Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.107069+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 23.33 | 11.95 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.29 | 25 | 8.38 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.99 | 17.5 | 7.94 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 4 | Yale | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 22.33 | 4.46 | 9 | 0 |
| 5 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.26 | 9.5 | 6.6 | 6 | -1 |
| 6 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.83 | 24 | 1.26 | 6 | -1 |
| 7 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.54 | 20.43 | 0.46 | 7 | 0 |
| 8 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.43 | 6.29 | 4.16 | 6.26 | -0.26 |
| 9 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 22.33 | -0.51 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 11.75 | -1.04 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Colorado | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.82 | 25 | -3.33 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | NC State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.43 | 18.8 | -4.68 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 22.35 | 10.78 | 12.15 | 8.68 | -2.68 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.74 | 18 | 11.49 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 15 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.42 | 17.83 | 9.99 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 16 | Chicago | Western | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.02 | 14.5 | 12.29 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 17 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.92 | 18 | 0.59 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.57 | 20.33 | -2.4 | 8.95 | -1.95 |
| 19 | Colorado College | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.21 | 23.67 | 0.49 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 20 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.07 | 8.43 | 5.33 | 6.78 | -1.78 |
| 21 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20 | 8.83 | 8.84 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 22 | Denver | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.96 | 19.83 | -0.25 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 23 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.71 | 13 | -3.25 | 6.66 | -0.66 |
| 24 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.51 | 13 | 6.61 | 9.19 | -2.19 |
| 25 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.39 | 12.17 | -0.15 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 26 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.37 | 5.67 | 12.79 | 7.57 | -1.57 |
| 27 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.33 | 23.57 | -1.12 | 6.96 | -2.96 |
| 28 | Fordham | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.18 | 10 | 3.14 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 29 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.79 | 9.5 | 8.45 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 30 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.26 | 8.5 | 5.04 | 6.9 | -0.9 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.26 | 22.12 | -0.5 | 7.98 | -1.98 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.26 | 1.75 | 8.74 | 2.32 | 0.68 |
| 33 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.22 | 3.17 | 1.55 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.87 | 20 | 4.24 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 35 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.85 | 11 | 11.98 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 36 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.53 | 15.5 | 7.88 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 37 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.47 | 5.14 | 8 | 6.52 | -1.52 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.13 | 18.71 | -0.49 | 6.66 | -1.66 |
| 39 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.46 | 11.17 | 3.86 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 40 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.19 | 11.14 | 1.78 | 6.23 | -2.23 |
| 41 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.86 | 4.43 | 1.87 | 5.29 | -1.29 |
| 42 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.79 | 3.44 | 4.2 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 43 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.39 | 14.12 | 2.43 | 7.75 | -2.75 |
| 44 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.31 | 10.6 | 6.22 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 45 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.27 | 5 | 10 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 46 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.07 | 5 | 8.52 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 47 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.9 | 2.5 | 10.69 | 4.34 | -1.34 |
| 48 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.88 | 4.67 | 7.2 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 49 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 14.85 | 3.12 | -2.97 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 50 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.14 | 3.14 | 7.67 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 51 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.81 | 0.14 | 6.74 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 52 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.69 | 1.2 | 3.36 | 2.86 | 0.14 |
| 53 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.53 | 9.17 | 10.15 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 54 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.79 | 8.33 | 5.09 | 5.17 | -2.17 |
| 55 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.25 | 4.33 | 3.99 | 4.82 | -2.82 |
| 56 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.13 | 2.57 | 7.3 | 5.06 | -2.06 |
| 57 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12 | 2.25 | 4.55 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 58 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.66 | 1.71 | 3.35 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 59 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.62 | -3.71 | 2.23 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.16 | 0.14 | 7.69 | 3.59 | -1.59 |
| 61 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 9.01 | -8.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 62 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.96 | -0.14 | 11.52 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 63 | Iowa | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.99 | -4.33 | 15.37 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 64 | Wyoming | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.29 | -8.57 | -0.5 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| 65 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.29 | -10.29 | 10.13 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 66 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 6.86 | -3.2 | 13.36 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 67 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.12 | -7.17 | 11.6 | 1.14 | 0.86 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.88 | -5.67 | 3.76 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 69 | Colorado School Of Mines | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.64 | -12.33 | 12.18 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 70 | Purdue | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.39 | -7 | 2.06 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 71 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | -8.4 | 3.49 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 72 | Northwestern | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.75 | -14 | 10.61 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 73 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.62 | -16 | 4.35 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 74 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.27 | -16.14 | 10.03 | 0 | 0 |