Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:34.828778+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boise State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 36.77 | 11 | 18.32 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | USC | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 36.66 | 53 | 8.16 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 35.74 | 24 | 9.97 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 35.61 | 10 | 16.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 5 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 35.01 | 39 | 5.78 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 34.55 | 4 | 15.45 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 7 | Missouri | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 34.34 | 28 | 13.11 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 34.34 | 31 | 11.01 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 9 | California | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 34.28 | 39 | 10.52 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 34 | 14 | 16.3 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 11 | Cincinnati | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 33.94 | 32 | 18.55 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | Arizona | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 33.73 | 13 | 10.39 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 13 | Utah | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 33.64 | 18 | 4.71 | 0.85 | 0.15 |
| 14 | BYU | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 33.61 | 1 | 22.24 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 33.07 | 59 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 32.84 | 17 | 18.35 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 17 | Clemson | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 32.79 | 23 | 9.07 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 32.22 | 46 | 8.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0 | 1 | 32.2 | 35 | 14.62 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Tulsa | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 32.12 | 24 | 1.23 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 21 | Miami | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 31.63 | 4 | 19.27 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 22 | UConn | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 30.87 | 7 | 8.22 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 30.72 | 8 | 16.41 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 24 | Auburn | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 29.74 | 24 | 11.98 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 25 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 29.74 | 25 | -10 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 26 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 29.66 | 1 | -10 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 27 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 29.61 | 56 | 3.91 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 29.45 | 6 | 8.52 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 29 | LSU | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 29.39 | 8 | -1.09 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 29.36 | 42 | 2.46 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Boston College | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 29.14 | 54 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | South Florida | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 29.03 | 33 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 33 | Houston | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 28.98 | 48 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 34 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 28.75 | 34 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 28.75 | 27 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 36 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 28.75 | 52 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | West Virginia | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 28.64 | 13 | -10 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 28.58 | 35 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 28.51 | 72 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 28.48 | 3 | 14.38 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 41 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 28.39 | 21 | 5.08 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 42 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 28.21 | 4 | 8.73 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 43 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 28.08 | 46 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 27.83 | 33 | -10 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 45 | UAB | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 27.78 | 20 | 15.58 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 46 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 27.72 | 41 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 27.71 | 61 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-0 | 1 | 27.53 | 20 | -10 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 49 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 27.45 | 24 | 13.98 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 50 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 27.04 | 26 | -1.7 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 51 | Texas A&M | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.46 | 35 | 9.29 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 52 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 26.38 | 47 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 3 | 2.44 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | East Carolina | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 5 | -10 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 56 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 6 | 5.09 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 57 | Fresno State | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 51 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 58 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 23 | -10 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 59 | North Texas | Sun Belt | 1-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 10 | 19.05 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 60 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0 | 1 | 24.66 | 13 | 5.16 | 0.83 | 0.17 |
| 61 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 4 | -10 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 62 | UCLA | Pac-10 | 1-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 19 | 1.68 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 63 | Louisville | Big East | 1-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 20 | -10 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 64 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 35 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 65 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 66 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 38 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 67 | Hawai'i | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 23.21 | 5 | -10 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 68 | Idaho | Western Athletic | 1-0 | 1 | 23.01 | 15 | 3.88 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 69 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 17 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 70 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 38 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 71 | Marshall | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 21.99 | 3 | -10 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 72 | UCF | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 21.68 | 4 | -10 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 73 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-0 | 1 | 20.88 | 6 | -10 | 0.71 | 0.29 |
| 74 | SMU | Conference USA | 1-0 | 1 | 20.65 | 8 | -10 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 75 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-0 | 1 | 20.1 | 7 | -10 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 76 | TCU | Mountain West | 0-0 | 0 | 11.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 10.56 | -1 | 18.29 | 0.46 | -0.46 |
| 78 | Florida State | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 8.38 | -4 | 13.91 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 79 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 7.86 | -10 | -0.19 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 80 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 7.08 | -11 | 23.13 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 81 | Troy | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 6.91 | -17 | 14.59 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 82 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 6.52 | -8 | 12.21 | 0.31 | -0.31 |
| 83 | Rutgers | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | 6.51 | -32 | 15.74 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 84 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1 | 0 | 6.4 | -4 | 21.16 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 85 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 6.14 | -3 | 9.76 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 86 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 6.12 | -10 | 21.74 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 87 | Georgia | SEC | 0-1 | 0 | 5.97 | -14 | 17.99 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 88 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 5.58 | -20 | 5.3 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 89 | Temple | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 4.9 | -3 | -10 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 90 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 4.66 | -24 | 4.99 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 91 | Nevada | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 4.52 | -35 | 13.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Florida International | Sun Belt | 0-0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Illinois | Big Ten | 0-1 | 0 | 3.83 | -28 | 18.88 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 94 | Louisiana Tech | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 3.55 | -24 | 10.35 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 95 | NC State | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 3.14 | -4 | 10.95 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 96 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 3.04 | -13 | 19.83 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 97 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 2.75 | -6 | 13.02 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 98 | Memphis | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | 2.68 | -31 | 19.55 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 99 | Duke | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 2.58 | -8 | -10 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 100 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 2.47 | -7 | 15.76 | 0.3 | -0.3 |
| 101 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 2.3 | -24 | 23.12 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 102 | Maryland | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 2.26 | -39 | 19.28 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 103 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | 2.06 | -35 | 4.28 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 1.99 | -23 | 17.63 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 105 | Virginia | ACC | 0-1 | 0 | 1.52 | -12 | -10 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 106 | Colorado | Big 12 | 0-1 | 0 | 1.1 | -6 | 7.43 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | 1.05 | -46 | 15.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | San José State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 0.71 | -53 | 24.53 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 0.69 | -13 | 3.69 | 0.17 | -0.17 |
| 110 | Toledo | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | 0.19 | -21 | 10.52 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 111 | Syracuse | Big East | 0-1 | 0 | 0.18 | -3 | 9.62 | 0.42 | -0.42 |
| 112 | New Mexico State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -15 | 0.67 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 113 | Utah State | Western Athletic | 0-1 | 0 | -0.07 | -18 | 21.38 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 114 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -0.18 | -39 | 22.62 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 115 | Western Kentucky | Sun Belt | 0-1 | 0 | -1.15 | -56 | 12.05 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 116 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 0-1 | 0 | -1.31 | -19 | 3.48 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 117 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-1 | 0 | -1.67 | -42 | 12.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 118 | Tulane | Conference USA | 0-1 | 0 | -2 | -24 | 19.28 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 119 | Washington | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | -2.29 | -8 | 16.13 | 0.33 | -0.33 |
| 120 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 0-1 | 0 | -3.34 | -26 | 10.17 | 0.07 | -0.07 |