Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.747578+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 6-0-2 | 0.75 | 25.6 | 13.5 | 15.37 | 7.71 | -1.71 |
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-0-0 | 1 | 25.03 | 23.1 | 10.54 | 9.81 | 0.19 |
| 3 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 7-0-1 | 0.88 | 23.82 | 24.25 | 4.27 | 7.93 | -0.93 |
| 4 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 5-0-2 | 0.71 | 23.31 | 16 | 3.17 | 6.87 | -1.87 |
| 5 | California | Pacific | 8-0-2 | 0.8 | 23.24 | 11.1 | 4.1 | 9.39 | -1.39 |
| 6 | Alabama | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 22.65 | 29.56 | 9.99 | 8.98 | -0.98 |
| 7 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.7 | 22.4 | 5.89 | 9.99 | -1.99 |
| 8 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.63 | 26.11 | 4.88 | 8.87 | -0.87 |
| 9 | Stanford | Pacific | 7-1-1 | 0.78 | 21.57 | 12.22 | 8.42 | 8.15 | -1.15 |
| 10 | Illinois | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 21.44 | 16.62 | 9.39 | 7.39 | -1.39 |
| 11 | Washington | Pacific | 8-1-1 | 0.8 | 21.38 | 33.1 | 2.57 | 9.98 | -1.98 |
| 12 | Tulane | Southern | 8-1-0 | 0.89 | 21.12 | 15.78 | 4.06 | 8.53 | -0.53 |
| 13 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 9-1-1 | 0.82 | 20.92 | 15.64 | 1.8 | 10.87 | -1.87 |
| 14 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.52 | 14.14 | 8.59 | 6.9 | -1.9 |
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-1-2 | 0.62 | 20.26 | 8.75 | 9.07 | 7.31 | -2.31 |
| 16 | Chicago | Western | 4-1-3 | 0.5 | 20.14 | 6 | 14.17 | 6.93 | -2.93 |
| 17 | Iowa | Western | 6-1-1 | 0.75 | 20.05 | 7 | 4.79 | 6.85 | -0.85 |
| 18 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 19.78 | 36.57 | 0.26 | 6.99 | -1.99 |
| 19 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 6-1-2 | 0.67 | 19.75 | 7.44 | 2.73 | 7.94 | -1.94 |
| 20 | USC | Pacific | 9-2-0 | 0.82 | 19.55 | 20.45 | 2.53 | 10.85 | -1.85 |
| 21 | SMU | Southwest | 5-1-4 | 0.5 | 19.27 | 3.3 | 6.04 | 7.41 | -2.41 |
| 22 | Florida | Southern | 6-2-2 | 0.6 | 19.25 | 16.7 | 11.08 | 9.76 | -3.76 |
| 23 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 19.2 | 7.67 | 10.03 | 8.21 | -1.21 |
| 24 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 8-2-1 | 0.73 | 19.19 | 8.73 | 6.56 | 10.01 | -2.01 |
| 25 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 19.06 | 19.4 | 4.98 | 9.88 | -2.88 |
| 26 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 18.98 | 16.11 | 5.31 | 8.51 | -1.51 |
| 27 | Arkansas | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.95 | 15.8 | 5.19 | 9.44 | -2.44 |
| 28 | Michigan | Western | 6-2-0 | 0.75 | 18.54 | 12.62 | 7.79 | 7.39 | -1.39 |
| 29 | Baylor | Southwest | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.3 | 8.3 | 3.82 | 8.73 | -1.73 |
| 30 | Idaho | Pacific | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 18.19 | 10.75 | 12.3 | 7.65 | -2.65 |
| 31 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 7-2-1 | 0.7 | 18.18 | 8.7 | 2.85 | 9.44 | -2.44 |
| 32 | Georgia | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 18.13 | 6.8 | 15.85 | 8.55 | -1.55 |
| 33 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 8-2-0 | 0.8 | 17.43 | 4.7 | -2.17 | 8.12 | -0.12 |
| 34 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 7-2-0 | 0.78 | 17.35 | 6.22 | -1.1 | 6.92 | 0.08 |
| 35 | South Carolina | Southern | 7-3-0 | 0.7 | 17.23 | 7.2 | 9.09 | 8.98 | -1.98 |
| 36 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 5-2-1 | 0.62 | 17.23 | 6.25 | 8.16 | 6.56 | -1.56 |
| 37 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 17.18 | 10.3 | 11.8 | 9.14 | -3.14 |
| 38 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 6-2-1 | 0.67 | 17.16 | 12.11 | -1.16 | 8.27 | -2.27 |
| 39 | Purdue | Western | 5-2-0 | 0.71 | 17.04 | 13 | 3.39 | 6.51 | -1.51 |
| 40 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.77 | 9.7 | 9.12 | 9.22 | -3.22 |
| 41 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.67 | 10.71 | 7.87 | 6.25 | -2.25 |
| 42 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.64 | 13.7 | 6.36 | 9.36 | -3.36 |
| 43 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.64 | 3 | 13.95 | 3.87 | 0.13 |
| 44 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 16.58 | 9.44 | 7.81 | 8.86 | -4.86 |
| 45 | VMI | Southern | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 16.27 | 12.3 | 4.26 | 9.81 | -3.81 |
| 46 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 4-2-1 | 0.57 | 16.21 | 9.14 | 5.26 | 6.17 | -2.17 |
| 47 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.78 | 5.12 | 13.64 | 5.87 | -0.87 |
| 48 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 6-3-1 | 0.6 | 15.71 | 5.4 | 4.08 | 7.6 | -1.6 |
| 49 | Oregon | Pacific | 4-2-3 | 0.44 | 15.65 | 3.78 | 5.28 | 6.69 | -2.69 |
| 50 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-2-2 | 0.5 | 15.52 | 0.12 | 13.18 | 4.13 | -0.13 |
| 51 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 5-3-0 | 0.62 | 15.46 | 4.62 | 11.53 | 6.57 | -1.57 |
| 52 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.23 | 17.44 | 2.57 | 8.67 | -3.67 |
| 53 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.07 | 0.44 | 17.55 | 4.77 | 0.23 |
| 54 | Texas | Southwest | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 15.06 | 5 | 7.88 | 7.01 | -2.01 |
| 55 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 5-3-1 | 0.56 | 14.88 | 6.11 | 5.38 | 7.88 | -2.88 |
| 56 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 5-3-2 | 0.5 | 14.71 | 2.1 | 9.22 | 6.23 | -1.23 |
| 57 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 6-4-0 | 0.6 | 14.15 | 2.4 | 7.66 | 6.68 | -0.68 |
| 58 | Brown | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 14.12 | 9.89 | 7.26 | 7.97 | -2.97 |
| 59 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.77 | 13.78 | 2.32 | 7.92 | -2.92 |
| 60 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 4-3-1 | 0.5 | 13.64 | 2.38 | 9.06 | 5.14 | -1.14 |
| 61 | LSU | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.58 | 4.78 | 6.81 | 6.6 | -1.6 |
| 62 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 13.43 | 7.89 | 2.64 | 7.4 | -2.4 |
| 63 | Montana | Pacific | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.89 | 11.25 | 7.26 | 5.83 | -1.83 |
| 64 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.54 | 17.25 | 1.26 | 7.43 | -3.43 |
| 65 | Northwestern | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.45 | 5.38 | 7.87 | 6.13 | -2.13 |
| 66 | Indiana | Western | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 12.25 | 5.88 | 5.27 | 5.71 | -1.71 |
| 67 | Sewanee | Southern | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 12.18 | 3.4 | 8.02 | 7.84 | -2.84 |
| 68 | Mississippi State | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 12 | -0.89 | 9.23 | 4.01 | 0.99 |
| 69 | Auburn | Southern | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 11.98 | 0.67 | 13.79 | 5.24 | -1.24 |
| 70 | Virginia | Southern | 5-4-0 | 0.56 | 11.94 | -1.22 | 9.89 | 3.75 | 1.25 |
| 71 | Rice | Southwest | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 11.66 | 2 | 5.66 | 4.97 | -0.97 |
| 72 | Minnesota | Western | 3-3-2 | 0.38 | 11.59 | 0.62 | 9.82 | 4.36 | -1.36 |
| 73 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 10.84 | 2.62 | 12.16 | 4.93 | -1.93 |
| 74 | Kentucky | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.78 | 3.33 | 7.31 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 75 | Duke | FBS Independents | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 10.69 | 3.33 | 6.24 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 76 | Maryland | Southern | 3-3-3 | 0.33 | 10.51 | -0.44 | 5.15 | 4.22 | -1.22 |
| 77 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 10.27 | -2.12 | 9.18 | 2.87 | 1.13 |
| 78 | Furman | FBS Independents | 5-5-0 | 0.5 | 9.98 | -5.4 | 12.53 | 1.17 | 3.83 |
| 79 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 9.92 | -5.22 | 11.5 | 1.36 | 2.64 |
| 80 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 9.46 | -3 | 1.66 | 1.78 | 1.22 |
| 81 | North Carolina | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.34 | -2.11 | 14.84 | 2.49 | 1.51 |
| 82 | TCU | Southwest | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 9.08 | -1.44 | 8.67 | 3.73 | 0.27 |
| 83 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 8.95 | 2.33 | 3.22 | 5.67 | -2.67 |
| 84 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 4-4-0 | 0.5 | 8.94 | -8.5 | 2.99 | 0.74 | 3.26 |
| 85 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 4-4-1 | 0.44 | 8.82 | -9.33 | 2.31 | 1.2 | 2.8 |
| 86 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-4-1 | 0.38 | 8.79 | -1.38 | 7.4 | 3.3 | -0.3 |
| 87 | Ohio State | Western | 2-3-3 | 0.25 | 8.69 | -0.62 | 11.22 | 3.45 | -1.45 |
| 88 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-1 | 0.33 | 8.13 | -2.83 | 13.04 | 1.89 | 0.11 |
| 89 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 8.05 | 4.38 | 13.59 | 6.08 | -4.08 |
| 90 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-3-3 | 0.25 | 7.88 | -3.5 | 11.13 | 2.42 | -0.42 |
| 91 | Oregon State | Pacific | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 7.8 | -1.75 | 10.85 | 3.16 | -0.16 |
| 92 | Ole Miss | Southern | 4-5-0 | 0.44 | 7.74 | -11.78 | 7.58 | 0.34 | 3.66 |
| 93 | Millsaps | FBS Independents | 3-5-1 | 0.33 | 7 | -2.33 | 0.32 | 2.98 | 0.02 |
| 94 | Tennessee | Southern | 3-5-0 | 0.38 | 6.77 | -6.5 | 6.6 | 1.92 | 1.08 |
| 95 | Navy | FBS Independents | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 6.01 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 4.66 | -2.66 |
| 96 | Western Colorado | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.38 | -9.83 | 6.26 | 0.46 | 1.54 |
| 97 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 5.26 | -4.12 | 10.53 | 2.63 | -0.63 |
| 98 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 2-5-1 | 0.25 | 4.98 | -6.5 | 11.02 | 0.61 | 1.39 |
| 99 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-5-2 | 0.12 | 4.97 | 2.38 | 15.39 | 4.91 | -3.91 |
| 100 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 3-7-0 | 0.3 | 4.88 | -9.6 | 9.66 | 0.54 | 2.46 |
| 101 | Clemson | Southern | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 4.75 | -2 | 9.94 | 3.15 | -1.15 |
| 102 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 4.2 | -15.14 | 6.07 | 0.52 | 1.48 |
| 103 | NC State | Southern | 2-6-2 | 0.2 | 3.87 | -10.4 | 15.2 | 0.52 | 1.48 |
| 104 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 2-6-0 | 0.25 | 3.86 | -10.12 | 14.3 | 0.91 | 1.09 |
| 105 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-6-1 | 0.22 | 3.61 | -9.22 | 3.7 | 0.59 | 1.41 |
| 106 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.49 | -18.17 | 8.1 | 0.03 | 0.97 |
| 107 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 1-6-1 | 0.12 | 1.23 | -10.38 | 8.1 | 0.12 | 0.88 |
| 108 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 1-6-0 | 0.14 | 1.08 | -13 | 9.5 | 0.31 | 0.69 |
| 109 | Whitman | FBS Independents | 1-5-0 | 0.17 | 1.03 | -35.33 | 11.87 | 0.01 | 0.99 |
| 110 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 1-7-1 | 0.11 | 0.66 | -11.56 | -0.19 | 0.53 | 0.47 |
| 111 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 0-7-0 | 0 | -1.98 | -13 | 5.01 | 0.01 | -0.01 |