2009 College Football Power Ratings
Last updated: Friday, January 8, 2010 - final ratings
These ratings are based on several factors, including win-loss record, schedule
strength, and margin of victory in games. The most recent games are counted
with more emphasis than those played earlier in the season.
| | OVERALL RATINGS | | W | L | RATING
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| 1 | Alabama | I-A | 14 | 0 | 145.6
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| 2 | Florida | I-A | 13 | 1 | 142.8
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| 3 | Texas | I-A | 13 | 1 | 142.4
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| 4 | Virginia Tech | I-A | 10 | 3 | 137.6
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| 5 | Texas Christian | I-A | 12 | 1 | 137.4
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| 6 | Boise State | I-A | 14 | 0 | 135.8
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| 7 | Ohio State | I-A | 11 | 2 | 134.6
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| 8 | Oregon | I-A | 10 | 3 | 133.8
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| 9 | Nebraska | I-A | 10 | 4 | 133.0
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| 10 | Cincinnati | I-A | 12 | 1 | 132.9
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| 11 | Oklahoma | I-A | 8 | 5 | 132.6
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| 12 | Georgia Tech | I-A | 11 | 3 | 132.3
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| 13 | Penn State | I-A | 11 | 2 | 131.7
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| 14 | Iowa | I-A | 11 | 2 | 130.8
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| 15 | LSU | I-A | 9 | 4 | 130.7
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| 16 | Miami(Florida) | I-A | 9 | 4 | 130.2
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| 17 | Arkansas | I-A | 8 | 5 | 130.2
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| 18 | Brigham Young | I-A | 11 | 2 | 130.0
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| 19 | Texas Tech | I-A | 9 | 4 | 129.7
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| 20 | Pittsburgh | I-A | 10 | 3 | 129.5
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| 21 | Mississippi | I-A | 9 | 4 | 128.6
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| 22 | Clemson | I-A | 9 | 5 | 128.4
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| 23 | Wisconsin | I-A | 10 | 3 | 127.9
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| 24 | Southern California | I-A | 9 | 4 | 127.7
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| 25 | Georgia | I-A | 8 | 5 | 127.5
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| 26 | Stanford | I-A | 8 | 5 | 127.0
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| 27 | Oklahoma State | I-A | 9 | 4 | 125.6
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| 28 | Utah | I-A | 10 | 3 | 125.5
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| 29 | Connecticut | I-A | 8 | 5 | 125.3
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| 30 | West Virginia | I-A | 9 | 4 | 125.3
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| 31 | Arizona | I-A | 8 | 5 | 125.2
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| 32 | Tennessee | I-A | 7 | 6 | 125.1
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| 33 | Auburn | I-A | 8 | 5 | 125.1
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| 34 | North Carolina | I-A | 8 | 5 | 124.9
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| 35 | Oregon State | I-A | 8 | 5 | 124.9
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| 36 | Florida State | I-A | 7 | 6 | 124.7
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| 37 | Central Michigan | I-A | 12 | 2 | 123.9
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| 38 | South Carolina | I-A | 7 | 6 | 123.4
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| 39 | Air Force | I-A | 8 | 5 | 123.4
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| 40 | East Carolina | I-A | 9 | 5 | 123.4
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| 41 | California | I-A | 8 | 5 | 122.7
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| 42 | Navy | I-A | 10 | 4 | 122.6
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| 43 | Houston | I-A | 10 | 4 | 121.8
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| 44 | Mississippi State | I-A | 5 | 7 | 121.6
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| 45 | Boston College | I-A | 8 | 5 | 121.6
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| 46 | Notre Dame | I-A | 6 | 6 | 121.5
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| 47 | Missouri | I-A | 8 | 5 | 121.5
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| 48 | Kentucky | I-A | 7 | 6 | 121.1
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| 49 | Rutgers | I-A | 9 | 4 | 121.0
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| 50 | UCLA | I-A | 7 | 6 | 120.8
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| 51 | South Florida | I-A | 8 | 5 | 120.8
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| 52 | Washington | I-A | 5 | 7 | 119.9
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| 53 | Nevada | I-A | 8 | 5 | 119.4
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| 54 | Troy | I-A | 9 | 4 | 119.3
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| 55 | Middle Tennessee | I-A | 10 | 3 | 119.0
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| 56 | Michigan State | I-A | 6 | 7 | 118.6
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| 57 | Wake Forest | I-A | 5 | 7 | 118.5
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| 58 | Texas A&M | I-A | 6 | 7 | 118.1
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| 59 | Central Florida | I-A | 8 | 5 | 117.9
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| 60 | Villanova | I-AA | 14 | 1 | 117.8
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| 61 | Fresno State | I-A | 8 | 5 | 117.8
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| 62 | Southern Methodist | I-A | 8 | 5 | 116.9
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| 63 | Kansas | I-A | 5 | 7 | 116.7
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| 64 | Northwestern | I-A | 8 | 5 | 116.7
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| 65 | Minnesota | I-A | 6 | 7 | 116.4
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| 66 | Temple | I-A | 9 | 4 | 116.1
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| 67 | Purdue | I-A | 5 | 7 | 115.8
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| 68 | Southern Mississippi | I-A | 7 | 6 | 115.6
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| 69 | Kansas State | I-A | 6 | 6 | 115.6
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| 70 | Iowa State | I-A | 7 | 6 | 115.4
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| 71 | William & Mary | I-AA | 11 | 3 | 115.1
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| 72 | Arizona State | I-A | 4 | 8 | 114.4
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| 73 | Marshall | I-A | 7 | 6 | 113.6
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| 74 | Ohio | I-A | 9 | 5 | 113.6
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| 75 | N.C. State | I-A | 5 | 7 | 112.9
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| 76 | Virginia | I-A | 3 | 9 | 112.8
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| 77 | Baylor | I-A | 4 | 8 | 112.7
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| 78 | Bowling Green | I-A | 7 | 6 | 112.4
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| 79 | Montana | I-AA | 14 | 1 | 112.3
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| 80 | Colorado | I-A | 3 | 9 | 112.0
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| 81 | Louisiana Tech | I-A | 4 | 8 | 111.8
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| 82 | Michigan | I-A | 5 | 7 | 111.7
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| 83 | Duke | I-A | 5 | 7 | 111.7
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| 84 | Richmond | I-AA | 11 | 2 | 111.5
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| 85 | Wyoming | I-A | 7 | 6 | 111.3
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| 86 | Syracuse | I-A | 4 | 8 | 111.1
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| 87 | Idaho | I-A | 8 | 5 | 110.7
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| 88 | UAB | I-A | 5 | 7 | 110.6
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| 89 | Illinois | I-A | 3 | 9 | 110.3
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| 90 | Northern Illinois | I-A | 7 | 6 | 110.0
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| 91 | Appalachian State | I-AA | 11 | 3 | 109.0
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| 92 | Tulsa | I-A | 5 | 7 | 108.9
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| 93 | Louisville | I-A | 4 | 8 | 108.8
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| 94 | Vanderbilt | I-A | 2 | 10 | 108.7
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| 95 | Indiana | I-A | 4 | 8 | 108.2
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| 96 | Buffalo | I-A | 5 | 7 | 108.1
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| 97 | Southern Illinois | I-AA | 11 | 2 | 108.0
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| 98 | Elon | I-AA | 9 | 3 | 107.5
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| 99 | Louisiana-Monroe | I-A | 6 | 6 | 107.4
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| 100 | Utah State | I-A | 4 | 8 | 107.2
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| 101 | Maryland | I-A | 2 | 10 | 107.1
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| 102 | UTEP | I-A | 4 | 8 | 106.9
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| 103 | UNLV | I-A | 5 | 7 | 106.9
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| 104 | Florida Atlantic | I-A | 5 | 7 | 105.7
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| 105 | Hawaii | I-A | 6 | 7 | 105.5
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| 106 | New Hampshire | I-AA | 10 | 3 | 104.9
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| 107 | San Diego State | I-A | 4 | 8 | 104.4
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| 108 | South Dakota State | I-AA | 8 | 4 | 104.1
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| 109 | Louisiana-Lafayette | I-A | 6 | 6 | 104.1
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| 110 | Northern Iowa | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 104.0
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| 111 | Jacksonville State | I-AA | 8 | 3 | 104.0
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| 112 | Colorado State | I-A | 3 | 9 | 103.8
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| 113 | Toledo | I-A | 5 | 7 | 103.1
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| 114 | Kent State | I-A | 5 | 7 | 103.1
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| 115 | James Madison | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 102.7
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| 116 | Western Michigan | I-A | 5 | 7 | 102.7
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| 117 | Arkansas State | I-A | 4 | 8 | 102.5
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| 118 | Delaware | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 101.7
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| 119 | Weber State | I-AA | 7 | 5 | 101.4
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| 120 | Eastern Washington | I-AA | 8 | 4 | 101.1
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| 121 | Memphis | I-A | 2 | 10 | 101.0
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| 122 | Florida International | I-A | 3 | 9 | 100.8
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| 123 | Army | I-A | 5 | 7 | 100.1
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| 124 | South Carolina State | I-AA | 10 | 2 | 100.1
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| 125 | Liberty | I-AA | 8 | 3 | 100.0
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| 126 | Stephen F. Austin | I-AA | 10 | 3 | 98.6
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| 127 | Akron | I-A | 3 | 9 | 98.2
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| 128 | Furman | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 97.8
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| 129 | Ball State | I-A | 2 | 10 | 97.8
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| 130 | Tulane | I-A | 3 | 9 | 97.4
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| 131 | Massachusetts | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 97.1
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| 132 | Washington State | I-A | 1 | 11 | 97.0
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| 133 | Northern Arizona | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 96.9
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| 134 | New Mexico | I-A | 1 | 11 | 96.7
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| 135 | Penn | I-AA | 8 | 2 | 96.3
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| 136 | North Texas | I-A | 2 | 10 | 96.2
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| 137 | Rice | I-A | 2 | 10 | 96.1
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| 138 | Montana State | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 96.1
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| 139 | Miami(Ohio) | I-A | 1 | 11 | 95.9
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| 140 | Maine | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 95.8
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| 141 | San Jose State | I-A | 2 | 10 | 95.4
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| 142 | McNeese State | I-AA | 9 | 3 | 94.7
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| 143 | Hofstra | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 93.7
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| 144 | Youngstown State | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 93.6
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| 145 | New Mexico State | I-A | 3 | 10 | 93.5
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| 146 | California-Davis | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 93.3
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| 147 | Chattanooga | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 92.8
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| 148 | Samford | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 92.7
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| 149 | Texas State | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 92.7
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| 150 | Holy Cross | I-AA | 9 | 3 | 92.4
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| 151 | Eastern Illinois | I-AA | 8 | 4 | 92.4
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| 152 | Illinois State | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 92.2
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| 153 | North Dakota | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 91.9
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| 154 | Lafayette | I-AA | 8 | 3 | 91.9
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| 155 | Prairie View A&M | I-AA | 9 | 1 | 91.6
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| 156 | Missouri State | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 91.0
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| 157 | South Dakota | I-AA | 5 | 5 | 90.6
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| 158 | Georgia Southern | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 90.5
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| 159 | Stony Brook | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 90.4
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| 160 | Florida A&M | I-AA | 8 | 3 | 90.3
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| 161 | Southern Utah | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 90.3
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| 162 | Harvard | I-AA | 7 | 3 | 89.8
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| 163 | Cal Poly | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 89.2
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| 164 | Western Kentucky | I-A | 0 | 12 | 89.1
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| 165 | Sacramento State | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 89.0
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| 166 | Wofford | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 88.5
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| 167 | Colgate | I-AA | 9 | 2 | 88.2
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| 168 | Eastern Michigan | I-A | 0 | 12 | 87.7
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| 169 | Citadel | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 87.6
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| 170 | Central Arkansas | I-AA | 5 | 7 | 87.6
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| 171 | Tennessee Tech | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 87.3
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| 172 | Grambling State | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 87.3
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| 173 | North Dakota State | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 87.2
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| 174 | Charleston Southern | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 86.5
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| 175 | Albany | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 86.3
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| 176 | Norfolk State | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 86.0
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| 177 | Eastern Kentucky | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 85.6
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| 178 | Brown | I-AA | 6 | 4 | 85.6
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| 179 | Northeastern | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 84.5
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| 180 | Central Connecticut State | I-AA | 9 | 3 | 84.5
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| 181 | Southeastern Louisiana | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 83.9
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| 182 | Gardner-Webb | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 83.5
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| 183 | Western Carolina | I-AA | 2 | 9 | 83.4
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| 184 | Coastal Carolina | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 83.0
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| 185 | Northern Colorado | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 82.9
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| 186 | Dayton | I-AA | 9 | 2 | 81.7
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| 187 | Lehigh | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 81.4
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| 188 | Columbia | I-AA | 4 | 6 | 80.5
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| 189 | Texas Southern | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 80.4
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| 190 | Rhode Island | I-AA | 1 | 10 | 80.3
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| 191 | Tennessee-Martin | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 80.1
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| 192 | Sam Houston State | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 80.1
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| 193 | Towson | I-AA | 2 | 9 | 79.5
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| 194 | Fordham | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 79.3
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| 195 | Old Dominion | I-AA | 9 | 2 | 79.2
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| 196 | Morgan State | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 79.1
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| 197 | Portland State | I-AA | 2 | 9 | 78.7
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| 198 | Delaware State | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 78.6
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| 199 | Alabama A&M | I-AA | 7 | 5 | 78.0
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| 200 | Western Illinois | I-AA | 1 | 10 | 77.8
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| 201 | Jacksonville | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 77.6
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| 202 | Southern | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 77.5
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| 203 | Drake | I-AA | 8 | 3 | 77.4
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| 204 | Nicholls State | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 77.4
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| 205 | Hampton | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 77.4
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| 206 | Yale | I-AA | 4 | 6 | 77.3
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| 207 | Butler | I-AA | 11 | 1 | 77.3
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| 208 | Robert Morris | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 77.0
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| 209 | Austin Peay | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 76.9
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| 210 | Idaho State | I-AA | 1 | 10 | 76.9
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| 211 | Tennessee State | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 76.7
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| 212 | Virginia Military | I-AA | 2 | 9 | 76.4
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| 213 | Southeast Missouri State | I-AA | 2 | 9 | 76.3
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| 214 | Monmouth | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 76.0
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| 215 | Bryant | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 75.7
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| 216 | Wagner | I-AA | 6 | 5 | 74.9
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| 217 | North Carolina A&T | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 74.8
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| 218 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | I-AA | 5 | 5 | 74.3
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| 219 | Princeton | I-AA | 4 | 6 | 74.0
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| 220 | Bethune-Cookman | I-AA | 5 | 6 | 73.8
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| 221 | Alcorn State | I-AA | 3 | 6 | 73.7
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| 222 | Dartmouth | I-AA | 2 | 8 | 72.4
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| 223 | Bucknell | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 72.1
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| 224 | Northwestern State | I-AA | 0 | 11 | 71.6
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| 225 | Marist | I-AA | 7 | 4 | 71.5
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| 226 | North Carolina Central | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 71.1
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| 227 | Indiana State | I-AA | 1 | 10 | 70.9
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| 228 | Murray State | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 70.9
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| 229 | Cornell | I-AA | 2 | 8 | 69.2
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| 230 | Jackson State | I-AA | 3 | 7 | 68.9
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| 231 | San Diego | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 67.6
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| 232 | Presbyterian | I-AA | 0 | 11 | 67.6
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| 233 | Winston-Salem State | I-AA | 1 | 10 | 67.1
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| 234 | Davidson | I-AA | 3 | 7 | 66.9
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| 235 | St. Francis(PA) | I-AA | 2 | 9 | 66.8
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| 236 | Duquesne | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 66.4
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| 237 | Sacred Heart | I-AA | 2 | 8 | 65.7
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| 238 | Howard | I-AA | 2 | 9 | 65.4
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| 239 | Alabama State | I-AA | 4 | 7 | 63.9
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| 240 | Georgetown | I-AA | 0 | 11 | 61.4
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| 241 | Mississippi Valley State | I-AA | 2 | 8 | 59.0
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| 242 | Campbell | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 57.6
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| 243 | Morehead State | I-AA | 3 | 8 | 56.9
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| 244 | Savannah State | I-AA | 2 | 7 | 54.0
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| 245 | Valparaiso | I-AA | 1 | 10 | 44.9
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