Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.041176+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.29 | 21.2 | 11.7 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 2 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.25 | 25.4 | 10.66 | 4.9 | 0.1 |
| 3 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.04 | 13.8 | 11.94 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 4 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 25.73 | 8.4 | 12.22 | 4.58 | -1.58 |
| 5 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 36 | 1.9 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Ohio State | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.63 | 35.75 | 1.74 | 4 | 0 |
| 7 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 29.83 | 1.81 | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.48 | 14.67 | 4.38 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 9 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 45 | -0.06 | 5 | 0 |
| 10 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.28 | 37 | 0.33 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 11 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 54.4 | -1.3 | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.16 | 33.33 | -0.58 | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.1 | 28.2 | 0.24 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.9 | 24.5 | -0.66 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.81 | 33.83 | -1.74 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 18 | 0.91 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 17 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 23.72 | 13.8 | 1.06 | 5 | -2 |
| 18 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.3 | 18 | -2.25 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.24 | 27.6 | -3.68 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 20 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 23.01 | 29.57 | 10.59 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 21 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.56 | 67.33 | -10 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.78 | 12.8 | 13.09 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 23 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.69 | 12.4 | 15.45 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 24 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.36 | 10.33 | 9.82 | 5.81 | -0.81 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.28 | 36.67 | 2.37 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 26 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.06 | 12.5 | 7.42 | 5.77 | -0.77 |
| 27 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.91 | 33.67 | 2.51 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 28 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.75 | 20.8 | 5.32 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 29 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.67 | 17.4 | 8.05 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 30 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.44 | 22 | -0.14 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 31 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.23 | 14.2 | 3.76 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.08 | 9.2 | 4.48 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Chicago | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.9 | 42.5 | 3.18 | 4 | -1 |
| 34 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.86 | 22.6 | 2.02 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 35 | Illinois | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 3.75 | 16.55 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 36 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.44 | 8.17 | -0.56 | 5.7 | -0.7 |
| 37 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.44 | 27.67 | -5.36 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 38 | Minnesota | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.39 | 12.4 | 8.92 | 4.7 | -1.7 |
| 39 | California | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.24 | 14.17 | 0.32 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 40 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.23 | 23.25 | 5.07 | 3.83 | -0.83 |
| 41 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.05 | -1.17 | 12.31 | 2.72 | 2.28 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.94 | 29.17 | 1.67 | 5.85 | -2.85 |
| 43 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.68 | 8 | 5.96 | 3.44 | -0.44 |
| 44 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.58 | 11.4 | 4.55 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 45 | Michigan | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.53 | 13.25 | 2.94 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 46 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.46 | 9.75 | 3.36 | 3.55 | -0.55 |
| 47 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.01 | 9.5 | 1.01 | 3.85 | -0.85 |
| 48 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18 | 8.67 | 13.78 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 49 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.86 | 22 | -3.37 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 50 | Washington | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.83 | 48 | 0.69 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 51 | NC State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.68 | 38.17 | 4.05 | 5.85 | -1.85 |
| 52 | Texas | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 15.17 | 7.71 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 53 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.41 | 0.6 | 7.08 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 54 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.29 | 4.4 | 11.26 | 3.96 | -1.96 |
| 55 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.87 | 15.25 | 4.09 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 56 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.68 | 5.14 | 4.87 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 57 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.76 | 6.6 | 7.98 | 4.07 | -1.07 |
| 58 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.64 | 12.4 | 5.96 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 59 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.49 | 12.4 | 5.93 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 60 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.44 | 9.4 | 7.04 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 61 | SMU | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.32 | 7.83 | -4.39 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 62 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.21 | 3.8 | 8.78 | 3.73 | -0.73 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.71 | 2.2 | 5.59 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 64 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.26 | 0.8 | 7.82 | 2.71 | 0.29 |
| 65 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.71 | 0 | 3.96 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 66 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.15 | 9.83 | 6.73 | 5.26 | -2.26 |
| 67 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 13.12 | 5.5 | 8.5 | 5.09 | -3.09 |
| 68 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 14 | -0.79 | 3.77 | -1.77 |
| 69 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.89 | 9.2 | 0.98 | 4.28 | -2.28 |
| 70 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.79 | 3.33 | 7.17 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 71 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.02 | 1.75 | 1.93 | 2.33 | -0.33 |
| 72 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.34 | -6 | 12.94 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 73 | Spring Hill | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.25 | -2 | 7.43 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 74 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.16 | -7.67 | 12.56 | 0.84 | 0.16 |
| 75 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.12 | 9.6 | -4.48 | 4.11 | -2.11 |
| 76 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.08 | -0.43 | 10.55 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 77 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.99 | 0.2 | 12.84 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 78 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 9.8 | -11 | 11.81 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 79 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.27 | -12.25 | -1.31 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 80 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.1 | -6.8 | 10.67 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
| 81 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.78 | -7.4 | 8.81 | 0.22 | 1.78 |
| 82 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.78 | -9.8 | 13.28 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 83 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.66 | -5.2 | 10.56 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 84 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.53 | -6.33 | 1.62 | 1.73 | 0.27 |
| 85 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.52 | -10.4 | 9.54 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 86 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.3 | -14.17 | 8.74 | 0.19 | 1.81 |
| 87 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.06 | -4.4 | -0.9 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| 88 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -9 | 8.17 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 89 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.59 | -4.25 | 5.69 | 1.11 | -0.11 |
| 90 | Northwestern | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.49 | -7 | 14.35 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 91 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.27 | -6.8 | 16.13 | 0.2 | 0.8 |
| 92 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.82 | -11 | 11.36 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.58 | -7.4 | 10.72 | 0.99 | 0.01 |
| 94 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.48 | -14.5 | 10.62 | 0.42 | 0.58 |
| 95 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-1 | 0 | -1.37 | -4.67 | 5.94 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 96 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 0-3-2 | 0 | -1.6 | -5.2 | 18.61 | 0.68 | -0.68 |
| 97 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.04 | -10.75 | 11.98 | 0.14 | -0.14 |
| 98 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.36 | -19.25 | 5.46 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.82 | -26.33 | 16.93 | 0.04 | -0.04 |