Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.258860+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington | Pac-10 | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 32.5 | 11.21 | 9.79 | 0.21 |
| 2 | Miami | Big East | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 25.78 | 11.51 | 8.7 | 0.3 |
| 3 | Florida | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.59 | 20.4 | 14.06 | 8.91 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.53 | 23.45 | 11.48 | 9.87 | 0.13 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.43 | 20.9 | 13.15 | 8.73 | 0.27 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.92 | 20.22 | 11.78 | 8.05 | -0.05 |
| 7 | California | Pac-10 | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.89 | 19.7 | 10.39 | 8.45 | 0.55 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.87 | 24.1 | 10.76 | 8.71 | -0.71 |
| 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.79 | 14.9 | 11 | 8.28 | 0.72 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.69 | 16.9 | 10 | 8.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.36 | 11.8 | 9.63 | 7.32 | 1.68 |
| 12 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.25 | 9.45 | 8.64 | 8.58 | 1.42 |
| 13 | Clemson | ACC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.01 | 14.11 | 9.51 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 14 | Fresno State | Big West | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.83 | 27.6 | 3.33 | 9.01 | -0.01 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 21.47 | 23 | 12.22 | 10.06 | -1.06 |
| 16 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-1-4 | 0.55 | 20.53 | 4.36 | 8.31 | 7.18 | -1.18 |
| 17 | Syracuse | Big East | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.47 | 10.8 | 12.39 | 7.59 | 0.41 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.23 | 19.7 | 8.12 | 9.05 | -1.05 |
| 19 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.21 | 15.1 | 12.17 | 8.54 | -1.54 |
| 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.18 | 6.67 | 15.78 | 5.78 | 1.22 |
| 21 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.07 | 12.5 | 9.26 | 8.29 | -0.29 |
| 22 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 7-1-2 | 0.7 | 20.03 | 8.2 | 0.49 | 7.11 | -0.11 |
| 23 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.96 | 8.45 | 10.17 | 7.21 | 0.79 |
| 24 | NC State | ACC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.93 | 8.2 | 10.23 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| 25 | Virginia | ACC | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.79 | 15.6 | 9.18 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 19.26 | 14.45 | 13.04 | 8.63 | -0.63 |
| 27 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.98 | 6.67 | 8.21 | 6.05 | 0.95 |
| 28 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.37 | 12.7 | 13.07 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 29 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.1 | 8.36 | 8.39 | 7.6 | 0.4 |
| 30 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.06 | 9.2 | 11.78 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 31 | Georgia | SEC | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.96 | 10.5 | 11.22 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 32 | BYU | Western Athletic | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.95 | 7.18 | 12.9 | 7.02 | -0.02 |
| 33 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.81 | 10.6 | 10.17 | 7.27 | -0.27 |
| 34 | San José State | Big West | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.66 | 7.7 | 8.16 | 6.46 | -0.46 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 16.27 | 6.45 | 11.54 | 7.57 | -0.57 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.75 | 10.5 | 11.95 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 37 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.74 | 8.2 | 12.43 | 7.32 | -1.32 |
| 38 | Utah | Western Athletic | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.35 | 2.73 | 8.6 | 6.3 | 0.7 |
| 39 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 15.07 | 6.73 | 8.96 | 8.05 | -2.05 |
| 40 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.95 | 5 | 9.64 | 6.38 | -0.38 |
| 41 | Texas | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.64 | 8.56 | 11.92 | 7.26 | -2.26 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.53 | 1.5 | 11.58 | 5.41 | 0.59 |
| 43 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.51 | 2.7 | 9.67 | 5.74 | 0.26 |
| 44 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.45 | 5.5 | 11.72 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 45 | TCU | Southwest | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.2 | 0.8 | 10.16 | 5.21 | 0.79 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.37 | 8.4 | 11.87 | 7.03 | -2.03 |
| 47 | Kansas | Big 8 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 4.5 | 12.74 | 6.11 | -1.11 |
| 48 | West Virginia | Big East | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.88 | -3.1 | 13.62 | 4.06 | 1.94 |
| 49 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.81 | 0.82 | 8.17 | 5.88 | 0.12 |
| 50 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.61 | 3.4 | 10.35 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 51 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.59 | 3.7 | 10.83 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 52 | Auburn | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 2.6 | 11.3 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 53 | Rutgers | Big East | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 12.3 | 0 | 9.14 | 5.5 | 0.5 |
| 54 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.49 | -3.18 | 10.95 | 4.54 | 1.46 |
| 55 | Houston | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.26 | 2.11 | 15.53 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 56 | Duke | ACC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.05 | -0.44 | 9.16 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 57 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.92 | -1.5 | 12.29 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.76 | -1.7 | 12.27 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 59 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.43 | -3.9 | 13.28 | 3.58 | 1.42 |
| 60 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 10.39 | -0.09 | 12.39 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 61 | Boston College | Big East | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 9.74 | 0.6 | 12.92 | 5.15 | -1.15 |
| 62 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 9.44 | 0.55 | 9.73 | 5.67 | -1.67 |
| 63 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 8.94 | -0.1 | 14.67 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 64 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.84 | -4.3 | 12.44 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 65 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.84 | -4.3 | 13.25 | 3.51 | 0.49 |
| 66 | LSU | SEC | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.32 | -3.4 | 15.75 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 67 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.26 | -2.5 | 11.1 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 68 | Rice | Southwest | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -2.8 | 10.48 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 69 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.11 | -0.9 | 4.53 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 70 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.8 | -4.73 | 11.61 | 4.49 | -0.49 |
| 71 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.77 | -5.1 | 13.08 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.68 | -4 | 9.05 | 3.55 | 0.45 |
| 73 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 7.59 | -1.18 | 9.44 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 74 | Utah State | Big West | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.54 | -6.9 | 12.85 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 75 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.46 | -9 | 14.61 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 76 | Akron | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | -5.6 | 4.55 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 77 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.08 | -11.1 | 9.43 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 78 | UNLV | Big West | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 6.72 | -11.6 | 4.91 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| 79 | Pacific | Big West | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.53 | -6.09 | 7.37 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 80 | USC | Pac-10 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.77 | -4.4 | 15.55 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 81 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.62 | -10.6 | 10.25 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 82 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.6 | -5.1 | 14.32 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 83 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.52 | -15.6 | 14.41 | 1.98 | 1.02 |
| 84 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.33 | -6.9 | 12.78 | 3.19 | -0.19 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-7-1 | 0.27 | 5.16 | -8 | 11.39 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 86 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.89 | -12.8 | 13.09 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 87 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-8-0 | 0.27 | 4.33 | -10 | 11.93 | 3.36 | -0.36 |
| 88 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-9-0 | 0.25 | 3.29 | -19.42 | 12.43 | 2 | 1 |
| 89 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -10 | 10.03 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 90 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.64 | -11.3 | 13.06 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | Big West | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.63 | -10.1 | 8.61 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 92 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 2-8-1 | 0.18 | 2.51 | -11 | 10.72 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 93 | Temple | Big East | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.48 | -14 | 12.21 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.44 | -13.3 | 9.22 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 95 | Maryland | ACC | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.43 | -16.1 | 15.54 | 1.19 | 0.81 |
| 96 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.3 | -18.3 | 14.27 | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| 97 | Long Beach State | Big West | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.12 | -20.7 | 10.12 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 98 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.07 | -20 | 11.13 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 99 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 2-9-0 | 0.18 | 1.81 | -18.18 | 12.05 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 100 | SMU | Southwest | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.22 | -17.11 | 11.29 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 101 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.06 | -13.45 | 12 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 1-10-0 | 0.09 | -0.16 | -15.64 | 1.3 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 103 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.21 | -21.9 | 13.58 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 104 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 1-9-0 | 0.1 | -0.25 | -23.9 | 9.33 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 105 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -17.11 | 8.65 | 1.03 | -1.03 |
| 106 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-9-1 | 0 | -2.49 | -19.1 | 16.38 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 107 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-10-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -25.1 | 15.49 | 0.57 | -0.57 |