Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.089553+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.2 | 13 | 12.05 | 7.33 | 0.67 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.26 | 30.1 | 10.64 | 9.63 | -0.63 |
| 3 | Colorado | Big 8 | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 23.13 | 9.82 | 14.6 | 7.95 | 1.05 |
| 4 | BYU | Western Athletic | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.13 | 22 | 12.62 | 7.57 | 0.43 |
| 5 | Virginia | ACC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.91 | 29.78 | 10.1 | 8.4 | -0.4 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.73 | 16.88 | 12.87 | 6.74 | 0.26 |
| 7 | Florida | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.65 | 22.11 | 9.89 | 8.27 | -0.27 |
| 8 | Houston | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.54 | 14.22 | 10.46 | 6.62 | 1.38 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.44 | 11.11 | 11.61 | 6.38 | 1.62 |
| 10 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 21.88 | 15.36 | 5.9 | 9.52 | -0.52 |
| 11 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.66 | 7 | 8.93 | 6.18 | 1.82 |
| 12 | Fresno State | Big West | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.62 | 15.1 | 5.81 | 8.02 | -0.02 |
| 13 | Washington | Pac-10 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 19.9 | 13.31 | 8.91 | -0.91 |
| 14 | Clemson | ACC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.66 | 18.5 | 10.95 | 9.29 | -1.29 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.27 | 13 | 13.21 | 7.54 | -0.54 |
| 16 | Miami | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.17 | 20.25 | 14.7 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.16 | 14.33 | 11.31 | 6.87 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.03 | 22.11 | 9.21 | 7.88 | -0.88 |
| 19 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.95 | 14.64 | 7.79 | 10 | -2 |
| 20 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.95 | 9.1 | 9.24 | 7.55 | 0.45 |
| 21 | USC | Pac-10 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.82 | 7.6 | 12.96 | 6.79 | 0.21 |
| 22 | San José State | Big West | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.76 | 14.8 | 9.46 | 7.91 | -0.91 |
| 23 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.75 | 4.82 | 7.88 | 6.77 | 2.23 |
| 24 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 19.43 | 21.33 | 15 | 8 | -3 |
| 25 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.35 | 13.22 | 11.73 | 7 | -1 |
| 26 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.24 | 5.44 | 14.25 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 27 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.92 | 14.78 | 8.18 | 7.23 | -1.23 |
| 28 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.31 | 19.2 | 10.52 | 8.63 | -1.63 |
| 29 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.09 | 11.8 | 10.79 | 7.62 | -0.62 |
| 30 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.93 | 4.73 | 10.09 | 7.46 | 0.54 |
| 31 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.77 | 15.44 | 12.89 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 32 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.13 | 7.3 | 7.18 | 6.68 | 0.32 |
| 33 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.08 | 14.5 | 3.54 | 8.27 | -1.27 |
| 34 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 6.44 | 11.38 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 35 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.4 | 8.44 | 14.73 | 6.31 | -1.31 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 16.16 | 10.2 | 10.67 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| 37 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.88 | 10.56 | 9.32 | 6.65 | -1.65 |
| 38 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.22 | 7.7 | 8.6 | 6.61 | -0.61 |
| 39 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.15 | 3.56 | 9.76 | 5.44 | -0.44 |
| 40 | California | Pac-10 | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 14.86 | -1.6 | 14.1 | 4.67 | 1.33 |
| 41 | Alabama | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.8 | 8.78 | 13.01 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 42 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.66 | 6.6 | 5.72 | 7.46 | -1.46 |
| 43 | NC State | ACC | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 14.34 | 9.55 | 10.33 | 8.42 | -2.42 |
| 44 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.23 | 3.9 | 11.73 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 45 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.97 | 7.56 | 5.73 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 46 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.82 | 3.89 | 9.34 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 47 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.57 | 0 | 9.95 | 5 | 1 |
| 48 | TCU | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.31 | 1.44 | 8.26 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 49 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.12 | 5.25 | 13.91 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 50 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.05 | -2 | 11.95 | 4.54 | 1.46 |
| 51 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 2.3 | 7.45 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 52 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.99 | -1.1 | 9.48 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 53 | Utah State | Big West | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.57 | 0.67 | 9.39 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 54 | Temple | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.53 | -3.78 | 11.28 | 3.68 | 1.32 |
| 55 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.34 | -5.22 | 10.04 | 3.26 | 1.74 |
| 56 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | -0.7 | 13.55 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 57 | Rice | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.24 | -0.1 | 10.24 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 58 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.86 | 2.44 | 9.99 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 59 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.58 | -2.4 | 13.1 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 60 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.55 | 1.1 | 8.93 | 5.32 | -1.32 |
| 61 | Maryland | ACC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.33 | -5.2 | 14.51 | 3.45 | 1.55 |
| 62 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.31 | -3.4 | 12.39 | 4.17 | 0.83 |
| 63 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.26 | 1.89 | 2.78 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 64 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.04 | -0.11 | 13.09 | 4.47 | -0.47 |
| 65 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 9.71 | -1.18 | 12.15 | 5.18 | -0.18 |
| 66 | Long Beach State | Big West | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.22 | -9.1 | 6.74 | 3.06 | 1.94 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.06 | -2.9 | 12.83 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.06 | -3.22 | 13.73 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 69 | LSU | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.9 | -5.11 | 13.87 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 70 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.8 | -5.44 | 13.18 | 3.18 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.69 | -4.67 | 11.92 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 72 | Georgia | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.61 | -7.56 | 13.66 | 2.65 | 1.35 |
| 73 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.44 | -1.3 | 11.32 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 74 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.43 | -2.3 | 15.79 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 75 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.93 | -8.78 | 7 | 2.49 | 1.51 |
| 76 | Duke | ACC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.76 | -5.3 | 11.51 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 77 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.65 | -2.5 | 9.5 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 78 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.57 | -4.9 | 9.29 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 79 | Pacific | Big West | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.51 | -5.2 | 7.05 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 80 | Utah | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.19 | -11.1 | 12.48 | 2.53 | 1.47 |
| 81 | UNLV | Big West | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.15 | -7.6 | 6.04 | 3.3 | 0.7 |
| 82 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 6.34 | -4.8 | 13.53 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 83 | Akron | FBS Independents | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.7 | -2.73 | 7.33 | 4.72 | -1.72 |
| 84 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.64 | -14.2 | 15.65 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 85 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.58 | -5 | 13.05 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 86 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.46 | -9.8 | 5.53 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 87 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.39 | -13.67 | 10.49 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 88 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.16 | -9.2 | 13.83 | 3.21 | -0.21 |
| 89 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.16 | -8.4 | 12.15 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.12 | -8.9 | 14.98 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 91 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.79 | -12.2 | 9.59 | 1.97 | 1.03 |
| 92 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.13 | -11.78 | 14.44 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.09 | -10.78 | 11.68 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 94 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.89 | -13 | 13.5 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 95 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.81 | -16.44 | 11.73 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -12.1 | 11.4 | 2.03 | -0.03 |
| 97 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -11.6 | 8.81 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 98 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 2.23 | -10.45 | 12.6 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
| 99 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.41 | -13.56 | 14.07 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 100 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.31 | -21.12 | 13.02 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 101 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.26 | -16.3 | 6.43 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 102 | SMU | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.19 | -17.89 | 11.32 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 103 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.08 | -15.2 | 10.32 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 104 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.17 | -21.6 | 9.14 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 105 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.29 | -25 | 12.63 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 106 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.38 | -20.73 | 10.44 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 107 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -25.6 | 9.79 | 0.92 | -0.92 |