Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.105938+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.04 | 31.67 | 10.12 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.46 | 22.33 | 8.03 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 14.4 | 9.98 | 4.89 | 0.11 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 24.5 | 7.49 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.86 | 20.83 | 5.71 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 6 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 16 | 5.51 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.3 | 25.67 | 2.03 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | TCU | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.2 | 21 | 5.05 | 2 | -1 |
| 9 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 18.2 | 1.9 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.58 | 8.5 | 5.35 | 2 | -1 |
| 11 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 25 | -0.47 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 11 | 1.96 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 18 | 0.58 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Denver | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 29 | -2.94 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 24.25 | -2.76 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 8.5 | 3.75 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 22.25 | -2.52 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 18 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.71 | 45 | -6.65 | 3 | -1 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.69 | 13.33 | -2.14 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.57 | 15.67 | -3.34 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 33.33 | -7.05 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 16 | -4.99 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.13 | 15.4 | -5.85 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 24 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.78 | 31.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.57 | 33 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.39 | 25.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.37 | 18.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.29 | 15.67 | -10 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 29 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.27 | 22 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.14 | 11.75 | -10 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 31 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 22.01 | 4.5 | -6.38 | 1.84 | -0.84 |
| 32 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.93 | 15 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 33 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.78 | 7.33 | -10 | 2.92 | 0.08 |
| 34 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.77 | 12.5 | -10 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 35 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.29 | 3 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 36 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.18 | 17.2 | -2.06 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 37 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.06 | 7.8 | 1.66 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.04 | 26.5 | -1.06 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.94 | 24.25 | -4.75 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 40 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 18.69 | 1 | -10 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.71 | 11.33 | 2.09 | 2.72 | -0.72 |
| 42 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.5 | 4 | 12.52 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 43 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.26 | 6 | -0.21 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 44 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | 30.67 | 0.98 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 45 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.13 | 5.33 | 1.42 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 46 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 12.67 | 1.97 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 47 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.7 | 5.67 | -2.01 | 2.41 | -0.41 |
| 48 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.6 | 8 | 2.37 | 2.39 | -0.39 |
| 49 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.94 | 4 | 1.99 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 50 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.63 | 4.67 | -7.45 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 51 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.62 | 4.5 | -1.29 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 52 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.54 | 2 | 21.71 | 1.45 | -0.45 |
| 53 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.08 | 22 | 7.58 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 54 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 7.25 | 12.09 | 3.74 | -1.74 |
| 55 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 5.5 | 6.71 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 56 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.64 | 4.75 | 7.58 | 3.07 | -1.07 |
| 57 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.63 | 6.67 | 1.99 | 2.51 | -1.51 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.58 | 4.5 | 6.55 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 59 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 11.46 | -1.25 | -1.82 | 1.22 | -0.22 |
| 60 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.23 | -9.75 | 7.15 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
| 61 | Wyoming | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.56 | -7.5 | -0.92 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 62 | Iowa | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.28 | -19 | 7.98 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Illinois | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.25 | 4.33 | 2.37 | 2.3 | -1.3 |
| 64 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.08 | 2.67 | 12.42 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 65 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.05 | -5 | 12.69 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 66 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.77 | -3.25 | 8.29 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 67 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.62 | -9.33 | 13.01 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.43 | -10.67 | 12.63 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 69 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.18 | -5.33 | 23.68 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 70 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.89 | -15.33 | 12.39 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 71 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 0-0-2 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 15.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.5 | -6.67 | 1.77 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.45 | -18 | 22.93 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 74 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -32 | 6.37 | 0 | 0 |