Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.087499+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.9 | 27.4 | 13.5 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 2 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.6 | 9.25 | 16.14 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.11 | 23 | 10.39 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 36.25 | 7.86 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 35.2 | 7.93 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 26.4 | 7.82 | 4.64 | 0.36 |
| 7 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 12.33 | 10.03 | 4.42 | 1.58 |
| 8 | Virginia | ACC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 38.2 | 5.81 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 9 | Houston | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 15.5 | 8.88 | 3.17 | 0.83 |
| 10 | Florida | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 22 | 7.62 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 11 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 9.6 | 6.51 | 3.7 | 1.3 |
| 12 | Clemson | ACC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.98 | 24.17 | 9.77 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 13 | Washington | Pac-10 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.96 | 12.4 | 16.98 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 14 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.33 | 10.6 | 13.46 | 3.44 | 0.56 |
| 15 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.2 | 21.8 | 9.87 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 16 | Miami | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.09 | 14.25 | 19.06 | 3.01 | -0.01 |
| 17 | Fresno State | Big West | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.02 | 13.5 | 4.51 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 18 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.99 | 16.6 | 7.37 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 19 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.82 | 3 | 16.34 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 20 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.78 | 6.8 | 12.45 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 21 | TCU | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.63 | 8.4 | 11.3 | 3.43 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.6 | 15.67 | 7.66 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 23 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.6 | 21.25 | 14.08 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.42 | 18.2 | 5.81 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 25 | USC | Pac-10 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.31 | 2.8 | 13.71 | 2.87 | 1.13 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.25 | 19 | 4.92 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.17 | 1.6 | 14.87 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.89 | 6.5 | 11.78 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 29 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.81 | 5.75 | 13.9 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 30 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 10.25 | 11.87 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 31 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.6 | 8.75 | 12.01 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 32 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.27 | 5.2 | 5.97 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 33 | NC State | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.84 | 20.33 | 8.27 | 5.62 | -1.62 |
| 34 | Texas | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 4.33 | 14.52 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 35 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.2 | 8.17 | 8.39 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.09 | 5.4 | 12.5 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 37 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 7.67 | 7.92 | 4.29 | -0.29 |
| 38 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.97 | 5.33 | 9.27 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 39 | San José State | Big West | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.36 | 8.33 | 11.53 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 40 | LSU | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 2.6 | 14.2 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 41 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.63 | 10.8 | 4.78 | 3.63 | -0.63 |
| 42 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 4 | 10.68 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 43 | Akron | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.27 | 10 | 2.16 | 4.52 | -1.52 |
| 44 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.97 | 14.25 | 13.27 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.96 | 12.83 | 9.61 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 46 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.29 | -6 | 14.68 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| 47 | California | Pac-10 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.22 | -3.2 | 15.17 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 48 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.12 | 2 | 11.67 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 49 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 1 | 14.1 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 50 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 5.8 | 6.31 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 51 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.15 | 3.5 | 6.86 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 52 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.02 | -4 | 4.73 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 53 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.01 | 0.17 | 15.25 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 54 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.79 | -0.2 | 12.11 | 2.48 | -0.48 |
| 55 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 |
| 56 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | -4.25 | 15.04 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 57 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 0.5 | -0.77 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 58 | Alabama | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.26 | 8.4 | 14.37 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.23 | -1.5 | 14.68 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 60 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.04 | 5.6 | 14.6 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 61 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.91 | 4.2 | 10.32 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 62 | Maryland | ACC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.83 | -7.5 | 17.65 | 1.59 | 1.41 |
| 63 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.72 | 2.8 | 10.63 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.63 | -7.25 | 17.51 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 65 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.42 | 0.4 | 17.7 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 66 | Rice | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.35 | 0.8 | 13.14 | 2.61 | -0.61 |
| 67 | UNLV | Big West | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -2.67 | 6.42 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 68 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.86 | -7 | 12.33 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 69 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 9.82 | 4.5 | 16.15 | 2.56 | -1.56 |
| 70 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.74 | -0.4 | 16.74 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 71 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.64 | -11.5 | 13.78 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 72 | Long Beach State | Big West | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.1 | -10.83 | 4.72 | 1.52 | 1.48 |
| 73 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.14 | -7.8 | 16.38 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 74 | Temple | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.09 | -5.8 | 8.84 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 75 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.91 | -8 | 12.79 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 76 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.88 | -4.6 | 5.75 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.73 | -10 | 12.52 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 78 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.63 | -6 | 4.54 | 1.56 | 0.44 |
| 79 | Duke | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.21 | -17 | 18.08 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 80 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.18 | -2.5 | 15.4 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 81 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.15 | -11.4 | 4.08 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 82 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.82 | -5 | 17.71 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 83 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.68 | -5 | 14.88 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 84 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.44 | -3.17 | 12.27 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 85 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -7.33 | 14.28 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 86 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -7.83 | 8.6 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 87 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -13.33 | 14.04 | 1.2 | 0.8 |
| 88 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.63 | -12.33 | 15.44 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 89 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.45 | -17.33 | 9.26 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 90 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.79 | -4 | 10.49 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 91 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.32 | -5.4 | 9.03 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 92 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.24 | -6.75 | 5.77 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 93 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.16 | -6.4 | 7.84 | 1.66 | -0.66 |
| 94 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.16 | -10.75 | 13.07 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 95 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.14 | -9.8 | 16.69 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 96 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.09 | -11.25 | 12.87 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 97 | Utah State | Big West | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.54 | -21.25 | 12.08 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 98 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.4 | -25 | 11.25 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 99 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.31 | -6.2 | 15.37 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 100 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.12 | -8.6 | 18.1 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 101 | Pacific | Big West | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.35 | -16.8 | 10.27 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.14 | -20.4 | 8.45 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 103 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.78 | -16.17 | 13.42 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 104 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.71 | -17.67 | 13.32 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 105 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -23.2 | 6.96 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 106 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -21.6 | 12.28 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 107 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -22.2 | 13.39 | 0.46 | -0.46 |