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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 40.48 | 2 | 40.50 | 30 | 34.90 | California | 9 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 9 | 9-0-0 | PCC |
| 2 | 38.57 | 1 | 47.14 | 6 | 19.00 | Ohio State | 8 | 7-1-0 | 2 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 3 | 35.31 | 5 | 33.61 | 22 | 31.50 | Princeton | 7 | 6-0-1 | 3 | 7 | 6-0-1 | EIC |
| 4 | 35.02 | 4 | 33.74 | 15 | 28.67 | Harvard | 9 | 8-0-1 | 4 | 9 | 8-0-1 | NEI |
| 5 | 32.57 | 10 | 29.39 | 29 | 34.07 | Penn State | 9 | 7-0-2 | 5 | 9 | 7-0-2 | EIC |
| 6 | 32.50 | 6 | 33.07 | 35 | 38.50 | Notre Dame | 9 | 9-0-0 | 6 | 9 | 9-0-0 | EIC |
| 7 | 31.51 | 3 | 35.63 | 14 | 28.25 | Wisconsin | 7 | 6-1-0 | 7 | 7 | 6-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 8 | 31.44 | 8 | 30.34 | 9 | 25.86 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 6-0-2 | 8 | 8 | 6-0-2 | EIC |
| 9 | 31.03 | 7 | 31.69 | 7 | 23.50 | Illinois | 7 | 5-2-0 | 9 | 7 | 5-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 10 | 30.03 | 12 | 26.29 | 19 | 30.00 | Michigan | 7 | 5-2-0 | 10 | 7 | 5-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 11 | 26.95 | 15 | 20.65 | 27 | 33.29 | Dartmouth | 9 | 7-2-0 | 11 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NEI |
| 12 | 26.41 | 19 | 18.59 | 69 | 61.94 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 8-1-0 | 12 | 9 | 8-1-0 | SWIC |
| 14 | 24.22 | 13 | 21.92 | 77 | 66.57 | Virginia Military | 9 | 9-0-0 | 14 | 9 | 9-0-0 | MAI |
| 15 | 23.49 | 27 | 15.28 | 37 | 41.21 | Syracuse | 9 | 6-2-1 | 15 | 9 | 6-2-1 | NEI |
| 16 | 22.80 | 14 | 21.21 | 18 | 29.83 | Iowa | 7 | 5-2-0 | 16 | 7 | 5-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 17 | 22.76 | 17 | 19.79 | 71 | 63.00 | Oklahoma | 7 | 6-0-1 | 17 | 7 | 6-0-1 | MVC |
| 18 | 22.30 | 9 | 29.69 | 13 | 27.38 | Washington State | 6 | 5-1-0 | 18 | 6 | 5-1-0 | PCC |
| 19 | 22.25 | 23 | 16.97 | 2 | 12.67 | Holy Cross | 3 | 1-2-0 | 19 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 20 | 21.19 | 18 | 19.16 | 41 | 44.93 | Yale | 8 | 5-3-0 | 20 | 8 | 5-3-0 | NEI |
| 21 | 19.86 | 20 | 18.49 | 31 | 37.00 | Indiana | 7 | 5-2-0 | 21 | 7 | 5-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 22 | 19.09 | 26 | 15.89 | 33 | 37.81 | Nebraska | 9 | 5-3-1 | 22 | 9 | 5-3-1 | SWIC |
| 23 | 17.35 | 11 | 26.86 | 25 | 31.83 | Stanford | 7 | 4-3-0 | 23 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PCC |
| 24 | 16.78 | 21 | 17.94 | 81 | 70.61 | Georgia | 9 | 8-0-1 | 24 | 9 | 8-0-1 | SWIC |
| 25 | 16.06 | 30 | 12.65 | 12 | 27.29 | Pennsylvania | 10 | 6-4-0 | 25 | 10 | 6-4-0 | EIC |
| 27 | 15.29 | 25 | 16.65 | 51 | 52.00 | Missouri | 8 | 7-1-0 | 27 | 8 | 7-1-0 | MVC |
| 28 | 15.02 | 31 | 12.17 | 48 | 50.08 | Navy | 8 | 6-2-0 | 28 | 8 | 6-2-0 | MAI |
| 29 | 14.78 | 35 | 10.72 | 75 | 65.69 | Auburn | 9 | 7-2-0 | 29 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SWIC |
| 30 | 14.62 | 41 | 7.98 | 44 | 48.07 | Lafayette | 8 | 5-3-0 | 30 | 8 | 5-3-0 | EIC |
| 31 | 13.63 | 29 | 13.22 | 93 | 75.44 | Alabama | 11 | 10-1-0 | 31 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SWIC |
| 32 | 13.53 | 34 | 11.06 | 10 | 26.17 | Northwestern | 7 | 3-4-0 | 32 | 7 | 3-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 33 | 12.81 | 24 | 16.83 | 49 | 50.67 | Nevada Reno | 3 | 2-1-0 | 33 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Major-Ind |
| 34 | 12.68 | 33 | 11.24 | 43 | 46.07 | Kansas | 8 | 5-2-1 | 34 | 8 | 5-2-1 | MVC |
| 35 | 12.61 | 38 | 9.79 | 45 | 48.62 | Lehigh | 9 | 5-2-2 | 35 | 9 | 5-2-2 | EIC |
| 36 | 12.51 | 22 | 17.21 | 42 | 45.10 | Oregon | 6 | 3-2-1 | 36 | 6 | 3-2-1 | PCC |
| 37 | 12.44 | 48 | 5.61 | 94 | 76.75 | Colorado State | 8 | 6-1-1 | 37 | 8 | 6-1-1 | RMAC |
| 38 | 11.43 | 42 | 7.56 | 117 | 94.11 | Texas | 9 | 9-0-0 | 38 | 9 | 9-0-0 | SWAC |
| 40 | 10.84 | 54 | 2.77 | 23 | 31.62 | Brown | 9 | 6-3-0 | 40 | 9 | 6-3-0 | NEI |
| 41 | 10.57 | 57 | 2.06 | 61 | 59.36 | Iowa State | 8 | 4-4-0 | 41 | 8 | 4-4-0 | MVC |
| 42 | 8.65 | 46 | 5.77 | 56 | 55.10 | Cornell | 8 | 6-2-0 | 42 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NEI |
| 43 | 8.36 | 36 | 10.58 | 55 | 53.94 | Virginia | 9 | 5-2-2 | 43 | 9 | 5-2-2 | MAI |
| 44 | 7.84 | 28 | 14.38 | 34 | 38.00 | Oregon State | 6 | 2-2-2 | 44 | 6 | 2-2-2 | PCC |
| 45 | 7.52 | 40 | 8.42 | 24 | 31.79 | West Virginia | 10 | 5-4-1 | 45 | 10 | 5-4-1 | EIC |
| 46 | 7.52 | 32 | 11.63 | 66 | 60.93 | Maryland | 9 | 7-2-0 | 46 | 9 | 7-2-0 | MAI |
| 47 | 6.65 | 49 | 5.03 | 36 | 40.67 | Idaho | 3 | 1-2-0 | 47 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 48 | 6.51 | 39 | 9.64 | 91 | 74.86 | Tulane | 9 | 6-2-1 | 48 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SWIC |
| 49 | 6.47 | 59 | 0.91 | 4 | 15.42 | Minnesota | 7 | 1-6-0 | 49 | 7 | 1-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 50 | 6.40 | 47 | 5.77 | 57 | 55.25 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 5-3-1 | 50 | 9 | 5-3-1 | SWIC |
| 51 | 4.86 | 88 | -11.13 | 20 | 30.83 | Bucknell | 3 | 0-3-0 | 51 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 53 | 4.65 | 55 | 2.72 | 104 | 82.14 | Texas A&M | 8 | 6-1-1 | 53 | 8 | 6-1-1 | SWAC |
| 54 | 4.49 | 45 | 5.84 | 80 | 68.65 | North Carolina State | 10 | 7-3-0 | 54 | 10 | 7-3-0 | MAI |
| 55 | 4.34 | 58 | 1.38 | 3 | 15.10 | Purdue | 7 | 2-5-0 | 55 | 7 | 2-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 56 | 4.17 | 61 | -0.25 | 32 | 37.38 | Georgetown | 4 | 1-3-0 | 56 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 58 | 2.65 | 56 | 2.45 | 115 | 93.83 | Furman | 10 | 9-1-0 | 58 | 10 | 9-1-0 | MAI |
| 60 | 1.67 | 67 | -2.79 | 50 | 50.71 | Drake | 10 | 4-5-1 | 60 | 10 | 4-5-1 | MVC |
| 61 | 0.95 | 70 | -3.63 | 107 | 84.29 | Colorado | 7 | 4-1-2 | 61 | 7 | 4-1-2 | RMAC |
| 63 | 0.42 | 52 | 4.38 | 70 | 62.00 | Mississippi State | 8 | 5-3-0 | 63 | 8 | 5-3-0 | SWIC |
| 64 | -0.25 | 66 | -2.57 | 8 | 23.75 | Washington | 6 | 1-5-0 | 64 | 6 | 1-5-0 | PCC |
| 65 | -0.40 | 62 | -0.46 | 106 | 83.93 | Tennessee | 9 | 7-2-0 | 65 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SWIC |
| 66 | -0.65 | 51 | 4.65 | 1 | 11.50 | Michigan State | 4 | 0-4-0 | 66 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Major-Ind |
| 68 | -1.37 | 73 | -5.38 | 46 | 49.33 | Kansas State | 9 | 3-3-3 | 68 | 9 | 3-3-3 | MVC |
| 69 | -1.62 | 50 | 4.78 | 119 | 99.00 | Texas Christian | 10 | 9-1-0 | 69 | 10 | 9-1-0 | SWIC |
| 70 | -2.06 | 71 | -3.85 | 89 | 74.36 | Rice | 8 | 4-2-2 | 70 | 8 | 4-2-2 | SWAC |
| 72 | -2.53 | 65 | -2.05 | 40 | 44.07 | Rutgers | 9 | 2-7-0 | 72 | 9 | 2-7-0 | EIC |
| 73 | -3.21 | 69 | -3.22 | 73 | 65.38 | Utah State | 7 | 4-2-1 | 73 | 7 | 4-2-1 | RMAC |
| 74 | -3.45 | 63 | -0.79 | 74 | 65.50 | LSU | 9 | 5-3-1 | 74 | 9 | 5-3-1 | SWIC |
| 76 | -6.38 | 72 | -5.25 | 88 | 74.15 | Davidson | 10 | 5-5-0 | 76 | 10 | 5-5-0 | MAI |
| 77 | -6.63 | 82 | -9.03 | 52 | 52.71 | Utah | 7 | 1-5-1 | 77 | 7 | 1-5-1 | RMAC |
| 78 | -7.80 | 75 | -7.03 | 96 | 79.10 | Arkansas | 7 | 3-2-2 | 78 | 7 | 3-2-2 | SWAC |
| 81 | -8.68 | 85 | -10.33 | 63 | 59.94 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 4-6-0 | 81 | 10 | 4-6-0 | MAI |
| 82 | -10.15 | 76 | -7.06 | 53 | 53.75 | North Carolina | 8 | 2-6-0 | 82 | 8 | 2-6-0 | MAI |
| 83 | -10.70 | 98 | -16.43 | 38 | 41.40 | Colgate | 8 | 1-5-2 | 83 | 8 | 1-5-2 | NEI |
| 86 | -11.24 | 97 | -16.38 | 90 | 74.62 | Wyoming | 10 | 4-5-1 | 86 | 10 | 4-5-1 | RMAC |
| 88 | -12.51 | 87 | -10.86 | 86 | 73.86 | Clemson | 11 | 4-6-1 | 88 | 11 | 4-6-1 | MAI |
| 92 | -13.61 | 79 | -7.32 | 120 | 99.33 | Presbyterian | 7 | 5-1-1 | 92 | 7 | 5-1-1 | MAI |
| 93 | -14.20 | 74 | -6.88 | 97 | 79.89 | South Carolina | 9 | 5-4-0 | 93 | 9 | 5-4-0 | MAI |
| 95 | -15.04 | 91 | -13.28 | 112 | 90.39 | Baylor | 9 | 4-4-1 | 95 | 9 | 4-4-1 | SWAC |
| 96 | -15.74 | 101 | -18.33 | 105 | 83.72 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 3-5-2 | 96 | 10 | 3-5-2 | SWAC |
| 97 | -15.78 | 95 | -15.62 | 64 | 60.12 | Kentucky | 8 | 3-4-1 | 97 | 8 | 3-4-1 | SWIC |
| 100 | -19.48 | 105 | -19.41 | 110 | 89.67 | Richmond | 3 | 1-2-0 | 100 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind |
| 102 | -20.19 | 102 | -18.55 | 83 | 72.12 | Citadel | 8 | 2-6-0 | 102 | 8 | 2-6-0 | MAI |
| 103 | -21.05 | 94 | -15.44 | 78 | 66.83 | Mississippi College | 8 | 3-5-0 | 103 | 8 | 3-5-0 | SWIC |
| 104 | -21.57 | 118 | -29.26 | 82 | 71.67 | Colorado Mines | 6 | 0-6-0 | 104 | 6 | 0-6-0 | RMAC |
| 105 | -22.19 | 107 | -21.41 | 54 | 53.90 | Oklahoma State | 8 | 0-7-1 | 105 | 8 | 0-7-1 | SWAC |
| 106 | -22.95 | 100 | -17.93 | 84 | 73.79 | Samford | 8 | 3-5-0 | 106 | 8 | 3-5-0 | SWIC |
| 110 | -25.80 | 114 | -24.45 | 68 | 61.79 | Wake Forest | 9 | 2-7-0 | 110 | 9 | 2-7-0 | MAI |
| 111 | -26.40 | 106 | -20.45 | 114 | 92.29 | Florida | 8 | 5-3-0 | 111 | 8 | 5-3-0 | SWIC |
| 112 | -27.76 | 108 | -21.50 | 59 | 57.33 | William & Mary | 3 | 0-3-0 | 112 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 116 | -29.44 | 103 | -18.83 | 62 | 59.83 | Mississippi | 3 | 0-3-0 | 116 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
| 118 | -33.89 | 115 | -24.46 | 111 | 90.00 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 8 | 3-4-1 | 118 | 8 | 3-4-1 | SWIC |
| 119 | -35.67 | 120 | -34.52 | 108 | 85.00 | Wofford | 9 | 0-8-1 | 119 | 9 | 0-8-1 | MAI |
| 121 | -49.93 | 121 | -39.35 | 121 | 109.58 | Mercer | 9 | 2-7-0 | 121 | 9 | 2-7-0 | SWIC |
| 122 | -60.30 | 122 | -50.50 | 122 | 112.67 | Stetson | 3 | 0-3-0 | 122 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind |
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