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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | Pac-10 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 30.33 | 12.78 | 8.77 | 0.23 |
| 2 | Miami | Big East | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 28.88 | 10.1 | 7.83 | 0.17 |
| 3 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 25.9 | 9.96 | 9.11 | 0.89 |
| 4 | Florida | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.61 | 21.67 | 14.78 | 8.2 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.28 | 21 | 13.06 | 7.72 | 0.28 |
| 6 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.88 | 15 | 12.29 | 7.41 | 0.59 |
| 7 | California | Pac-10 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.87 | 19.78 | 10.97 | 7.51 | 0.49 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.77 | 24 | 11.01 | 7.79 | -0.79 |
| 9 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.75 | 21.5 | 11.48 | 7.12 | -0.12 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.57 | 18.44 | 9.7 | 8.14 | -0.14 |
| 11 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.14 | 12.33 | 9.01 | 6.61 | 1.39 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.11 | 10.3 | 8.27 | 7.94 | 1.06 |
| 13 | Fresno State | Big West | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.69 | 27.22 | 3.36 | 8.02 | -0.02 |
| 14 | Clemson | ACC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.69 | 11.75 | 10.65 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 21.03 | 18.1 | 12.16 | 8.35 | -0.35 |
| 16 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.99 | 23.1 | 11.53 | 9.15 | -1.15 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.05 | 20.22 | 9.33 | 8.11 | -1.11 |
| 18 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.02 | 9.3 | 9.75 | 6.81 | 1.19 |
| 19 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20 | 11 | 11.61 | 7.04 | -0.04 |
| 20 | Syracuse | Big East | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20 | 9.56 | 12.26 | 6.64 | 0.36 |
| 21 | Virginia | ACC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.92 | 15.6 | 9.79 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 22 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-1-4 | 0.5 | 19.81 | 3.8 | 7.88 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 23 | NC State | ACC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.67 | 9 | 9.78 | 6.75 | 0.25 |
| 24 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.62 | 13.44 | 8.47 | 7.6 | -0.6 |
| 25 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 16.11 | 11.79 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 26 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.49 | 6.12 | 15.94 | 5.07 | 0.93 |
| 27 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 19.38 | 7.33 | -0.89 | 6.22 | -0.22 |
| 28 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.16 | 8.36 | 8.56 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| 29 | BYU | Western Athletic | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.96 | 7.9 | 12.26 | 6.62 | 0.38 |
| 30 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.94 | 2.5 | 9.03 | 4.53 | 1.47 |
| 31 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.91 | 13.11 | 13.26 | 7.1 | -1.1 |
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 10.56 | 10.92 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 33 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 11.33 | 11.56 | 7.12 | -1.12 |
| 34 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 7.89 | 11.01 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 35 | San José State | Big West | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 8.56 | 8.02 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 36 | TCU | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 4.44 | 9.55 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 37 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.01 | 6.56 | 11.45 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 4.7 | 13.11 | 6.37 | -0.37 |
| 39 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.9 | 10.67 | 11.63 | 7.11 | -2.11 |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.78 | 10.11 | 11.48 | 6.63 | -1.63 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.63 | 1.5 | 12.4 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 42 | Utah | Western Athletic | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.52 | 2.9 | 8.53 | 5.73 | 0.27 |
| 43 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.51 | 5.67 | 11.52 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 44 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.36 | 6.3 | 9.63 | 7.17 | -2.17 |
| 45 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.2 | 5.11 | 9.42 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 46 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.08 | 5 | 9.09 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 47 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14 | 4 | 10.81 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 48 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.83 | 1 | 7.08 | 5.42 | 0.58 |
| 49 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.13 | 0.44 | 11.3 | 4.62 | 0.38 |
| 50 | West Virginia | Big East | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.04 | -3.1 | 13.77 | 4.06 | 1.94 |
| 51 | Texas | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.03 | 5.62 | 10.43 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 52 | Duke | ACC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.68 | -0.38 | 7.8 | 3.91 | 0.09 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.66 | -2.5 | 10.27 | 4.31 | 1.69 |
| 54 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.33 | -0.56 | 10.17 | 4.37 | 0.63 |
| 55 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.93 | -3.22 | 12.3 | 3.49 | 1.51 |
| 56 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 11.58 | 0.2 | 11.63 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 57 | Boston College | Big East | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.29 | 3.11 | 12.68 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 58 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.16 | 3.33 | 10.53 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 59 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.79 | -1.7 | 13 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 60 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.62 | 1.11 | 11.01 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 61 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.58 | 0.33 | 15.31 | 4.58 | -1.58 |
| 62 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.27 | 0.7 | 9.24 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 63 | Rutgers | Big East | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -4.1 | 10.09 | 3.78 | 1.22 |
| 64 | Rice | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.5 | -0.89 | 10.9 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 65 | LSU | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.44 | -2.78 | 15.65 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 66 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.23 | 0.3 | 7.58 | 5.09 | -1.09 |
| 67 | Houston | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.89 | -0.12 | 16.5 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 68 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.84 | -4.78 | 11.84 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 69 | Akron | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.37 | -4.11 | 3.87 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 70 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.87 | -4.73 | 11.22 | 4.49 | -0.49 |
| 71 | Pacific | Big West | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.48 | -6 | 7.34 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 72 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.48 | -5.56 | 14.33 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 73 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.06 | -11.1 | 9.92 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 74 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.83 | -9 | 8.79 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 75 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.83 | -13.78 | 14.48 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 76 | USC | Pac-10 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.82 | -3 | 16.34 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 77 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.36 | -4.67 | 13.1 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 78 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -3.11 | 4.04 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 79 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -6.78 | 14.49 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 80 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -4.78 | 9.63 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 81 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -6.67 | 12.03 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 82 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.79 | -11.89 | 15.41 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 83 | Utah State | Big West | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.79 | -8.44 | 13.13 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.78 | -8.1 | 12.04 | 2.41 | 0.59 |
| 85 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.58 | -12.67 | 11.66 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 86 | UNLV | Big West | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.2 | -14 | 4.63 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 87 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.02 | -10.8 | 12.65 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 88 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.15 | -10 | 9.95 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 89 | Temple | Big East | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.14 | -11 | 12.26 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 90 | Maryland | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.02 | -14.22 | 15.12 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 91 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.02 | -11.44 | 14.79 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 92 | New Mexico State | Big West | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.97 | -10.11 | 9.15 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.85 | -12.11 | 9.41 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 94 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.74 | -20 | 14.85 | 0.52 | 1.48 |
| 95 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.36 | -16 | 11.01 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 96 | Long Beach State | Big West | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.14 | -20.7 | 9.85 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 97 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.7 | -21.36 | 12.94 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 98 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 1-8-1 | 0.1 | 0.47 | -12.5 | 11.87 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 99 | SMU | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.23 | -17.11 | 10.84 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 100 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | 0.16 | -13.7 | 11.75 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 101 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.01 | -22.56 | 12.94 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 102 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0 | -23.11 | 7.64 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 103 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.1 | -16.8 | 1.44 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 104 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.32 | -21.9 | 13.63 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 105 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -17.11 | 8.42 | 1.03 | -1.03 |
| 106 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.52 | -19.56 | 16.46 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 107 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.57 | -22.11 | 14.17 | 0.67 | -0.67 |