Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.645733+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 27.08 | 26.5 | 12.98 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 37 | 5.01 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.55 | 23.4 | 5.87 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 29.71 | 3.88 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 26 | 2.45 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Chicago | Western | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.75 | 35.7 | 0.93 | 10 | -1 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Western | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 50.44 | -0.32 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 8 | 7.62 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.38 | 51 | -1.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.35 | 11.67 | 3.49 | 3 | -1 |
| 11 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 16.14 | 2.02 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 60.4 | -3.55 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.17 | 9 | 3.6 | 3 | -1 |
| 14 | Illinois | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 40.62 | -2.34 | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 27 | -2.34 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 19.75 | -1.28 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 49.33 | -4.74 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Northwestern | Western | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.57 | 17.11 | -2.01 | 8.94 | -0.94 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 23.2 | 11 | -1.96 | 2.89 | -1.89 |
| 20 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.8 | 13.4 | -4.75 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.5 | 42 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 32.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.3 | 11.57 | 3.95 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 24 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.21 | 106 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.56 | 21 | 2.64 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 26 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.47 | 10 | 11.2 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 20.32 | 25 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.12 | 10 | 2.75 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 29 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.05 | 13.2 | 1.02 | 4.56 | -0.56 |
| 30 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.71 | 16.5 | 4.35 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 31 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 19 | 7.89 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 32 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.14 | 4 | 3.78 | 3.45 | 0.55 |
| 33 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.93 | 28.25 | 0.56 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 34 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.52 | 17 | -2.47 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 35 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 28.5 | 5.57 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 36 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.12 | 21.33 | 11 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 37 | Iowa | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.05 | -1.6 | 4.78 | 2.19 | 1.81 |
| 38 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.87 | 15.33 | 9.73 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 39 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.73 | 6 | 7.83 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 40 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.25 | 4.75 | -1.35 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 41 | Denver | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.63 | 14.5 | -0.18 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 42 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 5 | -2.41 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 43 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.13 | 8.67 | 1.13 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 44 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.65 | 4.6 | 6.94 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 45 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.48 | 3.67 | 12.72 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 46 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 0.5 | 20.53 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 47 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.24 | 3.25 | 7.72 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 48 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.07 | -6.2 | 13.05 | 0.86 | 2.14 |
| 49 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 3.75 | 6.55 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 50 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 8 | -0.99 | 3.04 | -1.04 |
| 51 | Cumberland (TN) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 0 | 18.89 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Williams | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.92 | -0.33 | 12.84 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 53 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.81 | -6.25 | 10.21 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| 54 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -2.5 | 6.72 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 55 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.25 | 4.6 | 6.64 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 56 | Lombard | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.98 | 2 | 10.46 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 57 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.93 | -1 | -1.46 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 58 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.52 | -8.5 | 7.69 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 59 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.5 | 4.67 | 7.39 | 2.11 | -1.11 |
| 60 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.69 | 2.17 | 6.68 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| 61 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.34 | -1.5 | 9.16 | 2.35 | -0.35 |
| 62 | Cornell College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.94 | -10 | 7.42 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 63 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.92 | -12.75 | 7.28 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 64 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.12 | -44.5 | 14.17 | 0 | 1 |
| 65 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.02 | -6.83 | 15 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 66 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -9.33 | 11.93 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 67 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.35 | -20.5 | 1.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.4 | -19 | 17.51 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 69 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -23 | 20.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.58 | -73 | 22.38 | 0 | 0 |