Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.777695+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.65 | 34.4 | 14.1 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 2 | Colorado | Big 8 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 19.25 | 15.3 | 3.27 | 0.73 |
| 3 | Florida State | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.19 | 27.75 | 13.03 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 14.25 | 12.76 | 3.31 | 0.69 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.54 | 28.8 | 9.66 | 4.53 | 0.47 |
| 6 | Florida | SEC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.51 | 42.5 | 8.35 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.43 | 23.25 | 9.9 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 8 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 24 | 7.56 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 9 | Duke | ACC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 24 | 7.08 | 4.66 | 0.34 |
| 10 | Utah | Western Athletic | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 33.25 | 4.94 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 11 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 10.8 | 8.29 | 3.63 | 1.37 |
| 12 | NC State | ACC | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 13.75 | 6.7 | 3.38 | 0.62 |
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 11.4 | 5.96 | 4.09 | 0.91 |
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 21.2 | 3.12 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 15 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 14 | -2.3 | 4.22 | 0.78 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.76 | 12.6 | 14.25 | 3.83 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.58 | 18.6 | 11.22 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.44 | 12.4 | 9.46 | 4.19 | -0.19 |
| 19 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.22 | 18.6 | 9.28 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 20 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.86 | 10.5 | 12.72 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 21 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.79 | 10.2 | 9.28 | 4.11 | -0.11 |
| 22 | Syracuse | Big East | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.79 | 5.2 | 12.51 | 3.06 | 0.94 |
| 23 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.77 | 9.6 | 9.64 | 3.48 | 0.52 |
| 24 | Washington | Pac-10 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.77 | 11.75 | 16.66 | 3.09 | -0.09 |
| 25 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.56 | 12.5 | 14.58 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 26 | Texas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.53 | 7.25 | 12.97 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 27 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.42 | 26.6 | 2.93 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 28 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.36 | 6 | 17.05 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 29 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.31 | 12.5 | 12.22 | 3.11 | -0.11 |
| 30 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.06 | 7.6 | 6.06 | 3.28 | 0.72 |
| 31 | Miami | Big East | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.78 | 24 | 6.48 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 32 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.31 | 3.25 | 14.3 | 2.35 | 0.65 |
| 33 | Kansas | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 22.75 | 2.29 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 34 | Virginia | ACC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 12.5 | 5.73 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 35 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.04 | 10 | 7.85 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 36 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.45 | 5.5 | 4.7 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 37 | Nevada | Big West | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.27 | 5.4 | -3.08 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 38 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.85 | 10.2 | 12.44 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 39 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.53 | 1 | -0.63 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 40 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.09 | 8.2 | 11.83 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 41 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.78 | 2.4 | 14.47 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 42 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 4.8 | 6.29 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 43 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.94 | 14.75 | 14.04 | 3.56 | -1.56 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.78 | 12 | 13.32 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 45 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 8 | 19.19 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 46 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.96 | 11.5 | 14.27 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 47 | California | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.11 | 10.75 | 8.8 | 3.09 | -1.09 |
| 48 | UNLV | Big West | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.03 | -0.4 | 4.02 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 49 | Clemson | ACC | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.81 | 3.5 | 10.99 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 50 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.77 | 6 | 14.38 | 3.29 | -1.29 |
| 51 | USC | Pac-10 | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.62 | -5.5 | 20.51 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 52 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.37 | -0.75 | 9.62 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 53 | Temple | Big East | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.18 | -4 | 11.45 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 54 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 6.8 | 14.03 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 55 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.95 | 3.6 | 9.19 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 56 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.93 | 2.4 | 11.74 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 57 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -3.25 | 9.8 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 58 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.95 | -5 | 9.85 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 59 | Pacific | Big West | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.58 | -9.5 | 4.8 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.57 | -0.8 | 14.62 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 61 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.47 | 0 | 14.8 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 62 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.94 | -3.6 | 15.63 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 63 | TCU | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.86 | -5 | 17.01 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.84 | -4.6 | 15.9 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 65 | Rutgers | Big East | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.78 | -4.6 | 15.19 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 66 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.64 | -3.4 | 20.13 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 67 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.58 | -4.8 | 13.9 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 68 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.4 | -10 | 19.81 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 69 | Maryland | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.06 | -8.6 | 13.96 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 70 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.98 | -13.4 | 16.6 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 71 | Boston College | Big East | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.93 | -0.33 | 16.5 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 72 | LSU | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.86 | 2.5 | 22.05 | 2.25 | -1.25 |
| 73 | Louisiana | Big West | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.58 | -4 | 5.72 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 74 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.56 | -3 | 15.34 | 1.77 | -0.77 |
| 75 | New Mexico State | Big West | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.51 | -17.8 | 14.54 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 76 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.49 | -0.33 | 9.34 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 77 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.91 | -11.2 | 6.08 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.84 | -15.8 | 9.39 | 0.82 | 1.18 |
| 79 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.77 | -6.25 | 15.05 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 80 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.38 | 0.25 | 9.43 | 2.02 | -1.02 |
| 81 | West Virginia | Big East | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.94 | -8.17 | 14.62 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 82 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.54 | -2.25 | 17.61 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 83 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.78 | -5.75 | 14.78 | 1.44 | -0.44 |
| 84 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -7.75 | 12.51 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 85 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.08 | -9.5 | 11.67 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 86 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.01 | -9.5 | 9.72 | 1.1 | -0.1 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.97 | -12.75 | 10.6 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 88 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -16.25 | 13.15 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 89 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.79 | -13.25 | 5.77 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 90 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.71 | -18 | 16.39 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 91 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.36 | -5.6 | 11.7 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 92 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.35 | -11 | 9.39 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 93 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -6.6 | 9.61 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 94 | Utah State | Big West | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -13 | 16.12 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 95 | SMU | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.78 | -11.2 | 9.65 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 96 | Arkansas State | Big West | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.69 | -14.2 | 11.5 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 97 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.32 | -26.2 | 19.72 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 98 | San José State | Big West | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.03 | -29.8 | 12.15 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 99 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 1.75 | -23.6 | 16.11 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 100 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.74 | -6.6 | 15.04 | 1.98 | -1.98 |
| 101 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -12.75 | 6.98 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 102 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -16.8 | 9.7 | 0.63 | -0.63 |
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.53 | -18.4 | 13.25 | 0.52 | -0.52 |
| 104 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.55 | -19.5 | 14.19 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 105 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -24.75 | 16.54 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 106 | Houston | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -28.75 | 12.79 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 107 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.25 | -37.5 | 19.68 | 0.19 | -0.19 |