Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.646519+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 24.8 | 14.03 | 10 | 0 |
| 2 | Yale | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 27.5 | 6.25 | 9.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 25 | 6.27 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Chicago | Western | 12-0-1 | 0.92 | 24.82 | 29.54 | 5.43 | 12.99 | -0.99 |
| 5 | Minnesota | Western | 11-0-1 | 0.92 | 24.2 | 45.5 | 0.83 | 12 | -1 |
| 6 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.08 | 52.56 | -0.2 | 9 | -1 |
| 7 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.83 | 42 | -0.49 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 26.17 | -0.15 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Northwestern | Western | 10-0-1 | 0.91 | 23.33 | 17.27 | 0.03 | 10.88 | -0.88 |
| 10 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.76 | 18.25 | 10.81 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 11 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.18 | 11.8 | 6.89 | 9.75 | -0.75 |
| 12 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.93 | 11.11 | 6.79 | 8.71 | -0.71 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.87 | 38.71 | -0.21 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.82 | 28.1 | 7.58 | 9.92 | -1.92 |
| 15 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.48 | 26.14 | -0.89 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 16 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.45 | 21.67 | 7.19 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 17 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.21 | 17.57 | -1.64 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 18 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 19.87 | 8 | 0.24 | 7.15 | -1.15 |
| 19 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.76 | 16.71 | -3.14 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 20 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.46 | 12.83 | 0.17 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 21 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.36 | 12.33 | 10.18 | 5.89 | -2.89 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.29 | 7.17 | 5.48 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 23 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.16 | 25.44 | 5.45 | 8.93 | -2.93 |
| 24 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.05 | 16.62 | 7.04 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 25 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.96 | 3 | 14.56 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 26 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.72 | 7.43 | 13.4 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 27 | Illinois | Western | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 18.58 | 26.82 | 3.63 | 10.85 | -2.85 |
| 28 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.4 | 4 | 9.12 | 5.69 | 0.31 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.29 | 12.5 | 4 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 30 | Iowa | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.22 | 3.88 | 8.64 | 5.24 | 0.76 |
| 31 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.04 | 12.71 | 6.15 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 32 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.03 | 8.86 | 9.3 | 6.25 | -1.25 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 17.78 | 4.71 | 1.92 | 5.67 | -2.67 |
| 34 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.3 | 11.43 | 3.15 | 6.64 | -1.64 |
| 35 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.09 | 13.14 | 7.41 | 6.86 | -2.86 |
| 36 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 14.83 | 5.03 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 37 | Drake | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 10.17 | 7.04 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.13 | 6.5 | 3.3 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 39 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.26 | 7.75 | 4.6 | 7.34 | -2.34 |
| 40 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.83 | 2.38 | 5.55 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 41 | Denver | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.71 | 9.8 | 1.41 | 9.31 | -3.31 |
| 42 | Lombard | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.15 | 3 | 10.04 | 4.24 | -0.24 |
| 43 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.07 | 9.29 | 2.13 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 44 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.96 | 6.29 | 2.49 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 45 | Williams | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.28 | 1.7 | 7.49 | 6.1 | -1.1 |
| 46 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.08 | 2.44 | 4.01 | 6.07 | -1.07 |
| 47 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.92 | -3.38 | 6.32 | 2.81 | 2.19 |
| 48 | Cumberland (TN) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.67 | 0 | 22.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.55 | -1.14 | 11.73 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 50 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.41 | -4 | 6.82 | 1.48 | 1.52 |
| 51 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 6.25 | 2.06 | 2.74 | -0.74 |
| 52 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.23 | 4.2 | 4.02 | 3.79 | -1.79 |
| 53 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.72 | 1.22 | 5.48 | 5.44 | -1.44 |
| 54 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.59 | -0.67 | 2.5 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 55 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.3 | 2.22 | 2.15 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 56 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.13 | 27 | 8.19 | 2.89 | -1.89 |
| 57 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.38 | -0.29 | 8.2 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 58 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.49 | -14.25 | 1.94 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 59 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 8.3 | -0.5 | 6.77 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 60 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.71 | -7.2 | 16.44 | 0.96 | 1.04 |
| 61 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.34 | -6.8 | 9.91 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 62 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.22 | -6.8 | 7.49 | 0.86 | 1.14 |
| 63 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 7.01 | -0.7 | 10.11 | 4.68 | -1.68 |
| 64 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 6.99 | -26.71 | 7.97 | 0.19 | 2.81 |
| 65 | Knox College | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.72 | -9.5 | 4.83 | 1.06 | 1.94 |
| 66 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.59 | -13.57 | 9.69 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 67 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.83 | -1.67 | 10.28 | 2.31 | -1.31 |
| 68 | Simpson College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.5 | -20.75 | 13.05 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 69 | Cornell College (IA) | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.24 | -11 | 6.16 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 70 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.02 | -12.6 | 5.89 | 0.01 | -0.01 |