Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.596870+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 27.19 | 29.25 | 10.54 | 4 | 0 |
| 2 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.95 | 36 | 7.34 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 3 | Michigan | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.84 | 20.67 | 10.7 | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Furman | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.75 | 11.5 | 12.41 | 3.6 | 0.4 |
| 5 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.44 | 50.67 | 5.49 | 3 | 0 |
| 6 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.35 | 45.67 | 5.16 | 3 | 0 |
| 7 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.26 | 9.33 | 10.67 | 2.79 | 0.21 |
| 8 | Chicago | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 26.14 | 19 | 7.4 | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 26.1 | 31 | 5.54 | 4 | 0 |
| 10 | Illinois | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.89 | 11.33 | 9.32 | 2.74 | 0.26 |
| 11 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.88 | 28 | 5.12 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Texas | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 25.7 | 32.75 | 3.39 | 4 | 0 |
| 13 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 25.54 | 21 | 4.1 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 14 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.25 | 25.8 | 2.31 | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 25.22 | 13 | 4.38 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 16 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.75 | 42 | -1.25 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 17 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 24.75 | 13.33 | 1.77 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 18 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.7 | 7 | 3.35 | 3.17 | -0.17 |
| 19 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 24.56 | 47.5 | -3.17 | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.48 | 32.25 | -2.61 | 3.98 | 0.02 |
| 21 | Washington | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.47 | 32.6 | -1.92 | 5 | 0 |
| 22 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.46 | 20.75 | -1.09 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 23 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.2 | 6 | 2.16 | 3.47 | 0.53 |
| 24 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.09 | 17 | -1.17 | 3.95 | 0.05 |
| 25 | California | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.02 | 28.4 | -3.49 | 5 | 0 |
| 26 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 21.25 | -3.83 | 4 | 0 |
| 27 | Minnesota | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 10.33 | -0.86 | 2.55 | 0.45 |
| 28 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.86 | 25.67 | -3.39 | 3 | 0 |
| 29 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.79 | 10.33 | -0.86 | 2.95 | -0.95 |
| 30 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.62 | 11.67 | -2.05 | 2.89 | 0.11 |
| 31 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 23.51 | 5 | -0.09 | 3 | -1 |
| 32 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.27 | 9 | -4.15 | 2.53 | 0.47 |
| 33 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.25 | 29.67 | -7.58 | 2.99 | 0.01 |
| 34 | Stanford | Pacific | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.13 | 50 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 35 | TCU | Southwest | 3-0-0 | 1 | 22.96 | 19.33 | -7.41 | 2.95 | 0.05 |
| 36 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.79 | 17 | -8.18 | 4 | 0 |
| 37 | SMU | Southwest | 4-0-0 | 1 | 22.75 | 29 | -10 | 4 | 0 |
| 38 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 2-0-0 | 1 | 22.58 | 37 | -10 | 2 | 0 |
| 39 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 2-0-1 | 0.67 | 22.23 | 13.67 | -10 | 2.98 | -0.98 |
| 40 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 21.16 | 17.5 | 14.5 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 41 | Alabama | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.67 | 13 | 12.43 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 42 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.57 | 16.25 | 6.71 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 43 | Maryland | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.49 | 17.5 | 5.8 | 3.93 | -0.93 |
| 44 | VMI | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.42 | 18.4 | 2.72 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 45 | Arkansas | Southwest | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 20.08 | 16.75 | 3.68 | 3.94 | -0.94 |
| 46 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.08 | 16.8 | 3.87 | 4.48 | -1.48 |
| 47 | Navy | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.72 | 9 | 4.49 | 3.2 | -0.2 |
| 48 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.51 | 10.25 | 6.68 | 3.58 | -0.58 |
| 49 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.26 | 8 | 7.1 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 50 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.14 | 15.75 | -0.95 | 3.86 | -0.86 |
| 51 | Brown | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.11 | 19.75 | 0.87 | 3.95 | -0.95 |
| 52 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 19.06 | 12.5 | 4.11 | 3.77 | -0.77 |
| 53 | LSU | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.95 | 12.25 | -1.21 | 3.62 | -0.62 |
| 54 | USC | Pacific | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.73 | 9.5 | -1.48 | 3.39 | -0.39 |
| 55 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.58 | 7.75 | 13.75 | 3.56 | -1.56 |
| 56 | Auburn | Southern | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 18.45 | 7 | 7.62 | 3.35 | -1.35 |
| 57 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.37 | 16.75 | -2.61 | 3.99 | -0.99 |
| 58 | North Carolina | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 18.26 | -2.25 | 20.23 | 1.61 | 1.39 |
| 59 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 18.02 | 15 | 8.95 | 2.9 | -0.9 |
| 60 | Georgia | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.98 | -0.5 | 12.69 | 1.89 | 1.11 |
| 61 | Tulane | Southern | 3-1-0 | 0.75 | 17.92 | 1.5 | 4.28 | 2.29 | 0.71 |
| 62 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 17.41 | 1.75 | 12.66 | 2.45 | -0.45 |
| 63 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.94 | 6.33 | -2.74 | 2.51 | -0.51 |
| 64 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.51 | 6.67 | 1.79 | 2.62 | -0.62 |
| 65 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.37 | 1 | 2.01 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 66 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.24 | 3.2 | 10.24 | 4.35 | -1.35 |
| 67 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 16.22 | 1.33 | -2.03 | 1.72 | 0.28 |
| 68 | Montana | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.95 | 4 | 2.19 | 1.95 | 0.05 |
| 69 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.94 | 1.75 | -3.22 | 2.57 | -0.57 |
| 70 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 2-1-0 | 0.67 | 15.92 | 2.67 | 3.95 | 2.05 | -0.05 |
| 71 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.78 | 5.8 | 10.2 | 3.23 | -0.23 |
| 72 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 15.31 | -0.25 | -1.61 | 1.91 | 0.09 |
| 73 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.66 | 4.75 | 15.19 | 3.46 | -1.46 |
| 74 | Clemson | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 14.59 | 3.67 | 19.89 | 2.06 | -1.06 |
| 75 | Duke | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.3 | 23.25 | 2.06 | 3.82 | -1.82 |
| 76 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.09 | 8.5 | 6.77 | 3.3 | -1.3 |
| 77 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.65 | 10 | 11.87 | 3.6 | -1.6 |
| 78 | Purdue | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.45 | 10.67 | 2 | 2.83 | -1.83 |
| 79 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 13.43 | 2.33 | 14.78 | 1.94 | -0.94 |
| 80 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.36 | 12 | 5.26 | 3.89 | -1.89 |
| 81 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.33 | 2.8 | 6.01 | 3.78 | -1.78 |
| 82 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 12.97 | 15.5 | 11.87 | 1.68 | -0.68 |
| 83 | Ohio State | Western | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.9 | -2 | 13.77 | 1.29 | -0.29 |
| 84 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 12.39 | 2 | 10.7 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 85 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 12.2 | 2.67 | -0.86 | 2.94 | -1.94 |
| 86 | Virginia | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.94 | -1 | 8.3 | 1.82 | 0.18 |
| 87 | Florida | Southern | 1-1-1 | 0.33 | 11.81 | 2.67 | 12 | 1.95 | -0.95 |
| 88 | NC State | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 11.23 | -4.25 | 10.37 | 0.48 | 1.52 |
| 89 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.51 | -5.5 | 5.63 | 1.22 | 0.78 |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.41 | 2.67 | 19.03 | 2.09 | -1.09 |
| 91 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 10.33 | 13 | 7.08 | 2.74 | -1.74 |
| 92 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-1-0 | 0.5 | 10.23 | -25.5 | 8.05 | 0.15 | 0.85 |
| 93 | Northwestern | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 8.66 | 0.33 | 8.71 | 1.57 | -0.57 |
| 94 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 7.78 | -2.67 | 13.78 | 1.12 | -0.12 |
| 95 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.61 | -10 | 10.14 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 96 | Rice | Southwest | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.38 | -8.67 | 4.36 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 97 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 6.12 | -4.75 | -5.95 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| 98 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 6.1 | -16 | 19.53 | 0.18 | 0.82 |
| 99 | Indiana | Western | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.88 | -18 | 8.6 | 0.02 | 0.98 |
| 100 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.81 | -20.67 | 4.29 | 0.07 | 0.93 |
| 101 | Tennessee | Southern | 1-2-1 | 0.25 | 5.76 | -12.75 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.7 |
| 102 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.14 | -10.33 | 11.09 | 0.05 | 0.95 |
| 103 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.46 | -9 | 10.21 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| 104 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.33 | -4.25 | 20.86 | 0.72 | 0.28 |
| 105 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.21 | -13 | 14.65 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 106 | Samford | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.18 | -8.6 | 12.44 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
| 107 | Whitman | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -2.78 | -18.67 | 24.19 | 0 | 0 |
| 108 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 0-2-0 | 0 | -2.8 | -20.5 | 21.15 | 0 | 0 |
| 109 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-4-0 | 0 | -3.24 | -38.25 | 14.8 | 0 | 0 |