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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 3 | 34.79 | 1 | 34.60 | 5 | 29.70 | Louisiana State | 10 | 8-1-1 | 1 | 11 | 9-1-1 | SEC |
| 4 | 31.39 | 2 | 33.38 | 24 | 45.81 | Duquesne | 8 | 7-1-0 | 3 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 1 | 37.19 | 3 | 33.10 | 8 | 30.22 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 7-1-1 | 2 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 17 | 23.40 | 4 | 31.92 | 18 | 43.36 | Northwestern | 7 | 6-1-0 | 6 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Western |
| 5 | 29.11 | 5 | 31.71 | 38 | 50.83 | Alabama | 9 | 8-0-1 | 5 | 9 | 8-0-1 | SEC |
| 2 | 34.84 | 6 | 31.27 | 14 | 41.75 | Minnesota | 8 | 7-1-0 | 8 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Western |
| 7 | 27.04 | 7 | 30.90 | 10 | 37.08 | Texas Christian | 12 | 8-2-2 | 4 | 13 | 9-2-2 | Southwest AC |
| 15 | 23.84 | 9 | 26.38 | 15 | 42.07 | Fordham | 7 | 4-1-2 | 12 | 8 | 5-1-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 13 | 24.03 | 10 | 25.90 | 9 | 30.39 | Arkansas | 9 | 6-3-0 | 9 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 18 | 21.89 | 11 | 25.25 | 19 | 43.64 | Auburn | 11 | 7-2-2 | 11 | 11 | 7-2-2 | SEC |
| 8 | 26.79 | 13 | 24.53 | 25 | 46.44 | Notre Dame | 9 | 6-2-1 | 13 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 10 | 26.06 | 14 | 23.47 | 39 | 51.30 | Washington | 10 | 7-2-1 | 14 | 10 | 7-2-1 | PCC |
| 19 | 20.90 | 15 | 22.89 | 12 | 38.44 | Tennessee | 9 | 5-2-2 | 16 | 10 | 6-2-2 | SEC |
| 23 | 18.91 | 16 | 22.83 | 76 | 68.19 | Yale | 8 | 7-1-0 | 17 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 9 | 26.78 | 17 | 22.57 | 52 | 56.33 | Nebraska | 9 | 7-2-0 | 15 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Big 6 |
| 27 | 18.23 | 18 | 21.66 | 30 | 47.77 | Texas A&M | 11 | 7-3-1 | 18 | 12 | 8-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 14 | 23.85 | 19 | 21.35 | 47 | 55.05 | Mississippi State | 10 | 6-3-1 | 19 | 11 | 7-3-1 | SEC |
| 22 | 18.95 | 20 | 21.27 | 16 | 42.61 | Tulane | 9 | 5-3-1 | 22 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 11 | 25.76 | 21 | 21.27 | 85 | 72.35 | Duke | 10 | 9-1-0 | 20 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Southern C |
| 12 | 25.36 | 22 | 20.64 | 20 | 43.69 | Ohio State | 8 | 5-3-0 | 21 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Western |
| 20 | 19.56 | 23 | 20.01 | 93 | 74.94 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 7-1-0 | 26 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 25 | 18.70 | 24 | 19.94 | 58 | 59.38 | Michigan State | 8 | 5-1-2 | 23 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 37 | 14.41 | 25 | 19.52 | 48 | 55.40 | Baylor | 10 | 6-3-1 | 27 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 21 | 19.19 | 26 | 19.48 | 43 | 53.79 | Holy Cross | 7 | 5-2-0 | 24 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 26 | 18.35 | 27 | 19.05 | 65 | 64.36 | Dartmouth | 7 | 5-1-1 | 31 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 30 | 17.10 | 28 | 18.94 | 32 | 49.14 | Purdue | 7 | 4-2-1 | 32 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Western |
| 53 | 9.82 | 29 | 18.50 | 29 | 47.62 | Boston College | 4 | 2-1-1 | 29 | 4 | 2-1-1 | NoConf |
| 33 | 15.47 | 32 | 16.92 | 4 | 29.06 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 3-4-1 | 35 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 39 | 14.25 | 33 | 16.87 | 22 | 44.65 | Georgia | 10 | 5-4-1 | 33 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SEC |
| 46 | 13.05 | 34 | 16.86 | 40 | 52.15 | Temple | 10 | 5-3-2 | 25 | 11 | 6-3-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 34 | 15.40 | 35 | 16.35 | 91 | 74.15 | North Carolina | 10 | 8-2-0 | 37 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southern C |
| 29 | 17.34 | 36 | 15.97 | 80 | 70.00 | Villanova | 9 | 6-2-1 | 36 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 24 | 18.89 | 37 | 15.83 | 33 | 49.28 | Southern California | 9 | 4-2-3 | 34 | 9 | 4-2-3 | PCC |
| 56 | 9.58 | 38 | 15.48 | 63 | 62.67 | North Dakota | 3 | 2-1-0 | 41 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 36 | 14.50 | 39 | 14.99 | 1 | 23.20 | Rice | 10 | 3-7-0 | 38 | 12 | 5-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 45 | 13.05 | 40 | 14.73 | 62 | 61.75 | Washington State | 10 | 6-3-1 | 39 | 10 | 6-3-1 | PCC |
| 32 | 15.47 | 41 | 14.71 | 75 | 68.19 | Indiana | 8 | 5-2-1 | 40 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Western |
| 42 | 13.31 | 42 | 13.35 | 17 | 43.23 | Mississippi | 11 | 4-5-2 | 44 | 12 | 5-5-2 | SEC |
| 35 | 15.27 | 43 | 13.27 | 55 | 58.36 | Princeton | 7 | 3-2-2 | 45 | 8 | 4-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 60 | 8.45 | 45 | 12.17 | 54 | 57.62 | Illinois | 8 | 4-3-1 | 46 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Western |
| 47 | 12.09 | 46 | 12.08 | 42 | 53.69 | UCLA | 8 | 4-3-1 | 47 | 10 | 6-3-1 | PCC |
| 65 | 6.87 | 48 | 11.95 | 133 | 112.25 | Utah State | 8 | 7-0-1 | 42 | 8 | 7-0-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 41 | 13.79 | 49 | 11.85 | 77 | 68.22 | Navy | 9 | 6-3-0 | 50 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 52 | 10.08 | 50 | 11.16 | 87 | 73.19 | Missouri | 8 | 5-2-1 | 52 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Big 6 |
| 50 | 11.21 | 51 | 10.67 | 35 | 50.69 | Iowa | 8 | 3-4-1 | 53 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Western |
| 48 | 11.89 | 52 | 10.51 | 3 | 24.72 | Texas | 9 | 2-6-1 | 54 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Southwest AC |
| 83 | 1.79 | 53 | 10.34 | 41 | 52.75 | Samford | 4 | 1-2-1 | 43 | 4 | 1-2-1 | NoConf |
| 55 | 9.71 | 54 | 9.48 | 97 | 77.25 | Tulsa | 8 | 4-2-2 | 51 | 9 | 5-2-2 | MVC |
| 51 | 10.28 | 56 | 8.42 | 82 | 71.07 | Colgate | 7 | 4-3-0 | 58 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 38 | 14.36 | 57 | 8.35 | 64 | 64.23 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 5-5-1 | 55 | 11 | 5-5-1 | SEC |
| 44 | 13.11 | 58 | 7.82 | 49 | 55.80 | California | 10 | 5-5-0 | 56 | 11 | 6-5-0 | PCC |
| 71 | 5.66 | 59 | 7.82 | 109 | 85.56 | Montana | 9 | 6-3-0 | 60 | 9 | 6-3-0 | PCC |
| 62 | 8.09 | 60 | 7.48 | 28 | 47.50 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 2-4-1 | 62 | 9 | 3-5-1 | SEC |
| 86 | 1.45 | 62 | 7.04 | 124 | 104.67 | Furman | 9 | 7-2-0 | 64 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southern C |
| 78 | 3.23 | 64 | 6.88 | 110 | 85.83 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 3 | 2-1-0 | 67 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 64 | 7.12 | 68 | 5.21 | 84 | 72.33 | Kentucky | 9 | 5-4-0 | 69 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SEC |
| 49 | 11.82 | 69 | 5.12 | 68 | 64.92 | Army | 6 | 3-3-0 | 71 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 57 | 9.04 | 70 | 5.11 | 78 | 68.44 | Kansas State | 8 | 3-3-2 | 68 | 9 | 4-3-2 | Big 6 |
| 84 | 1.78 | 72 | 4.09 | 121 | 99.17 | Utah | 9 | 6-3-0 | 70 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 59 | 8.64 | 73 | 3.70 | 27 | 47.39 | Stanford | 9 | 2-5-2 | 74 | 9 | 2-5-2 | PCC |
| 61 | 8.11 | 74 | 3.69 | 26 | 46.83 | Oregon State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 73 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC |
| 72 | 4.96 | 75 | 3.68 | 7 | 30.12 | Michigan | 8 | 1-7-0 | 75 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Western |
| 73 | 4.00 | 77 | 3.40 | 114 | 87.38 | West Virginia | 8 | 5-3-0 | 76 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 66 | 6.45 | 78 | 3.29 | 118 | 90.86 | Georgetown | 7 | 4-2-1 | 81 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 67 | 6.30 | 79 | 3.20 | 102 | 80.44 | Davidson | 9 | 5-4-0 | 77 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 69 | 5.87 | 80 | 3.12 | 92 | 74.22 | Oklahoma | 9 | 3-3-3 | 80 | 9 | 3-3-3 | Big 6 |
| 68 | 6.06 | 81 | 3.07 | 106 | 81.29 | Columbia | 7 | 4-3-0 | 78 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 88 | 1.06 | 83 | 2.72 | 120 | 97.71 | Miami FL | 7 | 4-2-1 | 85 | 10 | 6-2-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 77 | 3.32 | 85 | 0.93 | 115 | 88.00 | Wake Forest | 9 | 5-4-0 | 84 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 82 | 1.84 | 87 | 0.22 | 101 | 79.80 | Clemson | 10 | 5-5-0 | 87 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southern C |
| 96 | -0.44 | 88 | -0.40 | 86 | 72.58 | Iowa State | 6 | 2-3-1 | 88 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Big 6 |
| 94 | -0.16 | 91 | -0.95 | 53 | 57.29 | Cornell | 7 | 2-5-0 | 96 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 74 | 3.80 | 94 | -1.38 | 66 | 64.71 | Harvard | 7 | 2-4-1 | 95 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 101 | -3.58 | 96 | -1.50 | 111 | 86.78 | Texas Tech | 9 | 4-4-1 | 91 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Border |
| 75 | 3.55 | 97 | -2.06 | 67 | 64.83 | Penn State | 6 | 2-4-0 | 102 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 92 | 0.29 | 98 | -2.44 | 61 | 61.50 | Oregon | 9 | 2-6-1 | 97 | 9 | 2-6-1 | PCC |
| 93 | -0.15 | 99 | -2.64 | 127 | 108.25 | Arizona | 10 | 5-2-3 | 92 | 10 | 5-2-3 | Border |
| 91 | 0.79 | 100 | -2.93 | 123 | 102.57 | Colorado | 7 | 4-3-0 | 99 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 90 | 0.84 | 101 | -3.76 | 21 | 44.00 | Wisconsin | 7 | 1-6-0 | 100 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Western |
| 112 | -7.59 | 104 | -4.94 | 116 | 88.08 | South Carolina | 12 | 5-7-0 | 107 | 12 | 5-7-0 | Southern C |
| 109 | -5.93 | 107 | -5.62 | 44 | 54.00 | Idaho | 7 | 1-6-0 | 105 | 10 | 3-7-0 | PCC |
| 107 | -5.50 | 108 | -5.64 | 107 | 81.40 | Florida | 10 | 4-6-0 | 108 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 104 | -4.53 | 109 | -6.95 | 56 | 58.67 | Bucknell | 6 | 1-4-1 | 118 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 95 | -0.32 | 110 | -7.12 | 94 | 75.65 | North Carolina State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 109 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southern C |
| 113 | -8.35 | 111 | -8.10 | 104 | 80.83 | San Jose State | 3 | 1-2-0 | 111 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 114 | -9.38 | 113 | -8.98 | 88 | 73.38 | Mercer | 8 | 1-6-1 | 122 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 125 | -14.27 | 114 | -9.10 | 13 | 40.17 | Rutgers | 3 | 0-3-0 | 112 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 120 | -13.05 | 115 | -9.82 | 11 | 38.08 | Brown | 6 | 0-6-0 | 113 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 116 | -10.30 | 116 | -10.09 | 79 | 69.56 | Kansas | 8 | 1-6-1 | 117 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Big 6 |
| 118 | -10.88 | 117 | -10.29 | 142 | 118.90 | Virginia Military | 10 | 6-4-0 | 115 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 117 | -10.34 | 118 | -10.57 | 125 | 106.21 | Drake | 7 | 3-4-0 | 116 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MVC |
| 134 | -18.20 | 119 | -11.55 | 23 | 45.67 | Lafayette | 3 | 0-3-0 | 119 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 121 | -13.22 | 120 | -11.69 | 138 | 115.06 | Colorado State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 114 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 108 | -5.83 | 121 | -12.08 | 131 | 112.05 | Maryland | 10 | 5-5-0 | 121 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Southern C |
| 123 | -13.86 | 122 | -13.06 | 137 | 114.89 | Brigham Young | 9 | 4-5-0 | 123 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 122 | -13.75 | 126 | -14.13 | 100 | 79.67 | South Dakota | 3 | 0-2-1 | 127 | 3 | 0-2-1 | NoConf |
| 131 | -17.63 | 128 | -14.42 | 155 | 135.07 | Texas El Paso | 7 | 4-2-1 | 120 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Border |
| 124 | -13.98 | 130 | -15.31 | 134 | 112.45 | Citadel | 10 | 4-6-0 | 130 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 139 | -21.68 | 132 | -17.29 | 150 | 129.06 | Northern Colorado | 8 | 4-4-0 | 133 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 132 | -17.98 | 133 | -17.69 | 103 | 80.70 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 1-9-0 | 134 | 10 | 1-9-0 | MVC |
| 138 | -20.47 | 134 | -17.98 | 158 | 138.07 | New Mexico State | 7 | 4-3-0 | 132 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Border |
| 135 | -18.50 | 135 | -18.09 | 147 | 126.00 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 5-5-0 | 135 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southern C |
| 140 | -21.77 | 137 | -20.36 | 129 | 110.61 | Presbyterian | 9 | 3-6-0 | 138 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 142 | -22.62 | 138 | -20.44 | 140 | 115.75 | Wyoming | 8 | 2-5-1 | 137 | 8 | 2-5-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 137 | -19.28 | 139 | -21.43 | 105 | 80.83 | Cincinnati | 3 | 0-3-0 | 139 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 148 | -26.85 | 140 | -21.63 | 161 | 145.75 | Northern Arizona | 6 | 3-2-1 | 144 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Border |
| 127 | -16.53 | 141 | -21.85 | 95 | 76.25 | Syracuse | 6 | 0-6-0 | 143 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 141 | -22.11 | 143 | -22.21 | 141 | 118.00 | Washburn University | 8 | 2-5-1 | 142 | 9 | 2-6-1 | MVC |
| 147 | -26.59 | 144 | -22.32 | 139 | 115.71 | Montana State | 7 | 2-5-0 | 141 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 156 | -33.03 | 145 | -25.23 | 156 | 137.67 | Western New Mexico | 3 | 1-2-0 | 145 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 153 | -28.47 | 147 | -26.16 | 153 | 133.81 | Arizona State | 8 | 3-5-0 | 146 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Border |
| 152 | -28.36 | 148 | -27.07 | 112 | 87.00 | Elon | 3 | 0-3-0 | 148 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 154 | -29.42 | 149 | -27.62 | 144 | 122.00 | Idaho State | 3 | 1-2-0 | 149 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 143 | -23.04 | 150 | -27.64 | 126 | 107.94 | Virginia | 9 | 2-7-0 | 150 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 144 | -23.18 | 151 | -29.81 | 154 | 134.44 | New Mexico | 8 | 2-6-0 | 151 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Border |
| 151 | -28.02 | 152 | -30.18 | 159 | 139.67 | Richmond | 6 | 2-3-1 | 153 | 10 | 4-4-2 | Southern C |
| 155 | -32.77 | 156 | -34.81 | 151 | 129.79 | Western Colorado | 7 | 1-6-0 | 156 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 158 | -37.25 | 157 | -35.86 | 135 | 113.50 | Stetson | 3 | 0-3-0 | 157 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 160 | -41.35 | 158 | -37.04 | 143 | 121.00 | Wofford | 7 | 0-6-1 | 158 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 161 | -42.44 | 162 | -42.00 | 145 | 125.58 | Colorado School of Mines | 6 | 0-6-0 | 162 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 159 | -40.37 | 163 | -47.35 | 148 | 128.44 | William & Mary | 8 | 0-8-0 | 163 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Southern C |
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