2018 College Football Power Ratings
Last updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2019 - final ratings
I will be updating this page by each Monday night during the season.
These ratings are based on a mathematical formula which includes several
factors, including win-loss record, schedule strength, and margin of victory
in games. The most recent games are counted with more slightly emphasis than
those played earlier in the season.
The strength of schedule ranking shown here is vs. all opponents and is the
ranking among the 255 teams in these ratings.
The strength of schedule ranking reflects only games played so far during the
season, not future opponents.
SS = strength of schedule ranking among all Division I teams (1 is strongest
and 255 is weakest)
| OVERALL RATINGS | | W | L | RATING | SS
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1 | Clemson | FBS | 15 | 0 | 151.2 | 8
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2 | Alabama | FBS | 14 | 1 | 147.1 | 11
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3 | Georgia | FBS | 11 | 3 | 139.3 | 14
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4 | Ohio State | FBS | 13 | 1 | 138.9 | 29
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5 | Notre Dame | FBS | 12 | 1 | 138.4 | 10
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6 | Oklahoma | FBS | 12 | 2 | 138.1 | 5
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7 | Michigan | FBS | 10 | 3 | 136.0 | 18
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8 | Washington State | FBS | 11 | 2 | 133.2 | 51
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9 | Washington | FBS | 10 | 4 | 132.2 | 16
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10 | Florida | FBS | 10 | 3 | 132.0 | 48
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11 | LSU | FBS | 10 | 3 | 131.7 | 27
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12 | Penn State | FBS | 9 | 4 | 131.3 | 26
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13 | Mississippi State | FBS | 8 | 5 | 131.3 | 32
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14 | Texas A&M | FBS | 9 | 4 | 131.1 | 9
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15 | Texas | FBS | 10 | 4 | 130.5 | 4
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16 | West Virginia | FBS | 8 | 4 | 130.5 | 28
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17 | Iowa | FBS | 9 | 4 | 130.3 | 38
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18 | Kentucky | FBS | 10 | 3 | 129.9 | 39
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19 | Utah | FBS | 9 | 5 | 129.4 | 15
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20 | Central Florida | FBS | 12 | 1 | 129.3 | 92
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21 | Syracuse | FBS | 10 | 3 | 129.3 | 60
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22 | Missouri | FBS | 8 | 5 | 129.3 | 24
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23 | Stanford | FBS | 9 | 4 | 129.0 | 13
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24 | Fresno State | FBS | 12 | 2 | 128.7 | 75
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25 | Auburn | FBS | 8 | 5 | 127.6 | 46
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26 | Boise State | FBS | 10 | 3 | 126.3 | 70
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27 | Utah State | FBS | 11 | 2 | 125.9 | 121
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28 | Northwestern | FBS | 9 | 5 | 125.6 | 12
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29 | North Carolina State | FBS | 9 | 4 | 125.3 | 56
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30 | Cincinnati | FBS | 11 | 2 | 124.8 | 99
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31 | North Dakota State | FCS | 15 | 0 | 124.6 | 139
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32 | Oregon | FBS | 9 | 4 | 124.5 | 64
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33 | Iowa State | FBS | 8 | 5 | 124.5 | 33
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34 | South Carolina | FBS | 7 | 6 | 123.6 | 17
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35 | Army | FBS | 11 | 2 | 123.6 | 95
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36 | Appalachian State | FBS | 11 | 2 | 123.4 | 122
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37 | Michigan State | FBS | 7 | 6 | 122.6 | 20
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38 | Oklahoma State | FBS | 7 | 6 | 122.3 | 41
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39 | Boston College | FBS | 7 | 5 | 122.3 | 54
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40 | Pittsburgh | FBS | 7 | 7 | 122.2 | 2
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41 | Wisconsin | FBS | 8 | 5 | 122.1 | 52
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42 | Miami(Florida) | FBS | 7 | 6 | 122.0 | 65
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43 | Arizona State | FBS | 7 | 6 | 121.9 | 47
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44 | Virginia | FBS | 8 | 5 | 121.4 | 66
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45 | TCU | FBS | 7 | 6 | 121.4 | 25
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46 | Duke | FBS | 8 | 5 | 121.3 | 44
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47 | Minnesota | FBS | 7 | 6 | 120.9 | 40
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48 | Purdue | FBS | 6 | 7 | 120.9 | 7
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49 | Wake Forest | FBS | 7 | 6 | 120.1 | 42
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50 | Texas Tech | FBS | 5 | 7 | 119.8 | 36
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51 | Vanderbilt | FBS | 6 | 7 | 119.6 | 31
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52 | Georgia Tech | FBS | 7 | 6 | 119.4 | 55
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53 | California | FBS | 7 | 6 | 119.0 | 53
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54 | Southern California | FBS | 5 | 7 | 118.7 | 22
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55 | Temple | FBS | 8 | 5 | 118.3 | 77
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56 | Ohio | FBS | 9 | 4 | 118.2 | 119
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57 | Maryland | FBS | 5 | 7 | 118.1 | 23
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58 | Baylor | FBS | 7 | 6 | 118.0 | 45
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59 | BYU | FBS | 7 | 6 | 117.4 | 68
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60 | Indiana | FBS | 5 | 7 | 117.0 | 21
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61 | UAB | FBS | 11 | 3 | 116.9 | 123
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62 | Kansas State | FBS | 5 | 7 | 116.6 | 37
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63 | Tennessee | FBS | 5 | 7 | 116.1 | 19
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64 | Nebraska | FBS | 4 | 8 | 115.9 | 34
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65 | Memphis | FBS | 8 | 6 | 115.5 | 103
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66 | Virginia Tech | FBS | 6 | 7 | 115.3 | 58
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67 | Troy | FBS | 10 | 3 | 115.2 | 116
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68 | Florida State | FBS | 5 | 7 | 115.1 | 6
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69 | Georgia Southern | FBS | 10 | 3 | 115.1 | 117
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70 | Buffalo | FBS | 10 | 4 | 114.9 | 115
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71 | Eastern Washington | FCS | 12 | 3 | 114.8 | 142
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72 | Mississippi | FBS | 5 | 7 | 114.4 | 50
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73 | UCLA | FBS | 3 | 9 | 114.1 | 1
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74 | Colorado | FBS | 5 | 7 | 114.0 | 59
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75 | Marshall | FBS | 9 | 4 | 113.3 | 110
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76 | Northern Illinois | FBS | 8 | 6 | 113.3 | 69
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77 | South Dakota State | FCS | 10 | 3 | 112.9 | 146
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78 | Princeton | FCS | 10 | 0 | 112.8 | 212
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79 | Miami(Ohio) | FBS | 6 | 6 | 112.7 | 78
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80 | Nevada | FBS | 8 | 5 | 112.7 | 91
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81 | Arizona | FBS | 5 | 7 | 112.3 | 63
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82 | Middle Tennessee | FBS | 8 | 6 | 112.2 | 80
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83 | Houston | FBS | 8 | 5 | 112.1 | 114
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84 | Wyoming | FBS | 6 | 6 | 112.1 | 72
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85 | North Texas | FBS | 9 | 4 | 111.9 | 126
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86 | Tulane | FBS | 7 | 6 | 111.9 | 73
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87 | Arkansas State | FBS | 8 | 5 | 111.8 | 107
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88 | Toledo | FBS | 7 | 6 | 110.9 | 120
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89 | Eastern Michigan | FBS | 7 | 6 | 110.9 | 105
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90 | James Madison | FCS | 9 | 4 | 110.0 | 149
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91 | Florida International | FBS | 9 | 4 | 109.8 | 129
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92 | San Diego State | FBS | 7 | 6 | 109.7 | 81
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93 | Air Force | FBS | 5 | 7 | 109.6 | 84
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94 | Kansas | FBS | 3 | 9 | 109.2 | 49
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95 | South Florida | FBS | 7 | 6 | 108.4 | 89
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96 | Louisiana Tech | FBS | 8 | 5 | 107.7 | 118
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97 | UC-Davis | FCS | 10 | 3 | 107.6 | 145
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98 | Dartmouth | FCS | 9 | 1 | 107.0 | 194
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99 | Florida Atlantic | FBS | 5 | 7 | 106.9 | 87
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100 | Southern Mississippi | FBS | 6 | 5 | 106.9 | 128
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101 | SMU | FBS | 5 | 7 | 106.5 | 79
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102 | Hawaii | FBS | 8 | 6 | 106.4 | 97
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103 | North Carolina | FBS | 2 | 9 | 106.4 | 57
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104 | Colgate | FCS | 10 | 2 | 106.2 | 185
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105 | Louisiana-Lafayette | FBS | 7 | 7 | 106.1 | 93
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106 | Western Michigan | FBS | 7 | 6 | 105.7 | 100
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107 | Kennesaw State | FCS | 11 | 2 | 104.6 | 217
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108 | Illinois | FBS | 4 | 8 | 104.3 | 62
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109 | Arkansas | FBS | 2 | 10 | 104.2 | 43
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110 | Weber State | FCS | 10 | 3 | 103.9 | 157
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111 | Navy | FBS | 3 | 10 | 103.4 | 67
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112 | Maine | FCS | 10 | 4 | 103.2 | 143
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113 | Louisiana-Monroe | FBS | 6 | 6 | 102.8 | 109
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114 | Illinois State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 102.3 | 150
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115 | Northern Iowa | FCS | 7 | 6 | 102.3 | 133
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116 | Oregon State | FBS | 2 | 10 | 101.9 | 30
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117 | Charlotte | FBS | 5 | 7 | 101.4 | 111
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118 | Louisville | FBS | 2 | 10 | 101.1 | 3
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119 | Liberty | FBS | 6 | 6 | 100.9 | 124
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120 | Coastal Carolina | FBS | 5 | 7 | 100.7 | 102
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121 | Nicholls State | FCS | 9 | 4 | 100.7 | 175
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122 | Rutgers | FBS | 1 | 11 | 100.6 | 35
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123 | Tulsa | FBS | 3 | 9 | 100.3 | 90
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124 | Wofford | FCS | 9 | 4 | 100.0 | 182
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125 | Akron | FBS | 4 | 8 | 99.9 | 88
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126 | Towson | FCS | 7 | 5 | 99.8 | 147
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127 | Elon | FCS | 6 | 5 | 99.5 | 137
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128 | Stony Brook | FCS | 7 | 5 | 98.8 | 163
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129 | Colorado State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 98.7 | 74
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130 | Ball State | FBS | 4 | 8 | 98.6 | 98
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131 | UNLV | FBS | 4 | 8 | 98.6 | 104
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132 | Furman | FCS | 6 | 4 | 98.5 | 144
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133 | Massachusetts | FBS | 4 | 8 | 98.4 | 86
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134 | Western Kentucky | FBS | 3 | 9 | 98.2 | 113
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135 | Montana State | FCS | 8 | 5 | 98.0 | 148
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136 | San Jose State | FBS | 1 | 11 | 97.9 | 61
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137 | New Mexico | FBS | 3 | 9 | 97.9 | 83
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138 | Jacksonville State | FCS | 9 | 4 | 97.9 | 202
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139 | Delaware | FCS | 7 | 5 | 97.8 | 151
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140 | East Carolina | FBS | 3 | 9 | 97.3 | 76
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141 | Indiana State | FCS | 7 | 4 | 96.8 | 174
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142 | Samford | FCS | 6 | 5 | 96.3 | 190
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143 | Western Illinois | FCS | 5 | 6 | 96.3 | 135
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144 | Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 9 | 4 | 96.0 | 191
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145 | Harvard | FCS | 6 | 4 | 95.8 | 179
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146 | Old Dominion | FBS | 4 | 8 | 95.6 | 127
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147 | Rhode Island | FCS | 6 | 5 | 95.4 | 160
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148 | North Carolina A&T | FCS | 10 | 2 | 94.9 | 225
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149 | Idaho State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 94.9 | 161
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150 | Villanova | FCS | 5 | 6 | 94.8 | 156
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151 | Citadel | FCS | 5 | 6 | 94.4 | 153
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152 | Georgia State | FBS | 2 | 10 | 94.4 | 82
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153 | Bowling Green | FBS | 3 | 9 | 94.2 | 94
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154 | New Hampshire | FCS | 4 | 7 | 93.5 | 134
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155 | Central Michigan | FBS | 1 | 11 | 93.5 | 85
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156 | Montana | FCS | 6 | 5 | 93.5 | 177
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157 | Kent State | FBS | 2 | 10 | 93.0 | 96
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158 | North Dakota | FCS | 6 | 5 | 92.7 | 181
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159 | UTSA | FBS | 3 | 9 | 92.6 | 101
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160 | South Alabama | FBS | 3 | 9 | 92.5 | 106
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161 | South Dakota | FCS | 4 | 7 | 92.4 | 132
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162 | East Tennessee State | FCS | 8 | 4 | 92.2 | 192
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163 | Youngstown State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 92.0 | 141
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164 | Chattanooga | FCS | 6 | 5 | 91.6 | 176
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165 | Incarnate Word | FCS | 6 | 5 | 91.5 | 166
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166 | Texas State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 90.8 | 130
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167 | Yale | FCS | 5 | 5 | 90.7 | 172
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168 | New Mexico State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 90.5 | 112
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169 | Cal Poly | FCS | 5 | 6 | 89.4 | 155
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170 | Abilene Christian | FCS | 6 | 5 | 89.4 | 196
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171 | Rice | FBS | 2 | 11 | 89.2 | 108
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172 | Central Arkansas | FCS | 6 | 5 | 89.0 | 203
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173 | Lamar | FCS | 7 | 5 | 88.6 | 209
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174 | Monmouth | FCS | 8 | 3 | 88.4 | 216
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175 | William & Mary | FCS | 4 | 6 | 88.2 | 140
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176 | Connecticut | FBS | 1 | 11 | 87.9 | 71
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177 | Duquesne | FCS | 9 | 4 | 87.5 | 221
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178 | Sam Houston State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 87.4 | 205
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179 | Portland State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 87.3 | 154
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180 | Alcorn State | FCS | 9 | 4 | 87.3 | 233
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181 | Columbia | FCS | 6 | 4 | 87.2 | 195
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182 | Pennsylvania | FCS | 6 | 4 | 87.1 | 197
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183 | Mercer | FCS | 5 | 6 | 87.0 | 180
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184 | McNeese State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 87.0 | 193
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185 | Northern Arizona | FCS | 4 | 6 | 86.9 | 167
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186 | Southern Illinois | FCS | 2 | 9 | 86.8 | 131
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187 | Idaho | FCS | 4 | 7 | 86.7 | 136
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188 | Missouri State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 86.7 | 138
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189 | Richmond | FCS | 4 | 7 | 86.4 | 152
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190 | Sacred Heart | FCS | 7 | 4 | 85.5 | 226
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191 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 7 | 4 | 85.4 | 214
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192 | San Diego | FCS | 9 | 3 | 85.3 | 239
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193 | Tennessee State | FCS | 4 | 5 | 85.3 | 189
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194 | Holy Cross | FCS | 5 | 6 | 85.1 | 188
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195 | Southeastern Louisiana | FCS | 4 | 7 | 84.9 | 164
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196 | Southern | FCS | 7 | 4 | 84.7 | 224
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197 | Austin Peay | FCS | 5 | 6 | 84.4 | 204
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198 | Murray State | FCS | 5 | 6 | 84.4 | 183
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199 | Drake | FCS | 7 | 4 | 84.2 | 238
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200 | Albany | FCS | 3 | 8 | 84.1 | 159
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201 | Northwestern State | FCS | 5 | 6 | 84.0 | 186
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202 | UTEP | FBS | 1 | 11 | 83.8 | 125
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203 | Cornell | FCS | 3 | 7 | 82.8 | 158
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204 | Tennessee-Martin | FCS | 2 | 9 | 82.3 | 169
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205 | Bethune-Cookman | FCS | 7 | 5 | 80.9 | 223
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206 | South Carolina State | FCS | 5 | 6 | 80.9 | 206
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207 | Charleston Southern | FCS | 5 | 6 | 80.7 | 211
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208 | Eastern Illinois | FCS | 3 | 8 | 80.4 | 178
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209 | Florida A&M | FCS | 6 | 5 | 80.3 | 229
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210 | Central Connecticut State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 80.0 | 244
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211 | Campbell | FCS | 6 | 5 | 80.0 | 234
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212 | North Alabama | FCS | 7 | 3 | 79.4 | 246
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213 | Prairie View A&M | FCS | 5 | 6 | 78.7 | 231
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214 | Northern Colorado | FCS | 2 | 9 | 78.5 | 168
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215 | Western Carolina | FCS | 3 | 8 | 78.5 | 187
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216 | Howard | FCS | 4 | 6 | 77.8 | 218
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217 | Alabama A&M | FCS | 6 | 5 | 77.4 | 242
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218 | Sacramento State | FCS | 2 | 8 | 76.5 | 184
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219 | Dayton | FCS | 6 | 5 | 76.4 | 250
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220 | Wagner | FCS | 4 | 7 | 76.4 | 207
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221 | Georgetown | FCS | 5 | 6 | 76.1 | 222
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222 | Stephen F. Austin | FCS | 2 | 8 | 75.9 | 173
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223 | Grambling State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 75.6 | 247
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224 | Morgan State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 75.6 | 215
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225 | St. Francis(PA) | FCS | 4 | 7 | 74.6 | 243
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226 | Southern Utah | FCS | 1 | 10 | 74.4 | 162
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227 | Bryant | FCS | 6 | 5 | 73.8 | 232
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228 | Gardner-Webb | FCS | 3 | 8 | 72.7 | 201
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229 | Jackson State | FCS | 5 | 5 | 72.6 | 228
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230 | Lafayette | FCS | 3 | 8 | 72.4 | 199
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231 | Lehigh | FCS | 3 | 8 | 72.0 | 200
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232 | North Carolina Central | FCS | 5 | 6 | 72.0 | 240
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233 | Stetson | FCS | 8 | 2 | 71.5 | 253
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234 | Savannah State | FCS | 2 | 8 | 71.1 | 198
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235 | Norfolk State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 70.1 | 230
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236 | Brown | FCS | 1 | 9 | 70.0 | 170
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237 | Marist | FCS | 5 | 6 | 69.7 | 248
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238 | Fordham | FCS | 2 | 9 | 69.4 | 213
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239 | VMI | FCS | 1 | 10 | 69.1 | 171
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240 | Tennessee Tech | FCS | 1 | 10 | 68.2 | 165
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241 | Hampton | FCS | 7 | 3 | 67.9 | 255
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242 | Delaware State | FCS | 3 | 8 | 67.4 | 220
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243 | Bucknell | FCS | 1 | 10 | 66.3 | 210
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244 | Houston Baptist | FCS | 1 | 10 | 66.1 | 208
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245 | Alabama State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 64.8 | 219
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246 | Presbyterian | FCS | 2 | 8 | 63.6 | 235
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247 | Davidson | FCS | 6 | 5 | 63.4 | 254
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248 | Butler | FCS | 4 | 7 | 63.1 | 245
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249 | Texas Southern | FCS | 2 | 9 | 60.3 | 237
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250 | Robert Morris | FCS | 2 | 9 | 59.3 | 227
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251 | Valparaiso | FCS | 2 | 9 | 59.0 | 249
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252 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | FCS | 2 | 9 | 57.2 | 241
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253 | Morehead State | FCS | 3 | 8 | 56.7 | 251
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254 | Jacksonville | FCS | 2 | 8 | 55.8 | 252
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255 | Mississippi Valley State | FCS | 1 | 10 | 54.7 | 236
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