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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 2 | 33.24 | 1 | 34.49 | 40 | 45.56 | Minnesota | 8 | 8-0-0 | 2 | 8 | 8-0-0 | Western |
| 6 | 26.80 | 3 | 31.18 | 42 | 48.12 | Notre Dame | 8 | 7-0-1 | 3 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 5 | 28.00 | 4 | 29.93 | 11 | 33.80 | Alabama | 10 | 8-2-0 | 5 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 11 | 24.35 | 5 | 28.41 | 28 | 41.69 | Mississippi State | 8 | 6-1-1 | 4 | 10 | 8-1-1 | SEC |
| 1 | 36.69 | 6 | 27.95 | 32 | 42.40 | Texas | 10 | 8-1-1 | 7 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Southwest AC |
| 12 | 24.34 | 7 | 27.54 | 25 | 41.20 | Oregon State | 10 | 8-2-0 | 8 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 10 | 24.68 | 8 | 27.39 | 48 | 50.28 | Navy | 9 | 7-1-1 | 6 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 4 | 28.44 | 9 | 25.96 | 22 | 40.44 | Michigan | 8 | 6-1-1 | 9 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Western |
| 16 | 22.61 | 10 | 25.53 | 55 | 53.75 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 7-1-0 | 11 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 13 | 24.32 | 11 | 25.07 | 33 | 43.11 | Georgia | 9 | 7-1-1 | 10 | 11 | 9-1-1 | SEC |
| 8 | 26.11 | 12 | 24.48 | 21 | 40.40 | Texas A&M | 10 | 8-2-0 | 12 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 14 | 23.20 | 13 | 24.36 | 61 | 58.94 | Fordham | 9 | 8-1-0 | 13 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 15 | 23.17 | 14 | 23.46 | 29 | 41.69 | Ohio State | 8 | 6-1-1 | 14 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Western |
| 7 | 26.22 | 15 | 23.13 | 74 | 66.20 | Duke | 10 | 9-1-0 | 15 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Southern C |
| 18 | 22.12 | 16 | 22.71 | 34 | 43.38 | Tennessee | 8 | 6-2-0 | 16 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SEC |
| 19 | 21.31 | 17 | 20.97 | 13 | 35.72 | Stanford | 9 | 6-3-0 | 17 | 9 | 6-3-0 | PCC |
| 20 | 20.63 | 18 | 20.55 | 38 | 45.06 | Mississippi | 9 | 6-2-1 | 18 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SEC |
| 9 | 25.77 | 19 | 19.86 | 15 | 38.81 | Northwestern | 8 | 5-3-0 | 19 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Western |
| 32 | 14.58 | 20 | 19.36 | 35 | 43.75 | Cornell | 8 | 5-3-0 | 22 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 27 | 16.34 | 21 | 19.25 | 30 | 42.00 | Texas Christian | 11 | 7-3-1 | 20 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 28 | 15.89 | 22 | 18.38 | 47 | 50.19 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 6-2-0 | 21 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SEC |
| 22 | 19.73 | 23 | 18.11 | 7 | 31.78 | Washington | 9 | 5-4-0 | 23 | 9 | 5-4-0 | PCC |
| 36 | 12.88 | 24 | 17.08 | 51 | 51.12 | Harvard | 8 | 5-2-1 | 30 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 17 | 22.55 | 25 | 16.45 | 73 | 65.90 | Missouri | 10 | 8-2-0 | 24 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Big 6 |
| 31 | 14.62 | 26 | 16.36 | 31 | 42.22 | Rice | 9 | 5-3-1 | 26 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 24 | 18.88 | 27 | 16.02 | 36 | 44.45 | Washington State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 25 | 10 | 6-4-0 | PCC |
| 41 | 10.43 | 28 | 15.59 | 64 | 61.22 | Temple | 9 | 7-2-0 | 28 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 29 | 15.82 | 29 | 15.32 | 10 | 33.65 | Oregon | 10 | 5-5-0 | 27 | 10 | 5-5-0 | PCC |
| 37 | 12.24 | 31 | 14.28 | 71 | 63.81 | Penn State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 31 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 23 | 19.31 | 32 | 13.85 | 14 | 37.65 | Louisiana State | 10 | 4-4-2 | 37 | 10 | 4-4-2 | SEC |
| 21 | 20.05 | 33 | 13.38 | 27 | 41.56 | Tulane | 9 | 5-4-0 | 32 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SEC |
| 42 | 10.31 | 34 | 13.31 | 53 | 51.89 | Army | 9 | 5-3-1 | 42 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 64 | 4.75 | 35 | 13.17 | 66 | 61.67 | Miami FL | 6 | 4-2-0 | 33 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 35 | 13.40 | 36 | 12.92 | 46 | 49.50 | Boston College | 8 | 5-3-0 | 34 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 43 | 10.29 | 37 | 12.73 | 56 | 53.79 | Syracuse | 7 | 4-2-1 | 35 | 8 | 5-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 30 | 15.80 | 38 | 12.04 | 9 | 32.44 | California | 9 | 4-5-0 | 36 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 33 | 14.49 | 39 | 11.52 | 6 | 31.50 | Southern Methodist | 8 | 3-5-0 | 40 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 25 | 17.37 | 40 | 11.17 | 63 | 60.11 | Oklahoma | 9 | 6-3-0 | 41 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Big 6 |
| 50 | 8.00 | 41 | 11.10 | 12 | 35.55 | UCLA | 10 | 4-5-1 | 39 | 11 | 5-5-1 | PCC |
| 34 | 14.05 | 42 | 10.25 | 19 | 40.21 | Michigan State | 7 | 3-3-1 | 38 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 44 | 9.49 | 43 | 10.25 | 94 | 78.56 | Tulsa | 9 | 7-2-0 | 43 | 10 | 8-2-0 | MVC |
| 56 | 6.65 | 44 | 9.99 | 20 | 40.29 | Colgate | 7 | 2-3-2 | 45 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 48 | 8.72 | 45 | 9.27 | 3 | 27.38 | Georgia Tech | 8 | 2-6-0 | 46 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SEC |
| 57 | 6.59 | 46 | 8.87 | 60 | 58.39 | Kentucky | 9 | 5-4-0 | 44 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SEC |
| 46 | 9.25 | 47 | 8.82 | 1 | 22.56 | Southern California | 9 | 2-6-1 | 47 | 9 | 2-6-1 | PCC |
| 40 | 11.10 | 49 | 7.39 | 37 | 45.05 | Auburn | 10 | 4-5-1 | 49 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SEC |
| 39 | 11.15 | 50 | 7.28 | 92 | 77.94 | Clemson | 8 | 6-2-0 | 50 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southern C |
| 52 | 7.35 | 51 | 7.10 | 16 | 39.00 | Columbia | 8 | 3-5-0 | 54 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 47 | 8.79 | 52 | 6.80 | 17 | 39.44 | Wisconsin | 8 | 3-5-0 | 52 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Western |
| 58 | 5.78 | 53 | 6.57 | 2 | 26.12 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 2-6-0 | 51 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 62 | 5.02 | 54 | 6.42 | 49 | 50.67 | Holy Cross | 9 | 3-4-2 | 53 | 10 | 4-4-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 68 | 3.57 | 55 | 6.21 | 52 | 51.43 | Dartmouth | 7 | 3-4-0 | 59 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 49 | 8.49 | 56 | 6.21 | 41 | 46.79 | Villanova | 7 | 3-4-0 | 56 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 51 | 7.56 | 57 | 6.16 | 101 | 85.75 | Texas Tech | 10 | 8-2-0 | 57 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Border |
| 76 | -0.95 | 59 | 5.64 | 88 | 74.67 | Rutgers | 3 | 2-1-0 | 58 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 71 | 1.05 | 60 | 5.05 | 112 | 93.22 | William & Mary | 9 | 7-2-0 | 60 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southern C |
| 59 | 5.70 | 61 | 3.29 | 24 | 40.88 | Purdue | 8 | 2-5-1 | 67 | 8 | 2-5-1 | Western |
| 65 | 4.56 | 63 | 3.01 | 5 | 30.17 | Arkansas | 9 | 2-7-0 | 64 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 67 | 3.87 | 65 | 2.88 | 81 | 69.50 | Georgetown | 9 | 5-4-0 | 63 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 61 | 5.12 | 67 | 2.47 | 39 | 45.40 | Baylor | 10 | 3-6-1 | 66 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southwest AC |
| 53 | 7.28 | 68 | 1.67 | 123 | 106.12 | Virginia | 8 | 7-1-0 | 68 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 72 | 0.98 | 69 | 1.20 | 76 | 67.61 | South Carolina | 9 | 4-4-1 | 70 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southern C |
| 66 | 4.00 | 70 | 0.63 | 62 | 59.33 | Nebraska | 9 | 4-5-0 | 71 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Big 6 |
| 55 | 7.06 | 71 | 0.48 | 26 | 41.38 | Indiana | 8 | 2-6-0 | 72 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Western |
| 80 | -2.46 | 73 | -0.54 | 80 | 69.42 | Montana | 6 | 3-3-0 | 75 | 9 | 6-3-0 | PCC |
| 73 | 0.95 | 74 | -0.61 | 90 | 76.06 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 78 | 9 | 5-4-0 | MVC |
| 77 | -1.16 | 75 | -0.62 | 82 | 69.67 | Wake Forest | 9 | 4-4-1 | 76 | 11 | 5-5-1 | Southern C |
| 60 | 5.31 | 76 | -0.71 | 59 | 55.69 | Iowa | 8 | 3-5-0 | 79 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Western |
| 79 | -1.66 | 77 | -0.76 | 129 | 111.00 | Utah | 8 | 6-0-2 | 69 | 8 | 6-0-2 | Mountain States |
| 54 | 7.13 | 78 | -0.78 | 54 | 52.50 | Florida | 9 | 3-6-0 | 77 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 75 | -0.57 | 79 | -1.62 | 43 | 48.94 | West Virginia | 8 | 2-6-0 | 80 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 86 | -6.59 | 81 | -2.86 | 86 | 72.10 | Virginia Military | 10 | 4-6-0 | 82 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 81 | -3.61 | 82 | -2.89 | 23 | 40.71 | Princeton | 7 | 1-6-0 | 84 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 78 | -1.46 | 83 | -3.86 | 8 | 32.21 | Illinois | 7 | 1-6-0 | 83 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Western |
| 99 | -12.44 | 84 | -4.85 | 69 | 63.00 | Bucknell | 3 | 1-2-0 | 86 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 85 | -6.26 | 85 | -4.91 | 83 | 69.83 | Brown | 6 | 2-4-0 | 87 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 89 | -8.39 | 86 | -5.44 | 103 | 86.33 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 5-4-0 | 85 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 95 | -10.36 | 88 | -5.93 | 4 | 28.88 | Samford | 4 | 0-4-0 | 90 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 84 | -5.91 | 91 | -6.38 | 116 | 99.55 | Arizona | 10 | 7-3-0 | 89 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Border |
| 92 | -9.38 | 92 | -6.61 | 75 | 66.78 | Kansas | 9 | 3-6-0 | 92 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 6 |
| 105 | -14.57 | 93 | -6.80 | 79 | 68.88 | Maryland | 8 | 3-5-0 | 91 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Southern C |
| 87 | -6.63 | 94 | -7.98 | 67 | 61.94 | Kansas State | 8 | 2-5-1 | 94 | 9 | 2-5-2 | Big 6 |
| 90 | -8.46 | 95 | -8.71 | 96 | 79.10 | North Carolina State | 10 | 3-5-2 | 95 | 11 | 4-5-2 | Southern C |
| 101 | -13.32 | 100 | -10.85 | 97 | 80.31 | Furman | 8 | 2-4-2 | 100 | 9 | 3-4-2 | Southern C |
| 106 | -14.92 | 101 | -13.31 | 77 | 68.14 | Idaho | 7 | 2-5-0 | 101 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 94 | -10.20 | 102 | -13.73 | 72 | 65.89 | North Carolina | 9 | 2-7-0 | 102 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southern C |
| 103 | -14.01 | 104 | -14.92 | 108 | 88.10 | Citadel | 5 | 1-3-1 | 105 | 8 | 4-3-1 | Southern C |
| 112 | -17.53 | 105 | -15.23 | 104 | 86.38 | Colorado | 8 | 3-4-1 | 104 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Mountain States |
| 104 | -14.53 | 106 | -15.99 | 98 | 80.60 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 1-3-1 | 107 | 5 | 1-3-1 | NoConf |
| 107 | -15.06 | 107 | -16.09 | 118 | 100.00 | San Jose State | 3 | 1-1-1 | 108 | 3 | 1-1-1 | NoConf |
| 110 | -17.05 | 109 | -16.41 | 121 | 102.88 | Brigham Young | 8 | 3-3-2 | 109 | 9 | 4-3-2 | Mountain States |
| 111 | -17.34 | 110 | -16.67 | 134 | 113.86 | Colorado State | 7 | 4-2-1 | 110 | 7 | 4-2-1 | Mountain States |
| 108 | -15.15 | 112 | -17.18 | 87 | 72.56 | Iowa State | 8 | 1-6-1 | 111 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Big 6 |
| 114 | -19.60 | 113 | -18.64 | 122 | 105.70 | New Mexico | 10 | 5-4-1 | 113 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Border |
| 118 | -21.98 | 115 | -19.76 | 106 | 87.29 | Drake | 7 | 1-5-1 | 114 | 10 | 4-5-1 | MVC |
| 120 | -22.29 | 116 | -21.24 | 109 | 89.50 | Davidson | 9 | 1-6-2 | 116 | 10 | 1-6-3 | Southern C |
| 117 | -21.34 | 117 | -21.25 | 65 | 61.50 | Lafayette | 4 | 0-4-0 | 118 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 121 | -22.55 | 120 | -23.65 | 127 | 108.67 | Texas El Paso | 9 | 3-5-1 | 122 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Border |
| 123 | -25.00 | 122 | -24.51 | 128 | 109.50 | Arizona State | 10 | 4-5-1 | 123 | 11 | 5-5-1 | Border |
| 125 | -27.70 | 123 | -25.25 | 115 | 95.94 | Richmond | 9 | 2-7-0 | 121 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 127 | -29.93 | 127 | -32.57 | 113 | 94.25 | Nevada Reno | 4 | 0-4-0 | 127 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 132 | -38.70 | 129 | -33.89 | 130 | 111.31 | Wyoming | 8 | 1-6-1 | 129 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Mountain States |
| 130 | -35.74 | 131 | -36.73 | 133 | 113.58 | Northern Arizona | 6 | 1-5-0 | 131 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Border |
| 128 | -34.60 | 133 | -37.96 | 120 | 102.00 | Fresno State | 3 | 0-3-0 | 132 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 131 | -35.86 | 134 | -40.99 | 125 | 106.62 | Utah State | 8 | 0-8-0 | 133 | 8 | 0-8-0 | Mountain States |
| 135 | -47.82 | 135 | -45.68 | 132 | 112.83 | New Mexico State | 6 | 0-6-0 | 135 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Border |
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