| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 223 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-10 | 846 | 1249 | 932.4 | 148 | ||
| 189 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-12 | 914 | 1479 | 1030.8 | 177 | ||
| 183 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-12 | 921 | 1591 | 1055.5 | 205 | ||
| 181 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-5 | 1034 | 1132 | 1057.8 | 166 | ||
| 180 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-11 | 962 | 1413 | 1059.0 | 144 | ||
| 175 | Delaware | CAA | 4-6 | 1064 | 1112 | 1075.9 | 146 | ||
| 173 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-10 | 1005 | 1365 | 1084.7 | 138 | ||
| 169 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-11 | 1036 | 1349 | 1106.6 | 124 | ||
| 160 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-11 | 1052 | 1470 | 1143.9 | 149 | ||
| 159 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-10 | 1104 | 1327 | 1156.4 | 117 | ||
| 158 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1109 | 1326 | 1159.8 | 127 | ||
| 157 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-9 | 1100 | 1376 | 1163.4 | 144 | ||
| 149 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1137 | 1349 | 1186.9 | 136 | ||
| 148 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1137 | 1353 | 1187.1 | 129 | ||
| 147 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1134 | 1395 | 1193.9 | 156 | ||
| 142 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1160 | 1365 | 1208.3 | 134 | ||
| 141 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1179 | 1300 | 1208.5 | 124 | ||
| 138 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1166 | 1375 | 1215.4 | 130 | ||
| 137 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1178 | 1374 | 1224.3 | 129 | ||
| 133 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1174 | 1417 | 1230.9 | 128 | ||
| 132 | Liberty | Big South | 6-5 | 1260 | 1151 | 1231.7 | 158 | ||
| 130 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 9-3 | 1290 | 1098 | 1238.9 | 169 | ||
| 129 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1212 | 1342 | 1243.4 | 129 | ||
| 125 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1199 | 1460 | 1259.5 | 139 | ||
| 124 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1210 | 1425 | 1260.3 | 127 | ||
| 121 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-10 | 1199 | 1533 | 1275.1 | 143 | ||
| 120 | Rice | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1258 | 1331 | 1275.9 | 126 | ||
| 119 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1267 | 1320 | 1280.0 | 125 | ||
| 117 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1229 | 1463 | 1284.1 | 130 | ||
| 116 | UTEP | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1273 | 1324 | 1285.8 | 127 | ||
| 114 | Boston College | ACC | 3-9 | 1237 | 1486 | 1294.8 | 133 | ||
| 112 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1285 | 1355 | 1302.1 | 130 | ||
| 110 | James Madison | CAA | 9-3 | 1363 | 1164 | 1310.6 | 157 | ||
| 109 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1294 | 1367 | 1311.9 | 128 | ||
| 108 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1301 | 1377 | 1319.6 | 126 | ||
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1275 | 1496 | 1326.6 | 136 | ||
| 104 | Sam Houston | Southland | 9-3 | 1426 | 1104 | 1338.0 | 132 | ||
| 103 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-10 | 1264 | 1597 | 1340.1 | 149 | ||
| 102 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1334 | 1386 | 1347.0 | 122 | ||
| 100 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1275 | 1606 | 1350.8 | 142 | ||
| 98 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1317 | 1490 | 1358.1 | 144 | ||
| 97 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1373 | 1352 | 1367.8 | 126 | ||
| 96 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-8 | 1323 | 1513 | 1367.9 | 141 | ||
| 94 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-9 | 1324 | 1572 | 1382.2 | 137 | ||
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-9 | 1327 | 1586 | 1387.8 | 140 | ||
| 92 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-9 | 1356 | 1534 | 1398.3 | 135 | ||
| 91 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1411 | 1392 | 1406.3 | 125 | ||
| 90 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-9 | 1341 | 1623 | 1406.5 | 138 | ||
| 89 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1416 | 1384 | 1407.7 | 122 | ||
| 88 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1351 | 1615 | 1412.6 | 152 | ||
| 87 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1400 | 1456 | 1413.7 | 129 | ||
| 86 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1358 | 1618 | 1418.4 | 148 | ||
| 85 | Akron | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1435 | 1373 | 1419.6 | 127 | ||
| 84 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1451 | 1373 | 1431.5 | 131 | ||
| 83 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1466 | 1358 | 1438.3 | 123 | ||
| 82 | Virginia | ACC | 4-8 | 1418 | 1542 | 1448.0 | 127 | ||
| 80 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-7 | 1430 | 1526 | 1453.5 | 125 | ||
| 79 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-5 | 1486 | 1367 | 1455.2 | 123 | ||
| 78 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1486 | 1371 | 1456.7 | 134 | ||
| 77 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1498 | 1351 | 1459.4 | 134 | ||
| 76 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 1504 | 1346 | 1462.7 | 133 | ||
| 75 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-8 | 1451 | 1577 | 1481.5 | 135 | ||
| 74 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 11-1 | 1657 | 1067 | 1484.4 | 171 | ||
| 73 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1513 | 1411 | 1486.9 | 134 | ||
| 72 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1529 | 1368 | 1487.2 | 136 | ||
| 71 | UConn | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1500 | 1461 | 1490.3 | 136 | ||
| 70 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1492 | 1504 | 1495.1 | 133 | ||
| 69 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 68 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 1510 | 1483 | 1503.0 | 127 | ||
| 67 | Missouri | SEC | 5-7 | 1492 | 1571 | 1511.3 | 128 | ||
| 66 | Marshall | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1582 | 1332 | 1515.8 | 145 | ||
| 65 | Duke | ACC | 7-5 | 1535 | 1475 | 1520.0 | 129 | ||
| 64 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1568 | 1395 | 1523.1 | 131 | ||
| 63 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 9-4 | 1580 | 1370 | 1524.7 | 121 | ||
| 62 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1561 | 1442 | 1530.4 | 126 | ||
| 61 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1508 | 1609 | 1532.4 | 130 | ||
| 60 | NC State | ACC | 7-5 | 1549 | 1506 | 1537.8 | 138 | ||
| 59 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1577 | 1448 | 1543.5 | 137 | ||
| 58 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1551 | 1528 | 1544.8 | 132 | ||
| 57 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1544 | 1565 | 1549.5 | 126 | ||
| 56 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1543 | 1602 | 1557.6 | 140 | ||
| 55 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1639 | 1351 | 1561.7 | 124 | ||
| 54 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1543 | 1624 | 1562.7 | 134 | ||
| 53 | App State | Sun Belt | 10-2 | 1669 | 1296 | 1566.9 | 149 | ||
| 52 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1572 | 1552 | 1567.4 | 128 | ||
| 51 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1595 | 1492 | 1568.2 | 129 | ||
| 50 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1569 | 1571 | 1569.9 | 121 | ||
| 49 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1548 | 1649 | 1572.5 | 134 | ||
| 48 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1572 | 1590 | 1576.8 | 139 | ||
| 47 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 9-3 | 1661 | 1375 | 1584.4 | 141 | ||
| 46 | California | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1613 | 1546 | 1595.5 | 126 | ||
| 45 | Louisville | ACC | 7-5 | 1621 | 1523 | 1596.0 | 129 | ||
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 6-6 | 1594 | 1606 | 1596.7 | 130 | ||
| 43 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1618 | 1543 | 1598.9 | 129 | ||
| 42 | BYU | FBS Independents | 9-3 | 1684 | 1419 | 1613.6 | 133 | ||
| 41 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8-4 | 1669 | 1507 | 1627.0 | 125 | ||
| 40 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1647 | 1581 | 1629.9 | 131 | ||
| 39 | South Florida | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1695 | 1473 | 1636.2 | 134 | ||
| 38 | Toledo | Mid-American | 9-2 | 1711 | 1438 | 1638.2 | 156 | ||
| 37 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 1676 | 1561 | 1646.8 | 128 | ||
| 36 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-4 | 1700 | 1509 | 1650.4 | 133 | ||
| 35 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 10-3 | 1722 | 1469 | 1654.9 | 123 | ||
| 34 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1678 | 1596 | 1657.3 | 130 | ||
| 33 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1709 | 1512 | 1657.7 | 131 | ||
| 32 | Utah | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1712 | 1534 | 1665.5 | 139 | ||
| 31 | Memphis | American Athletic | 9-3 | 1736 | 1517 | 1678.8 | 139 | ||
| 30 | Miami | ACC | 8-4 | 1723 | 1557 | 1680.1 | 129 | ||
| 29 | Temple | American Athletic | 10-3 | 1754 | 1486 | 1682.6 | 135 | ||
| 28 | USC | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1723 | 1598 | 1690.9 | 123 | ||
| 27 | Georgia | SEC | 9-3 | 1752 | 1526 | 1692.5 | 130 | ||
| 26 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1725 | 1602 | 1693.3 | 127 | ||
| 25 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1760 | 1532 | 1700.2 | 128 | ||
| 24 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 1758 | 1571 | 1709.6 | 126 | ||
| 23 | Baylor | Big 12 | 9-3 | 1779 | 1523 | 1711.1 | 139 | ||
| 22 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 11-2 | 1820 | 1456 | 1721.3 | 140 | ||
| 21 | Arkansas | SEC | 7-5 | 1754 | 1657 | 1729.4 | 130 | ||
| 20 | Navy | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1815 | 1508 | 1732.5 | 139 | ||
| 19 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1806 | 1551 | 1738.7 | 126 | ||
| 18 | Florida State | ACC | 10-2 | 1860 | 1558 | 1779.4 | 142 | ||
| 17 | North Carolina | ACC | 11-2 | 1876 | 1532 | 1783.4 | 127 | ||
| 16 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-3 | 1854 | 1595 | 1785.9 | 129 | ||
| 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1849 | 1622 | 1789.5 | 128 | ||
| 14 | Houston | American Athletic | 12-1 | 1920 | 1452 | 1790.1 | 136 | ||
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-2 | 1876 | 1564 | 1792.5 | 139 | ||
| 12 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1897 | 1527 | 1796.5 | 139 | ||
| 11 | TCU | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1909 | 1533 | 1807.4 | 139 | ||
| 10 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1897 | 1571 | 1809.4 | 131 | ||
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 8-3 | 1851 | 1690 | 1809.5 | 135 | ||
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 10-3 | 1870 | 1648 | 1812.1 | 134 | ||
| 7 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 11-2 | 1919 | 1617 | 1838.5 | 121 | ||
| 6 | Iowa | Big Ten | 12-1 | 1960 | 1522 | 1839.7 | 143 | ||
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 13-0 | 2051 | 1486 | 1892.4 | 149 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 2005 | 1622 | 1901.8 | 142 | ||
| 3 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 12-1 | 2024 | 1580 | 1902.4 | 140 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11-1 | 2032 | 1629 | 1922.4 | 131 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 12-1 | 2058 | 1672 | 1953.8 | 129 | ||