| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1924 | 1614 | 1841.4 | 201 | ||
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0 | 1918 | 1578 | 1826.5 | 206 | ||
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0 | 1907 | 1592 | 1823.1 | 201 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 4-0 | 1900 | 1571 | 1811.9 | 209 | ||
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1883 | 1559 | 1796.4 | 206 | ||
| 6 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1901 | 1505 | 1793.1 | 205 | ||
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1891 | 1503 | 1785.1 | 212 | ||
| 8 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1864 | 1468 | 1755.7 | 212 | ||
| 9 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1853 | 1489 | 1754.4 | 240 | ||
| 10 | UCF | American Athletic | 2-0 | 1804 | 1598 | 1749.9 | 246 | ||
| 11 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1823 | 1530 | 1745.1 | 224 | ||
| 12 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1861 | 1437 | 1744.6 | 216 | ||
| 13 | Florida | SEC | 2-1 | 1766 | 1671 | 1742.0 | 234 | ||
| 14 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1845 | 1455 | 1738.5 | 223 | ||
| 15 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1844 | 1414 | 1725.8 | 218 | ||
| 16 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1820 | 1421 | 1710.8 | 225 | ||
| 17 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-0 | 1832 | 1389 | 1709.3 | 222 | ||
| 18 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1796 | 1472 | 1708.8 | 228 | ||
| 19 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-0 | 1816 | 1413 | 1705.6 | 226 | ||
| 20 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1 | 1733 | 1597 | 1698.2 | 196 | ||
| 21 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-1 | 1727 | 1593 | 1692.4 | 198 | ||
| 22 | Duke | ACC | 4-0 | 1816 | 1348 | 1685.3 | 227 | ||
| 23 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1702 | 1559 | 1664.8 | 206 | ||
| 24 | Miami | ACC | 2-0 | 1776 | 1366 | 1663.5 | 265 | ||
| 25 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1 | 1714 | 1513 | 1661.4 | 205 | ||
| 26 | California | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1712 | 1506 | 1658.2 | 209 | ||
| 27 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1756 | 1383 | 1654.4 | 242 | ||
| 28 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1694 | 1528 | 1650.8 | 206 | ||
| 29 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1684 | 1521 | 1641.6 | 207 | ||
| 30 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-1 | 1698 | 1478 | 1640.0 | 210 | ||
| 31 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1784 | 1267 | 1638.0 | 241 | ||
| 32 | Louisville | ACC | 3-1 | 1668 | 1495 | 1622.7 | 207 | ||
| 33 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1636 | 1576 | 1620.5 | 222 | ||
| 34 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1752 | 1281 | 1620.4 | 220 | ||
| 35 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-1 | 1679 | 1454 | 1619.5 | 219 | ||
| 36 | Houston | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1637 | 1568 | 1619.1 | 218 | ||
| 37 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1607 | 1641 | 1615.3 | 201 | ||
| 38 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1664 | 1452 | 1608.5 | 215 | ||
| 39 | LSU | SEC | 3-1 | 1657 | 1425 | 1596.0 | 211 | ||
| 40 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1582 | 1602 | 1586.9 | 201 | ||
| 41 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1583 | 1595 | 1585.6 | 211 | ||
| 42 | SMU | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1636 | 1407 | 1575.5 | 210 | ||
| 43 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-1 | 1602 | 1476 | 1569.3 | 224 | ||
| 44 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-0 | 1690 | 1236 | 1562.9 | 246 | ||
| 45 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1 | 1623 | 1368 | 1555.2 | 211 | ||
| 46 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1578 | 1490 | 1555.2 | 223 | ||
| 47 | Virginia | ACC | 3-1 | 1623 | 1366 | 1554.2 | 213 | ||
| 48 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1622 | 1366 | 1553.6 | 214 | ||
| 49 | NC State | ACC | 3-1 | 1635 | 1309 | 1546.6 | 231 | ||
| 50 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1533 | 1578 | 1544.2 | 199 | ||
| 51 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1606 | 1353 | 1538.9 | 215 | ||
| 52 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1570 | 1442 | 1536.8 | 236 | ||
| 53 | James Madison | CAA | 4-0 | 1710 | 1096 | 1530.1 | 264 | ||
| 54 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1555 | 1435 | 1524.3 | 225 | ||
| 55 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1594 | 1328 | 1522.9 | 210 | ||
| 56 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1564 | 1402 | 1521.7 | 236 | ||
| 57 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1576 | 1361 | 1519.4 | 227 | ||
| 58 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-1 | 1561 | 1395 | 1517.4 | 239 | ||
| 59 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-1 | 1578 | 1348 | 1516.9 | 201 | ||
| 60 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1519 | 1485 | 1510.4 | 214 | ||
| 61 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1553 | 1389 | 1510.2 | 220 | ||
| 62 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1547 | 1402 | 1509.2 | 232 | ||
| 63 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1531 | 1435 | 1506.3 | 232 | ||
| 64 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1508 | 1462 | 1496.3 | 218 | ||
| 65 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 2-1 | 1551 | 1343 | 1495.9 | 249 | ||
| 66 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1541 | 1352 | 1491.8 | 230 | ||
| 67 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1493 | 1474 | 1488.1 | 212 | ||
| 68 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-3 | 1434 | 1637 | 1482.2 | 218 | ||
| 69 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1532 | 1339 | 1481.0 | 235 | ||
| 70 | App State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1450 | 1573 | 1479.7 | 224 | ||
| 71 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1486 | 1453 | 1477.7 | 210 | ||
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1495 | 1408 | 1472.6 | 222 | ||
| 73 | Texas | Big 12 | 1-2 | 1440 | 1562 | 1469.4 | 225 | ||
| 74 | Boise State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1467 | 1469 | 1467.2 | 201 | ||
| 75 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1511 | 1333 | 1464.2 | 223 | ||
| 76 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1517 | 1302 | 1460.1 | 225 | ||
| 77 | Sam Houston | Southland | 3-0 | 1628 | 1052 | 1459.2 | 273 | ||
| 78 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1468 | 1428 | 1458.0 | 219 | ||
| 79 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1539 | 1227 | 1454.3 | 216 | ||
| 80 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1450 | 1444 | 1448.7 | 198 | ||
| 81 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1460 | 1412 | 1448.2 | 206 | ||
| 82 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1451 | 1422 | 1443.5 | 209 | ||
| 83 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1455 | 1400 | 1441.2 | 210 | ||
| 84 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1414 | 1523 | 1440.2 | 244 | ||
| 85 | Boston College | ACC | 1-3 | 1383 | 1616 | 1438.2 | 210 | ||
| 86 | Syracuse | ACC | 2-2 | 1447 | 1398 | 1434.8 | 216 | ||
| 87 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1430 | 1397 | 1421.3 | 205 | ||
| 88 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-1 | 1497 | 1206 | 1418.2 | 231 | ||
| 89 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1425 | 1366 | 1410.2 | 212 | ||
| 90 | Missouri | SEC | 1-3 | 1362 | 1558 | 1408.4 | 196 | ||
| 91 | Delaware | CAA | 2-1 | 1472 | 1221 | 1405.0 | 250 | ||
| 92 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1421 | 1340 | 1400.4 | 208 | ||
| 93 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1417 | 1344 | 1398.8 | 204 | ||
| 94 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1415 | 1350 | 1398.3 | 214 | ||
| 95 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1404 | 1372 | 1395.7 | 214 | ||
| 96 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1374 | 1453 | 1393.2 | 239 | ||
| 97 | Liberty | Big South | 3-1 | 1465 | 1164 | 1383.0 | 251 | ||
| 98 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1398 | 1321 | 1378.4 | 212 | ||
| 99 | UAB | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1384 | 1340 | 1373.0 | 220 | ||
| 101 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1315 | 1479 | 1354.5 | 201 | ||
| 102 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1368 | 1315 | 1354.4 | 208 | ||
| 103 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1314 | 1479 | 1353.7 | 213 | ||
| 104 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1358 | 1329 | 1350.8 | 232 | ||
| 105 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1310 | 1475 | 1349.2 | 202 | ||
| 106 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 1-3 | 1308 | 1477 | 1348.4 | 214 | ||
| 107 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1305 | 1485 | 1348.0 | 204 | ||
| 108 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1334 | 1385 | 1346.7 | 213 | ||
| 110 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1362 | 1285 | 1342.6 | 223 | ||
| 111 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1299 | 1475 | 1341.0 | 229 | ||
| 112 | Florida State | ACC | 0-2 | 1264 | 1537 | 1327.3 | 253 | ||
| 113 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1355 | 1236 | 1324.6 | 225 | ||
| 115 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-2 | 1311 | 1353 | 1321.2 | 229 | ||
| 116 | BYU | FBS Independents | 1-3 | 1280 | 1443 | 1319.0 | 226 | ||
| 118 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1310 | 1334 | 1316.4 | 233 | ||
| 119 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1318 | 1290 | 1310.8 | 219 | ||
| 120 | Baylor | Big 12 | 0-4 | 1208 | 1642 | 1304.3 | 235 | ||
| 121 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1258 | 1411 | 1294.7 | 218 | ||
| 123 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1259 | 1356 | 1282.8 | 230 | ||
| 124 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1246 | 1392 | 1281.5 | 204 | ||
| 125 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1273 | 1297 | 1279.1 | 247 | ||
| 127 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1243 | 1370 | 1273.5 | 209 | ||
| 130 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1264 | 1275 | 1266.4 | 241 | ||
| 134 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-3 | 1211 | 1339 | 1242.1 | 210 | ||
| 136 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1212 | 1319 | 1237.7 | 215 | ||
| 141 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1162 | 1368 | 1210.7 | 199 | ||
| 144 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-5 | 1112 | 1484 | 1195.1 | 198 | ||
| 147 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1285 | 921 | 1182.1 | 252 | ||
| 150 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0-3 | 1116 | 1395 | 1180.5 | 233 | ||
| 154 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1133 | 1268 | 1165.1 | 222 | ||
| 155 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1095 | 1403 | 1164.8 | 203 | ||
| 156 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1133 | 1248 | 1160.6 | 207 | ||
| 157 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1156 | 1172 | 1160.0 | 233 | ||
| 161 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1078 | 1406 | 1152.1 | 215 | ||
| 164 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0-4 | 1065 | 1437 | 1147.6 | 231 | ||
| 169 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1042 | 1336 | 1108.8 | 205 | ||
| 174 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-3 | 1081 | 1135 | 1094.5 | 212 | ||