Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.031766+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.31 | 24 | 16.12 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.68 | 18.71 | 9.37 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 3 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.98 | 35 | 3.42 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.95 | 12.8 | 7.11 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 22 | 3.4 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-3 | 0.62 | 24.59 | 8.5 | 6.79 | 7.99 | -2.99 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.28 | 12.78 | 3.59 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 8 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 41.2 | -0.03 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.19 | 15.17 | 2.8 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 10 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 15.75 | 1.31 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.93 | 8 | 3.31 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 12 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.69 | 9.86 | 1.69 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.5 | 18.83 | -1.12 | 6 | 0 |
| 14 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.32 | 13.86 | -1.06 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 15 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.88 | 9.6 | -2.01 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 16 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 15.75 | -4.84 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 17 | Denver | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.71 | 24 | -5.91 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 18 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.64 | 10.33 | -3.1 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.59 | 17.75 | 9.26 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 20 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.52 | 12.4 | -4.82 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 22.41 | 7.6 | -3.19 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 22 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.81 | 22 | -10 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 23 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 21.64 | 16.4 | -10 | 5 | 0 |
| 24 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.54 | 14.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.52 | 17 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.86 | 17.8 | 6.55 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.66 | 20.33 | 1.31 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.31 | 14.2 | 6.79 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 29 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.3 | 15.67 | 0.48 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 30 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.05 | 16.2 | 2.37 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 31 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.96 | 22.8 | 0.4 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 32 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.84 | 28 | -4.15 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 33 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.92 | 11.4 | 7.51 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 34 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.89 | 7.6 | 7.35 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 35 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.82 | 18.6 | 0.47 | 4.92 | -1.92 |
| 36 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.76 | 14.4 | -2.98 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 37 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.72 | 13.6 | 3.75 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.97 | 13.75 | -0.71 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 39 | Texas | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.93 | 4 | 16.24 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 40 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.7 | 10 | -1.31 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 41 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17 | 12.29 | 4.99 | 6.74 | -2.74 |
| 42 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.92 | 11.83 | 2.29 | 5.51 | -1.51 |
| 43 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.72 | 8.14 | -1.1 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 44 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.69 | 3.4 | -3.41 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 45 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.66 | 7 | 4.69 | 3.7 | -1.7 |
| 46 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-1-3 | 0.33 | 16.55 | 1.67 | 12.26 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| 47 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.51 | 13.83 | 1.45 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 48 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.95 | 4 | 4.45 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 49 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.49 | -4.5 | 13.98 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 50 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.46 | 8.8 | 3.73 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 51 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.06 | 9.29 | 6.95 | 6.57 | -2.57 |
| 52 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.25 | 25 | 6.98 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 53 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.21 | -0.4 | 2.19 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | 2.67 | 5.94 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 55 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.04 | 7.5 | -1.23 | 3.27 | -1.27 |
| 56 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.94 | -3 | -2.98 | 1.48 | 1.52 |
| 57 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.64 | 10.57 | 4.65 | 6.58 | -3.58 |
| 58 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.37 | 5 | 7.76 | 4.19 | -2.19 |
| 59 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.98 | -4.5 | 9.55 | 0.84 | 1.16 |
| 60 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.76 | 1.17 | 6.93 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 61 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.19 | -0.6 | 2.82 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 62 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.1 | -4.4 | 8.59 | 1.15 | 0.85 |
| 63 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.55 | 4.5 | 16.09 | 3.08 | -2.08 |
| 64 | Utah | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.01 | -1.67 | 12.27 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 65 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.13 | -10 | 16.32 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 66 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.03 | -11.25 | 12.01 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.19 | -26.5 | 10.94 | 0.06 | 0.94 |