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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 35.77 | 1 | 32.15 | 28 | 44.05 | Georgia | 11 | 10-1-0 | 1 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SEC |
| 7 | 27.93 | 3 | 30.03 | 22 | 39.95 | Wisconsin | 10 | 8-1-1 | 3 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Western |
| 4 | 29.84 | 4 | 28.64 | 19 | 38.82 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 9-2-0 | 5 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 2 | 32.75 | 5 | 28.25 | 30 | 45.90 | Ohio State | 10 | 9-1-0 | 6 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Western |
| 6 | 28.95 | 6 | 27.08 | 14 | 33.35 | Alabama | 10 | 7-3-0 | 7 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SEC |
| 5 | 29.78 | 7 | 26.95 | 39 | 49.33 | Tennessee | 9 | 7-1-1 | 4 | 11 | 9-1-1 | SEC |
| 11 | 23.69 | 8 | 24.35 | 6 | 26.39 | Louisiana State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 8 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 12 | 23.63 | 9 | 24.20 | 48 | 54.59 | Texas | 11 | 9-2-0 | 9 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 9 | 25.88 | 10 | 23.46 | 8 | 29.32 | Notre Dame | 11 | 7-2-2 | 14 | 11 | 7-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 14 | 23.23 | 11 | 23.40 | 33 | 48.17 | Boston College | 9 | 7-2-0 | 12 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 8 | 26.78 | 12 | 23.38 | 15 | 33.40 | Michigan | 10 | 7-3-0 | 13 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Western |
| 15 | 22.93 | 14 | 21.62 | 23 | 41.75 | Rice | 10 | 7-2-1 | 11 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southwest AC |
| 16 | 22.57 | 15 | 21.61 | 36 | 48.72 | Mississippi State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 15 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SEC |
| 17 | 22.21 | 17 | 20.13 | 16 | 35.50 | Auburn | 11 | 6-4-1 | 19 | 11 | 6-4-1 | SEC |
| 10 | 24.48 | 18 | 19.65 | 94 | 73.39 | Tulsa | 9 | 8-1-0 | 16 | 11 | 10-1-0 | MVC |
| 48 | 8.92 | 19 | 18.57 | 49 | 54.75 | Penn State | 6 | 4-1-1 | 18 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 28 | 14.45 | 22 | 17.75 | 17 | 36.72 | Fordham | 9 | 5-3-1 | 20 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 20 | 18.47 | 23 | 17.22 | 4 | 21.61 | Tulane | 9 | 4-5-0 | 24 | 9 | 4-5-0 | SEC |
| 32 | 13.76 | 25 | 16.61 | 47 | 52.65 | Texas Christian | 10 | 7-3-0 | 25 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 23 | 16.78 | 27 | 16.05 | 13 | 32.69 | Illinois | 8 | 4-4-0 | 27 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Western |
| 42 | 10.40 | 29 | 14.32 | 21 | 39.55 | Baylor | 10 | 5-4-1 | 28 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 33 | 13.75 | 30 | 13.43 | 108 | 85.05 | William & Mary | 11 | 9-1-1 | 32 | 11 | 9-1-1 | Southern C |
| 25 | 15.22 | 31 | 12.88 | 62 | 61.82 | UCLA | 11 | 7-4-0 | 31 | 11 | 7-4-0 | PCC |
| 22 | 17.12 | 32 | 12.67 | 20 | 39.22 | Minnesota | 9 | 5-4-0 | 30 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Western |
| 26 | 15.01 | 33 | 12.41 | 87 | 72.00 | Miami FL | 9 | 7-2-0 | 36 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 31 | 13.80 | 34 | 11.65 | 63 | 61.89 | Indiana | 9 | 6-3-0 | 33 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Western |
| 41 | 10.62 | 35 | 11.53 | 38 | 49.30 | Iowa | 10 | 6-4-0 | 35 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Western |
| 36 | 12.42 | 36 | 11.45 | 89 | 72.50 | Missouri | 12 | 8-3-1 | 34 | 12 | 8-3-1 | Big 6 |
| 30 | 14.07 | 37 | 11.25 | 35 | 48.70 | Duke | 10 | 5-4-1 | 38 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southern C |
| 24 | 15.83 | 38 | 11.11 | 55 | 58.33 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 5-3-1 | 40 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 37 | 11.83 | 39 | 11.05 | 50 | 54.78 | Navy | 9 | 5-4-0 | 41 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 39 | 11.26 | 42 | 10.78 | 64 | 62.78 | North Carolina | 9 | 5-2-2 | 47 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Southern C |
| 35 | 12.74 | 43 | 10.42 | 80 | 69.44 | Wake Forest | 9 | 6-2-1 | 37 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Southern C |
| 34 | 12.81 | 44 | 10.13 | 24 | 42.15 | Texas A&M | 10 | 4-5-1 | 43 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 49 | 8.49 | 45 | 9.30 | 72 | 67.44 | Colgate | 8 | 5-2-1 | 45 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 59 | 5.25 | 46 | 8.86 | 65 | 64.17 | Georgetown | 9 | 5-3-1 | 48 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 45 | 9.74 | 47 | 8.70 | 26 | 43.07 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 3-4-0 | 46 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SEC |
| 52 | 7.38 | 48 | 8.68 | 88 | 72.05 | Washington State | 10 | 6-2-2 | 42 | 10 | 6-2-2 | PCC |
| 56 | 6.15 | 49 | 7.57 | 43 | 50.62 | Michigan State | 8 | 3-3-2 | 50 | 9 | 4-3-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 38 | 11.27 | 50 | 7.38 | 57 | 58.90 | Stanford | 10 | 6-4-0 | 51 | 10 | 6-4-0 | PCC |
| 51 | 7.99 | 51 | 7.10 | 95 | 74.10 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6-3-1 | 49 | 10 | 6-3-1 | MVC |
| 44 | 9.94 | 52 | 7.00 | 73 | 67.56 | Army | 9 | 6-3-0 | 53 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 43 | 10.06 | 53 | 6.67 | 51 | 55.00 | Southern California | 11 | 5-5-1 | 52 | 11 | 5-5-1 | PCC |
| 58 | 5.99 | 54 | 6.62 | 42 | 49.90 | Syracuse | 5 | 2-3-0 | 54 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 50 | 8.30 | 55 | 4.63 | 53 | 56.56 | West Virginia | 8 | 4-4-0 | 58 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 57 | 6.12 | 56 | 4.58 | 71 | 67.21 | Yale | 7 | 4-3-0 | 56 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 61 | 4.64 | 57 | 4.23 | 1 | 7.33 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 3 | 0-3-0 | 57 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 68 | 2.94 | 58 | 3.80 | 18 | 37.44 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 2-6-0 | 55 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 53 | 7.02 | 59 | 3.74 | 97 | 75.75 | Duquesne | 8 | 4-3-1 | 62 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 80 | -0.52 | 60 | 3.19 | 59 | 59.80 | North Carolina State | 10 | 4-4-2 | 61 | 10 | 4-4-2 | Southern C |
| 62 | 4.43 | 61 | 2.75 | 29 | 45.55 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 2-6-2 | 60 | 11 | 3-6-2 | Southwest AC |
| 64 | 4.20 | 62 | 2.72 | 56 | 58.60 | Texas Tech | 10 | 4-5-1 | 64 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Border |
| 78 | 0.12 | 64 | 2.08 | 104 | 79.45 | Arizona | 10 | 6-4-0 | 63 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Border |
| 55 | 6.61 | 65 | 1.97 | 91 | 73.14 | Villanova | 7 | 4-3-0 | 65 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 63 | 4.29 | 66 | 1.85 | 78 | 69.00 | Dartmouth | 8 | 4-4-0 | 68 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 72 | 1.72 | 67 | 1.61 | 114 | 90.28 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 6-2-1 | 73 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southern C |
| 66 | 3.35 | 69 | 1.22 | 82 | 69.70 | California | 10 | 5-5-0 | 70 | 10 | 5-5-0 | PCC |
| 69 | 2.84 | 72 | 0.70 | 67 | 65.06 | Holy Cross | 9 | 4-4-1 | 71 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 85 | -1.68 | 73 | -0.18 | 61 | 61.78 | Cornell | 9 | 3-5-1 | 83 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 87 | -2.97 | 74 | -0.39 | 40 | 49.75 | Arkansas | 10 | 3-7-0 | 72 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 67 | 3.11 | 76 | -0.73 | 84 | 70.00 | Washington | 9 | 3-3-3 | 82 | 10 | 4-3-3 | PCC |
| 54 | 6.91 | 77 | -0.86 | 3 | 21.00 | Northwestern | 10 | 1-9-0 | 76 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Western |
| 77 | 0.13 | 79 | -1.20 | 37 | 49.00 | Harvard | 9 | 2-6-1 | 79 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 86 | -2.18 | 80 | -1.21 | 52 | 56.56 | Temple | 9 | 2-5-2 | 80 | 10 | 2-5-3 | Eastern Indep |
| 88 | -3.42 | 81 | -1.69 | 11 | 31.39 | Purdue | 9 | 1-8-0 | 78 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Western |
| 90 | -4.26 | 82 | -1.72 | 124 | 104.06 | Utah | 9 | 6-3-0 | 77 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Mountain States |
| 60 | 5.08 | 83 | -1.84 | 31 | 47.39 | Kentucky | 9 | 2-6-1 | 81 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SEC |
| 75 | 0.57 | 84 | -2.29 | 32 | 47.60 | Florida | 10 | 3-7-0 | 84 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC |
| 81 | -0.59 | 85 | -2.91 | 86 | 71.85 | Oregon State | 10 | 4-5-1 | 85 | 10 | 4-5-1 | PCC |
| 74 | 0.93 | 86 | -3.14 | 58 | 58.94 | Furman | 9 | 3-6-0 | 90 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southern C |
| 76 | 0.26 | 87 | -3.74 | 69 | 66.30 | Oklahoma | 10 | 3-5-2 | 93 | 10 | 3-5-2 | Big 6 |
| 79 | -0.12 | 88 | -4.04 | 74 | 67.56 | Princeton | 8 | 3-4-1 | 91 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 82 | -0.80 | 89 | -4.19 | 60 | 60.33 | Clemson | 9 | 2-6-1 | 88 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southern C |
| 89 | -3.53 | 90 | -4.21 | 131 | 110.72 | Colorado | 9 | 7-2-0 | 86 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Mountain States |
| 95 | -6.64 | 92 | -4.69 | 66 | 64.20 | Nebraska | 10 | 3-7-0 | 89 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Big 6 |
| 103 | -9.40 | 93 | -5.24 | 121 | 99.17 | Maryland | 6 | 4-2-0 | 95 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southern C |
| 109 | -12.62 | 95 | -6.22 | 130 | 109.31 | West Texas A&M | 8 | 6-2-0 | 94 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Border |
| 97 | -7.12 | 96 | -6.92 | 103 | 79.29 | Brown | 7 | 3-4-0 | 96 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 94 | -6.11 | 97 | -8.28 | 118 | 96.50 | Citadel | 4 | 2-2-0 | 100 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Southern C |
| 91 | -4.28 | 100 | -8.74 | 34 | 48.28 | South Carolina | 9 | 1-7-1 | 105 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Southern C |
| 92 | -4.62 | 101 | -8.82 | 9 | 30.14 | Mississippi | 7 | 0-7-0 | 98 | 9 | 2-7-0 | SEC |
| 101 | -8.79 | 102 | -8.95 | 68 | 65.28 | Davidson | 9 | 2-6-1 | 108 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Southern C |
| 93 | -6.10 | 104 | -9.87 | 107 | 84.11 | Virginia Military | 9 | 3-5-1 | 111 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Southern C |
| 107 | -12.51 | 106 | -10.59 | 109 | 85.17 | Iowa State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 103 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 6 |
| 104 | -9.74 | 108 | -10.90 | 54 | 57.71 | Columbia | 7 | 1-6-0 | 107 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 99 | -7.57 | 111 | -11.61 | 70 | 67.00 | Oregon | 8 | 2-6-0 | 109 | 8 | 2-6-0 | PCC |
| 113 | -15.88 | 114 | -14.23 | 127 | 106.29 | Texas El Paso | 7 | 4-3-0 | 113 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Border |
| 115 | -16.49 | 115 | -14.25 | 92 | 73.30 | Kansas | 10 | 2-8-0 | 117 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Big 6 |
| 120 | -18.61 | 116 | -14.31 | 133 | 112.67 | Colorado State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 115 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Mountain States |
| 126 | -22.67 | 117 | -14.59 | 138 | 115.62 | Utah State | 8 | 4-3-1 | 116 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Mountain States |
| 108 | -12.59 | 119 | -15.38 | 110 | 86.62 | Lafayette | 4 | 1-3-0 | 119 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 124 | -22.18 | 120 | -16.83 | 99 | 76.80 | Kansas State | 10 | 2-8-0 | 121 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Big 6 |
| 122 | -21.24 | 121 | -17.51 | 98 | 76.00 | Drake | 6 | 1-5-0 | 120 | 10 | 3-7-0 | MVC |
| 118 | -18.37 | 122 | -19.20 | 79 | 69.19 | Idaho | 8 | 1-7-0 | 123 | 10 | 3-7-0 | PCC |
| 121 | -19.44 | 124 | -21.32 | 129 | 109.15 | New Mexico | 10 | 3-5-2 | 124 | 11 | 4-5-2 | Border |
| 119 | -18.54 | 127 | -22.79 | 116 | 95.06 | Virginia | 9 | 2-6-1 | 130 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 123 | -21.81 | 129 | -23.01 | 119 | 98.33 | Richmond | 9 | 2-6-1 | 129 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southern C |
| 130 | -27.61 | 130 | -23.98 | 135 | 113.93 | Wyoming | 7 | 2-5-0 | 128 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Mountain States |
| 127 | -22.89 | 132 | -25.49 | 122 | 99.50 | Nevada Reno | 3 | 0-2-1 | 133 | 3 | 0-2-1 | NoConf |
| 133 | -32.31 | 134 | -30.21 | 137 | 114.86 | Brigham Young | 7 | 2-5-0 | 135 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Mountain States |
| 137 | -35.26 | 135 | -30.37 | 126 | 106.11 | Arizona State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 134 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Border |
| 136 | -35.00 | 137 | -34.81 | 112 | 87.69 | Montana | 8 | 0-8-0 | 137 | 8 | 0-8-0 | PCC |
| 139 | -44.53 | 138 | -36.96 | 141 | 123.00 | Northern Arizona | 5 | 1-4-0 | 138 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Border |
| 140 | -44.90 | 139 | -37.53 | 132 | 111.75 | Colorado School of Mines | 4 | 0-4-0 | 139 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 138 | -38.69 | 140 | -43.60 | 123 | 103.25 | Hampden-Sydney College | 4 | 0-4-0 | 141 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 141 | -49.77 | 141 | -45.46 | 134 | 113.92 | New Mexico State | 6 | 0-6-0 | 140 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Border |
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