Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:29.695019+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 28.08 | 10.25 | 21.17 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.92 | 11 | 15.46 | 3.98 | 1.02 |
| 3 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.89 | 16.67 | 13.68 | 5.62 | 0.38 |
| 4 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 21 | 11.6 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 23.4 | 10.04 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 29 | 6.85 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 7 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.85 | 17.6 | 8.66 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.73 | 22 | 7 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 9 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 18.4 | 5.84 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 10 | SMU | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 19.8 | 5.02 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 7.5 | 7.71 | 3.04 | 0.96 |
| 12 | Fresno State | PCAA | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.7 | 17.2 | -1.67 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 13 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.4 | 27 | 14.33 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 14 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.32 | 8.4 | 16.37 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 15 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.27 | 32 | 12.63 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 16 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.08 | 12.4 | 16.66 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 17 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.92 | 10.4 | 16.04 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 18 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.69 | 14.17 | 8.41 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.46 | 10.75 | 16.88 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 20 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.27 | 9.4 | 9.58 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 21 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 21.11 | 11.2 | 14.44 | 4.13 | -1.13 |
| 22 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.81 | 11 | 4.88 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.64 | 12.75 | 10.95 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 24 | NC State | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 9.8 | 5.85 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | USC | Pac-10 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.25 | 14 | 11.14 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 26 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.21 | 5 | 15.81 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 27 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.13 | 8.4 | 5.98 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 28 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.08 | 10.8 | 11.16 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 29 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.02 | 2.4 | 11.24 | 2.84 | 1.16 |
| 30 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 2.2 | 11.03 | 2.85 | 1.15 |
| 31 | San José State | PCAA | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.81 | 3.4 | 8.64 | 2.97 | 1.03 |
| 32 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.71 | 8 | 0.65 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 33 | Clemson | ACC | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.5 | 14.2 | 7.9 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 34 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.01 | 13 | 3.7 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 35 | Miami | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.41 | 7.5 | 13.09 | 4.44 | -0.44 |
| 36 | Maryland | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.26 | 13.8 | 17.99 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 37 | BYU | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.82 | 19.8 | 12.4 | 4.44 | -1.44 |
| 38 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.71 | 11.2 | 10.66 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 39 | Florida | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.6 | 1.6 | 19.25 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 40 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.59 | 15.6 | 7.24 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 41 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.58 | 10.6 | 12.28 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 42 | Duke | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 8.2 | 10.48 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.19 | 9.4 | 11.33 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 44 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.15 | 5.8 | 14.23 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 45 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.05 | 12.4 | 8.61 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 46 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16 | 3.33 | 2.55 | 3.65 | 0.35 |
| 47 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 12.4 | 7.41 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 48 | California | Pac-10 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 15.87 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 49 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.74 | 8.6 | 8.35 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 50 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.66 | 2.2 | 15.92 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 51 | Utah State | PCAA | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.72 | 5.4 | 3.34 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 52 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.18 | -4.83 | 4.4 | 1.98 | 2.02 |
| 53 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.92 | -0.4 | 12.07 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 54 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 5.17 | 8.57 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 55 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.44 | -2.4 | 14.33 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 56 | Temple | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.32 | 6.33 | 11.28 | 4.18 | -1.18 |
| 57 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.21 | 1.6 | 15.41 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 58 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.09 | -3.4 | 13.22 | 2.09 | 0.91 |
| 59 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 1.83 | 11.34 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 60 | Houston | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.07 | 3.2 | 13.56 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 61 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 4.33 | 9.24 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 62 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.58 | -4.8 | 10.58 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 63 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.29 | -10.2 | 12.89 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 64 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.22 | -0.4 | 16.79 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.07 | -8 | 7.99 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 66 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.79 | -1 | 11.62 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 67 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.16 | 2.8 | 14.4 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 68 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11 | -2.5 | 14.16 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 69 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.98 | -2 | 5.23 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 70 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.51 | 3 | 5.6 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 71 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -5.33 | 9.21 | 1.98 | 1.02 |
| 72 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.32 | 0.4 | 12.83 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 73 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.53 | -0.4 | 10.23 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 74 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.39 | 3.25 | 14.88 | 2.37 | -1.37 |
| 75 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.86 | -4.6 | 18.24 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 76 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.77 | -5.4 | 17.79 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 77 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.61 | -5.2 | 16.32 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.46 | 1.25 | 8.84 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 79 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 8.29 | 0.6 | 10.03 | 2.6 | -1.6 |
| 80 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.24 | -5.6 | 14.27 | 1.63 | 0.37 |
| 81 | TCU | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8 | -5.2 | 14.37 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 82 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.51 | -13.8 | 8.98 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 83 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.36 | -11 | 13.81 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 84 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.14 | -15.6 | 6.37 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 85 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.96 | -10.4 | 5.83 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 86 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -2.67 | 3 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 87 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.73 | -8.17 | 0.93 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 88 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.6 | -13.83 | 16.04 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 89 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.2 | -5.8 | 4.96 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 90 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.02 | -7.5 | 4.76 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 91 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -14 | 15.85 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 92 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.15 | -7.6 | 12.14 | 1.53 | -0.53 |
| 93 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -6.6 | 3.09 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 94 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.89 | -9.8 | 13.76 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 95 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -14 | 17.73 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 96 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -13.4 | 13.59 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 97 | UNLV | PCAA | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.29 | -10.6 | 9.71 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 98 | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.97 | -10.5 | 1.36 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 99 | New Mexico State | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.76 | -15.67 | 12.02 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 100 | Pacific | PCAA | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.74 | -13.17 | 1.43 | 1.38 | -0.38 |
| 101 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.56 | -22.5 | 14.23 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 102 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.47 | -13.17 | 9.24 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 103 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -10.6 | 19.23 | 1.02 | -1.02 |
| 104 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.31 | -13.6 | 15.73 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -17 | 6.68 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 106 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -15 | 12.1 | 0.81 | -0.81 |
| 107 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -16.8 | 10.54 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 108 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -13.8 | 19.64 | 1.14 | -1.14 |
| 109 | Virginia | ACC | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.55 | -20.6 | 11.87 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 110 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -18.8 | 15.23 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 111 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -17.8 | 23.14 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 112 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.72 | -21.6 | 15.71 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 113 | Rice | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -21 | 17.5 | 0.38 | -0.38 |