Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:34.147094+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 36.58 | 23 | 17.12 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 36.05 | 36 | 11.92 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 35.28 | 26 | 12.32 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 35.22 | 42 | 9.71 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 35.02 | 49 | 0.85 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 34.91 | 18 | 10.19 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 34.77 | 27 | 16.02 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 34.51 | 32 | 7.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 34.01 | 21 | 15.11 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 10 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 33.91 | 9 | 13.01 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 11 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 33.66 | 32 | 5.4 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.61 | 8 | 7.98 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 13 | Louisville | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 33.32 | 31 | 3.72 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 14 | Boston College | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.22 | 7 | 11.6 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 15 | TCU | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 33.16 | 10 | 7.32 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 16 | Florida State | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.06 | 3 | 20.55 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 17 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 33.05 | 38 | 7.13 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 32.98 | 2 | 18.82 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 32.74 | 20 | 9.25 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 20 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 32.72 | 39 | 14.01 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 32.47 | 21 | 15.33 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 32.22 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0 | 1 | 32.21 | 4 | 9.85 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 24 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 31.85 | 48 | 0.62 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 31.69 | 7 | 13.69 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 31.52 | 25 | 14.19 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 27 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 31.17 | 17 | 18.27 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 28 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 31.09 | 7 | 11.08 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 29 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 30.92 | 44 | 1.85 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 30.8 | 36 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 31 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-0 | 1 | 30.65 | 5 | 7.71 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 32 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 30.53 | 18 | 17.21 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Boise State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 29.58 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 29.46 | 34 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 29.32 | 10 | 2.45 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 36 | Tulsa | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 29.26 | 38 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 37 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 29.06 | 5 | 5.53 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 38 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 28.61 | 15 | 3.28 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | South Florida | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 28.32 | 31 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 40 | UConn | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 28.22 | 45 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 41 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 28.01 | 21 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 42 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 27.68 | 8 | 5.97 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 43 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 27.39 | 3 | 13.97 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 44 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 31 | 2.83 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 45 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 27.2 | 1 | 6.56 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 46 | NC State | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 27.15 | 13 | -10 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 47 | Missouri | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 27.05 | 40 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 48 | Houston | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 26.86 | 1 | 1.56 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 49 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 26.84 | 19 | 12.23 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 50 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 26.71 | 25 | -10 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 51 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.43 | 31 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 32 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | UCF | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 19 | -10 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 10 | 1.52 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 3 | 14.5 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 56 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 13 | -10 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 57 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 18 | 6.99 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 58 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 6 | 4.54 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 59 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 24.49 | 24 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 60 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 39 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 61 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 1 | -10 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 62 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 23 | 38 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 63 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 22.75 | 42 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 64 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 22.69 | 18 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 65 | Cincinnati | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 21.89 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 21.89 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 21.67 | 44 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 68 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 20.53 | 6 | -2.43 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 69 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 20.52 | 25 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 70 | New Mexico State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 19.99 | 15 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 71 | Miami | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 9.17 | -3 | 16.66 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 72 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 8.53 | -2 | 17.59 | 0.47 | -0.47 |
| 73 | California | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 6.93 | -17 | 11.29 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 74 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 6.37 | -18 | 10.33 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 75 | Memphis | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 6.26 | -3 | 3.49 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 76 | BYU | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 5.96 | -3 | 7.73 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 77 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 5.92 | -23 | 22.09 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 78 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 5.32 | -27 | 18.65 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 79 | Utah | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 5.24 | -21 | 14.71 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 80 | UAB | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 5.21 | -7 | 15.36 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 81 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 5.07 | -21 | 17.86 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 82 | Air Force | Mountain West | 0-0 | 0 | 4.64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | Nevada | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 4.63 | -9 | 19.71 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 84 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 4.57 | -25 | 12.98 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 85 | Colorado | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 4.22 | -9 | -10 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 4.11 | -7 | 19.19 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 4.11 | -39 | 14.79 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 88 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 4.09 | -11 | -10 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 89 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 3.95 | -19 | 4.8 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 90 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 3.9 | -7 | 15.13 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 91 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 3.63 | -4 | 18.55 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 92 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 3.45 | -26 | 21.18 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 93 | Arkansas | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | 2.96 | -36 | 22.39 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 94 | Florida International | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 2.75 | -1 | 11.09 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 95 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 2.66 | -18 | 21.79 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 96 | East Carolina | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 2.44 | -5 | 15.95 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 97 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 2.18 | -8 | 21.16 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 98 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | 2.18 | -20 | 17.66 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 99 | Tulane | Conference USA | 0-0 | 0 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 1.75 | -42 | 21.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 101 | Baylor | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 1.7 | -10 | 20.22 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 1.4 | -18 | 2.88 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 103 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 1.37 | -5 | 13.58 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 104 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | 1.32 | -8 | 10.06 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 105 | San José State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 0.86 | -6 | 4.62 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 106 | SMU | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 0.8 | -32 | 21.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 107 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 0.61 | -38 | 18.19 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 108 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 0.25 | -1 | 12.19 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 109 | Marshall | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | -0.16 | -32 | 20.34 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | -0.49 | -15 | 12.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Idaho | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | -0.65 | -10 | 14.38 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 112 | Kentucky | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | -0.98 | -31 | 20.37 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 113 | Syracuse | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | -1.02 | -10 | 7.71 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 114 | Utah State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | -1.18 | -31 | 8.75 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 115 | Duke | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | -1.57 | -13 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 116 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -2.09 | -44 | 15.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 117 | Temple | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | -2.56 | -6 | -0.74 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -2.82 | -48 | 18.04 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 119 | North Texas | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -2.87 | -49 | 24.26 | 0.01 | -0.01 |