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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 | 40.73 | 1 | 44.77 | 2 | 23.69 | Southern California | 13 | 12-1-0 | 1 | 13 | 12-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 6-1-0 | PAC-10 |
| 3 | 36.88 | 2 | 38.02 | 11 | 33.71 | Alabama | 12 | 11-1-0 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SEC |
| 2 | 38.19 | 3 | 35.95 | 25 | 40.67 | Oklahoma | 12 | 11-1-0 | 3 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 8 |
| 4 | 32.38 | 4 | 31.39 | 31 | 44.88 | Michigan | 12 | 10-2-0 | 4 | 12 | 10-2-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 13 | 26.87 | 5 | 30.47 | 21 | 39.54 | UCLA | 12 | 8-3-1 | 5 | 12 | 8-3-1 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 6-2-0 | PAC-10 |
| 9 | 28.75 | 6 | 30.26 | 8 | 30.88 | Notre Dame | 12 | 9-3-0 | 6 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 1 | 2 | 2-0-0 | EIC |
| 5 | 31.22 | 7 | 30.01 | 12 | 34.75 | Houston | 12 | 9-3-0 | 7 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 7-1-0 | SWAC |
| 7 | 30.30 | 8 | 30.01 | 36 | 47.62 | Penn State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 8 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 5-0-0 | EIC |
| 6 | 30.74 | 9 | 29.72 | 9 | 31.71 | Texas | 12 | 9-3-0 | 9 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 6-2-0 | SWAC |
| 16 | 24.66 | 10 | 27.34 | 20 | 38.54 | Missouri | 12 | 8-4-0 | 10 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 4-3-0 | BIG 8 |
| 8 | 29.34 | 11 | 27.06 | 14 | 37.04 | Nebraska | 12 | 9-3-0 | 11 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 6-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 11 | 27.34 | 12 | 26.21 | 19 | 38.00 | Washington | 11 | 7-4-0 | 12 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 6-2-0 | PAC-10 |
| 10 | 28.06 | 13 | 25.75 | 18 | 37.67 | Arkansas | 12 | 9-2-1 | 13 | 12 | 9-2-1 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 6-2-0 | SWAC |
| 15 | 24.69 | 14 | 25.25 | 58 | 58.58 | Purdue | 12 | 9-2-1 | 15 | 12 | 9-2-1 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 6-1-1 | BIG 10 |
| 14 | 26.01 | 15 | 24.97 | 16 | 37.46 | Stanford | 12 | 8-4-0 | 14 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PAC-10 |
| 17 | 22.61 | 16 | 24.58 | 66 | 66.04 | Clemson | 12 | 11-1-0 | 16 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 6-0-0 | ACC |
| 19 | 20.43 | 17 | 23.37 | 39 | 49.12 | Georgia | 12 | 9-2-1 | 17 | 12 | 9-2-1 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 5-0-1 | SEC |
| 20 | 19.79 | 18 | 22.74 | 6 | 28.73 | Texas Tech | 11 | 7-4-0 | 18 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 8 | 5-3-0 | SWAC |
| 18 | 20.77 | 19 | 21.86 | 37 | 48.42 | Texas A&M | 12 | 8-4-0 | 20 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 4-4-0 | SWAC |
| 12 | 26.95 | 20 | 21.79 | 41 | 49.86 | Michigan State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 19 | 11 | 8-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 22 | 19.08 | 21 | 20.67 | 52 | 53.54 | Arizona State | 12 | 9-3-0 | 21 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PAC-10 |
| 21 | 19.21 | 22 | 19.18 | 54 | 57.25 | Maryland | 12 | 9-3-0 | 22 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 5-1-0 | ACC |
| 27 | 15.98 | 23 | 17.52 | 27 | 41.09 | California | 11 | 6-5-0 | 23 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC-10 |
| 31 | 14.54 | 24 | 16.61 | 102 | 95.50 | Boise State | 3 | 3-0-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 26 | 18.12 | 25 | 16.45 | 32 | 45.96 | Ohio State | 12 | 7-4-1 | 25 | 12 | 7-4-1 | I-A | 4 | 8 | 6-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 32 | 14.02 | 26 | 16.41 | 49 | 51.67 | Iowa State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 24 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | BIG 8 |
| 23 | 18.82 | 27 | 15.85 | 48 | 51.32 | Florida State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 29 | 11 | 8-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 3 | 3-0-0 | SWIC |
| 29 | 15.12 | 28 | 15.67 | 61 | 61.50 | North Carolina State | 12 | 9-3-0 | 32 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | ACC |
| 24 | 18.75 | 29 | 15.45 | 3 | 26.18 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 4-6-1 | 26 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 7 | 8 | 3-5-0 | SWAC |
| 25 | 18.51 | 30 | 15.05 | 35 | 47.46 | Louisiana State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 28 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 36 | 12.26 | 31 | 14.96 | 44 | 50.54 | Georgia Tech | 12 | 7-5-0 | 30 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 1 | 4 | 4-0-0 | SWIC |
| 34 | 12.99 | 32 | 14.13 | 85 | 83.58 | Navy | 12 | 9-3-0 | 31 | 11 | 8-3-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | EIC |
| 30 | 14.82 | 33 | 13.61 | 15 | 37.05 | Arizona | 11 | 5-6-0 | 33 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC-10 |
| 35 | 12.31 | 34 | 13.18 | 43 | 50.36 | Auburn | 11 | 6-4-1 | 35 | 11 | 6-4-1 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 3-2-1 | SEC |
| 43 | 9.51 | 35 | 12.52 | 64 | 63.08 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 8-4-0 | 36 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 5-3-0 | EIC |
| 38 | 11.78 | 36 | 11.65 | 40 | 49.41 | Mississippi State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 40 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SEC |
| 48 | 7.81 | 37 | 11.46 | 95 | 92.05 | Tulsa | 11 | 9-2-0 | 44 | 11 | 9-2-0 | I-A | 2 | 4 | 3-1-0 | MVC |
| 37 | 12.09 | 38 | 11.26 | 46 | 50.86 | Colorado | 11 | 6-5-0 | 37 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 2-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 46 | 8.83 | 39 | 11.00 | 84 | 83.50 | North Texas | 11 | 9-2-0 | 45 | 11 | 9-2-0 | I-A | 3 | 3 | 3-0-0 | SWIC |
| 39 | 11.29 | 40 | 10.78 | 53 | 56.77 | Wisconsin | 11 | 5-4-2 | 39 | 11 | 5-4-2 | I-A | 6 | 9 | 3-4-2 | BIG 10 |
| 68 | 2.51 | 41 | 10.56 | 74 | 75.90 | Utah | 11 | 8-3-0 | 38 | 9 | 6-3-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | WAC |
| 40 | 10.26 | 42 | 10.53 | 38 | 48.68 | Tennessee | 11 | 5-5-1 | 41 | 11 | 5-5-1 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 49 | 7.42 | 43 | 9.80 | 51 | 52.32 | Miami FL | 11 | 6-5-0 | 42 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 9 | 3 | 0-3-0 | SWIC |
| 51 | 6.76 | 44 | 9.55 | 1 | 23.23 | Rice | 11 | 2-9-0 | 43 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 2-6-0 | SWAC |
| 41 | 10.05 | 45 | 9.39 | 67 | 66.23 | Brigham Young | 13 | 9-4-0 | 46 | 13 | 9-4-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | WAC |
| 59 | 4.32 | 46 | 9.32 | 103 | 96.50 | Rutgers | 12 | 9-3-0 | 27 | 9 | 6-3-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 3-2-0 | EIC |
| 28 | 15.62 | 47 | 8.54 | 17 | 37.55 | Florida | 11 | 4-7-0 | 47 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 47 | 8.35 | 48 | 8.51 | 147 | 117.73 | Ball State | 11 | 10-1-0 | 48 | 11 | 10-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 8-0-0 | MAC |
| 57 | 4.77 | 49 | 7.56 | 28 | 43.64 | Kansas State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 52 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 3-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 64 | 3.48 | 50 | 7.29 | 10 | 32.86 | Oregon State | 11 | 3-7-1 | 51 | 11 | 3-7-1 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 2-6-0 | PAC-10 |
| 44 | 9.27 | 51 | 6.97 | 30 | 44.32 | Kentucky | 11 | 4-6-1 | 54 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 8 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SEC |
| 58 | 4.71 | 52 | 6.48 | 72 | 73.18 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 7-4-0 | 62 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 8 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SWIC |
| 69 | 1.92 | 53 | 6.02 | 55 | 57.64 | Minnesota | 11 | 5-6-0 | 55 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 4-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 65 | 2.77 | 54 | 5.54 | 62 | 62.64 | North Carolina | 11 | 5-6-0 | 57 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | ACC |
| 54 | 5.68 | 55 | 5.18 | 45 | 50.73 | Mississippi | 11 | 5-6-0 | 59 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 9 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SEC |
| 90 | -4.06 | 56 | 5.12 | 88 | 86.33 | Boston University | 3 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 42 | 9.73 | 57 | 4.97 | 57 | 58.09 | South Carolina | 11 | 5-5-1 | 63 | 11 | 5-5-1 | I-A | 6 | 1 | 0-1-0 | SWIC |
| 67 | 2.55 | 58 | 4.80 | 69 | 70.23 | Hawaii | 11 | 6-5-0 | 61 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 14 | 1 | 0-1-0 | SWIC |
| 33 | 13.42 | 59 | 4.63 | 4 | 26.27 | Baylor | 11 | 3-8-0 | 60 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 6 | 8 | 3-5-0 | SWAC |
| 60 | 4.25 | 60 | 4.50 | 86 | 83.95 | Utah State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 53 | 9 | 6-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 4 | 3-1-0 | BWC |
| 62 | 3.80 | 61 | 4.32 | 7 | 29.18 | Texas Christian | 11 | 2-9-0 | 58 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 0-8-0 | SWAC |
| 66 | 2.65 | 62 | 4.22 | 148 | 119.05 | Central Michigan | 11 | 9-2-0 | 65 | 10 | 9-1-0 | I-A | 2 | 9 | 8-1-0 | MAC |
| 70 | 1.45 | 63 | 3.92 | 33 | 46.05 | Duke | 11 | 4-7-0 | 64 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 2-4-0 | ACC |
| 63 | 3.52 | 64 | 3.51 | 23 | 40.27 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 67 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 3-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 52 | 6.49 | 65 | 3.51 | 79 | 80.54 | New Mexico | 12 | 7-5-0 | 68 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | WAC |
| 55 | 5.59 | 66 | 3.38 | 29 | 43.68 | Indiana | 11 | 4-7-0 | 66 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 7 | 8 | 3-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 84 | -2.09 | 67 | 2.75 | 125 | 104.90 | Miami OH | 11 | 8-2-1 | 70 | 10 | 8-2-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 5-2-0 | MAC |
| 74 | 0.30 | 68 | 1.74 | 92 | 88.00 | Temple | 11 | 7-3-1 | 72 | 9 | 5-3-1 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 4-3-0 | EIC |
| 71 | 1.38 | 69 | 1.69 | 89 | 86.61 | Nevada Las Vegas | 11 | 7-4-0 | 69 | 8 | 5-3-0 | I-A | 5 | 1 | 1-0-0 | SWIC |
| 101 | -6.71 | 70 | 1.47 | 122 | 103.83 | Dartmouth | 9 | 6-3-0 | 34 | 8 | 6-2-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Ivy |
| 45 | 9.17 | 71 | 1.47 | 13 | 35.09 | Oregon | 11 | 2-9-0 | 71 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 2-5-0 | PAC-10 |
| 50 | 7.02 | 72 | 1.35 | 111 | 99.50 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 11 | 7-3-1 | 84 | 7 | 5-2-0 | I-A | 2 | 4 | 3-1-0 | SoCon |
| 53 | 6.33 | 73 | 1.13 | 100 | 94.58 | East Carolina | 12 | 9-3-0 | 80 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 13 | 3 | 2-1-0 | SWIC |
| 72 | 1.36 | 74 | 0.97 | 56 | 57.82 | Tulane | 11 | 4-7-0 | 74 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 4 | 3 | 2-1-0 | SWIC |
| 77 | -0.28 | 75 | 0.04 | 91 | 87.70 | Louisville | 11 | 7-4-0 | 88 | 9 | 5-4-0 | I-A | 15 | 4 | 2-2-0 | SWIC |
| 89 | -3.96 | 76 | -0.71 | 24 | 40.59 | Illinois | 11 | 1-8-2 | 75 | 11 | 1-8-2 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 0-6-2 | BIG 10 |
| 81 | -1.68 | 77 | -0.77 | 76 | 77.60 | San Jose State | 12 | 7-5-0 | 78 | 8 | 4-4-0 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 4-1-0 | BWC |
| 76 | -0.18 | 78 | -1.16 | 129 | 106.78 | Yale | 9 | 5-2-2 | 49 | 8 | 4-2-2 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 4-1-2 | Ivy |
| 82 | -1.94 | 79 | -1.39 | 90 | 87.67 | East Tennessee State | 3 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 80 | -1.52 | 80 | -1.50 | 26 | 40.82 | Iowa | 11 | 2-9-0 | 77 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 2-6-0 | BIG 10 |
| 79 | -1.08 | 81 | -1.51 | 65 | 65.86 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 4-7-0 | 83 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 11 | 2 | 1-1-0 | SWIC |
| 73 | 1.17 | 82 | -2.16 | 63 | 62.91 | Wyoming | 12 | 5-7-0 | 79 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 4-2-0 | WAC |
| 56 | 5.52 | 83 | -2.25 | 47 | 51.23 | Washington State | 11 | 3-7-1 | 76 | 10 | 2-7-1 | I-A | 10 | 8 | 1-7-0 | PAC-10 |
| 103 | -8.01 | 84 | -2.36 | 128 | 106.69 | Brown | 9 | 6-3-0 | 50 | 8 | 6-2-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Ivy |
| 85 | -2.14 | 85 | -2.44 | 42 | 50.09 | Syracuse | 11 | 3-8-0 | 81 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 7 | 5 | 3-2-0 | EIC |
| 61 | 3.91 | 86 | -2.47 | 105 | 98.22 | Furman | 11 | 8-3-0 | 95 | 7 | 4-3-0 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 4-1-0 | SoCon |
| 78 | -0.78 | 87 | -3.50 | 83 | 83.09 | Cincinnati | 11 | 5-6-0 | 93 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 14 | 1 | 0-1-0 | EIC |
| 98 | -6.20 | 88 | -3.51 | 5 | 26.64 | Kansas | 11 | 1-10-0 | 85 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 0-7-0 | BIG 8 |
| 95 | -5.56 | 89 | -4.56 | 60 | 61.45 | Memphis | 11 | 4-7-0 | 87 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 10 | 4 | 1-3-0 | SWIC |
| 75 | -0.02 | 90 | -4.69 | 98 | 93.86 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 6-5-0 | 96 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | SLC |
| 87 | -3.51 | 91 | -4.94 | 82 | 82.77 | Colorado State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 86 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 2-4-0 | WAC |
| 86 | -2.61 | 92 | -5.41 | 75 | 77.55 | San Diego State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 90 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 2-4-0 | WAC |
| 102 | -7.71 | 93 | -5.98 | 130 | 107.35 | Holy Cross | 11 | 7-4-0 | 56 | 7 | 5-2-0 | I-A | 6 | 4 | 3-1-0 | EIC |
| 83 | -1.94 | 94 | -6.25 | 117 | 101.10 | Appalachian State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 105 | 8 | 5-3-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SoCon |
| 96 | -5.83 | 95 | -6.27 | 135 | 110.75 | Louisiana Monroe | 11 | 6-4-1 | 97 | 9 | 5-3-1 | I-A | 12 | 2 | 1-1-0 | SWIC |
| 94 | -5.42 | 96 | -7.01 | 123 | 104.00 | Arkansas State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 102 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 4-1-0 | SLC |
| 109 | -10.84 | 97 | -7.29 | 140 | 113.56 | Cornell | 9 | 5-3-1 | 73 | 8 | 4-3-1 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 3-3-1 | Ivy |
| 111 | -11.19 | 98 | -7.38 | 50 | 51.95 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 2-9-0 | 92 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 10 | 6 | 0-6-0 | SEC |
| 88 | -3.86 | 99 | -7.94 | 73 | 74.05 | Pacific | 12 | 4-8-0 | 99 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | BWC |
| 97 | -6.11 | 100 | -8.23 | 80 | 80.57 | Cal State Fullerton | 12 | 5-7-0 | 103 | 6 | 2-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 4 | 2-2-0 | BWC |
| 104 | -8.12 | 101 | -8.40 | 94 | 91.60 | William & Mary | 11 | 5-5-1 | 109 | 9 | 3-5-1 | I-A | 18 | 4 | 0-4-0 | SWIC |
| 100 | -6.43 | 102 | -8.47 | 34 | 47.00 | Wake Forest | 11 | 1-10-0 | 98 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 1-5-0 | ACC |
| 99 | -6.21 | 103 | -8.80 | 106 | 98.78 | Western Carolina | 11 | 6-5-0 | 111 | 7 | 4-3-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SoCon |
| 105 | -8.93 | 104 | -9.22 | 146 | 117.32 | Western Michigan | 11 | 7-4-0 | 101 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 9 | 5-4-0 | MAC |
| 118 | -12.87 | 105 | -9.38 | 110 | 99.32 | New Mexico State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 108 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | MVC |
| 112 | -11.35 | 106 | -9.44 | 107 | 98.82 | Cal State Long Beach | 11 | 5-6-0 | 106 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | BWC |
| 119 | -14.61 | 107 | -9.73 | 22 | 40.23 | Northwestern | 11 | 0-10-1 | 100 | 11 | 0-10-1 | I-A | 10 | 9 | 0-8-1 | BIG 10 |
| 113 | -11.42 | 108 | -10.56 | 59 | 59.59 | West Virginia | 11 | 2-9-0 | 107 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 11 | 4 | 0-4-0 | EIC |
| 142 | -24.88 | 109 | -10.68 | 77 | 79.00 | Weber State | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 92 | -4.26 | 110 | -10.71 | 143 | 115.05 | McNeese State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 114 | 10 | 6-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 2-3-0 | SLC |
| 135 | -21.67 | 111 | -11.43 | 120 | 103.11 | Columbia | 9 | 3-5-1 | 82 | 8 | 2-5-1 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 2-4-1 | Ivy |
| 114 | -12.52 | 112 | -11.51 | 113 | 100.09 | Drake | 11 | 4-7-0 | 112 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | MVC |
| 117 | -12.86 | 113 | -11.93 | 93 | 90.05 | Army | 11 | 4-6-1 | 94 | 10 | 3-6-1 | I-A | 10 | 5 | 2-3-0 | EIC |
| 108 | -10.77 | 114 | -12.34 | 99 | 94.50 | Citadel | 11 | 5-6-0 | 121 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 2-3-0 | SoCon |
| 115 | -12.53 | 115 | -12.74 | 151 | 131.50 | Lehigh | 3 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 120 | -15.26 | 116 | -12.83 | 131 | 108.88 | Delaware | 4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 110 | -10.95 | 117 | -13.06 | 133 | 109.89 | Harvard | 9 | 4-4-1 | 91 | 8 | 3-4-1 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 2-4-1 | Ivy |
| 106 | -9.27 | 118 | -13.59 | 126 | 105.00 | Texas Arlington | 11 | 5-6-0 | 117 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | SLC |
| 107 | -10.41 | 119 | -13.75 | 109 | 99.25 | Villanova | 11 | 5-6-0 | 118 | 8 | 3-5-0 | I-A | 12 | 4 | 1-3-0 | EIC |
| 130 | -20.29 | 120 | -14.47 | 141 | 114.64 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 5-6-0 | 115 | 10 | 4-6-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 2-4-0 | MAC |
| 116 | -12.66 | 121 | -14.64 | 68 | 68.68 | Virginia | 11 | 2-9-0 | 116 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 0-6-0 | ACC |
| 125 | -17.00 | 122 | -14.86 | 118 | 102.11 | Princeton | 9 | 2-5-2 | 89 | 9 | 2-5-2 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 1-4-2 | Ivy |
| 124 | -16.22 | 123 | -14.98 | 87 | 85.50 | Air Force | 11 | 3-8-0 | 110 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 7 | 1 | 0-1-0 | SWIC |
| 121 | -15.34 | 124 | -14.99 | 115 | 100.67 | Fresno State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 127 | 7 | 1-6-0 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 1-4-0 | BWC |
| 122 | -15.79 | 125 | -15.62 | 101 | 94.73 | Virginia Military | 11 | 3-8-0 | 126 | 9 | 2-7-0 | I-A | 7 | 3 | 0-3-0 | SoCon |
| 127 | -17.89 | 126 | -15.76 | 116 | 101.09 | Wichita State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 123 | 10 | 3-7-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 2-4-0 | MVC |
| 128 | -18.54 | 127 | -16.00 | 150 | 128.45 | Southern Illinois | 11 | 7-4-0 | 122 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | MVC |
| 91 | -4.16 | 128 | -16.58 | 81 | 81.68 | Richmond | 11 | 3-8-0 | 120 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 16 | 3 | 1-2-0 | SWIC |
| 132 | -20.76 | 129 | -18.51 | 70 | 70.25 | Texas El Paso | 12 | 1-11-0 | 119 | 12 | 1-11-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 1-5-0 | WAC |
| 131 | -20.69 | 130 | -19.23 | 132 | 109.22 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 2-6-1 | 104 | 7 | 1-5-1 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 1-5-1 | Ivy |
| 139 | -22.50 | 131 | -19.28 | 124 | 104.88 | Bucknell | 4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 93 | -4.98 | 132 | -19.32 | 121 | 103.60 | Massachusetts | 5 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 123 | -15.96 | 133 | -19.43 | 119 | 102.40 | Bowling Green | 11 | 4-7-0 | 124 | 10 | 3-7-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 3-5-0 | MAC |
| 137 | -21.79 | 134 | -20.08 | 139 | 112.82 | Kent State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 125 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 2-6-0 | MAC |
| 129 | -19.21 | 135 | -20.25 | 112 | 99.82 | Louisiana Lafayette | 11 | 3-8-0 | 129 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 2-3-0 | SLC |
| 144 | -25.46 | 136 | -20.76 | 104 | 97.09 | Ohio University | 11 | 3-8-0 | 128 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 7 | 8 | 3-5-0 | MAC |
| 126 | -17.81 | 137 | -21.38 | 114 | 100.55 | West Texas A&M | 11 | 3-8-0 | 131 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 1-5-0 | MVC |
| 134 | -21.41 | 138 | -22.77 | 71 | 72.50 | Connecticut | 5 | 0-5-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 133 | -21.17 | 139 | -23.87 | 134 | 110.17 | Northwestern State (LA) | 11 | 5-6-0 | 134 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 17 | 2 | 0-2-0 | SWIC |
| 141 | -24.70 | 140 | -25.04 | 138 | 112.27 | Colgate | 11 | 3-8-0 | 113 | 7 | 2-5-0 | I-A | 9 | 4 | 2-2-0 | EIC |
| 150 | -32.86 | 141 | -25.23 | 144 | 115.17 | Illinois State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 130 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | EIC |
| 148 | -29.88 | 142 | -25.46 | 152 | 138.67 | Western Illinois | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 138 | -22.01 | 143 | -26.01 | 108 | 98.91 | Marshall | 11 | 1-10-0 | 135 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 0-5-0 | SoCon |
| 140 | -24.51 | 144 | -26.71 | 145 | 115.25 | Eastern Michigan | 10 | 3-7-0 | 133 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 10 | 6 | 1-5-0 | MAC |
| 146 | -27.25 | 145 | -26.75 | 142 | 114.68 | Indiana State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 137 | 10 | 2-8-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 2-3-0 | MVC |
| 152 | -34.40 | 146 | -28.12 | 149 | 127.25 | Lafayette | 4 | 1-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 136 | -21.77 | 147 | -28.65 | 78 | 80.09 | Boston College | 11 | 0-11-0 | 132 | 10 | 0-10-0 | I-A | 13 | 7 | 0-7-0 | EIC |
| 147 | -28.51 | 148 | -30.06 | 96 | 93.50 | Wofford | 4 | 0-4-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 145 | -25.57 | 149 | -30.51 | 127 | 105.77 | Toledo | 11 | 2-9-0 | 136 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 9 | 9 | 2-7-0 | MAC |
| 151 | -32.88 | 150 | -30.91 | 97 | 93.50 | Idaho | 5 | 0-5-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 143 | -24.98 | 151 | -31.23 | 137 | 112.20 | Lamar | 11 | 2-8-1 | 138 | 10 | 1-8-1 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 0-5-0 | SLC |
| 149 | -30.56 | 152 | -37.94 | 136 | 110.83 | Nicholls State | 3 | 0-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams | Akron | 2 | 0-2-0 | |||||||||||||
| James Madison | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada Reno | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Davis | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Poly | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Dayton | 1 | 0-0-1 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| SE Louisiana | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen F Austin | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Valley State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Michigan | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Carson Newman | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lenoir-Rhyne College | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Cal State Northridge | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Poly Ponoma | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Santa Clara | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
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