| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-9 | 852 | 1232 | 934.1 | 149 | ||
| 186 | Delaware | CAA | 3-6 | 999 | 1117 | 1027.4 | 157 | ||
| 184 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-10 | 928 | 1463 | 1040.1 | 183 | ||
| 182 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-10 | 969 | 1406 | 1063.6 | 146 | ||
| 181 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-10 | 937 | 1592 | 1069.8 | 214 | ||
| 169 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-8 | 1042 | 1369 | 1115.2 | 149 | ||
| 165 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-9 | 1045 | 1410 | 1126.4 | 145 | ||
| 164 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-10 | 1045 | 1413 | 1127.0 | 168 | ||
| 161 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1078 | 1366 | 1143.8 | 144 | ||
| 160 | Liberty | Big South | 5-5 | 1155 | 1112 | 1144.2 | 163 | ||
| 156 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1091 | 1355 | 1151.7 | 127 | ||
| 152 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-4 | 1160 | 1189 | 1167.1 | 171 | ||
| 150 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1126 | 1347 | 1177.7 | 143 | ||
| 148 | UTSA | Conference USA | 2-8 | 1126 | 1369 | 1182.3 | 140 | ||
| 147 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-8 | 1125 | 1379 | 1183.7 | 151 | ||
| 146 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1103 | 1491 | 1189.5 | 166 | ||
| 137 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-3 | 1288 | 1036 | 1219.7 | 159 | ||
| 135 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1179 | 1386 | 1227.9 | 153 | ||
| 133 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1194 | 1341 | 1228.8 | 138 | ||
| 132 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1192 | 1354 | 1231.1 | 145 | ||
| 131 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1164 | 1460 | 1232.1 | 141 | ||
| 127 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1207 | 1362 | 1243.7 | 139 | ||
| 123 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-8 | 1209 | 1461 | 1267.7 | 144 | ||
| 122 | UTEP | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1261 | 1319 | 1275.4 | 136 | ||
| 121 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-8 | 1226 | 1511 | 1291.6 | 151 | ||
| 119 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1296 | 1291 | 1294.7 | 140 | ||
| 118 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1270 | 1383 | 1297.1 | 139 | ||
| 117 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1258 | 1424 | 1297.2 | 139 | ||
| 116 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1293 | 1320 | 1299.5 | 132 | ||
| 115 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1264 | 1445 | 1307.3 | 138 | ||
| 114 | SMU | American Athletic | 1-9 | 1222 | 1626 | 1312.1 | 156 | ||
| 112 | Rice | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1302 | 1381 | 1321.7 | 138 | ||
| 111 | Boston College | ACC | 3-7 | 1288 | 1463 | 1329.7 | 142 | ||
| 110 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1283 | 1482 | 1330.0 | 156 | ||
| 106 | James Madison | CAA | 8-2 | 1423 | 1149 | 1348.9 | 182 | ||
| 104 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-7 | 1294 | 1533 | 1350.2 | 159 | ||
| 103 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-8 | 1290 | 1561 | 1353.1 | 157 | ||
| 102 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1346 | 1407 | 1360.9 | 133 | ||
| 100 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1376 | 1337 | 1366.0 | 138 | ||
| 99 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1363 | 1388 | 1369.5 | 142 | ||
| 98 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1377 | 1360 | 1372.6 | 137 | ||
| 97 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1391 | 1325 | 1374.4 | 145 | ||
| 96 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1372 | 1384 | 1374.8 | 145 | ||
| 95 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1389 | 1379 | 1386.9 | 140 | ||
| 94 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-8 | 1321 | 1651 | 1396.7 | 170 | ||
| 93 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-7 | 1352 | 1547 | 1397.9 | 145 | ||
| 92 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1354 | 1547 | 1399.9 | 163 | ||
| 90 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 9-1 | 1535 | 1071 | 1403.3 | 198 | ||
| 88 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1425 | 1349 | 1405.4 | 151 | ||
| 87 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-7 | 1364 | 1552 | 1409.0 | 150 | ||
| 86 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1382 | 1498 | 1410.1 | 143 | ||
| 85 | UConn | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1425 | 1383 | 1414.1 | 143 | ||
| 84 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1450 | 1327 | 1417.8 | 139 | ||
| 83 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7 | 1390 | 1546 | 1427.8 | 142 | ||
| 82 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1462 | 1334 | 1429.2 | 135 | ||
| 81 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4-6 | 1421 | 1498 | 1439.9 | 137 | ||
| 80 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1455 | 1423 | 1446.8 | 143 | ||
| 79 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 9-1 | 1615 | 1054 | 1451.5 | 187 | ||
| 78 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1422 | 1583 | 1460.4 | 148 | ||
| 77 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1521 | 1300 | 1462.8 | 139 | ||
| 76 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1512 | 1331 | 1464.4 | 153 | ||
| 75 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-7 | 1416 | 1622 | 1465.1 | 147 | ||
| 74 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-5 | 1478 | 1445 | 1469.8 | 138 | ||
| 73 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-6 | 1447 | 1568 | 1476.7 | 133 | ||
| 72 | Air Force | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1535 | 1324 | 1479.2 | 144 | ||
| 71 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1485 | 1463 | 1479.5 | 143 | ||
| 70 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-7 | 1436 | 1626 | 1481.1 | 173 | ||
| 69 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1485 | 1497 | 1488.3 | 142 | ||
| 68 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1537 | 1394 | 1499.8 | 151 | ||
| 67 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 66 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-6 | 1483 | 1562 | 1502.7 | 137 | ||
| 65 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1571 | 1345 | 1511.1 | 140 | ||
| 64 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1491 | 1577 | 1512.4 | 153 | ||
| 63 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1591 | 1306 | 1514.7 | 157 | ||
| 62 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-6 | 1506 | 1557 | 1518.5 | 150 | ||
| 61 | NC State | ACC | 6-4 | 1541 | 1488 | 1527.4 | 149 | ||
| 60 | Marshall | Conference USA | 9-2 | 1619 | 1294 | 1530.5 | 155 | ||
| 59 | App State | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1640 | 1301 | 1547.6 | 159 | ||
| 58 | Missouri | SEC | 5-5 | 1548 | 1548 | 1548.3 | 141 | ||
| 57 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1516 | 1649 | 1548.5 | 151 | ||
| 56 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1608 | 1393 | 1551.4 | 143 | ||
| 55 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1524 | 1647 | 1554.2 | 152 | ||
| 54 | Duke | ACC | 6-4 | 1578 | 1495 | 1556.5 | 142 | ||
| 53 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1551 | 1588 | 1560.1 | 135 | ||
| 52 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1621 | 1406 | 1564.8 | 148 | ||
| 51 | California | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1586 | 1511 | 1566.9 | 139 | ||
| 50 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1568 | 1570 | 1568.5 | 135 | ||
| 49 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1585 | 1548 | 1575.8 | 135 | ||
| 48 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1609 | 1482 | 1576.1 | 144 | ||
| 47 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1572 | 1590 | 1576.3 | 141 | ||
| 46 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1589 | 1565 | 1582.5 | 133 | ||
| 45 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1643 | 1414 | 1582.6 | 147 | ||
| 44 | BYU | FBS Independents | 7-3 | 1655 | 1441 | 1598.4 | 142 | ||
| 43 | Auburn | SEC | 5-5 | 1596 | 1615 | 1600.8 | 134 | ||
| 42 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-4 | 1637 | 1509 | 1604.0 | 148 | ||
| 41 | Louisville | ACC | 6-4 | 1636 | 1514 | 1604.7 | 145 | ||
| 40 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1651 | 1515 | 1615.7 | 143 | ||
| 39 | Temple | American Athletic | 8-2 | 1694 | 1412 | 1618.2 | 162 | ||
| 38 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-3 | 1674 | 1477 | 1622.2 | 140 | ||
| 37 | Miami | ACC | 6-4 | 1658 | 1562 | 1633.5 | 141 | ||
| 36 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-3 | 1680 | 1541 | 1644.3 | 142 | ||
| 35 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 8-2 | 1724 | 1452 | 1651.7 | 139 | ||
| 34 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-1 | 1755 | 1400 | 1658.3 | 180 | ||
| 33 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-2 | 1743 | 1442 | 1662.4 | 163 | ||
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 7-3 | 1711 | 1539 | 1666.1 | 140 | ||
| 31 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1731 | 1537 | 1680.1 | 143 | ||
| 30 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1741 | 1534 | 1687.1 | 145 | ||
| 29 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1727 | 1577 | 1688.2 | 143 | ||
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-3 | 1748 | 1526 | 1689.4 | 142 | ||
| 27 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-3 | 1745 | 1545 | 1693.1 | 145 | ||
| 26 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-2 | 1755 | 1531 | 1695.7 | 155 | ||
| 25 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1700 | 1687 | 1697.0 | 141 | ||
| 24 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1773 | 1496 | 1698.9 | 143 | ||
| 23 | Florida State | ACC | 8-2 | 1769 | 1533 | 1706.9 | 154 | ||
| 22 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1773 | 1526 | 1707.9 | 139 | ||
| 21 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1763 | 1566 | 1711.9 | 134 | ||
| 20 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-2 | 1791 | 1523 | 1720.1 | 151 | ||
| 19 | Baylor | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1851 | 1440 | 1738.3 | 163 | ||
| 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1848 | 1477 | 1747.2 | 168 | ||
| 17 | Navy | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1856 | 1475 | 1752.8 | 153 | ||
| 16 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-4 | 1786 | 1662 | 1754.4 | 145 | ||
| 15 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 8-2 | 1821 | 1575 | 1755.9 | 139 | ||
| 14 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1847 | 1556 | 1769.3 | 143 | ||
| 13 | TCU | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1897 | 1451 | 1774.4 | 160 | ||
| 12 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-1 | 1883 | 1486 | 1774.5 | 141 | ||
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1849 | 1578 | 1777.2 | 142 | ||
| 10 | Houston | American Athletic | 10-0 | 1940 | 1378 | 1781.2 | 159 | ||
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1 | 1936 | 1563 | 1835.3 | 149 | ||
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 7-2 | 1890 | 1682 | 1835.6 | 153 | ||
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1951 | 1571 | 1847.8 | 148 | ||
| 6 | Clemson | ACC | 10-0 | 1999 | 1470 | 1851.0 | 164 | ||
| 5 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-0 | 2019 | 1448 | 1858.2 | 158 | ||
| 4 | Iowa | Big Ten | 10-0 | 2007 | 1497 | 1865.4 | 158 | ||
| 3 | Florida | SEC | 9-1 | 1977 | 1640 | 1886.8 | 150 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-0 | 2050 | 1574 | 1919.1 | 162 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 9-1 | 2012 | 1673 | 1921.7 | 140 | ||