Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.729843+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.94 | 18.17 | 13.46 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.93 | 46.88 | 9.76 | 8 | -1 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 28.43 | 5.38 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 4 | Northwestern | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 18.17 | 5.23 | 5.83 | 0.17 |
| 5 | Washington | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.18 | 27.67 | 3.33 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 6 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.06 | 31.8 | 2.15 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24 | 34.83 | 1.45 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Brown | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.83 | 30.62 | 1.33 | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 18.62 | 2.23 | 7.95 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Yale | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 23.21 | 16.88 | 14.35 | 7.75 | -0.75 |
| 11 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 22.93 | 23.88 | -2.4 | 7.93 | 0.07 |
| 12 | LSU | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.49 | 24.12 | 8.94 | 7.96 | -0.96 |
| 13 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.43 | 37.88 | 6.78 | 7.98 | -0.98 |
| 14 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.57 | 24.43 | 5.31 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 15 | Rice | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.56 | 36.14 | 8.39 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 16 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.55 | 35.22 | 1.06 | 8.97 | -0.97 |
| 17 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.53 | 30.62 | 2.74 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 18 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.49 | 16.17 | 10.16 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 19 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.34 | 38.83 | 6.87 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 20 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.14 | 11.14 | 10.99 | 6.83 | -1.83 |
| 21 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.07 | 40 | 5.2 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 22 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.98 | 14.71 | 8.86 | 6.75 | -1.75 |
| 23 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.81 | 20 | 0.51 | 7.9 | -0.9 |
| 24 | Minnesota | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.78 | 45.17 | 3.07 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 25 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.29 | 16 | 0.73 | 6.59 | -0.59 |
| 26 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.24 | 10.14 | 6.18 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 27 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.1 | 28 | -2.59 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 28 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.62 | 16.83 | 4.35 | 5.58 | -1.58 |
| 29 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.53 | 22.14 | 15.47 | 6.94 | -1.94 |
| 30 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.41 | 17.33 | 4.72 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| 31 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.13 | 20.75 | 5.4 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.11 | 14.56 | 8.66 | 8.44 | -2.44 |
| 33 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.11 | 14.88 | 7.56 | 7.95 | -1.95 |
| 34 | TCU | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.03 | 15.43 | -2.82 | 6.53 | -1.53 |
| 35 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.97 | 21.89 | 0.95 | 8.75 | -1.75 |
| 36 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.96 | 15.4 | 0.79 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 37 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.95 | 12.12 | 7.34 | 7.27 | -1.27 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.87 | 17 | 6.47 | 7.72 | -1.72 |
| 39 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.53 | 33.12 | 5.69 | 7.96 | -2.96 |
| 40 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.46 | 15.5 | 4.13 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 41 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.39 | 12.88 | 4.63 | 6.86 | -0.86 |
| 42 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.98 | 19.62 | 10.58 | 7.72 | -3.72 |
| 43 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.91 | 17.67 | 5.46 | 8.74 | -3.74 |
| 44 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.77 | 5.12 | 10.89 | 6.73 | -1.73 |
| 45 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.61 | 1.8 | 8.51 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 46 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.76 | 6.33 | 9.83 | 4.37 | -0.37 |
| 47 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.64 | 25.33 | 0.09 | 5.48 | -1.48 |
| 48 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.64 | 7.43 | 6.05 | 6.63 | -2.63 |
| 49 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.6 | 13.75 | -1.96 | 7.59 | -2.59 |
| 50 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.54 | 7.5 | 14.12 | 6.75 | -1.75 |
| 51 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 4.33 | 6.92 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 52 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.44 | 4.6 | 7.99 | 3.73 | -1.73 |
| 53 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.95 | 1.29 | 10.55 | 4.08 | -0.08 |
| 54 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.65 | 10.86 | 9.63 | 6.7 | -3.7 |
| 55 | California | Pacific | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.46 | 9.6 | -3.19 | 8.5 | -2.5 |
| 56 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.49 | 6.8 | 2.91 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.47 | 32.71 | -1.49 | 6.86 | -2.86 |
| 58 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.01 | -3 | 8.74 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 59 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.54 | 22.62 | 5.56 | 7.6 | -3.6 |
| 60 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.26 | 4.25 | 16.71 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 61 | Illinois | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.23 | 2.67 | 15.95 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 62 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.04 | 5.86 | 10.51 | 5.55 | -2.55 |
| 63 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.92 | 8.17 | 8.49 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 64 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.82 | -1.33 | 5.42 | 2.62 | 0.38 |
| 65 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 15.38 | -3.3 | 7.01 | -3.01 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 12.22 | 35.78 | 2.53 | 8.74 | -4.74 |
| 67 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.92 | 3.67 | 4.64 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 68 | Chicago | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.7 | 0.67 | 10.29 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 69 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.25 | 6.38 | 6.9 | 6.65 | -3.65 |
| 70 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.89 | -7.38 | 12.92 | 2.08 | 1.92 |
| 71 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 8.88 | -8.71 | 1.55 | 0.79 | 2.21 |
| 72 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.87 | -0.29 | -0.1 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 73 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.49 | -4 | 6 | 2.77 | 0.23 |
| 74 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.91 | -5.14 | 2.75 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 75 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.78 | -10.29 | 6.76 | 0.9 | 2.1 |
| 76 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.14 | -4.75 | 4.84 | 2.69 | 0.31 |
| 77 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.58 | -7.62 | 0.96 | 1.34 | 1.66 |
| 78 | Purdue | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.07 | -5.33 | 6.87 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 79 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.6 | -6.5 | 5.76 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 80 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.13 | -24.33 | 11.3 | 0.06 | 1.94 |
| 81 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.99 | -10.43 | 16.38 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
| 82 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.71 | -7.29 | 7.85 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
| 83 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.68 | -7.12 | 1.19 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 84 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -13 | 13.7 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 85 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.53 | -13 | 12.68 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 86 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.36 | -17.33 | 11.43 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 87 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.35 | -13.2 | 2.36 | 1.07 | 0.93 |
| 88 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.2 | -16.17 | 3.67 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 89 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.86 | -18.43 | 6.08 | 0.37 | 0.63 |
| 90 | Florida | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -18.4 | 18.17 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | SMU | FBS Independents | 0-7-1 | 0 | -3.11 | -52.5 | 8.38 | 0 | 0 |