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College Football Rankings by Wins Above Expected, 2026

Kentucky ranks first in FBS in wins above expected at +2.4, ahead of Stanford (+1.7) and UTSA (+1.7). The middle of FBS is about 0.0, and Navy is last of 138 (-2.0).

Games through Oct 31, 2026. Ranks are among the 138 FBS teams with the number.

Every FBS team by wins above expected

RankTeamConferenceWins above expected
1KentuckySEC+2.4
2StanfordACC+1.7
3UTSAAmerican Athletic+1.7
4UCLABig Ten+1.5
5North TexasAmerican Athletic+1.4
6Louisiana TechSun Belt+1.4
7West VirginiaBig 12+1.4
8Wake ForestACC+1.2
9Ole MissSEC+1.1
10Mississippi StateSEC+1.1
11ColoradoBig 12+1.0
12Middle TennesseeConference USA+1.0
13SyracuseACC+1.0
14UtahBig 12+1.0
15BuffaloMid-American+1.0
16Iowa StateBig 12+1.0
17MinnesotaBig Ten+1.0
18UABAmerican Athletic+1.0
19FloridaSEC+0.9
20Air ForceMountain West+0.9
21Boise StatePac-12+0.9
22MarshallSun Belt+0.9
23BYUBig 12+0.9
24San Diego StatePac-12+0.9
25TulaneAmerican Athletic+0.9
26USCBig Ten+0.9
27HoustonBig 12+0.9
28ClemsonACC+0.8
29AuburnSEC+0.8
30Jacksonville StateConference USA+0.8
31Boston CollegeACC+0.8
32IowaBig Ten+0.7
33North CarolinaACC+0.7
34WisconsinBig Ten+0.6
35CaliforniaACC+0.6
36MiamiACC+0.6
37CincinnatiBig 12+0.5
38Arizona StateBig 12+0.5
39DelawareConference USA+0.4
40South AlabamaSun Belt+0.4
41IndianaBig Ten+0.4
42UNLVMountain West+0.4
43Central MichiganMid-American+0.4
44PurdueBig Ten+0.4
45App StateSun Belt+0.3
46New MexicoMountain West+0.3
47Texas TechBig 12+0.3
48Western MichiganMid-American+0.3
49ArkansasSEC+0.3
50San José StateMountain West+0.3
51Florida AtlanticAmerican Athletic+0.3
52South CarolinaSEC+0.3
53Georgia SouthernSun Belt+0.3
54Ball StateMid-American+0.3
55WyomingMountain West+0.3
56DukeACC+0.2
57UCFBig 12+0.2
58Southern MissSun Belt+0.2
59LibertyConference USA+0.2
60Eastern MichiganMid-American+0.1
61TexasSEC+0.1
62NorthwesternBig Ten+0.1
63IllinoisBig Ten+0.1
64MissouriSEC+0.1
65AlabamaSEC+0.0
66Miami (OH)Mid-American+0.0
67OklahomaSEC+0.0
68PittsburghACC+0.0
69OhioMid-American0.0
70ArmyAmerican Athletic-0.0
71Sacramento StateMid-American-0.0
72TroySun Belt-0.0
73Kent StateMid-American-0.1
74Missouri StateConference USA-0.1
75New Mexico StateConference USA-0.1
76Michigan StateBig Ten-0.1
77Colorado StatePac-12-0.1
78Utah StatePac-12-0.1
79MemphisAmerican Athletic-0.2
80TennesseeSEC-0.2
81Arkansas StateSun Belt-0.2
82South FloridaAmerican Athletic-0.2
83Fresno StatePac-12-0.2
84Virginia TechACC-0.2
85NC StateACC-0.3
86ArizonaBig 12-0.3
87GeorgiaSEC-0.3
88Georgia StateSun Belt-0.3
89UTEPMountain West-0.3
90CharlotteAmerican Athletic-0.4
91Notre DameIndependents-0.4
92WashingtonBig Ten-0.4
93MichiganBig Ten-0.4
94North Dakota StateMountain West-0.4
95OregonBig Ten-0.4
96Coastal CarolinaSun Belt-0.5
97VanderbiltSEC-0.5
98ToledoMid-American-0.5
99SMUACC-0.5
100BaylorBig 12-0.5
101TulsaAmerican Athletic-0.6
102East CarolinaAmerican Athletic-0.6
103Western KentuckyConference USA-0.6
104Texas A&MSEC-0.7
105Oregon StatePac-12-0.7
106Old DominionSun Belt-0.7
107Texas StatePac-12-0.7
108KansasBig 12-0.8
109MassachusettsMid-American-0.8
110RutgersBig Ten-0.8
111Ohio StateBig Ten-0.8
112LouisvilleACC-0.8
113LouisianaSun Belt-0.8
114MarylandBig Ten-0.8
115Oklahoma StateBig 12-0.9
116Florida StateACC-0.9
117UL MonroeSun Belt-0.9
118Washington StatePac-12-0.9
119AkronMid-American-0.9
120James MadisonSun Belt-1.0
121Kennesaw StateConference USA-1.0
122Florida InternationalConference USA-1.0
123RiceAmerican Athletic-1.1
124Bowling GreenMid-American-1.1
125NebraskaBig Ten-1.1
126LSUSEC-1.2
127Penn StateBig Ten-1.3
128TCUBig 12-1.4
129Northern IllinoisMountain West-1.4
130TempleAmerican Athletic-1.4
131VirginiaACC-1.6
132Hawai'iMountain West-1.6
133Sam HoustonConference USA-1.6
134UConnIndependents-1.7
135Georgia TechACC-1.8
136Kansas StateBig 12-1.9
137NevadaMountain West-2.0
138NavyAmerican Athletic-2.0

The best team in each conference

SEC: Kentucky (+2.4, 1st); ACC: Stanford (+1.7, 2nd); American Athletic: UTSA (+1.7, 3rd); Big Ten: UCLA (+1.5, 4th); Sun Belt: Louisiana Tech (+1.4, 6th); Big 12: West Virginia (+1.4, 7th); Conference USA: Middle Tennessee (+1.0, 12th); Mid-American: Buffalo (+1.0, 15th); Mountain West: Air Force (+0.9, 20th); Pac-12: Boise State (+0.9, 21st); Independents: Notre Dame (-0.4, 91st).

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