Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.255340+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houston | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.45 | 70 | 6.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 32.75 | 14.5 | 16.16 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 32.59 | 46.5 | 4.61 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 2-0-0 | 1 | 32.18 | 26 | 14.9 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 32.17 | 21.5 | 4.61 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 6 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 31.45 | 43 | 33.08 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 31.11 | 17 | 31.13 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Miami | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 31.01 | 28 | -0.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.89 | 11 | 10.19 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 10 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 29.77 | 7 | 3.32 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 11 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.73 | 25.5 | 3.53 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.19 | 13 | 2.12 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 13 | NC State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.81 | 7 | 27.15 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.62 | 20 | 24.16 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 15 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.19 | 8.5 | 1.93 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 16 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.54 | 34.5 | -3.3 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.54 | 7 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 18 | Florida | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.45 | 38 | 11.13 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 19 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.26 | 15 | -10 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 20 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.11 | 3 | 29.77 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 21 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.74 | 13.5 | -3.5 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 22 | Fresno State | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.64 | 48 | 7.71 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.25 | 35 | 4.77 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.13 | 22 | 8.89 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 25 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.94 | 38 | 5.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 31 | 3.86 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 27 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 17 | 4.35 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 28 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 24 | 4.12 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 29 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 26 | 2.79 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 30 | Syracuse | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 27 | 0.47 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 31 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 36 | 3.17 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 32 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 22 | 0.84 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 33 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 11 | 10.62 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 34 | California | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 62 | 2.81 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 35 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 23 | 9.32 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 36 | TCU | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.76 | 53 | 0.34 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 37 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.55 | 1.5 | 1.31 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 38 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.55 | 4 | 6.92 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 39 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.39 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.03 | 34 | -2.61 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 41 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 46 | -0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.53 | 29 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 43 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 20.04 | 2 | 18.8 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 44 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 20 | 4.5 | 12.47 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 45 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.7 | 1 | -10 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 46 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 18.79 | 2.5 | 5.04 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 18.47 | 11 | -0.45 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 48 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.56 | 2 | 0.72 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 49 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.09 | -1.5 | 8.97 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 50 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.87 | -14 | 6.72 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 51 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.83 | -3.5 | 1.22 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 52 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.59 | -2 | 3.83 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 53 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.95 | 7.5 | 16.18 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 54 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.65 | -12 | 27.43 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 55 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.69 | -8.5 | 17.54 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 1.83 | 0 | 3.52 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 61 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Duke | ACC | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.88 | 0 | 7.32 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 66 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.86 | -11 | 4.63 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 67 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Texas | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.63 | -7 | 27.06 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 69 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.14 | 0 | 10.71 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 72 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.09 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.09 | -23 | 1.85 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 75 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.04 | -12 | 35.97 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 76 | San José State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0 | -38 | 10.85 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 77 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.13 | -22 | 8.91 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 78 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.24 | -10 | 20.53 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 79 | USC | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.72 | -14 | 30.04 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 80 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.87 | -6 | 22.22 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 81 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.93 | -7 | 0.36 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 82 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1 | -7 | 30.82 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 83 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1 | -48 | 9.61 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 84 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.21 | -3 | 27.79 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 85 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.26 | -16 | 22.05 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 86 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -24 | 9.88 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 87 | Temple | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -38 | 9.31 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | Utah State | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -18 | 18.02 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 89 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.54 | -35 | 11.28 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 90 | SMU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.66 | -11 | -0.15 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 91 | Akron | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -23 | 27.79 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 92 | Pacific | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.69 | -32.5 | -2.1 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 93 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -23 | 7.33 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 94 | UNLV | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -42 | -10 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | LSU | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.73 | -21 | 22.85 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 96 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -26 | 9.15 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 97 | Long Beach State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.88 | -36 | 7.58 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 98 | Boston College | Big East | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -14.5 | 17.14 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 99 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.18 | -12 | 25.05 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 100 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -19.5 | 10.19 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 101 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -23 | 33.71 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 102 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.31 | -70 | 36.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -27 | 10.57 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 104 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -34.5 | 13.93 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -28.5 | 13.93 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 106 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.57 | -39 | 15.67 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 107 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -4.1 | -81 | 35.97 | 0 | 0 |