Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:34.380369+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 36.14 | 42 | 18.6 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 35.52 | 38 | 14.11 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 35.51 | 21 | 12.88 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 4 | LSU | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 35.37 | 45 | 5.28 | 1 | 0 |
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 35.2 | 6 | 16.86 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 6 | California | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 35.13 | 14 | 17.81 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 7 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 35 | 10 | 12.2 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 8 | BYU | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 34.7 | 13 | 8.24 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 9 | Boston College | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 34.47 | 10 | 16.82 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 10 | TCU | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 34.23 | 27 | 5.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 34.16 | 21 | 17.31 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 34 | 30 | 16.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.77 | 20 | 11.58 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.68 | 10 | 10.15 | 0.79 | 0.21 |
| 15 | Rutgers | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 33.48 | 35 | 1.6 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 33.42 | 28 | 1.3 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 33.41 | 69 | 1.8 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 33.37 | 40 | 13.22 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 33.07 | 17 | 17.23 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 20 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 32.82 | 8 | 4.05 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 21 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 32.8 | 45 | 16.29 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Tulsa | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 32.51 | 18 | 10.26 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 23 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 32.35 | 21 | 17.02 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 24 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 32.2 | 14 | 7.59 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 25 | Louisville | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 32.14 | 63 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 32.08 | 32 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 31.9 | 42 | 14.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 31.89 | 59 | -0.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Miami | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 31.81 | 28 | 8.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 31.78 | 13 | 14.81 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 31 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 31.76 | 46 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Missouri | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 31.65 | 6 | 5.48 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 33 | Boise State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 31.63 | 49 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 34 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 31.31 | 57 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 31.01 | 24 | 1.65 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 36 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-0 | 1 | 29.72 | 11 | -1.8 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 37 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 29.44 | 28 | -0.89 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 38 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 28.98 | 20 | 8.12 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 39 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 28.93 | 28 | 7.68 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 28.83 | 31 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 41 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 28.61 | 22 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 42 | South Florida | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 28.24 | 15 | -10 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 43 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 28.11 | 46 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 44 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 27.87 | 37 | 6.01 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 45 | Washington | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 27.43 | 30 | 5.34 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 46 | Cincinnati | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 27.42 | 56 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 26.87 | 4 | 8.96 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 48 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 26.59 | 8 | 4.76 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 49 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 26.54 | 22 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 50 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 26.5 | 9 | 3.41 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 51 | UConn | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 31 | 0.29 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 52 | New Mexico State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 25.78 | 21 | -10 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 53 | Maryland | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 17 | -10 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 54 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 13 | 10.62 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 55 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 25.56 | 40 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 56 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 1 | 12.32 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 57 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 1 | 13.83 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 58 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | Colorado | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 3 | 6.22 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 24.91 | 24 | -10 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 61 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 2 | 6.02 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 62 | UCF | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 2 | 6.89 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 63 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 23.72 | 21 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 64 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 48 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 65 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 22.88 | 7 | -1.59 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 66 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 22.27 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 67 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 21.78 | 23 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 20.4 | 21 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 69 | Michigan | Big Ten | 0-1 | 0 | 9.73 | -2 | -10 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 70 | Florida State | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 6.82 | -6 | 21.39 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 71 | Tennessee | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | 6.7 | -14 | 19.67 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 72 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 6.46 | -10 | 19.23 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 73 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 0-1 | 0 | 6.41 | -1 | 4.67 | 0.48 | -0.48 |
| 74 | Utah | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 6.33 | -17 | 15.49 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 75 | Nevada | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 6.24 | -42 | 19.7 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 76 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 6.18 | -21 | 17.32 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 77 | Houston | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 6.1 | -21 | 13.81 | 0.2 | -0.2 |
| 78 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 5.66 | -1 | 5.45 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 79 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | 5.5 | -30 | 16.78 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 5.34 | -13 | 14.23 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 81 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 5.16 | -45 | 13.83 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 82 | San José State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 4.25 | -42 | 12.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 83 | East Carolina | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 4.11 | -10 | 22.05 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 84 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 4.06 | -38 | 20.38 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 85 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 3.88 | -21 | 21.73 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 86 | SMU | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 3.66 | -40 | 16.35 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 87 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 3.42 | -13 | 3.58 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 88 | Troy | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 3.33 | -20 | 18.82 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 89 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 3.28 | -4 | 8.2 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 90 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 3.11 | -10 | 20.18 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 91 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 2.78 | -2 | -10 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 92 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 2.78 | -18 | 16.98 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 93 | NC State | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 2.65 | -2 | 4.44 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 94 | Memphis | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 2.21 | -2 | 4.88 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 95 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 2.1 | -3 | 5.63 | 0.44 | -0.44 |
| 96 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 1.92 | -13 | 22.59 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 97 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 1.75 | -20 | 10.58 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 98 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 1.62 | -14 | 17.73 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 99 | Marshall | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 1.55 | -28 | 15.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 100 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 1.29 | -28 | 10.18 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 101 | Tulane | Conference USA | 0-0 | 0 | 1.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 102 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1 | 0 | 1.17 | -6 | 18.54 | 0.4 | -0.4 |
| 103 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 0-0 | 0 | 1.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 104 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | 0.74 | -8 | 8.33 | 0.26 | -0.26 |
| 105 | UAB | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 0.29 | -37 | 8.32 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 0.22 | -8 | 21.07 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 107 | Syracuse | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | 0.12 | -30 | 7.99 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 108 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | -0.01 | -9 | 8.52 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 109 | Baylor | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | -0.1 | -27 | 21.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Mississippi State | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | -0.56 | -45 | 23.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 111 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -1.74 | -24 | 16.9 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 112 | Idaho | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | -2.13 | -28 | 21.66 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 113 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -2.16 | -35 | 21.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 114 | Utah State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | -2.28 | -7 | 3.47 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 115 | Duke | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | -2.4 | -31 | 6.72 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 116 | North Texas | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -2.57 | -69 | 20.19 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 117 | Temple | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -2.88 | -11 | 16.67 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 118 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | -3.08 | -28 | 14.55 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 119 | Florida International | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -3.52 | -59 | 18.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 120 | Western Kentucky | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | -8.19 | -46 | 22.14 | 0 | 0 |