Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.512931+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 28.86 | 10.56 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.43 | 12.17 | 13.05 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 3 | Texas | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 42.12 | 7.2 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.02 | 23.25 | 8.53 | 8 | -1 |
| 5 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.92 | 17.67 | 9.04 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| 6 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.87 | 37.44 | 1.16 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 7 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 34.67 | 1.43 | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.68 | 22.11 | 2.26 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.38 | 18.25 | 1.33 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 10 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 23.17 | 28.82 | 8.75 | 10.9 | -0.9 |
| 11 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.62 | 27.91 | 5.41 | 10.89 | -0.89 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 22.43 | 30.82 | 5.66 | 10.7 | -1.7 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.99 | 18.78 | 6.49 | 8.84 | -0.84 |
| 14 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.87 | 35 | 3.44 | 8.95 | -0.95 |
| 15 | Minnesota | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.65 | 11.29 | 10.32 | 6.44 | -0.44 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.57 | 21.5 | 7.42 | 7.9 | -1.9 |
| 17 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.4 | 14.83 | 11.9 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 18 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.22 | 14.29 | 10.93 | 6.66 | -1.66 |
| 19 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.05 | 37.11 | -1.34 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 20 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.05 | 23 | 11.9 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 21 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.8 | 11 | 16.62 | 7.85 | -0.85 |
| 22 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.7 | 11.89 | 1.04 | 8.27 | -0.27 |
| 23 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.21 | 20.3 | 7.48 | 9.76 | -1.76 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.86 | 20.75 | 12.43 | 7.84 | -1.84 |
| 25 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.24 | 28.38 | 6.99 | 7.8 | -1.8 |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.09 | 29 | 5.86 | 8.8 | -2.8 |
| 27 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.65 | 31.38 | 2.84 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 28 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.92 | 2.75 | 14.95 | 5.33 | -0.33 |
| 29 | Chicago | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.92 | 10 | 15.35 | 6.54 | -2.54 |
| 30 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.74 | 12.22 | 1.21 | 8.73 | -2.73 |
| 31 | Florida | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.45 | 19.43 | 2.67 | 6.74 | -1.74 |
| 32 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.42 | 9.25 | 5.75 | 6.54 | -1.54 |
| 33 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.34 | 9.12 | 5.3 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.16 | 7.29 | 11.5 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 35 | Purdue | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.15 | 13.43 | 2.15 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 36 | Ohio State | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.91 | 7.57 | 3.24 | 5.82 | -0.82 |
| 37 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.87 | 18.33 | 4.7 | 8.54 | -2.54 |
| 38 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.44 | 4.44 | 2.62 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 39 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.39 | 10.11 | 3.76 | 7.67 | -1.67 |
| 40 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.28 | 20.5 | 7.24 | 7.8 | -2.8 |
| 41 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.23 | 14.88 | 9.34 | 7.48 | -2.48 |
| 42 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.03 | 5 | 12.99 | 6.09 | -1.09 |
| 43 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 16 | 10.7 | 8.63 | 8.57 | -3.57 |
| 44 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.73 | 10 | 7.68 | 7.29 | -2.29 |
| 45 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.53 | 15 | 3.59 | 8.31 | -3.31 |
| 46 | Iowa | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.36 | 24 | 8.5 | 6.89 | -2.89 |
| 47 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.04 | 7 | 3.5 | 7.66 | -2.66 |
| 48 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.04 | 12.71 | 9.82 | 6.01 | -2.01 |
| 49 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.88 | 11.5 | 0.75 | 8.99 | -3.99 |
| 50 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.46 | 12.33 | 6.57 | 7.85 | -2.85 |
| 51 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.21 | 3.11 | 1.97 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 52 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.57 | 7 | 2.23 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 53 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.69 | 6.5 | 6.51 | 5.67 | -1.67 |
| 54 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.23 | 9 | 0.07 | 7.21 | -3.21 |
| 55 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.06 | 3.12 | 4.81 | 5.08 | -1.08 |
| 56 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12 | 11.86 | -3.18 | 5.81 | -2.81 |
| 57 | Rice | FBS Independents | 3-2-3 | 0.38 | 11.91 | -6.75 | 8.5 | 1.41 | 1.59 |
| 58 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.73 | -1.86 | 6.5 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 59 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.66 | -1.12 | 2.58 | 3.67 | 0.33 |
| 60 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 11.55 | -1.5 | 4.24 | 4.25 | 0.75 |
| 61 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.49 | 1.67 | 3.01 | 5.01 | -1.01 |
| 62 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.44 | 3 | 15.09 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 63 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 11.33 | 8.67 | 13.49 | 5.14 | -3.14 |
| 64 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.69 | -0.29 | 4.37 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 65 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-5-1 | 0.45 | 10.6 | -2.09 | 11.98 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 66 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.29 | -0.11 | -0.29 | 4.45 | -0.45 |
| 67 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -3.5 | 10.53 | 2.25 | 0.75 |
| 68 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.06 | -3.56 | 7.5 | 2.93 | 1.07 |
| 69 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.18 | -12.5 | 9.49 | 0.58 | 2.42 |
| 70 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.61 | -0.67 | 15.36 | 4.24 | -1.24 |
| 71 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.47 | -3.71 | 8.48 | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 72 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 7.51 | 6.5 | 13.58 | 5.9 | -3.9 |
| 73 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 6.46 | -8.9 | 2.15 | 1.25 | 1.75 |
| 74 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 6.35 | -3 | 11.22 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 75 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 4-9-1 | 0.29 | 5.37 | -6.57 | 5.43 | 2.57 | 1.43 |
| 76 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.22 | -5.43 | 11.06 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 77 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.17 | -12.33 | 1.72 | 1.15 | 1.85 |
| 78 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 3.75 | -21.71 | -2.51 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 79 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.3 | -22 | 12.05 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 80 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.66 | -15.14 | 7.06 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 81 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.41 | -21.17 | 9.17 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 82 | Northwestern | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.68 | -23.29 | 13.26 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 83 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 0.58 | -26.38 | 5.46 | 0.06 | 0.94 |