| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 14-1 | 2126 | 1721 | 2016.1 | 117 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12-1 | 2038 | 1642 | 1930.5 | 135 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 14-1 | 2050 | 1560 | 1914.5 | 130 | ||
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1993 | 1661 | 1904.4 | 125 | ||
| 5 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 12-2 | 1982 | 1614 | 1882.8 | 131 | ||
| 6 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 12-2 | 1958 | 1642 | 1873.8 | 116 | ||
| 7 | TCU | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1943 | 1554 | 1837.8 | 132 | ||
| 8 | Houston | American Athletic | 13-1 | 1957 | 1481 | 1825.0 | 129 | ||
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1891 | 1642 | 1824.9 | 122 | ||
| 10 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10-3 | 1899 | 1618 | 1824.6 | 124 | ||
| 11 | LSU | SEC | 9-3 | 1872 | 1684 | 1822.8 | 131 | ||
| 12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 12-2 | 1906 | 1550 | 1810.2 | 134 | ||
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 10-4 | 1825 | 1662 | 1783.0 | 127 | ||
| 14 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-3 | 1845 | 1598 | 1779.9 | 132 | ||
| 15 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-3 | 1846 | 1552 | 1767.4 | 131 | ||
| 16 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1834 | 1581 | 1766.9 | 127 | ||
| 17 | Baylor | Big 12 | 10-3 | 1837 | 1550 | 1760.6 | 132 | ||
| 18 | Florida State | ACC | 10-3 | 1820 | 1585 | 1758.3 | 134 | ||
| 19 | North Carolina | ACC | 11-3 | 1827 | 1549 | 1753.4 | 122 | ||
| 20 | Navy | American Athletic | 11-2 | 1846 | 1489 | 1749.3 | 132 | ||
| 21 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 12-2 | 1852 | 1473 | 1748.9 | 133 | ||
| 22 | Arkansas | SEC | 8-5 | 1776 | 1649 | 1742.9 | 126 | ||
| 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1797 | 1546 | 1730.5 | 123 | ||
| 24 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 9-4 | 1778 | 1578 | 1725.8 | 121 | ||
| 25 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 | 1778 | 1570 | 1723.5 | 123 | ||
| 26 | Georgia | SEC | 10-3 | 1785 | 1538 | 1719.6 | 124 | ||
| 27 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-4 | 1764 | 1539 | 1705.2 | 128 | ||
| 28 | Utah | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 1754 | 1545 | 1699.6 | 132 | ||
| 29 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 9-4 | 1752 | 1528 | 1693.5 | 125 | ||
| 30 | Toledo | Mid-American | 10-2 | 1773 | 1464 | 1690.3 | 145 | ||
| 31 | USC | Pac-12 | 8-6 | 1690 | 1610 | 1669.5 | 118 | ||
| 32 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1680 | 1580 | 1654.2 | 125 | ||
| 33 | Temple | American Athletic | 10-4 | 1707 | 1502 | 1653.0 | 128 | ||
| 34 | Miami | ACC | 8-5 | 1682 | 1569 | 1652.7 | 123 | ||
| 35 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1667 | 1597 | 1649.3 | 123 | ||
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 7-6 | 1649 | 1616 | 1641.0 | 125 | ||
| 37 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1645 | 1608 | 1635.8 | 124 | ||
| 38 | Memphis | American Athletic | 9-4 | 1673 | 1523 | 1634.0 | 133 | ||
| 39 | Louisville | ACC | 8-5 | 1668 | 1534 | 1633.4 | 123 | ||
| 40 | South Florida | American Athletic | 8-5 | 1665 | 1500 | 1622.1 | 128 | ||
| 41 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8-5 | 1645 | 1531 | 1615.7 | 120 | ||
| 42 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-5 | 1631 | 1566 | 1614.3 | 122 | ||
| 43 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 10-4 | 1664 | 1472 | 1613.9 | 120 | ||
| 44 | California | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1639 | 1541 | 1613.9 | 121 | ||
| 45 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6-7 | 1607 | 1631 | 1612.7 | 128 | ||
| 46 | Washington | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1613 | 1555 | 1598.3 | 122 | ||
| 47 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-7 | 1584 | 1637 | 1596.8 | 127 | ||
| 48 | App State | Sun Belt | 11-2 | 1703 | 1314 | 1596.0 | 140 | ||
| 49 | BYU | FBS Independents | 9-4 | 1645 | 1442 | 1591.6 | 127 | ||
| 50 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1599 | 1567 | 1591.1 | 125 | ||
| 51 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 11-3 | 1672 | 1369 | 1590.2 | 118 | ||
| 52 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1614 | 1453 | 1572.2 | 130 | ||
| 53 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1575 | 1557 | 1570.9 | 121 | ||
| 54 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 9-4 | 1619 | 1416 | 1565.7 | 125 | ||
| 55 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1543 | 1602 | 1557.6 | 140 | ||
| 56 | Duke | ACC | 8-5 | 1579 | 1482 | 1554.2 | 123 | ||
| 57 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-7 | 1540 | 1577 | 1549.6 | 117 | ||
| 58 | Marshall | Conference USA | 10-3 | 1621 | 1345 | 1547.4 | 137 | ||
| 59 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 9-4 | 1602 | 1390 | 1546.2 | 134 | ||
| 60 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1559 | 1503 | 1544.8 | 123 | ||
| 61 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-7 | 1522 | 1586 | 1537.8 | 131 | ||
| 62 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1529 | 1545 | 1532.9 | 127 | ||
| 63 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1508 | 1609 | 1532.4 | 131 | ||
| 64 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 7-6 | 1547 | 1483 | 1531.0 | 122 | ||
| 65 | NC State | ACC | 7-6 | 1526 | 1525 | 1525.5 | 133 | ||
| 66 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 9-4 | 1571 | 1375 | 1519.4 | 128 | ||
| 67 | Missouri | SEC | 5-7 | 1492 | 1571 | 1511.3 | 129 | ||
| 68 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 9-5 | 1544 | 1384 | 1502.3 | 116 | ||
| 69 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 13-2 | 1640 | 1150 | 1501.1 | 142 | ||
| 70 | Boise State | Mountain West | 9-4 | 1548 | 1367 | 1500.6 | 127 | ||
| 71 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 72 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-6 | 1516 | 1446 | 1498.5 | 120 | ||
| 73 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-8 | 1451 | 1577 | 1481.5 | 136 | ||
| 74 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1501 | 1391 | 1472.5 | 130 | ||
| 75 | UConn | American Athletic | 6-7 | 1466 | 1471 | 1466.9 | 129 | ||
| 76 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 6-7 | 1452 | 1505 | 1464.6 | 127 | ||
| 77 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-6 | 1477 | 1424 | 1463.6 | 128 | ||
| 79 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-7 | 1430 | 1526 | 1453.5 | 125 | ||
| 80 | Virginia | ACC | 4-8 | 1418 | 1542 | 1448.0 | 128 | ||
| 81 | Akron | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1472 | 1376 | 1447.6 | 121 | ||
| 82 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-6 | 1461 | 1384 | 1441.3 | 118 | ||
| 84 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1450 | 1385 | 1433.5 | 128 | ||
| 85 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1437 | 1372 | 1420.2 | 118 | ||
| 86 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1358 | 1618 | 1418.4 | 149 | ||
| 87 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1400 | 1456 | 1413.7 | 129 | ||
| 88 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1351 | 1615 | 1412.6 | 152 | ||
| 89 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-9 | 1341 | 1623 | 1406.5 | 139 | ||
| 90 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1420 | 1360 | 1404.4 | 121 | ||
| 91 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-9 | 1356 | 1534 | 1398.3 | 136 | ||
| 92 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1401 | 1373 | 1394.2 | 125 | ||
| 93 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-9 | 1327 | 1586 | 1387.8 | 141 | ||
| 94 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-9 | 1324 | 1572 | 1382.2 | 138 | ||
| 95 | San José State | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1379 | 1388 | 1381.6 | 118 | ||
| 96 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1375 | 1396 | 1380.3 | 120 | ||
| 97 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1372 | 1380 | 1373.6 | 117 | ||
| 98 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-8 | 1323 | 1513 | 1367.9 | 142 | ||
| 99 | Sam Houston | Southland | 10-4 | 1441 | 1163 | 1365.5 | 121 | ||
| 100 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1317 | 1490 | 1358.1 | 145 | ||
| 101 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1275 | 1606 | 1350.8 | 143 | ||
| 105 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-10 | 1264 | 1597 | 1340.1 | 150 | ||
| 106 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1275 | 1496 | 1326.6 | 136 | ||
| 107 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1301 | 1377 | 1319.6 | 127 | ||
| 108 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1294 | 1367 | 1311.9 | 128 | ||
| 109 | James Madison | CAA | 9-3 | 1363 | 1164 | 1310.6 | 158 | ||
| 112 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1285 | 1355 | 1302.1 | 131 | ||
| 114 | Boston College | ACC | 3-9 | 1237 | 1486 | 1294.8 | 134 | ||
| 116 | UTEP | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1273 | 1324 | 1285.8 | 127 | ||
| 117 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1229 | 1463 | 1284.1 | 131 | ||
| 119 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1267 | 1320 | 1280.0 | 126 | ||
| 120 | Rice | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1258 | 1331 | 1275.9 | 127 | ||
| 121 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-10 | 1199 | 1533 | 1275.1 | 144 | ||
| 123 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1210 | 1425 | 1260.3 | 127 | ||
| 124 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1199 | 1460 | 1259.5 | 140 | ||
| 129 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1212 | 1342 | 1243.4 | 129 | ||
| 131 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 9-3 | 1290 | 1098 | 1238.9 | 169 | ||
| 133 | Liberty | Big South | 6-5 | 1260 | 1151 | 1231.7 | 159 | ||
| 134 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1174 | 1417 | 1230.9 | 129 | ||
| 138 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1178 | 1374 | 1224.3 | 130 | ||
| 139 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1166 | 1375 | 1215.4 | 131 | ||
| 142 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1179 | 1300 | 1208.5 | 124 | ||
| 143 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1160 | 1365 | 1208.3 | 135 | ||
| 147 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1134 | 1395 | 1193.9 | 157 | ||
| 148 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1137 | 1353 | 1187.1 | 130 | ||
| 149 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1137 | 1349 | 1186.9 | 137 | ||
| 155 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-10 | 1098 | 1413 | 1169.1 | 144 | ||
| 157 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1109 | 1326 | 1159.8 | 127 | ||
| 158 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-10 | 1104 | 1327 | 1156.4 | 118 | ||
| 160 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-11 | 1052 | 1470 | 1143.9 | 150 | ||
| 169 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-11 | 1036 | 1349 | 1106.6 | 125 | ||
| 173 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-10 | 1005 | 1365 | 1084.7 | 139 | ||
| 175 | Delaware | CAA | 4-6 | 1064 | 1112 | 1075.9 | 147 | ||
| 180 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-11 | 962 | 1413 | 1059.0 | 145 | ||
| 181 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-5 | 1034 | 1132 | 1057.8 | 166 | ||
| 183 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-12 | 921 | 1591 | 1055.5 | 206 | ||
| 189 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-12 | 914 | 1479 | 1030.8 | 178 | ||
| 223 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-10 | 846 | 1249 | 932.4 | 148 | ||