Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.162099+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Illinois | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.12 | 17.25 | 13.97 | 3.93 | 0.07 |
| 2 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.99 | 23 | 13.13 | 5 | 0 |
| 3 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.96 | 17.8 | 13.46 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 4 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.53 | 39 | 8.22 | 5 | -1 |
| 5 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.33 | 20.2 | 10.21 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.17 | 13.33 | 11.61 | 2.67 | 0.33 |
| 7 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 26.08 | 12.67 | 11.03 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 8 | VMI | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.06 | 45.83 | 6.09 | 6 | 0 |
| 9 | Ohio State | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.62 | 23.2 | 6.61 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 10 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.47 | 44 | 3.81 | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 34 | 2.84 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 12 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.95 | 19.25 | 4.26 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 13 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 15.6 | 4.38 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | Florida | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.6 | 21.33 | 2.31 | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 24 | 0.15 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | Texas | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.27 | 36.67 | -1.12 | 6 | 0 |
| 17 | California | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 63.5 | -3.74 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.56 | 35 | -4.45 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 19 | TCU | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.56 | 11 | -0.3 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 25 | -4.13 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 21 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.37 | 27.5 | -4.92 | 6 | -1 |
| 22 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 23.05 | 37.67 | 11.75 | 6 | -1 |
| 23 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 22.38 | 21.17 | -8.67 | 6 | 0 |
| 24 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.26 | 31.83 | 6.34 | 5.99 | -0.99 |
| 25 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.17 | 24.33 | -10 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 26 | Indiana | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.34 | 16.2 | 10.45 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 27 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.27 | 19.2 | 9.53 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 28 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.97 | 9.4 | 11.06 | 4.35 | -0.35 |
| 29 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.82 | 15.8 | 4.94 | 4.69 | -0.69 |
| 30 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.81 | 23.5 | 1.81 | 5.98 | -0.98 |
| 31 | LSU | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.64 | 30.33 | 3.41 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 32 | Chicago | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.58 | 17.5 | 9.32 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 33 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.44 | 24.83 | 0.31 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 34 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.44 | 10.8 | 7.37 | 4.4 | -0.4 |
| 35 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.22 | 23.8 | 5.74 | 4.94 | -1.94 |
| 36 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.05 | 13.67 | 3.06 | 5.88 | -1.88 |
| 37 | Michigan | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.02 | 22.5 | 8.61 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 38 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.88 | 25.25 | 5.79 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 39 | Yale | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.82 | 19 | 0.72 | 4.85 | -0.85 |
| 40 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.51 | 9.6 | 5.47 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 41 | Rice | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 19.17 | 6.5 | 15.99 | 3.48 | -1.48 |
| 42 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 8 | 6.14 | 3.72 | -0.72 |
| 43 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.01 | 17.8 | 4.03 | 4.6 | -1.6 |
| 44 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.35 | 21.17 | 7.37 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 45 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.18 | 11.6 | -3.05 | 4.79 | -1.79 |
| 46 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.55 | 12.17 | 5 | 5.43 | -1.43 |
| 47 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.35 | 10 | 7.26 | 5.37 | -1.37 |
| 48 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 17.07 | 40 | 6.09 | 4.87 | -1.87 |
| 49 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.06 | 4.83 | 5.84 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 50 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.57 | 6 | -0.71 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 51 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.2 | 6.75 | 1.57 | 3.33 | -1.33 |
| 52 | Phillips | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.96 | 2 | 1.81 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 53 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.66 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | -0.8 |
| 54 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.38 | 10.8 | 4.13 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 55 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.35 | 1 | -2.8 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 56 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.2 | 7.2 | 6.66 | 4.17 | -1.17 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.15 | 0 | 20.07 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 58 | SMU | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.12 | 17.67 | -0.38 | 5.95 | -2.95 |
| 59 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.08 | 0.75 | 4.07 | 2.34 | -0.34 |
| 60 | Iowa | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.68 | 10.75 | 16.41 | 3.45 | -1.45 |
| 61 | Stanford | Pacific | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.22 | 10.4 | -3.65 | 4.64 | -1.64 |
| 62 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 13.57 | -2.17 | -0.43 | 2.61 | 1.39 |
| 63 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.53 | 15.33 | 2.45 | 5.6 | -2.6 |
| 64 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.35 | 11.8 | 1.48 | 4.48 | -2.48 |
| 65 | Northwestern | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.2 | 2 | 10.24 | 2.46 | -0.46 |
| 66 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.12 | -3.4 | 13.12 | 1.2 | 1.8 |
| 67 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.02 | -1 | 0.65 | 2.12 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.29 | 0.29 | 9.19 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 69 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 11.79 | 12 | 11.25 | 5.14 | -3.14 |
| 70 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.79 | 15.6 | 7.93 | 4.73 | -2.73 |
| 71 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 11.71 | 7.17 | 12.45 | 4.47 | -2.47 |
| 72 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.5 | -2.33 | 7.43 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 73 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.79 | 4 | 13.67 | 3.75 | -1.75 |
| 74 | NC State | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.5 | -7 | 11.78 | 1.14 | 1.86 |
| 75 | Purdue | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.82 | -5.5 | 7.87 | 0.83 | 1.17 |
| 76 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.67 | 0.4 | 4.71 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 77 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.53 | -9 | 7.57 | 1.09 | 1.91 |
| 78 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.78 | -1.17 | 13.27 | 2.78 | -0.78 |
| 79 | Washington | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.45 | 4 | 0.31 | 2 | -1 |
| 80 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 8.35 | 1.25 | 7.31 | 2.2 | -1.2 |
| 81 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.2 | -6.2 | 11.22 | 0.36 | 1.64 |
| 82 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.41 | -10.4 | 13.54 | 0.31 | 1.69 |
| 83 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.89 | -4.67 | 14.36 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 84 | Samford | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 6.3 | -34.33 | 10.8 | 0.14 | 1.86 |
| 85 | Minnesota | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.98 | -0.75 | 14.33 | 1.87 | -0.87 |
| 86 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.12 | -8.75 | 11.13 | 0.49 | 0.51 |
| 87 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 3.21 | -13.4 | 9.71 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 88 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.52 | -17 | 15.65 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 89 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.32 | -21 | 9.58 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 90 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.12 | -27.8 | 16.07 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.55 | -12 | 11.76 | 0.73 | 0.27 |
| 92 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -1.95 | -10.2 | 7.71 | 0.13 | -0.13 |
| 93 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-3-2 | 0 | -2.14 | -12.8 | 9.15 | 0.16 | -0.16 |
| 94 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.2 | -14 | 9.83 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 95 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.63 | -19.33 | 15.73 | 0.03 | -0.03 |
| 96 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.92 | -29.33 | 12.7 | 0.01 | -0.01 |