| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | SEC | 3-0 | 1947 | 1724 | 1888.5 | 214 | ||
| 2 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1931 | 1603 | 1842.8 | 201 | ||
| 3 | Florida | SEC | 4-0 | 1913 | 1597 | 1828.5 | 205 | ||
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1890 | 1641 | 1824.7 | 217 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1884 | 1528 | 1788.0 | 214 | ||
| 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1890 | 1471 | 1775.3 | 216 | ||
| 7 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1871 | 1516 | 1775.1 | 214 | ||
| 8 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1854 | 1504 | 1759.5 | 211 | ||
| 9 | Florida State | ACC | 3-0 | 1830 | 1543 | 1753.9 | 227 | ||
| 10 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-1 | 1781 | 1669 | 1752.1 | 194 | ||
| 11 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-0 | 1840 | 1480 | 1742.2 | 216 | ||
| 12 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1870 | 1406 | 1741.3 | 213 | ||
| 13 | NC State | ACC | 4-0 | 1847 | 1452 | 1739.5 | 217 | ||
| 14 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1813 | 1509 | 1731.6 | 228 | ||
| 15 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1823 | 1484 | 1731.4 | 238 | ||
| 16 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-0 | 1852 | 1405 | 1728.4 | 222 | ||
| 17 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1855 | 1393 | 1726.7 | 219 | ||
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0 | 1829 | 1429 | 1719.8 | 220 | ||
| 19 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1827 | 1426 | 1717.3 | 215 | ||
| 20 | California | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1823 | 1398 | 1706.2 | 213 | ||
| 21 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1789 | 1439 | 1694.1 | 239 | ||
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0 | 1804 | 1383 | 1687.8 | 223 | ||
| 23 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1811 | 1336 | 1678.5 | 227 | ||
| 24 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1714 | 1536 | 1667.4 | 204 | ||
| 25 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1661 | 1614 | 1648.9 | 219 | ||
| 26 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1700 | 1500 | 1647.8 | 203 | ||
| 27 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1693 | 1516 | 1647.0 | 212 | ||
| 28 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1 | 1686 | 1535 | 1646.8 | 204 | ||
| 29 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1683 | 1523 | 1641.8 | 205 | ||
| 30 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1684 | 1497 | 1635.0 | 201 | ||
| 31 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1682 | 1496 | 1633.3 | 201 | ||
| 32 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1675 | 1505 | 1630.6 | 209 | ||
| 33 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1750 | 1310 | 1627.7 | 245 | ||
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1771 | 1262 | 1627.2 | 233 | ||
| 35 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1740 | 1307 | 1620.0 | 231 | ||
| 36 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-1 | 1670 | 1448 | 1611.7 | 215 | ||
| 37 | Miami | ACC | 3-0 | 1733 | 1287 | 1608.5 | 235 | ||
| 38 | Clemson | ACC | 3-0 | 1730 | 1270 | 1601.4 | 250 | ||
| 39 | Duke | ACC | 3-1 | 1656 | 1428 | 1595.7 | 210 | ||
| 40 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1713 | 1257 | 1585.8 | 240 | ||
| 41 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1 | 1658 | 1364 | 1578.8 | 218 | ||
| 42 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1564 | 1616 | 1576.8 | 195 | ||
| 43 | Missouri | SEC | 3-1 | 1632 | 1406 | 1572.5 | 207 | ||
| 44 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1625 | 1418 | 1570.4 | 215 | ||
| 45 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1622 | 1397 | 1562.4 | 214 | ||
| 46 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-1 | 1632 | 1363 | 1559.9 | 222 | ||
| 47 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1689 | 1214 | 1555.5 | 246 | ||
| 48 | James Madison | CAA | 4-0 | 1707 | 1172 | 1554.1 | 234 | ||
| 49 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1594 | 1437 | 1553.2 | 231 | ||
| 50 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1548 | 1549 | 1548.3 | 200 | ||
| 51 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1613 | 1363 | 1546.5 | 213 | ||
| 52 | Boston College | ACC | 3-1 | 1628 | 1325 | 1546.1 | 222 | ||
| 53 | Auburn | SEC | 2-2 | 1531 | 1573 | 1541.6 | 201 | ||
| 54 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1602 | 1363 | 1538.8 | 212 | ||
| 55 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1597 | 1353 | 1531.7 | 224 | ||
| 56 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1570 | 1370 | 1517.5 | 233 | ||
| 57 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1517 | 1514 | 1516.3 | 203 | ||
| 58 | Marshall | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1583 | 1320 | 1512.4 | 218 | ||
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | Big South | 4-0 | 1672 | 1113 | 1510.1 | 251 | ||
| 60 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1512 | 1483 | 1504.9 | 208 | ||
| 61 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2 | 1507 | 1481 | 1500.7 | 221 | ||
| 62 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 350 | ||
| 63 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1501 | 1472 | 1493.7 | 210 | ||
| 64 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1503 | 1458 | 1491.7 | 211 | ||
| 65 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1500 | 1464 | 1490.5 | 212 | ||
| 66 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1557 | 1305 | 1489.3 | 210 | ||
| 67 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-2 | 1491 | 1479 | 1487.9 | 210 | ||
| 68 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1570 | 1257 | 1485.1 | 228 | ||
| 69 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-1 | 1535 | 1344 | 1484.8 | 234 | ||
| 70 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1485 | 1457 | 1477.9 | 212 | ||
| 71 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1489 | 1432 | 1474.4 | 211 | ||
| 72 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1476 | 1441 | 1466.9 | 212 | ||
| 73 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1472 | 1427 | 1460.8 | 209 | ||
| 74 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1466 | 1445 | 1460.5 | 211 | ||
| 75 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-3 | 1402 | 1632 | 1456.5 | 214 | ||
| 76 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-3 | 1405 | 1615 | 1455.1 | 209 | ||
| 77 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 3-1 | 1527 | 1213 | 1441.7 | 226 | ||
| 78 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1453 | 1393 | 1437.9 | 211 | ||
| 79 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-2 | 1447 | 1404 | 1435.8 | 207 | ||
| 80 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1435 | 1395 | 1424.7 | 198 | ||
| 81 | SMU | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1375 | 1577 | 1423.3 | 208 | ||
| 82 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1431 | 1388 | 1419.8 | 218 | ||
| 83 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1431 | 1384 | 1419.2 | 216 | ||
| 84 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1424 | 1388 | 1415.2 | 215 | ||
| 85 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1396 | 1474 | 1415.1 | 225 | ||
| 86 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-2 | 1427 | 1378 | 1414.2 | 227 | ||
| 88 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1483 | 1203 | 1407.4 | 261 | ||
| 89 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1421 | 1366 | 1406.9 | 219 | ||
| 90 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1356 | 1544 | 1400.6 | 213 | ||
| 91 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1406 | 1340 | 1389.6 | 212 | ||
| 92 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1401 | 1340 | 1385.4 | 209 | ||
| 93 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1386 | 1347 | 1376.0 | 214 | ||
| 94 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1356 | 1424 | 1372.5 | 218 | ||
| 95 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-2 | 1354 | 1427 | 1371.8 | 244 | ||
| 96 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1394 | 1301 | 1369.8 | 205 | ||
| 98 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1380 | 1322 | 1365.4 | 216 | ||
| 99 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1384 | 1309 | 1364.9 | 207 | ||
| 100 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-2 | 1381 | 1305 | 1362.0 | 205 | ||
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1323 | 1464 | 1357.2 | 208 | ||
| 102 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1333 | 1380 | 1344.9 | 233 | ||
| 103 | Virginia | ACC | 1-3 | 1305 | 1469 | 1344.5 | 207 | ||
| 104 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1300 | 1472 | 1341.2 | 235 | ||
| 105 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1355 | 1275 | 1334.8 | 211 | ||
| 106 | Louisville | ACC | 1-3 | 1295 | 1454 | 1333.2 | 213 | ||
| 107 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3 | 1288 | 1450 | 1327.0 | 235 | ||
| 109 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1311 | 1354 | 1321.4 | 217 | ||
| 110 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1307 | 1352 | 1318.3 | 230 | ||
| 112 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1310 | 1341 | 1317.8 | 230 | ||
| 113 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1309 | 1333 | 1314.8 | 235 | ||
| 114 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1217 | 1638 | 1310.7 | 257 | ||
| 115 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1270 | 1419 | 1305.7 | 207 | ||
| 116 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1323 | 1245 | 1303.2 | 206 | ||
| 117 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1290 | 1330 | 1299.5 | 233 | ||
| 119 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1253 | 1421 | 1293.2 | 220 | ||
| 120 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1260 | 1397 | 1292.8 | 216 | ||
| 121 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1284 | 1262 | 1278.8 | 226 | ||
| 122 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1246 | 1375 | 1277.2 | 198 | ||
| 123 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1246 | 1370 | 1275.8 | 209 | ||
| 124 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1230 | 1395 | 1269.6 | 214 | ||
| 125 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1289 | 1200 | 1266.3 | 223 | ||
| 126 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 1-1 | 1303 | 1156 | 1264.7 | 271 | ||
| 127 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1227 | 1365 | 1259.7 | 215 | ||
| 128 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-3 | 1236 | 1318 | 1255.6 | 230 | ||
| 129 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1205 | 1355 | 1240.6 | 221 | ||
| 130 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-2 | 1180 | 1379 | 1227.2 | 245 | ||
| 131 | North Texas | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1142 | 1488 | 1220.3 | 237 | ||
| 135 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1218 | 1199 | 1213.5 | 234 | ||
| 137 | Delaware | CAA | 1-2 | 1201 | 1219 | 1205.8 | 256 | ||
| 143 | UTSA | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1117 | 1479 | 1198.3 | 211 | ||
| 144 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1171 | 1283 | 1197.9 | 206 | ||
| 145 | Liberty | Big South | 2-2 | 1226 | 1117 | 1197.8 | 242 | ||
| 149 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 0-3 | 1119 | 1372 | 1178.0 | 218 | ||
| 169 | Sam Houston | Southland | 1-2 | 1154 | 1070 | 1132.7 | 243 | ||
| 180 | UCF | American Athletic | 0-4 | 1008 | 1300 | 1074.0 | 216 | ||
| 184 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-3 | 1006 | 1288 | 1070.6 | 247 | ||
| 190 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 0-4 | 967 | 1272 | 1035.8 | 226 | ||