2015 College Football Power Ratings
Last updated: Tuesday, January 12, 2016 - 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 253 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 253 is weakest)
| | OVERALL RATINGS | | W | L | RATING | SS
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| 1 | Alabama | FBS | 14 | 1 | 144.3 | 1
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| 2 | Clemson | FBS | 14 | 1 | 139.1 | 17
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| 3 | Oklahoma | FBS | 11 | 2 | 138.3 | 15
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| 4 | Ohio State | FBS | 12 | 1 | 137.2 | 51
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| 5 | Stanford | FBS | 12 | 2 | 137.0 | 14
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| 6 | Mississippi | FBS | 10 | 3 | 135.1 | 21
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| 7 | Michigan State | FBS | 12 | 2 | 132.3 | 12
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| 8 | Baylor | FBS | 10 | 3 | 132.0 | 60
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| 9 | Michigan | FBS | 10 | 3 | 131.9 | 36
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| 10 | Louisiana State | FBS | 9 | 3 | 131.5 | 8
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| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS | 10 | 3 | 131.2 | 11
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| 12 | Texas Christian | FBS | 11 | 2 | 131.1 | 54
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| 13 | Tennessee | FBS | 9 | 4 | 130.8 | 32
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| 14 | North Carolina | FBS | 11 | 3 | 129.9 | 59
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| 15 | Florida State | FBS | 10 | 3 | 129.6 | 53
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| 16 | Iowa | FBS | 12 | 2 | 129.3 | 47
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| 17 | Mississippi State | FBS | 9 | 4 | 128.9 | 27
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| 18 | Utah | FBS | 10 | 3 | 128.7 | 30
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| 19 | Arkansas | FBS | 8 | 5 | 128.6 | 5
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| 20 | Southern California | FBS | 8 | 6 | 128.1 | 4
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| 21 | Houston | FBS | 13 | 1 | 127.8 | 94
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| 22 | Oklahoma State | FBS | 10 | 3 | 127.3 | 43
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| 23 | Oregon | FBS | 9 | 4 | 126.9 | 16
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| 24 | Wisconsin | FBS | 10 | 3 | 126.9 | 63
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| 25 | Western Kentucky | FBS | 12 | 2 | 126.5 | 89
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| 26 | California | FBS | 8 | 5 | 126.2 | 13
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| 27 | Washington | FBS | 7 | 6 | 125.9 | 37
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| 28 | Navy | FBS | 11 | 2 | 125.7 | 73
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| 29 | West Virginia | FBS | 8 | 5 | 125.6 | 44
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| 30 | Florida | FBS | 10 | 4 | 125.3 | 25
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| 31 | Georgia | FBS | 10 | 3 | 125.3 | 61
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| 32 | UCLA | FBS | 8 | 5 | 124.5 | 23
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| 33 | Texas A&M | FBS | 8 | 5 | 124.4 | 28
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| 34 | Northwestern | FBS | 10 | 3 | 124.1 | 33
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| 35 | Washington State | FBS | 9 | 4 | 123.6 | 46
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| 36 | Auburn | FBS | 7 | 6 | 123.3 | 6
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| 37 | Toledo | FBS | 10 | 2 | 123.1 | 87
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| 38 | Pittsburgh | FBS | 8 | 5 | 122.6 | 24
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| 39 | Louisville | FBS | 8 | 5 | 122.5 | 40
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| 40 | Memphis | FBS | 9 | 4 | 121.9 | 69
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| 41 | North Dakota State | FCS | 13 | 2 | 121.4 | 130
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| 42 | Brigham Young | FBS | 9 | 4 | 121.2 | 71
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| 43 | Bowling Green | FBS | 10 | 4 | 121.1 | 75
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| 44 | San Diego State | FBS | 11 | 3 | 120.4 | 115
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| 45 | Boise State | FBS | 9 | 4 | 120.3 | 105
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| 46 | Miami(Florida) | FBS | 8 | 5 | 119.7 | 38
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| 47 | Temple | FBS | 10 | 4 | 119.4 | 78
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| 48 | Texas Tech | FBS | 7 | 6 | 119.3 | 20
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| 49 | Nebraska | FBS | 6 | 7 | 119.2 | 41
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| 50 | Arizona State | FBS | 6 | 7 | 119.0 | 19
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| 51 | North Carolina State | FBS | 7 | 6 | 118.9 | 57
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| 52 | South Florida | FBS | 8 | 5 | 118.7 | 80
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| 53 | Virginia Tech | FBS | 7 | 6 | 118.5 | 55
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| 54 | Penn State | FBS | 7 | 6 | 118.3 | 42
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| 55 | Georgia Southern | FBS | 9 | 4 | 117.7 | 97
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| 56 | Texas | FBS | 5 | 7 | 116.9 | 10
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| 57 | Western Michigan | FBS | 8 | 5 | 116.9 | 76
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| 58 | Arizona | FBS | 7 | 6 | 116.9 | 52
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| 59 | Duke | FBS | 8 | 5 | 116.8 | 67
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| 60 | Appalachian State | FBS | 11 | 2 | 116.7 | 135
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| 61 | Kansas State | FBS | 6 | 7 | 116.1 | 39
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| 62 | Minnesota | FBS | 6 | 7 | 115.7 | 31
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| 63 | Louisiana Tech | FBS | 9 | 4 | 115.6 | 113
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| 64 | Illinois | FBS | 5 | 7 | 115.5 | 34
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| 65 | Indiana | FBS | 6 | 7 | 115.3 | 49
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| 66 | Marshall | FBS | 10 | 3 | 115.1 | 134
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| 67 | Southern Mississippi | FBS | 9 | 5 | 114.9 | 118
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| 68 | Illinois State | FCS | 10 | 3 | 114.6 | 133
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| 69 | Georgia Tech | FBS | 3 | 9 | 114.4 | 29
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| 70 | Air Force | FBS | 8 | 6 | 113.9 | 88
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| 71 | Missouri | FBS | 5 | 7 | 113.9 | 48
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| 72 | Northern Iowa | FCS | 9 | 5 | 113.8 | 112
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| 73 | Jacksonville State | FCS | 13 | 2 | 113.2 | 157
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| 74 | Iowa State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 112.4 | 2
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| 75 | Virginia | FBS | 4 | 8 | 112.3 | 22
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| 76 | Utah State | FBS | 6 | 7 | 111.7 | 66
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| 77 | Central Michigan | FBS | 7 | 6 | 111.5 | 85
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| 78 | Arkansas State | FBS | 9 | 4 | 111.4 | 124
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| 79 | Vanderbilt | FBS | 4 | 8 | 111.2 | 35
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| 80 | South Carolina | FBS | 3 | 9 | 111.2 | 18
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| 81 | Northern Illinois | FBS | 8 | 6 | 110.8 | 90
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| 82 | Cincinnati | FBS | 7 | 6 | 110.8 | 81
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| 83 | South Dakota State | FCS | 8 | 4 | 110.4 | 137
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| 84 | Maryland | FBS | 3 | 9 | 110.1 | 3
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| 85 | Middle Tennessee | FBS | 7 | 6 | 109.9 | 103
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| 86 | Syracuse | FBS | 4 | 8 | 109.9 | 50
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| 87 | East Carolina | FBS | 5 | 7 | 109.7 | 70
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| 88 | Kentucky | FBS | 5 | 7 | 109.4 | 64
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| 89 | Ohio | FBS | 8 | 5 | 108.9 | 110
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| 90 | Colorado | FBS | 4 | 9 | 108.6 | 62
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| 91 | Boston College | FBS | 3 | 9 | 108.6 | 65
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| 92 | Connecticut | FBS | 6 | 7 | 108.3 | 74
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| 93 | Portland State | FCS | 9 | 3 | 108.0 | 148
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| 94 | Akron | FBS | 8 | 5 | 107.9 | 121
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| 95 | Wake Forest | FBS | 3 | 9 | 107.6 | 45
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| 96 | Harvard | FCS | 9 | 1 | 106.9 | 206
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| 97 | Tulsa | FBS | 6 | 7 | 106.5 | 79
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| 98 | Chattanooga | FCS | 9 | 4 | 106.0 | 146
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| 99 | San Jose State | FBS | 6 | 7 | 106.0 | 92
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| 100 | Colorado State | FBS | 7 | 6 | 106.0 | 119
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| 101 | Rutgers | FBS | 4 | 8 | 105.7 | 56
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| 102 | McNeese State | FCS | 10 | 1 | 105.6 | 209
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| 103 | Nevada | FBS | 7 | 6 | 105.6 | 114
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| 104 | Dartmouth | FCS | 9 | 1 | 105.4 | 201
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| 105 | Sam Houston State | FCS | 11 | 4 | 105.2 | 178
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| 106 | Richmond | FCS | 10 | 4 | 105.2 | 152
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| 107 | Western Illinois | FCS | 7 | 6 | 105.1 | 95
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| 108 | Southern Utah | FCS | 8 | 4 | 104.7 | 169
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| 109 | Purdue | FBS | 2 | 10 | 104.7 | 26
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| 110 | New Mexico | FBS | 7 | 6 | 104.6 | 128
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| 111 | Montana | FCS | 8 | 5 | 104.6 | 139
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| 112 | Citadel | FCS | 9 | 4 | 104.5 | 151
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| 113 | Charleston Southern | FCS | 10 | 3 | 103.9 | 155
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| 114 | Troy | FBS | 4 | 8 | 103.9 | 91
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| 115 | Youngstown State | FCS | 5 | 6 | 103.7 | 138
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| 116 | James Madison | FCS | 9 | 3 | 103.1 | 185
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| 117 | Oregon State | FBS | 2 | 10 | 102.9 | 7
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| 118 | Coastal Carolina | FCS | 9 | 3 | 102.3 | 199
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| 119 | Georgia State | FBS | 6 | 7 | 101.3 | 126
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| 120 | William & Mary | FCS | 9 | 4 | 101.2 | 164
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| 121 | Buffalo | FBS | 5 | 7 | 100.6 | 116
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| 122 | North Dakota | FCS | 7 | 4 | 100.0 | 158
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| 123 | Pennsylvania | FCS | 7 | 3 | 99.5 | 172
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| 124 | Eastern Illinois | FCS | 7 | 5 | 99.0 | 140
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| 125 | Western Carolina | FCS | 7 | 4 | 99.0 | 143
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| 126 | South Dakota | FCS | 5 | 6 | 98.6 | 129
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| 127 | Florida Atlantic | FBS | 3 | 9 | 98.4 | 100
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| 128 | Florida International | FBS | 5 | 7 | 98.4 | 122
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| 129 | UNLV | FBS | 3 | 9 | 98.2 | 93
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| 130 | Southern Illinois | FCS | 3 | 8 | 97.8 | 120
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| 131 | Indiana State | FCS | 5 | 6 | 97.8 | 136
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| 132 | Northern Arizona | FCS | 7 | 4 | 97.6 | 181
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| 133 | Tennessee-Martin | FCS | 7 | 4 | 97.3 | 163
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| 134 | Villanova | FCS | 6 | 5 | 97.1 | 156
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| 135 | South Alabama | FBS | 5 | 7 | 96.5 | 104
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| 136 | Southern Methodist | FBS | 2 | 10 | 96.3 | 58
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| 137 | Fordham | FCS | 9 | 3 | 96.3 | 193
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| 138 | Fresno State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 96.3 | 77
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| 139 | Eastern Washington | FCS | 6 | 5 | 96.2 | 142
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| 140 | Weber State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 95.9 | 149
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| 141 | Massachusetts | FBS | 3 | 9 | 95.9 | 96
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| 142 | Towson | FCS | 7 | 4 | 95.6 | 180
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| 143 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 6 | 5 | 95.4 | 179
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| 144 | North Carolina A&T | FCS | 10 | 2 | 95.2 | 223
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| 145 | Rice | FBS | 5 | 7 | 95.0 | 127
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| 146 | Idaho | FBS | 4 | 8 | 94.9 | 101
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| 147 | Colgate | FCS | 9 | 5 | 94.9 | 166
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| 148 | Ball State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 94.8 | 83
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| 149 | Central Arkansas | FCS | 7 | 4 | 94.8 | 187
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| 150 | Liberty | FCS | 6 | 5 | 94.4 | 161
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| 151 | Old Dominion | FBS | 5 | 7 | 94.2 | 131
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| 152 | UTEP | FBS | 5 | 7 | 94.1 | 125
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| 153 | Army | FBS | 2 | 10 | 94.1 | 117
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| 154 | Samford | FCS | 6 | 5 | 94.0 | 198
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| 155 | Louisiana-Lafayette | FBS | 4 | 8 | 93.9 | 132
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| 156 | Tulane | FBS | 3 | 9 | 93.9 | 84
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| 157 | Kent State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 93.8 | 102
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| 158 | Wyoming | FBS | 2 | 10 | 93.7 | 82
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| 159 | UTSA | FBS | 3 | 9 | 93.5 | 109
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| 160 | Cal Poly | FCS | 4 | 7 | 93.3 | 141
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| 161 | Yale | FCS | 6 | 4 | 93.1 | 173
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| 162 | Wofford | FCS | 5 | 6 | 92.9 | 150
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| 163 | New Hampshire | FCS | 7 | 5 | 92.6 | 190
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| 164 | Kansas | FBS | 0 | 12 | 92.6 | 9
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| 165 | Miami(Ohio) | FBS | 3 | 9 | 92.2 | 107
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| 166 | Montana State | FCS | 5 | 6 | 92.1 | 192
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| 167 | Holy Cross | FCS | 6 | 5 | 91.8 | 211
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| 168 | Princeton | FCS | 5 | 5 | 91.6 | 189
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| 169 | Texas State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 91.4 | 111
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| 170 | Hawaii | FBS | 3 | 10 | 91.2 | 86
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| 171 | Bethune-Cookman | FCS | 9 | 2 | 89.7 | 226
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| 172 | New Mexico State | FBS | 3 | 9 | 89.7 | 98
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| 173 | Louisiana-Monroe | FBS | 2 | 11 | 89.0 | 99
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| 174 | Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 88.9 | 168
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| 175 | North Texas | FBS | 1 | 11 | 88.4 | 68
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| 176 | North Carolina Central | FCS | 8 | 3 | 88.2 | 227
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| 177 | Lehigh | FCS | 6 | 5 | 88.2 | 191
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| 178 | Furman | FCS | 4 | 7 | 87.7 | 144
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| 179 | Grambling State | FCS | 9 | 3 | 87.6 | 225
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| 180 | Duquesne | FCS | 8 | 4 | 87.4 | 236
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| 181 | St. Francis(PA) | FCS | 7 | 4 | 87.1 | 231
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| 182 | Monmouth | FCS | 5 | 6 | 87.1 | 184
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| 183 | Mercer | FCS | 5 | 6 | 87.0 | 215
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| 184 | South Carolina State | FCS | 7 | 4 | 86.8 | 229
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| 185 | Central Florida | FBS | 0 | 12 | 86.7 | 72
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| 186 | Stony Brook | FCS | 5 | 5 | 86.6 | 213
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| 187 | Stephen F. Austin | FCS | 4 | 7 | 86.6 | 182
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| 188 | Dayton | FCS | 10 | 2 | 86.5 | 233
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| 189 | Alcorn State | FCS | 9 | 4 | 86.5 | 239
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| 190 | Northern Colorado | FCS | 6 | 5 | 86.4 | 200
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| 191 | Lamar | FCS | 5 | 6 | 86.2 | 216
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| 192 | Delaware | FCS | 4 | 7 | 86.2 | 176
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| 193 | Eastern Michigan | FBS | 1 | 11 | 86.0 | 106
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| 194 | Brown | FCS | 5 | 5 | 85.6 | 186
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| 195 | Elon | FCS | 4 | 7 | 85.6 | 154
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| 196 | Northwestern State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 84.9 | 162
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| 197 | Charlotte | FBS | 2 | 10 | 84.6 | 123
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| 198 | Prairie View A&M | FCS | 9 | 2 | 84.4 | 248
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| 199 | Tennessee Tech | FCS | 4 | 7 | 84.3 | 153
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| 200 | Bryant | FCS | 5 | 6 | 83.7 | 218
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| 201 | Maine | FCS | 3 | 8 | 83.7 | 167
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| 202 | Murray State | FCS | 3 | 8 | 83.4 | 174
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| 203 | Southeastern Louisiana | FCS | 4 | 7 | 83.0 | 203
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| 204 | Southern | FCS | 6 | 5 | 82.9 | 220
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| 205 | California-Davis | FCS | 2 | 9 | 82.6 | 147
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| 206 | Incarnate Word | FCS | 6 | 5 | 82.3 | 214
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| 207 | San Diego | FCS | 9 | 2 | 81.9 | 250
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| 208 | Tennessee State | FCS | 4 | 6 | 81.9 | 210
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| 209 | Georgetown | FCS | 4 | 7 | 81.9 | 195
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| 210 | Kennesaw State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 81.9 | 237
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| 211 | Jacksonville | FCS | 9 | 2 | 81.3 | 253
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| 212 | Hampton | FCS | 6 | 5 | 81.1 | 232
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| 213 | Presbyterian | FCS | 2 | 9 | 80.9 | 177
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| 214 | Sacred Heart | FCS | 6 | 5 | 80.1 | 234
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| 215 | Columbia | FCS | 2 | 8 | 80.1 | 188
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| 216 | Bucknell | FCS | 4 | 7 | 80.0 | 212
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| 217 | Abilene Christian | FCS | 3 | 8 | 79.9 | 196
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| 218 | Virginia Military | FCS | 2 | 9 | 79.6 | 165
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| 219 | Albany | FCS | 3 | 8 | 79.6 | 170
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| 220 | Norfolk State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 79.2 | 197
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| 221 | Gardner-Webb | FCS | 4 | 7 | 79.2 | 207
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| 222 | Sacramento State | FCS | 2 | 9 | 78.3 | 171
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| 223 | Idaho State | FCS | 2 | 9 | 77.5 | 160
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| 224 | Nicholls State | FCS | 3 | 8 | 77.3 | 183
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| 225 | Morgan State | FCS | 5 | 6 | 76.2 | 228
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| 226 | Morehead State | FCS | 7 | 4 | 76.0 | 244
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| 227 | Central Connecticut State | FCS | 4 | 7 | 75.7 | 217
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| 228 | Marist | FCS | 5 | 6 | 75.6 | 238
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| 229 | Rhode Island | FCS | 1 | 10 | 75.6 | 159
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| 230 | Missouri State | FCS | 1 | 10 | 75.2 | 108
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| 231 | Drake | FCS | 5 | 6 | 75.0 | 235
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| 232 | Butler | FCS | 6 | 5 | 74.9 | 245
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| 233 | Robert Morris | FCS | 4 | 7 | 74.4 | 221
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| 234 | Cornell | FCS | 1 | 9 | 74.2 | 175
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| 235 | Alabama State | FCS | 6 | 5 | 73.9 | 243
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| 236 | Campbell | FCS | 5 | 6 | 71.5 | 249
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| 237 | Austin Peay | FCS | 0 | 11 | 70.3 | 145
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| 238 | Lafayette | FCS | 1 | 10 | 68.9 | 194
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| 239 | Alabama A&M | FCS | 3 | 8 | 67.6 | 224
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| 240 | Florida A&M | FCS | 1 | 10 | 66.4 | 205
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| 241 | Jackson State | FCS | 3 | 8 | 66.4 | 230
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| 242 | Wagner | FCS | 1 | 10 | 65.3 | 204
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| 243 | Howard | FCS | 1 | 10 | 65.0 | 202
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| 244 | Delaware State | FCS | 1 | 10 | 61.7 | 219
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| 245 | Savannah State | FCS | 1 | 9 | 61.1 | 208
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| 246 | Texas Southern | FCS | 3 | 7 | 58.2 | 252
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| 247 | Houston Baptist | FCS | 2 | 9 | 57.4 | 241
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| 248 | Stetson | FCS | 3 | 8 | 56.1 | 251
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| 249 | Mississippi Valley State | FCS | 1 | 10 | 55.3 | 222
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| 250 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | FCS | 2 | 9 | 55.2 | 242
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| 251 | Valparaiso | FCS | 2 | 9 | 53.5 | 246
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| 252 | Davidson | FCS | 2 | 9 | 52.0 | 240
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| 253 | East Tennessee State | FCS | 2 | 9 | 51.4 | 247
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