Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.929325+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.2 | 74.25 | 0.47 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 25.1 | 5.67 | 8.65 | 3 | -1 |
| 3 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.78 | 20.5 | 5.09 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.25 | 68.33 | -3.9 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.39 | 38 | -6 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 20.75 | -5.94 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.79 | 17.5 | -6.39 | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.64 | 47.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.61 | 23.33 | -7.59 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.5 | 53 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 40 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 37.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Michigan | Western | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.39 | 33 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.3 | 28 | -10 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 15 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.2 | 25.25 | -10 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 16 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.2 | 37.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.12 | 10.33 | -7.24 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 18 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.09 | 21 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.01 | 25 | -10 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 20 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.93 | 16.5 | -10 | 1.92 | 0.08 |
| 21 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.86 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | SMU | Southwest | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.58 | 12.5 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.79 | 54 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 20.57 | 38 | -10 | 0.98 | 0.02 |
| 25 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.58 | 25.33 | 5.08 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 26 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.12 | 30.67 | -4.59 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 27 | Iowa | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.43 | 8.8 | 2.12 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 28 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.07 | 15 | -10 | 2.65 | -0.65 |
| 29 | Chicago | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.3 | 16.4 | -8.14 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 30 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.91 | 24 | -10 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 31 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.32 | 6.75 | 3.77 | 3.24 | -1.24 |
| 32 | Illinois | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.93 | 2 | 6.3 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 33 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 11.89 | -26.33 | 1.74 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 34 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.44 | 3.75 | -1.41 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 35 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.28 | 5 | -10 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 36 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.95 | -4 | 4.96 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 37 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.69 | 1 | 2.88 | 1.18 | -0.18 |
| 38 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | 10.5 | -10 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 39 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.46 | -16 | -2.99 | 0.36 | 2.64 |
| 40 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.33 | 7 | -10 | 1.86 | -0.86 |
| 41 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.3 | -8 | -2.25 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 42 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.74 | -4 | -10 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 43 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.87 | -21 | -10 | 0.28 | 0.72 |
| 44 | California | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.86 | -4 | -10 | 0.62 | 0.38 |
| 45 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 8.53 | -3 | -5 | 0.58 | 0.42 |
| 46 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.1 | 4 | -10 | 2.12 | -1.12 |
| 47 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.44 | 2.67 | 1.32 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 48 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 51 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 52 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 53 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 54 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0.5 | -0.5 |
| 57 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Washington | Pacific | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.44 | -1 | -10 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 63 | VMI | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -0.48 | -1 | -1.32 | 0.41 | -0.41 |
| 64 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.63 | -12 | -10 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 65 | Rice | Southwest | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.7 | -11.25 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Northwestern | Western | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.93 | -12.5 | 8.04 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Indiana | Western | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.03 | -10.5 | 6.98 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 68 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.09 | -15.33 | 0.56 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 69 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.27 | -12 | 19.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -17 | 23.21 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.79 | -80 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.89 | -39 | 14.49 | 0 | 0 |