Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.598048+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.61 | 25.33 | 13.73 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 2 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 6-0-0 | 1 | 26.14 | 37.17 | 10 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 3 | Furman | FBS Independents | 8-0-0 | 1 | 25.78 | 17.5 | 11.02 | 7.78 | 0.22 |
| 4 | Idaho | Pacific | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.74 | 26.17 | 9.27 | 6 | -1 |
| 5 | Illinois | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.71 | 13.33 | 11.73 | 5.87 | 0.13 |
| 6 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 25.5 | 31.43 | 7.42 | 7 | 0 |
| 7 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 25.29 | 30.29 | 7.04 | 6.94 | -0.94 |
| 8 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 25.09 | 17 | 7.99 | 6 | -2 |
| 9 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.73 | 38 | 3.22 | 5.97 | 0.03 |
| 10 | Texas | Southwest | 6-0-1 | 0.86 | 24.45 | 28.86 | 2.93 | 7 | -1 |
| 11 | Michigan | Western | 6-0-0 | 1 | 24.15 | 20.83 | 2.39 | 5.99 | 0.01 |
| 12 | SMU | Southwest | 7-0-0 | 1 | 24.13 | 24.71 | 1.94 | 6.99 | 0.01 |
| 13 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.13 | 12.33 | 4.18 | 5.85 | -0.85 |
| 14 | Minnesota | Western | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.11 | 10.2 | 4.75 | 4.32 | -0.32 |
| 15 | Baylor | Southwest | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.92 | 11.57 | 3.59 | 6.81 | -1.81 |
| 16 | Washington | Pacific | 8-0-0 | 1 | 23.8 | 26.62 | 0.03 | 7.97 | 0.03 |
| 17 | California | Pacific | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.26 | 19.62 | -1.46 | 8 | -1 |
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 22.37 | 24.57 | 7.71 | 6.92 | -0.92 |
| 19 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.72 | 15.57 | 11.3 | 6.86 | -1.86 |
| 20 | Alabama | Southern | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.53 | 17 | 9.95 | 6.84 | -1.84 |
| 21 | VMI | FBS Independents | 7-1-0 | 0.88 | 21.41 | 20.25 | 2.17 | 7.94 | -0.94 |
| 22 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.31 | 10.5 | 10.7 | 5.48 | -0.48 |
| 23 | Chicago | Western | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 21.31 | 15.17 | 8.96 | 5.96 | -0.96 |
| 24 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.11 | 12.5 | 13.15 | 5.72 | -1.72 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 21.08 | 17 | 7.03 | 6.98 | -1.98 |
| 26 | Georgia | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.99 | 3 | 14.23 | 4.12 | 0.88 |
| 27 | Rutgers | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.99 | 17.29 | 5.38 | 6.79 | -1.79 |
| 28 | Navy | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.82 | 15.14 | 6.24 | 6.58 | -1.58 |
| 29 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.79 | 8.71 | 4.58 | 6.12 | -0.12 |
| 30 | Stanford | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 20.61 | 33.86 | -1.66 | 6.96 | -0.96 |
| 31 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.49 | 42.2 | 2.29 | 5 | -1 |
| 32 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 20.4 | 7.17 | 11.25 | 5.12 | -1.12 |
| 33 | Florida | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 19.98 | 9.33 | 7.46 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 34 | Lafayette | FBS Independents | 4-1-2 | 0.57 | 19.9 | 9.86 | 6.92 | 6.71 | -2.71 |
| 35 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.7 | 26 | -0.84 | 4.99 | -0.99 |
| 36 | Wisconsin | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.56 | 13.4 | 7.98 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 37 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 19.26 | 23.86 | 11.37 | 6.79 | -1.79 |
| 38 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.19 | 13.6 | 0.71 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 39 | Maryland | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.84 | 15.71 | 9.67 | 6.8 | -1.8 |
| 40 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-1-2 | 0.5 | 18.84 | 9.33 | 7.74 | 5.8 | -2.8 |
| 41 | Mississippi State | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.62 | 6.17 | 0.85 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 42 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.53 | 7.67 | -0.31 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 43 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.52 | 2.83 | 3.4 | 4.82 | -0.82 |
| 44 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.45 | -0.67 | 9.15 | 2.81 | 1.19 |
| 45 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.3 | 8.57 | 8.86 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 46 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 18.02 | 9.14 | 8.21 | 6.21 | -1.21 |
| 47 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.01 | 11.25 | 1.18 | 6.57 | -0.57 |
| 48 | Lehigh | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 17.97 | 8.5 | -4.34 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 49 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 17.84 | 2.8 | 21.24 | 3.39 | -1.39 |
| 50 | Iowa | Western | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.81 | 13.17 | 10.81 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 51 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.52 | 4.29 | 6.69 | 4.96 | 0.04 |
| 52 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.47 | 18.88 | 0.94 | 7.55 | -2.55 |
| 53 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 17.04 | 14.29 | 3.78 | 6.76 | -2.76 |
| 54 | Arkansas | Southwest | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.98 | 10.43 | 5.02 | 6.45 | -2.45 |
| 55 | USC | Pacific | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.8 | 6.5 | 6.09 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 56 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.73 | 8.5 | 6.2 | 5.17 | -1.17 |
| 57 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.55 | 10.17 | 4.2 | 5.19 | -1.19 |
| 58 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.54 | 11.5 | 15.9 | 5.73 | -2.73 |
| 59 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.18 | 10.4 | 13.42 | 4.43 | -1.43 |
| 60 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.01 | 11 | 10.56 | 5.71 | -2.71 |
| 61 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.85 | 5.5 | 13.17 | 4.42 | -1.42 |
| 62 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.85 | 13.2 | 9.63 | 4.55 | -1.55 |
| 63 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.61 | 12 | 5.32 | 5.62 | -2.62 |
| 64 | Auburn | Southern | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 15.29 | 7.86 | 6.71 | 6.18 | -3.18 |
| 65 | Ohio State | Western | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.19 | 8 | 7.52 | 4.61 | -1.61 |
| 66 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.14 | 8 | 5.58 | 5.11 | -2.11 |
| 67 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.95 | 4.5 | 5.55 | 4.5 | -1.5 |
| 68 | Brown | FBS Independents | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 14.89 | 10.71 | 6.36 | 6.25 | -2.25 |
| 69 | LSU | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.84 | 6 | 4.71 | 4.57 | -1.57 |
| 70 | Sewanee | Southern | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 14.51 | 4.88 | 7.59 | 6.58 | -2.58 |
| 71 | Clemson | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.5 | 0.83 | 12.38 | 3.29 | -0.29 |
| 72 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-2-2 | 0.43 | 14.13 | -1 | 14.73 | 3.12 | -0.12 |
| 73 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 13.81 | -3 | -2.41 | 2.5 | 2.5 |
| 74 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-3-0 | 0.57 | 12.99 | -2.71 | 16.67 | 2.44 | 1.56 |
| 75 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.66 | 24 | -2.04 | 5.89 | -2.89 |
| 76 | Duke | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.65 | 12.71 | 4.51 | 5.93 | -2.93 |
| 77 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 2-2-2 | 0.33 | 11.3 | -0.5 | 6.87 | 2.53 | -0.53 |
| 78 | Virginia | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 11.19 | 1.29 | 14.59 | 3.97 | -0.97 |
| 79 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.98 | 2 | 12.79 | 4.8 | -1.8 |
| 80 | Montana | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.54 | -2.33 | 7.02 | 2.46 | 0.54 |
| 81 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 10.51 | 1 | 8.18 | 4.05 | -1.05 |
| 82 | Tulane | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 10.38 | -3.14 | 9.06 | 2.24 | 0.76 |
| 83 | Tennessee | Southern | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.64 | -11.43 | 8.76 | 0.73 | 2.27 |
| 84 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.47 | -5 | -0.61 | 1.32 | 1.68 |
| 85 | TCU | Southwest | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.41 | -5.17 | -1.58 | 1.77 | 1.23 |
| 86 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 3-3-1 | 0.43 | 9.2 | -3.29 | -2.99 | 2.57 | 0.43 |
| 87 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 8.99 | -8.6 | -2.75 | 0.88 | 1.12 |
| 88 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.69 | -1 | 2.96 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 89 | NC State | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 8.65 | -6 | 11.94 | 0.84 | 2.16 |
| 90 | Washington State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 8.64 | -2.2 | 14.57 | 1.88 | 0.12 |
| 91 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.01 | -3.67 | 7.16 | 1.1 | 0.9 |
| 92 | Ole Miss | Southern | 3-4-0 | 0.43 | 7.89 | -6.71 | 2.31 | 1.46 | 1.54 |
| 93 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.79 | -4 | 12.75 | 1.41 | 1.59 |
| 94 | South Carolina | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 7.73 | 2 | 10.26 | 4.39 | -2.39 |
| 95 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.4 | -11.4 | 9.23 | 0.55 | 1.45 |
| 96 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.26 | -9.8 | 5.7 | 0.74 | 1.26 |
| 97 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.26 | -9.8 | 5.75 | 0.63 | 1.37 |
| 98 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.2 | -7.62 | 14.67 | 1.36 | 1.64 |
| 99 | Northwestern | Western | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.39 | -2.67 | 10.19 | 2.31 | -0.31 |
| 100 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.76 | -14 | 13.97 | 0.4 | 1.6 |
| 101 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.57 | -15 | 10.76 | 0.17 | 1.83 |
| 102 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.49 | -3.43 | 7.43 | 1.67 | 0.33 |
| 103 | Rice | Southwest | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.31 | -9 | 3.41 | 0.44 | 1.56 |
| 104 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 4.86 | -31 | 7.42 | 0.05 | 1.95 |
| 105 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.67 | -6.14 | 2.84 | 1.74 | 0.26 |
| 106 | Purdue | Western | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 3.12 | -6.83 | 9.57 | 1.34 | -0.34 |
| 107 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.29 | -18.4 | 8.59 | 0.09 | 0.91 |
| 108 | Whitman | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.71 | -22.4 | 18.89 | 0.02 | -0.02 |
| 109 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 0-6-0 | 0 | -3.02 | -36.33 | 14.03 | 0 | 0 |