Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:36.317413+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | ACC | 13-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 18.23 | 11.31 | 10.67 | 2.33 |
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 12-1 | 0.92 | 23.72 | 19.69 | 13.78 | 11.51 | 0.49 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11-1 | 0.92 | 23.71 | 25 | 12.76 | 10.4 | 0.6 |
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 0.92 | 23.4 | 21 | 11.81 | 10.77 | 0.23 |
| 5 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 12-1 | 0.92 | 23.3 | 11.62 | 13.66 | 9.67 | 2.33 |
| 6 | Houston | American Athletic | 12-1 | 0.92 | 22.78 | 20.15 | 8.59 | 10.86 | 1.14 |
| 7 | Iowa | Big Ten | 12-1 | 0.92 | 22.58 | 13.62 | 9.09 | 10.24 | 1.76 |
| 8 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-2 | 0.85 | 21.75 | 14.15 | 13.21 | 9.83 | 1.17 |
| 9 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 11-2 | 0.85 | 21.46 | 19 | 10.22 | 10.28 | 0.72 |
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-2 | 0.83 | 21.16 | 12.33 | 13.01 | 8.86 | 1.14 |
| 11 | App State | Sun Belt | 11-2 | 0.85 | 21.13 | 17.62 | 8.72 | 10.72 | 0.28 |
| 12 | North Carolina | ACC | 11-2 | 0.85 | 21.13 | 18.31 | 8.44 | 10.44 | 0.56 |
| 13 | Florida State | ACC | 10-2 | 0.83 | 20.93 | 16.58 | 10.33 | 10.15 | -0.15 |
| 14 | Navy | American Athletic | 10-2 | 0.83 | 20.85 | 14.83 | 10.37 | 9.33 | 0.67 |
| 15 | TCU | Big 12 | 10-2 | 0.83 | 20.75 | 15.58 | 9.55 | 9.03 | 0.97 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-2 | 0.83 | 20.68 | 12.17 | 10.22 | 8.36 | 1.64 |
| 17 | Toledo | Mid-American | 9-2 | 0.82 | 20.58 | 14.18 | 10.28 | 8.49 | 0.51 |
| 18 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 10-2 | 0.83 | 20.15 | 4.25 | 11.36 | 7.6 | 2.4 |
| 19 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 10-3 | 0.77 | 19.69 | 16.69 | 11.03 | 9.88 | 0.12 |
| 20 | Utah | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 0.77 | 19.44 | 8.31 | 12.82 | 8.83 | 1.17 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-3 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 17.42 | 12.07 | 9.52 | -0.52 |
| 22 | Florida | SEC | 10-3 | 0.77 | 19.4 | 7.92 | 12.61 | 9.32 | 0.68 |
| 23 | Temple | American Athletic | 10-3 | 0.77 | 19.36 | 11.62 | 10.6 | 9.81 | 0.19 |
| 24 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 0.75 | 19.36 | 13.42 | 12.86 | 9.57 | -0.57 |
| 25 | Memphis | American Athletic | 9-3 | 0.75 | 19.25 | 15.67 | 11.39 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 26 | Baylor | Big 12 | 9-3 | 0.75 | 19.17 | 20.5 | 9.59 | 9.47 | -0.47 |
| 27 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 10-3 | 0.77 | 19.06 | 14.23 | 7.76 | 10.49 | -0.49 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-3 | 0.75 | 18.96 | 14 | 10.07 | 10.18 | -1.18 |
| 29 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 0.75 | 18.72 | 6.42 | 12.15 | 7.13 | 1.87 |
| 30 | Georgia | SEC | 9-3 | 0.75 | 18.61 | 9.58 | 9.52 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 8-3 | 0.73 | 18.58 | 6.73 | 14.1 | 7.07 | 0.93 |
| 32 | Marshall | Conference USA | 9-3 | 0.75 | 18.52 | 14.17 | 7.11 | 9.53 | -0.53 |
| 33 | BYU | FBS Independents | 9-4 | 0.69 | 17.6 | 10.85 | 10.99 | 9.3 | -0.3 |
| 34 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 9-4 | 0.69 | 17.46 | 16.46 | 8.12 | 10.06 | -1.06 |
| 35 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 9-4 | 0.69 | 17.31 | 10.69 | 9.43 | 8.95 | 0.05 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 10.17 | 12.81 | 8.46 | -0.46 |
| 37 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-4 | 0.67 | 17.31 | 13.17 | 11.42 | 9.11 | -1.11 |
| 38 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 9-4 | 0.69 | 17.18 | 9.77 | 8.53 | 8.58 | 0.42 |
| 39 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-4 | 0.67 | 17.07 | 16.42 | 8.54 | 9.53 | -1.53 |
| 40 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 7.42 | 12.43 | 7.79 | 0.21 |
| 41 | South Florida | American Athletic | 8-4 | 0.67 | 17.01 | 12.42 | 9.6 | 9 | -1 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 0.67 | 16.78 | 6.75 | 11.04 | 7.87 | 0.13 |
| 43 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 0.67 | 16.76 | 11.42 | 8.19 | 8.65 | -0.65 |
| 44 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8-4 | 0.67 | 16.52 | 3.67 | 12.11 | 6.98 | 1.02 |
| 45 | USC | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 0.62 | 16.42 | 9 | 15.55 | 8.7 | -0.7 |
| 46 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 0.67 | 16.18 | 3.58 | 9.6 | 6.83 | 1.17 |
| 47 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-5 | 0.62 | 15.82 | 10.38 | 10.01 | 9.18 | -1.18 |
| 48 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-5 | 0.62 | 15.54 | 7.46 | 9.65 | 8.42 | -0.42 |
| 49 | Miami | ACC | 8-4 | 0.67 | 15.35 | 0.08 | 12 | 6.02 | 1.98 |
| 50 | Arkansas | SEC | 7-5 | 0.58 | 15.13 | 7.42 | 13.81 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 51 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-5 | 0.58 | 15.01 | 10.08 | 10.91 | 8.42 | -1.42 |
| 52 | NC State | ACC | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.92 | 9.92 | 10.28 | 8.35 | -1.35 |
| 53 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.92 | 7.17 | 12.22 | 7.58 | -0.58 |
| 54 | California | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.9 | 6.25 | 12.85 | 7.31 | -0.31 |
| 55 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-5 | 0.62 | 14.84 | 2.23 | 9.77 | 7.15 | 0.85 |
| 56 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.67 | 5.83 | 11.24 | 7.24 | -0.24 |
| 57 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.66 | 9.17 | 8.54 | 8.12 | -1.12 |
| 58 | Louisville | ACC | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.48 | 4.5 | 11.09 | 7.19 | -0.19 |
| 59 | Duke | ACC | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.44 | 6.42 | 8.77 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 60 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.41 | 4 | 11.11 | 6.64 | 0.36 |
| 61 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.4 | 4.75 | 10.1 | 7.36 | -0.36 |
| 62 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-5 | 0.58 | 14.31 | 2 | 13.83 | 6.63 | 0.37 |
| 63 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 0.58 | 13.88 | 3 | 8 | 6.74 | 0.26 |
| 64 | Akron | Mid-American | 7-5 | 0.58 | 13.87 | 2.5 | 8.81 | 6.78 | 0.22 |
| 65 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 11.75 | 12.7 | 9.23 | -3.23 |
| 66 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 0.54 | 12.93 | 1.62 | 10.91 | 6.84 | 0.16 |
| 67 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 7-6 | 0.54 | 12.74 | 1.54 | 8.57 | 6.91 | 0.09 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 4.83 | 10.64 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 69 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-6 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 2.67 | 11.41 | 6.67 | -0.67 |
| 70 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 1.33 | 12.87 | 6.28 | -0.28 |
| 71 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-6 | 0.5 | 11.46 | 0.17 | 11.19 | 6.04 | -0.04 |
| 72 | Auburn | SEC | 6-6 | 0.5 | 11.38 | -0.17 | 13.12 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 73 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-7 | 0.42 | 11.16 | 4.75 | 14.17 | 7.11 | -2.11 |
| 74 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-6 | 0.5 | 10.85 | -0.92 | 11.53 | 5.82 | 0.18 |
| 75 | San José State | Mountain West | 6-7 | 0.46 | 10.62 | 0.69 | 9.2 | 6.69 | -0.69 |
| 76 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-6 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -1.08 | 7.87 | 5.71 | 0.29 |
| 77 | UConn | American Athletic | 6-6 | 0.5 | 10.41 | -2 | 10.48 | 5.24 | 0.76 |
| 78 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 6-6 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -2.67 | 11.1 | 5.49 | 0.51 |
| 79 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5-7 | 0.42 | 10.21 | 1.42 | 11.08 | 6.38 | -1.38 |
| 80 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 0.46 | 9.55 | -1.38 | 8.21 | 6.11 | -0.11 |
| 81 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-7 | 0.42 | 9.26 | -0.58 | 12.57 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 82 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-7 | 0.42 | 8.86 | -0.92 | 9.12 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 83 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-7 | 0.42 | 8.6 | -3.5 | 15.11 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 84 | Missouri | SEC | 5-7 | 0.42 | 8.57 | -2.58 | 12.05 | 4.78 | 0.22 |
| 85 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-7 | 0.42 | 8.46 | -3.92 | 14.2 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 86 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-7 | 0.42 | 8.37 | -2.75 | 9.59 | 5.25 | -0.25 |
| 87 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-7 | 0.42 | 7.98 | -4.33 | 7.83 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 88 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 0.42 | 7.44 | -12.25 | 10.35 | 3.36 | 1.64 |
| 89 | Rice | Conference USA | 5-7 | 0.42 | 7.43 | -9.75 | 7.63 | 3.84 | 1.16 |
| 90 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-7 | 0.42 | 7.4 | -11.5 | 8.95 | 3.42 | 1.58 |
| 91 | UTEP | Conference USA | 5-7 | 0.42 | 7.25 | -12.25 | 7.27 | 2.99 | 2.01 |
| 92 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 0.33 | 7.15 | -0.33 | 9.41 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 93 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-9 | 0.25 | 6.99 | 3.5 | 13.8 | 6.9 | -3.9 |
| 94 | Boston College | ACC | 3-9 | 0.25 | 6.49 | 1.92 | 10.83 | 6.84 | -3.84 |
| 95 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-8 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -3.75 | 12.4 | 5.09 | -1.09 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-8 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -5.83 | 13.5 | 3.79 | 0.21 |
| 97 | Virginia | ACC | 4-8 | 0.33 | 5.98 | -6.42 | 12.8 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 98 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-9 | 0.31 | 5.97 | -2.85 | 11.2 | 5.66 | -1.66 |
| 99 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -5.42 | 8.49 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 100 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-8 | 0.33 | 5.75 | -7.83 | 10.94 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 101 | Idaho | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 0.33 | 5.4 | -11.75 | 9.39 | 3.78 | 0.22 |
| 102 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-9 | 0.25 | 4.22 | -5.58 | 12.31 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 103 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-9 | 0.25 | 4.2 | -5.08 | 10 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 104 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-9 | 0.25 | 4.12 | -6.25 | 11.7 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 105 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-9 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -7.67 | 13.71 | 4.16 | -1.16 |
| 106 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-9 | 0.25 | 4.05 | -7.17 | 12.37 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 107 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.91 | -9.75 | 15.06 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 108 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.82 | -9.25 | 10.67 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 109 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.69 | -11.17 | 10.82 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 110 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.62 | -12.75 | 11.87 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 111 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.6 | -12.25 | 10.06 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 112 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.57 | -13 | 10.61 | 1.96 | 1.04 |
| 113 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.5 | -14.08 | 10.12 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 114 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -15.83 | 11.3 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 115 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.41 | -16.42 | 10.78 | 3.05 | -0.05 |
| 116 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-9 | 0.25 | 3.37 | -16.58 | 9.67 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 117 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-10 | 0.23 | 2.87 | -18 | 10.23 | 2.06 | 0.94 |
| 118 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-10 | 0.17 | 2.26 | -5.75 | 6.35 | 4.39 | -2.39 |
| 119 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-10 | 0.17 | 1.91 | -11.42 | 13.85 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 120 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-10 | 0.17 | 1.67 | -15 | 11.12 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 121 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-10 | 0.17 | 1.56 | -18 | 13.16 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 122 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-10 | 0.17 | 1.56 | -17.92 | 12.72 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 123 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-10 | 0.17 | 1.48 | -18.75 | 9.16 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 124 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-11 | 0.15 | 1.18 | -15.54 | 9.79 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 125 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-11 | 0.08 | -0.44 | -16.67 | 10.04 | 2.79 | -1.79 |
| 126 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-11 | 0.08 | -0.79 | -26.08 | 11.58 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 127 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-12 | 0 | -2.52 | -23.75 | 11.03 | 1.04 | -1.04 |
| 128 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-12 | 0 | -2.76 | -30.83 | 12.76 | 0.81 | -0.81 |