Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.066791+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.72 | 35 | 16.88 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.19 | 20.67 | 12.09 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 3 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.18 | 30.67 | 10.28 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 4 | Washington | Pac-10 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.09 | 21 | 11.41 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.08 | 5 | 18.45 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.21 | 4.33 | 12.65 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.15 | 23.67 | 6.81 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 18.67 | 7.36 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.76 | 13.67 | 8.98 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.75 | 12 | 7.24 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 11 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 24 | 5.15 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 12 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 14.67 | 5.71 | 2.48 | 0.52 |
| 13 | TCU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.55 | 38 | 3.99 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.5 | 13 | 8.53 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 15 | USC | Pac-10 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 19 | 4.67 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 16 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 14 | 6.94 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 17 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.25 | 26.67 | 1.35 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 18 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 15.67 | 4.73 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 21 | 2.18 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 20 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 17 | 1.27 | 3.48 | 0.52 |
| 21 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.81 | 4.5 | 19.52 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 22 | UNLV | PCAA | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.52 | 13 | 0.4 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 23 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 8.33 | 2.89 | 2.16 | 0.84 |
| 24 | Indiana State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 18.33 | -0.32 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.21 | 7.33 | 0.69 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 26 | Fresno State | PCAA | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.86 | 9.5 | -1.15 | 3.05 | 0.95 |
| 27 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 19.67 | -4.27 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 28 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.55 | 10.75 | -2.6 | 3.06 | 0.94 |
| 29 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 8 | -1.45 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 30 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 19.5 | -6.14 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.31 | 27.5 | -5.95 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 32 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.28 | 26 | -6.25 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 33 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 16.5 | 3.13 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 34 | Clemson | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.23 | 28.33 | 7.45 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.95 | 4 | 13.64 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 36 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.91 | 8 | 5.27 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 37 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 1.67 | 24.49 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 38 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.58 | 5.67 | 21.26 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 39 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.95 | 2.67 | 8.41 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 40 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.77 | 5 | 14.83 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 41 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.64 | 13 | 8.99 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 42 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.56 | 14.33 | 7.65 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.41 | 5 | 2.28 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 44 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 13.67 | 5.09 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 45 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.19 | 1.33 | 15.81 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 46 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 2.67 | 11.19 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 47 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.38 | 5.67 | 1.91 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 48 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.34 | 4 | 5.6 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 49 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.13 | 0.67 | 9.21 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.69 | -0.67 | 2.14 | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| 51 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.33 | -10 | 12.13 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 52 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 16 | 7.41 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 53 | Illinois State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.58 | 10.75 | 9.41 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 54 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 17.25 | 6.35 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 55 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.46 | 5.75 | 14.05 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 56 | Virginia | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.25 | -5 | 11.86 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 57 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.22 | -3.6 | 13.09 | 2 | 1 |
| 58 | Florida | SEC | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.2 | 10 | 12.99 | 2.07 | -1.07 |
| 59 | Pacific | PCAA | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.97 | -0.33 | -2.56 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 60 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 9.75 | 10.7 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 61 | Duke | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.66 | -7 | 9.64 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 62 | Houston | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.63 | -7.5 | 12.73 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 63 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.2 | -4.5 | 3.69 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 64 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.14 | 5 | 0.91 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 65 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.85 | 5.33 | 20.03 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 66 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -9.5 | 8.92 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 67 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.02 | -11.75 | 15.38 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 68 | NC State | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.67 | 8 | 1.93 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 69 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.54 | 1 | 19.54 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 70 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.21 | -14.5 | 9.06 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 71 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.96 | 3.33 | 22.28 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 72 | Auburn | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.84 | 4.33 | 18.03 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 73 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.69 | 1.33 | 4.2 | 1.61 | -0.61 |
| 74 | California | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.61 | -0.33 | 17.43 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 75 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 8.36 | 6.25 | 18.88 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| 76 | Alabama | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.29 | 2 | 17.38 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 77 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.5 | 0 | 19.58 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 78 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.48 | -3.33 | 15.42 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 79 | Tulsa | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.88 | -6.33 | 8.13 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 80 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.82 | -12.33 | 16.39 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 81 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.62 | -9.33 | 12.11 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 82 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.47 | -11.33 | 8.99 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 83 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.35 | -16 | 13.15 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 84 | Maryland | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.01 | -7.33 | 24.88 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 85 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.99 | -16.33 | 9.5 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 86 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.92 | -18.33 | 13.51 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 87 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.68 | -14.33 | -2.65 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 88 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.55 | -16.67 | 8.41 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 89 | San José State | PCAA | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.19 | -12.5 | 12.09 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 90 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -6.25 | -7.97 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 91 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.03 | -1.75 | -3.61 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 92 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.72 | -8 | 16.17 | 1.14 | -0.14 |
| 93 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.36 | -11.5 | 13.86 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 94 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.85 | -6.67 | 20.55 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -11.33 | -5.11 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 96 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.92 | -6.67 | 24.02 | 0.94 | -0.94 |
| 97 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.14 | -12.5 | 6.49 | 0.55 | -0.55 |
| 98 | West Texas A&M | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -14.75 | 4.12 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 99 | Southern Illinois | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -17.5 | 3.01 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 100 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -17 | 16.29 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 101 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -14.67 | 16.09 | 0.75 | -0.75 |
| 102 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -13 | 21.89 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 103 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -16 | 21.04 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 104 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -17.5 | 22.47 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | PCAA | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -17 | 14.07 | 0.67 | -0.67 |
| 106 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -20.33 | 12.88 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 107 | Wichita State | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -22 | 12.82 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 108 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.98 | -24.33 | 21.22 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 109 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.16 | -26.5 | 25.78 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 110 | Utah State | PCAA | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.41 | -39.5 | 23.55 | 0.07 | -0.07 |