Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:29.698270+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 16.55 | 11.76 | 9.74 | 1.26 |
| 2 | SMU | Southwest | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 24.46 | 17.27 | 8.14 | 9.54 | 0.46 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 23.82 | 28.83 | 12.19 | 11.35 | -0.35 |
| 4 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.8 | 17.73 | 15.29 | 9.42 | 0.58 |
| 5 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.85 | 14.36 | 12.28 | 8.64 | 0.36 |
| 6 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.5 | 13.27 | 9.37 | 8.68 | 1.32 |
| 7 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.38 | 13.55 | 8.68 | 8.46 | 1.54 |
| 8 | Clemson | ACC | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.31 | 12.91 | 9.71 | 9.16 | -0.16 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.32 | 15.91 | 13.64 | 9.81 | -0.81 |
| 10 | Texas | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.06 | 18.45 | 11.57 | 9.78 | -0.78 |
| 11 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.06 | 11 | 13.73 | 8.81 | 0.19 |
| 12 | Fresno State | PCAA | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 20.98 | 13.82 | 0.91 | 8.72 | 1.28 |
| 13 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.72 | 12.55 | 11.1 | 9.4 | -0.4 |
| 14 | Washington | Pac-10 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.7 | 14.55 | 10.34 | 9.08 | -0.08 |
| 15 | Arkansas | Southwest | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.46 | 14.55 | 11.17 | 9.76 | -1.76 |
| 16 | LSU | SEC | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.16 | 17.73 | 8.88 | 9.45 | -1.45 |
| 17 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.51 | 7.45 | 8.68 | 7.74 | 0.26 |
| 18 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.38 | 13.27 | 15.14 | 8.29 | -0.29 |
| 19 | USC | Pac-10 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.14 | 14.45 | 13.5 | 9.4 | -1.4 |
| 20 | BYU | Western Athletic | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.04 | 17.36 | 11.91 | 9.45 | -1.45 |
| 21 | Maryland | ACC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.04 | 14 | 13.01 | 8.75 | -0.75 |
| 22 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-2-2 | 0.64 | 18.89 | 9.82 | 6.32 | 9.76 | -2.76 |
| 23 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.79 | 13.73 | 11.41 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 24 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.77 | 11.36 | 12.2 | 8.64 | -0.64 |
| 25 | Florida | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.65 | 6.55 | 14.35 | 7.42 | 0.58 |
| 26 | Auburn | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.52 | 6.36 | 13.37 | 7.62 | 0.38 |
| 27 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.41 | 10 | 10.42 | 8.21 | -0.21 |
| 28 | San José State | PCAA | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.92 | 12 | 6.26 | 8.47 | -0.47 |
| 29 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.9 | 5.36 | 9.88 | 7.09 | 0.91 |
| 30 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.41 | 7.36 | 5.04 | 7.37 | 0.63 |
| 31 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 17.13 | 16.64 | 13.29 | 9.68 | -2.68 |
| 32 | Alabama | SEC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.77 | 10.55 | 13.15 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 33 | Miami | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.58 | 8 | 13.24 | 8.2 | -1.2 |
| 34 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.39 | 10.45 | 10.35 | 8.13 | -1.13 |
| 35 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.1 | 6.09 | 10.97 | 7.56 | -0.56 |
| 36 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.09 | 11.27 | 7.68 | 8.54 | -1.54 |
| 37 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.98 | 6.73 | 9.53 | 8.32 | -1.32 |
| 38 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.56 | 8.36 | 12.2 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 39 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 15.4 | 4.64 | -2.62 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.35 | 6.36 | 4.96 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 41 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.08 | 2.82 | 6.74 | 6.32 | 0.68 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.05 | 2.91 | 13.79 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 43 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.96 | 5.55 | 9.58 | 7.45 | -1.45 |
| 44 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.92 | 4.36 | 10.59 | 6.81 | -0.81 |
| 45 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.62 | 2.64 | 10.66 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 46 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.17 | -0.64 | 11.06 | 5.28 | 1.72 |
| 47 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 7-5-0 | 0.58 | 14.13 | 1.67 | 12.49 | 6.41 | 0.59 |
| 48 | California | Pac-10 | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.09 | -1.18 | 12.38 | 5.13 | 1.87 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.77 | 6.82 | 7.82 | 7.44 | -1.44 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.5 | 2.18 | 11.72 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 51 | Duke | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.4 | 1.55 | 12.46 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 52 | Missouri | Big 8 | 5-4-2 | 0.45 | 13.38 | 1 | 11.88 | 5.86 | -0.86 |
| 53 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.34 | 3.09 | 8.86 | 6.53 | -0.53 |
| 54 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.16 | 2 | 8.98 | 6.32 | -0.32 |
| 55 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.01 | 0.91 | 10.44 | 5.78 | 0.22 |
| 56 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 7-5-0 | 0.58 | 12.85 | -1 | 13.12 | 5.73 | 1.27 |
| 57 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.6 | 2.82 | 14.45 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 58 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.58 | 5.36 | 9.81 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 59 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.41 | -0.64 | 3.64 | 5.28 | 0.72 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.36 | 0.1 | 10.1 | 5.04 | -0.04 |
| 61 | NC State | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.25 | -4.45 | 11.93 | 4.14 | 1.86 |
| 62 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.23 | -4.64 | 11.99 | 4.28 | 1.72 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.1 | -4.27 | 9.93 | 4.35 | 1.65 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.77 | 0.73 | 12.28 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 65 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.56 | -8.64 | 9.13 | 2.78 | 3.22 |
| 66 | Houston | Southwest | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.06 | -4.27 | 11.01 | 4.23 | 0.77 |
| 67 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.13 | -2.73 | 10.09 | 4.49 | 0.51 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 9.12 | -2.36 | 11.93 | 4.84 | -0.84 |
| 69 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.06 | -2.55 | 8.57 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 70 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-7-0 | 0.42 | 9.01 | -1.08 | 11.49 | 5.66 | -0.66 |
| 71 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.91 | -4.27 | 10.83 | 4.17 | 0.83 |
| 72 | Temple | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.91 | 1.64 | 10.37 | 6.05 | -2.05 |
| 73 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 8.66 | -0.73 | 10.87 | 5.26 | -1.26 |
| 74 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.38 | -8.91 | 10.43 | 2.89 | 2.11 |
| 75 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.35 | -6.73 | 7.06 | 3.23 | 1.77 |
| 76 | Utah State | PCAA | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.28 | -6.36 | 5.54 | 3.56 | 1.44 |
| 77 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 8.11 | -2.55 | 11.18 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 78 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.08 | -12.27 | 9.39 | 2.68 | 2.32 |
| 79 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.1 | -3.18 | 11.76 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 80 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.95 | -4.91 | 14.17 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 81 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.9 | -4.27 | 11.55 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 82 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.7 | -7 | 14.04 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 83 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.66 | -6.36 | 11.93 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 84 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.58 | -3.36 | 3.13 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 85 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.09 | -9.73 | 6.04 | 2.57 | 1.43 |
| 86 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.03 | -7.73 | 9.08 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 87 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.75 | -4.73 | 10.66 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 88 | TCU | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.62 | -5.73 | 10.69 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 89 | UNLV | PCAA | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.45 | -7.82 | 11.82 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 90 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.25 | -10.27 | 11.72 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.14 | -11.09 | 10.06 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.03 | -12.45 | 9.18 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.94 | -15.73 | 11.81 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 94 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.91 | -12.82 | 6.16 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 95 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.81 | -11.73 | 1.34 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 96 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 3-9-0 | 0.25 | 3.54 | -10.67 | 4.03 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 97 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-7-2 | 0.18 | 3.04 | -11.45 | 12.17 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 98 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.91 | -3.64 | 12.29 | 4.34 | -2.34 |
| 99 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 2-8-1 | 0.18 | 2.68 | -10.91 | 15.67 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 100 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-8-1 | 0.18 | 2.51 | -12.82 | 13.01 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.43 | -7.73 | 13.64 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 102 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.19 | -9.45 | 8.01 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 103 | Virginia | ACC | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.1 | -11.09 | 9.65 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 104 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.98 | -11.82 | 5.37 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 105 | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.89 | -12.73 | 2.93 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 106 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-10-0 | 0.17 | 1.5 | -20 | 14.35 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-9-1 | 0.09 | 0.31 | -10.91 | 8.01 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 108 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-9-1 | 0.09 | 0.05 | -15.64 | 12.54 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 109 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.1 | -14.09 | 11.07 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 110 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -14.18 | 9.94 | 1.26 | -1.26 |
| 111 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -16.9 | 8.19 | 0.89 | -0.89 |
| 112 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-10-1 | 0 | -2.41 | -17.36 | 17.25 | 0.76 | -0.76 |
| 113 | Rice | Southwest | 0-11-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -20.27 | 13.52 | 1.02 | -1.02 |