Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.553405+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 11-0-1 | 0.92 | 26.14 | 22 | 14.32 | 11.97 | -0.97 |
| 2 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 19.33 | 10.29 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.58 | 61.5 | 2.83 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24 | 20 | 4.02 | 7.75 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 22.99 | 11.5 | 9.72 | 11.57 | -0.57 |
| 6 | Minnesota | Western | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.44 | 28.91 | 5.9 | 11 | -2 |
| 7 | Chicago | Western | 13-1-0 | 0.93 | 22.14 | 18.14 | 2.62 | 13.92 | -0.92 |
| 8 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.98 | 16.33 | 6.85 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 9 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.81 | 19.71 | 12.91 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 10 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.76 | 10.83 | 9.32 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 11 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.58 | 19.83 | 5.62 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 12 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.53 | 11.78 | 0.27 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 13 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.23 | 8.57 | 3.41 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 14 | Illinois | Western | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 20.15 | 21.33 | 4.25 | 11.87 | -2.87 |
| 15 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.04 | 7.2 | 10.79 | 4.41 | -0.41 |
| 16 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.77 | 11 | 3.31 | 7.83 | -2.83 |
| 17 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.45 | 28.7 | 1.28 | 9.97 | -1.97 |
| 18 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.42 | 15.1 | 3.84 | 9.96 | -1.96 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.05 | 25 | 6 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 20 | Purdue | Western | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.92 | 27.44 | 1.02 | 8.8 | -1.8 |
| 21 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.81 | 7.33 | 10.55 | 8.21 | -2.21 |
| 22 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.74 | 10.6 | 3.75 | 8.83 | -1.83 |
| 23 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.69 | 19.89 | 1.04 | 8.92 | -1.92 |
| 24 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.09 | 10.38 | 3.91 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 25 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.06 | 8.33 | 0.81 | 7.7 | -0.7 |
| 26 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.04 | 9.88 | 3.83 | 6.58 | -0.58 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.85 | 19 | -0.15 | 7.77 | -1.77 |
| 28 | Texas | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.77 | 6.56 | 4.46 | 8.43 | -2.43 |
| 29 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.72 | 7.8 | 10.61 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| 30 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.56 | 17.9 | 4.63 | 9.73 | -2.73 |
| 31 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.01 | 4.43 | 6.76 | 5.05 | -0.05 |
| 32 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.99 | 12.4 | 2.44 | 9.41 | -2.41 |
| 33 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 16.99 | 4.67 | 0.05 | 4.58 | -1.58 |
| 34 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.86 | 14.8 | 6.14 | 9.54 | -3.54 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-4-0 | 0.67 | 16.59 | 7.33 | 7.35 | 10.82 | -2.82 |
| 36 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.12 | 8.14 | 3.43 | 6.65 | -2.65 |
| 37 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.99 | 9.67 | 1.93 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 38 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 15.89 | 2 | 1.53 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 39 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.29 | 20.33 | 0.86 | 8.81 | -3.81 |
| 40 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 6 | 5.5 | 8.25 | -3.25 |
| 41 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.82 | 6.3 | 13.63 | 8.68 | -3.68 |
| 42 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.32 | 6.2 | 2.78 | 7.67 | -1.67 |
| 43 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.42 | -0.67 | 11.4 | 2.68 | 0.32 |
| 44 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 21.17 | 3.93 | 5.82 | -2.82 |
| 45 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 10.83 | 8.07 | 5.34 | -2.34 |
| 46 | Iowa | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13 | -4.62 | 11.48 | 2.78 | 2.22 |
| 47 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.86 | 4.2 | 11.48 | 4.31 | -2.31 |
| 48 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.25 | 0.33 | 3.69 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 49 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-3-3 | 0.4 | 11.65 | -1.8 | 4.7 | 2.63 | 1.37 |
| 50 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.32 | 1.67 | 0.05 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 51 | Northwestern | Western | 6-5-0 | 0.55 | 11.27 | -2 | 5.12 | 4.01 | 1.99 |
| 52 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -2.25 | 12.78 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 53 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.06 | 1.33 | 13.31 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 54 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.87 | 1.86 | 7.46 | 5.02 | -3.02 |
| 55 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.88 | -2 | 4.81 | 3.35 | 0.65 |
| 56 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 8.25 | 1.75 | 7.71 | 5.45 | -3.45 |
| 57 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.54 | -5.6 | 8.64 | 2.19 | 1.81 |
| 58 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.93 | -5 | 4.62 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 59 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.51 | -9.5 | 6.69 | 0.72 | 2.28 |
| 60 | Indiana | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.36 | -14.12 | 9.11 | 0.99 | 2.01 |
| 61 | Williams | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.87 | -6.7 | 9.31 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 62 | Denver | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.81 | -4 | 4.07 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 63 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.79 | -7.7 | 9.64 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 64 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.85 | -1.67 | 5.72 | 2.33 | -1.33 |
| 65 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.64 | -2.5 | 5.82 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 66 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 4.48 | -5.56 | 16.51 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 67 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.28 | -13.5 | 7.91 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.89 | -6.2 | 3.12 | 1.08 | -0.08 |
| 69 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 3.45 | -14.4 | 6.08 | 0.35 | 1.65 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-5-2 | 0 | -1.93 | -10.43 | 10.1 | 0.23 | -0.23 |
| 71 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.11 | -17.62 | -0.81 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 72 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -35.83 | 13.21 | 0 | 0 |