Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.480800+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.37 | 42.25 | 5.77 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 12.71 | 10 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.31 | 24 | 6.99 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Iowa | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 9.67 | 8.66 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 29 | -0.1 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 33 | -0.35 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 36.5 | -2.69 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 25.5 | -0.94 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.54 | 11.6 | 1.19 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 10 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.28 | 22 | -2.23 | 4 | -1 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 9.75 | 0.2 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Illinois | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 31.8 | -3.79 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 21.8 | -3.75 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 14 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.75 | 19.4 | -4.1 | 5 | -1 |
| 15 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.68 | 15.62 | 2.98 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 16 | Northwestern | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.95 | 14.67 | -0.12 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 17 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.56 | 20.6 | 1.87 | 5 | -1 |
| 18 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.43 | 15.4 | -2.8 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 19 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.07 | 29.25 | -0.99 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 20 | Chicago | Western | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.88 | 9.6 | -3.11 | 9.48 | -2.48 |
| 21 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.77 | 19.8 | -6.55 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 22 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.37 | 9.25 | -1.37 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 23 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.09 | 8.29 | 2.19 | 6.14 | -1.14 |
| 24 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.08 | 4.2 | 6.14 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 25 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.06 | 3.5 | 3.15 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18 | 10.33 | 4.35 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.14 | 9 | -1.36 | 4 | -2 |
| 28 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15 | 6.5 | -10 | 3.21 | -1.21 |
| 29 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 1.5 | 6.68 | 4.39 | -1.39 |
| 30 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.51 | 4.2 | 0.78 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 31 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 14.12 | 2.75 | 7.58 | 3.29 | -2.29 |
| 32 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.81 | 14.5 | 7.58 | 3.92 | -1.92 |
| 33 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.5 | 2.75 | 8.32 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 34 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.27 | -2.5 | 6.08 | 1.33 | 0.67 |
| 35 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.64 | 1 | 10.27 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 36 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.41 | -8.67 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 37 | Bates | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.22 | -3 | 12.11 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 38 | Williams | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.92 | 1 | 13.45 | 2.32 | -1.32 |
| 39 | Bowdoin | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -5.25 | 8.28 | 1.19 | -0.19 |
| 40 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.44 | -9.8 | 17.99 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 41 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.17 | -9.8 | 15.14 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.16 | -13 | 9.73 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 43 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.89 | -13.5 | -10 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 44 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -19.6 | 8.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Trinity (CT) | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.63 | -15.75 | 22.17 | 0 | 0 |