Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.427657+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 27.01 | 28.14 | 16.07 | 7 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.2 | 13 | 15.15 | 5.77 | 0.23 |
| 3 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.12 | 34.29 | 6.27 | 7 | -1 |
| 4 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.78 | 10 | 9.33 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 5 | Texas | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 28.5 | 3.7 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 6 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.2 | 30.5 | 2.37 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 7 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 14 | 4.97 | 6.81 | 0.19 |
| 8 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 24.25 | 1.29 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 38.2 | -0.49 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.57 | 24.62 | 0.05 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 22.68 | 21.2 | 8.51 | 9.9 | -1.9 |
| 12 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.53 | 28.86 | 10.25 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 13 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.34 | 31.14 | 7.65 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 14 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.57 | 17.57 | 6.87 | 6.45 | -0.45 |
| 15 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.41 | 22 | 5.29 | 6.95 | -0.95 |
| 16 | Iowa | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.22 | 45.17 | 4.78 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 17 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.21 | 17.38 | 1.62 | 7.34 | -0.34 |
| 18 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.91 | 16.38 | 3.62 | 7.89 | -1.89 |
| 19 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.9 | 18.71 | 6.56 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 20 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 7.6 | 12.93 | 4.15 | -0.15 |
| 21 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 20.75 | 11.33 | 7.81 | 8.89 | -3.89 |
| 22 | VMI | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.68 | 15.89 | -0.21 | 8.67 | -1.67 |
| 23 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.64 | 14.38 | -0.06 | 7.5 | -0.5 |
| 24 | Illinois | Western | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.6 | 10.67 | 11.17 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.54 | 14.57 | 5.53 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.44 | 25.14 | -0.84 | 6.87 | -0.87 |
| 27 | NC State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.1 | 20.33 | 1.51 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.98 | 21.62 | 10.3 | 7.83 | -1.83 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.26 | 14.75 | 13.55 | 7.7 | -2.7 |
| 30 | Purdue | Western | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.25 | 19.33 | 7.38 | 5.97 | -2.97 |
| 31 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.12 | 12.11 | 7.65 | 8.29 | -2.29 |
| 32 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 19.38 | 5.76 | 7.87 | -1.87 |
| 33 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.6 | 20 | 8.72 | 7.95 | -2.95 |
| 34 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.15 | 11.86 | 7.31 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.9 | 43.5 | 6.08 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 36 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.75 | 15.17 | 10.56 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 37 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.6 | 10 | -1.05 | 7.39 | -1.39 |
| 38 | Minnesota | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 12.33 | 9.5 | 5.81 | -1.81 |
| 39 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.37 | 20.57 | 6.86 | 6.87 | -2.87 |
| 40 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.72 | 23 | 1.29 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 41 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.06 | 30 | 2.14 | 7.96 | -2.96 |
| 42 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.9 | 9 | 0.62 | 6.37 | -2.37 |
| 43 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.38 | 8.75 | 4.71 | 6.05 | -1.05 |
| 44 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.23 | 4.25 | 7.77 | 6.19 | -1.19 |
| 45 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.14 | 9.75 | 1.17 | 6.5 | -1.5 |
| 46 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.12 | 6.86 | 14.58 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.99 | 9.71 | 8.75 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.85 | 8.83 | 3.62 | 5.14 | -2.14 |
| 49 | Ohio State | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.12 | 11.5 | -2.82 | 5.72 | -2.72 |
| 50 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.94 | 6.43 | 4.07 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 51 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.85 | 6.86 | 2.99 | 5.39 | -1.39 |
| 52 | Florida | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.63 | 18.33 | 8.76 | 5.18 | -2.18 |
| 53 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.99 | 15.62 | 1.78 | 7.24 | -4.24 |
| 54 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.72 | 2.75 | 11.6 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 55 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.71 | 2.44 | 12.88 | 5.65 | -1.65 |
| 56 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.17 | 3.5 | 4.69 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 57 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.22 | 9.4 | 9.23 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 58 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.07 | 0.83 | -1.23 | 3.6 | -0.6 |
| 59 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.24 | 1.38 | 4.51 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 60 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 10.03 | -16.75 | 1.85 | 0.3 | 3.7 |
| 61 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10 | -6.17 | 12.12 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 62 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -3.5 | 2.04 | 2.48 | 1.52 |
| 63 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.55 | -9.33 | 10.66 | 0.92 | 2.08 |
| 64 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.14 | -1.86 | 12.92 | 2.87 | 0.13 |
| 65 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 8.95 | -7.67 | 1.03 | 1.22 | 1.78 |
| 66 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.74 | -4.29 | 9.72 | 2.31 | 0.69 |
| 67 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.18 | -4.38 | 5.84 | 2.66 | -0.66 |
| 68 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.04 | -2.14 | 14.15 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 69 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.7 | -9.71 | 6.73 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 70 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.37 | -8.5 | -0.7 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 71 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.91 | -2.83 | 10.11 | 1.83 | -0.83 |
| 72 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.66 | -16.17 | 8.1 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 73 | Northwestern | Western | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.4 | -24.67 | 14.22 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 74 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -25.25 | 2.84 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 75 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -23.43 | 8.34 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.94 | -30.5 | 18.17 | 0 | 0 |