Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.180959+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.2 | 17.56 | 5.99 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 12.71 | 5.91 | 7 | 0 |
| 3 | NC State | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 23.78 | 18.83 | 3.67 | 5.98 | -1.98 |
| 4 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.5 | 12.86 | 3.6 | 6.75 | 0.25 |
| 5 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 23.49 | 25 | 1.26 | 7.98 | -1.98 |
| 6 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.47 | 16.67 | 2.56 | 9 | -1 |
| 7 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.47 | 19.67 | 1.99 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.44 | 31.33 | 0.21 | 9 | 0 |
| 9 | Navy | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 23.28 | 11 | 3.04 | 9 | -1 |
| 10 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 22.78 | 3.33 | 4.4 | 5.65 | -2.65 |
| 11 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.47 | 23.86 | 12.31 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 12 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.02 | 15 | 6.73 | 10.95 | -1.95 |
| 13 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.62 | 28 | 4.46 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 14 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.49 | 16 | 8.48 | 7.88 | -1.88 |
| 15 | Minnesota | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.45 | 24.71 | 6.46 | 7 | -1 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.32 | 19.89 | 2.95 | 8.94 | -0.94 |
| 17 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.78 | 25.25 | 0.23 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.7 | 16.88 | 1.35 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 19 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.44 | 12 | 1.18 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 20 | Indiana | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.14 | 15 | 1.05 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 21 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.54 | 25.44 | 9.52 | 8.84 | -2.84 |
| 22 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 19.31 | 6.62 | -0.68 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 23 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.02 | 15.1 | 4.5 | 9.68 | -2.68 |
| 24 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.91 | 22.1 | -0.43 | 9.72 | -1.72 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.86 | 20.33 | 2.18 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.53 | 11.25 | 6.87 | 7.87 | -1.87 |
| 27 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 18.52 | 5.1 | 10.47 | 8.79 | -2.79 |
| 28 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.44 | 12.67 | 1.63 | 8.89 | -1.89 |
| 29 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.38 | 23.25 | 2.62 | 7.89 | -1.89 |
| 30 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.15 | 10.5 | 4.71 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 31 | Texas | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.02 | 15.62 | 7.83 | 7.82 | -2.82 |
| 32 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.59 | 27.38 | 2.23 | 7.97 | -2.97 |
| 33 | Iowa | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.39 | 11.29 | 5.14 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 34 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.28 | 10 | -0.77 | 7.51 | -1.51 |
| 35 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.97 | 18.38 | 14.23 | 7.7 | -2.7 |
| 36 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.86 | 15.12 | 0.13 | 7.67 | -2.67 |
| 37 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.69 | 12.38 | -0.08 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 38 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.23 | 4.33 | 7.76 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 39 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.12 | 13.29 | 1.49 | 6.42 | -2.42 |
| 40 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.94 | 5.11 | 4.8 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 41 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.77 | 7.5 | 1.73 | 7.78 | -3.78 |
| 42 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.53 | 6.5 | 10 | 6.65 | -2.65 |
| 43 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 8-6-0 | 0.57 | 14.36 | 11.86 | 5.09 | 13.27 | -5.27 |
| 44 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.13 | 0.88 | 7.16 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 1.1 | 4.61 | 6.34 | -1.34 |
| 46 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12 | 3.75 | 4.25 | 5.49 | -1.49 |
| 47 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.79 | 3.71 | 2.24 | 5.63 | -2.63 |
| 48 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.06 | -7.71 | 8.06 | 0.86 | 3.14 |
| 49 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.76 | -5.25 | 8.18 | 1.88 | 2.12 |
| 50 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.55 | -6 | 6.69 | 0.98 | 3.02 |
| 51 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.31 | -5.25 | 2.51 | 1.92 | 2.08 |
| 52 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.24 | 5.33 | 13.04 | 4.35 | -2.35 |
| 53 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 7.66 | 0.33 | 8.96 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 54 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.5 | -7 | 1.97 | 0.53 | 2.47 |
| 55 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.43 | -9 | 2.01 | 1.34 | 1.66 |
| 56 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.03 | -3.75 | 3.8 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 57 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -9.33 | 4.4 | 0.79 | 2.21 |
| 58 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -6.5 | 14.35 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
| 59 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-2-2 | 0.2 | 5.94 | -5.4 | 8.19 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 60 | Chicago | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.19 | -6 | 13.55 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
| 61 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.43 | -11.5 | -0.14 | 0.39 | 2.61 |
| 62 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.99 | -5.78 | 4.74 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 63 | Northwestern | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.99 | -7 | 8.54 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 64 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.47 | -11.12 | 1.89 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 65 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.4 | -15.78 | 6.74 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 66 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.88 | -11.22 | 2.77 | 0.67 | 1.33 |
| 67 | Purdue | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.12 | -7.67 | 7.83 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 68 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.03 | -33.78 | 0.37 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 69 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.9 | -12.33 | 15.23 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 70 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.71 | -20.5 | 2.14 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 71 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | -0.1 | -35 | 9.45 | 0 | 1 |
| 72 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-4-2 | 0 | -2.06 | -10.67 | 17.8 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 73 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.3 | -17.14 | 10.52 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 74 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -20.8 | 15.72 | 0.01 | -0.01 |