Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.512646+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.92 | 28.86 | 11.58 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Texas | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.84 | 42.57 | 9.83 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.43 | 14.6 | 11.76 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.18 | 23.25 | 8.75 | 8 | -1 |
| 5 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 25.1 | 17.67 | 9.43 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| 6 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 32.4 | 3.78 | 9.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.33 | 40 | 2.64 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 38.12 | 0.02 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.56 | 18.25 | 1.7 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 10 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 22.38 | 0.09 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 11 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.71 | 30.67 | 7.74 | 8.94 | -0.94 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.36 | 33.22 | 6.82 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 13 | Minnesota | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.87 | 11.29 | 11.26 | 6.44 | -0.44 |
| 14 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.69 | 19.88 | 5.12 | 7.86 | -0.86 |
| 15 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.39 | 37.25 | 1.03 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 16 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.19 | 37.11 | -0.97 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 17 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 21.03 | 11 | 16.67 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 18 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21 | 23.57 | 7.09 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 19 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.97 | 16.5 | 12.28 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 20 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.91 | 16.6 | 11.89 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 21 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.87 | 27.6 | 9.32 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 22 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.84 | 11.89 | 1.4 | 8.27 | -0.27 |
| 23 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.82 | 21.22 | 6.9 | 8.85 | -1.85 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.91 | 20.86 | 11.28 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 25 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.36 | 31.75 | 4.79 | 7.81 | -2.81 |
| 26 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.33 | 8.12 | 12.1 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.31 | 29.57 | 5.61 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 28 | Chicago | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.29 | 10 | 16.23 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 29 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.2 | 24.71 | 5.73 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 30 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.14 | 14.11 | 7.18 | 8.22 | -3.22 |
| 31 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.09 | 2.75 | 15.58 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.98 | 13.88 | 1.56 | 7.34 | -1.34 |
| 33 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.68 | 34.57 | 0.72 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 34 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.67 | 9.25 | 6.05 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 35 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.53 | 9.12 | 6.05 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.4 | 7.29 | 11.61 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 37 | Purdue | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.37 | 13.43 | 3.43 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 38 | Ohio State | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.04 | 7.57 | 4.02 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 39 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 18.33 | 5.17 | 8.54 | -2.54 |
| 40 | Florida | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.02 | 20.33 | 4.69 | 5.73 | -1.73 |
| 41 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.87 | 13.38 | -0.23 | 7.75 | -2.75 |
| 42 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.86 | 9.12 | 1.44 | 7.26 | -2.26 |
| 43 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.53 | 15.57 | 3.31 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 44 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.3 | 14.88 | 9.57 | 7.48 | -2.48 |
| 45 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.81 | 10 | 8.25 | 7.29 | -2.29 |
| 46 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.74 | 16.5 | 4.47 | 7.57 | -2.57 |
| 47 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.63 | 4.25 | 2.32 | 6.16 | -2.16 |
| 48 | Iowa | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.56 | 24 | 8.7 | 6.89 | -2.89 |
| 49 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.07 | 12.71 | 10.39 | 6.01 | -2.01 |
| 50 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.84 | 8.5 | 1.34 | 6.46 | -1.46 |
| 51 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.13 | 8.29 | 4.89 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 52 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.9 | 7.33 | 2 | 7.48 | -3.48 |
| 53 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.67 | 14.38 | -2.72 | 7.32 | -3.32 |
| 54 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.66 | 11.8 | 11.54 | 4.49 | -2.49 |
| 55 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.55 | 4 | 3.18 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 56 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 4.67 | 14.37 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 57 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.24 | 2.5 | 1.61 | 4.8 | -0.8 |
| 58 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.14 | -0.89 | 2.12 | 4.1 | 0.9 |
| 59 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.1 | 11.86 | -2.79 | 5.81 | -2.81 |
| 60 | Rice | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 12.03 | -7.71 | 11.4 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 61 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.91 | -1.12 | 2.55 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 62 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.67 | -2.5 | 5.93 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 63 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.59 | 1.88 | 2.85 | 4.46 | -0.46 |
| 64 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.71 | -0.33 | 4.25 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 65 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.95 | -3 | 5.09 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 66 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 9.23 | -2.4 | 13.21 | 4.18 | -0.18 |
| 67 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.66 | -0.67 | 15.42 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 68 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.62 | -3.71 | 8.8 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 69 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.46 | -1.88 | 0.22 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 70 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.61 | -4.18 | 7.62 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 71 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 13.62 | 5.9 | -3.9 |
| 72 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.53 | -7.8 | 11.83 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 73 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 7.5 | -9.78 | 1.96 | 1.03 | 1.97 |
| 74 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.82 | -15.2 | 11.22 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 75 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.46 | -11.25 | 4.23 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 76 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.08 | -6.17 | 11.88 | 0.66 | 1.34 |
| 77 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.5 | -22.33 | -3.65 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.07 | -25 | 10.65 | 0.12 | 1.88 |
| 79 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 3.46 | -4.14 | 14.33 | 1.51 | -0.51 |
| 80 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.33 | -16 | 10.1 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 81 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.46 | -21.17 | 9.28 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 82 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.13 | -29 | 4.49 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 83 | Northwestern | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.73 | -23.29 | 14.02 | 0.01 | 0.99 |