Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.161757+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 28.98 | 19.67 | 19.74 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 28.18 | 40 | 14.06 | 4 | -1 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 27.88 | 18.75 | 15.69 | 3.88 | -0.88 |
| 4 | Rice | Southwest | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 27.59 | 15.67 | 13.97 | 3 | -1 |
| 5 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.81 | 27 | 8.56 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.76 | 23.5 | 9.25 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 7 | VMI | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.21 | 52.2 | 4.15 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.18 | 39.6 | 5.11 | 5 | 0 |
| 9 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.97 | 23.67 | 5.94 | 3 | 0 |
| 10 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.93 | 19 | 6.84 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 25.56 | 30.4 | 3.07 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 12 | Ohio State | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 28.75 | 3.27 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.46 | 35 | 1.51 | 4 | -1 |
| 14 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 25.26 | 9.5 | 7.43 | 1.64 | 0.36 |
| 15 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.09 | 36.6 | -0.25 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.02 | 25 | 1.3 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 17 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.88 | 48.6 | -1.86 | 5 | 0 |
| 18 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.86 | 17.25 | 1.84 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 19 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 16 | 1.3 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.42 | 28.75 | -2.71 | 3.99 | 0.01 |
| 21 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.39 | 25.67 | -1.75 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.02 | 23.2 | -2.81 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 24 | -3.06 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 24 | Florida | FBS Independents | 2-0-0 | 1 | 23.96 | 17 | -2.48 | 2 | 0 |
| 25 | California | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.72 | 74.2 | -8.49 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Texas | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.67 | 39.8 | -6.91 | 5 | 0 |
| 27 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.36 | 37.75 | -7.79 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 28 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 23.36 | 40.4 | 11.86 | 5 | -1 |
| 29 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.86 | 15 | -7.55 | 3 | -1 |
| 30 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 22.85 | 18.4 | -8.23 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 31 | TCU | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.67 | 13 | -7.91 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 32 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.49 | 21 | -10 | 1.98 | 0.02 |
| 33 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 22.44 | 18 | -10 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 34 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-0-0 | 1 | 21.74 | 6.5 | -10 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 35 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.53 | 26.6 | 6.85 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 36 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-0-1 | 0.5 | 20.92 | 1.5 | 1.53 | 2 | -1 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.78 | 25.25 | 6.04 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 38 | Indiana | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.67 | 19.5 | 10.69 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 39 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.57 | 56 | 1.87 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 40 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.51 | 14.2 | 6.97 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 41 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.42 | 30 | 3.14 | 4.99 | -1.99 |
| 42 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.35 | 19.4 | 1.79 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.3 | 10 | 1.24 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 44 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.23 | 19.8 | 0.39 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 45 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.12 | 18.75 | 7.37 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 46 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.81 | 14 | 2.97 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 47 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.59 | 10.25 | 7.95 | 3.52 | -0.52 |
| 48 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.52 | 20.25 | 3.54 | 3.91 | -0.91 |
| 49 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.36 | 8 | 6.35 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 50 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 10.25 | 4.35 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 51 | Phillips | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.92 | 3 | -2.36 | 3.09 | 0.91 |
| 52 | Michigan | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.4 | 23 | 3.53 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 53 | Northwestern | Western | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.67 | 3.67 | 10.19 | 2.08 | -0.08 |
| 54 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.29 | 0.5 | 1.84 | 2.14 | 0.86 |
| 55 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.07 | 19.75 | -1.28 | 3.91 | -1.91 |
| 56 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.49 | 1.5 | 9.66 | 2.27 | -0.27 |
| 57 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.02 | 21 | -0.77 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 58 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.92 | 9.4 | 7.96 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 59 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.58 | 0.83 | 10.68 | 3.26 | -0.26 |
| 60 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 15.48 | 10.75 | 16.55 | 3.45 | -1.45 |
| 61 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 14.6 | 10 | 10.46 | 3.97 | -1.97 |
| 62 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.07 | 4.33 | 5.69 | 2.14 | -1.14 |
| 63 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.98 | 6.75 | 7.96 | 3.12 | -1.12 |
| 64 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.76 | 23 | 5.18 | 3.94 | -1.94 |
| 65 | SMU | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.62 | 15 | -0.69 | 4.98 | -2.98 |
| 66 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.18 | 8 | -0.82 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 67 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.76 | -5.6 | 10.2 | 1.29 | 1.71 |
| 68 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.55 | -5 | 21.46 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 69 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 12.49 | 14.4 | 12.14 | 4.36 | -2.36 |
| 70 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.22 | -4 | 3.38 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 71 | Stanford | Pacific | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.61 | 10.5 | -10 | 3.61 | -1.61 |
| 72 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.48 | -2.75 | 9.64 | 1.21 | 0.79 |
| 73 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.02 | -4.5 | 8.47 | 0.57 | 1.43 |
| 74 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.71 | -5 | 16.38 | 0.77 | 1.23 |
| 75 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.77 | -0.8 | 13.75 | 2.15 | -0.15 |
| 76 | Arkansas | Southwest | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 9.57 | -3.67 | 10.36 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 77 | Minnesota | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 9.52 | 2.33 | 9.59 | 1.78 | -0.78 |
| 78 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.77 | 1.67 | 8.23 | 1.67 | -0.67 |
| 79 | Washington | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.58 | 4 | -6.65 | 2 | -1 |
| 80 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.96 | 0.75 | 12.44 | 2.25 | -1.25 |
| 81 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.9 | -13.6 | 8.77 | 0.34 | 1.66 |
| 82 | Purdue | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -9 | 13.65 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| 83 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.42 | -4.2 | 16.87 | 1.92 | -0.92 |
| 84 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.48 | -8.75 | 11.54 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 85 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.21 | -14.75 | 17.86 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 86 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.76 | -15.75 | 8.16 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 87 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.1 | -44.2 | 16.67 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 88 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.1 | -17.75 | 18.34 | 0.16 | 0.84 |
| 89 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 2.7 | -26.75 | 14.89 | 0 | 1 |
| 90 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 0-3-1 | 0 | -1.87 | -8.75 | 5.55 | 0.36 | -0.36 |
| 91 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -1.89 | -9.25 | 7.19 | 0.18 | -0.18 |
| 92 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-2-2 | 0 | -2.03 | -12.5 | 6.83 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 93 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-3-1 | 0 | -2.46 | -18.5 | 8.52 | 0 | 0 |
| 94 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.83 | -22.8 | 16.93 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 95 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.97 | -25.5 | 21.65 | 0 | 0 |
| 96 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -3.38 | -40.5 | 24.34 | 0 | 0 |