Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.849918+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 | 26.18 | 51.62 | 11.16 | 8 | 0 |
| 2 | Ohio State | Western | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.12 | 32.25 | 7.89 | 8 | -1 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 22.12 | 8.16 | 7.94 | 0.06 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 37.14 | 5.96 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Rice | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.87 | 26.14 | 2.48 | 6.85 | 0.15 |
| 6 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.6 | 15.83 | 2.95 | 6 | -1 |
| 7 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.39 | 20 | 0.95 | 7.84 | 0.16 |
| 8 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.38 | 32.43 | -0.64 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 9 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 25.43 | -0.02 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.07 | 18.5 | -0.25 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.57 | 18.71 | 13.46 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 12 | Navy | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.28 | 52.5 | 5.02 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.99 | 19.75 | 10.03 | 7.87 | -1.87 |
| 14 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.81 | 32.67 | 10.64 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 15 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.4 | 15 | 5.28 | 8.59 | -1.59 |
| 16 | Minnesota | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.34 | 27.8 | 13 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 17 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.22 | 14.88 | 4.32 | 7.54 | -0.54 |
| 18 | Baylor | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.18 | 26.75 | 4.29 | 8 | -2 |
| 19 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.07 | 11.12 | 4.72 | 7.53 | -0.53 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.85 | 16.5 | 4.46 | 7.99 | -1.99 |
| 21 | NC State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.72 | 7.75 | 6.52 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 22 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 20.68 | 29.67 | -1.34 | 8.97 | -1.97 |
| 23 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.52 | 22.38 | -1.17 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.1 | 20.5 | 2.73 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 20.03 | 13.7 | 8.13 | 9.27 | -1.27 |
| 26 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.79 | 21.71 | 0.64 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 27 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.39 | 41.22 | 6.1 | 8.88 | -2.88 |
| 28 | Michigan | Western | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 19.31 | 25.1 | 0.53 | 9.84 | -1.84 |
| 29 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19 | 17.14 | 0.66 | 6.7 | -2.7 |
| 30 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.73 | 16.56 | 2.17 | 8.32 | -1.32 |
| 31 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.5 | 7.25 | 8.17 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 32 | Illinois | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.5 | 9.43 | 18.69 | 6.37 | -2.37 |
| 33 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.14 | 8 | 11.46 | 6.15 | -1.15 |
| 34 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.13 | 21.71 | 6.69 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 35 | TCU | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.85 | 12 | -2.21 | 8.3 | -1.3 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.8 | 17.38 | 5.7 | 7.38 | -2.38 |
| 37 | Northwestern | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.78 | 8.57 | 9.05 | 5.46 | -0.46 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.55 | 7.86 | 14.66 | 6.45 | -2.45 |
| 39 | Indiana | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.53 | 23.71 | 2.47 | 6.72 | -1.72 |
| 40 | Brown | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.48 | 9.44 | -3.51 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 41 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.45 | 29 | 6.42 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 42 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.75 | 13 | 5.56 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 43 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.64 | 10.33 | 5.04 | 5.8 | -1.8 |
| 44 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.38 | 10 | 11.73 | 8.28 | -3.28 |
| 45 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.36 | 4 | 2.12 | 5.08 | -0.08 |
| 46 | Chicago | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.11 | 5.17 | 16.51 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 47 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.82 | 28.5 | 2.62 | 7.94 | -2.94 |
| 48 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 15.54 | 13.89 | 16.11 | 7.76 | -2.76 |
| 49 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.49 | 10.25 | 5.03 | 7.55 | -2.55 |
| 50 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.46 | 1 | 7.26 | 3.34 | 0.66 |
| 51 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.1 | 6.62 | 4.12 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 52 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.04 | 9 | 6.26 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 53 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.71 | 7.17 | 4.88 | 5.46 | -2.46 |
| 54 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.49 | 11.43 | 4.74 | 5.46 | -1.46 |
| 55 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.27 | 4.2 | 4.12 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 56 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.07 | 4.57 | 7.47 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 57 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.83 | 7.12 | 3.05 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 58 | SMU | FBS Independents | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 13.48 | 3.57 | -1.68 | 5.09 | -2.09 |
| 59 | California | Pacific | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.11 | 4.5 | 3.74 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.65 | -5 | 10.71 | 2.53 | 1.47 |
| 61 | Texas | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.44 | 4.14 | 13.03 | 5.49 | -2.49 |
| 62 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.25 | 5.71 | 9.26 | 5.28 | -2.28 |
| 63 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 10.42 | -4.57 | -2.11 | 2.13 | 1.87 |
| 64 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.65 | -0.29 | 10.68 | 3.41 | -0.41 |
| 65 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.48 | -6.33 | 5.68 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 66 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.26 | -11 | 7.68 | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| 67 | Purdue | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.84 | -2 | 6.55 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 68 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.66 | 3 | 8.46 | 4.31 | -2.31 |
| 69 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.58 | -1.25 | 1.19 | 3.47 | -0.47 |
| 70 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.47 | -5.2 | 9.5 | 1.08 | 0.92 |
| 71 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.91 | -10.8 | 5.43 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 72 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.79 | -3.88 | -0.5 | 2.49 | 0.51 |
| 73 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.71 | -7 | 3.53 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 74 | Iowa | Western | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.67 | -6.25 | 4.27 | 2.09 | 0.91 |
| 75 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.49 | -29.6 | 11.51 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 76 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.03 | -15.62 | 0.98 | 0.79 | 2.21 |
| 77 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.99 | -0.5 | 3.96 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
| 78 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.49 | -12.78 | 9.58 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 79 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.09 | -20.67 | 10.01 | 0.03 | 1.97 |
| 80 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.53 | -14.71 | 12.89 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 81 | Montana | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.47 | -12.6 | 6.22 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 82 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.63 | -18.17 | 15.06 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.71 | -22.29 | 11.7 | 0.25 | 0.75 |
| 84 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-4-2 | 0 | -1.99 | -16 | -3.61 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 85 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-1 | 0 | -1.99 | -10.86 | 11.98 | 0.61 | -0.61 |
| 86 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.22 | -18.38 | 4.54 | 0.34 | -0.34 |
| 87 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -35.6 | 7.02 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.99 | -39.6 | 12.23 | 0.04 | -0.04 |