Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.733663+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.79 | 15.8 | 11.15 | 5 | 0 |
| 2 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.73 | 24.5 | 11.64 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 16.71 | 7.82 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 19.33 | 8.57 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.04 | 34.25 | 5.01 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 27 | 7.82 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 40.67 | 4.62 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 29 | 6.2 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Chicago | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 38.43 | 1.52 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.34 | 45.33 | 1.76 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.05 | 9.75 | 4.68 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 21.67 | 0.47 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Illinois | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 18.17 | 0.46 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Minnesota | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 63.2 | -3.45 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 32.5 | -1.48 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.49 | 54.6 | -3.26 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 65.33 | -4.62 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 52 | -3.1 | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 45.6 | -4.27 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Northwestern | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 31.6 | -4.17 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 20.83 | -4 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.65 | 14.75 | -3.67 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.64 | 22 | -4.27 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 24 | Texas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.5 | 32 | -6.06 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.26 | 27 | -5.81 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.24 | 42.25 | -8.28 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.1 | 24.67 | -7.37 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.78 | 13.5 | 10.39 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 29 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.68 | 8.5 | -6.05 | 2 | -1 |
| 30 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.61 | 26.5 | -10 | 4 | -1 |
| 31 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.09 | 13.71 | 3.37 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 32 | Iowa | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.04 | 22.8 | 1.92 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 33 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.63 | 33.6 | 0.63 | 5 | -1 |
| 34 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.55 | 24.67 | -3.93 | 6 | -1 |
| 35 | Ohio State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.26 | 31.8 | -3.31 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 36 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.08 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.39 | 8.67 | 13.65 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 38 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.63 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 39 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 18.83 | 3.35 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 40 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.53 | 5.75 | 7.73 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 41 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 17.67 | 1.77 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 42 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.95 | 5.67 | 6.48 | 2.49 | -0.49 |
| 43 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.73 | 9.67 | 2.14 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 44 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.69 | 2.33 | 1.4 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 45 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.65 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 46 | Purdue | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.26 | 2.5 | 3.66 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 47 | Beloit | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.08 | 15.6 | 1.75 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 48 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.92 | -2 | 6.8 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 49 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.84 | 6.5 | 18.07 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 50 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.22 | -8.67 | 1.92 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 51 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.21 | 9.5 | 7.04 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 52 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.82 | 6.75 | 10.79 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 53 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.77 | 13.5 | 8.23 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 54 | Bowdoin | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.32 | 9.33 | 5.71 | 5.12 | -2.12 |
| 55 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 11.66 | 2.75 | 9.46 | 2.87 | -1.87 |
| 56 | Maine | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.11 | -4.25 | 13.85 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 57 | Washington University (St. Louis) | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.69 | -6.75 | 7.5 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| 58 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.24 | -2.8 | 6.51 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 59 | Bates | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.06 | -5.6 | 6.81 | 0.27 | 1.73 |
| 60 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.84 | 2 | 14.65 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 61 | Colby College | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.76 | -9.67 | 2.67 | 0.38 | 0.62 |
| 62 | Tennessee Medical College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.55 | -18.5 | 11.25 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 63 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 8.95 | -13.67 | 0.21 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 64 | Vermont | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.42 | -13.5 | 8.09 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 65 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.45 | -12 | 4.21 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 66 | VMI | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.07 | -3.75 | 13.2 | 1.01 | -0.01 |
| 67 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.04 | -3.25 | 6.55 | 1.32 | -0.32 |
| 68 | Wabash College | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.96 | -4.75 | 13.99 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 69 | New Hampshire | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.41 | -7.75 | 7.52 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 70 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.8 | -9 | 2.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.19 | -14.67 | 3.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Williams | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.2 | -11.6 | 14.83 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Tufts | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -19.6 | 9.23 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Nashville | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.56 | -17.67 | 17.92 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Franklin & Marshall | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -28.4 | 9.76 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Wesleyan (CT) | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -21.4 | 19.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Colorado State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.18 | -34.5 | 18.89 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.26 | -33.5 | 19.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | Florida | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.53 | -50.5 | 20.26 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.59 | -69 | 24.47 | 0 | 0 |