| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1-6 | 989 | 1257 | 1050.1 | 162 | ||
| 173 | Delaware | CAA | 2-5 | 1040 | 1220 | 1082.1 | 173 | ||
| 168 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-7 | 1043 | 1366 | 1115.7 | 161 | ||
| 166 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1063 | 1332 | 1124.8 | 166 | ||
| 163 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1064 | 1396 | 1138.6 | 171 | ||
| 154 | Coastal Carolina | FCS Independents | 5-2 | 1254 | 964 | 1174.0 | 201 | ||
| 153 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1136 | 1299 | 1174.6 | 163 | ||
| 149 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1160 | 1249 | 1181.4 | 159 | ||
| 148 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1125 | 1405 | 1189.0 | 151 | ||
| 147 | Missouri State | MVFC | 2-4 | 1169 | 1256 | 1189.9 | 171 | ||
| 146 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-2 | 1249 | 1033 | 1191.3 | 196 | ||
| 145 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1147 | 1336 | 1191.9 | 163 | ||
| 144 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1151 | 1340 | 1195.8 | 164 | ||
| 141 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1200 | 1242 | 1210.1 | 147 | ||
| 140 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1167 | 1362 | 1213.0 | 169 | ||
| 139 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-6 | 1146 | 1490 | 1223.7 | 194 | ||
| 134 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-6 | 1170 | 1482 | 1241.6 | 195 | ||
| 133 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1205 | 1368 | 1244.3 | 171 | ||
| 132 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1177 | 1474 | 1245.1 | 170 | ||
| 131 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1221 | 1355 | 1253.4 | 183 | ||
| 124 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1266 | 1335 | 1282.9 | 161 | ||
| 122 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1276 | 1312 | 1285.0 | 174 | ||
| 121 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1251 | 1421 | 1291.8 | 160 | ||
| 120 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1237 | 1483 | 1294.6 | 169 | ||
| 119 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1287 | 1344 | 1301.2 | 146 | ||
| 118 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1258 | 1439 | 1301.4 | 164 | ||
| 116 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1307 | 1344 | 1316.1 | 168 | ||
| 115 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1269 | 1466 | 1316.1 | 180 | ||
| 114 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3 | 1332 | 1270 | 1316.5 | 181 | ||
| 113 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1276 | 1448 | 1316.9 | 157 | ||
| 112 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1333 | 1326 | 1331.1 | 160 | ||
| 110 | Liberty | Big South | 3-3 | 1355 | 1270 | 1333.2 | 183 | ||
| 108 | Missouri | SEC | 2-5 | 1304 | 1472 | 1344.3 | 169 | ||
| 107 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1373 | 1267 | 1345.8 | 160 | ||
| 106 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1339 | 1375 | 1348.2 | 159 | ||
| 105 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1365 | 1310 | 1351.3 | 154 | ||
| 104 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1334 | 1407 | 1351.6 | 183 | ||
| 103 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1305 | 1519 | 1355.6 | 169 | ||
| 102 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1341 | 1435 | 1363.9 | 161 | ||
| 101 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1326 | 1491 | 1365.7 | 168 | ||
| 100 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1321 | 1528 | 1370.0 | 189 | ||
| 99 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1380 | 1383 | 1380.7 | 179 | ||
| 97 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1347 | 1505 | 1384.7 | 155 | ||
| 96 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-5 | 1347 | 1519 | 1388.1 | 166 | ||
| 94 | Virginia | ACC | 2-5 | 1362 | 1492 | 1393.5 | 184 | ||
| 93 | Duke | ACC | 3-4 | 1389 | 1416 | 1396.1 | 174 | ||
| 92 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1405 | 1371 | 1396.2 | 173 | ||
| 91 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1359 | 1515 | 1396.3 | 181 | ||
| 89 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1392 | 1469 | 1410.6 | 173 | ||
| 88 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-5 | 1370 | 1544 | 1411.5 | 157 | ||
| 87 | Boston College | ACC | 3-4 | 1398 | 1454 | 1411.9 | 166 | ||
| 86 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1415 | 1427 | 1417.9 | 175 | ||
| 85 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1441 | 1352 | 1418.4 | 166 | ||
| 84 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1420 | 1469 | 1432.3 | 169 | ||
| 83 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-1 | 1579 | 1071 | 1433.1 | 214 | ||
| 82 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1432 | 1456 | 1438.2 | 164 | ||
| 81 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1483 | 1330 | 1443.0 | 168 | ||
| 80 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-4 | 1426 | 1510 | 1446.4 | 169 | ||
| 79 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1435 | 1489 | 1448.1 | 168 | ||
| 78 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1474 | 1376 | 1448.8 | 162 | ||
| 77 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1428 | 1513 | 1449.1 | 156 | ||
| 76 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-0 | 1659 | 970 | 1450.6 | 247 | ||
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1496 | 1331 | 1452.7 | 151 | ||
| 74 | UCF | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1478 | 1386 | 1454.6 | 158 | ||
| 73 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1484 | 1372 | 1454.8 | 174 | ||
| 72 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1516 | 1303 | 1459.8 | 162 | ||
| 71 | James Madison | CAA | 6-1 | 1594 | 1133 | 1463.6 | 196 | ||
| 70 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1429 | 1596 | 1469.4 | 184 | ||
| 68 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1477 | 1472 | 1475.9 | 155 | ||
| 67 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1516 | 1380 | 1480.6 | 155 | ||
| 66 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1505 | 1412 | 1481.4 | 173 | ||
| 65 | SMU | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1470 | 1532 | 1485.0 | 167 | ||
| 64 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1522 | 1392 | 1488.1 | 167 | ||
| 63 | Georgia | SEC | 4-3 | 1502 | 1462 | 1491.9 | 172 | ||
| 62 | Akron | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1533 | 1395 | 1497.1 | 163 | ||
| 61 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 351 | ||
| 60 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1479 | 1592 | 1506.9 | 148 | ||
| 59 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1625 | 1263 | 1526.1 | 195 | ||
| 58 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1566 | 1431 | 1530.7 | 158 | ||
| 57 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-4 | 1544 | 1508 | 1534.7 | 162 | ||
| 56 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-3 | 1555 | 1476 | 1534.8 | 163 | ||
| 55 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1569 | 1459 | 1541.0 | 155 | ||
| 54 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1597 | 1407 | 1547.3 | 163 | ||
| 53 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-4 | 1551 | 1545 | 1549.6 | 150 | ||
| 52 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1585 | 1455 | 1551.5 | 146 | ||
| 51 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-4 | 1539 | 1601 | 1554.0 | 162 | ||
| 50 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1584 | 1482 | 1557.9 | 155 | ||
| 49 | Miami | ACC | 4-3 | 1578 | 1530 | 1565.8 | 157 | ||
| 48 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1625 | 1402 | 1565.8 | 159 | ||
| 47 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1631 | 1421 | 1575.5 | 161 | ||
| 46 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1623 | 1448 | 1577.1 | 167 | ||
| 45 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1587 | 1559 | 1579.6 | 157 | ||
| 44 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-2 | 1641 | 1436 | 1587.2 | 164 | ||
| 43 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1607 | 1558 | 1594.8 | 153 | ||
| 42 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-4 | 1599 | 1603 | 1599.7 | 154 | ||
| 41 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1660 | 1436 | 1601.0 | 173 | ||
| 40 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1635 | 1521 | 1605.8 | 166 | ||
| 39 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1660 | 1459 | 1606.9 | 169 | ||
| 38 | California | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1620 | 1572 | 1607.9 | 171 | ||
| 37 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1658 | 1487 | 1613.4 | 160 | ||
| 36 | Houston | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1672 | 1461 | 1616.3 | 170 | ||
| 35 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1681 | 1439 | 1616.8 | 181 | ||
| 34 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1592 | 1699 | 1617.9 | 154 | ||
| 33 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-1 | 1718 | 1363 | 1621.2 | 177 | ||
| 32 | NC State | ACC | 4-3 | 1650 | 1569 | 1629.4 | 170 | ||
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 5-2 | 1678 | 1504 | 1632.4 | 156 | ||
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-3 | 1654 | 1579 | 1634.9 | 163 | ||
| 29 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-1 | 1741 | 1375 | 1641.4 | 182 | ||
| 28 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-3 | 1679 | 1568 | 1650.3 | 154 | ||
| 27 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1725 | 1451 | 1652.0 | 164 | ||
| 26 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-2 | 1713 | 1557 | 1672.6 | 158 | ||
| 25 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-2 | 1708 | 1577 | 1674.4 | 168 | ||
| 24 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1741 | 1510 | 1680.3 | 153 | ||
| 23 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2 | 1733 | 1533 | 1680.8 | 160 | ||
| 22 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1779 | 1435 | 1686.2 | 165 | ||
| 21 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1708 | 1625 | 1687.0 | 173 | ||
| 20 | Florida | SEC | 5-1 | 1768 | 1504 | 1698.2 | 179 | ||
| 19 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1753 | 1575 | 1707.1 | 160 | ||
| 18 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1863 | 1331 | 1712.6 | 211 | ||
| 17 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2 | 1779 | 1580 | 1727.1 | 151 | ||
| 16 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1782 | 1635 | 1744.3 | 161 | ||
| 15 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-0 | 1881 | 1401 | 1747.7 | 185 | ||
| 14 | Florida State | ACC | 5-2 | 1807 | 1594 | 1751.5 | 162 | ||
| 13 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1834 | 1534 | 1754.1 | 176 | ||
| 12 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1881 | 1444 | 1760.6 | 188 | ||
| 11 | Washington | Pac-12 | 7-0 | 1917 | 1381 | 1765.9 | 192 | ||
| 10 | Louisville | ACC | 6-1 | 1857 | 1578 | 1782.9 | 167 | ||
| 9 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-2 | 1817 | 1697 | 1786.5 | 159 | ||
| 8 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 8-0 | 1943 | 1430 | 1800.0 | 182 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1880 | 1626 | 1813.3 | 164 | ||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1859 | 1695 | 1816.8 | 162 | ||
| 5 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1952 | 1505 | 1829.2 | 184 | ||
| 4 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-1 | 1929 | 1629 | 1849.6 | 163 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1985 | 1556 | 1867.5 | 178 | ||
| 2 | Clemson | ACC | 7-0 | 2012 | 1543 | 1882.7 | 174 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 2061 | 1633 | 1944.4 | 155 | ||