| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0 | 2042 | 1583 | 1915.8 | 164 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0 | 2019 | 1533 | 1884.6 | 164 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 9-0 | 2023 | 1507 | 1879.4 | 165 | ||
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 8-1 | 1941 | 1577 | 1842.4 | 149 | ||
| 5 | LSU | SEC | 7-2 | 1871 | 1634 | 1809.1 | 147 | ||
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1890 | 1562 | 1801.6 | 165 | ||
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1883 | 1558 | 1796.0 | 150 | ||
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1858 | 1517 | 1766.1 | 139 | ||
| 9 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1799 | 1670 | 1766.1 | 159 | ||
| 10 | UCF | American Athletic | 8-0 | 1909 | 1398 | 1765.8 | 178 | ||
| 11 | NC State | ACC | 6-2 | 1804 | 1652 | 1764.6 | 153 | ||
| 12 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1850 | 1493 | 1753.6 | 158 | ||
| 13 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1817 | 1517 | 1736.7 | 164 | ||
| 14 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1837 | 1451 | 1731.8 | 157 | ||
| 15 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-2 | 1794 | 1532 | 1724.5 | 152 | ||
| 16 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-3 | 1761 | 1614 | 1723.1 | 142 | ||
| 17 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1746 | 1604 | 1709.6 | 146 | ||
| 18 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1738 | 1626 | 1709.0 | 140 | ||
| 19 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1727 | 1630 | 1702.0 | 152 | ||
| 20 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1721 | 1600 | 1690.1 | 145 | ||
| 21 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-3 | 1705 | 1619 | 1683.2 | 146 | ||
| 22 | Washington | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1716 | 1530 | 1667.5 | 138 | ||
| 23 | Florida | SEC | 6-3 | 1702 | 1560 | 1665.0 | 143 | ||
| 24 | Boston College | ACC | 7-2 | 1742 | 1454 | 1664.7 | 156 | ||
| 25 | Syracuse | ACC | 7-2 | 1735 | 1460 | 1662.0 | 158 | ||
| 26 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1722 | 1490 | 1660.6 | 144 | ||
| 27 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3 | 1700 | 1540 | 1658.2 | 150 | ||
| 28 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-4 | 1686 | 1571 | 1656.3 | 161 | ||
| 29 | UAB | Conference USA | 7-1 | 1769 | 1354 | 1654.4 | 169 | ||
| 30 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1754 | 1363 | 1646.9 | 156 | ||
| 31 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1653 | 1590 | 1636.6 | 147 | ||
| 32 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 8-1 | 1745 | 1345 | 1635.1 | 166 | ||
| 33 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1669 | 1517 | 1629.5 | 143 | ||
| 34 | Utah State | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1740 | 1330 | 1627.0 | 155 | ||
| 35 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1728 | 1340 | 1621.8 | 174 | ||
| 36 | Missouri | SEC | 5-4 | 1638 | 1572 | 1621.6 | 148 | ||
| 37 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1686 | 1425 | 1616.7 | 153 | ||
| 38 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1629 | 1567 | 1613.6 | 152 | ||
| 39 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-4 | 1628 | 1567 | 1612.4 | 151 | ||
| 40 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1626 | 1568 | 1611.7 | 143 | ||
| 41 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1623 | 1572 | 1610.0 | 147 | ||
| 42 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1610 | 1607 | 1609.7 | 143 | ||
| 43 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1689 | 1392 | 1609.1 | 167 | ||
| 44 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1648 | 1477 | 1603.7 | 148 | ||
| 45 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1645 | 1485 | 1603.2 | 155 | ||
| 46 | Auburn | SEC | 6-3 | 1636 | 1467 | 1591.6 | 147 | ||
| 47 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1666 | 1384 | 1590.5 | 159 | ||
| 48 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1621 | 1495 | 1588.6 | 149 | ||
| 49 | Troy | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1657 | 1391 | 1586.4 | 148 | ||
| 50 | Duke | ACC | 6-3 | 1621 | 1471 | 1582.0 | 150 | ||
| 51 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1611 | 1493 | 1580.9 | 159 | ||
| 52 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1578 | 1550 | 1571.2 | 145 | ||
| 53 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1618 | 1433 | 1569.8 | 155 | ||
| 54 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1594 | 1421 | 1548.6 | 139 | ||
| 55 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1624 | 1335 | 1546.3 | 167 | ||
| 56 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1547 | 1535 | 1543.8 | 150 | ||
| 57 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-5 | 1524 | 1597 | 1541.6 | 141 | ||
| 58 | North Texas | Conference USA | 7-2 | 1623 | 1320 | 1541.1 | 168 | ||
| 59 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1553 | 1503 | 1540.3 | 148 | ||
| 60 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1558 | 1470 | 1535.5 | 150 | ||
| 61 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1590 | 1367 | 1531.4 | 179 | ||
| 62 | Miami | ACC | 4-4 | 1525 | 1536 | 1527.4 | 145 | ||
| 63 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-5 | 1508 | 1580 | 1526.1 | 152 | ||
| 64 | Florida State | ACC | 4-5 | 1509 | 1548 | 1518.9 | 148 | ||
| 65 | SMU | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1524 | 1500 | 1517.8 | 160 | ||
| 66 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1563 | 1370 | 1512.3 | 154 | ||
| 67 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-4 | 1518 | 1437 | 1497.6 | 151 | ||
| 68 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-4 | 1503 | 1469 | 1494.1 | 153 | ||
| 69 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1504 | 1455 | 1491.4 | 141 | ||
| 70 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1464 | 1561 | 1487.9 | 147 | ||
| 71 | California | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1494 | 1445 | 1481.4 | 159 | ||
| 72 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1474 | 1502 | 1481.0 | 158 | ||
| 73 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-4 | 1470 | 1511 | 1480.3 | 174 | ||
| 74 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-5 | 1473 | 1497 | 1478.8 | 154 | ||
| 75 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1501 | 1413 | 1478.4 | 156 | ||
| 76 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1468 | 1510 | 1478.3 | 142 | ||
| 77 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-5 | 1458 | 1530 | 1475.8 | 151 | ||
| 78 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1457 | 1489 | 1465.2 | 145 | ||
| 79 | Marshall | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1488 | 1391 | 1463.1 | 159 | ||
| 80 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1431 | 1553 | 1460.8 | 155 | ||
| 81 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1506 | 1328 | 1459.6 | 143 | ||
| 83 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1450 | 1480 | 1457.2 | 144 | ||
| 84 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1456 | 1455 | 1455.9 | 144 | ||
| 85 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1469 | 1405 | 1452.8 | 140 | ||
| 86 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1461 | 1416 | 1449.6 | 143 | ||
| 87 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1465 | 1398 | 1447.7 | 147 | ||
| 88 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1445 | 1416 | 1437.8 | 150 | ||
| 89 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-4 | 1433 | 1444 | 1435.8 | 161 | ||
| 90 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1487 | 1292 | 1435.4 | 158 | ||
| 91 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1411 | 1489 | 1429.8 | 141 | ||
| 92 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1449 | 1364 | 1427.6 | 149 | ||
| 93 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1425 | 1435 | 1427.6 | 151 | ||
| 95 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-7 | 1371 | 1594 | 1424.0 | 158 | ||
| 97 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1385 | 1528 | 1419.4 | 154 | ||
| 98 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1393 | 1494 | 1417.4 | 154 | ||
| 99 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1380 | 1516 | 1412.4 | 151 | ||
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1411 | 1390 | 1405.7 | 141 | ||
| 101 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1405 | 1376 | 1397.3 | 157 | ||
| 102 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-6 | 1376 | 1432 | 1389.5 | 144 | ||
| 103 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1400 | 1271 | 1366.9 | 140 | ||
| 104 | Delaware | CAA | 7-2 | 1461 | 1092 | 1358.2 | 159 | ||
| 105 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1316 | 1454 | 1349.4 | 156 | ||
| 106 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 7-1 | 1496 | 955 | 1337.2 | 211 | ||
| 107 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1274 | 1505 | 1327.9 | 168 | ||
| 108 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1334 | 1307 | 1327.6 | 158 | ||
| 109 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1291 | 1435 | 1325.9 | 154 | ||
| 111 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1285 | 1403 | 1313.6 | 146 | ||
| 113 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1306 | 1316 | 1308.4 | 143 | ||
| 114 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1279 | 1399 | 1308.4 | 149 | ||
| 116 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1251 | 1465 | 1301.3 | 161 | ||
| 117 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1244 | 1476 | 1298.4 | 151 | ||
| 118 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-8 | 1209 | 1569 | 1290.3 | 155 | ||
| 121 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-7 | 1214 | 1534 | 1287.3 | 168 | ||
| 122 | James Madison | CAA | 6-3 | 1330 | 1128 | 1276.1 | 165 | ||
| 125 | Louisville | ACC | 2-7 | 1199 | 1458 | 1259.5 | 155 | ||
| 127 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-7 | 1208 | 1413 | 1256.3 | 162 | ||
| 129 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-7 | 1218 | 1364 | 1252.5 | 141 | ||
| 130 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-7 | 1186 | 1467 | 1250.5 | 172 | ||
| 132 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1193 | 1431 | 1248.3 | 141 | ||
| 133 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1196 | 1415 | 1247.3 | 149 | ||
| 134 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1224 | 1317 | 1246.3 | 149 | ||
| 136 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1196 | 1356 | 1234.3 | 136 | ||
| 137 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1158 | 1483 | 1232.2 | 175 | ||
| 138 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 7-2 | 1335 | 962 | 1230.3 | 166 | ||
| 141 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1121 | 1515 | 1209.0 | 153 | ||
| 143 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1134 | 1357 | 1186.0 | 148 | ||
| 144 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-8 | 1098 | 1487 | 1184.9 | 184 | ||
| 148 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1120 | 1361 | 1176.0 | 157 | ||
| 149 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1119 | 1362 | 1175.3 | 153 | ||
| 161 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1062 | 1395 | 1137.2 | 155 | ||
| 162 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-9 | 1057 | 1413 | 1136.9 | 151 | ||
| 169 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1024 | 1422 | 1111.2 | 157 | ||
| 171 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-8 | 1032 | 1356 | 1104.6 | 147 | ||
| 174 | Sam Houston | Southland | 5-4 | 1112 | 1035 | 1092.3 | 150 | ||
| 175 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1013 | 1365 | 1091.8 | 180 | ||
| 186 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-5 | 1016 | 1121 | 1041.0 | 168 | ||