Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.597863+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 30.41 | 45.67 | 11.46 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.89 | 18 | 12.81 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.85 | 31 | 11.48 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 4 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.82 | 23 | 11.83 | 1.76 | 0.24 |
| 5 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.77 | 29.5 | 11.51 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 6 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.41 | 16.5 | 12.82 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.21 | 9.5 | 12.66 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.18 | 26.67 | 3.5 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 9 | Florida | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.16 | 21 | 10.23 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.04 | 12.5 | 10.97 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 11 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.99 | 42.5 | 7.26 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 12 | California | Pac-10 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.64 | 11 | 10.96 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 13 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.1 | 41 | 0.36 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27 | 9.5 | 6.5 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 15 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.94 | 3 | 11.1 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 16 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.76 | 2.5 | 11.52 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.75 | 2 | 12.65 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 18 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 38 | -1.02 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Miami | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.42 | 16 | 0.16 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 20 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.29 | 22.5 | -0.65 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 21 | Virginia | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.29 | 26 | -0.62 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 22 | Syracuse | Big East | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 21 | -0.43 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 23 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 22.5 | -1.08 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 24 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 42 | -2.89 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | NC State | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 15.5 | -0.81 | 1.77 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 13 | -0.44 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 27 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 10.5 | -1.81 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 28 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 16 | -4.53 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 29 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 24.5 | -5.64 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 30 | Rutgers | Big East | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 31.5 | -6.33 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 31 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.69 | 17 | 12.92 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 32 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 9.5 | -5.53 | 1.44 | 0.56 |
| 33 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.76 | 28 | 1.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.68 | 38 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.66 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.6 | 30 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Temple | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.42 | 3 | -2.89 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 38 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.38 | 1 | -2.1 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 39 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.56 | 11.5 | 12.21 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 40 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 10.42 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 41 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.02 | 12.5 | 10.89 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 42 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.97 | 15.5 | 10.87 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 43 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.82 | 4 | 13.26 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 44 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.01 | 9 | 6.84 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.91 | 2 | 12.19 | 1.15 | -0.15 |
| 46 | Utah State | Big West | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.37 | 9.5 | -1.56 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 47 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.29 | 0.5 | 12.33 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 48 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.17 | 19.5 | -5.53 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.62 | 9 | -4.96 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 50 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.14 | -3 | 11.61 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 51 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.04 | 7.5 | 23.55 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 52 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.61 | -8 | 11.96 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 53 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.49 | -1.5 | 6.48 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 54 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.36 | -10.5 | 13.5 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 55 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 14 | 11.06 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 56 | Clemson | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.88 | -23.5 | 15.95 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 57 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.82 | 14.5 | 7.23 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 58 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.75 | -3.5 | 0.24 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.62 | -19 | 12.74 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 60 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.48 | 6.5 | 10.34 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 61 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.15 | 6.5 | 8.65 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.08 | 3.5 | 12.12 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 63 | Nevada | Big West | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.89 | 5 | 7.43 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 64 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 11.71 | 6.33 | 18.17 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 65 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.47 | 1 | 12.91 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 66 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.26 | -1.5 | 23 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 67 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -0.5 | 12.08 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 68 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.29 | -5.5 | 23.2 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 69 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.05 | -0.5 | 7.4 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 70 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.59 | -7 | 13.29 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 71 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.5 | -18 | 24.61 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 72 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.26 | -4 | 6.31 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 73 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.19 | -4 | 7.61 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 74 | LSU | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.87 | -11 | 12.64 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | Big West | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.86 | -10.5 | 10.59 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 76 | TCU | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.57 | -15.5 | 12.52 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 77 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.84 | -5.33 | 7.99 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 78 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-2-0 | 0 | -0.85 | -2 | 10.75 | 0.93 | -0.93 |
| 79 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.86 | -2 | 22.96 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 80 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.24 | -4 | 22.94 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 81 | San José State | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.35 | -5 | 12 | 0.79 | -0.79 |
| 82 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -9.5 | -5.58 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 83 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.47 | -6 | 11.81 | 0.75 | -0.75 |
| 84 | SMU | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.69 | -6 | 23.77 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 85 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.11 | -28 | 0.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | Georgia | SEC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.12 | -17 | 25 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 87 | UNLV | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -13.5 | 11.16 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 88 | Louisiana | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -11 | 12.51 | 0.53 | -0.53 |
| 89 | Boston College | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -16 | 26.53 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 90 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -19 | 25.21 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -16.5 | 24.46 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 92 | Maryland | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -15.5 | 27.93 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -15 | 25.11 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 94 | Houston | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -28 | 7.54 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 95 | Texas | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -22 | 25.88 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 96 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -24 | 12.02 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 97 | Arkansas State | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -20.5 | 11.45 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 98 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -27 | 25.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.91 | -22.5 | 12.29 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 100 | Duke | ACC | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.05 | -19.5 | 27.89 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 101 | Pacific | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.08 | -25.5 | 24.8 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 102 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.1 | -38 | 24.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.16 | -31 | 25.16 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 104 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.43 | -35 | 24.23 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 105 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.43 | -39.5 | 15.72 | 0 | 0 |
| 106 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.57 | -50 | 26.6 | 0 | 0 |