Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:33.921938+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 36.44 | 35 | 21.12 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 36.36 | 46 | 9.24 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 35.21 | 57 | 8.03 | 1 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 35.08 | 4 | 14.44 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 5 | Florida State | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 34.77 | 3 | 20.78 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 34.04 | 14 | 20.3 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 33.74 | 20 | 16.76 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 33.67 | 16 | 16.74 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 9 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.55 | 18 | 12.68 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.15 | 9 | 23.16 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 11 | Louisville | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 33.15 | 7 | 1.62 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 32.79 | 19 | 8.8 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 13 | Utah | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 32.69 | 3 | 3.38 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 14 | Boston College | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 32.4 | 17 | 9.04 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 32.05 | 56 | 2.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 32.04 | 31 | 7.76 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 17 | Virginia | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 32.03 | 12 | 2.02 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 31.99 | 35 | 14.81 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 31.93 | 7 | 12.64 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 20 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 31.91 | 17 | 6.23 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 21 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 31.8 | 8 | 7.83 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 22 | California | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 31.65 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | UConn | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 31.44 | 38 | 2.3 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 31.21 | 47 | 2.81 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 25 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 30.87 | 23 | 7.26 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 26 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0 | 1 | 30.65 | 21 | 14.01 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 27 | TCU | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 30.56 | 7 | 21.73 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 28 | Missouri | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 29.95 | 27 | 2.96 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 29 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 29.57 | 10 | 6.18 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 30 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 29.34 | 1 | 15.01 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 31 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 28.49 | 17 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 32 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 28.36 | 3 | 16.24 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 33 | Cincinnati | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 28.22 | 2 | 4.93 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 34 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 28.15 | 14 | 4 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 35 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 28.15 | 9 | 0.66 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 36 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 28.02 | 2 | 3.58 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 37 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 27.93 | 32 | -10 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 38 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 27.75 | 24 | 6.97 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 39 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 27.52 | 5 | -10 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 40 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 27.14 | 27 | -10 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 41 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 27.13 | 48 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 42 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 27.01 | 4 | 14.3 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 43 | Colorado | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.94 | 3 | 6.79 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 44 | Marshall | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 26.49 | 12 | -10 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 45 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.45 | 12 | 1.66 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 46 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 11 | -10 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 47 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 3 | 0.68 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 48 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 4 | 8.72 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 49 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 7 | 4.6 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 50 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 3 | 6.39 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 51 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 14 | -10 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 52 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 11 | -10 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 53 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 18 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 54 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 22.71 | 5 | 1.37 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 55 | East Carolina | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 22.26 | 3 | 2.52 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 22.26 | 32 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 57 | San José State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 21.67 | 11 | -10 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 58 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 0-0 | 0 | 10.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-0 | 0 | 10.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | LSU | SEC | 0-0 | 0 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Auburn | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | 9.78 | -9 | 14.34 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 62 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 9.29 | -7 | 10.08 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 63 | Miami | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 9.26 | -3 | 20 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 64 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 0-0 | 0 | 8.78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 8 | -14 | 16.55 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 66 | Boise State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 7.64 | -35 | 19.59 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 67 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | 7.08 | -3 | 8.84 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 68 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 6.97 | -1 | 12.33 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 69 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 0-0 | 0 | 6.12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 6.11 | -16 | 16.97 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 71 | Memphis | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 5.97 | -4 | 6.5 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 72 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 5.95 | -20 | 16.77 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 73 | NC State | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 5.88 | -4 | 22.59 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 74 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 5.85 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | UAB | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 4.67 | -7 | 16.22 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 76 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | 4.64 | -21 | 11.57 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 77 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 4.63 | -35 | 13.18 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 78 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 3.97 | -18 | 18.12 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 79 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-0 | 0 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | North Texas | Sun Belt | 0-0 | 0 | 3.92 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Nevada | Western Athletic | 0-0 | 0 | 3.86 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Tulane | Conference USA | 0-0 | 0 | 3.69 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Louisiana Tech | Western Athletic | 0-0 | 0 | 3.65 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 84 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-0 | 0 | 3.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 3.19 | -4 | 5.29 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 86 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-0 | 0 | 2.53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 2.35 | -3 | 9.46 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 88 | BYU | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 2.21 | -17 | 17.3 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 89 | Rutgers | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | 2.18 | -3 | 5.55 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 90 | Syracuse | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | 2.15 | -8 | 17.6 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 1.99 | -19 | 18.02 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 92 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0 | 0 | 1.97 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 1.61 | -2 | 13.12 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 94 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 1.5 | -4 | -10 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 95 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 1.39 | -46 | 23.7 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 96 | Utah State | Western Athletic | 0-0 | 0 | 1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 97 | South Florida | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | 1.23 | -10 | 13.47 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 98 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 1.14 | -23 | 14.5 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 99 | Tulsa | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 1.13 | -31 | 16.22 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 100 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 1.09 | -24 | 8.32 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 101 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 0.94 | -2 | 13.21 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 102 | New Mexico State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 0.8 | -17 | 17.41 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 103 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 0.78 | -7 | 5.8 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 104 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 0.66 | -57 | 21.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 105 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0.54 | -3 | 22.21 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 106 | Duke | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 0.28 | -3 | 1.66 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 107 | Houston | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | -0.06 | -14 | 11.01 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 108 | SMU | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | -0.59 | -5 | 2.43 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 109 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | -0.7 | -3 | 9.67 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 110 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | -0.92 | -7 | 22.8 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 111 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -1.08 | -12 | 19.72 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 112 | Idaho | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | -1.09 | -12 | 8.71 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 113 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -1.12 | -27 | 14.11 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 114 | UCF | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | -1.45 | -9 | 12.86 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 115 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | -1.66 | -47 | 15.93 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 116 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -1.77 | -38 | 16.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -2.17 | -56 | 17.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -6.92 | -11 | 13.12 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 119 | Florida International | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -7.04 | -14 | 9.84 | 0.23 | -0.23 |