Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.894963+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.72 | 15.5 | 20.12 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.43 | 23.5 | 12 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 18.14 | 8.93 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 32 | 6.18 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.75 | 23.8 | 3.66 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 23.67 | 2.87 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 16.12 | 1.58 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 21.71 | 0.5 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 14.75 | 1.33 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 10 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-3 | 0.25 | 23.61 | 1.5 | 7.22 | 4 | -3 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.59 | 9.67 | 2.19 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 23.48 | 11.6 | 0.03 | 5 | -2 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.93 | 38 | -6.12 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.51 | 24.38 | 6.2 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.35 | 34.8 | 11.95 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 16 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.22 | 19 | -7.47 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.52 | 20.25 | 4.01 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 18 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.96 | 30 | -0.5 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 19 | Kansas | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.86 | 13.29 | -5.16 | 6.57 | -0.57 |
| 20 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.84 | 8.17 | 6.29 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.71 | 4.67 | 7.89 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.57 | 2.43 | 2.93 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 23 | Texas | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.12 | 6.33 | -1.2 | 4.68 | 0.32 |
| 24 | Missouri | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.81 | 14.6 | -2.69 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 25 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.5 | 1.75 | 12.37 | 2.43 | 0.57 |
| 26 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.22 | 12.62 | 6.22 | 7.52 | -2.52 |
| 27 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.77 | 13.25 | -0.95 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 28 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.59 | 17 | 5.49 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 29 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.36 | 20 | 1.11 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 30 | Williams | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.19 | 7.14 | 9.37 | 6.29 | -2.29 |
| 31 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.16 | 9.88 | 5.18 | 7.96 | -3.96 |
| 32 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 11.33 | 4.09 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 33 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 23.83 | 0.56 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 34 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.78 | 1.8 | -0.1 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 35 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.69 | 4.2 | 7.28 | 4.94 | -2.94 |
| 36 | Utah | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.61 | 20 | 0.89 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 37 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.54 | 8.33 | 1.76 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 7.33 | 10.95 | 5.78 | -2.78 |
| 39 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.8 | 3.86 | 10.97 | 5.41 | -2.41 |
| 40 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.7 | -11.5 | 13.02 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| 41 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.96 | 4 | 19.97 | 1.35 | -0.35 |
| 42 | Holy Cross | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 0.17 | 2.82 | 3.08 | -0.08 |
| 43 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.06 | 5.83 | 6.36 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 44 | Amherst | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.78 | -3.2 | 5.47 | 1.33 | 1.67 |
| 45 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.97 | 2.17 | 3.02 | 4.76 | -2.76 |
| 46 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.71 | 1 | 1.01 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
| 47 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.71 | 4.75 | -5.67 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 48 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.68 | 2.25 | 3.62 | 3.01 | -1.01 |
| 49 | Maryville College (TN) | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.33 | -0.5 | 9.49 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 50 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11 | -1.33 | 9.69 | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| 51 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.76 | 5 | 4.59 | 5.74 | -2.74 |
| 52 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.72 | -6.8 | 9.46 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 53 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.93 | 11.33 | 10.12 | 2.72 | -1.72 |
| 54 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.31 | -4.38 | 4.63 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 55 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.06 | -0.25 | 11.28 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 56 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.71 | -4.17 | 10.7 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 57 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.26 | -4.8 | 1.33 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 58 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.6 | -8.5 | 2.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Illinois | Western | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.85 | -9.5 | 6.3 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 60 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.02 | -12.25 | 5.48 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 61 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.07 | -10.71 | 14.32 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 62 | Purdue | Western | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -17.33 | 2.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Denver | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -13.67 | 17.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.32 | -18.5 | 5.19 | 0 | 0 |