Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:18.930245+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.23 | 34.33 | 16.54 | 3 | 0 |
| 2 | Great Lakes Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 26.65 | 9.67 | 18.57 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.42 | 19 | 9.98 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 4 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.76 | 21.62 | 1.52 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Washington | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 23.29 | 6 | 10.37 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 40.75 | -3.6 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.14 | 48.8 | -4.49 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.76 | 22.17 | -3.61 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 9 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.48 | 26 | -5.44 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 10 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.29 | 10.2 | -3.36 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 11 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.06 | 11.67 | -4.79 | 3 | -1 |
| 12 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.92 | 65.5 | 5.86 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 13 | Mare Island Marines | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 21.9 | 44.86 | -10 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 21.7 | 18 | -8 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 15 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 21.38 | 20 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 16 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 20.76 | 7.5 | -10 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
| 17 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.35 | 22.5 | 2.56 | 5.68 | -0.68 |
| 18 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.57 | 52.6 | -2.65 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.39 | 18.8 | 8.9 | 4.74 | -1.74 |
| 20 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.33 | 19.75 | 7.59 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 21 | Iowa | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.04 | 10.88 | 9.05 | 7.59 | -1.59 |
| 22 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.25 | 12.6 | -3.34 | 4.43 | -0.43 |
| 23 | Illinois | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.98 | 10.29 | 8.3 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 24 | SMU | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 16.96 | 1.75 | 0.3 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 25 | Michigan State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.91 | 11.17 | 5.24 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 26 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.59 | 15.17 | 3.51 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 27 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 16.47 | 1.6 | -7.06 | 2.94 | 1.06 |
| 28 | Minnesota | Western | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.72 | 12.43 | -3.95 | 6.59 | -2.59 |
| 29 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.29 | 18.6 | 3.02 | 4.86 | -1.86 |
| 30 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.25 | 0.67 | 5.48 | 1.58 | 0.42 |
| 31 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.16 | 7.4 | 5.6 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 32 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.05 | 22 | -10 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 33 | Ohio State | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.96 | 21.4 | -1.73 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.83 | 21 | -1.13 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 35 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.72 | 10.4 | 1.73 | 4.54 | -1.54 |
| 36 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.24 | 7.8 | -1.82 | 4.28 | -1.28 |
| 37 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.68 | 3.2 | -2.57 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 38 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.26 | -6 | 6.91 | 0.79 | 1.21 |
| 39 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 13.1 | -7.33 | 6.63 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
| 40 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.94 | 3.86 | -1.97 | 4.78 | -0.78 |
| 41 | California | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.88 | 2.2 | -4.59 | 3.03 | -0.03 |
| 42 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.5 | 2.8 | 7.09 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 43 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.26 | 9.5 | -0.73 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 44 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.93 | 5.17 | 1.42 | 4.4 | -1.4 |
| 45 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.81 | 8.25 | -3.74 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 46 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.68 | 2.75 | -1.24 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 47 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.54 | 16.5 | -10 | 1.98 | -0.98 |
| 48 | Chicago | Western | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.72 | 4.4 | 1.67 | 7.31 | -3.31 |
| 49 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 10.32 | -16 | -3.25 | 0.36 | 2.64 |
| 50 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.52 | -7.33 | 6.64 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 51 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.12 | 3.2 | -5.04 | 3.11 | -1.11 |
| 52 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 8.39 | -15.25 | -1.87 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 53 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.37 | -0.6 | 6.75 | 2.26 | -0.26 |
| 54 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.8 | -1.4 | -2.59 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 55 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.09 | -5.6 | -1.74 | 0.87 | 1.13 |
| 56 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.05 | 1.67 | -10 | 2.05 | -1.05 |
| 57 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 6.38 | -24.67 | 3.04 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 58 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.11 | -0.33 | -3.75 | 1.41 | -0.41 |
| 59 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -7 | 14.1 | 0.46 | 0.54 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.59 | -6.33 | 11.3 | 0.68 | 0.32 |
| 61 | VMI | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.15 | -9.67 | -1.63 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 62 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.02 | -13 | 9.87 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 63 | Brown | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.13 | -13.25 | 4.29 | 0.51 | 0.49 |
| 64 | NC State | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.11 | -30 | 8.97 | 0.24 | 0.76 |
| 65 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -1.51 | -6.5 | 2.11 | 0 | 0 |
| 66 | Rice | Southwest | 0-5-1 | 0 | -1.72 | -10.33 | -4.45 | 0 | 0 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.08 | -12.67 | 9.81 | 0 | 0 |
| 68 | Baylor | Southwest | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.11 | -13.6 | 7.9 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 69 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -14 | 8.74 | 0 | 0 |
| 70 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.22 | -20 | -0.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 71 | Stanford | Pacific | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.72 | -55.67 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 72 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -3.32 | -42 | 23.17 | 0.01 | -0.01 |