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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 3 | 29.89 | 1 | 33.65 | 16 | 39.44 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 8-0-1 | 3 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 1 | 31.47 | 2 | 33.50 | 21 | 41.35 | California | 10 | 9-0-1 | 1 | 11 | 10-0-1 | PCC |
| 4 | 28.01 | 3 | 33.42 | 20 | 40.79 | Fordham | 7 | 6-0-1 | 2 | 8 | 7-0-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 5 | 27.14 | 5 | 26.38 | 60 | 56.75 | Villanova | 8 | 7-0-1 | 5 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 12 | 22.44 | 6 | 25.03 | 63 | 58.11 | Alabama | 9 | 8-1-0 | 6 | 10 | 9-1-0 | SEC |
| 2 | 31.20 | 7 | 24.57 | 23 | 41.92 | Dartmouth | 6 | 4-0-2 | 10 | 9 | 7-0-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 7 | 25.52 | 8 | 24.27 | 19 | 40.44 | Louisiana State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 7 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 6 | 27.02 | 9 | 23.96 | 17 | 39.86 | Yale | 7 | 5-1-1 | 11 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 18 | 18.95 | 10 | 22.34 | 27 | 43.28 | Notre Dame | 9 | 6-2-1 | 9 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 14 | 20.84 | 11 | 21.09 | 4 | 26.73 | Rice | 11 | 6-3-2 | 12 | 11 | 6-3-2 | Southwest AC |
| 19 | 18.53 | 12 | 19.75 | 90 | 75.67 | North Carolina | 9 | 7-1-1 | 18 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Southern C |
| 13 | 21.12 | 13 | 19.70 | 31 | 45.50 | Baylor | 9 | 6-3-0 | 16 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 9 | 23.07 | 14 | 19.01 | 11 | 37.72 | Arkansas | 9 | 5-2-2 | 15 | 10 | 6-2-2 | Southwest AC |
| 26 | 15.76 | 15 | 18.83 | 13 | 39.11 | Stanford | 9 | 4-3-2 | 8 | 9 | 4-3-2 | PCC |
| 10 | 22.92 | 16 | 18.81 | 8 | 36.30 | Auburn | 10 | 5-2-3 | 17 | 11 | 6-2-3 | SEC |
| 22 | 18.25 | 17 | 18.50 | 54 | 54.31 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6-2-0 | 21 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SEC |
| 21 | 18.32 | 18 | 18.01 | 7 | 35.78 | Texas A&M | 9 | 5-2-2 | 19 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Southwest AC |
| 32 | 13.43 | 19 | 17.76 | 89 | 72.19 | Holy Cross | 8 | 6-0-2 | 13 | 10 | 8-0-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 11 | 22.76 | 20 | 17.65 | 51 | 52.88 | Ohio State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 24 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Western |
| 30 | 14.79 | 21 | 17.42 | 81 | 67.50 | Nebraska | 9 | 6-1-2 | 20 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Big 6 |
| 23 | 17.66 | 22 | 16.87 | 37 | 48.44 | Washington | 9 | 5-2-2 | 22 | 11 | 7-2-2 | PCC |
| 17 | 18.98 | 23 | 16.44 | 1 | 24.50 | Texas Christian | 10 | 4-4-2 | 25 | 10 | 4-4-2 | Southwest AC |
| 25 | 15.86 | 24 | 16.19 | 75 | 64.22 | Army | 9 | 7-2-0 | 26 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 16 | 19.57 | 25 | 15.80 | 45 | 50.81 | Cornell | 8 | 5-2-1 | 33 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 20 | 18.35 | 27 | 14.96 | 68 | 60.19 | Minnesota | 8 | 6-2-0 | 29 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Western |
| 29 | 14.92 | 28 | 14.17 | 84 | 69.90 | Duke | 10 | 7-2-1 | 34 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southern C |
| 34 | 12.72 | 31 | 14.02 | 78 | 66.61 | Michigan State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 28 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 28 | 15.20 | 32 | 13.91 | 49 | 51.89 | Tulsa | 9 | 5-2-2 | 36 | 10 | 6-2-2 | MVC |
| 31 | 13.88 | 33 | 13.77 | 9 | 36.35 | Southern California | 10 | 4-4-2 | 27 | 10 | 4-4-2 | PCC |
| 15 | 19.99 | 34 | 13.71 | 47 | 51.14 | Harvard | 7 | 4-2-1 | 30 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 50 | 8.22 | 35 | 13.12 | 32 | 45.50 | Washington State | 9 | 3-3-3 | 23 | 9 | 3-3-3 | PCC |
| 46 | 8.99 | 36 | 13.02 | 103 | 86.72 | West Virginia | 9 | 7-1-1 | 37 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 24 | 16.49 | 37 | 11.71 | 70 | 61.70 | Tennessee | 10 | 6-3-1 | 42 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 27 | 15.63 | 38 | 10.65 | 57 | 55.28 | Georgia Tech | 9 | 5-3-1 | 41 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 52 | 7.76 | 39 | 10.53 | 112 | 92.83 | Montana | 6 | 5-1-0 | 40 | 8 | 7-1-0 | PCC |
| 42 | 9.76 | 40 | 10.31 | 14 | 39.19 | Oregon State | 8 | 2-3-3 | 38 | 9 | 3-3-3 | PCC |
| 44 | 9.41 | 42 | 9.99 | 44 | 50.00 | Penn State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 47 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 39 | 10.73 | 43 | 9.38 | 82 | 67.78 | Oklahoma | 9 | 5-2-2 | 49 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Big 6 |
| 36 | 11.62 | 44 | 9.27 | 38 | 49.00 | Northwestern | 8 | 4-4-0 | 45 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Western |
| 77 | 0.69 | 45 | 9.11 | 73 | 63.88 | Idaho | 8 | 4-3-1 | 35 | 8 | 4-3-1 | PCC |
| 33 | 12.76 | 46 | 8.82 | 6 | 35.15 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 4-6-0 | 44 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 10.29 | 47 | 8.66 | 35 | 48.29 | Purdue | 7 | 3-3-1 | 46 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Western |
| 53 | 7.11 | 48 | 8.62 | 64 | 58.56 | Temple | 9 | 3-2-4 | 43 | 9 | 3-2-4 | Eastern Indep |
| 62 | 5.10 | 49 | 8.47 | 109 | 90.40 | Maryland | 10 | 8-2-0 | 50 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southern C |
| 49 | 8.67 | 50 | 7.73 | 122 | 103.61 | Colorado | 9 | 8-1-0 | 53 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 41 | 10.13 | 51 | 7.68 | 42 | 49.56 | Tulane | 9 | 4-4-1 | 55 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SEC |
| 67 | 3.96 | 52 | 7.49 | 111 | 92.75 | Arizona | 10 | 8-2-0 | 48 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Border |
| 47 | 8.93 | 53 | 7.20 | 62 | 57.72 | Georgia | 9 | 4-3-2 | 56 | 11 | 6-3-2 | SEC |
| 38 | 10.99 | 55 | 6.93 | 30 | 45.42 | Indiana | 6 | 3-3-0 | 54 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Western |
| 43 | 9.75 | 56 | 6.69 | 3 | 24.72 | Texas | 9 | 2-6-1 | 51 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Southwest AC |
| 63 | 4.91 | 57 | 5.76 | 55 | 54.60 | Syracuse | 5 | 2-2-1 | 63 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 56 | 6.42 | 60 | 5.00 | 91 | 75.68 | Texas Tech | 11 | 7-4-0 | 59 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Border |
| 71 | 2.29 | 61 | 4.87 | 65 | 58.69 | Michigan | 8 | 4-4-0 | 65 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Western |
| 75 | 1.22 | 62 | 4.61 | 53 | 53.81 | Mississippi State | 8 | 3-4-1 | 64 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SEC |
| 72 | 1.93 | 63 | 4.08 | 5 | 27.00 | Brown | 5 | 1-4-0 | 66 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 80 | 0.05 | 64 | 4.02 | 25 | 42.06 | Oregon | 9 | 3-6-0 | 62 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC |
| 58 | 5.65 | 65 | 3.80 | 18 | 40.22 | UCLA | 9 | 2-6-1 | 57 | 9 | 2-6-1 | PCC |
| 51 | 8.11 | 66 | 3.66 | 52 | 53.36 | Princeton | 7 | 3-4-0 | 72 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 78 | 0.49 | 68 | 3.52 | 36 | 48.33 | Georgetown | 6 | 1-3-2 | 60 | 8 | 2-4-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 84 | -1.11 | 69 | 3.50 | 97 | 80.89 | North Carolina State | 9 | 5-3-1 | 69 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southern C |
| 66 | 4.00 | 70 | 3.42 | 113 | 94.19 | Drake | 8 | 6-2-0 | 67 | 10 | 8-2-0 | MVC |
| 55 | 6.83 | 72 | 2.36 | 71 | 62.79 | Wisconsin | 7 | 3-3-1 | 71 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Western |
| 48 | 8.73 | 73 | 2.22 | 41 | 49.42 | Illinois | 6 | 2-3-1 | 80 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Western |
| 68 | 3.74 | 74 | 1.88 | 94 | 79.22 | Duquesne | 9 | 5-4-0 | 75 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 87 | -2.02 | 76 | 1.55 | 130 | 110.14 | New Mexico State | 7 | 6-1-0 | 74 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Border |
| 65 | 4.45 | 77 | 1.33 | 43 | 49.62 | Mississippi | 8 | 2-5-1 | 77 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SEC |
| 70 | 3.06 | 78 | 0.10 | 79 | 66.62 | Boston College | 8 | 3-4-1 | 78 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 79 | 0.13 | 79 | -0.47 | 48 | 51.56 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 2-5-1 | 84 | 8 | 2-5-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 85 | -1.21 | 80 | -0.53 | 110 | 91.17 | San Jose State | 3 | 2-1-0 | 76 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 76 | 0.82 | 82 | -1.24 | 93 | 78.50 | Clemson | 9 | 4-4-1 | 79 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southern C |
| 83 | -0.47 | 83 | -1.32 | 74 | 64.10 | Bucknell | 5 | 1-2-2 | 93 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 64 | 4.87 | 84 | -1.62 | 88 | 72.17 | Navy | 9 | 4-4-1 | 87 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 61 | 5.48 | 85 | -1.65 | 28 | 43.81 | Columbia | 8 | 1-5-2 | 89 | 9 | 2-5-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 69 | 3.13 | 87 | -2.36 | 58 | 55.75 | Florida | 10 | 3-7-0 | 81 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SEC |
| 74 | 1.26 | 88 | -2.51 | 67 | 59.75 | Kentucky | 10 | 4-6-0 | 82 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 73 | 1.69 | 89 | -2.63 | 15 | 39.33 | Colgate | 6 | 1-5-0 | 83 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 89 | -2.70 | 92 | -4.21 | 86 | 70.20 | Missouri | 10 | 3-6-1 | 85 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Big 6 |
| 91 | -3.36 | 95 | -6.20 | 116 | 96.28 | Virginia Military | 9 | 5-4-0 | 96 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southern C |
| 94 | -4.91 | 96 | -6.30 | 92 | 77.17 | Kansas | 9 | 3-4-2 | 94 | 9 | 3-4-2 | Big 6 |
| 93 | -4.82 | 97 | -7.05 | 125 | 105.94 | Utah | 8 | 5-3-0 | 98 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 106 | -9.84 | 98 | -7.93 | 99 | 82.85 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 97 | 10 | 4-6-0 | MVC |
| 111 | -11.82 | 100 | -9.19 | 87 | 71.44 | Iowa State | 8 | 2-6-0 | 99 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 6 |
| 98 | -6.17 | 101 | -9.52 | 108 | 90.22 | Kansas State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 101 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Big 6 |
| 104 | -8.43 | 102 | -9.55 | 131 | 111.12 | Brigham Young | 8 | 5-3-0 | 105 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 103 | -8.08 | 104 | -10.58 | 141 | 117.25 | Texas El Paso | 6 | 3-1-2 | 103 | 10 | 7-1-2 | Border |
| 110 | -11.35 | 105 | -10.81 | 102 | 86.68 | South Carolina | 11 | 4-6-1 | 104 | 12 | 5-6-1 | Southern C |
| 117 | -14.74 | 106 | -11.57 | 119 | 99.44 | New Mexico | 8 | 3-4-1 | 109 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Border |
| 120 | -16.00 | 108 | -11.70 | 96 | 80.39 | Wake Forest | 9 | 3-6-0 | 111 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southern C |
| 112 | -12.54 | 110 | -12.04 | 118 | 97.22 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 4-5-0 | 112 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southern C |
| 96 | -5.45 | 112 | -12.50 | 22 | 41.57 | Iowa | 7 | 0-7-0 | 110 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Western |
| 131 | -22.35 | 113 | -12.65 | 98 | 81.00 | North Dakota State | 3 | 1-2-0 | 118 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 101 | -7.38 | 114 | -12.71 | 101 | 85.80 | Miami FL | 5 | 1-3-1 | 117 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 114 | -14.04 | 117 | -13.20 | 136 | 113.33 | Citadel | 9 | 5-4-0 | 119 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Southern C |
| 108 | -10.20 | 121 | -14.78 | 128 | 108.25 | Furman | 8 | 3-3-2 | 125 | 9 | 4-3-2 | Southern C |
| 119 | -15.95 | 124 | -17.13 | 95 | 79.78 | Davidson | 9 | 2-7-0 | 123 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southern C |
| 128 | -20.63 | 126 | -17.74 | 121 | 101.81 | Utah State | 8 | 2-4-2 | 129 | 8 | 2-4-2 | Rocky Mountain |
| 127 | -20.28 | 128 | -18.56 | 132 | 111.64 | Richmond | 7 | 3-4-0 | 126 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southern C |
| 126 | -19.98 | 130 | -21.38 | 105 | 88.72 | Virginia | 9 | 2-7-0 | 131 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 125 | -19.72 | 132 | -22.61 | 115 | 96.00 | Northern Arizona | 6 | 1-5-0 | 132 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Border |
| 135 | -25.58 | 133 | -23.81 | 144 | 121.67 | Wyoming | 6 | 2-4-0 | 133 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 136 | -27.38 | 134 | -26.53 | 143 | 119.56 | Northern Colorado | 8 | 2-6-0 | 136 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 130 | -22.23 | 135 | -27.19 | 135 | 113.14 | William & Mary | 7 | 2-5-0 | 135 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Southern C |
| 142 | -35.98 | 137 | -29.98 | 106 | 89.80 | Presbyterian | 5 | 0-5-0 | 137 | 5 | 0-5-0 | NoConf |
| 141 | -35.42 | 138 | -30.11 | 133 | 111.75 | Colorado School of Mines | 6 | 1-5-0 | 138 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 138 | -28.22 | 139 | -31.47 | 120 | 101.10 | Montana State | 5 | 0-4-1 | 140 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Rocky Mountain |
| 139 | -33.18 | 140 | -31.66 | 123 | 103.75 | Colorado State | 8 | 1-7-0 | 141 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Rocky Mountain |
| 137 | -28.17 | 141 | -31.76 | 117 | 96.43 | Arizona State | 7 | 0-7-0 | 139 | 9 | 0-8-1 | Border |
| 145 | -42.51 | 142 | -35.04 | 137 | 114.62 | Wofford | 4 | 0-4-0 | 143 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
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