| NCAA College Football | |||||||||
| Division 1-AA teams | |||||||||
| 2005 Season | |||||||||
| Rank | Team | Conference | W | L | T | Net | Score | Win | |
| 1 | Appalachian State | Southern | 12 | 3 | 0 | 32.58 | 24.71 | 7.87 | |
| 2 | Richmond | Atlantic Ten | 9 | 4 | 0 | 27.08 | 28.19 | (1.11) | |
| 3 | New Hampshire | Atlantic Ten | 11 | 2 | 0 | 26.79 | 23.52 | 3.27 | |
| 4 | Furman | Southern | 11 | 3 | 0 | 26.05 | 17.35 | 8.70 | |
| 5 | Northern Iowa | Gateway | 10 | 5 | 0 | 25.52 | 21.15 | 4.37 | |
| 6 | Southern Illinois | Gateway | 9 | 4 | 0 | 25.43 | 22.05 | 3.38 | |
| 7 | Illinois State | Gateway | 7 | 4 | 0 | 25.37 | 28.44 | (3.07) | |
| 8 | Texas State | Southland | 11 | 3 | 0 | 24.29 | 20.64 | 3.65 | |
| 9 | Youngstown State | Gateway | 8 | 3 | 0 | 22.83 | 19.20 | 3.63 | |
| 10 | Hampton | Mid-Eastern | 11 | 1 | 0 | 21.89 | 13.85 | 8.04 | |
| 11 | Georgia Southern | Southern | 8 | 4 | 0 | 21.60 | 20.10 | 1.50 | |
| 12 | Massachusetts | Atlantic Ten | 7 | 4 | 0 | 20.91 | 19.54 | 1.37 | |
| 13 | Cal Poly | Great West | 9 | 4 | 0 | 20.25 | 18.54 | 1.71 | |
| 14 | Grambling State | Southwestern Athletic | 11 | 1 | 0 | 19.84 | 11.52 | 8.32 | |
| 15 | Hofstra | Atlantic Ten | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19.51 | 19.37 | 0.14 | |
| 16 | Western Kentucky | Gateway | 7 | 4 | 0 | 19.05 | 11.49 | 7.56 | |
| 17 | James Madison | Atlantic Ten | 7 | 4 | 0 | 18.78 | 19.84 | (1.06) | |
| 18 | Brown | Ivy League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 17.05 | 9.74 | 7.31 | |
| 19 | North Dakota State | Great West | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16.90 | 18.53 | (1.63) | |
| 20 | South Carolina State | Mid-Eastern | 9 | 2 | 0 | 16.63 | 13.60 | 3.03 | |
| 21 | Montana | Big Sky | 8 | 4 | 0 | 16.52 | 12.82 | 3.70 | |
| 22 | Eastern Washington | Big Sky | 7 | 5 | 0 | 16.17 | 19.99 | (3.82) | |
| 23 | Harvard | Ivy League | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16.17 | 11.64 | 4.53 | |
| 24 | Nicholls State | Southland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 16.09 | 14.94 | 1.15 | |
| 25 | Princeton | Ivy League | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15.93 | 8.13 | 7.80 | |
| 26 | Eastern Illinois | Ohio Valley | 9 | 3 | 0 | 14.41 | 11.80 | 2.61 | |
| 27 | Montana State | Big Sky | 7 | 4 | 0 | 14.03 | 9.74 | 4.29 | |
| 28 | Lafayette | Patriot | 8 | 4 | 0 | 13.67 | 7.36 | 6.31 | |
| 29 | Lehigh | Patriot | 8 | 3 | 0 | 13.15 | 11.33 | 1.82 | |
| 30 | Dayton | Pioneer | 9 | 1 | 0 | 12.23 | 6.39 | 5.84 | |
| 31 | San Diego | Pioneer | 11 | 1 | 0 | 12.21 | 3.89 | 8.32 | |
| 32 | Eastern Kentucky | Ohio Valley | 7 | 4 | 0 | 11.73 | 12.32 | (0.59) | |
| 33 | Delaware | Atlantic Ten | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11.63 | 9.65 | 1.98 | |
| 34 | Portland State | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11.58 | 10.37 | 1.21 | |
| 35 | Western Carolina | Southern | 5 | 4 | 0 | 11.48 | 3.87 | 7.61 | |
| 36 | Colgate | Patriot | 8 | 4 | 0 | 11.40 | 3.80 | 7.60 | |
| 37 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 9 | 2 | 0 | 11.31 | 3.14 | 8.17 | |
| 38 | UC Davis | Great West | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11.22 | 10.57 | 0.65 | |
| 39 | Wofford | Southern | 6 | 5 | 0 | 9.45 | 1.59 | 7.86 | |
| 40 | Western Illinois | Gateway | 5 | 6 | 0 | 8.75 | 9.70 | (0.95) | |
| 41 | McNeese State | Southland | 5 | 4 | 0 | 8.62 | 1.66 | 6.96 | |
| 42 | Northwestern State | Southland | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8.17 | 6.62 | 1.55 | |
| 43 | Cornell | Ivy League | 6 | 4 | 0 | 7.99 | 5.80 | 2.19 | |
| 44 | Delaware State | Mid-Eastern | 7 | 4 | 0 | 7.32 | 3.38 | 3.94 | |
| 45 | South Dakota State | Great West | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7.16 | 9.18 | (2.02) | |
| 46 | Chattanooga | Southern | 6 | 5 | 0 | 7.08 | (1.06) | 8.14 | |
| 47 | Weber State | Big Sky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 6.88 | 5.40 | 1.48 | |
| 48 | Maine | Atlantic Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6.72 | 5.29 | 1.43 | |
| 49 | William & Mary | Atlantic Ten | 5 | 6 | 0 | 5.67 | 9.40 | (3.73) | |
| 50 | Alabama A&M | Southwestern Athletic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.72 | 4.02 | 0.70 | |
| 51 | Jacksonville State | Ohio Valley | 6 | 5 | 0 | 4.69 | 8.70 | (4.01) | |
| 52 | Missouri State | Gateway | 4 | 6 | 0 | 3.84 | 3.57 | 0.27 | |
| 53 | Yale | Ivy League | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2.88 | 3.36 | (0.48) | |
| 54 | SE Louisiana | Southland | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2.85 | 6.98 | (4.13) | |
| 55 | Bethune - Cookman | Mid-Eastern | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.53 | 6.11 | (3.58) | |
| 56 | The Citadel | Southern | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2.31 | (3.16) | 5.47 | |
| 57 | Towson | Atlantic Ten | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.20 | 0.93 | 1.27 | |
| 58 | Florida A&M | Mid-Eastern | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.79 | (0.37) | 2.16 | |
| 59 | Idaho State | Big Sky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.63 | 1.79 | (0.16) | |
| 60 | Stephen F. Austin | Southland | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.05 | (1.95) | 3.00 | |
| 61 | Pennsylvania | Ivy League | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.41 | (1.80) | 2.21 | |
| 62 | Rhode Island | Atlantic Ten | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.12 | 3.01 | (2.89) | |
| 63 | Sam Houston State | Southland | 3 | 7 | 0 | (0.39) | 4.85 | (5.24) | |
| 64 | Holy Cross | Patriot | 6 | 5 | 0 | (0.55) | (4.77) | 4.22 | |
| 65 | Drake | Pioneer | 6 | 4 | 0 | (0.67) | 0.73 | (1.40) | |
| 66 | Villanova | Atlantic Ten | 4 | 7 | 0 | (0.82) | (0.14) | (0.68) | |
| 67 | Tennessee - Martin | Ohio Valley | 6 | 5 | 0 | (1.93) | (1.11) | (0.82) | |
| 68 | Alabama State | Southwestern Athletic | 6 | 5 | 0 | (2.18) | 2.58 | (4.76) | |
| 69 | Northern Colorado | Big Sky | 4 | 7 | 0 | (2.55) | 2.24 | (4.79) | |
| 70 | Monmouth | Northeast | 6 | 4 | 0 | (2.90) | 0.10 | (3.00) | |
| 71 | Central Connecticut State | Northeast | 7 | 4 | 0 | (3.62) | (3.56) | (0.06) | |
| 72 | Northeastern | Atlantic Ten | 2 | 9 | 0 | (3.63) | 3.76 | (7.39) | |
| 73 | Morehead State | Pioneer | 8 | 4 | 0 | (4.45) | (8.86) | 4.41 | |
| 74 | Duquesne | Metro-Atlantic | 7 | 3 | 0 | (4.67) | (3.18) | (1.49) | |
| 75 | Marist | Metro-Atlantic | 7 | 4 | 0 | (5.45) | (8.07) | 2.62 | |
| 76 | Albany | Northeast | 5 | 6 | 0 | (5.48) | 1.02 | (6.50) | |
| 77 | Northern Arizona | Big Sky | 3 | 8 | 0 | (5.80) | (2.76) | (3.04) | |
| 78 | Samford | Ohio Valley | 5 | 6 | 0 | (6.60) | (4.16) | (2.44) | |
| 79 | Elon | Southern | 3 | 8 | 0 | (6.71) | (7.81) | 1.10 | |
| 80 | Charleston Southern | Big South | 7 | 4 | 0 | (6.90) | (9.32) | 2.42 | |
| 81 | Mississippi Valley State | Southwestern Athletic | 6 | 5 | 0 | (7.30) | (2.20) | (5.10) | |
| 82 | Alcorn State | Southwestern Athletic | 6 | 5 | 0 | (7.51) | (6.04) | (1.47) | |
| 83 | Stony Brook | Northeast | 6 | 5 | 0 | (8.20) | (6.35) | (1.85) | |
| 84 | Sacramento State | Big Sky | 2 | 9 | 0 | (9.63) | (6.36) | (3.27) | |
| 85 | Dartmouth | Ivy League | 2 | 8 | 0 | (9.63) | (9.87) | 0.24 | |
| 86 | Southern | Southwestern Athletic | 4 | 5 | 0 | (10.69) | (5.25) | (5.44) | |
| 87 | Howard | Mid-Eastern | 4 | 7 | 0 | (10.99) | (8.73) | (2.26) | |
| 88 | Gardner - Webb | Big South | 5 | 6 | 0 | (11.30) | (11.05) | (0.25) | |
| 89 | Tennessee Tech | Ohio Valley | 4 | 7 | 0 | (11.39) | (4.93) | (6.46) | |
| 90 | Norfolk State | Mid-Eastern | 4 | 7 | 0 | (11.79) | (6.48) | (5.31) | |
| 91 | Virginia Military | Big South | 3 | 8 | 0 | (12.26) | (10.09) | (2.17) | |
| 92 | Georgetown | Patriot | 4 | 7 | 0 | (12.60) | (17.63) | 5.03 | |
| 93 | Wagner | Northeast | 6 | 5 | 0 | (14.32) | (13.29) | (1.03) | |
| 94 | Sacred Heart | Northeast | 4 | 6 | 0 | (14.36) | (8.60) | (5.76) | |
| 95 | Jacksonville | Pioneer | 4 | 4 | 0 | (14.91) | (13.39) | (1.52) | |
| 96 | Prairie View | Southwestern Athletic | 5 | 6 | 0 | (15.26) | (10.46) | (4.80) | |
| 97 | SE Missouri State | Ohio Valley | 2 | 9 | 0 | (15.46) | (3.72) | (11.74) | |
| 98 | Southern Utah | Great West | 1 | 9 | 0 | (15.60) | (7.49) | (8.11) | |
| 99 | North Carolina A&T | Mid-Eastern | 3 | 8 | 0 | (15.85) | (11.60) | (4.25) | |
| 100 | Arkansas - Pine Bluff | Southwestern Athletic | 3 | 8 | 0 | (16.26) | (6.76) | (9.50) | |
| 101 | Columbia | Ivy League | 2 | 8 | 0 | (18.28) | (23.59) | 5.31 | |
| 102 | Indiana State | Gateway | 0 | 11 | 0 | (19.32) | (8.12) | (11.20) | |
| 103 | Davidson | Pioneer | 4 | 6 | 0 | (19.65) | (17.90) | (1.75) | |
| 104 | Robert Morris | Northeast | 2 | 8 | 0 | (19.82) | (9.33) | (10.49) | |
| 105 | Fordham | Patriot | 2 | 9 | 0 | (20.30) | (16.77) | (3.53) | |
| 106 | Tennessee State | Ohio Valley | 2 | 9 | 0 | (21.00) | (15.23) | (5.77) | |
| 107 | Morgan State | Mid-Eastern | 2 | 9 | 0 | (21.32) | (13.34) | (7.98) | |
| 108 | St. Francis (PA) | Northeast | 3 | 8 | 0 | (21.39) | (13.38) | (8.01) | |
| 109 | Murray State | Ohio Valley | 2 | 9 | 0 | (22.15) | (14.26) | (7.89) | |
| 110 | Liberty | Big South | 1 | 10 | 0 | (22.20) | (14.40) | (7.80) | |
| 111 | Bucknell | Patriot | 1 | 10 | 0 | (22.63) | (15.64) | (6.99) | |
| 112 | Texas Southern | Southwestern Athletic | 1 | 10 | 0 | (23.63) | (18.46) | (5.17) | |
| 113 | Iona | Metro-Atlantic | 3 | 7 | 0 | (25.43) | (22.94) | (2.49) | |
| 114 | Jackson State | Southwestern Athletic | 2 | 9 | 0 | (25.66) | (23.37) | (2.29) | |
| 115 | La Salle | Metro-Atlantic | 4 | 7 | 0 | (28.90) | (29.42) | 0.52 | |
| 116 | Savannah State | X - Independents (1AA) | 0 | 11 | 0 | (29.21) | (29.86) | 0.65 | |
| 117 | St. Peter's | Metro-Atlantic | 1 | 9 | 0 | (30.36) | (31.76) | 1.40 | |
| 118 | Valparaiso | Pioneer | 3 | 8 | 0 | (32.44) | (35.38) | 2.94 | |
| 119 | Butler | Pioneer | 0 | 11 | 0 | (34.33) | (38.50) | 4.17 | |
| 120 | Austin Peay | X - Independents (1AA) | 2 | 9 | 0 | (35.73) | (40.89) | 5.16 | |