Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:28.547833+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Louisiana | Southland | 1-0-0 | 1 | 35.45 | 27 | 16.38 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 35.3 | 38 | 21.89 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.77 | 15 | 19.18 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 4 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.51 | 5 | 7.26 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 5 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.17 | 2 | 17.83 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 6 | Northwestern State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.09 | 4 | 11.92 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 7 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.41 | 14 | -10 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.23 | 4 | 16.05 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 9 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.19 | 22 | 13.38 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 30 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.31 | 4 | 9.82 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 12 | The Citadel | Southern | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.71 | 23 | -2.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.02 | 23 | -10 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 16 | Tennessee State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 15.36 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Mississippi Valley State | SWAC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 15.08 | 17 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 18 | Texas Southern | SWAC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 14.97 | 14 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Jackson State | SWAC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 14.83 | 11 | -10 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 20 | Southern | SWAC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 14.48 | 6 | -10 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 21 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 12.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | UCLA | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | USC | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Maryland | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Georgia | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Alabama | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Yale | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Houston | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | LSU | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.87 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.81 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Brown | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | San Diego State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | San José State | PCAA | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Furman | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | McNeese | Southland | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Harvard | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Fresno State | PCAA | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 8.03 | -2 | 18.34 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 61 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 8.02 | -38 | 16.87 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 62 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Arkansas State | Southland | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | App State | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | 7.39 | -15 | 16.32 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 67 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Florida | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Chattanooga | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 6.83 | -4 | 8.29 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 72 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Washington | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Arizona | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | California | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Duke | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | 5.47 | -27 | 19.88 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 85 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 0-1-0 | 0 | 4.73 | -4 | 11.54 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 90 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | Arizona State | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | 4.42 | -22 | 4.83 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 93 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 95 | Stanford | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.73 | -4 | 6.75 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 100 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Clemson | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | VMI | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Auburn | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Indiana State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 112 | Washington State | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 113 | Air Force | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 115 | NC State | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 2.15 | -5 | 21.84 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 116 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Marshall | Southern | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 119 | Cornell | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 121 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 122 | Pacific | PCAA | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 123 | Columbia | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 124 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 125 | SMU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 126 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 127 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 128 | Oregon | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 129 | Rice | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 130 | Oregon State | Pac-8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 131 | Princeton | Ivy | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 132 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.59 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 133 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 134 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 135 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 136 | Virginia | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 137 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 138 | Hawai'i | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 139 | Lamar | Southland | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 140 | TCU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 141 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.28 | -23 | -0.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 142 | Grambling | SWAC | 0-0-0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 143 | Prairie View A&M | SWAC | 0-0-0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 144 | Western Carolina | Southern | 0-1-0 | 0 | -6.14 | -5 | -10 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 145 | Alcorn State | SWAC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -7.63 | -30 | 11.8 | 0.02 | -0.02 |