Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.302277+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 20.36 | 9.57 | 10.06 | 0.94 |
| 2 | Maryland | ACC | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 17.09 | 9.86 | 10.35 | 0.65 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.19 | 31.36 | 9.66 | 10.79 | -0.79 |
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.14 | 18.73 | 11.52 | 10.08 | -0.08 |
| 5 | USC | Pac-8 | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.12 | 21.73 | 10.78 | 10.12 | -0.12 |
| 6 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 18.73 | 0.54 | 10.48 | 0.52 |
| 7 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.85 | 22.55 | 10.4 | 10.13 | -1.13 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.82 | 12.09 | 11.59 | 8.68 | 1.32 |
| 9 | San Diego State | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.13 | 6.55 | 10.09 | 8.21 | 1.79 |
| 10 | Yale | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.43 | 13.44 | 5.83 | 8.13 | -0.13 |
| 11 | Brown | Ivy | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.31 | 7.67 | 7.4 | 6.96 | 1.04 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.89 | 18.27 | 10.45 | 9.96 | -0.96 |
| 13 | Houston | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.82 | 13.27 | 11.5 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 14 | East Carolina | Southern | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.67 | 14.73 | 10.1 | 9.77 | -0.77 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.58 | 12.64 | 13 | 9.22 | -1.22 |
| 16 | Louisiana | Southland | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.53 | 10.27 | 10.82 | 8.73 | 0.27 |
| 17 | BYU | Western Athletic | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.37 | 15.36 | 8.09 | 9.08 | -0.08 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.27 | 8.27 | 10.15 | 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.19 | 9.09 | 12.05 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 20 | McNeese | Southland | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.13 | 7.91 | 9.51 | 7.81 | 1.19 |
| 21 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.61 | 4 | 9.09 | 6.78 | 2.22 |
| 22 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-3-1 | 0.67 | 19 | 19.33 | 11.29 | 10.75 | -2.75 |
| 23 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.85 | 13.91 | 11.77 | 8.59 | -0.59 |
| 24 | Alabama | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.75 | 14.27 | 10.99 | 9.49 | -1.49 |
| 25 | Colorado | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.7 | 8.82 | 13.03 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.68 | 7.91 | 13.44 | 7.78 | 0.22 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.65 | 11.36 | 11.43 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 28 | Florida | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.49 | 5.36 | 14.01 | 6.83 | 1.17 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.44 | 8.18 | 11.6 | 8.79 | -0.79 |
| 30 | Ball State | Mid-American | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.89 | 12.09 | 6.02 | 9.34 | -1.34 |
| 31 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.78 | 10.36 | 6.02 | 9.05 | -1.05 |
| 32 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 17.62 | 3.9 | -0.76 | 6.47 | 1.53 |
| 33 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.53 | 8.09 | 5.42 | 8.39 | -0.39 |
| 34 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.46 | 5.64 | 6.58 | 7.14 | 0.86 |
| 35 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.27 | 4.45 | 11.06 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 36 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 16.96 | 2.36 | 11.12 | 6.36 | 0.64 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 13.89 | 7.88 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 38 | Kent State | Mid-American | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.59 | 6.17 | 9.53 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 39 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.27 | 7.18 | 11.39 | 8.01 | -1.01 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.24 | 6.78 | 6.41 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 41 | San José State | PCAA | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.23 | 12.82 | 7.97 | 8.46 | -1.46 |
| 42 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.15 | 3.36 | 14.5 | 6.9 | 0.1 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.96 | 6.18 | 9.8 | 7.32 | -0.32 |
| 44 | William & Mary | Southern | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.93 | 5.55 | 10.17 | 7.62 | -0.62 |
| 45 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.91 | 7.09 | 8.73 | 7.76 | -0.76 |
| 46 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.73 | 5.36 | 8.81 | 7.27 | -0.27 |
| 47 | LSU | SEC | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.45 | 9.64 | 10.54 | 8.59 | -2.59 |
| 48 | Southern Illinois | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.12 | 1.91 | 8.75 | 6.08 | 0.92 |
| 49 | App State | Southern | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.92 | 10.18 | 5.92 | 8.51 | -2.51 |
| 50 | Furman | Southern | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.76 | 6.18 | 7.35 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 51 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.57 | 4.91 | 6.99 | 7.02 | -1.02 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.34 | 0.36 | 7.11 | 5.62 | 1.38 |
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.3 | 8.09 | 11.43 | 7.42 | -1.42 |
| 54 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.99 | 6.82 | 9.78 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 55 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.94 | 7.91 | 8.42 | 8.28 | -2.28 |
| 56 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.94 | 4.73 | 11.53 | 7.44 | -1.44 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.85 | 3.91 | 11.76 | 6.53 | -0.53 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.85 | 4.27 | 11.25 | 7 | -1 |
| 59 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.36 | 0.45 | 16.49 | 5.63 | 0.37 |
| 60 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 13.34 | 2.45 | 0.01 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 61 | Kansas | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.17 | 0.82 | 12.88 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 62 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.88 | 1.73 | 7.07 | 6.13 | -0.13 |
| 63 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.3 | 1.45 | 12.62 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 64 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12 | -0.91 | 11.03 | 5.18 | 0.82 |
| 65 | The Citadel | Southern | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.97 | -0.45 | 8.49 | 5.31 | 0.69 |
| 66 | Texas | Southwest | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 11.97 | 0.64 | 14.08 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 67 | Arkansas State | Southland | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.66 | 4.82 | 11.4 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 68 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.42 | -4.09 | 13.19 | 4.39 | 1.61 |
| 69 | Fresno State | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.38 | 6.55 | 6.2 | 7.73 | -2.73 |
| 70 | Richmond | Southern | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.34 | 1.55 | 15.17 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 71 | Washington | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.28 | 2.73 | 11.06 | 6.37 | -1.37 |
| 72 | Northwestern State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 73 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.13 | 2.91 | 9.02 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 74 | Duke | ACC | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.94 | -1 | 12.31 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 75 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.74 | 0.91 | 10.94 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 76 | California | Pac-8 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.68 | 0.36 | 13.49 | 5.61 | -0.61 |
| 77 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.64 | 1 | 9.32 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 78 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.79 | -1.18 | 13.25 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 79 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.7 | -1.64 | 14.07 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 80 | VMI | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.67 | -6.8 | 10.07 | 2.79 | 2.21 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.33 | -2.45 | 12.07 | 4.45 | 0.55 |
| 82 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.22 | -2.64 | 11.09 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 83 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.05 | -4.09 | 12.41 | 4.13 | 0.87 |
| 84 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 8.88 | -3 | 10.51 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 85 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.83 | -4.82 | 10.9 | 4.04 | 0.96 |
| 86 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.68 | -6 | 10.71 | 3.72 | 1.28 |
| 87 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.64 | -6.64 | 11.16 | 3.21 | 1.79 |
| 88 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.5 | -4.82 | 6.18 | 3.25 | 1.75 |
| 89 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.29 | -11.27 | 11.62 | 1.87 | 3.13 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.96 | -0.55 | 12.85 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 91 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.93 | -3.82 | 12.14 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.84 | -4.18 | 11.63 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 93 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.81 | -2 | 4.62 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 94 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.48 | -1.64 | 12.01 | 5 | -1 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.07 | -8.09 | 6.22 | 2.76 | 1.24 |
| 96 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.83 | -5.18 | 12.48 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 97 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.78 | -4.27 | 9.28 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 98 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.7 | -6.36 | 12.85 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 99 | Dayton | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.49 | -3.91 | 3.06 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 100 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.44 | -8.45 | 11.63 | 2.99 | 1.01 |
| 101 | Marshall | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.25 | -8.36 | 7.73 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 102 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.21 | -11.55 | 11.45 | 2.01 | 1.99 |
| 103 | Clemson | ACC | 3-6-2 | 0.27 | 6.1 | -5.91 | 13.66 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 104 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 6.04 | -0.55 | 15.59 | 5.31 | -2.31 |
| 105 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -7.67 | 7.59 | 1.85 | 1.15 |
| 106 | NC State | ACC | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.54 | -4.91 | 13.92 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 107 | Columbia | Ivy | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.5 | -11.89 | 11.28 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 108 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.39 | -2.64 | 2.18 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 109 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.15 | -6.1 | 8.01 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 110 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.9 | -4.36 | 13.19 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 111 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.76 | -4.27 | 9.26 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 112 | Auburn | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.68 | -6.64 | 15.12 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 113 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.37 | -8.45 | 11.26 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 114 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.36 | -8.27 | 10.35 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 115 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.3 | -9.91 | 12.29 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 116 | SMU | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.19 | -12.45 | 14.26 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 117 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.18 | -10.55 | 10.27 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 118 | Rice | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.95 | -16.45 | 13.34 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 119 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.94 | -11.18 | 4.31 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 120 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.48 | -20.27 | 1.84 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 121 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.4 | -7.56 | 14.6 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 122 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.18 | -10.22 | 14.62 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 123 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.45 | -7.18 | 12.06 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 124 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.14 | -10.09 | 8.06 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 125 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.14 | -10.45 | 9.36 | 2.85 | -0.85 |
| 126 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.04 | -13.73 | 15.59 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 127 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.02 | -13.73 | 13.99 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 128 | Virginia | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.93 | -14.55 | 11.59 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 129 | Lamar | Southland | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.92 | -15.09 | 12.7 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 130 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-10-0 | 0.17 | 1.84 | -12.17 | 11.95 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.67 | -20.27 | 10.47 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 132 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.2 | -16.09 | 12.69 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 133 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.27 | -17.45 | 16.48 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 134 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.38 | -20.36 | 12.67 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 135 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-11-0 | 0.08 | -0.39 | -15.33 | 12.04 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 136 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.63 | -28.18 | 12.63 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 137 | TCU | Southwest | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -27.45 | 14.06 | 0.59 | -0.59 |