Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.426750+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.89 | 12.33 | 19.64 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 2 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.57 | 40.5 | 13.44 | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.45 | 25.2 | 14.64 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 4 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.3 | 23.5 | 11.54 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 37 | 6.38 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.87 | 32 | 6.23 | 4 | -1 |
| 7 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.73 | 21.25 | 7.32 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 34.8 | 4.09 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Texas | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.32 | 27.75 | 4.67 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 23 | 2.85 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 28.67 | 1.61 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.57 | 19.6 | 2.32 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.37 | 19.67 | 1.41 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 14 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 24.26 | 15.83 | 1.66 | 6 | -2 |
| 15 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 11.25 | 1.59 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 16 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 7.33 | 4.18 | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 15 | -0.21 | 4.72 | 0.28 |
| 18 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.68 | 27.4 | -2.8 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 33.25 | -4.14 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.51 | 16.5 | -2.83 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 27.4 | -4.43 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 22 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.03 | 16.5 | -4.14 | 4 | 0 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 54 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.56 | 26.8 | -8.37 | 5 | 0 |
| 25 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.18 | 13.14 | 11.51 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 26 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.1 | 21.33 | -10 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 27 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.49 | 21.8 | 7.24 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 28 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.48 | 8.67 | -10 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 29 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.77 | 43 | 6.54 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 30 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.73 | 26.8 | 4.42 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 31 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.44 | 15.75 | 12.93 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 32 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.44 | 30.25 | 6.2 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 33 | VMI | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.14 | 19.83 | -1.52 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 34 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 45.2 | -1.37 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 35 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.83 | 6.4 | 2.99 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 36 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.71 | 43.25 | 3.57 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 37 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.31 | 25.67 | 10.59 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 38 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.3 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 39 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.2 | 32.25 | 0.77 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 40 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.17 | 17.6 | -2.8 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 41 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.11 | 63.75 | -2.8 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 42 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.09 | 13.5 | 12.29 | 3.92 | -1.92 |
| 43 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.9 | 14.4 | 3.01 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.79 | 16 | -0.54 | 3.54 | -0.54 |
| 45 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.73 | 27.25 | -3.39 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 46 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.29 | 22 | -1.74 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.26 | 14.75 | -0.93 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 48 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.56 | 11.8 | 0.27 | 4.26 | -2.26 |
| 49 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.48 | 8.17 | 10.61 | 5.09 | -2.09 |
| 50 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.21 | 8.25 | -1.2 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 51 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.72 | 20.2 | 3.25 | 4.72 | -1.72 |
| 52 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.77 | 29.5 | 8.25 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| 53 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 2.5 | 16.46 | 1.24 | -0.24 |
| 54 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.78 | 13 | 4.09 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 55 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 7.5 | 7.52 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
| 56 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 4.75 | 6.74 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 57 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.11 | 1.4 | -3.22 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 58 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.76 | 5.4 | 3.25 | 3.52 | -1.52 |
| 59 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 5 | 6.59 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 0.75 | 6.07 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 61 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.99 | 3.25 | 5.74 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 62 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.28 | 7 | 14.69 | 2.27 | -1.27 |
| 63 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.94 | -2.2 | 3.54 | 1.68 | 0.32 |
| 64 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.19 | -25 | 6.6 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 65 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.06 | -10.5 | 14.8 | 0.78 | 0.22 |
| 66 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.01 | -12.33 | 15.41 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 67 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.8 | -15.67 | 15.87 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 68 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.54 | -17 | 1.87 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 69 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.54 | -14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 70 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.85 | -3.5 | 7.59 | 1.42 | -0.42 |
| 71 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.8 | -15.67 | 10.42 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 72 | Northwestern | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.39 | -33.25 | 15.12 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 73 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.67 | -13 | -10 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 74 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -9.75 | 18.48 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.24 | -14.5 | 10.64 | 0.19 | -0.19 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.14 | -32 | 21.42 | 0 | 0 |