Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.729214+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 25.75 | 12.26 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 2 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.24 | 23.33 | 12.27 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.79 | 56.83 | 7.07 | 6 | -1 |
| 4 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.74 | 13 | 12.06 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 5 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.72 | 20.2 | 10.28 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 30.8 | 6.37 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 7 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.93 | 37.5 | 4.39 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Ohio State | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.86 | 35.5 | 4.43 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 32.4 | 4.32 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 49.33 | 2.05 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 23.83 | 3.64 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.18 | 22 | 2.65 | 6 | 0 |
| 13 | Northwestern | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 17.5 | 2.72 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 14 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.88 | 55.5 | -1.62 | 4 | 0 |
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 27 | 0.29 | 5.95 | 0.05 |
| 16 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.64 | 40.83 | -2.29 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | Washington | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.51 | 30.25 | -1.4 | 4 | -1 |
| 18 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 21.5 | -1.81 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 19 | Michigan | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.13 | 29 | -3.39 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 20 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.06 | 22.6 | -3.08 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 21.33 | -3.46 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 22 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.77 | 34.83 | -6 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.56 | 23.67 | 8.58 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 24 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.03 | 38 | 5.69 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 25 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.85 | 39.14 | -1.27 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 26 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.6 | 36.8 | 5.32 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 27 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.59 | 24.86 | -0.61 | 7 | -1 |
| 28 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.54 | 16.67 | 8.3 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 29 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.12 | 19.33 | 0.01 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.01 | 16 | 3.48 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 31 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.97 | 32.2 | 0.39 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 32 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.95 | 22.67 | -0.76 | 5.76 | -0.76 |
| 33 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.83 | 20 | 10.6 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 34 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.77 | 18.83 | 10.4 | 5.82 | -2.82 |
| 35 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.58 | 38.25 | 5.09 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 36 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.38 | 40.8 | -3.79 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 37 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.23 | 9.6 | 7.46 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 38 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.99 | 17.17 | 16.17 | 5.88 | -1.88 |
| 39 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.97 | 14.4 | -0.74 | 4.74 | -0.74 |
| 40 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.85 | 18.2 | 4.1 | 4.63 | -1.63 |
| 41 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.44 | 15.5 | -3.96 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 42 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.07 | 13.8 | 0.35 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 43 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.87 | 22.71 | 2.79 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 44 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.84 | 3.75 | 2.32 | 2.59 | 0.41 |
| 45 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.78 | 2.8 | 3.12 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 46 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.64 | 5.33 | 12.9 | 4.88 | -0.88 |
| 47 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.27 | 4.43 | 11.24 | 5.22 | -1.22 |
| 48 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.96 | 9.33 | 5.3 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 49 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.7 | 6.33 | 7.42 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.4 | 5.17 | 6.4 | 4.63 | -0.63 |
| 51 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.3 | 5.75 | 5.43 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 52 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.99 | 3 | 4.67 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 53 | California | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 15.9 | 8 | -5.7 | 6.59 | -1.59 |
| 54 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.87 | -3.5 | 3.68 | 1.59 | 1.41 |
| 55 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.66 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 5.05 | -2.05 |
| 56 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.53 | 15.2 | 6.05 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.32 | 40.8 | -3.54 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 14.2 | 4.8 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 59 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.16 | 13.4 | 1.38 | 4.09 | -1.09 |
| 60 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 25.67 | 6.07 | 5.73 | -2.73 |
| 61 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.83 | -2.67 | 4.21 | 1.25 | 0.75 |
| 62 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.83 | 6 | 16.24 | 3.23 | -1.23 |
| 63 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.38 | 8.25 | 3.16 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 64 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 2.17 | 5.46 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 65 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.22 | 17.67 | -6.87 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| 66 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 12.1 | 32.43 | 1.98 | 6.72 | -3.72 |
| 67 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.91 | 2 | 7.88 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 68 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.48 | 5.5 | -4.05 | 4.76 | -1.76 |
| 69 | Haskell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.98 | -0.17 | 6.21 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 70 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.13 | -4.4 | 12.04 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 71 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.4 | -10 | 6.37 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 72 | Purdue | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.08 | 0 | 4.44 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 73 | Chicago | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.31 | -1.8 | 11.43 | 1.97 | 0.03 |
| 74 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8 | -8 | 18.2 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 75 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.15 | -14 | 7.64 | 0.24 | 1.76 |
| 76 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.13 | -2.67 | 17.68 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 77 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.99 | -18 | 8.07 | 0.14 | 1.86 |
| 78 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.97 | -7.25 | 9.81 | 0.32 | 0.68 |
| 79 | West Virginia Wesleyan | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -7.67 | 5.12 | 1.36 | 0.64 |
| 80 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.73 | -16.83 | 15.81 | 0.42 | 1.58 |
| 81 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.83 | -7.71 | 3.38 | 1.65 | 0.35 |
| 82 | Indiana | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.56 | -2.75 | 2.36 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 83 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.99 | -13 | 20.26 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 84 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.47 | -12.75 | 2.3 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 85 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.67 | -8.17 | -0.15 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 86 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -13.8 | 11.93 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 87 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -13 | 14.63 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 88 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.39 | -13.4 | 2.1 | 0.64 | 0.36 |
| 89 | Southwestern University | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -23.25 | 12.98 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 90 | Florida | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -20.33 | 22.82 | 0 | 0 |
| 91 | SMU | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -3.08 | -41.67 | 11.61 | 0 | 0 |