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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 2 | 31.49 | 1 | 33.80 | 20 | 34.23 | Louisiana State | 11 | 11-0-0 | 1 | 11 | 11-0-0 | SEC |
| 1 | 32.54 | 2 | 32.57 | 5 | 23.25 | Iowa | 10 | 8-1-1 | 2 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Big 10 |
| 7 | 24.66 | 3 | 30.94 | 3 | 22.44 | Ohio State | 9 | 6-1-2 | 3 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Big 10 |
| 3 | 30.26 | 4 | 29.67 | 18 | 33.28 | Wisconsin | 9 | 7-1-1 | 4 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Big 10 |
| 4 | 29.32 | 5 | 28.29 | 45 | 47.39 | Army | 9 | 8-0-1 | 5 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 8 | 22.35 | 6 | 27.57 | 29 | 38.22 | Auburn | 9 | 8-0-1 | 7 | 10 | 9-0-1 | SEC |
| 5 | 26.53 | 7 | 27.21 | 4 | 22.89 | Purdue | 9 | 6-1-2 | 6 | 9 | 6-1-2 | Big 10 |
| 14 | 18.55 | 8 | 24.38 | 61 | 55.64 | Air Force | 11 | 9-0-2 | 8 | 11 | 9-0-2 | Southwest Indep |
| 12 | 20.84 | 9 | 22.32 | 30 | 38.41 | Texas Christian | 11 | 8-2-1 | 9 | 11 | 8-2-1 | Southwest AC |
| 9 | 21.68 | 10 | 22.32 | 25 | 35.67 | Mississippi | 9 | 7-2-0 | 12 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 6 | 24.79 | 11 | 21.33 | 50 | 50.64 | Oklahoma | 11 | 10-1-0 | 10 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Big 7 |
| 10 | 21.17 | 12 | 21.22 | 2 | 21.95 | Notre Dame | 10 | 6-4-0 | 11 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 13 | 19.14 | 13 | 19.34 | 9 | 27.60 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 6-4-0 | 13 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 15 | 18.16 | 14 | 17.64 | 8 | 27.60 | Rice | 10 | 5-5-0 | 14 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 21 | 13.13 | 15 | 15.75 | 39 | 44.23 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 15 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 11 | 20.96 | 16 | 15.59 | 13 | 28.89 | Northwestern | 9 | 5-4-0 | 16 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 23 | 11.98 | 17 | 15.52 | 21 | 34.80 | Texas | 10 | 7-3-0 | 18 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 28 | 10.42 | 18 | 15.13 | 6 | 24.00 | Kentucky | 8 | 3-4-1 | 20 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SEC |
| 25 | 11.39 | 19 | 15.05 | 14 | 29.38 | Indiana | 8 | 4-3-1 | 17 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Big 10 |
| 34 | 9.29 | 20 | 13.59 | 48 | 49.68 | Clemson | 11 | 8-3-0 | 21 | 11 | 8-3-0 | ACC |
| 19 | 13.65 | 21 | 13.37 | 69 | 59.35 | Syracuse | 10 | 8-2-0 | 19 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 29 | 10.29 | 22 | 13.19 | 12 | 28.55 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 5-4-1 | 22 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SEC |
| 18 | 14.59 | 23 | 13.11 | 24 | 35.25 | Florida | 10 | 5-4-1 | 24 | 11 | 6-4-1 | SEC |
| 17 | 14.75 | 24 | 12.69 | 53 | 51.95 | South Carolina | 10 | 7-3-0 | 23 | 10 | 7-3-0 | ACC |
| 27 | 10.66 | 25 | 11.16 | 31 | 39.50 | Duke | 10 | 5-5-0 | 27 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 22 | 12.38 | 26 | 10.83 | 33 | 41.75 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 5-2-3 | 30 | 10 | 5-2-3 | SEC |
| 16 | 15.91 | 27 | 10.50 | 16 | 29.89 | Illinois | 9 | 4-5-0 | 26 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Big 10 |
| 20 | 13.19 | 28 | 10.41 | 44 | 47.20 | North Carolina | 10 | 6-4-0 | 29 | 10 | 6-4-0 | ACC |
| 41 | 6.38 | 29 | 10.02 | 75 | 62.89 | North Texas | 9 | 6-2-1 | 25 | 10 | 7-2-1 | MVC |
| 36 | 8.12 | 30 | 9.95 | 64 | 56.50 | Tulsa | 10 | 7-3-0 | 28 | 10 | 7-3-0 | MVC |
| 24 | 11.94 | 31 | 9.65 | 27 | 37.28 | Alabama | 9 | 4-4-1 | 40 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SEC |
| 42 | 5.65 | 32 | 9.31 | 7 | 26.78 | Tennessee | 9 | 4-5-0 | 35 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 33 | 9.33 | 33 | 8.66 | 36 | 42.78 | Houston | 9 | 5-4-0 | 32 | 9 | 5-4-0 | MVC |
| 35 | 8.65 | 34 | 8.48 | 74 | 61.90 | Penn State | 10 | 6-3-1 | 33 | 10 | 6-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 44 | 5.44 | 35 | 8.31 | 55 | 52.75 | Cincinnati | 8 | 4-2-2 | 31 | 10 | 6-2-2 | MVC |
| 50 | 4.25 | 36 | 7.37 | 19 | 33.85 | Arkansas | 10 | 4-6-0 | 36 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 38 | 7.45 | 37 | 6.93 | 70 | 60.17 | Navy | 9 | 6-3-0 | 38 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 26 | 11.17 | 38 | 6.44 | 17 | 31.65 | Georgia | 10 | 4-6-0 | 43 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 51 | 4.15 | 39 | 6.27 | 72 | 60.89 | Boston College | 9 | 6-3-0 | 37 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 31 | 9.60 | 40 | 5.93 | 37 | 43.65 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 5-4-1 | 42 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 53 | 3.35 | 41 | 5.81 | 84 | 74.05 | Wyoming | 11 | 8-3-0 | 39 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Skyline |
| 60 | 1.40 | 42 | 5.70 | 26 | 36.70 | Texas A&M | 10 | 4-6-0 | 46 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 6.65 | 43 | 5.53 | 52 | 51.90 | Missouri | 10 | 5-4-1 | 45 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Big 7 |
| 32 | 9.39 | 44 | 5.42 | 23 | 35.11 | Michigan State | 9 | 3-5-1 | 44 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Big 10 |
| 30 | 9.84 | 45 | 5.11 | 67 | 57.55 | Washington State | 10 | 7-3-0 | 48 | 10 | 7-3-0 | PCC |
| 52 | 3.56 | 46 | 4.75 | 73 | 61.00 | Colorado | 10 | 6-4-0 | 49 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Big 7 |
| 43 | 5.50 | 47 | 4.44 | 46 | 48.89 | Florida State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 50 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 39 | 7.42 | 48 | 4.39 | 58 | 54.73 | California | 11 | 7-4-0 | 47 | 11 | 7-4-0 | PCC |
| 62 | -0.22 | 49 | 2.76 | 41 | 46.25 | Kansas | 10 | 4-5-1 | 52 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Big 7 |
| 46 | 4.98 | 50 | 2.72 | 15 | 29.50 | Tulane | 10 | 3-7-0 | 54 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC |
| 48 | 4.79 | 51 | 2.58 | 10 | 27.94 | Michigan | 9 | 2-6-1 | 53 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Big 10 |
| 82 | -8.66 | 52 | 2.44 | 79 | 65.25 | Villanova | 8 | 5-3-0 | 59 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 67 | -3.03 | 53 | 2.36 | 57 | 53.94 | Wichita State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 51 | 10 | 4-5-1 | MVC |
| 58 | 1.46 | 54 | 1.75 | 112 | 100.75 | Rutgers | 4 | 4-0-0 | 72 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 55 | 2.16 | 55 | 1.65 | 68 | 58.75 | Oregon State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 56 | 10 | 6-4-0 | PCC |
| 63 | -0.62 | 56 | 1.59 | 66 | 57.45 | Hardin-Simmons | 11 | 6-5-0 | 55 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Border |
| 54 | 2.78 | 57 | 1.31 | 1 | 18.00 | Mississippi State | 7 | 1-6-0 | 65 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SEC |
| 68 | -3.05 | 58 | 1.00 | 76 | 64.28 | Holy Cross | 9 | 6-3-0 | 57 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 49 | 4.29 | 59 | 0.80 | 28 | 37.65 | Baylor | 10 | 3-7-0 | 58 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 59 | 1.46 | 60 | -0.59 | 71 | 60.44 | Pacific | 8 | 4-4-0 | 60 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 57 | 1.58 | 61 | -0.60 | 38 | 44.05 | Wake Forest | 10 | 3-7-0 | 64 | 10 | 3-7-0 | ACC |
| 37 | 7.78 | 62 | -1.17 | 47 | 48.90 | Southern California | 10 | 4-5-1 | 62 | 10 | 4-5-1 | PCC |
| 80 | -7.36 | 63 | -1.41 | 96 | 81.15 | New Mexico | 10 | 7-3-0 | 61 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Skyline |
| 64 | -1.71 | 64 | -1.52 | 43 | 46.95 | Maryland | 10 | 4-6-0 | 66 | 10 | 4-6-0 | ACC |
| 66 | -2.70 | 65 | -2.05 | 22 | 35.05 | Miami FL | 10 | 2-8-0 | 67 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 56 | 2.11 | 66 | -2.91 | 63 | 56.35 | West Virginia | 10 | 4-5-1 | 70 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southern C |
| 81 | -7.87 | 67 | -3.01 | 107 | 93.12 | Dartmouth | 8 | 6-2-0 | 69 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy League |
| 61 | 1.23 | 68 | -3.18 | 42 | 46.70 | UCLA | 10 | 3-6-1 | 71 | 10 | 3-6-1 | PCC |
| 85 | -11.05 | 69 | -3.34 | 32 | 40.55 | Nebraska | 10 | 3-7-0 | 73 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Big 7 |
| 73 | -4.98 | 70 | -3.92 | 54 | 51.95 | Kansas State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 75 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Big 7 |
| 69 | -3.07 | 71 | -4.05 | 88 | 75.90 | Colorado State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 68 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Skyline |
| 79 | -7.12 | 72 | -5.04 | 51 | 51.71 | Boston University | 7 | 2-5-0 | 76 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 47 | 4.94 | 73 | -5.88 | 60 | 55.40 | Oregon | 10 | 4-6-0 | 80 | 10 | 4-6-0 | PCC |
| 71 | -4.24 | 74 | -6.23 | 34 | 42.05 | Stanford | 10 | 2-8-0 | 82 | 10 | 2-8-0 | PCC |
| 72 | -4.87 | 75 | -6.34 | 49 | 49.90 | Texas Tech | 10 | 3-7-0 | 81 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 75 | -5.13 | 76 | -6.71 | 102 | 86.33 | Arizona State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 74 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Border |
| 77 | -6.46 | 77 | -6.93 | 87 | 75.78 | Brigham Young | 9 | 5-4-0 | 79 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Skyline |
| 65 | -2.17 | 78 | -7.49 | 56 | 53.05 | Washington | 10 | 3-7-0 | 84 | 10 | 3-7-0 | PCC |
| 76 | -5.42 | 79 | -7.75 | 94 | 80.22 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 5-3-1 | 85 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Southern C |
| 86 | -11.87 | 80 | -9.08 | 104 | 89.28 | Cornell | 9 | 6-3-0 | 86 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy League |
| 45 | 5.32 | 81 | -9.17 | 11 | 28.50 | Minnesota | 9 | 1-8-0 | 88 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Big 10 |
| 88 | -13.50 | 82 | -9.30 | 81 | 68.29 | Detroit | 7 | 2-4-1 | 78 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 84 | -10.50 | 83 | -9.35 | 77 | 65.17 | Iowa State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 87 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Big 7 |
| 87 | -13.35 | 84 | -9.64 | 40 | 46.22 | Marquette | 9 | 1-7-1 | 83 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 70 | -3.72 | 85 | -10.78 | 105 | 90.93 | Virginia Military | 7 | 4-2-1 | 93 | 10 | 6-2-2 | Southern C |
| 74 | -5.05 | 86 | -10.98 | 91 | 78.42 | San Jose State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 96 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 78 | -6.85 | 87 | -11.26 | 59 | 54.94 | North Carolina State | 9 | 2-6-1 | 91 | 10 | 2-7-1 | ACC |
| 92 | -16.48 | 88 | -11.56 | 106 | 92.50 | Princeton | 9 | 6-3-0 | 90 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy League |
| 83 | -9.38 | 89 | -12.91 | 86 | 75.28 | Idaho | 9 | 4-5-0 | 92 | 9 | 4-5-0 | PCC |
| 94 | -16.64 | 90 | -13.71 | 97 | 81.78 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 4-5-0 | 94 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Ivy League |
| 105 | -22.12 | 91 | -14.80 | 83 | 69.50 | Dayton | 5 | 1-4-0 | 101 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 96 | -18.36 | 92 | -15.66 | 111 | 96.56 | Brown | 8 | 5-3-0 | 98 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy League |
| 99 | -20.54 | 93 | -15.82 | 95 | 80.75 | George Washington | 8 | 3-5-0 | 97 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Southern C |
| 91 | -15.05 | 94 | -16.29 | 82 | 69.00 | Utah | 10 | 3-7-0 | 95 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Skyline |
| 103 | -21.72 | 95 | -17.03 | 90 | 78.00 | Arizona | 10 | 3-7-0 | 100 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Border |
| 95 | -16.95 | 96 | -18.41 | 35 | 42.75 | Virginia | 10 | 1-9-0 | 103 | 10 | 1-9-0 | ACC |
| 89 | -14.15 | 97 | -19.18 | 99 | 83.65 | Richmond | 10 | 3-7-0 | 106 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southern C |
| 104 | -21.77 | 98 | -19.53 | 89 | 77.72 | William & Mary | 9 | 2-6-1 | 105 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Southern C |
| 90 | -14.62 | 99 | -20.80 | 80 | 67.90 | Denver | 10 | 2-8-0 | 104 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Skyline |
| 98 | -19.97 | 100 | -22.55 | 110 | 96.00 | Davidson | 5 | 2-3-0 | 107 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southern C |
| 108 | -30.78 | 101 | -22.63 | 62 | 56.30 | Drake | 5 | 0-5-0 | 109 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 102 | -21.45 | 102 | -22.76 | 108 | 93.43 | Harvard | 7 | 3-4-0 | 108 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Ivy League |
| 101 | -21.09 | 103 | -23.48 | 85 | 74.67 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1-5-0 | 110 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Border |
| 106 | -24.59 | 104 | -23.55 | 65 | 56.62 | Furman | 8 | 1-7-0 | 102 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 93 | -16.63 | 105 | -23.73 | 92 | 78.57 | Texas El Paso | 7 | 2-5-0 | 111 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Border |
| 97 | -19.89 | 106 | -24.97 | 98 | 81.95 | Utah State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 112 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Skyline |
| 100 | -20.63 | 107 | -25.64 | 101 | 83.75 | Citadel | 6 | 2-4-0 | 114 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 107 | -26.25 | 108 | -26.93 | 100 | 83.71 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 1-6-0 | 113 | 10 | 1-9-0 | Border |
| 110 | -36.00 | 109 | -28.81 | 103 | 87.81 | Columbia | 8 | 1-7-0 | 117 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Ivy League |
| 111 | -37.22 | 110 | -33.68 | 78 | 65.25 | Colgate | 8 | 0-8-0 | 121 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 112 | -38.25 | 111 | -34.65 | 109 | 94.38 | Yale | 8 | 1-7-0 | 120 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Ivy League |
| 109 | -33.13 | 112 | -35.18 | 93 | 80.00 | Montana | 8 | 0-8-0 | 119 | 10 | 0-10-0 | Skyline |
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