Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.553150+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 26.03 | 21.91 | 13.2 | 10.97 | -0.97 |
| 2 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.33 | 19.33 | 10.24 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 61.33 | 4.55 | 9 | 0 |
| 4 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.69 | 14.64 | 8.13 | 10.92 | 0.08 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 20 | 5.61 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 6 | Minnesota | Western | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.53 | 28.91 | 5.91 | 11 | -2 |
| 7 | Chicago | Western | 13-1-0 | 0.93 | 22.36 | 18.14 | 2.84 | 13.92 | -0.92 |
| 8 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.2 | 16.33 | 7 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 9 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.75 | 19.71 | 12.28 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 10 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.82 | 10.83 | 9.1 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 11 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.81 | 19.83 | 6.65 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 12 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 7.2 | 11.6 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 13 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.13 | 13.12 | -1.69 | 7.73 | -0.73 |
| 14 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.99 | 11 | 3.11 | 7.83 | -2.83 |
| 15 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.87 | 9.33 | 4.33 | 5.72 | -0.72 |
| 16 | Illinois | Western | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.76 | 21.73 | 3.64 | 10.87 | -2.87 |
| 17 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.52 | 28.7 | 1.39 | 9.97 | -1.97 |
| 18 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.45 | 14.89 | 5.59 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 25 | 6.33 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 20 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.1 | 11.78 | 5.32 | 8.04 | -1.04 |
| 21 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.07 | 20 | 2.84 | 8.81 | -1.81 |
| 22 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.65 | 14.44 | 0.77 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 23 | Purdue | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 20 | 2.65 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 24 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.22 | 10.38 | 4.8 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 25 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.15 | 9.88 | 3.23 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.04 | 7.5 | 9.66 | 7.37 | -2.37 |
| 27 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.01 | 19.5 | 0.09 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.32 | 18.57 | 1.7 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 29 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.2 | 2.75 | 3.42 | 5.3 | 0.7 |
| 30 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 17.1 | 4.67 | 0.24 | 4.58 | -1.58 |
| 31 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 7 | 10.87 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.75 | 7.33 | 7.51 | 10.82 | -2.82 |
| 33 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.3 | 7.67 | 13.44 | 8.23 | -3.23 |
| 34 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.07 | 8.14 | 2.51 | 6.65 | -2.65 |
| 35 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.94 | 4.17 | 5.42 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 36 | Texas | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.89 | 6.14 | 2.92 | 6.31 | -2.31 |
| 37 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 15.88 | 2 | 1.49 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 38 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.87 | 15.78 | 4.91 | 8.56 | -3.56 |
| 39 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.35 | 27.4 | 1.94 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 40 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.18 | 9.38 | 3.63 | 6.77 | -1.77 |
| 41 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.09 | 6 | 5.41 | 8.25 | -3.25 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 14.96 | -4.43 | 10.96 | 2.58 | 2.42 |
| 43 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.34 | 17.38 | 1.72 | 7.73 | -3.73 |
| 44 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.02 | 4.4 | 2.28 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 45 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.62 | 6.33 | 2.58 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 46 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.61 | -0.67 | 10.38 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.28 | 10.83 | 7.69 | 5.34 | -2.34 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.13 | 4.2 | 11.78 | 4.31 | -2.31 |
| 49 | Northwestern | Western | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 12.74 | -0.5 | 4.28 | 4.65 | 1.35 |
| 50 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.63 | 4.67 | 5.97 | 5.67 | -3.67 |
| 51 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 11.67 | -1.8 | 5.13 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 52 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 0.62 | 3.68 | 4.34 | -0.34 |
| 53 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.63 | -1.12 | 5.84 | 3.46 | 0.54 |
| 54 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.38 | 1.33 | 14.66 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 55 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 10.09 | 2.71 | 8.66 | 5.26 | -3.26 |
| 56 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.5 | -5.6 | 8.95 | 2.19 | 1.81 |
| 57 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.04 | -5 | 4.94 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 58 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.97 | -0.8 | 3.07 | 2.26 | -1.26 |
| 59 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.52 | -1.8 | 5.97 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 60 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.41 | -4.67 | 14.65 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 61 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.9 | -7.7 | 9.84 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 62 | Williams | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.8 | -6.7 | 9.58 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 63 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.5 | -5.62 | 17.2 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 64 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.38 | -11.57 | 7 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 65 | Indiana | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.31 | -20.86 | 11.85 | 0.31 | 1.69 |
| 66 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 2-5-2 | 0.22 | 4.14 | -15.44 | 6 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 67 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.67 | -6.2 | 4.68 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 68 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.96 | -5.67 | 3.3 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 69 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.54 | -19.43 | 9.8 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-4-2 | 0 | -2 | -11.5 | 9.01 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 71 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -17.62 | -0.54 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 72 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -35.83 | 12.78 | 0 | 0 |