Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:31.958886+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 32.78 | 32 | 7.15 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0-0 | 1 | 31.75 | 12.5 | 9.95 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 3 | Florida State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.32 | 44 | 8.5 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 4 | Colorado | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.03 | 36 | 9.66 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.57 | 33 | 7.01 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 43 | 2.83 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 20 | 7.06 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 16 | 5.4 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 9 | Air Force | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 26 | 7.96 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 10 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 7 | 10.53 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 11 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 32 | 4.54 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 19 | 6.61 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 13 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 23 | 11.26 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 14 | Nevada | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 24 | 3.98 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 24 | -0.69 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 16 | Southern Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 32 | 5.54 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 17 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.13 | 21 | 5.04 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Kansas State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 27 | 1.3 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.07 | 32 | 3.21 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 10 | 5.9 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 21 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 38 | 4.96 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Syracuse | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 11 | 8.65 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 23 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 8 | 3.01 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 24 | San Diego State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 24 | 3.91 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 25 | Louisiana Tech | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 7 | 10.65 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 4 | 8.61 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 27 | Kansas | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.44 | 5 | 1.21 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 28 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 3 | 2.4 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 29 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.37 | 14 | 1.72 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 30 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 2 | 6.12 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 31 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 14 | 1.04 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 32 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 2 | 6.08 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 33 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 20 | -0.33 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 34 | New Mexico State | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.02 | 28 | 1.94 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 35 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 19 | -0.2 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 36 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.76 | 2 | 8.3 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 37 | Colorado State | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.49 | 21 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 38 | Louisville | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.36 | 3 | -0.29 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 39 | SMU | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.26 | 3 | 5.36 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 40 | Iowa State | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.99 | 15 | -0.51 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 41 | New Mexico | Western Athletic | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.83 | 24 | -10 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 42 | NC State | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.82 | 17 | -10 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 43 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.76 | 46 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 44 | Missouri | Big 8 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.73 | 21 | -5 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 45 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.66 | 7 | -10 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 46 | Arkansas State | Big West | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.5 | 4 | 2.15 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.97 | 44 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 48 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.73 | 7 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 49 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.28 | 3 | -10 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 50 | Virginia | ACC | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.3 | 11.5 | 11.09 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 51 | Penn State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | USC | Pac-10 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.99 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Texas Tech | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.98 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Indiana | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | TCU | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Rutgers | Big East | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.3 | -2 | 1.97 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 63 | Wyoming | Western Athletic | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.2 | -7 | 1.59 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 65 | Utah | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.08 | -7 | 8.56 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | 0-0-0 | 0 | 1.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 3.29 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 68 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.93 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | West Virginia | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.73 | -2 | 5.92 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 70 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.72 | -2 | 5.22 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 71 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Miami | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.54 | -23 | 3.66 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 73 | Arkansas | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.37 | -3 | 1.25 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 74 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.35 | -11 | 5.71 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 75 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.3 | -24 | 32.18 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 77 | Memphis | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.32 | -10 | 8.76 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 78 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.32 | -36 | 10.49 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 79 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.43 | -3 | 7.99 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 80 | BYU | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.46 | -26 | 8.17 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 81 | East Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.54 | -20 | 10.02 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 82 | South Carolina | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.58 | -19 | 8.32 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 83 | Utah State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.58 | -4 | -0.08 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 84 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.67 | -2 | -10 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 85 | Duke | ACC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.8 | -44 | 11.98 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 86 | LSU | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.82 | -16 | 11.83 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 87 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.9 | -8 | 9.38 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.93 | -33 | 10.96 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 89 | Cincinnati | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.03 | -5 | 7.87 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 90 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.04 | -21 | 8.02 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 91 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.08 | -3 | 5.81 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 92 | Northern Illinois | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.18 | -32 | 6.5 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 93 | California | Pac-10 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.36 | -24 | 5.06 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 94 | Boston College | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.4 | -32 | 35.81 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | Louisiana | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -24 | 8.76 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 96 | UNLV | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.43 | -38 | 5.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | Pacific | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.48 | -32 | 8.83 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 98 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.53 | -14 | 4.63 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 99 | San José State | Big West | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -14 | 4.5 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 100 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -32 | 8.04 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 101 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.88 | -28 | 1.2 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 102 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.06 | -15 | 0.64 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 103 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -43 | 11.66 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 104 | Temple | Big East | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -27 | 10.1 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 105 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -19 | 3.63 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 106 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -20 | 4.09 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 107 | Houston | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -24 | 12.16 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 108 | North Texas | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.44 | -21 | 2.19 | 0.04 | -0.04 |