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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 1 | 32.65 | 4 | 27.96 | 13 | 32.30 | Notre Dame | 10 | 9-1-0 | 1 | 10 | 9-1-0 | EIC |
| 2 | 32.37 | 1 | 32.25 | 8 | 24.61 | Michigan | 10 | 9-1-0 | 2 | 10 | 9-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 3 | 28.83 | 2 | 31.89 | 26 | 41.60 | Alabama | 11 | 10-1-0 | 3 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SEC |
| 4 | 25.70 | 5 | 25.87 | 14 | 32.67 | Ohio State | 9 | 7-2-0 | 4 | 9 | 7-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 5 | 24.86 | 3 | 28.11 | 54 | 55.70 | Arkansas | 11 | 11-0-0 | 5 | 11 | 11-0-0 | SWAC |
| 6 | 22.70 | 11 | 21.32 | 52 | 54.15 | Texas | 11 | 10-1-0 | 6 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SWAC |
| 7 | 21.26 | 6 | 23.81 | 55 | 56.65 | Florida State | 11 | 9-1-1 | 7 | 11 | 9-1-1 | SWIC |
| 8 | 20.28 | 12 | 20.91 | 4 | 21.83 | Illinois | 9 | 6-3-0 | 8 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 9 | 19.48 | 13 | 18.12 | 16 | 33.75 | Southern California | 10 | 7-3-0 | 9 | 10 | 7-3-0 | AAWU |
| 10 | 19.02 | 14 | 17.80 | 33 | 45.05 | Oregon | 10 | 7-2-1 | 11 | 10 | 7-2-1 | AAWU |
| 11 | 18.74 | 9 | 21.59 | 10 | 27.39 | Purdue | 9 | 6-3-0 | 12 | 9 | 6-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 12 | 18.62 | 10 | 21.51 | 53 | 54.33 | Nebraska | 10 | 8-2-0 | 13 | 11 | 9-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 13 | 18.35 | 8 | 22.81 | 21 | 39.90 | Oregon State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 14 | 11 | 8-3-0 | AAWU |
| 14 | 18.13 | 15 | 17.26 | 23 | 40.15 | Florida | 10 | 7-3-0 | 10 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SEC |
| 15 | 17.69 | 18 | 16.45 | 5 | 21.94 | Michigan State | 9 | 4-5-0 | 15 | 9 | 4-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 16 | 16.29 | 19 | 15.83 | 58 | 57.45 | Utah | 11 | 9-2-0 | 17 | 11 | 9-2-0 | WAC |
| 17 | 16.16 | 16 | 17.22 | 7 | 24.06 | Minnesota | 9 | 5-4-0 | 18 | 9 | 5-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 18 | 16.05 | 17 | 17.00 | 25 | 41.00 | Georgia | 11 | 7-3-1 | 16 | 11 | 7-3-1 | SEC |
| 19 | 14.48 | 24 | 13.60 | 51 | 53.65 | Syracuse | 11 | 7-4-0 | 19 | 11 | 7-4-0 | EIC |
| 20 | 14.32 | 33 | 10.02 | 18 | 36.80 | Stanford | 10 | 5-5-0 | 21 | 10 | 5-5-0 | AAWU |
| 21 | 14.29 | 20 | 14.99 | 12 | 31.45 | Washington | 10 | 6-4-0 | 20 | 10 | 6-4-0 | AAWU |
| 22 | 13.92 | 22 | 14.17 | 43 | 47.70 | Missouri | 10 | 6-3-1 | 23 | 10 | 6-3-1 | BIG 8 |
| 23 | 13.44 | 42 | 7.61 | 90 | 74.60 | Tulsa | 10 | 8-2-0 | 26 | 11 | 9-2-0 | MVC |
| 24 | 13.43 | 7 | 22.89 | 88 | 74.44 | Princeton | 9 | 9-0-0 | 33 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Ivy |
| 25 | 13.31 | 21 | 14.91 | 39 | 46.85 | Louisiana State | 11 | 8-2-1 | 22 | 11 | 8-2-1 | SEC |
| 26 | 13.27 | 37 | 9.39 | 2 | 21.33 | Iowa | 9 | 3-6-0 | 24 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 27 | 12.80 | 25 | 12.55 | 50 | 51.40 | Georgia Tech | 10 | 7-3-0 | 25 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SWIC |
| 28 | 12.72 | 43 | 7.42 | 46 | 48.50 | Penn State | 10 | 6-4-0 | 27 | 10 | 6-4-0 | EIC |
| 29 | 12.22 | 27 | 11.23 | 35 | 45.95 | Oklahoma | 11 | 6-4-1 | 28 | 11 | 6-4-1 | BIG 8 |
| 30 | 10.51 | 49 | 4.98 | 1 | 20.28 | Indiana | 9 | 2-7-0 | 30 | 9 | 2-7-0 | BIG 10 |
| 31 | 10.12 | 36 | 9.43 | 60 | 58.55 | Arizona | 10 | 6-3-1 | 31 | 10 | 6-3-1 | WAC |
| 32 | 10.09 | 28 | 11.18 | 24 | 40.44 | Auburn | 9 | 5-4-0 | 29 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SEC |
| 33 | 8.82 | 31 | 10.31 | 6 | 23.22 | Northwestern | 9 | 3-6-0 | 34 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 34 | 8.60 | 30 | 10.46 | 27 | 41.80 | Baylor | 10 | 5-5-0 | 32 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWAC |
| 35 | 8.07 | 61 | 1.44 | 49 | 51.10 | Mississippi | 10 | 4-5-1 | 35 | 11 | 5-5-1 | SEC |
| 36 | 7.94 | 26 | 11.53 | 17 | 35.40 | Air Force | 10 | 4-5-1 | 37 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SWIC |
| 37 | 7.64 | 32 | 10.15 | 9 | 25.90 | UCLA | 10 | 4-6-0 | 39 | 10 | 4-6-0 | AAWU |
| 38 | 7.58 | 38 | 8.32 | 56 | 56.65 | Texas Tech | 11 | 6-4-1 | 36 | 11 | 6-4-1 | SWAC |
| 39 | 7.47 | 34 | 9.80 | 3 | 21.50 | Wisconsin | 9 | 3-6-0 | 41 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 40 | 7.47 | 41 | 7.78 | 85 | 72.90 | Arizona State | 10 | 8-2-0 | 42 | 10 | 8-2-0 | WAC |
| 41 | 7.44 | 48 | 5.12 | 11 | 27.70 | California | 10 | 3-7-0 | 40 | 10 | 3-7-0 | AAWU |
| 42 | 7.38 | 56 | 2.46 | 38 | 46.50 | Miami FL | 10 | 4-5-1 | 38 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SWIC |
| 43 | 6.71 | 29 | 11.05 | 59 | 57.50 | Wyoming | 10 | 6-2-2 | 44 | 10 | 6-2-2 | WAC |
| 44 | 6.56 | 23 | 13.82 | 71 | 63.39 | New Mexico | 9 | 7-2-0 | 46 | 11 | 9-2-0 | WAC |
| 45 | 6.17 | 46 | 5.53 | 31 | 43.90 | Rice | 10 | 4-5-1 | 43 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SWAC |
| 46 | 5.85 | 47 | 5.17 | 102 | 84.10 | Cincinnati | 10 | 8-2-0 | 49 | 10 | 8-2-0 | MVC |
| 47 | 5.45 | 62 | 1.32 | 61 | 59.25 | North Carolina | 10 | 5-5-0 | 47 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 48 | 5.34 | 44 | 7.15 | 30 | 43.85 | Kentucky | 10 | 5-5-0 | 48 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 49 | 5.32 | 53 | 3.47 | 29 | 42.90 | Mississippi State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 45 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SEC |
| 50 | 5.04 | 58 | 1.85 | 62 | 59.56 | Utah State | 9 | 4-4-1 | 51 | 10 | 5-4-1 | SWIC |
| 51 | 4.94 | 40 | 7.80 | 45 | 48.00 | Kansas | 10 | 6-4-0 | 50 | 10 | 6-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 52 | 4.16 | 39 | 8.27 | 66 | 60.56 | Boston College | 9 | 6-3-0 | 53 | 9 | 6-3-0 | EIC |
| 53 | 4.15 | 59 | 1.78 | 42 | 47.40 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 3-5-2 | 52 | 10 | 3-5-2 | EIC |
| 54 | 3.82 | 65 | -0.19 | 44 | 47.90 | Oklahoma State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 54 | 10 | 4-6-0 | BIG 8 |
| 55 | 2.57 | 82 | -5.05 | 111 | 93.36 | Villanova | 7 | 5-2-0 | 57 | 8 | 6-2-0 | EIC |
| 56 | 2.48 | 51 | 4.30 | 19 | 37.33 | Tennessee | 9 | 3-5-1 | 56 | 10 | 4-5-1 | SEC |
| 57 | 2.38 | 67 | -0.48 | 75 | 66.10 | Maryland | 10 | 5-5-0 | 55 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 58 | 1.92 | 63 | 1.14 | 48 | 50.30 | Idaho | 10 | 4-6-0 | 59 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWIC |
| 59 | 1.71 | 54 | 3.10 | 118 | 99.44 | Bowling Green | 9 | 8-1-0 | 62 | 10 | 9-1-0 | MAC |
| 60 | 1.68 | 68 | -0.76 | 40 | 46.90 | Vanderbilt | 10 | 3-6-1 | 58 | 10 | 3-6-1 | SEC |
| 61 | 1.66 | 72 | -2.91 | 37 | 46.15 | Tulane | 10 | 3-7-0 | 60 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SEC |
| 62 | 1.25 | 77 | -3.94 | 47 | 48.85 | Navy | 10 | 3-6-1 | 61 | 10 | 3-6-1 | EIC |
| 63 | 0.37 | 84 | -6.42 | 20 | 38.50 | Colorado | 10 | 2-8-0 | 64 | 10 | 2-8-0 | BIG 8 |
| 64 | -0.34 | 60 | 1.59 | 34 | 45.15 | Texas Christian | 10 | 4-6-0 | 63 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWAC |
| 65 | -1.00 | 50 | 4.61 | 98 | 82.50 | Colgate | 7 | 5-2-0 | 75 | 9 | 7-2-0 | EIC |
| 66 | -1.88 | 45 | 7.03 | 91 | 75.69 | Yale | 8 | 5-2-1 | 82 | 9 | 6-2-1 | Ivy |
| 67 | -1.98 | 52 | 3.77 | 89 | 74.50 | Dartmouth | 8 | 5-3-0 | 84 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy |
| 68 | -2.14 | 35 | 9.65 | 81 | 70.57 | Harvard | 7 | 5-2-0 | 81 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy |
| 69 | -2.47 | 55 | 2.82 | 72 | 65.05 | West Virginia | 11 | 7-4-0 | 68 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SoCon |
| 70 | -2.53 | 76 | -3.90 | 77 | 67.30 | Duke | 10 | 4-5-1 | 67 | 10 | 4-5-1 | ACC |
| 71 | -2.54 | 71 | -2.38 | 86 | 73.65 | Wake Forest | 10 | 5-5-0 | 69 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 72 | -2.80 | 87 | -7.42 | 84 | 72.79 | Memphis | 7 | 3-4-0 | 66 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SWIC |
| 73 | -2.83 | 75 | -3.67 | 80 | 70.56 | Virginia Tech | 9 | 5-4-0 | 72 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SoCon |
| 74 | -3.20 | 73 | -3.24 | 105 | 84.85 | Miami OH | 10 | 6-3-1 | 74 | 10 | 6-3-1 | MAC |
| 75 | -3.24 | 86 | -7.14 | 28 | 42.06 | Houston | 8 | 1-6-1 | 71 | 9 | 2-6-1 | SWIC |
| 76 | -3.48 | 64 | -0.11 | 32 | 44.65 | Kansas State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 73 | 10 | 3-7-0 | BIG 8 |
| 77 | -3.83 | 96 | -11.30 | 22 | 40.10 | Texas A&M | 10 | 1-9-0 | 70 | 10 | 1-9-0 | SWAC |
| 78 | -4.04 | 81 | -4.54 | 79 | 69.00 | Cornell | 9 | 3-5-1 | 88 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Ivy |
| 79 | -4.19 | 66 | -0.44 | 65 | 60.50 | Southern Mississippi | 6 | 3-3-0 | 65 | 9 | 6-3-0 | SWIC |
| 80 | -4.69 | 85 | -6.91 | 67 | 60.85 | Army | 10 | 4-6-0 | 78 | 10 | 4-6-0 | EIC |
| 81 | -4.97 | 74 | -3.49 | 57 | 57.10 | South Carolina | 10 | 3-5-2 | 77 | 10 | 3-5-2 | ACC |
| 82 | -5.39 | 79 | -4.23 | 78 | 68.17 | New Mexico State | 6 | 3-3-0 | 86 | 10 | 6-4-0 | SWIC |
| 83 | -5.97 | 57 | 2.32 | 64 | 60.30 | North Carolina State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 79 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 84 | -6.32 | 78 | -4.21 | 36 | 46.00 | Washington State | 10 | 3-6-1 | 80 | 10 | 3-6-1 | AAWU |
| 85 | -6.71 | 92 | -8.85 | 73 | 65.35 | Clemson | 10 | 3-7-0 | 83 | 10 | 3-7-0 | ACC |
| 86 | -6.81 | 88 | -8.03 | 63 | 60.05 | Brigham Young | 10 | 3-6-1 | 85 | 10 | 3-6-1 | WAC |
| 87 | -7.49 | 91 | -8.70 | 103 | 84.28 | George Washington | 9 | 5-4-0 | 89 | 9 | 5-4-0 | SoCon |
| 88 | -8.45 | 93 | -9.52 | 87 | 73.86 | Holy Cross | 7 | 3-4-0 | 96 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 89 | -8.46 | 80 | -4.41 | 70 | 62.95 | Colorado State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 91 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SWIC |
| 90 | -8.47 | 83 | -5.33 | 113 | 94.25 | Marshall | 8 | 6-2-0 | 90 | 10 | 7-3-0 | MAC |
| 91 | -9.57 | 102 | -17.19 | 41 | 47.28 | Iowa State | 9 | 0-8-1 | 93 | 10 | 1-8-1 | BIG 8 |
| 92 | -9.82 | 69 | -1.17 | 76 | 66.43 | Brown | 7 | 3-4-0 | 102 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy |
| 93 | -9.87 | 100 | -16.00 | 15 | 32.83 | Southern Methodist | 9 | 0-9-0 | 87 | 10 | 1-9-0 | SWAC |
| 94 | -10.24 | 90 | -8.65 | 107 | 86.10 | Ohio University | 10 | 5-4-1 | 94 | 10 | 5-4-1 | MAC |
| 95 | -10.79 | 70 | -2.06 | 99 | 83.67 | Rutgers | 6 | 4-2-0 | 112 | 9 | 6-3-0 | EIC |
| 96 | -11.01 | 99 | -15.73 | 112 | 93.86 | Buffalo | 7 | 3-3-1 | 92 | 9 | 4-4-1 | EIC |
| 97 | -11.08 | 95 | -10.26 | 69 | 62.28 | Wichita State | 9 | 3-6-0 | 97 | 10 | 4-6-0 | MVC |
| 98 | -13.01 | 89 | -8.13 | 94 | 79.70 | Virginia | 10 | 5-5-0 | 98 | 10 | 5-5-0 | ACC |
| 99 | -13.22 | 94 | -9.85 | 74 | 65.44 | Columbia | 9 | 2-6-1 | 110 | 9 | 2-6-1 | Ivy |
| 100 | -13.37 | 104 | -18.91 | 93 | 79.25 | Detroit | 10 | 3-7-0 | 100 | 10 | 3-7-0 | EIC |
| 101 | -13.39 | 98 | -14.33 | 96 | 81.50 | West Texas A&M | 8 | 3-5-0 | 103 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWIC |
| 102 | -14.71 | 97 | -11.69 | 97 | 82.31 | Saint Xavier | 8 | 3-4-1 | 111 | 10 | 4-5-1 | EIC |
| 103 | -15.98 | 109 | -22.07 | 83 | 72.71 | San Jose State | 7 | 1-6-0 | 105 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWIC |
| 104 | -16.71 | 106 | -19.25 | 114 | 94.67 | Kent State | 9 | 3-5-1 | 107 | 9 | 3-5-1 | MAC |
| 105 | -17.75 | 105 | -19.17 | 108 | 90.55 | William & Mary | 10 | 4-6-0 | 108 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 106 | -19.12 | 110 | -22.24 | 92 | 79.06 | North Texas | 8 | 1-6-1 | 114 | 10 | 2-7-1 | MVC |
| 107 | -19.88 | 111 | -25.00 | 116 | 98.67 | Citadel | 9 | 4-5-0 | 113 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 108 | -20.72 | 107 | -20.36 | 68 | 62.05 | Texas El Paso | 10 | 0-8-2 | 116 | 10 | 0-8-2 | SWIC |
| 109 | -21.97 | 112 | -25.56 | 95 | 80.22 | Toledo | 9 | 1-8-0 | 115 | 10 | 2-8-0 | MAC |
| 110 | -22.83 | 101 | -16.19 | 109 | 90.56 | Western Michigan | 8 | 3-5-0 | 117 | 9 | 3-6-0 | MAC |
| 111 | -24.97 | 103 | -18.66 | 82 | 70.72 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 1-8-0 | 125 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Ivy |
| 112 | -25.80 | 108 | -20.82 | 100 | 83.80 | Boston University | 5 | 1-4-0 | 127 | 9 | 2-7-0 | EIC |
| 113 | -26.80 | 114 | -29.18 | 110 | 90.94 | Louisville | 8 | 1-7-0 | 121 | 10 | 1-9-0 | MVC |
| 114 | -27.82 | 115 | -29.82 | 106 | 86.06 | Dayton | 8 | 1-7-0 | 122 | 10 | 3-7-0 | MVC |
| 115 | -28.47 | 118 | -38.69 | 115 | 95.20 | Virginia Military | 10 | 1-9-0 | 119 | 10 | 1-9-0 | SoCon |
| 116 | -30.45 | 117 | -34.85 | 117 | 99.11 | Richmond | 9 | 2-7-0 | 118 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SoCon |
| 117 | -33.00 | 116 | -32.19 | 101 | 83.80 | Pacific | 5 | 0-5-0 | 124 | 10 | 1-9-0 | SWIC |
| 118 | -33.33 | 113 | -27.64 | 104 | 84.40 | Lehigh | 5 | 1-4-0 | 129 | 9 | 1-7-1 | EIC |
| 119 | -38.51 | 120 | -44.39 | 120 | 115.40 | Davidson | 5 | 1-4-0 | 128 | 9 | 3-6-0 | SoCon |
| 120 | -43.62 | 119 | -39.32 | 119 | 104.58 | Furman | 6 | 1-5-0 | 131 | 10 | 3-7-0 | SoCon |
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