| 118 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.03 | -10.67 | 10.64 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 119 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.11 | -12 | 9.36 | 0.71 | -0.71 |
| 120 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.11 | -12.83 | 7.12 | 1.06 | -1.06 |
| 121 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 0-3-2 | 0 | -2.15 | -9.8 | 20.47 | 1.19 | -1.19 |
| 122 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -16.6 | 10.77 | 0.77 | -0.77 |
| 123 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -19.75 | 7.26 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 124 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -24 | 5.94 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 125 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -23.33 | 9.74 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 126 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -20 | 14.9 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 127 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -23.33 | 14.22 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 128 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.2 | -35.6 | 19.99 | 0.02 | -0.02 |