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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 46 | 8.62 | 61 | 3.20 | 1 | 17.95 | UCLA | 10 | 1-9-0 | 1 | 10 | 1-9-0 | PCC | |
| 95 | -8.29 | 80 | -3.21 | 2 | 19.50 | Mercer | 3 | 0-3-0 | 2 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Major-Ind | |
| 66 | 1.06 | 89 | -5.86 | 3 | 21.36 | Illinois | 8 | 1-7-0 | 3 | 8 | 1-7-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 2 | 37.49 | 1 | 43.49 | 4 | 21.88 | Minnesota | 1 | 8 | 8-0-0 | 4 | 8 | 8-0-0 | BIG 10 |
| 21 | 18.03 | 23 | 15.72 | 5 | 24.83 | California | 10 | 4-6-0 | 5 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC | |
| 57 | 5.69 | 29 | 13.09 | 6 | 25.00 | Arkansas | 10 | 4-6-0 | 6 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWAC | |
| 35 | 10.41 | 81 | -3.34 | 7 | 28.21 | Purdue | 8 | 2-6-0 | 7 | 8 | 2-6-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 16 | 22.02 | 21 | 16.27 | 8 | 28.50 | Ohio State | 8 | 4-4-0 | 8 | 8 | 4-4-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 31 | 13.06 | 45 | 8.71 | 9 | 28.81 | Indiana | 8 | 3-5-0 | 9 | 8 | 3-5-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 1 | 39.99 | 3 | 34.20 | 10 | 29.69 | Michigan | 3 | 8 | 7-1-0 | 10 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 26 | 14.74 | 32 | 12.29 | 11 | 30.83 | Southern California | 9 | 3-4-2 | 11 | 9 | 3-4-2 | PCC | |
| 3 | 32.76 | 8 | 26.94 | 12 | 31.38 | Northwestern | 20 | 8 | 6-2-0 | 12 | 8 | 6-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 23 | 15.84 | 35 | 11.68 | 13 | 32.50 | Oregon | 9 | 4-4-1 | 13 | 9 | 4-4-1 | PCC | |
| 13 | 23.35 | 5 | 29.88 | 14 | 32.61 | Southern Methodist | 16 | 10 | 8-1-1 | 14 | 10 | 8-1-1 | SWAC |
| 4 | 32.62 | 2 | 37.05 | 15 | 32.83 | Stanford | 2 | 10 | 10-0-0 | 15 | 10 | 10-0-0 | PCC |
| 42 | 9.23 | 38 | 10.54 | 16 | 33.83 | Tulane | 10 | 5-5-0 | 16 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC | |
| 30 | 13.37 | 36 | 11.29 | 17 | 34.00 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 3-4-1 | 17 | 8 | 3-4-1 | EIC | |
| 6 | 29.93 | 4 | 31.74 | 18 | 35.00 | Texas A&M | 6 | 10 | 9-1-0 | 19 | 10 | 9-1-0 | SWAC |
| 7 | 28.91 | 6 | 28.35 | 19 | 35.00 | Washington | 10 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 18 | 9 | 7-2-0 | PCC |
| 28 | 13.93 | 39 | 10.35 | 20 | 35.57 | Iowa | 8 | 4-4-0 | 20 | 8 | 4-4-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 18 | 21.17 | 13 | 22.84 | 22 | 36.50 | Rice | 10 | 7-3-0 | 22 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SWAC | |
| 85 | -4.93 | 97 | -7.80 | 23 | 37.00 | Army | 9 | 1-7-1 | 23 | 9 | 1-7-1 | NEI | |
| 38 | 10.01 | 49 | 7.38 | 24 | 37.06 | Baylor | 10 | 4-6-0 | 24 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWAC | |
| 116 | -15.78 | 113 | -14.70 | 25 | 37.50 | Samford | 4 | 0-4-0 | 25 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Major-Ind | |
| 50 | 7.48 | 55 | 5.48 | 26 | 37.64 | Syracuse | 8 | 3-4-1 | 26 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NEI | |
| 51 | 7.33 | 59 | 4.48 | 27 | 38.45 | Texas Christian | 10 | 3-7-0 | 27 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SWAC | |
| 15 | 22.05 | 10 | 25.44 | 28 | 39.05 | Texas | 10 | 8-2-0 | 28 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SWAC | |
| 32 | 12.80 | 44 | 8.78 | 29 | 42.69 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4-4-0 | 29 | 8 | 4-4-0 | BIG 10 | |
| 29 | 13.73 | 24 | 15.69 | 30 | 43.05 | LSU | 10 | 6-4-0 | 30 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SEC | |
| 45 | 8.96 | 37 | 10.99 | 31 | 43.05 | Washington State | 10 | 4-4-2 | 31 | 10 | 4-4-2 | PCC | |
| 48 | 8.12 | 43 | 8.99 | 32 | 43.67 | Colgate | 8 | 5-3-0 | 32 | 8 | 5-3-0 | NEI | |
| 25 | 15.46 | 19 | 16.56 | 33 | 44.83 | Oregon State | 9 | 5-3-1 | 33 | 9 | 5-3-1 | PCC | |
| 40 | 9.84 | 30 | 13.01 | 35 | 48.38 | Columbia | 9 | 5-2-2 | 35 | 9 | 5-2-2 | NEI | |
| 34 | 11.83 | 31 | 12.88 | 37 | 49.82 | Auburn | 11 | 6-4-1 | 37 | 11 | 6-4-1 | SEC | |
| 56 | 5.75 | 60 | 3.82 | 38 | 50.19 | Temple | 9 | 4-4-1 | 38 | 9 | 4-4-1 | EIC | |
| 117 | -15.85 | 111 | -13.46 | 39 | 50.19 | Idaho | 9 | 1-7-1 | 39 | 9 | 1-7-1 | PCC | |
| 96 | -8.40 | 106 | -10.76 | 40 | 50.31 | Yale | 8 | 1-7-0 | 40 | 8 | 1-7-0 | NEI | |
| 8 | 27.26 | 17 | 19.29 | 43 | 52.81 | Cornell | 15 | 8 | 6-2-0 | 43 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NEI |
| 72 | -0.47 | 93 | -6.80 | 45 | 55.89 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 3-7-0 | 45 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC | |
| 24 | 15.60 | 22 | 15.94 | 46 | 56.38 | Notre Dame | 9 | 7-2-0 | 46 | 9 | 7-2-0 | EIC | |
| 43 | 9.23 | 53 | 6.12 | 48 | 57.14 | Harvard | 8 | 3-2-3 | 48 | 8 | 3-2-3 | NEI | |
| 9 | 26.16 | 9 | 26.65 | 50 | 57.88 | Mississippi State | 9 | 11 | 10-0-1 | 50 | 11 | 10-0-1 | SEC |
| 17 | 21.75 | 16 | 21.04 | 51 | 57.94 | Fordham | 12 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 51 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NEI |
| 36 | 10.20 | 67 | -0.26 | 52 | 58.62 | Michigan State | 8 | 3-4-1 | 52 | 8 | 3-4-1 | EIC | |
| 70 | 0.46 | 69 | -0.45 | 53 | 58.67 | Holy Cross | 10 | 4-5-1 | 53 | 10 | 4-5-1 | NEI | |
| 71 | 0.27 | 63 | 1.68 | 54 | 58.94 | Florida | 10 | 5-5-0 | 54 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC | |
| 12 | 23.99 | 14 | 22.18 | 55 | 59.38 | Pennsylvania | 14 | 8 | 6-1-1 | 55 | 8 | 6-1-1 | EIC |
| 77 | -1.83 | 100 | -9.15 | 56 | 59.44 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 3-6-1 | 56 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SEC | |
| 14 | 22.30 | 12 | 25.09 | 57 | 59.50 | Nebraska | 7 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 57 | 10 | 8-2-0 | BIG 6 |
| 22 | 16.66 | 18 | 17.69 | 59 | 61.28 | Mississippi | 11 | 9-2-0 | 59 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC | |
| 81 | -4.04 | 107 | -11.04 | 60 | 61.67 | Bucknell | 3 | 0-2-1 | 60 | 3 | 0-2-1 | Major-Ind | |
| 27 | 14.33 | 25 | 15.60 | 61 | 61.88 | Alabama | 9 | 7-2-0 | 61 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SEC | |
| 20 | 20.00 | 20 | 16.43 | 62 | 61.89 | Duke | 18 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 62 | 9 | 7-2-0 | SoCon |
| 44 | 9.20 | 33 | 11.98 | 63 | 63.11 | Oklahoma | 9 | 6-3-0 | 63 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 6 | |
| 64 | 2.88 | 65 | 0.57 | 64 | 63.17 | Georgia | 10 | 5-4-1 | 64 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SEC | |
| 59 | 4.44 | 50 | 7.26 | 65 | 63.29 | Princeton | 8 | 5-2-1 | 65 | 8 | 5-2-1 | EIC | |
| 65 | 1.94 | 78 | -2.80 | 66 | 63.75 | Villanova | 9 | 4-5-0 | 66 | 9 | 4-5-0 | EIC | |
| 5 | 30.99 | 7 | 27.16 | 67 | 63.83 | Tennessee | 4 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 67 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 62 | 3.40 | 57 | 4.97 | 69 | 65.06 | North Carolina | 10 | 6-4-0 | 69 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SoCon | |
| 79 | -2.93 | 66 | 0.45 | 70 | 65.14 | Brown | 10 | 6-3-1 | 70 | 10 | 6-3-1 | NEI | |
| 83 | -4.18 | 87 | -5.33 | 71 | 66.06 | North Carolina State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 71 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SoCon | |
| 61 | 3.84 | 54 | 5.71 | 73 | 67.00 | Wake Forest | 10 | 7-3-0 | 73 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SoCon | |
| 37 | 10.19 | 34 | 11.75 | 74 | 67.06 | Navy | 9 | 6-2-1 | 74 | 9 | 6-2-1 | EIC | |
| 97 | -8.42 | 90 | -6.64 | 75 | 67.14 | West Virginia | 9 | 4-4-1 | 75 | 9 | 4-4-1 | EIC | |
| 120 | -20.07 | 123 | -22.98 | 76 | 67.92 | Miami (FL) | 10 | 3-7-0 | 76 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SWIC | |
| 93 | -6.92 | 73 | -0.85 | 77 | 68.33 | Montana | 9 | 4-4-1 | 77 | 9 | 4-4-1 | PCC | |
| 68 | 0.82 | 64 | 1.00 | 78 | 68.38 | Dartmouth | 9 | 5-4-0 | 78 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NEI | |
| 54 | 6.35 | 52 | 6.59 | 80 | 69.93 | Clemson | 9 | 6-2-1 | 80 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SoCon | |
| 10 | 24.95 | 11 | 25.29 | 81 | 70.38 | Boston College | 5 | 11 | 11-0-0 | 81 | 11 | 11-0-0 | NEI |
| 60 | 3.95 | 74 | -0.86 | 82 | 71.19 | Kentucky | 10 | 5-3-2 | 82 | 10 | 5-3-2 | SEC | |
| 49 | 7.63 | 47 | 8.50 | 84 | 72.65 | Tulsa | 10 | 7-3-0 | 84 | 10 | 7-3-0 | MVC | |
| 73 | -0.50 | 51 | 6.90 | 85 | 73.00 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2-1-0 | 85 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Major-Ind | |
| 91 | -6.70 | 75 | -0.97 | 88 | 75.17 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1-1-1 | 88 | 3 | 1-1-1 | Major-Ind | |
| 19 | 21.07 | 26 | 15.58 | 89 | 75.50 | Georgetown | 13 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 89 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SWIC |
| 129 | -25.68 | 132 | -26.96 | 90 | 76.50 | Maryland | 9 | 2-6-1 | 90 | 9 | 2-6-1 | SoCon | |
| 109 | -12.90 | 119 | -17.34 | 92 | 77.06 | Kansas State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 92 | 9 | 2-7-0 | BIG 6 | |
| 102 | -9.08 | 104 | -10.57 | 93 | 77.50 | South Carolina | 9 | 3-6-0 | 93 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SoCon | |
| 52 | 7.24 | 58 | 4.51 | 94 | 78.78 | Missouri | 9 | 6-3-0 | 94 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 6 | |
| 104 | -9.71 | 105 | -10.60 | 95 | 78.81 | Iowa State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 95 | 9 | 4-5-0 | BIG 6 | |
| 114 | -15.37 | 121 | -17.65 | 96 | 80.28 | Kansas | 9 | 2-7-0 | 96 | 9 | 2-7-0 | BIG 6 | |
| 41 | 9.41 | 46 | 8.53 | 97 | 82.31 | Penn State | 8 | 6-1-1 | 97 | 8 | 6-1-1 | EIC | |
| 75 | -1.22 | 77 | -1.63 | 100 | 86.44 | Colorado | 9 | 5-3-1 | 100 | 9 | 5-3-1 | MSC | |
| 107 | -11.80 | 108 | -11.25 | 101 | 88.14 | Brigham Young | 8 | 2-4-2 | 101 | 8 | 2-4-2 | MSC | |
| 98 | -8.51 | 91 | -6.72 | 102 | 88.25 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 5-5-0 | 102 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SoCon | |
| 99 | -8.77 | 102 | -9.75 | 103 | 88.28 | Virginia | 9 | 4-5-0 | 103 | 9 | 4-5-0 | SWIC | |
| 105 | -10.57 | 92 | -6.72 | 104 | 88.50 | Texas El Paso | 9 | 4-4-1 | 104 | 9 | 4-4-1 | BC | |
| 82 | -4.16 | 79 | -3.14 | 105 | 88.89 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6-3-1 | 105 | 10 | 6-3-1 | MVC | |
| 119 | -16.63 | 118 | -17.28 | 107 | 89.62 | Utah State | 8 | 2-5-1 | 107 | 8 | 2-5-1 | MSC | |
| 78 | -2.13 | 82 | -3.53 | 109 | 90.21 | Furman | 9 | 5-4-0 | 109 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SoCon | |
| 55 | 5.94 | 48 | 8.32 | 110 | 90.39 | Utah | 9 | 7-2-0 | 110 | 9 | 7-2-0 | MSC | |
| 131 | -28.71 | 120 | -17.52 | 111 | 92.00 | Lehigh | 3 | 1-2-0 | 111 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Major-Ind | |
| 115 | -15.43 | 110 | -13.38 | 112 | 92.50 | Davidson | 10 | 5-5-0 | 112 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SoCon | |
| 86 | -5.19 | 68 | -0.28 | 114 | 94.69 | William & Mary | 9 | 6-2-1 | 114 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SoCon | |
| 80 | -3.02 | 71 | -0.74 | 116 | 95.12 | Virginia Military | 10 | 7-2-1 | 116 | 10 | 7-2-1 | SoCon | |
| 63 | 3.22 | 41 | 9.32 | 117 | 96.27 | Texas Tech | 11 | 9-1-1 | 117 | 11 | 9-1-1 | BC | |
| 130 | -27.16 | 127 | -24.81 | 118 | 97.75 | Wyoming | 9 | 1-7-1 | 118 | 9 | 1-7-1 | MSC | |
| 121 | -20.10 | 112 | -14.40 | 120 | 98.38 | Colorado State | 9 | 3-4-2 | 120 | 9 | 3-4-2 | MSC | |
| 88 | -5.78 | 76 | -1.63 | 121 | 98.64 | Arizona State | 11 | 7-2-2 | 121 | 11 | 7-2-2 | BC | |
| 113 | -15.14 | 84 | -4.82 | 122 | 99.44 | Richmond | 9 | 6-3-0 | 122 | 9 | 6-3-0 | SoCon | |
| 69 | 0.55 | 62 | 2.19 | 123 | 101.11 | Arizona | 9 | 7-2-0 | 123 | 9 | 7-2-0 | BC | |
| 128 | -24.96 | 124 | -23.12 | 125 | 101.60 | Citadel | 9 | 4-5-0 | 125 | 9 | 4-5-0 | SoCon | |
| 123 | -23.20 | 129 | -26.28 | 128 | 104.14 | Drake | 9 | 4-5-0 | 128 | 9 | 4-5-0 | MVC | |
| 58 | 5.07 | 40 | 10.21 | 130 | 104.67 | San Jose State | 3 | 3-0-0 | 130 | 3 | 3-0-0 | Major-Ind | |
| 110 | -13.26 | 117 | -15.49 | 131 | 104.94 | New Mexico | 9 | 5-4-0 | 131 | 9 | 5-4-0 | BC | |
| 132 | -30.07 | 126 | -24.19 | 132 | 105.33 | New Mexico State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 132 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BC | |
| 135 | -36.62 | 134 | -32.91 | 133 | 105.71 | Northern Arizona | 8 | 2-6-0 | 133 | 8 | 2-6-0 | BC | |
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