Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.085680+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fresno State | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.57 | 31 | 8.23 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.52 | 18 | 7.45 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.4 | 15 | 10.26 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.09 | 13 | 7.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 59 | 1.53 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.87 | 24 | 6.02 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 7 | Virginia | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 49 | 2.02 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 32 | 1.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 42 | 2.78 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 10 | 6.98 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 11 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 20 | 1.33 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 12 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 11 | 7.18 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 13 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 18 | 1.88 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 2 | 8.95 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 15 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 11 | 0.27 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 16 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 7 | 7.54 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 17 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.72 | 3 | 7.78 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 18 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.37 | 7 | 6.71 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 19 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 15 | -0.29 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 20 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.91 | 19 | 1.28 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | NC State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 67 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 17 | -0.37 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 23 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 34 | 0.81 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.67 | 16 | 1.77 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 25 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.5 | 14 | -0.52 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 26 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.81 | 14 | -10 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 27 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.8 | 11 | -10 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 28 | Akron | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.69 | 10 | -10 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.13 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Miami | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Houston | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-0-1 | 0 | 2.93 | 0 | 9.83 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Auburn | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Alabama | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 2.07 | 0 | 6.8 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 48 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Florida | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Georgia | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | LSU | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.75 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | San José State | Big West | 0-0-1 | 0 | 1.7 | 0 | 8.29 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 56 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.42 | -2 | 7.66 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 59 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.94 | -3 | 5.32 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 68 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.84 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | California | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.47 | -15 | 10.04 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 75 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.38 | -7 | 4.63 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 78 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 | -5 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.2 | -7 | 2.67 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 82 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Duke | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.01 | -11 | 5.43 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.02 | -10 | 6.62 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 86 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | SMU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.1 | -13 | 11.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 89 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.4 | -18 | 12.15 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.57 | -31 | 10.18 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 91 | UNLV | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.74 | -7 | -10 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 92 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.86 | -7 | -10 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 93 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | -1.25 | 0 | 0.83 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.55 | -16 | 1.43 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 95 | TCU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.72 | -18 | 8.08 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 96 | Utah State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -19 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.81 | -11 | 9.93 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 98 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.95 | -20 | 8.8 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 99 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -14 | 2.89 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 100 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -42 | 6.05 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -15 | 4.79 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.16 | -17 | 3.18 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 103 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.28 | -34 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -32 | 8.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -49 | 8.55 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 106 | Long Beach State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -59 | 11.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Pacific | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -48 | 9.83 | 0.01 | -0.01 |