Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:17.964657+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.09 | 28.5 | 11.58 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 29.75 | 9.62 | 3.94 | 0.06 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.02 | 14.71 | 8.78 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 4 | Yale | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.88 | 20.67 | 7.06 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.42 | 18.91 | 10.46 | 10.88 | -0.88 |
| 6 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 23.23 | 19.1 | 10.6 | 9.69 | -0.69 |
| 7 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.79 | 15.44 | 10.38 | 8.82 | -0.82 |
| 8 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.47 | 25.38 | 7.78 | 7.92 | -0.92 |
| 9 | Texas | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.64 | 13.71 | 12.15 | 6.53 | -1.53 |
| 10 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.62 | 20.12 | 6.46 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 11 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.51 | 17.44 | 4.34 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 12 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.01 | 30.12 | -0.71 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 13 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.51 | 34.29 | -1.58 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.5 | 33.5 | 6.05 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 15 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.28 | 28.78 | 6.96 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.19 | 17.86 | -0.89 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 17 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.13 | 30.8 | 4.26 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.09 | 12 | 14.93 | 3.66 | -0.66 |
| 19 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.93 | 12.57 | 2.54 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 20 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.93 | 16.83 | 0.38 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 21 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.85 | 12 | 1.15 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 22 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 19.12 | 18.62 | -8.11 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 23 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.96 | 6.6 | 6.24 | 9.28 | -2.28 |
| 24 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.81 | 8.2 | 5.84 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 25 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 18.5 | 4.14 | 2.25 | 5.16 | -1.16 |
| 26 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.46 | 16 | 9.23 | 6.64 | -1.64 |
| 27 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.32 | 12.33 | 3.56 | 8.4 | -2.4 |
| 28 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.24 | 10.62 | 3.95 | 7.14 | -1.14 |
| 29 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.19 | 5.8 | 5.89 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 30 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.16 | 7 | -0.35 | 7.64 | -0.64 |
| 31 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.98 | 12.5 | 6.94 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 32 | Swarthmore | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.64 | 9.43 | 5.06 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 33 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.63 | 11 | 5.23 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| 34 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.48 | 7.88 | -0.83 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 35 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.42 | 21.44 | 5.82 | 8.73 | -2.73 |
| 36 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.39 | 9.14 | 4.81 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17 | -0.25 | 10.18 | 1.93 | 1.07 |
| 38 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 16.81 | -0.17 | 7.68 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 39 | Iowa State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.77 | 14.5 | 3.96 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 40 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.12 | 11.11 | 0.99 | 8.38 | -2.38 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.92 | 14.75 | 4.89 | 7.2 | -2.2 |
| 42 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.16 | 7 | 11.62 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 43 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.03 | 5.4 | 6.18 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 44 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.55 | 4.33 | 4.76 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 45 | Utah | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.54 | 6.75 | -1.64 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 46 | Grinnell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.2 | 1.62 | 3.27 | 4.6 | 0.4 |
| 47 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.6 | 7.14 | -1.11 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 48 | Minnesota | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 0.75 | 22.18 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 49 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.25 | 7.14 | 10.44 | 5.93 | -2.93 |
| 50 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.02 | 1.25 | 3.84 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 51 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.31 | 6.4 | 2.28 | 3.87 | -1.87 |
| 52 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.85 | 4.11 | 1.41 | 6.57 | -2.57 |
| 53 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.16 | 3 | 11.48 | 5.12 | -2.12 |
| 54 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.44 | -5.25 | 14.73 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 55 | Drake | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.3 | -1.14 | 1.03 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 56 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.94 | -4.25 | 13.62 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 57 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.67 | -9.78 | 12.08 | 1.25 | 1.75 |
| 58 | Samford | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.32 | -12.29 | 6.54 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 59 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.19 | -19.38 | 6.29 | 0.03 | 1.97 |
| 60 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.16 | -15.75 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 61 | Drury | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.72 | -10.2 | 12.07 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 62 | Hamilton | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.27 | -18.4 | 11.72 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 63 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.71 | -13.5 | 2.23 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 64 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.65 | -16.43 | 13.32 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 65 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.78 | -22 | 11.01 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 66 | Purdue | Western | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -20.25 | 10.5 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 67 | Maryville College (TN) | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.61 | -23.6 | 12.05 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -34.8 | 13.99 | 0 | 0 |