Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.601303+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.31 | 24 | 11.72 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.84 | 14.5 | 11.25 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 3 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 9-0-0 | 1 | 24.71 | 28.11 | 8.13 | 8.96 | 0.04 |
| 4 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-0-3 | 0.62 | 24.32 | 14.88 | 8.52 | 7.99 | -2.99 |
| 5 | Texas | Southwest | 8-0-1 | 0.89 | 24.24 | 24.44 | 6.32 | 8.97 | -0.97 |
| 6 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.94 | 17.25 | 6.07 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 7 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 35.88 | 2.77 | 7.96 | 0.04 |
| 8 | SMU | Southwest | 9-0-0 | 1 | 23.42 | 22 | 2.62 | 8.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | California | Pacific | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.21 | 17.5 | 2.38 | 10 | -1 |
| 10 | Furman | FBS Independents | 10-1-0 | 0.91 | 22.46 | 21.55 | 7.79 | 10.85 | -0.85 |
| 11 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.41 | 24.22 | 9.49 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 12 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.89 | 11 | 11.11 | 8.55 | -1.55 |
| 13 | Washington | Pacific | 10-1-1 | 0.83 | 21.87 | 20 | 4.94 | 11.76 | -1.76 |
| 14 | Chicago | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.74 | 14 | 9.27 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 15 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.62 | 28.44 | 5.66 | 8.92 | -1.92 |
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.61 | 23.8 | 3.97 | 9.91 | -0.91 |
| 17 | VMI | FBS Independents | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.3 | 20.1 | 2.9 | 9.95 | -0.95 |
| 18 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.04 | 11 | 8.81 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 19 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.03 | 24.89 | 2.95 | 8.92 | -1.92 |
| 20 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 20.85 | 16.44 | 2.39 | 8.62 | -0.62 |
| 21 | Florida | Southern | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.83 | 13.22 | 6.77 | 8.37 | -2.37 |
| 22 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 20.59 | 13.78 | 5.24 | 8.84 | -2.84 |
| 23 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.57 | 9 | 6.84 | 7.47 | -1.47 |
| 24 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-3 | 0.56 | 20.34 | 11.78 | 8.36 | 8.23 | -3.23 |
| 25 | Minnesota | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.89 | 7.71 | 7.34 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 26 | Alabama | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.65 | 17.2 | 9.22 | 9.72 | -2.72 |
| 27 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.57 | 8.12 | 5.15 | 7.29 | -2.29 |
| 28 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.07 | 20.11 | 9.06 | 8.71 | -2.71 |
| 29 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.89 | 12.56 | 10.13 | 8.55 | -2.55 |
| 30 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.85 | 26.44 | 2.29 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 31 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.85 | 13 | 15.86 | 7.73 | -2.73 |
| 32 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.78 | 15.8 | 4.12 | 9.6 | -2.6 |
| 33 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 18.6 | 4 | 1.94 | 7.2 | -2.2 |
| 34 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.35 | 10.75 | 13.41 | 7.6 | -2.6 |
| 35 | USC | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.22 | 13.88 | 5.26 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 36 | Idaho | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.15 | 17.25 | 9.58 | 7.9 | -2.9 |
| 37 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.06 | 17.78 | 3.04 | 8.46 | -2.46 |
| 38 | Arkansas | Southwest | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.73 | 13.11 | 2.25 | 8.67 | -2.67 |
| 39 | Clemson | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.52 | 3.25 | 13.25 | 5.52 | -0.52 |
| 40 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 17.48 | 5.12 | 17.74 | 5.97 | -1.97 |
| 41 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.47 | 12.57 | 6.53 | 6.28 | -1.28 |
| 42 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.21 | 6 | 2.22 | 7.62 | -1.62 |
| 43 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.19 | 17 | 3.14 | 6.64 | -1.64 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.4 | 6.78 | 8.18 | 7.69 | -1.69 |
| 45 | Mississippi State | Southern | 5-2-2 | 0.56 | 16.32 | 1.89 | 6.69 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 46 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 16.27 | 10.9 | 0.28 | 8.29 | -1.29 |
| 47 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 16.13 | -1 | 8.72 | 4.06 | 1.94 |
| 48 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.99 | 4.38 | 7.23 | 5.75 | -1.75 |
| 49 | Tulane | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 8.58 | 6.57 | -0.57 |
| 50 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.89 | 6.78 | 4.37 | 7.47 | -1.47 |
| 51 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.72 | 2 | 8.59 | 5.38 | 0.62 |
| 52 | Iowa | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.72 | 8.62 | 10.28 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 53 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.6 | 12.44 | 7.25 | 8.87 | -3.87 |
| 54 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 15.18 | 27.57 | 8.09 | 6.85 | -2.85 |
| 55 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.81 | 6.67 | 4.37 | 7.57 | -2.57 |
| 56 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.74 | 8.8 | 5.79 | 8.71 | -2.71 |
| 57 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.34 | 6.62 | 9.67 | 6.88 | -2.88 |
| 58 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 14.24 | 1.11 | -1.02 | 4.98 | 1.02 |
| 59 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.13 | 4.22 | 12.43 | 7.29 | -2.29 |
| 60 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-3-2 | 0.44 | 13.98 | 9.11 | 4.69 | 8.12 | -4.12 |
| 61 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.97 | 3.56 | 11.95 | 6.53 | -1.53 |
| 62 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.95 | 3.5 | 9.8 | 5.21 | -1.21 |
| 63 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13.85 | -0.89 | 13.91 | 3.98 | 1.02 |
| 64 | Duke | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.83 | 11.89 | 3.7 | 7.58 | -2.58 |
| 65 | Sewanee | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 13.68 | 5.2 | 7.15 | 8.44 | -3.44 |
| 66 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.65 | 22.56 | -1.46 | 8.66 | -3.66 |
| 67 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-2-4 | 0.33 | 13.47 | -0.78 | 14.23 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 68 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.45 | 4.38 | 4.21 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 69 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 13.44 | 7.86 | 0.89 | 5.69 | -1.69 |
| 70 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.11 | 2.5 | 4 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 71 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.07 | 8.14 | 11.13 | 6.43 | -3.43 |
| 72 | Georgia | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 13 | -5.11 | 14.87 | 2.17 | 2.83 |
| 73 | Auburn | Southern | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 12.51 | 4.22 | 9.97 | 6.91 | -3.91 |
| 74 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.97 | 0 | 7.2 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 75 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.88 | 5.88 | 6.91 | 6.25 | -3.25 |
| 76 | Tennessee | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 10.87 | -8.5 | 10.57 | 1.56 | 3.44 |
| 77 | Ohio State | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.86 | 3.12 | 11.2 | 5.04 | -2.04 |
| 78 | Montana | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.2 | -1.12 | 4.83 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 79 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 10.17 | 4.12 | 14.58 | 5.2 | -2.2 |
| 80 | South Carolina | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 10.11 | 2.7 | 11.31 | 6.71 | -2.71 |
| 81 | Virginia | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 9.12 | 0.67 | 12.62 | 4.88 | -1.88 |
| 82 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.11 | -4.33 | -0.14 | 2.29 | 1.71 |
| 83 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 5-6-0 | 0.45 | 8.96 | -2.45 | 7.54 | 4.12 | 0.88 |
| 84 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-4-3 | 0.3 | 8.62 | -0.8 | 2.15 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 85 | Oregon State | Pacific | 4-5-2 | 0.36 | 8.58 | -1.45 | 1.85 | 3.88 | 0.12 |
| 86 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-3-3 | 0.25 | 8.29 | -1.12 | 8.5 | 2.83 | -0.83 |
| 87 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-4-2 | 0.33 | 7.65 | -3.89 | -1.37 | 2.82 | 0.18 |
| 88 | TCU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.61 | -4.89 | -3 | 2.57 | 1.43 |
| 89 | LSU | Southern | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7.57 | -2 | 8.23 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 90 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.3 | -9.86 | 2.07 | 0.76 | 2.24 |
| 91 | Ole Miss | Southern | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.01 | -6.4 | 3.15 | 2.01 | 1.99 |
| 92 | Rice | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.59 | -7.38 | 4.79 | 0.7 | 2.3 |
| 93 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 6.34 | -13.17 | -0.26 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 94 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.33 | -2.22 | 6.86 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 95 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.29 | -13.75 | 7.23 | 0.32 | 2.68 |
| 96 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.27 | -4 | 12.31 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 97 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 5.88 | -23.88 | 7.03 | 0.19 | 2.81 |
| 98 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.38 | -5.5 | 12.46 | 1.28 | 1.72 |
| 99 | NC State | Southern | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 5.15 | -7.8 | 12.71 | 1.12 | 1.88 |
| 100 | Purdue | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.01 | -5.12 | 7.75 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 101 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.63 | -11.29 | 12.11 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 102 | Northwestern | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.56 | -2.75 | 9.34 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 103 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.47 | -15.57 | 14.38 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 104 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.44 | -10.88 | 1.64 | 0.69 | 1.31 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.95 | -5.7 | 7.58 | 1.09 | 0.91 |
| 106 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-8-0 | 0.2 | 2.64 | -9.1 | 7.75 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 107 | Whitman | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.57 | -17 | 10.26 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 108 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 0.65 | -22.86 | 7.03 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 109 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -31.12 | 13.42 | 0.01 | -0.01 |