Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.551574+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.77 | 11 | 20.97 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 15 | 4.06 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 29.33 | -0.11 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 30.33 | 0.86 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.74 | 2.5 | 21.21 | 2 | -1 |
| 6 | Chicago | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 20.86 | -5.15 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.22 | 19.25 | -2.36 | 4 | -1 |
| 8 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 17.33 | -4.27 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.69 | 16.33 | -6.98 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 65 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 5 | 12.38 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.57 | 36.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 34 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.52 | 32 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.46 | 26 | -6.74 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 15 | -7.12 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Purdue | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.36 | 47.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.24 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 35 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.16 | 38 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.14 | 39 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.11 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 14.25 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 15 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 25 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.81 | 25.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.77 | 23 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 27 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.59 | 17.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.55 | 15 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 29 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.51 | 15.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.28 | 11 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Drake | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.87 | 11 | 0.49 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 21.84 | 15 | -0.72 | 2 | -1 |
| 33 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.29 | 6 | -0.21 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 34 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.7 | 43 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Indiana | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.56 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 20.42 | 5 | -4.78 | 2 | -1 |
| 37 | Furman | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 20.37 | 6 | -5.11 | 2 | -1 |
| 38 | Iowa | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.23 | 21 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 39 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.02 | 16 | -10 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 40 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.58 | 7.5 | -10 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 41 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.96 | 28.67 | 1.55 | 3 | -1 |
| 42 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.3 | 12.33 | 0.71 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 43 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.75 | 9.5 | 5.35 | 1.73 | -0.73 |
| 44 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.19 | 14.33 | -3.17 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| 45 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.6 | 1 | 7.21 | 1.21 | -0.21 |
| 46 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.46 | 2.5 | -0.95 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 47 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 8 | -10 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 48 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.8 | -3.5 | 10.47 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 49 | Williams | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.07 | -5 | 6.36 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 50 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.97 | -9.75 | 2.44 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 51 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | LSU | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 0-1-2 | 0 | -0.95 | -3.67 | -6.54 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | NC State | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.99 | -3 | -0.21 | 0.27 | -0.27 |
| 67 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.41 | -6 | -10 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 68 | Denver | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.55 | -10 | -10 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 69 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.9 | -7.5 | 22.51 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.37 | -15.33 | 11.43 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 71 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -29 | 10.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.64 | -17.5 | 21.38 | 0 | 0 |