Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.033008+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.19 | 17 | 16.03 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 2 | LSU | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 43.2 | 2.58 | 10 | 0 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 11-0-1 | 0.92 | 24.13 | 15.58 | 6.09 | 11.91 | -0.91 |
| 4 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.9 | 12.12 | 5.8 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 5 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.13 | 12.4 | 1.9 | 9.99 | -0.99 |
| 6 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 9-0-0 | 1 | 22.93 | 12.33 | 0.88 | 8.9 | 0.1 |
| 7 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.99 | 14.78 | 9.12 | 8.93 | -1.93 |
| 8 | NC State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.58 | 20.86 | 7.86 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 9 | Denver | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.55 | 14.5 | 6.12 | 7.73 | -0.73 |
| 10 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 10-2-1 | 0.77 | 21.44 | 12.85 | 13.39 | 12.54 | -2.54 |
| 11 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.39 | 21.14 | 6.77 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 12 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 20.99 | 26.9 | -0.03 | 9.96 | -1.96 |
| 13 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.8 | 10 | 3.95 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.72 | 7.33 | 7.22 | 8.7 | -2.7 |
| 15 | Navy | FBS Independents | 9-2-1 | 0.75 | 20.64 | 15 | 9.04 | 11.81 | -2.81 |
| 16 | Illinois | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.46 | 14.71 | 6.71 | 6.71 | -1.71 |
| 17 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.31 | 5.89 | 3.1 | 7.83 | -0.83 |
| 18 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.1 | 9.62 | 2.53 | 7.61 | -1.61 |
| 19 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 19.77 | 9.25 | 8.59 | 7.8 | -3.8 |
| 20 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.58 | 10.33 | 2.98 | 5.43 | -0.43 |
| 21 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 10-2-1 | 0.77 | 19.26 | 12.62 | 0.38 | 12.44 | -2.44 |
| 22 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.98 | 9.89 | 6.1 | 8.57 | -1.57 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.81 | 14.6 | 3.35 | 9.48 | -2.48 |
| 24 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.71 | 18.88 | 5.63 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 25 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.67 | 7.2 | 4.94 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 26 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.69 | 9.29 | 8.14 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 27 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 17.59 | 4.5 | 4.77 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 28 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 17.48 | 8.3 | 1.31 | 9.44 | -3.44 |
| 29 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.28 | 9.88 | -0.76 | 7.66 | -1.66 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.24 | 9.45 | 1.61 | 10.58 | -2.58 |
| 31 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.19 | 8.71 | 5 | 6.41 | -1.41 |
| 32 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-3 | 0.5 | 16.98 | 5.9 | 5.35 | 9.46 | -4.46 |
| 33 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.74 | 3.38 | 6.1 | 6.02 | -1.02 |
| 34 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.64 | 7.75 | 1.73 | 6.27 | -1.27 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.51 | 8.11 | 6.77 | 7.52 | -1.52 |
| 36 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.5 | 11.9 | 4.75 | 9.71 | -3.71 |
| 37 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.47 | 13.2 | 4.05 | 9.71 | -3.71 |
| 38 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.39 | 5.88 | 1.22 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 39 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.32 | 15.11 | 2.26 | 8.62 | -2.62 |
| 40 | TCU | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.7 | 9.67 | -0.02 | 7.88 | -1.88 |
| 41 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.45 | 8.56 | 6.83 | 8.34 | -3.34 |
| 42 | Utah | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.05 | 12.83 | 4.87 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.35 | 7 | 9.97 | 8.11 | -3.11 |
| 44 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.19 | 7.57 | 6.19 | 6.56 | -2.56 |
| 45 | Purdue | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.95 | 6.57 | 4.98 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 46 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.84 | 10.44 | 3.24 | 7.18 | -2.18 |
| 47 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.09 | -3 | 15.64 | 1.55 | 1.45 |
| 48 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 10.2 | 7.24 | 9.31 | -4.31 |
| 49 | Texas | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12.47 | 0 | 7.69 | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| 50 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.76 | -0.71 | 2.48 | 3.07 | 0.93 |
| 51 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.39 | -0.89 | 1.66 | 3.92 | 1.08 |
| 52 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.71 | -1 | 8.87 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 53 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.49 | -4.5 | 3.64 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 54 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.41 | -5.11 | 3.53 | 1.88 | 2.12 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.99 | -0.71 | 5.51 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 56 | Iowa | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 8.55 | 9.57 | 11.55 | 5.9 | -3.9 |
| 57 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.32 | -3.86 | 7.23 | 1.68 | 1.32 |
| 58 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.78 | -3.4 | 7.85 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 59 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.58 | -1.56 | 5.14 | 3.48 | -0.48 |
| 60 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 7.55 | -2 | 6.62 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 61 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 7.16 | -0.14 | 6.21 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 62 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.06 | -3.25 | 2.83 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.05 | -5.12 | 7.4 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 64 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.8 | -14.5 | 16.55 | 0.41 | 2.59 |
| 65 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.83 | -4.71 | 11.93 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.26 | -27 | 12.92 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.24 | -11.14 | 13.26 | 0.25 | 0.75 |