Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.067766+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 28.42 | 18.75 | 18 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.77 | 24 | 13.41 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 3 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.54 | 35.5 | 11.43 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 27.31 | 10.25 | 15.54 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.9 | 19.5 | 11.3 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 23.75 | 9.75 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 21.67 | 7.16 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 21 | 6.74 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 9 | San Diego State | PCAA | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 23.6 | 4.03 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 26.25 | 3.89 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 11 | Yale | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 17.5 | 8.11 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 12 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 11.5 | 6.68 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Arkansas State | Southland | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.11 | 23.4 | 2.15 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 14 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 16.67 | 0.67 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 15 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 9.75 | 1.92 | 3.2 | 0.8 |
| 16 | USC | Pac-8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 17.25 | -0.53 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 17 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.25 | 23 | -2.4 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 18 | Brown | Ivy | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.84 | 15 | -5.77 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Louisiana | Southland | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.35 | 6 | 15.31 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 20 | Maryland | ACC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.12 | 13.4 | 15.58 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 21 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.02 | 25.5 | 11.58 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 22 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.98 | 12.2 | 7.34 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.98 | 12 | 9.8 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 24 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.95 | 18.75 | 8.72 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 25 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.69 | 6 | 11.35 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 26 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.62 | 8 | 7.13 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 27 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.62 | 2.25 | 21.96 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 28 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.58 | 1.25 | 16.29 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 29 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.54 | 17.5 | 10.35 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 30 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 4.25 | 16.83 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 31 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.19 | 12 | 10.31 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.17 | 8.75 | 12.08 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 33 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 13.5 | 9.91 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 34 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 2.75 | 11.15 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 35 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.1 | 16.75 | 8.23 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 36 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 13.75 | 7.96 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 37 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.97 | 14 | 9.36 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 38 | Eastern Michigan | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 7.5 | 7.52 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 39 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.51 | 9.5 | 1.7 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 40 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.24 | 15 | 3.64 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.22 | 11 | 5.37 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 42 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.04 | 23 | -0.22 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 43 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.84 | 5.25 | 7.44 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 44 | App State | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.57 | 4.5 | 3.84 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 45 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.51 | 5.33 | 14.92 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 46 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.24 | 7.25 | 0.8 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 47 | San José State | PCAA | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.19 | 4.25 | -2.16 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 48 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.08 | 1.33 | 11.99 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 49 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.01 | 0.25 | 15.12 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 50 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 15 | 4.18 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 51 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.25 | -2.25 | 16.86 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 52 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.89 | -4.25 | 11.44 | 1.19 | 1.81 |
| 53 | NC State | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.08 | 4.2 | 14.41 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 54 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.01 | -7 | 8.64 | 1.05 | 1.95 |
| 55 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 1.4 | 16.27 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 56 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.83 | 5 | 17.94 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 57 | Akron | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.62 | 0.2 | -2.91 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 58 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.44 | -0.25 | 12.02 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 59 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 4 | 15.35 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 60 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.24 | -7.6 | 9.52 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| 61 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 4.75 | 13.01 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 62 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.83 | 4.4 | 8.48 | 3.05 | -1.05 |
| 63 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.75 | 3.2 | 10.29 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 64 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 0.5 | 7.42 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | -1.75 | 19.07 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 66 | Harvard | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.54 | 3.5 | -6.45 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 67 | VMI | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 14 | -2.03 | 3.53 | -1.53 |
| 68 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | 1.75 | 10.24 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 69 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | 6.5 | 8.11 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 70 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | -1.5 | 11.18 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 71 | SMU | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | -3.5 | 15.1 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 72 | California | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.63 | -2.5 | 23.26 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 73 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | -4.25 | 12.2 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 74 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.24 | -1 | -1.12 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 75 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.91 | -4.75 | 17.39 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 76 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.91 | -11.5 | 14.47 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 77 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.81 | 8.5 | -6.45 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 78 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | -10.5 | 13.42 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 79 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.73 | -1.5 | 9.39 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 80 | East Carolina | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.63 | 2.4 | 6.47 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 81 | Richmond | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -4 | 12.7 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 82 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.42 | -5.75 | 12.88 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 83 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.34 | -7.5 | 17.15 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 84 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.33 | -6.25 | 12.81 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 85 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.81 | 2 | 15.89 | 2.41 | -1.41 |
| 86 | Fresno State | PCAA | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.54 | 1.4 | -4.37 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 87 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.47 | 7.75 | 22.09 | 2.6 | -1.6 |
| 88 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.43 | 3.67 | 10.02 | 2 | -1 |
| 89 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 0 | 5.74 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 90 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.26 | -11.4 | 15.07 | 1 | 1 |
| 91 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.07 | -12.6 | 15.41 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 92 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.06 | -5.2 | 13.74 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 93 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.53 | 2.5 | 10.79 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 94 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.13 | -21.8 | 17.28 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 95 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.7 | -3.67 | 8.13 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 96 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.5 | -8.33 | 10.48 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 97 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.16 | -0.5 | 18.46 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 98 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.54 | -1.75 | -3.36 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 99 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.47 | -4 | 15.69 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 100 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.89 | 0 | 5.28 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 101 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.79 | -4.5 | 6.89 | 1.16 | -0.16 |
| 102 | Furman | Southern | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.73 | -3.5 | 5.87 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 103 | McNeese | Southland | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -2 | 18.25 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 104 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.64 | -9 | 14.53 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 105 | Duke | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.5 | -8.75 | 16.93 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 106 | LSU | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.21 | -14.75 | 20.8 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 107 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.18 | -16.5 | 15.2 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 108 | Virginia | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.16 | -11.25 | 10.09 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 109 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.07 | -13.75 | 10.9 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 110 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -11.25 | 4.23 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 111 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.03 | -6.25 | 19.01 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 112 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.38 | -7.6 | 19.2 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 113 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.36 | -14.5 | 20.05 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 114 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.3 | -6.2 | 7.55 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 115 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -12.4 | 4.43 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 116 | Auburn | SEC | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.62 | -5.5 | 13.97 | 1.32 | -1.32 |
| 117 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.89 | -10 | 5.12 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 118 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -11.5 | 7.43 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 119 | Lamar | Southland | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.01 | -9 | 14.64 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 120 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.15 | -12.5 | 6.88 | 0.78 | -0.78 |
| 121 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -17.33 | -1.92 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 122 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -11.75 | 14.09 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 123 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -11 | 23.4 | 0.75 | -0.75 |
| 124 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -12.25 | 19.78 | 0.59 | -0.59 |
| 125 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -11.75 | 21.86 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 126 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -22 | 0.26 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 127 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.47 | -14.25 | 19.95 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 128 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -15 | 17.8 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 129 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -18.5 | 13.92 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 130 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -17.25 | 15.04 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 131 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -18.25 | 18.16 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 132 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.75 | -23 | 12.77 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 133 | Clemson | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -23.25 | 18.18 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 134 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -25.2 | 16.98 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 135 | TCU | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.9 | -23.25 | 19.36 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 136 | William & Mary | Southern | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.9 | -27 | 13.87 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 137 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.98 | -31.5 | 12.59 | 0.12 | -0.12 |