| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UCF | American Athletic | 13-0 | 2125 | 1597 | 1978.3 | 143 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 13-1 | 2064 | 1635 | 1946.9 | 127 | ||
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 13-2 | 1996 | 1664 | 1906.8 | 121 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12-2 | 1998 | 1644 | 1902.6 | 120 | ||
| 5 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 13-1 | 1991 | 1575 | 1877.7 | 129 | ||
| 6 | Clemson | ACC | 12-2 | 1969 | 1628 | 1877.4 | 125 | ||
| 7 | USC | Pac-12 | 11-3 | 1909 | 1669 | 1845.9 | 117 | ||
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-3 | 1899 | 1677 | 1840.5 | 120 | ||
| 9 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 12-2 | 1934 | 1580 | 1838.5 | 123 | ||
| 10 | Penn State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1909 | 1598 | 1825.8 | 130 | ||
| 11 | Miami | ACC | 10-3 | 1877 | 1636 | 1814.0 | 134 | ||
| 12 | Auburn | SEC | 10-4 | 1855 | 1633 | 1797.1 | 121 | ||
| 13 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1856 | 1630 | 1796.9 | 123 | ||
| 14 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1847 | 1572 | 1774.3 | 131 | ||
| 15 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 9-5 | 1804 | 1682 | 1772.7 | 114 | ||
| 16 | TCU | Big 12 | 11-3 | 1835 | 1551 | 1759.7 | 129 | ||
| 17 | Washington | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 1808 | 1575 | 1746.6 | 126 | ||
| 18 | LSU | SEC | 9-4 | 1790 | 1607 | 1742.3 | 124 | ||
| 19 | Memphis | American Athletic | 10-3 | 1807 | 1550 | 1739.1 | 142 | ||
| 20 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 10-3 | 1802 | 1544 | 1733.5 | 129 | ||
| 21 | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 | 1765 | 1611 | 1724.8 | 122 | ||
| 22 | South Florida | American Athletic | 10-2 | 1791 | 1472 | 1705.4 | 153 | ||
| 23 | Boise State | Mountain West | 11-3 | 1776 | 1502 | 1703.4 | 121 | ||
| 24 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 9-4 | 1749 | 1572 | 1702.9 | 128 | ||
| 25 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1712 | 1650 | 1696.2 | 122 | ||
| 26 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 | 1742 | 1558 | 1693.8 | 126 | ||
| 27 | NC State | ACC | 9-4 | 1739 | 1525 | 1683.0 | 124 | ||
| 28 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 11-3 | 1749 | 1450 | 1668.7 | 119 | ||
| 29 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1686 | 1607 | 1666.3 | 119 | ||
| 30 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 9-4 | 1697 | 1545 | 1657.2 | 129 | ||
| 31 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1678 | 1549 | 1645.0 | 128 | ||
| 32 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8-5 | 1667 | 1559 | 1639.4 | 125 | ||
| 33 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1676 | 1533 | 1638.7 | 125 | ||
| 34 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1645 | 1609 | 1636.3 | 121 | ||
| 35 | James Madison | CAA | 14-1 | 1766 | 1254 | 1621.0 | 167 | ||
| 36 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 10-4 | 1687 | 1435 | 1620.3 | 122 | ||
| 37 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1625 | 1588 | 1616.1 | 119 | ||
| 38 | Florida State | ACC | 7-6 | 1629 | 1549 | 1608.5 | 127 | ||
| 39 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1614 | 1565 | 1601.8 | 130 | ||
| 40 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1610 | 1569 | 1599.7 | 125 | ||
| 41 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-6 | 1607 | 1574 | 1598.8 | 117 | ||
| 42 | Boston College | ACC | 7-6 | 1607 | 1574 | 1598.6 | 122 | ||
| 43 | Toledo | Mid-American | 11-3 | 1671 | 1397 | 1598.0 | 130 | ||
| 44 | Troy | Sun Belt | 11-2 | 1705 | 1292 | 1590.8 | 139 | ||
| 45 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-6 | 1593 | 1579 | 1589.5 | 129 | ||
| 46 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-7 | 1575 | 1625 | 1587.3 | 116 | ||
| 47 | Army | FBS Independents | 10-3 | 1656 | 1395 | 1586.9 | 117 | ||
| 48 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1599 | 1545 | 1585.4 | 124 | ||
| 49 | Louisville | ACC | 8-5 | 1617 | 1489 | 1584.4 | 120 | ||
| 50 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1594 | 1549 | 1582.6 | 119 | ||
| 51 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1566 | 1627 | 1581.2 | 133 | ||
| 52 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1587 | 1533 | 1573.7 | 120 | ||
| 53 | Duke | ACC | 7-6 | 1585 | 1530 | 1571.4 | 127 | ||
| 54 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1567 | 1571 | 1568.1 | 123 | ||
| 55 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1583 | 1525 | 1568.0 | 127 | ||
| 56 | Missouri | SEC | 7-6 | 1571 | 1532 | 1561.5 | 121 | ||
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-6 | 1560 | 1545 | 1556.1 | 126 | ||
| 58 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1611 | 1373 | 1548.1 | 146 | ||
| 59 | North Texas | Conference USA | 9-5 | 1588 | 1425 | 1545.8 | 123 | ||
| 60 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1512 | 1618 | 1538.2 | 129 | ||
| 61 | Florida | SEC | 4-7 | 1500 | 1649 | 1536.1 | 130 | ||
| 62 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 8-5 | 1564 | 1417 | 1525.7 | 124 | ||
| 63 | Temple | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1537 | 1482 | 1523.1 | 127 | ||
| 64 | California | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1499 | 1594 | 1522.5 | 130 | ||
| 66 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1527 | 1504 | 1521.5 | 127 | ||
| 67 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-7 | 1494 | 1555 | 1508.6 | 137 | ||
| 68 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-7 | 1488 | 1567 | 1507.2 | 123 | ||
| 69 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1495 | 1529 | 1503.6 | 125 | ||
| 70 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1527 | 1418 | 1499.2 | 125 | ||
| 71 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1454 | 1630 | 1495.8 | 133 | ||
| 72 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1526 | 1396 | 1492.4 | 124 | ||
| 73 | Florida International | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1523 | 1401 | 1491.3 | 121 | ||
| 74 | Virginia | ACC | 6-7 | 1476 | 1534 | 1490.2 | 125 | ||
| 75 | Ohio | Mid-American | 9-4 | 1535 | 1349 | 1486.1 | 132 | ||
| 76 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1444 | 1604 | 1482.6 | 126 | ||
| 77 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1467 | 1529 | 1482.2 | 129 | ||
| 78 | Marshall | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1506 | 1412 | 1481.9 | 121 | ||
| 79 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1455 | 1543 | 1476.7 | 130 | ||
| 80 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1456 | 1532 | 1474.6 | 134 | ||
| 81 | App State | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 1521 | 1333 | 1471.5 | 135 | ||
| 82 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1444 | 1525 | 1464.2 | 133 | ||
| 83 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-9 | 1408 | 1643 | 1463.4 | 146 | ||
| 84 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1430 | 1536 | 1455.7 | 137 | ||
| 85 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1484 | 1364 | 1453.4 | 124 | ||
| 86 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-6 | 1470 | 1396 | 1450.8 | 124 | ||
| 87 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-8 | 1408 | 1569 | 1447.0 | 131 | ||
| 88 | UAB | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1475 | 1340 | 1440.1 | 128 | ||
| 89 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1450 | 1409 | 1440.0 | 128 | ||
| 90 | Akron | Mid-American | 7-7 | 1444 | 1418 | 1437.1 | 121 | ||
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-6 | 1446 | 1395 | 1432.8 | 123 | ||
| 92 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-8 | 1395 | 1537 | 1429.3 | 137 | ||
| 93 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 11-2 | 1555 | 1097 | 1424.9 | 138 | ||
| 94 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-2 | 1549 | 1095 | 1420.4 | 179 | ||
| 95 | UTSA | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1409 | 1366 | 1398.2 | 135 | ||
| 96 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-8 | 1356 | 1525 | 1396.6 | 138 | ||
| 98 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1400 | 1366 | 1391.0 | 128 | ||
| 100 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1344 | 1508 | 1383.2 | 129 | ||
| 101 | Sam Houston | Southland | 12-2 | 1529 | 1009 | 1378.2 | 153 | ||
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1351 | 1432 | 1371.2 | 123 | ||
| 103 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1376 | 1347 | 1368.7 | 124 | ||
| 104 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1360 | 1386 | 1366.9 | 120 | ||
| 106 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1388 | 1291 | 1362.9 | 126 | ||
| 107 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-8 | 1327 | 1442 | 1355.1 | 136 | ||
| 108 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1294 | 1551 | 1354.1 | 141 | ||
| 109 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1382 | 1271 | 1353.1 | 131 | ||
| 110 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-7 | 1347 | 1364 | 1351.3 | 121 | ||
| 112 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 7-6 | 1362 | 1308 | 1348.3 | 118 | ||
| 113 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1321 | 1388 | 1337.6 | 137 | ||
| 114 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1249 | 1592 | 1327.2 | 145 | ||
| 115 | Delaware | CAA | 7-4 | 1347 | 1210 | 1311.2 | 155 | ||
| 116 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1291 | 1338 | 1302.8 | 129 | ||
| 118 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-10 | 1219 | 1581 | 1300.5 | 138 | ||
| 121 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1235 | 1484 | 1293.1 | 143 | ||
| 122 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1267 | 1332 | 1282.9 | 130 | ||
| 123 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1234 | 1428 | 1279.6 | 148 | ||
| 127 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1225 | 1440 | 1275.4 | 129 | ||
| 130 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1239 | 1379 | 1272.6 | 129 | ||
| 134 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-9 | 1221 | 1376 | 1257.8 | 127 | ||
| 135 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-11 | 1151 | 1615 | 1252.6 | 166 | ||
| 136 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-11 | 1154 | 1593 | 1250.7 | 159 | ||
| 138 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1236 | 1277 | 1246.4 | 123 | ||
| 140 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1201 | 1329 | 1231.8 | 134 | ||
| 144 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1139 | 1424 | 1204.4 | 129 | ||
| 145 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1126 | 1405 | 1190.4 | 137 | ||
| 151 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1119 | 1333 | 1169.1 | 134 | ||
| 153 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1112 | 1347 | 1166.9 | 131 | ||
| 155 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-11 | 1078 | 1449 | 1160.9 | 135 | ||
| 156 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1086 | 1384 | 1153.6 | 135 | ||
| 157 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-11 | 1050 | 1528 | 1153.3 | 159 | ||
| 162 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-11 | 1051 | 1439 | 1137.3 | 153 | ||
| 164 | Liberty | Big South | 6-5 | 1144 | 1101 | 1133.3 | 149 | ||
| 165 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1074 | 1331 | 1133.2 | 141 | ||
| 169 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1046 | 1359 | 1116.4 | 135 | ||
| 170 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-11 | 1042 | 1361 | 1114.0 | 139 | ||
| 183 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-12 | 964 | 1440 | 1065.9 | 154 | ||
| 188 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-8 | 997 | 1142 | 1031.6 | 135 | ||