| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0-8 | 938 | 1367 | 1030.7 | 168 | ||
| 181 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-9 | 982 | 1348 | 1063.3 | 148 | ||
| 180 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-6 | 1054 | 1124 | 1070.9 | 148 | ||
| 176 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1-8 | 1004 | 1348 | 1080.5 | 151 | ||
| 174 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-9 | 994 | 1424 | 1087.1 | 164 | ||
| 162 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-8 | 1065 | 1458 | 1152.2 | 163 | ||
| 156 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1107 | 1350 | 1163.0 | 151 | ||
| 155 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1093 | 1414 | 1165.4 | 167 | ||
| 154 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1122 | 1345 | 1174.2 | 144 | ||
| 152 | Liberty | Big South | 5-4 | 1204 | 1131 | 1185.1 | 164 | ||
| 150 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1120 | 1438 | 1192.0 | 146 | ||
| 148 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1-8 | 1117 | 1463 | 1194.9 | 173 | ||
| 146 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-8 | 1138 | 1406 | 1199.9 | 148 | ||
| 141 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1190 | 1334 | 1224.5 | 149 | ||
| 138 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1189 | 1412 | 1241.2 | 142 | ||
| 135 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1210 | 1398 | 1254.6 | 157 | ||
| 131 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1240 | 1360 | 1268.9 | 150 | ||
| 126 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-8 | 1183 | 1598 | 1275.5 | 179 | ||
| 125 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1240 | 1393 | 1276.8 | 157 | ||
| 124 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1251 | 1360 | 1277.4 | 152 | ||
| 123 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1251 | 1365 | 1278.4 | 140 | ||
| 121 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-8 | 1198 | 1578 | 1283.2 | 174 | ||
| 119 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1286 | 1300 | 1289.6 | 140 | ||
| 118 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1305 | 1255 | 1292.3 | 147 | ||
| 117 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 7-1 | 1448 | 924 | 1293.8 | 188 | ||
| 116 | Sam Houston | Southland | 8-1 | 1451 | 923 | 1295.9 | 209 | ||
| 114 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1310 | 1320 | 1312.4 | 164 | ||
| 113 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1310 | 1337 | 1317.0 | 143 | ||
| 112 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1292 | 1412 | 1320.7 | 142 | ||
| 111 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-7 | 1271 | 1487 | 1321.6 | 164 | ||
| 110 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1259 | 1543 | 1324.3 | 147 | ||
| 109 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1273 | 1552 | 1337.8 | 162 | ||
| 108 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1310 | 1431 | 1339.4 | 161 | ||
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1311 | 1471 | 1349.3 | 142 | ||
| 104 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1289 | 1586 | 1357.5 | 156 | ||
| 103 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1359 | 1383 | 1364.9 | 145 | ||
| 102 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1363 | 1379 | 1366.7 | 151 | ||
| 99 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1408 | 1326 | 1387.2 | 150 | ||
| 98 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1419 | 1321 | 1393.9 | 144 | ||
| 97 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1355 | 1530 | 1397.1 | 155 | ||
| 96 | Delaware | CAA | 6-3 | 1450 | 1257 | 1399.1 | 162 | ||
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1391 | 1429 | 1400.6 | 152 | ||
| 94 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-8 | 1313 | 1713 | 1403.1 | 172 | ||
| 93 | UTSA | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1437 | 1319 | 1406.9 | 161 | ||
| 92 | Temple | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1411 | 1441 | 1418.3 | 151 | ||
| 91 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1439 | 1382 | 1424.5 | 146 | ||
| 90 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1435 | 1411 | 1428.8 | 137 | ||
| 89 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1475 | 1299 | 1429.0 | 156 | ||
| 88 | Duke | ACC | 4-5 | 1415 | 1487 | 1432.4 | 154 | ||
| 87 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1396 | 1564 | 1436.3 | 163 | ||
| 86 | Akron | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1463 | 1372 | 1439.4 | 143 | ||
| 85 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1505 | 1261 | 1439.9 | 162 | ||
| 84 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1468 | 1392 | 1448.8 | 151 | ||
| 83 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1444 | 1500 | 1457.9 | 144 | ||
| 82 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1422 | 1575 | 1459.0 | 154 | ||
| 81 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-5 | 1460 | 1480 | 1464.8 | 155 | ||
| 80 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 8-1 | 1637 | 1064 | 1469.6 | 206 | ||
| 79 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1465 | 1501 | 1474.1 | 149 | ||
| 78 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-5 | 1465 | 1506 | 1475.2 | 164 | ||
| 77 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1538 | 1338 | 1485.0 | 155 | ||
| 76 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1536 | 1345 | 1485.9 | 158 | ||
| 75 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-2 | 1566 | 1281 | 1489.0 | 162 | ||
| 74 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1517 | 1418 | 1491.2 | 142 | ||
| 73 | Louisville | ACC | 5-4 | 1510 | 1439 | 1492.3 | 148 | ||
| 72 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-5 | 1492 | 1506 | 1495.7 | 150 | ||
| 71 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1482 | 1563 | 1501.8 | 144 | ||
| 70 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1544 | 1398 | 1506.5 | 150 | ||
| 69 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1526 | 1457 | 1508.3 | 152 | ||
| 68 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1510 | 1513 | 1510.8 | 140 | ||
| 67 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1522 | 1485 | 1512.4 | 156 | ||
| 66 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1498 | 1560 | 1513.3 | 141 | ||
| 65 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1497 | 1568 | 1514.4 | 145 | ||
| 64 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1594 | 1318 | 1519.8 | 142 | ||
| 63 | Missouri | SEC | 4-5 | 1510 | 1554 | 1520.8 | 150 | ||
| 62 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-5 | 1511 | 1561 | 1523.8 | 155 | ||
| 61 | Troy | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1611 | 1291 | 1524.1 | 163 | ||
| 60 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1546 | 1489 | 1531.6 | 141 | ||
| 59 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1523 | 1596 | 1540.9 | 137 | ||
| 58 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-5 | 1530 | 1583 | 1543.1 | 144 | ||
| 57 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1535 | 1580 | 1545.8 | 146 | ||
| 55 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-5 | 1537 | 1581 | 1548.2 | 148 | ||
| 56 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1535 | 1589 | 1548.2 | 143 | ||
| 54 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1592 | 1426 | 1548.7 | 149 | ||
| 53 | Florida | SEC | 3-5 | 1515 | 1666 | 1551.4 | 154 | ||
| 52 | North Texas | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1603 | 1433 | 1558.9 | 150 | ||
| 51 | Florida State | ACC | 3-5 | 1538 | 1640 | 1563.1 | 153 | ||
| 50 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3 | 1599 | 1466 | 1564.5 | 154 | ||
| 49 | California | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1562 | 1575 | 1565.0 | 144 | ||
| 48 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1579 | 1525 | 1565.2 | 168 | ||
| 47 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1566 | 1575 | 1568.5 | 139 | ||
| 46 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3 | 1612 | 1457 | 1571.7 | 149 | ||
| 45 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-4 | 1585 | 1544 | 1574.5 | 156 | ||
| 44 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1629 | 1432 | 1577.1 | 144 | ||
| 43 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1652 | 1381 | 1579.6 | 154 | ||
| 42 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1657 | 1384 | 1583.7 | 165 | ||
| 41 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1626 | 1464 | 1583.7 | 155 | ||
| 40 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-4 | 1581 | 1599 | 1585.6 | 149 | ||
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1648 | 1468 | 1600.9 | 141 | ||
| 38 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-4 | 1624 | 1577 | 1612.2 | 138 | ||
| 37 | James Madison | CAA | 9-0 | 1810 | 1140 | 1612.3 | 215 | ||
| 36 | Boston College | ACC | 5-4 | 1651 | 1597 | 1637.1 | 146 | ||
| 35 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1695 | 1476 | 1637.5 | 156 | ||
| 34 | NC State | ACC | 6-3 | 1696 | 1493 | 1642.5 | 153 | ||
| 33 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1693 | 1521 | 1648.3 | 150 | ||
| 32 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1730 | 1458 | 1657.3 | 154 | ||
| 31 | Houston | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1703 | 1568 | 1668.6 | 152 | ||
| 30 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-1 | 1784 | 1389 | 1675.6 | 154 | ||
| 29 | South Carolina | SEC | 6-3 | 1706 | 1597 | 1677.8 | 143 | ||
| 28 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1713 | 1596 | 1683.2 | 141 | ||
| 27 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1697 | 1649 | 1684.7 | 143 | ||
| 26 | South Florida | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1785 | 1426 | 1687.8 | 176 | ||
| 25 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 1758 | 1493 | 1687.9 | 144 | ||
| 24 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1737 | 1552 | 1688.8 | 140 | ||
| 23 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 7-2 | 1775 | 1531 | 1710.3 | 160 | ||
| 22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-2 | 1788 | 1513 | 1715.1 | 150 | ||
| 21 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1750 | 1615 | 1715.2 | 144 | ||
| 20 | LSU | SEC | 6-3 | 1767 | 1609 | 1725.7 | 146 | ||
| 19 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1805 | 1566 | 1742.1 | 149 | ||
| 18 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-2 | 1822 | 1527 | 1743.4 | 150 | ||
| 17 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1787 | 1622 | 1744.2 | 147 | ||
| 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1801 | 1598 | 1747.9 | 148 | ||
| 15 | Washington | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1844 | 1498 | 1751.0 | 158 | ||
| 14 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1814 | 1578 | 1751.7 | 151 | ||
| 13 | TCU | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1853 | 1493 | 1755.8 | 164 | ||
| 12 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1822 | 1607 | 1766.0 | 151 | ||
| 11 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1870 | 1527 | 1777.9 | 152 | ||
| 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1846 | 1629 | 1789.0 | 145 | ||
| 9 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1910 | 1513 | 1801.8 | 166 | ||
| 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1940 | 1463 | 1807.8 | 167 | ||
| 7 | USC | Pac-12 | 8-2 | 1881 | 1643 | 1818.3 | 136 | ||
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1 | 1930 | 1606 | 1843.3 | 145 | ||
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 8-1 | 1928 | 1627 | 1848.0 | 152 | ||
| 4 | UCF | American Athletic | 8-0 | 2018 | 1547 | 1888.3 | 175 | ||
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 9-0 | 2026 | 1569 | 1900.4 | 164 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0 | 2023 | 1580 | 1901.5 | 159 | ||
| 1 | Miami | ACC | 8-0 | 2044 | 1559 | 1910.5 | 170 | ||