Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.255735+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.27 | 10.67 | 13.79 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.22 | 21.8 | 9.29 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 22 | 9.54 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.13 | 16.33 | 9.83 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 11.5 | 9.59 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.72 | 49.33 | 3.72 | 3 | -1 |
| 7 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.57 | 4.33 | 12.34 | 2.48 | -0.48 |
| 8 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 22.5 | 5.67 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.32 | 17.2 | 6.17 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 10 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 25.4 | 3.54 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.01 | 28.86 | 2.9 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.92 | 14 | 5.22 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.87 | 28.5 | 2.33 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 14 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 24.79 | 22.29 | 2.37 | 7 | -2 |
| 15 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 13 | 3.87 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.27 | 11.8 | 1.94 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 17 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 9.5 | 2.13 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.44 | 15.25 | -1.79 | 4 | -1 |
| 19 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.41 | 14 | -1.75 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 20 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.33 | 42 | -6.49 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.27 | 23 | -4.75 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.08 | 13.2 | -3.2 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.41 | 18.17 | 5.8 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.09 | 10 | 6.87 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 25 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.81 | 9.75 | 17.44 | 3.69 | -0.69 |
| 26 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.77 | 19.83 | 0.36 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 27 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.38 | 15 | -0.68 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 28 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.35 | 20.33 | -1.72 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 29 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.16 | 48 | 5.79 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.04 | 18.6 | 5.78 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.79 | 32.6 | -3.52 | 5 | -1 |
| 32 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.58 | 33.4 | -3.01 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 33 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.39 | 48.25 | -1.68 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 34 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.38 | 8.6 | 1.15 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 35 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 9.5 | 5.79 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 36 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.89 | 25.75 | -1.96 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 37 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 18.79 | 26 | -10 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 38 | Northwestern | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.77 | 4 | 4.64 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 39 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.74 | 17.8 | 3.29 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 40 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.7 | 11 | 4.01 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 41 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 18.42 | 11.6 | 12.93 | 4.78 | -2.78 |
| 42 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.03 | 11.5 | -4.07 | 3.71 | -0.71 |
| 43 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.94 | 8.33 | 10.86 | 2.3 | -0.3 |
| 44 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.86 | 10.4 | -2.61 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.25 | 5.29 | 0.83 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 46 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.05 | 4.67 | 8.15 | 2.48 | -0.48 |
| 47 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.79 | 16.67 | 1.55 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 48 | Illinois | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.5 | 6 | 2.35 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 49 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.03 | 1.75 | -0.72 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 50 | Indiana | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.84 | 7 | 10.68 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 51 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.65 | 5.33 | 6.62 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 52 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.4 | 13 | 3.27 | 4.81 | -1.81 |
| 53 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.06 | 25.2 | -2.87 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 54 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.25 | 23 | 7.6 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 55 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.77 | 8.8 | 6.96 | 4.14 | -2.14 |
| 56 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 5.5 | 6.43 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 57 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.54 | 1.75 | 4.17 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 58 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.39 | 11 | -3.34 | 4.79 | -2.79 |
| 59 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.36 | 1 | 5.49 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 60 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.45 | -7.33 | 14.15 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 61 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.01 | -3.8 | 3.04 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 62 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.37 | -2 | 13.96 | 1.05 | -0.05 |
| 63 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.01 | -2.67 | 11.42 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 64 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.71 | -3.33 | 12.97 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 65 | Iowa | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.42 | -5 | 1.94 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 66 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.83 | -2 | 2.35 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 67 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.09 | -8 | 9.63 | 0.57 | 0.43 |
| 68 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.55 | -18.8 | 17.2 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 69 | Villanova | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.56 | -17.75 | 15.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Samford | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.93 | -25 | 20.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3 | -36.33 | 10.44 | 0 | 0 |