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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 32.66 | 1 | 36.29 | 24 | 36.27 | Texas | 11 | 11-0-0 | 1 | 11 | 11-0-0 | Southwest AC |
| 2 | 27.24 | 2 | 31.36 | 9 | 27.65 | Illinois | 10 | 8-1-1 | 2 | 10 | 8-1-1 | Big 10 |
| 7 | 23.72 | 3 | 30.10 | 45 | 46.85 | Nebraska | 10 | 9-1-0 | 3 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Big 8 |
| 8 | 23.28 | 4 | 28.85 | 25 | 36.65 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 9-1-0 | 4 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 5 | 24.80 | 5 | 25.58 | 3 | 23.00 | Michigan State | 9 | 6-2-1 | 5 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Big 10 |
| 6 | 24.32 | 6 | 25.32 | 44 | 46.45 | Navy | 11 | 9-2-0 | 6 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 10 | 22.40 | 7 | 24.36 | 20 | 33.75 | Auburn | 10 | 8-2-0 | 7 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 9 | 22.58 | 8 | 23.51 | 27 | 38.09 | Baylor | 11 | 8-3-0 | 10 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 13 | 20.08 | 9 | 23.42 | 43 | 44.55 | Oklahoma | 10 | 8-2-0 | 9 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Big 8 |
| 3 | 26.03 | 10 | 23.38 | 33 | 41.23 | Alabama | 11 | 9-2-0 | 8 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 11 | 20.48 | 11 | 20.80 | 17 | 32.25 | Mississippi State | 10 | 6-2-2 | 11 | 11 | 7-2-2 | SEC |
| 20 | 17.71 | 12 | 20.07 | 60 | 52.75 | Syracuse | 10 | 8-2-0 | 12 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 18 | 18.42 | 13 | 19.96 | 32 | 40.45 | Penn State | 10 | 7-3-0 | 13 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 12 | 20.18 | 14 | 19.50 | 28 | 38.80 | Southern California | 10 | 7-3-0 | 16 | 10 | 7-3-0 | AAWU |
| 26 | 15.41 | 15 | 19.42 | 16 | 31.94 | Wisconsin | 9 | 5-4-0 | 15 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 4 | 25.38 | 16 | 19.39 | 42 | 43.72 | Mississippi | 9 | 6-1-2 | 14 | 10 | 7-1-2 | SEC |
| 21 | 17.39 | 17 | 18.93 | 63 | 54.36 | North Carolina | 11 | 9-2-0 | 17 | 11 | 9-2-0 | ACC |
| 16 | 18.59 | 18 | 18.48 | 14 | 30.55 | Rice | 10 | 6-4-0 | 18 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 14 | 20.02 | 19 | 18.40 | 76 | 72.83 | Memphis | 9 | 8-0-1 | 21 | 10 | 9-0-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 22 | 17.17 | 20 | 18.22 | 5 | 23.56 | Ohio State | 9 | 5-3-1 | 20 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Big 10 |
| 29 | 13.89 | 21 | 18.20 | 8 | 27.44 | Purdue | 9 | 5-4-0 | 19 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 17 | 18.53 | 22 | 17.02 | 10 | 28.28 | Northwestern | 9 | 5-4-0 | 22 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 15 | 19.53 | 23 | 16.55 | 23 | 35.90 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 7-3-0 | 23 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 23 | 17.04 | 24 | 15.76 | 19 | 33.68 | Louisiana State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 24 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SEC |
| 37 | 10.73 | 25 | 15.55 | 55 | 50.65 | Army | 10 | 7-3-0 | 25 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 25 | 15.77 | 26 | 14.91 | 15 | 31.00 | Iowa | 8 | 3-3-2 | 27 | 8 | 3-3-2 | Big 10 |
| 19 | 17.94 | 27 | 14.65 | 1 | 19.11 | Michigan | 9 | 3-4-2 | 26 | 9 | 3-4-2 | Big 10 |
| 24 | 16.20 | 28 | 14.49 | 22 | 35.00 | Washington | 11 | 6-5-0 | 29 | 11 | 6-5-0 | AAWU |
| 31 | 13.36 | 29 | 13.97 | 51 | 49.30 | Missouri | 10 | 7-3-0 | 30 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Big 8 |
| 32 | 12.75 | 30 | 13.85 | 31 | 40.20 | Florida | 10 | 6-3-1 | 28 | 10 | 6-3-1 | SEC |
| 28 | 14.93 | 31 | 13.37 | 59 | 52.64 | Oregon | 11 | 8-3-0 | 32 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 39 | 9.49 | 32 | 12.61 | 64 | 55.95 | North Carolina State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 33 | 11 | 8-3-0 | ACC |
| 30 | 13.48 | 33 | 11.47 | 2 | 21.11 | Minnesota | 9 | 3-6-0 | 35 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 10 |
| 33 | 12.65 | 34 | 11.45 | 13 | 30.40 | Texas Christian | 10 | 4-5-1 | 34 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 40 | 8.86 | 35 | 10.75 | 52 | 50.23 | Air Force | 11 | 7-4-0 | 38 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 27 | 15.17 | 36 | 10.59 | 29 | 40.05 | Arkansas | 10 | 5-5-0 | 36 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 36 | 10.75 | 37 | 8.97 | 6 | 25.73 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 4-7-0 | 39 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Southwest AC |
| 44 | 7.23 | 38 | 8.38 | 56 | 50.70 | Duke | 10 | 5-4-1 | 42 | 10 | 5-4-1 | ACC |
| 38 | 9.53 | 39 | 8.26 | 12 | 30.06 | Indiana | 9 | 3-6-0 | 41 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Big 10 |
| 42 | 8.02 | 40 | 8.24 | 41 | 43.50 | Texas Tech | 10 | 5-5-0 | 43 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 48 | 6.12 | 41 | 7.18 | 37 | 42.35 | California | 10 | 4-5-1 | 45 | 10 | 4-5-1 | AAWU |
| 41 | 8.14 | 42 | 6.63 | 35 | 41.80 | Georgia | 10 | 4-5-1 | 44 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SEC |
| 45 | 7.14 | 43 | 6.17 | 30 | 40.05 | Oregon State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 49 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 34 | 11.09 | 44 | 5.85 | 34 | 41.78 | Tennessee | 9 | 4-5-0 | 46 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 55 | 3.65 | 45 | 5.40 | 88 | 79.45 | Virginia Tech | 10 | 8-2-0 | 48 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southern C |
| 47 | 6.50 | 46 | 5.26 | 53 | 50.35 | Clemson | 10 | 5-4-1 | 51 | 10 | 5-4-1 | ACC |
| 46 | 6.56 | 47 | 4.75 | 4 | 23.56 | Notre Dame | 9 | 2-7-0 | 54 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 59 | 1.64 | 48 | 4.72 | 82 | 76.88 | Dartmouth | 8 | 6-2-0 | 40 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy League |
| 58 | 2.20 | 49 | 4.62 | 74 | 72.33 | Boston College | 9 | 6-3-0 | 55 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 35 | 10.95 | 50 | 4.59 | 48 | 48.45 | Kansas | 10 | 5-5-0 | 52 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Big 8 |
| 56 | 3.22 | 51 | 4.38 | 98 | 84.83 | Arizona State | 9 | 8-1-0 | 58 | 9 | 8-1-0 | Western AC |
| 62 | -0.71 | 52 | 4.09 | 85 | 78.56 | Harvard | 8 | 5-2-1 | 47 | 9 | 5-2-2 | Ivy League |
| 43 | 7.96 | 53 | 3.99 | 50 | 48.75 | Florida State | 10 | 4-5-1 | 53 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 50 | 5.09 | 54 | 2.77 | 91 | 80.72 | Princeton | 9 | 7-2-0 | 50 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy League |
| 61 | 1.31 | 55 | 2.59 | 61 | 53.00 | Iowa State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 59 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Big 8 |
| 53 | 4.00 | 56 | 2.50 | 18 | 33.20 | Miami FL | 10 | 3-7-0 | 57 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 60 | 1.41 | 57 | 2.07 | 80 | 76.56 | Yale | 8 | 5-3-0 | 56 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy League |
| 63 | -1.74 | 58 | 1.27 | 7 | 26.70 | UCLA | 10 | 2-8-0 | 62 | 10 | 2-8-0 | AAWU |
| 52 | 4.49 | 59 | 1.16 | 101 | 86.88 | Wichita State | 8 | 6-2-0 | 63 | 9 | 7-2-0 | MVC |
| 49 | 5.12 | 60 | 1.07 | 11 | 29.20 | Texas A&M | 10 | 2-7-1 | 61 | 10 | 2-7-1 | Southwest AC |
| 64 | -2.17 | 61 | 0.01 | 49 | 48.70 | Washington State | 10 | 3-6-1 | 65 | 10 | 3-6-1 | AAWU |
| 65 | -2.17 | 62 | -0.77 | 67 | 63.30 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 2-2-1 | 60 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 57 | 2.67 | 63 | -1.17 | 38 | 42.35 | Stanford | 10 | 3-7-0 | 68 | 10 | 3-7-0 | AAWU |
| 68 | -3.24 | 64 | -1.26 | 62 | 53.45 | West Virginia | 10 | 4-6-0 | 66 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 51 | 4.58 | 65 | -2.09 | 40 | 43.45 | Kentucky | 10 | 3-6-1 | 64 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SEC |
| 54 | 3.77 | 66 | -2.14 | 111 | 91.89 | Utah State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 73 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 67 | -2.61 | 67 | -2.20 | 46 | 47.05 | Maryland | 10 | 3-7-0 | 70 | 10 | 3-7-0 | ACC |
| 76 | -6.57 | 68 | -2.92 | 103 | 87.36 | Buffalo | 7 | 4-2-1 | 71 | 9 | 5-3-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 70 | -3.56 | 69 | -3.25 | 36 | 42.10 | Colorado | 10 | 2-8-0 | 72 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Big 8 |
| 85 | -9.32 | 70 | -3.93 | 87 | 79.28 | Cornell | 9 | 5-4-0 | 67 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy League |
| 79 | -8.12 | 71 | -5.60 | 115 | 95.61 | Ohio University | 9 | 6-3-0 | 75 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Mid-American |
| 80 | -8.15 | 72 | -5.77 | 69 | 67.07 | Idaho | 7 | 3-4-0 | 78 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 66 | -2.32 | 73 | -6.04 | 86 | 78.78 | Cincinnati | 9 | 5-4-0 | 74 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MVC |
| 74 | -5.55 | 74 | -6.08 | 78 | 74.95 | Arizona | 10 | 5-5-0 | 83 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Western AC |
| 75 | -5.88 | 75 | -6.33 | 112 | 92.39 | Saint Xavier | 9 | 5-3-1 | 77 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 71 | -3.67 | 76 | -6.45 | 21 | 33.95 | Tulane | 10 | 1-8-1 | 80 | 10 | 1-8-1 | SEC |
| 83 | -8.45 | 77 | -6.95 | 68 | 66.28 | San Jose State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 82 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 87 | -9.74 | 78 | -7.53 | 119 | 99.22 | Bowling Green | 9 | 7-2-0 | 79 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Mid-American |
| 84 | -8.67 | 79 | -7.63 | 84 | 78.39 | Wyoming | 9 | 5-4-0 | 86 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Western AC |
| 73 | -5.46 | 80 | -7.83 | 94 | 83.06 | New Mexico | 9 | 5-4-0 | 90 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Western AC |
| 77 | -7.00 | 81 | -7.98 | 92 | 80.72 | Columbia | 9 | 4-4-1 | 76 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Ivy League |
| 72 | -4.28 | 82 | -8.25 | 72 | 69.30 | Utah | 10 | 4-6-0 | 87 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Western AC |
| 89 | -10.20 | 83 | -8.35 | 26 | 37.89 | Oklahoma State | 9 | 1-8-0 | 84 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Big 8 |
| 82 | -8.44 | 84 | -8.59 | 102 | 86.95 | Miami OH | 10 | 5-3-2 | 81 | 10 | 5-3-2 | Mid-American |
| 88 | -9.94 | 85 | -9.09 | 65 | 59.35 | Virginia | 10 | 2-7-1 | 85 | 10 | 2-7-1 | ACC |
| 104 | -19.15 | 86 | -9.14 | 47 | 47.33 | Wake Forest | 9 | 1-8-0 | 102 | 10 | 1-9-0 | ACC |
| 99 | -15.62 | 87 | -10.07 | 97 | 84.79 | Colgate | 7 | 3-3-1 | 95 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 69 | -3.43 | 88 | -10.26 | 39 | 42.90 | Houston | 10 | 2-8-0 | 91 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 92 | -12.26 | 89 | -10.47 | 66 | 63.12 | Holy Cross | 8 | 2-5-1 | 88 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 98 | -15.57 | 90 | -10.91 | 108 | 90.07 | Villanova | 7 | 4-3-0 | 93 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 94 | -12.86 | 91 | -11.61 | 71 | 69.19 | Tulsa | 8 | 3-5-0 | 96 | 10 | 5-5-0 | MVC |
| 96 | -13.82 | 92 | -11.81 | 54 | 50.56 | Kansas State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 98 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Big 8 |
| 95 | -13.26 | 93 | -12.09 | 70 | 69.14 | Brown | 7 | 2-5-0 | 89 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Ivy League |
| 100 | -15.86 | 94 | -12.99 | 110 | 91.64 | Furman | 7 | 4-3-0 | 97 | 10 | 7-3-0 | Southern C |
| 81 | -8.23 | 95 | -13.04 | 58 | 52.20 | South Carolina | 10 | 1-8-1 | 103 | 10 | 1-8-1 | ACC |
| 78 | -7.32 | 96 | -13.53 | 57 | 52.00 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 1-7-2 | 106 | 10 | 1-7-2 | SEC |
| 102 | -17.36 | 97 | -14.26 | 113 | 94.44 | Marshall | 8 | 4-3-1 | 100 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Mid-American |
| 91 | -12.21 | 98 | -14.99 | 95 | 83.40 | Virginia Military | 10 | 3-5-2 | 101 | 10 | 3-5-2 | Southern C |
| 93 | -12.31 | 99 | -15.60 | 93 | 80.80 | Texas El Paso | 10 | 3-7-0 | 108 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 97 | -14.20 | 100 | -16.16 | 96 | 84.45 | William & Mary | 10 | 4-6-0 | 104 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 112 | -23.35 | 101 | -17.13 | 75 | 72.38 | Pennsylvania | 8 | 2-6-0 | 105 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Ivy League |
| 90 | -10.84 | 102 | -17.18 | 90 | 79.86 | West Texas A&M | 7 | 2-4-1 | 112 | 9 | 4-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 109 | -22.15 | 103 | -17.53 | 81 | 76.67 | Boston University | 6 | 1-4-1 | 107 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 101 | -17.07 | 104 | -18.18 | 73 | 69.39 | Richmond | 9 | 2-6-1 | 94 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southern C |
| 86 | -9.36 | 105 | -18.77 | 77 | 72.92 | New Mexico State | 6 | 1-4-1 | 120 | 10 | 3-6-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 110 | -23.03 | 106 | -20.97 | 89 | 79.61 | Colorado State | 9 | 2-7-0 | 117 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 103 | -19.03 | 107 | -21.17 | 117 | 96.39 | Kent State | 9 | 3-5-1 | 111 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Mid-American |
| 107 | -21.78 | 108 | -21.62 | 104 | 87.64 | Rutgers | 7 | 2-5-0 | 109 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 105 | -19.39 | 109 | -21.69 | 79 | 76.43 | North Texas | 7 | 2-5-0 | 110 | 9 | 3-6-0 | MVC |
| 108 | -21.85 | 110 | -22.14 | 100 | 86.72 | Louisville | 9 | 3-6-0 | 119 | 10 | 3-7-0 | MVC |
| 113 | -23.75 | 111 | -22.21 | 83 | 78.19 | Detroit | 8 | 1-6-1 | 115 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Eastern Indep |
| 111 | -23.15 | 112 | -23.09 | 99 | 86.50 | Western Michigan | 8 | 2-6-0 | 118 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Mid-American |
| 115 | -25.50 | 113 | -23.87 | 118 | 97.71 | Citadel | 7 | 2-5-0 | 116 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Southern C |
| 106 | -21.55 | 114 | -27.11 | 109 | 91.00 | George Washington | 9 | 2-7-0 | 122 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Southern C |
| 114 | -25.06 | 115 | -27.34 | 105 | 88.40 | Dayton | 10 | 1-7-2 | 121 | 10 | 1-7-2 | MVC |
| 117 | -30.33 | 116 | -27.52 | 107 | 89.67 | Pacific | 6 | 1-5-0 | 126 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 119 | -36.63 | 117 | -32.62 | 120 | 104.42 | Davidson | 6 | 1-4-1 | 123 | 8 | 1-5-2 | Southern C |
| 118 | -35.14 | 118 | -32.73 | 106 | 88.61 | Brigham Young | 9 | 1-8-0 | 127 | 10 | 2-8-0 | Western AC |
| 116 | -29.38 | 119 | -35.54 | 116 | 95.62 | Toledo | 8 | 1-7-0 | 124 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Mid-American |
| 120 | -41.57 | 120 | -41.93 | 114 | 95.00 | Lehigh | 5 | 0-5-0 | 129 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Eastern Indep |
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