Last updated: 2026-10-19T14:20:19.743714+00:00
| rank | school | conference | record | win_pct | cors | mov | sos | expected_wins | wins_vs_expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yale | FBS Independents | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 26.81 | 7.6 | 17.85 | 4.37 | -1.37 |
| 2 | Colorado State | Rocky Mountain | 2-0-0 | 1 | 26.39 | 10.5 | 14.68 | 1.81 | 0.19 |
| 3 | Virginia Tech | Southern | 4-0-2 | 0.67 | 26.03 | 15.67 | 11.65 | 5.99 | -1.99 |
| 4 | Florida | Southern | 3-0-2 | 0.6 | 25.74 | 27.4 | 7.53 | 4.98 | -1.98 |
| 5 | Alabama | Southern | 6-0-0 | 1 | 25.61 | 35.83 | 6.36 | 6 | 0 |
| 6 | Illinois | Western | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.6 | 27.8 | 7.68 | 4.92 | 0.08 |
| 7 | Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 24 | 7.24 | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-0-0 | 1 | 25.49 | 24.6 | 7.33 | 4.99 | 0.01 |
| 9 | Dartmouth | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.04 | 23.83 | 5.18 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 10 | Syracuse | FBS Independents | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 25.02 | 15.33 | 6.7 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 11 | Drake | Missouri Valley | 4-0-0 | 1 | 24.54 | 17.25 | 3.93 | 3.84 | 0.16 |
| 12 | Ohio State | Western | 2-0-3 | 0.4 | 24.49 | 3.4 | 8.81 | 4.57 | -2.57 |
| 13 | Gonzaga | FBS Independents | 4-0-1 | 0.8 | 24.24 | 9.8 | 4.29 | 4.62 | -0.62 |
| 14 | SMU | Southwest | 5-0-1 | 0.83 | 24.06 | 5.83 | 5.49 | 5.64 | -0.64 |
| 15 | Montana State | Rocky Mountain | 3-0-0 | 1 | 23.78 | 34.33 | -2.29 | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | Stanford | Pacific | 5-0-0 | 1 | 23.75 | 11.8 | 1.16 | 4.83 | 0.17 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania | FBS Independents | 7-0-0 | 1 | 23.49 | 23.29 | -2.36 | 6.97 | 0.03 |
| 18 | California | Pacific | 6-0-0 | 1 | 23.12 | 11.67 | -1.34 | 5.77 | 0.23 |
| 19 | Georgia | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 22.91 | 15.83 | 17.05 | 5.95 | -0.95 |
| 20 | South Carolina | Southern | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.84 | 12.14 | 8.23 | 6.75 | -0.75 |
| 21 | Washington | Pacific | 6-1-0 | 0.86 | 21.59 | 31.57 | 1.4 | 6.99 | -0.99 |
| 22 | Auburn | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.57 | 4.5 | 16.22 | 5.61 | -1.61 |
| 23 | Washington and Lee | Southern | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 21.23 | 10 | 13.73 | 5.57 | -1.57 |
| 24 | Chicago | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.84 | 9 | 19.78 | 4.73 | -1.73 |
| 25 | Idaho | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 20.72 | 12.6 | 16.99 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 26 | Texas A&M | Southwest | 5-1-1 | 0.71 | 20.68 | 23.71 | 0.79 | 6.96 | -1.96 |
| 27 | Arkansas | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.65 | 22.67 | 2.55 | 5.9 | -0.9 |
| 28 | Missouri | Missouri Valley | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.59 | 4.6 | 10.4 | 4.26 | -0.26 |
| 29 | Michigan | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.53 | 14.2 | 7.97 | 4.61 | -0.61 |
| 30 | Tulane | Southern | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.5 | 17 | 1.14 | 5.65 | -0.65 |
| 31 | USC | Pacific | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.38 | 22.67 | -0.62 | 5.94 | -0.94 |
| 32 | Mississippi State | Southern | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.31 | 8.4 | 9.04 | 4.51 | -0.51 |
| 33 | Wake Forest | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20.25 | 13.2 | 7.25 | 4.33 | -0.33 |
| 34 | West Virginia | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 20.03 | 27.33 | -1.93 | 5.89 | -0.89 |
| 35 | Rice | Southwest | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 20 | 7 | 7.93 | 4.24 | -0.24 |
| 36 | Carnegie Mellon | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.92 | 18.33 | -1.02 | 5.97 | -0.97 |
| 37 | Denver | Rocky Mountain | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.91 | 4 | 9.36 | 4.36 | -0.36 |
| 38 | Harvard | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.55 | 7.4 | 4.59 | 4.67 | -0.67 |
| 39 | Iowa | Western | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.51 | 5.6 | 9.64 | 3.87 | -0.87 |
| 40 | Newberry | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.36 | 8 | -0.71 | 5.69 | -0.69 |
| 41 | Northwestern | Western | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 19.36 | 16 | 0.6 | 4.86 | -0.86 |
| 42 | Oklahoma State | Southwest | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 19.32 | 7.83 | -0.87 | 5.75 | -0.75 |
| 43 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 19.08 | 10.2 | 7.29 | 4.76 | -1.76 |
| 44 | Davidson | FBS Independents | 4-1-1 | 0.67 | 18.86 | 12 | -1.89 | 5.86 | -1.86 |
| 45 | Colgate | FBS Independents | 4-1-0 | 0.8 | 18.77 | 28.2 | -5.33 | 4.9 | -0.9 |
| 46 | Washington & Jefferson | FBS Independents | 5-1-0 | 0.83 | 18.73 | 8.67 | -5.01 | 5.16 | -0.16 |
| 47 | Oregon | Pacific | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 18.46 | 8.6 | 5.11 | 4.31 | -1.31 |
| 48 | Princeton | FBS Independents | 3-1-1 | 0.6 | 17.75 | 8 | -0.03 | 4.23 | -1.23 |
| 49 | LSU | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.54 | 6.17 | 9.96 | 4.95 | -0.95 |
| 50 | Penn State | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.44 | 19.17 | 5.57 | 5.82 | -1.82 |
| 51 | VMI | Southern | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.16 | 15.67 | 4.1 | 5.88 | -1.88 |
| 52 | TCU | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 17.03 | 8 | 5.23 | 5.31 | -1.31 |
| 53 | Columbia | FBS Independents | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16.82 | 20 | -0.62 | 5.87 | -1.87 |
| 54 | Centre College Kentucky | FBS Independents | 2-1-1 | 0.5 | 16.69 | 10.75 | 4.71 | 3.88 | -1.88 |
| 55 | Wisconsin | Western | 2-1-2 | 0.4 | 16.51 | 4.2 | 5.59 | 3.76 | -1.76 |
| 56 | Nebraska | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 16.04 | 6.2 | 14.61 | 3.92 | -0.92 |
| 57 | Vanderbilt | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 16.02 | 12.67 | 10 | 5.6 | -2.6 |
| 58 | Baylor | Southwest | 4-2-0 | 0.67 | 16 | 7.33 | 0.69 | 5.29 | -1.29 |
| 59 | Purdue | Western | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.86 | 7.2 | 8.63 | 4.12 | -1.12 |
| 60 | Kentucky | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 15.72 | 13.6 | 4.18 | 4.89 | -1.89 |
| 61 | Texas | Southwest | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.59 | 7.17 | 6.63 | 5.19 | -2.19 |
| 62 | Maryland | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.32 | 7.17 | 6.16 | 5.32 | -2.32 |
| 63 | Mercer | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.23 | 3.33 | 9.54 | 4.03 | -1.03 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 15.01 | 5.17 | 5.83 | 5.06 | -2.06 |
| 65 | William & Mary | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.97 | 8.2 | 4.41 | 4.06 | -1.06 |
| 66 | Tennessee | Southern | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.68 | 4 | 2.25 | 3.45 | -0.45 |
| 67 | Iowa State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.66 | 2 | 10.04 | 3.06 | -0.06 |
| 68 | Kansas State | Missouri Valley | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.59 | 2.8 | 2.98 | 3.34 | -0.34 |
| 69 | Georgia Tech | Southern | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 14.42 | -3.5 | 20.57 | 1.76 | 1.24 |
| 70 | Cornell | FBS Independents | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.32 | 16 | -4.12 | 4.85 | -1.85 |
| 71 | Utah State | Rocky Mountain | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 14.27 | 12 | 11.95 | 3.56 | -1.56 |
| 72 | Colorado School Of Mines | Rocky Mountain | 3-2-0 | 0.6 | 14.02 | -0.4 | 13.81 | 2.31 | 0.69 |
| 73 | Oglethorpe | FBS Independents | 3-2-1 | 0.5 | 13.07 | -0.33 | 4.96 | 2.88 | 0.12 |
| 74 | Samford | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.99 | 10 | 1.81 | 5.45 | -2.45 |
| 75 | Minnesota | Western | 2-2-1 | 0.4 | 12.72 | 1.6 | 8.5 | 3.13 | -1.13 |
| 76 | The Citadel | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 12.52 | 1.5 | 8.87 | 3.74 | -0.74 |
| 77 | Brown | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.82 | 10.2 | 13.11 | 4.34 | -2.34 |
| 78 | Montana | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.5 | 10.8 | 9.75 | 3.5 | -1.5 |
| 79 | Indiana | Western | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.25 | 9.4 | 7.63 | 3.99 | -1.99 |
| 80 | Utah | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 11.07 | 4.6 | 11.81 | 3.44 | -1.44 |
| 81 | Clemson | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.9 | 2.8 | 12.22 | 3.06 | -1.06 |
| 82 | Virginia | Southern | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 10.88 | -2.83 | 10.2 | 2.13 | 0.87 |
| 83 | Grinnell | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 10.22 | -1.5 | 4.8 | 1.53 | 0.47 |
| 84 | Oregon State | Pacific | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 10.1 | 0.6 | 10.82 | 2.67 | -0.67 |
| 85 | Colorado College | Rocky Mountain | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.48 | -0.6 | 14.08 | 2.21 | -0.21 |
| 86 | Duke | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 9.45 | 0.6 | 3.3 | 2.68 | -0.68 |
| 87 | Washington University (St. Louis) | Missouri Valley | 2-2-0 | 0.5 | 9.06 | -10.5 | -3.76 | 0.26 | 1.74 |
| 88 | Birmingham-Southern | FBS Independents | 3-3-0 | 0.5 | 8.92 | -14 | 4.66 | 0.44 | 2.56 |
| 89 | Washington State | Pacific | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 7.99 | 8.5 | 14.26 | 3.06 | -2.06 |
| 90 | Mississippi College | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.54 | -5.6 | 9.9 | 1.6 | 0.4 |
| 91 | Ole Miss | Southern | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 7.13 | -18.2 | 9.02 | 0.06 | 1.94 |
| 92 | Wofford | FBS Independents | 2-3-0 | 0.4 | 6.99 | -12.8 | 6.05 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 93 | North Carolina | Southern | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 6.97 | -3.5 | 16.17 | 1.29 | 0.71 |
| 94 | Kansas | Missouri Valley | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 5.93 | 5.8 | 15.21 | 4.01 | -3.01 |
| 95 | BYU | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.91 | -13 | 16.51 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 96 | Sewanee | Southern | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.9 | -1.86 | 7.09 | 2.22 | -0.22 |
| 97 | Western Colorado | FBS Independents | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 5.84 | -10.33 | 11.75 | 0.29 | 0.71 |
| 98 | Millsaps | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.6 | -4.67 | -0.08 | 0.94 | 1.06 |
| 99 | Richmond | FBS Independents | 2-4-0 | 0.33 | 5.47 | -10 | 8.85 | 0.49 | 1.51 |
| 100 | Wyoming | Rocky Mountain | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 5.45 | -1.5 | 13.45 | 1.64 | -0.64 |
| 101 | Furman | FBS Independents | 2-5-0 | 0.29 | 5.11 | -10.29 | 15.25 | 0.18 | 1.82 |
| 102 | Northern Colorado | Rocky Mountain | 1-2-0 | 0.33 | 4.52 | -23.67 | 9.96 | 0.14 | 0.86 |
| 103 | Oklahoma | Missouri Valley | 1-3-0 | 0.25 | 4.35 | -7.25 | 11.74 | 0.26 | 0.74 |
| 104 | Navy | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 3.26 | -4.6 | 5.32 | 1.23 | -0.23 |
| 105 | NC State | Southern | 1-4-1 | 0.17 | 2.85 | -10.17 | 15.89 | 0.54 | 0.46 |
| 106 | Boston University | FBS Independents | 1-4-0 | 0.2 | 2.49 | -14.2 | 6.47 | 0.06 | 0.94 |
| 107 | Chattanooga | FBS Independents | 0-4-1 | 0 | -2.15 | -16.4 | 0.33 | 0.09 | -0.09 |
| 108 | Erskine | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.33 | -16.25 | 9.1 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 109 | Presbyterian | FBS Independents | 0-4-0 | 0 | -2.48 | -16.25 | 18.27 | 0 | 0 |
| 110 | Regis (CO) | FBS Independents | 0-5-0 | 0 | -2.52 | -19.8 | 11.93 | 0.01 | -0.01 |
| 111 | Whitman | FBS Independents | 0-3-0 | 0 | -3.29 | -43.33 | 18.04 | 0 | 0 |