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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 2 | 29.87 | 1 | 34.19 | 35 | 41.17 | Auburn | 9 | 9-0-0 | 1 | 10 | 10-0-0 | SEC |
| 4 | 26.84 | 2 | 27.67 | 29 | 39.25 | Ohio State | 10 | 9-1-0 | 2 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Big 10 |
| 5 | 26.40 | 3 | 26.59 | 28 | 39.05 | Mississippi | 10 | 8-1-1 | 3 | 11 | 9-1-1 | SEC |
| 1 | 30.53 | 4 | 26.31 | 37 | 41.56 | Michigan State | 9 | 8-1-0 | 6 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Big 10 |
| 7 | 24.69 | 5 | 25.79 | 3 | 26.60 | Tennessee | 10 | 7-3-0 | 5 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SEC |
| 3 | 26.86 | 6 | 24.45 | 42 | 43.91 | Navy | 11 | 9-1-1 | 7 | 11 | 9-1-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 13 | 18.89 | 7 | 24.14 | 43 | 44.90 | North Carolina State | 10 | 7-1-2 | 4 | 10 | 7-1-2 | ACC |
| 6 | 25.60 | 8 | 24.13 | 44 | 45.50 | Iowa | 9 | 7-1-1 | 8 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Big 10 |
| 8 | 24.68 | 9 | 22.77 | 47 | 48.45 | Oklahoma | 11 | 10-1-0 | 10 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Big 7 |
| 9 | 22.54 | 10 | 22.34 | 5 | 27.93 | Mississippi State | 7 | 4-2-1 | 9 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SEC |
| 19 | 15.44 | 11 | 19.89 | 6 | 29.05 | Duke | 11 | 6-3-2 | 11 | 11 | 6-3-2 | ACC |
| 17 | 16.47 | 12 | 19.53 | 9 | 29.95 | North Carolina | 10 | 6-4-0 | 12 | 10 | 6-4-0 | ACC |
| 10 | 19.83 | 13 | 18.53 | 12 | 32.60 | Notre Dame | 10 | 7-3-0 | 14 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 11 | 19.26 | 14 | 17.70 | 26 | 38.50 | Wisconsin | 9 | 6-3-0 | 15 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Big 10 |
| 14 | 17.89 | 15 | 17.31 | 25 | 38.39 | Florida | 9 | 6-2-1 | 13 | 9 | 6-2-1 | SEC |
| 21 | 14.73 | 16 | 15.49 | 31 | 40.17 | Clemson | 9 | 6-3-0 | 16 | 10 | 7-3-0 | ACC |
| 16 | 16.67 | 17 | 15.48 | 15 | 33.36 | Texas | 11 | 6-4-1 | 17 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 12 | 18.90 | 18 | 15.23 | 24 | 38.09 | Texas A&M | 11 | 8-3-0 | 18 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 15 | 17.62 | 19 | 15.05 | 4 | 27.73 | Rice | 11 | 7-4-0 | 19 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 32 | 10.38 | 20 | 13.67 | 8 | 29.85 | Maryland | 10 | 5-5-0 | 22 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 20 | 15.21 | 21 | 13.57 | 56 | 54.28 | Army | 9 | 7-2-0 | 23 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 24 | 13.12 | 22 | 13.31 | 59 | 55.40 | UCLA | 10 | 8-2-0 | 24 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 25 | 12.38 | 23 | 13.23 | 55 | 54.00 | Oregon State | 10 | 8-2-0 | 25 | 10 | 8-2-0 | PCC |
| 29 | 11.76 | 24 | 13.06 | 27 | 38.85 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 5-3-2 | 21 | 10 | 5-3-2 | SEC |
| 38 | 7.29 | 25 | 12.82 | 93 | 76.44 | Virginia Military | 8 | 7-0-1 | 20 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Southern C |
| 18 | 16.03 | 26 | 11.50 | 40 | 42.83 | Michigan | 9 | 5-3-1 | 26 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Big 10 |
| 22 | 14.11 | 27 | 10.53 | 106 | 87.94 | Arizona State | 8 | 8-0-0 | 33 | 10 | 10-0-0 | Border |
| 23 | 13.20 | 28 | 9.57 | 16 | 34.25 | Purdue | 8 | 4-4-0 | 27 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 36 | 7.95 | 29 | 9.11 | 53 | 53.94 | Penn State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 29 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 27 | 12.20 | 30 | 8.90 | 50 | 49.82 | Oregon | 11 | 7-4-0 | 28 | 11 | 7-4-0 | PCC |
| 28 | 11.93 | 31 | 8.70 | 38 | 42.05 | Arkansas | 10 | 6-4-0 | 31 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 37 | 7.47 | 32 | 8.61 | 41 | 43.20 | Miami FL | 10 | 5-4-1 | 38 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 31 | 10.41 | 33 | 8.40 | 17 | 34.33 | Illinois | 9 | 4-5-0 | 34 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Big 10 |
| 44 | 4.63 | 34 | 8.16 | 96 | 79.12 | Drake | 4 | 3-1-0 | 41 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 26 | 12.38 | 35 | 7.65 | 34 | 40.70 | Louisiana State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 30 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 41 | 6.59 | 36 | 7.62 | 23 | 37.89 | South Carolina | 9 | 4-5-0 | 32 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 45 | 4.20 | 37 | 7.54 | 67 | 60.25 | West Virginia | 10 | 7-2-1 | 35 | 10 | 7-2-1 | Southern C |
| 58 | -0.53 | 38 | 7.42 | 89 | 73.69 | Dartmouth | 8 | 6-1-1 | 37 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Ivy League |
| 33 | 9.54 | 39 | 7.05 | 33 | 40.35 | Texas Christian | 10 | 5-4-1 | 36 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southwest AC |
| 64 | -2.86 | 40 | 6.88 | 49 | 49.00 | Kansas | 10 | 5-4-1 | 43 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Big 7 |
| 30 | 10.84 | 41 | 6.80 | 19 | 36.45 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 4-4-2 | 40 | 10 | 4-4-2 | SEC |
| 49 | 2.39 | 42 | 6.21 | 97 | 79.50 | Princeton | 9 | 7-2-0 | 42 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy League |
| 55 | 0.76 | 43 | 5.79 | 74 | 66.75 | Boston College | 8 | 6-2-0 | 45 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 34 | 8.80 | 44 | 5.67 | 48 | 48.65 | Washington State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 44 | 10 | 6-4-0 | PCC |
| 39 | 6.75 | 45 | 5.42 | 14 | 33.25 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 4-5-1 | 46 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 6.68 | 46 | 5.30 | 20 | 36.72 | Minnesota | 9 | 4-5-0 | 48 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Big 10 |
| 47 | 2.68 | 47 | 5.24 | 54 | 54.00 | Missouri | 10 | 5-4-1 | 47 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Big 7 |
| 53 | 1.12 | 48 | 4.56 | 46 | 48.22 | Houston | 9 | 4-4-1 | 39 | 10 | 5-4-1 | MVC |
| 46 | 3.98 | 49 | 3.96 | 63 | 57.81 | Holy Cross | 8 | 4-3-1 | 50 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 35 | 8.73 | 50 | 2.53 | 52 | 52.10 | Stanford | 10 | 6-4-0 | 51 | 10 | 6-4-0 | PCC |
| 62 | -1.64 | 51 | 2.44 | 95 | 78.25 | Yale | 8 | 5-2-1 | 56 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Ivy League |
| 52 | 1.27 | 52 | 1.75 | 73 | 65.39 | Syracuse | 9 | 5-3-1 | 55 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 57 | -0.30 | 53 | 1.51 | 22 | 37.40 | Virginia | 10 | 3-6-1 | 53 | 10 | 3-6-1 | ACC |
| 48 | 2.53 | 54 | 1.31 | 30 | 40.05 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 4-6-0 | 57 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 42 | 6.22 | 55 | 1.28 | 13 | 32.75 | Georgia | 10 | 3-7-0 | 52 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC |
| 50 | 1.98 | 56 | 0.95 | 77 | 68.10 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 6-3-1 | 58 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 65 | -3.32 | 57 | 0.34 | 57 | 54.65 | William & Mary | 10 | 4-6-0 | 59 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 43 | 5.81 | 58 | -0.41 | 80 | 69.70 | Colorado | 10 | 6-3-1 | 62 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Big 7 |
| 51 | 1.57 | 59 | -0.92 | 39 | 42.05 | Baylor | 10 | 3-6-1 | 63 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southwest AC |
| 68 | -5.47 | 60 | -1.63 | 100 | 82.88 | Texas El Paso | 8 | 6-2-0 | 72 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Border |
| 77 | -7.73 | 61 | -2.69 | 94 | 76.69 | Brown | 8 | 4-4-0 | 65 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy League |
| 83 | -9.09 | 62 | -2.90 | 51 | 50.29 | Florida State | 7 | 2-5-0 | 71 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 56 | 0.09 | 63 | -2.94 | 32 | 40.30 | Washington | 10 | 3-6-1 | 66 | 10 | 3-6-1 | PCC |
| 76 | -7.56 | 64 | -4.22 | 92 | 75.75 | Dayton | 6 | 3-2-1 | 64 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 79 | -8.36 | 65 | -4.45 | 62 | 57.50 | Boston University | 5 | 2-3-0 | 68 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 66 | -3.79 | 66 | -4.65 | 7 | 29.67 | Alabama | 9 | 1-7-1 | 54 | 10 | 2-7-1 | SEC |
| 61 | -1.62 | 67 | -5.37 | 101 | 83.08 | West Texas A&M | 6 | 4-2-0 | 70 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Border |
| 54 | 1.03 | 68 | -5.43 | 68 | 60.50 | Idaho | 8 | 3-4-1 | 67 | 9 | 4-4-1 | PCC |
| 80 | -8.70 | 69 | -5.52 | 76 | 68.00 | North Texas | 5 | 2-3-0 | 87 | 10 | 5-5-0 | MVC |
| 74 | -6.81 | 70 | -5.65 | 86 | 73.14 | Citadel | 7 | 4-3-0 | 80 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southern C |
| 86 | -11.24 | 71 | -5.71 | 98 | 81.50 | Rutgers | 5 | 3-2-0 | 74 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 82 | -9.04 | 72 | -6.29 | 70 | 62.30 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 4-6-0 | 76 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 70 | -6.05 | 73 | -6.55 | 60 | 56.78 | Iowa State | 9 | 3-5-1 | 78 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Big 7 |
| 73 | -6.44 | 74 | -6.55 | 66 | 59.00 | Kansas State | 10 | 3-6-1 | 81 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Big 7 |
| 60 | -1.23 | 75 | -6.60 | 1 | 20.88 | Kentucky | 8 | 1-7-0 | 73 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC |
| 72 | -6.30 | 76 | -7.16 | 105 | 85.64 | Detroit | 7 | 4-3-0 | 79 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 75 | -7.46 | 77 | -7.40 | 99 | 82.00 | Cincinnati | 8 | 4-3-1 | 93 | 10 | 5-4-1 | MVC |
| 71 | -6.28 | 78 | -7.63 | 78 | 68.69 | Pacific | 8 | 3-3-2 | 77 | 10 | 5-3-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 78 | -8.07 | 79 | -8.51 | 69 | 60.94 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 3-6-0 | 82 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Ivy League |
| 59 | -0.90 | 80 | -8.70 | 18 | 34.55 | California | 10 | 1-9-0 | 84 | 10 | 1-9-0 | PCC |
| 81 | -8.91 | 81 | -8.95 | 85 | 71.90 | Hardin-Simmons | 10 | 5-5-0 | 85 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Border |
| 87 | -12.11 | 82 | -9.05 | 10 | 30.72 | Indiana | 9 | 1-8-0 | 89 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Big 10 |
| 63 | -2.55 | 83 | -9.47 | 36 | 41.55 | Tulane | 10 | 2-8-0 | 83 | 10 | 2-8-0 | SEC |
| 101 | -21.58 | 84 | -9.90 | 58 | 55.38 | Colgate | 8 | 2-6-0 | 88 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 85 | -10.66 | 85 | -10.42 | 2 | 23.50 | Northwestern | 9 | 0-9-0 | 90 | 9 | 0-9-0 | Big 10 |
| 92 | -13.74 | 86 | -10.94 | 83 | 71.72 | Cornell | 9 | 3-6-0 | 95 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Ivy League |
| 67 | -4.93 | 87 | -11.65 | 103 | 84.95 | Utah | 10 | 6-4-0 | 97 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Skyline |
| 84 | -9.85 | 88 | -11.87 | 84 | 71.89 | Villanova | 9 | 3-6-0 | 98 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 88 | -12.15 | 89 | -12.61 | 90 | 74.35 | Tulsa | 10 | 4-6-0 | 99 | 10 | 4-6-0 | MVC |
| 98 | -18.92 | 90 | -13.02 | 79 | 69.29 | Furman | 7 | 2-5-0 | 106 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southern C |
| 69 | -5.65 | 91 | -13.25 | 21 | 37.05 | Southern California | 10 | 1-9-0 | 100 | 10 | 1-9-0 | PCC |
| 91 | -13.41 | 92 | -13.26 | 45 | 46.55 | Nebraska | 10 | 1-9-0 | 101 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Big 7 |
| 90 | -13.24 | 93 | -13.41 | 11 | 31.00 | Wake Forest | 10 | 0-10-0 | 96 | 10 | 0-10-0 | ACC |
| 99 | -20.48 | 94 | -13.63 | 82 | 70.50 | Harvard | 7 | 2-5-0 | 102 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Ivy League |
| 96 | -16.16 | 95 | -14.47 | 61 | 56.92 | San Jose State | 6 | 1-5-0 | 107 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 95 | -14.10 | 96 | -14.49 | 111 | 97.94 | Brigham Young | 9 | 5-2-2 | 105 | 10 | 5-3-2 | Skyline |
| 97 | -18.21 | 97 | -15.15 | 110 | 96.90 | Denver | 10 | 6-4-0 | 108 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Skyline |
| 89 | -12.47 | 98 | -16.35 | 65 | 58.95 | Texas Tech | 10 | 2-8-0 | 104 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 100 | -20.85 | 99 | -16.55 | 91 | 74.75 | Davidson | 4 | 1-3-0 | 86 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Southern C |
| 93 | -13.92 | 100 | -17.31 | 107 | 92.90 | Wyoming | 10 | 4-3-3 | 109 | 10 | 4-3-3 | Skyline |
| 102 | -21.65 | 101 | -18.35 | 88 | 73.44 | Richmond | 8 | 2-6-0 | 103 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 94 | -14.07 | 102 | -20.46 | 72 | 64.67 | George Washington | 9 | 2-7-0 | 110 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 111 | -27.80 | 103 | -21.80 | 81 | 70.19 | Columbia | 8 | 1-7-0 | 111 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Ivy League |
| 109 | -25.70 | 104 | -23.95 | 71 | 64.25 | Wichita State | 10 | 1-9-0 | 114 | 10 | 1-9-0 | MVC |
| 104 | -23.22 | 105 | -24.03 | 112 | 100.25 | New Mexico | 10 | 4-6-0 | 117 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Skyline |
| 103 | -21.72 | 106 | -25.18 | 104 | 85.11 | Air Force | 9 | 2-6-1 | 118 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 108 | -25.29 | 107 | -25.87 | 108 | 93.50 | Montana | 8 | 2-6-0 | 119 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Skyline |
| 110 | -26.86 | 108 | -25.92 | 87 | 73.20 | Arizona | 10 | 1-8-1 | 116 | 10 | 1-8-1 | Border |
| 106 | -24.39 | 109 | -26.10 | 109 | 93.56 | Colorado State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 120 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Skyline |
| 105 | -24.04 | 110 | -30.42 | 64 | 58.40 | Marquette | 10 | 0-10-0 | 122 | 10 | 0-10-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 107 | -24.44 | 111 | -31.36 | 102 | 83.72 | Utah State | 9 | 1-7-1 | 124 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Skyline |
| 112 | -33.88 | 112 | -33.90 | 75 | 67.60 | New Mexico State | 5 | 0-5-0 | 125 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Border |
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