Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.427040+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.48 | 14.5 | 18.7 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 2 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 27.15 | 33.8 | 13.83 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 18 | 10.25 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 36.5 | 7.57 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.64 | 33.4 | 6.77 | 5 | -1 |
| 6 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 34.5 | 6.3 | 6 | 0 |
| 7 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.62 | 19.29 | 4.08 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 8 | Texas | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 32.6 | 1.19 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.13 | 33 | -0.4 | 6 | -1 |
| 10 | NC State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 30.75 | -0.17 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.06 | 10.8 | 3.29 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 12 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.99 | 5.5 | 5.16 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.98 | 46 | -1.62 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 14 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 25.67 | -1.69 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 15 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 25.83 | -3.08 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.03 | 25.17 | -4.75 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 17 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.6 | 15.75 | 11.06 | 7.88 | -1.88 |
| 18 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.39 | 17 | -6.56 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 22.25 | 19.5 | 13.84 | 5.92 | -1.92 |
| 20 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.52 | 37 | 9.3 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | Illinois | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.28 | 12.8 | 10.4 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 22 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.24 | 27.17 | 4.76 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 23 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.83 | 15.6 | 6.99 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 24 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.71 | 18.8 | 7.42 | 4.44 | -0.44 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.65 | 53.8 | 3.06 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 26 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.55 | 9 | 4.06 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 27 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.42 | 25.33 | 0.39 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 28 | Minnesota | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.41 | 16 | 6.74 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 29 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.33 | 12.14 | 5.16 | 6.91 | -2.91 |
| 30 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.11 | 13.67 | 5.71 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 31 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 25.2 | 0.95 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 32 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.03 | 41.17 | -3.61 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 33 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.82 | 24.8 | 1.58 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.82 | 14 | 3.81 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 35 | VMI | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.77 | 17 | -1.73 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 36 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.62 | 8.8 | 2.32 | 4.25 | -0.25 |
| 37 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.48 | 43.25 | 2.82 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 38 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.27 | 25.8 | 4.06 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 39 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.68 | 25.67 | 11.83 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 40 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.16 | 22.33 | -1.43 | 5.7 | -2.7 |
| 41 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.91 | 13.5 | 9.63 | 3.92 | -1.92 |
| 42 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.79 | 9.6 | -0.07 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 43 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.38 | 18.33 | 5.9 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.38 | 5 | -2.8 | 3.64 | -0.64 |
| 45 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.74 | 17.6 | 10.16 | 4.56 | -1.56 |
| 46 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.56 | 3.17 | 6 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 47 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.34 | 8.67 | -0.04 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 48 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.27 | 15.75 | -4.93 | 3.92 | -1.92 |
| 49 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.61 | 15 | 2.84 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 50 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.39 | 25.6 | 0.99 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 51 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.96 | 4.33 | -4.27 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 52 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.7 | 7.8 | 2.79 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 53 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.32 | 29.5 | 8.24 | 3.66 | -1.66 |
| 54 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.14 | 5.17 | 1.44 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 55 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.66 | 5.5 | 16.43 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 56 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.6 | 4.57 | 12.51 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 57 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.94 | 8.2 | 1.68 | 4.08 | -2.08 |
| 58 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 12.12 | 4.5 | 0.2 | 4.05 | -2.05 |
| 59 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.94 | -1.25 | 13 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 60 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.52 | -1.8 | 9.9 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 61 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.94 | 0.4 | 10.46 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 62 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.35 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 63 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.27 | -0.8 | 10.54 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 64 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.09 | -1.2 | 11.74 | 2.24 | -0.24 |
| 65 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.63 | -9 | -2.32 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 66 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.45 | -3.8 | 10.46 | 1.87 | 0.13 |
| 67 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.31 | -0.67 | 18.66 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 68 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 6.6 | -25 | 6.98 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 69 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.68 | -15.5 | 10.84 | 0.65 | 0.35 |
| 70 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.62 | -19.75 | 12.38 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 71 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.6 | -1.4 | 12.11 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 72 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.39 | -14.5 | -3.86 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 73 | Northwestern | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.09 | -33.25 | 13.63 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -19 | 12.56 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 75 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -32.5 | 7.66 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.15 | -32 | 23.21 | 0 | 0 |