I decided to track the performance of the Div I-A teams according to the Sagarin rankings from 2001-2006. I'm not beholden to Sagarin, but the archived rankings were easy to get hold of, so I used them.
The teams with the highest average Sagarin rating (not ranking) over the past six years:
1. Southern California 94.63
2. Texas 91.61
3. Oklahoma 89.93
4. Miami-Florida 89.68
5. Ohio State 88.40
6. Louisiana State 88.33
7. Florida 87.03
8. Georgia 86.41
9. Michigan 86.19
10. Auburn 85.43
Teams on the Rise
1. Rutgers
2. Navy
3. Tulsa
4. UTEP
5. California
6. Houston
7. West Virginia
8. Army
9. Louisville
10. Central Michigan
Teams on the Slide
1. Miami-Florida
2. Illinois
3. Kansas State
4. Marshall
5. Bowling Green
6. Colorado
7. North Texas
8. Miami-Ohio
9. Temple
10. Syracuse
Best Mid-Majors (actual ranking in brackets)
1. Boise State (15)
2. Utah (36)
3. Texas Christian (45)
4. Brigham Young (48)
5. Fresno State (49)
6. Hawaii (56)
7. Southern Mississippi (57)
8. Bowling Green (59)
9. Colorado State (60)
10. Miami-Ohio (61)
Worst Majors
1. Duke (103)
2. Baylor (90)
3. Mississippi State (85)
4. Vanderbilt (84)
5. Rutgers (80)
6. Indiana (76)
7. Connecticut (75)
8. Illinois (74)
9. Kansas (73)
10. Kentucky (72)
Best Individual Teams
1. Texas (2005) 106.93
2. Miami (2001) 106.36
3. USC (2004) 103.37
4. Florida (2001) 99.46
5. USC (2005) 98.93
6. Louisiana State (2003) 97.43
7. Florida (2006) 96.18
8. USC (2002) 95.87
9. USC (2006) 95.57
10. USC (2003) 95.54