Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:32.699505+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1 | 29.91 | 27.67 | 10.83 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 2 | Florida State | ACC | 2-0 | 1 | 29.84 | 20 | 11.78 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 3 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1 | 28.86 | 40 | 10.3 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1 | 28.84 | 19 | 9.66 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 5 | Syracuse | Big East | 2-0 | 1 | 28.72 | 31.5 | 10.18 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 6 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1 | 28.52 | 19.5 | 10.13 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1 | 28.35 | 30.5 | 9.71 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 2-0 | 1 | 28.3 | 19 | 10.95 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 9 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1 | 28.19 | 33 | 9.77 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1 | 28.11 | 27 | 9.61 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | 2-0 | 1 | 28.03 | 19 | 11.09 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 12 | NC State | ACC | 3-0 | 1 | 27.11 | 14 | 1.37 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 2-0 | 1 | 26.69 | 30 | -0.54 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 14 | Miami | Big East | 2-0 | 1 | 26.69 | 32.5 | -4.9 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 15 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1 | 26.56 | 25.5 | 0.65 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 16 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 25 | -0.9 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 17 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 55 | -3.12 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 26 | -1.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1 | 26.2 | 16 | -0.41 | 1.55 | 0.45 |
| 20 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.14 | 18 | -0.23 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 21 | LSU | SEC | 2-0 | 1 | 26.08 | 30 | -1.41 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 23 | -1.79 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 23 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 20 | -1.61 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 24 | East Carolina | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 12.5 | 0.73 | 1.59 | 0.41 |
| 25 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 7 | 6.11 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 26 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1 | 25.94 | 34 | -5.08 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 27 | Utah | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 20 | -1.79 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0 | 1 | 25.55 | 18 | -2.2 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 29 | Louisville | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 28 | -5.33 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 30 | Marshall | Mid-American | 2-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 31.5 | -5.11 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 31 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 13.5 | -1.4 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 32 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 13 | -0.97 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 2-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 34 | -5.14 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1 | 25.32 | 39.5 | -5.89 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 35 | New Mexico State | Big West | 2-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 36.5 | -5.21 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 36 | Missouri | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 3 | -0.28 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 37 | Maryland | ACC | 2-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 23.5 | -5.56 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 38 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1 | 24.29 | 16.5 | -6.15 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 39 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 24 | -10 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 40 | Boston College | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 1 | -0.11 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 41 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 40 | -1.12 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 22.34 | 19 | 0.8 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 43 | BYU | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 22 | 7 | 1.1 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 44 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 20.88 | 49 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 0.67 | 19.39 | 22 | 8.64 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 46 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-1 | 0.5 | 17.69 | 14.5 | 15.26 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-1 | 0.5 | 17.11 | 8.5 | 15.91 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 48 | Idaho | Big West | 1-1 | 0.5 | 15.89 | 10 | 5.12 | 1.37 | -0.37 |
| 49 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 15.39 | 4.5 | -0.61 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 50 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-1 | 0.5 | 15.34 | 4.5 | -0.59 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 51 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 1-1 | 0.5 | 15.25 | 2.5 | 7.31 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 52 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 2-1 | 0.67 | 15.1 | -5 | 9.81 | 1.18 | 0.82 |
| 53 | Cincinnati | Conference USA | 1-1 | 0.5 | 15.06 | 15.5 | -6.37 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 54 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 1-1 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 0.5 | 6.46 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 55 | Houston | Conference USA | 1-1 | 0.5 | 14.42 | -1 | 10.83 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 56 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 5.5 | 28.41 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 57 | Clemson | ACC | 1-1 | 0.5 | 13.92 | 8 | 24.08 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 58 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 13.8 | 6 | 23.5 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 59 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-1 | 0.5 | 13.75 | 4.5 | 24.82 | 1.17 | -0.17 |
| 60 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-1 | 0.5 | 13.72 | 0 | -0.68 | 1 | 0 |
| 61 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-1 | 0.5 | 13.56 | 4.5 | 23.48 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 62 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 0.33 | 12.86 | 8.67 | 17.71 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
| 63 | California | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 12.71 | -15.5 | 11.95 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 64 | Tulsa | Western Athletic | 1-1 | 0.5 | 12.66 | -6.5 | 6.76 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 65 | Virginia | ACC | 1-1 | 0.5 | 12.53 | -8 | 0.11 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 66 | UL Monroe | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 0.5 | 12.38 | -9 | 7.15 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1 | 0.5 | 12.32 | -12 | 7.92 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 68 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-1 | 0.5 | 12.16 | -8 | 0.14 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 69 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11.76 | 11 | 5.25 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 70 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11.66 | 1.5 | 11.39 | 1.07 | -0.07 |
| 71 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11.36 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 72 | Colorado | Big 12 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 73 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11.24 | 1.5 | 7.71 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 74 | Tulane | Conference USA | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11.09 | 0 | 12.74 | 1 | 0 |
| 75 | Utah State | Big West | 1-1 | 0.5 | 11.03 | 1.5 | 7.53 | 1.06 | -0.06 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-1 | 0.5 | 10.56 | 0 | 8.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-1 | 0.5 | 9.43 | -4 | 10.88 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 78 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1 | 0.5 | 9.19 | -5.5 | 8.23 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 79 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-1 | 0.5 | 9.14 | -7.5 | 12.91 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 80 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 0.5 | 8.99 | -7.5 | 11.21 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 81 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-1 | 0.5 | 8.65 | -7.5 | 7.02 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 82 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-1 | 0.5 | 8.57 | -19.5 | 15.77 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 83 | Boise State | Big West | 1-1 | 0.5 | 8.57 | -11.5 | 7.79 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 84 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 1-1 | 0.5 | 7.71 | -25.5 | 7.48 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 0.33 | 5.79 | -5.33 | 16.02 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 86 | Baylor | Big 12 | 0-2 | 0 | -0.93 | -2 | 22.11 | 0.91 | -0.91 |
| 87 | Memphis | Conference USA | 0-2 | 0 | -1.25 | -3 | 23.18 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 88 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | -1.29 | -7 | 2.1 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 89 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-2 | 0 | -1.3 | -4.5 | -5.89 | 0.81 | -0.81 |
| 90 | TCU | Western Athletic | 0-2 | 0 | -1.42 | -7 | 4.71 | 0.64 | -0.64 |
| 91 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-2 | 0 | -1.55 | -5 | 21.87 | 0.73 | -0.73 |
| 92 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -1.62 | -7 | -2.51 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 93 | Army | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | -1.96 | -19 | 0.6 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 94 | Nevada | Big West | 0-2 | 0 | -2.07 | -10 | 25.23 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 95 | UAB | Conference USA | 0-2 | 0 | -2.2 | -12 | 23.61 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 96 | Duke | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | -2.37 | -18 | 24.35 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 97 | San José State | Western Athletic | 0-2 | 0 | -2.42 | -18 | 11.62 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 98 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-2 | 0 | -2.48 | -20.5 | 7.15 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 99 | South Carolina | SEC | 0-2 | 0 | -2.53 | -12.5 | 27.43 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 100 | Rutgers | Big East | 0-2 | 0 | -2.54 | -15.5 | 19.37 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 101 | Louisiana | FBS Independents | 0-2 | 0 | -2.64 | -19 | 11.64 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 102 | Temple | Big East | 0-2 | 0 | -2.64 | -23 | 12.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 103 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -2.84 | -23 | 25.84 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 104 | SMU | Western Athletic | 0-2 | 0 | -2.87 | -30 | 12.75 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 105 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-2 | 0 | -2.88 | -28.5 | 11.2 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 106 | Iowa | Big Ten | 0-2 | 0 | -2.97 | -21 | 23.19 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 107 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-2 | 0 | -3.03 | -29 | 10.27 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 108 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-2 | 0 | -3.05 | -26 | 23.06 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 109 | UCF | FBS Independents | 0-2 | 0 | -3.05 | -32.5 | 26.63 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -3.12 | -44 | 24.92 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 111 | Rice | Western Athletic | 0-2 | 0 | -3.13 | -29.5 | 26.66 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 112 | Middle Tennessee | FBS Independents | 0-2 | 0 | -3.23 | -24 | 17.48 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 113 | Arkansas State | Big West | 0-2 | 0 | -3.27 | -31 | 22.86 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 114 | North Texas | Big West | 0-2 | 0 | -3.36 | -37.5 | 23.13 | 0 | 0 |