Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.728888+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.48 | 31.67 | 11.34 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.47 | 27 | 11.59 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 27.2 | 10.28 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 4 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 24.5 | 7.86 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 5 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 45.8 | 5.45 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.58 | 15.5 | 9.3 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.02 | 59.2 | 1.99 | 5 | -1 |
| 8 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.91 | 45.8 | 2.57 | 5 | -1 |
| 9 | Northwestern | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.65 | 21 | 4.08 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 10 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 50 | -0.48 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 39.75 | 0.02 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 28.4 | 0.55 | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.12 | 12.75 | 2.94 | 4 | -1 |
| 14 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 45 | -1.43 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 20.25 | 0.16 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 18 | 0.46 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 47 | -3.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.77 | 21.5 | 0.93 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 19 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 24.6 | -2.33 | 5 | 0 |
| 20 | Iowa | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.53 | 17.67 | -1.13 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.51 | 45.25 | -4.54 | 4 | 0 |
| 22 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.46 | 33.4 | -3.09 | 5 | 0 |
| 23 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.41 | 19.5 | -1.59 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.16 | 28.4 | -4.42 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 25 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 24 | -5.11 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 26 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 20 | -4.44 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.78 | 24 | -5.9 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 28 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.74 | 5.5 | -1.12 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 29 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.41 | 53.5 | -10 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 30 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 51.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 22.29 | 21.2 | 14.11 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 32 | Washington | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.21 | 40.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 33 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.04 | 26.4 | 5.93 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 34 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.87 | 32.5 | 1.86 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 35 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.77 | 7 | 9.68 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 36 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.44 | 22.67 | -0.17 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 37 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.26 | 6.83 | 10.01 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 38 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.92 | 15.2 | 4.07 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 39 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.92 | 38.25 | 3.97 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 40 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.87 | 12.6 | 12 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 41 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.74 | 20.5 | -1.93 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 42 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.43 | 34.25 | 4.44 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 43 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.98 | 16 | 2.1 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 44 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.92 | 18.2 | 4.01 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 45 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.9 | 52 | -0.86 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 46 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.3 | 24.75 | -0.7 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 47 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.28 | 13.8 | 0.61 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 48 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 18.25 | 20.6 | 10.55 | 4.82 | -2.82 |
| 49 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.99 | 20 | 9.1 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 50 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.79 | 16.8 | -2.72 | 4.82 | -1.82 |
| 51 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.1 | 25.67 | 0.23 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 52 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.68 | 3 | 5.03 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 53 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.28 | 31.8 | 3.74 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 54 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.47 | 9.8 | 3.98 | 4 | -1 |
| 55 | California | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.36 | 5.29 | -5.03 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 56 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 3.8 | 7.53 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.69 | 4.8 | 6.2 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 58 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.56 | 21.6 | -7.08 | 4.66 | -1.66 |
| 59 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.99 | 5 | 10.13 | 2.11 | -1.11 |
| 60 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.93 | 39.17 | 2.07 | 5.87 | -2.87 |
| 61 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.89 | -2.67 | 6.11 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 62 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.85 | 6 | 17.64 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 63 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.73 | 17.5 | 9.39 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 64 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 8.75 | 2.62 | 3.67 | -1.67 |
| 65 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.53 | 2.6 | 11.64 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| 66 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.35 | 2.25 | 3.63 | 2.43 | -0.43 |
| 67 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.96 | -2.75 | 4.83 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 68 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.78 | -17.25 | 12.01 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 69 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.68 | -10 | 4.16 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 70 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.24 | 2 | -2.57 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 71 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.24 | 0.2 | 2.94 | 2.54 | -0.54 |
| 72 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.8 | -1.8 | 18.68 | 2.11 | -0.11 |
| 73 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.79 | -1.6 | 9.4 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 74 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.26 | 2.33 | 3.09 | 1.91 | -0.91 |
| 75 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.93 | -10 | 15.12 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 76 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.86 | -8 | 19.37 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 77 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.58 | -2 | 0.85 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 78 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.51 | -7.67 | 10.55 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 79 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.39 | -7.25 | 9.19 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 80 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.3 | -1.33 | -3.74 | 1.28 | -0.28 |
| 81 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.02 | -7.5 | 10.83 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 82 | Chicago | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.81 | -4.5 | 11.12 | 0.97 | 0.03 |
| 83 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.25 | -13 | 21.75 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 84 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.14 | -10.75 | 12.36 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 85 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.65 | -12.75 | 2.34 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 86 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.42 | -6 | -3.3 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 87 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.34 | -7.5 | 0.03 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 88 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.72 | -13 | 15.3 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 89 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.62 | -24.33 | 8.73 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 90 | Florida | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -20.33 | 24.67 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | SMU | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -3.39 | -50 | 16.22 | 0 | 0 |