Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.849008+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.6 | 20 | 19.41 | 5 | -1 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.1 | 20.5 | 16.87 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.54 | 44.5 | 11.35 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.29 | 24.5 | 7.22 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.18 | 29.6 | 6.34 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.1 | 49.2 | 4.35 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.67 | 17.2 | 5.78 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 8 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.21 | 26 | 2.05 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.05 | 46.4 | -0.56 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Rice | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.03 | 29.2 | 0.55 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 11 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.69 | 20 | 0.46 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 12 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.69 | 20.6 | 0.13 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 13 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 39 | -2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.47 | 12.4 | 1.24 | 4.81 | 0.19 |
| 15 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.37 | 26 | -1.67 | 5 | -1 |
| 16 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.97 | 15.25 | -2.08 | 4 | -1 |
| 17 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.9 | 22.2 | -3.52 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 18 | Michigan | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 22.8 | 33.43 | -5.62 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 19 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 22.77 | 32.8 | -5.8 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 20 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.72 | 19 | -4.13 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 21 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.68 | 12.6 | 16.49 | 4.58 | -0.58 |
| 22 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.48 | 53.67 | 4.66 | 6 | -1 |
| 23 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.32 | 49.67 | 4.09 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 24 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.91 | 20.8 | 7.77 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 25 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.87 | 12 | 7.64 | 5.78 | -0.78 |
| 26 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.56 | 11.8 | 10.21 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 27 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.08 | 11.4 | 6.87 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 28 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.05 | 33.5 | 8.54 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 29 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.98 | 27.5 | 2.57 | 5.94 | -1.94 |
| 30 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.8 | 9.83 | 6.5 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 31 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.79 | 19.2 | 1.53 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 32 | TCU | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.74 | 8.33 | 2.47 | 5.13 | -0.13 |
| 33 | NC State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.72 | 7.5 | 2.83 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 34 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.71 | 11.33 | -0.46 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.63 | 10 | 12.81 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.54 | 18.6 | 2.07 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 37 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.51 | 18.8 | -0.15 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 38 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.4 | 18.6 | 8.31 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 39 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.27 | 16 | 7.57 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 40 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 16.75 | 6.29 | 3.32 | -0.32 |
| 41 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.78 | 35.5 | 0.9 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 42 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.58 | 15.5 | 3.09 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 43 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.54 | 28.33 | 8.73 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 44 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.43 | 25 | 0.51 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 45 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.91 | 15.67 | 7.29 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 46 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.58 | 10.25 | -0.63 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 47 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.55 | 12.25 | -2.09 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 48 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.22 | 10.83 | 8.4 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 49 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.13 | 30 | 0.97 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 50 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.86 | 3 | 0.1 | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| 51 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.8 | 13.17 | 15.76 | 5.77 | -2.77 |
| 52 | SMU | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 16.74 | 6.4 | -4.18 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 53 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.03 | 2 | 9.11 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 54 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.73 | 5.83 | 1.76 | 4.31 | -0.31 |
| 55 | Indiana | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.71 | 18.8 | 3.81 | 4.53 | -1.53 |
| 56 | California | Pacific | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.55 | 8.38 | 5.82 | 6.67 | -1.67 |
| 57 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.04 | 10 | 2.19 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 58 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.57 | 9.67 | 1.61 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 59 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 14.3 | -5.75 | -1.35 | 1.21 | 1.79 |
| 60 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.08 | -3.2 | 9.27 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 61 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | 6.17 | 2.63 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 62 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.48 | 1.75 | 13.29 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 63 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.65 | 5.33 | -2.19 | 4.81 | -1.81 |
| 64 | Texas | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.28 | 6.4 | 12.65 | 4.24 | -2.24 |
| 65 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.11 | 6.8 | 10.43 | 4.02 | -2.02 |
| 66 | LSU | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.73 | 3 | 11.64 | 3.17 | -1.17 |
| 67 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.22 | 6.17 | 0.6 | 5.7 | -3.7 |
| 68 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.18 | -2.33 | 6.48 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 69 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.17 | -6 | 8.97 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 70 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.83 | -9.5 | 2.05 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 71 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.39 | -25 | 12 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 72 | Purdue | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.85 | -1 | 8.71 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.92 | -1.2 | 3.46 | 2.09 | -0.09 |
| 74 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.3 | -6.6 | 1.16 | 0.95 | 1.05 |
| 75 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.26 | -14 | 10.01 | 0.33 | 1.67 |
| 76 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.18 | 5.25 | 5.39 | 2.72 | -1.72 |
| 77 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.76 | -2.67 | 17.68 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 78 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.67 | -15.5 | 11.73 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 79 | Iowa | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.31 | -15.4 | 1.64 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 80 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.15 | -26.2 | 15.17 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 81 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.82 | -15.17 | 12.8 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 82 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.33 | -5.4 | -3.53 | 0.98 | -0.98 |
| 83 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.53 | -5.8 | 9.82 | 1.03 | -1.03 |
| 84 | Montana | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.1 | -13 | 6.71 | 0.08 | -0.08 |
| 85 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.14 | -19 | -4.2 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 86 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.51 | -17.67 | 17.97 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 87 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.68 | -25.33 | 11.77 | 0.04 | -0.04 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.89 | -34 | 10.87 | 0.03 | -0.03 |