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| ScoreDif | Win_Loss | Schedule | Total | Division | Conference | |||||||||||
| Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Rank | Rating | Team | Games | Record | Rank | Games | Record | Name | Rank | Games | Record | Name |
| 2 | 33.53 | 1 | 37.58 | 19 | 42.12 | Southern California | 12 | 11-0-1 | 1 | 12 | 11-0-1 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 6-0-1 | PAC 10 |
| 7 | 29.36 | 2 | 36.20 | 13 | 39.42 | Houston | 12 | 11-1-0 | 2 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Southwest AC |
| 1 | 36.67 | 3 | 36.07 | 62 | 59.58 | Alabama | 12 | 12-0-0 | 3 | 12 | 12-0-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 6-0-0 | SEC |
| 10 | 26.78 | 4 | 31.88 | 39 | 50.08 | Pittsburgh | 12 | 11-1-0 | 4 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 8-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 5 | 30.61 | 5 | 31.55 | 40 | 50.29 | Oklahoma | 12 | 11-1-0 | 5 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 7-0-0 | Big 8 |
| 6 | 30.31 | 6 | 31.28 | 11 | 39.29 | Arkansas | 12 | 10-2-0 | 6 | 12 | 10-2-0 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Southwest AC |
| 3 | 31.92 | 7 | 31.03 | 28 | 45.38 | Ohio State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 7 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 8 | 8-0-0 | Big 10 |
| 4 | 31.10 | 8 | 30.65 | 3 | 31.88 | Texas | 12 | 9-3-0 | 8 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Southwest AC |
| 20 | 20.77 | 9 | 28.42 | 25 | 44.33 | Purdue | 12 | 10-2-0 | 9 | 12 | 10-2-0 | I-A | 2 | 8 | 7-1-0 | Big 10 |
| 8 | 28.80 | 10 | 27.96 | 43 | 50.75 | Nebraska | 12 | 10-2-0 | 10 | 12 | 10-2-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Big 8 |
| 12 | 24.55 | 11 | 25.80 | 63 | 60.46 | Florida State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 11 | 12 | 11-1-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 6-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 13 | 23.17 | 12 | 24.44 | 10 | 39.12 | Baylor | 12 | 8-4-0 | 13 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Southwest AC |
| 14 | 23.06 | 13 | 24.43 | 49 | 52.42 | Washington | 12 | 9-3-0 | 12 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 5-2-0 | PAC 10 |
| 17 | 22.38 | 14 | 24.11 | 7 | 35.38 | Penn State | 12 | 8-4-0 | 14 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 9 | 27.13 | 15 | 23.33 | 72 | 67.41 | Brigham Young | 12 | 11-1-0 | 15 | 11 | 10-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 7-0-0 | Western AC |
| 15 | 22.85 | 16 | 21.82 | 34 | 48.17 | North Carolina | 12 | 8-3-1 | 16 | 12 | 8-3-1 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 3-3-0 | ACC |
| 29 | 16.35 | 17 | 21.69 | 12 | 39.41 | Notre Dame | 11 | 7-4-0 | 17 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 19 | 21.43 | 18 | 21.17 | 68 | 64.12 | Temple | 12 | 10-2-0 | 18 | 10 | 8-2-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 30 | 16.18 | 19 | 20.96 | 14 | 39.50 | South Carolina | 12 | 8-4-0 | 19 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 10 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 11 | 24.73 | 20 | 19.79 | 5 | 32.95 | Texas A&M | 11 | 6-5-0 | 20 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Southwest AC |
| 23 | 18.50 | 21 | 19.35 | 26 | 44.42 | Clemson | 12 | 8-4-0 | 21 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 4-2-0 | ACC |
| 24 | 18.32 | 22 | 18.96 | 2 | 30.86 | UCLA | 11 | 5-6-0 | 22 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC 10 |
| 16 | 22.53 | 23 | 18.95 | 59 | 56.42 | Tulane | 12 | 9-3-0 | 23 | 12 | 9-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 2 | 2-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 18 | 22.25 | 24 | 18.74 | 20 | 42.29 | Michigan | 12 | 8-4-0 | 24 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 8 | 6-2-0 | Big 10 |
| 27 | 17.19 | 25 | 18.15 | 9 | 38.00 | North Carolina State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 25 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | ACC |
| 35 | 13.77 | 26 | 17.92 | 33 | 47.46 | Syracuse | 12 | 7-5-0 | 26 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 2-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 28 | 16.61 | 27 | 17.73 | 46 | 51.50 | Indiana | 12 | 8-4-0 | 27 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 8 | 5-3-0 | Big 10 |
| 40 | 11.32 | 28 | 17.61 | 55 | 54.27 | Oklahoma State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 28 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Big 8 |
| 22 | 20.40 | 29 | 17.21 | 32 | 47.04 | Missouri | 12 | 7-5-0 | 29 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Big 8 |
| 43 | 11.03 | 30 | 16.96 | 30 | 45.96 | Wake Forest | 12 | 8-4-0 | 30 | 12 | 8-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | ACC |
| 21 | 20.77 | 31 | 16.03 | 61 | 58.41 | Auburn | 11 | 8-3-0 | 31 | 11 | 8-3-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SEC |
| 37 | 12.94 | 32 | 14.72 | 73 | 67.95 | San Diego State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 32 | 11 | 8-3-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Western AC |
| 26 | 17.45 | 33 | 14.57 | 52 | 53.08 | Tennessee | 12 | 7-5-0 | 33 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 32 | 15.36 | 34 | 14.49 | 50 | 52.45 | Maryland | 11 | 7-4-0 | 36 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | ACC |
| 31 | 15.86 | 35 | 14.06 | 23 | 43.18 | Southern Methodist | 11 | 5-6-0 | 35 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 6 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Southwest AC |
| 33 | 15.20 | 36 | 13.69 | 24 | 43.75 | California | 12 | 6-6-0 | 37 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 3 | 9 | 5-4-0 | PAC 10 |
| 25 | 17.65 | 37 | 13.53 | 36 | 49.12 | Louisiana State | 12 | 7-5-0 | 38 | 12 | 7-5-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | SEC |
| 46 | 9.56 | 38 | 13.36 | 122 | 100.50 | Central Michigan | 11 | 10-0-1 | 39 | 11 | 10-0-1 | I-A | 1 | 9 | 8-0-1 | Mid-American |
| 57 | 6.14 | 39 | 12.80 | 114 | 95.38 | McNeese State | 12 | 11-1-0 | 34 | 11 | 10-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 5-0-0 | Southland |
| 38 | 12.22 | 40 | 12.73 | 15 | 41.50 | Iowa | 11 | 5-6-0 | 40 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Big 10 |
| 47 | 9.31 | 41 | 11.61 | 4 | 32.32 | Texas Tech | 11 | 3-6-2 | 41 | 11 | 3-6-2 | I-A | 7 | 8 | 2-5-1 | Southwest AC |
| 36 | 13.53 | 42 | 11.25 | 51 | 52.91 | Stanford | 11 | 5-5-1 | 42 | 11 | 5-5-1 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 3-3-1 | PAC 10 |
| 53 | 7.31 | 43 | 11.16 | 53 | 53.91 | Oregon | 11 | 6-5-0 | 44 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PAC 10 |
| 50 | 8.59 | 44 | 11.06 | 42 | 50.71 | Arizona | 12 | 6-5-1 | 43 | 12 | 6-5-1 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | PAC 10 |
| 42 | 11.24 | 45 | 10.36 | 31 | 46.23 | Michigan State | 11 | 5-6-0 | 46 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Big 10 |
| 55 | 6.52 | 46 | 10.09 | 108 | 93.89 | Nevada Las Vegas | 12 | 9-1-2 | 45 | 9 | 6-1-2 | I-A | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 52 | 7.37 | 47 | 9.91 | 37 | 49.40 | Miami FL | 11 | 5-6-0 | 47 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 6 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 45 | 9.88 | 48 | 9.39 | 56 | 54.36 | Georgia | 11 | 6-5-0 | 52 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 2 | 6 | 5-1-0 | SEC |
| 56 | 6.34 | 49 | 9.38 | 29 | 45.86 | West Virginia | 11 | 5-6-0 | 48 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 9 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 65 | 3.51 | 50 | 9.15 | 77 | 72.73 | Navy | 11 | 7-4-0 | 50 | 11 | 7-4-0 | I-A | 10 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 54 | 7.17 | 51 | 9.04 | 21 | 42.32 | Wisconsin | 11 | 4-7-0 | 49 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 6 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Big 10 |
| 39 | 11.44 | 52 | 8.85 | 38 | 50.04 | Arizona State | 12 | 6-6-0 | 51 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 3-4-0 | PAC 10 |
| 59 | 5.44 | 53 | 8.37 | 103 | 90.64 | Rutgers | 11 | 8-3-0 | 53 | 10 | 7-3-0 | I-A | 12 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 49 | 8.82 | 54 | 7.57 | 83 | 75.45 | Utah State | 11 | 7-3-1 | 54 | 10 | 6-3-1 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 4-0-1 | Big West |
| 44 | 10.99 | 55 | 7.56 | 74 | 68.00 | Virginia | 11 | 6-5-0 | 55 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 1-4-0 | ACC |
| 72 | 1.78 | 56 | 7.55 | 98 | 89.00 | Delaware | 4 | 3-1-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 41 | 11.26 | 57 | 6.93 | 22 | 43.09 | Minnesota | 11 | 4-6-1 | 56 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 7 | 9 | 3-5-1 | Big 10 |
| 34 | 13.88 | 58 | 6.85 | 76 | 72.09 | Southern Mississippi | 11 | 6-4-1 | 57 | 11 | 6-4-1 | I-A | 8 | 5 | 2-2-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 48 | 8.84 | 59 | 5.81 | 90 | 84.86 | East Carolina | 11 | 7-3-1 | 62 | 11 | 7-3-1 | I-A | 9 | 3 | 3-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 62 | 5.03 | 60 | 5.16 | 65 | 61.92 | Utah | 12 | 6-6-0 | 60 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Western AC |
| 82 | -1.25 | 61 | 5.10 | 97 | 87.68 | West Texas A&M | 11 | 6-4-1 | 61 | 11 | 6-4-1 | I-A | 1 | 5 | 5-0-0 | MVC |
| 61 | 5.12 | 62 | 4.85 | 58 | 55.91 | Georgia Tech | 11 | 4-6-1 | 63 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 5 | 3 | 2-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 64 | 4.04 | 63 | 4.81 | 6 | 33.91 | Texas Christian | 11 | 2-8-1 | 58 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Southwest AC |
| 69 | 2.57 | 64 | 4.42 | 18 | 42.09 | Kansas | 11 | 3-8-0 | 64 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Big 8 |
| 68 | 2.84 | 65 | 3.47 | 118 | 97.73 | Toledo | 11 | 7-3-1 | 66 | 11 | 7-3-1 | I-A | 2 | 9 | 7-1-1 | Mid-American |
| 58 | 5.52 | 66 | 3.38 | 115 | 96.65 | Texas Arlington | 11 | 8-3-0 | 59 | 10 | 7-3-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | Southland |
| 63 | 4.61 | 67 | 2.98 | 70 | 64.67 | Hawaii | 11 | 6-5-0 | 65 | 9 | 4-5-0 | I-A | 4 | 6 | 3-3-0 | Western AC |
| 71 | 1.91 | 68 | 2.86 | 71 | 65.45 | Virginia Tech | 11 | 5-6-0 | 69 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 4 | 3-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 74 | 1.29 | 69 | 1.92 | 87 | 79.85 | San Jose State | 11 | 6-4-1 | 68 | 10 | 5-4-1 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 4-0-1 | Big West |
| 67 | 3.33 | 70 | 1.88 | 69 | 64.41 | Boston College | 11 | 5-6-0 | 70 | 10 | 4-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 78 | 0.13 | 71 | 1.66 | 54 | 54.09 | Iowa State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 71 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Big 8 |
| 51 | 7.53 | 72 | 1.55 | 67 | 63.23 | Kentucky | 11 | 5-6-0 | 72 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 73 | 1.55 | 73 | 1.05 | 35 | 48.82 | Colorado | 11 | 3-8-0 | 73 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Big 8 |
| 60 | 5.15 | 74 | 0.95 | 44 | 50.95 | Mississippi | 11 | 4-7-0 | 75 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 3-3-0 | SEC |
| 87 | -3.64 | 75 | 0.76 | 8 | 36.40 | Washington State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 74 | 10 | 2-8-0 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 2-6-0 | PAC 10 |
| 94 | -6.15 | 76 | 0.72 | 136 | 113.44 | Southern Illinois | 11 | 8-3-0 | 78 | 9 | 7-2-0 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | MVC |
| 75 | 0.94 | 77 | 0.70 | 27 | 44.64 | Illinois | 11 | 2-8-1 | 76 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Big 10 |
| 76 | 0.73 | 78 | 0.64 | 101 | 90.10 | Western Michigan | 11 | 6-5-0 | 83 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 3 | 9 | 5-4-0 | Mid-American |
| 83 | -1.78 | 79 | 0.34 | 134 | 109.33 | Tennessee Chattanooga | 11 | 9-2-0 | 77 | 9 | 7-2-0 | I-A | 1 | 6 | 5-1-0 | Southern C |
| 81 | -0.73 | 80 | 0.12 | 94 | 86.45 | Lamar | 11 | 6-3-2 | 67 | 10 | 5-3-2 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Southland |
| 80 | -0.57 | 81 | -0.56 | 86 | 79.50 | Memphis | 11 | 5-6-0 | 81 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 11 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 88 | -3.93 | 82 | -0.68 | 1 | 21.86 | Rice | 11 | 1-10-0 | 80 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 0-8-0 | Southwest AC |
| 79 | -0.14 | 83 | -0.71 | 85 | 78.79 | New Mexico | 12 | 6-6-0 | 79 | 12 | 6-6-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Western AC |
| 77 | 0.52 | 84 | -0.84 | 75 | 68.86 | Louisville | 11 | 4-6-1 | 84 | 11 | 4-6-1 | I-A | 12 | 5 | 0-4-1 | Southwest Indep |
| 85 | -2.67 | 85 | -1.39 | 88 | 80.64 | Tulsa | 11 | 6-5-0 | 82 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 3 | 2 | 2-0-0 | MVC |
| 107 | -10.06 | 86 | -2.26 | 146 | 137.00 | Boston University | 3 | 3-0-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 91 | -5.36 | 87 | -2.77 | 81 | 74.82 | North Texas | 11 | 5-6-0 | 85 | 11 | 5-6-0 | I-A | 15 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 96 | -6.92 | 88 | -3.12 | 106 | 92.45 | Cal State Long Beach | 11 | 7-4-0 | 87 | 10 | 6-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 5 | 3-2-0 | Big West |
| 84 | -2.52 | 89 | -3.63 | 66 | 62.00 | Colorado State | 12 | 4-7-1 | 86 | 12 | 4-7-1 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Western AC |
| 89 | -4.26 | 90 | -3.88 | 47 | 52.00 | Duke | 11 | 2-8-1 | 88 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 0-6-0 | ACC |
| 70 | 2.52 | 91 | -4.30 | 99 | 89.55 | Miami OH | 11 | 6-5-0 | 91 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Mid-American |
| 93 | -5.69 | 92 | -4.58 | 127 | 102.20 | Citadel | 11 | 6-5-0 | 96 | 9 | 5-4-0 | I-A | 3 | 6 | 4-2-0 | Southern C |
| 101 | -8.11 | 93 | -4.94 | 133 | 109.05 | Indiana State | 11 | 8-3-0 | 92 | 9 | 6-3-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 3-2-0 | MVC |
| 106 | -10.00 | 94 | -5.26 | 16 | 41.73 | Northwestern | 11 | 1-10-0 | 90 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 10 | 9 | 0-9-0 | Big 10 |
| 104 | -9.23 | 95 | -5.39 | 126 | 101.68 | Virginia Military | 11 | 6-4-1 | 101 | 11 | 6-4-1 | I-A | 2 | 5 | 4-1-0 | Southern C |
| 105 | -9.38 | 96 | -5.79 | 107 | 93.35 | Northern Illinois | 11 | 5-5-1 | 103 | 11 | 5-5-1 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 3-3-1 | Mid-American |
| 66 | 3.47 | 97 | -5.80 | 48 | 52.09 | Mississippi State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 93 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 8 | 6 | 2-4-0 | SEC |
| 117 | -12.66 | 98 | -6.12 | 57 | 54.95 | Army | 11 | 2-8-1 | 95 | 11 | 2-8-1 | I-A | 13 | 6 | 1-5-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 90 | -5.18 | 99 | -6.25 | 60 | 56.59 | Kansas State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 94 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Big 8 |
| 92 | -5.56 | 100 | -6.30 | 123 | 100.77 | Ball State | 11 | 6-5-0 | 99 | 10 | 5-5-0 | I-A | 5 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Mid-American |
| 86 | -3.50 | 101 | -6.66 | 116 | 96.68 | Ohio University | 11 | 6-5-0 | 98 | 11 | 6-5-0 | I-A | 6 | 8 | 4-4-0 | Mid-American |
| 119 | -12.94 | 102 | -8.36 | 151 | 141.67 | Yale | 9 | 8-1-0 | 105 | 9 | 8-1-0 | I-A | 1 | 7 | 6-1-0 | Ivy League |
| 95 | -6.60 | 103 | -8.70 | 104 | 90.75 | Villanova | 11 | 5-6-0 | 97 | 8 | 4-4-0 | I-A | 11 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 97 | -7.03 | 104 | -8.95 | 80 | 74.42 | Wyoming | 12 | 4-8-0 | 100 | 12 | 4-8-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 2-5-0 | Western AC |
| 113 | -11.82 | 105 | -9.50 | 102 | 90.41 | William & Mary | 11 | 4-7-0 | 106 | 9 | 3-6-0 | I-A | 13 | 4 | 1-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 111 | -10.90 | 106 | -9.65 | 79 | 73.32 | Air Force | 11 | 2-9-0 | 104 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 14 | 1 | 0-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 99 | -7.52 | 107 | -9.85 | 135 | 111.50 | East Tennessee State | 11 | 7-4-0 | 131 | 6 | 2-4-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Southern C |
| 103 | -9.02 | 108 | -10.61 | 78 | 73.12 | Fresno State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 102 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 2-3-0 | Big West |
| 110 | -10.67 | 109 | -11.80 | 89 | 84.14 | Bowling Green | 11 | 4-7-0 | 110 | 11 | 4-7-0 | I-A | 8 | 8 | 3-5-0 | Mid-American |
| 98 | -7.12 | 110 | -11.85 | 17 | 41.86 | Florida | 11 | 0-10-1 | 109 | 11 | 0-10-1 | I-A | 9 | 6 | 0-6-0 | SEC |
| 120 | -12.96 | 111 | -12.34 | 41 | 50.64 | Oregon State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 108 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 10 | 8 | 1-7-0 | PAC 10 |
| 102 | -8.49 | 112 | -12.47 | 124 | 100.78 | Furman | 11 | 5-6-0 | 107 | 8 | 4-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Southern C |
| 115 | -12.28 | 113 | -12.58 | 120 | 100.20 | Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | 2-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 118 | -12.80 | 114 | -12.98 | 125 | 100.88 | Akron | 4 | 2-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 121 | -14.07 | 115 | -12.98 | 145 | 135.83 | New Hampshire | 3 | 1-0-2 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 100 | -7.77 | 116 | -13.13 | 64 | 61.36 | Cincinnati | 11 | 2-9-0 | 112 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 6 | 3 | 1-2-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 112 | -11.40 | 117 | -13.47 | 45 | 51.00 | Vanderbilt | 11 | 1-10-0 | 113 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 10 | 6 | 0-6-0 | SEC |
| 127 | -17.04 | 118 | -13.71 | 92 | 86.00 | Northwestern State LA | 9 | 3-6-0 | 89 | 6 | 2-4-0 | I-A | 1 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 124 | -15.04 | 119 | -14.18 | 91 | 85.83 | Drake | 11 | 3-8-0 | 114 | 9 | 2-7-0 | I-A | 7 | 5 | 1-4-0 | MVC |
| 131 | -18.44 | 120 | -14.79 | 95 | 87.00 | New Mexico State | 11 | 2-9-0 | 115 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 6 | 6 | 1-5-0 | MVC |
| 108 | -10.16 | 121 | -14.87 | 105 | 92.09 | Appalachian State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 119 | 11 | 3-8-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Southern C |
| 122 | -14.21 | 122 | -15.41 | 110 | 94.05 | Louisiana Lafayette | 11 | 4-7-0 | 111 | 10 | 3-7-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Southland |
| 136 | -21.25 | 123 | -16.29 | 139 | 124.17 | Colgate | 10 | 5-4-1 | 127 | 6 | 3-3-0 | I-A | 8 | 1 | 1-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 114 | -11.88 | 124 | -16.50 | 128 | 103.38 | Western Carolina | 11 | 6-5-0 | 126 | 7 | 2-5-0 | I-A | 7 | 6 | 2-4-0 | Southern C |
| 123 | -15.01 | 125 | -17.53 | 100 | 89.73 | Louisiana Tech | 11 | 2-9-0 | 116 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 4 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Southland |
| 133 | -20.17 | 126 | -17.53 | 82 | 75.18 | Wichita State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 122 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 5 | 6 | 1-5-0 | MVC |
| 116 | -12.60 | 127 | -17.63 | 140 | 128.83 | Eastern Kentucky | 3 | 2-1-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 125 | -15.95 | 128 | -17.89 | 84 | 76.23 | Texas El Paso | 11 | 2-9-0 | 120 | 11 | 2-9-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 0-7-0 | Western AC |
| 126 | -16.36 | 129 | -18.39 | 138 | 116.14 | Holy Cross | 11 | 5-6-0 | 118 | 7 | 3-4-0 | I-A | 14 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 137 | -21.26 | 130 | -18.72 | 121 | 100.42 | Illinois State | 11 | 3-8-0 | 123 | 6 | 1-5-0 | I-A | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 109 | -10.52 | 131 | -18.91 | 111 | 94.20 | Arkansas State | 11 | 4-7-0 | 121 | 10 | 3-7-0 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Southland |
| 134 | -20.37 | 132 | -19.82 | 130 | 106.17 | Wofford | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 147 | -29.58 | 133 | -20.19 | 152 | 144.17 | Lafayette | 3 | 2-0-1 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 129 | -18.21 | 134 | -20.83 | 129 | 104.70 | Louisiana Monroe | 11 | 3-8-0 | 117 | 9 | 3-6-0 | I-A | 4 | 2 | 1-1-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 135 | -20.72 | 135 | -21.58 | 131 | 107.00 | Connecticut | 11 | 3-6-2 | 133 | 6 | 0-5-1 | I-A | 15 | 4 | 0-4-0 | Eastern Indep |
| 130 | -18.33 | 136 | -21.73 | 119 | 97.75 | Pacific | 10 | 3-7-0 | 125 | 8 | 2-6-0 | I-A | 6 | 5 | 0-5-0 | Big West |
| 132 | -20.10 | 137 | -21.99 | 132 | 108.67 | Bucknell | 3 | 1-2-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 128 | -17.80 | 138 | -23.10 | 150 | 140.61 | Brown | 9 | 6-3-0 | 128 | 8 | 5-3-0 | I-A | 3 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Ivy League |
| 138 | -21.77 | 139 | -24.08 | 112 | 94.62 | Cal State Fullerton | 11 | 3-8-0 | 124 | 7 | 1-6-0 | I-A | 5 | 5 | 1-4-0 | Big West |
| 141 | -23.17 | 140 | -24.28 | 141 | 129.56 | Princeton | 9 | 5-4-0 | 130 | 9 | 5-4-0 | I-A | 2 | 7 | 5-2-0 | Ivy League |
| 145 | -26.30 | 141 | -24.53 | 117 | 97.67 | Eastern Michigan | 11 | 2-8-1 | 129 | 9 | 1-7-1 | I-A | 9 | 8 | 1-6-1 | Mid-American |
| 139 | -22.74 | 142 | -26.66 | 148 | 138.28 | Cornell | 9 | 5-4-0 | 132 | 8 | 5-3-0 | I-A | 5 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Ivy League |
| 142 | -23.90 | 143 | -27.22 | 109 | 94.05 | Marshall | 11 | 1-10-0 | 137 | 11 | 1-10-0 | I-A | 8 | 6 | 0-6-0 | Southern C |
| 149 | -35.72 | 144 | -27.96 | 96 | 87.17 | James Madison | 3 | 0-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 140 | -23.15 | 145 | -28.31 | 93 | 86.41 | Richmond | 11 | 0-11-0 | 135 | 11 | 0-11-0 | I-A | 16 | 3 | 0-3-0 | Southwest Indep |
| 144 | -25.84 | 146 | -28.77 | 144 | 135.72 | Dartmouth | 9 | 4-4-1 | 136 | 8 | 4-4-0 | I-A | 4 | 7 | 4-3-0 | Ivy League |
| 143 | -25.30 | 147 | -29.34 | 113 | 95.09 | Kent State | 11 | 1-10-0 | 134 | 9 | 1-8-0 | I-A | 10 | 9 | 1-8-0 | Mid-American |
| 146 | -26.54 | 148 | -30.35 | 137 | 115.70 | Massachusetts | 5 | 1-4-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 148 | -30.82 | 149 | -39.00 | 143 | 135.11 | Harvard | 9 | 3-6-0 | 138 | 7 | 3-4-0 | I-A | 6 | 7 | 3-4-0 | Ivy League |
| 150 | -36.25 | 150 | -43.16 | 142 | 131.83 | Rhode Island | 3 | 0-3-0 | -1 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoDivi | 0 | 0 | 0-0-0 | NoConf |
| 151 | -42.94 | 151 | -44.16 | 147 | 137.72 | Columbia | 9 | 1-8-0 | 139 | 8 | 1-7-0 | I-A | 7 | 7 | 1-6-0 | Ivy League |
| 152 | -46.63 | 152 | -53.08 | 149 | 138.62 | Pennsylvania | 9 | 0-9-0 | 140 | 7 | 0-7-0 | I-A | 8 | 7 | 0-7-0 | Ivy League |
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
| East Texas A&M | 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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