Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.417449+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 25.8 | 12.52 | 9.33 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.33 | 18.45 | 11.89 | 10.01 | 0.99 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.87 | 35.73 | 12.49 | 10.87 | -0.87 |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.09 | 15.09 | 11.82 | 9.16 | 0.84 |
| 5 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 23.05 | 18.64 | 11.45 | 9.72 | -0.72 |
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.18 | 15.45 | 12.53 | 9.6 | -0.6 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.15 | 24.18 | 10.02 | 10.1 | -1.1 |
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.09 | 11.6 | 16.24 | 8.09 | -0.09 |
| 9 | Washington | Pac-10 | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.99 | 18.45 | 13.46 | 9.53 | -1.53 |
| 10 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.82 | 14.64 | 10.76 | 9.43 | -0.43 |
| 11 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 14.4 | 10.91 | 8.27 | -0.27 |
| 12 | San José State | PCAA | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.36 | 12.27 | 8.66 | 8.28 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.21 | 16 | 9.45 | 8.15 | -0.15 |
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.03 | 26 | 6.04 | 9.56 | -1.56 |
| 15 | Fresno State | PCAA | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.96 | 13.82 | 5.8 | 9.24 | -0.24 |
| 16 | Clemson | ACC | 7-2-2 | 0.64 | 19.63 | 9.36 | 10.93 | 8.34 | -1.34 |
| 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 19.41 | 12.67 | 12.18 | 9.87 | -0.87 |
| 18 | NC State | ACC | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.36 | 5 | 9.17 | 6.78 | 1.22 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.09 | 7 | 5.93 | 7.66 | 0.34 |
| 20 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.7 | 16 | 9.89 | 9.22 | -1.22 |
| 21 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 18.62 | 12.91 | 15.17 | 8.48 | -1.48 |
| 22 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.5 | 13.45 | 9.27 | 8.75 | -0.75 |
| 23 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.38 | 9.64 | 10.22 | 8.08 | -0.08 |
| 24 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.16 | 9.27 | 8.9 | 7.91 | 0.09 |
| 25 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.07 | 8.9 | 12.45 | 7.62 | -0.62 |
| 26 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.93 | 16.5 | 13.78 | 8.17 | -2.17 |
| 27 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.68 | 3.5 | 14.23 | 6.01 | 0.99 |
| 28 | Georgia | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.65 | 7.2 | 11.11 | 6.88 | 0.12 |
| 29 | BYU | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.54 | 8.2 | 9.89 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.34 | 6.36 | 9.77 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 31 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.07 | 3.18 | 11.05 | 6.35 | 0.65 |
| 32 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.46 | 0.7 | 12.26 | 5.17 | 1.83 |
| 33 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.9 | 9.73 | 6.63 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 34 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.13 | 1.73 | 8.89 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 35 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.93 | 0.55 | 11.52 | 5.66 | 1.34 |
| 36 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.75 | 3.4 | 9.49 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 37 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.35 | 8 | 11.91 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 7.8 | 8.82 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 39 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.18 | 5.55 | 12.91 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 40 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.95 | 0.4 | 10.18 | 5.12 | 0.88 |
| 41 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.89 | 5.45 | 9.32 | 7.16 | -1.16 |
| 42 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.8 | 3.36 | 12.21 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 43 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.8 | 3.91 | 10.93 | 6.57 | -0.57 |
| 44 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.52 | 2.64 | 10.1 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 45 | UNLV | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.17 | 4.09 | 5.58 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 46 | Florida | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 4.6 | 14.5 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 47 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.04 | 1.18 | 9.4 | 5.84 | 0.16 |
| 48 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.95 | 4 | 13.1 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 49 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.78 | 3.45 | 1.92 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 50 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.69 | 2.91 | 12.45 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 51 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.48 | 1.91 | 12.64 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 52 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | 2.2 | 11.78 | 5.57 | -0.57 |
| 53 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.96 | -0.18 | 6.47 | 5.43 | 0.57 |
| 54 | SMU | Southwest | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.69 | -3.36 | 13.43 | 4.59 | 1.41 |
| 55 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.65 | -0.55 | 5.38 | 5.33 | 0.67 |
| 56 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.45 | -4.36 | 13.2 | 4.36 | 1.64 |
| 57 | Texas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.35 | -0.3 | 12.03 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 58 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 11.3 | 7.9 | 15.66 | 7.01 | -3.01 |
| 59 | Maryland | ACC | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.12 | 1.9 | 13.8 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.03 | 2.73 | 8.45 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 61 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.95 | -4.91 | 9.48 | 3.97 | 2.03 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.89 | -7.27 | 10.71 | 3.38 | 2.62 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -1.4 | 10.05 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 64 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.26 | -2.7 | 8.7 | 4.29 | 0.71 |
| 65 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -2.6 | 8.48 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 66 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.72 | -3.6 | 5.23 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 67 | Pacific | PCAA | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.62 | 1.9 | 6.66 | 5.47 | -1.47 |
| 68 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.41 | -2.27 | 12.83 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.72 | -7.09 | 12.62 | 3.88 | 1.12 |
| 70 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-6-2 | 0.27 | 8.68 | 2.45 | 13.59 | 6.09 | -3.09 |
| 71 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.67 | -9.36 | 15.66 | 3.27 | 1.73 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.61 | -6.73 | 10.5 | 3.04 | 1.96 |
| 73 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.23 | -9.91 | 8.93 | 2.69 | 2.31 |
| 74 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.56 | -4.9 | 8.49 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 75 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.94 | -3.09 | 9.26 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 76 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.72 | -6.91 | 13.19 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 77 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-8-0 | 0.33 | 6.62 | -1.75 | 10.07 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 78 | Duke | ACC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.53 | -7.64 | 10.95 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 79 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.48 | -10 | 13.69 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| 80 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.28 | -8.27 | 15.27 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 81 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.11 | -4.8 | 3.19 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 82 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.06 | -8.5 | 11.13 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 83 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.81 | -11.4 | 12.12 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 84 | Rice | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.55 | -14.6 | 9.99 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.54 | -6.73 | 11.17 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 86 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-9-0 | 0.25 | 4.33 | -5.42 | 13.32 | 4.08 | -1.08 |
| 87 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.3 | -8.45 | 10.57 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 88 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.24 | -11.55 | 12.87 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Utah State | PCAA | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.24 | -9.91 | 9.49 | 2.16 | 0.84 |
| 90 | TCU | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.2 | -10.64 | 9.19 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 91 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.12 | -11.27 | 8.75 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 92 | Wichita State | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.05 | -10.45 | 5.91 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 93 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.95 | -15.91 | 14.09 | 1.63 | 1.37 |
| 94 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 3-9-0 | 0.25 | 3.83 | -7.92 | 6.73 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 95 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.71 | -19.55 | 8.04 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 96 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.43 | -15.5 | 14.92 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 97 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.37 | -15.1 | 11.63 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.9 | -14.91 | 10.22 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 99 | California | Pac-10 | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.85 | -16.36 | 16.37 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 100 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.71 | -19 | 7.98 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 101 | Houston | Southwest | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.15 | -14.1 | 14.81 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 102 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.14 | -13.9 | 13.52 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 103 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | 0.01 | -12.09 | 8.03 | 2.49 | -1.49 |
| 104 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.23 | -17.09 | 8.36 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | PCAA | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.38 | -20.64 | 9.16 | 1.47 | -0.47 |