Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:29.260886+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.14 | 14.4 | 11.83 | 9.05 | -0.05 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 17.1 | 8.69 | 9.06 | 0.94 |
| 3 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.73 | 26.3 | 14.18 | 9.75 | -0.75 |
| 4 | BYU | Western Athletic | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.32 | 29.27 | 10.35 | 10.08 | -0.08 |
| 5 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.18 | 15.6 | 13.4 | 8.72 | 0.28 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.11 | 21.7 | 11.64 | 9.28 | -0.28 |
| 7 | Baylor | Southwest | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.01 | 16.91 | 10.9 | 9.82 | 0.18 |
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.94 | 14.36 | 11.16 | 9.64 | 0.36 |
| 9 | McNeese | Southland | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 21.9 | 15.09 | 5.35 | 9.53 | 0.47 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.8 | 31.45 | 12.63 | 10.73 | -1.73 |
| 11 | Furman | Southern | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.38 | 9.73 | 5.38 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
| 12 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.03 | 16 | 11.64 | 9.81 | -0.81 |
| 13 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.96 | 19.82 | 9.74 | 9.83 | -0.83 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.8 | 21 | 11.61 | 9.57 | -1.57 |
| 15 | Washington | Pac-10 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.7 | 13.82 | 10.3 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.7 | 13.7 | 13.16 | 7.95 | 0.05 |
| 17 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.67 | 14 | 12.84 | 8.47 | -0.47 |
| 18 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.36 | 11.4 | 14.04 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.34 | 6.18 | 11.56 | 7.22 | 1.78 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.94 | 8.27 | 7.81 | 8.61 | 0.39 |
| 21 | Florida | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.55 | 9.22 | 10.49 | 7.01 | -0.01 |
| 22 | Yale | Ivy | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.34 | 8.5 | 6.9 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 23 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.16 | 16 | 12.34 | 9.35 | -1.35 |
| 24 | SMU | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.77 | 12.09 | 11.8 | 9.05 | -1.05 |
| 25 | Missouri | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.72 | 14.55 | 10.52 | 9.36 | -1.36 |
| 26 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.51 | 9.55 | 10.51 | 8.35 | -0.35 |
| 27 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.41 | 8.36 | 11.13 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 28 | Maryland | ACC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.32 | 5.55 | 12.55 | 7.85 | 0.15 |
| 29 | UNLV | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.1 | 16.7 | 10.05 | 8.06 | -1.06 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.87 | 11.82 | 5.62 | 9.52 | -1.52 |
| 31 | Texas | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.85 | 7.2 | 12.04 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 32 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.84 | 7.3 | 12.65 | 7.15 | -0.15 |
| 33 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.73 | 11.91 | 4.31 | 8.69 | -0.69 |
| 34 | Chattanooga | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.67 | 9.36 | 4.94 | 8.03 | -0.03 |
| 35 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.66 | 4.27 | 9.07 | 6.87 | 1.13 |
| 36 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.57 | 8.8 | 9.58 | 8.09 | -1.09 |
| 37 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.39 | 2.64 | 9.32 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| 38 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 17.15 | 6.36 | 12.58 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 39 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.8 | 4 | 7.85 | 6.06 | 0.94 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.48 | 2.1 | 7.6 | 5.83 | 1.17 |
| 41 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.3 | 11.18 | 9.2 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 42 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.83 | 4.91 | 9.65 | 7.16 | -0.16 |
| 43 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.73 | 5 | 8.35 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 44 | Louisiana | Southland | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.71 | 4.55 | 8.69 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 45 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.67 | 3.73 | 10.22 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 46 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.66 | 8.27 | 5.31 | 8 | -1 |
| 47 | LSU | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.53 | 1.82 | 12.41 | 6.14 | 0.86 |
| 48 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.44 | 5.8 | 13.29 | 6.41 | -0.41 |
| 49 | San José State | PCAA | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.43 | 3.18 | 8.21 | 6.32 | 0.68 |
| 50 | Houston | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.36 | 4.8 | 13.8 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 51 | App State | Southern | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.93 | 7.91 | 6.56 | 7.84 | -1.84 |
| 52 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.69 | 2.64 | 3.8 | 6.17 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.37 | 1.2 | 11.81 | 5.43 | 0.57 |
| 54 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.15 | 3.36 | 14.54 | 6.32 | -0.32 |
| 55 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.09 | 5.55 | 11.82 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 56 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.9 | 6.64 | 9.3 | 7.16 | -1.16 |
| 57 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.83 | 3.73 | 12 | 6.71 | -0.71 |
| 58 | Brown | Ivy | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.6 | 4.33 | 7.08 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 59 | Utah State | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.38 | 3.18 | 8.76 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 60 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.38 | 6.27 | 4.91 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 61 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.37 | 2.36 | 10.1 | 6.31 | -0.31 |
| 62 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.3 | 1.18 | 11.71 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 63 | NC State | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.17 | 0.91 | 12.95 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 64 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.13 | 1.82 | 8.38 | 6.03 | -0.03 |
| 65 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 3.6 | 2.42 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 66 | Princeton | Ivy | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.49 | -2.3 | 8.93 | 4.27 | 1.73 |
| 67 | Clemson | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.42 | -0.45 | 13.53 | 5.35 | 0.65 |
| 68 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-6-0 | 0.5 | 12.33 | 1.33 | 13.07 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 69 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.17 | 1.1 | 12.13 | 5.31 | -0.31 |
| 70 | Auburn | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.14 | 1.3 | 11.81 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 71 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.98 | -0.27 | 6.68 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 72 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 11.83 | -8.91 | 10.62 | 3.33 | 2.67 |
| 73 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.71 | -3.3 | 10.71 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.61 | 3.45 | 13.4 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 75 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.58 | 4.45 | 10.17 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.28 | -0.4 | 11.54 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 77 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.51 | -1.3 | 9.22 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 78 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -2.3 | 11.93 | 4.38 | 0.62 |
| 79 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.29 | 2.9 | 13.43 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 80 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.03 | 3.7 | 6.75 | 6.15 | -2.15 |
| 81 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 9.94 | -5.64 | 10.77 | 3.67 | 1.33 |
| 82 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.78 | -1.36 | 14.36 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 83 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.16 | -3.64 | 11.73 | 4.38 | 0.62 |
| 84 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 9.08 | -3.36 | 13.01 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.05 | -2.45 | 7.33 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 86 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.01 | -3.73 | 11.4 | 4.06 | 0.94 |
| 87 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.99 | -3.36 | 10.3 | 4.49 | 0.51 |
| 88 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.91 | 1.45 | 10.25 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 89 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.81 | -4.73 | 10.63 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 90 | Fresno State | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.68 | -4.82 | 8.43 | 3.95 | 1.05 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.4 | 0.27 | 10.51 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 92 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.11 | -0.27 | 11.31 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 93 | Rice | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.64 | -6.8 | 13.36 | 2.81 | 1.19 |
| 94 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.62 | -6.64 | 12.71 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 95 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.52 | -4.82 | 4.85 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 96 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.46 | -7.64 | 11.35 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 97 | Virginia | ACC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.44 | -10.45 | 13.45 | 2.19 | 1.81 |
| 98 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.44 | -3.2 | 11.25 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 99 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.37 | -10.73 | 12.51 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 100 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.28 | -10.91 | 10.96 | 2.64 | 1.36 |
| 101 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.25 | -8.36 | 6.72 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 102 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.12 | -8.09 | 4.38 | 2.75 | 1.25 |
| 103 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 6.12 | -0.27 | 13.47 | 5.43 | -2.43 |
| 104 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.92 | -6.4 | 10.65 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.71 | -3.18 | 10.5 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 106 | Pacific | PCAA | 4-8-0 | 0.33 | 5.54 | -9.92 | 10.2 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 107 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.18 | -7.73 | 12.32 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 108 | Western Carolina | Southern | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.17 | -5.73 | 7.29 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 109 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.98 | -6.4 | 4.43 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 110 | VMI | Southern | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 4.98 | -9.09 | 10.22 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 111 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.9 | -11.5 | 14.57 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 112 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.83 | -5.27 | 13.13 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 113 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.72 | -5.09 | 10.11 | 4 | -1 |
| 114 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.4 | -10.27 | 14.6 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 115 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.37 | -7.55 | 10.39 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 116 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.27 | -8.45 | 9.99 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 117 | California | Pac-10 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.15 | -12.18 | 14.02 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 118 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.15 | -10.91 | 11.63 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 119 | Lamar | Southland | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.06 | -12.91 | 9.78 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 120 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.05 | -12.18 | 11.18 | 1.86 | 1.14 |
| 121 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 2-8-1 | 0.18 | 2.66 | -11 | 13.7 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 122 | Marshall | Southern | 2-8-1 | 0.18 | 2.64 | -9.82 | 8.64 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 123 | Duke | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.46 | -7.45 | 12.28 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 124 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.24 | -17.4 | 14.93 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 125 | East Tennessee State | Southern | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.05 | -9.64 | 4.85 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 126 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.05 | -12.45 | 10.16 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 127 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.93 | -12.73 | 9.34 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 128 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.92 | -13.55 | 11.51 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 129 | Arkansas State | Southland | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.89 | -12.73 | 6.66 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 130 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.44 | -12.9 | 14.68 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 131 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.08 | -15.3 | 7.28 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 132 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.07 | -18.6 | 9.03 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 133 | TCU | Southwest | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.08 | -13.82 | 15.22 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 134 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.26 | -24.1 | 9.3 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 135 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.58 | -26.45 | 14.9 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 136 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-11-0 | 0.08 | -0.7 | -23.42 | 12.19 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 137 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -24.7 | 13.93 | 0.54 | -0.54 |
| 138 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -26.64 | 12.35 | 0.79 | -0.79 |