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Conference changes for 2025:
- Texas State joined the Pac-12
- Louisiana Tech joined the Sun Belt
- Delaware moved up from FCS to join Conference USA
- Missouri State moved up from FCS to join Conference USA
- UMass rejoined the MAC
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1 | Penn State | 292 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 1 | 3 | - | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 |
2 | Texas | 278 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | - | - | - | 2 | 5 | - | 3 | - | 5 | - | 2 | 4 |
3 | Ohio State | 265 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | - | - | - | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 4 | - | 3 | 21 |
4 | Clemson | 261 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 2 | - | - | - | 7 | 4 | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | 6 | 3 |
5 | Notre Dame | 250 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | - | - | - | 6 | 12 | - | 5 | - | 6 | - | 8 | 2 |
6 | Georgia | 237 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 6 | - | - | - | 22 | 2 | - | 6 | - | 3 | - | 5 | 12 |
7 | Oregon | 232 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 8 | - | - | - | 15 | 6 | - | 4 | - | 9 | - | 7 | 6 |
8 | Louisiana State | 231 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 11 | - | - | - | 5 | 7 | - | 7 | - | 10 | - | 10 | 8 |
9 | Alabama | 228 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 7 | - | - | - | 4 | 10 | - | 8 | - | 8 | - | 4 | 23 |
10 | Miami-Florida | 177 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 14 | - | - | - | 14 | 21 | - | 18 | - | 14 | - | 9 | 11 |
11 | Illinois | 155 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 16 | - | - | - | 12 | 9 | - | 13 | - | 11 | - | - | 10 |
12 | Arizona State | 142 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 23 | - | - | - | - | 8 | - | 19 | - | 17 | - | 11 | 9 |
13 | Michigan | 129 | 16 | 15 | 10 | 10 | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 10 | - | 21 | - | 18 | - |
14 | Florida | 124 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 17 | - | - | - | 21 | - | - | 21 | - | 12 | - | 13 | - |
15 | Oklahoma | 118 | 12 | 20 | 16 | 9 | - | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 14 | - |
16 | South Carolina | 103 | 13 | 12 | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | 14 | - | 16 | - | - | - |
17 | Mississippi | 102 | 19 | 18 | 11 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 20 | - | 11 | - | - | - | 19 | - |
18 | Texas Tech | 98 | 18 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | 11 | - | - | - | - | 7 | - | 16 | 14 |
19 | Iowa State | 94 | 22 | 23 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | 15 | - | 17 | - | 20 | - | - | 5 |
20 | Texas A&M | 93 | - | 19 | 15 | 19 | - | - | - | 9 | - | - | - | - | 19 | - | 12 | - |
21 | Kansas State | 92 | 20 | 13 | 18 | 24 | - | - | - | - | 13 | - | 12 | - | - | - | 25 | - |
22 | SMU | 90 | 11 | 24 | 20 | 12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 13 | - | - | - |
23 | Boise State | 88 | - | 25 | 13 | 15 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | 25 | - | 22 | - | - | 13 |
24 | Indiana | 87 | - | 16 | 23 | 20 | - | - | - | 8 | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | 23 | 16 |
25 | Baylor | 86 | 25 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - | 10 | 17 | - | - | - | 18 | - | 17 | - |
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26 | Missouri | 58 | - | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | 16 | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
27 | Louisville | 55 | 23 | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | 19 | 18 | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | 24 |
28 | Tennessee | 49 | - | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | 15 | - | - | - | 21 | - |
29 | Southern Cal | 46 | - | - | - | 22 | - | - | - | 25 | 22 | - | - | - | 25 | - | 15 | - |
30t | Auburn | 24 | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - |
30t | Georgia Tech | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 14 | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - |
32 | Utah | 22 | - | - | - | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 | - |
33 | Brigham Young | 21 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - |
34 | Toledo | 20 | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 17 |
35 | Texas Christian | 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | 19 |
36 | James Madison | 17 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 22 |
37 | Navy | 16 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15 |
38 | Nebraska | 15 | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | - |
39 | Tulane | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 18 |
40t | Buffalo | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 |
40t | Minnesota | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
42 | Vanderbilt | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
43 | Louisiana-Lafay. | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
44t | Liberty | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 |
44t | San Jose State | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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1 | Tulane | 27 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 3 | 1½ |
2 | Navy | 47 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4½ | 1½ |
3 | Memphis | 54 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7½ | 1 | 5½ |
4 | UTSA | 64½ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2½ | 1½ | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 5½ |
5 | South Florida | 71½ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1½ | 2½ | 6 | 5 | 2½ | 4½ | 4½ | 4 |
6 | Army | 80½ | 4 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 6½ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 |
7 | East Carolina | 112½ | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6½ | 7½ | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4½ | 8 | 8 |
8 | North Texas | 121 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7½ | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7½ | 7 | 7 |
9 | Florida Atlantic | 157½ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9½ | 9 | 10 |
10 | Rice | 167 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10½ | 12 | 10½ | 9 |
11 | UAB | 187 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 13½ | 14 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 10½ | 13 |
12 | Temple | 191½ | 12 | 10 | 13 | 12½ | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11½ | 12 | 9½ | 13 | 12 |
13 | Charlotte | 193 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12½ | 14 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 13½ | 12 | 11 | 11½ | 10½ | 14 | 12 | 14 |
14 | Tulsa | 206 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 11 |
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1 | Clemson | 17 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
2 | Miami-Florida | 37½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
3 | SMU | 67½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 11½ | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 6½ | 6 | 3 |
4 | Louisville | 76½ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3½ | 5½ | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6½ | 4 | 5 |
5 | Georgia Tech | 81 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4½ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 9 |
6 | Duke | 114 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6½ | 8½ | 4 |
7 | Florida State | 132½ | 4 | 7 | 12 | 4½ | 9 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 8½ | 5½ | 9 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 16 |
8 | Pittsburgh | 133½ | 6 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3½ | 13 | 13 | 9 | 8½ | 3½ | 7 | 7 |
9 | North Carolina | 146 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | 11½ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8½ | 11½ | 8½ | 12 |
10 | N.C. State | 147½ | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 6½ | 10 | 6 |
11 | Virginia Tech | 158 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 11½ | 9 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 11½ | 11 | 9 |
12 | Virginia | 197½ | 15 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 9 | 8½ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 |
13 | Syracuse | 198 | 9 | 13 | 17 | 13 | 15 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 11½ | 9 | 8 | 12 | 14 | 16½ | 15 | 9 |
14 | Boston College | 207 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 14½ | 13 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 11½ | 13 | 12 |
15 | California | 218 | 17 | 15 | 9 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 14½ | 9 | 14 | 15 | 11 | 11½ | 14 | 14 |
16 | Wake Forest | 257 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16½ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16½ | 16 | 17 |
17 | Stanford | 259½ | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 13 | 16½ | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 15 |
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1 | Penn State | 21½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1½ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 |
2 | Ohio State | 33 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 5 |
3 | Oregon | 51 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6½ | 1½ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4½ | 3 | 2½ |
4 | Michigan | 78 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6½ | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4½ | 4½ | 6½ |
5 | Illinois | 93½ | 5 | 6 | 10 | 6½ | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7½ | 10 | 4 | 4 | 4½ | 8½ | 2½ |
6 | Southern Cal | 102 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 6½ | 7 | 6 | 9 | 6½ | 4 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 6½ | 7½ | 4½ | 6½ |
7 | Indiana | 104 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 6½ | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7½ | 6 | 4 |
8 | Nebraska | 125 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6½ | 8 | 8 | 6 | 9½ | 7 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 6½ | 4½ | 7 | 9 |
9 | Iowa | 149 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 11½ | 9 | 7½ | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
10t | Minnesota | 157 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 10½ | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6½ | 7 | 10½ | 7 | 11 | 11 | 12½ | 11 | 9 |
10t | Washington | 157 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10½ | 10 | 9 | 12 | 9½ | 11 | 10½ | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8½ | 12 |
12 | Wisconsin | 205½ | 12 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 11 | 10½ | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
13 | Rutgers | 206 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 11½ | 14½ | 14 | 14 | 13½ | 14½ | 10 | 14 | 9 |
14 | UCLA | 224 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14½ | 14 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 14½ | 10½ | 12 | 15 | 14½ | 15 | 14 | 16 |
15 | Michigan State | 226 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14½ | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 17½ | 13½ | 13 | 12½ | 14 | 14 |
16 | Northwestern | 257 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16½ | 17 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 16½ | 17 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 14 |
17 | Maryland | 261 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 16½ | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17½ | 16½ | 17 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17½ | 17 | 17 |
18 | Purdue | 285½ | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17½ | 18 | 17 | 17½ | 18 | 18 | 17½ | 18 | 18 |
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1 | Kansas State | 39 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3½ | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | 1½ | 5½ | 6½ |
2 | Arizona State | 47½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7½ | 3½ | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2½ |
3 | Texas Tech | 55½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1½ | 6½ | 6½ | 7 | - | 1 | 4 | 2½ | 2½ |
4 | Baylor | 61½ | 6 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | 1½ | 2½ | 5 |
5 | Iowa State | 72½ | 5 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 5½ | 3½ | 6½ | 2 | - | 5 | 4 | 7 | 1 |
6 | Texas Christian | 94½ | 7 | 9 | 6 | 7½ | 8 | 7 | 2 | 3½ | 9½ | 6½ | 6 | - | 7 | 6 | 5½ | 4 |
7 | Utah | 100½ | 9 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 6½ | 1 | 9 | - | 6 | 7½ | 4 | 8½ |
8 | Brigham Young | 109 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 7½ | 4 | 10 | 3 | 7½ | 13 | 10½ | 5 | - | 9 | 12 | 8 | 6½ |
9 | Kansas | 134½ | 8 | 8 | 4 | 9½ | 9 | 8 | 9 | 14½ | 6½ | 10½ | 8 | - | 8 | 7½ | 12 | 12 |
10 | Colorado | 164 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 12½ | 12 | 14 | 10 | 5½ | 13 | 14 | 10 | - | 11 | 12 | 9½ | 8½ |
11 | Cincinnati | 171 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 9½ | 11 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 11 | - | 12 | 9½ | 9½ | 10½ |
12 | Houston | 175 | 10 | 11 | 16 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | - | 10 | 9½ | 11 | 10½ |
13 | Central Florida | 198½ | 13 | 16 | 8 | 12½ | 10 | 15 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 10½ | 12 | - | 14 | 15 | 14½ | 14 |
14 | Oklahoma State | 200½ | 16 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14½ | 6½ | 6½ | 14 | - | 13 | 15 | 13 | 16 |
15 | Arizona | 202 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 9½ | 10½ | 15 | - | 15 | 12 | 16 | 13 |
16 | West Virginia | 214½ | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | 15 | 14½ | 15 |
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1 | Liberty | 22 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1½ | 3½ | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 |
2 | Western Kentucky | 39½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 2 | 1½ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 6½ |
3 | Louisiana Tech | 80 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6½ | 7 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 1½ | 2 | 5 |
4 | Jacksonville St. | 85 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6½ |
5 | Sam Houston | 92 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
6 | Middle Tennessee | 106½ | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 4½ | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
7 | Texas-El Paso | 108 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 5½ | 10 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 3½ | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 11 |
8 | Delaware | 129½ | 11 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 9 | 10½ | 3 |
9 | Florida Int'l | 131 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 7½ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6½ | 10 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 |
10 | Missouri State | 138½ | 7 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 4½ | 12 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 9½ | 9 | 10½ | 10 |
11 | New Mexico State | 142 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 5½ | 7 | 11 | 7 | 10½ | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 9 |
12 | Kennesaw State | 174 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10½ | 7 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9½ | 12 | 12 | 8 |
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1 | Toledo | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 |
2 | Ohio | 50½ | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8½ | 5½ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2½ | 1½ | 2½ | 3 |
3 | Buffalo | 52 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 1½ | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2½ | 3 | 6 | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 2½ | 2 |
4 | Miami-Ohio | 57½ | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 2½ | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
5 | Northern Illinois | 86½ | 7 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 3½ | 5½ | 7 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 6½ |
6 | Bowling Green | 102 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6½ | 8½ |
7t | Central Michigan | 117 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 7½ | 7 | 7 | 9 | 8½ | 9½ | 5 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 6½ | 4 |
7t | Western Michigan | 117 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 3½ | 5½ | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 |
9 | Eastern Michigan | 133½ | 8 | 9 | 11 | 7½ | 10 | 9 | 6 | 8½ | 5½ | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 10½ | 8 | 6½ |
10 | Akron | 157½ | 9 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 11½ | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11½ | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8½ |
11 | Ball State | 174½ | 10 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 11½ | 12 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 10½ | 11 | 11½ |
12 | UMass | 180½ | 12 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 8½ | 9½ | 12 | 12 | 11½ | 12 | 12½ | 12 | 11½ |
13 | Kent State | 206½ | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12½ | 13 | 13 |
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1 | Boise State | 18 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ |
2 | San Jose State | 40½ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 1½ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1½ |
3 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 60 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 6½ | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 9½ |
4 | Colorado State | 82½ | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 2½ | 3½ | 4 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3½ | 5 | 7 |
5 | Fresno State | 85½ | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 7 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6½ | 6½ | 6 |
6 | Air Force | 91½ | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 6½ | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
7 | Hawaii | 113 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5½ | 9½ | 9 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3½ | 6½ | 3 |
8 | Wyoming | 129½ | 10 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5½ | 6½ | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 10½ | 9 | 8 |
9 | San Diego State | 131 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9½ | 7 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 6½ | 8 | 5 |
10 | Utah State | 153½ | 9 | 10 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 12 | 6½ | 11½ | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10½ | 11 |
11 | New Mexico | 171 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 11½ | 10 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 9½ |
12 | Nevada | 172 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 11½ | 11½ | 10 | 12 | 11 | 10½ | 10½ | 12 |
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1 | Texas | 23½ | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2½ | 2½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1½ |
2 | Georgia | 43 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4½ | 3 | 4 |
3 | Alabama | 56 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 2½ | 4½ | 2½ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2 | 6 |
4 | Louisiana State | 59 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2½ | 2½ | 2½ | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2½ | 4 | 3 |
5 | Mississippi | 107 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 9½ | 9 | 8½ | 6 |
6 | Texas A&M | 112½ | 12 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 4½ | 5 | 8 |
7 | Tennessee | 123½ | 11 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 8½ | 6 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 6 |
8 | Florida | 135½ | 7 | 5 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 8 | 8½ | 12 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6½ | 9½ |
9 | Oklahoma | 136 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 6½ | 11½ |
10 | South Carolina | 140 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 10½ | 10 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 4½ | 11½ | 9 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 9½ |
11 | Missouri | 157½ | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12½ | 9 | 4 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 11½ | 8 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 1½ |
12 | Auburn | 166 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 10½ | 8 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11½ | 10 | 11 | 9½ | 11 | 8½ | 14 |
13 | Arkansas | 213 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12½ | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 14½ | 11½ | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14½ | 13 | 13 |
14 | Vanderbilt | 217 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 14½ | 14 | 13 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 11½ |
15 | Kentucky | 236 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 11 | 14 | 15 | 14½ | 14½ | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 |
16 | Mississippi State | 250½ | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14½ | 16 | 15 |
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East | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | James Madison | 17½ | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 1 |
2 | Georgia Southern | 36½ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2½ | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
3 | Old Dominion | 56 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3½ | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 1½ | 3 | 3 |
4 | Appalachian State | 67½ | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6½ | 3½ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 6½ |
5 | Coastal Carolina | 76½ | 5 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2½ | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
6 | Marshall | 90 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 |
7 | Georgia State | 104 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6½ | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6½ |
West | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Texas State | 32 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1½ | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3½ | 1 | 2½ |
2 | Louisiana-Lafay. | 33 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1½ | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1½ | 2½ | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3½ | 2 | 1 |
3 | South Alabama | 50 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3½ | 2½ | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6½ | 3 | 4½ |
4 | Arkansas State | 69 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5½ | 4½ | 5 | 3 | 5½ | 1½ | 6 | 6 |
5 | Troy | 73½ | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 3½ | 4½ | 4 | 6 | 5½ | 1½ | 5 | 4½ |
6 | Southern Miss | 90 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 |
7 | Louisiana-Monroe | 100½ | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 7 | 5½ | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6½ | 7 | 2½ |