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| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vanderbilt | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.07 | 23.4 | 10.34 | 4.98 | 0.02 |
| 2 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.86 | 25.67 | 8.99 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 3 | LSU | FBS Independents | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.82 | 29.5 | 8.26 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 4 | Chicago | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.65 | 23.5 | 8.43 | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Sewanee | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.38 | 34.4 | 5.55 | 5 | 0 |
| 6 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.22 | 30.8 | 5.29 | 5 | 0 |
| 7 | South Carolina | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.92 | 16.4 | 5.98 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 8 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 24.83 | 10.67 | 6.87 | 2.85 | 0.15 |
| 9 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.75 | 12.67 | 6.82 | 2.96 | -0.96 |
| 10 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 56.4 | 0.99 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Iowa | Western | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.67 | 15 | 4.66 | 3.74 | 0.26 |
| 12 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.43 | 31.75 | 0.87 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.23 | 26.2 | 1.2 | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | California | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.82 | 24 | -0.46 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 15 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 25 | -1.64 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 16 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.59 | 20.33 | -1.03 | 5.96 | 0.04 |
| 17 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.32 | 24 | -2.9 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.95 | 39.17 | 11.13 | 5.93 | -0.93 |
| 19 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.88 | 16.67 | 10.96 | 5.79 | -0.79 |
| 20 | Georgia | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.61 | 13.2 | 14.84 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 21 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.38 | 15 | 12.59 | 4.87 | -0.87 |
| 22 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.36 | 26.83 | 5.82 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 23 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.98 | 6.43 | 7.81 | 6.16 | -1.16 |
| 24 | Alabama | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.9 | 28.83 | 6.49 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 25 | Auburn | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.88 | 26.4 | 4.91 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 26 | Mississippi State | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.88 | 8.6 | 12.2 | 4.39 | -0.39 |
| 27 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.8 | 27.4 | 6.54 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 28 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.74 | 10.5 | 4.37 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 29 | Virginia | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.5 | 8.33 | 3.75 | 5.07 | -0.07 |
| 30 | Texas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.04 | 30 | 1.88 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 31 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.02 | 33.33 | -0.87 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 32 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.73 | 11.67 | -0.12 | 5.23 | -0.23 |
| 33 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.71 | 33.25 | 6.49 | 4 | -1 |
| 34 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.6 | 25.6 | -0.13 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 35 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.6 | 17 | -0.5 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 36 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.58 | 6.8 | 5.56 | 4.21 | -0.21 |
| 37 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.57 | 21.25 | 4.57 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 38 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.51 | 8.5 | 11.69 | 3.31 | -0.31 |
| 39 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.21 | 20.6 | -1.55 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 40 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.21 | 19.2 | -1.06 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 41 | Ohio State | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.03 | 17 | 4.36 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 42 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.21 | 7.6 | -3.24 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 43 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.02 | 16.83 | 8.28 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 44 | Phillips | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.73 | 6 | 0.69 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 45 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.65 | 6.5 | 10.66 | 5.33 | -1.33 |
| 46 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.62 | -0.5 | 8.63 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 47 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 17.57 | 16.67 | 3.87 | 2.81 | -0.81 |
| 48 | Washington | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.33 | 5.25 | -1.54 | 2.96 | 0.04 |
| 49 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 17.31 | 4.4 | -7.17 | 3.26 | 0.74 |
| 50 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.85 | 16.5 | 0.47 | 5.81 | -1.81 |
| 51 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.67 | 12.25 | 2.32 | 3.65 | -1.65 |
| 52 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.39 | 9 | 15.15 | 4.51 | -1.51 |
| 53 | Furman | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.33 | 8.5 | 15.42 | 4.33 | -1.33 |
| 54 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.08 | 23.2 | 4.24 | 4.91 | -1.91 |
| 55 | Florida | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.95 | 8.67 | -0.3 | 5.54 | -1.54 |
| 56 | Tulane | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.86 | 3.2 | 12.41 | 3.57 | -0.57 |
| 57 | Ole Miss | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.81 | 23.8 | 2.08 | 4.76 | -1.76 |
| 58 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.75 | 10.4 | 8.99 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 59 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.41 | 7.2 | 4.68 | 3.84 | -0.84 |
| 60 | VMI | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.4 | 7.33 | 6.67 | 5.07 | -2.07 |
| 61 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.15 | 2 | 13.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 62 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.93 | 11.83 | -1.03 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 63 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.5 | 1.2 | 5.78 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 64 | TCU | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.47 | 8.67 | -0.98 | 5.25 | -2.25 |
| 65 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.24 | 0.4 | 6.51 | 2.63 | 0.37 |
| 66 | Minnesota | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 13.48 | -1.8 | 8.8 | 2.04 | 0.96 |
| 67 | Oregon | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 13.17 | -5.25 | 0.41 | 0.99 | 1.01 |
| 68 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.14 | 1.5 | 14.46 | 3.35 | -0.35 |
| 69 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.07 | 6 | 6.16 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 70 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.59 | -4.6 | 10.88 | 1.25 | 1.75 |
| 71 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 11.73 | -7 | 0.68 | 0.88 | 2.12 |
| 72 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 11.28 | -16 | 20.68 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 73 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.13 | 6.2 | 9.11 | 4 | -2 |
| 74 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.06 | 6 | 8.82 | 3.72 | -1.72 |
| 75 | Rice | Southwest | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.89 | 4.4 | 9.28 | 3.2 | -1.2 |
| 76 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.81 | -2.2 | 13.97 | 1.85 | 0.15 |
| 77 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.2 | -5.33 | 12.02 | 1.53 | 1.47 |
| 78 | NC State | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10 | -9.4 | 12.82 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 79 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.99 | -4.25 | 9.38 | 1.52 | 0.48 |
| 80 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 9.89 | -2.33 | -0.36 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 81 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.78 | -1.17 | 10.74 | 2.79 | -0.79 |
| 82 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.75 | -0.5 | 2.22 | 2.86 | -0.86 |
| 83 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.01 | -3.2 | 12.5 | 1.83 | 0.17 |
| 84 | Illinois | Western | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.67 | 4.25 | 14.61 | 2.84 | -1.84 |
| 85 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.64 | -3.2 | -3.12 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 86 | Maryland | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.52 | -9.8 | 8.53 | 0.31 | 1.69 |
| 87 | Spring Hill | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | -7.2 | 10.33 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 88 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.75 | -18.4 | 2.8 | 0.53 | 1.47 |
| 89 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.37 | -7.5 | 13.48 | 1.28 | 0.72 |
| 90 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 6.17 | 1.5 | 1.21 | 2.29 | -1.29 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.39 | -9.83 | 6.39 | 0.85 | 1.15 |
| 92 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-2 | 0.17 | 4.71 | -4.17 | 16.34 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 93 | Clemson | Southern | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.18 | -11.4 | 17.07 | 0.44 | 0.56 |
| 94 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 4.01 | -7.2 | 5.74 | 0.74 | 0.26 |
| 95 | SMU | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.98 | -8.75 | 4.19 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 96 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.61 | -15.4 | 13.97 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 97 | Northwestern | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.1 | -13.8 | 9.48 | 0.34 | 0.66 |
| 98 | Idaho | FBS Independents | 0-2-1 | 0 | -2.03 | -9 | 20.92 | 0.29 | -0.29 |
| 99 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.04 | -10.5 | 13.52 | 0.07 | -0.07 |
| 100 | Purdue | Western | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -14.5 | 15.41 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 101 | Southwestern University | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.36 | -20.5 | 3.25 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 102 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.73 | -24.2 | 14.65 | 0.01 | -0.01 |