Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:33.294765+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 5-0 | 1 | 27.06 | 28 | 14.13 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0 | 1 | 26.66 | 11.8 | 15.57 | 4.12 | 0.88 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 19.83 | 12.56 | 5.22 | 0.78 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1 | 26.4 | 27.8 | 11.06 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 5 | Miami | Big East | 5-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 32 | 9.14 | 4.69 | 0.31 |
| 6 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 20.6 | 9.56 | 4.31 | 0.69 |
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 16 | 10.43 | 4.22 | 0.78 |
| 8 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1 | 25.78 | 27.8 | 7.94 | 4.82 | 0.18 |
| 9 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 32.75 | 4.81 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 10 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 5-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 24.4 | 4.78 | 4.56 | 0.44 |
| 11 | NC State | ACC | 6-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 25.67 | 2.62 | 5.27 | 0.73 |
| 12 | Florida State | ACC | 5-1 | 0.83 | 22.85 | 16.17 | 16.49 | 4.71 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-1 | 0.83 | 22.24 | 10 | 13.24 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 14 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-1 | 0.83 | 22.12 | 24 | 10.14 | 5.32 | -0.32 |
| 15 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-1 | 0.83 | 22.03 | 14.5 | 12.24 | 4.48 | 0.52 |
| 16 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 5-1 | 0.83 | 21.77 | 11.83 | 11.66 | 4.36 | 0.64 |
| 17 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-1 | 0.8 | 21.75 | 12.8 | 15.49 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 18 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 5-1 | 0.83 | 21.44 | 13.17 | 9.41 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-1 | 0.8 | 21.27 | 8.6 | 13.95 | 3.49 | 0.51 |
| 20 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-1 | 0.83 | 21.15 | 18 | 6.09 | 5.23 | -0.23 |
| 21 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 4-1 | 0.8 | 21.13 | 11 | 12.78 | 3.57 | 0.43 |
| 22 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-1 | 0.8 | 21.07 | 18 | 9.32 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.78 | 19.8 | 8 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 24 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.54 | 33.2 | 2.04 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.53 | 9.2 | 9.95 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 26 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 14 | 8 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 27 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.47 | 21 | 5.27 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 28 | Boise State | Western Athletic | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.47 | 12.8 | 8.18 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 29 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 15.6 | 5.3 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 30 | TCU | Conference USA | 4-1 | 0.8 | 20.02 | 10.2 | 6.42 | 3.69 | 0.31 |
| 31 | Boston College | Big East | 3-1 | 0.75 | 19.91 | 6.5 | 14.32 | 2.64 | 0.36 |
| 32 | Florida | SEC | 4-2 | 0.67 | 18.87 | 12 | 15.93 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 33 | Marshall | Mid-American | 3-1 | 0.75 | 18.81 | 8.25 | 7.48 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 34 | California | Pac-10 | 4-2 | 0.67 | 18.77 | 14.67 | 16.4 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 35 | Alabama | SEC | 4-2 | 0.67 | 18.56 | 8.33 | 15.66 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 36 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-2 | 0.67 | 18.19 | 7.83 | 15.98 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-2 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 11.33 | 10.2 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 38 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 4-2 | 0.67 | 18.01 | 18.5 | 7.67 | 5 | -1 |
| 39 | Maryland | ACC | 4-2 | 0.67 | 17.8 | 13.83 | 10.4 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 40 | USC | Pac-10 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 17.67 | 11.2 | 19.84 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 41 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 4-2 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 8.83 | 9.84 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 42 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 4-2 | 0.67 | 17.16 | 13.33 | 3.48 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 43 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-2 | 0.67 | 17.14 | 7 | 9.22 | 4.05 | -0.05 |
| 44 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-2 | 0.67 | 16.93 | 0.83 | 13.68 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 45 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 16.89 | 8.6 | 15.51 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 46 | Missouri | Big 12 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 16.86 | 11 | 14.11 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 47 | Clemson | ACC | 3-2 | 0.6 | 16.84 | 5.6 | 17.48 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 48 | Virginia | ACC | 4-2 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 2.33 | 11.91 | 3.26 | 0.74 |
| 49 | Louisville | Conference USA | 3-2 | 0.6 | 16.72 | 13.2 | 13.84 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 50 | Washington | Pac-10 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 16.45 | 12 | 10.47 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 51 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-2 | 0.6 | 16.23 | 10.6 | 11.28 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 52 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 0.6 | 16.08 | 13.8 | 8.43 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 53 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-2 | 0.67 | 16.04 | 0.67 | 10.77 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 54 | West Virginia | Big East | 3-2 | 0.6 | 15.78 | 4.8 | 9.98 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 55 | San José State | Western Athletic | 4-2 | 0.67 | 15.68 | 1 | 6.97 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 56 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 3-2 | 0.6 | 15.56 | 10.4 | 4.44 | 3.37 | -0.37 |
| 57 | South Florida | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 4.6 | 9.56 | 3.07 | -0.07 |
| 58 | BYU | Mountain West | 3-2 | 0.6 | 15.24 | 2.6 | 12.17 | 2.75 | 0.25 |
| 59 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 15.22 | 1.4 | 11.17 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 60 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-2 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 11.25 | 18.55 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 61 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 14.11 | -0.8 | 16.83 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 62 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-3 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 7.5 | 12.2 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 63 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 0.6 | 12.42 | -2 | 2.59 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 64 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-2 | 0.6 | 12 | -3.6 | 3.73 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| 65 | Utah | Mountain West | 2-3 | 0.4 | 11.58 | 6.8 | 15.68 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 66 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2-3 | 0.4 | 11.37 | 10.4 | 8.43 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| 67 | Tulane | Conference USA | 3-3 | 0.5 | 11.27 | 0.17 | 6.62 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-3 | 0.5 | 11.03 | -2.17 | 15.07 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 69 | Cincinnati | Conference USA | 2-3 | 0.4 | 10.87 | 1.6 | 16.44 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 70 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 0.57 | 10.59 | -12.43 | 4.19 | 1.56 | 2.44 |
| 71 | Memphis | Conference USA | 2-3 | 0.4 | 10.59 | 3.8 | 9.03 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 72 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-3 | 0.5 | 10.36 | -2.83 | 9.36 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 73 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 3-3 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -6.5 | 14.61 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 74 | East Carolina | Conference USA | 2-3 | 0.4 | 9.55 | 1.4 | 8.27 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 75 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3 | 0.5 | 8.58 | -21.5 | 4.36 | 1.11 | 1.89 |
| 76 | Nevada | Western Athletic | 2-3 | 0.4 | 8.4 | -3.8 | 11.43 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 77 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 0.4 | 8.22 | -2.4 | 11.7 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 78 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -3.2 | 13.43 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 79 | Houston | Conference USA | 2-3 | 0.4 | 7.95 | -7 | 11.12 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 80 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-3 | 0.4 | 7.91 | -6.8 | 17.85 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 81 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-3 | 0.4 | 7.66 | -9.4 | 12.75 | 1.51 | 0.49 |
| 82 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-3 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -10.4 | 16.4 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 83 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-3 | 0.4 | 7.37 | -13 | 9.87 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 84 | UAB | Conference USA | 2-3 | 0.4 | 7.24 | -14.6 | 12.16 | 0.9 | 1.1 |
| 85 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2-4 | 0.33 | 6.92 | -3.83 | 13.74 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 86 | Duke | ACC | 2-4 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -7.5 | 11.76 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | Western Athletic | 2-4 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -8.33 | 11.91 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 88 | Troy | FBS Independents | 2-4 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -3.33 | 7.78 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 89 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-4 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -6.5 | 7.52 | 2.12 | -0.12 |
| 90 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-4 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -8.33 | 12.13 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 91 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-4 | 0.33 | 5.95 | -14.17 | 16.8 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 92 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-4 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -8.17 | 8.19 | 2.07 | -0.07 |
| 93 | UCF | Mid-American | 1-3 | 0.25 | 4.88 | -2.5 | 11.99 | 1.79 | -0.79 |
| 94 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-3 | 0.25 | 4.56 | -8.75 | 20.23 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 95 | Syracuse | Big East | 1-4 | 0.2 | 4.03 | -2 | 9.93 | 2.32 | -1.32 |
| 96 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-5 | 0.17 | 3.89 | -0.83 | 17.67 | 2.9 | -1.9 |
| 97 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-4 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -11 | 14.09 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 98 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-4 | 0.2 | 2.85 | -7.6 | 6.09 | 1.52 | -0.52 |
| 99 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-4 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -9.8 | 13.4 | 1.47 | -0.47 |
| 100 | Rice | Western Athletic | 1-4 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -5.4 | 10.86 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 101 | Temple | Big East | 1-4 | 0.2 | 2.65 | -12.4 | 13.23 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 102 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 0.2 | 2.6 | -16.2 | 15.83 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 103 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-4 | 0.2 | 2.45 | -18.2 | 12.92 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 104 | North Texas | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 0.17 | 2.35 | -8 | 15.05 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 105 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-5 | 0.17 | 2.16 | -8.17 | 5.24 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 106 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-4 | 0.2 | 1.87 | -20.2 | 12.24 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 107 | Idaho | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 0.17 | 1.73 | -16.67 | 12.08 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 108 | Utah State | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 0.17 | 1.63 | -18.83 | 12.24 | 1.13 | -0.13 |
| 109 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-5 | 0.17 | 1.45 | -23.17 | 11.94 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 110 | UTEP | Western Athletic | 1-5 | 0.17 | 1.22 | -32 | 12.43 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 0-5 | 0 | -2.21 | -13.2 | 12.35 | 0.97 | -0.97 |
| 112 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 0-5 | 0 | -2.34 | -15.8 | 12.32 | 1.01 | -1.01 |
| 113 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-6 | 0 | -2.55 | -19.5 | 14.31 | 1.19 | -1.19 |
| 114 | Tulsa | Western Athletic | 0-5 | 0 | -2.56 | -21 | 12.23 | 0.66 | -0.66 |
| 115 | SMU | Western Athletic | 0-6 | 0 | -2.64 | -21.83 | 14.19 | 0.51 | -0.51 |
| 116 | Army | Conference USA | 0-5 | 0 | -2.67 | -28 | 6.99 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 117 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-5 | 0 | -2.83 | -31.2 | 10.21 | 0.18 | -0.18 |