Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.031520+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.18 | 22.33 | 13.65 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 35 | 3.61 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 16.6 | 6.31 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.14 | 20.17 | 4.89 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 5 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.11 | 22.5 | 4.22 | 6 | -1 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 22.5 | 4.25 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.95 | 8 | 7.65 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 8 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.89 | 3.67 | 9.2 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 9 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.76 | 15.75 | 4.05 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.74 | 12.5 | 4.57 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 11 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 24.48 | 9.71 | 3.82 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 12 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.13 | 17.6 | 0.45 | 5 | -1 |
| 13 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 15.75 | 1.31 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 28 | -1.39 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.92 | 11.5 | 0.96 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 16 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 22.25 | -1.35 | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 32.5 | -3.63 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.64 | 20 | -2.9 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 19 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 49.5 | -5.8 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.51 | 26 | -4.06 | 4 | -1 |
| 21 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.39 | 21.4 | -4.15 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.02 | 15.5 | -4.14 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 12.4 | -3.69 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.92 | 20 | -5.53 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Denver | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.7 | 22 | -7.31 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 26 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.69 | 10.5 | -5.07 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 27 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.24 | 27 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.03 | 19 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.01 | 22 | -10 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 30 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.84 | 14.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.62 | 10.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 21.19 | 5 | -10 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 33 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.18 | 14.8 | 4.08 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 34 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.12 | 18 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 35 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 16.5 | 9.33 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.99 | 15 | 3.05 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 37 | Texas | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.86 | 4 | 16.34 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.64 | 9.5 | 3.69 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 39 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.55 | 13.75 | -1.33 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 40 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.22 | 14 | 6.63 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 41 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.49 | 11.5 | 4.69 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.38 | 34.33 | 1.54 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 43 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 9.67 | 1.42 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 44 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.04 | 2.5 | -1.21 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 45 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.95 | 7 | 4.95 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 46 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 10.33 | 2.71 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 47 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.63 | 0.75 | -1.21 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 48 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.92 | 10.5 | 7.52 | 5.63 | -2.63 |
| 49 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.91 | 3 | -1.95 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 50 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.86 | 7.5 | -4.16 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 51 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 15.01 | 7.33 | 13.65 | 2.77 | -1.77 |
| 52 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.62 | 13.4 | -2.89 | 4.84 | -1.84 |
| 53 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-3 | 0.2 | 13.37 | 1 | 19.05 | 3.21 | -2.21 |
| 54 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.93 | 13.33 | 1.59 | 5.82 | -2.82 |
| 55 | Illinois | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.12 | 2 | 2.71 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.71 | -3.75 | 5.79 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 57 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.63 | -3 | 8.29 | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| 58 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.89 | 1.4 | 3.43 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 59 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.42 | 7.67 | 1.57 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| 60 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7 | 1.25 | 12.89 | 2.5 | -1.5 |
| 61 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.88 | 4.5 | 16.19 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
| 62 | Utah | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.38 | -1.67 | 12.05 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 63 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -7 | 7.06 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 64 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.95 | -10.67 | 11.09 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 65 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.54 | -4.75 | 5.86 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 66 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.42 | -10 | 18.21 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.3 | -26.5 | 13.95 | 0.06 | 0.94 |