| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-6 | 1008 | 1172 | 1046.8 | 165 | ||
| 183 | Sam Houston | Southland | 5-5 | 1063 | 1044 | 1058.3 | 140 | ||
| 176 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-10 | 1002 | 1378 | 1085.5 | 141 | ||
| 175 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1004 | 1385 | 1088.5 | 177 | ||
| 170 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-10 | 1018 | 1440 | 1110.2 | 156 | ||
| 163 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1047 | 1398 | 1125.4 | 150 | ||
| 159 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1084 | 1326 | 1140.2 | 138 | ||
| 149 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1103 | 1371 | 1164.8 | 152 | ||
| 145 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-9 | 1092 | 1512 | 1185.0 | 182 | ||
| 142 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1129 | 1396 | 1190.7 | 147 | ||
| 140 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-9 | 1109 | 1516 | 1198.8 | 149 | ||
| 137 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-8 | 1174 | 1433 | 1233.7 | 136 | ||
| 136 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1196 | 1356 | 1234.3 | 136 | ||
| 134 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1155 | 1526 | 1238.2 | 174 | ||
| 133 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 8-2 | 1349 | 958 | 1238.6 | 161 | ||
| 130 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1214 | 1354 | 1247.8 | 147 | ||
| 129 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-8 | 1194 | 1432 | 1249.7 | 157 | ||
| 128 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-7 | 1218 | 1364 | 1252.5 | 141 | ||
| 126 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-8 | 1182 | 1507 | 1255.8 | 170 | ||
| 125 | Louisville | ACC | 2-8 | 1192 | 1486 | 1259.8 | 152 | ||
| 123 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1228 | 1395 | 1268.0 | 151 | ||
| 122 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-8 | 1199 | 1544 | 1277.6 | 162 | ||
| 121 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1222 | 1466 | 1279.1 | 152 | ||
| 120 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-8 | 1222 | 1479 | 1281.3 | 144 | ||
| 119 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1242 | 1423 | 1284.8 | 143 | ||
| 118 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1253 | 1408 | 1290.0 | 142 | ||
| 117 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1279 | 1334 | 1292.4 | 136 | ||
| 116 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-9 | 1205 | 1598 | 1293.0 | 154 | ||
| 115 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1289 | 1319 | 1296.4 | 147 | ||
| 114 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1265 | 1419 | 1301.8 | 141 | ||
| 113 | James Madison | CAA | 7-3 | 1369 | 1133 | 1305.5 | 153 | ||
| 112 | Delaware | CAA | 7-3 | 1383 | 1115 | 1310.8 | 148 | ||
| 109 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1293 | 1436 | 1327.0 | 146 | ||
| 105 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1400 | 1271 | 1366.9 | 140 | ||
| 104 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-7 | 1345 | 1440 | 1368.2 | 136 | ||
| 103 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 8-1 | 1541 | 990 | 1379.9 | 192 | ||
| 102 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1368 | 1437 | 1384.7 | 145 | ||
| 101 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1366 | 1499 | 1397.8 | 157 | ||
| 100 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1393 | 1422 | 1400.0 | 153 | ||
| 99 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1382 | 1459 | 1401.1 | 137 | ||
| 98 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-8 | 1346 | 1597 | 1405.1 | 150 | ||
| 97 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1417 | 1387 | 1409.1 | 140 | ||
| 96 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-7 | 1370 | 1536 | 1409.7 | 144 | ||
| 95 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1415 | 1421 | 1416.2 | 134 | ||
| 94 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1445 | 1334 | 1416.3 | 135 | ||
| 93 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-5 | 1409 | 1472 | 1424.3 | 153 | ||
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1440 | 1398 | 1429.2 | 146 | ||
| 91 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1411 | 1489 | 1429.8 | 141 | ||
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1448 | 1385 | 1431.9 | 134 | ||
| 89 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1428 | 1455 | 1434.7 | 145 | ||
| 87 | North Texas | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1498 | 1308 | 1447.9 | 163 | ||
| 86 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1480 | 1371 | 1451.6 | 142 | ||
| 85 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1438 | 1507 | 1454.8 | 141 | ||
| 84 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1456 | 1455 | 1455.9 | 144 | ||
| 83 | Florida International | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1516 | 1291 | 1456.2 | 149 | ||
| 81 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1437 | 1530 | 1459.4 | 163 | ||
| 80 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-5 | 1466 | 1485 | 1470.6 | 143 | ||
| 79 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1478 | 1459 | 1473.1 | 139 | ||
| 78 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1456 | 1526 | 1473.1 | 144 | ||
| 77 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1456 | 1544 | 1477.4 | 139 | ||
| 76 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1520 | 1382 | 1484.4 | 149 | ||
| 75 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1514 | 1410 | 1487.2 | 132 | ||
| 74 | Miami | ACC | 4-5 | 1475 | 1534 | 1489.9 | 136 | ||
| 73 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1504 | 1455 | 1491.4 | 141 | ||
| 72 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1525 | 1396 | 1491.5 | 149 | ||
| 71 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1491 | 1500 | 1493.4 | 139 | ||
| 70 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1502 | 1477 | 1495.6 | 150 | ||
| 69 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1489 | 1517 | 1496.2 | 148 | ||
| 68 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-6 | 1472 | 1586 | 1500.1 | 143 | ||
| 67 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1556 | 1365 | 1505.4 | 165 | ||
| 66 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1570 | 1334 | 1507.3 | 152 | ||
| 65 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1545 | 1404 | 1508.0 | 165 | ||
| 64 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1561 | 1363 | 1508.9 | 154 | ||
| 63 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1538 | 1462 | 1518.4 | 155 | ||
| 62 | Florida State | ACC | 4-6 | 1503 | 1597 | 1525.7 | 146 | ||
| 61 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1520 | 1545 | 1526.0 | 137 | ||
| 60 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1525 | 1561 | 1533.9 | 138 | ||
| 59 | California | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1563 | 1459 | 1536.4 | 148 | ||
| 58 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-4 | 1571 | 1446 | 1538.7 | 141 | ||
| 57 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1530 | 1570 | 1540.2 | 145 | ||
| 56 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1579 | 1451 | 1546.1 | 144 | ||
| 55 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-5 | 1553 | 1558 | 1554.0 | 146 | ||
| 54 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1608 | 1411 | 1556.4 | 148 | ||
| 53 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-5 | 1568 | 1527 | 1558.0 | 148 | ||
| 52 | BYU | FBS Independents | 5-5 | 1553 | 1575 | 1558.4 | 133 | ||
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1624 | 1392 | 1562.4 | 153 | ||
| 50 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1591 | 1501 | 1568.1 | 144 | ||
| 49 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1585 | 1520 | 1568.2 | 140 | ||
| 48 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1623 | 1424 | 1570.6 | 132 | ||
| 47 | Duke | ACC | 7-3 | 1633 | 1445 | 1583.9 | 146 | ||
| 46 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4 | 1618 | 1514 | 1591.2 | 142 | ||
| 45 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1617 | 1529 | 1594.5 | 134 | ||
| 44 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1599 | 1591 | 1596.8 | 136 | ||
| 43 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1622 | 1567 | 1608.0 | 140 | ||
| 42 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1612 | 1603 | 1609.6 | 137 | ||
| 41 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1695 | 1399 | 1615.5 | 144 | ||
| 40 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1696 | 1403 | 1617.2 | 149 | ||
| 39 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1645 | 1552 | 1621.1 | 141 | ||
| 38 | Utah State | Mountain West | 9-1 | 1745 | 1307 | 1623.1 | 153 | ||
| 37 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1632 | 1606 | 1625.5 | 147 | ||
| 36 | Temple | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1668 | 1506 | 1626.2 | 147 | ||
| 35 | Troy | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1708 | 1419 | 1630.6 | 139 | ||
| 34 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9-1 | 1751 | 1324 | 1632.6 | 164 | ||
| 33 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-4 | 1664 | 1560 | 1637.1 | 142 | ||
| 32 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1697 | 1494 | 1644.1 | 139 | ||
| 31 | Missouri | SEC | 6-4 | 1672 | 1566 | 1645.0 | 139 | ||
| 30 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-4 | 1656 | 1629 | 1648.9 | 136 | ||
| 29 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-3 | 1701 | 1526 | 1655.3 | 146 | ||
| 28 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1687 | 1577 | 1659.0 | 141 | ||
| 27 | Syracuse | ACC | 8-2 | 1743 | 1434 | 1659.8 | 155 | ||
| 26 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1772 | 1365 | 1660.0 | 161 | ||
| 25 | Boston College | ACC | 7-3 | 1720 | 1510 | 1665.0 | 149 | ||
| 24 | Washington | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1716 | 1530 | 1667.5 | 138 | ||
| 23 | Virginia | ACC | 7-3 | 1721 | 1529 | 1671.0 | 143 | ||
| 22 | UAB | Conference USA | 8-1 | 1790 | 1364 | 1672.4 | 161 | ||
| 21 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-4 | 1715 | 1561 | 1675.3 | 152 | ||
| 20 | NC State | ACC | 6-3 | 1707 | 1630 | 1687.6 | 147 | ||
| 19 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1715 | 1632 | 1693.8 | 138 | ||
| 18 | Florida | SEC | 7-3 | 1749 | 1574 | 1703.8 | 134 | ||
| 17 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1773 | 1516 | 1704.8 | 135 | ||
| 16 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-2 | 1818 | 1445 | 1716.3 | 164 | ||
| 15 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-4 | 1741 | 1654 | 1719.0 | 136 | ||
| 14 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1761 | 1606 | 1720.7 | 136 | ||
| 13 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1770 | 1626 | 1732.7 | 133 | ||
| 12 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 9-1 | 1849 | 1447 | 1738.7 | 153 | ||
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1861 | 1486 | 1759.4 | 138 | ||
| 10 | UCF | American Athletic | 9-0 | 1912 | 1372 | 1759.7 | 177 | ||
| 9 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1865 | 1490 | 1763.1 | 153 | ||
| 8 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1833 | 1665 | 1789.3 | 149 | ||
| 7 | LSU | SEC | 8-2 | 1875 | 1590 | 1798.9 | 146 | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1899 | 1557 | 1807.2 | 145 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1929 | 1580 | 1835.3 | 154 | ||
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1 | 1959 | 1583 | 1857.0 | 143 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 10-0 | 2047 | 1530 | 1903.4 | 156 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0 | 2045 | 1556 | 1909.8 | 155 | ||
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-0 | 2050 | 1575 | 1919.2 | 161 | ||