Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:29.259635+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 17.57 | 12.39 | 6.33 | 0.67 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.58 | 14.57 | 12.49 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 19.5 | 7.39 | 7.58 | 0.42 |
| 4 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.71 | 26.56 | 13.84 | 8.77 | -0.77 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.11 | 33.5 | 10.96 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 6 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.1 | 13.12 | 14.89 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.02 | 20.12 | 12.59 | 7.43 | -0.43 |
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.87 | 13.38 | 12.5 | 7.06 | -0.06 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.84 | 22.88 | 11 | 7.44 | -0.44 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.82 | 24.5 | 9.75 | 7.72 | -0.72 |
| 11 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.66 | 14.75 | 11.78 | 6.68 | 0.32 |
| 12 | BYU | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.54 | 27.88 | 8.59 | 7.24 | -0.24 |
| 13 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.48 | 16.62 | 9.43 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 14 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.26 | 19.14 | 10.02 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.75 | 12.29 | 10.22 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Furman | Southern | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.73 | 10 | 8.31 | 5.95 | 1.05 |
| 17 | McNeese | Southland | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.69 | 10.38 | 2.2 | 6.14 | 0.86 |
| 18 | Yale | Ivy | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.59 | 11 | 4.12 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 19 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.2 | 21.88 | 12.6 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.66 | 4.33 | 13.29 | 5.57 | 1.43 |
| 21 | SMU | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.47 | 12.88 | 11.65 | 6.61 | -0.61 |
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.46 | 15 | 10.9 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 23 | UNLV | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 20.62 | 8.73 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Missouri | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 17.62 | 8.16 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 25 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.23 | 14.22 | 5.31 | 7.27 | -0.27 |
| 26 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.15 | 8.44 | 7.08 | 6.82 | 0.18 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.08 | 15.44 | 3.95 | 8.35 | -1.35 |
| 28 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 9 | 10.42 | 5.77 | 0.23 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.92 | 17.29 | 12.79 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 30 | Washington | Pac-10 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.91 | 14 | 7.67 | 6.61 | -0.61 |
| 31 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.74 | 6.33 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| 32 | LSU | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.68 | 6 | 10.05 | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| 33 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.45 | 8.71 | 11.58 | 5.09 | -0.09 |
| 34 | Chattanooga | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.37 | 9 | 5.83 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 35 | The Citadel | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.3 | 13.38 | 3.54 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 36 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.41 | 7.44 | 13.27 | 5.91 | 0.09 |
| 37 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.17 | 6.25 | 12.43 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 38 | App State | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 11 | 6.79 | 7 | -1 |
| 39 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.79 | 7.44 | 8.59 | 6.19 | -0.19 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.71 | 1.86 | 7.53 | 4.03 | 0.97 |
| 41 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.26 | 1.78 | 11.76 | 5.02 | 0.98 |
| 42 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.25 | 12.25 | 8.95 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 43 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.16 | 9.25 | 10.08 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 44 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.12 | 13.5 | 8.88 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 45 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.84 | 6.62 | 9.39 | 5.2 | -0.2 |
| 46 | Maryland | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.83 | 0.33 | 13.1 | 4.63 | 1.37 |
| 47 | Houston | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.65 | 2.88 | 14.19 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 48 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.48 | 5.12 | 9.26 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 49 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.34 | 5.38 | 6.46 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 50 | Louisiana | Southland | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.16 | 3.62 | 8.61 | 5.1 | -0.1 |
| 51 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.15 | 5 | 14.62 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 52 | San José State | PCAA | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15 | 3 | 8.2 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 53 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.94 | 8.43 | 9.72 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 54 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.92 | 4.86 | 12.83 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 55 | Clemson | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.77 | 0.75 | 11.54 | 4.18 | 0.82 |
| 56 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.66 | 2.75 | 5.87 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 57 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.65 | 1.25 | 9.05 | 4.26 | 0.74 |
| 58 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.58 | 4.12 | 3.29 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 59 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.35 | 2.29 | 13.9 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 60 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.2 | 1.75 | 3.63 | 4.31 | 0.69 |
| 61 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.11 | 0.5 | 7.58 | 4.11 | 0.89 |
| 62 | Brown | Ivy | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.99 | 3.57 | 6.81 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 63 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.69 | -1.38 | 9.82 | 3.67 | 1.33 |
| 64 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.61 | 6.88 | 1.85 | 5.36 | -1.36 |
| 65 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.85 | 4.5 | 9.69 | 5.21 | -1.21 |
| 66 | Utah | Western Athletic | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.32 | -1.38 | 9.57 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 67 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 12.29 | -10.78 | 11.15 | 2.39 | 2.61 |
| 68 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.73 | 0 | 14.65 | 4 | 0 |
| 69 | Princeton | Ivy | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.58 | -4.43 | 9.67 | 2.51 | 1.49 |
| 70 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | -1.75 | 13.35 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 71 | Auburn | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.99 | -1 | 9.64 | 3.78 | 0.22 |
| 72 | NC State | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -2.62 | 14.42 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 73 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.89 | 2.89 | 7.82 | 5.44 | -1.44 |
| 74 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.88 | 0.78 | 12.73 | 4.66 | -0.66 |
| 75 | Utah State | PCAA | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | -0.88 | 9.49 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 76 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.46 | -3.5 | 13.69 | 3.24 | 0.76 |
| 77 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.23 | 3 | 14.49 | 4.77 | -1.77 |
| 78 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.19 | -7.25 | 13.97 | 2.52 | 1.48 |
| 79 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -4.75 | 12.69 | 2.74 | 1.26 |
| 80 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.02 | -6.12 | 13.22 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 81 | Virginia | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.89 | -7.38 | 12.77 | 2.28 | 1.72 |
| 82 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.83 | 1.12 | 15.94 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 83 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.81 | -2.5 | 3.51 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 84 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.75 | -9.12 | 12.94 | 2.26 | 1.74 |
| 85 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.69 | 1.75 | 11.5 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 86 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.64 | -3.12 | 0.93 | 3.37 | 0.63 |
| 87 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.9 | -3.11 | 10.52 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 88 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.64 | -5.89 | 10.27 | 3.23 | 0.77 |
| 89 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.61 | -0.25 | 9.62 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.56 | -9.78 | 14.08 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 91 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.46 | -6.43 | 15.01 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 92 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.15 | -1.5 | 11.78 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 93 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.75 | -1.25 | 4.06 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 94 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.55 | -3.62 | 9.96 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 95 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.26 | -5.75 | 10.25 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 96 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.1 | -5.75 | 10.52 | 2.23 | 0.77 |
| 97 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.08 | -3.5 | 4.98 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 98 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.99 | -8.44 | 10.26 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 99 | Fresno State | PCAA | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.81 | -8.56 | 9.59 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 100 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.79 | -1.71 | 5.94 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 101 | VMI | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.71 | -9.44 | 8.87 | 1.97 | 1.03 |
| 102 | Pacific | PCAA | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -10.22 | 8.68 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 103 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.44 | -9.89 | 3.77 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 104 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.14 | -1.5 | 11.68 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| 105 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.1 | -6.12 | 9.08 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 106 | Marshall | Southern | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.89 | -8.38 | 9.21 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 107 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.76 | -2.25 | 12.71 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 108 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 4.74 | -1 | 14.5 | 4.29 | -2.29 |
| 109 | Cornell | Ivy | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.69 | -11 | 9.52 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 110 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.61 | -3.62 | 11.56 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 111 | Western Carolina | Southern | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.33 | -4.56 | 7.86 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
| 112 | Duke | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.26 | -4.88 | 12.29 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 113 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.95 | -9.75 | 12.36 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 114 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.94 | -10.88 | 14.29 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 115 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.91 | -12.62 | 17.2 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 116 | California | Pac-10 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.88 | -12.12 | 14.5 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 117 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -14.38 | 16.5 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 118 | Lamar | Southland | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -11.75 | 10.85 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 119 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3 | -12.67 | 10.09 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 120 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.78 | -10.71 | 14.11 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 121 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.18 | -12.75 | 12.6 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 122 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.11 | -12.71 | 5.09 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 123 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.09 | -13.71 | 7.64 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 124 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 1.06 | -8.38 | 16.52 | 2.35 | -1.35 |
| 125 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.6 | -21.14 | 15.16 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 126 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -14.75 | 14.48 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 127 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.6 | -14.38 | 11.76 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 128 | Arkansas State | Southland | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.56 | -15.25 | 9.99 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 129 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.5 | -16.5 | 12 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 130 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.46 | -17.12 | 8.91 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 131 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.18 | -25.12 | 8.31 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 132 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.11 | -20.56 | 13.27 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 133 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.04 | -26.75 | 20.07 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 134 | East Tennessee State | Southern | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.11 | -14.12 | 7.15 | 0.86 | -0.86 |
| 135 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -17.88 | 13.15 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 136 | TCU | Southwest | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -16.38 | 17.33 | 0.77 | -0.77 |
| 137 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -26.78 | 14.57 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 138 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -27.14 | 15.38 | 0.3 | -0.3 |