Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.614897+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 30.43 | 11.31 | 6.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 25.59 | 22.57 | 11.95 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.47 | 26.12 | 10.8 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 4 | Minnesota | Western | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.06 | 22.29 | 9.4 | 6.88 | -0.88 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 30.38 | 7.19 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 6 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.44 | 26.33 | 5.73 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 27.62 | 4.3 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 8 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 31.6 | 3.76 | 9.9 | 0.1 |
| 9 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.87 | 21.44 | 11.14 | 8.94 | -0.94 |
| 10 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.48 | 14.22 | 10.73 | 8.76 | -0.76 |
| 11 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 22.05 | 47.5 | 2.38 | 9.98 | -0.98 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.89 | 25.12 | 6.38 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 13 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.76 | 17.4 | 5.91 | 9.77 | -1.77 |
| 14 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 9-1-2 | 0.75 | 21.69 | 26.25 | 2.74 | 11.99 | -2.99 |
| 15 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.32 | 13.88 | 8.09 | 7.38 | -1.38 |
| 16 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.21 | 20.75 | 3.37 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 17 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.35 | 27 | 3.52 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 18 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.3 | 30.83 | 2.66 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 19 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.29 | 17.11 | -1 | 8.79 | -1.79 |
| 20 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.29 | 13.88 | 2.21 | 7.7 | -1.7 |
| 21 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.78 | 31.89 | 5.82 | 8.97 | -1.97 |
| 22 | Ohio State | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.73 | 9.43 | 4.21 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 23 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.6 | 19.75 | 11.14 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 24 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.33 | 10.67 | 7.96 | 8.32 | -1.32 |
| 25 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 24.88 | 8.31 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 26 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.32 | 12.88 | 11.45 | 7.73 | -1.73 |
| 27 | LSU | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.11 | 9.62 | 11.4 | 7.23 | -1.23 |
| 28 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.97 | 27 | 5.63 | 7.89 | -1.89 |
| 29 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 18.71 | 24.22 | 10.33 | 8.95 | -3.95 |
| 30 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.57 | 18.5 | 4.8 | 7.85 | -1.85 |
| 31 | Texas | Southwest | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 18.4 | 29.56 | 13.39 | 8.79 | -2.79 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.27 | 9.25 | 12.16 | 7.47 | -2.47 |
| 33 | Chicago | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.2 | 4.71 | 15.02 | 5.38 | -0.38 |
| 34 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.06 | 13 | 9.02 | 6.13 | -1.13 |
| 35 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.03 | 9.25 | 4.53 | 6.62 | -0.62 |
| 36 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.84 | 6.75 | 4.64 | 6.27 | -0.27 |
| 37 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.22 | 8.55 | 2.31 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 38 | VMI | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 16.18 | 0.11 | 3.22 | 4.55 | 1.45 |
| 39 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.13 | 0.83 | 13.53 | 3.33 | 0.67 |
| 40 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.03 | 10.78 | 10.01 | 7.6 | -2.6 |
| 41 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.98 | 9.43 | 2.12 | 6.06 | -2.06 |
| 42 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.85 | 13.75 | 7.33 | 7.35 | -2.35 |
| 43 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.72 | 25.86 | 11.47 | 6.79 | -2.79 |
| 44 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.08 | 14.89 | 1.04 | 8.82 | -3.82 |
| 45 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.66 | 6.33 | 2.23 | 7.54 | -2.54 |
| 46 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.64 | 6 | 11.45 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 47 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.56 | 10 | 2.36 | 8.63 | -2.63 |
| 48 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.56 | 7.33 | 9.59 | 7.13 | -3.13 |
| 49 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.21 | 0.88 | 17.11 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 50 | Florida | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.18 | 4.86 | 8.74 | 5.11 | -1.11 |
| 51 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.61 | 2.86 | 6.49 | 4.38 | -0.38 |
| 52 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.55 | 7.4 | -4.19 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 53 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.41 | 6.12 | 0.77 | 6.03 | -2.03 |
| 54 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.38 | 30.62 | 3.87 | 7.84 | -3.84 |
| 55 | Rice | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.18 | -2.62 | 11.1 | 3.26 | 1.74 |
| 56 | Indiana | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.68 | 6 | 7.98 | 5.84 | -2.84 |
| 57 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.66 | -1.88 | 4.55 | 3.61 | 1.39 |
| 58 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.56 | 7.56 | 5.4 | 6.98 | -2.98 |
| 59 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.53 | 9.56 | 3.58 | 7.46 | -3.46 |
| 60 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.07 | 5 | 3.21 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 61 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.16 | 0 | 7.89 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 11.1 | 6.8 | 4.52 | 7.86 | -3.86 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.07 | 10.14 | 3.64 | 5.59 | -2.59 |
| 64 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.41 | -1.12 | 6.04 | 3.68 | 0.32 |
| 65 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.21 | -2.25 | 7.56 | 3.16 | 0.84 |
| 66 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 9.73 | 2.1 | 12.78 | 6.24 | -3.24 |
| 67 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 9.73 | 8.75 | 15.81 | 7.15 | -5.15 |
| 68 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.66 | -6.14 | 8.09 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 69 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.44 | -1.67 | 13.02 | 3.63 | 0.37 |
| 70 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.25 | -7.5 | 4.63 | 1.62 | 3.38 |
| 71 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.22 | -6.5 | 3.09 | 1.07 | 1.93 |
| 72 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.28 | -5.78 | 6.99 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| 73 | Iowa | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.95 | -8.29 | 9.19 | 1.67 | 1.33 |
| 74 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.94 | -5.12 | 4.11 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 75 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.62 | -6.14 | 1.04 | 1.44 | 1.56 |
| 76 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.62 | -2.11 | 8.11 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 77 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.24 | -12.38 | 3.57 | 0.45 | 2.55 |
| 78 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.47 | -3.75 | 12.73 | 2.44 | -0.44 |
| 79 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-6-2 | 0.27 | 5.32 | -10.09 | 3.97 | 1.33 | 1.67 |
| 80 | Northwestern | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.09 | -6.14 | 11.46 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 81 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.54 | -12.43 | 10.04 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 82 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-6-3 | 0.18 | 4.03 | -3.91 | -0.96 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 83 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.45 | -13.62 | 6.26 | 1.54 | 0.46 |
| 84 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.19 | -20.88 | 7.84 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 85 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 2.79 | -35.38 | 7.76 | 0.09 | 1.91 |
| 86 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.89 | -17.57 | 12.35 | 0.3 | 0.7 |