| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1056 | 1163 | 1081.9 | 268 | ||
| 172 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1029 | 1290 | 1088.5 | 254 | ||
| 168 | Virginia | ACC | 0-3 | 1040 | 1318 | 1103.8 | 256 | ||
| 167 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 0-1 | 1157 | 1000 | 1115.7 | 320 | ||
| 163 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 0-3 | 1058 | 1366 | 1127.7 | 262 | ||
| 146 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0-3 | 1130 | 1388 | 1189.3 | 220 | ||
| 144 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1135 | 1419 | 1199.9 | 222 | ||
| 139 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1222 | 1242 | 1226.7 | 234 | ||
| 138 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1226 | 1247 | 1231.5 | 235 | ||
| 137 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1240 | 1221 | 1235.6 | 234 | ||
| 136 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1240 | 1221 | 1235.6 | 234 | ||
| 134 | Duke | ACC | 1-2 | 1235 | 1273 | 1244.0 | 239 | ||
| 132 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1226 | 1336 | 1252.8 | 208 | ||
| 129 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1256 | 1264 | 1257.7 | 248 | ||
| 128 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-2 | 1257 | 1296 | 1266.9 | 244 | ||
| 127 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1274 | 1247 | 1267.0 | 229 | ||
| 126 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1276 | 1285 | 1278.0 | 230 | ||
| 125 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1272 | 1296 | 1278.0 | 234 | ||
| 123 | Marshall | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1335 | 1136 | 1282.0 | 270 | ||
| 122 | Coastal Carolina | FCS Independents | 2-1 | 1355 | 1092 | 1284.0 | 262 | ||
| 120 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1279 | 1339 | 1293.7 | 249 | ||
| 117 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1282 | 1344 | 1297.1 | 249 | ||
| 118 | UTSA | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1282 | 1344 | 1297.1 | 249 | ||
| 116 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1286 | 1357 | 1303.3 | 252 | ||
| 115 | Liberty | Big South | 0-2 | 1249 | 1503 | 1308.1 | 248 | ||
| 114 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1231 | 1595 | 1313.3 | 242 | ||
| 113 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0-3 | 1234 | 1604 | 1317.5 | 243 | ||
| 112 | James Madison | CAA | 2-1 | 1410 | 1120 | 1331.5 | 254 | ||
| 111 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1249 | 1633 | 1335.2 | 244 | ||
| 110 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 1325 | 1366 | 1335.2 | 217 | ||
| 109 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1333 | 1366 | 1341.2 | 229 | ||
| 108 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1406 | 1165 | 1341.4 | 242 | ||
| 107 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1335 | 1382 | 1346.5 | 240 | ||
| 106 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1335 | 1389 | 1348.3 | 220 | ||
| 105 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1391 | 1237 | 1350.5 | 265 | ||
| 104 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1339 | 1393 | 1352.7 | 239 | ||
| 103 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1418 | 1182 | 1355.1 | 234 | ||
| 102 | Sam Houston | Southland | 1-0 | 1538 | 931 | 1356.7 | 324 | ||
| 100 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1346 | 1407 | 1361.2 | 240 | ||
| 99 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1348 | 1412 | 1364.1 | 241 | ||
| 98 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-0 | 1541 | 950 | 1365.6 | 323 | ||
| 97 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 96 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1349 | 1443 | 1371.9 | 230 | ||
| 94 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-2 | 1364 | 1434 | 1381.3 | 236 | ||
| 95 | UCF | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1364 | 1434 | 1381.3 | 236 | ||
| 93 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1367 | 1475 | 1393.5 | 223 | ||
| 92 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1459 | 1217 | 1393.9 | 243 | ||
| 91 | Boston College | ACC | 1-2 | 1377 | 1457 | 1396.3 | 217 | ||
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1458 | 1236 | 1399.4 | 235 | ||
| 90 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1458 | 1236 | 1399.4 | 235 | ||
| 88 | Ole Miss | SEC | 1-2 | 1385 | 1485 | 1409.5 | 233 | ||
| 86 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1486 | 1260 | 1426.2 | 243 | ||
| 85 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1488 | 1259 | 1426.7 | 231 | ||
| 84 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1489 | 1268 | 1430.3 | 227 | ||
| 83 | BYU | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 1402 | 1525 | 1431.4 | 220 | ||
| 82 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1468 | 1332 | 1432.7 | 248 | ||
| 81 | Auburn | SEC | 1-2 | 1409 | 1511 | 1433.6 | 223 | ||
| 80 | NC State | ACC | 2-1 | 1503 | 1292 | 1446.9 | 233 | ||
| 79 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 1425 | 1533 | 1451.0 | 228 | ||
| 78 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1502 | 1328 | 1456.1 | 240 | ||
| 77 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 2-1 | 1511 | 1306 | 1456.6 | 244 | ||
| 76 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1457 | 1467 | 1459.3 | 253 | ||
| 75 | Delaware | CAA | 2-1 | 1517 | 1308 | 1461.8 | 245 | ||
| 74 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1518 | 1312 | 1463.4 | 231 | ||
| 73 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1523 | 1316 | 1468.7 | 247 | ||
| 72 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-2 | 1442 | 1562 | 1471.4 | 226 | ||
| 71 | USC | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1446 | 1571 | 1475.9 | 227 | ||
| 70 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-2 | 1447 | 1574 | 1478.0 | 227 | ||
| 69 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 1-1 | 1489 | 1452 | 1480.0 | 246 | ||
| 68 | Missouri | SEC | 1-2 | 1449 | 1578 | 1480.5 | 227 | ||
| 67 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-1 | 1527 | 1356 | 1481.9 | 243 | ||
| 66 | App State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1451 | 1582 | 1483.0 | 227 | ||
| 65 | Kentucky | SEC | 1-2 | 1461 | 1562 | 1485.4 | 233 | ||
| 63 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 350 | ||
| 61 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1469 | 1614 | 1503.8 | 230 | ||
| 62 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 1-2 | 1469 | 1614 | 1503.8 | 230 | ||
| 60 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2-0 | 1638 | 1163 | 1503.8 | 272 | ||
| 58 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1553 | 1371 | 1505.0 | 238 | ||
| 59 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1553 | 1371 | 1505.0 | 238 | ||
| 57 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1467 | 1628 | 1505.6 | 221 | ||
| 56 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 55 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1550 | 1387 | 1507.6 | 220 | ||
| 54 | Florida State | ACC | 2-1 | 1568 | 1367 | 1514.8 | 241 | ||
| 53 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1560 | 1407 | 1520.1 | 234 | ||
| 52 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1564 | 1400 | 1521.2 | 237 | ||
| 51 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1566 | 1396 | 1521.6 | 237 | ||
| 50 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1575 | 1410 | 1532.1 | 233 | ||
| 49 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1579 | 1421 | 1538.0 | 238 | ||
| 48 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1576 | 1463 | 1546.9 | 226 | ||
| 47 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1707 | 1196 | 1561.9 | 265 | ||
| 46 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1609 | 1442 | 1565.1 | 238 | ||
| 45 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1593 | 1491 | 1566.7 | 225 | ||
| 44 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1616 | 1429 | 1567.1 | 244 | ||
| 43 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1595 | 1491 | 1568.2 | 220 | ||
| 42 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1692 | 1262 | 1572.7 | 260 | ||
| 41 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1557 | 1631 | 1575.2 | 245 | ||
| 40 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1713 | 1257 | 1585.8 | 240 | ||
| 39 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1713 | 1257 | 1585.8 | 240 | ||
| 38 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-1 | 1616 | 1511 | 1588.9 | 234 | ||
| 37 | Boise State | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1697 | 1329 | 1596.0 | 272 | ||
| 35 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 36 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 34 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1729 | 1259 | 1597.4 | 255 | ||
| 33 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1613 | 1556 | 1598.7 | 225 | ||
| 32 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1630 | 1518 | 1601.2 | 222 | ||
| 31 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-1 | 1623 | 1543 | 1602.9 | 217 | ||
| 30 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1740 | 1282 | 1612.3 | 250 | ||
| 29 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-1 | 1639 | 1540 | 1613.9 | 227 | ||
| 28 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1740 | 1292 | 1615.1 | 246 | ||
| 27 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1740 | 1292 | 1615.1 | 246 | ||
| 26 | LSU | SEC | 2-1 | 1644 | 1539 | 1617.5 | 223 | ||
| 25 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1749 | 1312 | 1627.5 | 242 | ||
| 24 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-0 | 1763 | 1287 | 1629.4 | 244 | ||
| 23 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-0 | 1766 | 1307 | 1637.9 | 251 | ||
| 22 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1768 | 1314 | 1641.8 | 250 | ||
| 21 | Clemson | ACC | 3-0 | 1768 | 1315 | 1642.1 | 249 | ||
| 20 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0 | 1769 | 1341 | 1650.8 | 241 | ||
| 19 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-0 | 1764 | 1377 | 1657.7 | 239 | ||
| 18 | Miami | ACC | 3-0 | 1774 | 1358 | 1659.0 | 235 | ||
| 17 | Utah | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1784 | 1352 | 1664.4 | 243 | ||
| 16 | Florida | SEC | 3-0 | 1768 | 1411 | 1671.2 | 237 | ||
| 15 | California | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1691 | 1614 | 1671.2 | 228 | ||
| 14 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1809 | 1382 | 1691.4 | 239 | ||
| 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1787 | 1436 | 1691.7 | 240 | ||
| 12 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1758 | 1512 | 1692.8 | 247 | ||
| 11 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-0 | 1776 | 1495 | 1701.0 | 263 | ||
| 10 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0 | 1792 | 1457 | 1701.3 | 229 | ||
| 9 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0 | 1830 | 1529 | 1749.5 | 229 | ||
| 7 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-0 | 1835 | 1552 | 1760.0 | 225 | ||
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1844 | 1562 | 1769.1 | 224 | ||
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-0 | 1844 | 1562 | 1769.1 | 224 | ||
| 4 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-0 | 1846 | 1571 | 1772.9 | 224 | ||
| 3 | Louisville | ACC | 3-0 | 1848 | 1574 | 1775.6 | 223 | ||
| 2 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1851 | 1578 | 1778.6 | 222 | ||
| 1 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1858 | 1590 | 1786.8 | 223 | ||