Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.105685+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.29 | 6 | 14.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.11 | 30.5 | 9.04 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Denver | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.31 | 31 | 5.11 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | LSU | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.28 | 40 | 5.13 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.21 | 15.5 | 8.63 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 6 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.08 | 24.4 | 2.16 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 7 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.96 | 28 | 2.38 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 18 | 3.08 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 31.67 | 1.33 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 10.5 | 4.32 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.16 | 16.67 | 2.43 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 12 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 22.5 | -3.93 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 18.5 | -3.9 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 33.33 | -7.62 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.93 | 28.5 | -5.99 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.66 | 18 | -4.8 | 2 | -1 |
| 17 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.43 | 29.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.34 | 15 | -5.99 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.14 | 36.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.13 | 15.5 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.94 | 11.75 | -7.88 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.93 | 14 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.86 | 24.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.74 | 10 | -10 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 25 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 18.5 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 20.5 | -10 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 27 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.66 | 16.5 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 28 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.59 | 15 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 29 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.59 | 15 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.53 | 14 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.4 | 11.5 | -10 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 32 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.32 | 10.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.82 | 4.5 | -10 | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 34 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 21.73 | 4 | -10 | 3 | -2 |
| 35 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.57 | 3 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.97 | 64 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.81 | 55 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | TCU | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.69 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.65 | 39 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.29 | 22 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 20.14 | 17 | -10 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 42 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.1 | 17 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 20.07 | 4.5 | -6.16 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 44 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.93 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.91 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 19.81 | 9.5 | -10 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 47 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.18 | 3 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.96 | 28.33 | 1.53 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 49 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.7 | 1 | -10 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 50 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.26 | 10.67 | 9.95 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 7.67 | 0.49 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 52 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 7.33 | 1.2 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 53 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.96 | 3 | 5.8 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 54 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.86 | 1.5 | 8.03 | 1.26 | -0.26 |
| 55 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 1 | 6.78 | 1.09 | -0.09 |
| 56 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.57 | -9 | 2.42 | 0.52 | 1.48 |
| 57 | Illinois | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 9.5 | -10 | 1.93 | -0.93 |
| 58 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.41 | 17 | 5.69 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 59 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.98 | 4.67 | -10 | 2.45 | -1.45 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.72 | -6 | 7.63 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 61 | Wyoming | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.17 | -13 | 6.61 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 62 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.99 | 1.5 | 7.69 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 63 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.77 | -6.5 | 8.03 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 64 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.99 | -7.5 | 6.14 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 65 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.1 | -19 | 7.63 | 0 | 1 |
| 66 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.73 | -4.33 | 10.64 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 67 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | 20.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.61 | -1.5 | 6.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.16 | -5 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.34 | -10.5 | 24.44 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Samford | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -12.5 | 21.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Purdue | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -24.5 | 11.87 | 0.01 | -0.01 |