Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.480181+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.71 | 34.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.6 | 25.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.45 | 30.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.13 | 13.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.92 | 20.5 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.77 | 9 | -10 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.2 | 23 | 4.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.11 | 16 | 5.44 | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 25 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.74 | 8 | -4.41 | 2 | -1 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 28 | 1.05 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 17 | 4.18 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Chicago | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 23.84 | 16 | -10 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 14 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 39 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.59 | 5 | 6.7 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 12 | -5 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.52 | 17 | -10 | 3 | -1 |
| 18 | Michigan | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.42 | 50 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.37 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 35 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Indiana | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 18 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 22 | Drake | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 29 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.78 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Purdue | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.51 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.82 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.02 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Iowa | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 3.29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.89 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 2.82 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Bowdoin | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 2.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 1.31 | -5 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 35 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | 0.38 | -5 | 4.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 36 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 20.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Williams | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.82 | -16 | 12.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.09 | -17 | 7.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Bates | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -1.25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Trinity (CT) | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.45 | -23 | 12.84 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -28 | 12.58 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -11 | -10 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 45 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.2 | -12 | 10.81 | 0 | 0 |