Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.427131+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 28.36 | 28.67 | 17 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 28 | 5 | 22.37 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.71 | 16 | 15.43 | 3.76 | 0.24 |
| 4 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.5 | 19.33 | 13.55 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Washington | Pac-10 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.48 | 18.67 | 14.18 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 6 | Florida State | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.37 | 20 | 12.56 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.03 | 23.75 | 9.76 | 3.72 | 0.28 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.73 | 11.67 | 11.11 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.66 | 26 | 9.54 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 10 | West Virginia | Big East | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.99 | 12 | 8.61 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 8.75 | 8.27 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 12 | Virginia | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.64 | 31 | 2.86 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 13 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 3.33 | 11.07 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 14 | Miami | Big East | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 18.67 | 4.18 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 15 | Boston College | Big East | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 27 | 2.2 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 16 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 5.67 | 7.54 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 17 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 31.5 | 0.18 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 18 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 14 | 2.98 | 3.06 | 0.94 |
| 19 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 18 | -1.42 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 20 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.47 | 27.5 | 9.35 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 21 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.22 | 25.25 | 13.21 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 22 | NC State | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.78 | 5 | 10.01 | 3.22 | 0.78 |
| 23 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.69 | 13 | 8.23 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 24 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.49 | 18.5 | 9.63 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 25 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.18 | 11.5 | 11.41 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 26 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 10 | 10.46 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 27 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.86 | 10.25 | 9.37 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 28 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.62 | 5.25 | 10.48 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 29 | Rutgers | Big East | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.6 | 17.25 | 5.29 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.99 | 1.75 | 10.84 | 2.19 | 0.81 |
| 31 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.97 | 25.33 | 9.95 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 32 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.43 | 8 | 1.32 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.43 | 3.33 | 17.68 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 34 | California | Pac-10 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.16 | 2.33 | 20.04 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 35 | Syracuse | Big East | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.91 | 2.67 | 13.58 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 36 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.75 | 5.67 | 8.96 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 37 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 10 | 9.37 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.4 | 1.67 | 16.85 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 39 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.11 | 4.67 | 8.52 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 40 | New Mexico State | Big West | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.09 | -0.5 | -1.14 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 41 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.97 | 1.67 | 9.2 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.33 | 1.67 | 8.04 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 43 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.24 | 2.5 | 7.61 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.45 | 0.33 | 2.36 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 45 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.75 | -3 | 10.44 | 1.31 | 0.69 |
| 46 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.73 | 7.75 | 12.28 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 9 | 9.39 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 48 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.23 | 10 | 8.02 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 49 | UNLV | Big West | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.19 | -6 | -1.94 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 50 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 9.75 | 18.53 | 3.02 | -1.02 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.69 | 0.5 | 15.61 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 52 | Northern Illinois | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.33 | 5.25 | 4.09 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 53 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.31 | 4.75 | 2.63 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 54 | Florida | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | -0.5 | 23.47 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | -0.25 | 12.54 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 56 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.66 | -7 | 20.85 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 57 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 2 | 10.46 | 2.18 | -0.18 |
| 58 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.42 | 1.5 | 9.84 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 59 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.07 | -2.5 | 15.74 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.07 | -3 | 16.45 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 61 | San José State | Big West | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.05 | -5 | 9.01 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 62 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 10.89 | 10.5 | 14.76 | 3.26 | -2.26 |
| 63 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -6.5 | 10.36 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 64 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -2.5 | 11.76 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 65 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -8 | 17.4 | 1.16 | 0.84 |
| 66 | Nevada | Big West | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.21 | -5 | 0.64 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 67 | Clemson | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.78 | 2 | 14.86 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 68 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | -13 | 12.28 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 69 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.25 | -12.25 | 6.25 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 70 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.06 | 5.67 | 4.57 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 71 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.61 | -8.33 | 19.73 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 72 | LSU | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.49 | 1.75 | 14.59 | 2.2 | -1.2 |
| 73 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.39 | 1.5 | 14.71 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 74 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.37 | -1.33 | 2.15 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 75 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.83 | -8.67 | 17.84 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 76 | Houston | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.82 | -13 | 17.22 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 77 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.76 | -5.75 | 10.77 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 78 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.64 | -13 | 17.85 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -14.33 | 14.88 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 80 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.33 | 2.25 | 12.11 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 81 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.86 | -1 | 11.84 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 82 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.82 | -2 | 19.29 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 83 | Texas | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.73 | -3.33 | 8.27 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 84 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.05 | -3 | 3.5 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 85 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.95 | -7.25 | 22.18 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 86 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.79 | -5.25 | 11.38 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 87 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.56 | -11.25 | 20.02 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 88 | Pacific | Big West | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.51 | -0.75 | 2.88 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 89 | Temple | Big East | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -11.5 | 13.58 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 90 | Duke | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.15 | -13.5 | 17.74 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 91 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.08 | -13.25 | 10.74 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 92 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.68 | -21 | 6.86 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 93 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.23 | -12.75 | 10.7 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 94 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.98 | -13.75 | 4.1 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 95 | Utah State | Big West | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.98 | -19.5 | 15.16 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.42 | -34.25 | 11.43 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 97 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.71 | -6 | 16.5 | 1.16 | -1.16 |
| 98 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.76 | -6 | 19.13 | 1.1 | -1.1 |
| 99 | TCU | Southwest | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.01 | -9.67 | 12.51 | 0.55 | -0.55 |
| 100 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.18 | -10 | 19.56 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 101 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -13 | 22.74 | 0.62 | -0.62 |
| 102 | Maryland | ACC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -13.5 | 24.78 | 0.83 | -0.83 |
| 103 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -15.67 | 21.79 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 104 | South Carolina | SEC | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -16.5 | 15.29 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -20 | 15.19 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 106 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.24 | -31.67 | 22.87 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 107 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.48 | -40.33 | 23.57 | 0 | 0 |