Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.511154+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.76 | 23 | 13.74 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.62 | 10.75 | 16.13 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.41 | 21.5 | 12.81 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.97 | 42.67 | 8.72 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.75 | 14.5 | 12.25 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.48 | 38 | 7.97 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 25.33 | 8.29 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.36 | 41.67 | 6.12 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 51 | 4.27 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 48.4 | 3.4 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 7.75 | 8.57 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 12 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.43 | 30 | 3.47 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 13 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.99 | 26.67 | 1.93 | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.81 | 26 | 1.14 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 25.33 | 0.97 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 18.33 | 1.25 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.34 | 24 | -0.82 | 3 | -1 |
| 18 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 24 | -2.66 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 19 | Oklahoma | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.3 | 59.25 | -4.78 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.29 | 23.33 | -2.63 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 21 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.12 | 12.67 | 0.71 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 22 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 34 | -5.06 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 23 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 36.75 | -6.14 | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.7 | 58.5 | -8.01 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 55 | -7.91 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.26 | 63 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 27 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 39.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.82 | 37.33 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.54 | 23.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 30 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 19 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.41 | 18 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 32 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.3 | 15 | -10 | 4 | -1 |
| 33 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.06 | 15 | 10.2 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 34 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.49 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.12 | 13.75 | 4.99 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 36 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.74 | 30.5 | 3.53 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 37 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.42 | 37.33 | 6.5 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 38 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.41 | 26.75 | -1.84 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 39 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 39.5 | -1.06 | 4 | -1 |
| 40 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 33 | -0.4 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 41 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.99 | 14.5 | -1.75 | 3.59 | -0.59 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.85 | 45.67 | 2.93 | 3 | -1 |
| 43 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 3.5 | 5.59 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 44 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.77 | 43.67 | 2.56 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.57 | 14.25 | -4.44 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 46 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.74 | 33.67 | 2.09 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 47 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.74 | 13.67 | 9.33 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 48 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.73 | 14.33 | 1.03 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 49 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.61 | 30.25 | -10 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 50 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.41 | 15.67 | 5.02 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 51 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 25 | 1.61 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 52 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.14 | 17.4 | 13.35 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 53 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.96 | 41.67 | -10 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 54 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.28 | 6.33 | 1.23 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 55 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.16 | 2.75 | 4.82 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 56 | Arkansas | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.83 | 8.67 | -10 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 57 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 14.34 | 6.25 | 5.21 | 3.4 | -2.4 |
| 58 | Ohio State | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.33 | -7.33 | 1.8 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 59 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.35 | 4.75 | 3.86 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 60 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.95 | 4.25 | 8.41 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 61 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.94 | 25 | -10 | 3.69 | -1.69 |
| 62 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | -2 | 21.6 | 0.75 | 0.25 |
| 63 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.22 | -9.5 | 17.17 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 64 | Florida | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12 | 8 | 7.19 | 1.6 | -0.6 |
| 65 | Rice | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.88 | -18 | 19.5 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 66 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.5 | -1.67 | 8.74 | 2.26 | 0.74 |
| 67 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.43 | -0.5 | 8.13 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 68 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.97 | -2.5 | 7.92 | 0.8 | 0.2 |
| 69 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.97 | -5.33 | 0.57 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 70 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.79 | -12.75 | 13.89 | 0.5 | 1.5 |
| 71 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | -14.5 | -10 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 72 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.31 | 8 | 1.37 | 2.56 | -1.56 |
| 73 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.57 | -0.33 | 12.26 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 74 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.94 | 1.25 | 5.79 | 2.17 | -1.17 |
| 75 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.45 | -12.33 | 13.65 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 76 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -16 | 8.33 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 77 | Baylor | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.74 | -13.75 | -0.96 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 78 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.12 | -30.33 | 13.28 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 79 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.84 | -21.75 | 14.66 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 80 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.9 | -9 | 9.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.45 | -27.67 | 1.23 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 82 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.59 | -27 | 13.77 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 83 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.7 | -18.33 | 24.22 | 0 | 0 |