Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.257608+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.5 | 12.43 | 14.21 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 2 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 13.83 | 7.27 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.01 | 20.44 | 4.92 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 4 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-0-3 | 0.67 | 23.93 | 11.67 | 6.54 | 8.97 | -2.97 |
| 5 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 23.6 | 16.4 | 3.65 | 9.97 | -1.97 |
| 6 | Florida | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 22.5 | 11.67 | -0.68 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 7 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 11-1-0 | 0.92 | 22.41 | 20.75 | 5.6 | 11.84 | -0.84 |
| 8 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.22 | 13.22 | 11.26 | 8.83 | -1.83 |
| 9 | Chicago | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.87 | 5.14 | 15.87 | 5.69 | 0.31 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.44 | 27.78 | 2.69 | 9 | -1 |
| 11 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.32 | 16.71 | 7.74 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 12 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.26 | 9.62 | 9.7 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 13 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.14 | 25.11 | 2.64 | 8.94 | -1.94 |
| 14 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 21.03 | 31 | 7.26 | 7.95 | -2.95 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.65 | 13.86 | 8.55 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 16 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.64 | 26.43 | 5.69 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.63 | 13.78 | 4.58 | 8.53 | -2.53 |
| 18 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.56 | 8.5 | 6.13 | 7.77 | -1.77 |
| 19 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.46 | 4.38 | 8.07 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 20 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.92 | 6.5 | 7.33 | 7.08 | -2.08 |
| 21 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.64 | 14.6 | 8.95 | 9.96 | -2.96 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.24 | 17.8 | 5.67 | 9.91 | -2.91 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.12 | 14.56 | 9.95 | 8.92 | -2.92 |
| 24 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.8 | 9.6 | 2.8 | 9.33 | -1.33 |
| 25 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 18.65 | 23.2 | -1.8 | 9.94 | -1.94 |
| 26 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.23 | 27.22 | 1.38 | 8.97 | -2.97 |
| 27 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.13 | 13.56 | 9.71 | 8.8 | -3.8 |
| 28 | Texas | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.97 | 6.71 | 12.1 | 6.65 | -1.65 |
| 29 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 7 | 3.61 | 8.28 | -2.28 |
| 30 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.38 | 4.43 | 16.7 | 5.43 | -1.43 |
| 31 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.03 | 4.9 | 8.55 | 8.28 | -1.28 |
| 32 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.91 | 16.12 | 6.57 | 7.81 | -3.81 |
| 33 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.89 | 17 | 0.21 | 7.87 | -2.87 |
| 34 | LSU | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.74 | 16.89 | 5.15 | 8.84 | -2.84 |
| 35 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.73 | 7.38 | 2.95 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 36 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-3-1 | 0.64 | 16.5 | 12.18 | 0.49 | 10.47 | -3.47 |
| 37 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.42 | 14.33 | 3.63 | 8.51 | -2.51 |
| 38 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.26 | 4.29 | 8.41 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 39 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.82 | 8.62 | 1.79 | 7.37 | -3.37 |
| 40 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 15.65 | 3 | -0.87 | 6.74 | -1.74 |
| 41 | NC State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.52 | 6.25 | 9.48 | 7.16 | -2.16 |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-4-0 | 0.64 | 15.42 | 4.36 | 6.99 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 43 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.34 | 5.1 | 0.7 | 8.83 | -2.83 |
| 44 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.32 | 6.56 | 7.63 | 7.88 | -2.88 |
| 45 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.3 | 0.8 | 7.47 | 5.61 | 0.39 |
| 46 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.17 | 16.88 | 1.46 | 7.87 | -2.87 |
| 47 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.1 | 4.62 | -0.65 | 6.48 | -2.48 |
| 48 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.59 | 4.29 | 13.38 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 49 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.08 | 10.75 | 3.73 | 7.26 | -3.26 |
| 50 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.04 | 8.7 | -0.72 | 9.25 | -3.25 |
| 51 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 5.38 | 5.7 | 7.17 | -3.17 |
| 52 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 0.4 | 2.11 | 5.39 | -0.39 |
| 53 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.33 | 4 | 7.59 | 5.29 | -2.29 |
| 54 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.66 | 0.17 | 12.5 | 3.08 | -1.08 |
| 55 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 11.18 | 0.82 | 3.68 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 56 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 10.48 | 5.56 | 1.99 | 7.46 | -4.46 |
| 57 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.22 | 9.75 | 7.14 | 6.65 | -3.65 |
| 58 | Purdue | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.94 | 1.43 | 4.19 | 4.27 | -1.27 |
| 59 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.3 | -0.7 | 6.96 | 4.59 | -0.59 |
| 60 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.93 | -1.43 | 8.58 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 61 | Iowa | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.66 | -2.71 | 9.42 | 1.81 | 1.19 |
| 62 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.33 | -1.22 | -0.5 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 63 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.62 | -3.62 | 13.74 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 64 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.98 | 0.57 | 11.1 | 3.81 | -1.81 |
| 65 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.69 | -0.75 | 4.1 | 3.56 | -1.56 |
| 66 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -4.67 | 7.33 | 2.02 | 0.98 |
| 67 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 2.61 | -11.43 | 13.43 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 68 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.44 | -19.67 | 7.95 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 69 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.8 | -19.12 | 8.6 | 0 | 1 |
| 70 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.22 | -14.67 | 13.55 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 71 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -36 | 12.16 | 0 | 0 |