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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 15 | 18.43 | 27 | 14.52 | 1 | 19.83 | Michigan | 9 | 3-4-2 | 1 | 9 | 3-4-2 | BIG 10 |
| 31 | 13.05 | 36 | 9.97 | 2 | 22.17 | Minnesota | 9 | 3-6-0 | 2 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 7 | 24.16 | 8 | 24.43 | 3 | 24.22 | Michigan State | 9 | 6-2-1 | 4 | 9 | 6-2-1 | BIG 10 |
| 44 | 7.06 | 51 | 4.23 | 4 | 24.44 | Notre Dame | 9 | 2-7-0 | 3 | 9 | 2-7-0 | EIC |
| 22 | 16.89 | 22 | 17.11 | 5 | 24.61 | Ohio State | 9 | 5-3-1 | 5 | 9 | 5-3-1 | BIG 10 |
| 34 | 11.96 | 35 | 10.16 | 6 | 25.55 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 4-7-0 | 6 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SWAC |
| 63 | -1.28 | 61 | 0.26 | 7 | 27.30 | UCLA | 10 | 2-8-0 | 7 | 10 | 2-8-0 | AAWU |
| 29 | 13.72 | 21 | 17.34 | 8 | 28.11 | Purdue | 9 | 5-4-0 | 8 | 9 | 5-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 9 | 21.72 | 10 | 21.58 | 9 | 28.61 | Mississippi State | 10 | 6-2-2 | 11 | 11 | 7-2-2 | SEC |
| 4 | 26.02 | 2 | 29.94 | 10 | 28.89 | Illinois | 10 | 8-1-1 | 12 | 10 | 8-1-1 | BIG 10 |
| 19 | 18.14 | 26 | 15.82 | 11 | 29.11 | Northwestern | 9 | 5-4-0 | 10 | 9 | 5-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 51 | 4.82 | 59 | 0.72 | 12 | 29.30 | Texas A&M | 10 | 2-7-1 | 13 | 10 | 2-7-1 | SWAC |
| 21 | 17.86 | 23 | 17.11 | 13 | 30.45 | Rice | 10 | 6-4-0 | 14 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SWAC |
| 33 | 12.15 | 33 | 11.60 | 14 | 30.55 | Texas Christian | 10 | 4-5-1 | 15 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SWAC |
| 54 | 3.66 | 52 | 3.84 | 15 | 31.45 | Miami FL | 10 | 3-7-0 | 16 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SWIC |
| 39 | 9.25 | 41 | 7.28 | 16 | 31.56 | Indiana | 9 | 3-6-0 | 17 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 24 | 15.58 | 29 | 13.74 | 17 | 31.56 | Iowa | 8 | 3-3-2 | 18 | 8 | 3-3-2 | BIG 10 |
| 70 | -3.73 | 71 | -4.93 | 18 | 31.90 | Tulane | 10 | 1-8-1 | 19 | 10 | 1-8-1 | SEC |
| 25 | 15.13 | 17 | 18.57 | 19 | 33.28 | Wisconsin | 9 | 5-4-0 | 20 | 9 | 5-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 14 | 19.57 | 20 | 17.81 | 20 | 33.75 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 7-3-0 | 21 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 17 | 18.39 | 16 | 18.99 | 21 | 34.70 | Louisiana State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 22 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SEC |
| 6 | 24.44 | 4 | 28.61 | 22 | 35.28 | Auburn | 10 | 8-2-0 | 31 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 8 | 23.82 | 3 | 28.69 | 23 | 36.85 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 9-1-0 | 23 | 10 | 9-1-0 | EIC |
| 30 | 13.36 | 24 | 16.46 | 24 | 38.05 | Florida | 10 | 6-3-1 | 24 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 23 | 16.76 | 30 | 13.65 | 25 | 39.25 | Washington | 11 | 6-5-0 | 26 | 11 | 6-5-0 | AAWU |
| 36 | 11.67 | 40 | 7.80 | 26 | 39.61 | Tennessee | 9 | 4-5-0 | 40 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 90 | -11.08 | 86 | -9.41 | 27 | 39.78 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1-8-0 | 25 | 9 | 1-8-0 | BIG 8 |
| 11 | 20.88 | 12 | 20.51 | 28 | 40.10 | Baylor | 11 | 8-3-0 | 28 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SWAC |
| 1 | 28.98 | 1 | 33.41 | 29 | 40.25 | Texas | 11 | 11-0-0 | 27 | 11 | 11-0-0 | SWAC |
| 13 | 19.73 | 19 | 17.94 | 30 | 40.45 | Southern California | 10 | 7-3-0 | 29 | 10 | 7-3-0 | AAWU |
| 42 | 7.70 | 39 | 8.08 | 31 | 40.65 | Georgia | 10 | 4-5-1 | 32 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SEC |
| 18 | 18.19 | 15 | 19.22 | 32 | 41.30 | Penn State | 10 | 7-3-0 | 30 | 10 | 7-3-0 | EIC |
| 27 | 14.35 | 37 | 9.18 | 33 | 41.35 | Arkansas | 10 | 5-5-0 | 33 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWAC |
| 50 | 5.24 | 62 | -0.01 | 34 | 41.45 | Kentucky | 10 | 3-6-1 | 34 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SEC |
| 45 | 7.05 | 49 | 4.76 | 35 | 41.65 | Oregon State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 35 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWIC |
| 68 | -3.20 | 88 | -9.80 | 36 | 41.90 | Houston | 10 | 2-8-0 | 37 | 10 | 2-8-0 | SWIC |
| 5 | 25.05 | 9 | 23.40 | 37 | 42.40 | Alabama | 11 | 9-2-0 | 36 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 47 | 6.02 | 44 | 6.47 | 38 | 43.55 | California | 10 | 4-5-1 | 38 | 10 | 4-5-1 | AAWU |
| 72 | -4.36 | 70 | -4.28 | 39 | 44.05 | Colorado | 10 | 2-8-0 | 39 | 10 | 2-8-0 | BIG 8 |
| 58 | 2.69 | 66 | -2.33 | 40 | 44.25 | Stanford | 10 | 3-7-0 | 41 | 10 | 3-7-0 | AAWU |
| 43 | 7.43 | 42 | 7.18 | 41 | 44.55 | Texas Tech | 10 | 5-5-0 | 42 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWAC |
| 2 | 28.96 | 6 | 24.90 | 42 | 45.69 | Mississippi | 9 | 6-1-2 | 43 | 10 | 7-1-2 | SEC |
| 69 | -3.24 | 65 | -1.39 | 43 | 46.35 | Maryland | 10 | 3-7-0 | 46 | 10 | 3-7-0 | ACC |
| 16 | 18.40 | 11 | 21.17 | 44 | 46.50 | Oklahoma | 10 | 8-2-0 | 44 | 10 | 8-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 105 | -19.64 | 80 | -8.17 | 45 | 47.06 | Wake Forest | 9 | 1-8-0 | 55 | 10 | 1-9-0 | ACC |
| 41 | 7.84 | 48 | 4.87 | 46 | 47.10 | Florida State | 10 | 4-5-1 | 45 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SWIC |
| 64 | -2.06 | 63 | -0.69 | 47 | 50.00 | Washington State | 10 | 3-6-1 | 48 | 10 | 3-6-1 | AAWU |
| 38 | 9.73 | 54 | 3.47 | 48 | 50.05 | Kansas | 10 | 5-5-0 | 47 | 10 | 5-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 48 | 5.95 | 45 | 6.39 | 49 | 50.10 | Clemson | 10 | 5-4-1 | 51 | 10 | 5-4-1 | ACC |
| 46 | 6.82 | 38 | 9.16 | 50 | 50.10 | Duke | 10 | 5-4-1 | 52 | 10 | 5-4-1 | ACC |
| 37 | 11.58 | 25 | 16.16 | 51 | 50.15 | Army | 10 | 7-3-0 | 54 | 10 | 7-3-0 | EIC |
| 78 | -7.02 | 93 | -12.18 | 52 | 50.20 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 1-7-2 | 49 | 10 | 1-7-2 | SEC |
| 3 | 27.53 | 5 | 27.08 | 53 | 50.65 | Navy | 11 | 9-2-0 | 50 | 11 | 9-2-0 | EIC |
| 83 | -8.56 | 92 | -12.06 | 54 | 51.15 | South Carolina | 10 | 1-8-1 | 56 | 10 | 1-8-1 | ACC |
| 32 | 12.28 | 31 | 12.53 | 55 | 51.55 | Missouri | 10 | 7-3-0 | 53 | 10 | 7-3-0 | BIG 8 |
| 97 | -14.67 | 96 | -12.95 | 56 | 52.50 | Kansas State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 59 | 9 | 2-7-0 | BIG 8 |
| 12 | 20.70 | 7 | 24.82 | 57 | 52.50 | Nebraska | 10 | 9-1-0 | 57 | 11 | 10-1-0 | BIG 8 |
| 20 | 18.03 | 14 | 19.89 | 58 | 53.35 | Syracuse | 10 | 8-2-0 | 58 | 10 | 8-2-0 | EIC |
| 67 | -3.08 | 64 | -1.14 | 59 | 53.35 | West Virginia | 10 | 4-6-0 | 60 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 35 | 11.92 | 32 | 12.36 | 60 | 54.05 | Air Force | 11 | 7-4-0 | 61 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SWIC |
| 61 | 0.60 | 57 | 1.53 | 61 | 55.17 | Iowa State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 62 | 9 | 4-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 28 | 14.03 | 34 | 11.08 | 62 | 55.45 | Oregon | 11 | 8-3-0 | 63 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SWIC |
| 26 | 14.44 | 18 | 18.19 | 63 | 55.55 | North Carolina | 11 | 9-2-0 | 64 | 11 | 9-2-0 | ACC |
| 88 | -9.98 | 82 | -8.24 | 64 | 59.20 | Virginia | 10 | 2-7-1 | 65 | 10 | 2-7-1 | ACC |
| 40 | 8.20 | 28 | 14.34 | 65 | 59.90 | North Carolina State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 66 | 11 | 8-3-0 | ACC |
| 66 | -2.29 | 60 | 0.47 | 66 | 61.20 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 2-2-1 | 69 | 9 | 5-3-1 | SWIC |
| 91 | -11.93 | 89 | -10.35 | 67 | 63.06 | Holy Cross | 8 | 2-5-1 | 67 | 9 | 2-6-1 | EIC |
| 82 | -8.54 | 81 | -8.17 | 68 | 67.50 | San Jose State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 77 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWIC |
| 80 | -8.17 | 75 | -6.54 | 69 | 68.07 | Idaho | 7 | 3-4-0 | 78 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SWIC |
| 94 | -12.92 | 91 | -11.81 | 70 | 68.50 | Brown | 7 | 2-5-0 | 68 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Ivy |
| 95 | -13.26 | 94 | -12.29 | 71 | 68.69 | Tulsa | 8 | 3-5-0 | 79 | 10 | 5-5-0 | MVC |
| 101 | -16.93 | 103 | -17.30 | 72 | 68.72 | Richmond | 9 | 2-6-1 | 70 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SoCon |
| 71 | -4.04 | 85 | -9.23 | 73 | 70.30 | Utah | 10 | 4-6-0 | 74 | 10 | 4-6-0 | WAC |
| 57 | 3.08 | 46 | 5.11 | 74 | 71.50 | Boston College | 9 | 6-3-0 | 72 | 9 | 6-3-0 | EIC |
| 111 | -22.98 | 101 | -16.88 | 75 | 71.62 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 2-6-0 | 75 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Ivy |
| 10 | 21.02 | 13 | 20.30 | 76 | 72.11 | Memphis | 9 | 8-0-1 | 80 | 10 | 9-0-1 | SWIC |
| 86 | -9.36 | 105 | -19.27 | 77 | 73.58 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1-4-1 | 89 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SWIC |
| 73 | -5.32 | 76 | -6.62 | 78 | 75.80 | Arizona | 10 | 5-5-0 | 87 | 10 | 5-5-0 | WAC |
| 60 | 1.84 | 56 | 2.19 | 79 | 75.81 | Yale | 8 | 5-3-0 | 73 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy |
| 104 | -19.40 | 109 | -21.79 | 80 | 76.07 | North Texas | 7 | 2-5-0 | 91 | 9 | 3-6-0 | MVC |
| 59 | 1.99 | 47 | 4.96 | 81 | 76.12 | Dartmouth | 8 | 6-2-0 | 71 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy |
| 109 | -21.81 | 102 | -17.27 | 82 | 76.25 | Boston University | 6 | 1-4-1 | 82 | 8 | 1-6-1 | EIC |
| 113 | -23.53 | 110 | -21.96 | 83 | 77.50 | Detroit | 8 | 1-6-1 | 85 | 9 | 2-6-1 | EIC |
| 62 | -0.35 | 50 | 4.39 | 84 | 77.88 | Harvard | 8 | 5-2-1 | 76 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Ivy |
| 55 | 3.54 | 43 | 6.81 | 85 | 78.20 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 8-2-0 | 86 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SoCon |
| 85 | -8.92 | 69 | -3.44 | 86 | 78.61 | Cornell | 9 | 5-4-0 | 81 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy |
| 65 | -2.24 | 73 | -6.14 | 87 | 78.89 | Cincinnati | 9 | 5-4-0 | 88 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MVC |
| 89 | -10.72 | 104 | -17.61 | 88 | 79.36 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 2-4-1 | 95 | 9 | 4-4-1 | SWIC |
| 84 | -8.63 | 79 | -8.12 | 89 | 79.50 | Wyoming | 9 | 5-4-0 | 103 | 10 | 6-4-0 | WAC |
| 110 | -22.94 | 108 | -21.43 | 90 | 79.72 | Colorado State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 102 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SWIC |
| 49 | 5.44 | 55 | 2.99 | 91 | 79.94 | Princeton | 9 | 7-2-0 | 83 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy |
| 77 | -6.62 | 78 | -7.67 | 92 | 80.17 | Columbia | 9 | 4-4-1 | 84 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Ivy |
| 93 | -12.21 | 100 | -16.16 | 93 | 81.35 | Texas El Paso | 10 | 3-7-0 | 98 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SWIC |
| 92 | -12.10 | 98 | -14.41 | 94 | 82.85 | Virginia Military | 10 | 3-5-2 | 93 | 10 | 3-5-2 | SoCon |
| 74 | -5.41 | 83 | -8.36 | 95 | 83.00 | New Mexico | 9 | 5-4-0 | 113 | 10 | 6-4-0 | WAC |
| 96 | -14.00 | 99 | -15.46 | 96 | 84.00 | William & Mary | 10 | 4-6-0 | 94 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 98 | -15.19 | 87 | -9.73 | 97 | 84.43 | Colgate | 7 | 3-3-1 | 90 | 8 | 3-4-1 | EIC |
| 56 | 3.26 | 53 | 3.79 | 98 | 85.33 | Arizona State | 9 | 8-1-0 | 109 | 9 | 8-1-0 | WAC |
| 108 | -21.78 | 111 | -22.31 | 99 | 86.22 | Louisville | 9 | 3-6-0 | 112 | 10 | 3-7-0 | MVC |
| 112 | -23.07 | 112 | -23.11 | 100 | 86.50 | Western Michigan | 8 | 2-6-0 | 104 | 9 | 2-7-0 | MAC |
| 52 | 4.72 | 58 | 1.25 | 101 | 86.94 | Wichita State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 114 | 9 | 7-2-0 | MVC |
| 76 | -6.19 | 67 | -2.60 | 102 | 87.00 | Buffalo | 7 | 4-2-1 | 92 | 9 | 5-3-1 | EIC |
| 107 | -21.40 | 107 | -21.31 | 103 | 87.07 | Rutgers | 7 | 2-5-0 | 97 | 9 | 3-6-0 | EIC |
| 81 | -8.36 | 84 | -8.59 | 104 | 87.15 | Miami OH | 10 | 5-3-2 | 105 | 10 | 5-3-2 | MAC |
| 114 | -24.97 | 115 | -27.26 | 105 | 88.15 | Dayton | 10 | 1-7-2 | 108 | 10 | 1-7-2 | MVC |
| 118 | -35.13 | 118 | -33.10 | 106 | 89.44 | Brigham Young | 9 | 1-8-0 | 116 | 10 | 2-8-0 | WAC |
| 99 | -15.23 | 90 | -10.65 | 107 | 89.50 | Villanova | 7 | 4-3-0 | 96 | 9 | 5-4-0 | EIC |
| 117 | -30.01 | 116 | -28.02 | 108 | 90.50 | Pacific | 6 | 1-5-0 | 121 | 10 | 2-8-0 | SWIC |
| 100 | -15.71 | 95 | -12.33 | 109 | 90.71 | Furman | 7 | 4-3-0 | 120 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SoCon |
| 106 | -21.33 | 114 | -26.76 | 110 | 90.72 | George Washington | 9 | 2-7-0 | 115 | 9 | 2-7-0 | SoCon |
| 75 | -5.69 | 74 | -6.21 | 111 | 92.28 | Saint Xavier | 9 | 5-3-1 | 106 | 10 | 5-4-1 | EIC |
| 53 | 3.88 | 68 | -2.67 | 112 | 92.56 | Utah State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 125 | 10 | 8-2-0 | SWIC |
| 102 | -17.18 | 97 | -14.20 | 113 | 94.38 | Marshall | 8 | 4-3-1 | 119 | 10 | 5-4-1 | MAC |
| 120 | -41.30 | 120 | -41.49 | 114 | 94.40 | Lehigh | 5 | 0-5-0 | 101 | 9 | 1-8-0 | EIC |
| 79 | -7.96 | 72 | -5.44 | 115 | 95.39 | Ohio University | 9 | 6-3-0 | 110 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MAC |
| 116 | -29.31 | 119 | -35.51 | 116 | 95.62 | Toledo | 8 | 1-7-0 | 124 | 9 | 2-7-0 | MAC |
| 103 | -18.91 | 106 | -20.88 | 117 | 96.39 | Kent State | 9 | 3-5-1 | 122 | 9 | 3-5-1 | MAC |
| 115 | -25.31 | 113 | -23.15 | 118 | 97.57 | Citadel | 7 | 2-5-0 | 123 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 87 | -9.64 | 77 | -7.43 | 119 | 99.11 | Bowling Green | 9 | 7-2-0 | 127 | 10 | 8-2-0 | MAC |
| 119 | -36.49 | 117 | -31.98 | 120 | 104.33 | Davidson | 6 | 1-4-1 | 129 | 8 | 1-5-2 | SoCon |
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