Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.425911+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.29 | 33 | 5.88 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.99 | 22.75 | -0.14 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.98 | 19.5 | 6.03 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.43 | 14 | 21.48 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 47 | -3.59 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 25.38 | 33.5 | -3.8 | 2 | -1 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 78.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 76.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.82 | 23.33 | -6.44 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.64 | 54 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 11 | -5.01 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.51 | 22 | -5.95 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 13 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 39.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 40 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.36 | 30.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.34 | 40.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 31.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 24 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 25.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 29.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 20 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 44 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.76 | 53 | 2.31 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.66 | 12 | -10 | 2 | -1 |
| 25 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.62 | 10.33 | -10 | 3 | -1 |
| 26 | VMI | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.24 | 19.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 27 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.09 | 10.5 | 5.45 | 2 | -1 |
| 28 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 5.5 | -10 | 1.62 | 0.38 |
| 29 | Florida | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 144 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.83 | 7 | -0.09 | 1 | 0 |
| 31 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.7 | 108 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 32 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.65 | 3 | 1.94 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 33 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.39 | 59 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.33 | 69 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.28 | 51 | -10 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.23 | 66 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.23 | 49 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.16 | 44 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.1 | 48 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.92 | 28 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.88 | 87 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.87 | 34 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Purdue | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.78 | 26 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.63 | 19 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Ohio State | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.63 | 58 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.61 | 21 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.54 | 18 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Texas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.02 | 7 | -10 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 49 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.96 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.87 | 10 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.29 | 3 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 52 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 17.21 | 25 | 9.45 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 53 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.14 | 15.5 | -3.68 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 54 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.68 | -6.5 | 6.05 | 0.63 | 0.37 |
| 55 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.49 | -9.5 | 6.15 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 56 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.21 | 4.5 | -10 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 57 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 22.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 64 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 65 | Iowa | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | NC State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.48 | -3 | -10 | 0.35 | -0.35 |
| 70 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.66 | -3 | 1.96 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 71 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.2 | -5 | 6.56 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 72 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.49 | -7 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.74 | -7 | 23.16 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -53 | 3.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.88 | -54 | 23.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.53 | -25 | 28.89 | 0 | 0 |