Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.256379+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | Big East | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.15 | 27.33 | 14.85 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Washington | Pac-10 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.05 | 34.33 | 14.05 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.8 | 37.67 | 11.69 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.71 | 10.5 | 16.54 | 2.99 | 1.01 |
| 5 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.57 | 21.5 | 12.62 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 6 | NC State | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.29 | 24.5 | 11.49 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.99 | 18 | 11.36 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 8 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 23 | 9.18 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 9 | Florida State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 30.25 | 8 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 10 | Syracuse | Big East | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.58 | 20.5 | 7.94 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 11 | California | Pac-10 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.38 | 29.33 | 6.44 | 2.66 | 0.34 |
| 12 | TCU | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 19 | 4.61 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 13 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.32 | 15.33 | 3.87 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 14 | Clemson | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 22 | 1.24 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 15 | Fresno State | Big West | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 18.67 | 0.39 | 2.51 | 0.49 |
| 16 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 27.33 | -0.93 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 17 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.3 | 4.4 | 3.23 | 3.14 | -0.14 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.07 | 11.33 | -0.79 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 19 | Florida | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 22 | 19.5 | 18.65 | 3.46 | -0.46 |
| 20 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.79 | 10 | 12.72 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 21 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.27 | 20.5 | 13.8 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 22 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.78 | 23 | 3.24 | 4.54 | -0.54 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.76 | 19 | 12.18 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 24 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.52 | 2.4 | 6.46 | 2.78 | 1.22 |
| 25 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.2 | 5 | 9.63 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 26 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.19 | 11 | 10.79 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 27 | West Virginia | Big East | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.11 | 2.75 | 15.85 | 2.33 | 0.67 |
| 28 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.84 | 5.25 | 10.53 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 29 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.61 | 18 | 4.51 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 30 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.51 | 8.25 | 8.7 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 31 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 11 | 5.32 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 32 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.35 | 8.67 | 13.15 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 33 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.09 | 14.67 | 13.39 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 34 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.03 | 4 | 14.33 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 35 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.66 | 8.33 | 8.72 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 36 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.35 | 2.2 | 4.94 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.19 | 21.33 | 7.76 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 38 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.96 | 2.75 | 2.85 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 39 | Duke | ACC | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.84 | 4.25 | 6.06 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 40 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.84 | 12.33 | 1.55 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 41 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.77 | 5 | 15.32 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 42 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.73 | -0.25 | 3.56 | 1.98 | 1.02 |
| 43 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.32 | 6 | 8.73 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.27 | 15 | 9.82 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 45 | Rutgers | Big East | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.75 | -0.5 | 4.26 | 1.94 | 1.06 |
| 46 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.65 | 7.33 | 2.18 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 47 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 16.5 | 12.09 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 48 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.01 | -0.4 | 11.9 | 2.45 | 0.55 |
| 49 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.94 | 2.8 | 6.06 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 50 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 14.72 | -6.25 | -1.29 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
| 51 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.32 | 7.75 | 8.26 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 52 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.1 | 4.5 | 9.11 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 53 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.9 | -1.8 | 7.74 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 54 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.58 | 3.75 | 7.29 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 55 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.55 | 2.5 | 17.14 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 1.25 | 12.43 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 57 | Virginia | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.28 | 6 | 11.88 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 58 | USC | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 1.5 | 19.86 | 2.17 | -0.17 |
| 59 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 1.75 | 11.09 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.96 | -3.2 | 9.04 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 61 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 0.75 | 12.07 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 62 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.93 | -0.25 | 15.76 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 63 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.46 | -4.33 | 21 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 64 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.33 | -7.33 | 19.73 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 65 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.18 | -2.8 | 13.25 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 66 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.05 | -5.5 | 11.83 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 67 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.75 | -6.33 | 15.41 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 68 | San José State | Big West | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.92 | -4 | 6.54 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 69 | UNLV | Big West | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.04 | -13.5 | -4.47 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 70 | Houston | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.53 | -0.33 | 20.56 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 71 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.4 | -1 | 14.41 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 72 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.89 | -2.25 | 18.09 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 73 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.46 | -13.6 | 16.42 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.24 | 1.25 | 13.47 | 2.15 | -1.15 |
| 75 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.01 | -7.25 | 11.94 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 76 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.72 | 0 | 15.27 | 2 | -1 |
| 77 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.45 | -2 | 17.03 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 78 | Maryland | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -11 | 18.79 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 79 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.36 | -17.67 | 17.74 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.19 | -12.67 | 5.15 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 81 | LSU | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.55 | -19 | 13.71 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 82 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.39 | -11 | 18.55 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 83 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.29 | -4.25 | 21.09 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.1 | -14.25 | 12.74 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 85 | Akron | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.93 | -3 | 4.03 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 86 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -8 | 21.57 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 87 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.7 | -28.75 | 19.29 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 88 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.54 | -21 | 10.23 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 89 | Temple | Big East | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.33 | -11.75 | 15.13 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.95 | -17 | 14.51 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 91 | Texas | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.75 | -5.5 | 23.66 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 92 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.94 | -9.5 | 6.78 | 0.95 | -0.95 |
| 93 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -11.2 | 11.24 | 0.91 | -0.91 |
| 94 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -10 | 19.49 | 0.62 | -0.62 |
| 95 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.29 | -16.4 | 5.2 | 0.78 | -0.78 |
| 96 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -12 | 23.92 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 97 | Boston College | Big East | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -13 | 19.82 | 0.75 | -0.75 |
| 98 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -16 | 14.16 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 99 | SMU | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -17.33 | 16.88 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 100 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -17.25 | 16.64 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 101 | Long Beach State | Big West | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.69 | -26.5 | 5.54 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -20.2 | 17.59 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 103 | Pacific | Big West | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -23.75 | 13.93 | 0.8 | -0.8 |
| 104 | Utah State | Big West | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -21.5 | 17.64 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 105 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -21 | 19.55 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 106 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.09 | -25.4 | 24.69 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 107 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.25 | -33.25 | 20.69 | 0.13 | -0.13 |