Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.069934+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 28.44 | 10.07 | 8.83 | 0.17 |
| 2 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 25.43 | 22.56 | 10.01 | 8.57 | -1.57 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 22.89 | 9.66 | 8.54 | 0.46 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 19.62 | 7.41 | 7.74 | 0.26 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | Southland | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.38 | 23.33 | 4.81 | 8.74 | 0.26 |
| 6 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 19.22 | 3.91 | 8.47 | 0.53 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.44 | 17.33 | 13.29 | 8 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.26 | 21.89 | 12.16 | 8.1 | -0.1 |
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.83 | 27.33 | 8.92 | 8.81 | -0.81 |
| 10 | San Diego State | PCAA | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.54 | 22.56 | 7.45 | 8.46 | -0.46 |
| 11 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.4 | 13.89 | 9.27 | 7.68 | 0.32 |
| 12 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.27 | 14.75 | 9.75 | 6.66 | 0.34 |
| 13 | San José State | PCAA | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.15 | 13.89 | 8.01 | 7.66 | 0.34 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.12 | 12.5 | 4.02 | 6.31 | 0.69 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.95 | 12.3 | 12.87 | 8.64 | -0.64 |
| 16 | Yale | Ivy | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.95 | 9.29 | 6.74 | 5.36 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.39 | 17 | 10.71 | 8.27 | -1.27 |
| 18 | Brown | Ivy | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.27 | 10.57 | 6.13 | 5.4 | -0.4 |
| 19 | Ball State | Mid-American | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.14 | 3.4 | 14.24 | 6.1 | 1.9 |
| 20 | Georgia | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.1 | 10.22 | 12.24 | 7.06 | -0.06 |
| 21 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.09 | 8.22 | 13.2 | 6.53 | 0.47 |
| 22 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.04 | 7.56 | 13.2 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.89 | 10.11 | 10.98 | 7.39 | -0.39 |
| 24 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.73 | 8.22 | 10.78 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| 25 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.57 | 11 | 8.54 | 7.16 | -0.16 |
| 26 | USC | Pac-8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.55 | 10.11 | 7.89 | 7.3 | -0.3 |
| 27 | Maryland | ACC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.53 | 12.11 | 12.27 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 28 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.31 | 15.25 | 9.72 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 29 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.03 | 7.56 | 11.32 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.02 | 14.5 | 3.81 | 9 | -2 |
| 31 | App State | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.84 | 7.56 | 5.64 | 5.97 | 1.03 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.91 | 14.89 | 11.94 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 33 | NC State | ACC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.85 | 5.3 | 12.79 | 6.51 | 0.49 |
| 34 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.81 | 6.67 | 16.67 | 6.04 | -0.04 |
| 35 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.62 | 20.62 | -2.38 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 36 | East Carolina | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.58 | 12.6 | 6.71 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 37 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 16 | 9.3 | 7.67 | -1.67 |
| 38 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.34 | 9 | 11.75 | 7.24 | -1.24 |
| 39 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.24 | 8.71 | 3.44 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 40 | California | Pac-8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.13 | 5.22 | 12.9 | 5.58 | 0.42 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.09 | 9.44 | 8.45 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 42 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.75 | 8.78 | 7.39 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 43 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.4 | 8.11 | 13.99 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 44 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.08 | 6.75 | 12.54 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 45 | Akron | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 15.95 | 3 | 0.91 | 6.01 | 0.99 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.85 | 2.67 | 6.45 | 5.33 | 0.67 |
| 47 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.8 | 9.12 | 8.69 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 48 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.57 | 8.88 | 6.79 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 49 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.09 | 5.22 | 16.3 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 50 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.57 | 3.12 | 2.77 | 4.75 | 0.25 |
| 51 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.41 | 6.33 | 10.74 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 52 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.37 | 3.78 | 12.12 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 53 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.33 | 3.14 | 11.98 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 54 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.26 | 2 | 15.76 | 5.19 | -0.19 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.2 | -0.56 | 13.12 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 56 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.16 | 6.11 | 8.77 | 6.09 | -1.09 |
| 57 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.15 | 0.5 | 11.25 | 5.18 | 0.82 |
| 58 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.08 | -3.22 | 9.46 | 3.55 | 2.45 |
| 59 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.04 | 2.22 | 11.88 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 60 | Louisiana | Southland | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.89 | 1.67 | 11.91 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 61 | The Citadel | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.86 | 6.78 | 4.25 | 7.47 | -2.47 |
| 62 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.74 | 1.67 | 12.7 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 63 | Furman | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.48 | 6.56 | 2.46 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| 64 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13 | 0.3 | 10.49 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 65 | Richmond | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.6 | -1.33 | 15.51 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 66 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.02 | 2.75 | 6.9 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 67 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12 | 0.56 | 11.3 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 68 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.94 | 1.57 | 8.44 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 69 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.91 | -1.67 | 9.43 | 4.02 | 0.98 |
| 70 | McNeese | Southland | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.87 | 1.12 | 8.21 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 71 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.85 | 0.38 | 12.92 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 72 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.45 | 3.22 | 11.73 | 5.32 | -1.32 |
| 73 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.97 | -10.33 | 11.77 | 1.23 | 3.77 |
| 74 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.82 | -10.33 | 8.34 | 1.97 | 3.03 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.79 | 4.11 | 4.96 | 5.67 | -1.67 |
| 76 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -4.38 | 14.07 | 2.71 | 1.29 |
| 77 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.9 | -0.44 | -2.82 | 4.34 | -0.34 |
| 78 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.65 | -1.67 | 14.73 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 79 | Duke | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.39 | -1.67 | 12.57 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 80 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.36 | -1.22 | 10.46 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 81 | Auburn | SEC | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.98 | -2.89 | 13.14 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 82 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.96 | -3.44 | 9.97 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 83 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.94 | -5.11 | 12.72 | 3.35 | 0.65 |
| 84 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.94 | -4.78 | 12.21 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 85 | Washington | Pac-8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.93 | -6.22 | 15.25 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 86 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.59 | 2.89 | 8.26 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 87 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.46 | -7 | 11.66 | 2.86 | 1.14 |
| 88 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.46 | -8.22 | 11.09 | 2.62 | 1.38 |
| 89 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.25 | -9 | 9.02 | 2.08 | 1.92 |
| 90 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.9 | -4 | -0.54 | 2.55 | 0.45 |
| 91 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.87 | -3.8 | 10.56 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 92 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.65 | -4.1 | 8.03 | 3.77 | 0.23 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.46 | -0.22 | 9.07 | 4.44 | -1.44 |
| 94 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.6 | -9.5 | 4.5 | 1.56 | 1.44 |
| 95 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.39 | -5.75 | 15.48 | 2.48 | -0.48 |
| 96 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.38 | -2.5 | 5.08 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 97 | VMI | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 6.3 | 1.75 | 4.44 | 4.51 | -2.51 |
| 98 | LSU | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.21 | -7.67 | 16.5 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 99 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -8.89 | 16.56 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 100 | SMU | Southwest | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -7.56 | 12.85 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 101 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -10.22 | 13.95 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 102 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -12.78 | 12.27 | 1.62 | 1.38 |
| 103 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 5.58 | -0.67 | 14.25 | 4.22 | -2.22 |
| 104 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.21 | -5.14 | 8.97 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 105 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.6 | -14.2 | 9.92 | 1.32 | 1.68 |
| 106 | Rice | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.55 | -4 | 11.72 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 107 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.3 | -5.38 | 11.47 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 108 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.88 | -8.67 | 13.24 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 109 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.87 | -3.89 | 12.25 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 110 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.43 | -7.44 | 11.75 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 111 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.31 | -10.56 | 17.32 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 112 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.21 | -9.89 | 11.14 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 113 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.12 | -10.11 | 7.41 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 114 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.04 | -13.78 | 14.63 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 115 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.98 | -12.22 | 8.31 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 116 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.9 | -16.44 | 14.6 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 117 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.82 | -15.44 | 8.76 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 118 | Fresno State | PCAA | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.62 | -10 | 6.33 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 119 | Clemson | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.61 | -18.44 | 12.74 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 120 | Miami | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.56 | -8.14 | 17.34 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 121 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.49 | -7.71 | 7.72 | 2 | -1 |
| 122 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.39 | -9.57 | 11.69 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 123 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.24 | -11.14 | 10.3 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 124 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.99 | -5.89 | 9.85 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 125 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.89 | -17.12 | 4.6 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 126 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.65 | -13.67 | 12.14 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 127 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.57 | -14.88 | 7.81 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 128 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.31 | -15.33 | 7.83 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 129 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.28 | -16.11 | 9.45 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 130 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.25 | -16.67 | 12.44 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 131 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.24 | -22.38 | 8.7 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 132 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.2 | -14.67 | 12.36 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 133 | Virginia | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.13 | -19.78 | 11.3 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 134 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0 | -19.11 | 13.44 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 135 | Lamar | Southland | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.31 | -16.12 | 13.33 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 136 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -18.8 | 13.15 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 137 | TCU | Southwest | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -23.67 | 16.33 | 0.27 | -0.27 |