Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.612484+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 29.24 | 21 | 19.91 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.8 | 34 | 10.3 | 3 | -1 |
| 3 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.22 | 35 | 9.46 | 2 | 0 |
| 4 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 27.2 | 17 | 26.8 | 0.96 | 0.04 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 27.07 | 33 | 8.7 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 6 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.51 | 34.5 | 7.1 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 8.67 | 9.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 8 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 52 | 0.76 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.16 | 13 | 22.42 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 20.33 | 1.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 11 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 34.67 | -1.19 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | LSU | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 28 | 2.17 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Baylor | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.35 | 14.5 | 5.44 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.3 | 16.33 | 1.67 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Chicago | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 7 | 20.19 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.27 | 63 | 11.78 | 1 | 0 |
| 17 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.25 | 7.67 | 4.09 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 33 | 0.76 | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.99 | 6 | 2.17 | 2 | -1 |
| 20 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 20.67 | -1.85 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 21 | Texas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.75 | 82 | -6.41 | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.37 | 42.5 | -4.79 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.1 | 74.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 36 | -5.81 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 25 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.01 | 47.67 | -7.5 | 3 | -1 |
| 26 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.98 | 33.5 | -5.59 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 27 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 57.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 83.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.56 | 61.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.45 | 55.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 31 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.42 | 52 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.4 | 51 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 33 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 26.67 | -10 | 2.97 | 0.03 |
| 34 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 44 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 35 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.2 | 20.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 36 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 19.33 | -10 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 37 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 18.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 38 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.09 | 37 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 39 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 12.67 | -10 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 40 | Iowa | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 22 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 41 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 22.5 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 42 | Indiana | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.76 | 24 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 43 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 19 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 13.5 | -10 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 45 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.75 | 47 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 46 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 20.61 | 37 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.2 | 16 | 0.7 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 48 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.08 | 15.33 | 9.85 | 3 | -1 |
| 49 | Purdue | Western | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.97 | 13 | -10 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 50 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.93 | 13 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 51 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 19.89 | 11 | -10 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 52 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.46 | 11 | 6.96 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 53 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.39 | 39.67 | 2.14 | 3 | -1 |
| 54 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.02 | 9.33 | 14.77 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 55 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.39 | 35.33 | 2.92 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 56 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.14 | 10 | 0.36 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 57 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.99 | 31 | 1.97 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 58 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.33 | 18 | 4.55 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 59 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 0.33 | 1.29 | 1.57 | 0.43 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 16.11 | 22.5 | 7.96 | 1.75 | -0.75 |
| 61 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 15.35 | 6.5 | 6.03 | 1.49 | -0.49 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.75 | 10 | 4.6 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 63 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.66 | 10.33 | -10 | 2.95 | -1.95 |
| 64 | Northwestern | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.49 | 7 | -4.77 | 1.7 | -0.7 |
| 65 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | -3 | -0.32 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 66 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.48 | -15.5 | 10.63 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 67 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.22 | -11 | 6.64 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.12 | -0.5 | 6.21 | 0.91 | 0.09 |
| 69 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.5 | 0.67 | 12.27 | 1.63 | -0.63 |
| 70 | Furman | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.42 | -19.5 | 8.21 | 0.47 | 0.53 |
| 71 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.96 | 1.25 | -0.67 | 2.96 | -1.96 |
| 72 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.38 | -1.5 | -10 | 0.76 | 0.24 |
| 73 | TCU | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.23 | -14.5 | 6.9 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 74 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.5 | -5.25 | 7.86 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 75 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -21 | 12.77 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.03 | -24.67 | 5.66 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 77 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.07 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 78 | NC State | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.04 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 79 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 80 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.41 | -3.5 | 24.43 | 0.28 | -0.28 |
| 81 | Florida | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.67 | -7 | 21.57 | 0 | 0 |
| 82 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.85 | -8.5 | 5.71 | 0.22 | -0.22 |
| 83 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.34 | -11.33 | 25.47 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 84 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.49 | -19 | 6.64 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 85 | Navy | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -22 | 15.55 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 86 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.65 | -54 | 22.67 | 0 | 0 |