| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Miami | ACC | 6-0 | 1999 | 1558 | 1878.5 | 186 | ||
| 2 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1991 | 1575 | 1877.6 | 186 | ||
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1993 | 1552 | 1872.2 | 174 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1987 | 1553 | 1868.2 | 171 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 7-0 | 1977 | 1540 | 1856.9 | 182 | ||
| 6 | TCU | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1949 | 1458 | 1812.3 | 185 | ||
| 7 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1925 | 1495 | 1807.2 | 173 | ||
| 8 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1890 | 1555 | 1800.2 | 173 | ||
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1865 | 1585 | 1790.5 | 164 | ||
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1 | 1865 | 1580 | 1789.3 | 162 | ||
| 11 | Clemson | ACC | 6-1 | 1851 | 1602 | 1785.4 | 175 | ||
| 12 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1912 | 1417 | 1774.1 | 193 | ||
| 13 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1804 | 1652 | 1764.6 | 155 | ||
| 14 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1836 | 1521 | 1751.8 | 172 | ||
| 15 | USC | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1799 | 1619 | 1751.7 | 155 | ||
| 16 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1847 | 1469 | 1744.2 | 175 | ||
| 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1821 | 1511 | 1738.2 | 169 | ||
| 18 | LSU | SEC | 6-2 | 1796 | 1561 | 1734.3 | 153 | ||
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1756 | 1631 | 1724.0 | 162 | ||
| 20 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-1 | 1789 | 1477 | 1705.5 | 180 | ||
| 21 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1768 | 1477 | 1690.5 | 176 | ||
| 22 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1704 | 1643 | 1688.8 | 165 | ||
| 23 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 1767 | 1468 | 1687.1 | 183 | ||
| 24 | NC State | ACC | 6-1 | 1788 | 1383 | 1676.5 | 179 | ||
| 25 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-2 | 1724 | 1537 | 1675.3 | 158 | ||
| 26 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1708 | 1556 | 1668.8 | 174 | ||
| 27 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-2 | 1720 | 1516 | 1666.3 | 165 | ||
| 28 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-2 | 1694 | 1568 | 1661.2 | 171 | ||
| 29 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-2 | 1694 | 1551 | 1657.4 | 158 | ||
| 30 | Boise State | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1701 | 1513 | 1651.7 | 163 | ||
| 31 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1666 | 1596 | 1647.9 | 166 | ||
| 32 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2 | 1710 | 1471 | 1646.8 | 155 | ||
| 33 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1704 | 1469 | 1642.1 | 160 | ||
| 34 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-1 | 1732 | 1388 | 1638.5 | 169 | ||
| 35 | Florida | SEC | 3-3 | 1621 | 1654 | 1629.5 | 172 | ||
| 36 | California | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1623 | 1635 | 1626.2 | 158 | ||
| 37 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-2 | 1665 | 1477 | 1616.1 | 172 | ||
| 38 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1672 | 1448 | 1612.6 | 169 | ||
| 39 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1619 | 1588 | 1611.2 | 155 | ||
| 40 | Boston College | ACC | 4-4 | 1610 | 1608 | 1609.7 | 156 | ||
| 41 | James Madison | CAA | 7-0 | 1794 | 1161 | 1609.1 | 224 | ||
| 42 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1698 | 1354 | 1604.6 | 174 | ||
| 43 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1658 | 1398 | 1588.8 | 160 | ||
| 44 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-4 | 1593 | 1574 | 1588.2 | 166 | ||
| 45 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1635 | 1450 | 1586.4 | 173 | ||
| 46 | Virginia | ACC | 5-2 | 1640 | 1436 | 1586.2 | 169 | ||
| 47 | Houston | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1590 | 1559 | 1582.0 | 164 | ||
| 48 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1644 | 1394 | 1577.5 | 169 | ||
| 49 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1647 | 1382 | 1576.5 | 180 | ||
| 50 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1578 | 1556 | 1572.5 | 158 | ||
| 51 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1620 | 1409 | 1564.8 | 169 | ||
| 52 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1543 | 1608 | 1558.6 | 157 | ||
| 53 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 5-2 | 1612 | 1401 | 1556.3 | 167 | ||
| 54 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-4 | 1538 | 1598 | 1552.8 | 167 | ||
| 55 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1557 | 1531 | 1550.4 | 162 | ||
| 56 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1530 | 1607 | 1548.8 | 161 | ||
| 57 | Florida State | ACC | 2-4 | 1511 | 1653 | 1545.5 | 180 | ||
| 58 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1536 | 1549 | 1539.2 | 156 | ||
| 59 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1595 | 1376 | 1537.3 | 166 | ||
| 60 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1515 | 1601 | 1536.1 | 167 | ||
| 61 | Louisville | ACC | 5-3 | 1570 | 1428 | 1533.5 | 159 | ||
| 62 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1594 | 1363 | 1533.0 | 169 | ||
| 63 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1552 | 1472 | 1531.4 | 166 | ||
| 64 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-4 | 1514 | 1584 | 1530.9 | 165 | ||
| 65 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1539 | 1469 | 1521.3 | 163 | ||
| 66 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-3 | 1531 | 1488 | 1519.7 | 180 | ||
| 67 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1501 | 1574 | 1518.6 | 162 | ||
| 68 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1531 | 1467 | 1515.1 | 164 | ||
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1541 | 1439 | 1514.8 | 162 | ||
| 70 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1539 | 1421 | 1508.7 | 166 | ||
| 71 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1551 | 1365 | 1502.4 | 184 | ||
| 72 | Delaware | CAA | 5-2 | 1564 | 1309 | 1496.1 | 175 | ||
| 73 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-1 | 1629 | 1132 | 1487.5 | 210 | ||
| 74 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1467 | 1518 | 1479.4 | 183 | ||
| 75 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1545 | 1293 | 1478.0 | 152 | ||
| 76 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1468 | 1481 | 1471.2 | 159 | ||
| 77 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-2 | 1540 | 1283 | 1471.0 | 171 | ||
| 78 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1531 | 1273 | 1461.8 | 179 | ||
| 79 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1512 | 1311 | 1458.9 | 178 | ||
| 80 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1465 | 1434 | 1457.5 | 179 | ||
| 81 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1442 | 1504 | 1457.3 | 173 | ||
| 82 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1431 | 1492 | 1445.9 | 174 | ||
| 83 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1484 | 1312 | 1438.6 | 154 | ||
| 84 | Duke | ACC | 4-4 | 1432 | 1449 | 1436.1 | 160 | ||
| 85 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1416 | 1472 | 1429.5 | 171 | ||
| 86 | UTSA | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1468 | 1320 | 1429.2 | 181 | ||
| 87 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-5 | 1405 | 1490 | 1425.8 | 158 | ||
| 88 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-4 | 1406 | 1483 | 1425.1 | 191 | ||
| 89 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1429 | 1383 | 1417.0 | 153 | ||
| 90 | Missouri | SEC | 2-5 | 1360 | 1569 | 1409.6 | 173 | ||
| 91 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1463 | 1253 | 1407.5 | 175 | ||
| 92 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1350 | 1593 | 1407.4 | 166 | ||
| 93 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1414 | 1384 | 1406.4 | 152 | ||
| 94 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1432 | 1330 | 1405.7 | 173 | ||
| 95 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1375 | 1481 | 1401.0 | 157 | ||
| 96 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-7 | 1318 | 1677 | 1399.5 | 174 | ||
| 97 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-5 | 1355 | 1538 | 1398.4 | 171 | ||
| 98 | UConn | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1398 | 1392 | 1396.6 | 181 | ||
| 99 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1397 | 1380 | 1392.6 | 162 | ||
| 100 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1407 | 1342 | 1390.8 | 172 | ||
| 101 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1388 | 1370 | 1383.9 | 180 | ||
| 103 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1372 | 1396 | 1378.2 | 163 | ||
| 104 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1316 | 1542 | 1369.4 | 165 | ||
| 105 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1356 | 1388 | 1364.2 | 164 | ||
| 110 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1288 | 1534 | 1346.0 | 167 | ||
| 111 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1296 | 1498 | 1343.7 | 158 | ||
| 112 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1295 | 1497 | 1343.0 | 157 | ||
| 114 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1309 | 1407 | 1333.1 | 156 | ||
| 116 | New Mexico State | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1309 | 1344 | 1317.9 | 162 | ||
| 117 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1303 | 1325 | 1308.1 | 153 | ||
| 118 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1257 | 1447 | 1301.8 | 150 | ||
| 119 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1283 | 1357 | 1301.4 | 148 | ||
| 120 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-6 | 1216 | 1576 | 1297.5 | 192 | ||
| 123 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1262 | 1337 | 1280.8 | 157 | ||
| 124 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-1 | 1414 | 942 | 1277.8 | 227 | ||
| 126 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1252 | 1294 | 1262.2 | 166 | ||
| 130 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1204 | 1404 | 1251.1 | 179 | ||
| 131 | Baylor | Big 12 | 0-7 | 1141 | 1646 | 1250.1 | 204 | ||
| 132 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 5-1 | 1398 | 889 | 1248.3 | 211 | ||
| 134 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-6 | 1166 | 1510 | 1244.0 | 191 | ||
| 135 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1238 | 1245 | 1239.6 | 157 | ||
| 137 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1194 | 1362 | 1233.8 | 168 | ||
| 140 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1164 | 1437 | 1227.0 | 159 | ||
| 141 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1159 | 1443 | 1224.1 | 183 | ||
| 143 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-6 | 1157 | 1437 | 1221.4 | 175 | ||
| 148 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1-7 | 1124 | 1430 | 1193.5 | 176 | ||
| 150 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1125 | 1416 | 1191.5 | 170 | ||
| 151 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1154 | 1307 | 1190.1 | 165 | ||
| 152 | BYU | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1104 | 1438 | 1179.6 | 165 | ||
| 154 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-6 | 1106 | 1394 | 1171.9 | 167 | ||
| 161 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1-6 | 1071 | 1369 | 1138.7 | 168 | ||
| 167 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-7 | 1026 | 1425 | 1114.1 | 176 | ||
| 168 | Liberty | Big South | 3-4 | 1091 | 1176 | 1111.9 | 186 | ||
| 172 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-7 | 1033 | 1341 | 1102.3 | 160 | ||
| 190 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 0-6 | 953 | 1312 | 1032.4 | 174 | ||
| 193 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-6 | 955 | 1188 | 1008.5 | 168 | ||