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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 30.6 | 29 | 23.86 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Rice | Southwest | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 29.49 | 14 | 21.2 | 2 | -1 |
| 3 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 28.46 | 52.25 | 10.1 | 4 | 0 |
| 4 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.28 | 28 | 11.79 | 3 | 0 |
| 5 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 28.21 | 37.67 | 10.57 | 3 | -1 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.77 | 22.67 | 10.36 | 2.91 | -0.91 |
| 7 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 27.42 | 26.67 | 9.05 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 8 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.71 | 36 | 5.08 | 3 | -1 |
| 9 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.24 | 60.25 | -0.69 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 20.25 | 3.85 | 3.96 | 0.04 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 35.67 | 2.2 | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.95 | 37 | 0.7 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.93 | 19.5 | 0.96 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 14 | Chicago | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.9 | 30.5 | 0.95 | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 30 | 2.24 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 16 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.61 | 35.5 | -0.39 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 17 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.58 | 38.75 | -0.34 | 4 | -1 |
| 18 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.37 | 52.5 | -3.95 | 4 | 0 |
| 19 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-0-0 | 1 | 25.24 | 31 | 14.34 | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 19 | -0.15 | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | Ohio State | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.06 | 36.33 | -2.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 32.33 | -2.49 | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.9 | 23 | -1.45 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 24 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 22 | -1.83 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 25 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 80.33 | -7.87 | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.59 | 36.25 | -6 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.45 | 28 | -4.79 | 1.99 | 0.01 |
| 28 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.41 | 17.5 | -3.79 | 4 | 0 |
| 29 | Florida | FBS Independents | 1-0-0 | 1 | 24.34 | 21 | -2.88 | 1 | 0 |
| 30 | California | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 77 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 31 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 22.5 | -5.02 | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.76 | 19.5 | -7.38 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 33 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.54 | 38.33 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 34 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 23.5 | 27.25 | -10 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 35 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 23.48 | 13.5 | 8.21 | 1.85 | -0.85 |
| 36 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.46 | 13 | -6.65 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 37 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.45 | 25.75 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.27 | 23 | -10 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 39 | Michigan | Western | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.11 | 35 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 40 | Phillips | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.05 | 15.5 | -10 | 3.86 | 0.14 |
| 41 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.83 | 21 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 42 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.24 | 9 | -10 | 0.88 | 0.12 |
| 43 | Oregon | Pacific | 1-0-0 | 1 | 22.07 | 7 | -10 | 1 | 0 |
| 44 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 21.52 | 10 | 19.2 | 2.32 | -0.32 |
| 45 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.31 | 26.75 | 9.27 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 46 | Iowa | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 20.72 | 17.67 | 13.09 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 47 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.55 | 20.5 | 1.48 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 48 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.02 | 6.2 | 2.41 | 3.96 | -0.96 |
| 49 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 22.5 | -0.46 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 50 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.68 | 28 | -5.43 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 51 | Indiana | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.68 | 21.33 | 11.29 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 52 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.5 | 16 | 15.74 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 53 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.16 | 4 | 10.21 | 2.37 | -0.37 |
| 54 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 19.09 | 3.67 | 10.21 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 55 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.68 | 18.5 | 9.41 | 3.68 | -1.68 |
| 56 | Yale | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.61 | 19 | -2.33 | 2.87 | -0.87 |
| 57 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.61 | 0.5 | 1.72 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 58 | SMU | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.61 | 20.25 | -0.34 | 4 | -2 |
| 59 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 12.33 | 2.24 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 60 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.48 | 12 | 2.51 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 61 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 26.33 | -10 | 2.97 | -0.97 |
| 62 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.34 | 17.33 | -7.87 | 2.64 | -0.64 |
| 63 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.18 | -0.33 | 6.72 | 1.45 | 0.55 |
| 64 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.33 | 1 | 7.87 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 65 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.48 | -2.67 | 12.43 | 0.73 | 1.27 |
| 66 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.38 | 18.75 | 8.21 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 67 | Minnesota | Western | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 14.56 | 10.5 | 8.3 | 1.69 | -0.69 |
| 68 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.48 | 10 | 3.76 | 3.34 | -1.34 |
| 69 | Washington | Pacific | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 13.06 | 7.5 | -10 | 1.43 | -0.43 |
| 70 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.69 | 0.75 | 13.99 | 2.23 | -0.23 |
| 71 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.69 | -4.67 | 8.8 | 0.93 | 0.07 |
| 72 | NC State | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.18 | -9.5 | 6.33 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 73 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.13 | -7.75 | 9.62 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 74 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 10 | 0.75 | 17.25 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 75 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.95 | 2.67 | 8.97 | 2.09 | -1.09 |
| 76 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.83 | 3.33 | 9.69 | 2.17 | -1.17 |
| 77 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.66 | 1.67 | 8.91 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 78 | Stanford | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.36 | 9.33 | -10 | 2.67 | -1.67 |
| 79 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.19 | -4.67 | 0.15 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 80 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.09 | -9 | 13.73 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 81 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.05 | -11.33 | 13.44 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 82 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.48 | -17.33 | 15.53 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 83 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.05 | -13 | 15.56 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 84 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 4.02 | -47 | 16.5 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 85 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.96 | -18.75 | 17.67 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 86 | Oregon State | Pacific | 0-0-1 | 0 | 0.05 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 |
| 87 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-1-2 | 0 | -1.16 | -4.67 | 1.58 | 0.21 | -0.21 |
| 88 | Arkansas | Southwest | 0-1-1 | 0 | -1.65 | -8.5 | 6.6 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 89 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -1.72 | -6 | 12.18 | 0.37 | -0.37 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.13 | -11.67 | 10.96 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 91 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.4 | -18.33 | 2.02 | 0 | 0 |
| 92 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.43 | -18 | 24.39 | 0 | 0 |
| 93 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-1-0 | 0 | -2.65 | -24 | 20.64 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -24.25 | 16.2 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.36 | -30 | 27.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.44 | -37.67 | 22.8 | 0 | 0 |