| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 13-0 | 2100 | 1553 | 1947.0 | 141 | ||
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 12-0 | 2075 | 1579 | 1938.2 | 153 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 13-0 | 2084 | 1559 | 1937.8 | 144 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12-1 | 2002 | 1607 | 1895.2 | 134 | ||
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 12-1 | 1967 | 1579 | 1862.3 | 128 | ||
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 11-2 | 1943 | 1605 | 1852.2 | 130 | ||
| 7 | UCF | American Athletic | 12-0 | 1983 | 1434 | 1828.2 | 154 | ||
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1840 | 1527 | 1756.3 | 128 | ||
| 9 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1792 | 1630 | 1750.2 | 121 | ||
| 10 | Washington | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 1818 | 1546 | 1746.0 | 123 | ||
| 11 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1792 | 1609 | 1744.6 | 134 | ||
| 12 | LSU | SEC | 9-3 | 1806 | 1553 | 1739.5 | 138 | ||
| 13 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 1783 | 1606 | 1737.1 | 129 | ||
| 14 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1790 | 1579 | 1734.3 | 128 | ||
| 15 | Army | FBS Independents | 10-2 | 1836 | 1420 | 1721.8 | 158 | ||
| 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 1760 | 1595 | 1717.2 | 132 | ||
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 9-3 | 1776 | 1524 | 1709.4 | 129 | ||
| 18 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1795 | 1474 | 1709.1 | 139 | ||
| 19 | Boise State | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1770 | 1530 | 1706.5 | 121 | ||
| 20 | Syracuse | ACC | 9-3 | 1763 | 1503 | 1694.2 | 140 | ||
| 21 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 11-2 | 1784 | 1419 | 1684.7 | 129 | ||
| 22 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1735 | 1531 | 1681.8 | 139 | ||
| 23 | App State | Sun Belt | 10-2 | 1776 | 1421 | 1679.8 | 132 | ||
| 24 | NC State | ACC | 9-3 | 1730 | 1527 | 1676.6 | 141 | ||
| 25 | Kentucky | SEC | 9-3 | 1739 | 1501 | 1676.5 | 137 | ||
| 26 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1707 | 1585 | 1675.8 | 127 | ||
| 27 | Missouri | SEC | 8-4 | 1711 | 1533 | 1664.8 | 131 | ||
| 28 | Utah | Pac-12 | 9-4 | 1706 | 1514 | 1655.6 | 121 | ||
| 29 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 10-2 | 1743 | 1402 | 1650.5 | 149 | ||
| 30 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1683 | 1557 | 1650.3 | 127 | ||
| 31 | Temple | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1706 | 1473 | 1644.6 | 139 | ||
| 32 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-6 | 1660 | 1596 | 1643.5 | 134 | ||
| 33 | South Carolina | SEC | 7-5 | 1656 | 1574 | 1634.9 | 131 | ||
| 34 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1644 | 1574 | 1625.9 | 132 | ||
| 35 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1660 | 1511 | 1621.8 | 124 | ||
| 36 | UAB | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1679 | 1423 | 1611.2 | 133 | ||
| 37 | Auburn | SEC | 7-5 | 1632 | 1550 | 1610.8 | 133 | ||
| 38 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1654 | 1487 | 1610.4 | 134 | ||
| 39 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1613 | 1597 | 1609.0 | 130 | ||
| 40 | Utah State | Mountain West | 10-2 | 1705 | 1343 | 1606.1 | 140 | ||
| 41 | Troy | Sun Belt | 9-3 | 1670 | 1425 | 1605.1 | 130 | ||
| 42 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1623 | 1550 | 1604.6 | 126 | ||
| 43 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-5 | 1622 | 1512 | 1593.5 | 130 | ||
| 44 | Boston College | ACC | 7-5 | 1604 | 1528 | 1584.5 | 134 | ||
| 45 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1580 | 1576 | 1578.8 | 123 | ||
| 46 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-6 | 1579 | 1576 | 1578.4 | 131 | ||
| 47 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 9-3 | 1643 | 1391 | 1576.2 | 138 | ||
| 48 | Florida State | ACC | 5-7 | 1552 | 1620 | 1569.0 | 133 | ||
| 49 | Miami | ACC | 6-5 | 1577 | 1545 | 1568.7 | 125 | ||
| 50 | Virginia | ACC | 7-5 | 1583 | 1520 | 1567.1 | 131 | ||
| 51 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1559 | 1590 | 1566.5 | 133 | ||
| 52 | TCU | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1570 | 1555 | 1565.8 | 125 | ||
| 53 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-6 | 1563 | 1572 | 1565.0 | 127 | ||
| 54 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1576 | 1524 | 1562.9 | 127 | ||
| 55 | Duke | ACC | 7-5 | 1562 | 1502 | 1546.8 | 135 | ||
| 56 | BYU | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1540 | 1557 | 1544.4 | 124 | ||
| 57 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-5 | 1573 | 1448 | 1540.9 | 125 | ||
| 58 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1544 | 1512 | 1535.8 | 132 | ||
| 59 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 1534 | 1541 | 1535.6 | 135 | ||
| 60 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1530 | 1541 | 1532.7 | 134 | ||
| 61 | California | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1552 | 1467 | 1530.1 | 132 | ||
| 62 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1564 | 1415 | 1524.9 | 128 | ||
| 63 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1505 | 1584 | 1524.7 | 125 | ||
| 64 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 1566 | 1403 | 1523.8 | 123 | ||
| 65 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1551 | 1436 | 1521.9 | 118 | ||
| 66 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 10-3 | 1575 | 1334 | 1510.7 | 144 | ||
| 67 | Houston | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1549 | 1389 | 1507.2 | 135 | ||
| 68 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 8-5 | 1527 | 1442 | 1505.4 | 130 | ||
| 69 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7-6 | 1518 | 1465 | 1504.2 | 122 | ||
| 70 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1476 | 1587 | 1503.0 | 127 | ||
| 71 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1488 | 1538 | 1500.4 | 130 | ||
| 72 | North Texas | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1566 | 1313 | 1498.3 | 145 | ||
| 73 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-7 | 1484 | 1538 | 1497.7 | 131 | ||
| 75 | Marshall | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1533 | 1391 | 1496.4 | 127 | ||
| 76 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1466 | 1558 | 1488.7 | 132 | ||
| 77 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1492 | 1472 | 1487.1 | 150 | ||
| 78 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1531 | 1359 | 1486.1 | 127 | ||
| 79 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1505 | 1424 | 1484.4 | 137 | ||
| 80 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1453 | 1572 | 1482.1 | 130 | ||
| 81 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1479 | 1462 | 1474.8 | 135 | ||
| 82 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1499 | 1401 | 1473.8 | 139 | ||
| 83 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1473 | 1458 | 1469.0 | 128 | ||
| 84 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1457 | 1499 | 1467.2 | 131 | ||
| 85 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1438 | 1529 | 1460.2 | 142 | ||
| 87 | Florida International | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1493 | 1311 | 1445.3 | 134 | ||
| 88 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1397 | 1593 | 1443.8 | 135 | ||
| 89 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1457 | 1402 | 1443.2 | 143 | ||
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1461 | 1362 | 1435.5 | 131 | ||
| 91 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-7 | 1406 | 1506 | 1430.0 | 131 | ||
| 92 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1446 | 1370 | 1426.7 | 142 | ||
| 93 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1430 | 1414 | 1426.2 | 131 | ||
| 94 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1443 | 1333 | 1414.5 | 133 | ||
| 95 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1414 | 1409 | 1412.6 | 136 | ||
| 96 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1355 | 1589 | 1410.1 | 140 | ||
| 98 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1381 | 1430 | 1393.0 | 141 | ||
| 99 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1350 | 1493 | 1384.5 | 129 | ||
| 100 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 10-2 | 1505 | 1074 | 1383.2 | 157 | ||
| 101 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-8 | 1341 | 1484 | 1375.5 | 136 | ||
| 102 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1360 | 1420 | 1375.1 | 129 | ||
| 103 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1346 | 1457 | 1372.9 | 140 | ||
| 104 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1398 | 1289 | 1370.4 | 130 | ||
| 106 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1333 | 1418 | 1353.4 | 124 | ||
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1337 | 1394 | 1351.4 | 131 | ||
| 109 | James Madison | CAA | 9-4 | 1405 | 1183 | 1345.8 | 128 | ||
| 111 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1315 | 1354 | 1324.3 | 125 | ||
| 112 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1294 | 1416 | 1323.2 | 140 | ||
| 114 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1269 | 1471 | 1316.5 | 132 | ||
| 116 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1244 | 1480 | 1299.2 | 138 | ||
| 118 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-11 | 1188 | 1616 | 1283.2 | 149 | ||
| 119 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1246 | 1374 | 1276.8 | 127 | ||
| 120 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1220 | 1438 | 1271.2 | 131 | ||
| 121 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1212 | 1455 | 1268.9 | 136 | ||
| 122 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1219 | 1429 | 1268.3 | 133 | ||
| 124 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-9 | 1198 | 1477 | 1262.6 | 157 | ||
| 125 | Louisville | ACC | 2-10 | 1179 | 1525 | 1257.3 | 148 | ||
| 126 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-10 | 1182 | 1512 | 1257.1 | 150 | ||
| 127 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-10 | 1166 | 1543 | 1250.8 | 165 | ||
| 128 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-10 | 1177 | 1474 | 1244.9 | 152 | ||
| 129 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1214 | 1329 | 1241.9 | 140 | ||
| 130 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1193 | 1400 | 1241.6 | 140 | ||
| 131 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1161 | 1472 | 1231.6 | 133 | ||
| 133 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 9-4 | 1298 | 1045 | 1229.9 | 134 | ||
| 134 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1183 | 1377 | 1228.8 | 139 | ||
| 135 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-9 | 1178 | 1381 | 1225.5 | 131 | ||
| 136 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1189 | 1343 | 1225.5 | 133 | ||
| 138 | Delaware | CAA | 7-5 | 1253 | 1129 | 1220.5 | 137 | ||
| 142 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1150 | 1362 | 1199.4 | 139 | ||
| 145 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1145 | 1349 | 1193.1 | 131 | ||
| 148 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-11 | 1110 | 1462 | 1189.1 | 149 | ||
| 151 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-11 | 1075 | 1536 | 1175.6 | 175 | ||
| 154 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1096 | 1402 | 1165.6 | 137 | ||
| 155 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-11 | 1069 | 1507 | 1164.8 | 139 | ||
| 177 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-11 | 993 | 1383 | 1078.8 | 139 | ||
| 182 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-5 | 1071 | 1002 | 1053.1 | 139 | ||
| 190 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-11 | 938 | 1367 | 1030.4 | 159 | ||
| 193 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-7 | 970 | 1171 | 1017.1 | 155 | ||