Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.552617+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 25.93 | 22.56 | 10.84 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 2 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.25 | 17.33 | 8.41 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 21.57 | 7.32 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 60.57 | 1.86 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.49 | 19.25 | 4.68 | 8 | 0 |
| 6 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.46 | 15.56 | 5.17 | 8.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 21.8 | 3.87 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 8 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.37 | 5.33 | 8.5 | 3 | -1 |
| 9 | Chicago | Western | 12-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 19.67 | 1.52 | 11.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 23.54 | 8.67 | 2.2 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
| 11 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.34 | 15.83 | -0.68 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 12 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.14 | 22.71 | -2.2 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Illinois | Western | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.2 | 27.89 | 3.85 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 14 | Minnesota | Western | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.12 | 32.78 | 4.05 | 9 | -2 |
| 15 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.04 | 21.17 | -7.59 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.17 | 26.67 | 4.48 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 17 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.01 | 19.14 | 2.74 | 7 | -1 |
| 18 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.99 | 10.83 | 8.91 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 19 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.52 | 17.86 | 0.08 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 20 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.29 | 9.83 | 9.05 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 21 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.56 | 7.2 | 13.17 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 22 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.55 | 10.4 | 4.31 | 9.52 | -1.52 |
| 23 | Iowa | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.48 | 3 | 9.18 | 3.32 | 0.68 |
| 24 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.08 | 7.17 | -2.27 | 5.24 | -0.24 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.91 | 9 | 0.91 | 4.42 | -0.42 |
| 26 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.65 | 26.12 | 0.43 | 7.96 | -1.96 |
| 27 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.64 | 16.75 | 0.73 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 28 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.63 | 11.25 | 5.67 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 29 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.18 | 7.5 | 16.36 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
| 30 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.16 | 18 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 31 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.1 | 9.8 | 2.81 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 32 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.04 | 21.57 | 2.81 | 6.79 | -1.79 |
| 33 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.45 | 17 | 1.36 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 34 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.39 | 10.71 | 1.85 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 35 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.34 | 5.6 | -2.39 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 36 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.27 | 16.29 | -1 | 6.75 | -1.75 |
| 37 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.65 | 17.86 | 2.09 | 6.76 | -2.76 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.58 | 8 | 5.48 | 4.77 | -0.77 |
| 39 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.19 | 13.83 | -0.1 | 5.68 | -1.68 |
| 40 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.81 | 4.33 | 0.75 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 41 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.19 | 8.8 | 3.9 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 42 | Northwestern | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.77 | 4.5 | 1.15 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 43 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.52 | 2.57 | 13.5 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 44 | Drake | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.45 | 7 | 1.7 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 45 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.04 | 27.5 | 5.7 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
| 46 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.44 | 7.25 | 11.1 | 3.94 | -2.94 |
| 47 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.16 | -0.5 | 3.76 | 2.76 | 0.24 |
| 48 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 14.33 | 2.37 | 5.56 | -2.56 |
| 49 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.24 | 3.25 | 5.91 | 5.52 | -2.52 |
| 50 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.96 | 4.67 | -0.02 | 2.45 | -1.45 |
| 51 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.02 | -0.33 | 6.37 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 52 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -1 | 6.67 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 53 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.35 | -3.5 | 9.32 | 1.05 | 1.95 |
| 54 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -4.75 | 10.12 | 1.12 | 0.88 |
| 55 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.78 | 3.17 | 6.12 | 4.51 | -2.51 |
| 56 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.76 | -0.5 | 18.64 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 57 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.44 | -6.12 | 9.29 | 1.45 | 1.55 |
| 58 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.11 | -6.29 | 8.56 | 1.06 | 1.94 |
| 59 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.25 | -13.6 | 9.05 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| 60 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.36 | -4.67 | 12.44 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 61 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.16 | -2.33 | -0.02 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 62 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.82 | -6.67 | 2.94 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| 63 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4 | -9.6 | 8.97 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 64 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.65 | -5.6 | 2.37 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 65 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.63 | -3.83 | 17.43 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 66 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.7 | -11 | 7.31 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 67 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 2.33 | -17.57 | 6.39 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 68 | Williams | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.21 | -12.62 | 11.87 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.95 | -10 | 10.4 | 0.25 | -0.25 |
| 70 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.03 | -14.33 | -0.15 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 71 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-2-2 | 0 | -2.3 | -12.75 | 19.5 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 72 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -32.5 | 9.5 | 0 | 0 |