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Live ratings as of 2026-10-26. Ratings and tiers show current form; grades and Δ measure against frozen August projections.

2026 live · FBS Independent · #1

FBS Independents

The median current rating falls in the Contender band. Ahead of its 2026 August projections on average.

68.5
Median current rating
Teams
2
Elite tier
1
Contender
0
Elite + Cont.
1
2026 live mean Δ
+5.2
2026 live A grades
0

2026 current tier shape

1
1
1 Elite1 Building

Top: Notre Dame 86.0 (Elite). Floor: UConn 51.0 (Building).

2026 live grade shape

1
1
1 B1 D

Best: UConn Δ +18.9 (B). Worst: Notre Dame Δ −8.4 (D).

FBS Independents · ranked by current rating · 2026 live grades

The roster.

1
Notre Dame
National #4 · August 94.4 · ↔ 0 places
86.0
Elite
D
−8.4
2
UConn
National #67 · August 32.1 · ↑ 43 places
51.0
Building
B
+18.9