| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Rating Deviation | Avg Opp Rating | Ranking Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-0 | 2050 | 161.19 | 1575.21 | 1796.88 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 10-0 | 2045 | 155.22 | 1556.21 | 1783.82 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 10-0 | 2047 | 156.47 | 1530.26 | 1769.89 | ||
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1 | 1959 | 143.26 | 1582.50 | 1760.60 | ||
| 5 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1833 | 148.78 | 1665.44 | 1747.02 | ||
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1929 | 153.68 | 1580.03 | 1745.90 | ||
| 7 | LSU | SEC | 8-2 | 1875 | 146.18 | 1589.55 | 1726.22 | ||
| 8 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1899 | 144.95 | 1557.17 | 1719.71 | ||
| 9 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-4 | 1741 | 136.28 | 1654.34 | 1697.14 | ||
| 10 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1770 | 132.72 | 1625.67 | 1696.23 | ||
| 11 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1761 | 136.12 | 1605.61 | 1681.45 | ||
| 12 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1715 | 138.01 | 1632.26 | 1673.05 | ||
| 13 | NC State | ACC | 6-3 | 1707 | 147.36 | 1630.24 | 1668.28 | ||
| 14 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1865 | 152.88 | 1489.87 | 1666.88 | ||
| 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1861 | 138.02 | 1486.45 | 1663.26 | ||
| 16 | Florida | SEC | 7-3 | 1749 | 134.49 | 1574.06 | 1659.40 | ||
| 17 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-4 | 1656 | 136.43 | 1628.59 | 1642.11 | ||
| 18 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1773 | 134.98 | 1516.30 | 1639.48 | ||
| 19 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-4 | 1715 | 152.34 | 1561.20 | 1636.36 | ||
| 20 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 9-1 | 1849 | 152.71 | 1446.77 | 1635.37 | ||
| 21 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1687 | 141.48 | 1577.06 | 1631.23 | ||
| 22 | Virginia | ACC | 7-3 | 1721 | 143.33 | 1529.05 | 1622.25 | ||
| 23 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-2 | 1818 | 164.04 | 1445.03 | 1620.62 | ||
| 24 | Washington | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1716 | 138.25 | 1530.29 | 1620.42 | ||
| 25 | UCF | American Athletic | 9-0 | 1912 | 177.20 | 1371.74 | 1619.53 | ||
| 26 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1632 | 146.84 | 1606.23 | 1619.04 | ||
| 27 | Missouri | SEC | 6-4 | 1672 | 139.22 | 1565.67 | 1618.12 | ||
| 28 | Boston College | ACC | 7-3 | 1720 | 149.04 | 1510.49 | 1611.81 | ||
| 29 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-4 | 1664 | 141.72 | 1560.43 | 1611.15 | ||
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-3 | 1701 | 146.36 | 1525.94 | 1611.00 | ||
| 31 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1612 | 137.48 | 1602.93 | 1607.39 | ||
| 32 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1645 | 140.73 | 1552.23 | 1597.81 | ||
| 33 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1599 | 136.34 | 1591.38 | 1594.99 | ||
| 34 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1622 | 140.10 | 1567.23 | 1594.31 | ||
| 35 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1697 | 138.67 | 1493.88 | 1592.40 | ||
| 36 | Temple | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1668 | 147.38 | 1506.41 | 1585.26 | ||
| 37 | Syracuse | ACC | 8-2 | 1743 | 155.43 | 1434.01 | 1580.84 | ||
| 38 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1617 | 134.37 | 1528.53 | 1572.18 | ||
| 39 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4 | 1618 | 141.85 | 1514.06 | 1565.05 | ||
| 40 | BYU | FBS Independents | 5-5 | 1553 | 133.33 | 1575.01 | 1563.93 | ||
| 41 | UAB | Conference USA | 8-1 | 1790 | 161.02 | 1363.86 | 1562.47 | ||
| 42 | Troy | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1708 | 138.96 | 1418.62 | 1556.62 | ||
| 43 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1772 | 161.38 | 1365.47 | 1555.36 | ||
| 44 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-5 | 1553 | 146.08 | 1557.67 | 1555.22 | ||
| 45 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1585 | 139.87 | 1519.59 | 1551.83 | ||
| 46 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1530 | 145.24 | 1569.92 | 1550.07 | ||
| 47 | Florida State | ACC | 4-6 | 1503 | 146.25 | 1596.94 | 1549.08 | ||
| 48 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-5 | 1568 | 148.24 | 1526.95 | 1547.57 | ||
| 49 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1591 | 144.29 | 1500.91 | 1545.35 | ||
| 50 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1525 | 138.06 | 1560.51 | 1542.69 | ||
| 51 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1696 | 149.49 | 1402.94 | 1542.38 | ||
| 52 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1695 | 144.40 | 1399.23 | 1539.90 | ||
| 53 | Duke | ACC | 7-3 | 1633 | 146.17 | 1445.04 | 1536.21 | ||
| 54 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1520 | 136.89 | 1544.76 | 1532.24 | ||
| 55 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-6 | 1472 | 143.23 | 1586.16 | 1528.24 | ||
| 56 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9-1 | 1751 | 164.12 | 1324.21 | 1522.52 | ||
| 57 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1623 | 132.09 | 1423.59 | 1519.98 | ||
| 58 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1579 | 144.11 | 1451.26 | 1513.83 | ||
| 59 | California | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1563 | 147.90 | 1458.73 | 1510.08 | ||
| 60 | Utah State | Mountain West | 9-1 | 1745 | 153.35 | 1307.04 | 1510.07 | ||
| 61 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-4 | 1571 | 140.78 | 1445.65 | 1507.05 | ||
| 62 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1608 | 147.52 | 1410.95 | 1506.35 | ||
| 63 | Miami | ACC | 4-5 | 1475 | 136.38 | 1534.00 | 1504.46 | ||
| 64 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1624 | 153.25 | 1392.30 | 1503.50 | ||
| 65 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1489 | 148.06 | 1516.89 | 1503.09 | ||
| 66 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1538 | 155.30 | 1462.06 | 1499.37 | ||
| 67 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1456 | 138.58 | 1543.96 | 1499.25 | ||
| 68 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1491 | 138.59 | 1499.50 | 1495.40 | ||
| 69 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1456 | 143.85 | 1526.14 | 1490.57 | ||
| 70 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1502 | 149.79 | 1476.64 | 1489.22 | ||
| 71 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1437 | 162.57 | 1530.15 | 1482.62 | ||
| 72 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1504 | 141.32 | 1455.19 | 1479.21 | ||
| 73 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-5 | 1466 | 143.47 | 1484.82 | 1475.35 | ||
| 74 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1545 | 165.19 | 1403.51 | 1472.34 | ||
| 75 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1438 | 140.96 | 1507.49 | 1472.16 | ||
| 76 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1478 | 139.19 | 1459.20 | 1468.42 | ||
| 77 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-8 | 1346 | 150.28 | 1596.98 | 1466.34 | ||
| 78 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1514 | 131.69 | 1410.21 | 1461.06 | ||
| 79 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1525 | 148.59 | 1396.19 | 1459.05 | ||
| 80 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1561 | 153.96 | 1362.74 | 1458.48 | ||
| 81 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1556 | 164.53 | 1364.52 | 1456.91 | ||
| 82 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1456 | 143.58 | 1454.81 | 1455.51 | ||
| 83 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-7 | 1370 | 144.33 | 1535.95 | 1450.58 | ||
| 84 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1520 | 149.09 | 1381.60 | 1449.32 | ||
| 85 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1411 | 141.25 | 1488.82 | 1449.21 | ||
| 86 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1570 | 151.68 | 1334.07 | 1447.20 | ||
| 87 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1428 | 144.64 | 1454.99 | 1441.43 | ||
| 88 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-5 | 1409 | 153.27 | 1472.38 | 1440.18 | ||
| 89 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1366 | 156.56 | 1499.34 | 1430.88 | ||
| 90 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1480 | 142.13 | 1370.60 | 1424.07 | ||
| 91 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1382 | 136.85 | 1459.14 | 1420.17 | ||
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1440 | 146.22 | 1397.56 | 1418.57 | ||
| 93 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1415 | 134.42 | 1420.88 | 1417.75 | ||
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1448 | 133.55 | 1385.34 | 1416.21 | ||
| 95 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1393 | 153.37 | 1421.98 | 1407.28 | ||
| 96 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1368 | 145.36 | 1437.47 | 1402.05 | ||
| 97 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1417 | 140.05 | 1386.99 | 1401.69 | ||
| 98 | North Texas | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1498 | 163.02 | 1307.99 | 1399.70 | ||
| 99 | Florida International | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1516 | 148.68 | 1290.87 | 1398.83 | ||
| 100 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-7 | 1345 | 136.17 | 1440.34 | 1391.84 | ||
| 101 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1445 | 134.77 | 1333.99 | 1388.33 | ||
| 102 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-9 | 1205 | 153.95 | 1598.14 | 1387.60 | ||
| 103 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1293 | 145.72 | 1435.65 | 1362.30 | ||
| 104 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-8 | 1199 | 162.24 | 1543.68 | 1360.73 | ||
| 105 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-8 | 1222 | 143.99 | 1478.81 | 1344.01 | ||
| 107 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1265 | 140.89 | 1418.56 | 1339.58 | ||
| 108 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1222 | 152.29 | 1465.66 | 1338.45 | ||
| 109 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-8 | 1182 | 170.47 | 1507.40 | 1334.60 | ||
| 110 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1400 | 140.46 | 1271.22 | 1334.24 | ||
| 111 | Louisville | ACC | 2-8 | 1192 | 152.18 | 1486.00 | 1331.12 | ||
| 112 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1242 | 143.38 | 1423.01 | 1329.34 | ||
| 113 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1253 | 141.77 | 1408.02 | 1328.22 | ||
| 114 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1155 | 174.17 | 1525.61 | 1327.42 | ||
| 116 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1228 | 150.71 | 1394.93 | 1308.98 | ||
| 117 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-8 | 1194 | 157.31 | 1432.44 | 1307.86 | ||
| 118 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1279 | 136.11 | 1333.51 | 1305.96 | ||
| 120 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1289 | 146.85 | 1318.65 | 1303.75 | ||
| 122 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-8 | 1174 | 135.73 | 1433.40 | 1296.98 | ||
| 123 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-9 | 1109 | 148.59 | 1516.10 | 1296.42 | ||
| 124 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-7 | 1218 | 141.21 | 1363.77 | 1288.56 | ||
| 125 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-9 | 1092 | 181.98 | 1512.41 | 1285.38 | ||
| 126 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1214 | 146.50 | 1353.85 | 1282.22 | ||
| 127 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1196 | 135.84 | 1356.13 | 1273.65 | ||
| 129 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1129 | 147.04 | 1395.71 | 1255.46 | ||
| 131 | James Madison | CAA | 7-3 | 1369 | 153.15 | 1133.14 | 1245.28 | ||
| 132 | Delaware | CAA | 7-3 | 1383 | 148.49 | 1114.97 | 1241.98 | ||
| 134 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 8-1 | 1541 | 191.67 | 989.88 | 1235.25 | ||
| 136 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1103 | 151.65 | 1371.00 | 1229.81 | ||
| 138 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-10 | 1018 | 155.60 | 1439.95 | 1210.71 | ||
| 139 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1047 | 150.17 | 1397.74 | 1209.70 | ||
| 141 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1084 | 137.73 | 1326.04 | 1199.04 | ||
| 147 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1004 | 176.65 | 1385.11 | 1179.52 | ||
| 149 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-10 | 1002 | 140.63 | 1378.26 | 1175.40 | ||
| 157 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 8-2 | 1349 | 160.81 | 957.51 | 1136.73 | ||
| 175 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-6 | 1008 | 165.34 | 1171.96 | 1086.96 | ||
| 188 | Sam Houston | Southland | 5-5 | 1063 | 140.07 | 1043.90 | 1053.46 | ||