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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 37.59 | 1 | 35.15 | 8 | 29.83 | Wisconsin | 10 | 8-2-0 | 1 | 10 | 8-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 2 | 32.76 | 2 | 34.68 | 22 | 39.25 | Southern California | 11 | 11-0-0 | 2 | 11 | 11-0-0 | AAWU |
| 3 | 30.39 | 3 | 32.41 | 53 | 53.12 | Mississippi | 9 | 9-0-0 | 3 | 10 | 10-0-0 | SEC |
| 4 | 29.14 | 5 | 29.87 | 6 | 24.28 | Northwestern | 9 | 7-2-0 | 5 | 9 | 7-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 5 | 29.02 | 7 | 24.82 | 3 | 20.56 | Minnesota | 9 | 6-2-1 | 4 | 9 | 6-2-1 | BIG 10 |
| 6 | 28.34 | 12 | 22.00 | 51 | 52.00 | Alabama | 11 | 10-1-0 | 6 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 7 | 26.92 | 8 | 24.34 | 25 | 41.00 | Oklahoma | 11 | 8-3-0 | 7 | 11 | 8-3-0 | BIG 8 |
| 8 | 26.10 | 22 | 16.77 | 7 | 25.72 | Purdue | 9 | 4-4-1 | 9 | 9 | 4-4-1 | BIG 10 |
| 9 | 25.94 | 6 | 27.67 | 28 | 41.80 | Louisiana State | 11 | 9-1-1 | 8 | 11 | 9-1-1 | SEC |
| 10 | 25.75 | 4 | 31.32 | 48 | 50.35 | Texas | 11 | 9-1-1 | 10 | 11 | 9-1-1 | SWAC |
| 11 | 25.17 | 11 | 22.54 | 21 | 39.10 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 7-3-1 | 11 | 11 | 7-3-1 | SEC |
| 12 | 25.03 | 30 | 12.70 | 10 | 31.22 | Michigan State | 9 | 5-4-0 | 13 | 9 | 5-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 13 | 24.86 | 15 | 20.05 | 12 | 34.17 | Ohio State | 9 | 6-3-0 | 12 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 14 | 22.33 | 9 | 23.42 | 47 | 50.30 | Penn State | 11 | 9-2-0 | 14 | 11 | 9-2-0 | EIC |
| 15 | 21.86 | 10 | 23.02 | 31 | 43.15 | Washington | 10 | 7-1-2 | 16 | 10 | 7-1-2 | AAWU |
| 16 | 21.53 | 13 | 21.11 | 61 | 59.50 | Arkansas | 11 | 9-2-0 | 15 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SWAC |
| 17 | 20.30 | 14 | 20.42 | 46 | 50.10 | Missouri | 11 | 8-1-2 | 17 | 11 | 8-1-2 | BIG 8 |
| 18 | 19.98 | 18 | 18.95 | 5 | 21.50 | Notre Dame | 10 | 5-5-0 | 18 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 19 | 18.78 | 16 | 19.25 | 45 | 49.60 | Duke | 10 | 8-2-0 | 20 | 10 | 8-2-0 | ACC |
| 20 | 18.64 | 21 | 17.02 | 2 | 17.78 | Iowa | 9 | 4-5-0 | 22 | 9 | 4-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 21 | 18.27 | 17 | 19.02 | 38 | 46.55 | Nebraska | 10 | 8-2-0 | 21 | 11 | 9-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 22 | 17.37 | 23 | 15.68 | 71 | 66.92 | Memphis | 6 | 5-1-0 | 19 | 9 | 8-1-0 | SWIC |
| 23 | 16.78 | 19 | 18.60 | 52 | 52.23 | Oregon State | 11 | 9-2-0 | 24 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SWIC |
| 24 | 16.11 | 27 | 13.74 | 33 | 44.50 | Oregon | 10 | 6-3-1 | 25 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SWIC |
| 25 | 15.28 | 25 | 14.75 | 17 | 37.80 | Florida | 11 | 7-4-0 | 26 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SEC |
| 26 | 14.45 | 20 | 17.27 | 9 | 30.14 | Miami FL | 11 | 7-4-0 | 27 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SWIC |
| 27 | 13.04 | 34 | 10.51 | 56 | 53.90 | Kansas | 10 | 6-3-1 | 28 | 10 | 6-3-1 | BIG 8 |
| 28 | 12.06 | 26 | 14.15 | 24 | 40.95 | Texas Christian | 10 | 6-4-0 | 29 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SWAC |
| 29 | 11.88 | 56 | 1.66 | 13 | 34.50 | Indiana | 9 | 3-6-0 | 30 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 30 | 11.58 | 32 | 12.11 | 26 | 41.05 | Navy | 10 | 5-5-0 | 31 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 31 | 10.99 | 41 | 7.91 | 34 | 44.50 | Syracuse | 10 | 5-5-0 | 32 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 32 | 9.80 | 49 | 5.20 | 55 | 53.85 | Maryland | 10 | 6-4-0 | 33 | 10 | 6-4-0 | ACC |
| 33 | 8.92 | 28 | 13.65 | 72 | 67.25 | West Virginia | 10 | 8-2-0 | 37 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SoCon |
| 34 | 8.83 | 47 | 5.70 | 58 | 56.50 | Washington State | 10 | 5-4-1 | 40 | 10 | 5-4-1 | AAWU |
| 35 | 8.73 | 35 | 9.97 | 75 | 68.20 | Boston College | 10 | 8-2-0 | 38 | 10 | 8-2-0 | EIC |
| 36 | 8.72 | 45 | 5.92 | 50 | 51.90 | Florida State | 10 | 4-3-3 | 34 | 10 | 4-3-3 | SWIC |
| 37 | 8.63 | 60 | 0.70 | 103 | 81.95 | Arizona State | 10 | 7-2-1 | 36 | 10 | 7-2-1 | WAC |
| 38 | 8.57 | 31 | 12.13 | 18 | 38.11 | Auburn | 9 | 5-3-1 | 35 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 39 | 8.45 | 33 | 11.79 | 1 | 12.94 | Illinois | 9 | 2-7-0 | 41 | 9 | 2-7-0 | BIG 10 |
| 40 | 8.31 | 40 | 7.96 | 29 | 41.89 | Iowa State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 39 | 10 | 5-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 41 | 7.39 | 37 | 9.23 | 40 | 47.15 | Houston | 11 | 7-4-0 | 43 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SWIC |
| 42 | 7.20 | 39 | 8.29 | 4 | 21.22 | Michigan | 9 | 2-7-0 | 45 | 9 | 2-7-0 | BIG 10 |
| 43 | 6.75 | 36 | 9.56 | 88 | 72.65 | Ohio University | 11 | 8-3-0 | 42 | 11 | 8-3-0 | MAC |
| 44 | 6.67 | 43 | 6.67 | 57 | 55.30 | Clemson | 10 | 6-4-0 | 46 | 10 | 6-4-0 | ACC |
| 45 | 6.51 | 24 | 14.94 | 70 | 66.61 | Miami OH | 10 | 7-2-1 | 44 | 11 | 8-2-1 | MAC |
| 46 | 5.56 | 46 | 5.75 | 11 | 33.94 | Mississippi State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 47 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SEC |
| 47 | 5.44 | 50 | 4.69 | 30 | 43.00 | Georgia | 10 | 3-4-3 | 49 | 10 | 3-4-3 | SEC |
| 48 | 5.29 | 38 | 8.51 | 23 | 40.30 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 5-5-0 | 48 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 49 | 5.25 | 65 | -1.92 | 60 | 57.80 | South Carolina | 10 | 4-5-1 | 50 | 10 | 4-5-1 | ACC |
| 50 | 3.96 | 48 | 5.59 | 37 | 46.40 | Stanford | 10 | 5-5-0 | 54 | 10 | 5-5-0 | AAWU |
| 51 | 3.84 | 75 | -5.71 | 49 | 51.00 | Tennessee | 9 | 3-6-0 | 51 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 52 | 3.81 | 53 | 4.01 | 36 | 46.40 | Baylor | 10 | 4-6-0 | 52 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWAC |
| 53 | 3.65 | 44 | 6.31 | 84 | 70.71 | Villanova | 7 | 5-2-0 | 59 | 10 | 7-3-0 | EIC |
| 54 | 2.57 | 59 | 0.89 | 42 | 47.70 | Kentucky | 10 | 3-5-2 | 57 | 10 | 3-5-2 | SEC |
| 55 | 2.55 | 51 | 4.62 | 97 | 78.75 | West Texas A&M | 9 | 7-2-0 | 53 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SWIC |
| 56 | 2.45 | 61 | 0.27 | 63 | 60.80 | Army | 10 | 6-4-0 | 55 | 10 | 6-4-0 | EIC |
| 57 | 2.42 | 52 | 4.08 | 32 | 43.95 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 58 | 10 | 4-6-0 | BIG 8 |
| 58 | 1.90 | 29 | 12.93 | 87 | 72.06 | Bowling Green | 8 | 6-1-1 | 56 | 9 | 7-1-1 | MAC |
| 59 | 1.47 | 73 | -4.96 | 27 | 41.10 | Southern Methodist | 10 | 2-8-0 | 61 | 10 | 2-8-0 | SWAC |
| 60 | 1.40 | 42 | 7.32 | 120 | 105.31 | Dartmouth | 8 | 8-0-0 | 67 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Ivy |
| 61 | 1.17 | 57 | 1.56 | 62 | 60.65 | Air Force | 10 | 5-5-0 | 63 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWIC |
| 62 | 1.06 | 67 | -2.63 | 54 | 53.50 | North Carolina State | 9 | 3-5-1 | 66 | 10 | 3-6-1 | ACC |
| 63 | 1.00 | 66 | -2.57 | 69 | 66.30 | Tulsa | 10 | 5-5-0 | 60 | 10 | 5-5-0 | MVC |
| 64 | 0.88 | 63 | 0.00 | 15 | 35.65 | Rice | 10 | 2-6-2 | 62 | 10 | 2-6-2 | SWAC |
| 65 | 0.37 | 72 | -3.97 | 107 | 87.39 | Utah State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 64 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SWIC |
| 66 | 0.04 | 69 | -2.83 | 43 | 48.65 | UCLA | 10 | 4-6-0 | 65 | 10 | 4-6-0 | AAWU |
| 67 | -0.43 | 55 | 2.15 | 19 | 38.60 | Texas A&M | 10 | 3-7-0 | 68 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SWAC |
| 68 | -0.75 | 71 | -3.52 | 35 | 46.20 | North Carolina | 10 | 3-7-0 | 69 | 10 | 3-7-0 | ACC |
| 69 | -3.97 | 64 | -1.52 | 90 | 73.85 | Louisville | 10 | 6-4-0 | 70 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SWIC |
| 70 | -4.15 | 79 | -7.82 | 14 | 34.65 | California | 10 | 1-9-0 | 72 | 10 | 1-9-0 | AAWU |
| 71 | -4.31 | 62 | 0.13 | 74 | 67.56 | Holy Cross | 9 | 5-4-0 | 73 | 10 | 6-4-0 | EIC |
| 72 | -4.86 | 68 | -2.70 | 79 | 69.06 | Western Michigan | 8 | 4-4-0 | 71 | 9 | 5-4-0 | MAC |
| 73 | -5.63 | 58 | 0.98 | 109 | 89.45 | New Mexico | 10 | 7-2-1 | 74 | 10 | 7-2-1 | WAC |
| 74 | -5.82 | 81 | -9.40 | 100 | 79.80 | Virginia | 10 | 5-5-0 | 76 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 75 | -6.71 | 78 | -6.69 | 101 | 79.90 | Wyoming | 10 | 5-5-0 | 75 | 10 | 5-5-0 | WAC |
| 76 | -7.04 | 54 | 3.33 | 89 | 73.55 | Saint Xavier | 10 | 6-4-0 | 77 | 10 | 6-4-0 | EIC |
| 77 | -7.32 | 70 | -3.46 | 99 | 79.00 | Virginia Military | 10 | 6-4-0 | 78 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SoCon |
| 78 | -7.50 | 84 | -9.83 | 92 | 75.30 | Utah | 10 | 4-5-1 | 79 | 10 | 4-5-1 | WAC |
| 79 | -8.15 | 76 | -6.51 | 94 | 75.65 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 5-5-0 | 80 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SoCon |
| 80 | -10.15 | 80 | -9.18 | 96 | 77.67 | North Texas | 9 | 5-4-0 | 81 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MVC |
| 81 | -10.34 | 87 | -11.47 | 39 | 46.85 | Texas Tech | 10 | 1-9-0 | 84 | 10 | 1-9-0 | SWAC |
| 82 | -10.56 | 95 | -15.62 | 41 | 47.50 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 1-9-0 | 83 | 10 | 1-9-0 | SEC |
| 83 | -10.65 | 90 | -12.21 | 73 | 67.30 | Pacific | 5 | 2-3-0 | 88 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWIC |
| 84 | -10.66 | 89 | -12.17 | 83 | 70.61 | New Mexico State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 89 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWIC |
| 85 | -10.78 | 74 | -5.60 | 85 | 70.80 | Arizona | 10 | 5-5-0 | 82 | 10 | 5-5-0 | WAC |
| 86 | -11.50 | 83 | -9.70 | 110 | 93.43 | Richmond | 7 | 5-2-0 | 85 | 9 | 6-3-0 | SoCon |
| 87 | -12.22 | 100 | -17.72 | 86 | 72.00 | Cincinnati | 10 | 2-8-0 | 86 | 10 | 2-8-0 | MVC |
| 88 | -12.40 | 94 | -15.54 | 105 | 84.25 | Brigham Young | 10 | 4-6-0 | 87 | 10 | 4-6-0 | WAC |
| 89 | -12.87 | 85 | -10.13 | 98 | 78.95 | William & Mary | 10 | 4-5-1 | 91 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SoCon |
| 90 | -13.06 | 88 | -11.67 | 44 | 49.15 | Colorado | 10 | 2-8-0 | 94 | 10 | 2-8-0 | BIG 8 |
| 91 | -13.40 | 82 | -9.62 | 67 | 63.29 | Toledo | 7 | 2-5-0 | 90 | 9 | 3-6-0 | MAC |
| 92 | -13.77 | 77 | -6.60 | 76 | 68.22 | Kent State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 92 | 9 | 3-6-0 | MAC |
| 93 | -13.92 | 91 | -12.45 | 113 | 100.19 | Harvard | 8 | 5-3-0 | 100 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy |
| 94 | -14.58 | 92 | -12.48 | 93 | 75.56 | Texas El Paso | 8 | 3-5-0 | 95 | 9 | 4-5-0 | SWIC |
| 95 | -14.82 | 93 | -13.91 | 91 | 75.15 | George Washington | 10 | 3-7-0 | 96 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SoCon |
| 96 | -15.40 | 113 | -23.93 | 104 | 82.06 | Wichita State | 8 | 2-6-0 | 93 | 10 | 3-7-0 | MVC |
| 97 | -15.90 | 107 | -20.28 | 16 | 36.15 | Tulane | 10 | 0-10-0 | 98 | 10 | 0-10-0 | SEC |
| 98 | -16.69 | 103 | -18.08 | 20 | 39.05 | Kansas State | 10 | 0-10-0 | 101 | 10 | 0-10-0 | BIG 8 |
| 99 | -17.09 | 96 | -16.35 | 65 | 62.67 | San Jose State | 9 | 1-7-1 | 105 | 11 | 2-8-1 | SWIC |
| 100 | -17.18 | 105 | -19.13 | 80 | 70.12 | Citadel | 8 | 2-6-0 | 102 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SoCon |
| 101 | -17.68 | 106 | -19.38 | 66 | 62.94 | Detroit | 9 | 1-8-0 | 103 | 9 | 1-8-0 | EIC |
| 102 | -17.77 | 86 | -11.45 | 95 | 75.80 | Buffalo | 5 | 2-3-0 | 99 | 9 | 6-3-0 | EIC |
| 103 | -18.20 | 108 | -20.31 | 82 | 70.50 | Idaho | 7 | 1-5-1 | 115 | 9 | 2-6-1 | SWIC |
| 104 | -19.86 | 99 | -17.52 | 102 | 80.75 | Furman | 6 | 2-4-0 | 107 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 105 | -20.19 | 104 | -18.37 | 119 | 104.28 | Princeton | 9 | 5-4-0 | 112 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy |
| 106 | -20.28 | 111 | -23.78 | 59 | 56.90 | Wake Forest | 10 | 0-10-0 | 110 | 10 | 0-10-0 | ACC |
| 107 | -20.81 | 97 | -16.73 | 81 | 70.15 | Dayton | 10 | 2-8-0 | 109 | 10 | 2-8-0 | EIC |
| 108 | -21.89 | 98 | -17.25 | 112 | 95.67 | Rutgers | 6 | 3-3-0 | 117 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 109 | -22.23 | 114 | -26.55 | 64 | 61.00 | Boston University | 7 | 0-7-0 | 104 | 9 | 2-7-0 | EIC |
| 110 | -24.21 | 101 | -17.82 | 106 | 87.08 | Montana | 6 | 2-4-0 | 111 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWIC |
| 111 | -24.61 | 102 | -17.82 | 68 | 65.07 | Marshall | 7 | 1-6-0 | 114 | 10 | 4-6-0 | MAC |
| 112 | -25.17 | 118 | -32.47 | 77 | 68.25 | Hardin-Simmons | 6 | 0-6-0 | 113 | 10 | 1-9-0 | SWIC |
| 113 | -27.35 | 119 | -32.54 | 118 | 103.00 | Yale | 8 | 1-5-2 | 121 | 9 | 2-5-2 | Ivy |
| 114 | -27.78 | 112 | -23.79 | 116 | 102.43 | Colgate | 7 | 2-4-1 | 122 | 9 | 3-5-1 | EIC |
| 115 | -27.79 | 116 | -28.87 | 78 | 68.40 | Colorado State | 10 | 0-10-0 | 118 | 10 | 0-10-0 | SWIC |
| 116 | -28.61 | 110 | -20.57 | 115 | 102.12 | Columbia | 8 | 4-4-0 | 124 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy |
| 117 | -29.41 | 117 | -31.24 | 108 | 87.75 | Davidson | 6 | 0-5-1 | 123 | 9 | 3-5-1 | SoCon |
| 118 | -31.25 | 109 | -20.50 | 111 | 95.28 | Cornell | 9 | 4-5-0 | 125 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Ivy |
| 119 | -33.15 | 120 | -33.72 | 117 | 102.56 | Brown | 8 | 1-6-1 | 127 | 9 | 1-6-2 | Ivy |
| 120 | -34.93 | 115 | -27.13 | 114 | 101.56 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 2-6-0 | 128 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Ivy |
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