Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.930525+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 26.5 | 12.14 | 17.71 | 6.77 | -1.77 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.32 | 18 | 10.38 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Texas | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 20 | 3.39 | 8.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 45.17 | 0.6 | 6 | 0 |
| 5 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 40.75 | -2.56 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 22.97 | 19.86 | -1.44 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.24 | 62 | 6.06 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.15 | 24.6 | -6.32 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 21.84 | 50.38 | -10 | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.25 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.11 | 24.8 | 9.33 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 12 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.84 | 20 | 7.1 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.37 | 7.33 | 1.16 | 5.67 | -0.67 |
| 14 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.31 | 52.6 | -2.67 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.17 | 15.67 | 8.4 | 5.69 | -2.69 |
| 16 | Iowa | Western | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.45 | 9.67 | 5.83 | 8.54 | -2.54 |
| 17 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.08 | 13.2 | -5.41 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 18 | Illinois | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.97 | 10.29 | 8.53 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 19 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.96 | 16.29 | 5.35 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 20 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.76 | 14 | 6.02 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 21 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.6 | 24.17 | 1.57 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 22 | Minnesota | Western | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.55 | 11.75 | -1.48 | 7.59 | -2.59 |
| 23 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 16.33 | 1.33 | -7.48 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 24 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.03 | 7 | 0.67 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
| 25 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.92 | 7.67 | 2.33 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 26 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.92 | 9.5 | 1.16 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 27 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.81 | 6 | 1.15 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 28 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 15.77 | -1.5 | 5.96 | 1.69 | 1.31 |
| 29 | California | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.24 | 13 | -4.75 | 5.34 | -1.34 |
| 30 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 18.6 | 2.98 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 31 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.19 | 0.67 | 5.55 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 32 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.84 | 4 | -5.62 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 33 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.5 | 9.43 | 5.48 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 34 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.37 | 6 | -0.25 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 35 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.39 | -4.5 | 4.81 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 36 | Ohio State | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 15.5 | 3.63 | 5.66 | -2.66 |
| 37 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.3 | -1.2 | -0.01 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 38 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.28 | 1.67 | 8.95 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 39 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.25 | 2.8 | 7.28 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 40 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 9.5 | -0.69 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 41 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.97 | 5.17 | 1.16 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 42 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.84 | 2.2 | 4.69 | 3.28 | -1.28 |
| 43 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.82 | -0.5 | 11.02 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 44 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.77 | 6.5 | -3.79 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 45 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.76 | 8.25 | -3.69 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 46 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.53 | 9.75 | -4.62 | 3.86 | -1.86 |
| 47 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.87 | -0.33 | 7.59 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 48 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.69 | -6.6 | -3.5 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| 49 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.38 | 0.5 | -2.26 | 2.14 | -0.14 |
| 50 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.34 | -0.83 | 0.9 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 51 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.25 | -16 | -3.37 | 0.36 | 2.64 |
| 52 | Chicago | Western | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 9.75 | 3.36 | 2.43 | 7.61 | -3.61 |
| 53 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.57 | -8.25 | 11.63 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| 54 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.35 | -6.29 | -3.59 | 1.23 | 1.77 |
| 55 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.86 | -10 | 6.75 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 56 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.74 | -0.33 | -4.32 | 1.46 | -0.46 |
| 57 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.22 | -7 | 16.8 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 58 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.17 | -2.17 | -0.41 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.98 | -6.33 | 10.66 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 60 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -4.17 | -0.54 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 61 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.88 | -11 | 12.38 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 62 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 4.81 | -22 | 1.68 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 63 | VMI | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.82 | -8.75 | 4.81 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 64 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3 | -30 | 10.07 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 65 | Rice | Southwest | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.85 | -7 | -1.33 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 66 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.31 | -4.33 | 6.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.8 | -8.5 | 9.61 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 68 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.03 | -12.17 | 8.21 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 69 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -12.67 | 10.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.26 | -20 | 1.63 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.87 | -58.5 | -4.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.9 | -29 | 18.14 | 0.01 | -0.01 |