Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.032019+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.74 | 24 | 14.38 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | NC State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 31.5 | 7.19 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.66 | 18.86 | 5.38 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 4 | LSU | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.54 | 42.67 | 2.01 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 24.45 | 14.5 | 5.34 | 9.9 | -0.9 |
| 6 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.05 | 13.86 | 3.49 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 7 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.67 | 14.25 | 1.67 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Denver | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.57 | 22.8 | -0.29 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.5 | 10.8 | 1.53 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.04 | 13.6 | -1.28 | 4.84 | 0.16 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 17.71 | -2.85 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 14.25 | -1.52 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.89 | 9.75 | -0.91 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.5 | 14.25 | 10.8 | 7.76 | -1.76 |
| 15 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.46 | 9 | -3 | 5.86 | 0.14 |
| 16 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 22.46 | 16.67 | -4.89 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 17 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.44 | 18.44 | 7.95 | 8.91 | -1.91 |
| 18 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.23 | 14.17 | -5.55 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 21.41 | 16.4 | -10 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.36 | 18.43 | 4.8 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 21 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.28 | 9.5 | 9.29 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 22 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.92 | 20.83 | 5.64 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.91 | 13.5 | 7.33 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 24 | George Washington | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.6 | 29.43 | -1.23 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 25 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 20.42 | 7.11 | 5.27 | 8.85 | -3.85 |
| 26 | Saint Louis | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.13 | 13.43 | 2.53 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 27 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.97 | 4.88 | 4.21 | 6.49 | -1.49 |
| 28 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.97 | 9.8 | 5.3 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 29 | Purdue | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.51 | 12.2 | 3.82 | 4.3 | -0.3 |
| 30 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.47 | 22.8 | 0.15 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 31 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.33 | 6.5 | 4.93 | 5.84 | -1.84 |
| 32 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.75 | 11.33 | 5.71 | 5.91 | -2.91 |
| 33 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.72 | 9.6 | -0.2 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 34 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.47 | 14.4 | -3.83 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 35 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.35 | 7.6 | 5.93 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 36 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.06 | 8.78 | -1.13 | 8.03 | -1.03 |
| 37 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 5.5 | -4.58 | 5.18 | -1.18 |
| 38 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.4 | 7.5 | 9.3 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 39 | Texas | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 7.83 | 10.07 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 40 | TCU | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.23 | 13.29 | 0.88 | 6.62 | -1.62 |
| 41 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.99 | 6.86 | 7.53 | 6.26 | -2.26 |
| 42 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.49 | 12.67 | -0.68 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 43 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.14 | 5.33 | 0.9 | 2.36 | -0.36 |
| 44 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.32 | 9.17 | 4.45 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 45 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.96 | 8.12 | 9.54 | 7.26 | -3.26 |
| 46 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.78 | 10 | 5.66 | 7.55 | -3.55 |
| 47 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.48 | 11 | 2.81 | 6.42 | -2.42 |
| 48 | Utah | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.17 | 17.5 | 6.66 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 49 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.09 | 12.62 | 5.33 | 7.62 | -3.62 |
| 50 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.8 | 5.17 | 8.97 | 5.23 | -2.23 |
| 51 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.69 | 3.83 | 6.44 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 52 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 12.19 | 0 | 13.26 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 53 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.12 | 2.67 | 4.79 | 3.7 | -0.7 |
| 54 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 1.2 | 2.31 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 55 | Iowa | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.54 | 15.6 | 8.02 | 4.6 | -2.6 |
| 56 | Minnesota | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.01 | -4.6 | 16.15 | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| 57 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.09 | -1.83 | -0.12 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 58 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.47 | -5.17 | -0.12 | 1.06 | 1.94 |
| 59 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.31 | -0.6 | 1.93 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.82 | -4 | 3.03 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 61 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.81 | -6.8 | 10.65 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 62 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.65 | -2.86 | 7.59 | 2.4 | -0.4 |
| 63 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -5.5 | 6 | 0.97 | 1.03 |
| 64 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.45 | -1.2 | 17.43 | 2.17 | -1.17 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.19 | -26.5 | 12.61 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 66 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.97 | -9.6 | 16.88 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 67 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -10.6 | 13.52 | 0.14 | 0.86 |