Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.552889+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 25.93 | 23.4 | 11.68 | 9.98 | -0.98 |
| 2 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.44 | 14.5 | 11.11 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 20.88 | 8.57 | 8 | 0 |
| 4 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.97 | 66.38 | 3.35 | 8 | 0 |
| 5 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.46 | 15.1 | 6.11 | 9.96 | 0.04 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.22 | 19.25 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Chicago | Western | 13-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 21.15 | 1.75 | 12.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 20 | 1.8 | 5.79 | 0.21 |
| 9 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.26 | 13.57 | 0.55 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 10 | Minnesota | Western | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.37 | 30.7 | 5.32 | 10 | -2 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.65 | 30.14 | 5.18 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 12 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.52 | 17.62 | 4.17 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.93 | 10.83 | 9.04 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.67 | 15.33 | 10.45 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 15 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.62 | 19.75 | -2.19 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 16 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.49 | 10 | 6.85 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 17 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.42 | 17.86 | 0.24 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 18 | Illinois | Western | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.28 | 23.9 | 5.12 | 9.88 | -1.88 |
| 19 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.19 | 20.6 | 6.44 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 20 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.58 | 14.14 | -4.38 | 6.73 | -0.73 |
| 21 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.06 | 11 | 1.93 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 22 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.84 | 28.78 | -1.01 | 8.97 | -1.97 |
| 23 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.35 | 21.88 | 1.16 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 24 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.33 | 10.88 | 4.42 | 7.01 | -1.01 |
| 25 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.15 | 1.4 | 8.69 | 3.02 | -0.02 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.09 | 8.45 | 5.95 | 10.11 | -2.11 |
| 27 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.05 | 19.5 | -0.11 | 7.91 | -1.91 |
| 28 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.87 | 19.12 | 4.61 | 7.76 | -2.76 |
| 29 | Purdue | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.56 | 17.29 | 2.98 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 30 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.12 | 5.6 | -1.07 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 31 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.82 | 6.8 | 9.59 | 4.94 | -2.94 |
| 32 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.8 | 6.75 | 10.55 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 33 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.64 | 8.33 | 6.48 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 34 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.33 | 6.33 | 3.84 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 35 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.07 | 9.5 | 1.75 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 36 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.01 | 2.14 | -0.32 | 4.38 | 0.62 |
| 37 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.62 | 27.4 | 4.12 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 38 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.57 | 4.25 | 10.19 | 6.06 | -1.06 |
| 39 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.52 | 13.2 | 5.55 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 40 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 15.37 | 7.25 | 17.39 | 7.15 | -3.15 |
| 41 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.13 | 10.75 | 0.47 | 7.03 | -2.03 |
| 42 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.92 | 6.17 | 4.64 | 5.44 | -2.44 |
| 43 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.34 | -0.14 | 2.62 | 3.41 | 0.59 |
| 44 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.3 | 19.86 | 0.56 | 6.76 | -2.76 |
| 45 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.17 | 1.6 | 8.58 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 46 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.16 | 7.43 | 3.36 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| 47 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 13.72 | -15.33 | 11.8 | 0.6 | 3.4 |
| 48 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.72 | 4.8 | 15.14 | 4.45 | -2.45 |
| 49 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.71 | 3.44 | 5.42 | 6.44 | -2.44 |
| 50 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.3 | 1.43 | 3.9 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 51 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 12.26 | 3.5 | -0.94 | 2.89 | -1.89 |
| 52 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | 4 | 3.24 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 53 | Northwestern | Western | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.67 | -1.67 | 3.63 | 3.52 | 1.48 |
| 54 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.17 | -3.11 | 7.37 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 55 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 10.05 | 2.71 | 7.67 | 5.26 | -3.26 |
| 56 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.57 | -0.86 | 1.1 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 57 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.3 | -4.29 | 3.88 | 2.38 | 0.62 |
| 58 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.23 | -6 | 9.34 | 1.49 | 1.51 |
| 59 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.7 | -3.14 | 18.03 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 60 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.54 | -2.25 | 1.79 | 1.48 | -0.48 |
| 61 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.44 | -4.67 | 14.62 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 62 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.83 | -9.11 | 8.9 | 0.88 | 2.12 |
| 63 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.43 | -17.83 | 11.63 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 64 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.95 | -5.6 | 1.67 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 65 | Williams | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.68 | -10 | 9.52 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 66 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.58 | -12.5 | 8.63 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 67 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.82 | -13.67 | 10.02 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 68 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 1.57 | -18.12 | 7.41 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 69 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.07 | -16.43 | -1.43 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-3-2 | 0 | -2.19 | -13.6 | 12.31 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 71 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.19 | -14.25 | 11.43 | 0.12 | -0.12 |
| 72 | Union (NY) | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -37.2 | 11.88 | 0 | 0 |