Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.551826+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.04 | 13.33 | 13.67 | 3 | -1 |
| 2 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 26.62 | 10 | 14.61 | 3 | -2 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.52 | 27.2 | 8.59 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 8 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Iowa | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 16.5 | 5.94 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | Texas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 13.5 | 6.57 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 77.25 | -2.36 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.68 | 27.5 | -0.35 | 6 | -1 |
| 9 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 17 | 1.19 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 26.25 | -1.84 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 20.33 | 0.12 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Illinois | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 31 | -2.86 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Chicago | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 22.22 | -3.08 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 33.2 | -4.71 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.86 | 37 | -5.01 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 14.6 | -2.23 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 12.6 | -2.87 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 18 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 20.5 | -6.13 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 6 | -0.99 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 20 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.81 | 31.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.78 | 15.25 | -7.97 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.75 | 30.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.74 | 30 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.63 | 27.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.52 | 31 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.41 | 19.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.37 | 18.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Northwestern | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.24 | 13.6 | -10 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.04 | 17 | -10 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 30 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.77 | 12 | -0.03 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 31 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.24 | 5 | -0.03 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 32 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 20.94 | 69 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.15 | 19 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 34 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.87 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 24 | -1.44 | 4 | -1 |
| 36 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.77 | 2.2 | 6.72 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 37 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.68 | 17.25 | -1.13 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.06 | 20.67 | 1.41 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 39 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.96 | 19 | 0.86 | 2.92 | -0.92 |
| 40 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.77 | 13.67 | 1.41 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 41 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.3 | 23.67 | 1.41 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 42 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.12 | 5.33 | 1.17 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 43 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 8.67 | 4.62 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 44 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.72 | 14 | 5.01 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 45 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.72 | 14.33 | 13.5 | 2.93 | -1.93 |
| 46 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.37 | 8.5 | 5.19 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 47 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 2.75 | 16.61 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 48 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.23 | -1.67 | 17.62 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 49 | Drake | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | -0.5 | 9.64 | 0.9 | 0.1 |
| 50 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.39 | -4.67 | 7.21 | 0.52 | 0.48 |
| 51 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.71 | -13 | 6.8 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 52 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.73 | -0.5 | -10 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 53 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.66 | 1.67 | 1.2 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 54 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.88 | -7.5 | 9.39 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 55 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.87 | -0.33 | 13.08 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 56 | Williams | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.15 | -13.67 | 12.29 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 57 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.87 | -13.6 | 12.44 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 58 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | LSU | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.24 | -6 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | NC State | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.24 | -3 | 20.68 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 64 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.25 | -5 | 0 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 65 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 0-2-2 | 0 | -1.63 | -7 | 6.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.78 | -12 | -0.03 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 67 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.99 | -7.5 | 23.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Denver | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -17 | 1.8 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 69 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -2.31 | -22 | 6.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -15.33 | 13.42 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 71 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -29 | 23.24 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -29 | 16.63 | 0 | 0 |