Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.041530+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.41 | 24.5 | 12.94 | 5.86 | 0.14 |
| 2 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.86 | 23.17 | 10.3 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.94 | 26.75 | 5.76 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.86 | 15 | 6.8 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 5 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.6 | 12.71 | 6.54 | 6.49 | -0.49 |
| 6 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.57 | 32.83 | 3.09 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.53 | 32.6 | 2.78 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 46.67 | 1.37 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.4 | 25.57 | 3.01 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 10 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.32 | 24 | 2.97 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-3 | 0.5 | 23.97 | 11.5 | 3.84 | 6 | -3 |
| 12 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.84 | 35.86 | -0.8 | 7 | 0 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.61 | 23.5 | -0.36 | 5.92 | 0.08 |
| 14 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.51 | 10.62 | 11.1 | 7.86 | -0.86 |
| 15 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.29 | 10.5 | 16.5 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 16 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.5 | 16.67 | 9.89 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 17 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.49 | 12.14 | 7.11 | 6.78 | -0.78 |
| 18 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.08 | 36.83 | 2.59 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 19 | Chicago | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.01 | 36.6 | 7.66 | 5 | -1 |
| 20 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.9 | 21.33 | 5.12 | 6 | -1 |
| 21 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.85 | 27.6 | 6.05 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 22 | Illinois | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.82 | 3.8 | 16.73 | 3.71 | 0.29 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 20.66 | 25.5 | 12.85 | 7.98 | -1.98 |
| 24 | Rice | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.66 | 13 | 5.97 | 5.48 | -0.48 |
| 25 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.63 | 10.67 | 10.1 | 5.9 | -1.9 |
| 26 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.57 | 21.17 | 3.53 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 27 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.41 | 24.57 | -1.5 | 6.89 | -0.89 |
| 28 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.37 | 20 | 6.66 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 29 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.99 | 19.4 | 2.53 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 30 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.76 | 14.2 | 2.61 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 31 | Iowa | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.66 | 7.8 | 6.39 | 4.28 | -0.28 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.59 | 9.2 | 4.71 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 33 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.48 | 7.8 | 5.52 | 4.49 | -0.49 |
| 34 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.36 | 5.83 | 9.91 | 5 | -2 |
| 35 | California | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.3 | 12.29 | -1.85 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 19.21 | 25 | 5.05 | 6.83 | -3.83 |
| 37 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 19.16 | 4.33 | 13.56 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 38 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.07 | -1.17 | 12.95 | 2.72 | 2.28 |
| 39 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.06 | 11.75 | 5.5 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 40 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.93 | 45.5 | -0.94 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 41 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.85 | 31.29 | 6.25 | 6.93 | -1.93 |
| 42 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.75 | 9.14 | 13.16 | 6.17 | -1.17 |
| 43 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.55 | 27.71 | 4.93 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 44 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.51 | 11.4 | 4.08 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 45 | NC State | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.44 | 37 | 4.13 | 6.83 | -1.83 |
| 46 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.38 | 20.2 | -5.42 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 47 | Texas | Southwest | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.34 | 17 | 7.35 | 6.64 | -1.64 |
| 48 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.91 | 17 | 2.97 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 49 | Washington | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.4 | 48 | 1.27 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 50 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.37 | 0.6 | 7.16 | 3.25 | -0.25 |
| 51 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.21 | 6.57 | 2.83 | 6.24 | -1.24 |
| 52 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.83 | 5.17 | 7.89 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 53 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.66 | 15.83 | 2.47 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.51 | 8.5 | 4.82 | 5.34 | -1.34 |
| 55 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.99 | 9.67 | 9.47 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| 56 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.86 | 3.67 | 4.23 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 57 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.58 | 5.5 | 11.16 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 58 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 12.4 | 5.05 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 59 | Michigan | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.37 | 8 | 5.8 | 4.21 | -1.21 |
| 60 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.54 | 11.8 | 0.17 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 61 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.88 | 4 | 2.92 | 6.14 | -2.14 |
| 62 | SMU | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.59 | 5.71 | -0.85 | 5.34 | -1.34 |
| 63 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.27 | 8.33 | 7.33 | 5.15 | -2.15 |
| 64 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 2-2-3 | 0.29 | 12.8 | 4.71 | 7.88 | 5.73 | -3.73 |
| 65 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 2.17 | 10.39 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 66 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.13 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 2.94 | -0.94 |
| 67 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.61 | 7.14 | 8.3 | 5.76 | -2.76 |
| 68 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 11.3 | 0 | 4.72 | 3 | 0 |
| 69 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.76 | -1.33 | 10.45 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 70 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.67 | 8.8 | 3.21 | 4.28 | -2.28 |
| 71 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.53 | 0.86 | 8.83 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 72 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.49 | -2.17 | 9.76 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 73 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 10.05 | 5.33 | -0.48 | 4.49 | -2.49 |
| 74 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.03 | -2.83 | 5.99 | 1.66 | 1.34 |
| 75 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.7 | 0.2 | 13.34 | 2.55 | -0.55 |
| 76 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 8.27 | 4.5 | -2.14 | 4.06 | -2.06 |
| 77 | Spring Hill | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.21 | -3.6 | 10.33 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 78 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.87 | -8.67 | 14.23 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 79 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.75 | -4.12 | 11.54 | 2.17 | 0.83 |
| 80 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.29 | -10.33 | 6.67 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 81 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 7.19 | -12.14 | 9.59 | 0.33 | 1.67 |
| 82 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.72 | -15.4 | 1.65 | 0.38 | 1.62 |
| 83 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.41 | -7.5 | 14.88 | 0.95 | 0.05 |
| 84 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.97 | -9.83 | 12.62 | 1.13 | 0.87 |
| 85 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -4.67 | 7.13 | 1.47 | 0.53 |
| 86 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.74 | -9 | 8.46 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 87 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.7 | -9.83 | 6.71 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 88 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.68 | -8.86 | 4.47 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 89 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.37 | -11.67 | 2.22 | 0.29 | 1.71 |
| 90 | Samford | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.26 | -12.14 | 7.12 | 0.54 | 1.46 |
| 91 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.63 | -3.17 | 20.57 | 1.55 | -0.55 |
| 92 | Purdue | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.14 | -7.4 | 8.84 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 93 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.22 | -5.67 | 14.09 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
| 94 | Northwestern | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.14 | -7 | 13.44 | 1.04 | -0.04 |
| 95 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.57 | -7.4 | 7.86 | 0.39 | 0.61 |
| 96 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.89 | -12.83 | 11.2 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 97 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-2 | 0 | -1.17 | -3.5 | 4.58 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 98 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.48 | -23.6 | 5.64 | 0 | 0 |
| 99 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.51 | -19.75 | 12.32 | 0.06 | -0.06 |