Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.645473+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.94 | 34 | 9.17 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.4 | 31.4 | 6.47 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.29 | 22 | 7.28 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 18.67 | 7.15 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 14.5 | 5.71 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Iowa | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 16.75 | 2.96 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 22.33 | 1.94 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Chicago | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 39.62 | -1.24 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 47.38 | -2.78 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 25.67 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 31 | -2.62 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 14.67 | 1.09 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.36 | 62 | -2.83 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 28.5 | -2.77 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Illinois | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 41.17 | -5.15 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 29 | -4.44 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.56 | 9.67 | -0.84 | 3 | -1 |
| 18 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.54 | 19.2 | -4.63 | 5 | 0 |
| 19 | Northwestern | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.38 | 19.25 | -5.41 | 7.94 | 0.06 |
| 20 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.06 | 17.5 | -5.91 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 13.5 | -5.91 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 30 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.65 | 26 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.53 | 23 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 30.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.39 | 27.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 29 | 0.04 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.28 | 15.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.11 | 16.5 | -10 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 31 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.22 | 13 | 0.36 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.12 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.83 | 11.75 | 3.95 | 3.75 | -0.75 |
| 34 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.82 | 28 | 3.89 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 35 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18 | 32 | 1 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 36 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.94 | 13.33 | 2.39 | 2.47 | -0.47 |
| 37 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.51 | 0.25 | 6.34 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 38 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 14.33 | 2.22 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 39 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 1.67 | 4.82 | 1.78 | 0.22 |
| 40 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.53 | 11 | 2.04 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 41 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.25 | 7 | 1.38 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 42 | Denver | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.19 | 12.8 | 3.88 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 43 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.75 | 0.5 | 21 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 44 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.73 | -2 | 7.55 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 45 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.71 | -4 | 1.57 | 0.98 | 1.02 |
| 46 | Drake | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.67 | 14.5 | 6.64 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 47 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.28 | 15.5 | 2.58 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 48 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.11 | 5.5 | 8.06 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 49 | Cumberland (TN) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | 0 | 9.52 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.76 | 12 | 10.74 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 51 | Williams | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 1 | 8.65 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 52 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.1 | -1 | 6.69 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 53 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | 0.75 | 6.63 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 54 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.32 | 3.6 | 3.58 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 55 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.05 | -5.25 | 6.4 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 56 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.45 | 0 | 1.43 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 57 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.41 | -8 | 1.89 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 58 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.25 | -18.33 | 14.27 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 59 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.2 | 2.75 | 9.68 | 2.63 | -1.63 |
| 60 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.79 | -30.33 | 11.77 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 61 | Lombard | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.03 | -0.5 | 15.83 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 62 | Cornell College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.64 | -10 | 6.89 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 63 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -11.5 | 20.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -30 | -1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -29 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -15 | 21.36 | 0.01 | -0.01 |