| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 185 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1-7 | 981 | 1290 | 1050.3 | 159 | ||
| 174 | Delaware | CAA | 3-5 | 1067 | 1164 | 1090.8 | 164 | ||
| 171 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-8 | 1026 | 1371 | 1102.9 | 156 | ||
| 163 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1064 | 1396 | 1138.6 | 171 | ||
| 158 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1109 | 1309 | 1155.7 | 154 | ||
| 153 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1160 | 1249 | 1181.4 | 159 | ||
| 151 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-7 | 1145 | 1342 | 1191.2 | 145 | ||
| 150 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-4 | 1192 | 1200 | 1194.1 | 162 | ||
| 148 | Coastal Carolina | FCS Independents | 6-2 | 1286 | 963 | 1196.5 | 187 | ||
| 147 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1162 | 1364 | 1209.6 | 159 | ||
| 146 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1200 | 1242 | 1210.1 | 147 | ||
| 145 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 4-2 | 1281 | 1021 | 1210.5 | 183 | ||
| 144 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1167 | 1362 | 1213.0 | 169 | ||
| 143 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1192 | 1315 | 1221.8 | 150 | ||
| 142 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-7 | 1138 | 1523 | 1224.0 | 190 | ||
| 139 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1186 | 1357 | 1226.8 | 162 | ||
| 138 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1155 | 1476 | 1228.2 | 162 | ||
| 135 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-7 | 1153 | 1498 | 1231.1 | 188 | ||
| 132 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1228 | 1331 | 1253.2 | 153 | ||
| 127 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1257 | 1357 | 1281.4 | 158 | ||
| 126 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1234 | 1439 | 1282.6 | 146 | ||
| 125 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1264 | 1363 | 1287.8 | 140 | ||
| 124 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1237 | 1483 | 1294.6 | 169 | ||
| 121 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1247 | 1485 | 1302.9 | 159 | ||
| 120 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1272 | 1415 | 1306.5 | 149 | ||
| 118 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1285 | 1380 | 1307.8 | 161 | ||
| 115 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1328 | 1329 | 1328.2 | 145 | ||
| 114 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1333 | 1326 | 1331.1 | 160 | ||
| 113 | Liberty | Big South | 4-3 | 1371 | 1221 | 1332.0 | 176 | ||
| 112 | Missouri | SEC | 2-6 | 1285 | 1495 | 1334.4 | 162 | ||
| 110 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1296 | 1500 | 1343.9 | 165 | ||
| 108 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-6 | 1299 | 1503 | 1347.4 | 159 | ||
| 107 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1339 | 1375 | 1348.2 | 159 | ||
| 106 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1292 | 1540 | 1350.3 | 178 | ||
| 105 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1330 | 1427 | 1353.4 | 152 | ||
| 104 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1305 | 1519 | 1355.6 | 169 | ||
| 103 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1354 | 1379 | 1360.0 | 174 | ||
| 102 | UTSA | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1375 | 1332 | 1364.2 | 162 | ||
| 101 | Duke | ACC | 3-5 | 1349 | 1434 | 1370.1 | 161 | ||
| 100 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1416 | 1268 | 1377.5 | 148 | ||
| 98 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1383 | 1379 | 1381.6 | 168 | ||
| 97 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1388 | 1364 | 1382.3 | 152 | ||
| 95 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1342 | 1565 | 1394.6 | 153 | ||
| 94 | Virginia | ACC | 2-6 | 1350 | 1537 | 1394.7 | 179 | ||
| 93 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1406 | 1365 | 1395.6 | 161 | ||
| 92 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1412 | 1348 | 1395.7 | 168 | ||
| 91 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1401 | 1381 | 1396.3 | 154 | ||
| 90 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1379 | 1458 | 1398.5 | 152 | ||
| 89 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1424 | 1330 | 1399.7 | 166 | ||
| 88 | Akron | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1414 | 1358 | 1400.1 | 159 | ||
| 87 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1384 | 1460 | 1402.8 | 164 | ||
| 86 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1395 | 1481 | 1416.2 | 171 | ||
| 85 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1428 | 1413 | 1424.0 | 159 | ||
| 84 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3 | 1465 | 1325 | 1428.8 | 173 | ||
| 83 | UCF | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1447 | 1422 | 1441.0 | 149 | ||
| 82 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-5 | 1420 | 1519 | 1443.7 | 146 | ||
| 81 | Sam Houston | Southland | 7-0 | 1663 | 952 | 1446.9 | 244 | ||
| 80 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 7-1 | 1599 | 1077 | 1448.4 | 204 | ||
| 79 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1421 | 1535 | 1448.6 | 163 | ||
| 78 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1450 | 1456 | 1451.1 | 159 | ||
| 77 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-6 | 1402 | 1612 | 1451.6 | 173 | ||
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1467 | 1407 | 1452.2 | 152 | ||
| 75 | James Madison | CAA | 7-1 | 1598 | 1094 | 1453.8 | 194 | ||
| 74 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1514 | 1314 | 1461.0 | 145 | ||
| 73 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-5 | 1444 | 1526 | 1464.4 | 157 | ||
| 72 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1523 | 1337 | 1474.2 | 152 | ||
| 71 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1477 | 1472 | 1475.9 | 155 | ||
| 69 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1545 | 1301 | 1479.7 | 153 | ||
| 68 | Georgia | SEC | 4-4 | 1474 | 1500 | 1480.8 | 163 | ||
| 67 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1492 | 1458 | 1483.8 | 149 | ||
| 66 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1530 | 1371 | 1488.6 | 160 | ||
| 65 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1495 | 1473 | 1489.5 | 156 | ||
| 64 | Boston College | ACC | 4-4 | 1496 | 1478 | 1491.6 | 157 | ||
| 63 | Miami | ACC | 4-4 | 1491 | 1507 | 1495.3 | 149 | ||
| 62 | UAB | None | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 351 | ||
| 61 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1479 | 1592 | 1506.9 | 148 | ||
| 60 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1538 | 1430 | 1510.2 | 150 | ||
| 59 | SMU | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1524 | 1519 | 1523.1 | 154 | ||
| 58 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1579 | 1373 | 1525.0 | 158 | ||
| 57 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-5 | 1507 | 1618 | 1533.7 | 152 | ||
| 56 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-4 | 1544 | 1508 | 1534.7 | 162 | ||
| 55 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1527 | 1557 | 1534.8 | 153 | ||
| 54 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1569 | 1459 | 1541.0 | 155 | ||
| 53 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1578 | 1451 | 1544.9 | 149 | ||
| 52 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-4 | 1546 | 1548 | 1546.3 | 163 | ||
| 51 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1654 | 1269 | 1547.6 | 183 | ||
| 50 | NC State | ACC | 4-4 | 1548 | 1548 | 1547.7 | 160 | ||
| 49 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-2 | 1611 | 1378 | 1549.4 | 165 | ||
| 48 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-4 | 1551 | 1545 | 1549.6 | 150 | ||
| 47 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-3 | 1591 | 1465 | 1558.3 | 153 | ||
| 46 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-3 | 1592 | 1471 | 1560.9 | 152 | ||
| 45 | Temple | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1616 | 1454 | 1574.1 | 138 | ||
| 44 | California | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1571 | 1589 | 1575.4 | 158 | ||
| 43 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-3 | 1595 | 1547 | 1582.7 | 162 | ||
| 42 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1674 | 1345 | 1585.0 | 201 | ||
| 41 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1646 | 1432 | 1589.6 | 160 | ||
| 40 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1610 | 1530 | 1589.9 | 150 | ||
| 39 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1619 | 1509 | 1590.8 | 149 | ||
| 38 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1607 | 1566 | 1596.8 | 157 | ||
| 37 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-4 | 1599 | 1603 | 1599.7 | 154 | ||
| 36 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1689 | 1453 | 1626.4 | 160 | ||
| 35 | LSU | SEC | 5-2 | 1678 | 1504 | 1632.4 | 156 | ||
| 34 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3 | 1672 | 1545 | 1639.2 | 157 | ||
| 33 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1709 | 1450 | 1639.8 | 150 | ||
| 32 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-1 | 1741 | 1375 | 1641.4 | 182 | ||
| 31 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1707 | 1463 | 1642.1 | 159 | ||
| 30 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-3 | 1679 | 1568 | 1650.3 | 154 | ||
| 29 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1645 | 1687 | 1655.2 | 143 | ||
| 28 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1711 | 1505 | 1656.7 | 149 | ||
| 27 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1748 | 1448 | 1667.7 | 157 | ||
| 26 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1740 | 1489 | 1673.3 | 154 | ||
| 25 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1769 | 1434 | 1678.6 | 172 | ||
| 24 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1741 | 1510 | 1680.3 | 153 | ||
| 23 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1731 | 1547 | 1682.9 | 164 | ||
| 22 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1758 | 1492 | 1687.5 | 162 | ||
| 21 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1771 | 1478 | 1692.7 | 174 | ||
| 20 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1759 | 1522 | 1696.6 | 158 | ||
| 19 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-3 | 1711 | 1663 | 1698.7 | 155 | ||
| 18 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2 | 1765 | 1534 | 1703.8 | 151 | ||
| 17 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1783 | 1494 | 1705.9 | 168 | ||
| 16 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-2 | 1758 | 1567 | 1708.4 | 147 | ||
| 15 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 1798 | 1504 | 1719.5 | 169 | ||
| 14 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1759 | 1625 | 1724.1 | 160 | ||
| 13 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2 | 1779 | 1580 | 1727.1 | 151 | ||
| 12 | Florida State | ACC | 5-3 | 1776 | 1646 | 1742.8 | 153 | ||
| 11 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1849 | 1540 | 1766.3 | 169 | ||
| 10 | Louisville | ACC | 7-1 | 1867 | 1551 | 1782.7 | 164 | ||
| 9 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 8-0 | 1943 | 1430 | 1800.0 | 182 | ||
| 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1862 | 1674 | 1813.1 | 151 | ||
| 7 | Washington | Pac-12 | 8-0 | 1968 | 1431 | 1817.4 | 175 | ||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1872 | 1663 | 1817.5 | 157 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1908 | 1627 | 1833.3 | 155 | ||
| 4 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-1 | 1933 | 1582 | 1838.9 | 162 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1990 | 1530 | 1863.6 | 176 | ||
| 2 | Clemson | ACC | 8-0 | 2047 | 1576 | 1917.5 | 163 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 2061 | 1633 | 1944.4 | 155 | ||