Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.601486+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | ACC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 39 | 12.71 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 21.62 | 10.84 | 7.2 | 0.8 |
| 3 | West Virginia | Big East | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 20.86 | 10.81 | 6.13 | 0.87 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.34 | 24.75 | 9.32 | 7.18 | 0.82 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 22.67 | 9.27 | 8.14 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.25 | 21.75 | 9.29 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 7 | Auburn | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 12.25 | 7.34 | 6.27 | 1.73 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.48 | 24.5 | 11.43 | 7.27 | -1.27 |
| 9 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.47 | 17.25 | 10.11 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| 10 | Miami | Big East | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.47 | 18.57 | 12.44 | 6.35 | -0.35 |
| 11 | Florida | SEC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.45 | 17.43 | 12.63 | 5.62 | 0.38 |
| 12 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.4 | 11.62 | 11.37 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.35 | 23.12 | 8.24 | 7.38 | -0.38 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.19 | 13.5 | 9.6 | 6.41 | 0.59 |
| 15 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.05 | 9.12 | 9.49 | 6.19 | 0.81 |
| 16 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.56 | 8.5 | 10.71 | 5.71 | 0.29 |
| 17 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.33 | 10.12 | 6.07 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| 18 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.39 | 16.25 | 16.44 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 19 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.09 | 13.56 | 10.55 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 20 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.73 | 13.12 | 12.12 | 6.4 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Virginia | ACC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 14.75 | 11.16 | 6.54 | -0.54 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.59 | 17.5 | 10.84 | 6.52 | -0.52 |
| 23 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.99 | 15.86 | 12.27 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | Boston College | Big East | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.56 | 14.86 | 10.97 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 25 | Louisiana | Big West | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.14 | 6 | 6.46 | 5.38 | 0.62 |
| 26 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.13 | 8 | 11.11 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 27 | NC State | ACC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.95 | 2.88 | 8.37 | 4.56 | 1.44 |
| 28 | Clemson | ACC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.4 | 2.12 | 6.21 | 4.59 | 1.41 |
| 29 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.84 | 5.89 | 9.02 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 30 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 6.78 | 8.27 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 31 | California | Pac-10 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.43 | 7.25 | 13.34 | 5.15 | -0.15 |
| 32 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.43 | 8.12 | 12.75 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 33 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.13 | 7.75 | 12.01 | 5.71 | -0.71 |
| 34 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.93 | 7.25 | 9.64 | 5 | 0 |
| 35 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.47 | 7.62 | 14.91 | 5.35 | -1.35 |
| 36 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.38 | 3.75 | 10.27 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 37 | USC | Pac-10 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.22 | 7.22 | 16.84 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 38 | Nevada | Big West | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.97 | 10.62 | 1.27 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 39 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 14.94 | -2.88 | 8.53 | 3.46 | 1.54 |
| 40 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.77 | 3.75 | 5.25 | 5.04 | -0.04 |
| 41 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.77 | 2.29 | 15.68 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 42 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.58 | 6.56 | 10.51 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 43 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.71 | 6.62 | 15.21 | 5.49 | -1.49 |
| 44 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.53 | 9.88 | 10.74 | 6.35 | -2.35 |
| 45 | Rutgers | Big East | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 10 | 8.48 | 5.44 | -1.44 |
| 46 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 6.25 | 10.55 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 47 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 3.75 | 12.03 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 48 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 49 | New Mexico State | Big West | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.14 | -6.88 | 6.59 | 2.81 | 2.19 |
| 50 | Syracuse | Big East | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.01 | -6 | 13.56 | 2.88 | 1.12 |
| 51 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.99 | -0.89 | 7.6 | 4.34 | 0.66 |
| 52 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.68 | 0.12 | 12.98 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 53 | Georgia | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.31 | 2.22 | 12.59 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 54 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.23 | -0.12 | 7.49 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 55 | TCU | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -0.88 | 9.22 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 56 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -3.62 | 12.69 | 3.42 | 0.58 |
| 57 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.39 | 5.5 | 11.58 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 58 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.29 | -2.88 | 8.97 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 59 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.23 | -5.75 | 12.56 | 3.26 | 0.74 |
| 60 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.14 | -4.88 | 9.79 | 3.04 | 0.96 |
| 61 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.13 | 0.86 | 7.41 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 62 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.05 | -3.62 | 6.8 | 3.15 | 0.85 |
| 63 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.9 | 0.57 | 8.45 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 64 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.81 | -7.38 | 10.65 | 2.72 | 1.28 |
| 65 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.81 | 2.38 | 13.36 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 66 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.68 | -1.33 | 11.43 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 67 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.28 | -1.89 | 11.73 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 68 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.14 | 1.5 | 8.15 | 4.29 | -1.29 |
| 69 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.79 | -3.22 | 7.05 | 3.81 | 0.19 |
| 70 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.71 | 0.12 | 8.96 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 71 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.44 | 3.44 | 7.39 | 5.26 | -2.26 |
| 72 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.01 | -11.88 | 14.99 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.96 | -1.25 | 7.33 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 74 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.92 | -1.62 | 11.96 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 75 | Utah State | Big West | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.73 | -2.12 | 10.93 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 76 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.39 | -6 | 16.05 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 77 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.26 | -9.25 | 16.35 | 1.49 | 1.51 |
| 78 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 6.85 | 0 | 12.49 | 4 | -2 |
| 79 | LSU | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.76 | -14.75 | 16.92 | 1.37 | 1.63 |
| 80 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.66 | -12.62 | 12.68 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 81 | Texas | Southwest | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.34 | -5.57 | 14.09 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 82 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -7.33 | 14.29 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 83 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -12.22 | 13.76 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 84 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.26 | -16 | 11.64 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 85 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.76 | -13.14 | 16 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 86 | San José State | Big West | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.57 | -4.5 | 14.45 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 87 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.4 | -5 | 11.55 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 88 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.23 | -6.62 | 12.26 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.09 | -21 | 11.63 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 90 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.9 | -10.5 | 12.22 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 91 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.77 | -15.25 | 17.5 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 92 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.76 | -12 | 10.3 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 93 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.66 | -13.12 | 9.65 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 94 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.62 | -14.75 | 11.31 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 95 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -19 | 19.18 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 96 | Duke | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.04 | -13.56 | 14.04 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 97 | SMU | Southwest | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 2.08 | -9.5 | 10.95 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 98 | Houston | Southwest | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.8 | -14 | 11.4 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 99 | Arkansas State | Big West | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.07 | -13.5 | 9.38 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 100 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.91 | -10 | 16.2 | 2.29 | -1.29 |
| 101 | Pacific | Big West | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.77 | -11.38 | 10.21 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 102 | UNLV | Big West | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.77 | -11.25 | 8.27 | 2.27 | -1.27 |
| 103 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.58 | -15 | 13.09 | 1.72 | -0.72 |
| 104 | Maryland | ACC | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.25 | -23.12 | 16.6 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 105 | Temple | Big East | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.17 | -38.88 | 16.55 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 106 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -17.62 | 10.24 | 1.14 | -1.14 |