Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.929626+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 26.83 | 34 | 22.2 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.12 | 85 | 6.05 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 2-0-2 | 0.5 | 25.16 | 4.25 | 11.98 | 3.8 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.24 | 26.67 | 1.7 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 5 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 23 | 2.15 | 2 | 0 |
| 6 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.14 | 31.33 | -0.23 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.11 | 59.5 | -2.38 | 4 | 0 |
| 8 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 21 | 0.85 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 9 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.43 | 35 | -3.71 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 25.33 | -3.71 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.06 | 40 | -5 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.93 | 9.5 | -1.49 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.76 | 24.25 | -5.66 | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.44 | 17.5 | -6.33 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.31 | 46 | -10 | 5 | 0 |
| 16 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.29 | 45.67 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.27 | 43.67 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | SMU | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.97 | 13 | -7.36 | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 21.77 | 20.33 | -10 | 2.93 | 0.07 |
| 20 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.74 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 19.57 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.95 | 19 | -4.83 | 3.78 | -0.78 |
| 23 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.93 | 19 | -4.91 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 24 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.86 | 8.33 | 6.16 | 5.49 | -1.49 |
| 25 | Purdue | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.3 | 3.33 | 8.87 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 26 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.16 | 3.67 | 0.99 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 27 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.96 | 13.67 | -6.67 | 2.6 | -0.6 |
| 28 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.74 | 6 | 1.59 | 2.2 | -0.2 |
| 29 | Illinois | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.92 | 6 | 6.17 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 30 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.79 | 10.4 | 1.82 | 4.54 | -1.54 |
| 31 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.64 | 12.67 | -10 | 2.73 | -0.73 |
| 32 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.31 | 0.67 | -1.53 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 33 | California | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.09 | 6 | -10 | 2.1 | -0.1 |
| 34 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.69 | 21.25 | 3.61 | 3.92 | -1.92 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.65 | 11.6 | -5.74 | 4.69 | -1.69 |
| 36 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.62 | 2 | -10 | 1.93 | 0.07 |
| 37 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.02 | -0.33 | -6.83 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 38 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.64 | 5.75 | 0.58 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 39 | Chicago | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.43 | 9.86 | -2.42 | 6.53 | -3.53 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 21 | -4.92 | 3.83 | -1.83 |
| 41 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.09 | 24 | -10 | 1.9 | -0.9 |
| 42 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 12.02 | -19.75 | -1.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 43 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.74 | 3.75 | -1.65 | 2.59 | -0.59 |
| 44 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.68 | 9.25 | -10 | 3.19 | -1.19 |
| 45 | Northwestern | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.27 | 5 | 1.7 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 46 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.14 | 3.5 | 2.71 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| 47 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.5 | -16 | -3.15 | 0.36 | 2.64 |
| 48 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.28 | 5.5 | -10 | 1.81 | -0.81 |
| 49 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 9.45 | -37 | 7.6 | 0.23 | 0.77 |
| 50 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.64 | 6.67 | -3.23 | 2.29 | -1.29 |
| 51 | Wisconsin | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.3 | -2.67 | -2.69 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 52 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -8 | -3.97 | 0.33 | 0.67 |
| 53 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.06 | -22.67 | 0.67 | 0.22 | 0.78 |
| 54 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 55 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 56 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 57 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 58 | Washington | Pacific | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 59 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.23 | -6 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 61 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -1.23 | -6 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 62 | Rice | Southwest | 0-4-1 | 0 | -1.62 | -9.6 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 63 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.86 | -11.5 | 6.7 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 64 | VMI | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.17 | -21 | -0.74 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 65 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.18 | -15 | 5.92 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 66 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.6 | -17 | 22.7 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Brown | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -32.5 | 7.39 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 68 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.77 | -27 | 22.61 | 0 | 0 |
| 69 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.95 | -75 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -33 | 24.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.08 | -42 | 20.57 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 72 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.16 | -39 | 17.58 | 0 | 0 |