Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.597412+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 32.81 | 40 | 4.23 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.16 | 31.5 | 2.95 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.31 | 27 | 7.59 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 4 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.6 | 50 | 6.96 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Miami | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.53 | 16 | 9.27 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 6 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.45 | 17 | 9.75 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 27 | 6.79 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 22 | 6.21 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 38 | 6.79 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 10 | 7.87 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 11 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.33 | 27 | 9.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Syracuse | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 23 | 2.83 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 13 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.16 | 10 | 8.28 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 24 | 2.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 32 | 1.82 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.11 | 15 | 0.61 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 17 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 18 | 1.74 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 44 | 5.79 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | NC State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 13 | 3.38 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 20 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 17 | 8.64 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 21 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 14 | 0.21 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 22 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 18 | 6.54 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 23 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 18 | 1.82 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 24 | Virginia | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 14 | 3.23 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 25 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 42 | -0.33 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 48 | 3.9 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 3 | 8.65 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 28 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 4 | 8.56 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 29 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 14 | 3.81 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 30 | Florida | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 38 | -0.54 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 10 | 3.41 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 32 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 24 | 4.13 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.97 | 15 | 6.04 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 7 | 6.52 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 35 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 3 | 3.76 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 36 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 62 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 37 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 2 | 10.95 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 38 | Utah State | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.38 | 21 | 0.52 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 39 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 35 | 0.4 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.97 | 62 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | California | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 2 | 4.6 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.94 | 4 | 6.96 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 43 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.69 | 4 | 3.18 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 44 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.63 | 11 | 4.33 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 45 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.28 | 21 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 46 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.15 | 1 | 3.29 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 47 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.93 | 42 | -10 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 48 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.57 | 17 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.13 | 32 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 50 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.76 | 10 | 18.86 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.92 | 0.5 | 13.78 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 52 | Georgia | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.96 | -2 | 2.6 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 53 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.13 | -3 | 7.74 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 57 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.96 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.95 | -4 | 7.09 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 60 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.85 | -4 | -10 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 61 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.83 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.6 | -4 | 2.15 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 65 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.35 | -2 | 5.45 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 66 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.32 | -1 | 4.33 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.29 | -10 | 7.69 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 68 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.25 | -17 | 10.26 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 69 | Boston College | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.16 | -16 | 11.11 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.16 | -10 | 9.41 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 71 | San José State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.13 | -7 | 4.33 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 72 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.07 | -17 | 4.8 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 73 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.02 | -27 | 4.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.09 | -3 | 8.05 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 76 | Temple | Big East | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | SMU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.36 | -4 | 3.92 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.48 | -15 | 3.54 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 79 | Nevada | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.52 | -18 | 6.18 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 80 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.65 | -11 | 0.34 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 81 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.7 | -27 | 14.05 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 82 | Texas | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.82 | -22 | 9.97 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 83 | Rice | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.83 | -27 | 10.5 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 84 | UNLV | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.92 | -10 | 7.28 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 85 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.02 | -38 | 7.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.05 | -14 | 7.45 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 87 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.15 | -13 | 9.94 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 88 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.22 | -14 | 8.81 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.23 | -50 | 9.93 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.28 | -24 | 3.87 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.31 | -44 | 4.76 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 92 | Houston | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.46 | -42 | 4.66 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 93 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.69 | -23 | 9.79 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 94 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.76 | -18 | 9.62 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 95 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -18 | 10.78 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 96 | Pacific | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.83 | -48 | 4.11 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 97 | LSU | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.9 | -24 | 9.91 | 0 | 0 |
| 98 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -15 | 12.26 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 99 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.02 | -14 | 11.74 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 100 | Louisiana | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -21 | 4.51 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 101 | TCU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -32 | 9.34 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -35 | 2.94 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Duke | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -38 | 37.56 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 104 | Arkansas State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -38 | 6.95 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -42 | 8.54 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 106 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -41 | 32.65 | 0 | 0 |