Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.032766+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.39 | 17 | 16.5 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 2 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 11-0-1 | 0.92 | 24.23 | 15.58 | 6.14 | 11.91 | -0.91 |
| 3 | LSU | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 43.2 | 2.19 | 10 | 0 |
| 4 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.07 | 12.12 | 6.27 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 5 | Denver | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 17.14 | 4.79 | 6.86 | 0.14 |
| 6 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.26 | 12.4 | 2.07 | 9.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 12.33 | 1.29 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 8 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.08 | 14.78 | 9.07 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 9 | NC State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.69 | 20.86 | 8.16 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 10 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.47 | 21.14 | 6.96 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.11 | 26.9 | 0.19 | 9.96 | -1.96 |
| 12 | Navy | FBS Independents | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 20.82 | 15 | 9.18 | 11.81 | -2.81 |
| 13 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.81 | 11.44 | 3.07 | 8.3 | -1.3 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.81 | 7.33 | 7.51 | 8.7 | -2.7 |
| 15 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.74 | 10 | 3.25 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 16 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 20.61 | 12 | 12.25 | 10.59 | -2.59 |
| 17 | Illinois | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.56 | 14.71 | 6.82 | 6.71 | -1.71 |
| 18 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.47 | 5.89 | 2.97 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 19 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.21 | 9.62 | 3 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 20 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 19.84 | 9.25 | 8.58 | 7.8 | -3.8 |
| 21 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.66 | 10.33 | 2.99 | 5.43 | -0.43 |
| 22 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.23 | 9.89 | 6.66 | 8.57 | -1.57 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19 | 14.6 | 4.08 | 9.48 | -2.48 |
| 24 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 18.88 | 5.92 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 25 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 18.88 | 12.5 | -1.06 | 11.4 | -2.4 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.69 | 11.8 | -0.09 | 9.88 | -1.88 |
| 27 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.88 | 9.29 | 8.2 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 28 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 17.68 | 8.3 | 1.57 | 9.44 | -3.44 |
| 29 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 17.64 | 4.5 | 4.94 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 30 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.46 | 9.88 | -0.62 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 31 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.34 | 8.71 | 5.83 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 32 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-3 | 0.5 | 17.06 | 5.9 | 5.43 | 9.46 | -4.46 |
| 33 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.93 | 3.38 | 6.12 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 34 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.79 | 7.75 | 2.57 | 6.27 | -1.27 |
| 35 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.61 | 11.9 | 5.41 | 9.71 | -3.71 |
| 36 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.54 | 13.2 | 4.07 | 9.71 | -3.71 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.48 | 8.11 | 6.52 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 38 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.46 | 5.88 | 1.23 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 39 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.39 | 15.11 | 2.73 | 8.62 | -2.62 |
| 40 | TCU | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.72 | 9.67 | -0.9 | 7.88 | -1.88 |
| 41 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.51 | 8.56 | 6.77 | 8.34 | -3.34 |
| 42 | Utah | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.16 | 12.83 | 5.12 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.54 | 7 | 10.54 | 8.11 | -3.11 |
| 44 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.27 | 7.57 | 6.45 | 6.56 | -2.56 |
| 45 | Purdue | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.02 | 6.57 | 5.08 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 46 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.99 | 10.44 | 3.56 | 7.18 | -2.18 |
| 47 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.12 | -3 | 15.39 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 48 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 13 | 10.2 | 7.76 | 9.31 | -4.31 |
| 49 | Texas | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.49 | 0 | 8.25 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 50 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.81 | -0.71 | 2.55 | 3.07 | 0.93 |
| 51 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.52 | -0.89 | 1.69 | 3.92 | 1.08 |
| 52 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.95 | -1 | 9.23 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 53 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.56 | -4.5 | 3.76 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 54 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.53 | -5.11 | 3.7 | 1.88 | 2.12 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.89 | -0.71 | 5.65 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 56 | Iowa | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 8.62 | 9.57 | 12.14 | 5.9 | -3.9 |
| 57 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.36 | -3.86 | 7.33 | 1.68 | 1.32 |
| 58 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.96 | -3.4 | 8.14 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 59 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.62 | -1.56 | 5.27 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 60 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.57 | -2 | 6.74 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 61 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.28 | -0.14 | 6.52 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 62 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.19 | -3.25 | 2.52 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.09 | -5.12 | 6.81 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 64 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.74 | -14.5 | 16.92 | 0.41 | 2.59 |
| 65 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.88 | -4.71 | 12.04 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 66 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.29 | -11.14 | 13.84 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.27 | -27 | 13.07 | 0.04 | 0.96 |