| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0 | 2075 | 1638 | 1955.9 | 150 | ||
| 2 | Clemson | ACC | 9-0 | 2056 | 1572 | 1922.8 | 159 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2004 | 1531 | 1873.2 | 171 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1953 | 1652 | 1872.8 | 145 | ||
| 5 | Washington | Pac-12 | 9-0 | 1985 | 1446 | 1833.9 | 168 | ||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1892 | 1652 | 1829.4 | 151 | ||
| 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1885 | 1667 | 1827.6 | 144 | ||
| 8 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 9-0 | 1950 | 1420 | 1801.3 | 179 | ||
| 9 | Louisville | ACC | 8-1 | 1884 | 1545 | 1792.7 | 158 | ||
| 10 | Florida State | ACC | 6-3 | 1802 | 1635 | 1758.8 | 146 | ||
| 11 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-2 | 1808 | 1581 | 1748.5 | 143 | ||
| 12 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-2 | 1810 | 1564 | 1745.0 | 159 | ||
| 13 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1796 | 1580 | 1739.5 | 155 | ||
| 14 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1821 | 1508 | 1737.2 | 157 | ||
| 15 | USC | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1775 | 1599 | 1729.4 | 154 | ||
| 16 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 1791 | 1536 | 1723.4 | 143 | ||
| 17 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 7-2 | 1770 | 1543 | 1710.1 | 143 | ||
| 18 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-3 | 1748 | 1593 | 1707.9 | 145 | ||
| 19 | Navy | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1754 | 1534 | 1696.4 | 156 | ||
| 20 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1764 | 1507 | 1695.8 | 146 | ||
| 21 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1765 | 1481 | 1689.2 | 156 | ||
| 22 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1769 | 1469 | 1688.5 | 159 | ||
| 23 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1777 | 1436 | 1684.7 | 171 | ||
| 24 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-3 | 1713 | 1580 | 1678.7 | 154 | ||
| 25 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1778 | 1411 | 1677.8 | 168 | ||
| 26 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1740 | 1489 | 1673.3 | 154 | ||
| 27 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1759 | 1432 | 1670.7 | 153 | ||
| 28 | Florida | SEC | 6-2 | 1716 | 1526 | 1666.5 | 156 | ||
| 29 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1724 | 1485 | 1660.8 | 144 | ||
| 30 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1656 | 1637 | 1651.2 | 140 | ||
| 31 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1707 | 1463 | 1642.1 | 159 | ||
| 32 | LSU | SEC | 5-3 | 1663 | 1573 | 1640.3 | 152 | ||
| 33 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1709 | 1450 | 1639.8 | 150 | ||
| 34 | Troy | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1748 | 1346 | 1637.7 | 179 | ||
| 35 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1697 | 1421 | 1623.3 | 157 | ||
| 36 | BYU | FBS Independents | 5-4 | 1628 | 1580 | 1615.8 | 146 | ||
| 37 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1674 | 1431 | 1609.6 | 151 | ||
| 38 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1637 | 1516 | 1605.7 | 142 | ||
| 39 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-3 | 1622 | 1525 | 1596.9 | 153 | ||
| 40 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1583 | 1599 | 1586.9 | 149 | ||
| 41 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1621 | 1459 | 1578.9 | 140 | ||
| 42 | Temple | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1630 | 1435 | 1578.9 | 134 | ||
| 43 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-4 | 1590 | 1537 | 1576.4 | 148 | ||
| 44 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1588 | 1540 | 1575.9 | 141 | ||
| 45 | California | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1557 | 1631 | 1575.1 | 153 | ||
| 46 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-2 | 1644 | 1382 | 1574.2 | 155 | ||
| 47 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1575 | 1550 | 1569.0 | 142 | ||
| 48 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1678 | 1275 | 1566.6 | 173 | ||
| 49 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-4 | 1571 | 1519 | 1557.9 | 154 | ||
| 50 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5 | 1543 | 1592 | 1555.1 | 143 | ||
| 51 | Georgia | SEC | 5-4 | 1563 | 1519 | 1551.8 | 153 | ||
| 52 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-4 | 1561 | 1500 | 1545.6 | 145 | ||
| 53 | Miami | ACC | 5-4 | 1555 | 1516 | 1545.4 | 140 | ||
| 54 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-5 | 1534 | 1568 | 1542.8 | 159 | ||
| 55 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1549 | 1505 | 1538.2 | 149 | ||
| 56 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-5 | 1525 | 1569 | 1535.8 | 143 | ||
| 57 | NC State | ACC | 4-5 | 1520 | 1573 | 1533.0 | 151 | ||
| 58 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5 | 1519 | 1565 | 1530.2 | 144 | ||
| 59 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1594 | 1354 | 1530.0 | 154 | ||
| 60 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1528 | 1492 | 1518.9 | 147 | ||
| 61 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-4 | 1526 | 1473 | 1512.4 | 143 | ||
| 62 | James Madison | CAA | 8-1 | 1653 | 1137 | 1505.5 | 176 | ||
| 63 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 351 | ||
| 65 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1513 | 1442 | 1495.0 | 151 | ||
| 66 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1458 | 1609 | 1494.4 | 142 | ||
| 67 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1546 | 1347 | 1493.8 | 154 | ||
| 68 | Boston College | ACC | 4-5 | 1481 | 1522 | 1490.8 | 152 | ||
| 69 | SMU | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1478 | 1526 | 1490.1 | 143 | ||
| 70 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1537 | 1355 | 1489.2 | 185 | ||
| 71 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1546 | 1329 | 1488.6 | 145 | ||
| 72 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1547 | 1321 | 1487.3 | 137 | ||
| 73 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1492 | 1458 | 1483.8 | 149 | ||
| 74 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1488 | 1423 | 1471.1 | 151 | ||
| 75 | UCF | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1489 | 1417 | 1470.8 | 140 | ||
| 76 | Sam Houston | Southland | 8-0 | 1673 | 961 | 1456.8 | 238 | ||
| 77 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1445 | 1479 | 1453.5 | 145 | ||
| 78 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-6 | 1423 | 1549 | 1453.3 | 150 | ||
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1467 | 1407 | 1452.2 | 152 | ||
| 80 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1489 | 1345 | 1451.6 | 153 | ||
| 81 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 8-1 | 1603 | 1052 | 1442.9 | 202 | ||
| 82 | UTSA | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1459 | 1356 | 1432.7 | 152 | ||
| 83 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1392 | 1547 | 1429.1 | 154 | ||
| 84 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1469 | 1309 | 1427.6 | 144 | ||
| 85 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-7 | 1367 | 1612 | 1424.8 | 162 | ||
| 86 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1427 | 1381 | 1415.8 | 159 | ||
| 87 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1431 | 1368 | 1414.9 | 155 | ||
| 89 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1377 | 1512 | 1409.4 | 164 | ||
| 90 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1369 | 1518 | 1405.0 | 162 | ||
| 91 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1434 | 1250 | 1385.7 | 143 | ||
| 92 | Akron | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1384 | 1383 | 1383.5 | 150 | ||
| 94 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1372 | 1405 | 1380.4 | 146 | ||
| 95 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-4 | 1394 | 1336 | 1379.3 | 159 | ||
| 97 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1342 | 1466 | 1372.2 | 153 | ||
| 98 | Virginia | ACC | 2-7 | 1318 | 1544 | 1371.3 | 167 | ||
| 99 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1353 | 1423 | 1370.2 | 152 | ||
| 100 | Duke | ACC | 3-6 | 1336 | 1470 | 1368.2 | 157 | ||
| 101 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1335 | 1469 | 1366.9 | 160 | ||
| 102 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1336 | 1456 | 1365.3 | 142 | ||
| 103 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1352 | 1381 | 1359.1 | 143 | ||
| 104 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1316 | 1458 | 1350.3 | 147 | ||
| 106 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1342 | 1363 | 1347.4 | 150 | ||
| 107 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-7 | 1288 | 1530 | 1344.7 | 155 | ||
| 108 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1327 | 1394 | 1343.6 | 158 | ||
| 109 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1284 | 1535 | 1342.6 | 143 | ||
| 110 | Liberty | Big South | 5-3 | 1386 | 1184 | 1332.3 | 171 | ||
| 112 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1312 | 1362 | 1324.0 | 140 | ||
| 113 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1315 | 1329 | 1318.7 | 157 | ||
| 114 | Missouri | SEC | 2-7 | 1260 | 1501 | 1315.9 | 154 | ||
| 115 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1274 | 1422 | 1309.7 | 157 | ||
| 119 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1249 | 1487 | 1304.6 | 153 | ||
| 120 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1247 | 1485 | 1302.9 | 159 | ||
| 121 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1281 | 1369 | 1302.7 | 148 | ||
| 122 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1257 | 1436 | 1299.2 | 144 | ||
| 124 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1222 | 1501 | 1286.8 | 164 | ||
| 125 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1255 | 1387 | 1286.5 | 140 | ||
| 126 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1258 | 1373 | 1286.2 | 152 | ||
| 127 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1257 | 1357 | 1281.4 | 158 | ||
| 128 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1244 | 1379 | 1276.8 | 134 | ||
| 129 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1275 | 1261 | 1271.3 | 141 | ||
| 131 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1221 | 1375 | 1258.0 | 150 | ||
| 137 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-8 | 1146 | 1527 | 1231.1 | 184 | ||
| 140 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-8 | 1131 | 1550 | 1223.9 | 187 | ||
| 141 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1192 | 1315 | 1221.8 | 150 | ||
| 142 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1171 | 1382 | 1220.8 | 157 | ||
| 143 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1158 | 1403 | 1214.8 | 166 | ||
| 145 | Coastal Carolina | FCS Independents | 7-2 | 1309 | 960 | 1211.8 | 178 | ||
| 146 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 4-2 | 1281 | 1021 | 1210.5 | 183 | ||
| 149 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-8 | 1140 | 1382 | 1196.0 | 144 | ||
| 152 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1144 | 1280 | 1176.5 | 154 | ||
| 154 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-5 | 1152 | 1215 | 1167.7 | 151 | ||
| 159 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1071 | 1421 | 1149.4 | 152 | ||
| 161 | Delaware | CAA | 4-5 | 1140 | 1164 | 1146.2 | 152 | ||
| 163 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1089 | 1321 | 1143.3 | 148 | ||
| 168 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-8 | 1034 | 1386 | 1112.4 | 161 | ||
| 169 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1062 | 1275 | 1111.6 | 150 | ||
| 174 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-9 | 1015 | 1381 | 1096.5 | 152 | ||