Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.776206+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 33.34 | 31 | 7.69 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 32.51 | 24 | 5.77 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Florida State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.08 | 24 | 8.81 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 28 | 6.72 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 8 | 9.89 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 25 | 8.94 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Florida | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 49 | 2.29 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 53 | 2.65 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 5 | 9.05 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 10 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 2 | 12.37 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 11 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.28 | 7 | 8.79 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 27 | 1.15 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 27 | 0.64 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 14 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 6 | 7.94 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 15 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 42 | 2.19 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 11 | 7.66 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 17 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 5 | 4.45 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 18 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 6 | 8.94 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 19 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 5 | 2.2 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 20 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 10 | 2.08 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 31 | 6.62 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 22 | Utah | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 15 | 6 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 1 | 6.09 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 24 | NC State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 5 | 10.24 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 25 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 23 | 0.48 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 26 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 35 | -5 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 27 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 13 | 5.6 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 28 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 20 | 3.13 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 29 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.73 | 6 | 3.16 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 30 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 22 | -0.1 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 31 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.56 | 3 | 3.04 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 32 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 41 | 0.28 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.47 | 22 | 0.23 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 34 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.45 | 3 | 4.18 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 35 | Miami | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.45 | 56 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 29 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 37 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.15 | 17 | 2.29 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 38 | UNLV | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 14 | 2.92 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 39 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.04 | 1 | 5.22 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 40 | Duke | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.02 | 33 | 0.69 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 41 | BYU | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.91 | 1 | 6.63 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 42 | Temple | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.79 | 25 | 4.04 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.71 | 21 | 1.68 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 44 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.59 | 15 | 0.33 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 45 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.58 | 3 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 46 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.54 | 2 | 0.59 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 47 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.03 | 42 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 48 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.71 | 21 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 49 | Nevada | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.1 | 3 | -10 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 50 | Pacific | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.71 | 17 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 51 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.27 | 3 | -10 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 52 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.51 | 4 | 20 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 53 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.62 | -14.5 | 22.64 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 54 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 2.26 | -2 | 9.71 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 56 | California | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Rice | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.27 | -5 | 3.98 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 61 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.15 | -1 | 4.97 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 62 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.08 | -2 | 7.69 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 63 | Syracuse | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 10.39 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 64 | Ole Miss | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.91 | -5 | 10.28 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 65 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.81 | -6 | 6.21 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 66 | Boston College | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.8 | -8 | 10.75 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 67 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.8 | -1 | 6.49 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 68 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.64 | -7 | 8.76 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 70 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.54 | -6 | 7.83 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 71 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.1 | -11 | 5.72 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 75 | South Carolina | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.02 | -3 | 6.9 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 76 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.19 | -25 | 8.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.24 | -5 | 10.04 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 78 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.27 | -3 | 8.17 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 79 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.28 | -24 | 12.51 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 80 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.5 | -13 | 4.1 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 81 | Utah State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.52 | -15 | 5.34 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 82 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.58 | -3 | 5.21 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 83 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.65 | -6 | 7.14 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 84 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.66 | -2 | 6.67 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 85 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.82 | -31 | 2.96 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 86 | LSU | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.82 | -5 | 11.61 | 0.32 | -0.32 |
| 87 | Louisiana | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.86 | -28 | 9.71 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 88 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.95 | -14 | -10 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.2 | -14 | 2.73 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 90 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.23 | -25 | -1.04 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 91 | TCU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.29 | -10 | 9.78 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 92 | SMU | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -20 | 4.21 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 93 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.49 | -17 | 2.82 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 94 | San José State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -32 | 5.77 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.75 | -21 | 0.96 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 96 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.88 | -15 | 2.41 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 97 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.21 | -42 | 6.36 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 98 | Houston | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -22 | 4.99 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 99 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -23 | 6.64 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 100 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -27 | 10.71 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 101 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -22 | 6.04 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 102 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -33 | 1.75 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 103 | Arkansas State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -27 | 9.76 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 104 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -53 | 10.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -49 | 11.14 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 106 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -41 | 3.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.95 | -35 | 9.77 | 0.04 | -0.04 |