Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.776947+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 29.45 | 39 | 16.44 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 29.33 | 28.33 | 15.6 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.97 | 13.5 | 13.54 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 4 | Florida | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.93 | 48.67 | 7.76 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | NC State | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.93 | 11 | 14.29 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 6 | Colorado | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.64 | 36.5 | 9.69 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 7 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.62 | 29.5 | 10.52 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 8 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.58 | 26.33 | 10.42 | 2.84 | 0.16 |
| 9 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.21 | 11 | 11.09 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 10 | Florida State | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.93 | 32.67 | 5.92 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 11 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.75 | 31 | 5.22 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.68 | 15.33 | 7 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 13 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.61 | 13.67 | 7.81 | 2.37 | 0.63 |
| 14 | Duke | ACC | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.52 | 24 | 5.5 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 15 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.48 | 15 | 6.82 | 2.39 | 0.61 |
| 16 | Miami | Big East | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.46 | 46.5 | 1.41 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.34 | 24.5 | 4.23 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 18 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.26 | 18.5 | 4.57 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.19 | 5 | 7.75 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 20 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 25.33 | 2.66 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 14 | 3.65 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 22 | Utah | Western Athletic | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.8 | 33 | 0.76 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 23 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.68 | 8 | 5.25 | 1.35 | 0.65 |
| 24 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 14.33 | -4.88 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 25 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 21.43 | 15.5 | -2.79 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 26 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.65 | 6.33 | 12.22 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 27 | BYU | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.58 | 6 | 12.5 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 28 | Rutgers | Big East | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.07 | 8.67 | 5.8 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.06 | 7.33 | 17.04 | 2.25 | -0.25 |
| 30 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.97 | 13 | 11.44 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 31 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.66 | 11 | 13.35 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 32 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.59 | 19 | 10.72 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 33 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.49 | 12 | 12.07 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 34 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.38 | 26 | 7.25 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 35 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.37 | 7 | 1.87 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 36 | Kansas | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.33 | 6.33 | 2.51 | 2.01 | -0.01 |
| 37 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.25 | 21.67 | 7.33 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 38 | TCU | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.24 | 5 | 16.49 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 39 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.18 | 8.67 | 8.02 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 40 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.16 | 6.67 | 11.24 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 41 | Georgia | SEC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.04 | 16.33 | 8.12 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 42 | Virginia | ACC | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.9 | 5.33 | 12.81 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 43 | Syracuse | Big East | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.85 | 5 | 12.52 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 44 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | -6.33 | 14.45 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 45 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | -1.33 | 22.4 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 46 | Nevada | Big West | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | 3.67 | -7.68 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 47 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.77 | 6.5 | 11.76 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.75 | -5 | 18.23 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.63 | 9 | 11.37 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 50 | Pacific | Big West | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.5 | 3.67 | -3.53 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 51 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.64 | 5 | 7.84 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 52 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.61 | -6 | 12.52 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 53 | Temple | Big East | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 4 | -2.04 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 54 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 7 | 25.75 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.77 | 7 | 8.04 | 1.31 | -0.31 |
| 56 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.57 | -7 | 2.18 | 1.11 | 0.89 |
| 57 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.57 | 1 | 15.65 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 58 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.85 | -0.75 | 13.7 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 59 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | -8.5 | 21.18 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.49 | -4.5 | 13.79 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 61 | LSU | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.9 | 3.67 | 22.36 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.34 | 1.67 | 16.33 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 63 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.68 | 1.33 | 9.91 | 1.58 | -0.58 |
| 64 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.6 | -3 | 11.87 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 65 | Clemson | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.29 | 0.33 | 10.17 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 66 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.97 | -0.33 | 12.78 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 67 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 8.56 | -7.67 | 4.93 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 68 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.45 | -1.33 | 13.56 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 69 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.43 | -1 | 12.21 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 70 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.2 | -5 | 22.46 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 71 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.69 | -4 | 13.71 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 72 | UNLV | Big West | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.43 | -2.67 | -1 | 1.33 | -0.33 |
| 73 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.37 | -8.67 | 14.32 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 74 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.01 | -11.33 | 13.11 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 75 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.8 | -10.33 | 8.79 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 76 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.45 | -30 | 18 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 77 | Louisiana | Big West | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -9 | 4.67 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 78 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.35 | -13.67 | 12.29 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 79 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.2 | -7.33 | 0.47 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 80 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.14 | -20.67 | 13.57 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -20.33 | 10.92 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 82 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.83 | -5.67 | 16.9 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 83 | Arkansas State | Big West | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.51 | -6 | 14.07 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 84 | SMU | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.33 | -8 | 12.86 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 85 | Utah State | Big West | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.21 | -11.67 | 16.59 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 86 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.97 | -9.67 | 7.57 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 87 | Maryland | ACC | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.93 | -18 | 19.96 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 88 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.6 | -11.25 | 13.54 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 89 | New Mexico State | Big West | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.52 | -30.67 | 21.3 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 90 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.52 | -4 | 21.48 | 0.73 | -0.73 |
| 91 | Rice | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.57 | -5.5 | 17.85 | 0.65 | -0.65 |
| 92 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.85 | -8 | 7.69 | 1.09 | -1.09 |
| 93 | California | Pac-10 | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -8 | 20.2 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 94 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.93 | -9.5 | 4.86 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 95 | Boston College | Big East | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -6.5 | 28.09 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 96 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.02 | -8 | 16.38 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| 97 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -15 | 17.07 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 98 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.35 | -13.33 | 12.37 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 99 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -13.67 | 16.41 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 100 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -15.33 | 13.77 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 101 | Houston | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.7 | -21 | 10.68 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 102 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.74 | -20.33 | 16.24 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.91 | -23.67 | 15.75 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 104 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.98 | -28.67 | 12.11 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 105 | San José State | Big West | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.08 | -32.33 | 11.62 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 106 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.36 | -39 | 17.47 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 107 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.59 | -43.67 | 21.41 | 0.06 | -0.06 |