| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | ACC | 10-0 | 2097 | 1595 | 1958.2 | 154 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 11-0 | 2050 | 1548 | 1911.3 | 151 | ||
| 3 | UCF | American Athletic | 10-0 | 2030 | 1515 | 1886.7 | 171 | ||
| 4 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2006 | 1518 | 1870.7 | 147 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1 | 1946 | 1593 | 1851.0 | 148 | ||
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-2 | 1915 | 1649 | 1845.2 | 132 | ||
| 7 | Clemson | ACC | 10-1 | 1942 | 1555 | 1837.2 | 148 | ||
| 8 | USC | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1907 | 1628 | 1832.8 | 129 | ||
| 9 | Memphis | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1929 | 1518 | 1816.7 | 159 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1921 | 1514 | 1809.9 | 142 | ||
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1873 | 1570 | 1792.2 | 140 | ||
| 12 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1855 | 1588 | 1784.2 | 141 | ||
| 13 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1828 | 1631 | 1776.4 | 130 | ||
| 14 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 8-3 | 1825 | 1603 | 1766.5 | 136 | ||
| 15 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 1809 | 1632 | 1762.8 | 132 | ||
| 16 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1843 | 1529 | 1758.6 | 143 | ||
| 17 | Auburn | SEC | 9-2 | 1842 | 1523 | 1756.2 | 137 | ||
| 18 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-3 | 1789 | 1623 | 1746.1 | 135 | ||
| 19 | LSU | SEC | 8-3 | 1796 | 1577 | 1738.8 | 137 | ||
| 20 | TCU | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1813 | 1525 | 1736.5 | 146 | ||
| 21 | Washington | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1797 | 1524 | 1724.1 | 140 | ||
| 22 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-3 | 1780 | 1553 | 1720.0 | 138 | ||
| 23 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1758 | 1571 | 1709.2 | 136 | ||
| 24 | South Carolina | SEC | 8-3 | 1744 | 1567 | 1697.8 | 133 | ||
| 25 | South Florida | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1796 | 1412 | 1691.4 | 172 | ||
| 26 | Boise State | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1773 | 1461 | 1689.4 | 141 | ||
| 27 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 8-3 | 1709 | 1525 | 1661.3 | 144 | ||
| 28 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-4 | 1693 | 1559 | 1658.1 | 137 | ||
| 29 | James Madison | CAA | 11-0 | 1842 | 1174 | 1645.6 | 199 | ||
| 30 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-4 | 1672 | 1549 | 1640.6 | 127 | ||
| 31 | NC State | ACC | 7-4 | 1681 | 1520 | 1639.5 | 135 | ||
| 32 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1677 | 1520 | 1636.0 | 132 | ||
| 33 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1696 | 1465 | 1635.0 | 129 | ||
| 34 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1636 | 1595 | 1625.2 | 134 | ||
| 35 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1663 | 1515 | 1625.0 | 139 | ||
| 36 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1624 | 1617 | 1622.2 | 130 | ||
| 37 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1633 | 1590 | 1621.9 | 132 | ||
| 38 | Toledo | Mid-American | 9-2 | 1707 | 1384 | 1620.1 | 144 | ||
| 39 | Boston College | ACC | 6-5 | 1623 | 1580 | 1612.4 | 133 | ||
| 40 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1655 | 1487 | 1611.0 | 139 | ||
| 41 | Navy | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1624 | 1572 | 1610.7 | 147 | ||
| 42 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1614 | 1547 | 1596.7 | 137 | ||
| 43 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-4 | 1624 | 1514 | 1595.9 | 138 | ||
| 44 | Houston | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1610 | 1551 | 1595.0 | 147 | ||
| 45 | North Texas | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1660 | 1410 | 1593.9 | 138 | ||
| 46 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1573 | 1632 | 1587.4 | 127 | ||
| 47 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1666 | 1363 | 1584.9 | 162 | ||
| 48 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-5 | 1578 | 1595 | 1582.2 | 136 | ||
| 49 | Missouri | SEC | 6-5 | 1593 | 1540 | 1579.4 | 132 | ||
| 50 | Florida | SEC | 4-6 | 1546 | 1662 | 1573.9 | 137 | ||
| 51 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1631 | 1399 | 1569.2 | 138 | ||
| 52 | Louisville | ACC | 7-4 | 1607 | 1457 | 1568.1 | 132 | ||
| 53 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1582 | 1514 | 1564.7 | 139 | ||
| 54 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1603 | 1446 | 1562.0 | 130 | ||
| 55 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1548 | 1593 | 1559.1 | 130 | ||
| 56 | California | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1540 | 1596 | 1554.1 | 138 | ||
| 57 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1621 | 1359 | 1551.4 | 143 | ||
| 58 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1552 | 1515 | 1542.4 | 140 | ||
| 59 | Florida State | ACC | 4-6 | 1527 | 1583 | 1540.8 | 148 | ||
| 60 | Virginia | ACC | 6-5 | 1543 | 1519 | 1536.7 | 138 | ||
| 61 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1519 | 1583 | 1534.5 | 130 | ||
| 62 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-6 | 1524 | 1561 | 1533.1 | 133 | ||
| 63 | Troy | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1616 | 1262 | 1519.4 | 161 | ||
| 64 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1508 | 1546 | 1517.5 | 131 | ||
| 65 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1576 | 1353 | 1517.5 | 128 | ||
| 66 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1498 | 1546 | 1510.0 | 136 | ||
| 67 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1566 | 1336 | 1505.5 | 146 | ||
| 68 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1497 | 1530 | 1505.0 | 142 | ||
| 69 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1469 | 1603 | 1501.6 | 131 | ||
| 70 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1464 | 1610 | 1499.2 | 136 | ||
| 71 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1482 | 1523 | 1491.9 | 140 | ||
| 72 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-7 | 1455 | 1582 | 1485.5 | 128 | ||
| 73 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1511 | 1399 | 1482.0 | 134 | ||
| 74 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1512 | 1395 | 1482.0 | 141 | ||
| 75 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-8 | 1431 | 1640 | 1480.8 | 152 | ||
| 76 | Duke | ACC | 5-6 | 1466 | 1512 | 1477.5 | 140 | ||
| 77 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-1 | 1653 | 1054 | 1477.0 | 199 | ||
| 78 | UAB | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1518 | 1360 | 1476.7 | 137 | ||
| 79 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1515 | 1364 | 1475.8 | 137 | ||
| 80 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1498 | 1405 | 1474.1 | 134 | ||
| 81 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1459 | 1492 | 1466.8 | 140 | ||
| 82 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-7 | 1432 | 1565 | 1464.2 | 136 | ||
| 83 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1452 | 1499 | 1463.4 | 134 | ||
| 84 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1442 | 1511 | 1459.1 | 140 | ||
| 85 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-7 | 1424 | 1532 | 1449.9 | 144 | ||
| 86 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1419 | 1535 | 1447.6 | 136 | ||
| 87 | UTSA | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1471 | 1367 | 1444.0 | 142 | ||
| 88 | Akron | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1461 | 1386 | 1441.7 | 132 | ||
| 89 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1453 | 1390 | 1437.2 | 132 | ||
| 90 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1491 | 1279 | 1435.2 | 150 | ||
| 91 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1467 | 1330 | 1431.6 | 138 | ||
| 92 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-7 | 1399 | 1532 | 1430.8 | 146 | ||
| 93 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-7 | 1400 | 1505 | 1425.7 | 137 | ||
| 94 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1425 | 1353 | 1406.5 | 133 | ||
| 95 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1415 | 1335 | 1394.1 | 131 | ||
| 98 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1428 | 1243 | 1379.3 | 147 | ||
| 99 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1372 | 1391 | 1376.6 | 145 | ||
| 100 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-7 | 1353 | 1432 | 1372.4 | 143 | ||
| 101 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1357 | 1393 | 1366.1 | 137 | ||
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1329 | 1457 | 1360.0 | 127 | ||
| 103 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1354 | 1371 | 1358.1 | 136 | ||
| 104 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 9-1 | 1516 | 977 | 1357.9 | 165 | ||
| 105 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1303 | 1528 | 1356.2 | 135 | ||
| 106 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-9 | 1280 | 1604 | 1354.2 | 153 | ||
| 107 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1298 | 1517 | 1349.5 | 141 | ||
| 108 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1286 | 1500 | 1336.4 | 153 | ||
| 109 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1328 | 1348 | 1332.9 | 135 | ||
| 113 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1331 | 1289 | 1320.0 | 132 | ||
| 114 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1314 | 1327 | 1317.0 | 127 | ||
| 115 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1327 | 1277 | 1314.1 | 158 | ||
| 117 | Delaware | CAA | 7-4 | 1347 | 1210 | 1311.2 | 154 | ||
| 120 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-9 | 1222 | 1559 | 1299.1 | 139 | ||
| 121 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1281 | 1354 | 1298.7 | 139 | ||
| 122 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1269 | 1362 | 1291.6 | 134 | ||
| 123 | Sam Houston | Southland | 10-1 | 1460 | 881 | 1286.9 | 204 | ||
| 127 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1233 | 1419 | 1277.2 | 130 | ||
| 128 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1259 | 1331 | 1277.0 | 134 | ||
| 131 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1244 | 1333 | 1265.6 | 142 | ||
| 132 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-10 | 1162 | 1613 | 1261.3 | 170 | ||
| 135 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-10 | 1158 | 1573 | 1250.1 | 160 | ||
| 139 | BYU | FBS Independents | 3-9 | 1182 | 1395 | 1231.9 | 133 | ||
| 142 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1152 | 1437 | 1217.3 | 157 | ||
| 143 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1153 | 1420 | 1214.9 | 132 | ||
| 144 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1154 | 1412 | 1214.0 | 144 | ||
| 147 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1154 | 1362 | 1202.8 | 138 | ||
| 154 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-10 | 1083 | 1429 | 1160.5 | 135 | ||
| 155 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1092 | 1363 | 1153.8 | 135 | ||
| 156 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-10 | 1053 | 1507 | 1151.9 | 159 | ||
| 160 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1070 | 1367 | 1137.8 | 141 | ||
| 161 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-10 | 1055 | 1416 | 1135.8 | 153 | ||
| 163 | Liberty | Big South | 6-5 | 1144 | 1101 | 1133.3 | 148 | ||
| 164 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1065 | 1351 | 1129.9 | 141 | ||
| 170 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1-9 | 1036 | 1358 | 1108.8 | 157 | ||
| 181 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-11 | 971 | 1433 | 1070.0 | 156 | ||
| 186 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-8 | 997 | 1142 | 1031.6 | 134 | ||
| 187 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-11 | 944 | 1341 | 1030.2 | 139 | ||