Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.031054+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.32 | 31 | 10.43 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.63 | 19.5 | 9.51 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 28 | 6.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 5 | 25.51 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 5 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 23 | 2.29 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 24.2 | 1.35 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.25 | 13.8 | 0.76 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 5.5 | 7.06 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 9 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.08 | 13 | 1.28 | 3 | -1 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 20.67 | 1.01 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 50 | -3.02 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.89 | 13.5 | 2.29 | 2 | -1 |
| 13 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 13 | -0.45 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.42 | 11 | -1.5 | 4 | -1 |
| 15 | Denver | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 24.5 | -4.83 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 16 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 20.75 | -7.84 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | LSU | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.48 | 58.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.38 | 26 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.33 | 26.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 34 | 3.95 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.26 | 23.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.16 | 18.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.15 | 33.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.06 | 31 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 17 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 31 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23 | 30 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.94 | 12.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 13.67 | -10 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 30 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 22 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.74 | 24.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.65 | 19.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.63 | 19 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.6 | 16 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.58 | 17.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.56 | 8.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.54 | 16.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 38 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 12 | -10 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 39 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.3 | 10 | -10 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 40 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 21.94 | 5.5 | -10 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 41 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 21.91 | 5 | -10 | 1.82 | -0.82 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.17 | 92 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.76 | 47 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.56 | 35 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.87 | 11 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.68 | 8.5 | -10 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 47 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.24 | 4 | -10 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 48 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.36 | 15.67 | -0.08 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 49 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.27 | 23 | -3.86 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 50 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.17 | 9 | -10 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 51 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.05 | 1.33 | 0.99 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 52 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.11 | -0.33 | 0.23 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.95 | 13 | 7.57 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 54 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.69 | 4.5 | 5.6 | 1.8 | -0.8 |
| 55 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.1 | 1.67 | 17.09 | 2.09 | -1.09 |
| 56 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.79 | 2.5 | -6.04 | 1.62 | -0.62 |
| 57 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | -1.5 | 5.77 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 58 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.3 | 10 | 7.88 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 59 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.53 | 0.5 | 6.48 | 1.03 | -0.03 |
| 60 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10 | -7 | 22.75 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 61 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.97 | 5.33 | 1.94 | 2.36 | -1.36 |
| 62 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -1 | 5.77 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 63 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.91 | 4.25 | 8.16 | 3.12 | -2.12 |
| 64 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.35 | -26.5 | 6.79 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 65 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Utah | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.86 | -2 | 20.7 | 0.43 | -0.43 |
| 67 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -10.5 | 26.31 | 0 | 0 |