Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.600074+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Florida State | ACC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 27.09 | 38.67 | 13.19 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 25.4 | 10.83 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 19.6 | 11.8 | 4.45 | 0.55 |
| 4 | Florida | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 23.6 | 10.85 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.2 | 21.67 | 10.83 | 5.55 | 0.45 |
| 6 | West Virginia | Big East | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 16.4 | 10.9 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 27.4 | 8.47 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 25.8 | 7.58 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 24.2 | 7.59 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 27 | 6.06 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 11 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 17.4 | 6 | 4.7 | 0.3 |
| 12 | Virginia | ACC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 28.4 | 2.43 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 13 | Auburn | SEC | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 14.17 | 4.91 | 5.09 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 14.2 | 2.74 | 4.12 | 0.88 |
| 15 | California | Pac-10 | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.43 | 18.83 | 11.37 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 16 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.1 | 17 | 10.23 | 4.85 | 0.15 |
| 17 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.98 | 9.83 | 13.62 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 18 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.86 | 24 | 9.2 | 5.35 | -0.35 |
| 19 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.85 | 13 | 7.55 | 5.11 | 0.89 |
| 20 | Washington | Pac-10 | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.41 | 15.8 | 12.72 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 21 | Miami | Big East | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.4 | 9.2 | 12.54 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.17 | 23.2 | 9.35 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 23 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.63 | 6.5 | 1.62 | 3.8 | 1.2 |
| 24 | Syracuse | Big East | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.61 | 8.2 | 11.34 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 25 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 4.75 | 14.97 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.29 | 17.4 | -0.24 | 4.2 | -0.2 |
| 27 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.33 | 0.8 | 4.79 | 2.59 | 1.41 |
| 28 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.12 | -3.2 | 9.83 | 2.19 | 1.81 |
| 29 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.54 | 18.6 | 19.84 | 4.19 | -1.19 |
| 30 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 9.5 | 10.19 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 31 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.19 | 9.67 | 7.89 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 32 | Clemson | ACC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17 | -7 | 10.06 | 1.42 | 2.58 |
| 33 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.91 | 10.2 | 14.74 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 34 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.74 | 4.5 | 9.09 | 3.5 | 0.5 |
| 35 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.63 | 5.67 | 6.41 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.62 | 13.2 | 12.8 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 37 | Boston College | Big East | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.58 | 9.8 | 15.92 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 38 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.43 | 8 | 14.54 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 39 | Rutgers | Big East | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.38 | 18.2 | 7.37 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 40 | Colorado | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.04 | 9.6 | 11.62 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 41 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.98 | 13.4 | 7.82 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 42 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.93 | 9.2 | 7.65 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 43 | Nevada | Big West | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.71 | 18 | 4.38 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 44 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.63 | 6.6 | 7.31 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 45 | Akron | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.07 | 5 | 7.79 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 46 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.06 | 3.4 | 10.51 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 47 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.04 | 2.6 | 7.03 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 48 | NC State | ACC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 1.2 | 10.16 | 2.65 | 0.35 |
| 49 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.33 | -2.83 | 8.65 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 50 | Louisiana | Big West | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.1 | 1.4 | 7.02 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 51 | USC | Pac-10 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.9 | 5 | 18.54 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 52 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.75 | 8 | 13.91 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 53 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.31 | 7.33 | 6.8 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 54 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.3 | 6.83 | 10.78 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 55 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.87 | -1.6 | 7.69 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | 3.17 | 5.66 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 57 | New Mexico State | Big West | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.33 | -6.4 | 10.84 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 58 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 2.67 | 2.25 | 3.56 | -0.56 |
| 59 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.7 | -6 | 4.06 | 1.64 | 1.36 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.49 | -3.17 | 7.31 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 61 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -7.5 | 13.88 | 1.34 | 1.66 |
| 62 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.45 | -5.67 | 16.18 | 2.22 | 0.78 |
| 63 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.84 | 0.8 | 7.54 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 64 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.02 | -2.6 | 15.07 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.75 | -0.6 | 11.17 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 66 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.93 | -10 | 15.24 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 67 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.93 | -6.4 | 17.36 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 68 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.87 | -8.2 | 14.66 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 69 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.84 | 0.5 | 10.35 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 70 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.76 | -17.8 | 19.91 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 71 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.59 | -4 | 11.63 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 72 | Georgia | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.5 | -2.67 | 11.69 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 73 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.06 | -6.33 | 13.56 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 74 | Utah | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.02 | -7.5 | 7.62 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 75 | LSU | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.82 | -17 | 17.17 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 76 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.78 | -11.17 | 16.88 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 77 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -13.83 | 9.67 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 78 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.67 | -5 | 12.34 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 79 | Texas | Southwest | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.24 | -11.4 | 20.27 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 80 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.95 | -2.8 | 16.28 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 81 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.73 | -17.8 | 14.35 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 82 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.49 | -4.2 | 14.94 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 83 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.46 | -5 | 18.28 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 84 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.42 | -5.2 | 16.33 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 85 | Utah State | Big West | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.38 | -4.4 | 11.61 | 2 | -1 |
| 86 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 3.18 | -2 | 10.39 | 2.72 | -1.72 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.15 | -30 | 15.16 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 88 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.14 | -7.2 | 12.42 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 89 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.98 | -7.6 | 8.02 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 90 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.97 | -3.17 | 13.1 | 2.65 | -1.65 |
| 91 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.91 | -9.8 | 12.47 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 92 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.89 | -8.8 | 6.4 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 93 | TCU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -11.4 | 15.88 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 94 | Pacific | Big West | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -14.8 | 8.39 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 95 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -16.2 | 11.29 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 96 | Houston | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.51 | -16 | 13.84 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 97 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.23 | -27.8 | 20.4 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 98 | Duke | ACC | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.95 | -14.83 | 21.35 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 99 | UNLV | Big West | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.95 | -11.83 | 9 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 100 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.93 | -13.83 | 15.84 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 101 | Temple | Big East | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.85 | -40.8 | 17.66 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | Big West | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.78 | -15.33 | 9.47 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 103 | San José State | Big West | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.58 | -17.8 | 19.93 | 0.96 | -0.96 |
| 104 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.67 | -22.6 | 13.92 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 105 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -26.5 | 15.53 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 106 | Maryland | ACC | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -27.33 | 20.21 | 0.84 | -0.84 |