Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.254962+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.23 | 29 | 27.41 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.41 | 25.5 | 6.4 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.58 | 11 | 7.77 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 17 | 21.86 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 19.67 | 0.46 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.8 | 17.67 | -6.39 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.76 | 9 | 20.84 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 8 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 44.5 | -4.64 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.4 | 45 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 35.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 31.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.05 | 35 | -6.75 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.04 | 80 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 33 | -6.26 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 25.5 | -6.8 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.93 | 21 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 22.5 | -6.26 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.72 | 52.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 43 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.61 | 44 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 41.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.52 | 12 | -10 | 3 | -1 |
| 23 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.33 | 5 | -5.42 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 22 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 27 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.76 | 14 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.71 | 11.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 8.33 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.04 | 51 | -0.32 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.98 | 22 | 1.67 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.76 | 117 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Florida | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.65 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 33 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.98 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.98 | 61 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.86 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 36 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.83 | 23 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.76 | 22 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 38 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.75 | 23 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.66 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.44 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.42 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.42 | 27 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.39 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.37 | 23 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.33 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.17 | 12 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.12 | 15 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.62 | 15.67 | 0.09 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 49 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.22 | 3 | -5.66 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 50 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.83 | 27 | 6.66 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 51 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.18 | 21.5 | -4.33 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 52 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.76 | 15 | -10 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.12 | -3 | 6.6 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 54 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.92 | 11.5 | 9.98 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 55 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.27 | 10 | 7.27 | 1.96 | -0.96 |
| 56 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.84 | -7 | -4.83 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 57 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.39 | -8 | 6.97 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 58 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Texas | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Iowa | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | -0.05 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -0.52 | -4.5 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Purdue | Western | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.86 | -3 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.7 | -12 | -1.25 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 67 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.96 | -22 | 2.87 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -51 | 2.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.94 | -31 | 23.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.96 | -38 | 23.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Samford | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.17 | -26 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 |