Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.965891+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.53 | 19.8 | 7.64 | 9.99 | -0.99 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 23.31 | 18 | 10.96 | 11.85 | -0.85 |
| 3 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.02 | 24.78 | 11.83 | 8.95 | -0.95 |
| 4 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.96 | 18.64 | 10.19 | 10.66 | -0.66 |
| 5 | Texas | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.82 | 12.62 | 11.82 | 7.41 | -1.41 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.37 | 12.25 | 9.31 | 7.79 | -1.79 |
| 7 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.04 | 29.43 | 7.53 | 6.92 | -1.92 |
| 8 | Chicago | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.73 | 21 | 11.2 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 9 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.54 | 25.83 | 5.19 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 10 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.31 | 13.1 | 10.82 | 9.62 | -1.62 |
| 11 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.14 | 25.4 | 6.81 | 9.75 | -1.75 |
| 12 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.85 | 28.78 | 7.16 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 13 | Navy | FBS Independents | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 19.82 | 7 | 7.73 | 11.4 | -2.4 |
| 14 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.52 | 14.8 | 8.15 | 9.63 | -2.63 |
| 15 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.48 | 16.83 | 0.75 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 16 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.18 | 0.75 | 9.75 | 4.42 | 0.58 |
| 17 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.09 | 15.2 | 5.35 | 9.96 | -2.96 |
| 18 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.81 | 17.22 | 7.14 | 8.88 | -2.88 |
| 19 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.69 | 26.33 | 0.47 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| 20 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.64 | 7.5 | 2.8 | 5.44 | -1.44 |
| 21 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.51 | 12 | 0.07 | 9.82 | -1.82 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.43 | 14.11 | 1.52 | 8.83 | -1.83 |
| 23 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.3 | 10.33 | 2.02 | 8.04 | -1.04 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.29 | 11.22 | 5.79 | 8.82 | -2.82 |
| 25 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.28 | 12.25 | 5.32 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 26 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.26 | 12.12 | 5.21 | 7.37 | -1.37 |
| 27 | LSU | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.01 | 21.4 | 8.28 | 9.8 | -2.8 |
| 28 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 17.36 | 15.3 | -5.54 | 9.71 | -2.71 |
| 29 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17 | 9.86 | 3.53 | 6.49 | -1.49 |
| 30 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.82 | 25.8 | -1.33 | 9.92 | -2.92 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.8 | -0.2 | 9.79 | 2.44 | 0.56 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.46 | 14.78 | 3.78 | 8.24 | -2.24 |
| 33 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.32 | 11.8 | -0.57 | 9.46 | -2.46 |
| 34 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.2 | 5.1 | 2.4 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 35 | Iowa | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.96 | 8.4 | 15.04 | 4.08 | -1.08 |
| 36 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.8 | 10.5 | 0.69 | 9.09 | -3.09 |
| 37 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 15.54 | 18.7 | 7.04 | 9.62 | -3.62 |
| 38 | Utah | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.47 | 6.33 | 0.69 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 39 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.36 | 7.67 | 7.14 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 40 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.22 | 7.88 | 5.84 | 6.68 | -1.68 |
| 41 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.15 | 2.62 | 2.13 | 5.22 | -1.22 |
| 42 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.04 | 3.11 | 0.62 | 5.79 | 0.21 |
| 43 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.61 | 7 | 10.73 | 6.92 | -2.92 |
| 44 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.52 | 5.4 | 5.74 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 45 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.5 | 6.75 | 0.98 | 6.63 | -1.63 |
| 46 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.34 | 4.5 | 5.22 | 5.43 | -2.43 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 6 | 11.17 | 5.74 | -1.74 |
| 48 | Illinois | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.64 | -3.4 | 12.26 | 1.82 | 1.18 |
| 49 | Minnesota | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.61 | 0.6 | 19.87 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 50 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 2.75 | 10.31 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 51 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.8 | -1.75 | 6.9 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 52 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.7 | 4.11 | 1.18 | 6.57 | -2.57 |
| 53 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.58 | -0.44 | 4.96 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 54 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.13 | -3.56 | 10.06 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 55 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.86 | 4.67 | 3.39 | 4.32 | -2.32 |
| 56 | Drake | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.47 | -1.62 | 3.07 | 3.1 | -0.1 |
| 57 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-7-0 | 0.36 | 6.34 | -10.64 | 12.52 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 58 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-6-1 | 0.3 | 5.02 | -16.8 | 5.72 | 0.14 | 2.86 |
| 59 | Samford | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.36 | -12.29 | 5.36 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 60 | Denver | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.25 | -18.62 | 7.35 | 0.11 | 1.89 |
| 61 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.21 | -14.33 | -0.71 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 62 | Drury | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.64 | -10.2 | 10.62 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 63 | Hamilton | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.22 | -18.4 | 11.43 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 64 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.63 | -16.43 | 12.76 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 65 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.63 | -13.5 | 1.7 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 66 | Purdue | Western | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -19.6 | 6.07 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 67 | Maryville College (TN) | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.56 | -23.6 | 11.95 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -31.5 | 14.6 | 0 | 0 |