Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.255002+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 36.79 | 70 | 19.77 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 36.44 | 16 | 18.53 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 3 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 35.97 | 12 | 23.24 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 4 | Miami | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 34.81 | 28 | 5.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.08 | 15 | 13.13 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 6 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 31.13 | 10 | -10 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.98 | 19 | 9.26 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.82 | 7 | 9.9 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 9 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.38 | 14 | 4.36 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 10 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 30.04 | 14 | 17.34 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 11 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.77 | 8 | 17.97 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 12 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29 | 15 | -10 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 13 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.97 | 18 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.94 | 31 | 8.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.79 | 3 | 2.04 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.15 | 29 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.06 | 44 | 0.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.92 | 11 | 2.93 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 19 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 5 | 10.29 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 20 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 17 | -10 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 21 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 16 | 4.71 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 22 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.73 | 7 | 4.65 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 23 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 48 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.22 | 21 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 25 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 12.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Clemson | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | San José State | Big West | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Colorado | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 11.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-0-1 | 0 | 10.71 | 0 | 1.07 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 35 | Virginia | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Syracuse | Big East | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.57 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 10.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.88 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Texas | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Fresno State | Big West | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 9.53 | -12 | 19.52 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 42 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Alabama | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | NC State | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.91 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 8.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.58 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 7.33 | -8 | 9.72 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 54 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 7.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 6.92 | -16 | 21.82 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 57 | USC | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 6.63 | -14 | 9.67 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 58 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 6.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 6.41 | -70 | 19.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | California | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Temple | Big East | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 5.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.77 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Maryland | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 4.35 | -15 | 17.27 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Akron | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 4.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Utah State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.86 | -5 | 3.79 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 74 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | TCU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Duke | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | LSU | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 3.32 | -7 | 15.03 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 79 | Long Beach State | Big West | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Pacific | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | 2.81 | -3 | -10 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 83 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | UNLV | Big West | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 2.29 | -19 | 14.22 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 89 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 2.09 | -11 | -10 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 90 | Kansas | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | West Virginia | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.83 | -31 | 7.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.94 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Boston College | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.84 | -7 | 2.83 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 95 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 | 21.42 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.34 | -16 | 2.57 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 100 | SMU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.05 | -14 | 15.33 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 102 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.05 | -3 | 12.91 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 104 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.15 | -28 | 22.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.4 | -11 | 9.28 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 107 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -44 | 8.64 | 0 | 0 |