| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | ACC | 9-0 | 2090 | 1600 | 1955.0 | 157 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0 | 2050 | 1601 | 1926.8 | 151 | ||
| 3 | UCF | American Athletic | 9-0 | 2022 | 1521 | 1883.0 | 174 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 9-1 | 1941 | 1618 | 1854.9 | 147 | ||
| 5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10-0 | 1970 | 1488 | 1836.7 | 157 | ||
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1 | 1924 | 1588 | 1834.3 | 155 | ||
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-2 | 1896 | 1650 | 1831.0 | 137 | ||
| 8 | USC | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1892 | 1631 | 1823.3 | 133 | ||
| 9 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1920 | 1559 | 1822.6 | 142 | ||
| 10 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1910 | 1513 | 1801.8 | 166 | ||
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1870 | 1605 | 1799.5 | 140 | ||
| 12 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1841 | 1598 | 1777.4 | 145 | ||
| 13 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1842 | 1579 | 1772.1 | 140 | ||
| 14 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1809 | 1638 | 1764.3 | 136 | ||
| 15 | Auburn | SEC | 8-2 | 1837 | 1546 | 1759.3 | 139 | ||
| 16 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1843 | 1529 | 1758.6 | 143 | ||
| 17 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1819 | 1588 | 1758.2 | 143 | ||
| 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1794 | 1648 | 1756.1 | 136 | ||
| 19 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1806 | 1610 | 1754.6 | 141 | ||
| 20 | LSU | SEC | 7-3 | 1784 | 1594 | 1734.4 | 140 | ||
| 21 | TCU | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1797 | 1531 | 1726.2 | 151 | ||
| 22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-3 | 1764 | 1564 | 1711.8 | 143 | ||
| 23 | Washington | Pac-12 | 8-2 | 1774 | 1523 | 1708.0 | 147 | ||
| 24 | South Carolina | SEC | 7-3 | 1732 | 1588 | 1694.9 | 136 | ||
| 25 | South Florida | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1785 | 1426 | 1687.8 | 176 | ||
| 26 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1743 | 1515 | 1682.8 | 139 | ||
| 27 | NC State | ACC | 7-3 | 1742 | 1509 | 1680.8 | 143 | ||
| 28 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1757 | 1464 | 1678.7 | 146 | ||
| 29 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1691 | 1630 | 1675.6 | 135 | ||
| 30 | Houston | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1703 | 1568 | 1668.6 | 152 | ||
| 31 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1728 | 1481 | 1662.5 | 146 | ||
| 32 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 7-3 | 1688 | 1536 | 1648.5 | 151 | ||
| 33 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-4 | 1655 | 1619 | 1646.2 | 141 | ||
| 34 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1627 | 1637 | 1629.6 | 136 | ||
| 35 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1656 | 1549 | 1628.7 | 141 | ||
| 36 | James Madison | CAA | 10-0 | 1823 | 1153 | 1625.4 | 209 | ||
| 37 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-2 | 1701 | 1407 | 1622.2 | 146 | ||
| 38 | Navy | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1648 | 1536 | 1619.4 | 155 | ||
| 39 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-4 | 1638 | 1548 | 1615.2 | 134 | ||
| 40 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1665 | 1457 | 1610.6 | 136 | ||
| 41 | Boston College | ACC | 5-5 | 1607 | 1607 | 1607.4 | 137 | ||
| 42 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-4 | 1629 | 1541 | 1606.6 | 145 | ||
| 43 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1658 | 1435 | 1599.2 | 137 | ||
| 44 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-3 | 1643 | 1472 | 1598.5 | 143 | ||
| 45 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1587 | 1606 | 1591.7 | 131 | ||
| 46 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1657 | 1384 | 1583.7 | 165 | ||
| 47 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1566 | 1575 | 1568.5 | 139 | ||
| 48 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-2 | 1657 | 1331 | 1568.4 | 153 | ||
| 49 | California | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1562 | 1575 | 1565.0 | 144 | ||
| 50 | Florida State | ACC | 3-6 | 1525 | 1672 | 1560.4 | 149 | ||
| 51 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-5 | 1561 | 1554 | 1559.4 | 141 | ||
| 52 | Missouri | SEC | 5-5 | 1554 | 1545 | 1552.0 | 140 | ||
| 53 | North Texas | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1608 | 1389 | 1550.3 | 148 | ||
| 54 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1600 | 1394 | 1545.9 | 146 | ||
| 55 | Louisville | ACC | 6-4 | 1574 | 1456 | 1543.6 | 139 | ||
| 56 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1566 | 1475 | 1543.2 | 145 | ||
| 57 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1536 | 1561 | 1542.2 | 135 | ||
| 58 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-2 | 1620 | 1328 | 1541.7 | 135 | ||
| 59 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1543 | 1528 | 1539.6 | 144 | ||
| 60 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1578 | 1399 | 1531.6 | 141 | ||
| 61 | Florida | SEC | 3-6 | 1485 | 1671 | 1529.4 | 146 | ||
| 62 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1528 | 1523 | 1526.3 | 136 | ||
| 63 | Virginia | ACC | 6-4 | 1548 | 1462 | 1526.3 | 139 | ||
| 64 | Troy | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1616 | 1262 | 1519.4 | 161 | ||
| 65 | UAB | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1578 | 1348 | 1517.1 | 145 | ||
| 66 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-6 | 1491 | 1585 | 1513.7 | 136 | ||
| 67 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1498 | 1546 | 1510.0 | 136 | ||
| 68 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1480 | 1591 | 1506.7 | 140 | ||
| 69 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1502 | 1519 | 1505.8 | 150 | ||
| 70 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1481 | 1583 | 1505.4 | 136 | ||
| 71 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1481 | 1579 | 1505.0 | 134 | ||
| 72 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1549 | 1365 | 1500.6 | 150 | ||
| 73 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1553 | 1329 | 1494.0 | 153 | ||
| 74 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1494 | 1481 | 1491.1 | 143 | ||
| 75 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-6 | 1468 | 1564 | 1491.1 | 145 | ||
| 76 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1493 | 1446 | 1481.0 | 136 | ||
| 77 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 9-1 | 1646 | 1061 | 1475.0 | 202 | ||
| 78 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-8 | 1408 | 1691 | 1474.1 | 160 | ||
| 79 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1500 | 1384 | 1470.4 | 142 | ||
| 80 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1466 | 1470 | 1466.8 | 139 | ||
| 81 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1436 | 1533 | 1459.4 | 152 | ||
| 82 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1464 | 1439 | 1457.7 | 141 | ||
| 83 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-6 | 1440 | 1509 | 1457.1 | 149 | ||
| 84 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1435 | 1513 | 1453.8 | 140 | ||
| 85 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-6 | 1419 | 1487 | 1436.0 | 142 | ||
| 86 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-6 | 1413 | 1507 | 1435.6 | 151 | ||
| 87 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1491 | 1279 | 1435.2 | 150 | ||
| 88 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1455 | 1356 | 1429.9 | 141 | ||
| 89 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1435 | 1411 | 1428.8 | 137 | ||
| 90 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-6 | 1398 | 1505 | 1423.8 | 145 | ||
| 91 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1368 | 1558 | 1413.0 | 143 | ||
| 92 | Duke | ACC | 4-6 | 1383 | 1497 | 1411.1 | 146 | ||
| 93 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1442 | 1308 | 1407.1 | 138 | ||
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1411 | 1395 | 1406.8 | 146 | ||
| 95 | Delaware | CAA | 7-3 | 1459 | 1227 | 1397.4 | 158 | ||
| 96 | UTSA | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1394 | 1344 | 1381.3 | 150 | ||
| 97 | Akron | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1388 | 1359 | 1380.7 | 137 | ||
| 100 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1409 | 1260 | 1369.8 | 154 | ||
| 101 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1374 | 1348 | 1367.3 | 141 | ||
| 102 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1348 | 1419 | 1365.4 | 153 | ||
| 103 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1289 | 1586 | 1357.5 | 156 | ||
| 104 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1340 | 1410 | 1357.4 | 140 | ||
| 105 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1307 | 1490 | 1350.2 | 160 | ||
| 106 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 3-7 | 1313 | 1454 | 1346.8 | 153 | ||
| 107 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1336 | 1374 | 1345.4 | 145 | ||
| 108 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1321 | 1370 | 1333.2 | 143 | ||
| 110 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1282 | 1471 | 1326.9 | 135 | ||
| 111 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1310 | 1337 | 1317.0 | 143 | ||
| 113 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1277 | 1433 | 1314.2 | 138 | ||
| 114 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1327 | 1277 | 1314.1 | 158 | ||
| 115 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 8-1 | 1465 | 935 | 1309.8 | 181 | ||
| 117 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1291 | 1350 | 1305.6 | 132 | ||
| 118 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1281 | 1355 | 1298.9 | 144 | ||
| 120 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1227 | 1532 | 1297.2 | 150 | ||
| 121 | Sam Houston | Southland | 9-1 | 1458 | 910 | 1295.9 | 205 | ||
| 122 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-8 | 1226 | 1528 | 1295.2 | 139 | ||
| 124 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1286 | 1300 | 1289.6 | 140 | ||
| 126 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1281 | 1286 | 1282.6 | 140 | ||
| 130 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-9 | 1175 | 1612 | 1271.5 | 175 | ||
| 133 | BYU | FBS Independents | 3-8 | 1217 | 1402 | 1260.6 | 141 | ||
| 134 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-9 | 1168 | 1564 | 1256.2 | 164 | ||
| 142 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1167 | 1412 | 1223.8 | 136 | ||
| 144 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-8 | 1161 | 1415 | 1219.9 | 160 | ||
| 145 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1175 | 1354 | 1217.1 | 144 | ||
| 146 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1160 | 1384 | 1212.5 | 146 | ||
| 148 | Liberty | Big South | 6-4 | 1227 | 1110 | 1196.8 | 156 | ||
| 151 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1103 | 1438 | 1178.8 | 141 | ||
| 157 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-8 | 1108 | 1358 | 1165.9 | 140 | ||
| 158 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1098 | 1375 | 1161.4 | 149 | ||
| 162 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1070 | 1412 | 1146.7 | 159 | ||
| 163 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-9 | 1055 | 1466 | 1145.1 | 159 | ||
| 170 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-10 | 988 | 1442 | 1086.0 | 162 | ||
| 174 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1-9 | 999 | 1374 | 1081.8 | 150 | ||
| 181 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-7 | 1030 | 1141 | 1056.7 | 142 | ||
| 186 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-10 | 949 | 1327 | 1032.0 | 140 | ||
| 189 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0-9 | 921 | 1360 | 1015.2 | 162 | ||