Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.728567+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.14 | 25.67 | 12.8 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 2 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.58 | 27.5 | 10.71 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.42 | 29.33 | 9.87 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 4 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.4 | 28.5 | 9.36 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.91 | 52 | 5.21 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.85 | 14.75 | 9.12 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.84 | 17.67 | 8.81 | 3 | -1 |
| 8 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.69 | 46.5 | 3.88 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.08 | 34.75 | 2.62 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.82 | 74 | -1.32 | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 50 | 0.74 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 51.67 | 0.09 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 24.53 | 16.5 | 2.54 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 40.33 | -1.02 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.36 | 12.75 | 2.97 | 4 | -1 |
| 16 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.33 | 47 | -1.35 | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.19 | 24.75 | -0.34 | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.15 | 55.5 | -3 | 4 | -1 |
| 19 | Iowa | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.01 | 17.67 | 0.69 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 20 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.98 | 28.75 | -2.31 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Northwestern | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 14.5 | 1 | 1.96 | 0.04 |
| 22 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.79 | 29 | -2.31 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 51.67 | -4.46 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 19.33 | -1.02 | 3 | 0 |
| 25 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.71 | 26.75 | -3.51 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.6 | 8 | 1.01 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 27 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.5 | 21.5 | -3.51 | 4 | 0 |
| 28 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.42 | 31.6 | -5.33 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 29 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.38 | 20 | -3.73 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.09 | 55.25 | -8.46 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.07 | 5.5 | -0.24 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 32 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.71 | 53.5 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.66 | 26 | -7.95 | 3 | 0 |
| 34 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.65 | 51.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 35 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.47 | 37.25 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 36 | Washington | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 45 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 37 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.28 | 28.6 | -10 | 5 | 0 |
| 38 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.98 | 25 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.28 | 29.8 | 4.56 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 40 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.01 | 15 | -10 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 41 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.46 | 31.6 | -5.47 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 42 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.34 | 40 | -1.14 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 43 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.81 | 19 | -1.15 | 3.76 | -0.76 |
| 44 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.79 | 17.25 | 2.33 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.74 | 9.75 | 4.95 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 46 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.56 | 20 | -6.61 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 47 | California | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.55 | 6.33 | -4.5 | 4.64 | -0.64 |
| 48 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.47 | 17.25 | -0.41 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 49 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.29 | 3.4 | 6.37 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 50 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.09 | 14 | 9.48 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 51 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.91 | 25.75 | 7.1 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
| 52 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.9 | 66.33 | 1.98 | 3 | -1 |
| 53 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.86 | 19 | 9.78 | 2.88 | -0.88 |
| 54 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.85 | 33.25 | -10 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 55 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.78 | 14.75 | 7.19 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 56 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.39 | 26.67 | 4.71 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 57 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.77 | 16 | -0.83 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 58 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.61 | 5.33 | 0.71 | 2.19 | -0.19 |
| 59 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.01 | 22.33 | -4.46 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.97 | 13 | -2.19 | 2.89 | -0.89 |
| 61 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 48.8 | -2.81 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 62 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.66 | 0 | 3.49 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 63 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.47 | -11.67 | 10.38 | 0.25 | 1.75 |
| 64 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.11 | 4.5 | 7.84 | 1.2 | -0.2 |
| 65 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.6 | 2 | 7.64 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 66 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.87 | -0.33 | 3.01 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 67 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.85 | -0.25 | 6.85 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 68 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.65 | -7.25 | 12.67 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.55 | -4 | 5.11 | 0.89 | 1.11 |
| 70 | Illinois | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.51 | 5.67 | 18.16 | 2.39 | -1.39 |
| 71 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.19 | -15.5 | 6.41 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 72 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.95 | 4 | 16 | 2.4 | -1.4 |
| 73 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.85 | 1 | 3.71 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 74 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.5 | 2 | -2.33 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 75 | Chicago | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.78 | 1.67 | 7.83 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 76 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.65 | 2.33 | 2.4 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 77 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 7.42 | -1.75 | 16.95 | 1.39 | -0.39 |
| 78 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7 | -5.33 | 14.61 | 0.67 | 0.33 |
| 79 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.94 | -4 | 8.22 | 0.56 | 0.44 |
| 80 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.81 | -1.33 | -2.67 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 81 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.69 | -14 | 20.71 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 82 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -10 | 9.88 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 83 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.68 | -16.33 | 4.73 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 84 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.62 | -8.5 | 19.95 | 0.48 | 0.52 |
| 85 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.11 | -16.75 | 21.39 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 86 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.66 | -10.5 | 20.23 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 87 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.77 | -10.75 | -1.46 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 88 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.46 | -20.33 | 5.32 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 89 | Florida | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.75 | -18.5 | 25.56 | 0 | 0 |
| 90 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.84 | -30 | 14.73 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | SMU | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.74 | -60.5 | 22.41 | 0 | 0 |