Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.963431+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.74 | 29 | 4.45 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.58 | 32.4 | 3.32 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 21 | 20.42 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.09 | 20 | 6.88 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 5 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 30.5 | 4.96 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 22.5 | 5.54 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.79 | 18 | 5.57 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 48 | -1.4 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 8 | 20.59 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.45 | 13.25 | 3.3 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 11 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 39.33 | -3.22 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 28.67 | -1.41 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.81 | 26.25 | -3.08 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Utah | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 26 | -2.75 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 25.67 | -2.64 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 26.5 | -2.88 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 18.5 | -0.87 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 24.5 | -3.08 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 23.33 | -2.75 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.46 | 24 | -2.16 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 21 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 20 | -6.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.71 | 17 | -4.78 | 2 | -1 |
| 23 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.51 | 36.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 60.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 24.33 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.29 | 21.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.26 | 11 | -7.64 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 28 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.22 | 39 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.19 | 20.5 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 20.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Drake | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.17 | 2.33 | -3.22 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 32 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 25 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 25.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.89 | 27.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.68 | 17.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.98 | 6 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 21.76 | 11.5 | -0.07 | 2 | -1 |
| 38 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.48 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.42 | 28 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | TCU | FBS Independents | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 20.33 | 9 | -6.74 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
| 41 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 20.06 | 5.33 | -6.62 | 3 | -1 |
| 42 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.83 | 2 | -4.99 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 43 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 23.5 | -0.52 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 44 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.34 | 21 | 5.21 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 45 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.03 | 8 | 9.02 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.01 | -8 | 6.2 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 47 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.84 | 10.75 | 7.94 | 3.55 | -1.55 |
| 48 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.35 | 5 | -4.79 | 1.74 | -0.74 |
| 49 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | -2.5 | -4.76 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 50 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.08 | 0.33 | 13.97 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 51 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.75 | -15.25 | 8.2 | 0.16 | 1.84 |
| 52 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 7.11 | 1.2 | 3.81 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 53 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.9 | -10.67 | 12.64 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 54 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.9 | -8.33 | 12.65 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 55 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.73 | -14.33 | 12.61 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 56 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.5 | -8.33 | 10.76 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 57 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Texas | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 20.97 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Illinois | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Iowa | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Purdue | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.7 | -2 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Drury | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -23 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -20 | 22.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3 | -22 | 26.9 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 67 | Maryville College (TN) | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.03 | -27 | 22.71 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Hamilton | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.39 | -33 | 24.52 | 0 | 0 |