| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | American Athletic | 11-0 | 2060 | 1541 | 1916.0 | 161 | ||
| 2 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 12-0 | 2013 | 1518 | 1876.2 | 145 | ||
| 3 | Miami | ACC | 10-1 | 1976 | 1577 | 1867.5 | 153 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 11-1 | 1969 | 1573 | 1861.7 | 143 | ||
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 11-1 | 1969 | 1571 | 1860.9 | 140 | ||
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 11-1 | 1960 | 1592 | 1860.4 | 144 | ||
| 7 | USC | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1907 | 1628 | 1832.8 | 129 | ||
| 8 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11-1 | 1940 | 1525 | 1827.1 | 137 | ||
| 9 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1909 | 1588 | 1823.2 | 132 | ||
| 10 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1878 | 1655 | 1819.4 | 124 | ||
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | 10-2 | 1909 | 1567 | 1816.8 | 131 | ||
| 12 | Memphis | American Athletic | 10-1 | 1933 | 1498 | 1813.9 | 158 | ||
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-3 | 1864 | 1664 | 1812.0 | 125 | ||
| 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1866 | 1577 | 1789.3 | 137 | ||
| 15 | Washington | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1848 | 1550 | 1768.4 | 132 | ||
| 16 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1820 | 1616 | 1766.5 | 129 | ||
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 9-3 | 1827 | 1585 | 1763.1 | 130 | ||
| 18 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1829 | 1571 | 1760.5 | 135 | ||
| 19 | TCU | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1817 | 1494 | 1730.3 | 145 | ||
| 20 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1755 | 1644 | 1726.8 | 128 | ||
| 21 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1789 | 1551 | 1726.3 | 135 | ||
| 22 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9-3 | 1760 | 1528 | 1699.2 | 136 | ||
| 23 | South Carolina | SEC | 8-4 | 1721 | 1599 | 1689.8 | 128 | ||
| 24 | South Florida | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1765 | 1468 | 1685.9 | 161 | ||
| 25 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-3 | 1738 | 1527 | 1682.7 | 137 | ||
| 26 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 1705 | 1550 | 1665.2 | 133 | ||
| 27 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1682 | 1602 | 1661.9 | 126 | ||
| 28 | NC State | ACC | 8-4 | 1700 | 1512 | 1651.1 | 130 | ||
| 29 | Boise State | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1709 | 1475 | 1647.0 | 133 | ||
| 30 | James Madison | CAA | 11-0 | 1842 | 1174 | 1645.6 | 199 | ||
| 31 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1649 | 1604 | 1637.7 | 124 | ||
| 32 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1661 | 1558 | 1634.4 | 137 | ||
| 33 | Toledo | Mid-American | 10-2 | 1725 | 1387 | 1633.5 | 139 | ||
| 34 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1699 | 1431 | 1627.6 | 129 | ||
| 35 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-5 | 1645 | 1570 | 1626.3 | 121 | ||
| 36 | Boston College | ACC | 7-5 | 1646 | 1568 | 1626.2 | 127 | ||
| 37 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1640 | 1554 | 1618.1 | 131 | ||
| 38 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1608 | 1624 | 1612.1 | 121 | ||
| 39 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1637 | 1526 | 1608.6 | 131 | ||
| 40 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1687 | 1394 | 1608.6 | 135 | ||
| 41 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1636 | 1523 | 1607.0 | 134 | ||
| 42 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1631 | 1529 | 1604.8 | 125 | ||
| 43 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-5 | 1623 | 1551 | 1604.7 | 131 | ||
| 44 | Louisville | ACC | 8-4 | 1650 | 1471 | 1603.2 | 125 | ||
| 45 | Missouri | SEC | 7-5 | 1617 | 1530 | 1595.0 | 126 | ||
| 46 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 10-2 | 1678 | 1352 | 1590.2 | 157 | ||
| 47 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-6 | 1593 | 1579 | 1589.5 | 128 | ||
| 48 | North Texas | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1665 | 1383 | 1589.3 | 137 | ||
| 49 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1609 | 1520 | 1586.0 | 131 | ||
| 50 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1583 | 1585 | 1583.4 | 124 | ||
| 51 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1566 | 1627 | 1581.2 | 132 | ||
| 52 | Florida State | ACC | 5-6 | 1580 | 1579 | 1579.9 | 138 | ||
| 53 | Navy | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1573 | 1576 | 1573.4 | 138 | ||
| 54 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1589 | 1512 | 1569.6 | 132 | ||
| 55 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-5 | 1577 | 1521 | 1563.2 | 130 | ||
| 56 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1551 | 1539 | 1547.9 | 130 | ||
| 57 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1548 | 1542 | 1546.2 | 124 | ||
| 58 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1512 | 1618 | 1538.2 | 129 | ||
| 59 | Florida | SEC | 4-7 | 1500 | 1649 | 1536.1 | 129 | ||
| 60 | Duke | ACC | 6-6 | 1539 | 1527 | 1535.7 | 134 | ||
| 61 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1572 | 1408 | 1529.4 | 131 | ||
| 62 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1573 | 1386 | 1524.1 | 130 | ||
| 63 | California | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1499 | 1594 | 1522.5 | 130 | ||
| 64 | Virginia | ACC | 6-6 | 1516 | 1535 | 1520.8 | 131 | ||
| 65 | Troy | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1624 | 1247 | 1520.2 | 158 | ||
| 66 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1576 | 1353 | 1517.5 | 128 | ||
| 67 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1513 | 1509 | 1511.6 | 128 | ||
| 68 | Florida International | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1548 | 1398 | 1509.0 | 132 | ||
| 69 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-7 | 1494 | 1555 | 1508.6 | 136 | ||
| 70 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-7 | 1488 | 1567 | 1507.2 | 122 | ||
| 71 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1454 | 1630 | 1495.8 | 133 | ||
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1517 | 1404 | 1488.1 | 129 | ||
| 73 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1444 | 1604 | 1482.6 | 125 | ||
| 74 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1467 | 1529 | 1482.2 | 128 | ||
| 75 | Temple | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1485 | 1474 | 1482.0 | 133 | ||
| 76 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-1 | 1653 | 1054 | 1477.0 | 199 | ||
| 77 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1455 | 1543 | 1476.7 | 129 | ||
| 78 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1456 | 1532 | 1474.6 | 133 | ||
| 79 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1498 | 1405 | 1474.1 | 134 | ||
| 80 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1517 | 1345 | 1472.0 | 130 | ||
| 81 | UAB | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1523 | 1328 | 1471.7 | 135 | ||
| 82 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1444 | 1525 | 1464.2 | 132 | ||
| 83 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-9 | 1408 | 1643 | 1463.4 | 145 | ||
| 84 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1430 | 1536 | 1455.7 | 136 | ||
| 85 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1463 | 1405 | 1448.5 | 127 | ||
| 86 | Akron | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1475 | 1366 | 1447.2 | 129 | ||
| 87 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-8 | 1408 | 1569 | 1447.0 | 130 | ||
| 88 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1484 | 1334 | 1445.3 | 139 | ||
| 89 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-8 | 1395 | 1537 | 1429.3 | 136 | ||
| 90 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1408 | 1392 | 1404.3 | 125 | ||
| 91 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1460 | 1247 | 1403.5 | 139 | ||
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1410 | 1380 | 1402.7 | 129 | ||
| 93 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1402 | 1391 | 1399.5 | 129 | ||
| 94 | UTSA | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1409 | 1366 | 1398.2 | 134 | ||
| 95 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-8 | 1356 | 1525 | 1396.6 | 137 | ||
| 97 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 10-1 | 1549 | 1008 | 1391.5 | 155 | ||
| 98 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1400 | 1366 | 1391.0 | 127 | ||
| 99 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1392 | 1367 | 1385.8 | 126 | ||
| 100 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1419 | 1284 | 1383.6 | 142 | ||
| 101 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1344 | 1508 | 1383.2 | 128 | ||
| 102 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1407 | 1299 | 1379.1 | 149 | ||
| 104 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-7 | 1353 | 1432 | 1372.4 | 143 | ||
| 105 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1351 | 1432 | 1371.2 | 122 | ||
| 106 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1376 | 1347 | 1368.7 | 123 | ||
| 107 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1294 | 1551 | 1354.1 | 140 | ||
| 108 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1321 | 1388 | 1337.6 | 136 | ||
| 111 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1249 | 1592 | 1327.2 | 144 | ||
| 114 | Delaware | CAA | 7-4 | 1347 | 1210 | 1311.2 | 154 | ||
| 115 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1291 | 1338 | 1302.8 | 128 | ||
| 118 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-10 | 1219 | 1581 | 1300.5 | 138 | ||
| 120 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1235 | 1484 | 1293.1 | 142 | ||
| 121 | Sam Houston | Southland | 10-1 | 1460 | 881 | 1286.9 | 204 | ||
| 122 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1281 | 1305 | 1286.6 | 129 | ||
| 123 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1267 | 1332 | 1282.9 | 129 | ||
| 124 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1234 | 1428 | 1279.6 | 147 | ||
| 126 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1252 | 1361 | 1278.4 | 132 | ||
| 127 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1225 | 1440 | 1275.4 | 128 | ||
| 133 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1244 | 1333 | 1265.6 | 142 | ||
| 134 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1261 | 1266 | 1262.3 | 128 | ||
| 135 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-9 | 1221 | 1376 | 1257.8 | 126 | ||
| 137 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-11 | 1151 | 1615 | 1252.6 | 166 | ||
| 138 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-11 | 1154 | 1593 | 1250.7 | 159 | ||
| 144 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1139 | 1424 | 1204.4 | 128 | ||
| 146 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1126 | 1405 | 1190.4 | 136 | ||
| 147 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1135 | 1355 | 1186.5 | 150 | ||
| 153 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1112 | 1347 | 1166.9 | 130 | ||
| 155 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-11 | 1078 | 1449 | 1160.9 | 134 | ||
| 156 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1086 | 1384 | 1153.6 | 134 | ||
| 157 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-11 | 1050 | 1528 | 1153.3 | 158 | ||
| 161 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-11 | 1051 | 1439 | 1137.3 | 152 | ||
| 163 | Liberty | Big South | 6-5 | 1144 | 1101 | 1133.3 | 148 | ||
| 164 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1065 | 1351 | 1129.9 | 141 | ||
| 168 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1046 | 1359 | 1116.4 | 134 | ||
| 169 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-11 | 1042 | 1361 | 1114.0 | 138 | ||
| 183 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-12 | 964 | 1440 | 1065.9 | 153 | ||
| 188 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-8 | 997 | 1142 | 1031.6 | 134 | ||