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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Other Rankings | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | AP | Coach | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 9 | 26.10 | 21 | 18.87 | 77 | 72.55 | Oklahoma | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10-0-0 | 9 | 10 | 10-0-0 | BIG 7 |
| 1 | 39.45 | 1 | 40.21 | 29 | 37.30 | Tennessee | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 1 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 5 | 27.21 | 4 | 33.14 | 18 | 32.12 | Iowa | 3 | 3 | 10 | 9-1-0 | 5 | 10 | 9-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 2 | 35.62 | 2 | 33.66 | 9 | 27.85 | Georgia Tech | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10-1-0 | 2 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 6 | 26.91 | 5 | 30.58 | 42 | 43.65 | Texas A&M | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9-0-1 | 6 | 10 | 9-0-1 | SWAC |
| 4 | 27.44 | 8 | 28.62 | 32 | 38.15 | Miami (FL) | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8-1-1 | 4 | 10 | 8-1-1 | SWIC |
| 3 | 28.20 | 6 | 29.39 | 5 | 26.22 | Michigan | 7 | 12 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 3 | 9 | 7-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 21 | 17.78 | 9 | 23.61 | 53 | 55.06 | Syracuse | 8 | 13 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 21 | 9 | 7-2-0 | EIC |
| 8 | 26.14 | 14 | 22.45 | 41 | 43.22 | Michigan State | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7-2-0 | 8 | 9 | 7-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 18 | 19.90 | 18 | 20.16 | 33 | 39.05 | Oregon State | 10 | 5 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 18 | 11 | 7-3-1 | PCC |
| 14 | 21.79 | 17 | 20.51 | 45 | 46.00 | Baylor | 11 | 11 | 11 | 9-2-0 | 14 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SWAC |
| 7 | 26.43 | 3 | 33.16 | 1 | 23.33 | Minnesota | 12 | 10 | 9 | 6-1-2 | 7 | 9 | 6-1-2 | BIG 10 |
| 12 | 22.64 | 7 | 29.30 | 13 | 30.05 | Pittsburgh | 13 | 20 | 11 | 7-3-1 | 12 | 11 | 7-3-1 | EIC |
| 16 | 21.51 | 13 | 22.60 | 38 | 40.95 | Texas Christian | 14 | 14 | 11 | 8-3-0 | 16 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SWAC |
| 17 | 21.02 | 22 | 18.27 | 30 | 37.44 | Ohio State | 15 | 15 | 9 | 6-3-0 | 17 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 38 | 10.96 | 33 | 11.71 | 69 | 67.39 | Navy | 16 | 19 | 9 | 6-1-2 | 38 | 9 | 6-1-2 | EIC |
| 13 | 21.80 | 10 | 23.20 | 40 | 42.60 | Southern California | 18 | 17 | 10 | 8-2-0 | 13 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 25 | 15.38 | 20 | 18.90 | 60 | 58.35 | Clemson | 19 | 11 | 7-2-2 | 25 | 11 | 7-2-2 | ACC | |
| 48 | 6.54 | 49 | 4.55 | 80 | 74.80 | Colorado | 20 | 18 | 11 | 8-2-1 | 48 | 11 | 8-2-1 | BIG 7 |
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Soren Sorensen - Updated Thu Sep 3 18:05:30 2026