Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.553669+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 | 26.02 | 22 | 14.21 | 11.97 | -0.97 |
| 2 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 18.6 | 10.53 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 11-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 57.45 | 4.62 | 11 | 0 |
| 4 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 22.8 | 11.5 | 9.59 | 11.57 | -0.57 |
| 5 | Chicago | Western | 14-1-0 | 0.93 | 22.24 | 17.67 | 3.78 | 14.92 | -0.92 |
| 6 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.11 | 19 | 11.38 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.85 | 16.33 | 6.68 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.79 | 17.11 | 5.63 | 8.58 | -0.58 |
| 9 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.37 | 18.57 | 7.38 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 10 | LSU | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.21 | 7.57 | 10.31 | 6.5 | -0.5 |
| 11 | Minnesota | Western | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 20.79 | 25.08 | 7.31 | 11.95 | -2.95 |
| 12 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 20.76 | 10.6 | 2.36 | 9.35 | -1.35 |
| 13 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.62 | 10.83 | 9 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 14 | Illinois | Western | 10-2-1 | 0.77 | 20.58 | 25.85 | 5.17 | 12.92 | -2.92 |
| 15 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 19.93 | 9.78 | 5.32 | 8.58 | -3.58 |
| 16 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.73 | 19.45 | 2.61 | 10.96 | -1.96 |
| 17 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.18 | 11.27 | 4.24 | 9.94 | -1.94 |
| 18 | Purdue | Western | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.08 | 24.7 | 2.78 | 9.74 | -2.74 |
| 19 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.02 | 9.89 | 6.64 | 8.71 | -1.71 |
| 20 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.69 | 7.33 | 9.97 | 8.21 | -2.21 |
| 21 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 18.37 | 6.43 | 1.79 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 22 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.23 | 18.18 | 5.78 | 10.75 | -2.75 |
| 23 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.08 | 8.78 | 5.1 | 7.3 | -1.3 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.07 | 16.89 | 2.14 | 8.67 | -2.67 |
| 25 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.05 | 26 | 2.37 | 10.93 | -2.93 |
| 26 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.99 | 6.12 | 5.49 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 27 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.65 | 7.8 | 10.31 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| 28 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.59 | 13.36 | 2.96 | 10.5 | -2.5 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 21 | 7.73 | 8.87 | -2.87 |
| 30 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 17.31 | 17.18 | 4.23 | 10.67 | -3.67 |
| 31 | Drake | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.22 | 13 | 3.64 | 7.86 | -2.86 |
| 32 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 9-4-0 | 0.69 | 17 | 6.85 | 8.09 | 11.43 | -2.43 |
| 33 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 4.22 | 0.9 | 7.29 | -1.29 |
| 34 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.76 | 17.8 | -0.39 | 9.87 | -2.87 |
| 35 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.33 | 5.4 | 2.17 | 7.57 | -0.57 |
| 36 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.33 | 19 | 1.55 | 9.71 | -3.71 |
| 37 | Texas | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.67 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 8.63 | -2.63 |
| 38 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.54 | 0.43 | 11.18 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.2 | 11 | 7.77 | 5.77 | -2.77 |
| 40 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 15.04 | 6 | 5.44 | 8.25 | -3.25 |
| 41 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.88 | 2.38 | 8 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 42 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 6.3 | 13.43 | 8.68 | -3.68 |
| 43 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.53 | 10.71 | 7.57 | 6.36 | -2.36 |
| 44 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-4-1 | 0.55 | 14.37 | 5.64 | 3.97 | 8.32 | -2.32 |
| 45 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.26 | 8.1 | 0.48 | 8.36 | -2.36 |
| 46 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 13.69 | 1.5 | 4.95 | 5.88 | 0.12 |
| 47 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.16 | 17.75 | 5.41 | 7.69 | -3.69 |
| 48 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-3-4 | 0.36 | 11.51 | -1.64 | 3.17 | 3.14 | 0.86 |
| 49 | Iowa | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11 | -13 | 13.37 | 1.51 | 3.49 |
| 50 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.61 | 4.33 | 5.89 | 7.43 | -4.43 |
| 51 | Northwestern | Western | 6-6-0 | 0.5 | 10.08 | -2.83 | 6.82 | 3.69 | 2.31 |
| 52 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.73 | 1.86 | 7.66 | 5.02 | -3.02 |
| 53 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.77 | -1 | 2.6 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 54 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.23 | -3.2 | 12.97 | 1.43 | 0.57 |
| 55 | Denver | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.95 | -3.25 | 1.71 | 1.65 | 1.35 |
| 56 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.85 | 0.14 | 12.62 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 57 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.6 | -4.1 | 6.08 | 2.58 | 1.42 |
| 58 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.45 | -5.09 | 6.65 | 2.41 | 1.59 |
| 59 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.89 | -5 | 4.36 | 2.4 | 0.6 |
| 60 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.56 | -8.44 | 4.63 | 0.81 | 2.19 |
| 61 | Indiana | Western | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.41 | -12.56 | 7.07 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 62 | Williams | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.84 | -6.7 | 9.2 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 63 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.75 | -7.7 | 9.15 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 64 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.53 | -2.5 | 5.81 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 65 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-7-1 | 0.2 | 3.64 | -6.4 | 17.02 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 66 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.54 | -14 | 9 | 0.92 | 1.08 |
| 67 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 3.45 | -2.86 | 6.98 | 2.11 | -1.11 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.91 | -6.17 | 5.22 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 69 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 2-7-2 | 0.18 | 2.68 | -17.36 | 7.44 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-6-2 | 0 | -2.05 | -12.38 | 10.71 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 71 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-9-0 | 0 | -2.15 | -18.11 | 0.74 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 72 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.92 | -35.83 | 13.49 | 0 | 0 |