Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.601860+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | ACC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 37.89 | 11.54 | 8.91 | 0.09 |
| 2 | West Virginia | Big East | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 22.75 | 11.14 | 7.06 | 0.94 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.47 | 19.22 | 11.51 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 22.11 | 9.78 | 7.91 | 1.09 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 22.67 | 8.84 | 8.14 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Auburn | SEC | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 15.44 | 7.52 | 7.43 | 1.57 |
| 7 | Florida | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.09 | 21.12 | 13.39 | 6.73 | 0.27 |
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 23.07 | 25.67 | 12.48 | 8.27 | -1.27 |
| 9 | Miami | Big East | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.57 | 19.75 | 10.66 | 7.37 | -0.37 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.31 | 23.12 | 8.54 | 7.38 | -0.38 |
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.28 | 18.89 | 8.45 | 8.4 | -1.4 |
| 12 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.26 | 10.44 | 10.36 | 7.22 | 0.78 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.24 | 12 | 10.91 | 7.06 | -0.06 |
| 14 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.25 | 10.12 | 5.97 | 5.6 | 1.4 |
| 15 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.8 | 15.89 | 15.05 | 7.21 | -0.21 |
| 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.61 | 14.6 | 11.44 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.2 | 13.78 | 12.01 | 7.21 | -0.21 |
| 18 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.11 | 9.56 | 12.32 | 7.15 | -0.15 |
| 19 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.08 | 11.44 | 11.25 | 6.6 | 0.4 |
| 20 | Virginia | ACC | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.01 | 14.44 | 10.54 | 7.4 | -0.4 |
| 21 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.77 | 14.75 | 13.44 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 22 | Boston College | Big East | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 14.75 | 10.89 | 6.21 | -0.21 |
| 23 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.98 | 10.78 | 9.88 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 24 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.84 | 7.11 | 9.73 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.73 | 14 | 11.68 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 26 | Washington | Pac-10 | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 8 | 12.35 | 6.26 | -0.26 |
| 27 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 8.67 | 8.91 | 5.9 | 0.1 |
| 28 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.71 | 5.89 | 9.31 | 5.54 | 0.46 |
| 29 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 6.78 | 8.48 | 6.1 | -0.1 |
| 30 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 16.61 | -0.22 | 8.25 | 4.45 | 1.55 |
| 31 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.43 | 8.67 | 14.29 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 32 | NC State | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.08 | 2.44 | 8.07 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 33 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 16.05 | 9 | 14.81 | 7.17 | -1.17 |
| 34 | Nevada | Big West | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.94 | 9.56 | 1.65 | 5.89 | 0.11 |
| 35 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.76 | 4 | 4.51 | 5.64 | 0.36 |
| 36 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.56 | 2.25 | 14.42 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 37 | Louisiana | Big West | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.21 | 0.11 | 7.73 | 4.53 | 1.47 |
| 38 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.77 | 7.56 | 13.11 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 39 | Clemson | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.68 | -0.78 | 7.8 | 4.25 | 1.75 |
| 40 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.5 | 7.33 | 11.06 | 6.2 | -1.2 |
| 41 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.48 | 6.33 | 10.6 | 6.19 | -1.19 |
| 42 | Syracuse | Big East | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.37 | 0.11 | 12.38 | 4.52 | 0.48 |
| 43 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.37 | 4.67 | 13.2 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 44 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.12 | 3.67 | 11.83 | 5.56 | -0.56 |
| 45 | California | Pac-10 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.02 | 1.89 | 12.77 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 46 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.57 | 1 | 11.64 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 47 | Akron | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.08 | 1.22 | 7.91 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 48 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.95 | 4.6 | 11.18 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 49 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | 3.75 | 7.46 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 50 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.95 | 2.12 | 7.38 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.85 | 7 | 11.01 | 6.56 | -2.56 |
| 52 | Rice | Southwest | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.72 | -1.78 | 8.32 | 4.15 | 0.85 |
| 53 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.64 | 5.22 | 12.77 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 54 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.62 | 7.78 | 9.29 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 55 | Rutgers | Big East | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.53 | 4.89 | 10.16 | 5.29 | -1.29 |
| 56 | Georgia | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11.15 | 2.22 | 12.22 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 57 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 11 | 3.56 | 8.73 | 5.27 | -1.27 |
| 58 | New Mexico State | Big West | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.72 | -10.67 | 8.1 | 2.55 | 2.45 |
| 59 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.67 | 2.33 | 5.46 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 60 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.48 | -1.9 | 8.35 | 4.63 | 0.37 |
| 61 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.22 | 5 | 7.31 | 6.27 | -2.27 |
| 62 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -5.75 | 12.98 | 3.26 | 0.74 |
| 63 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.97 | -4.88 | 9.7 | 3.04 | 0.96 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.84 | -0.33 | 11.63 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 65 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.46 | -1.33 | 11.31 | 4.09 | -0.09 |
| 66 | Utah State | Big West | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.21 | -1.56 | 9.93 | 4.24 | -0.24 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.05 | -3.56 | 12.16 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 68 | Texas | Southwest | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.78 | -2.62 | 11.71 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 69 | TCU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.75 | -3.89 | 8.39 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 70 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.56 | -4.56 | 7.43 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 71 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.52 | -1.8 | 12.77 | 4.49 | -0.49 |
| 72 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.41 | -7.67 | 10.43 | 3.04 | 0.96 |
| 73 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.38 | -7.44 | 11.85 | 2.79 | 1.21 |
| 74 | LSU | SEC | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.38 | -12.67 | 17.91 | 1.78 | 2.22 |
| 75 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.45 | -6.3 | 7.46 | 3.59 | 0.41 |
| 76 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.14 | -8.22 | 14.31 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| 77 | Missouri | Big 8 | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.91 | -12.67 | 15.07 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 78 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.87 | -10.88 | 15.1 | 1.22 | 1.78 |
| 79 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 6.7 | 0 | 11.62 | 4.5 | -2.5 |
| 80 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.67 | -2.11 | 8.67 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 81 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.46 | -3 | 9.43 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 82 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.29 | -4 | 12.72 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 83 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -8.11 | 15.25 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 84 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -12.22 | 13.76 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 85 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.39 | -7.3 | 14.58 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 86 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.37 | -12.89 | 10.43 | 1.47 | 1.53 |
| 87 | Duke | ACC | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.87 | -12.1 | 14.17 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 88 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.74 | -15 | 11.86 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| 89 | San José State | Big West | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.9 | -4.11 | 14.82 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 90 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.38 | -8.22 | 13.15 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 91 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.35 | -19 | 9.53 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 92 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.21 | -9.56 | 11.37 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.08 | -13.78 | 17.31 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.05 | -12 | 11.46 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 95 | UNLV | Big West | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.01 | -9.44 | 8.58 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 96 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.85 | -14.56 | 8.75 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 97 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.82 | -20 | 18.9 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 98 | SMU | Southwest | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.39 | -9.22 | 10.98 | 2.24 | -1.24 |
| 99 | Houston | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.07 | -14.5 | 11.27 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 100 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.61 | -10.56 | 16.6 | 2.41 | -1.41 |
| 101 | Pacific | Big West | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.58 | -10.44 | 9.58 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | Big West | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.53 | -15.56 | 7.29 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 103 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.31 | -15.56 | 13.65 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 104 | Maryland | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.02 | -23.78 | 17.63 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 105 | Temple | Big East | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | -0.44 | -40 | 15.13 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 106 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -19.33 | 11.51 | 1.08 | -1.08 |