Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:29.261307+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 | 25.1 | 14.4 | 12 | 9.05 | -0.05 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 17.18 | 8.33 | 9.86 | 1.14 |
| 3 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.73 | 26.3 | 14.54 | 9.75 | -0.75 |
| 4 | BYU | Western Athletic | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 23.63 | 30.17 | 11.06 | 11.06 | -0.06 |
| 5 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.45 | 20.18 | 12.93 | 10.14 | -0.14 |
| 6 | North Carolina | ACC | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.91 | 14.36 | 11.32 | 9.64 | 0.36 |
| 7 | Baylor | Southwest | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.89 | 16.91 | 10.56 | 9.82 | 0.18 |
| 8 | McNeese | Southland | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 21.88 | 15.09 | 5.49 | 9.53 | 0.47 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.66 | 31.45 | 12.54 | 10.73 | -1.73 |
| 10 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.41 | 13.73 | 14.48 | 9.36 | -0.36 |
| 11 | Furman | Southern | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.29 | 9.73 | 5.09 | 8.3 | 0.7 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.21 | 20.55 | 11.95 | 10.41 | -1.41 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.09 | 16.91 | 12.11 | 9.16 | -0.16 |
| 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.93 | 16 | 11.28 | 9.81 | -0.81 |
| 15 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.91 | 15.55 | 11.32 | 9.62 | -0.62 |
| 16 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.87 | 19.82 | 9.97 | 9.83 | -0.83 |
| 17 | Washington | Pac-10 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.58 | 13.82 | 9.81 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.32 | 6.18 | 11.72 | 7.22 | 1.78 |
| 19 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.22 | 11.4 | 14.13 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.9 | 8.27 | 7.89 | 8.61 | 0.39 |
| 21 | Yale | Ivy | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.33 | 8.5 | 7.02 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 22 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.08 | 16 | 12.61 | 9.35 | -1.35 |
| 23 | Miami | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.73 | 8.82 | 13.47 | 8.29 | -0.29 |
| 24 | SMU | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.69 | 12.09 | 11.4 | 9.05 | -1.05 |
| 25 | Missouri | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.68 | 14.55 | 10.43 | 9.36 | -1.36 |
| 26 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.38 | 9.55 | 10.4 | 8.35 | -0.35 |
| 27 | Maryland | ACC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.37 | 5.55 | 13.03 | 7.85 | 0.15 |
| 28 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.37 | 8.36 | 11.01 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 29 | Navy | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.28 | 10.45 | 9.55 | 9.28 | -1.28 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.85 | 11.82 | 5.87 | 9.52 | -1.52 |
| 31 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.61 | 11.91 | 4.21 | 8.69 | -0.69 |
| 32 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.6 | 4.27 | 8.78 | 6.87 | 1.13 |
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.58 | 5.9 | 11.46 | 6.88 | 0.12 |
| 34 | Chattanooga | Southern | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.57 | 9.36 | 5.02 | 8.03 | -0.03 |
| 35 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.4 | 4.36 | 7.46 | 6.8 | 1.2 |
| 36 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.38 | 2.64 | 9.28 | 6.3 | 1.7 |
| 37 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.97 | 6.36 | 12.16 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 38 | UNLV | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.59 | 11.55 | 10.88 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 39 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.55 | 8.64 | 12.88 | 7.74 | -0.74 |
| 40 | Harvard | Ivy | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.4 | 2.1 | 7.89 | 5.83 | 1.17 |
| 41 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.29 | 11.18 | 9.23 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 42 | Texas | Southwest | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.15 | 5.64 | 11.32 | 7.22 | -0.22 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.78 | 4.91 | 9.61 | 7.16 | -0.16 |
| 44 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.69 | 3.73 | 10.29 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 45 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.64 | 5 | 8.4 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 46 | Louisiana | Southland | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.6 | 4.55 | 8.6 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 47 | The Citadel | Southern | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.53 | 8.27 | 4.99 | 8 | -1 |
| 48 | LSU | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.52 | 1.82 | 12.2 | 6.14 | 0.86 |
| 49 | San José State | PCAA | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.35 | 3.18 | 8.33 | 6.32 | 0.68 |
| 50 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.18 | 1.18 | 11.33 | 5.94 | 1.06 |
| 51 | App State | Southern | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.85 | 7.91 | 6.76 | 7.84 | -1.84 |
| 52 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.66 | 2.64 | 3.64 | 6.17 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Brown | Ivy | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.29 | 4.5 | 5.38 | 6.21 | -0.21 |
| 54 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.07 | 5.55 | 11.72 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 55 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.02 | 3.36 | 14.14 | 6.32 | -0.32 |
| 56 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.9 | 6.64 | 9.14 | 7.16 | -1.16 |
| 57 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.83 | 3.73 | 11.88 | 6.71 | -0.71 |
| 58 | Houston | Southwest | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.59 | 1.82 | 12.92 | 6.18 | -0.18 |
| 59 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.42 | 6.27 | 5.22 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 60 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.35 | 2.36 | 9.91 | 6.31 | -0.31 |
| 61 | Utah State | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.34 | 3.18 | 8.26 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 62 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.31 | 1.55 | 12.07 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 63 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.25 | 1.18 | 12.23 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 64 | NC State | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.19 | 0.91 | 12.71 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 65 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.04 | 1.82 | 8.31 | 6.03 | -0.03 |
| 66 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.02 | 3.6 | 2.74 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 67 | Princeton | Ivy | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.49 | -2.3 | 8.93 | 4.27 | 1.73 |
| 68 | Clemson | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.46 | -0.45 | 13.58 | 5.35 | 0.65 |
| 69 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-6-0 | 0.5 | 12.27 | 1.33 | 13.4 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 70 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.89 | -0.27 | 6.68 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 71 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.8 | 6.09 | 11.78 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 72 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 11.79 | -8.91 | 10.57 | 3.33 | 2.67 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.61 | 3.45 | 13.22 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 74 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.53 | 4.45 | 10.58 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 75 | Cornell | Ivy | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -1.3 | 9.13 | 4.59 | 0.41 |
| 76 | Auburn | SEC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.26 | -0.27 | 12.86 | 5.42 | -0.42 |
| 77 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.23 | -3.09 | 10.07 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 78 | Dartmouth | Ivy | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.99 | 3.7 | 6.95 | 6.15 | -2.15 |
| 79 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 9.85 | -5.64 | 10.68 | 3.67 | 1.33 |
| 80 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.83 | -0.91 | 11.66 | 5.14 | -0.14 |
| 81 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.77 | -1.36 | 13.82 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 82 | Rice | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.13 | -3.64 | 13.36 | 4.18 | 0.82 |
| 83 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.07 | -3.64 | 11.61 | 4.38 | 0.62 |
| 84 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.02 | -3.73 | 11.26 | 4.06 | 0.94 |
| 85 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.01 | -3.36 | 10.16 | 4.49 | 0.51 |
| 86 | Louisiana Tech | Southland | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9 | -2.45 | 7.58 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 87 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 8.99 | -3.36 | 13.14 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 88 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.92 | -5.45 | 12.42 | 3.94 | 1.06 |
| 89 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.87 | 1.45 | 10.6 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 90 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.8 | -4.73 | 10.31 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 91 | Fresno State | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.63 | -4.82 | 8.05 | 3.95 | 1.05 |
| 92 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.36 | 0.27 | 10.67 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 93 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.03 | -0.27 | 11.55 | 5.4 | -1.4 |
| 94 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.67 | -6.64 | 12.67 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 95 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.49 | -7.64 | 11.09 | 2.89 | 1.11 |
| 96 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.47 | -4.82 | 5.03 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 97 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.45 | -9.55 | 14.54 | 2.48 | 1.52 |
| 98 | Virginia | ACC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.42 | -10.45 | 14.12 | 2.19 | 1.81 |
| 99 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.31 | -10.73 | 12.25 | 3.12 | 0.88 |
| 100 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.23 | -10.91 | 10.96 | 2.64 | 1.36 |
| 101 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.22 | -8.36 | 7.18 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 102 | Illinois State | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.09 | -8.09 | 4.14 | 2.75 | 1.25 |
| 103 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 6.09 | -0.27 | 14.04 | 5.43 | -2.43 |
| 104 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.65 | -3.18 | 9.98 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 105 | Pacific | PCAA | 4-8-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -9.92 | 10.12 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 106 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 4-8-0 | 0.33 | 5.49 | -11.08 | 11.31 | 2.32 | 1.68 |
| 107 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.24 | -7.36 | 12.17 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 108 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.15 | -7.73 | 12.09 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 109 | Western Carolina | Southern | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.15 | -5.73 | 7.09 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 110 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.1 | -8.27 | 11.24 | 3.24 | -0.24 |
| 111 | VMI | Southern | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 4.96 | -9.09 | 9.98 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 112 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.77 | -5.27 | 13.03 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 113 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.67 | -5.09 | 9.82 | 4 | -1 |
| 114 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.42 | -5.91 | 5.16 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 115 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.42 | -7.55 | 10.48 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 116 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.36 | -10.27 | 14.94 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 117 | Texas-Arlington | Southland | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.32 | -8.45 | 9.72 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 118 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.2 | -10.91 | 11.52 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 119 | California | Pac-10 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.19 | -12.18 | 13.73 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 120 | Lamar | Southland | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.02 | -12.91 | 9.71 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 121 | Marshall | Southern | 2-8-1 | 0.18 | 2.61 | -9.82 | 8.49 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 122 | Duke | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.43 | -7.45 | 12.37 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 123 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 2-9-1 | 0.17 | 2.22 | -10.75 | 14.21 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 124 | East Tennessee State | Southern | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.11 | -9.64 | 4.43 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 125 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.03 | -12.45 | 10.3 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 126 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2 | -12.73 | 9.51 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 127 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.98 | -13.55 | 11.5 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 128 | Arkansas State | Southland | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.95 | -12.73 | 6.77 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 129 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.78 | -19.27 | 14.37 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 130 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-9-1 | 0.09 | 0.18 | -13.36 | 15.74 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 131 | Pennsylvania | Ivy | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.07 | -15.3 | 7.58 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 132 | Columbia | Ivy | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.08 | -18.6 | 9.06 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 133 | TCU | Southwest | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.09 | -13.82 | 15.04 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 134 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.27 | -24.1 | 9.54 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 135 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.59 | -26.45 | 14.75 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 136 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-11-0 | 0.08 | -0.71 | -23.42 | 11.83 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 137 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -26.64 | 12.39 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 138 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -25.27 | 14.62 | 0.51 | -0.51 |