Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.551326+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 17.6 | -10 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 36.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 39 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 15.5 | -3.95 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 27.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 36.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 27 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 45.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.56 | 10 | -10 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 15 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 11 | 2.47 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.12 | 12 | -0.29 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.6 | 88 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.46 | 10 | -1.4 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 15 | Purdue | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.21 | 56 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.19 | 65 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.15 | 40 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.98 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.97 | 54 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 20.7 | 20.33 | -10 | 3 | -1 |
| 21 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.69 | 23 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.64 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.57 | 35 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.47 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.38 | 39 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.33 | 11 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.21 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.06 | 23 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 29 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.9 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.88 | 5 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.84 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.84 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.67 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.6 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | -3 | -5.7 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 36 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 38 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 0-0-2 | 0 | 0.49 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 39 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.47 | 0 | 2.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 2.8 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 | Indiana | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 | Drake | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.39 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 45 | Iowa | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 46 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | -10 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 52 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Denver | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Furman | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | LSU | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | NC State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Texas | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.95 | -4 | 19.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Williams | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.36 | -11 | 3.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.44 | -6 | -10 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 71 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -12 | 2.36 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.91 | -8 | 11.56 | 0.09 | -0.09 |