Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.066017+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.06 | 8 | 32.28 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.22 | 35 | 21.54 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | UNLV | PCAA | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.82 | 15 | 23.79 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 4 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 42 | 19.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.78 | 13 | 23.92 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 6 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.77 | 20 | 1.65 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 7 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.69 | 31 | -0.34 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 8 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.34 | 31 | -1.52 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 16 | 22.14 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 13 | 0.55 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 16 | -0.48 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 12 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.67 | 7 | 0.19 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 13 | Clemson | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 44 | -4.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 43 | -5.87 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 15 | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 41 | -4.72 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 7 | 0.19 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 17 | Fresno State | PCAA | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 10.5 | -4.34 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 18 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 13.5 | -3.8 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 3 | -0.67 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 20 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 23 | -10 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 21 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.98 | 21.5 | -10 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 22 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 5 | -4.16 | 1.27 | 0.73 |
| 23 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 42 | 2.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.09 | 38 | 0.52 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 25 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 35 | 1.12 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.56 | 40 | -1.32 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 27 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.55 | 16 | 2 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 28 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.35 | 7 | 2.41 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 29 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.32 | 24 | -0.63 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 30 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.32 | 26 | -1.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.29 | 18 | -0.83 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | NC State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.27 | 37 | -2.3 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.23 | 11 | 2.01 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.19 | 12 | 0.24 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 35 | Temple | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.06 | 17 | -0.34 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.02 | 8 | 0.27 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 37 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.93 | 12 | 0.3 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 38 | Duke | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.61 | 7 | 0.32 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 39 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.46 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 40 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.4 | 7 | -0.12 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 41 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.38 | 3 | 0.72 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 42 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.32 | 2 | 2.45 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 43 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.22 | 3 | 0.71 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.14 | 1 | 1.07 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 45 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.98 | 3 | -1.73 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.67 | 27 | -10 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 47 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.79 | 7 | -10 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 48 | Miami | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.73 | 2 | 1.52 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 49 | Pacific | PCAA | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.45 | 5 | -10 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 50 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.88 | 1 | -10 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 51 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.16 | 17 | -4.91 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 52 | San José State | PCAA | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.71 | -0.5 | 0.33 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.06 | -3 | 0.46 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 54 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.01 | -0.5 | -4.67 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 55 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.35 | 2.5 | 13.26 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 56 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | -8.5 | -3.51 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 57 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.05 | -2.5 | 23.59 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 58 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11 | -17.5 | -4.27 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 59 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.17 | -0.5 | 6.6 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 60 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.92 | -0.5 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 61 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | SMU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | LSU | SEC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.22 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 66 | Houston | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | TCU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.32 | -1 | 2.81 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 73 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.36 | -2 | 0.66 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 74 | Auburn | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.76 | -2 | 32.28 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 75 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.85 | -3 | 0.78 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 76 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.86 | -3 | 1.68 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 77 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.98 | -4 | 1.08 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 78 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.08 | -7 | 2.71 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 79 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.27 | -6 | 23.78 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 80 | Alabama | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.33 | -7 | 22.63 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 81 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.33 | -5 | -10 | 0.74 | -0.74 |
| 82 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -7 | 0.61 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 83 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -11 | 0.74 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 84 | California | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -10 | 1.31 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 85 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -5 | 23.62 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 86 | Rice | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.46 | -7 | -0.12 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 87 | Florida | SEC | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.47 | -6 | 16.8 | 0.7 | -0.7 |
| 88 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.47 | -6 | 26.04 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 89 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.51 | -8 | 19.8 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 90 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.52 | -8 | 2.63 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 91 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.66 | -16 | 1.18 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 92 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.74 | -12 | 0.53 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 93 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -12 | 2.19 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 94 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -7.5 | 6.96 | 0.71 | -0.71 |
| 95 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -15.5 | -4.38 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 96 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -17 | -3.79 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 97 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.11 | -13.5 | 7.69 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 98 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.18 | -10.5 | 13.41 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 99 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -42 | 2.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Utah State | PCAA | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -35 | 1.16 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.37 | -24 | -10 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 102 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -20.5 | 24.44 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 103 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -38 | 2.63 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 104 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -17 | 13.04 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 105 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -24 | 13.39 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 106 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -34 | 26.04 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | PCAA | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -27 | 12.62 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 108 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.05 | -27 | 23.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.18 | -55 | 23.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.21 | -37.5 | 13.27 | 0 | 0 |