Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.427362+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 27.42 | 31.5 | 16.87 | 6 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.51 | 14.4 | 15.08 | 4.87 | 0.13 |
| 3 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.59 | 14.5 | 10.78 | 3.85 | 0.15 |
| 4 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.46 | 36.5 | 6.75 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.38 | 38.33 | 6.22 | 6 | -1 |
| 6 | Texas | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 28.5 | 3.54 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 7 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.27 | 8 | 6.62 | 4.68 | -0.68 |
| 8 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.03 | 33.14 | 0.34 | 7 | -1 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 38.2 | -0.09 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 22.43 | 0.68 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 11 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.7 | 14.83 | 1.47 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.55 | 23.43 | -0.59 | 6.83 | 0.17 |
| 13 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.55 | 24.14 | -0.77 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.74 | 26.71 | 9.56 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 15 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.37 | 20.78 | 7.06 | 8.94 | -1.94 |
| 16 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 22.28 | 18.57 | 13.64 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 17 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.85 | 31.33 | 8.96 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.82 | 15.25 | 6.83 | 7.63 | -1.63 |
| 19 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.24 | 17.33 | 8.13 | 5.41 | -0.41 |
| 20 | Illinois | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.87 | 12.8 | 10.99 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 21 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.75 | 21.83 | 4.36 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 22 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.73 | 14.43 | 2.08 | 6.47 | -0.47 |
| 23 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.73 | 12.75 | 6.47 | 7.93 | -2.93 |
| 24 | VMI | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.7 | 15.75 | 1.84 | 7.64 | -1.64 |
| 25 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.69 | 15.33 | 5.25 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 26 | Iowa | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.69 | 46.6 | 4.85 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 27 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.49 | 23.5 | 2.59 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.48 | 17 | 3.86 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 29 | NC State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.36 | 23.2 | 4.03 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 30 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.12 | 15.57 | 1.94 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 31 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.06 | 20.17 | 0.68 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 32 | Minnesota | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.06 | 16 | 5.22 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 33 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.49 | 13.33 | -2.22 | 5.88 | -0.88 |
| 34 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.04 | 23.2 | 4.7 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 35 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.76 | 22.86 | 7.2 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 36 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.2 | 21.29 | 3.98 | 6.88 | -1.88 |
| 37 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.17 | 43.5 | 6 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 38 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.95 | 15.17 | 11.74 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 39 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.86 | 35.14 | -0.58 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.98 | 12.67 | 5.95 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 41 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.94 | 14.29 | -1.28 | 6.43 | -1.43 |
| 42 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.89 | 23 | 2.33 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 43 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.28 | 20.83 | 7.57 | 5.87 | -2.87 |
| 44 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.32 | 18.57 | 1 | 6.56 | -3.56 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.88 | 8.83 | 4.1 | 5.14 | -2.14 |
| 46 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.79 | 6.33 | 2.54 | 5.03 | -2.03 |
| 47 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.75 | 6.71 | 7.53 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 48 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.62 | 14.75 | 14.79 | 3.47 | -1.47 |
| 49 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.73 | 1.6 | -0.17 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 50 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.69 | 0.71 | 8.59 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 51 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.83 | 1.29 | -0.72 | 4.07 | -0.07 |
| 52 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.63 | 10.2 | -0.68 | 4.63 | -2.63 |
| 53 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.47 | 2.75 | 10.82 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 54 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 5.17 | 6.43 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.29 | 6.17 | 0.05 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 56 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.15 | 3.5 | 5.38 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 57 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.14 | 2.57 | 3.89 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 58 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.91 | 1.33 | 8.14 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 59 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.69 | 21 | 7.26 | 4.39 | -2.39 |
| 60 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.66 | -0.67 | 15.74 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 61 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.26 | 1.88 | 13.22 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 62 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 8.56 | -20 | 3.85 | 0.19 | 2.81 |
| 63 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.48 | -1 | 3.11 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 64 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -7.6 | 14.9 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 65 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.18 | -2.67 | 6.81 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 66 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.49 | -0.83 | 12.72 | 2.76 | -0.76 |
| 67 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.08 | -13.2 | 13.04 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 68 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.91 | -2.33 | 11.29 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 69 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.79 | -13.6 | 2.05 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 70 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.53 | -6.4 | -4.97 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 71 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.98 | -1.4 | 12.33 | 2.04 | -1.04 |
| 72 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.38 | -15.6 | 5.54 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 73 | Northwestern | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.04 | -29.4 | 15.23 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 74 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -26.33 | 1.49 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -22.5 | 7.93 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -30.5 | 18.14 | 0 | 0 |