Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.426193+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 28.08 | 14 | 15.14 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 2 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.69 | 54 | 9.7 | 2 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.61 | 35.67 | 4.77 | 3 | -1 |
| 4 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.23 | 11.5 | 23.27 | 2 | -1 |
| 5 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 19.6 | 3.64 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Purdue | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 30 | 4.94 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.82 | 34 | 1.49 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.81 | 42.67 | 0.55 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.75 | 19 | 5.66 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 10 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 19.5 | 1.25 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 43.67 | -2.44 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.37 | 22.33 | 1.5 | 3 | -1 |
| 13 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 49 | -7.63 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 43.33 | -7.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 86 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.11 | 76 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 9.67 | -4.13 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 27.5 | -4.85 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 20 | -6.57 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 22.5 | -7.8 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 79.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.7 | 87 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 23 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 17.67 | -6.57 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.63 | 18.5 | -5.24 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.46 | 53.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.45 | 29.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.45 | 58 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 28 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.41 | 27 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.36 | 14.5 | -7.8 | 4 | -1 |
| 30 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 23.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 31 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.28 | 22.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 32 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.22 | 21.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.15 | 33.5 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 34 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.13 | 32.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.13 | 32 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 36 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.09 | 31 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.07 | 31.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 6.5 | -5.75 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 32 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 40 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.95 | 14.67 | -10 | 3 | -1 |
| 41 | LSU | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.81 | 22 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Texas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.47 | 14 | -10 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 43 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.4 | 14.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.08 | 3.67 | -10 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 45 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.12 | 83 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.81 | 54 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Iowa | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.66 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.97 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.63 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 50 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.5 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.39 | 14.75 | 7.52 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 52 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.74 | 19 | 1.48 | 2.8 | -0.8 |
| 53 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.6 | 16 | 1.79 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 54 | Florida | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.15 | 44.5 | 6.88 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 55 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.53 | 26 | 5.3 | 1.88 | -0.88 |
| 56 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.33 | 25 | 8.49 | 1.89 | -0.89 |
| 57 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 8.21 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 58 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.64 | 5 | -10 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 59 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 10.5 | -4.8 | 1.65 | -0.65 |
| 60 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.44 | 16.5 | 8.49 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 61 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.03 | -8.5 | 11.99 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 62 | Northwestern | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.09 | -12 | 5.39 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 63 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.61 | -4.33 | 2.43 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 64 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -9.5 | 8.49 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 65 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.04 | -4.5 | 6.88 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 66 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.41 | -18.5 | 12.06 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 67 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.03 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.58 | -5 | 23.14 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 71 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.84 | -10.5 | 5.31 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 72 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.15 | -12.33 | 12.81 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -12 | 10.88 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 74 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.39 | -17 | 23.6 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 75 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3 | -28 | 23.09 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.14 | -48 | 19.96 | 0.01 | -0.01 |