Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.894495+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.92 | 45 | 8.34 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.25 | 22.83 | 7.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 3 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.1 | 10.4 | 9.71 | 5 | -2 |
| 4 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.98 | 22.2 | 6.21 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.52 | 13.25 | 6.21 | 4 | -1 |
| 6 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.95 | 32.33 | 0.97 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.66 | 24.67 | -0.49 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 8 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 23.2 | -1 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 41.2 | -3.21 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 20 | -3.78 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.83 | 30.75 | -4.71 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.82 | 8.33 | -0.37 | 3 | -1 |
| 13 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 11.8 | -4.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.23 | 7.5 | -1.58 | 2 | -1 |
| 15 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.16 | 23.67 | -7.36 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.06 | 46 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 21.8 | -8.4 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.9 | 13.33 | -6.65 | 3 | -1 |
| 19 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.89 | 3 | 10.46 | 2 | -1 |
| 20 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.58 | 23.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.58 | 39 | 0.07 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 17 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.32 | 23 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 22.29 | 7 | -7.91 | 4 | -2 |
| 25 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.25 | 5.67 | -7.3 | 2.64 | 0.36 |
| 26 | Indiana | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 11.5 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 27 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 21.77 | 2.33 | -7.19 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 28 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.69 | 28.67 | 3.8 | 6 | -1 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.61 | 17 | 5.57 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.55 | 7.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.57 | 8.8 | 3.39 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 32 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.51 | 33.75 | -2.24 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 13.25 | 0.58 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 34 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 27 | -0.92 | 4 | -1 |
| 35 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.85 | 8 | -0.24 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 36 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.76 | 10.6 | 5.7 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.01 | 3.25 | 2.51 | 3 | -1 |
| 38 | Williams | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.03 | 7.2 | 5.52 | 4.49 | -1.49 |
| 39 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.91 | 8 | 4.3 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 40 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.44 | -3.33 | 17.42 | 0.93 | 1.07 |
| 41 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.27 | 3.75 | -4.45 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 42 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.39 | -19.33 | 7.64 | 0.11 | 1.89 |
| 43 | Utah | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.5 | 9 | 10.4 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 44 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | 11.5 | -10 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 45 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.24 | -2 | 0.87 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 46 | Drake | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.14 | 1.5 | 6.97 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 47 | Maryville College (TN) | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 7.77 | -1 | 18.02 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 48 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.12 | -5.25 | 14.47 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 49 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.72 | -2.33 | -4.38 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 50 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.45 | -13.67 | 13.78 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 51 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.26 | -7.75 | 9.54 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 52 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.92 | -11.33 | 4.92 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 53 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.5 | -4.4 | 10.62 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 54 | Iowa | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Minnesota | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Illinois | Western | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.93 | -10.67 | 1.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.04 | -12.67 | 1.27 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 61 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -10.5 | 11.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.14 | -10.71 | 15.99 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 63 | Denver | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -15 | 10.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Purdue | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -39 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 |