Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.961850+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.11 | 36.5 | 11.62 | 7.52 | 0.48 |
| 2 | Florida | SEC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 23.71 | 13 | 6.05 | 0.95 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.94 | 20.5 | 12.91 | 6.88 | 1.12 |
| 4 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.07 | 10.88 | 11.02 | 5.66 | 1.34 |
| 5 | Florida State | ACC | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 38.57 | 5.91 | 6.58 | 0.42 |
| 6 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.28 | 18.38 | 14.45 | 6.47 | 0.53 |
| 7 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.02 | 12.75 | 14.37 | 6.7 | 0.3 |
| 8 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.73 | 23.25 | 10.46 | 7.38 | -0.38 |
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.73 | 14.62 | 12.33 | 6.64 | 0.36 |
| 10 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.68 | 9.62 | 12.85 | 5.82 | 1.18 |
| 11 | Syracuse | Big East | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.92 | 13.57 | 10.52 | 5.72 | 0.28 |
| 12 | USC | Pac-10 | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.86 | 14.88 | 9.79 | 6.74 | -0.74 |
| 13 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.83 | 7.71 | 10.57 | 4.65 | 0.35 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.55 | 11.33 | 14.49 | 6.65 | 0.35 |
| 15 | Colorado | Big 8 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.34 | 16 | 14.89 | 6.21 | -0.21 |
| 16 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.49 | 10.38 | 12.73 | 5.88 | 0.12 |
| 17 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 13.5 | 11.06 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 18 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 9.75 | 11.03 | 5.55 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Nevada | Big West | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 13.88 | 9.55 | 5.62 | 0.38 |
| 20 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.16 | 10.5 | 10.62 | 5.66 | 0.34 |
| 21 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 8 | 10.4 | 5.63 | 0.37 |
| 22 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.9 | 6.75 | 10.96 | 5.28 | 0.72 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.85 | 14.12 | 7.29 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.63 | 12.29 | 12.41 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.57 | 14.43 | 11.31 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 26 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.49 | 6.5 | 14.66 | 5.43 | -0.43 |
| 27 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.24 | 9.57 | 11.07 | 5.43 | -0.43 |
| 28 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.13 | 9.14 | 9.23 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.1 | 5.75 | 12.44 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 30 | Washington | Pac-10 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.05 | 3.38 | 14.44 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 31 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.65 | 3.38 | 11.95 | 4.57 | 0.43 |
| 32 | TCU | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.36 | 4.14 | 7.67 | 4.28 | 0.72 |
| 33 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.29 | 11.11 | 9.7 | 6.83 | -0.83 |
| 34 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 5.78 | 12.44 | 5.65 | 0.35 |
| 35 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.75 | 18.75 | 10.53 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 36 | Clemson | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.12 | 10 | 10.69 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 37 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.61 | 4.88 | 10.53 | 4.93 | 0.07 |
| 38 | Louisiana | Big West | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.42 | 10.38 | 4.94 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 39 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.36 | 2.62 | 10.31 | 4.36 | 0.64 |
| 40 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.26 | 10.14 | 12.4 | 5.32 | -1.32 |
| 41 | LSU | SEC | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.07 | 8.62 | 11.8 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 42 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.05 | 6.11 | 16.63 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 43 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.63 | 0.12 | 13.63 | 4.03 | 0.97 |
| 44 | Utah | Western Athletic | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.54 | 4.78 | 13.49 | 5.57 | -0.57 |
| 45 | Miami | Big East | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.48 | 7.57 | 8.4 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 46 | BYU | Western Athletic | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.13 | 1.71 | 14.27 | 3.8 | 0.2 |
| 47 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.72 | 4 | 7.28 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 48 | Maryland | ACC | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.57 | -1.62 | 9.35 | 3.59 | 1.41 |
| 49 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 13.44 | 9.44 | 10.33 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 50 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.34 | 9.25 | 9.62 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 51 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.9 | 15.14 | 4.2 | 5.69 | -2.69 |
| 52 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.71 | -1 | 12.92 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 53 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.43 | -0.67 | 10.74 | 4.29 | 0.71 |
| 54 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.37 | 2 | 12.17 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 55 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.35 | 1.12 | 11.74 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 56 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.96 | 0.5 | 13.12 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 57 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.89 | -6.12 | 12.7 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 58 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.88 | 2 | 4.75 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.86 | -0.14 | 17.65 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 60 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | 0.12 | 11.65 | 4.02 | -0.02 |
| 61 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.33 | 2.14 | 15.03 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 62 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.13 | -0.5 | 11.12 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 63 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.75 | 1.43 | 11.13 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 64 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.73 | -2 | 10.03 | 3.64 | 0.36 |
| 65 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.46 | -4 | 14.75 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 66 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.4 | -2.12 | 7.33 | 3.59 | 0.41 |
| 67 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.56 | -8.25 | 8.39 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| 68 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.5 | 0.14 | 4.41 | 3.53 | -0.53 |
| 69 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.27 | -2.86 | 15.84 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 70 | West Virginia | Big East | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.44 | -0.75 | 10.63 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 71 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.43 | -0.88 | 11.86 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 72 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.29 | -5.57 | 7.05 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 73 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.62 | -3.75 | 14.69 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 74 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.36 | -4.62 | 12.36 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 75 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.3 | -7.25 | 13.73 | 2.52 | 0.48 |
| 76 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.01 | -2.14 | 16.62 | 3.18 | -1.18 |
| 77 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.83 | -10.38 | 13.32 | 2.56 | 0.44 |
| 78 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.65 | -13.75 | 10.5 | 1.84 | 1.16 |
| 79 | Arkansas State | Big West | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.43 | -9.75 | 5.15 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 80 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -4.33 | 10.63 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 81 | Pacific | Big West | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.29 | -20.62 | 12.8 | 1.19 | 1.81 |
| 82 | Duke | ACC | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.67 | -9.22 | 11.31 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 83 | Rice | Southwest | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.25 | -4.12 | 11.32 | 3.22 | -1.22 |
| 84 | Rutgers | Big East | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.59 | -11.43 | 12.76 | 2.02 | -0.02 |
| 85 | NC State | ACC | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.58 | -13.71 | 12.37 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 86 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.52 | -11.75 | 6.68 | 1.75 | 0.25 |
| 87 | California | Pac-10 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.41 | -5.62 | 13.92 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 88 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.15 | -9.12 | 16.49 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 89 | Utah State | Big West | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.13 | -5.88 | 6.72 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 90 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -7.88 | 10.56 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 91 | New Mexico State | Big West | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.04 | -8.12 | 12.37 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 92 | Boston College | Big East | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -10.88 | 15.95 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 93 | San José State | Big West | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.89 | -9.62 | 10.01 | 2.52 | -0.52 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -11.62 | 11.94 | 2.06 | -0.06 |
| 95 | Missouri | Big 8 | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -12.38 | 12.54 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 96 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.55 | -6.56 | 12.57 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 97 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.16 | -21.75 | 12.13 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 98 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.81 | -13 | 2.78 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 99 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.88 | -9.5 | 6.79 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 100 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.63 | -25.38 | 8.18 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 101 | Houston | Southwest | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.53 | -16.12 | 17.41 | 1.25 | -0.25 |
| 102 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.53 | -15.75 | 9.13 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 103 | Temple | Big East | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.44 | -18.12 | 14.06 | 1.27 | -0.27 |
| 104 | SMU | Southwest | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.43 | -18.12 | 11.99 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 105 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-8-0 | 0.11 | 0.3 | -15.56 | 10.95 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 106 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.29 | -21.75 | 11.39 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 107 | UNLV | Big West | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.03 | -30.25 | 8.94 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 108 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -21.43 | 16.61 | 0.39 | -0.39 |