Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.164541+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 26.17 | 25.89 | 14.71 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 25.62 | 12.75 | 14.7 | 7.56 | -1.56 |
| 3 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.58 | 17.29 | 13.38 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 4 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-0-2 | 0.78 | 24.97 | 24.89 | 8.95 | 8.92 | -1.92 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.72 | 17.86 | 8.94 | 6.65 | -0.65 |
| 6 | Ohio State | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.51 | 18.57 | 7.75 | 6.94 | 0.06 |
| 7 | VMI | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 45.67 | 4.23 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.23 | 20 | 6.07 | 8.92 | -0.92 |
| 9 | Texas | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.89 | 29.89 | 2.98 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 10 | California | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.85 | 58.5 | 0.45 | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23.22 | 32.89 | 11.69 | 8.99 | -0.99 |
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.03 | 23 | -0.34 | 8.86 | 0.14 |
| 13 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.87 | 31.09 | 7.66 | 10.96 | -0.96 |
| 14 | TCU | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 13 | -1.68 | 8.57 | 0.43 |
| 15 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.03 | 17.25 | 11.68 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 16 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.95 | 27.75 | 9.2 | 8 | -2 |
| 17 | Furman | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.89 | 27 | 4.11 | 9.99 | -0.99 |
| 18 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.71 | 11.88 | 8.85 | 7.22 | -0.22 |
| 19 | Wisconsin | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.07 | 16 | 6.51 | 6.84 | -0.84 |
| 20 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 20.31 | 31.44 | 9.54 | 8.9 | -1.9 |
| 21 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.01 | 8.29 | 6.88 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 22 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.67 | 10.14 | 8.01 | 6.67 | -2.67 |
| 23 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.63 | 46 | 3.72 | 8.94 | -1.94 |
| 24 | Washington State | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.45 | 8.83 | 3.2 | 4.67 | 0.33 |
| 25 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.35 | 14.56 | 7.16 | 8.35 | -1.35 |
| 26 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.28 | 22.56 | 4.77 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 27 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.21 | 10.71 | 0.98 | 6.69 | -1.69 |
| 28 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.69 | 17 | 6.43 | 8.89 | -2.89 |
| 29 | Illinois | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.58 | 8.57 | 15.2 | 6.35 | -1.35 |
| 30 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.53 | 19.33 | 4.8 | 8.92 | -2.92 |
| 31 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.36 | 10.44 | 2.39 | 8.22 | -1.22 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.19 | 15.12 | 3.78 | 7.68 | -1.68 |
| 33 | Iowa | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.94 | 12.57 | 8.82 | 6.36 | -1.36 |
| 34 | Michigan | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.91 | 14.29 | 7.96 | 6.89 | -1.89 |
| 35 | Indiana | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.89 | 11.57 | 8.86 | 6.39 | -1.39 |
| 36 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.82 | 20.38 | 0.05 | 7.58 | -1.58 |
| 37 | NC State | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.72 | 17.2 | 7.28 | 9.01 | -2.01 |
| 38 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.67 | 7.12 | 9.75 | 6.64 | -1.64 |
| 39 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.57 | 9.67 | 7.58 | 8.18 | -3.18 |
| 40 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 17.24 | 13.11 | 3.78 | 8.46 | -3.46 |
| 41 | Rice | Southwest | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.18 | 9.62 | 11.19 | 7.67 | -3.67 |
| 42 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.23 | 16.6 | 1.57 | 9.85 | -3.85 |
| 43 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16 | 5 | 14.54 | 6.08 | -1.08 |
| 44 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.96 | 15.89 | 7.83 | 8.49 | -3.49 |
| 45 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.85 | 9.78 | 1.41 | 8.03 | -2.03 |
| 46 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.61 | 8.75 | 8.41 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 47 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.57 | 16.88 | 4.49 | 7.69 | -2.69 |
| 48 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.57 | 7.44 | 8.95 | 7.21 | -2.21 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.53 | 5.5 | 10.22 | 6.12 | -1.12 |
| 50 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 14.9 | 5.14 | -2.62 | 5.53 | -1.53 |
| 51 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 8.83 | 6.32 | -0.32 |
| 52 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.38 | 2.86 | 7.8 | 5.76 | -2.76 |
| 53 | Florida | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.26 | 2.5 | 3.79 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 54 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.2 | 5.38 | 8.72 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 55 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14 | 5.6 | 8.66 | 7.22 | -2.22 |
| 56 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 13.35 | -3.11 | 3.88 | 3.61 | 2.39 |
| 57 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 12.88 | -2.25 | 7.95 | 3.35 | 1.65 |
| 58 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.79 | 6.25 | 9.28 | 6.76 | -2.76 |
| 59 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.73 | 2.43 | -0.19 | 4.44 | -0.44 |
| 60 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 5.5 | 6.59 | 5.76 | -1.76 |
| 61 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.28 | -0.17 | -0.87 | 2.91 | 0.09 |
| 62 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 12.25 | 1.89 | 11.11 | 5.04 | -1.04 |
| 63 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.19 | 11.86 | -0.53 | 5.95 | -2.95 |
| 64 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 11.9 | 4.22 | 3.02 | 6.99 | -3.99 |
| 65 | Chicago | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.7 | 7.14 | 13.59 | 6.46 | -3.46 |
| 66 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.06 | -6.44 | 9.7 | 1.98 | 3.02 |
| 67 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 10.96 | 4.2 | 6.77 | 6.62 | -2.62 |
| 68 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.21 | 6 | 5.64 | 7.36 | -3.36 |
| 69 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 10.2 | -3.4 | 10.71 | 3.26 | 1.74 |
| 70 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.83 | -2.67 | 4.42 | 2.9 | 1.1 |
| 71 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 9.57 | -5.33 | 6.36 | 0.56 | 1.44 |
| 72 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.53 | 0.5 | 3.67 | 4.17 | -1.17 |
| 73 | Phillips | Southwest | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 9.5 | -3.5 | 2.29 | 3.13 | 0.87 |
| 74 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.5 | 0.38 | 4.03 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 75 | SMU | Southwest | 3-5-2 | 0.3 | 9.29 | 3.5 | 3.76 | 6.85 | -3.85 |
| 76 | Northwestern | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.63 | -3.43 | 10.98 | 2.27 | 0.73 |
| 77 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 4-5-1 | 0.4 | 8.44 | -4.8 | 8.02 | 1.93 | 2.07 |
| 78 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.27 | -5.14 | 9.53 | 1.42 | 1.58 |
| 79 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 4-6-1 | 0.36 | 7.86 | -4.36 | 12.1 | 3.08 | 0.92 |
| 80 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.64 | -8.25 | 6.17 | 2.05 | 0.95 |
| 81 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6 | -20.56 | 6.22 | 0.79 | 2.21 |
| 82 | Purdue | Western | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.69 | -9.57 | 9.44 | 0.54 | 1.46 |
| 83 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.96 | -9.38 | 14.8 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 84 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.78 | -10.88 | 12.45 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 85 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 3.28 | -0.62 | 3.51 | 3.8 | -2.8 |
| 86 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.02 | -11.11 | 10.13 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 87 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.95 | -10.89 | 6.69 | 1.46 | 0.54 |
| 88 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.88 | -9.11 | -0.87 | 1.71 | 0.29 |
| 89 | Washington | Pacific | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.37 | -4.83 | 5.69 | 1.59 | -0.59 |
| 90 | Minnesota | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.91 | -4.29 | 13.2 | 1.97 | -0.97 |
| 91 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-1 | 0.14 | 1.72 | -13.86 | 9.6 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 92 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.07 | -12.5 | 4.2 | 0.19 | 0.81 |
| 93 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.13 | -25.75 | 8.23 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 94 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | -2.2 | -13.5 | 15.61 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 0-7-1 | 0 | -2.39 | -20.62 | 8.81 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 96 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-8-1 | 0 | -2.52 | -24 | 9.36 | 0.03 | -0.03 |