Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.301836+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 20.36 | 10.13 | 10.06 | 0.94 |
| 2 | Maryland | ACC | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 17.09 | 9.8 | 10.35 | 0.65 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.23 | 31.36 | 9.55 | 10.79 | -0.79 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.22 | 18.73 | 11.57 | 10.08 | -0.08 |
| 5 | USC | Pac-8 | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.17 | 21.73 | 10.77 | 10.12 | -0.12 |
| 6 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 18.73 | 0.63 | 10.48 | 0.52 |
| 7 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.88 | 22.55 | 10.21 | 10.13 | -1.13 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.71 | 13 | 11.59 | 8.06 | 0.94 |
| 9 | San Diego State | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.22 | 6.55 | 10.3 | 8.21 | 1.79 |
| 10 | Yale | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.49 | 13.44 | 5.85 | 8.13 | -0.13 |
| 11 | Brown | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.39 | 7.67 | 7.51 | 6.96 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21 | 18.27 | 10.82 | 9.96 | -0.96 |
| 13 | East Carolina | Southern | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.7 | 14.73 | 9.92 | 9.77 | -0.77 |
| 14 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.67 | 12.64 | 13.17 | 9.22 | -1.22 |
| 15 | Louisiana | Southland | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.6 | 10.27 | 10.96 | 8.73 | 0.27 |
| 16 | Houston | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.58 | 14.1 | 12.25 | 8.27 | -0.27 |
| 17 | BYU | Western Athletic | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.43 | 15.36 | 8.1 | 9.08 | -0.08 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.29 | 8.27 | 9.95 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.29 | 9.09 | 12.46 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 20 | McNeese | Southland | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.22 | 7.91 | 9.68 | 7.81 | 1.19 |
| 21 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.68 | 4 | 9.17 | 6.78 | 2.22 |
| 22 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.92 | 13.91 | 11.84 | 8.59 | -0.59 |
| 23 | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.79 | 8.82 | 13.23 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 24 | Alabama | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.78 | 14.27 | 11.01 | 9.49 | -1.49 |
| 25 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.77 | 2.9 | 10.5 | 5.98 | 1.02 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.76 | 11.36 | 11.42 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.76 | 7.91 | 13.79 | 7.78 | 0.22 |
| 28 | Florida | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.53 | 5.36 | 14.09 | 6.83 | 1.17 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.43 | 8.18 | 11.39 | 8.79 | -0.79 |
| 30 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 18.37 | 15.18 | 11.89 | 9.36 | -2.36 |
| 31 | Ball State | Mid-American | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.95 | 12.09 | 6.06 | 9.34 | -1.34 |
| 32 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.86 | 10.36 | 6.44 | 9.05 | -1.05 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 17.76 | 3.9 | -0.56 | 6.47 | 1.53 |
| 34 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.6 | 8.09 | 5.53 | 8.39 | -0.39 |
| 35 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.54 | 5.64 | 6.77 | 7.14 | 0.86 |
| 36 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.34 | 4.45 | 11.19 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17 | 13.89 | 8 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 38 | Kent State | Mid-American | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.62 | 6.17 | 9.65 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 39 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.4 | 7.18 | 11.66 | 8.01 | -1.01 |
| 40 | San José State | PCAA | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.31 | 12.82 | 8.22 | 8.46 | -1.46 |
| 41 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.29 | 6.78 | 6.43 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 42 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.17 | 3.36 | 14.25 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16 | 6.18 | 9.77 | 7.32 | -0.32 |
| 44 | William & Mary | Southern | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.96 | 5.55 | 10.02 | 7.62 | -0.62 |
| 45 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.94 | 7.09 | 8.63 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 46 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.77 | 5.36 | 8.75 | 7.27 | -0.27 |
| 47 | LSU | SEC | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.47 | 9.64 | 10.59 | 8.59 | -2.59 |
| 48 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.17 | 1.91 | 8.78 | 6.08 | 0.92 |
| 49 | App State | Southern | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.96 | 10.18 | 5.92 | 8.51 | -2.51 |
| 50 | Furman | Southern | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.8 | 6.18 | 7.33 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 51 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.6 | 4.91 | 6.99 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.38 | 0.36 | 7.06 | 5.62 | 1.38 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.33 | 8.09 | 11.34 | 7.42 | -1.42 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.19 | 3.3 | 12.79 | 6.01 | -1.01 |
| 55 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.01 | 7.91 | 8.71 | 8.28 | -2.28 |
| 56 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.01 | 4.73 | 11.74 | 7.44 | -1.44 |
| 57 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.01 | 6.82 | 9.88 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 58 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.87 | 3.91 | 11.6 | 6.53 | -0.53 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.85 | 4.27 | 10.95 | 7 | -1 |
| 60 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.41 | 0.45 | 16.58 | 5.63 | 0.37 |
| 61 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 13.34 | 2.45 | -0.01 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 62 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.2 | 0.82 | 12.8 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 63 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.93 | 1.73 | 7.19 | 6.13 | -0.13 |
| 64 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.04 | -0.91 | 11.06 | 5.18 | 0.82 |
| 65 | The Citadel | Southern | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.99 | -0.45 | 8.4 | 5.31 | 0.69 |
| 66 | Arkansas State | Southland | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.71 | 4.82 | 11.57 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 67 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.46 | -4.09 | 13.27 | 4.39 | 1.61 |
| 68 | Fresno State | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.42 | 6.55 | 6.28 | 7.73 | -2.73 |
| 69 | Richmond | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.36 | 1.55 | 15.1 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 70 | Washington | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.29 | 2.73 | 10.89 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 71 | Northwestern State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.17 | 0.9 | 3.13 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.16 | 2.91 | 9.05 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 73 | Duke | ACC | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.98 | -1 | 12.45 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 74 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.85 | 0.91 | 11.07 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 75 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.71 | 1 | 9.18 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 76 | California | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.69 | 0.36 | 13.1 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 77 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.81 | -1.18 | 13.23 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 78 | Texas | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.81 | -1 | 13.86 | 4.65 | -0.65 |
| 79 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.73 | -1.64 | 14.12 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 80 | VMI | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.7 | -6.8 | 10.08 | 2.79 | 2.21 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.34 | -2.45 | 11.81 | 4.45 | 0.55 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.25 | -2.64 | 11.16 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 83 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.08 | -4.09 | 12.55 | 4.13 | 0.87 |
| 84 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 8.91 | -3 | 10.68 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 85 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.85 | -4.82 | 10.75 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 86 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.76 | -6 | 10.82 | 3.72 | 1.28 |
| 87 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.67 | -6.64 | 11.3 | 3.21 | 1.79 |
| 88 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.52 | -4.82 | 6.14 | 3.25 | 1.75 |
| 89 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.33 | -11.27 | 11.83 | 1.87 | 3.13 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.02 | -0.55 | 12.96 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 91 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.96 | -3.82 | 12.33 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.89 | -4.18 | 11.66 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 93 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.84 | -2 | 4.77 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 94 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.45 | -1.64 | 12.33 | 5 | -1 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.11 | -8.09 | 6.49 | 2.76 | 1.24 |
| 96 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 7.06 | -0.1 | 15.41 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 97 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.88 | -5.18 | 12.4 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 98 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.81 | -4.27 | 9.45 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 99 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.67 | -6.36 | 13.1 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 100 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.51 | -3.91 | 3.11 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 101 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.45 | -8.45 | 11.42 | 2.99 | 1.01 |
| 102 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.27 | -8.36 | 7.76 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 103 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.23 | -11.55 | 11.48 | 2.01 | 1.99 |
| 104 | Clemson | ACC | 3-6-2 | 0.27 | 6.12 | -5.91 | 13.68 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 105 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.66 | -7.67 | 7.62 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 106 | NC State | ACC | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.57 | -4.91 | 14.07 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 107 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.51 | -11.89 | 11.28 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 108 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.44 | -2.64 | 2.27 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 109 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.16 | -6.1 | 8.06 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 110 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.9 | -4.36 | 13.08 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 111 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.77 | -4.27 | 9.22 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 112 | Auburn | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.74 | -6.64 | 15.13 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 113 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.39 | -8.45 | 11.51 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 114 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.36 | -8.27 | 10.16 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 115 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.3 | -9.91 | 12.01 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 116 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.23 | -15.8 | -0 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 117 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.23 | -10.55 | 10.38 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 118 | SMU | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.21 | -12.45 | 14.54 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 119 | Rice | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4 | -16.45 | 13.53 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 120 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.99 | -11.18 | 4.5 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 121 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.42 | -7.56 | 14.77 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 122 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.2 | -10.22 | 14.8 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 123 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.46 | -7.18 | 12.07 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 124 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.16 | -10.45 | 9.59 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 125 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.15 | -10.09 | 8.21 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 126 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.03 | -13.73 | 13.68 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 127 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.96 | -13.73 | 15.61 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 128 | Virginia | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.94 | -14.55 | 11.7 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 129 | Lamar | Southland | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.93 | -15.09 | 12.87 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 130 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-10-0 | 0.17 | 1.77 | -12.17 | 11.94 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.68 | -20.27 | 10.41 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 132 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.2 | -16.09 | 13.02 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 133 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.27 | -17.45 | 16.54 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 134 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.38 | -20.36 | 12.8 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 135 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-11-0 | 0.08 | -0.38 | -15.33 | 12.34 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 136 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.62 | -28.18 | 12.57 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 137 | TCU | Southwest | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -27.45 | 14.61 | 0.59 | -0.59 |