Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.298752+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 25.4 | 17.5 | 13.08 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 2 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 30.67 | 8.02 | 9 | 0 |
| 3 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 24.43 | 19.5 | 7.83 | 9.72 | -1.72 |
| 4 | Iowa | Western | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.12 | 21.29 | 5.97 | 6.86 | 0.14 |
| 5 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.63 | 46.38 | 0.82 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 6 | California | Pacific | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.35 | 31 | 0.81 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 7 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.11 | 27.56 | 0.04 | 8.97 | 0.03 |
| 8 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 22.87 | 18.9 | 0.16 | 9.89 | 0.11 |
| 9 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.69 | 33.78 | 9.4 | 8.89 | -0.89 |
| 10 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.23 | 33.25 | 8.18 | 7.99 | -0.99 |
| 11 | Chicago | Western | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.84 | 14 | 12.14 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 12 | LSU | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.54 | 15.5 | 9.96 | 7.53 | -1.53 |
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 21.39 | 30.36 | 0.44 | 10.94 | -0.94 |
| 14 | Yale | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.2 | 19 | 3.48 | 8.9 | -0.9 |
| 15 | Texas | Southwest | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.06 | 30.12 | 4.46 | 7.97 | -1.97 |
| 16 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.95 | 11 | 12.01 | 7.73 | -2.73 |
| 17 | Georgia | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.34 | 13 | 14.61 | 9.8 | -2.8 |
| 18 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.32 | 18.29 | 6.05 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 19 | Furman | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 20.27 | 18.5 | 12.45 | 9.2 | -2.2 |
| 20 | Navy | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.19 | 19.14 | 1.35 | 6.98 | -0.98 |
| 21 | Michigan | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.14 | 23.71 | 3.87 | 6.96 | -1.96 |
| 22 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.87 | 5.62 | 8.24 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 23 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 19.25 | 23.62 | 9.16 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 24 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.23 | 21 | 5.42 | 9.68 | -2.68 |
| 25 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.17 | 15 | 6.57 | 8.49 | -1.49 |
| 26 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 19.15 | 8.62 | -3.93 | 6.48 | 0.52 |
| 27 | Oregon | Pacific | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 19.05 | 7.78 | 1.9 | 7.44 | -2.44 |
| 28 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.92 | 10.75 | 10.78 | 7.32 | -1.32 |
| 29 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.89 | 4.7 | 9.88 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 30 | Tennessee | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.59 | 7.44 | 10.31 | 8.34 | -2.34 |
| 31 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.49 | 0.33 | 11.82 | 3.11 | 0.89 |
| 32 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.35 | 10.38 | 7.2 | 6.64 | -0.64 |
| 33 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.16 | 7 | 7.68 | 6.8 | -0.8 |
| 34 | Ohio State | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.51 | 13.71 | 6.06 | 6.95 | -1.95 |
| 35 | Baylor | Southwest | 8-3-0 | 0.73 | 17.4 | 11.91 | 3.09 | 9.95 | -1.95 |
| 36 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.11 | 15.57 | 2.77 | 6.7 | -1.7 |
| 37 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.01 | 14.1 | 3.96 | 9.6 | -2.6 |
| 38 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.85 | 1.11 | 12.21 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 39 | Washington State | Pacific | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.43 | 6.71 | 8.2 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 40 | Florida | FBS Independents | 6-3-2 | 0.55 | 16.36 | 6.64 | 7.7 | 9.52 | -3.52 |
| 41 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 16.18 | 9.22 | 13.26 | 8.19 | -3.19 |
| 42 | Auburn | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.16 | 13.88 | 10.75 | 7.5 | -2.5 |
| 43 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.86 | 10.89 | 1.55 | 7.93 | -1.93 |
| 44 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 15.84 | 7.86 | 3.02 | 5.46 | -1.46 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.28 | 3.12 | 11.82 | 5.02 | -0.02 |
| 46 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.26 | 10.67 | 5.18 | 8.38 | -3.38 |
| 47 | TCU | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 14.94 | 5.7 | -2.21 | 7.92 | -1.92 |
| 48 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.85 | 6.57 | 13.85 | 5.89 | -1.89 |
| 49 | Alabama | Southern | 5-4-2 | 0.45 | 14.75 | 12.45 | 10.99 | 9.68 | -4.68 |
| 50 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.57 | 2.5 | 7.03 | 5.25 | -0.25 |
| 51 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.4 | 8.5 | 8.38 | 6.35 | -2.35 |
| 52 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 14.12 | 21 | 0.81 | 8.84 | -4.84 |
| 53 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 14.02 | 0.38 | -0.59 | 4.14 | -0.14 |
| 54 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.89 | 2 | 2.29 | 5.47 | -0.47 |
| 55 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.7 | 7.6 | 4.91 | 8.26 | -3.26 |
| 56 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.45 | 3.22 | 5.56 | 5.52 | -1.52 |
| 57 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.42 | 8 | 0.36 | 6.48 | -2.48 |
| 58 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.39 | 0 | 8.94 | 3 | 0 |
| 59 | Virginia | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.32 | 2 | 8.71 | 5.53 | -0.53 |
| 60 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.08 | 3.75 | 1.48 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 61 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.7 | -0.71 | 12.93 | 3.28 | 0.72 |
| 62 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 12.65 | 1 | 5.31 | 5.45 | -0.45 |
| 63 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.35 | 4.38 | 7.83 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 64 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.16 | 1.62 | 11.59 | 4.76 | -0.76 |
| 65 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.11 | 2.88 | 7.98 | 5.14 | -2.14 |
| 66 | Spring Hill | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.03 | 3.5 | 6.03 | 4.79 | -0.79 |
| 67 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.81 | -0.89 | 6.99 | 4.12 | 0.88 |
| 68 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.74 | 1.78 | 6.83 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 69 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.5 | -2.75 | 6.89 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 70 | Illinois | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.29 | 5.29 | 12.03 | 5.49 | -2.49 |
| 71 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-4-2 | 0.4 | 11.19 | 1.3 | 2.54 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 72 | Mississippi State | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.73 | -1.56 | 12.56 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 73 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 10.66 | 0.33 | 1.16 | 4.65 | -0.65 |
| 74 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.37 | -1.86 | 9.23 | 3.04 | -0.04 |
| 75 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-4-3 | 0.3 | 10.22 | 1.2 | 9.18 | 5.45 | -2.45 |
| 76 | NC State | Southern | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.03 | -4.11 | 10.72 | 2.21 | 0.79 |
| 77 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 9.89 | -2.38 | 5.07 | 3.1 | 0.9 |
| 78 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.91 | -1.14 | 7.65 | 3.13 | -0.13 |
| 79 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.72 | 0.56 | 7.5 | 4.75 | -1.75 |
| 80 | Phillips | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 8.57 | -0.78 | 1.16 | 4.1 | -1.1 |
| 81 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.55 | -1.3 | 12.92 | 4.16 | -0.16 |
| 82 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 8.26 | -7.67 | 10.67 | 2 | 2 |
| 83 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.21 | 5.11 | 1.14 | 6.02 | -3.02 |
| 84 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 8.12 | -0.7 | 3.27 | 4.71 | -0.71 |
| 85 | Minnesota | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.81 | -11.57 | 11.76 | 0.82 | 2.18 |
| 86 | Washington | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 7.7 | -9.5 | 7.82 | 1.17 | 1.83 |
| 87 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.49 | -7 | 11.97 | 1.42 | 0.58 |
| 88 | Maryland | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 6.58 | -9.11 | 6.97 | 0.71 | 2.29 |
| 89 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.27 | -2.22 | 5.36 | 3.79 | -0.79 |
| 90 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.93 | -5.89 | 10.36 | 2.28 | 0.72 |
| 91 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.45 | -1.71 | 3.64 | 2.93 | -0.93 |
| 92 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.66 | -7.38 | 0.39 | 1.84 | 0.16 |
| 93 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-4-2 | 0.14 | 2.86 | -7.57 | 11.62 | 0.81 | 0.19 |
| 94 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 2.29 | -6.5 | 12.32 | 0.87 | 0.13 |
| 95 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.2 | -15.6 | 4.21 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 96 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 2.19 | -29.11 | 4.67 | 0.21 | 1.79 |
| 97 | SMU | Southwest | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.27 | -9.62 | 7.15 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 98 | Purdue | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.15 | -12.29 | 12.16 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 99 | Northwestern | Western | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.11 | -12.29 | 7.92 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 100 | Clemson | Southern | 1-6-2 | 0.11 | 1.02 | -15.44 | 17.4 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 101 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-7-0 | 0.12 | 0.52 | -15.12 | 8.18 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 102 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-6-1 | 0 | -2.21 | -19 | 3.09 | 0.04 | -0.04 |