Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.598774+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 26.05 | 24 | 12.83 | 7.89 | 0.11 |
| 2 | Illinois | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.53 | 14.5 | 12.19 | 7.92 | 0.08 |
| 3 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 25.23 | 17 | 10.12 | 7 | -2 |
| 4 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.21 | 31.25 | 7.64 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 5 | Furman | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 24.85 | 23.8 | 6.93 | 9.9 | 0.1 |
| 6 | Texas | Southwest | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.67 | 26.75 | 5.79 | 7.97 | -0.97 |
| 7 | Michigan | Western | 8-0-0 | 1 | 24.62 | 17.25 | 7.15 | 7.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 24.55 | 32.62 | 4.46 | 7.95 | -0.95 |
| 9 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 40 | 1.54 | 6.98 | 0.02 |
| 10 | California | Pacific | 9-0-1 | 0.9 | 23.73 | 17.5 | 2.71 | 10 | -1 |
| 11 | SMU | Southwest | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.56 | 22.75 | 0.88 | 7.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.48 | 11.57 | 2.81 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 13 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 23 | 24.22 | 10.34 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 14 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.54 | 12.38 | 12 | 7.65 | -0.65 |
| 15 | Alabama | Southern | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 22.43 | 20.22 | 9.33 | 8.89 | -1.89 |
| 16 | Chicago | Western | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 22.35 | 14 | 10.41 | 7.89 | -0.89 |
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.28 | 25 | 6.37 | 8.91 | -0.91 |
| 18 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 22.08 | 16.25 | 10.65 | 7.89 | -1.89 |
| 19 | Washington | Pacific | 9-1-0 | 0.9 | 21.82 | 22.1 | 3.15 | 9.9 | -0.9 |
| 20 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.61 | 11 | 9.84 | 7.43 | -1.43 |
| 21 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.56 | 24.89 | 3.63 | 8.92 | -1.92 |
| 22 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.42 | 12.71 | 11.93 | 6.76 | -1.76 |
| 23 | VMI | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.29 | 21.67 | 1.43 | 8.96 | -0.96 |
| 24 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 21 | 13.78 | 5.49 | 8.84 | -2.84 |
| 25 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 20.97 | 15.38 | 2.16 | 7.62 | -0.62 |
| 26 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.65 | 13.25 | 7.25 | 7.53 | -2.53 |
| 27 | Minnesota | Western | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.55 | 7.71 | 7.8 | 5.74 | -0.74 |
| 28 | Florida | Southern | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.38 | 13.62 | 5.54 | 7.46 | -2.46 |
| 29 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.07 | 9.57 | 5.1 | 6.53 | -1.53 |
| 30 | Maryland | Southern | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.62 | 17.56 | 6.65 | 8.7 | -1.7 |
| 31 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.48 | 8.14 | 6.59 | 6.28 | -2.28 |
| 32 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.46 | 26.44 | 3.14 | 8.88 | -1.88 |
| 33 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 19.43 | 20.11 | 8.91 | 8.71 | -2.71 |
| 34 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 19.16 | 13 | 15.75 | 7.73 | -2.73 |
| 35 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 19.06 | 4 | 2.33 | 7.2 | -2.2 |
| 36 | Idaho | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.9 | 17.25 | 11.22 | 7.9 | -2.9 |
| 37 | USC | Pacific | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.65 | 13.88 | 6.04 | 7.35 | -1.35 |
| 38 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.55 | 8.38 | 7.32 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 39 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 18.48 | 17.78 | 3.41 | 8.46 | -2.46 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 17.96 | 8.5 | 3.72 | 7.08 | -1.08 |
| 41 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.96 | 14.75 | 6.59 | 7.94 | -2.94 |
| 42 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.7 | 33.5 | 6.86 | 5.96 | -1.96 |
| 43 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.36 | 13.12 | 3.42 | 7.64 | -2.64 |
| 44 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.88 | 13.33 | 5.83 | 5.5 | -1.5 |
| 45 | Clemson | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.85 | 3.57 | 12.25 | 4.89 | -0.89 |
| 46 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 16.66 | 12.5 | 4.61 | 7.69 | -3.69 |
| 47 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 16.64 | 6 | 1.05 | 6.79 | -1.79 |
| 48 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.64 | 18.83 | 2.3 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 49 | Brown | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.55 | 10.44 | 5 | 8.15 | -2.15 |
| 50 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.44 | 10.17 | 4.06 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 51 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 16.24 | 2.38 | -2.98 | 4.84 | 1.16 |
| 52 | Iowa | Western | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 16.18 | 8.62 | 11.71 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 53 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 16.03 | 2.71 | 18.79 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 54 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 16.01 | 2 | 8.86 | 5.38 | 0.62 |
| 55 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 6-3-0 | 0.67 | 15.78 | 9.78 | -0.56 | 7.22 | -1.22 |
| 56 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.73 | 4.88 | 10.97 | 6.4 | -1.4 |
| 57 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 15.54 | -2.12 | 10.02 | 3.15 | 1.85 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | Southern | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.49 | 1.25 | 6.16 | 4.73 | -0.73 |
| 59 | Tulane | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.82 | 1.89 | 9.14 | 5.5 | -0.5 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.33 | 3.5 | 11.35 | 5.21 | -1.21 |
| 61 | North Carolina | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 14.17 | -1 | 14.74 | 3.53 | 1.47 |
| 62 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.17 | 5 | 6.3 | 5.2 | -1.2 |
| 63 | Sewanee | Southern | 5-4-1 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 5.2 | 7.8 | 8.44 | -3.44 |
| 64 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-2-3 | 0.38 | 13.82 | -0.88 | 15.49 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 65 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.81 | 6.38 | 3.44 | 6.51 | -2.51 |
| 66 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.53 | 2.5 | 4.37 | 5.41 | -1.41 |
| 67 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.52 | 8.14 | 11.71 | 6.43 | -3.43 |
| 68 | Georgia | Southern | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 13.28 | -5.75 | 14.33 | 1.87 | 3.13 |
| 69 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 13.16 | 6.57 | 10.89 | 5.87 | -2.87 |
| 70 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 12.99 | 9.43 | 5.87 | 6.37 | -3.37 |
| 71 | Auburn | Southern | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 12.8 | 4.75 | 9.54 | 6.14 | -3.14 |
| 72 | Duke | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 11.88 | 3.83 | 6.66 | -2.66 |
| 73 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 21.12 | 0.23 | 7.6 | -3.6 |
| 74 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.74 | 2.62 | 12.59 | 5.79 | -1.79 |
| 75 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.94 | 5.57 | 15.53 | 4.97 | -1.97 |
| 76 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 11.26 | 0 | 7.83 | 3.5 | -0.5 |
| 77 | Ohio State | Western | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 11.2 | 3.12 | 11.54 | 5.04 | -2.04 |
| 78 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 11.01 | -1.75 | -2.5 | 3.05 | 0.95 |
| 79 | Montana | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.54 | -1.12 | 5.33 | 3.62 | 0.38 |
| 80 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 10.25 | -2 | 7.61 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 81 | Virginia | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 9.43 | 0.75 | 13.73 | 4.34 | -1.34 |
| 82 | Tennessee | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.37 | -11.44 | 10.07 | 0.84 | 3.16 |
| 83 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 9.36 | -2.88 | -2.17 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 84 | LSU | Southern | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 9.12 | -1.38 | 7.4 | 3.49 | -0.49 |
| 85 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-4-3 | 0.3 | 8.82 | -0.8 | 2.58 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 86 | South Carolina | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 8.58 | 2.22 | 11.4 | 5.8 | -2.8 |
| 87 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-3-2 | 0.29 | 8.34 | -1.29 | 7.48 | 2.38 | -0.38 |
| 88 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 4-6-0 | 0.4 | 7.88 | -3.9 | 8.76 | 3.14 | 0.86 |
| 89 | Rice | Southwest | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.8 | -7.57 | 4.88 | 0.71 | 2.29 |
| 90 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.54 | -12.71 | 6.53 | 0.3 | 2.7 |
| 91 | Indiana | Western | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.38 | -9.86 | 2.79 | 0.76 | 2.24 |
| 92 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.03 | -25.71 | 6.59 | 0.13 | 2.87 |
| 93 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.6 | -2.22 | 7.79 | 2.94 | 0.06 |
| 94 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 6.57 | -13.17 | -0.47 | 0.71 | 1.29 |
| 95 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 6.57 | -4 | 13.81 | 1.94 | 0.06 |
| 96 | TCU | Southwest | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.39 | -6.25 | -3.96 | 2.03 | 0.97 |
| 97 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.31 | -4.78 | 12.84 | 1.28 | 1.72 |
| 98 | NC State | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 6.04 | -7.78 | 13.12 | 0.85 | 2.15 |
| 99 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-6-0 | 0.33 | 5.56 | -8.44 | 4.18 | 1.17 | 1.83 |
| 100 | Purdue | Western | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.15 | -5.12 | 7.91 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 101 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.79 | -11.29 | 12.52 | 0.72 | 1.28 |
| 102 | Northwestern | Western | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.71 | -2.75 | 9.85 | 2.99 | -0.99 |
| 103 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.63 | -15.57 | 14.96 | 0.39 | 1.61 |
| 104 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.51 | -10.43 | 3.67 | 0.76 | 1.24 |
| 105 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.59 | -4.89 | 7.09 | 1.32 | 0.68 |
| 106 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-7-0 | 0.22 | 3.13 | -9.33 | 6.8 | 1.49 | 0.51 |
| 107 | Whitman | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.61 | -17 | 12.29 | 0.11 | 0.89 |
| 108 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.29 | -25.5 | 10.23 | 0.04 | 0.96 |
| 109 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-8-0 | 0 | -2.86 | -31.12 | 14.27 | 0.01 | -0.01 |