Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.030828+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 27.25 | -2.15 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.56 | 12 | 22.43 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 17.33 | 0.22 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 23.67 | -5.99 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.51 | 37 | -4.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 13 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 31.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 26 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 24.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24 | 19.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 19 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 17 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 16 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 17.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.72 | 17 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 15 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Indiana | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.54 | 13.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.48 | 10.5 | 6.51 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 5 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.03 | 10.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.97 | 39 | -0.28 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.13 | 76 | -3.36 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.53 | 6 | 0.02 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.21 | 51 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 25 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.19 | 50 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.1 | 41 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.92 | 29 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.8 | 32 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 29 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.75 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.74 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Denver | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.7 | 47 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 20.68 | 20 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.61 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.46 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.37 | 30 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.31 | 11 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.27 | 11 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.21 | 10 | -10 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 39 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.05 | 11 | -10 | 0.92 | 0.08 |
| 40 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.99 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.91 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.87 | 5 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.86 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.8 | 15 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.77 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.45 | 4 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.64 | 21.33 | -5.57 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 48 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.2 | 7.67 | -10 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 49 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.65 | 8.5 | 6.29 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 50 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.59 | 2.5 | -0.17 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 51 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.57 | 7.67 | 3.13 | 2.63 | -1.63 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 3.95 | -24 | 3.73 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 53 | Texas | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | Iowa | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Utah | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Northwestern | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.35 | -6 | 28.18 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.36 | -6 | 1.03 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -15 | 23.01 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.44 | -10 | 29.38 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Purdue | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.67 | -39 | 2.76 | 0 | 0 |