Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.070362+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 28.8 | 10.11 | 9.82 | 0.18 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 25.8 | 9.33 | 9.65 | 0.35 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 25.2 | 20.9 | 9.83 | 9.4 | -1.4 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.49 | 19.56 | 6.55 | 8.63 | 0.37 |
| 5 | Arkansas State | Southland | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.24 | 23.33 | 4.72 | 8.74 | 0.26 |
| 6 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 21.4 | 4.81 | 9.45 | 0.55 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.31 | 15.7 | 13.11 | 8.58 | 0.42 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.12 | 26.7 | 9.96 | 9.79 | -0.79 |
| 9 | Texas | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.01 | 21.3 | 10.21 | 9 | 0 |
| 10 | San José State | PCAA | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.6 | 14.9 | 9.6 | 8.69 | 0.31 |
| 11 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.56 | 15.56 | 10.39 | 7.64 | 0.36 |
| 12 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.55 | 14.4 | 9.4 | 8.65 | 0.35 |
| 13 | Yale | Ivy | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.43 | 9.5 | 7.37 | 6.18 | 0.82 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.42 | 14.33 | 4.43 | 7.27 | 0.73 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.83 | 12.3 | 13.34 | 8.64 | -0.64 |
| 16 | Ball State | Mid-American | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.79 | 6.64 | 13.22 | 7.69 | 1.31 |
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.66 | 19.4 | 10.32 | 9.35 | -1.35 |
| 18 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.56 | 9.2 | 13.17 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 19 | San Diego State | PCAA | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 17.9 | 9.17 | 8.93 | -0.93 |
| 20 | Georgia | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.43 | 10.7 | 11.69 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 21 | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.38 | 7.1 | 13.23 | 6.69 | 1.31 |
| 22 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.28 | 11.6 | 10.44 | 8.01 | -0.01 |
| 23 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.88 | 16.67 | 9.14 | 8.16 | -1.16 |
| 24 | Maryland | ACC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.82 | 11.1 | 10.54 | 8.17 | -1.17 |
| 25 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.65 | 18.82 | 4.48 | 10.26 | -2.26 |
| 26 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.62 | 9 | 10.34 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.52 | 10.1 | 6.22 | 7.7 | 0.3 |
| 28 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.57 | 14.8 | 13.23 | 8.52 | -1.52 |
| 29 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.32 | 19.9 | 10.04 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 30 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.27 | 10 | 5.62 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 31 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.14 | 22.56 | -2.95 | 8.68 | -1.68 |
| 32 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.98 | 7.7 | 11.62 | 7.45 | -0.45 |
| 33 | California | Pac-8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.79 | 6.4 | 12.01 | 6.48 | 0.52 |
| 34 | USC | Pac-8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.68 | 9 | 8.72 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 35 | NC State | ACC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.64 | 4.82 | 12.05 | 7.01 | -0.01 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.61 | 8.6 | 9.23 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 37 | Brown | Ivy | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.61 | 6.88 | 7.7 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 38 | East Carolina | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.59 | 12.6 | 7.08 | 8.18 | -1.18 |
| 39 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.27 | 7.6 | 12.53 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.95 | 5.7 | 6.75 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 41 | App State | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.72 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16.26 | 10 | 15.97 | 7.49 | -1.49 |
| 43 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16.07 | 5.9 | 16.46 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.83 | 0.5 | 12.52 | 5.19 | 0.81 |
| 45 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.68 | 7.8 | 11.64 | 7.62 | -1.62 |
| 46 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.6 | 5.1 | 14.61 | 6.72 | -0.72 |
| 47 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.36 | 3.22 | 2.34 | 5.37 | 0.63 |
| 48 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.27 | 7.8 | 8.43 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 49 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.2 | 1.09 | 10.67 | 5.95 | 1.05 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.13 | 3.5 | 12.51 | 6.14 | -0.14 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.03 | 3.8 | 11.5 | 5.93 | 0.07 |
| 52 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 3.1 | 11.31 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 53 | Louisiana | Southland | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.82 | 3.8 | 9.59 | 6.02 | -0.02 |
| 54 | The Citadel | Southern | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.66 | 6.5 | 5.34 | 8.19 | -2.19 |
| 55 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.42 | 6.33 | 10.72 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 56 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.41 | 4.11 | 12.5 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 57 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.39 | 5.78 | 10.41 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 58 | Akron | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.34 | 2.09 | 0.3 | 6.34 | 0.66 |
| 59 | BYU | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.08 | 3.78 | 11.67 | 5.43 | -0.43 |
| 60 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 4.25 | 7.11 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 61 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.45 | 1.78 | 8.01 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 62 | McNeese | Southland | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.34 | 1.67 | 8.85 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 63 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.04 | 0.22 | 12.33 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 64 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.95 | -1.1 | 9.18 | 4.66 | 1.34 |
| 65 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 3.5 | 11.23 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 66 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.46 | -5.1 | 11.43 | 3.38 | 2.62 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 2.3 | 10.11 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 68 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | 1.38 | 12.31 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 69 | Furman | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.31 | 5.5 | 3.98 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 11.9 | -8.4 | 10.49 | 1.94 | 4.06 |
| 71 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.86 | 0.2 | 14.62 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 72 | Richmond | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.88 | -3 | 16.06 | 4.02 | 0.98 |
| 73 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.65 | 1.78 | 7.16 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 74 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.56 | 0.4 | 12.37 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 75 | Pacific | PCAA | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.44 | -3.45 | 11.27 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 76 | Washington | Pac-8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.34 | -5.5 | 16.23 | 3.38 | 1.62 |
| 77 | Eastern Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.72 | 2.7 | 4.14 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 78 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | -5.8 | 7.41 | 3.29 | 1.71 |
| 79 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.57 | -2 | -0.29 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 80 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.49 | -9.7 | 8.77 | 2.36 | 2.64 |
| 81 | Duke | ACC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.45 | -1.5 | 11.99 | 4.53 | -0.53 |
| 82 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.4 | -1.22 | 10.15 | 4.22 | -0.22 |
| 83 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.19 | -1.82 | 7.82 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 84 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.36 | -7.4 | 10.27 | 2.99 | 1.01 |
| 85 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -3.3 | -0.32 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 86 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.99 | -3.3 | 9.82 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 87 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.98 | -5.2 | 14.27 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 88 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.89 | -3.8 | 10.37 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 89 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.89 | -1.91 | 5.31 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 90 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.82 | -8.33 | 4.29 | 1.98 | 2.02 |
| 91 | Auburn | SEC | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.63 | -4.1 | 13.37 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 92 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.55 | -8.2 | 12.46 | 2.86 | 1.14 |
| 93 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.54 | -9.5 | 13.72 | 2.43 | 1.57 |
| 94 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.28 | -3.33 | 10.27 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 6.23 | -1.3 | 9.8 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 96 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.74 | -3.6 | 9.54 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 97 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.55 | -3.2 | 9.19 | 4.25 | -1.25 |
| 98 | LSU | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.38 | -7.9 | 15.75 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 99 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.24 | -6.5 | 11.96 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 100 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 5.16 | -7.67 | 15.17 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 101 | SMU | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.14 | -9.6 | 13.24 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 102 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.12 | -9.4 | 15.59 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| 103 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.1 | -9.3 | 12 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 104 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.02 | -13.3 | 16.23 | 0.92 | 2.08 |
| 105 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.85 | -8.7 | 7.37 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 106 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.78 | -14.8 | 12.5 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 107 | Fresno State | PCAA | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.45 | -5 | 4.87 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 108 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -4.88 | 8.25 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 109 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -6.88 | 15.31 | 2.48 | -0.48 |
| 110 | VMI | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 4.08 | -2.11 | 5.89 | 3.81 | -1.81 |
| 111 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.05 | -13.27 | 9.3 | 1.71 | 1.29 |
| 112 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.86 | -4.7 | 14.93 | 3.12 | -1.12 |
| 113 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.72 | -9.38 | 9.83 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 114 | Rice | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.65 | -5.67 | 13.34 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 115 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 3.39 | -3.7 | 11.16 | 3.75 | -1.75 |
| 116 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.28 | -9.5 | 13.88 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 117 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 2.92 | -14.8 | 14.28 | 1 | 1 |
| 118 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.59 | -12.7 | 14.43 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 119 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.45 | -13.1 | 8.04 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 120 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.38 | -14.8 | 9.11 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 121 | Clemson | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.35 | -16.8 | 13.05 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 122 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.04 | -7.62 | 8.27 | 2.2 | -1.2 |
| 123 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.79 | -11.25 | 11.32 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 124 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.76 | -5.9 | 10.25 | 3.13 | -2.13 |
| 125 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.4 | -13.33 | 7.44 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 126 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.36 | -19.56 | 6.42 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 127 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.26 | -16.5 | 12.79 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 128 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.13 | -14.2 | 8.18 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 129 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.07 | -15.4 | 12.82 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 130 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.06 | -21.22 | 6.42 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 131 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.04 | -16.2 | 11.71 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 132 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.02 | -17.6 | 9.08 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 133 | William & Mary | Southern | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.03 | -17.6 | 13.26 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 134 | Virginia | ACC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.17 | -21.5 | 11.22 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 135 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.31 | -16.18 | 12.9 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 136 | Lamar | Southland | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -15.78 | 12.24 | 0.75 | -0.75 |
| 137 | TCU | Southwest | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -22.9 | 17.01 | 0.35 | -0.35 |