Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.481016+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 14.75 | 10.8 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Yale | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 21.56 | 8.42 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.45 | 59.4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.79 | 39.2 | 0.89 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 29 | 0.78 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 29.12 | 0.39 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.19 | 18.83 | 0.69 | 6 | -1 |
| 8 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 26 | -3.04 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.67 | 17 | -2.01 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 10 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.29 | 9 | -1.75 | 4.88 | 0.12 |
| 11 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.36 | 15.8 | 2.9 | 9.96 | -0.96 |
| 12 | Northwestern | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.43 | 13.43 | 3.79 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 13 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.91 | 19 | 3.18 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 14 | Illinois | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.88 | 25.5 | -0.03 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 15 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.76 | 17.17 | 0.89 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 16 | Indiana | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.5 | 24.4 | 4.13 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 17 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.61 | 3.25 | 10.42 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 18 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.49 | 10.8 | 1.57 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 19 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.25 | 16.6 | 1.59 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 20 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.01 | 11.5 | 5.15 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.68 | 16.5 | -5.57 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.19 | 8.2 | 2.08 | 5 | -2 |
| 23 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.94 | 2.8 | 3.62 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 24 | Chicago | Western | 8-3-1 | 0.67 | 17.51 | 8.5 | -1.58 | 11.17 | -3.17 |
| 25 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 12 | 0.12 | 5.44 | -1.44 |
| 26 | Drake | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.83 | 16.4 | 5.68 | 4.95 | -1.95 |
| 27 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.45 | 3.62 | 4.1 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 28 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.19 | 3.2 | 9.41 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 29 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.16 | 2.67 | 6.66 | 4.09 | -1.09 |
| 30 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.21 | 0 | 2.57 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 31 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.58 | 2.67 | 4.93 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 32 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.44 | 2.5 | 7.14 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 33 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.76 | -0.29 | 8.26 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 34 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.12 | -7.43 | 9.89 | 0.85 | 2.15 |
| 35 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.79 | -4.8 | -3.08 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 36 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 7.74 | -1.2 | 9.73 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 37 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.08 | -7 | 4.5 | 0.64 | 1.36 |
| 38 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.16 | -6 | 13.53 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 39 | Bates | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.66 | -7.5 | 17.62 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 40 | Williams | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.18 | -2.2 | 14.74 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 41 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.04 | -8.17 | 14.85 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Bowdoin | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.88 | -10 | 11.5 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 43 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -17 | -2.06 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 44 | Trinity (CT) | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.32 | -13.6 | 14.77 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 45 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.42 | -18 | 9.36 | 0 | 0 |