| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-5 | 984 | 1386 | 1072.3 | 231 | ||
| 180 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0-4 | 1027 | 1308 | 1091.4 | 196 | ||
| 164 | Coastal Carolina | FCS Independents | 3-2 | 1185 | 1027 | 1143.3 | 229 | ||
| 161 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1098 | 1303 | 1146.3 | 197 | ||
| 160 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1111 | 1267 | 1147.9 | 188 | ||
| 159 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1107 | 1305 | 1153.8 | 193 | ||
| 150 | UTSA | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1160 | 1315 | 1196.7 | 217 | ||
| 147 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1201 | 1225 | 1207.1 | 191 | ||
| 145 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1161 | 1374 | 1210.9 | 196 | ||
| 142 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1179 | 1376 | 1225.5 | 207 | ||
| 139 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1141 | 1563 | 1234.5 | 204 | ||
| 138 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1193 | 1370 | 1235.0 | 185 | ||
| 135 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-3 | 1205 | 1351 | 1240.4 | 221 | ||
| 133 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1239 | 1266 | 1245.4 | 203 | ||
| 132 | Liberty | Big South | 1-3 | 1222 | 1322 | 1246.7 | 212 | ||
| 131 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1201 | 1402 | 1248.3 | 199 | ||
| 130 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1347 | 994 | 1248.7 | 246 | ||
| 125 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-4 | 1221 | 1407 | 1265.3 | 181 | ||
| 124 | Marshall | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1230 | 1392 | 1268.8 | 221 | ||
| 123 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1233 | 1406 | 1274.5 | 226 | ||
| 120 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 0-4 | 1194 | 1596 | 1284.1 | 223 | ||
| 119 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1259 | 1382 | 1288.4 | 222 | ||
| 117 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1312 | 1226 | 1289.6 | 206 | ||
| 116 | Duke | ACC | 2-3 | 1287 | 1311 | 1293.2 | 193 | ||
| 115 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-4 | 1244 | 1457 | 1294.3 | 228 | ||
| 113 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1264 | 1473 | 1313.0 | 240 | ||
| 112 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1310 | 1357 | 1321.9 | 196 | ||
| 111 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1268 | 1511 | 1325.2 | 181 | ||
| 110 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1314 | 1359 | 1325.3 | 183 | ||
| 109 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1326 | 1330 | 1326.7 | 188 | ||
| 108 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1316 | 1375 | 1330.5 | 207 | ||
| 107 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1334 | 1338 | 1334.8 | 187 | ||
| 106 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1298 | 1459 | 1336.9 | 220 | ||
| 105 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1388 | 1237 | 1348.8 | 189 | ||
| 104 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1337 | 1388 | 1349.2 | 202 | ||
| 102 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1340 | 1405 | 1355.8 | 188 | ||
| 101 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1310 | 1525 | 1360.7 | 204 | ||
| 100 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1359 | 1398 | 1368.3 | 190 | ||
| 99 | Syracuse | ACC | 2-3 | 1358 | 1410 | 1371.0 | 191 | ||
| 98 | Delaware | CAA | 2-2 | 1393 | 1341 | 1379.7 | 215 | ||
| 97 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1369 | 1418 | 1381.4 | 196 | ||
| 96 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1413 | 1303 | 1384.8 | 208 | ||
| 95 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1414 | 1305 | 1385.9 | 219 | ||
| 94 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1377 | 1415 | 1386.7 | 187 | ||
| 93 | Missouri | SEC | 2-3 | 1380 | 1418 | 1389.6 | 195 | ||
| 92 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1373 | 1456 | 1393.2 | 181 | ||
| 91 | Missouri State | MVFC | 2-1 | 1464 | 1242 | 1405.1 | 223 | ||
| 90 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1393 | 1465 | 1410.9 | 190 | ||
| 89 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1436 | 1360 | 1416.5 | 198 | ||
| 88 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-3 | 1410 | 1464 | 1423.4 | 188 | ||
| 87 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1456 | 1338 | 1425.5 | 198 | ||
| 86 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1411 | 1471 | 1425.9 | 189 | ||
| 85 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1455 | 1353 | 1429.2 | 223 | ||
| 84 | Virginia | ACC | 2-3 | 1442 | 1416 | 1435.4 | 216 | ||
| 83 | Boston College | ACC | 3-2 | 1479 | 1347 | 1444.6 | 188 | ||
| 82 | James Madison | CAA | 4-1 | 1559 | 1162 | 1448.6 | 212 | ||
| 81 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1467 | 1417 | 1454.1 | 207 | ||
| 80 | Sam Houston | Southland | 3-0 | 1622 | 1052 | 1455.7 | 269 | ||
| 79 | Akron | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1489 | 1380 | 1460.5 | 191 | ||
| 78 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1519 | 1302 | 1461.2 | 231 | ||
| 77 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1496 | 1367 | 1462.6 | 198 | ||
| 76 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1494 | 1375 | 1463.1 | 179 | ||
| 75 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1500 | 1365 | 1464.7 | 193 | ||
| 74 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1506 | 1354 | 1466.8 | 213 | ||
| 73 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1539 | 1284 | 1470.8 | 217 | ||
| 72 | UCF | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1506 | 1373 | 1471.5 | 190 | ||
| 71 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1466 | 1507 | 1476.4 | 202 | ||
| 70 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-2 | 1507 | 1403 | 1480.3 | 194 | ||
| 69 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-3 | 1456 | 1576 | 1485.4 | 199 | ||
| 67 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 3-1 | 1563 | 1292 | 1489.9 | 221 | ||
| 66 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1565 | 1299 | 1493.9 | 212 | ||
| 65 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1553 | 1337 | 1495.5 | 229 | ||
| 64 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1526 | 1413 | 1497.2 | 188 | ||
| 63 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 351 | ||
| 62 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1541 | 1391 | 1501.7 | 196 | ||
| 61 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1586 | 1282 | 1504.1 | 189 | ||
| 60 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1513 | 1483 | 1505.8 | 216 | ||
| 59 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2 | 1512 | 1503 | 1509.7 | 201 | ||
| 58 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1504 | 1553 | 1516.0 | 200 | ||
| 57 | Georgia | SEC | 3-2 | 1537 | 1466 | 1518.8 | 209 | ||
| 56 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1 | 1577 | 1357 | 1519.0 | 225 | ||
| 55 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1527 | 1501 | 1520.6 | 200 | ||
| 54 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1606 | 1294 | 1521.3 | 196 | ||
| 53 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-3 | 1508 | 1593 | 1528.6 | 184 | ||
| 52 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-3 | 1506 | 1602 | 1529.6 | 194 | ||
| 51 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1537 | 1549 | 1540.2 | 200 | ||
| 50 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1562 | 1477 | 1540.3 | 192 | ||
| 49 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1596 | 1392 | 1542.7 | 206 | ||
| 48 | LSU | SEC | 3-2 | 1572 | 1498 | 1553.0 | 184 | ||
| 47 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-2 | 1597 | 1481 | 1566.9 | 193 | ||
| 46 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2 | 1592 | 1493 | 1567.0 | 190 | ||
| 45 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3 | 1554 | 1630 | 1572.5 | 192 | ||
| 44 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1622 | 1444 | 1575.9 | 210 | ||
| 43 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1636 | 1412 | 1576.7 | 212 | ||
| 42 | App State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1600 | 1509 | 1576.8 | 191 | ||
| 41 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1659 | 1395 | 1588.9 | 204 | ||
| 40 | Florida State | ACC | 3-2 | 1620 | 1505 | 1590.0 | 190 | ||
| 39 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1639 | 1453 | 1590.5 | 206 | ||
| 38 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1665 | 1387 | 1590.6 | 191 | ||
| 37 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1677 | 1369 | 1594.1 | 208 | ||
| 36 | USC | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1580 | 1666 | 1601.4 | 202 | ||
| 35 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1621 | 1550 | 1602.7 | 182 | ||
| 34 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1602 | 1614 | 1605.1 | 205 | ||
| 33 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1677 | 1422 | 1609.3 | 202 | ||
| 32 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1647 | 1534 | 1618.0 | 194 | ||
| 31 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1699 | 1425 | 1625.6 | 197 | ||
| 30 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1649 | 1573 | 1629.4 | 227 | ||
| 29 | NC State | ACC | 3-1 | 1708 | 1449 | 1639.2 | 219 | ||
| 28 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-1 | 1687 | 1533 | 1647.2 | 196 | ||
| 27 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1776 | 1324 | 1650.3 | 214 | ||
| 26 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-2 | 1678 | 1580 | 1653.3 | 197 | ||
| 25 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1672 | 1622 | 1659.2 | 187 | ||
| 24 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1785 | 1353 | 1665.4 | 228 | ||
| 23 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-1 | 1740 | 1464 | 1666.5 | 199 | ||
| 22 | Florida | SEC | 4-1 | 1746 | 1529 | 1688.8 | 188 | ||
| 21 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1819 | 1376 | 1696.7 | 210 | ||
| 20 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1736 | 1607 | 1703.1 | 194 | ||
| 19 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1821 | 1415 | 1709.9 | 213 | ||
| 18 | California | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1729 | 1681 | 1716.5 | 188 | ||
| 17 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1855 | 1363 | 1717.9 | 214 | ||
| 16 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-1 | 1769 | 1590 | 1722.3 | 192 | ||
| 15 | Louisville | ACC | 4-1 | 1782 | 1586 | 1730.9 | 191 | ||
| 14 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-1 | 1789 | 1570 | 1731.4 | 183 | ||
| 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1786 | 1579 | 1731.8 | 189 | ||
| 12 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1763 | 1650 | 1734.1 | 193 | ||
| 11 | Miami | ACC | 4-0 | 1849 | 1434 | 1734.8 | 207 | ||
| 10 | Houston | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1877 | 1407 | 1746.2 | 210 | ||
| 9 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-0 | 1888 | 1382 | 1746.5 | 205 | ||
| 8 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-0 | 1882 | 1409 | 1750.7 | 208 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1866 | 1519 | 1772.4 | 214 | ||
| 6 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1887 | 1476 | 1775.0 | 209 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0 | 1891 | 1491 | 1782.0 | 202 | ||
| 4 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-0 | 1910 | 1491 | 1795.3 | 199 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 5-0 | 1961 | 1515 | 1838.5 | 193 | ||
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-0 | 1948 | 1605 | 1855.5 | 189 | ||
| 1 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1971 | 1639 | 1881.8 | 183 | ||