Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:27.847313+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.69 | 37.4 | 11.35 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Auburn | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.25 | 19.33 | 11.7 | 5.79 | 0.21 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 17.83 | 10.68 | 5.51 | 0.49 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 32.5 | 8.33 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 21.5 | 8.54 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 6 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.11 | 35.6 | 4.3 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 7 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.09 | 22.83 | 5.52 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 8 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.58 | 10.75 | 5.73 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 9 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 11 | 4.13 | 4.27 | 0.73 |
| 10 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 11 | 3.6 | 3.18 | 0.82 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.91 | 11.25 | 2.23 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 12 | Yale | Ivy | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.71 | 25 | -1.23 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 13 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.68 | 12 | 16.67 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 14 | NC State | ACC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.09 | 6.43 | 10.25 | 4.6 | 1.4 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.95 | 5.5 | 15.77 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.84 | 10.67 | 12.33 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 17 | California | Pac-8 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.83 | 10 | 12.48 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 18 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.67 | 9.2 | 16.54 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.58 | 13.33 | 8.19 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 20 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.15 | 5.5 | 15.64 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 21 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.03 | 17.6 | 9.92 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 22 | San Diego State | PCAA | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.02 | 7.8 | 13.89 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.96 | 19.83 | 4.8 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 24 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.59 | 18 | 3.13 | 5.58 | -0.58 |
| 25 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 16 | 6.29 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 26 | Harvard | Ivy | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.26 | 11.75 | 14.92 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 27 | Lamar | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.91 | 9 | 6.08 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 28 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.86 | 6.5 | 6.74 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 29 | SMU | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.64 | 2.83 | 4.93 | 3.48 | 1.52 |
| 30 | Tampa | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.65 | 15.14 | 8.69 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 31 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.64 | 32.33 | 11.23 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 32 | Maryland | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 19.83 | 12.56 | 5.68 | -1.68 |
| 33 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.43 | 2.6 | 5.82 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 34 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.4 | 8 | 4.47 | 4.38 | -1.38 |
| 35 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.31 | 11.5 | 14.67 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 36 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.13 | 14.67 | 12.24 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 37 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.9 | 11.86 | 3.08 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 38 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.83 | 7.75 | 8.98 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 39 | Georgia | SEC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.72 | 13.17 | 9.98 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 40 | East Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 5.33 | 10.24 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 41 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.42 | 10.8 | 18.17 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 42 | Houston | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 10.83 | 8.61 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 43 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 4.83 | 11.42 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 44 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 2.5 | 10.79 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 45 | San José State | PCAA | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.01 | 6.14 | 6.34 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 46 | Duke | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17 | 4.83 | 7.24 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 47 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.89 | 9.33 | 3.51 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 48 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 16.82 | -10.4 | 11.29 | 1.17 | 2.83 |
| 49 | VMI | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 3.33 | 6.59 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 50 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 12.64 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.67 | -1.17 | 11.46 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.16 | 8.2 | 6.57 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 53 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.71 | -2.5 | 11.5 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 54 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.66 | 0.2 | 14.03 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 55 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 11.67 | 12.74 | 4.76 | -1.76 |
| 56 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.91 | 8 | 11.66 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 57 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.64 | 1.29 | 4.86 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 0.33 | 17.01 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 59 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 1.5 | 13.59 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 60 | Richmond | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.55 | -3.4 | 6.5 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 61 | App State | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.45 | 2.43 | -5.6 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 62 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.33 | 1.67 | 11.09 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 63 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.21 | 7 | -2.69 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 64 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 0.83 | 11.56 | 3.15 | -0.15 |
| 65 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | -0.5 | 14.81 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 66 | Furman | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.91 | 0.33 | 6.61 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 67 | LSU | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.79 | 2.33 | 12.85 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 68 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.58 | -7.67 | 15.12 | 1.58 | 1.42 |
| 69 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.42 | -10.5 | 16.36 | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| 70 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.32 | 7.33 | 5.6 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| 71 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.28 | 3.83 | 10.21 | 3.62 | -1.62 |
| 72 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.23 | 1.29 | 5.79 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 73 | Clemson | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.09 | -12.33 | 18.59 | 1 | 2 |
| 74 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.06 | -8.83 | 15.16 | 1.31 | 1.69 |
| 75 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.99 | -5.67 | 10.14 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 76 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.78 | -9.33 | 6.65 | 1.04 | 1.96 |
| 77 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.46 | -7.5 | 6.01 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 78 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.23 | -13.33 | 7.84 | 1.15 | 1.85 |
| 79 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.22 | -0.67 | 17.39 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 80 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.09 | 2 | 14.5 | 3.4 | -1.4 |
| 81 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.07 | -3.86 | 12.48 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 82 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.07 | -1.33 | 15.28 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 83 | Pacific | PCAA | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.89 | -4.14 | 9.43 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 84 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.67 | 4 | 7.54 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| 85 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.66 | -5.33 | 18.68 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 86 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.53 | -4.4 | 13.95 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 87 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.53 | -1.83 | 14 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 88 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.29 | -5 | 9.71 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 89 | William & Mary | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.27 | -7 | 11.15 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.91 | -4.43 | 1.49 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 91 | Louisville | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.54 | -0.33 | 8.55 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 92 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.47 | -3.67 | 8.15 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 93 | Virginia | ACC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -3.5 | 12 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 94 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.25 | -8.67 | 15.44 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 95 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -9.67 | 13.42 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 96 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -8.5 | 10.12 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 97 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -15.33 | 12.3 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 98 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.68 | -14.33 | 10.88 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 99 | Fresno State | PCAA | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.34 | -2.57 | 5.95 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 100 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.15 | -8.86 | 14.04 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 101 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.4 | -12 | -0.03 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 102 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.17 | -5.33 | 18.59 | 2.13 | -1.13 |
| 103 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.6 | -7.75 | 8.21 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 104 | Brown | Ivy | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.09 | -7 | 9.91 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 105 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.67 | -13.4 | 15.32 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 106 | North Texas | Missouri Valley | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.49 | -9.17 | 12.3 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 107 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.42 | -7.33 | 13.28 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 108 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.21 | -8.83 | 11.21 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 109 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.17 | -9.67 | 16.3 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 110 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.08 | -11.67 | 16.76 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 111 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.03 | -10.17 | 7.32 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 112 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.02 | -10.5 | 10.89 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 113 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.89 | -12.5 | 7.26 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 114 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.89 | -13.5 | 11.44 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 115 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.88 | -14.67 | 15.88 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 116 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.84 | -16.17 | 16.26 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 117 | TCU | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.69 | -18.17 | 13.74 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 118 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.65 | -10.57 | 7.02 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 119 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.54 | -13.33 | 12.1 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 120 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.41 | -24.67 | 11.37 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 121 | Rice | Southwest | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.88 | -8 | 16 | 0.96 | -0.96 |
| 122 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.01 | -9.33 | 17.37 | 1.04 | -1.04 |
| 123 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -16 | 8.4 | 0.62 | -0.62 |
| 124 | Texas-Arlington | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -27.17 | 3.21 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 125 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -22.4 | 14.69 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 126 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -26.14 | 14.4 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 127 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -27.5 | 14.21 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 128 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-6-0 | 0 | -3.18 | -37.5 | 18.72 | 0.02 | -0.02 |