Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.031285+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.13 | 22.33 | 16.51 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Texas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.16 | 13.5 | 14.13 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.02 | 35 | 5.3 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.02 | 17 | 8.72 | 2 | -1 |
| 5 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.53 | 3.67 | 10.58 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.26 | 10.2 | 5.67 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.15 | 27 | 1.73 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.04 | 11.25 | 4.39 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 25.5 | 3.53 | 2 | 0 |
| 10 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 24.2 | 0.09 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 28.33 | 0.25 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 14.29 | 1.33 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 24 | 0.39 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 14 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.59 | 20.67 | 0.77 | 3 | -1 |
| 15 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 47.67 | -2.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 25.75 | -0.84 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.25 | 17.67 | -1.97 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.2 | 19.5 | -1.23 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 19 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.17 | 18.33 | -1.97 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 27.75 | -3.83 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.84 | 6.67 | 1.02 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 22 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.73 | 13.4 | -2.98 | 5 | -1 |
| 23 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.48 | 11 | -2.57 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 24 | Denver | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.22 | 22 | -6.95 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 25 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.94 | 16 | -6.95 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.68 | 27.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.56 | 24 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.52 | 22.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 19.5 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.46 | 20 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.43 | 18.6 | -10 | 5 | 0 |
| 32 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.43 | 19.5 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 33 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.36 | 17.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 34 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.22 | 13 | -10 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 35 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.81 | 11 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 21.61 | 5.33 | -10 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 37 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 21.56 | 7.33 | -10 | 2.77 | -0.77 |
| 38 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.2 | 4 | -10 | 0.77 | 0.23 |
| 39 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.51 | 14.2 | 1.51 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 40 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.45 | 17.5 | 4.01 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.36 | 16.67 | 9.92 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 42 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.25 | 5 | 15.18 | 2.28 | -0.28 |
| 43 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.14 | 16.6 | -10 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 44 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 10.67 | 1.56 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 45 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.49 | 9.33 | 1.63 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 46 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.83 | 0.75 | -1.27 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 47 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.46 | 10.33 | 2.44 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 48 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.13 | 4.67 | 2.21 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 49 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.05 | 0.33 | 1.64 | 1.61 | 0.39 |
| 50 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.81 | 12.6 | 4.11 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 51 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.48 | 43.5 | 6.57 | 1.99 | -0.99 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.53 | 12 | 6.53 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 53 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.76 | 1.25 | 19.38 | 2.78 | -1.78 |
| 54 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 10.25 | -1.23 | 3.71 | -1.71 |
| 55 | Illinois | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.19 | 2 | 2.44 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 56 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.34 | 7.25 | -1.19 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 57 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.29 | -3 | 6.97 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 58 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.02 | 13.6 | 4.22 | 4.8 | -2.8 |
| 59 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.71 | 3.67 | 12.09 | 2.36 | -1.36 |
| 60 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.93 | -10.67 | 13.2 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.79 | -7 | 7.83 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 62 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.73 | -3 | 2.21 | 0.43 | 0.57 |
| 63 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.62 | -12 | 19.04 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 64 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.34 | -26.5 | 13.07 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 65 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Utah | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.93 | -8 | 23.48 | 0.38 | -0.38 |
| 67 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.19 | -9 | 25.39 | 0 | 0 |