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| Ranking of teams in No Division Affiliation based on Chi Square fit to Win/Loss | ||||||||||||
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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Division | Global | Conference | |||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | |
| 3 | 29.47 | 1 | 34.65 | 12 | 29.22 | Iowa | 9 | 8-1-0 | 1 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Big 10 |
| 2 | 34.14 | 2 | 34.12 | 8 | 27.36 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 10-1-0 | 3 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 6 | 27.41 | 3 | 33.71 | 2 | 21.89 | Minnesota | 9 | 6-1-2 | 2 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Big 10 |
| 5 | 27.92 | 4 | 33.62 | 40 | 41.45 | Texas A&M | 10 | 9-0-1 | 4 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Southwest AC |
| 1 | 35.27 | 5 | 33.57 | 31 | 36.86 | Tennessee | 11 | 10-1-0 | 5 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 4 | 29.23 | 6 | 29.87 | 4 | 24.83 | Michigan | 9 | 7-2-0 | 6 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Big 10 |
| 8 | 26.99 | 7 | 28.15 | 37 | 39.75 | Miami FL | 10 | 8-1-1 | 7 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 12 | 22.98 | 8 | 26.86 | 7 | 27.18 | Pittsburgh | 11 | 7-3-1 | 8 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 10 | 24.97 | 9 | 26.36 | 38 | 40.32 | Baylor | 11 | 9-2-0 | 9 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 14 | 22.20 | 10 | 26.10 | 32 | 37.14 | Texas Christian | 11 | 8-3-0 | 10 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 13 | 22.23 | 11 | 24.38 | 39 | 41.00 | Southern California | 10 | 8-2-0 | 11 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 9 | 26.99 | 12 | 23.39 | 41 | 41.61 | Michigan State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 12 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Big 10 |
| 11 | 23.34 | 13 | 21.45 | 16 | 30.89 | Mississippi | 9 | 6-3-0 | 13 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 17 | 20.28 | 14 | 21.36 | 28 | 36.35 | Auburn | 10 | 7-3-0 | 14 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 15 | 22.05 | 15 | 21.09 | 9 | 28.75 | Florida | 10 | 6-3-1 | 17 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 18 | 19.66 | 16 | 21.07 | 19 | 34.05 | Oregon State | 11 | 7-3-1 | 15 | 11 | 7-3-1 | PCC |
| 7 | 27.04 | 17 | 21.06 | 73 | 69.75 | Oklahoma | 10 | 10-0-0 | 16 | 10 | 10-0-0 | Big 7 |
| 19 | 18.15 | 18 | 20.09 | 47 | 50.83 | Syracuse | 9 | 7-2-0 | 18 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 16 | 21.97 | 19 | 19.08 | 26 | 35.61 | Ohio State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 19 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Big 10 |
| 21 | 17.06 | 20 | 18.94 | 11 | 29.20 | Kentucky | 10 | 6-4-0 | 20 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SEC |
| 20 | 17.56 | 21 | 18.02 | 29 | 36.65 | Tulane | 10 | 6-4-0 | 22 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SEC |
| 25 | 15.04 | 22 | 17.92 | 33 | 37.40 | Arkansas | 10 | 6-4-0 | 21 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 22 | 16.99 | 23 | 17.57 | 36 | 38.95 | UCLA | 10 | 7-3-0 | 23 | 10 | 7-3-0 | PCC |
| 24 | 15.85 | 24 | 16.16 | 49 | 51.33 | Penn State | 9 | 6-2-1 | 24 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 23 | 16.18 | 25 | 13.83 | 21 | 34.45 | Washington | 10 | 5-5-0 | 25 | 10 | 5-5-0 | PCC |
| 29 | 14.36 | 26 | 13.41 | 30 | 36.67 | Northwestern | 9 | 4-4-1 | 28 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Big 10 |
| 26 | 14.73 | 27 | 13.19 | 57 | 57.85 | Houston | 10 | 7-2-1 | 26 | 10 | 7-2-1 | MVC |
| 33 | 12.25 | 28 | 13.01 | 58 | 58.77 | Clemson | 11 | 7-2-2 | 27 | 11 | 7-2-2 | ACC |
| 28 | 14.53 | 29 | 12.30 | 42 | 42.75 | Duke | 10 | 5-4-1 | 29 | 10 | 5-4-1 | ACC |
| 36 | 11.10 | 30 | 12.12 | 60 | 59.50 | South Carolina | 10 | 7-3-0 | 30 | 10 | 7-3-0 | ACC |
| 47 | 7.03 | 31 | 11.86 | 15 | 29.65 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 4-6-0 | 31 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 27 | 14.59 | 32 | 11.78 | 22 | 34.65 | Oregon | 10 | 4-4-2 | 32 | 10 | 4-4-2 | PCC |
| 44 | 9.02 | 33 | 10.99 | 54 | 55.50 | Army | 9 | 5-3-1 | 33 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 37 | 10.80 | 34 | 10.98 | 71 | 68.22 | Navy | 9 | 6-1-2 | 34 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Eastern Indep |
| 34 | 11.92 | 35 | 10.72 | 35 | 38.28 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 4-5-0 | 35 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 30 | 13.44 | 36 | 10.38 | 20 | 34.44 | Purdue | 9 | 3-4-2 | 38 | 9 | 3-4-2 | Big 10 |
| 40 | 9.41 | 37 | 10.37 | 72 | 68.23 | Colorado | 11 | 8-2-1 | 36 | 11 | 8-2-1 | Big 7 |
| 38 | 10.74 | 38 | 10.33 | 23 | 34.85 | Rice | 10 | 4-6-0 | 37 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 50 | 6.27 | 39 | 9.66 | 59 | 59.05 | West Virginia | 10 | 6-4-0 | 39 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southern C |
| 32 | 12.77 | 41 | 8.53 | 3 | 23.94 | Illinois | 9 | 2-5-2 | 41 | 9 | 2-5-2 | Big 10 |
| 49 | 6.70 | 42 | 7.28 | 5 | 25.50 | Louisiana State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 43 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC |
| 43 | 9.06 | 43 | 7.24 | 105 | 85.65 | Arizona State | 10 | 9-1-0 | 42 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Border |
| 35 | 11.20 | 45 | 6.75 | 83 | 77.20 | Texas El Paso | 10 | 8-2-0 | 45 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Border |
| 51 | 4.70 | 46 | 6.29 | 18 | 32.60 | Georgia | 10 | 3-6-1 | 47 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SEC |
| 31 | 13.26 | 47 | 6.12 | 25 | 35.60 | Stanford | 10 | 4-6-0 | 46 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC |
| 42 | 9.13 | 48 | 6.03 | 6 | 26.60 | California | 10 | 3-7-0 | 48 | 10 | 3-7-0 | PCC |
| 46 | 7.76 | 49 | 5.79 | 78 | 73.67 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 6-2-1 | 49 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southern C |
| 59 | 1.65 | 50 | 5.11 | 120 | 102.06 | Wyoming | 9 | 9-0-0 | 50 | 10 | 10-0-0 | Skyline |
| 39 | 10.20 | 51 | 5.02 | 27 | 36.06 | Mississippi State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 51 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 45 | 8.10 | 52 | 4.78 | 10 | 29.06 | Wisconsin | 9 | 1-5-3 | 54 | 9 | 1-5-3 | Big 10 |
| 65 | 0.10 | 53 | 4.44 | 64 | 62.50 | North Texas | 6 | 3-2-1 | 52 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 56 | 2.50 | 54 | 3.83 | 13 | 29.25 | Alabama | 10 | 2-7-1 | 56 | 10 | 2-7-1 | SEC |
| 58 | 1.93 | 55 | 3.67 | 14 | 29.30 | Notre Dame | 10 | 2-8-0 | 55 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 72 | -2.44 | 56 | 3.66 | 34 | 38.22 | Indiana | 9 | 3-6-0 | 53 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 10 |
| 64 | 0.49 | 58 | 1.87 | 24 | 34.95 | Maryland | 10 | 2-7-1 | 58 | 10 | 2-7-1 | ACC |
| 68 | -1.80 | 59 | 1.71 | 109 | 87.83 | Princeton | 9 | 7-2-0 | 59 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy League |
| 52 | 3.87 | 60 | 1.12 | 55 | 57.06 | Florida State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 60 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 62 | 0.85 | 61 | 1.01 | 106 | 85.65 | Tulsa | 10 | 7-2-1 | 61 | 10 | 7-2-1 | MVC |
| 61 | 0.92 | 63 | 0.46 | 1 | 21.55 | Texas | 10 | 1-9-0 | 63 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Southwest AC |
| 67 | -0.41 | 65 | 0.21 | 43 | 44.10 | Washington State | 10 | 3-6-1 | 65 | 10 | 3-6-1 | PCC |
| 54 | 2.78 | 66 | -0.11 | 50 | 52.33 | Missouri | 9 | 3-5-1 | 66 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Big 7 |
| 81 | -5.11 | 67 | -0.33 | 48 | 51.00 | Nebraska | 9 | 3-6-0 | 67 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Big 7 |
| 89 | -10.06 | 68 | -1.35 | 75 | 70.17 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 4-5-0 | 68 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Ivy League |
| 55 | 2.65 | 69 | -1.91 | 90 | 79.50 | Miami OH | 3 | 2-1-0 | 69 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 75 | -3.44 | 70 | -2.76 | 85 | 77.25 | Holy Cross | 8 | 4-3-1 | 70 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 74 | -3.09 | 71 | -3.08 | 67 | 63.61 | Idaho | 9 | 4-5-0 | 71 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 80 | -4.84 | 72 | -3.19 | 93 | 80.88 | Dartmouth | 8 | 4-3-1 | 72 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Ivy League |
| 66 | -0.39 | 73 | -3.39 | 52 | 54.85 | Kansas | 10 | 3-6-1 | 73 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Big 7 |
| 82 | -5.44 | 74 | -3.99 | 53 | 55.15 | Virginia | 10 | 3-7-0 | 74 | 10 | 3-7-0 | ACC |
| 73 | -2.84 | 77 | -4.67 | 45 | 47.25 | North Carolina | 10 | 2-7-1 | 77 | 10 | 2-7-1 | ACC |
| 70 | -2.10 | 78 | -5.51 | 63 | 61.50 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 3-5-2 | 78 | 10 | 3-5-2 | MVC |
| 69 | -2.02 | 79 | -6.14 | 61 | 60.30 | Wake Forest | 10 | 2-5-3 | 79 | 10 | 2-5-3 | ACC |
| 76 | -3.52 | 80 | -6.29 | 51 | 52.90 | North Carolina State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 80 | 10 | 3-7-0 | ACC |
| 86 | -8.55 | 81 | -7.11 | 98 | 82.25 | Brown | 8 | 4-4-0 | 81 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy League |
| 83 | -5.49 | 82 | -7.49 | 82 | 77.05 | Utah | 10 | 5-5-0 | 82 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Skyline |
| 63 | 0.66 | 84 | -8.03 | 68 | 66.38 | Southern Mississippi | 4 | 1-2-1 | 84 | 4 | 1-2-1 | NoConf |
| 78 | -4.44 | 85 | -8.42 | 44 | 45.45 | Texas Tech | 10 | 2-7-1 | 85 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 88 | -9.37 | 86 | -8.81 | 107 | 85.93 | Boston College | 7 | 4-3-0 | 86 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 87 | -8.58 | 88 | -9.60 | 62 | 61.15 | Kansas State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 88 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Big 7 |
| 94 | -12.76 | 90 | -10.07 | 56 | 57.33 | Furman | 9 | 2-7-0 | 90 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southern C |
| 93 | -12.53 | 91 | -10.33 | 117 | 97.17 | Lehigh | 3 | 2-1-0 | 91 | 3 | 2-1-0 | NoConf |
| 90 | -11.35 | 92 | -11.50 | 70 | 67.38 | Colgate | 8 | 3-5-0 | 92 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 84 | -7.40 | 93 | -11.93 | 87 | 78.50 | Cincinnati | 9 | 4-5-0 | 93 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 104 | -19.79 | 94 | -12.22 | 86 | 78.06 | Columbia | 9 | 3-6-0 | 94 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Ivy League |
| 97 | -14.96 | 95 | -12.48 | 118 | 98.15 | Utah State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 95 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Skyline |
| 92 | -12.38 | 96 | -14.75 | 76 | 70.72 | Arizona | 9 | 3-6-0 | 96 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Border |
| 101 | -16.55 | 99 | -15.97 | 88 | 78.64 | Harvard | 7 | 2-5-0 | 99 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Ivy League |
| 100 | -16.45 | 101 | -16.09 | 69 | 66.70 | Iowa State | 10 | 2-8-0 | 100 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Big 7 |
| 91 | -11.89 | 102 | -16.46 | 112 | 92.62 | Fresno State | 4 | 2-2-0 | 103 | 4 | 2-2-0 | NoConf |
| 96 | -14.25 | 103 | -16.59 | 89 | 79.33 | Dayton | 9 | 3-6-0 | 102 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 111 | -24.38 | 106 | -21.44 | 122 | 103.57 | Davidson | 7 | 3-3-1 | 107 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southern C |
| 113 | -25.95 | 108 | -22.01 | 100 | 84.20 | Colorado State | 10 | 2-7-1 | 106 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Skyline |
| 105 | -20.20 | 109 | -22.25 | 114 | 94.12 | Citadel | 8 | 3-5-0 | 109 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Southern C |
| 109 | -23.74 | 110 | -23.14 | 79 | 74.17 | Cornell | 9 | 1-8-0 | 110 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Ivy League |
| 114 | -27.64 | 111 | -24.05 | 111 | 91.33 | Rutgers | 6 | 1-5-0 | 111 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 108 | -23.01 | 112 | -24.52 | 116 | 96.95 | New Mexico | 10 | 4-6-0 | 112 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Skyline |
| 110 | -24.27 | 114 | -27.03 | 94 | 81.75 | San Jose State | 8 | 1-6-1 | 114 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 115 | -27.70 | 116 | -30.71 | 74 | 69.86 | New Mexico State | 7 | 0-7-0 | 116 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Border |
| 119 | -30.50 | 117 | -30.82 | 113 | 93.33 | Montana | 9 | 1-8-0 | 117 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Skyline |
| 120 | -31.04 | 119 | -31.70 | 121 | 103.20 | Drake | 5 | 1-4-0 | 119 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 117 | -29.02 | 120 | -32.31 | 115 | 96.33 | Brigham Young | 9 | 1-7-1 | 121 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Skyline |
| 121 | -35.27 | 121 | -33.15 | 110 | 88.33 | San Diego State | 3 | 0-2-1 | 120 | 3 | 0-2-1 | NoConf |
| 122 | -36.77 | 122 | -38.66 | 96 | 82.00 | Presbyterian | 3 | 0-3-0 | 122 | 3 | 0-3-0 | NoConf |
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