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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 31.72 | 1 | 33.21 | 17 | 41.95 | Tennessee | 10 | 9-1-0 | 1 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SEC |
| 6 | 26.65 | 2 | 30.93 | 65 | 62.75 | Princeton | 8 | 8-0-0 | 2 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 2 | 30.85 | 3 | 29.22 | 51 | 57.11 | Army | 9 | 8-1-0 | 3 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 4 | 27.91 | 4 | 27.35 | 2 | 22.56 | Illinois | 8 | 6-2-0 | 4 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Western |
| 3 | 30.30 | 5 | 26.51 | 28 | 47.45 | Kentucky | 10 | 9-1-0 | 5 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SEC |
| 12 | 22.90 | 6 | 25.49 | 50 | 56.56 | Michigan State | 9 | 8-1-0 | 6 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 7 | 25.76 | 7 | 25.33 | 56 | 58.36 | Oklahoma | 11 | 10-1-0 | 7 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Big 7 |
| 9 | 24.04 | 8 | 24.94 | 1 | 21.90 | Michigan | 10 | 6-3-1 | 8 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Western |
| 19 | 18.04 | 9 | 24.27 | 45 | 54.61 | Cornell | 9 | 7-2-0 | 9 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 8 | 24.49 | 10 | 23.59 | 47 | 54.91 | California | 11 | 9-1-1 | 10 | 11 | 9-1-1 | PCC |
| 5 | 27.81 | 11 | 23.47 | 9 | 34.91 | Texas | 11 | 9-2-0 | 11 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 22 | 17.03 | 12 | 21.80 | 103 | 81.70 | Clemson | 10 | 9-0-1 | 12 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Southern C |
| 11 | 23.43 | 13 | 19.91 | 10 | 34.94 | Ohio State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 13 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Western |
| 15 | 20.12 | 14 | 19.27 | 18 | 42.15 | Baylor | 10 | 7-3-0 | 14 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 14 | 20.73 | 15 | 18.98 | 57 | 58.55 | Washington | 10 | 8-2-0 | 16 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 10 | 23.53 | 16 | 18.96 | 53 | 57.70 | Alabama | 10 | 8-2-0 | 15 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 13 | 22.09 | 17 | 18.50 | 15 | 41.00 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 6-3-0 | 17 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 21 | 17.32 | 18 | 17.41 | 6 | 32.50 | Wisconsin | 9 | 6-3-0 | 18 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Western |
| 23 | 16.64 | 19 | 15.95 | 131 | 98.45 | Wyoming | 10 | 10-0-0 | 19 | 10 | 10-0-0 | Skyline |
| 18 | 18.77 | 20 | 15.15 | 32 | 48.75 | Tulane | 8 | 5-2-1 | 20 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SEC |
| 24 | 15.87 | 21 | 14.92 | 88 | 75.45 | Miami FL | 11 | 9-1-1 | 21 | 11 | 9-1-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 20 | 17.90 | 22 | 14.37 | 39 | 51.78 | UCLA | 9 | 6-3-0 | 22 | 9 | 6-3-0 | PCC |
| 16 | 19.87 | 23 | 14.09 | 26 | 45.55 | Texas A&M | 11 | 7-4-0 | 23 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 36 | 11.16 | 24 | 14.07 | 91 | 76.17 | Wake Forest | 9 | 6-1-2 | 24 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Southern C |
| 42 | 8.42 | 25 | 13.61 | 34 | 49.14 | Colgate | 7 | 4-3-0 | 25 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 39 | 10.50 | 26 | 13.55 | 63 | 61.94 | Nebraska | 9 | 6-2-1 | 26 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Big 7 |
| 38 | 10.54 | 27 | 13.36 | 4 | 30.89 | Indiana | 9 | 3-5-1 | 27 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Western |
| 26 | 15.08 | 28 | 13.10 | 24 | 45.28 | Northwestern | 9 | 6-3-0 | 28 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Western |
| 17 | 19.77 | 29 | 12.82 | 13 | 38.10 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 6-4-0 | 29 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 29 | 13.40 | 31 | 12.35 | 81 | 71.10 | Maryland | 10 | 7-2-1 | 31 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southern C |
| 49 | 6.21 | 35 | 11.66 | 22 | 43.75 | Dartmouth | 8 | 3-4-1 | 35 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 25 | 15.12 | 36 | 10.97 | 33 | 49.00 | Stanford | 10 | 5-3-2 | 36 | 10 | 5-3-2 | PCC |
| 34 | 11.72 | 37 | 10.47 | 85 | 74.30 | Virginia | 10 | 8-2-0 | 38 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 69 | 1.77 | 38 | 10.36 | 116 | 90.39 | Fordham | 9 | 8-1-0 | 37 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 37 | 10.73 | 39 | 9.99 | 27 | 46.65 | Rice | 10 | 6-4-0 | 39 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 27 | 14.16 | 40 | 9.98 | 99 | 79.75 | Tulsa | 10 | 8-1-1 | 40 | 11 | 9-1-1 | MVC |
| 40 | 9.22 | 41 | 8.95 | 72 | 67.80 | Duke | 10 | 7-3-0 | 41 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southern C |
| 31 | 12.17 | 42 | 8.45 | 20 | 42.60 | Texas Christian | 10 | 5-5-0 | 43 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 35 | 11.38 | 43 | 7.92 | 66 | 63.38 | Georgia | 12 | 6-3-3 | 42 | 12 | 6-3-3 | SEC |
| 30 | 13.13 | 44 | 7.84 | 43 | 54.08 | Cincinnati | 6 | 3-3-0 | 44 | 6 | 3-3-0 | NoConf |
| 46 | 6.67 | 45 | 7.39 | 37 | 50.06 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 5-4-0 | 45 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SEC |
| 45 | 7.29 | 46 | 7.31 | 11 | 37.28 | Iowa | 9 | 3-5-1 | 47 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Western |
| 33 | 11.73 | 47 | 7.16 | 16 | 41.23 | Louisiana State | 11 | 4-5-2 | 46 | 11 | 4-5-2 | SEC |
| 47 | 6.61 | 48 | 7.09 | 35 | 49.56 | Notre Dame | 9 | 4-4-1 | 49 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 55 | 5.29 | 49 | 6.85 | 38 | 51.50 | Missouri | 10 | 4-5-1 | 48 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Big 7 |
| 44 | 7.97 | 51 | 6.37 | 23 | 44.61 | Mississippi | 9 | 4-5-0 | 51 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 58 | 4.29 | 53 | 5.19 | 83 | 73.06 | Syracuse | 9 | 5-4-0 | 53 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 53 | 5.44 | 54 | 4.36 | 7 | 32.56 | Navy | 9 | 3-6-0 | 54 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 60 | 4.02 | 55 | 3.65 | 29 | 47.65 | North Carolina | 10 | 3-5-2 | 57 | 10 | 3-5-2 | Southern C |
| 50 | 6.00 | 56 | 3.40 | 41 | 52.68 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 5-6-0 | 56 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SEC |
| 48 | 6.57 | 57 | 3.30 | 8 | 33.31 | Mississippi State | 8 | 3-5-0 | 55 | 9 | 4-5-0 | SEC |
| 52 | 5.73 | 58 | 2.84 | 80 | 70.20 | Kansas | 10 | 6-4-0 | 58 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Big 7 |
| 68 | 1.88 | 59 | 2.61 | 59 | 59.83 | South Carolina | 9 | 3-4-2 | 59 | 9 | 3-4-2 | Southern C |
| 63 | 2.91 | 60 | 2.11 | 3 | 25.78 | Minnesota | 9 | 1-7-1 | 60 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Western |
| 80 | -1.58 | 62 | 1.36 | 94 | 77.44 | Penn State | 9 | 5-3-1 | 62 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 85 | -3.31 | 64 | 0.94 | 112 | 86.25 | Texas El Paso | 10 | 7-3-0 | 64 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Border |
| 62 | 3.45 | 67 | 0.47 | 60 | 59.90 | Florida | 10 | 5-5-0 | 65 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 70 | 1.45 | 69 | 0.22 | 114 | 87.50 | Bucknell | 3 | 2-1-0 | 69 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 75 | -0.99 | 70 | 0.10 | 89 | 75.94 | Washington State | 9 | 4-3-2 | 70 | 9 | 4-3-2 | PCC |
| 56 | 4.69 | 71 | 0.07 | 5 | 31.67 | Purdue | 9 | 2-7-0 | 72 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Western |
| 79 | -1.28 | 72 | -0.11 | 36 | 49.56 | Columbia | 8 | 3-5-0 | 73 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 71 | 0.23 | 74 | -0.21 | 25 | 45.44 | Southern California | 9 | 2-5-2 | 71 | 9 | 2-5-2 | PCC |
| 67 | 1.97 | 75 | -0.35 | 134 | 108.39 | Arizona State | 9 | 8-1-0 | 74 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Border |
| 83 | -2.64 | 76 | -0.67 | 52 | 57.18 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 4-6-1 | 76 | 11 | 4-6-1 | MVC |
| 74 | -0.30 | 78 | -1.87 | 104 | 82.06 | San Jose State | 9 | 5-3-1 | 78 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 64 | 2.78 | 79 | -2.04 | 90 | 76.10 | Colorado | 10 | 5-4-1 | 79 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Big 7 |
| 66 | 2.04 | 80 | -2.82 | 31 | 48.14 | Texas Tech | 11 | 3-8-0 | 80 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Border |
| 82 | -2.00 | 81 | -2.97 | 67 | 65.33 | Villanova | 9 | 4-5-0 | 81 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 86 | -3.66 | 83 | -3.75 | 44 | 54.11 | Oregon State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 83 | 9 | 3-6-0 | PCC |
| 78 | -1.26 | 84 | -3.94 | 93 | 76.60 | Holy Cross | 10 | 4-5-1 | 84 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 51 | 5.84 | 85 | -4.13 | 14 | 38.85 | Arkansas | 10 | 2-8-0 | 85 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southwest AC |
| 94 | -6.90 | 86 | -4.43 | 21 | 43.00 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 5 | 1-4-0 | 86 | 5 | 1-4-0 | NoConf |
| 92 | -5.43 | 87 | -4.79 | 109 | 84.43 | Rutgers | 7 | 4-3-0 | 87 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 99 | -9.20 | 88 | -4.89 | 82 | 71.33 | North Carolina State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 88 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southern C |
| 76 | -1.14 | 89 | -5.50 | 125 | 92.75 | Drake | 6 | 3-2-1 | 89 | 9 | 6-2-1 | MVC |
| 91 | -5.37 | 90 | -5.71 | 77 | 69.50 | North Texas | 4 | 2-2-0 | 90 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoConf |
| 89 | -4.72 | 91 | -6.51 | 117 | 90.43 | Colorado State | 7 | 4-3-0 | 91 | 9 | 6-3-0 | NoConf |
| 72 | 0.18 | 92 | -6.55 | 75 | 68.67 | Houston | 9 | 3-6-0 | 92 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 96 | -8.37 | 93 | -6.99 | 111 | 84.61 | Idaho | 9 | 3-5-1 | 93 | 9 | 3-5-1 | PCC |
| 95 | -6.95 | 95 | -7.62 | 64 | 62.72 | Georgetown | 9 | 2-7-0 | 95 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 90 | -4.76 | 96 | -8.34 | 19 | 42.39 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 1-8-0 | 96 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 87 | -4.47 | 97 | -8.87 | 61 | 60.22 | Iowa State | 9 | 2-6-1 | 97 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Big 7 |
| 101 | -9.41 | 98 | -9.43 | 101 | 80.35 | Arizona | 10 | 4-6-0 | 98 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Border |
| 102 | -11.10 | 101 | -9.92 | 84 | 73.17 | Citadel | 9 | 3-6-0 | 99 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 109 | -15.01 | 102 | -10.16 | 30 | 47.88 | Harvard | 8 | 1-7-0 | 103 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 103 | -11.48 | 103 | -10.16 | 119 | 90.75 | Utah | 10 | 3-4-3 | 102 | 10 | 3-4-3 | Skyline |
| 100 | -9.38 | 104 | -11.38 | 97 | 78.64 | Temple | 7 | 2-4-1 | 104 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 105 | -13.09 | 105 | -12.65 | 70 | 67.45 | Furman | 10 | 2-8-0 | 105 | 11 | 2-8-1 | Southern C |
| 112 | -16.46 | 107 | -13.62 | 132 | 103.50 | Hawaii | 4 | 2-2-0 | 108 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoConf |
| 107 | -14.62 | 108 | -13.67 | 12 | 37.94 | Auburn | 8 | 0-8-0 | 107 | 10 | 0-10-0 | SEC |
| 117 | -18.67 | 111 | -16.10 | 42 | 53.12 | Lafayette | 4 | 0-4-0 | 111 | 4 | 0-4-0 | NoConf |
| 118 | -19.11 | 112 | -16.26 | 46 | 54.90 | Kansas State | 10 | 0-9-1 | 112 | 11 | 1-9-1 | Big 7 |
| 116 | -18.11 | 113 | -16.72 | 123 | 91.50 | Davidson | 8 | 2-6-0 | 113 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southern C |
| 114 | -16.86 | 114 | -16.85 | 76 | 69.22 | West Virginia | 9 | 1-8-0 | 115 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southern C |
| 111 | -16.40 | 115 | -16.94 | 40 | 52.25 | Boston College | 10 | 0-9-1 | 114 | 10 | 0-9-1 | Northeast Indep |
| 113 | -16.59 | 117 | -19.01 | 68 | 66.60 | Oregon | 10 | 1-9-0 | 117 | 10 | 1-9-0 | PCC |
| 126 | -26.04 | 118 | -19.72 | 110 | 84.50 | Presbyterian | 4 | 1-3-0 | 118 | 4 | 1-3-0 | NoConf |
| 120 | -23.80 | 119 | -19.91 | 54 | 58.00 | Fresno State | 3 | 0-3-0 | 119 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
| 115 | -16.89 | 120 | -20.15 | 49 | 56.31 | Brown | 8 | 0-8-0 | 120 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Northeast Indep |
| 121 | -24.03 | 121 | -20.44 | 87 | 74.95 | New Mexico | 10 | 2-8-0 | 121 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Border |
| 125 | -26.00 | 122 | -21.08 | 127 | 95.56 | Brigham Young | 8 | 2-5-1 | 122 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Skyline |
| 119 | -22.14 | 123 | -23.57 | 133 | 103.81 | Montana | 8 | 3-5-0 | 123 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 124 | -25.59 | 124 | -24.38 | 98 | 79.10 | Nevada Reno | 10 | 1-9-0 | 124 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 127 | -28.83 | 125 | -24.52 | 105 | 83.33 | Richmond | 9 | 1-8-0 | 125 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southern C |
| 108 | -14.94 | 127 | -25.17 | 74 | 68.38 | Louisville | 4 | 0-3-1 | 127 | 4 | 0-3-1 | NoConf |
| 132 | -35.84 | 128 | -27.80 | 130 | 96.59 | Utah State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 128 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Skyline |
| 130 | -35.37 | 129 | -28.12 | 120 | 90.80 | New Mexico State | 5 | 1-4-0 | 129 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Border |
| 131 | -35.59 | 130 | -28.91 | 79 | 70.11 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 0-9-0 | 130 | 10 | 0-10-0 | Southern C |
| 133 | -46.48 | 133 | -42.38 | 128 | 95.70 | Northern Arizona | 5 | 0-5-0 | 133 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Border |
| 134 | -53.45 | 134 | -42.71 | 118 | 90.67 | Montana State | 3 | 0-3-0 | 134 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
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