| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2039 | 1573 | 1910.8 | 167 | ||
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 7-1 | 1990 | 1679 | 1907.4 | 161 | ||
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1 | 1987 | 1662 | 1900.4 | 147 | ||
| 4 | Florida | SEC | 8-1 | 1971 | 1665 | 1889.2 | 152 | ||
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1997 | 1494 | 1857.2 | 161 | ||
| 6 | Clemson | ACC | 9-0 | 1995 | 1489 | 1854.4 | 165 | ||
| 7 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9-0 | 2013 | 1448 | 1853.7 | 160 | ||
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1 | 1930 | 1585 | 1837.3 | 151 | ||
| 9 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1896 | 1562 | 1806.6 | 146 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1891 | 1531 | 1794.1 | 159 | ||
| 11 | TCU | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1896 | 1508 | 1790.6 | 161 | ||
| 12 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1864 | 1533 | 1775.3 | 161 | ||
| 13 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1840 | 1585 | 1773.0 | 145 | ||
| 14 | Baylor | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1925 | 1384 | 1772.5 | 179 | ||
| 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1829 | 1581 | 1763.9 | 148 | ||
| 16 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1852 | 1507 | 1758.7 | 154 | ||
| 17 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1843 | 1483 | 1745.8 | 163 | ||
| 18 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-1 | 1851 | 1463 | 1745.7 | 150 | ||
| 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1837 | 1493 | 1744.7 | 172 | ||
| 20 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1790 | 1562 | 1730.4 | 153 | ||
| 21 | Houston | American Athletic | 9-0 | 1882 | 1327 | 1724.4 | 174 | ||
| 22 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1773 | 1496 | 1698.9 | 143 | ||
| 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-2 | 1774 | 1475 | 1693.8 | 150 | ||
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3 | 1745 | 1545 | 1693.1 | 145 | ||
| 25 | Temple | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1798 | 1394 | 1687.3 | 174 | ||
| 26 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1731 | 1537 | 1680.1 | 143 | ||
| 27 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-4 | 1698 | 1626 | 1679.8 | 151 | ||
| 28 | USC | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1724 | 1549 | 1678.8 | 151 | ||
| 29 | Florida State | ACC | 7-2 | 1731 | 1528 | 1678.0 | 166 | ||
| 30 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1666 | 1706 | 1676.2 | 150 | ||
| 31 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-2 | 1743 | 1442 | 1662.4 | 163 | ||
| 32 | BYU | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1739 | 1438 | 1658.4 | 148 | ||
| 33 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1713 | 1497 | 1656.2 | 149 | ||
| 34 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1694 | 1530 | 1651.6 | 140 | ||
| 35 | Miami | ACC | 6-3 | 1689 | 1530 | 1648.0 | 150 | ||
| 36 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-3 | 1670 | 1574 | 1645.5 | 145 | ||
| 37 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4 | 1640 | 1610 | 1632.5 | 143 | ||
| 38 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-1 | 1717 | 1390 | 1628.4 | 196 | ||
| 39 | Georgia | SEC | 6-3 | 1663 | 1528 | 1627.9 | 150 | ||
| 40 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-2 | 1688 | 1438 | 1621.7 | 147 | ||
| 41 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-4 | 1630 | 1553 | 1610.0 | 151 | ||
| 42 | Duke | ACC | 6-3 | 1631 | 1481 | 1592.2 | 152 | ||
| 43 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1638 | 1454 | 1590.2 | 148 | ||
| 44 | Louisville | ACC | 5-4 | 1606 | 1525 | 1585.1 | 154 | ||
| 45 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-3 | 1622 | 1460 | 1579.8 | 150 | ||
| 46 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1581 | 1540 | 1570.5 | 144 | ||
| 47 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1547 | 1627 | 1566.6 | 160 | ||
| 48 | California | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1570 | 1541 | 1562.9 | 143 | ||
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1608 | 1393 | 1551.4 | 143 | ||
| 50 | South Florida | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1573 | 1484 | 1550.1 | 150 | ||
| 51 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1548 | 1556 | 1549.8 | 144 | ||
| 52 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1631 | 1323 | 1548.1 | 162 | ||
| 53 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1526 | 1610 | 1546.7 | 154 | ||
| 54 | NC State | ACC | 6-3 | 1576 | 1461 | 1546.6 | 159 | ||
| 55 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1535 | 1567 | 1542.6 | 146 | ||
| 56 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1590 | 1407 | 1542.4 | 157 | ||
| 57 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1532 | 1568 | 1540.7 | 165 | ||
| 58 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1518 | 1607 | 1539.6 | 143 | ||
| 59 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1558 | 1476 | 1537.4 | 155 | ||
| 60 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1518 | 1574 | 1532.1 | 144 | ||
| 61 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1604 | 1324 | 1528.8 | 162 | ||
| 62 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1534 | 1490 | 1523.2 | 153 | ||
| 63 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1580 | 1361 | 1522.3 | 163 | ||
| 64 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-5 | 1500 | 1583 | 1520.2 | 141 | ||
| 65 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1511 | 1535 | 1516.6 | 136 | ||
| 66 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1564 | 1377 | 1515.0 | 142 | ||
| 67 | Marshall | Conference USA | 8-2 | 1596 | 1292 | 1513.8 | 162 | ||
| 68 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1575 | 1318 | 1506.6 | 162 | ||
| 69 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 351 | ||
| 70 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1467 | 1588 | 1496.5 | 160 | ||
| 71 | Missouri | SEC | 4-5 | 1464 | 1527 | 1479.8 | 147 | ||
| 72 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1444 | 1583 | 1477.2 | 176 | ||
| 73 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-6 | 1437 | 1563 | 1467.5 | 163 | ||
| 74 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1460 | 1489 | 1467.1 | 150 | ||
| 75 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-6 | 1422 | 1583 | 1461.0 | 149 | ||
| 76 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1479 | 1390 | 1455.9 | 149 | ||
| 77 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 8-1 | 1609 | 1063 | 1450.3 | 190 | ||
| 78 | Virginia | ACC | 3-6 | 1419 | 1540 | 1448.3 | 150 | ||
| 79 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1491 | 1314 | 1444.7 | 154 | ||
| 80 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-6 | 1402 | 1559 | 1440.0 | 156 | ||
| 81 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4-6 | 1421 | 1498 | 1439.9 | 137 | ||
| 82 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1491 | 1297 | 1439.5 | 147 | ||
| 83 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1403 | 1550 | 1438.7 | 178 | ||
| 84 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1433 | 1450 | 1437.4 | 146 | ||
| 85 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-6 | 1399 | 1475 | 1417.3 | 148 | ||
| 86 | UConn | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1425 | 1383 | 1414.1 | 143 | ||
| 87 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-6 | 1370 | 1511 | 1404.1 | 152 | ||
| 88 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1332 | 1630 | 1400.6 | 174 | ||
| 89 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1416 | 1345 | 1398.1 | 146 | ||
| 91 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1391 | 1408 | 1395.1 | 141 | ||
| 93 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1400 | 1320 | 1379.5 | 149 | ||
| 94 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1403 | 1309 | 1378.5 | 145 | ||
| 95 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 8-1 | 1502 | 1059 | 1376.4 | 212 | ||
| 96 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1377 | 1355 | 1371.7 | 164 | ||
| 97 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1393 | 1304 | 1369.9 | 141 | ||
| 98 | Akron | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1340 | 1424 | 1360.3 | 148 | ||
| 99 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1344 | 1388 | 1354.5 | 150 | ||
| 100 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1297 | 1530 | 1351.9 | 160 | ||
| 102 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1329 | 1401 | 1346.4 | 155 | ||
| 103 | Rice | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1333 | 1369 | 1341.7 | 146 | ||
| 104 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-6 | 1298 | 1482 | 1341.6 | 161 | ||
| 105 | James Madison | CAA | 7-2 | 1402 | 1164 | 1338.6 | 191 | ||
| 107 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1348 | 1286 | 1332.6 | 150 | ||
| 108 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1335 | 1322 | 1331.8 | 156 | ||
| 109 | Boston College | ACC | 3-7 | 1288 | 1463 | 1329.7 | 142 | ||
| 110 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1297 | 1429 | 1328.5 | 147 | ||
| 113 | SMU | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1226 | 1601 | 1310.8 | 158 | ||
| 115 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1264 | 1445 | 1307.3 | 138 | ||
| 116 | UTEP | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1304 | 1317 | 1307.2 | 145 | ||
| 117 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1309 | 1292 | 1305.2 | 137 | ||
| 118 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-7 | 1244 | 1505 | 1304.7 | 157 | ||
| 120 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1229 | 1517 | 1295.7 | 169 | ||
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1235 | 1461 | 1287.7 | 151 | ||
| 125 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1246 | 1365 | 1275.0 | 148 | ||
| 127 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1226 | 1409 | 1269.8 | 149 | ||
| 130 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1207 | 1330 | 1236.3 | 149 | ||
| 133 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1179 | 1386 | 1227.9 | 153 | ||
| 134 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-7 | 1175 | 1395 | 1226.6 | 163 | ||
| 137 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1172 | 1362 | 1216.8 | 153 | ||
| 138 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 1-8 | 1128 | 1510 | 1213.7 | 150 | ||
| 142 | Sam Houston | Southland | 5-3 | 1261 | 1041 | 1201.7 | 168 | ||
| 144 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1145 | 1364 | 1196.3 | 148 | ||
| 145 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1112 | 1476 | 1193.8 | 169 | ||
| 146 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-8 | 1131 | 1376 | 1188.1 | 134 | ||
| 149 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-3 | 1185 | 1136 | 1172.7 | 179 | ||
| 150 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1104 | 1402 | 1171.8 | 161 | ||
| 151 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1103 | 1368 | 1163.7 | 152 | ||
| 157 | Liberty | Big South | 5-4 | 1180 | 1072 | 1152.2 | 172 | ||
| 161 | UTSA | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1072 | 1399 | 1145.4 | 149 | ||
| 168 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-9 | 1055 | 1398 | 1131.7 | 172 | ||
| 169 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-8 | 1050 | 1385 | 1125.2 | 146 | ||
| 173 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-9 | 1008 | 1434 | 1100.6 | 156 | ||
| 179 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-9 | 939 | 1559 | 1065.5 | 214 | ||
| 184 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-10 | 928 | 1463 | 1040.1 | 183 | ||
| 187 | Delaware | CAA | 3-5 | 1015 | 1081 | 1031.1 | 162 | ||
| 221 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-8 | 865 | 1229 | 944.4 | 154 | ||