Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.849318+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 27.42 | 20 | 19.49 | 5 | -1 |
| 2 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 26.64 | 20.5 | 15.5 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26.54 | 45 | 12.14 | 7 | 0 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.57 | 21.43 | 10.32 | 6.93 | 0.07 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.25 | 42.17 | 6.28 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 26.2 | 5.59 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.52 | 40.83 | 2.97 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 24.32 | 24.67 | 3.57 | 5.98 | -1.98 |
| 9 | Rice | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 27.83 | 0.78 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 10 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.58 | 13.4 | 2.38 | 5 | -1 |
| 11 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 16.83 | 0.03 | 5.8 | 0.2 |
| 12 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 34.5 | -3.54 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 22.7 | 34 | -5.25 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 14 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.66 | 22.2 | -4.12 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.36 | 49 | 7.14 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 16 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.17 | 13.83 | 15.39 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 17 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.42 | 11.57 | 7.84 | 6.65 | -0.65 |
| 18 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.3 | 11 | 11.4 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 19 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.18 | 22.33 | 6.04 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 20 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.12 | 37.2 | 9.12 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.72 | 31.33 | 2.38 | 6 | -1 |
| 22 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.65 | 14.43 | 6.45 | 6.69 | -1.69 |
| 23 | NC State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.64 | 8.86 | 4.62 | 6.25 | -0.25 |
| 24 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.5 | 13.67 | 4.46 | 5.59 | -0.59 |
| 25 | TCU | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.35 | 15.57 | 0.63 | 6.64 | -0.64 |
| 26 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.26 | 20.33 | 2.75 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 27 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.24 | 32.29 | 0.56 | 6.96 | -1.96 |
| 28 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.19 | 12.67 | 4.05 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 29 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.11 | 30.2 | 4.19 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 30 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.1 | 36.4 | 3.25 | 4.75 | -0.75 |
| 31 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.08 | 9.17 | 3.52 | 5.58 | -0.58 |
| 32 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.88 | 13 | 6.52 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 33 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.88 | 17.67 | 4.87 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 34 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.87 | 15.33 | 0.4 | 5.84 | -0.84 |
| 35 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.86 | 19.6 | 4.31 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 36 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.62 | 22.8 | 2.5 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 37 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.57 | 20.83 | 0.81 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 38 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.88 | 11.88 | 7.85 | 7.06 | -1.06 |
| 39 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.84 | 41.57 | 5.79 | 6.85 | -1.85 |
| 40 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 18.4 | 14.71 | 16.04 | 6.8 | -2.8 |
| 41 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 16.83 | 10.41 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 42 | Minnesota | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.94 | 28.33 | 8.45 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 43 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.96 | 6.29 | 3.73 | 5.29 | -0.29 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.88 | 11.5 | 4.84 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 45 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.7 | 8 | 5.17 | 4.48 | -0.48 |
| 46 | Indiana | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.49 | 21.5 | 0.43 | 5.64 | -1.64 |
| 47 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.4 | 15.83 | 1.51 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 48 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 16.3 | 4.71 | -1.56 | 5.27 | -0.27 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.06 | 6.17 | 13.65 | 5.22 | -2.22 |
| 50 | Northwestern | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.17 | 8 | 8 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 51 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.97 | 24.43 | 3.13 | 6.91 | -2.91 |
| 52 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.93 | 8.6 | 3.2 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 53 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 14.65 | -1.83 | 11.21 | 2.69 | 1.31 |
| 54 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.56 | 4.2 | 3.82 | 3.51 | -0.51 |
| 55 | California | Pacific | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.86 | 7.33 | 2.87 | 7.2 | -2.2 |
| 56 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.79 | 9.5 | 11.42 | 3.42 | -1.42 |
| 57 | SMU | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.49 | 4.17 | -5.04 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 58 | Texas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.14 | 6 | 11.74 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 59 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | 8.17 | 8.3 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 60 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.52 | 5.86 | 3.74 | 4.83 | -1.83 |
| 61 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.45 | -3 | 4.93 | 1.68 | 1.32 |
| 62 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.15 | -3.33 | 6.26 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 63 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.33 | -0.75 | 9.85 | 1.86 | 0.14 |
| 64 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.98 | -7.2 | -3.82 | 1.15 | 1.85 |
| 65 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.46 | 9.4 | 5.13 | 4.05 | -2.05 |
| 66 | Carlisle | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.31 | 1.29 | 5.42 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 67 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.21 | -0.29 | 19.18 | 3.42 | -0.42 |
| 68 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.12 | -9.5 | 2.78 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 69 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.97 | -25 | 10.54 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
| 70 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.75 | -1.43 | 1.75 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 71 | Purdue | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.63 | -1 | 9.44 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 72 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.33 | 3.29 | 2.31 | 5.6 | -3.6 |
| 73 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.17 | -8 | 8.64 | 1.15 | 1.85 |
| 74 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.82 | -3 | 11.45 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 75 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.58 | -1.67 | 4.28 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 76 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.45 | -16 | 10.22 | 0.24 | 1.76 |
| 77 | Iowa | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.28 | -7 | -0.05 | 1.5 | 0.5 |
| 78 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.07 | -14.83 | -0.47 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 79 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.04 | -20.67 | 11.62 | 0.03 | 1.97 |
| 80 | Montana | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5 | -8 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 0.64 |
| 81 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.59 | -9.25 | 11.84 | 0.35 | 0.65 |
| 82 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.46 | -16.6 | 14.03 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 83 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.72 | -15.17 | 12.2 | 0.41 | 0.59 |
| 84 | Tulsa | FBS Independents | 0-5-1 | 0 | -1.29 | -4.67 | 1.1 | 1.59 | -1.59 |
| 85 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 0-3-2 | 0 | -1.96 | -15.2 | -5.78 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 86 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-5-1 | 0 | -2.03 | -11.5 | 12.59 | 0.6 | -0.6 |
| 87 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -30.25 | 11.76 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 88 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -3.04 | -39.6 | 13.44 | 0.04 | -0.04 |