Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.849619+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.52 | 51.62 | 12.25 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 22.12 | 8.09 | 7.94 | 0.06 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 36.86 | 6.45 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.96 | 42.17 | 5.48 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Rice | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 26.14 | 3.24 | 6.85 | 0.15 |
| 6 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.98 | 21.71 | 3.32 | 6.89 | 0.11 |
| 7 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 24 | 1.69 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.65 | 15.83 | 2.66 | 6 | -1 |
| 9 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.56 | 32.43 | -0.08 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 10 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.21 | 18.5 | 0.09 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.72 | 18.71 | 13.89 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 12 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.41 | 52.5 | 5.2 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Illinois | Western | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 22.3 | 14.5 | 19.33 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 14 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.94 | 32.67 | 11.05 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 15 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.8 | 22.57 | 7.95 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 16 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.42 | 15.12 | 7.52 | 7.65 | -1.65 |
| 17 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.15 | 12.86 | 6.61 | 6.39 | -0.39 |
| 18 | Michigan | Western | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.09 | 28.89 | -1.25 | 8.95 | -0.95 |
| 19 | NC State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.84 | 7.75 | 6.7 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 20 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.66 | 11.86 | 4.08 | 6.77 | -0.77 |
| 21 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.62 | 26.86 | 4.07 | 7 | -2 |
| 22 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.53 | 24.57 | 0.39 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 23 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.51 | 31.62 | -0.74 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 24 | Chicago | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.43 | 9.8 | 16.76 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.24 | 20.5 | 3.24 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 26 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.14 | 29.5 | 12.3 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 27 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.08 | 21.71 | 2.04 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 28 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.06 | 18.43 | 2.49 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.67 | 12.33 | 8.72 | 8.13 | -1.13 |
| 30 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.64 | 13 | 5.22 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 31 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.41 | 17.14 | 1.12 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 32 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.19 | 13.75 | 15.66 | 7.8 | -2.8 |
| 33 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 7.25 | 8.65 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 34 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.78 | 36.38 | 7.67 | 7.83 | -2.83 |
| 35 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.47 | 8 | 12.18 | 6.15 | -1.15 |
| 36 | TCU | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.65 | 12.75 | -1.28 | 7.32 | -1.32 |
| 37 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.64 | 8.88 | 1.38 | 6.56 | -0.56 |
| 38 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.63 | 29 | 6.28 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 39 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.55 | 16.83 | 9.26 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 40 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.41 | 16.43 | 2.86 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 41 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.38 | 16.67 | 7.26 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 42 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.36 | 12.14 | 2.71 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 43 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.07 | 9.12 | -2.44 | 7.05 | -1.05 |
| 44 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.98 | 13 | 5.64 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 45 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.87 | 9.86 | 7.35 | 5.77 | -1.77 |
| 46 | Northwestern | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.71 | 8.5 | 7.51 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 47 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.56 | 4 | 1.75 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 48 | Indiana | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 21.5 | 0.41 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 49 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.97 | 28.5 | 3.63 | 7.94 | -2.94 |
| 50 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.83 | 6.17 | 14.17 | 5.22 | -2.22 |
| 51 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.43 | 1 | 7.63 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 52 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.26 | 9 | 8.17 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 53 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.8 | 7.17 | 5.02 | 5.46 | -2.46 |
| 54 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.32 | 4.2 | 3.91 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 55 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.29 | 4.57 | 7.8 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 56 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.81 | 7.12 | 2.91 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 57 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 13.63 | 7.88 | 15.91 | 6 | -2 |
| 58 | SMU | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.58 | 3.57 | -1.28 | 5.09 | -2.09 |
| 59 | Texas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.04 | 6 | 10.4 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 60 | California | Pacific | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.23 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 61 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 3.83 | 6.54 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 62 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.93 | -5 | 11.75 | 2.53 | 1.47 |
| 63 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.42 | 5.71 | 9.83 | 5.28 | -2.28 |
| 64 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.32 | 4.14 | 2.93 | 5.12 | -2.12 |
| 65 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.58 | -0.29 | 10.98 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 66 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.54 | -6.33 | 6.26 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 67 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.42 | -11 | 7.46 | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| 68 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 8.79 | -8.67 | -2.54 | 1.06 | 1.94 |
| 69 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.76 | 4.5 | 6.7 | 4.04 | -2.04 |
| 70 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.94 | -7 | 6.06 | 1.45 | 1.55 |
| 71 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.34 | -6.71 | -1.55 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 72 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.16 | -10.8 | 5.64 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 73 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.94 | -3.88 | 0.14 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 74 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.8 | -11.12 | 8.22 | 1.87 | 1.13 |
| 75 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.67 | -29.6 | 12.1 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 76 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 6.17 | -0.5 | 4.77 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
| 77 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.14 | -20.67 | 10.9 | 0.03 | 1.97 |
| 78 | Iowa | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.64 | -7.57 | 1.76 | 1.69 | 0.31 |
| 79 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.59 | -14.71 | 12.64 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 80 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.87 | -9.25 | 10.24 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 81 | Montana | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.6 | -13 | 6.57 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 82 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.38 | -16.6 | 14.51 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.76 | -22.29 | 11.7 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -1.73 | -9.57 | 1.79 | 0.9 | -0.9 |
| 85 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-3-2 | 0 | -1.92 | -15.2 | -6.64 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 86 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.01 | -10.86 | 12.51 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 87 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -35.6 | 7.37 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -3.03 | -39.6 | 13.3 | 0.04 | -0.04 |