Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.068221+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.25 | 24.8 | 13.46 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.83 | 20.4 | 12.74 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.59 | 10.2 | 13.92 | 4.17 | -1.17 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 21.4 | 10.37 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 15 | 9.08 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 6 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 25.25 | 6.38 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.55 | 24.2 | 5.98 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 8 | Princeton | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.55 | 10.33 | 9.16 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 9 | San Diego State | PCAA | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 24.5 | 3.41 | 5.81 | 0.19 |
| 10 | Arkansas State | Southland | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 23.4 | 2.81 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 11 | Brown | Ivy | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 15 | 4.58 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 11.2 | 3.63 | 4.05 | 0.95 |
| 13 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 19.6 | 1.8 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 14 | USC | Pac-8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 17.4 | 1.99 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 15 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.85 | 27 | 14 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.33 | 13.8 | 13.72 | 4.1 | -0.1 |
| 17 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.17 | 13.17 | 12.46 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 18 | Missouri | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.92 | 6.4 | 18.5 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 19 | Maryland | ACC | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.79 | 13.67 | 13.83 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 20 | Florida | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.74 | 21 | 11.84 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 21 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.71 | 30.8 | 9.67 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 22 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.64 | 9 | 12.14 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.32 | 16.8 | 10.39 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 24 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.3 | 18.6 | 9.93 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 25 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.17 | 8.8 | 12.3 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.12 | 11 | 10.6 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 27 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.07 | 17.6 | 8.21 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 28 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.05 | 15.4 | 9.13 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 29 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 14.4 | 6.47 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 30 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.38 | 19.2 | 4.43 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.16 | 14.67 | 4.13 | 5.32 | -1.32 |
| 32 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.11 | 6.2 | 7.66 | 3.58 | 0.42 |
| 33 | San José State | PCAA | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.94 | 8 | 5.88 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 34 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.53 | 7.5 | 10.43 | 2.81 | 0.19 |
| 35 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.32 | 2.2 | 14.55 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 36 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.22 | 2.5 | 13.31 | 2.36 | 0.64 |
| 37 | App State | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.14 | 8.2 | 0.3 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 38 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.65 | 1 | 12.75 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 39 | Yale | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.29 | 6.67 | 10.31 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 40 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.82 | 6.33 | 9.99 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 41 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 3 | 12.87 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 42 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.14 | -3.8 | 6.86 | 1.79 | 2.21 |
| 43 | Louisiana | Southland | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.55 | 2.8 | 16.3 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 44 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.38 | 7.6 | 10.23 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 45 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 6.6 | 10.28 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 46 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.3 | 2.8 | 14.57 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 47 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.27 | 5.6 | 15.49 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 48 | Eastern Michigan | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16 | 3.4 | 11.82 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 49 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.94 | -0.2 | 22.58 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 50 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.93 | 7.4 | 6.68 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 51 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.76 | 6 | 6.73 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 52 | California | Pac-8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.71 | 3.4 | 15.05 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.56 | 1.4 | 11.57 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 54 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.33 | 8.17 | 6.13 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 55 | Pacific | PCAA | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.23 | 4.5 | 8.52 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 56 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.14 | 7.33 | -4.88 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 57 | Akron | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.05 | 3 | -3.56 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 58 | Harvard | Ivy | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.94 | 4 | -4.9 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 59 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.92 | 5.2 | 1.16 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 60 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.54 | 0 | 15.57 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 61 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.51 | 0.8 | 10.18 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 62 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 0.2 | 11.31 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 63 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.02 | -6 | 8.21 | 1.97 | 2.03 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.29 | -2.2 | 12.6 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.28 | -0.6 | 7 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 66 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.24 | -3.2 | 13.75 | 1.99 | 1.01 |
| 67 | NC State | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 1 | 14.98 | 3.18 | -0.18 |
| 68 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.11 | -2.4 | 10.21 | 2.18 | 0.82 |
| 69 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | 7.75 | 0.82 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.95 | -10.4 | 13.7 | 0.59 | 2.41 |
| 71 | East Carolina | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.68 | 2.5 | 9.68 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 72 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.72 | 1.2 | 14.09 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 73 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -4.83 | 14.25 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 74 | VMI | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.48 | 5.6 | 1.62 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.47 | 1.6 | 9.42 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 76 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.4 | -3.5 | 11.51 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 77 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.92 | 0.6 | 7.75 | 2.58 | -0.58 |
| 78 | Furman | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.66 | 2.8 | 4.32 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 79 | McNeese | Southland | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.1 | -0.8 | 16.85 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 80 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9 | 1.67 | 11.2 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 81 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.85 | -3.2 | 12.9 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 82 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.67 | -7.2 | 18.88 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 83 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.47 | -0.8 | 7.27 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 84 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.41 | -2.2 | 13.98 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 85 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.35 | -6 | 14.36 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 86 | Richmond | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.31 | -5.4 | 12.29 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 87 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.26 | -2.6 | 11.13 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 88 | Duke | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.11 | -4.8 | 16.07 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 89 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.09 | -3 | 1.86 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 90 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 7.96 | 4.2 | 19.07 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| 91 | Washington | Pac-8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.81 | -16.4 | 17.83 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 92 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.75 | -14.4 | 14.02 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 93 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.61 | -12.6 | 13.83 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 94 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.19 | -12.4 | 11.88 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 95 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.02 | -1.67 | 6.93 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 96 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.83 | -7.8 | 13.88 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 97 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 6.7 | 0.4 | 14.19 | 2.6 | -1.6 |
| 98 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.58 | -3.83 | 16.38 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 99 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.36 | -6.67 | 11.06 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 100 | Fresno State | PCAA | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -3.67 | 0.05 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 101 | Rice | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.78 | -0.75 | 9.53 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 102 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.69 | -18.5 | 14.09 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 103 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.55 | 0.8 | 13.3 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 104 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.59 | -2 | -3.05 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 105 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.56 | 0 | 4.44 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 106 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.51 | -0.8 | 12.84 | 2.36 | -1.36 |
| 107 | Auburn | SEC | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.29 | -3.2 | 12.11 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 108 | Houston | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -9.75 | 6.84 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 109 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.16 | -7.8 | 13.13 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 110 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -9.8 | 7.09 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 111 | LSU | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.81 | -14.6 | 20.22 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 112 | Virginia | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.69 | -14.4 | 13.36 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 113 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -18.2 | 13.58 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 114 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -12.4 | 5.2 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 115 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.44 | -21.4 | 19.95 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 116 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.33 | -8 | 11.11 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 117 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -9.4 | 5.41 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 118 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.06 | -14.2 | 8.86 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 119 | Clemson | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.98 | -18.2 | 15.71 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 120 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.82 | -8.33 | 7.88 | 0.78 | -0.78 |
| 121 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.92 | -9.33 | 9.35 | 0.71 | -0.71 |
| 122 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2 | -10 | 10.12 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 123 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -10 | 16.37 | 0.78 | -0.78 |
| 124 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.17 | -12 | 11.41 | 1.04 | -1.04 |
| 125 | Lamar | Southland | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.18 | -12.6 | 12.3 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 126 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -17.33 | -0.9 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 127 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.23 | -17.6 | -0.13 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 128 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -11.5 | 23.17 | 0.89 | -0.89 |
| 129 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.36 | -14.2 | 15.98 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 130 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -15.6 | 15.25 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 131 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -18.75 | 13.17 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 132 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -20 | 17.39 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 133 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -19.6 | 20.89 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 134 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -21.83 | 17.02 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 135 | TCU | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.76 | -21.6 | 18.79 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 136 | William & Mary | Southern | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -24.4 | 15.34 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 137 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -27.4 | 11.8 | 0.26 | -0.26 |