Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.645223+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.18 | 20 | 8.78 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.01 | 15 | 11.95 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.67 | 19.5 | 8.95 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.13 | 25 | 1.57 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 6 | 23.85 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 6 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 33.33 | 3.63 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.66 | 35.75 | 0.04 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Purdue | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 23 | -0.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 44.67 | -5 | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Chicago | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 45.33 | -7.47 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 28.67 | -6.54 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.7 | 39.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 34.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.5 | 20.67 | -7.21 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.48 | 17 | -5.82 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Northwestern | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.37 | 20.67 | -8.96 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Iowa | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.28 | 17 | -7.19 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.26 | 15.67 | -7.33 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 31 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 33 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 30 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 23.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 19.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.61 | 16 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.61 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.6 | 16.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.72 | 12 | -0.21 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Cumberland (TN) | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.42 | 6 | 0.48 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Drake | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.74 | 45 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 20.7 | 8.5 | -4.95 | 2 | -1 |
| 31 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.64 | 40 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Michigan | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.51 | 31 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.46 | 33 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.44 | 28 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.37 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.32 | 23 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.27 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.21 | 21 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.14 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.13 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.02 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Denver | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.93 | 18.5 | -7.47 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 43 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.92 | 35.67 | 2.31 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 44 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.16 | -2.67 | 1.45 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 45 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.82 | 9 | 6.36 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 46 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.63 | -6 | 10.3 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 47 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.54 | -3.5 | 7.6 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 48 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | 7.5 | 7.22 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 49 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | -6 | 5.5 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 50 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.37 | -9.5 | 5.55 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 51 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.32 | -3.5 | 9.22 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 52 | Cornell College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.1 | 2 | 5.61 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 53 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.72 | 4 | 2.31 | 2.03 | -1.03 |
| 54 | Williams | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.09 | -4 | 5.86 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 55 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.39 | -11 | 6.36 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 56 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.29 | -6 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.81 | -12 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.15 | -9 | 23.98 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -10.5 | 21.41 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.23 | -18 | 10.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Indiana | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.37 | -19.5 | 7.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Lombard | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.45 | -33.33 | 24.58 | 0 | 0 |