Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:30.417830+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 25.82 | 11.55 | 10.29 | 0.71 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 18.45 | 11.67 | 10.01 | 0.99 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.8 | 35.73 | 12.39 | 10.87 | -0.87 |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.97 | 15.09 | 11.46 | 9.16 | 0.84 |
| 5 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.9 | 18.64 | 11.45 | 9.72 | -0.72 |
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.38 | 12.36 | 15.21 | 8.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.08 | 24.18 | 10.33 | 10.1 | -1.1 |
| 8 | Washington | Pac-10 | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.87 | 18.45 | 13 | 9.53 | -1.53 |
| 9 | Arkansas | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.78 | 14.64 | 10.76 | 9.43 | -0.43 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.66 | 15.73 | 9.83 | 9.08 | -0.08 |
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.55 | 24 | 7.34 | 10.38 | -1.38 |
| 12 | San José State | PCAA | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 20.29 | 12.27 | 8.6 | 8.28 | 0.72 |
| 13 | Fresno State | PCAA | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.85 | 13.82 | 5.39 | 9.24 | -0.24 |
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 13.83 | 13.18 | 10.16 | -1.16 |
| 15 | Clemson | ACC | 7-2-2 | 0.64 | 19.57 | 9.36 | 10.9 | 8.34 | -1.34 |
| 16 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-3-0 | 0.75 | 19.32 | 12.67 | 12.3 | 9.87 | -0.87 |
| 17 | NC State | ACC | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.29 | 5 | 8.98 | 6.78 | 1.22 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.02 | 7 | 5.88 | 7.66 | 0.34 |
| 19 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.78 | 12.64 | 11.39 | 8.72 | -0.72 |
| 20 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.69 | 8.55 | 13.26 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| 21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.68 | 16 | 9.93 | 9.22 | -1.22 |
| 22 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 18.54 | 12.91 | 14.74 | 8.48 | -1.48 |
| 23 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.45 | 13.45 | 9.27 | 8.75 | -0.75 |
| 24 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.31 | 9.64 | 9.94 | 8.08 | -0.08 |
| 25 | Georgia | SEC | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.27 | 7.18 | 11.21 | 7.52 | 0.48 |
| 26 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.11 | 9.27 | 8.77 | 7.91 | 0.09 |
| 27 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.37 | 1.27 | 12.17 | 5.87 | 2.13 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.3 | 6.36 | 9.59 | 7.84 | -0.84 |
| 29 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.03 | 3.18 | 10.89 | 6.35 | 0.65 |
| 30 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 16.22 | 14.64 | 13.7 | 8.78 | -2.78 |
| 31 | BYU | Western Athletic | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.15 | 6.82 | 10.4 | 7.47 | -0.47 |
| 32 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.09 | 3.09 | 13.91 | 6.42 | 0.58 |
| 33 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.87 | 9.73 | 6.79 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 34 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.28 | 1.82 | 10.69 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 35 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.08 | 1.73 | 8.87 | 6.1 | 0.9 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 14.94 | 0.55 | 11.4 | 5.66 | 1.34 |
| 37 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.64 | 3.4 | 9.51 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 38 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.31 | 8 | 11.61 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 39 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.19 | 5.55 | 12.8 | 7.4 | -1.4 |
| 40 | Florida | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.19 | 4.55 | 14.35 | 7.11 | -1.11 |
| 41 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.81 | 5.45 | 9.46 | 7.16 | -1.16 |
| 42 | Temple | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.79 | 3.36 | 12.11 | 6.33 | -0.33 |
| 43 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.58 | 3.36 | 10.62 | 6.44 | -0.44 |
| 44 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.46 | 2.64 | 10.4 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 45 | UNLV | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 13.16 | 4.09 | 5.23 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 46 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.99 | 1.18 | 9.69 | 5.84 | 0.16 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.89 | 6.45 | 9.88 | 7.32 | -2.32 |
| 48 | Maryland | ACC | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.86 | 4.64 | 12.91 | 6.88 | -1.88 |
| 49 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.86 | 4 | 13.14 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 50 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.73 | 3.45 | 2.22 | 6.6 | -0.6 |
| 51 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.57 | 2.91 | 12.23 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 52 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 12.4 | 1.91 | 12.85 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 53 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-6-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 2.25 | 11.24 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 54 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 12.3 | 7.27 | 15.56 | 7.44 | -2.44 |
| 55 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.94 | -0.18 | 6.61 | 5.43 | 0.57 |
| 56 | Long Beach State | PCAA | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.76 | -0.91 | 9.13 | 5.24 | 0.76 |
| 57 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.62 | -0.55 | 5.37 | 5.33 | 0.67 |
| 58 | SMU | Southwest | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.56 | -3.36 | 13.37 | 4.59 | 1.41 |
| 59 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.39 | -4.36 | 13.34 | 4.36 | 1.64 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 11.03 | 2.73 | 8.32 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 61 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.93 | -4.91 | 9.03 | 3.97 | 2.03 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 10.85 | -7.27 | 11.16 | 3.38 | 2.62 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.56 | -1.4 | 9.65 | 4.54 | 0.46 |
| 64 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.15 | -2.6 | 8.45 | 4.43 | 0.57 |
| 65 | Texas | Southwest | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.73 | -1.45 | 12.88 | 5.06 | -0.06 |
| 66 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.72 | -3.6 | 5.53 | 4.21 | 0.79 |
| 67 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.42 | -2.27 | 12.66 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 68 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.67 | -7.09 | 12.22 | 3.88 | 1.12 |
| 69 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.67 | -9.36 | 15.2 | 3.27 | 1.73 |
| 70 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-6-2 | 0.27 | 8.66 | 2.45 | 13.54 | 6.09 | -3.09 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.58 | -6.73 | 10.41 | 3.04 | 1.96 |
| 72 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.19 | -9.91 | 8.74 | 2.69 | 2.31 |
| 73 | Pacific | PCAA | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 8.11 | 0.18 | 6.97 | 5.55 | -1.55 |
| 74 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.96 | -3.09 | 8.98 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 75 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-8-0 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -1.75 | 10.38 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 76 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.66 | -6.91 | 12.99 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 77 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.57 | -6.27 | 9.39 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 78 | Duke | ACC | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.49 | -7.64 | 11.12 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 79 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.41 | -10 | 13.42 | 2.77 | 1.23 |
| 80 | Rice | Southwest | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 5.93 | -13.18 | 8.77 | 2.23 | 1.77 |
| 81 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-8-0 | 0.33 | 5.77 | -6.83 | 9.98 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 82 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.23 | -8.27 | 15.19 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 83 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.08 | -4.8 | 2.74 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 84 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.86 | -11.4 | 11.65 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 85 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.53 | -6.73 | 11.15 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 86 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-9-0 | 0.25 | 4.29 | -5.42 | 13.09 | 4.08 | -1.08 |
| 87 | Virginia | ACC | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.23 | -10.64 | 11.08 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 88 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.21 | -11.55 | 13.13 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Utah State | PCAA | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.2 | -9.91 | 9.57 | 2.16 | 0.84 |
| 90 | TCU | Southwest | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.14 | -10.64 | 9.21 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 91 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.07 | -11.27 | 8.44 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 92 | Wichita State | FBS Independents | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.03 | -10.45 | 5.58 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 93 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.99 | -15.91 | 13.68 | 1.63 | 1.37 |
| 94 | Cal State Fullerton | PCAA | 3-9-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -7.92 | 6.42 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 95 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 3.67 | -19.55 | 8.24 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 96 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.95 | -15.09 | 13.42 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 97 | California | Pac-10 | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.91 | -16.36 | 15.95 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 98 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.9 | -16.09 | 12.92 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 99 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.89 | -14.91 | 10.12 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 100 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.69 | -19 | 8.22 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 101 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | 0.01 | -12.09 | 7.93 | 2.49 | -1.49 |
| 102 | Houston | Southwest | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.03 | -12.91 | 13.91 | 1.56 | -0.56 |
| 103 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.09 | -14 | 13.19 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 104 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.24 | -17.09 | 8.54 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | PCAA | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.38 | -20.64 | 9.38 | 1.47 | -0.47 |