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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 |
| 2 | 36.56 | 1 | 42.43 | 4 | 23.94 | Minnesota | 8 | 8-0-0 | 1 | 8 | 8-0-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 6 | 6-0-0 | Western |
| 4 | 31.69 | 2 | 37.72 | 16 | 33.30 | Stanford | 10 | 10-0-0 | 2 | 10 | 10-0-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 7 | 7-0-0 | PCC |
| 6 | 29.18 | 3 | 33.32 | 15 | 33.17 | Texas A&M | 10 | 9-1-0 | 4 | 9 | 8-1-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Southwest AC |
| 1 | 38.80 | 4 | 33.20 | 14 | 33.00 | Michigan | 8 | 7-1-0 | 3 | 8 | 7-1-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 4 | 3-1-0 | Western |
| 13 | 23.26 | 5 | 30.75 | 12 | 32.17 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 8-1-1 | 5 | 9 | 7-1-1 | NoDivi | 2 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Southwest AC |
| 7 | 28.26 | 6 | 29.98 | 64 | 61.56 | Boston College | 11 | 11-0-0 | 6 | 9 | 9-0-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 8 | 28.15 | 7 | 29.01 | 42 | 50.83 | Mississippi State | 11 | 10-0-1 | 7 | 9 | 8-0-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 5 | 4-0-1 | SEC |
| 10 | 27.22 | 8 | 27.37 | 24 | 37.56 | Washington | 9 | 7-2-0 | 9 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 8 | 7-1-0 | PCC |
| 3 | 32.06 | 9 | 26.12 | 13 | 32.50 | Northwestern | 8 | 6-2-0 | 8 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Western |
| 15 | 21.96 | 10 | 25.77 | 27 | 38.60 | Texas | 10 | 8-2-0 | 10 | 10 | 8-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 5 | 29.40 | 11 | 24.84 | 50 | 55.70 | Tennessee | 11 | 10-1-0 | 11 | 10 | 9-1-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 5-0-0 | SEC |
| 11 | 26.16 | 12 | 24.30 | 49 | 54.14 | Santa Clara | 8 | 6-1-1 | 15 | 8 | 6-1-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 3 | 3-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 16 | 21.51 | 13 | 23.53 | 48 | 54.00 | Nebraska | 10 | 8-2-0 | 13 | 10 | 8-2-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 5 | 5-0-0 | Big 6 |
| 18 | 21.11 | 14 | 23.46 | 20 | 35.22 | Rice | 10 | 7-3-0 | 12 | 9 | 6-3-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 12 | 23.63 | 15 | 21.70 | 63 | 60.81 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 6-1-1 | 14 | 8 | 6-1-1 | NoDivi | 5 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 14 | 22.24 | 16 | 19.87 | 46 | 52.56 | Fordham | 9 | 7-2-0 | 16 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 11 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 9 | 27.48 | 17 | 19.41 | 47 | 53.06 | Cornell | 8 | 6-2-0 | 17 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 21 | 17.64 | 18 | 18.76 | 60 | 59.44 | Mississippi | 11 | 9-2-0 | 18 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 4 | 3-1-0 | SEC |
| 20 | 20.54 | 19 | 16.54 | 62 | 60.11 | Duke | 9 | 7-2-0 | 19 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | Southern C |
| 22 | 15.50 | 20 | 16.51 | 56 | 58.19 | Alabama | 9 | 7-2-0 | 20 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SEC |
| 24 | 14.60 | 21 | 16.35 | 30 | 41.70 | Louisiana State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 21 | 10 | 6-4-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 17 | 21.48 | 22 | 15.60 | 6 | 30.25 | Ohio State | 8 | 4-4-0 | 22 | 8 | 4-4-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Western |
| 26 | 13.45 | 23 | 15.59 | 40 | 50.38 | Oregon State | 9 | 5-3-1 | 27 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 8 | 4-3-1 | PCC |
| 23 | 15.23 | 24 | 15.24 | 54 | 57.06 | Notre Dame | 9 | 7-2-0 | 24 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 19 | 20.90 | 25 | 15.22 | 72 | 65.81 | Georgetown | 10 | 8-2-0 | 23 | 8 | 6-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 37 | 10.43 | 26 | 14.72 | 117 | 96.57 | Hardin-Simmons | 9 | 9-0-0 | 26 | 7 | 7-0-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 3 | 3-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 28 | 13.36 | 27 | 14.52 | 37 | 46.14 | Auburn | 11 | 6-4-1 | 25 | 11 | 6-4-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 6 | 3-2-1 | SEC |
| 34 | 11.83 | 28 | 14.42 | 35 | 45.92 | Columbia | 9 | 5-2-2 | 30 | 8 | 4-2-2 | NoDivi | 3 | 5 | 2-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 44 | 8.53 | 29 | 13.91 | 87 | 73.79 | Duquesne | 8 | 7-1-0 | 28 | 7 | 6-1-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 3 | 3-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 57 | 5.68 | 30 | 13.37 | 5 | 24.50 | Arkansas | 10 | 4-6-0 | 29 | 9 | 3-6-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 29 | 13.26 | 31 | 12.57 | 9 | 31.80 | California | 10 | 4-6-0 | 34 | 10 | 4-6-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PCC |
| 42 | 9.31 | 32 | 11.93 | 67 | 63.33 | Oklahoma | 9 | 6-3-0 | 33 | 9 | 6-3-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | Big 6 |
| 36 | 10.44 | 33 | 11.64 | 8 | 30.89 | Tulane | 10 | 5-5-0 | 32 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 10 | 4 | 1-3-0 | SEC |
| 39 | 9.82 | 34 | 11.39 | 84 | 72.56 | Navy | 9 | 6-2-1 | 31 | 9 | 6-2-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 48 | 7.40 | 35 | 10.80 | 34 | 45.60 | Washington State | 10 | 4-4-2 | 40 | 10 | 4-4-2 | NoDivi | 7 | 9 | 3-4-2 | PCC |
| 27 | 13.41 | 36 | 10.73 | 17 | 34.06 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 3-4-1 | 35 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 58 | 5.64 | 37 | 10.62 | 128 | 103.67 | San Jose State | 3 | 3-0-0 | 37 | 3 | 3-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 31 | 12.56 | 38 | 10.53 | 18 | 34.88 | Southern California | 9 | 3-4-2 | 36 | 9 | 3-4-2 | NoDivi | 4 | 7 | 2-3-2 | PCC |
| 25 | 13.90 | 39 | 10.51 | 19 | 34.94 | Oregon | 9 | 4-4-1 | 42 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 8 | 3-4-1 | PCC |
| 64 | 3.50 | 40 | 9.86 | 116 | 95.64 | Texas Tech | 11 | 9-1-1 | 41 | 11 | 9-1-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Border |
| 45 | 8.46 | 41 | 9.19 | 32 | 43.67 | Colgate | 8 | 5-3-0 | 39 | 6 | 3-3-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 30 | 13.19 | 42 | 9.00 | 25 | 38.00 | Iowa | 8 | 4-4-0 | 38 | 7 | 3-4-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Western |
| 56 | 5.92 | 43 | 8.89 | 109 | 90.56 | Utah | 9 | 7-2-0 | 47 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Mountain States |
| 53 | 7.13 | 44 | 8.78 | 86 | 72.80 | Tulsa | 10 | 7-3-0 | 43 | 10 | 7-3-0 | NoDivi | 1 | 4 | 4-0-0 | MVC |
| 35 | 11.14 | 45 | 8.72 | 59 | 59.25 | St. Mary's CA | 8 | 5-3-0 | 49 | 8 | 5-3-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 4 | 3-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 32 | 12.27 | 46 | 8.45 | 33 | 44.38 | Wisconsin | 8 | 4-4-0 | 45 | 8 | 4-4-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Western |
| 38 | 9.91 | 47 | 7.80 | 23 | 37.00 | Baylor | 10 | 4-6-0 | 48 | 9 | 3-6-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 6 | 0-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 9.68 | 48 | 7.60 | 99 | 82.38 | Penn State | 8 | 6-1-1 | 44 | 8 | 6-1-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 33 | 12.05 | 49 | 7.55 | 10 | 31.88 | Indiana | 8 | 3-5-0 | 46 | 8 | 3-5-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Western |
| 50 | 7.18 | 50 | 7.53 | 76 | 67.21 | Clemson | 9 | 6-2-1 | 51 | 7 | 4-2-1 | NoDivi | 1 | 4 | 4-0-0 | Southern C |
| 75 | -0.59 | 51 | 7.09 | 85 | 72.67 | Louisiana Tech | 3 | 2-1-0 | 52 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 63 | 3.65 | 52 | 7.08 | 74 | 66.67 | Princeton | 8 | 5-2-1 | 50 | 7 | 4-2-1 | NoDivi | 12 | 2 | 0-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 61 | 4.41 | 53 | 6.21 | 71 | 65.25 | Wake Forest | 10 | 7-3-0 | 54 | 8 | 5-3-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Southern C |
| 52 | 7.13 | 54 | 5.86 | 92 | 76.64 | Detroit | 9 | 7-2-0 | 55 | 7 | 5-2-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 62 | 3.96 | 55 | 5.43 | 69 | 63.83 | North Carolina | 10 | 6-4-0 | 57 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Southern C |
| 47 | 7.75 | 56 | 5.06 | 22 | 37.00 | Syracuse | 8 | 3-4-1 | 56 | 7 | 2-4-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 4 | 2-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 49 | 7.24 | 57 | 4.92 | 26 | 38.30 | Texas Christian | 10 | 3-7-0 | 58 | 10 | 3-7-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 6 | 2-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 41 | 9.67 | 58 | 4.69 | 61 | 60.00 | Harvard | 8 | 3-2-3 | 53 | 7 | 2-2-3 | NoDivi | 5 | 4 | 2-1-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 51 | 7.17 | 59 | 4.12 | 94 | 78.67 | Missouri | 9 | 6-3-0 | 60 | 9 | 6-3-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Big 6 |
| 67 | 1.31 | 60 | 3.46 | 52 | 56.83 | Florida | 10 | 5-5-0 | 61 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 5 | 2-3-0 | SEC |
| 55 | 6.02 | 61 | 2.95 | 44 | 51.38 | Temple | 9 | 4-4-1 | 59 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 60 | 4.51 | 62 | 2.39 | 58 | 59.11 | Georgia | 10 | 5-4-1 | 62 | 9 | 4-4-1 | NoDivi | 8 | 6 | 2-3-1 | SEC |
| 54 | 6.86 | 63 | 2.32 | 2 | 19.95 | UCLA | 10 | 1-9-0 | 65 | 10 | 1-9-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 7 | 1-6-0 | PCC |
| 71 | 0.27 | 64 | 2.08 | 125 | 101.22 | Arizona | 9 | 7-2-0 | 63 | 9 | 7-2-0 | NoDivi | 3 | 4 | 3-1-0 | Border |
| 59 | 5.60 | 65 | 1.10 | 79 | 68.25 | Kentucky | 10 | 5-3-2 | 66 | 8 | 3-3-2 | NoDivi | 9 | 5 | 1-2-2 | SEC |
| 91 | -6.38 | 66 | 0.92 | 66 | 62.30 | Montana | 9 | 4-4-1 | 78 | 6 | 2-3-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 3 | 1-2-0 | PCC |
| 69 | 0.81 | 67 | 0.59 | 81 | 69.38 | Dartmouth | 9 | 5-4-0 | 64 | 8 | 4-4-0 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 86 | -5.27 | 68 | -0.29 | 118 | 97.36 | William & Mary | 9 | 6-2-1 | 69 | 8 | 5-2-1 | NoDivi | 5 | 4 | 2-1-1 | Southern C |
| 85 | -4.62 | 69 | -0.42 | 121 | 98.75 | Arizona State | 11 | 7-2-2 | 76 | 7 | 4-1-2 | NoDivi | 1 | 4 | 3-0-1 | Border |
| 68 | 0.95 | 70 | -0.52 | 55 | 57.78 | Holy Cross | 10 | 4-5-1 | 68 | 9 | 3-5-1 | NoDivi | 12 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 78 | -1.74 | 71 | -0.84 | 113 | 93.12 | Denver | 9 | 6-2-1 | 73 | 8 | 5-2-1 | NoDivi | 2 | 6 | 4-1-1 | Mountain States |
| 79 | -2.42 | 72 | -0.89 | 119 | 97.64 | Virginia Military | 10 | 7-2-1 | 70 | 8 | 5-2-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 6 | 3-2-1 | Southern C |
| 83 | -4.42 | 73 | -0.94 | 83 | 71.25 | Brown | 10 | 6-3-1 | 67 | 7 | 3-3-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 7 | 3-3-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 73 | 0.08 | 74 | -1.05 | 88 | 74.14 | Gonzaga | 10 | 5-4-1 | 75 | 7 | 3-3-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 92 | -6.74 | 75 | -1.23 | 90 | 76.00 | Cincinnati | 3 | 1-1-1 | 72 | 3 | 1-1-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 76 | -1.35 | 76 | -1.69 | 101 | 86.44 | Colorado | 9 | 5-3-1 | 74 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 3 | 6 | 4-1-1 | Mountain States |
| 66 | 2.32 | 77 | -2.54 | 65 | 61.88 | Villanova | 9 | 4-5-0 | 77 | 8 | 3-5-0 | NoDivi | 11 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 82 | -3.94 | 78 | -2.66 | 98 | 82.07 | George Washington | 9 | 5-3-1 | 81 | 8 | 4-3-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 46 | 7.89 | 79 | -2.76 | 75 | 66.93 | Michigan State | 8 | 3-4-1 | 71 | 8 | 3-4-1 | NoDivi | 13 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 65 | 3.40 | 80 | -2.89 | 39 | 50.10 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 3-7-0 | 79 | 10 | 3-7-0 | NoDivi | 12 | 6 | 1-5-0 | SEC |
| 77 | -1.50 | 81 | -2.89 | 105 | 88.71 | Furman | 9 | 5-4-0 | 80 | 7 | 4-3-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Southern C |
| 94 | -7.91 | 82 | -3.13 | 1 | 17.17 | Mercer | 3 | 0-3-0 | 82 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 84 | -4.51 | 83 | -3.50 | 107 | 89.67 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6-3-1 | 83 | 9 | 5-3-1 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | MVC |
| 70 | 0.33 | 84 | -4.02 | 31 | 42.79 | San Francisco | 8 | 1-6-1 | 88 | 8 | 1-6-1 | NoDivi | 5 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 81 | -3.56 | 85 | -4.64 | 70 | 65.11 | North Carolina State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 87 | 9 | 3-6-0 | NoDivi | 11 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Southern C |
| 114 | -14.89 | 86 | -4.90 | 122 | 99.12 | Richmond | 9 | 6-3-0 | 85 | 8 | 5-3-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Southern C |
| 43 | 9.24 | 87 | -4.93 | 7 | 30.64 | Purdue | 8 | 2-6-0 | 84 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Western |
| 105 | -10.81 | 88 | -5.24 | 110 | 91.00 | Franklin & Marshall | 4 | 2-2-0 | 86 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 101 | -8.79 | 89 | -5.46 | 80 | 68.33 | Centenary LA | 10 | 3-7-0 | 89 | 9 | 3-6-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 89 | -5.61 | 90 | -6.79 | 21 | 36.00 | Southwestern (TN) | 5 | 0-4-1 | 92 | 5 | 0-4-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 72 | 0.25 | 91 | -6.86 | 3 | 23.00 | Illinois | 8 | 1-7-0 | 93 | 7 | 0-7-0 | NoDivi | 9 | 5 | 0-5-0 | Western |
| 95 | -8.05 | 92 | -6.95 | 102 | 88.00 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 5-5-0 | 90 | 8 | 4-4-0 | NoDivi | 10 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Southern C |
| 98 | -8.42 | 93 | -7.26 | 77 | 67.29 | West Virginia | 9 | 4-4-1 | 91 | 7 | 2-4-1 | NoDivi | 14 | 2 | 0-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 74 | -0.42 | 94 | -7.63 | 53 | 56.89 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 3-6-1 | 95 | 9 | 2-6-1 | NoDivi | 11 | 6 | 0-5-1 | SEC |
| 106 | -11.56 | 95 | -7.68 | 106 | 89.58 | Texas El Paso | 9 | 4-4-1 | 94 | 7 | 3-3-1 | NoDivi | 2 | 5 | 3-1-1 | Border |
| 90 | -5.70 | 96 | -7.76 | 78 | 67.56 | Marquette | 9 | 2-6-1 | 100 | 9 | 2-6-1 | NoDivi | 10 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 103 | -9.50 | 97 | -8.11 | 41 | 50.43 | New York University | 9 | 2-7-0 | 96 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 13 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 96 | -8.08 | 98 | -8.22 | 120 | 98.75 | Creighton | 10 | 6-2-2 | 99 | 7 | 3-2-2 | NoDivi | 3 | 4 | 2-2-0 | MVC |
| 93 | -7.01 | 99 | -8.35 | 51 | 56.75 | Carnegie Mellon | 8 | 3-5-0 | 98 | 6 | 1-5-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 87 | -5.58 | 100 | -8.72 | 28 | 38.79 | Army | 9 | 1-7-1 | 97 | 7 | 0-6-1 | NoDivi | 10 | 3 | 0-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 100 | -8.75 | 101 | -8.92 | 68 | 63.62 | Catholic University | 4 | 1-3-0 | 101 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 99 | -8.71 | 102 | -9.67 | 103 | 88.28 | Virginia | 9 | 4-5-0 | 102 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 97 | -8.40 | 103 | -10.14 | 91 | 76.44 | South Carolina | 9 | 3-6-0 | 103 | 9 | 3-6-0 | NoDivi | 13 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Southern C |
| 104 | -9.96 | 104 | -10.68 | 95 | 79.06 | Iowa State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 106 | 8 | 3-5-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Big 6 |
| 88 | -5.60 | 105 | -11.05 | 57 | 58.50 | Manhattan | 9 | 3-6-0 | 107 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 14 | 2 | 0-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 107 | -12.16 | 106 | -11.35 | 104 | 88.36 | Brigham Young | 8 | 2-4-2 | 108 | 7 | 2-4-1 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 2-3-1 | Mountain States |
| 102 | -8.82 | 107 | -11.37 | 45 | 52.06 | Yale | 8 | 1-7-0 | 104 | 8 | 1-7-0 | NoDivi | 9 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 117 | -15.95 | 108 | -11.72 | 29 | 40.43 | Idaho | 9 | 1-7-1 | 112 | 8 | 0-7-1 | NoDivi | 10 | 4 | 0-4-0 | PCC |
| 109 | -13.20 | 109 | -11.72 | 11 | 32.12 | Samford | 4 | 0-4-0 | 109 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 120 | -19.11 | 110 | -12.70 | 114 | 93.71 | Colorado State | 9 | 3-4-2 | 113 | 8 | 2-4-2 | NoDivi | 5 | 6 | 1-3-2 | Mountain States |
| 113 | -14.79 | 111 | -12.95 | 111 | 91.56 | Davidson | 10 | 5-5-0 | 111 | 9 | 4-5-0 | NoDivi | 14 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Southern C |
| 116 | -15.50 | 112 | -14.43 | 38 | 46.71 | Loyola Marymount | 10 | 3-7-0 | 116 | 7 | 0-7-0 | NoDivi | 8 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 111 | -14.22 | 113 | -14.56 | 97 | 81.00 | West Texas A&M | 3 | 1-2-0 | 115 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 110 | -13.23 | 114 | -15.28 | 131 | 105.00 | New Mexico | 9 | 5-4-0 | 117 | 9 | 5-4-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Border |
| 118 | -16.35 | 115 | -15.40 | 36 | 46.00 | Portland | 4 | 0-3-1 | 110 | 4 | 0-3-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 112 | -14.36 | 116 | -15.76 | 108 | 90.33 | Saint Louis | 10 | 3-6-1 | 114 | 9 | 3-6-0 | NoDivi | 4 | 5 | 2-3-0 | MVC |
| 80 | -3.49 | 117 | -16.96 | 43 | 51.00 | Bucknell | 3 | 0-2-1 | 105 | 3 | 0-2-1 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 130 | -28.47 | 118 | -17.64 | 112 | 92.17 | Lehigh | 3 | 1-2-0 | 118 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 108 | -12.94 | 119 | -17.72 | 93 | 77.89 | Kansas State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 119 | 9 | 2-7-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Big 6 |
| 115 | -15.32 | 120 | -17.80 | 96 | 79.78 | Kansas | 9 | 2-7-0 | 121 | 9 | 2-7-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 5 | 0-5-0 | Big 6 |
| 119 | -17.08 | 121 | -18.30 | 100 | 85.79 | Utah State | 8 | 2-5-1 | 120 | 8 | 2-5-1 | NoDivi | 6 | 6 | 2-4-0 | Mountain States |
| 121 | -19.24 | 122 | -22.08 | 73 | 66.08 | Miami FL | 10 | 3-7-0 | 123 | 6 | 0-6-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 129 | -25.70 | 123 | -22.34 | 135 | 112.50 | Wichita State | 5 | 2-3-0 | 122 | 5 | 2-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 127 | -24.24 | 124 | -22.54 | 123 | 99.80 | Citadel | 9 | 4-5-0 | 124 | 5 | 1-4-0 | NoDivi | 15 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Southern C |
| 123 | -23.41 | 125 | -23.42 | 124 | 100.20 | Washington & Lee | 10 | 2-7-1 | 125 | 10 | 2-7-1 | NoDivi | 9 | 3 | 1-1-1 | Southern C |
| 132 | -30.05 | 126 | -24.05 | 130 | 104.92 | New Mexico State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 126 | 6 | 2-4-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Border |
| 125 | -23.43 | 127 | -25.44 | 82 | 70.67 | Centre College | 3 | 0-3-0 | 128 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 122 | -23.30 | 128 | -26.42 | 126 | 102.70 | Sewanee | 8 | 3-5-0 | 129 | 5 | 1-4-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 126 | -23.67 | 129 | -26.51 | 129 | 104.86 | Drake | 9 | 4-5-0 | 131 | 7 | 2-5-0 | NoDivi | 5 | 4 | 2-2-0 | MVC |
| 134 | -36.00 | 130 | -26.59 | 136 | 114.64 | Hampden-Sydney College | 9 | 4-5-0 | 130 | 7 | 2-5-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 128 | -25.32 | 131 | -26.71 | 89 | 75.86 | Maryland | 9 | 2-6-1 | 132 | 7 | 0-6-1 | NoDivi | 12 | 2 | 0-1-1 | Southern C |
| 131 | -28.98 | 132 | -27.05 | 115 | 94.93 | Wyoming | 9 | 1-7-1 | 127 | 8 | 1-6-1 | NoDivi | 7 | 6 | 0-5-1 | Mountain States |
| 124 | -23.41 | 133 | -32.04 | 133 | 105.33 | Washington MO | 9 | 3-6-0 | 133 | 6 | 1-5-0 | NoDivi | 6 | 4 | 1-3-0 | MVC |
| 135 | -36.59 | 134 | -32.88 | 132 | 105.14 | Northern Arizona | 8 | 2-6-0 | 134 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 5 | 0-5-0 | Border |
| 137 | -52.15 | 135 | -36.63 | 127 | 103.00 | Randolph Macon College | 3 | 0-3-0 | 135 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 133 | -33.39 | 136 | -41.63 | 138 | 128.83 | Emporia State | 3 | 1-2-0 | 136 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 136 | -37.48 | 137 | -42.10 | 134 | 111.86 | Washburn University | 10 | 4-6-0 | 137 | 7 | 1-6-0 | NoDivi | 7 | 4 | 0-4-0 | MVC |
| 138 | -52.68 | 138 | -47.59 | 137 | 125.17 | Western New Mexico | 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 | Akron | 1 | 0-1-0 | |||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fresno State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Hawaii | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Louisiana Lafayette | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Marshall | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada Reno | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| North Texas | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Ohio University | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rutgers | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Butler | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Davis | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lafayette | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Iowa | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northwestern State LA | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Chattanooga | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wofford | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Central Oklahoma | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Chadron State College | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Colorado School of Mines | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| East Central Oklahoma | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Missouri Rolla | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Northwest Missouri State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Anselm | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M Kingsville | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wayne State MI | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| West Virginia Wesleyan | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| William Jewell | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Amherst College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Baldwin-Wallace College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Case Western Reserve | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Catawba College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Geneva | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Grinnell College | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Guilford College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Howard Payne | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Erskine | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Luther College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| McDaniel College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Millsaps College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Muhlenberg College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific Lutheran | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Redlands | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Lawrence | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Newberry College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tufts University | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Waynesburg College | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Wesleyan University | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Westminster PA | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Willamette Oregon | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Williams College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cumberland TN | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Whittier College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Xavier | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Newport News - Apprentice | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Albertson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Boston University | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bradley | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Tech | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Clarkson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Daniel Baker | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Mount Saint Mary's | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Oglethorpe | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pacific | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Pennsylvania Military | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Providence | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rockhurst | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rollins | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Benedict | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Saint Bonaventure | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| San Diego Marines | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Spring Hill | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tampa | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Union (Tennessee) | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Reserve | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
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