Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.848695+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.69 | 25 | 17.52 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.3 | 27.33 | 15.21 | 3 | 0 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.14 | 36.8 | 8.75 | 5 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.09 | 24.4 | 9.87 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 5 | Minnesota | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.39 | 44 | 6.31 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.17 | 24 | 6.97 | 2 | 0 |
| 7 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 20 | 5.53 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Rice | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.81 | 26 | 4.06 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 28.25 | 2.15 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.58 | 21.5 | 3.54 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.5 | 22.75 | 3.17 | 3.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 26 | 1.08 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.17 | 52.75 | -1.32 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 20.5 | -0.62 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 15 | Ohio State | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.66 | 52.25 | -4.25 | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.43 | 41 | -4.14 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.34 | 24.75 | -3.36 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.29 | 32.75 | -4.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Michigan | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.19 | 28.67 | -3.9 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 20 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.98 | 14.8 | -2.65 | 4.94 | 0.06 |
| 21 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 19 | -4.14 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 22 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.88 | 14.75 | -3.78 | 3.92 | 0.08 |
| 23 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.85 | 14 | -3.42 | 3 | -1 |
| 24 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.73 | 48 | -8.09 | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.42 | 32.5 | -8.13 | 4 | 0 |
| 26 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.34 | 24.25 | -7.69 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 27 | Washington | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.05 | 8 | -10 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 28 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.98 | 45.4 | 5.12 | 5 | -1 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.87 | 58.2 | 3.16 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 30 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.77 | 13 | 17.19 | 3.82 | -0.82 |
| 31 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.64 | 33.5 | 8.36 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 32 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.2 | 11.4 | 6.47 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 33 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.12 | 14.2 | 5.61 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 34 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.9 | 33 | 0.13 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 35 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.36 | 36.6 | -3.31 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 36 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.16 | 12.5 | 7.97 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 37 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.11 | 7.2 | 2.09 | 4.12 | -0.12 |
| 38 | NC State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.04 | 8.2 | -0.97 | 4.27 | -0.27 |
| 39 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.01 | 16.75 | 6.11 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 40 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.91 | 14.33 | 12.74 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 41 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.79 | 15.5 | 1.01 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 42 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.64 | 29.25 | -2.28 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 43 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.37 | 10.75 | 0.3 | 3.38 | -0.38 |
| 44 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.3 | 10.6 | 3.36 | 4.44 | -1.44 |
| 45 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.25 | 30 | 4.87 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 46 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.79 | 15.25 | -2.44 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 47 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 8 | 13.18 | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.55 | 11.75 | 9.82 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.46 | 24.33 | 1.52 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 50 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.43 | 22 | 5.44 | 3.99 | -1.99 |
| 51 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.93 | 14.33 | -0.11 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 52 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.85 | 15.8 | 14.96 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 53 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 7.6 | 8.93 | 3.67 | -0.67 |
| 54 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.81 | 5.33 | 0.08 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 55 | SMU | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.16 | 3 | -2.85 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 56 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.73 | 9.4 | 1.12 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 57 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.13 | -0.67 | 3.39 | 1.39 | 0.61 |
| 58 | California | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.11 | 5.71 | 4.7 | 5.23 | -1.23 |
| 59 | Texas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.66 | 8.75 | 8.1 | 3.51 | -1.51 |
| 60 | LSU | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.61 | 7.25 | 8.75 | 3.09 | -1.09 |
| 61 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.52 | -6.5 | 7.93 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 62 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.49 | -10.67 | 9.69 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
| 63 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.19 | 10.25 | 9.52 | 3.58 | -1.58 |
| 64 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.89 | 8 | 1.93 | 4.85 | -2.85 |
| 65 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 12.67 | -14 | 1.85 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 66 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.27 | -2.4 | 4.09 | 1.97 | 1.03 |
| 67 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.19 | 0.25 | 9.05 | 2.04 | -0.04 |
| 68 | VMI | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.8 | 0.8 | 2.29 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 69 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.75 | -3.5 | 13.9 | 0.55 | 0.45 |
| 70 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.24 | -1.5 | -2.5 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 71 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.75 | -12.25 | 11.95 | 0.32 | 1.68 |
| 72 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.75 | 7.33 | 9.37 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 73 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.33 | 2.4 | 1.61 | 3.25 | -1.25 |
| 74 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.57 | 0.33 | 14.14 | 1.54 | -0.54 |
| 75 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.95 | -4.8 | 6.12 | 1.37 | 0.63 |
| 76 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.83 | -16 | 10.31 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 77 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.85 | -4.75 | 7.09 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 78 | Iowa | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.53 | -17 | 5.44 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 79 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.48 | -28.25 | 17.68 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 80 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.03 | -8.2 | 11.75 | 0.89 | 0.11 |
| 81 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.83 | -7.4 | 21.89 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 82 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.22 | -4.5 | -1.93 | 0.92 | -0.92 |
| 83 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.31 | -4 | 9.75 | 0.97 | -0.97 |
| 84 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.1 | -19.33 | -4.18 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 85 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.47 | -17 | 16.39 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 86 | Montana | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -15 | 23.09 | 0.05 | -0.05 |
| 87 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -25.5 | 11.97 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.91 | -36.33 | 9.95 | 0 | 0 |