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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 |
| 88 | -3.94 | 82 | -0.68 | 1 | 21.82 | Rice | 11 | 1-10-0 | 1 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 0-8-0 | SWAC |
| 24 | 18.28 | 23 | 18.93 | 2 | 30.95 | UCLA | 11 | 5-6-0 | 2 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC-10 |
| 4 | 31.08 | 8 | 30.65 | 3 | 31.88 | Texas | 12 | 9-3-0 | 3 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 7 | 8 | 6-2-0 | SWAC |
| 47 | 9.30 | 41 | 11.60 | 4 | 32.32 | Texas Tech | 11 | 3-6-2 | 4 | 11 | 3-6-2 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 2-5-1 | SWAC |
| 11 | 24.71 | 20 | 19.78 | 5 | 32.95 | Texas A&M | 11 | 6-5-0 | 5 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 6 | 8 | 4-4-0 | SWAC |
| 64 | 4.01 | 63 | 4.80 | 6 | 33.86 | Texas Christian | 11 | 2-8-1 | 6 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 1-6-1 | SWAC |
| 17 | 22.35 | 14 | 24.11 | 7 | 35.29 | Penn State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 7 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 5-1-0 | EIC |
| 87 | -3.69 | 76 | 0.74 | 8 | 36.50 | Washington State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 8 | 10 | 2-8-0 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 2-6-0 | PAC-10 |
| 27 | 17.15 | 25 | 18.10 | 9 | 37.91 | North Carolina State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 10 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 5-1-0 | ACC |
| 13 | 23.15 | 12 | 24.43 | 10 | 39.17 | Baylor | 12 | 8-4-0 | 9 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 5-3-0 | SWAC |
| 6 | 30.29 | 6 | 31.28 | 11 | 39.25 | Arkansas | 12 | 10-2-0 | 11 | 12 | 10-2-0 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 7-1-0 | SWAC |
| 7 | 29.33 | 2 | 36.21 | 12 | 39.42 | Houston | 12 | 11-1-0 | 12 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 7-1-0 | SWAC |
| 30 | 16.19 | 19 | 20.82 | 13 | 39.50 | South Carolina | 12 | 8-4-0 | 14 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 2 | 1 | 0-1-0 | SWIC |
| 29 | 16.34 | 17 | 21.64 | 14 | 39.50 | Notre Dame | 11 | 7-4-0 | 13 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 13 | 1 | 1-0-0 | EIC |
| 38 | 12.20 | 40 | 12.71 | 15 | 41.59 | Iowa | 11 | 5-6-0 | 17 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 8 | 4-4-0 | BIG 10 |
| 107 | -10.04 | 94 | -5.29 | 16 | 41.73 | Northwestern | 11 | 1-10-0 | 16 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 3 | 9 | 0-9-0 | BIG 10 |
| 98 | -7.11 | 110 | -11.87 | 17 | 41.77 | Florida | 11 | 0-10-1 | 20 | 11 | 0-10-1 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 0-6-0 | SEC |
| 70 | 2.54 | 64 | 4.44 | 18 | 42.05 | Kansas | 11 | 3-8-0 | 19 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 2-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 2 | 33.51 | 1 | 37.56 | 19 | 42.25 | Southern California | 12 | 11-0-1 | 15 | 12 | 11-0-1 | I-A | 9 | 7 | 6-0-1 | PAC-10 |
| 18 | 22.22 | 24 | 18.70 | 20 | 42.42 | Michigan | 12 | 8-4-0 | 21 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 6-2-0 | BIG 10 |
| 53 | 7.14 | 51 | 8.93 | 21 | 42.50 | Wisconsin | 11 | 4-7-0 | 18 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 3-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 31 | 15.84 | 35 | 14.05 | 22 | 43.14 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 5-6-0 | 22 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 4 | 8 | 3-5-0 | SWAC |
| 41 | 11.25 | 57 | 6.93 | 23 | 43.18 | Minnesota | 11 | 4-6-1 | 23 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 6 | 9 | 3-5-1 | BIG 10 |
| 33 | 15.16 | 36 | 13.66 | 24 | 43.96 | California | 12 | 6-6-0 | 24 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 9 | 5-4-0 | PAC-10 |
| 21 | 20.74 | 9 | 28.39 | 25 | 44.46 | Purdue | 12 | 10-2-0 | 26 | 12 | 10-2-0 | I-A | 10 | 8 | 7-1-0 | BIG 10 |
| 23 | 18.48 | 21 | 19.30 | 26 | 44.54 | Clemson | 12 | 8-4-0 | 27 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 4-2-0 | ACC |
| 75 | 0.92 | 77 | 0.68 | 27 | 44.82 | Illinois | 11 | 2-8-1 | 25 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 1-6-1 | BIG 10 |
| 3 | 31.89 | 7 | 31.01 | 28 | 45.46 | Ohio State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 28 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 8-0-0 | BIG 10 |
| 56 | 6.32 | 48 | 9.36 | 29 | 45.77 | West Virginia | 11 | 5-6-0 | 29 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 1-4-0 | EIC |
| 43 | 11.06 | 30 | 16.91 | 30 | 45.88 | Wake Forest | 12 | 8-4-0 | 32 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | ACC |
| 42 | 11.21 | 45 | 10.34 | 31 | 46.27 | Michigan State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 30 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 3-5-0 | BIG 10 |
| 22 | 20.40 | 29 | 17.19 | 32 | 47.08 | Missouri | 12 | 7-5-0 | 33 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 3-4-0 | BIG 8 |
| 34 | 13.75 | 26 | 17.90 | 33 | 47.54 | Syracuse | 12 | 7-5-0 | 31 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 2-4-0 | EIC |
| 15 | 22.81 | 16 | 21.76 | 34 | 48.21 | North Carolina | 12 | 8-3-1 | 35 | 12 | 8-3-1 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | ACC |
| 73 | 1.51 | 73 | 1.07 | 35 | 48.95 | Colorado | 11 | 3-8-0 | 36 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 2-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 25 | 17.68 | 37 | 13.55 | 36 | 49.04 | Louisiana State | 12 | 7-5-0 | 37 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SEC |
| 52 | 7.35 | 47 | 9.90 | 37 | 49.30 | Miami FL | 11 | 5-6-0 | 34 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 8 | 2 | 1-1-0 | SWIC |
| 10 | 26.76 | 4 | 31.86 | 38 | 50.08 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 11-1-0 | 39 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 6 | 8 | 8-0-0 | EIC |
| 39 | 11.42 | 52 | 8.84 | 39 | 50.21 | Arizona State | 12 | 6-6-0 | 38 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC-10 |
| 5 | 30.58 | 5 | 31.58 | 40 | 50.33 | Oklahoma | 12 | 11-1-0 | 42 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 7-0-0 | BIG 8 |
| 120 | -13.01 | 112 | -12.37 | 41 | 50.82 | Oregon State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 40 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 1-7-0 | PAC-10 |
| 8 | 28.77 | 10 | 28.06 | 42 | 50.88 | Nebraska | 12 | 10-2-0 | 43 | 12 | 10-2-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 6-1-0 | BIG 8 |
| 50 | 8.66 | 44 | 11.04 | 43 | 50.88 | Arizona | 12 | 6-5-1 | 41 | 12 | 6-5-1 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PAC-10 |
| 60 | 5.30 | 74 | 0.94 | 44 | 50.91 | Mississippi | 11 | 4-7-0 | 44 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 112 | -11.36 | 117 | -13.50 | 45 | 50.95 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1-10-0 | 48 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 0-6-0 | SEC |
| 28 | 16.59 | 28 | 17.70 | 46 | 51.54 | Indiana | 12 | 8-4-0 | 45 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 8 | 5-3-0 | BIG 10 |
| 65 | 3.48 | 96 | -5.81 | 47 | 52.09 | Mississippi State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 49 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SEC |
| 89 | -4.31 | 90 | -3.93 | 48 | 52.09 | Duke | 11 | 2-8-1 | 47 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 0-6-0 | ACC |
| 32 | 15.31 | 34 | 14.45 | 49 | 52.36 | Maryland | 11 | 7-4-0 | 50 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 4-2-0 | ACC |
| 14 | 23.00 | 13 | 24.40 | 50 | 52.67 | Washington | 12 | 9-3-0 | 46 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 10 | 7 | 5-2-0 | PAC-10 |
| 26 | 17.45 | 33 | 14.54 | 51 | 53.00 | Tennessee | 12 | 7-5-0 | 52 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 36 | 13.49 | 42 | 11.22 | 52 | 53.05 | Stanford | 11 | 5-5-1 | 51 | 11 | 5-5-1 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 3-3-1 | PAC-10 |
| 78 | 0.11 | 71 | 1.70 | 53 | 54.09 | Iowa State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 54 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 2-5-0 | BIG 8 |
| 54 | 7.13 | 43 | 11.14 | 54 | 54.09 | Oregon | 11 | 6-5-0 | 53 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PAC-10 |
| 45 | 10.14 | 49 | 9.35 | 55 | 54.32 | Georgia | 11 | 6-5-0 | 57 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 9 | 6 | 5-1-0 | SEC |
| 40 | 11.29 | 27 | 17.78 | 56 | 54.36 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 55 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 5-2-0 | BIG 8 |
| 118 | -12.69 | 98 | -6.15 | 57 | 55.00 | Army | 11 | 2-8-1 | 56 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 8 | 6 | 1-5-0 | EIC |
| 61 | 5.14 | 62 | 4.81 | 58 | 55.95 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 4-6-1 | 60 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 15 | 3 | 2-1-0 | SWIC |
| 16 | 22.51 | 22 | 18.94 | 59 | 56.38 | Tulane | 12 | 9-3-0 | 61 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 4 | 2 | 2-0-0 | SWIC |
| 90 | -5.21 | 100 | -6.24 | 60 | 56.59 | Kansas State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 59 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 1-6-0 | BIG 8 |
| 20 | 20.78 | 31 | 16.00 | 61 | 58.45 | Auburn | 11 | 8-3-0 | 63 | 11 | 8-3-0 | I-A | 8 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SEC |
| 1 | 36.66 | 3 | 36.05 | 62 | 59.46 | Alabama | 12 | 12-0-0 | 64 | 12 | 12-0-0 | I-A | 10 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SEC |
| 12 | 24.54 | 11 | 25.78 | 63 | 60.42 | Florida State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 66 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 12 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SWIC |
| 100 | -7.74 | 116 | -13.04 | 64 | 61.41 | Cincinnati | 11 | 2-9-0 | 69 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 4 | 3 | 1-2-0 | EIC |
| 62 | 4.97 | 61 | 5.10 | 65 | 62.04 | Utah | 12 | 6-6-0 | 67 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 5-2-0 | WAC |
| 84 | -2.57 | 89 | -3.67 | 66 | 62.17 | Colorado State | 12 | 4-7-1 | 65 | 12 | 4-7-1 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 3-4-0 | WAC |
| 51 | 7.52 | 72 | 1.53 | 67 | 63.18 | Kentucky | 11 | 5-6-0 | 71 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 19 | 21.42 | 18 | 21.16 | 68 | 63.75 | Temple | 12 | 10-2-0 | 62 | 10 | 8-2-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 5-2-0 | EIC |
| 67 | 3.31 | 69 | 1.85 | 69 | 64.36 | Boston College | 11 | 5-6-0 | 58 | 10 | 4-6-0 | I-A | 11 | 6 | 4-2-0 | EIC |
| 63 | 4.56 | 67 | 2.94 | 70 | 64.78 | Hawaii | 11 | 6-5-0 | 70 | 9 | 4-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 3-3-0 | WAC |
| 71 | 1.87 | 68 | 2.81 | 71 | 65.36 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 5-6-0 | 72 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 16 | 4 | 3-1-0 | SWIC |
| 9 | 27.09 | 15 | 23.27 | 72 | 67.64 | Brigham Young | 12 | 11-1-0 | 73 | 11 | 10-1-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 7-0-0 | WAC |
| 37 | 12.90 | 32 | 14.76 | 73 | 68.05 | San Diego State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 74 | 11 | 8-3-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 4-2-0 | WAC |
| 44 | 10.62 | 55 | 7.50 | 74 | 68.09 | Virginia | 11 | 6-5-0 | 68 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 1-4-0 | ACC |
| 77 | 0.48 | 84 | -0.85 | 75 | 68.91 | Louisville | 11 | 4-6-1 | 75 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 0-4-1 | SWIC |
| 35 | 13.72 | 58 | 6.86 | 76 | 71.91 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 6-4-1 | 77 | 11 | 6-4-1 | I-A | 10 | 5 | 2-2-1 | SWIC |
| 66 | 3.47 | 50 | 9.11 | 77 | 72.77 | Navy | 11 | 7-4-0 | 80 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 9 | 5 | 2-3-0 | EIC |
| 104 | -9.38 | 108 | -10.72 | 78 | 73.38 | Fresno State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 76 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 2-3-0 | BWC |
| 111 | -10.93 | 106 | -9.68 | 79 | 73.45 | Air Force | 11 | 2-9-0 | 81 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 3 | 1 | 0-1-0 | SWIC |
| 97 | -7.10 | 104 | -8.98 | 80 | 74.62 | Wyoming | 12 | 4-8-0 | 78 | 12 | 4-8-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 2-5-0 | WAC |
| 91 | -5.40 | 87 | -2.77 | 81 | 74.86 | North Texas | 11 | 5-6-0 | 82 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 11 | 3 | 0-3-0 | SWIC |
| 133 | -20.22 | 126 | -17.60 | 82 | 75.05 | Wichita State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 83 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 1-5-0 | MVC |
| 49 | 8.73 | 56 | 7.42 | 83 | 75.65 | Utah State | 11 | 7-3-1 | 79 | 10 | 6-3-1 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 4-0-1 | BWC |
| 125 | -16.02 | 129 | -17.93 | 84 | 76.27 | Texas El Paso | 11 | 2-9-0 | 84 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 0-7-0 | WAC |
| 79 | -0.19 | 83 | -0.75 | 85 | 78.92 | New Mexico | 12 | 6-6-0 | 86 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 3-4-0 | WAC |
| 80 | -0.57 | 81 | -0.56 | 86 | 79.45 | Memphis | 11 | 5-6-0 | 89 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 9 | 5 | 2-3-0 | SWIC |
| 74 | 1.17 | 70 | 1.83 | 87 | 80.10 | San Jose State | 11 | 6-4-1 | 87 | 10 | 5-4-1 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 4-0-1 | BWC |
| 85 | -2.69 | 85 | -1.40 | 88 | 80.68 | Tulsa | 11 | 6-5-0 | 88 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 7 | 2 | 2-0-0 | MVC |
| 109 | -10.60 | 109 | -11.60 | 89 | 83.95 | Bowling Green | 11 | 4-7-0 | 93 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 4 | 8 | 3-5-0 | MAC |
| 48 | 8.86 | 59 | 5.77 | 90 | 84.73 | East Carolina | 11 | 7-3-1 | 98 | 11 | 7-3-1 | I-A | 17 | 3 | 3-0-0 | SWIC |
| 124 | -15.08 | 119 | -14.25 | 91 | 85.72 | Drake | 11 | 3-8-0 | 96 | 9 | 2-7-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 1-4-0 | MVC |
| 127 | -17.05 | 118 | -13.66 | 92 | 86.00 | Northwestern State (LA) | 9 | 3-6-0 | 85 | 6 | 2-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 1 | 1-0-0 | SWIC |
| 141 | -23.19 | 145 | -28.34 | 93 | 86.41 | Richmond | 11 | 0-11-0 | 100 | 11 | 0-11-0 | I-A | 14 | 3 | 0-3-0 | SWIC |
| 81 | -0.79 | 80 | 0.12 | 94 | 86.45 | Lamar | 11 | 6-3-2 | 90 | 10 | 5-3-2 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | SLC |
| 131 | -18.49 | 120 | -14.83 | 95 | 86.95 | New Mexico State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 97 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 1-5-0 | MVC |
| 149 | -35.77 | 144 | -28.23 | 96 | 87.33 | James Madison | 3 | 0-3-0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 82 | -1.33 | 60 | 5.12 | 97 | 87.64 | West Texas A&M | 11 | 6-4-1 | 92 | 11 | 6-4-1 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 5-0-0 | MVC |
| 72 | 1.78 | 54 | 7.51 | 98 | 89.25 | Delaware | 4 | 3-1-0 | 5 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 69 | 2.64 | 91 | -4.06 | 99 | 89.50 | Miami OH | 11 | 6-5-0 | 108 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 3-4-0 | MAC |
| 123 | -15.05 | 125 | -17.53 | 100 | 89.77 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 2-9-0 | 91 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 1-4-0 | SLC |
| 76 | 0.54 | 78 | 0.52 | 101 | 89.85 | Western Michigan | 11 | 6-5-0 | 109 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 8 | 9 | 5-4-0 | MAC |
| 114 | -11.81 | 105 | -9.58 | 102 | 90.32 | William & Mary | 11 | 4-7-0 | 104 | 9 | 3-6-0 | I-A | 13 | 4 | 1-3-0 | SWIC |
| 95 | -6.61 | 103 | -8.72 | 103 | 90.70 | Villanova | 11 | 5-6-0 | 94 | 8 | 4-4-0 | I-A | 10 | 5 | 2-3-0 | EIC |
| 59 | 5.43 | 53 | 8.35 | 104 | 90.82 | Rutgers | 11 | 8-3-0 | 95 | 10 | 7-3-0 | I-A | 12 | 6 | 3-3-0 | EIC |
| 106 | -10.03 | 121 | -14.96 | 105 | 92.09 | Appalachian State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 116 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 3-4-0 | SoCon |
| 96 | -6.98 | 88 | -3.43 | 106 | 92.80 | Cal State Long Beach | 11 | 7-4-0 | 107 | 10 | 6-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | BWC |
| 142 | -23.87 | 143 | -27.17 | 107 | 93.77 | Marshall | 11 | 1-10-0 | 114 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 0-6-0 | SoCon |
| 122 | -14.29 | 122 | -15.43 | 108 | 94.00 | Louisiana Lafayette | 11 | 4-7-0 | 103 | 10 | 3-7-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 1-4-0 | SLC |
| 55 | 6.44 | 46 | 10.05 | 109 | 94.11 | Nevada Las Vegas | 12 | 9-1-2 | 106 | 9 | 6-1-2 | I-A | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | SWIC |
| 110 | -10.68 | 131 | -18.90 | 110 | 94.25 | Arkansas State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 102 | 10 | 3-7-0 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 1-4-0 | SLC |
| 144 | -25.27 | 146 | -28.66 | 111 | 94.68 | Kent State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 110 | 9 | 1-8-0 | I-A | 1 | 9 | 1-8-0 | MAC |
| 138 | -21.86 | 140 | -24.16 | 112 | 94.94 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | 3-8-0 | 101 | 7 | 1-6-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 1-4-0 | BWC |
| 57 | 6.11 | 39 | 12.80 | 113 | 95.33 | McNeese State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 99 | 11 | 10-1-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 5-0-0 | SLC |
| 86 | -3.21 | 101 | -6.25 | 114 | 96.45 | Ohio University | 11 | 6-5-0 | 115 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 7 | 8 | 4-4-0 | MAC |
| 58 | 5.47 | 66 | 3.38 | 115 | 96.65 | Texas Arlington | 11 | 8-3-0 | 105 | 10 | 7-3-0 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 4-1-0 | SLC |
| 105 | -9.73 | 97 | -6.05 | 116 | 97.45 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 5-5-1 | 121 | 11 | 5-5-1 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 3-3-1 | MAC |
| 68 | 3.14 | 65 | 3.83 | 117 | 97.50 | Toledo | 11 | 7-3-1 | 118 | 11 | 7-3-1 | I-A | 9 | 9 | 7-1-1 | MAC |
| 143 | -24.47 | 139 | -23.24 | 118 | 97.50 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 2-8-1 | 117 | 9 | 1-7-1 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 1-6-1 | MAC |
| 130 | -18.45 | 136 | -21.81 | 119 | 98.12 | Pacific | 10 | 3-7-0 | 112 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 0-5-0 | BWC |
| 135 | -20.57 | 128 | -17.78 | 120 | 100.08 | Illinois State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 122 | 6 | 1-5-0 | I-A | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | EIC |
| 115 | -12.28 | 113 | -12.44 | 121 | 100.20 | SE Louisiana | 5 | 2-3-0 | 10 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 46 | 9.63 | 38 | 13.47 | 122 | 100.32 | Central Michigan | 11 | 10-0-1 | 119 | 11 | 10-0-1 | I-A | 10 | 9 | 8-0-1 | MAC |
| 93 | -5.63 | 99 | -6.21 | 123 | 100.36 | Ball State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 120 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 6 | 8 | 4-4-0 | MAC |
| 116 | -12.34 | 111 | -12.35 | 124 | 100.38 | Akron | 4 | 2-2-0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 102 | -8.39 | 114 | -12.59 | 125 | 100.50 | Furman | 11 | 5-6-0 | 124 | 8 | 4-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 4-3-0 | SoCon |
| 103 | -9.20 | 95 | -5.52 | 126 | 101.77 | Virginia Military | 11 | 6-4-1 | 126 | 11 | 6-4-1 | I-A | 7 | 5 | 4-1-0 | SoCon |
| 92 | -5.60 | 92 | -4.62 | 127 | 102.15 | Citadel | 11 | 6-5-0 | 123 | 9 | 5-4-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SoCon |
| 113 | -11.65 | 124 | -16.38 | 128 | 103.31 | Western Carolina | 11 | 6-5-0 | 125 | 7 | 2-5-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SoCon |
| 129 | -18.19 | 134 | -20.82 | 129 | 104.80 | Louisiana Monroe | 11 | 3-8-0 | 113 | 9 | 3-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 2 | 1-1-0 | SWIC |
| 134 | -20.23 | 132 | -19.82 | 130 | 106.17 | Wofford | 3 | 1-2-0 | 11 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 136 | -20.73 | 135 | -21.54 | 131 | 107.15 | Connecticut | 11 | 3-6-2 | 111 | 6 | 0-5-1 | I-A | 15 | 4 | 0-4-0 | EIC |
| 101 | -8.23 | 93 | -4.98 | 132 | 108.50 | Indiana State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 127 | 9 | 6-3-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | MVC |
| 132 | -20.11 | 137 | -22.04 | 133 | 108.83 | Bucknell | 3 | 1-2-0 | 4 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 83 | -1.67 | 79 | 0.31 | 134 | 109.00 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 11 | 9-2-0 | 131 | 9 | 7-2-0 | I-A | 8 | 6 | 5-1-0 | SoCon |
| 99 | -7.47 | 107 | -10.48 | 135 | 111.50 | East Tennessee State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 128 | 6 | 2-4-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 2-3-0 | SoCon |
| 94 | -6.36 | 75 | 0.91 | 136 | 113.28 | Southern Illinois | 11 | 8-3-0 | 130 | 9 | 7-2-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 4-1-0 | MVC |
| 146 | -26.55 | 148 | -30.58 | 137 | 115.80 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1-4-0 | 3 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 126 | -16.37 | 130 | -18.43 | 138 | 116.32 | Holy Cross | 11 | 5-6-0 | 129 | 7 | 3-4-0 | I-A | 14 | 5 | 1-4-0 | EIC |
| 137 | -21.25 | 123 | -16.35 | 139 | 124.17 | Colgate | 10 | 5-4-1 | 133 | 6 | 3-3-0 | I-A | 16 | 1 | 1-0-0 | EIC |
| 117 | -12.59 | 127 | -17.67 | 140 | 129.00 | Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 2-1-0 | 6 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 140 | -23.18 | 141 | -24.34 | 141 | 129.72 | Princeton | 9 | 5-4-0 | 132 | 9 | 5-4-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Ivy |
| 150 | -36.26 | 150 | -43.18 | 142 | 132.17 | Rhode Island | 3 | 0-3-0 | 9 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 148 | -30.83 | 149 | -39.09 | 143 | 135.28 | Harvard | 9 | 3-6-0 | 138 | 7 | 3-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Ivy |
| 145 | -25.85 | 147 | -28.83 | 144 | 135.78 | Dartmouth | 9 | 4-4-1 | 134 | 8 | 4-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Ivy |
| 121 | -14.07 | 115 | -13.00 | 145 | 136.50 | New Hampshire | 3 | 1-0-2 | 8 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 108 | -10.07 | 86 | -2.29 | 146 | 137.33 | Boston University | 3 | 3-0-0 | 12 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| 151 | -42.95 | 151 | -44.22 | 147 | 137.89 | Columbia | 9 | 1-8-0 | 137 | 8 | 1-7-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Ivy |
| 139 | -22.75 | 142 | -26.72 | 148 | 138.44 | Cornell | 9 | 5-4-0 | 139 | 8 | 5-3-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Ivy |
| 152 | -46.63 | 152 | -53.15 | 149 | 138.75 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 0-9-0 | 135 | 7 | 0-7-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 0-7-0 | Ivy |
| 128 | -17.81 | 138 | -23.16 | 150 | 140.78 | Brown | 9 | 6-3-0 | 136 | 8 | 5-3-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Ivy |
| 119 | -12.95 | 102 | -8.41 | 151 | 141.89 | Yale | 9 | 8-1-0 | 140 | 9 | 8-1-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Ivy |
| 147 | -29.59 | 133 | -20.25 | 152 | 144.33 | Lafayette | 3 | 2-0-1 | 7 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Major-Ind |
| Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams | Boise State | 2 | 1-1-0 | |||||||||||||
| Middle Tennessee | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nevada Reno | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| California Poly | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Elon | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Idaho | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Idaho State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Lehigh | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Maine | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Montana State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 1 | 1-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Colorado | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Prairie View | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Presbyterian | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Stephen F Austin | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Texas A&M-Commerce | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Weber State | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 2 | 0-2-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Youngstown State | 2 | 2-0-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Fort Hays State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Grand Valley State | 1 | 0-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Northern Michigan | 2 | 1-1-0 | ||||||||||||||
| Truman State | 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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