2026 College Football Power Ratings
Last updated: Monday, September 28, 2026 - thru games of September 27
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 266 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 266 is weakest)
* = ineligible for postseason play
** = ineligible for conference championship and postseason play
| | OVERALL RATINGS | | W | L | RATING | SS
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| 1 | Ohio State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 146.6 | 35
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| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS | 4 | 0 | 146.0 | 37
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| 3 | Texas | FBS | 4 | 0 | 146.0 | 1
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| 4 | Georgia | FBS | 4 | 0 | 145.4 | 123
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| 5 | LSU | FBS | 3 | 1 | 141.9 | 4
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| 6 | Alabama | FBS | 4 | 0 | 141.6 | 12
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| 7 | Florida | FBS | 4 | 0 | 140.1 | 23
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| 8 | Miami(FL) | FBS | 4 | 0 | 139.9 | 131
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| 9 | Oregon | FBS | 3 | 1 | 139.7 | 20
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| 10 | Indiana | FBS | 4 | 0 | 137.9 | 140
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| 11 | Tennessee | FBS | 3 | 1 | 135.2 | 50
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| 12 | BYU | FBS | 3 | 0 | 133.6 | 117
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| 13 | Utah | FBS | 4 | 0 | 133.6 | 95
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| 14 | Mississippi | FBS | 3 | 1 | 132.9 | 2
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| 15 | UCLA | FBS | 4 | 0 | 132.5 | 46
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| 16 | Texas Tech | FBS | 4 | 0 | 131.3 | 79
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| 17 | Mississippi State | FBS | 4 | 0 | 131.1 | 24
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| 18 | Iowa | FBS | 4 | 0 | 131.1 | 94
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| 19 | Boise State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 131.0 | 8
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| 20 | Texas A&M | FBS | 2 | 2 | 130.8 | 3
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| 21 | Nebraska | FBS | 4 | 0 | 130.1 | 109
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| 22 | Penn State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 129.3 | 97
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| 23 | Michigan | FBS | 3 | 1 | 129.2 | 31
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| 24 | Southern California | FBS | 4 | 1 | 129.0 | 27
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| 25 | Oklahoma | FBS | 2 | 2 | 128.1 | 5
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| 26 | Kentucky | FBS | 3 | 1 | 128.1 | 9
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| 27 | Houston | FBS | 3 | 1 | 127.8 | 99
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| 28 | Duke | FBS | 4 | 0 | 127.7 | 102
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| 29 | Auburn | FBS | 3 | 1 | 127.5 | 10
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| 30 | Oklahoma State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 127.3 | 60
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| 31 | Virginia | FBS | 3 | 1 | 127.3 | 115
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| 32 | Pittsburgh | FBS | 4 | 0 | 127.2 | 125
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| 33 | James Madison | FBS | 4 | 0 | 126.7 | 137
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| 34 | Missouri | FBS | 3 | 1 | 126.2 | 92
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| 35 | Louisville | FBS | 2 | 2 | 126.0 | 33
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| 36 | Kansas State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 125.5 | 113
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| 37 | Northwestern | FBS | 2 | 1 | 125.5 | 13
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| 38 | Wisconsin | FBS | 3 | 1 | 125.4 | 38
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| 39 | SMU | FBS | 3 | 1 | 125.1 | 59
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| 40 | Arizona | FBS | 3 | 1 | 124.9 | 68
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| 41 | Clemson | FBS | 3 | 1 | 124.8 | 11
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| 42 | UTSA | FBS | 3 | 1 | 124.4 | 21
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| 43 | Virginia Tech | FBS | 4 | 0 | 124.2 | 160
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| 44 | Illinois | FBS | 2 | 2 | 123.6 | 18
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| 45 | South Carolina | FBS | 2 | 2 | 123.6 | 57
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| 46 | Arizona State | FBS | 2 | 1 | 123.5 | 76
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| 47 | Vanderbilt | FBS | 3 | 1 | 123.1 | 40
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| 48 | Baylor | FBS | 3 | 1 | 122.2 | 82
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| 49 | Wake Forest | FBS | 3 | 1 | 121.7 | 16
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| 50 | Washington | FBS | 3 | 1 | 121.7 | 108
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| 51 | Cincinnati | FBS | 4 | 0 | 121.6 | 105
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| 52 | New Mexico | FBS | 3 | 1 | 121.5 | 134
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| 53 | Minnesota | FBS | 3 | 1 | 121.1 | 104
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| 54 | TCU | FBS | 2 | 2 | 120.9 | 111
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| 55 | NC State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 120.7 | 48
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| 56 | UCF | FBS | 3 | 1 | 120.0 | 98
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| 57 | Memphis | FBS | 3 | 1 | 119.7 | 73
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| 58 | West Virginia | FBS | 3 | 1 | 119.3 | 72
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| 59 | Florida State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 118.9 | 54
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| 60 | South Florida | FBS | 4 | 0 | 118.9 | 136
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| 61 | Michigan State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 118.3 | 6
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| 62 | Texas State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 117.8 | 29
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| 63 | Toledo | FBS | 3 | 1 | 117.5 | 114
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| 64 | Army | FBS | 2 | 1 | 117.5 | 118
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| 65 | Fresno State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 117.4 | 96
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| 66 | Western Michigan | FBS | 2 | 2 | 116.5 | 36
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| 67 | North Dakota State | FBS | 4 | 0 | 116.2 | 167
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| 68 | North Carolina | FBS | 2 | 1 | 116.0 | 44
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| 69 | Louisiana | FBS | 3 | 1 | 115.7 | 81
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| 70 | Florida Atlantic | FBS | 3 | 1 | 115.4 | 45
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| 71 | Georgia Tech | FBS | 1 | 3 | 115.3 | 49
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| 72 | Arkansas | FBS | 2 | 2 | 114.9 | 15
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| 73 | Oregon State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 114.8 | 28
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| 74 | Liberty | FBS | 3 | 1 | 114.6 | 110
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| 75 | Iowa State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 114.5 | 58
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| 76 | Kansas | FBS | 1 | 2 | 114.2 | 83
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| 77 | Miami(OH) | FBS | 2 | 2 | 114.0 | 63
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| 78 | Navy | FBS | 1 | 2 | 113.9 | 128
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| 79 | Maryland | FBS | 2 | 2 | 113.6 | 91
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| 80 | East Carolina | FBS | 2 | 2 | 113.3 | 80
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| 81 | California | FBS | 2 | 2 | 113.1 | 67
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| 82 | Colorado State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 113.0 | 61
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| 83 | Syracuse | FBS | 1 | 2 | 112.7 | 106
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| 84 | Connecticut | FBS | 2 | 2 | 112.7 | 127
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| 85 | Tulane | FBS | 2 | 2 | 112.6 | 25
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| 86 | Colorado | FBS | 2 | 2 | 112.6 | 42
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| 87 | Troy | FBS | 2 | 2 | 112.4 | 86
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| 88 | Tulsa | FBS | 3 | 1 | 111.5 | 93
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| 89 | North Texas | FBS | 2 | 2 | 111.3 | 51
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| 90 | UNLV | FBS | 2 | 2 | 111.0 | 78
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| 91 | Purdue | FBS | 1 | 3 | 110.9 | 7
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| 92 | Utah State | FBS | 1 | 3 | 110.8 | 17
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| 93 | Montana State | FCS | 5 | 0 | 110.2 | 216
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| 94 | Washington State | FBS | 1 | 3 | 110.2 | 47
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| 95 | San Diego State | FBS | 1 | 3 | 109.8 | 30
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| 96 | South Dakota State | FCS | 4 | 1 | 109.5 | 222
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| 97 | Stephen F. Austin | FCS | 5 | 0 | 109.4 | 224
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| 98 | Stanford | FBS | 2 | 2 | 109.3 | 14
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| 99 | Appalachian State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 108.8 | 126
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| 100 | Louisiana Tech | FBS | 1 | 2 | 108.5 | 74
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| 101 | Temple | FBS | 1 | 3 | 107.9 | 53
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| 102 | Jacksonville State | FBS | 3 | 2 | 107.9 | 124
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| 103 | Georgia State | FBS | 3 | 1 | 107.2 | 148
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| 104 | Rutgers | FBS | 1 | 3 | 107.1 | 133
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| 105 | Georgia Southern | FBS | 1 | 3 | 107.0 | 62
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| 106 | Delaware* | FBS | 2 | 2 | 106.6 | 77
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| 107 | UAB | FBS | 2 | 2 | 106.6 | 55
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| 108 | Youngstown State | FCS | 3 | 2 | 106.4 | 151
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| 109 | Arkansas State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 106.2 | 101
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| 110 | South Alabama | FBS | 2 | 2 | 106.1 | 65
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| 111 | Montana | FCS | 4 | 1 | 105.8 | 197
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| 112 | Ohio | FBS | 2 | 2 | 105.5 | 107
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| 113 | Austin Peay | FCS | 4 | 1 | 105.0 | 186
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| 114 | North Dakota | FCS | 4 | 1 | 104.9 | 172
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| 115 | Boston College | FBS | 2 | 2 | 104.8 | 85
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| 116 | Tarleton State | FCS | 4 | 0 | 104.5 | 208
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| 117 | Missouri State* | FBS | 1 | 3 | 104.2 | 64
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| 118 | Idaho State | FCS | 4 | 0 | 103.8 | 223
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| 119 | FIU | FBS | 2 | 2 | 103.6 | 130
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| 120 | Kennesaw State | FBS | 1 | 3 | 103.5 | 90
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| 121 | San Jose State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 103.4 | 70
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| 122 | Lehigh | FCS | 5 | 0 | 103.4 | 232
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| 123 | Marshall | FBS | 3 | 1 | 103.2 | 87
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| 124 | Old Dominion | FBS | 1 | 3 | 103.2 | 66
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| 125 | Rice | FBS | 1 | 3 | 103.2 | 32
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| 126 | South Dakota | FCS | 3 | 2 | 103.1 | 138
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| 127 | Coastal Carolina | FBS | 1 | 3 | 102.8 | 103
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| 128 | Air Force | FBS | 2 | 1 | 102.7 | 158
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| 129 | Illinois State | FCS | 4 | 1 | 101.6 | 245
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| 130 | Southern Mississippi | FBS | 1 | 3 | 101.6 | 88
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| 131 | Sam Houston | FBS | 1 | 3 | 101.6 | 71
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| 132 | Western Kentucky | FBS | 1 | 3 | 101.5 | 26
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| 133 | Central Michigan | FBS | 2 | 2 | 101.3 | 39
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| 134 | Tennessee Tech | FCS | 4 | 0 | 100.6 | 196
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| 135 | Massachusetts | FBS | 4 | 0 | 100.5 | 203
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| 136 | Nevada | FBS | 1 | 3 | 100.4 | 122
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| 137 | Lamar | FCS | 3 | 1 | 99.6 | 166
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| 138 | Middle Tennessee | FBS | 2 | 2 | 99.5 | 161
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| 139 | Wyoming | FBS | 2 | 2 | 98.8 | 139
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| 140 | Kent State | FBS | 2 | 2 | 98.3 | 43
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| 141 | Eastern Michigan | FBS | 2 | 3 | 97.7 | 121
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| 142 | Hawaii | FBS | 1 | 3 | 97.6 | 112
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| 143 | New Mexico State | FBS | 1 | 3 | 97.0 | 120
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| 144 | Southern Illinois | FCS | 3 | 2 | 96.4 | 171
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| 145 | Northern Arizona | FCS | 3 | 2 | 95.7 | 153
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| 146 | Harvard | FCS | 2 | 0 | 95.4 | 235
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| 147 | Akron | FBS | 1 | 3 | 94.9 | 69
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| 148 | Bowling Green | FBS | 0 | 4 | 94.4 | 22
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| 149 | Mercer | FCS | 3 | 2 | 94.3 | 210
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| 150 | Ball State | FBS | 1 | 3 | 94.2 | 34
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| 151 | Colgate | FCS | 4 | 1 | 94.1 | 202
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| 152 | UTEP | FBS | 1 | 3 | 93.9 | 52
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| 153 | Northern Illinois | FBS | 0 | 4 | 93.8 | 19
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| 154 | Gardner-Webb | FCS | 1 | 4 | 92.9 | 144
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| 155 | South Carolina State | FCS | 5 | 0 | 92.6 | 263
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| 156 | Campbell | FCS | 4 | 1 | 92.6 | 181
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| 157 | Chattanooga | FCS | 3 | 2 | 92.4 | 219
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| 158 | Monmouth | FCS | 3 | 2 | 92.4 | 162
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| 159 | West Florida* | FCS | 3 | 1 | 92.0 | 168
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| 160 | Charlotte | FBS | 0 | 4 | 91.9 | 75
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| 161 | UC-Davis | FCS | 3 | 2 | 91.8 | 187
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| 162 | UT-Rio Grande Valley | FCS | 2 | 2 | 91.7 | 198
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| 163 | Yale | FCS | 1 | 1 | 91.6 | 213
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| 164 | Northern Iowa | FCS | 2 | 2 | 91.5 | 143
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| 165 | Buffalo | FBS | 2 | 2 | 91.4 | 142
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| 166 | Stony Brook | FCS | 3 | 2 | 91.0 | 217
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| 167 | Abilene Christian | FCS | 1 | 4 | 90.7 | 100
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| 168 | East Tennessee State | FCS | 3 | 2 | 90.3 | 218
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| 169 | UL-Monroe | FBS | 0 | 4 | 90.1 | 56
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| 170 | Dartmouth | FCS | 0 | 2 | 89.9 | 145
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| 171 | Southeastern Louisiana | FCS | 3 | 2 | 89.8 | 220
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| 172 | Southern Utah | FCS | 1 | 4 | 89.3 | 135
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| 173 | Cal Poly | FCS | 3 | 2 | 89.0 | 204
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| 174 | Elon | FCS | 4 | 1 | 88.8 | 255
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| 175 | Idaho | FCS | 0 | 4 | 88.6 | 116
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| 176 | Southeast Missouri State | FCS | 2 | 3 | 88.3 | 159
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| 177 | St. Thomas | FCS | 4 | 1 | 87.9 | 241
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| 178 | North Alabama | FCS | 3 | 2 | 87.9 | 191
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| 179 | Alabama State | FCS | 3 | 1 | 87.4 | 256
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| 180 | Prairie View A&M | FCS | 2 | 3 | 87.2 | 149
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| 181 | Eastern Washington | FCS | 1 | 4 | 87.1 | 129
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| 182 | Pennsylvania | FCS | 1 | 1 | 86.8 | 199
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| 183 | Sacramento State | FBS | 1 | 4 | 86.7 | 150
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| 184 | Villanova | FCS | 2 | 3 | 86.6 | 182
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| 185 | Western Carolina | FCS | 2 | 3 | 86.4 | 183
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| 186 | Furman | FCS | 2 | 3 | 86.4 | 152
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| 187 | Richmond | FCS | 4 | 1 | 86.3 | 225
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| 188 | Indiana State | FCS | 2 | 3 | 86.3 | 200
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| 189 | Princeton | FCS | 1 | 1 | 86.0 | 231
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| 190 | Central Arkansas | FCS | 2 | 3 | 85.8 | 180
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| 191 | Cornell | FCS | 1 | 1 | 85.8 | 174
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| 192 | Jackson State | FCS | 4 | 0 | 85.4 | 266
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| 193 | Rhode Island | FCS | 2 | 3 | 85.4 | 190
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| 194 | Bryant | FCS | 3 | 1 | 84.6 | 206
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| 195 | Western Illinois | FCS | 2 | 3 | 84.6 | 221
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| 196 | Northern Colorado | FCS | 2 | 3 | 84.6 | 214
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| 197 | McNeese | FCS | 2 | 3 | 84.1 | 230
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| 198 | Wofford | FCS | 2 | 3 | 84.0 | 178
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| 199 | Tennessee-Martin | FCS | 1 | 4 | 83.8 | 156
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| 200 | Eastern Kentucky | FCS | 1 | 3 | 83.6 | 175
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| 201 | Central Connecticut | FCS | 0 | 3 | 83.6 | 41
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| 202 | Samford | FCS | 1 | 3 | 83.0 | 205
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| 203 | Incarnate Word | FCS | 2 | 2 | 82.9 | 243
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| 204 | Dayton | FCS | 3 | 0 | 82.8 | 261
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| 205 | Weber State | FCS | 2 | 3 | 82.7 | 209
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| 206 | Portland State | FCS | 1 | 4 | 81.8 | 89
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| 207 | Delaware State | FCS | 3 | 2 | 81.6 | 228
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| 208 | Albany | FCS | 2 | 3 | 80.9 | 212
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| 209 | William & Mary | FCS | 2 | 3 | 80.5 | 154
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| 210 | Brown | FCS | 1 | 1 | 80.1 | 236
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| 211 | Lindenwood | FCS | 1 | 3 | 79.7 | 165
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| 212 | Robert Morris | FCS | 2 | 2 | 79.5 | 239
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| 213 | Charleston Southern | FCS | 2 | 2 | 79.4 | 253
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| 214 | East Texas A&M | FCS | 1 | 4 | 79.4 | 173
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| 215 | Fordham | FCS | 1 | 4 | 79.3 | 146
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| 216 | Maine | FCS | 1 | 4 | 79.3 | 170
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| 217 | Sacred Heart | FCS | 1 | 3 | 79.1 | 179
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| 218 | Morgan State | FCS | 3 | 1 | 78.7 | 248
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| 219 | Holy Cross | FCS | 1 | 4 | 78.1 | 155
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| 220 | Towson | FCS | 0 | 5 | 77.8 | 157
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| 221 | Houston Christian | FCS | 2 | 3 | 77.4 | 238
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| 222 | Columbia | FCS | 2 | 0 | 77.2 | 250
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| 223 | Grambling State | FCS | 2 | 2 | 77.2 | 249
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| 224 | Eastern Illinois | FCS | 1 | 4 | 77.2 | 132
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| 225 | Nicholls | FCS | 2 | 3 | 77.1 | 169
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| 226 | Merrimack | FCS | 2 | 3 | 76.9 | 188
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| 227 | Alabama A&M | FCS | 4 | 1 | 76.6 | 264
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| 228 | West Georgia* | FCS | 1 | 4 | 76.6 | 194
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| 229 | San Diego | FCS | 1 | 3 | 76.3 | 164
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| 230 | Long Island | FCS | 0 | 5 | 76.3 | 141
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| 231 | New Hampshire | FCS | 1 | 4 | 76.2 | 189
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| 232 | Norfolk State | FCS | 3 | 2 | 76.0 | 246
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| 233 | Lafayette | FCS | 1 | 3 | 74.6 | 211
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| 234 | North Carolina Central | FCS | 2 | 3 | 74.3 | 237
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| 235 | Citadel | FCS | 1 | 3 | 74.1 | 201
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| 236 | Marist | FCS | 2 | 2 | 74.0 | 257
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| 237 | Utah Tech | FCS | 0 | 5 | 73.9 | 84
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| 238 | Duquesne | FCS | 1 | 3 | 73.8 | 215
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| 239 | Stonehill | FCS | 1 | 4 | 73.7 | 192
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| 240 | Butler | FCS | 4 | 1 | 73.2 | 262
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| 241 | Drake | FCS | 1 | 3 | 73.1 | 234
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| 242 | Georgetown | FCS | 0 | 3 | 72.9 | 195
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| 243 | Alcorn State | FCS | 3 | 2 | 72.8 | 247
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| 244 | Bethune-Cookman | FCS | 2 | 2 | 72.2 | 254
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| 245 | Bucknell | FCS | 1 | 4 | 72.0 | 184
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| 246 | Texas Southern | FCS | 1 | 3 | 71.9 | 227
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| 247 | North Carolina A&T | FCS | 1 | 4 | 70.9 | 193
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| 248 | Mercyhurst* | FCS | 1 | 4 | 70.8 | 147
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| 249 | Murray State | FCS | 1 | 4 | 69.7 | 177
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| 250 | Wagner | FCS | 1 | 3 | 69.3 | 176
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| 251 | Howard | FCS | 1 | 3 | 69.3 | 119
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| 252 | Tennessee State | FCS | 1 | 3 | 68.9 | 163
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| 253 | Southern | FCS | 2 | 3 | 68.2 | 229
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| 254 | New Haven* | FCS | 1 | 4 | 66.3 | 233
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| 255 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | FCS | 2 | 2 | 65.7 | 251
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| 256 | Florida A&M* | FCS | 1 | 4 | 65.5 | 207
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| 257 | Hampton | FCS | 1 | 4 | 61.4 | 244
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| 258 | VMI | FCS | 0 | 5 | 59.8 | 185
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| 259 | Presbyterian | FCS | 1 | 3 | 59.0 | 242
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| 260 | Valparaiso | FCS | 1 | 3 | 58.7 | 258
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| 261 | Morehead State | FCS | 1 | 3 | 57.7 | 259
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| 262 | Northwestern State | FCS | 0 | 5 | 56.6 | 226
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| 263 | Davidson | FCS | 2 | 3 | 55.0 | 260
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| 264 | Mississippi Valley State* | FCS | 1 | 4 | 54.0 | 252
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| 265 | Stetson | FCS | 1 | 3 | 53.8 | 240
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| 266 | Chicago State | FCS | 1 | 4 | 47.2 | 265
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