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| ScoreDif | WinLoss | Schedule | Total | Division | Conference | |||||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Name | Rank | Games | Record | Name |
| 1 | 41.68 | 1 | 40.74 | 5 | 38.38 | Notre Dame | 12 | 11-1-0 | 1 | 12 | 11-1-0 | Div I | 1 | 3 | 3-0-0 | EIC |
| 2 | 36.14 | 2 | 37.43 | 17 | 42.12 | Texas | 12 | 11-1-0 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | Div I | 2 | 8 | 8-0-0 | SWAC |
| 3 | 35.85 | 4 | 34.49 | 60 | 57.00 | Arkansas | 12 | 11-1-0 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | Div I | 3 | 8 | 7-1-0 | SWAC |
| 4 | 33.98 | 6 | 29.53 | 36 | 47.88 | Alabama | 12 | 11-1-0 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | Div I | 1 | 7 | 7-0-0 | SEC |
| 5 | 32.85 | 5 | 32.78 | 4 | 38.17 | Penn State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 5 | 12 | 11-1-0 | Div I | 2 | 5 | 5-0-0 | EIC |
| 6 | 31.92 | 9 | 26.82 | 14 | 41.75 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 9-2-1 | 6 | 12 | 9-2-1 | Div I | 3 | 8 | 6-2-0 | EIC |
| 7 | 30.44 | 7 | 29.37 | 34 | 47.00 | Oklahoma | 12 | 10-2-0 | 7 | 12 | 10-2-0 | Div I | 1 | 7 | 7-0-0 | BIG 8 |
| 8 | 29.89 | 10 | 26.66 | 35 | 47.75 | Michigan | 12 | 10-2-0 | 9 | 12 | 10-2-0 | Div I | 2 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 9 | 29.63 | 3 | 35.10 | 29 | 45.27 | Kentucky | 11 | 10-1-0 | 8 | 11 | 10-1-0 | Div I | 2 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SEC |
| 10 | 28.30 | 18 | 20.87 | 24 | 43.38 | Washington | 12 | 8-4-0 | 10 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Div I | 1 | 7 | 6-1-0 | PAC-8 |
| 11 | 26.80 | 12 | 24.28 | 3 | 38.04 | Southern California | 12 | 8-4-0 | 11 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Div I | 3 | 7 | 5-2-0 | PAC-8 |
| 12 | 26.03 | 11 | 25.04 | 11 | 40.25 | Nebraska | 12 | 9-3-0 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Div I | 2 | 7 | 5-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 13 | 25.87 | 19 | 20.03 | 40 | 48.92 | Ohio State | 12 | 9-3-0 | 13 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Div I | 1 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 14 | 24.88 | 17 | 21.24 | 55 | 54.12 | North Carolina | 12 | 8-3-1 | 14 | 12 | 8-3-1 | Div I | 1 | 6 | 5-0-1 | ACC |
| 15 | 24.45 | 13 | 23.15 | 61 | 58.38 | Florida State | 12 | 10-2-0 | 15 | 12 | 10-2-0 | Div I | 2 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SWIC |
| 16 | 22.40 | 15 | 21.87 | 19 | 42.21 | Texas A&M | 12 | 8-4-0 | 17 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Div I | 5 | 8 | 6-2-0 | SWAC |
| 17 | 22.04 | 16 | 21.50 | 32 | 46.88 | Clemson | 12 | 8-3-1 | 16 | 12 | 8-3-1 | Div I | 3 | 6 | 4-1-1 | ACC |
| 18 | 20.83 | 20 | 19.74 | 37 | 48.04 | North Carolina State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 18 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Div I | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | ACC |
| 19 | 20.56 | 27 | 17.20 | 27 | 44.00 | UCLA | 11 | 7-4-0 | 19 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Div I | 2 | 7 | 5-2-0 | PAC-8 |
| 20 | 19.90 | 24 | 18.61 | 53 | 53.62 | Maryland | 12 | 8-4-0 | 20 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Div I | 2 | 6 | 4-2-0 | ACC |
| 21 | 19.38 | 22 | 19.54 | 43 | 49.29 | Stanford | 12 | 9-3-0 | 21 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Div I | 4 | 7 | 5-2-0 | PAC-8 |
| 22 | 19.23 | 25 | 17.94 | 50 | 51.91 | Michigan State | 11 | 7-3-1 | 22 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Div I | 3 | 8 | 6-1-1 | BIG 10 |
| 23 | 18.34 | 21 | 19.55 | 58 | 55.18 | Colorado | 11 | 7-3-1 | 23 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Div I | 5 | 7 | 3-3-1 | BIG 8 |
| 24 | 17.81 | 14 | 21.95 | 13 | 41.18 | Houston | 11 | 6-5-0 | 24 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Div I | 7 | 8 | 4-4-0 | SWAC |
| 25 | 17.35 | 36 | 14.00 | 85 | 82.55 | Brigham Young | 11 | 9-2-0 | 25 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Div I | 2 | 7 | 6-1-0 | WAC |
| 26 | 17.12 | 31 | 15.06 | 77 | 70.21 | Arizona State | 12 | 9-3-0 | 26 | 12 | 9-3-0 | Div I | 1 | 7 | 6-1-0 | WAC |
| 27 | 17.11 | 26 | 17.85 | 57 | 55.12 | Louisiana State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 27 | 12 | 8-4-0 | Div I | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SEC |
| 28 | 16.05 | 35 | 14.04 | 104 | 97.17 | Fresno State | 11 | 9-2-0 | 28 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Div I | 1 | 4 | 4-0-0 | BWC |
| 29 | 15.92 | 46 | 11.65 | 47 | 51.05 | California | 11 | 7-4-0 | 33 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Div I | 5 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC-8 |
| 30 | 15.89 | 30 | 15.61 | 92 | 90.65 | San Diego State | 11 | 10-1-0 | 32 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Div I | 1 | 2 | 2-0-0 | SWIC |
| 31 | 15.80 | 34 | 14.18 | 33 | 46.95 | Washington State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 29 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Div I | 6 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC-8 |
| 32 | 15.79 | 41 | 13.05 | 62 | 58.75 | Iowa State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 31 | 11 | 7-4-0 | Div I | 3 | 7 | 5-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 33 | 15.67 | 23 | 18.89 | 20 | 42.25 | Texas Tech | 12 | 7-5-0 | 35 | 12 | 7-5-0 | Div I | 6 | 8 | 4-4-0 | SWAC |
| 34 | 15.17 | 29 | 16.08 | 26 | 43.55 | Syracuse | 11 | 6-5-0 | 36 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Div I | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | EIC |
| 35 | 15.13 | 62 | 5.48 | 18 | 42.14 | Missouri | 11 | 4-7-0 | 34 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Div I | 4 | 7 | 3-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 36 | 14.86 | 40 | 13.19 | 48 | 51.36 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 6-5-0 | 38 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Div I | 11 | 4 | 3-1-0 | SWIC |
| 37 | 14.81 | 39 | 13.34 | 86 | 82.64 | North Texas | 11 | 9-2-0 | 37 | 11 | 9-2-0 | Div I | 7 | 4 | 3-1-0 | SWIC |
| 38 | 13.21 | 38 | 13.60 | 7 | 38.59 | Baylor | 11 | 5-6-0 | 42 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 10 | 8 | 3-5-0 | SWAC |
| 39 | 13.05 | 43 | 12.64 | 22 | 42.36 | Mississippi State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 40 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 5 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SEC |
| 40 | 12.91 | 66 | 4.78 | 41 | 49.05 | Mississippi | 11 | 5-6-0 | 41 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 6 | 7 | 2-5-0 | SEC |
| 41 | 12.85 | 50 | 10.37 | 39 | 48.36 | Duke | 11 | 5-6-0 | 39 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 5 | 6 | 2-4-0 | ACC |
| 42 | 12.54 | 33 | 14.78 | 30 | 46.18 | Florida | 11 | 6-4-1 | 43 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Div I | 7 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 43 | 12.12 | 49 | 10.44 | 23 | 42.45 | Auburn | 11 | 5-6-0 | 44 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SEC |
| 44 | 12.06 | 37 | 13.97 | 67 | 61.45 | Boston College | 11 | 6-5-0 | 48 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Div I | 7 | 6 | 3-3-0 | EIC |
| 45 | 10.97 | 44 | 12.40 | 84 | 81.14 | Colorado State | 12 | 9-2-1 | 45 | 11 | 8-2-1 | Div I | 3 | 7 | 5-2-0 | WAC |
| 46 | 10.92 | 42 | 12.89 | 44 | 49.88 | Minnesota | 12 | 7-5-0 | 46 | 12 | 7-5-0 | Div I | 5 | 8 | 4-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 47 | 10.90 | 52 | 8.93 | 42 | 49.23 | West Virginia | 11 | 5-6-0 | 47 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 10 | 6 | 1-5-0 | EIC |
| 48 | 10.24 | 45 | 11.80 | 38 | 48.23 | Indiana | 11 | 5-5-1 | 49 | 11 | 5-5-1 | Div I | 6 | 8 | 4-3-1 | BIG 10 |
| 49 | 9.89 | 65 | 5.01 | 73 | 66.55 | Memphis | 11 | 6-5-0 | 50 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Div I | 8 | 7 | 4-3-0 | SWIC |
| 50 | 9.36 | 56 | 6.38 | 31 | 46.64 | Tennessee | 11 | 4-7-0 | 54 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Div I | 8 | 6 | 1-5-0 | SEC |
| 51 | 9.26 | 54 | 7.76 | 69 | 61.82 | Purdue | 11 | 5-6-0 | 52 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 7 | 8 | 3-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 52 | 9.24 | 78 | 2.20 | 68 | 61.75 | South Carolina | 12 | 5-7-0 | 51 | 12 | 5-7-0 | Div I | 5 | 3 | 2-1-0 | SWIC |
| 53 | 8.98 | 55 | 7.76 | 59 | 56.23 | Navy | 11 | 5-6-0 | 53 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Div I | 9 | 4 | 0-4-0 | EIC |
| 54 | 8.65 | 51 | 9.44 | 8 | 39.64 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 4-7-0 | 56 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Div I | 11 | 8 | 3-5-0 | SWAC |
| 55 | 8.06 | 47 | 11.57 | 78 | 70.36 | Army | 11 | 7-4-0 | 60 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Div I | 8 | 6 | 3-3-0 | EIC |
| 56 | 7.70 | 69 | 4.27 | 9 | 40.09 | Miami FL | 11 | 3-8-0 | 59 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 13 | 3 | 1-2-0 | SWIC |
| 57 | 7.68 | 53 | 7.98 | 49 | 51.50 | Georgia | 11 | 5-6-0 | 58 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 9 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SEC |
| 58 | 7.47 | 63 | 5.18 | 51 | 52.05 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 57 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Div I | 6 | 7 | 2-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 59 | 7.45 | 85 | 0.70 | 64 | 59.68 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 3-7-1 | 55 | 11 | 3-7-1 | Div I | 10 | 4 | 1-3-0 | SWIC |
| 60 | 6.89 | 64 | 5.16 | 28 | 44.18 | Iowa | 11 | 4-7-0 | 61 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Div I | 4 | 8 | 3-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 61 | 6.23 | 58 | 5.82 | 82 | 77.32 | Temple | 11 | 5-5-1 | 69 | 10 | 4-5-1 | Div I | 12 | 6 | 2-3-1 | EIC |
| 62 | 6.21 | 61 | 5.64 | 128 | 114.73 | Louisiana Tech | 12 | 9-1-2 | 62 | 11 | 8-1-2 | Div I | 1 | 5 | 4-0-1 | SLC |
| 63 | 6.16 | 70 | 4.10 | 70 | 61.83 | Arizona | 12 | 5-7-0 | 65 | 12 | 5-7-0 | Div I | 5 | 7 | 3-4-0 | WAC |
| 64 | 6.02 | 59 | 5.80 | 72 | 65.12 | Dayton | 4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 65 | 5.93 | 32 | 14.83 | 118 | 108.55 | Miami OH | 11 | 10-1-0 | 66 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Div I | 2 | 5 | 5-0-0 | MAC |
| 66 | 5.89 | 28 | 16.61 | 96 | 93.17 | Tennessee State | 10 | 8-1-1 | 63 | 5 | 4-0-1 | Div I | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | SWIC |
| 67 | 5.82 | 75 | 2.51 | 105 | 99.14 | East Carolina | 11 | 8-3-0 | 64 | 11 | 8-3-0 | Div I | 9 | 3 | 1-2-0 | SWIC |
| 68 | 5.68 | 67 | 4.56 | 65 | 60.36 | Wisconsin | 11 | 5-6-0 | 68 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 8 | 9 | 3-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 69 | 5.45 | 8 | 28.57 | 122 | 112.17 | Florida A&M | 3 | 3-0-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 70 | 4.56 | 57 | 6.22 | 95 | 91.95 | Rutgers | 11 | 8-3-0 | 67 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Div I | 15 | 3 | 0-3-0 | EIC |
| 71 | 3.63 | 83 | 0.92 | 81 | 75.75 | William & Mary | 11 | 6-5-0 | 70 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Div I | 6 | 4 | 3-1-0 | SWIC |
| 72 | 3.37 | 99 | -4.08 | 83 | 80.75 | Delaware | 4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 73 | 2.83 | 60 | 5.77 | 145 | 123.33 | Colgate | 11 | 10-1-0 | 30 | 6 | 6-0-0 | Div I | 6 | 2 | 2-0-0 | EIC |
| 74 | 2.79 | 72 | 3.58 | 2 | 37.95 | Kansas | 11 | 3-7-1 | 75 | 11 | 3-7-1 | Div I | 7 | 7 | 2-4-1 | BIG 8 |
| 75 | 2.77 | 97 | -3.65 | 99 | 94.82 | Cincinnati | 11 | 5-4-2 | 76 | 11 | 5-4-2 | Div I | 13 | 1 | 0-0-1 | EIC |
| 76 | 2.74 | 89 | -0.18 | 80 | 71.08 | New Mexico | 12 | 5-7-0 | 73 | 12 | 5-7-0 | Div I | 6 | 7 | 2-5-0 | WAC |
| 77 | 2.65 | 92 | -1.95 | 94 | 91.82 | Pacific | 11 | 6-5-0 | 74 | 10 | 5-5-0 | Div I | 2 | 4 | 3-1-0 | BWC |
| 78 | 2.55 | 86 | 0.35 | 76 | 68.50 | Villanova | 11 | 4-7-0 | 84 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Div I | 14 | 5 | 2-3-0 | EIC |
| 79 | 2.16 | 77 | 2.26 | 46 | 50.95 | Tulane | 11 | 3-8-0 | 77 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 17 | 3 | 1-2-0 | SWIC |
| 80 | 2.11 | 48 | 11.34 | 125 | 113.28 | Grambling | 11 | 10-1-0 | 81 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Div I | 1 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SWAC |
| 81 | 1.34 | 94 | -2.34 | 1 | 33.18 | Oregon State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 78 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Div I | 8 | 7 | 0-7-0 | PAC-8 |
| 82 | 1.07 | 90 | -0.44 | 97 | 94.45 | Virginia Military | 11 | 7-4-0 | 72 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Div I | 1 | 2 | 2-0-0 | SoCon |
| 83 | 0.90 | 87 | 0.27 | 75 | 67.59 | Southern Mississippi | 12 | 6-6-0 | 79 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 16 | 4 | 1-3-0 | SWIC |
| 84 | 0.63 | 71 | 3.63 | 71 | 62.82 | Wyoming | 11 | 4-6-1 | 80 | 11 | 4-6-1 | Div I | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | WAC |
| 85 | 0.56 | 81 | 1.85 | 90 | 88.17 | Lehigh | 3 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 86 | -0.24 | 101 | -4.49 | 106 | 99.88 | Louisville | 12 | 7-4-1 | 83 | 11 | 7-3-1 | Div I | 14 | 2 | 1-1-0 | SWIC |
| 87 | -0.72 | 68 | 4.50 | 16 | 41.95 | Illinois | 11 | 3-8-0 | 86 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 9 | 8 | 2-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 88 | -0.95 | 91 | -0.48 | 54 | 54.00 | Utah State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 85 | 8 | 2-6-0 | Div I | 12 | 2 | 0-2-0 | SWIC |
| 89 | -1.13 | 74 | 2.61 | 21 | 42.32 | Oregon | 11 | 2-9-0 | 87 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Div I | 7 | 7 | 1-6-0 | PAC-8 |
| 90 | -1.77 | 107 | -6.16 | 158 | 130.95 | Ball State | 11 | 9-2-0 | 89 | 10 | 8-2-0 | Div I | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | MAC |
| 91 | -1.77 | 84 | 0.71 | 56 | 55.09 | Utah | 11 | 3-8-0 | 88 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 7 | 7 | 2-5-0 | WAC |
| 92 | -1.87 | 112 | -7.87 | 91 | 89.35 | Hawaii | 11 | 5-6-0 | 91 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Div I | 4 | 2 | 1-1-0 | SWIC |
| 93 | -2.01 | 103 | -5.52 | 15 | 41.77 | Kansas State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 90 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Div I | 8 | 7 | 0-7-0 | BIG 8 |
| 94 | -2.13 | 79 | 2.18 | 133 | 117.28 | Yale | 9 | 7-2-0 | 71 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Div I | 1 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Ivy |
| 95 | -2.90 | 105 | -5.83 | 74 | 67.25 | San Jose State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 92 | 10 | 3-7-0 | Div I | 3 | 4 | 2-2-0 | BWC |
| 96 | -2.92 | 82 | 1.50 | 6 | 38.45 | Texas Christian | 11 | 2-9-0 | 96 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Div I | 15 | 8 | 1-7-0 | SWAC |
| 97 | -3.16 | 80 | 2.11 | 45 | 50.50 | Air Force | 11 | 2-8-1 | 93 | 11 | 2-8-1 | Div I | 19 | 1 | 0-1-0 | SWIC |
| 98 | -3.31 | 88 | 0.03 | 89 | 87.75 | Massachusetts | 4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 99 | -3.74 | 114 | -8.33 | 108 | 103.79 | Louisiana Lafayette | 12 | 6-4-2 | 95 | 12 | 6-4-2 | Div I | 3 | 5 | 2-1-2 | SLC |
| 100 | -4.40 | 98 | -3.81 | 159 | 135.05 | Central Michigan | 11 | 10-1-0 | 98 | 10 | 9-1-0 | Div I | 3 | 8 | 7-1-0 | MAC |
| 101 | -4.81 | 93 | -2.31 | 143 | 122.83 | Brown | 9 | 7-2-0 | 82 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Div I | 2 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Ivy |
| 102 | -5.07 | 100 | -4.26 | 10 | 40.23 | Northwestern | 11 | 1-10-0 | 100 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Div I | 10 | 9 | 1-8-0 | BIG 10 |
| 103 | -5.12 | 102 | -4.74 | 25 | 43.55 | Virginia | 11 | 1-9-1 | 97 | 11 | 1-9-1 | Div I | 6 | 6 | 1-5-0 | ACC |
| 104 | -6.13 | 106 | -5.97 | 52 | 52.50 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2-9-0 | 103 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Div I | 10 | 6 | 0-6-0 | SEC |
| 105 | -6.43 | 73 | 2.83 | 155 | 130.33 | Nicholls State | 3 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 106 | -7.00 | 95 | -2.51 | 153 | 128.38 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 11 | 9-1-1 | 104 | 8 | 6-1-1 | Div I | 3 | 5 | 4-1-0 | SoCon |
| 107 | -7.85 | 123 | -11.83 | 113 | 105.77 | Wichita State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 108 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 2 | 4 | 3-1-0 | MVC |
| 108 | -7.87 | 113 | -8.21 | 123 | 113.22 | Northwestern State (LA) | 11 | 6-5-0 | 105 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Div I | 3 | 1 | 1-0-0 | SWIC |
| 109 | -7.87 | 118 | -11.06 | 117 | 108.36 | Texas Arlington | 11 | 5-6-0 | 107 | 11 | 5-6-0 | Div I | 2 | 5 | 3-2-0 | SLC |
| 110 | -8.09 | 131 | -16.05 | 134 | 117.50 | West Texas A&M | 11 | 6-4-1 | 109 | 11 | 6-4-1 | Div I | 1 | 5 | 4-1-0 | MVC |
| 111 | -8.09 | 128 | -14.13 | 63 | 59.27 | Wake Forest | 11 | 1-10-0 | 106 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Div I | 7 | 6 | 0-6-0 | ACC |
| 112 | -8.40 | 76 | 2.43 | 138 | 118.94 | Jackson State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 115 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Div I | 4 | 6 | 5-1-0 | SWAC |
| 113 | -8.91 | 117 | -10.73 | 109 | 104.00 | Citadel | 11 | 5-6-0 | 111 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Div I | 2 | 5 | 3-2-0 | SoCon |
| 114 | -9.92 | 104 | -5.55 | 12 | 40.32 | Rice | 11 | 1-10-0 | 120 | 10 | 0-10-0 | Div I | 16 | 8 | 0-8-0 | SWAC |
| 115 | -10.14 | 111 | -7.55 | 79 | 70.91 | Richmond | 11 | 3-8-0 | 112 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 18 | 4 | 1-3-0 | SWIC |
| 116 | -10.43 | 125 | -12.48 | 157 | 130.95 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 8-3-0 | 116 | 9 | 6-3-0 | Div I | 5 | 7 | 4-3-0 | MAC |
| 117 | -10.89 | 139 | -19.64 | 114 | 105.86 | New Mexico State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 110 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Div I | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | MVC |
| 118 | -10.97 | 116 | -10.60 | 129 | 114.77 | Kent State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 114 | 11 | 6-5-0 | Div I | 6 | 9 | 5-4-0 | MAC |
| 119 | -11.11 | 127 | -14.06 | 101 | 95.40 | Cal State Long Beach | 10 | 4-6-0 | 117 | 10 | 4-6-0 | Div I | 4 | 4 | 1-3-0 | BWC |
| 120 | -11.15 | 108 | -7.11 | 140 | 122.22 | Dartmouth | 9 | 6-3-0 | 102 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Div I | 5 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Ivy |
| 121 | -11.63 | 109 | -7.22 | 135 | 118.50 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 5-4-0 | 99 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Div I | 6 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Ivy |
| 122 | -11.79 | 132 | -16.82 | 116 | 108.27 | Bowling Green | 12 | 5-7-0 | 118 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Div I | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | MAC |
| 123 | -11.92 | 120 | -11.39 | 110 | 105.28 | Princeton | 9 | 3-6-0 | 101 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Div I | 4 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Ivy |
| 124 | -11.99 | 115 | -8.66 | 119 | 108.78 | Harvard | 9 | 4-5-0 | 94 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Div I | 3 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Ivy |
| 125 | -12.87 | 122 | -11.78 | 136 | 118.55 | McNeese State | 11 | 5-5-1 | 113 | 10 | 5-4-1 | Div I | 6 | 5 | 1-3-1 | SLC |
| 126 | -13.77 | 121 | -11.78 | 115 | 107.67 | Rhode Island | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 127 | -14.84 | 119 | -11.09 | 66 | 61.27 | Texas El Paso | 11 | 1-10-0 | 122 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Div I | 8 | 7 | 0-7-0 | WAC |
| 128 | -15.31 | 145 | -22.81 | 151 | 127.00 | Furman | 11 | 4-5-2 | 121 | 8 | 3-4-1 | Div I | 4 | 6 | 3-2-1 | SoCon |
| 129 | -15.49 | 133 | -17.21 | 160 | 137.50 | Western Carolina | 11 | 6-4-1 | 125 | 6 | 3-2-1 | Div I | 5 | 5 | 2-2-1 | SoCon |
| 130 | -15.54 | 143 | -22.01 | 130 | 115.09 | Western Michigan | 11 | 4-7-0 | 124 | 11 | 4-7-0 | Div I | 7 | 8 | 3-5-0 | MAC |
| 131 | -15.58 | 137 | -18.97 | 156 | 130.75 | Akron | 4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 132 | -15.95 | 96 | -3.64 | 137 | 118.56 | Texas Southern | 11 | 6-4-1 | 129 | 7 | 3-3-1 | Div I | 8 | 6 | 3-2-1 | SWAC |
| 133 | -16.52 | 130 | -16.03 | 139 | 120.90 | Arkansas State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 126 | 10 | 6-4-0 | Div I | 5 | 5 | 2-3-0 | SLC |
| 134 | -18.53 | 144 | -22.57 | 88 | 87.67 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | 4-7-0 | 130 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Div I | 5 | 4 | 0-4-0 | BWC |
| 135 | -18.81 | 129 | -15.60 | 93 | 91.20 | Idaho | 5 | 1-4-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 136 | -19.29 | 110 | -7.54 | 111 | 105.33 | Langston University | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 137 | -19.69 | 134 | -18.35 | 100 | 95.14 | Tulsa | 11 | 3-8-0 | 127 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 4 | 4 | 2-2-0 | MVC |
| 138 | -21.49 | 142 | -20.85 | 102 | 95.70 | Holy Cross | 11 | 2-9-0 | 119 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Div I | 16 | 4 | 1-3-0 | EIC |
| 139 | -21.77 | 140 | -20.20 | 107 | 103.28 | Cornell | 9 | 1-8-0 | 123 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Div I | 8 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Ivy |
| 140 | -22.64 | 146 | -22.83 | 150 | 126.95 | Indiana State | 10 | 3-7-0 | 131 | 9 | 3-6-0 | Div I | 5 | 1 | 1-0-0 | EIC |
| 141 | -22.76 | 141 | -20.57 | 152 | 127.50 | Wofford | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 142 | -24.47 | 150 | -27.70 | 144 | 123.18 | Drake | 11 | 2-9-0 | 132 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Div I | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | MVC |
| 143 | -24.93 | 149 | -26.71 | 162 | 141.67 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 144 | -25.27 | 157 | -33.04 | 142 | 122.59 | Lamar | 11 | 2-9-0 | 137 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Div I | 4 | 5 | 1-4-0 | SLC |
| 145 | -25.31 | 147 | -24.26 | 124 | 113.22 | Columbia | 9 | 2-7-0 | 128 | 8 | 1-7-0 | Div I | 7 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Ivy |
| 146 | -25.39 | 124 | -12.08 | 103 | 96.00 | Boston University | 4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 147 | -25.40 | 154 | -30.16 | 141 | 122.50 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 3-8-0 | 134 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 8 | 7 | 2-5-0 | MAC |
| 148 | -25.56 | 135 | -18.36 | 121 | 111.89 | Alcorn State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 138 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Div I | 9 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SWAC |
| 149 | -25.63 | 156 | -32.30 | 131 | 116.17 | Illinois State | 11 | 3-7-1 | 135 | 9 | 1-7-1 | Div I | 11 | 1 | 0-1-0 | EIC |
| 150 | -26.60 | 126 | -12.99 | 149 | 126.72 | Mississippi Valley | 10 | 5-5-0 | 136 | 6 | 2-4-0 | Div I | 12 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SWAC |
| 151 | -28.18 | 151 | -28.90 | 132 | 116.86 | Toledo | 11 | 2-9-0 | 139 | 11 | 2-9-0 | Div I | 9 | 9 | 2-7-0 | MAC |
| 152 | -28.22 | 161 | -35.88 | 126 | 113.55 | Ohio University | 11 | 1-10-0 | 140 | 11 | 1-10-0 | Div I | 10 | 8 | 0-8-0 | MAC |
| 153 | -29.02 | 136 | -18.58 | 154 | 128.83 | Arkansas Pine Bluff | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 154 | -29.05 | 160 | -35.15 | 120 | 111.15 | Louisiana Monroe | 11 | 2-9-0 | 144 | 9 | 0-9-0 | Div I | 15 | 1 | 0-1-0 | SWIC |
| 155 | -29.20 | 155 | -31.76 | 146 | 123.59 | Southern Illinois | 11 | 3-8-0 | 141 | 11 | 3-8-0 | Div I | 6 | 3 | 0-3-0 | MVC |
| 156 | -29.47 | 153 | -29.99 | 87 | 86.00 | Connecticut | 4 | 0-4-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 157 | -29.48 | 158 | -33.30 | 127 | 113.70 | Appalachian State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 133 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Div I | 6 | 5 | 1-4-0 | SoCon |
| 158 | -32.64 | 138 | -19.20 | 112 | 105.39 | Southern University | 11 | 3-7-1 | 143 | 7 | 1-5-1 | Div I | 13 | 6 | 1-4-1 | SWAC |
| 159 | -33.27 | 162 | -40.50 | 147 | 124.55 | Marshall | 11 | 2-9-0 | 142 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Div I | 7 | 4 | 0-4-0 | SoCon |
| 160 | -36.27 | 159 | -33.90 | 98 | 94.62 | Lafayette | 4 | 0-4-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 161 | -37.93 | 148 | -25.11 | 148 | 125.12 | Prairie View | 11 | 3-8-0 | 145 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Div I | 14 | 6 | 1-5-0 | SWAC |
| 162 | -49.54 | 152 | -29.67 | 161 | 139.20 | Bishop | 5 | 1-4-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Minor-Ind |
| Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams | Boise State | 2 | 1-1-0 | |||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada Las Vegas | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Troy | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bethune-Cookman | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Bucknell | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cal State Sacramento | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Poly | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Howard | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Morgan State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Norfolk State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| North Carolina A&T | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Portland State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 2 | 0-1-1 | ||||||||||||||
| South Carolina State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen F Austin | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Martin | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Central State (OH) | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Valley State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lincoln (MO) | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M Kingsville | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tuskegee University | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lenoir-Rhyne College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas Lutheran | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Poly Ponoma | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
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