Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.179587+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.63 | 24.4 | 9.15 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 2 | Minnesota | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 30.2 | 3.32 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.19 | 16.86 | 3.49 | 7 | -1 |
| 4 | Illinois | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 11.8 | 4.69 | 5 | 0 |
| 5 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 18.86 | 2.37 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 23.79 | 28.5 | 0.05 | 6 | -2 |
| 7 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-0-2 | 0.33 | 23.73 | 11 | 2.74 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
| 8 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.58 | 13 | 1.03 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 9 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.43 | 19.8 | -0.8 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.29 | 13.5 | 0 | 6 | -1 |
| 11 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.23 | 14 | -0.72 | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.02 | 37 | -4.93 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.36 | 21.6 | 17.94 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 14 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.86 | 17.67 | 3.9 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 15 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 21.7 | 3.5 | -3.87 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 16 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.65 | 41.67 | 5.21 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.46 | 28.2 | 9.3 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.86 | 13.5 | 7.04 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 19 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.61 | 13.5 | 5.72 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 20 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.54 | 26 | -3.2 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 21 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.49 | 24.5 | 2.55 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 22 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.19 | 20.4 | 11.9 | 4.95 | -1.95 |
| 23 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.12 | 14.17 | 2.31 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.95 | 25 | -0.79 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 25 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 11.4 | 5.72 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 26 | Indiana | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.88 | 15 | -0.44 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.53 | 10.17 | 0.44 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 28 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.4 | 31.33 | -1.23 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 29 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.2 | 8.5 | -2.11 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 30 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19 | 14.67 | -5.42 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 31 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.75 | 7.4 | -1.01 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 32 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.73 | 18.17 | -4.39 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 33 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.54 | 4.67 | 1.73 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 34 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.97 | 17.2 | 6.14 | 9.77 | -2.77 |
| 35 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.84 | 6.12 | 7.08 | 7.08 | -2.08 |
| 36 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 14.33 | 9.53 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 37 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.24 | 8.43 | 1.82 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 38 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.75 | 16.83 | 2.11 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 39 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.59 | 6.14 | 7.05 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 40 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.4 | 1.86 | 2.91 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 41 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.65 | 14.67 | -0.75 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.45 | 4 | 4.85 | 4.41 | -1.41 |
| 43 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.15 | 6 | -2.59 | 5.87 | -2.87 |
| 44 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.77 | -0.43 | 6.49 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 45 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.47 | -0.2 | -4.11 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 46 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | 3.25 | 5.46 | 3.03 | -1.03 |
| 47 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.77 | -10 | 7.53 | 0.58 | 2.42 |
| 48 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.76 | 0 | 11.38 | 2 | 0 |
| 49 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.65 | 6.2 | -0.76 | 4.57 | -2.57 |
| 50 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.02 | -1.17 | 0.93 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 51 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.92 | -4.33 | 4.18 | 1.27 | 1.73 |
| 52 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.58 | 5.33 | 15.98 | 2.25 | -1.25 |
| 53 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.58 | -0.4 | 3.6 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 54 | Chicago | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.32 | -2.8 | 15.2 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 55 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.07 | -4.6 | 10.01 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 56 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.18 | -1 | 7.78 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 57 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.32 | -2 | 1.52 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 58 | Dickinson (PA) | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.28 | -8.75 | -0.44 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 59 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.8 | -0.25 | 13.94 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 60 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.71 | -7 | 1.94 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 61 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.14 | -2.75 | 13.41 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 62 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.59 | -5.25 | 13.06 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 63 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.46 | -13.86 | 5.93 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 64 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.63 | -10.75 | 1.23 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 65 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.59 | -10 | 0.51 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 66 | TCU | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.24 | -19 | 8.55 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 67 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.14 | -17.33 | -2.56 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 68 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2 | -22.8 | 4.55 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 69 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.08 | -32.67 | 1.42 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 70 | Wisconsin | Western | 0-1-2 | 0 | -1.09 | -3 | 6.41 | 0.49 | -0.49 |
| 71 | Purdue | Western | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.88 | -9.75 | 7.7 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 72 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-2-2 | 0 | -2.14 | -10.5 | 20.98 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 73 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -17 | 4.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.66 | -23.33 | 15.97 | 0.01 | -0.01 |