Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.426468+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.15 | 15.5 | 17.68 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.99 | 28.25 | 15.25 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.85 | 42.67 | 12.41 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.6 | 17.33 | 10.15 | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Purdue | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.27 | 20 | 8.07 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 6 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.14 | 42 | 7.13 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.01 | 28.75 | 5.49 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 25 | 5.54 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 44.5 | 3.02 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 59.67 | 1.94 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 14 | 19.5 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 12 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.23 | 42.33 | 1.37 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 22 | 3.27 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.16 | 14.67 | 4.62 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 15 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.14 | 41 | -0.09 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.87 | 35 | 0.69 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.86 | 21.33 | 1.98 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 18 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.81 | 21.33 | 1.79 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 24.5 | -1.72 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.92 | 23.6 | -3.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 9.75 | -1.33 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.77 | 19 | -3.36 | 5 | -1 |
| 23 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.47 | 37 | -5.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 24 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.11 | 50 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 46.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 32.75 | -10 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 27 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 17 | -8.1 | 3.82 | 0.18 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.8 | 32.67 | -10 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 29 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.69 | 27 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.66 | 27.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.65 | 25.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 32 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.61 | 15.33 | 8.96 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 33 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.53 | 21.33 | -10 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 34 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.49 | 6.5 | -6.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.05 | 10.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.99 | 40 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.49 | 6.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.49 | 27 | 3.94 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 39 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.22 | 12.4 | 10.06 | 4.74 | -1.74 |
| 40 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.15 | 17.8 | -1.59 | 4.7 | -0.7 |
| 41 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.94 | 54.25 | -1.64 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 42 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.79 | 32.25 | -0.47 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.75 | 63.75 | -3.62 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 44 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19 | 13 | -1.04 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 45 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.81 | 18.33 | 13.32 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 46 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.74 | 10.67 | 8.06 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 47 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.68 | 16.5 | 5.62 | 3.98 | -1.98 |
| 48 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.3 | 33.67 | 2.69 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 49 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.26 | 18 | 11.59 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 50 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18 | 42.67 | 2.56 | 2.84 | -0.84 |
| 51 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.83 | 16 | 1.14 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 52 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.04 | 8.25 | -1.53 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 53 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 14 | 2.08 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 54 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 19 | -10 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 55 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.23 | 14.75 | -1.11 | 3.49 | -1.49 |
| 56 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.06 | 3.67 | 4.19 | 2 | 0 |
| 57 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.39 | 13.5 | 6.3 | 3.56 | -1.56 |
| 58 | Indiana | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.36 | 15.5 | 9.04 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 59 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.76 | 6.75 | 4.76 | 2.82 | -0.82 |
| 60 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.43 | -16.5 | -1.88 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 61 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.44 | -4 | -4.98 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 62 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.34 | -3.25 | -1.55 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 63 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.19 | 4.33 | 13.18 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 64 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.73 | -8 | -10 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 65 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.62 | 4 | 1.21 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 66 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.73 | -12.33 | 17.31 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 67 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.22 | -14 | 14.42 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 68 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.13 | -20.33 | 13.9 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 69 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -15.67 | 15.4 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 70 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.52 | -4.5 | 6.79 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 71 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.17 | -11 | 12.5 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 72 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.87 | -8.33 | 7.45 | 0.45 | -0.45 |
| 74 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -10 | 18.93 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 75 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.07 | -32 | 15.79 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.26 | -39 | 17.21 | 0.02 | -0.02 |