| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-10 | 846 | 1249 | 932.4 | 147 | ||
| 189 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-11 | 917 | 1459 | 1029.7 | 178 | ||
| 181 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-5 | 1034 | 1132 | 1057.8 | 165 | ||
| 179 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-10 | 969 | 1406 | 1063.6 | 146 | ||
| 178 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-11 | 933 | 1602 | 1067.8 | 211 | ||
| 176 | Delaware | CAA | 4-6 | 1064 | 1112 | 1075.9 | 146 | ||
| 173 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-10 | 1007 | 1385 | 1090.2 | 136 | ||
| 170 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1030 | 1376 | 1107.4 | 145 | ||
| 165 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-10 | 1045 | 1413 | 1127.0 | 168 | ||
| 160 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1075 | 1354 | 1138.5 | 123 | ||
| 156 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-9 | 1100 | 1376 | 1163.4 | 144 | ||
| 151 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-10 | 1087 | 1490 | 1176.5 | 160 | ||
| 149 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1108 | 1425 | 1179.7 | 133 | ||
| 147 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1137 | 1349 | 1186.9 | 136 | ||
| 144 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1164 | 1316 | 1200.2 | 135 | ||
| 140 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1186 | 1370 | 1229.2 | 136 | ||
| 139 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1192 | 1354 | 1231.1 | 145 | ||
| 138 | Liberty | Big South | 6-5 | 1260 | 1151 | 1231.7 | 158 | ||
| 137 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1193 | 1363 | 1233.2 | 133 | ||
| 134 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1194 | 1381 | 1238.4 | 136 | ||
| 133 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1237 | 1280 | 1247.4 | 133 | ||
| 129 | Sam Houston | Southland | 7-3 | 1330 | 1052 | 1254.3 | 148 | ||
| 124 | Rice | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1237 | 1358 | 1266.2 | 132 | ||
| 123 | UTEP | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1248 | 1346 | 1271.9 | 132 | ||
| 121 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-9 | 1203 | 1509 | 1273.4 | 144 | ||
| 118 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1220 | 1459 | 1275.9 | 145 | ||
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1207 | 1508 | 1276.3 | 143 | ||
| 116 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1234 | 1426 | 1279.1 | 132 | ||
| 115 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1249 | 1377 | 1280.1 | 143 | ||
| 113 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1237 | 1443 | 1285.6 | 132 | ||
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 9-2 | 1378 | 1079 | 1296.2 | 188 | ||
| 111 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1285 | 1355 | 1302.1 | 130 | ||
| 108 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1327 | 1319 | 1325.3 | 136 | ||
| 107 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-8 | 1268 | 1534 | 1330.1 | 151 | ||
| 106 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1330 | 1339 | 1332.5 | 130 | ||
| 104 | Boston College | ACC | 3-8 | 1285 | 1506 | 1336.7 | 141 | ||
| 103 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1329 | 1383 | 1342.7 | 132 | ||
| 100 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-9 | 1285 | 1594 | 1356.0 | 145 | ||
| 99 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-9 | 1287 | 1601 | 1359.4 | 157 | ||
| 98 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1359 | 1392 | 1367.0 | 132 | ||
| 97 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-9 | 1287 | 1639 | 1367.4 | 159 | ||
| 96 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1364 | 1379 | 1367.4 | 128 | ||
| 95 | James Madison | CAA | 9-2 | 1460 | 1155 | 1376.9 | 169 | ||
| 94 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1396 | 1331 | 1379.2 | 131 | ||
| 93 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-8 | 1334 | 1557 | 1386.8 | 140 | ||
| 92 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1409 | 1337 | 1391.0 | 128 | ||
| 91 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-8 | 1344 | 1588 | 1401.5 | 139 | ||
| 90 | Akron | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1411 | 1387 | 1405.3 | 133 | ||
| 89 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1370 | 1521 | 1406.6 | 140 | ||
| 88 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1383 | 1509 | 1413.1 | 154 | ||
| 87 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1430 | 1368 | 1413.9 | 130 | ||
| 86 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-8 | 1360 | 1593 | 1414.8 | 149 | ||
| 84 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1432 | 1392 | 1422.0 | 136 | ||
| 83 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1369 | 1607 | 1424.7 | 158 | ||
| 82 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1457 | 1341 | 1427.1 | 142 | ||
| 81 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1428 | 1446 | 1432.7 | 135 | ||
| 80 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1462 | 1349 | 1433.1 | 142 | ||
| 79 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-1 | 1619 | 1035 | 1447.4 | 185 | ||
| 78 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1480 | 1408 | 1461.8 | 136 | ||
| 77 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1468 | 1485 | 1472.2 | 135 | ||
| 76 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-6 | 1457 | 1520 | 1472.5 | 131 | ||
| 75 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1496 | 1414 | 1475.2 | 142 | ||
| 74 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1497 | 1431 | 1480.3 | 139 | ||
| 73 | Virginia | ACC | 4-7 | 1460 | 1549 | 1481.7 | 135 | ||
| 72 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1473 | 1530 | 1486.7 | 138 | ||
| 71 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1552 | 1308 | 1487.0 | 132 | ||
| 70 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1472 | 1569 | 1495.8 | 139 | ||
| 69 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1552 | 1346 | 1498.1 | 146 | ||
| 68 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-7 | 1476 | 1568 | 1498.3 | 142 | ||
| 67 | UConn | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1521 | 1434 | 1498.6 | 142 | ||
| 66 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 65 | Duke | ACC | 6-5 | 1508 | 1485 | 1502.3 | 135 | ||
| 64 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1502 | 1531 | 1509.5 | 132 | ||
| 63 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1491 | 1577 | 1512.4 | 153 | ||
| 62 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1579 | 1341 | 1516.1 | 135 | ||
| 61 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1584 | 1332 | 1516.6 | 136 | ||
| 60 | Missouri | SEC | 5-6 | 1513 | 1556 | 1523.4 | 133 | ||
| 59 | Marshall | Conference USA | 9-2 | 1619 | 1294 | 1530.5 | 155 | ||
| 58 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1519 | 1583 | 1535.0 | 133 | ||
| 57 | NC State | ACC | 7-4 | 1564 | 1471 | 1539.9 | 143 | ||
| 56 | App State | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1640 | 1301 | 1547.6 | 159 | ||
| 55 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1566 | 1497 | 1548.7 | 135 | ||
| 54 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1544 | 1565 | 1549.5 | 126 | ||
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1622 | 1381 | 1558.1 | 139 | ||
| 52 | California | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1565 | 1539 | 1558.5 | 133 | ||
| 51 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1551 | 1588 | 1560.1 | 135 | ||
| 50 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1552 | 1617 | 1568.3 | 145 | ||
| 49 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1585 | 1548 | 1575.8 | 135 | ||
| 48 | Louisville | ACC | 6-5 | 1592 | 1529 | 1575.9 | 136 | ||
| 47 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1643 | 1414 | 1582.6 | 147 | ||
| 46 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1576 | 1642 | 1592.4 | 141 | ||
| 45 | Auburn | SEC | 6-5 | 1603 | 1569 | 1594.0 | 132 | ||
| 44 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1661 | 1418 | 1596.3 | 139 | ||
| 43 | BYU | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1663 | 1418 | 1598.1 | 139 | ||
| 42 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1613 | 1572 | 1602.9 | 128 | ||
| 41 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1684 | 1479 | 1630.5 | 132 | ||
| 40 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-4 | 1676 | 1512 | 1633.7 | 139 | ||
| 39 | Miami | ACC | 7-4 | 1674 | 1543 | 1640.5 | 137 | ||
| 38 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1693 | 1524 | 1648.8 | 134 | ||
| 37 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8-3 | 1715 | 1491 | 1655.8 | 132 | ||
| 36 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1696 | 1548 | 1658.2 | 144 | ||
| 35 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1695 | 1555 | 1659.1 | 136 | ||
| 34 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-3 | 1707 | 1538 | 1663.3 | 135 | ||
| 33 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1697 | 1565 | 1663.4 | 135 | ||
| 32 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 9-2 | 1754 | 1429 | 1666.5 | 159 | ||
| 31 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1727 | 1539 | 1677.9 | 142 | ||
| 30 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1703 | 1612 | 1679.6 | 141 | ||
| 29 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-3 | 1734 | 1528 | 1680.0 | 135 | ||
| 28 | Temple | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1767 | 1446 | 1680.7 | 151 | ||
| 27 | Georgia | SEC | 8-3 | 1742 | 1544 | 1690.5 | 132 | ||
| 26 | Houston | American Athletic | 10-1 | 1820 | 1383 | 1699.5 | 156 | ||
| 25 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1784 | 1513 | 1712.2 | 136 | ||
| 24 | Florida State | ACC | 9-2 | 1783 | 1519 | 1713.2 | 150 | ||
| 23 | Toledo | Mid-American | 9-1 | 1819 | 1432 | 1713.5 | 163 | ||
| 22 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-5 | 1733 | 1670 | 1716.9 | 136 | ||
| 21 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1777 | 1593 | 1729.0 | 134 | ||
| 20 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-3 | 1799 | 1550 | 1733.2 | 134 | ||
| 19 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1803 | 1582 | 1745.0 | 126 | ||
| 18 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-3 | 1812 | 1577 | 1749.8 | 137 | ||
| 17 | TCU | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1848 | 1497 | 1753.0 | 149 | ||
| 16 | Navy | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1871 | 1476 | 1763.3 | 148 | ||
| 15 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1842 | 1576 | 1771.4 | 133 | ||
| 14 | North Carolina | ACC | 10-1 | 1893 | 1485 | 1781.8 | 138 | ||
| 13 | LSU | SEC | 7-3 | 1816 | 1688 | 1783.4 | 144 | ||
| 12 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1885 | 1576 | 1802.5 | 135 | ||
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1882 | 1592 | 1805.0 | 134 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1940 | 1485 | 1814.6 | 148 | ||
| 9 | Baylor | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1935 | 1498 | 1815.1 | 152 | ||
| 8 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1941 | 1529 | 1828.8 | 157 | ||
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-1 | 1940 | 1538 | 1830.6 | 148 | ||
| 6 | Clemson | ACC | 11-0 | 2004 | 1460 | 1851.3 | 162 | ||
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2010 | 1478 | 1861.7 | 157 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1963 | 1599 | 1864.6 | 153 | ||
| 3 | Florida | SEC | 10-1 | 1979 | 1601 | 1876.9 | 149 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1993 | 1600 | 1886.7 | 139 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 10-1 | 2019 | 1657 | 1921.6 | 138 | ||