Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.778843+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado | Big 8 | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.14 | 20.57 | 13.11 | 5.91 | 1.09 |
| 2 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.87 | 29.83 | 10.39 | 5.45 | 0.55 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 27.38 | 9.61 | 7.47 | 0.53 |
| 4 | Utah | Western Athletic | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 24.86 | 8.86 | 6.44 | 0.56 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 16.43 | 9.9 | 6.14 | 0.86 |
| 6 | Auburn | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 19 | 6.77 | 5.98 | 1.02 |
| 7 | Duke | ACC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 21.57 | 6.05 | 6.31 | 0.69 |
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 10 | 7.29 | 6.51 | 1.49 |
| 9 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.99 | 10.38 | 13.49 | 5.71 | 1.29 |
| 10 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.5 | 16.88 | 9.73 | 7.04 | -0.04 |
| 11 | BYU | Western Athletic | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.23 | 7.88 | 11.28 | 5.33 | 1.67 |
| 12 | Florida State | ACC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.08 | 19 | 13.33 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 13 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.98 | 25.38 | 5.24 | 7.41 | -0.41 |
| 14 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.87 | 14.43 | 9.38 | 6.04 | -0.04 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.85 | 31.83 | 9.52 | 5.58 | -0.58 |
| 16 | Miami | Big East | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.65 | 23.67 | 10.03 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 17 | Virginia | ACC | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.55 | 18.14 | 6.82 | 6.3 | -0.3 |
| 18 | Syracuse | Big East | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.43 | 8.14 | 9.25 | 4.64 | 1.36 |
| 19 | Nevada | Big West | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.53 | 11.5 | 0.35 | 5.84 | 1.16 |
| 20 | NC State | ACC | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.47 | 10.83 | 6.27 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 21 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.76 | 16.12 | 11.85 | 7.04 | -1.04 |
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.83 | 6 | 16.63 | 4.46 | 0.54 |
| 23 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.75 | 10 | 7.41 | 5.56 | 0.44 |
| 24 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.7 | 10.14 | 11.73 | 5.12 | -0.12 |
| 25 | USC | Pac-10 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.62 | 7.71 | 14.96 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 26 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.56 | 8.57 | 12.92 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 27 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.36 | 9.17 | 16.3 | 4.55 | -0.55 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.27 | 9.29 | 10.9 | 4.76 | 0.24 |
| 29 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.23 | 8 | 11.03 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 30 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.19 | 9.88 | 3.83 | 6.02 | -0.02 |
| 31 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.18 | 8.14 | 9.23 | 4.79 | 0.21 |
| 32 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.51 | 4 | 14.25 | 4.03 | -0.03 |
| 33 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.39 | 4.57 | 6.4 | 4.24 | 0.76 |
| 34 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.32 | 6 | 6.44 | 5.13 | -0.13 |
| 35 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.21 | 9.5 | 9.21 | 5.6 | -0.6 |
| 36 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.08 | 6.75 | 11.83 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 37 | Georgia | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.02 | 8.5 | 9.76 | 5.34 | -0.34 |
| 38 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.9 | 15.43 | 13.22 | 6.21 | -2.21 |
| 39 | Boston College | Big East | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.69 | 5.83 | 12.62 | 4.02 | -1.02 |
| 40 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.57 | 4.38 | 9.98 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 41 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.34 | 1.71 | 4.36 | 3.75 | 0.25 |
| 42 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.27 | 6.57 | 15 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 43 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.1 | 8.14 | 12.73 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.08 | 5.29 | 13.94 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 45 | Kansas | Big 8 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.91 | 14 | 5.87 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 46 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.08 | 4 | 8 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.99 | 11 | 13.06 | 5.06 | -2.06 |
| 48 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 4.38 | 12.86 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 49 | TCU | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.93 | -0.29 | 11.4 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 50 | Rutgers | Big East | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 12.48 | -2 | 12.45 | 3.52 | 0.48 |
| 51 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.32 | -4.14 | 16.1 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 52 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.65 | 5.86 | 12.31 | 4.77 | -1.77 |
| 53 | Rice | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.53 | -0.5 | 11.93 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 54 | UNLV | Big West | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.48 | -2.86 | 4.07 | 3.06 | 0.94 |
| 55 | Pacific | Big West | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.32 | -3.86 | 5.42 | 2.91 | 1.09 |
| 56 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.23 | 3.43 | 14.11 | 4.11 | -1.11 |
| 57 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.18 | -1.38 | 11.79 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 58 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -0.88 | 12.18 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 59 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.45 | -5.71 | 13.86 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.34 | -2.29 | 7.14 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 61 | Louisiana | Big West | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -1.88 | 4.65 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 62 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.13 | -5.43 | 13.22 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 63 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.04 | -0.57 | 16.26 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 64 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.78 | 0 | 7.41 | 4 | -1 |
| 65 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.54 | 0.14 | 5.7 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 66 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.31 | -1.57 | 10.99 | 3.22 | -0.22 |
| 67 | California | Pac-10 | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.12 | -2.14 | 8.45 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 68 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.44 | -1 | 11.75 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 69 | Maryland | ACC | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.25 | -7.43 | 12.87 | 2.31 | 0.69 |
| 70 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.8 | -1.38 | 7.98 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 71 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.47 | 0.71 | 14.63 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
| 72 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.24 | -8.12 | 16.72 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 73 | LSU | SEC | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.23 | -1.67 | 17.67 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 74 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.22 | -7.5 | 15.35 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 75 | West Virginia | Big East | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.14 | -9.38 | 13.48 | 2.07 | 0.93 |
| 76 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.76 | -11.62 | 9.55 | 2.01 | 0.99 |
| 77 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.58 | -0.71 | 14.25 | 3.36 | -1.36 |
| 78 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.57 | -2 | 10.5 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 79 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.93 | -2.29 | 14.23 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 80 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 5.77 | 0.25 | 10.98 | 4.03 | -2.03 |
| 81 | Clemson | ACC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.5 | -5 | 14.25 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 82 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.47 | -4 | 10.72 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 83 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.42 | -4.29 | 10.71 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 84 | Temple | Big East | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.03 | -9.71 | 14.89 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 85 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.02 | -9.29 | 13.76 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 86 | Utah State | Big West | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5 | -9 | 13.26 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 87 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.73 | -13.43 | 13.86 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 88 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.41 | -9.86 | 4.93 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 89 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.84 | -13.12 | 14.8 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 90 | New Mexico State | Big West | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -19.5 | 11.54 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.4 | -21.38 | 12.81 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 92 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.69 | -6.86 | 15 | 2.34 | -1.34 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.35 | -9.86 | 9.51 | 1.36 | -0.36 |
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.14 | -13.86 | 14.03 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 95 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.93 | -18.71 | 16.16 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 96 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.88 | -19.86 | 16.78 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 97 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.78 | -12 | 14.24 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 98 | Houston | Southwest | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.71 | -23 | 11.47 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 99 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.61 | -26.57 | 13.29 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 100 | San José State | Big West | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.59 | -27.86 | 14.38 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 101 | SMU | Southwest | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.59 | -14.75 | 10.57 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 102 | Arkansas State | Big West | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.58 | -15 | 11.03 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 103 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.38 | -19.12 | 8.25 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 104 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.19 | -14.57 | 9.38 | 1.32 | -1.32 |
| 105 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -18.29 | 9.64 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 106 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.4 | -16.57 | 16.21 | 0.69 | -0.69 |
| 107 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -29.29 | 12.68 | 0.25 | -0.25 |