Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.613686+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.99 | 34.2 | 9.29 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 33.67 | 8.55 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 25.68 | 26.8 | 9.11 | 4.95 | -1.95 |
| 4 | Chicago | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.63 | 11.2 | 12 | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| 5 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.49 | 29 | 7.57 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 6 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.32 | 25.2 | 7.63 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 7 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 30.33 | 6.11 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.8 | 15.83 | 6.39 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 9 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 27.5 | 4.35 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 10 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 28.83 | 4.18 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 11 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 38.33 | 2.23 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 29 | 2.96 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 13 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.25 | 37 | 0.79 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 14 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 44.6 | -0.85 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.61 | 15.57 | 11.06 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 16 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.58 | 23.71 | 10.43 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 17 | Texas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.16 | 48 | 8.98 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 18 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.06 | 11.14 | 10.8 | 6.7 | -0.7 |
| 19 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.98 | 27.67 | 8.76 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.78 | 54.25 | -0.53 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.65 | 30.57 | 4.14 | 7 | -1 |
| 22 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.49 | 11.83 | 11.39 | 5.46 | -0.46 |
| 23 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.28 | 12.29 | 5.9 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.9 | 42.4 | 5.77 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 25 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.82 | 12.43 | 5.54 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.36 | 23.67 | 0.32 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 27 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.2 | 17.86 | -1.56 | 6.76 | -0.76 |
| 28 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.06 | 17.5 | 1.16 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 29 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20 | 15.6 | 5.49 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 30 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.73 | 15 | 2.23 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 31 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.9 | 16.33 | -1.54 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 32 | VMI | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 18.68 | 2.29 | 0.96 | 4.32 | 0.68 |
| 33 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.41 | 19.43 | 7.1 | 6.88 | -1.88 |
| 34 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.05 | 8.8 | 0.43 | 4.45 | -1.45 |
| 35 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.96 | 9.38 | 1.67 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 36 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.94 | 29.29 | 8.1 | 6.96 | -2.96 |
| 37 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.93 | 12.86 | 11.14 | 6.28 | -2.28 |
| 38 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.83 | 1.4 | 8.87 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 39 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.26 | 14.57 | -0.45 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 40 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.22 | 44.17 | 0.54 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 41 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.2 | 28 | 4.42 | 3.96 | -1.96 |
| 42 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.97 | 18.83 | 3.77 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 43 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.81 | 14 | 13.51 | 4.34 | -1.34 |
| 44 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.67 | 4.33 | 9.36 | 3.89 | 0.11 |
| 45 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.55 | 14.57 | 1.32 | 6.37 | -2.37 |
| 46 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.13 | 11.5 | 12.77 | 5.16 | -2.16 |
| 47 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.99 | 4 | 4.13 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 48 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.94 | 15.29 | -2.17 | 6.96 | -2.96 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.77 | 8.83 | 12.37 | 5.37 | -2.37 |
| 50 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.15 | 8.8 | 3.28 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 51 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 14.92 | 14.33 | 17.36 | 5.78 | -3.78 |
| 52 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.47 | 6 | 1.67 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 53 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 15.67 | -2.23 | 5.75 | -2.75 |
| 54 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.83 | 7.4 | -3.53 | 4.01 | -1.01 |
| 55 | Iowa | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.78 | 0.6 | 3.33 | 2.61 | 0.39 |
| 56 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.77 | 7 | -0.59 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 57 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.67 | -2.33 | 18.18 | 2.31 | 0.69 |
| 58 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.59 | 8.2 | 9.54 | 4.43 | -2.43 |
| 59 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.77 | 4 | 8.72 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 60 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.49 | -4.4 | 0.47 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| 61 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.48 | 4.5 | 10.05 | 5.94 | -2.94 |
| 62 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.38 | 2.86 | 12.08 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 63 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.35 | -1.25 | 17.93 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 64 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.21 | 0 | 8.93 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.05 | 12.6 | 4.92 | 4.19 | -2.19 |
| 66 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.83 | -1.33 | 9.55 | 2.73 | 0.27 |
| 67 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.43 | -5.6 | 10.37 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 68 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -1.5 | 4.96 | 2.72 | 0.28 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.05 | -2.83 | 4.14 | 2.18 | 0.82 |
| 70 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 9.8 | 1.5 | 5.19 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| 71 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.48 | -7.83 | 5.51 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 72 | Northwestern | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.03 | -0.2 | 12.59 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 73 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.26 | -2.67 | 14.04 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 74 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.85 | -14.14 | 9.14 | 0.21 | 2.79 |
| 75 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.13 | -5.5 | 3.27 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 76 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -11.17 | 4.62 | 1.41 | 0.59 |
| 77 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.44 | -12.67 | 5.65 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 78 | Florida | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.43 | -1.5 | 13.04 | 1.71 | -0.71 |
| 79 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.42 | -9.75 | 6.92 | 0.8 | 1.2 |
| 80 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.05 | -13.33 | 11.56 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 81 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.84 | -27 | 4.3 | 0.16 | 1.84 |
| 82 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.33 | -21 | 11.02 | 0.23 | 1.77 |
| 83 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.81 | -15.75 | 19.3 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 84 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.89 | -9.33 | 12.09 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 85 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.42 | -17.4 | 11.1 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 86 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 1-5-3 | 0.11 | 2.3 | -5.44 | 0.37 | 0.45 | 0.55 |