Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.162446+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.75 | 19.17 | 14.17 | 6 | -1 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.64 | 14.4 | 14.61 | 4.91 | 0.09 |
| 3 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.42 | 16.83 | 13.16 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.26 | 15.83 | 12.34 | 5.63 | -0.63 |
| 5 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.15 | 13 | 12.83 | 3.56 | 0.44 |
| 6 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 26.14 | 36.5 | 8.76 | 6 | -1 |
| 7 | Ohio State | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.58 | 20.5 | 8.38 | 5.94 | 0.06 |
| 8 | VMI | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 42.57 | 5.12 | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Alabama | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.41 | 38.71 | 5.24 | 7 | 0 |
| 10 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.12 | 32 | 4.57 | 6.96 | 0.04 |
| 11 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.7 | 16 | 4.94 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 12 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.45 | 20.57 | 2.99 | 6.91 | -0.91 |
| 13 | Texas | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.4 | 35.29 | 0.88 | 7 | 0 |
| 14 | California | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.33 | 61.43 | -1.32 | 7 | 0 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.59 | 25.5 | -1.86 | 5.93 | 0.07 |
| 16 | Georgia Tech | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 23.55 | 33.29 | 13.05 | 7 | -1 |
| 17 | TCU | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.17 | 11.83 | -1.49 | 5.85 | 0.15 |
| 18 | Auburn | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.6 | 34.29 | 7.76 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 19 | Furman | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.51 | 25.71 | 3.17 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 20 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.36 | 11 | 7.82 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 21 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.22 | 13.67 | 7.82 | 5.54 | -0.54 |
| 22 | LSU | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.2 | 26.43 | 4.96 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 23 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.12 | 19.2 | 9.56 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 24 | Mississippi State | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.97 | 11.17 | 7.08 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 25 | Indiana | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.91 | 16.2 | 8.97 | 4.81 | -0.81 |
| 26 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.88 | 23.29 | 3.67 | 6.97 | -1.97 |
| 27 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.84 | 22.17 | 7.65 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 28 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.55 | 16.5 | 3.36 | 5.73 | -0.73 |
| 29 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.47 | 13.5 | 7.77 | 5.59 | -1.59 |
| 30 | Wisconsin | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.35 | 20.8 | 4.96 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 31 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.34 | 27.33 | -1.64 | 5.91 | -0.91 |
| 32 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.21 | 21.57 | -1.36 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 33 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.18 | 19.71 | 0.28 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 34 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.05 | 17.57 | -4.62 | 6.93 | -0.93 |
| 35 | Rice | Southwest | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.02 | 7.2 | 15.17 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 36 | Florida | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.38 | 12.5 | 5.55 | 3.89 | -0.89 |
| 37 | Tennessee | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.55 | 25.14 | 5.35 | 6.91 | -1.91 |
| 38 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.86 | 7.75 | 8.39 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 39 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.78 | 8 | 0.69 | 4.46 | -1.46 |
| 40 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.73 | 39 | 3.94 | 5.88 | -1.88 |
| 41 | Washington State | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.73 | 6 | -1.47 | 2.8 | 0.2 |
| 42 | Maryland | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.64 | 10.57 | 3.56 | 6.44 | -1.44 |
| 43 | Washington and Lee | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.56 | 8.33 | 8.78 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 44 | Nebraska | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.4 | 6.67 | 9.46 | 5.13 | -1.13 |
| 45 | Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.37 | 10.43 | 7.74 | 6.33 | -2.33 |
| 46 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.08 | 10.83 | 6.52 | 5.3 | -1.3 |
| 47 | Chicago | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.95 | 13.4 | 13.45 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 48 | Michigan | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.72 | 16.6 | 10.59 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 49 | Iowa | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.61 | 12.6 | 14.45 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 50 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.46 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 51 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.7 | 9.33 | 6.05 | 4.65 | -1.65 |
| 52 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.67 | 9.17 | -2.7 | 5.6 | -1.6 |
| 53 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.02 | 9.17 | 0.95 | 5.51 | -2.51 |
| 54 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 14.74 | 1 | -1.93 | 1.79 | 0.21 |
| 55 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.56 | 3.29 | 8.56 | 4.5 | -0.5 |
| 56 | Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.51 | 10 | -0.89 | 5.27 | -2.27 |
| 57 | NC State | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.48 | 5.57 | 9.16 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 58 | Virginia Tech | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.42 | 16.14 | 0.67 | 6.66 | -2.66 |
| 59 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.72 | 11.43 | 10.97 | 6.01 | -3.01 |
| 60 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.59 | 6.71 | 13.37 | 5.18 | -2.18 |
| 61 | SMU | Southwest | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.26 | 13.71 | 2.97 | 6.83 | -3.83 |
| 62 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.21 | 13.5 | 4.87 | 5.59 | -2.59 |
| 63 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 5.17 | 6.18 | 4.15 | -1.15 |
| 64 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.96 | 6.17 | 8.28 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 65 | Phillips | Southwest | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.2 | -2.14 | 4.91 | 2.81 | 1.19 |
| 66 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.15 | -1.17 | 19.34 | 2.78 | 0.22 |
| 67 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.77 | -3.86 | 8.74 | 2.43 | 1.57 |
| 68 | Arkansas | Southwest | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.76 | 0 | 7.86 | 2.5 | -0.5 |
| 69 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.31 | 0.6 | -2.27 | 2.69 | -0.69 |
| 70 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 11.06 | -8.86 | 3.27 | 1.81 | 2.19 |
| 71 | Oregon State | Pacific | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 10.59 | -2.33 | 7.52 | 0.66 | 0.34 |
| 72 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.35 | -7.33 | 11.88 | 0.55 | 2.45 |
| 73 | Baylor | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.05 | -4.83 | 4.45 | 1.19 | 1.81 |
| 74 | Clemson | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.89 | -0.62 | 10.42 | 3.68 | -0.68 |
| 75 | Northwestern | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.74 | -2.4 | 10.38 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 76 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.46 | -6.86 | 12.15 | 1.29 | 1.71 |
| 77 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.59 | -5 | 9.16 | 1.26 | 0.74 |
| 78 | Purdue | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.59 | -10 | 9.94 | 0.43 | 1.57 |
| 79 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.7 | -2 | 3.32 | 2.56 | -0.56 |
| 80 | Washington | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.5 | 2.25 | 1.43 | 2.49 | -1.49 |
| 81 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.45 | -6.57 | 13.92 | 2.16 | -0.16 |
| 82 | North Carolina | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.23 | -9 | 14.73 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 83 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.72 | -10 | 13.96 | 1.17 | 0.83 |
| 84 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.31 | -8 | 14.44 | 0.58 | 1.42 |
| 85 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.15 | -20.83 | 13.93 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 86 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.02 | -1.8 | 3.65 | 2.1 | -1.1 |
| 87 | Samford | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 4.93 | -31.43 | 8.08 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 88 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.89 | -6.14 | 8.86 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 89 | Minnesota | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 4.31 | -1.2 | 14.31 | 2.19 | -1.19 |
| 90 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.08 | -20.25 | 16.29 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 91 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.4 | -14.67 | 4.41 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 92 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.48 | -21.67 | 8.04 | 0.08 | 0.92 |
| 93 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 0-6-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -10.67 | 9.21 | 0.1 | -0.1 |
| 94 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 0-4-2 | 0 | -2.02 | -11.83 | 5.96 | 0.39 | -0.39 |
| 95 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.18 | -14 | 8.76 | 0.15 | -0.15 |
| 96 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.41 | -17 | 12.34 | 0.08 | -0.08 |