Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.551833+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.09 | 29.5 | 12.23 | 7.79 | 0.21 |
| 2 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 24.88 | 17.12 | 8.32 | 7.29 | -1.29 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.43 | 20.25 | 14.89 | 7.24 | -0.24 |
| 4 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 19.11 | 0.39 | 7.67 | 1.33 |
| 5 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.16 | 16.89 | 12.69 | 7.69 | 0.31 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.09 | 26.56 | 11.76 | 8.6 | -1.6 |
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.08 | 21.67 | 11.12 | 8.51 | -0.51 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.02 | 16.56 | 12.05 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.01 | 25.78 | 10.06 | 8.77 | -0.77 |
| 10 | Kentucky | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.98 | 14.44 | 12.31 | 8.07 | -0.07 |
| 11 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.76 | 15.56 | 10.92 | 7.3 | 0.7 |
| 12 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.74 | 26.75 | 9.81 | 7.82 | -0.82 |
| 13 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.33 | 12.12 | 10.73 | 6.74 | 0.26 |
| 14 | BYU | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.25 | 28.38 | 6.88 | 7.58 | -0.58 |
| 15 | Clemson | ACC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.24 | 10.67 | 10.76 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 16 | Grambling | SWAC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.13 | 26.62 | 6.4 | 7.41 | -0.41 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.99 | 12.33 | 7.67 | 7.28 | 0.72 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.67 | 24.88 | 4.37 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 19 | San Diego State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.55 | 18.12 | 4.9 | 7.22 | -0.22 |
| 20 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.35 | 6.56 | 6.44 | 6.05 | 1.95 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.23 | 7.29 | 9.11 | 4.71 | 1.29 |
| 22 | Tennessee State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.08 | 17.11 | 1.19 | 8.38 | -0.38 |
| 23 | Chattanooga | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.95 | 9 | 3.05 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| 24 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.33 | 11.4 | 10.17 | 7.76 | 0.24 |
| 25 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.25 | 10.78 | 12.86 | 7.01 | -0.01 |
| 26 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.22 | 11.8 | 9.34 | 8.18 | -0.18 |
| 27 | Ball State | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.67 | 20 | 6.46 | 8.05 | -1.05 |
| 28 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.64 | 11.89 | 13.1 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 29 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.59 | 13.22 | 11.95 | 8.31 | -2.31 |
| 30 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.21 | 9 | 7.2 | 6.52 | 0.48 |
| 31 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.15 | 7.38 | 12.24 | 5.6 | 0.4 |
| 32 | Fresno State | PCAA | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.99 | 15.33 | 3.47 | 7.55 | -0.55 |
| 33 | Yale | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.93 | 10.88 | 9.02 | 6.51 | -0.51 |
| 34 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.63 | 6.11 | 4.97 | 6.37 | 0.63 |
| 35 | Brown | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.41 | 8.75 | 6.61 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 36 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.27 | 15.33 | 8.83 | 8.03 | -3.03 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.12 | 6.12 | 5.16 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 38 | USC | Pac-8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 15.78 | 12.54 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 39 | Louisiana | Southland | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.17 | 6.5 | 10.9 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 40 | California | Pac-8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 8.33 | 9.46 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 41 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 7.33 | 10.19 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 42 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 5 | 10.94 | 5.86 | 0.14 |
| 43 | Florida | SEC | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.67 | 3.57 | 11.46 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 44 | Jackson State | SWAC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.66 | 10.56 | 5.87 | 7.75 | -1.75 |
| 45 | LSU | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.5 | 14.25 | 10.25 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 46 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.43 | 7.22 | 6.24 | 6.08 | -0.08 |
| 47 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.11 | 5.67 | 13.87 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 48 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.79 | 10.11 | 8.09 | 6.88 | -1.88 |
| 49 | NC State | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.77 | 6.3 | 12.95 | 7.13 | -1.13 |
| 50 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.52 | 1.78 | 4.32 | 4.99 | 1.01 |
| 51 | VMI | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.23 | 9 | 4.31 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 52 | Washington | Pac-8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.82 | 11.67 | 10.38 | 7.02 | -2.02 |
| 53 | Arkansas State | Southland | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.67 | -0.44 | 7.44 | 4.37 | 1.63 |
| 54 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.47 | -3 | 10.26 | 3.86 | 2.14 |
| 55 | Maryland | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.43 | 3.78 | 13.75 | 5.58 | -0.58 |
| 56 | Duke | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.23 | 3.11 | 13.4 | 5.31 | -0.31 |
| 57 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.12 | 4.56 | 8.6 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 58 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.87 | 2.11 | 12.18 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 59 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.8 | 3.11 | 9.69 | 5.24 | -0.24 |
| 60 | McNeese | Southland | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.68 | 2.11 | 10.2 | 5.31 | -0.31 |
| 61 | Furman | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.58 | 4.78 | 1.57 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 62 | Northwestern State | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.52 | 2.56 | 6.47 | 5.35 | -0.35 |
| 63 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.36 | -2.75 | 12.1 | 3.47 | 1.53 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.14 | -1.3 | 11.22 | 4.62 | 1.38 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.95 | -0.22 | 11.18 | 4.44 | 0.56 |
| 66 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.72 | -0.67 | 12.24 | 4.27 | 0.73 |
| 67 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | 3.12 | 9.11 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 68 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.24 | 3.11 | 5.77 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 69 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.14 | -2.89 | 13.02 | 3.54 | 1.46 |
| 70 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.13 | -3 | 12.57 | 3.75 | 1.25 |
| 71 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | 1.75 | 4.19 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 72 | Western Carolina | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.72 | 4 | 0.21 | 5.52 | -1.52 |
| 73 | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.65 | 2.3 | 3.03 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 74 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.58 | -5 | 10.52 | 2.92 | 1.08 |
| 75 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.56 | 2.67 | 14.98 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 76 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.49 | -5 | 10 | 2.86 | 2.14 |
| 77 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.24 | 3.56 | 8.7 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 78 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.18 | -0.67 | 12.59 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 79 | Harvard | Ivy | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | -0.38 | 9.35 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 80 | Houston | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.78 | -3.12 | 14.42 | 3.39 | 0.61 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.61 | 0.33 | 12.07 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 82 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.58 | 6.89 | -1.09 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 83 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.07 | -0.22 | 10.49 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 84 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.02 | -0.78 | 13.08 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 85 | Pacific | PCAA | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.88 | -0.44 | 9.6 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 86 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.73 | -1.33 | 13.23 | 4.17 | -0.17 |
| 87 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.71 | -1.44 | 14.47 | 4.06 | -0.06 |
| 88 | SMU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.48 | -1.67 | 13.68 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 89 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.42 | -0.71 | 8.48 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 90 | Auburn | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.17 | -3.44 | 12.75 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 91 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.17 | -2.22 | 8.53 | 4.01 | -0.01 |
| 92 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.12 | -2 | 9.84 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 93 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.08 | -3.89 | 14.91 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.86 | -4.11 | 9.65 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 95 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.7 | -6.56 | 14.58 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 96 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.7 | -0.25 | 14.68 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 97 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.65 | -5.78 | 12.71 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 98 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.5 | -6.12 | 11.29 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 99 | San José State | PCAA | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.34 | -6.67 | 9.36 | 2.96 | 1.04 |
| 100 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.23 | -2.38 | 15.82 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 101 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.82 | -1.62 | 7.01 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 102 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.76 | -3.62 | 13.37 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 103 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.39 | -1.11 | 16.03 | 4.11 | -1.11 |
| 104 | Southern | SWAC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.28 | -3.33 | 4.58 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 105 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.99 | -6.62 | 7.13 | 2.36 | 0.64 |
| 106 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.87 | -0.89 | 5.74 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 107 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.66 | -3.89 | 15.55 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 108 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.47 | -3.1 | 9.65 | 4 | -1 |
| 109 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -7.56 | 13.54 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 110 | The Citadel | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.02 | -4.89 | 6.29 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 111 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.95 | -7.33 | 13.6 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 112 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.73 | -12.89 | 14.45 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 113 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.7 | -0.5 | 14.2 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 114 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.4 | -12.56 | 10.29 | 0.96 | 2.04 |
| 115 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.36 | -16.11 | 13.7 | 0.86 | 2.14 |
| 116 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.05 | -14.11 | 0.81 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| 117 | Princeton | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.58 | -5.12 | 15.57 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 118 | Columbia | Ivy | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.01 | -8.25 | 9.87 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 119 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.79 | -10.56 | 14.71 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 120 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.51 | -19.12 | 14.58 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 121 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.51 | -12.25 | 9.19 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 122 | TCU | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.42 | -19 | 10.91 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 123 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.32 | -9.78 | 15.07 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 124 | App State | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.09 | -10.67 | 8.26 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 125 | Alcorn State | SWAC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.95 | -11 | 4.11 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 126 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.85 | -13.33 | 12.23 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 127 | Marshall | Southern | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.84 | -13.67 | 5.49 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 128 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.67 | -13.78 | 5.37 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 129 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.59 | -19.22 | 13.39 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 130 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.58 | -12.5 | 12.62 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 131 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.5 | -8.5 | 14.68 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 132 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.75 | -12.25 | 14.49 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 133 | Cornell | Ivy | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.73 | -9.88 | 15.57 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 134 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.61 | -10.44 | 13.62 | 2.63 | -1.63 |
| 135 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.57 | -15.44 | 14.58 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 136 | Lamar | Southland | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.47 | -12.44 | 11.27 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 137 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.4 | -13.89 | 14.39 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 138 | Virginia | ACC | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.38 | -19.44 | 12.84 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 139 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.37 | -14.33 | 12.74 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 140 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.33 | -14.67 | 8.81 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 141 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.07 | -28.88 | 15.36 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 142 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.06 | -21.44 | 14.09 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 143 | Rice | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.2 | -29.67 | 13.87 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| 144 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -17.75 | 4.6 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 145 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -23.11 | 15.91 | 0.4 | -0.4 |