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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Total | Division | Conference | |||||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Name | Rank | Games | Record | Name |
| 1 | 31.62 | 1 | 36.42 | 10 | 37.69 | Cornell | 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 8 | 8-0-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 4 | 4-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 2 | 29.62 | 2 | 32.54 | 43 | 51.95 | Texas A&M | 11 | 11-0-0 | 2 | 11 | 11-0-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 6 | 6-0-0 | Southwest AC |
| 4 | 27.13 | 3 | 30.10 | 51 | 55.17 | Southern California | 10 | 8-0-2 | 3 | 10 | 8-0-2 | NoDivi | 1 | 7 | 5-0-2 | PCC |
| 3 | 28.22 | 4 | 27.33 | 5 | 36.05 | Tulane | 10 | 8-1-1 | 4 | 10 | 8-1-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 5 | 5-0-0 | SEC |
| 30 | 13.21 | 5 | 26.03 | 6 | 36.07 | Iowa | 8 | 6-1-1 | 5 | 7 | 5-1-1 | NoDivi | 2 | 6 | 4-1-1 | Western |
| 5 | 24.48 | 6 | 25.82 | 56 | 56.72 | Duke | 9 | 8-1-0 | 6 | 9 | 8-1-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 5 | 5-0-0 | Southern C |
| 14 | 17.51 | 7 | 24.36 | 11 | 38.06 | Notre Dame | 9 | 7-2-0 | 8 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 6 | 23.76 | 8 | 24.17 | 13 | 40.19 | Ohio State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 7 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Western |
| 15 | 17.17 | 9 | 23.44 | 44 | 52.43 | Princeton | 8 | 7-1-0 | 9 | 7 | 6-1-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 19 | 16.65 | 10 | 22.46 | 35 | 48.69 | Michigan | 8 | 6-2-0 | 11 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Western |
| 25 | 14.09 | 11 | 22.45 | 102 | 85.50 | San Jose State | 3 | 3-0-0 | 10 | 3 | 3-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 7 | 23.12 | 12 | 21.77 | 76 | 66.95 | Tennessee | 11 | 10-1-0 | 13 | 10 | 9-1-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SEC |
| 8 | 21.52 | 13 | 21.69 | 28 | 47.05 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 8-2-0 | 12 | 10 | 8-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SEC |
| 11 | 20.90 | 14 | 20.99 | 69 | 65.78 | Clemson | 10 | 9-1-0 | 14 | 9 | 8-1-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 4 | 4-0-0 | Southern C |
| 18 | 16.70 | 15 | 20.91 | 45 | 52.50 | Nebraska | 9 | 7-1-1 | 15 | 9 | 7-1-1 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | Big 6 |
| 17 | 16.82 | 16 | 20.57 | 47 | 53.50 | Missouri | 10 | 8-2-0 | 16 | 10 | 8-2-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 5 | 5-0-0 | Big 6 |
| 29 | 13.45 | 17 | 20.43 | 96 | 79.50 | Catholic University | 5 | 4-0-1 | 20 | 5 | 4-0-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 20 | 15.53 | 18 | 19.43 | 79 | 69.07 | Duquesne | 9 | 8-0-1 | 17 | 7 | 6-0-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 4 | 3-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 10 | 20.92 | 19 | 19.24 | 70 | 65.90 | North Carolina | 10 | 8-1-1 | 18 | 10 | 8-1-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Southern C |
| 9 | 21.05 | 20 | 16.91 | 30 | 47.21 | Boston College | 11 | 9-2-0 | 23 | 7 | 5-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 32 | 11.82 | 21 | 16.83 | 66 | 64.14 | Penn State | 8 | 5-1-2 | 22 | 7 | 4-1-2 | NoDivi | 3 | 3 | 3-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 22 | 15.10 | 22 | 16.81 | 61 | 60.25 | Santa Clara | 9 | 5-1-3 | 21 | 9 | 5-1-3 | NoDivi | 1 | 3 | 2-0-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 12 | 19.28 | 23 | 16.63 | 23 | 45.93 | Fordham | 8 | 6-2-0 | 24 | 7 | 5-2-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 31 | 12.36 | 24 | 15.63 | 92 | 76.00 | UCLA | 10 | 6-0-4 | 19 | 10 | 6-0-4 | NoDivi | 2 | 8 | 5-0-3 | PCC |
| 38 | 10.36 | 25 | 15.54 | 87 | 73.00 | Oregon State | 11 | 9-1-1 | 25 | 9 | 7-1-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 8 | 6-1-1 | PCC |
| 13 | 17.71 | 26 | 15.14 | 52 | 55.83 | Oklahoma | 9 | 6-2-1 | 26 | 9 | 6-2-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Big 6 |
| 16 | 17.06 | 27 | 15.01 | 17 | 44.28 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 6-3-1 | 28 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 2 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 10.16 | 28 | 15.00 | 103 | 85.71 | Georgetown | 8 | 7-0-1 | 27 | 7 | 6-0-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 23 | 15.06 | 29 | 14.73 | 26 | 46.56 | Alabama | 9 | 5-3-1 | 29 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 2-3-1 | SEC |
| 24 | 14.74 | 30 | 14.39 | 49 | 54.50 | Villanova | 8 | 6-2-0 | 30 | 7 | 5-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 37 | 10.82 | 31 | 13.84 | 9 | 37.31 | Purdue | 8 | 3-3-2 | 31 | 8 | 3-3-2 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 2-1-2 | Western |
| 33 | 11.78 | 32 | 12.31 | 48 | 53.64 | Kentucky | 9 | 6-2-1 | 33 | 7 | 4-2-1 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 2-2-1 | SEC |
| 34 | 11.73 | 33 | 11.87 | 55 | 56.00 | Baylor | 10 | 7-3-0 | 34 | 9 | 6-3-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 49 | 6.04 | 34 | 11.63 | 81 | 69.64 | San Francisco | 10 | 4-3-3 | 32 | 7 | 4-1-2 | NoDivi | 2 | 4 | 2-0-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 39 | 10.25 | 35 | 11.45 | 1 | 31.75 | Northwestern | 8 | 3-4-1 | 35 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 3-2-1 | Western |
| 47 | 7.63 | 36 | 11.18 | 22 | 45.44 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 4-4-0 | 37 | 8 | 4-4-0 | NoDivi | 9 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 60 | 3.17 | 37 | 10.50 | 107 | 88.75 | Hardin-Simmons | 9 | 7-1-1 | 36 | 6 | 4-1-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 3 | 1-1-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 28 | 13.63 | 38 | 10.42 | 7 | 36.75 | Minnesota | 8 | 3-4-1 | 39 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 6 | 2-3-1 | Western |
| 27 | 13.80 | 39 | 10.11 | 4 | 35.70 | Auburn | 11 | 5-5-1 | 41 | 10 | 4-5-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 7 | 3-3-1 | SEC |
| 26 | 14.02 | 40 | 9.84 | 67 | 64.19 | Holy Cross | 9 | 7-2-0 | 40 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 4 | 3-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 42 | 9.80 | 41 | 9.80 | 33 | 47.39 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 5-4-0 | 42 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 21 | 15.22 | 42 | 9.74 | 75 | 66.38 | Mississippi State | 10 | 8-2-0 | 43 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 5 | 3-2-0 | SEC |
| 45 | 7.70 | 43 | 8.44 | 3 | 35.00 | Indiana | 8 | 2-4-2 | 44 | 8 | 2-4-2 | NoDivi | 8 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Western |
| 61 | 2.87 | 44 | 8.24 | 121 | 95.67 | Arizona State | 11 | 8-2-1 | 38 | 7 | 5-1-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 4 | 4-0-0 | Border |
| 44 | 8.33 | 45 | 8.17 | 14 | 40.36 | Columbia | 8 | 2-4-2 | 50 | 8 | 2-4-2 | NoDivi | 13 | 4 | 0-2-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 35 | 11.64 | 46 | 7.64 | 34 | 48.29 | Detroit | 9 | 5-3-1 | 48 | 7 | 3-3-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 2 | 0-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 46 | 7.69 | 47 | 7.32 | 37 | 49.89 | Texas | 9 | 5-4-0 | 47 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 56 | 3.67 | 48 | 7.30 | 18 | 44.29 | Syracuse | 8 | 3-3-2 | 45 | 7 | 2-3-2 | NoDivi | 7 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 53 | 3.96 | 49 | 7.17 | 40 | 50.88 | New York University | 9 | 5-4-0 | 46 | 8 | 4-4-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 43 | 9.22 | 50 | 6.95 | 83 | 70.29 | Dartmouth | 9 | 5-3-1 | 52 | 8 | 4-3-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 41 | 10.05 | 51 | 6.84 | 84 | 70.38 | Wake Forest | 10 | 7-3-0 | 51 | 8 | 5-3-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Southern C |
| 36 | 11.30 | 52 | 6.70 | 89 | 74.07 | Mississippi | 9 | 7-2-0 | 49 | 7 | 5-2-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 4 | 2-2-0 | SEC |
| 66 | 1.62 | 53 | 5.30 | 116 | 93.86 | Washington MO | 10 | 6-3-1 | 53 | 7 | 5-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | MVC |
| 52 | 5.31 | 54 | 5.18 | 16 | 44.00 | Illinois | 8 | 3-4-1 | 54 | 7 | 3-4-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Western |
| 65 | 1.76 | 55 | 4.89 | 39 | 50.31 | Yale | 8 | 3-4-1 | 55 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 8 | 5 | 3-1-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 59 | 3.31 | 56 | 3.97 | 32 | 47.31 | Navy | 9 | 3-5-1 | 56 | 9 | 3-5-1 | NoDivi | 13 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 68 | 1.33 | 57 | 3.81 | 85 | 71.62 | Virginia Military | 10 | 6-3-1 | 58 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 3-1-1 | Southern C |
| 54 | 3.87 | 58 | 2.81 | 53 | 55.88 | Kansas State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 57 | 8 | 3-5-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Big 6 |
| 51 | 5.42 | 59 | 2.39 | 20 | 45.07 | Michigan State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 60 | 7 | 2-4-1 | NoDivi | 10 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 48 | 7.40 | 60 | 2.11 | 42 | 51.67 | Louisiana State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 61 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 10 | 6 | 1-5-0 | SEC |
| 50 | 5.65 | 61 | 2.05 | 27 | 46.83 | Arkansas | 10 | 4-5-1 | 62 | 9 | 3-5-1 | NoDivi | 5 | 6 | 2-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 67 | 1.40 | 62 | 1.91 | 62 | 60.44 | Washington | 9 | 4-5-0 | 59 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 8 | 4-4-0 | PCC |
| 73 | -0.05 | 63 | 1.38 | 101 | 84.75 | George Washington | 8 | 5-3-0 | 65 | 6 | 4-2-0 | NoDivi | 10 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 84 | -2.63 | 64 | 1.30 | 68 | 64.44 | Washington State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 63 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 8 | 3-5-0 | PCC |
| 58 | 3.33 | 65 | 0.80 | 72 | 66.21 | St. Mary's CA | 8 | 3-4-1 | 66 | 7 | 3-4-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 4 | 2-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 64 | 1.95 | 66 | 0.72 | 78 | 67.75 | Marquette | 8 | 4-4-0 | 67 | 8 | 4-4-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 103 | -8.83 | 67 | 0.64 | 133 | 106.28 | New Mexico | 10 | 8-2-0 | 64 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Border |
| 69 | 1.19 | 68 | 0.52 | 21 | 45.08 | Manhattan | 8 | 4-4-0 | 70 | 6 | 2-4-0 | NoDivi | 10 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 78 | -1.99 | 69 | 0.31 | 113 | 92.14 | Gonzaga | 8 | 6-2-0 | 69 | 7 | 5-2-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 55 | 3.71 | 70 | 0.19 | 60 | 58.19 | Oregon | 8 | 3-4-1 | 68 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 7 | 3-3-1 | PCC |
| 62 | 2.13 | 71 | -0.94 | 77 | 67.23 | Georgia | 11 | 5-6-0 | 74 | 11 | 5-6-0 | NoDivi | 9 | 4 | 1-3-0 | SEC |
| 71 | 1.01 | 72 | -1.02 | 8 | 37.00 | Colgate | 8 | 2-5-1 | 71 | 7 | 1-5-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 6 | 1-4-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 87 | -3.71 | 73 | -1.34 | 86 | 72.56 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 5-4-1 | 76 | 9 | 4-4-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 4 | 3-1-0 | MVC |
| 110 | -11.88 | 74 | -1.79 | 128 | 98.83 | Whittier College | 3 | 2-1-0 | 72 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 81 | -2.13 | 75 | -1.79 | 63 | 61.42 | Harvard | 8 | 4-4-0 | 75 | 6 | 2-4-0 | NoDivi | 11 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 101 | -7.99 | 76 | -1.92 | 108 | 89.57 | Texas El Paso | 9 | 5-4-0 | 73 | 7 | 4-3-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Border |
| 82 | -2.54 | 77 | -2.67 | 15 | 41.25 | Wisconsin | 8 | 1-6-1 | 79 | 8 | 1-6-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 6 | 0-5-1 | Western |
| 72 | 0.20 | 78 | -2.96 | 12 | 39.83 | Carnegie Mellon | 8 | 3-5-0 | 78 | 6 | 1-5-0 | NoDivi | 11 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 94 | -6.70 | 79 | -3.15 | 120 | 95.56 | Colorado | 8 | 5-3-0 | 80 | 8 | 5-3-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Mountain States |
| 63 | 2.07 | 80 | -3.50 | 54 | 55.89 | Florida | 11 | 5-5-1 | 83 | 9 | 3-5-1 | NoDivi | 11 | 4 | 0-3-1 | SEC |
| 79 | -2.00 | 81 | -3.54 | 105 | 87.17 | Virginia | 9 | 5-4-0 | 82 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 74 | -0.66 | 82 | -3.72 | 135 | 110.14 | Richmond | 10 | 7-1-2 | 77 | 8 | 5-1-2 | NoDivi | 6 | 5 | 3-1-1 | Southern C |
| 76 | -1.56 | 83 | -4.11 | 50 | 54.50 | Brown | 9 | 5-3-1 | 81 | 5 | 1-3-1 | NoDivi | 12 | 3 | 0-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 88 | -3.74 | 84 | -4.33 | 46 | 52.57 | Army | 9 | 3-4-2 | 86 | 7 | 1-4-2 | NoDivi | 14 | 3 | 0-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 98 | -7.27 | 85 | -4.51 | 122 | 95.93 | William & Mary | 9 | 6-2-1 | 85 | 7 | 4-2-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 3 | 2-0-1 | Southern C |
| 90 | -5.18 | 86 | -4.83 | 112 | 91.94 | Arizona | 10 | 6-4-0 | 84 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Border |
| 57 | 3.65 | 87 | -4.92 | 57 | 57.40 | Texas Christian | 10 | 3-7-0 | 87 | 10 | 3-7-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 77 | -1.66 | 88 | -4.95 | 36 | 49.50 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 2-7-1 | 89 | 9 | 2-7-0 | NoDivi | 12 | 7 | 1-6-0 | SEC |
| 96 | -7.16 | 89 | -4.95 | 19 | 44.40 | North Carolina State | 10 | 2-8-0 | 90 | 10 | 2-8-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 6 | 2-4-0 | Southern C |
| 70 | 1.11 | 90 | -5.38 | 131 | 105.81 | Utah | 9 | 6-1-2 | 88 | 8 | 5-1-2 | NoDivi | 2 | 6 | 4-1-1 | Mountain States |
| 105 | -8.99 | 91 | -5.90 | 71 | 66.10 | South Carolina | 10 | 3-6-1 | 91 | 10 | 3-6-1 | NoDivi | 12 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Southern C |
| 80 | -2.04 | 92 | -6.19 | 91 | 75.50 | Miami FL | 10 | 5-5-0 | 93 | 8 | 3-5-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 75 | -0.90 | 93 | -6.85 | 41 | 51.39 | Temple | 9 | 2-7-0 | 94 | 9 | 2-7-0 | NoDivi | 12 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 93 | -6.31 | 94 | -6.87 | 123 | 96.33 | Pacific | 3 | 1-1-1 | 92 | 3 | 1-1-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 89 | -3.99 | 95 | -7.27 | 97 | 81.38 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 4-5-1 | 95 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 10 | 6 | 1-4-1 | Southern C |
| 91 | -5.44 | 96 | -7.62 | 98 | 81.83 | Tulsa | 10 | 4-5-1 | 97 | 10 | 4-5-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 4 | 2-1-1 | MVC |
| 85 | -3.31 | 97 | -7.78 | 114 | 92.50 | Furman | 9 | 5-4-0 | 98 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NoDivi | 11 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Southern C |
| 86 | -3.54 | 98 | -7.78 | 58 | 57.50 | California | 10 | 3-7-0 | 96 | 9 | 2-7-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 7 | 2-5-0 | PCC |
| 95 | -7.12 | 99 | -9.27 | 117 | 94.06 | Washington & Lee | 8 | 3-4-1 | 101 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Southern C |
| 92 | -6.30 | 100 | -9.32 | 110 | 91.33 | Rutgers | 3 | 1-1-1 | 99 | 3 | 1-1-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 97 | -7.25 | 101 | -9.38 | 29 | 47.11 | Stanford | 9 | 1-7-1 | 100 | 9 | 1-7-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 7 | 0-6-1 | PCC |
| 99 | -7.66 | 102 | -9.98 | 106 | 88.72 | Texas Tech | 11 | 5-5-1 | 104 | 10 | 4-5-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Border |
| 115 | -12.97 | 103 | -10.22 | 59 | 58.12 | Loyola Marymount | 9 | 2-6-1 | 102 | 8 | 1-6-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 108 | -10.20 | 104 | -10.72 | 115 | 93.67 | Drake | 10 | 5-5-0 | 103 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 2-3-0 | MVC |
| 83 | -2.59 | 105 | -11.72 | 38 | 50.10 | Rice | 11 | 1-9-1 | 106 | 10 | 1-8-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 6 | 0-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 114 | -12.48 | 106 | -11.76 | 127 | 98.00 | Saint Louis | 10 | 5-3-2 | 105 | 7 | 3-3-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 4 | 1-2-1 | MVC |
| 107 | -9.71 | 107 | -12.24 | 137 | 111.67 | Denver | 9 | 5-3-1 | 107 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 3-2-1 | Mountain States |
| 104 | -8.96 | 108 | -12.33 | 73 | 66.25 | Kansas | 8 | 2-6-0 | 108 | 8 | 2-6-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Big 6 |
| 122 | -16.54 | 109 | -12.33 | 136 | 111.42 | Brigham Young | 9 | 5-2-2 | 114 | 7 | 3-2-2 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 2-2-2 | Mountain States |
| 106 | -9.53 | 110 | -12.65 | 82 | 69.75 | Portland | 4 | 1-3-0 | 109 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 100 | -7.82 | 111 | -13.08 | 2 | 34.00 | Mercer | 3 | 0-3-0 | 112 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 113 | -12.35 | 112 | -13.09 | 88 | 73.50 | Sewanee | 8 | 3-5-0 | 111 | 6 | 2-4-0 | NoDivi | 13 | 3 | 0-3-0 | SEC |
| 112 | -12.02 | 113 | -13.17 | 95 | 78.69 | Montana | 9 | 3-6-0 | 110 | 8 | 2-6-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 3 | 1-2-0 | PCC |
| 109 | -11.00 | 114 | -13.67 | 24 | 46.33 | Lafayette | 3 | 0-3-0 | 113 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 117 | -13.27 | 115 | -15.15 | 118 | 94.50 | Creighton | 9 | 4-5-0 | 115 | 8 | 3-5-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 6 | 2-4-0 | MVC |
| 129 | -25.58 | 116 | -16.64 | 25 | 46.50 | University of Chicago | 8 | 2-6-0 | 118 | 5 | 0-5-0 | NoDivi | 10 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Western |
| 116 | -13.17 | 117 | -16.67 | 93 | 76.39 | Maryland | 9 | 2-7-0 | 117 | 9 | 2-7-0 | NoDivi | 13 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southern C |
| 118 | -14.35 | 118 | -16.98 | 65 | 62.79 | West Virginia | 9 | 2-6-1 | 119 | 7 | 0-6-1 | NoDivi | 14 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 102 | -8.59 | 119 | -17.01 | 80 | 69.40 | Bucknell | 8 | 3-5-0 | 120 | 5 | 1-4-0 | NoDivi | 15 | 2 | 0-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 119 | -14.39 | 120 | -17.36 | 90 | 75.06 | Davidson | 9 | 2-7-0 | 122 | 9 | 2-7-0 | NoDivi | 14 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Southern C |
| 111 | -12.00 | 121 | -17.60 | 74 | 66.28 | Centenary LA | 12 | 2-9-1 | 116 | 10 | 1-8-1 | NoDivi | 11 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 120 | -14.48 | 122 | -17.65 | 100 | 84.19 | Southwestern (TN) | 9 | 3-5-1 | 121 | 8 | 2-5-1 | NoDivi | 12 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 127 | -23.05 | 123 | -18.31 | 99 | 82.50 | New Mexico State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 123 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Border |
| 121 | -14.64 | 124 | -18.59 | 64 | 61.56 | Iowa State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 124 | 8 | 1-7-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Big 6 |
| 130 | -25.61 | 125 | -20.77 | 132 | 105.88 | Wichita State | 5 | 1-3-1 | 125 | 5 | 1-3-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 126 | -20.46 | 126 | -22.17 | 104 | 86.86 | Idaho | 8 | 2-6-0 | 126 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 10 | 3 | 0-3-0 | PCC |
| 123 | -18.56 | 127 | -22.49 | 130 | 105.56 | Colorado State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 127 | 8 | 2-6-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 6 | 2-4-0 | Mountain States |
| 124 | -19.17 | 128 | -22.88 | 31 | 47.25 | Samford | 4 | 0-4-0 | 128 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 132 | -27.44 | 129 | -24.69 | 111 | 91.50 | Hampden-Sydney College | 9 | 4-5-0 | 129 | 6 | 1-5-0 | NoDivi | 9 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 125 | -20.20 | 130 | -25.42 | 94 | 77.50 | Citadel | 11 | 3-8-0 | 131 | 9 | 1-8-0 | NoDivi | 15 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Southern C |
| 128 | -24.78 | 131 | -28.02 | 134 | 109.92 | Utah State | 8 | 3-4-1 | 130 | 7 | 2-4-1 | NoDivi | 5 | 6 | 2-3-1 | Mountain States |
| 131 | -26.99 | 132 | -28.30 | 124 | 97.80 | Washburn University | 10 | 6-4-0 | 132 | 5 | 1-4-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 4 | 1-3-0 | MVC |
| 137 | -38.03 | 133 | -29.98 | 119 | 95.08 | Northern Arizona | 8 | 1-6-1 | 133 | 6 | 0-6-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Border |
| 134 | -32.19 | 134 | -33.55 | 125 | 97.88 | Loyola (New Orleans) | 4 | 0-4-0 | 135 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 135 | -34.64 | 135 | -33.66 | 129 | 104.81 | Wyoming | 8 | 0-7-1 | 134 | 8 | 0-7-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 6 | 0-5-1 | Mountain States |
| 133 | -31.29 | 136 | -33.87 | 109 | 91.00 | McDaniel College | 3 | 0-3-0 | 136 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 136 | -36.58 | 137 | -35.12 | 126 | 98.00 | Randolph Macon College | 4 | 0-4-0 | 137 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 138 | -42.70 | 138 | -40.18 | 138 | 112.67 | Erskine | 3 | 0-3-0 | 138 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams | Arkansas State | 1 | 0-1-0 | |||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Connecticut | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Tech | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada Reno | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Southern Mississippi | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2 | 1-0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| California Davis | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Poly | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State LA | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Sam Houston | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Chattanooga | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Colorado School of Mines | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| East Central Oklahoma | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Emporia State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fort Hays State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Missouri Rolla | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northwest Missouri State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northwest Oklahoma | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne State MI | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| West Texas A&M | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Colorado | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western New Mexico | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Albright | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Amherst College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bates College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Beloit College | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Case Western Reserve | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Centre College | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Coe College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Gettysburg College | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Grinnell College | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Guilford College | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Illinois Wesleyan | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Birmingham Southern | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon Valley College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Millsaps College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg College | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Oberlin College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pomona-Pitzer | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Redlands | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Lawrence | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Southwestern (Texas) | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tufts University | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ursinus College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wabash College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Waynesburg College | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Williams College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wittenberg | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Baker University | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas Wesleyan | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Newport News - Apprentice | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Albertson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 2 | 0-0-2 | ||||||||||||||
| Clarkson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Colorado College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Davis & Elkins | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hawaii All-Stars | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Oglethorpe | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania Military | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Providence | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rollins | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Benedict | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Bonaventure | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Edward's | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Joseph's PA | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Mary's (Texas) | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego Marines | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Barbara | 1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tampa | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
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