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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Team | Division | Global | Conference | ||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | ||
| 2 | 35.48 | 1 | 35.69 | 18 | 34.42 | Nebraska | 12 | 11-0-1 | 1 | 12 | 11-0-1 | BIG 8 |
| 1 | 36.06 | 2 | 35.34 | 30 | 38.82 | Notre Dame | 11 | 10-1-0 | 2 | 11 | 10-1-0 | EIC |
| 3 | 35.04 | 3 | 31.74 | 17 | 34.18 | Texas | 11 | 10-1-0 | 3 | 11 | 10-1-0 | SWAC |
| 4 | 31.81 | 4 | 31.08 | 32 | 39.00 | Tennessee | 12 | 11-1-0 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | SEC |
| 7 | 30.36 | 5 | 31.02 | 21 | 35.86 | Auburn | 11 | 9-2-0 | 5 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SEC |
| 8 | 29.87 | 6 | 30.25 | 6 | 28.42 | Stanford | 12 | 9-3-0 | 6 | 12 | 9-3-0 | PAC-8 |
| 6 | 30.96 | 7 | 29.41 | 27 | 37.67 | Louisiana State | 12 | 9-3-0 | 7 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SEC |
| 5 | 31.54 | 8 | 28.35 | 31 | 38.85 | Ohio State | 10 | 9-1-0 | 8 | 10 | 9-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 12 | 24.97 | 9 | 25.60 | 71 | 63.77 | Arizona State | 11 | 11-0-0 | 9 | 11 | 11-0-0 | WAC |
| 9 | 28.83 | 10 | 24.02 | 45 | 44.25 | Michigan | 10 | 9-1-0 | 10 | 10 | 9-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 11 | 25.58 | 11 | 23.36 | 47 | 47.55 | Arkansas | 11 | 9-2-0 | 12 | 11 | 9-2-0 | SWAC |
| 16 | 22.01 | 12 | 23.31 | 36 | 40.67 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 9-3-0 | 11 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWIC |
| 10 | 26.10 | 13 | 22.12 | 1 | 23.82 | Southern California | 11 | 6-4-1 | 13 | 11 | 6-4-1 | PAC-8 |
| 14 | 22.32 | 14 | 21.96 | 4 | 25.67 | Oklahoma | 12 | 7-4-1 | 14 | 12 | 7-4-1 | BIG 8 |
| 15 | 22.18 | 15 | 21.11 | 2 | 25.32 | UCLA | 11 | 6-5-0 | 15 | 11 | 6-5-0 | PAC-8 |
| 13 | 24.91 | 16 | 20.13 | 11 | 32.10 | Washington | 10 | 6-4-0 | 16 | 10 | 6-4-0 | PAC-8 |
| 19 | 19.72 | 17 | 19.92 | 9 | 30.67 | Alabama | 12 | 6-5-1 | 17 | 12 | 6-5-1 | SEC |
| 21 | 19.29 | 18 | 19.45 | 52 | 49.79 | Air Force | 12 | 9-3-0 | 18 | 12 | 9-3-0 | SWIC |
| 23 | 17.73 | 19 | 18.77 | 46 | 46.14 | Houston | 11 | 8-3-0 | 19 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SWIC |
| 31 | 12.63 | 20 | 18.71 | 14 | 33.77 | Kansas State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 21 | 11 | 6-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 28 | 14.48 | 21 | 18.25 | 48 | 47.68 | Florida | 11 | 7-4-0 | 20 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SEC |
| 25 | 16.29 | 22 | 17.93 | 34 | 39.59 | Oregon | 11 | 6-4-1 | 23 | 11 | 6-4-1 | PAC-8 |
| 20 | 19.37 | 23 | 17.87 | 39 | 41.20 | Mississippi | 10 | 6-4-0 | 22 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SEC |
| 24 | 16.54 | 24 | 17.59 | 42 | 42.50 | Texas Tech | 12 | 8-4-0 | 24 | 12 | 8-4-0 | SWAC |
| 42 | 9.77 | 25 | 16.82 | 10 | 31.50 | Mississippi State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 25 | 11 | 6-5-0 | SEC |
| 22 | 18.33 | 26 | 16.53 | 7 | 28.50 | Oregon State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 26 | 11 | 6-5-0 | PAC-8 |
| 18 | 20.03 | 27 | 15.55 | 25 | 37.30 | Northwestern | 10 | 6-4-0 | 27 | 10 | 6-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 17 | 20.22 | 28 | 15.25 | 13 | 33.45 | Colorado | 11 | 6-5-0 | 29 | 11 | 6-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 30 | 13.14 | 29 | 15.09 | 44 | 43.96 | Tulane | 12 | 8-4-0 | 28 | 12 | 8-4-0 | SWIC |
| 26 | 15.50 | 30 | 15.05 | 8 | 29.00 | Missouri | 11 | 5-6-0 | 30 | 11 | 5-6-0 | BIG 8 |
| 37 | 11.70 | 31 | 13.74 | 50 | 48.55 | Florida State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 32 | 11 | 7-4-0 | SWIC |
| 29 | 14.06 | 32 | 13.50 | 16 | 33.86 | California | 11 | 6-5-0 | 33 | 11 | 6-5-0 | PAC-8 |
| 40 | 10.55 | 33 | 12.74 | 3 | 25.50 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 34 | 11 | 4-7-0 | BIG 8 |
| 35 | 12.15 | 34 | 12.50 | 12 | 32.86 | Kansas | 11 | 5-6-0 | 35 | 11 | 5-6-0 | BIG 8 |
| 44 | 8.20 | 35 | 11.47 | 29 | 38.32 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 5-6-0 | 36 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SWAC |
| 41 | 9.94 | 36 | 11.26 | 20 | 34.64 | Iowa State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 37 | 11 | 5-6-0 | BIG 8 |
| 32 | 12.32 | 37 | 9.97 | 87 | 76.93 | Cal State Long Beach | 7 | 5-1-1 | 55 | 12 | 9-2-1 | BWC |
| 45 | 7.52 | 38 | 9.92 | 43 | 43.30 | Rice | 10 | 5-5-0 | 39 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWAC |
| 34 | 12.18 | 39 | 9.59 | 38 | 40.90 | Wisconsin | 10 | 4-5-1 | 40 | 10 | 4-5-1 | BIG 10 |
| 53 | 4.36 | 40 | 9.34 | 53 | 50.05 | Wake Forest | 11 | 6-5-0 | 41 | 11 | 6-5-0 | ACC |
| 38 | 10.77 | 41 | 8.79 | 115 | 96.46 | Toledo | 12 | 12-0-0 | 42 | 12 | 12-0-0 | MAC |
| 33 | 12.24 | 42 | 8.24 | 22 | 36.10 | Michigan State | 10 | 4-6-0 | 44 | 10 | 4-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 48 | 6.58 | 43 | 8.17 | 67 | 62.90 | New Mexico | 10 | 7-3-0 | 46 | 10 | 7-3-0 | WAC |
| 27 | 14.73 | 44 | 7.58 | 33 | 39.30 | Georgia | 10 | 5-5-0 | 43 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SEC |
| 54 | 3.62 | 45 | 7.00 | 88 | 79.35 | Louisville | 10 | 7-2-1 | 48 | 12 | 8-3-1 | MVC |
| 36 | 11.74 | 46 | 6.84 | 15 | 33.85 | Purdue | 10 | 4-6-0 | 47 | 10 | 4-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 39 | 10.73 | 47 | 6.59 | 119 | 100.81 | Dartmouth | 8 | 8-0-0 | 31 | 9 | 9-0-0 | Ivy |
| 46 | 7.06 | 48 | 5.49 | 74 | 67.17 | North Carolina | 12 | 8-4-0 | 49 | 12 | 8-4-0 | ACC |
| 52 | 5.32 | 49 | 5.35 | 24 | 37.30 | Minnesota | 10 | 3-6-1 | 50 | 10 | 3-6-1 | BIG 10 |
| 50 | 6.42 | 50 | 5.22 | 63 | 59.10 | Utah | 10 | 6-4-0 | 51 | 10 | 6-4-0 | WAC |
| 56 | 1.98 | 51 | 4.15 | 62 | 55.95 | Duke | 11 | 6-5-0 | 52 | 11 | 6-5-0 | ACC |
| 49 | 6.45 | 52 | 4.11 | 28 | 38.15 | Texas Christian | 10 | 3-6-1 | 54 | 11 | 4-6-1 | SWAC |
| 51 | 5.67 | 53 | 4.04 | 80 | 69.20 | Penn State | 10 | 7-3-0 | 53 | 10 | 7-3-0 | EIC |
| 47 | 6.96 | 54 | 3.93 | 90 | 81.41 | San Diego State | 11 | 9-2-0 | 64 | 11 | 9-2-0 | BWC |
| 43 | 8.41 | 55 | 2.84 | 57 | 52.95 | South Carolina | 11 | 4-6-1 | 56 | 11 | 4-6-1 | ACC |
| 59 | 0.21 | 56 | 2.49 | 76 | 67.45 | Syracuse | 10 | 6-4-0 | 60 | 10 | 6-4-0 | EIC |
| 63 | -0.14 | 57 | 2.26 | 100 | 87.61 | Boston College | 9 | 7-2-0 | 57 | 10 | 8-2-0 | EIC |
| 55 | 2.92 | 58 | 1.89 | 26 | 37.35 | Illinois | 10 | 3-7-0 | 62 | 10 | 3-7-0 | BIG 10 |
| 58 | 0.90 | 59 | 1.87 | 75 | 67.22 | Tulsa | 9 | 5-4-0 | 58 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MVC |
| 57 | 1.85 | 60 | 1.86 | 40 | 42.25 | Iowa | 10 | 3-6-1 | 63 | 10 | 3-6-1 | BIG 10 |
| 68 | -1.67 | 61 | 1.24 | 77 | 68.00 | Texas El Paso | 9 | 5-4-0 | 65 | 10 | 6-4-0 | WAC |
| 72 | -2.92 | 62 | 0.44 | 56 | 51.95 | Arizona | 10 | 4-6-0 | 66 | 10 | 4-6-0 | WAC |
| 77 | -5.56 | 63 | -0.17 | 64 | 61.35 | Pittsburgh | 10 | 5-5-0 | 67 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 69 | -2.11 | 64 | -0.18 | 81 | 69.70 | Memphis | 10 | 6-4-0 | 68 | 10 | 6-4-0 | MVC |
| 60 | 0.11 | 65 | -0.31 | 86 | 76.83 | Fresno State | 6 | 4-2-0 | 76 | 12 | 8-4-0 | BWC |
| 70 | -2.66 | 66 | -0.90 | 96 | 84.73 | West Virginia | 11 | 8-3-0 | 70 | 11 | 8-3-0 | EIC |
| 64 | -0.22 | 67 | -0.93 | 37 | 40.67 | Vanderbilt | 9 | 2-7-0 | 61 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SEC |
| 78 | -6.16 | 68 | -1.87 | 114 | 96.25 | Harvard | 8 | 6-2-0 | 45 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy |
| 67 | -1.51 | 69 | -1.94 | 5 | 27.18 | Washington State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 69 | 11 | 1-10-0 | PAC-8 |
| 75 | -4.07 | 70 | -2.78 | 65 | 62.41 | Colorado State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 72 | 11 | 4-7-0 | WAC |
| 66 | -1.50 | 71 | -3.05 | 92 | 82.55 | Cincinnati | 11 | 7-4-0 | 75 | 11 | 7-4-0 | EIC |
| 61 | 0.05 | 72 | -3.07 | 101 | 88.06 | Western Michigan | 9 | 6-3-0 | 74 | 10 | 7-3-0 | MAC |
| 85 | -9.60 | 73 | -3.60 | 49 | 47.85 | Miami FL | 10 | 3-7-0 | 89 | 11 | 3-8-0 | SWIC |
| 83 | -8.82 | 74 | -4.55 | 66 | 62.44 | Pacific | 9 | 4-5-0 | 85 | 11 | 5-6-0 | BWC |
| 74 | -3.49 | 75 | -4.64 | 35 | 40.59 | Baylor | 11 | 2-9-0 | 77 | 11 | 2-9-0 | SWAC |
| 79 | -6.51 | 76 | -5.97 | 58 | 53.09 | Clemson | 11 | 3-8-0 | 78 | 11 | 3-8-0 | ACC |
| 81 | -7.57 | 77 | -6.13 | 116 | 98.50 | West Texas A&M | 8 | 6-2-0 | 79 | 10 | 7-3-0 | SWIC |
| 76 | -4.38 | 78 | -6.30 | 105 | 90.10 | Miami OH | 10 | 7-3-0 | 81 | 10 | 7-3-0 | MAC |
| 80 | -7.30 | 79 | -6.39 | 85 | 76.45 | Utah State | 10 | 5-5-0 | 80 | 10 | 5-5-0 | SWIC |
| 82 | -8.14 | 80 | -7.02 | 82 | 73.27 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 5-6-0 | 83 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SWIC |
| 71 | -2.75 | 81 | -7.07 | 51 | 49.18 | San Jose State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 95 | 11 | 2-9-0 | BWC |
| 62 | -0.03 | 82 | -7.27 | 23 | 36.77 | Kentucky | 11 | 2-9-0 | 82 | 11 | 2-9-0 | SEC |
| 65 | -1.34 | 83 | -7.34 | 19 | 34.59 | Texas A&M | 11 | 2-9-0 | 90 | 11 | 2-9-0 | SWAC |
| 84 | -8.90 | 84 | -7.36 | 83 | 73.28 | Ohio University | 9 | 4-5-0 | 88 | 9 | 4-5-0 | MAC |
| 73 | -3.11 | 85 | -7.56 | 112 | 95.88 | Yale | 8 | 6-2-0 | 59 | 9 | 7-2-0 | Ivy |
| 92 | -11.63 | 86 | -9.04 | 73 | 65.82 | North Carolina State | 11 | 3-7-1 | 91 | 11 | 3-7-1 | ACC |
| 87 | -10.79 | 87 | -9.06 | 72 | 64.36 | Brigham Young | 11 | 3-8-0 | 92 | 11 | 3-8-0 | WAC |
| 89 | -10.98 | 88 | -9.96 | 41 | 42.40 | Indiana | 10 | 1-9-0 | 94 | 10 | 1-9-0 | BIG 10 |
| 86 | -10.50 | 89 | -10.13 | 54 | 51.00 | Southern Mississippi | 7 | 2-5-0 | 93 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SWIC |
| 95 | -13.53 | 90 | -10.17 | 118 | 100.00 | Villanova | 7 | 5-2-0 | 87 | 11 | 9-2-0 | EIC |
| 90 | -11.02 | 91 | -11.00 | 61 | 54.58 | Idaho | 6 | 1-5-0 | 86 | 11 | 4-7-0 | SWIC |
| 96 | -13.79 | 92 | -12.29 | 110 | 94.00 | Cornell | 8 | 5-3-0 | 71 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Ivy |
| 93 | -12.66 | 93 | -13.65 | 98 | 85.64 | Virginia | 11 | 5-6-0 | 100 | 11 | 5-6-0 | ACC |
| 109 | -21.37 | 94 | -13.89 | 123 | 109.40 | Furman | 5 | 3-2-0 | 99 | 11 | 8-3-0 | SoCon |
| 94 | -13.36 | 95 | -14.16 | 60 | 54.50 | Navy | 11 | 2-9-0 | 98 | 11 | 2-9-0 | EIC |
| 101 | -18.13 | 96 | -14.66 | 55 | 51.70 | Wyoming | 10 | 1-9-0 | 103 | 10 | 1-9-0 | WAC |
| 108 | -20.86 | 97 | -14.93 | 79 | 69.07 | New Mexico State | 7 | 1-6-0 | 101 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SWIC |
| 91 | -11.24 | 98 | -14.96 | 97 | 85.06 | Dayton | 9 | 4-4-1 | 102 | 10 | 5-4-1 | EIC |
| 102 | -18.61 | 99 | -16.22 | 78 | 68.91 | Maryland | 11 | 2-9-0 | 106 | 11 | 2-9-0 | ACC |
| 100 | -17.63 | 100 | -16.72 | 108 | 92.70 | Richmond | 10 | 4-6-0 | 110 | 10 | 4-6-0 | SoCon |
| 98 | -16.27 | 101 | -16.82 | 91 | 82.22 | Bowling Green | 9 | 2-6-1 | 108 | 9 | 2-6-1 | MAC |
| 97 | -15.53 | 102 | -17.16 | 113 | 95.89 | Princeton | 9 | 5-4-0 | 84 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Ivy |
| 107 | -20.35 | 103 | -17.34 | 117 | 99.50 | Citadel | 8 | 4-4-0 | 113 | 11 | 5-6-0 | SoCon |
| 105 | -19.04 | 104 | -17.90 | 69 | 63.29 | Santa Barbara | 7 | 1-6-0 | 127 | 11 | 2-9-0 | BWC |
| 112 | -24.09 | 105 | -19.08 | 104 | 89.39 | East Carolina | 9 | 3-6-0 | 118 | 11 | 3-8-0 | SoCon |
| 113 | -26.45 | 106 | -19.12 | 99 | 86.75 | William & Mary | 10 | 3-7-0 | 119 | 12 | 5-7-0 | SoCon |
| 99 | -16.65 | 107 | -19.58 | 84 | 75.11 | North Texas | 9 | 2-7-0 | 112 | 11 | 3-8-0 | MVC |
| 104 | -19.03 | 108 | -22.12 | 103 | 88.64 | Pennsylvania | 7 | 2-5-0 | 96 | 9 | 4-5-0 | Ivy |
| 88 | -10.86 | 109 | -22.18 | 59 | 53.18 | Army | 11 | 1-9-1 | 117 | 11 | 1-9-1 | EIC |
| 103 | -18.97 | 110 | -23.34 | 89 | 81.00 | Northern Illinois | 8 | 2-6-0 | 120 | 10 | 3-7-0 | EIC |
| 106 | -20.16 | 111 | -24.60 | 95 | 84.25 | Marshall | 8 | 2-6-0 | 126 | 9 | 3-6-0 | EIC |
| 111 | -23.04 | 112 | -25.26 | 93 | 83.55 | Kent State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 124 | 10 | 3-7-0 | MAC |
| 115 | -29.36 | 113 | -25.32 | 122 | 107.33 | Davidson | 6 | 2-4-0 | 138 | 10 | 2-8-0 | SoCon |
| 114 | -28.38 | 114 | -27.42 | 70 | 63.75 | Wichita State | 8 | 0-8-0 | 128 | 9 | 0-9-0 | MVC |
| 119 | -35.27 | 115 | -28.41 | 68 | 63.00 | Cal State Los Angeles | 4 | 0-4-0 | 136 | 10 | 1-9-0 | BWC |
| 110 | -22.95 | 116 | -29.48 | 107 | 91.25 | Columbia | 8 | 2-6-0 | 111 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Ivy |
| 116 | -29.94 | 117 | -30.76 | 121 | 105.60 | Rutgers | 5 | 2-3-0 | 115 | 10 | 5-5-0 | EIC |
| 121 | -37.53 | 118 | -31.30 | 94 | 83.68 | Virginia Military | 11 | 1-10-0 | 133 | 11 | 1-10-0 | SoCon |
| 120 | -36.13 | 119 | -31.91 | 120 | 102.31 | Colgate | 8 | 2-6-0 | 116 | 11 | 5-6-0 | EIC |
| 118 | -32.45 | 120 | -34.10 | 102 | 88.56 | Buffalo | 8 | 1-7-0 | 131 | 11 | 2-9-0 | EIC |
| 117 | -31.10 | 121 | -34.58 | 106 | 90.88 | Brown | 8 | 1-7-0 | 122 | 9 | 2-7-0 | Ivy |
| 122 | -40.95 | 122 | -39.93 | 111 | 94.14 | Saint Xavier | 7 | 0-7-0 | 137 | 10 | 1-9-0 | EIC |
| 123 | -47.70 | 123 | -46.72 | 109 | 92.71 | Holy Cross | 7 | 0-7-0 | 140 | 11 | 0-10-1 | EIC |
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