Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.963914+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iowa | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.22 | 18 | 20.62 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Texas | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.11 | 14 | 16.37 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 3 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.01 | 5.5 | 18.39 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 4 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.49 | 36.4 | 8.48 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.32 | 14.33 | 11.38 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 6 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 28.5 | 6.75 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 28.14 | 6.74 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.68 | 11.25 | 9.83 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 9 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.6 | 31.67 | 0.29 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 10 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.57 | 25.17 | 1.17 | 6 | -1 |
| 11 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.35 | 11 | 3.52 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 12 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 36.5 | -1.27 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.12 | 17 | 0.57 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 14 | Utah | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 17.6 | -0.95 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.76 | 16.25 | -1.27 | 4 | -1 |
| 16 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.26 | 19.88 | 8.01 | 7.86 | -0.86 |
| 17 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.01 | 13 | 6.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.99 | 15.33 | -4.85 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 19.25 | -6.45 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.68 | 14.25 | -5.56 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 22.57 | 19 | -7.21 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 22 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.2 | 24.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.09 | 21 | -10 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 24 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22 | 38.5 | 4.17 | 6 | -1 |
| 25 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.38 | 25.8 | 8.77 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 26 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.25 | 16.2 | 9.54 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 27 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.16 | 17.2 | 9.2 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 28 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.15 | 17.33 | 4.93 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 29 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.13 | 10.86 | 6.72 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 30 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.86 | 28.5 | 1.08 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 31 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.3 | 29.25 | 5.4 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 32 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 16.2 | 0.8 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 33 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 26.2 | 0.76 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 34 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.56 | 12 | -1.09 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 35 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.51 | 14.5 | -4 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 36 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.48 | 29.8 | -2.72 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 37 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.43 | 12.6 | -0.06 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.37 | 12.25 | 6.12 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 39 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.19 | 14.5 | -1 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 40 | Drake | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.01 | 2.4 | 1.88 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 41 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.93 | 9.75 | -0.64 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 42 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.86 | 9 | 6.71 | 3.75 | -1.75 |
| 43 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.35 | 15.5 | 4.18 | 3.85 | -1.85 |
| 44 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.05 | 12 | 2.72 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.89 | 12.33 | 2.89 | 5.68 | -1.68 |
| 46 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.86 | 7 | 4.17 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 47 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.81 | 11.67 | 2.02 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 48 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.1 | -0.5 | 7.93 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 49 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.04 | 9.6 | 2.62 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 50 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.99 | 35.5 | 6.74 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 51 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 14.76 | -3.25 | 9.91 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 52 | LSU | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.11 | 18 | 11.54 | 3.87 | -1.87 |
| 53 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.04 | 2 | 9.52 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 54 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.72 | 4 | 0.78 | 4.21 | -2.21 |
| 55 | Illinois | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.87 | -12.5 | 13.04 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 56 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.73 | 9 | -7.54 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 57 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.95 | -9.5 | 7.48 | 0.36 | 1.64 |
| 58 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.88 | -14.67 | 13.28 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 59 | Drury | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.55 | -11 | 20.9 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 60 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.8 | -11.8 | 8.61 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 61 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.78 | -11.6 | 9.88 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 62 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.56 | -19 | 7.87 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 63 | Purdue | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.76 | -2 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -11 | -3.08 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 65 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -30.33 | 11.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Maryville College (TN) | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3 | -28.75 | 18.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Hamilton | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.07 | -29.33 | 20.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.1 | -27.75 | 25.6 | 0 | 0 |