Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.614291+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 26.02 | 22.57 | 13.02 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 2 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 30.33 | 11.45 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.58 | 28.86 | 9.87 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.51 | 22.29 | 10.55 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 30.38 | 7.4 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 27.75 | 5.04 | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.35 | 33 | 3.45 | 8.92 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 28.71 | 3.06 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 9 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.04 | 22.38 | 12.08 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 10 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.81 | 14.22 | 11.58 | 8.76 | -0.76 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.37 | 47.5 | 3.13 | 9.98 | -0.98 |
| 12 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.28 | 28 | 7.03 | 9 | -2 |
| 13 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.97 | 23.57 | 8.45 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 14 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.71 | 14.5 | 6.53 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 15 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.55 | 16.67 | 5.18 | 8.76 | -1.76 |
| 16 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.44 | 31.29 | 4.32 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.17 | 22.14 | 4.6 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 18 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.69 | 16.43 | 2.85 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 19 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.68 | 36.88 | 13.01 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 20 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.66 | 10.86 | 8.05 | 6.35 | -1.35 |
| 21 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.52 | 30.83 | 2.87 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.5 | 17.11 | -0.73 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.16 | 19.83 | 2.72 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 24 | Ohio State | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.02 | 9.43 | 5.27 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 25 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.59 | 15 | 0.49 | 6.71 | -1.71 |
| 26 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.57 | 24.62 | 9.32 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 27 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.54 | 26.5 | 1.82 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 28 | VMI | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 2.38 | 3.17 | 5.05 | 0.95 |
| 29 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.51 | 12.88 | 11.52 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 30 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.86 | 20.86 | 10.96 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 31 | Chicago | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.63 | 4.71 | 15.78 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 32 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.53 | 9.29 | 11.9 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 33 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.45 | 12.5 | 9.73 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 34 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.9 | 25.62 | 9.61 | 7.95 | -3.95 |
| 35 | Rice | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.73 | 4.57 | 11.19 | 4.73 | 0.27 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.55 | 9.57 | 12.43 | 6.46 | -2.46 |
| 37 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.43 | 10.29 | 4.75 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 38 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.36 | 12.83 | 9.85 | 5.1 | -1.1 |
| 39 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.32 | 3 | 16.64 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 40 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.11 | 5.71 | 5.35 | 5.37 | -0.37 |
| 41 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.85 | 7.4 | 4.21 | 7.8 | -0.8 |
| 42 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.29 | 13.78 | 0.94 | 8.44 | -2.44 |
| 43 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.21 | 8.5 | 3.82 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 44 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.1 | 9.43 | 2.63 | 6.06 | -2.06 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.99 | 25.86 | 11.59 | 6.79 | -2.79 |
| 46 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.87 | 35.86 | 1.7 | 6.89 | -2.89 |
| 47 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.78 | 7.33 | 9.31 | 7.13 | -3.13 |
| 48 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.72 | 15.29 | 5.54 | 6.41 | -2.41 |
| 49 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.59 | 11.5 | 5.95 | 6.8 | -2.8 |
| 50 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.39 | 12.25 | 3.99 | 7.12 | -3.12 |
| 51 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.33 | 0.4 | 12.9 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 52 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.01 | 12.25 | 0.96 | 7.77 | -3.77 |
| 53 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.72 | 7.43 | 0.46 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 54 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.71 | 7.4 | -3.87 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 55 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.56 | 6.12 | 1.04 | 6.03 | -2.03 |
| 56 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.42 | 5.38 | 1.14 | 6.33 | -2.33 |
| 57 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.08 | 4.86 | 12.11 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 58 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.94 | 6 | 8.25 | 5.84 | -2.84 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.86 | 14.17 | 3.26 | 5.22 | -2.22 |
| 60 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.77 | -1.33 | 7.27 | 2.54 | 0.46 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.54 | 9.67 | 2.63 | 7.9 | -3.9 |
| 62 | Florida | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.2 | 1.17 | 12.97 | 3.4 | -0.4 |
| 63 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 11.85 | 11.86 | 17.14 | 6.63 | -4.63 |
| 64 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 11.29 | 4 | 11.78 | 6.68 | -3.68 |
| 65 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.26 | 0 | 9.41 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 66 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.08 | -0.12 | 5.77 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 67 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.03 | -5.71 | 4.59 | 2.54 | 1.46 |
| 68 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 10.71 | -7.89 | 6.74 | 1.48 | 3.52 |
| 69 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.59 | -1.12 | 5.95 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 70 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.7 | -1.67 | 13.26 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 71 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.36 | -0.62 | 7.45 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 72 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.12 | -4.83 | -1.59 | 1.63 | 1.37 |
| 73 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.17 | -5.14 | 6.55 | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 74 | Iowa | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.14 | -8.29 | 9.09 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 75 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.08 | -5.12 | 4.17 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 76 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.43 | -10.57 | 2.72 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 77 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.07 | -8 | 7.37 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 78 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 6.68 | -7.5 | 3.39 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 79 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.4 | -4 | 12.68 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 80 | Northwestern | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.28 | -6.14 | 12.72 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 81 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.46 | -12.43 | 10.76 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 82 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.32 | -13.57 | 4.67 | 1.38 | 0.62 |
| 83 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-6-3 | 0.18 | 4.12 | -3.91 | -0.38 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 3.74 | -32.86 | 6.58 | 0.12 | 1.88 |
| 85 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.27 | -20.88 | 7.98 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 86 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.93 | -12.83 | 16.32 | 0.52 | 0.48 |