Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.041911+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.52 | 24.86 | 9.23 | 6.85 | 0.15 |
| 2 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.58 | 28.14 | 4.45 | 6.97 | -0.97 |
| 3 | Ohio State | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.55 | 27.67 | 4.4 | 6 | 0 |
| 4 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 48 | 1.82 | 7 | 0 |
| 5 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.1 | 24.29 | 2.59 | 7 | 0 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 32.62 | 1.11 | 8 | 0 |
| 7 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.77 | 25.25 | 0.75 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.26 | 22 | -1.21 | 6.92 | 0.08 |
| 9 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.67 | 10.11 | 11.45 | 8.75 | -0.75 |
| 10 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.65 | 18.86 | 11.47 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 11 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.2 | 11.5 | 9.73 | 7.78 | -0.78 |
| 12 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.92 | 17.14 | 9 | 6.82 | -0.82 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.9 | 9 | 15.46 | 6.35 | -1.35 |
| 14 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.89 | 34.86 | 5.97 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 15 | Illinois | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.7 | 6.83 | 15.96 | 5.03 | -0.03 |
| 16 | Chicago | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.65 | 31 | 8.86 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 17 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.45 | 11 | 6.97 | 7.28 | -1.28 |
| 18 | Furman | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.31 | 4.86 | 11.3 | 4.74 | 1.26 |
| 19 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.22 | 12 | 9.04 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 20 | Rice | Southwest | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.21 | 12.86 | 6.21 | 6.39 | -0.39 |
| 21 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 21.18 | 25.67 | 13.74 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 22 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.96 | 43.17 | 3.41 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.7 | 9.14 | 12.63 | 6.75 | -2.75 |
| 24 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.64 | 20.2 | 7.15 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 25 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 20.26 | 6 | 12.08 | 6.03 | -2.03 |
| 26 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.95 | 4.29 | 11.5 | 5.34 | -1.34 |
| 27 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.9 | 8.17 | 9.07 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 28 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.8 | 11.2 | 6.48 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 29 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.72 | 14.17 | 0.8 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 30 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 38.8 | 0.56 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 31 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.59 | 12.12 | 11.96 | 7.46 | -1.46 |
| 32 | Washington | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.42 | 37.5 | 6 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 33 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.39 | 27.12 | 6.88 | 7.87 | -1.87 |
| 34 | NC State | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.21 | 32.75 | 4.86 | 7.82 | -1.82 |
| 35 | California | Pacific | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.13 | 12.29 | -2.14 | 6.45 | -1.45 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.78 | 27.38 | 8.33 | 7.91 | -2.91 |
| 37 | Texas | Southwest | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.67 | 15.62 | 4.71 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 38 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-1-3 | 0.43 | 18.39 | 8.14 | 3.58 | 6.68 | -3.68 |
| 39 | Georgetown | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.33 | 18.12 | 1 | 7.55 | -1.55 |
| 40 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.24 | 18.12 | 1.33 | 7.78 | -1.78 |
| 41 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.2 | 15 | 6.47 | 6.82 | -1.82 |
| 42 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.19 | 20.2 | -5.99 | 4.94 | -0.94 |
| 43 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.02 | 17.14 | 4.66 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 44 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.98 | 13.5 | 1.11 | 7.77 | -1.77 |
| 45 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.28 | 18.57 | 0.64 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 46 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.23 | 15 | 5.88 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 47 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.15 | 5.71 | 12.15 | 5.52 | -1.52 |
| 48 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.04 | 6 | 9.27 | 4.83 | -0.83 |
| 49 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.91 | 7.17 | 7.41 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 50 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.71 | 13.17 | 2.49 | 5.25 | -1.25 |
| 51 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.09 | 6 | 1.99 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 52 | Oklahoma | Southwest | 3-2-3 | 0.38 | 15.91 | 21.75 | 5.38 | 7.75 | -4.75 |
| 53 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.81 | 9.67 | 10.73 | 5.4 | -2.4 |
| 54 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.8 | 3.67 | 3.54 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 55 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.29 | 8.17 | 6.06 | 5.52 | -2.52 |
| 56 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-2-3 | 0.38 | 14.79 | 6.75 | 5.61 | 6.83 | -3.83 |
| 57 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.75 | 8.29 | 9.44 | 6.03 | -2.03 |
| 58 | SMU | Southwest | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.58 | 10 | -1.94 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 59 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.57 | 6.86 | 7.28 | 6.09 | -2.09 |
| 60 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.31 | 8.67 | 0.52 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 61 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.25 | 9.83 | -1.8 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 62 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.75 | 1.14 | 8.51 | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| 63 | Boston College | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.65 | 2.14 | 7 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 64 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.25 | 8.67 | 8.09 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 65 | Bucknell | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.75 | 8.38 | 5.46 | 6.95 | -2.95 |
| 66 | Florida | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.73 | 18 | 0.87 | 5.75 | -2.75 |
| 67 | Michigan | Western | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.61 | 3 | 8.25 | 3.81 | -0.81 |
| 68 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.01 | 0.88 | 10.87 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 69 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.4 | -1.56 | 3.41 | 3.66 | 0.34 |
| 70 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.1 | -6 | 13.45 | 1.38 | 1.62 |
| 71 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 9.08 | -1 | 19.88 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 72 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 8.9 | -12.67 | 4.74 | 0.57 | 2.43 |
| 73 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.82 | -3.57 | 10.46 | 2 | 1 |
| 74 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.57 | -5.86 | 11.11 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 75 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.45 | -2.14 | 4.69 | 2.58 | 0.42 |
| 76 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.41 | -5.29 | 8.23 | 1.04 | 1.96 |
| 77 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.38 | -4.14 | 8.92 | 2.47 | 0.53 |
| 78 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 8.33 | 3.29 | 2.39 | 4.72 | -2.72 |
| 79 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.06 | -5.86 | 2.73 | 1.72 | 1.28 |
| 80 | Spring Hill | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.03 | -3.6 | 10.38 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 81 | Purdue | Western | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.81 | -2.17 | 6.06 | 2.29 | -0.29 |
| 82 | Indiana | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 7.76 | 0 | 10.75 | 3 | -1 |
| 83 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.71 | -6.25 | 2.67 | 2.23 | 0.77 |
| 84 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 6.89 | 2.14 | -2.92 | 4.16 | -2.16 |
| 85 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -4.78 | 11.22 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 86 | Northwestern | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -5.67 | 12.55 | 1.34 | 0.66 |
| 87 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-4-2 | 0.25 | 5.75 | -11.12 | 11.3 | 0.45 | 1.55 |
| 88 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.55 | -9.83 | 6.62 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 89 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.54 | -1.71 | 7.41 | 3.08 | -1.08 |
| 90 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.39 | -16.86 | 9.76 | 0.06 | 1.94 |
| 91 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.59 | -13.57 | 9.69 | 0.62 | 1.38 |
| 92 | Samford | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.47 | -12.12 | 4.86 | 0.51 | 1.49 |
| 93 | TCU | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.4 | -10.86 | 0.58 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 94 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.25 | -8.4 | 15.07 | 1.02 | -0.02 |
| 95 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.88 | -6.17 | 4.47 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 96 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 2.25 | -8.57 | 14.75 | 0.21 | 0.79 |
| 97 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 1.9 | -17.33 | 3.46 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 98 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-2 | 0 | -1.71 | -8.2 | 7.47 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 99 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.57 | -23.4 | 11.02 | 0.03 | -0.03 |