Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.597639+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.65 | 30 | 11.95 | 4.95 | 0.05 |
| 2 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 26.24 | 35.2 | 9.48 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Idaho | Pacific | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 26.16 | 30 | 9.61 | 5 | -1 |
| 4 | Furman | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 17.14 | 10.88 | 6.78 | 0.22 |
| 5 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26 | 28.5 | 9.17 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Illinois | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.83 | 14 | 11.02 | 4.86 | 0.14 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.74 | 29.83 | 7.59 | 5.98 | 0.02 |
| 8 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.9 | 11.8 | 7.05 | 4.91 | -0.91 |
| 9 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.8 | 38.6 | 2.63 | 4.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Michigan | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 24.77 | 21 | 4.44 | 5 | 0 |
| 11 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.7 | 34 | 2.52 | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 24.64 | 3.8 | 9.78 | 4.96 | -1.96 |
| 13 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.53 | 10.2 | 5.8 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 14 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-0-1 | 0.75 | 24.52 | 19.25 | 3.48 | 4 | -1 |
| 15 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.48 | 6.8 | 6.9 | 4.57 | -0.57 |
| 16 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.33 | 25.8 | 1.42 | 4.92 | -0.92 |
| 17 | Texas | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.26 | 33.67 | 0.22 | 6 | 0 |
| 18 | SMU | Southwest | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.99 | 27.67 | -0.16 | 6 | 0 |
| 19 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 23.98 | 17 | 1.26 | 4.98 | -0.98 |
| 20 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-0-0 | 1 | 23.95 | 53 | -2.92 | 4 | 0 |
| 21 | Washington | Pacific | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 28.71 | -1.24 | 7 | 0 |
| 22 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 23.58 | 13.5 | 0.35 | 5.92 | -0.92 |
| 23 | California | Pacific | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 23.01 | 21.57 | -4.38 | 7 | -1 |
| 24 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.37 | 17 | 9.7 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.24 | 17 | 6.74 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 26 | Chicago | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 21.22 | 12.8 | 10 | 4.93 | -0.93 |
| 27 | Maryland | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.14 | 18.67 | 5.78 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 28 | VMI | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.92 | 21.86 | 0.35 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 29 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.91 | 10.33 | 7.2 | 5.8 | -0.8 |
| 30 | Alabama | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.79 | 18.5 | 7.79 | 5.91 | -1.91 |
| 31 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.76 | 9.8 | 10.93 | 4.52 | -0.52 |
| 32 | Navy | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.35 | 7.5 | 9.72 | 4.96 | -0.96 |
| 33 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.28 | 9.17 | 4.12 | 5.3 | -0.3 |
| 34 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.15 | 9.83 | 1.35 | 5.49 | -0.49 |
| 35 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.02 | 10 | 13.03 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 36 | Georgia | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.86 | 1 | 14.59 | 2.8 | 1.2 |
| 37 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.86 | 18 | 0.81 | 5.95 | -1.95 |
| 38 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.71 | 37.67 | -5.05 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 39 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.65 | 13.33 | 2.09 | 5.78 | -1.78 |
| 40 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.58 | 8.4 | 8.78 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 41 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.46 | 13.6 | 1.2 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 42 | USC | Pacific | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.42 | 9 | 2.69 | 4.23 | -0.23 |
| 43 | Florida | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.3 | 5.8 | 12.17 | 3.9 | -0.9 |
| 44 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 19.1 | 20.5 | 14.8 | 5.7 | -1.7 |
| 45 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.99 | 16.6 | 1.74 | 4.9 | -1.9 |
| 46 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.8 | 11.17 | 5.03 | 5.84 | -2.84 |
| 47 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 18.09 | 13.17 | 10.01 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 48 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.02 | 0 | 13.01 | 3 | 0 |
| 49 | Mississippi State | Southern | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18 | 6.2 | 2.19 | 4.54 | -1.54 |
| 50 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.97 | 6.4 | 3.09 | 3.98 | -0.98 |
| 51 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.46 | 10.86 | 2.36 | 5.55 | -0.55 |
| 52 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.42 | 5.8 | 7.27 | 4.78 | -2.78 |
| 53 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.36 | 2.2 | 2.33 | 3.65 | -0.65 |
| 54 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.27 | 8 | 9.26 | 5.07 | -1.07 |
| 55 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.24 | 8.2 | -3.3 | 4.62 | -1.62 |
| 56 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.16 | 6 | -3.16 | 4.3 | -1.3 |
| 57 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.91 | 14.57 | 1.47 | 6.31 | -2.31 |
| 58 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 12.83 | 3.18 | 5.63 | -1.63 |
| 59 | Sewanee | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.65 | 7.57 | 5.32 | 6.61 | -2.61 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.24 | 5.5 | 13.1 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 61 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.22 | 11 | 12.51 | 5.71 | -2.71 |
| 62 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 15.96 | 2 | 7.57 | 4.11 | -2.11 |
| 63 | Auburn | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.76 | 9.17 | 6.68 | 5.42 | -2.42 |
| 64 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 15.49 | -1.67 | 15.85 | 2.48 | 1.52 |
| 65 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.21 | 8.2 | 4.59 | 4.25 | -1.25 |
| 66 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.17 | 8 | 5.8 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 67 | LSU | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.02 | 6 | 4.89 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 68 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.71 | 2.8 | 4.46 | 3.28 | -0.28 |
| 69 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.04 | 9.75 | 11.22 | 3.37 | -1.37 |
| 70 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 13.9 | 5 | 16.77 | 4.4 | -2.4 |
| 71 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 13.66 | -4.17 | -1.76 | 1.9 | 2.1 |
| 72 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 1-1-2 | 0.25 | 13.54 | 1.75 | 19.91 | 2.47 | -1.47 |
| 73 | Virginia | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.44 | 3.67 | 12.97 | 4.04 | -1.04 |
| 74 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 13.4 | 6.5 | 10.1 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 75 | Duke | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 13.1 | 16.5 | 2.79 | 5.36 | -2.36 |
| 76 | Montana | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.99 | -0.4 | 4.33 | 2.42 | 0.58 |
| 77 | TCU | Southwest | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 12.71 | -1 | -0.6 | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 78 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.43 | 1.33 | 8.45 | 3.61 | -0.61 |
| 79 | Ohio State | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.37 | 3.2 | 9.11 | 3.08 | -1.08 |
| 80 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 12.31 | -9.5 | -0.92 | 0.68 | 1.32 |
| 81 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.25 | 0 | -4.89 | 3 | 0 |
| 82 | Tennessee | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 12.12 | -6 | 8.54 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 83 | Clemson | Southern | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 11.77 | -1.4 | 13.74 | 2.13 | -0.13 |
| 84 | Tulane | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.47 | -3.67 | 7.57 | 1.83 | 1.17 |
| 85 | NC State | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.38 | -4.33 | 12.26 | 1.18 | 1.82 |
| 86 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.37 | -2.5 | 6.34 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 87 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 10.34 | -3 | 3.48 | 1.24 | 0.76 |
| 88 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.23 | 12.2 | -1.22 | 4.61 | -2.61 |
| 89 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.58 | -5.5 | 1.9 | 1.01 | 0.99 |
| 90 | Indiana | Western | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.55 | -5.5 | 2.3 | 1.03 | 0.97 |
| 91 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 9.29 | -2.86 | 11.96 | 1.79 | 1.21 |
| 92 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.26 | 5.67 | 7.76 | 5.03 | -3.03 |
| 93 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.09 | -6.83 | -0.13 | 1.39 | 1.61 |
| 94 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 9.05 | 1.33 | 16.62 | 3.84 | -1.84 |
| 95 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.58 | -2.2 | 16.48 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 96 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.48 | -8.8 | 13.76 | 0.75 | 1.25 |
| 97 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.36 | -6.8 | 8.7 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 98 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 7.11 | -7 | -1.7 | 1.48 | 0.52 |
| 99 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.56 | -2.67 | 12.43 | 1.66 | 0.34 |
| 100 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.39 | -20.6 | 5.5 | 0.13 | 1.87 |
| 101 | Samford | FBS Independents | 2-4-1 | 0.29 | 5.8 | -5 | 5.03 | 1.23 | 0.77 |
| 102 | Purdue | Western | 1-3-1 | 0.2 | 5.35 | -1.8 | 10.62 | 2.08 | -1.08 |
| 103 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.99 | -8.86 | 15.68 | 1.04 | 0.96 |
| 104 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 3.25 | -10.75 | 4.89 | 0.27 | 0.73 |
| 105 | Northwestern | Western | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3 | -9.6 | 15.06 | 0.69 | 0.31 |
| 106 | Rice | Southwest | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.54 | -13.2 | 5.71 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
| 107 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.95 | -11.5 | 7.41 | 0.61 | 0.39 |
| 108 | Whitman | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.54 | -16.25 | 20.85 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 109 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | -3.06 | -36.33 | 14.91 | 0 | 0 |