Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.932022+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 25.93 | 12.75 | 17.01 | 7.81 | -1.81 |
| 2 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.68 | 18 | 9.4 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 45.17 | 0.85 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Texas | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.43 | 20 | 2.77 | 8.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.22 | 40.75 | -0.77 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 6 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 22.55 | 19.86 | -1.63 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.27 | 22.67 | -3.45 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 8 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.19 | 13 | -2.01 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.59 | 62 | 4.49 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 10 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.47 | 20 | 6.53 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.31 | 24.8 | 8.6 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 12 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 20.22 | 37.18 | -6.74 | 10.95 | -0.95 |
| 13 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 19.7 | 14.86 | -0.5 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 14 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.94 | 52.6 | -2.83 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.58 | 15.67 | 6.75 | 5.69 | -2.69 |
| 16 | Iowa | Western | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.03 | 9.67 | 5.39 | 8.54 | -2.54 |
| 17 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.73 | 13.2 | -4.5 | 4.72 | -0.72 |
| 18 | Illinois | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.6 | 10.29 | 8.15 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 19 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.44 | 16.29 | 4.79 | 6.26 | -1.26 |
| 20 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.37 | 14 | 5.01 | 5.83 | -0.83 |
| 21 | California | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.63 | 15.5 | -5.92 | 7.45 | -1.45 |
| 22 | Minnesota | Western | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.31 | 11.75 | -1.45 | 7.59 | -2.59 |
| 23 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.21 | 24.17 | 0.2 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 24 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 16 | 1.33 | -7.72 | 3.53 | 0.47 |
| 25 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.7 | 9.5 | 1.08 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 26 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.5 | 7.67 | 0.6 | 5.28 | -1.28 |
| 27 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.47 | 7 | 0.86 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
| 28 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.42 | 6 | 1.2 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 29 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.97 | 0.67 | 5.94 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 30 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.9 | 18.6 | 2.7 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 31 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.44 | 4 | -4.38 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 32 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.09 | 9.43 | 5.14 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.04 | 6 | -1.53 | 6.18 | -1.18 |
| 34 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.63 | 10.4 | -4.33 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 35 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.19 | -4.5 | 5.01 | 1.05 | 0.95 |
| 36 | Ohio State | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.78 | 15.5 | 3.86 | 5.66 | -2.66 |
| 37 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.97 | 2.8 | 6.69 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 38 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.92 | -1.2 | 0.7 | 2.08 | 0.92 |
| 39 | Purdue | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.83 | 1.67 | 8.02 | 3.43 | -0.43 |
| 40 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.78 | 9.5 | -2.41 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 41 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.66 | 5.17 | 0.04 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 42 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 11.62 | -5 | 5.03 | 1.37 | 1.63 |
| 43 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.55 | 8.25 | -3.75 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 44 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.44 | 6.5 | -3.44 | 2.75 | -0.75 |
| 45 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11 | -0.5 | 10.72 | 0.82 | 0.18 |
| 46 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.74 | -0.33 | 6.82 | 2.83 | 0.17 |
| 47 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.62 | -6.6 | -3.53 | 1.57 | 1.43 |
| 48 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.08 | -16 | -3.26 | 0.36 | 2.64 |
| 49 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.08 | -0.83 | 1.91 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 50 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.51 | -8.25 | 10.03 | 0.65 | 1.35 |
| 51 | Chicago | Western | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 9.5 | 3.36 | 2.06 | 7.61 | -3.61 |
| 52 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.64 | -0.33 | 8.1 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 53 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.34 | 0.2 | -0.97 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 54 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.24 | -6.29 | -3.46 | 1.23 | 1.77 |
| 55 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.84 | -10 | 5.02 | 0.78 | 1.22 |
| 56 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.02 | -7 | 14.68 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 57 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -17 | 3.61 | 0.8 | 2.2 |
| 58 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.89 | -6.33 | 10.53 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 59 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.88 | -2.17 | -2.24 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 60 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.48 | -11 | 9.89 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 61 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.26 | -19 | 14.43 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 62 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.69 | -4.57 | -1.73 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 63 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.16 | -3.5 | 1.83 | 1.3 | -0.3 |
| 64 | VMI | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.68 | -8.75 | 4.66 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 65 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.94 | -30 | 10.04 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 66 | Rice | Southwest | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.99 | -7 | -2.08 | 0.17 | 0.83 |
| 67 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.28 | -4.33 | 6.88 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.76 | -8.5 | 10 | 0.24 | -0.24 |
| 69 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-6-0 | 0 | -1.97 | -12.17 | 7.06 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 70 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.02 | -12.67 | 8.62 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -15.67 | 3.07 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.85 | -58.5 | -3.33 | 0 | 0 |