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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 41.24 | 1 | 40.41 | 6 | 31.83 | Michigan | 9 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Western |
| 2 | 32.71 | 2 | 32.81 | 36 | 47.55 | Notre Dame | 10 | 9-0-1 | 2 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 5 | 32.16 | 3 | 32.22 | 42 | 50.11 | Army | 9 | 8-0-1 | 3 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 7 | 29.79 | 4 | 31.95 | 11 | 37.23 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 9-1-1 | 4 | 11 | 9-1-1 | Southwest AC |
| 6 | 30.16 | 5 | 30.51 | 18 | 38.90 | Northwestern | 10 | 8-2-0 | 5 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Western |
| 4 | 32.17 | 6 | 30.18 | 14 | 37.72 | Mississippi | 9 | 8-1-0 | 6 | 9 | 8-1-0 | SEC |
| 3 | 32.42 | 7 | 29.84 | 10 | 35.64 | North Carolina | 11 | 9-1-1 | 7 | 11 | 9-1-1 | Southern C |
| 8 | 29.73 | 8 | 29.40 | 38 | 48.05 | Tulane | 10 | 9-1-0 | 8 | 10 | 9-1-0 | SEC |
| 17 | 22.22 | 9 | 26.61 | 61 | 57.56 | Cornell | 9 | 8-1-0 | 9 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 9 | 27.52 | 10 | 26.58 | 64 | 58.32 | Oklahoma | 11 | 10-1-0 | 10 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Big 7 |
| 21 | 20.09 | 11 | 26.53 | 89 | 72.73 | Clemson | 11 | 11-0-0 | 11 | 11 | 11-0-0 | Southern C |
| 13 | 26.03 | 12 | 25.26 | 58 | 56.05 | California | 11 | 10-1-0 | 12 | 11 | 10-1-0 | PCC |
| 11 | 26.80 | 13 | 24.90 | 9 | 35.00 | Ohio State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 13 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Western |
| 16 | 22.71 | 14 | 23.87 | 21 | 40.05 | Texas | 11 | 7-3-1 | 14 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Southwest AC |
| 29 | 17.11 | 15 | 22.82 | 56 | 55.65 | Oregon | 10 | 8-2-0 | 15 | 11 | 9-2-0 | PCC |
| 12 | 26.39 | 17 | 22.31 | 46 | 50.91 | Georgia | 11 | 9-2-0 | 17 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 14 | 25.68 | 18 | 21.91 | 41 | 49.56 | Minnesota | 9 | 7-2-0 | 18 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Western |
| 33 | 16.00 | 19 | 21.39 | 28 | 43.39 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 6-3-0 | 19 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 10 | 26.85 | 20 | 20.23 | 30 | 44.20 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 7-2-1 | 20 | 11 | 8-2-1 | SEC |
| 18 | 21.98 | 21 | 20.06 | 68 | 60.25 | Penn State | 8 | 6-1-1 | 21 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 28 | 17.21 | 22 | 19.78 | 27 | 42.94 | Boston College | 9 | 5-2-2 | 22 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Northeast Indep |
| 22 | 20.03 | 24 | 19.04 | 17 | 38.50 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 5-3-0 | 24 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 20 | 20.57 | 25 | 18.91 | 35 | 46.81 | Dartmouth | 8 | 6-2-0 | 25 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 24 | 19.11 | 26 | 18.57 | 26 | 42.86 | Baylor | 11 | 6-3-2 | 26 | 11 | 6-3-2 | Southwest AC |
| 23 | 19.11 | 27 | 17.68 | 24 | 41.60 | Southern California | 10 | 6-3-1 | 27 | 10 | 6-3-1 | PCC |
| 19 | 20.86 | 28 | 17.48 | 63 | 57.70 | Michigan State | 10 | 6-2-2 | 28 | 10 | 6-2-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 15 | 23.80 | 29 | 16.40 | 48 | 51.05 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 7-3-0 | 29 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 32 | 16.17 | 30 | 15.36 | 15 | 37.94 | Mississippi State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 30 | 9 | 4-4-1 | SEC |
| 37 | 13.81 | 32 | 14.41 | 39 | 48.65 | Wake Forest | 10 | 6-4-0 | 32 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 31 | 16.63 | 33 | 14.24 | 76 | 64.36 | Missouri | 11 | 8-3-0 | 34 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Big 7 |
| 45 | 11.01 | 34 | 14.18 | 72 | 62.71 | Brown | 7 | 5-2-0 | 35 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 43 | 11.56 | 35 | 14.12 | 13 | 37.56 | Harvard | 8 | 4-4-0 | 33 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 25 | 17.97 | 36 | 13.92 | 74 | 64.18 | Villanova | 11 | 8-2-1 | 38 | 11 | 8-2-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 39 | 12.82 | 37 | 13.85 | 25 | 41.80 | Alabama | 10 | 5-4-1 | 37 | 11 | 6-4-1 | SEC |
| 27 | 17.44 | 38 | 13.77 | 7 | 31.89 | Tennessee | 9 | 3-4-2 | 36 | 10 | 4-4-2 | SEC |
| 35 | 15.45 | 39 | 13.59 | 16 | 37.94 | Rice | 9 | 4-4-1 | 39 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 12.72 | 40 | 12.20 | 23 | 41.25 | Princeton | 8 | 4-4-0 | 40 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 49 | 9.88 | 41 | 12.08 | 2 | 24.65 | Louisiana State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 41 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC |
| 34 | 15.96 | 42 | 11.86 | 34 | 46.33 | Kentucky | 9 | 4-3-2 | 42 | 10 | 5-3-2 | SEC |
| 54 | 7.58 | 43 | 10.41 | 75 | 64.31 | Virginia | 8 | 5-3-0 | 43 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 38 | 13.50 | 44 | 10.10 | 12 | 37.56 | Illinois | 9 | 3-6-0 | 45 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Western |
| 41 | 12.54 | 45 | 10.00 | 8 | 34.06 | Purdue | 9 | 3-6-0 | 46 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Western |
| 52 | 8.25 | 46 | 9.84 | 94 | 75.31 | Rutgers | 8 | 6-2-0 | 47 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 48 | 10.12 | 47 | 9.66 | 19 | 39.30 | Texas Christian | 10 | 4-5-1 | 48 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 44 | 11.19 | 48 | 9.37 | 50 | 52.56 | Duke | 9 | 4-3-2 | 44 | 9 | 4-3-2 | Southern C |
| 59 | 6.44 | 49 | 8.83 | 86 | 70.05 | West Virginia | 10 | 7-3-0 | 49 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 42 | 11.84 | 50 | 7.97 | 37 | 47.83 | Columbia | 9 | 4-5-0 | 50 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 51 | 8.48 | 51 | 6.87 | 93 | 74.05 | Texas Tech | 10 | 7-3-0 | 51 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Border |
| 50 | 9.23 | 52 | 6.55 | 106 | 83.28 | Nevada Reno | 9 | 7-2-0 | 53 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 46 | 10.91 | 53 | 6.42 | 29 | 43.88 | Arkansas | 8 | 3-5-0 | 52 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 55 | 7.54 | 54 | 5.59 | 4 | 30.83 | Indiana | 9 | 2-7-0 | 54 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Western |
| 47 | 10.49 | 55 | 5.44 | 69 | 60.39 | Maryland | 9 | 5-4-0 | 55 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 53 | 7.65 | 56 | 5.34 | 95 | 75.65 | Kansas | 10 | 7-3-0 | 56 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Big 7 |
| 62 | 3.96 | 57 | 5.25 | 118 | 93.80 | Utah | 10 | 8-1-1 | 57 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Skyline |
| 58 | 7.09 | 58 | 4.99 | 33 | 46.22 | Iowa | 9 | 4-5-0 | 58 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Western |
| 57 | 7.23 | 59 | 4.45 | 66 | 59.10 | Florida | 10 | 5-5-0 | 59 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 63 | 3.30 | 61 | 4.05 | 81 | 67.42 | Oregon State | 12 | 5-4-3 | 61 | 12 | 5-4-3 | PCC |
| 75 | -0.68 | 62 | 3.85 | 65 | 58.35 | Washington State | 10 | 4-5-1 | 63 | 10 | 4-5-1 | PCC |
| 69 | 1.57 | 63 | 3.79 | 71 | 62.00 | Lafayette | 4 | 2-2-0 | 62 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoConf |
| 56 | 7.49 | 64 | 3.63 | 52 | 53.30 | Stanford | 10 | 4-6-0 | 64 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC |
| 67 | 2.89 | 67 | 1.22 | 47 | 51.00 | North Carolina State | 10 | 3-6-1 | 68 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southern C |
| 61 | 4.29 | 68 | 0.25 | 97 | 76.40 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 67 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MVC |
| 68 | 2.06 | 70 | -0.12 | 1 | 19.94 | Navy | 9 | 0-8-1 | 70 | 9 | 0-8-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 64 | 3.29 | 71 | -0.36 | 60 | 57.30 | Miami FL | 10 | 4-6-0 | 71 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 72 | 0.14 | 72 | -0.65 | 32 | 45.15 | Washington | 10 | 2-7-1 | 72 | 10 | 2-7-1 | PCC |
| 83 | -4.71 | 73 | -1.26 | 43 | 50.25 | Colgate | 8 | 2-6-0 | 73 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 70 | 1.43 | 74 | -1.82 | 22 | 40.50 | Wisconsin | 9 | 2-7-0 | 74 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Western |
| 71 | 0.50 | 75 | -2.01 | 91 | 73.10 | Holy Cross | 10 | 5-5-0 | 75 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 78 | -3.04 | 76 | -2.48 | 51 | 53.30 | UCLA | 10 | 3-7-0 | 76 | 10 | 3-7-0 | PCC |
| 81 | -3.46 | 77 | -2.56 | 121 | 97.50 | Texas El Paso | 9 | 6-2-1 | 77 | 11 | 8-2-1 | Border |
| 82 | -4.20 | 78 | -2.92 | 55 | 54.57 | South Carolina | 7 | 2-5-0 | 78 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Southern C |
| 89 | -8.36 | 79 | -4.03 | 103 | 82.38 | Richmond | 8 | 3-3-2 | 79 | 10 | 5-3-2 | Southern C |
| 79 | -3.04 | 82 | -5.09 | 3 | 25.31 | Auburn | 8 | 0-8-0 | 82 | 10 | 1-8-1 | SEC |
| 73 | -0.22 | 83 | -5.63 | 5 | 31.55 | Texas A&M | 10 | 0-9-1 | 83 | 10 | 0-9-1 | Southwest AC |
| 90 | -8.87 | 84 | -5.85 | 124 | 102.08 | Drake | 6 | 4-2-0 | 84 | 10 | 7-3-0 | MVC |
| 87 | -7.92 | 85 | -5.98 | 109 | 85.45 | Arizona | 11 | 6-5-0 | 85 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Border |
| 95 | -10.20 | 88 | -7.61 | 126 | 106.06 | Colorado State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 89 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Skyline |
| 84 | -5.31 | 90 | -8.19 | 40 | 49.50 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 6 | 1-5-0 | 91 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 105 | -15.83 | 91 | -8.27 | 80 | 67.17 | Fresno State | 3 | 1-2-0 | 90 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 92 | -9.23 | 94 | -9.49 | 84 | 69.06 | Iowa State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 94 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Big 7 |
| 88 | -8.27 | 95 | -9.58 | 31 | 45.10 | Cincinnati | 5 | 0-4-1 | 95 | 5 | 0-4-1 | NoConf |
| 91 | -9.02 | 97 | -9.85 | 105 | 82.56 | Georgetown | 8 | 3-4-1 | 97 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 100 | -12.70 | 98 | -10.67 | 62 | 57.60 | Nebraska | 10 | 2-8-0 | 98 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Big 7 |
| 94 | -9.96 | 99 | -12.14 | 73 | 63.64 | Temple | 7 | 1-6-0 | 99 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 93 | -9.74 | 101 | -12.86 | 98 | 77.50 | San Jose State | 4 | 1-3-0 | 101 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 115 | -21.26 | 102 | -13.24 | 110 | 86.50 | Ohio University | 3 | 1-2-0 | 102 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 102 | -14.23 | 103 | -13.44 | 102 | 80.57 | Davidson | 7 | 2-5-0 | 103 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Southern C |
| 104 | -15.71 | 104 | -13.74 | 88 | 71.62 | Furman | 8 | 2-6-0 | 104 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Southern C |
| 114 | -19.72 | 107 | -15.40 | 96 | 75.67 | Presbyterian | 3 | 1-2-0 | 108 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 111 | -17.05 | 108 | -15.58 | 57 | 55.67 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 0-8-1 | 107 | 9 | 0-8-1 | Southern C |
| 98 | -11.59 | 109 | -16.13 | 113 | 88.67 | Colorado | 9 | 3-6-0 | 109 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 7 |
| 103 | -14.94 | 110 | -16.53 | 107 | 83.39 | Idaho | 9 | 3-6-0 | 110 | 9 | 3-6-0 | PCC |
| 121 | -23.71 | 111 | -17.00 | 53 | 53.88 | Hawaii | 4 | 0-4-0 | 111 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 113 | -19.08 | 112 | -17.23 | 111 | 87.21 | Fordham | 7 | 2-5-0 | 112 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 110 | -16.86 | 115 | -18.54 | 44 | 50.56 | Syracuse | 8 | 0-8-0 | 115 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 112 | -17.17 | 117 | -19.39 | 77 | 65.20 | Tulsa | 10 | 0-9-1 | 117 | 10 | 0-9-1 | MVC |
| 122 | -24.46 | 118 | -20.13 | 127 | 107.15 | Brigham Young | 10 | 5-5-0 | 118 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Skyline |
| 117 | -22.41 | 119 | -21.87 | 128 | 108.00 | San Diego State | 3 | 1-2-0 | 119 | 3 | 1-2-0 | NoConf |
| 116 | -22.16 | 120 | -22.25 | 129 | 109.09 | Utah State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 120 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Skyline |
| 120 | -23.43 | 123 | -27.27 | 131 | 117.55 | Arizona State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 123 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Border |
| 124 | -26.51 | 124 | -27.27 | 87 | 71.43 | Citadel | 7 | 0-7-0 | 125 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 123 | -25.20 | 125 | -27.32 | 112 | 87.95 | New Mexico | 11 | 2-9-0 | 124 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Border |
| 127 | -30.84 | 126 | -28.08 | 82 | 68.50 | Kansas State | 9 | 0-9-0 | 126 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Big 7 |
| 129 | -33.90 | 128 | -33.18 | 119 | 96.29 | Montana | 7 | 1-6-0 | 128 | 10 | 3-7-0 | PCC |
| 125 | -27.09 | 129 | -34.73 | 125 | 103.50 | Wyoming | 6 | 1-5-0 | 129 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Skyline |
| 134 | -53.38 | 133 | -46.73 | 134 | 125.70 | Northern Arizona | 5 | 1-4-0 | 133 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Border |
| 133 | -50.49 | 134 | -50.15 | 132 | 120.00 | Montana State | 4 | 0-4-0 | 134 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 135 | -57.70 | 135 | -53.72 | 130 | 113.25 | New Mexico State | 6 | 0-6-0 | 135 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Border |
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