Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.612180+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 28.75 | 17 | 11.52 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.37 | 36 | 21.99 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.34 | 24.5 | 6.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.26 | 17 | 7.54 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.06 | 15 | 6.67 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.8 | 30 | 20.13 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 26.42 | 49.5 | -1.89 | 2 | -1 |
| 8 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 7 | 21.11 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 9 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 12 | 19.14 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25 | 24.67 | -6.47 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.89 | 61 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 61 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 11.5 | -5.55 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 80 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.49 | 49 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 29 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 20 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.07 | 21 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.04 | 22.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.99 | 19 | -10 | 2 | -1 |
| 21 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.98 | 20 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 22 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 19.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.91 | 24 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.86 | 3 | -4.7 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 25 | Texas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 72 | 1.49 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | VMI | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 15.5 | -10 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 27 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.43 | 9 | -10 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 28 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.28 | 35 | 1.38 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 29 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.95 | 29 | 1.92 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 7 | 2.99 | 0.86 | 0.14 |
| 31 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.39 | 71.5 | -4.04 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.57 | 78 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 33 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.51 | 76 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 34 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.48 | 82 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 35 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.42 | 10 | -0.2 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 36 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.25 | 52 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 37 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.25 | 57 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.12 | 40 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 39 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.1 | 44 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 40 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.09 | 44 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Minnesota | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.09 | 41 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 42 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.95 | 32 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 43 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.93 | 32 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Iowa | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.91 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | LSU | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.91 | 42 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.88 | 46 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 47 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.66 | 41 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 48 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.6 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Ohio State | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.3 | 13 | -10 | 0.94 | 0.06 |
| 50 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.28 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Northwestern | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.19 | 21 | -10 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 52 | Indiana | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.73 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 53 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.72 | 9 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 54 | Baylor | Southwest | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.2 | 3 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.73 | 20.5 | 8.57 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 56 | Yale | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.43 | 13.5 | 6.55 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 57 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.25 | 19.5 | -3.5 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 58 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.71 | 2.67 | 1.14 | 2.64 | -1.64 |
| 59 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.46 | 0.33 | 0.94 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 60 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.35 | 8 | -3.62 | 1.76 | -0.76 |
| 61 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | -5.5 | -3.58 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 62 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.52 | -14.5 | -3.41 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 63 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.15 | -2 | 13.6 | 0.59 | 0.41 |
| 64 | Furman | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 7.62 | -19.5 | 7.21 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 65 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.56 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Army | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.49 | 0 | -10 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 67 | Chicago | Western | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.44 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Florida | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.42 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Purdue | Western | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.4 | 0 | -10 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 71 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | NC State | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 73 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 74 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 76 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 77 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.98 | -7 | 2.46 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 79 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.16 | -3.5 | 23.3 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 80 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.18 | -9 | -1.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.31 | -10 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.62 | -7 | 25.77 | 0.11 | -0.11 |
| 83 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.68 | -10 | -1.25 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 84 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -35 | 3.1 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 85 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.5 | -54 | 1.29 | 0 | 0 |
| 86 | TCU | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.81 | -72 | 3.13 | 0 | 0 |