| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 11-0 | 2071 | 1590 | 1938.4 | 154 | ||
| 2 | Clemson | ACC | 11-0 | 2060 | 1540 | 1915.0 | 152 | ||
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 11-0 | 2045 | 1506 | 1894.7 | 155 | ||
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1 | 1963 | 1561 | 1853.5 | 142 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1940 | 1572 | 1840.6 | 150 | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1906 | 1540 | 1806.8 | 143 | ||
| 7 | UCF | American Athletic | 10-0 | 1957 | 1412 | 1803.4 | 163 | ||
| 8 | LSU | SEC | 9-2 | 1876 | 1538 | 1785.0 | 146 | ||
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1875 | 1490 | 1770.2 | 134 | ||
| 10 | Texas | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1812 | 1626 | 1763.7 | 129 | ||
| 11 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10-1 | 1865 | 1452 | 1751.6 | 147 | ||
| 12 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1772 | 1675 | 1747.2 | 139 | ||
| 13 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-3 | 1774 | 1587 | 1725.7 | 132 | ||
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-2 | 1832 | 1441 | 1725.0 | 159 | ||
| 15 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-4 | 1746 | 1611 | 1711.5 | 135 | ||
| 16 | Boise State | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1778 | 1491 | 1701.6 | 134 | ||
| 17 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-4 | 1747 | 1560 | 1698.6 | 143 | ||
| 18 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1768 | 1494 | 1695.2 | 147 | ||
| 19 | Florida | SEC | 8-3 | 1751 | 1519 | 1690.0 | 134 | ||
| 20 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-4 | 1724 | 1581 | 1687.3 | 134 | ||
| 21 | NC State | ACC | 7-3 | 1714 | 1586 | 1681.4 | 145 | ||
| 22 | Kentucky | SEC | 8-3 | 1734 | 1530 | 1680.6 | 138 | ||
| 23 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1712 | 1569 | 1675.2 | 135 | ||
| 24 | Missouri | SEC | 7-4 | 1706 | 1566 | 1669.6 | 132 | ||
| 25 | Washington | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1722 | 1500 | 1663.5 | 137 | ||
| 26 | Syracuse | ACC | 8-3 | 1723 | 1490 | 1661.6 | 149 | ||
| 27 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1713 | 1485 | 1653.1 | 134 | ||
| 28 | Temple | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1703 | 1510 | 1652.2 | 139 | ||
| 29 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1734 | 1415 | 1648.0 | 151 | ||
| 30 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1726 | 1413 | 1642.0 | 137 | ||
| 31 | South Carolina | SEC | 6-4 | 1658 | 1563 | 1634.0 | 136 | ||
| 32 | Troy | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1715 | 1400 | 1630.2 | 137 | ||
| 33 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1635 | 1608 | 1628.3 | 134 | ||
| 34 | Utah State | Mountain West | 10-1 | 1753 | 1303 | 1628.1 | 150 | ||
| 35 | UAB | Conference USA | 8-2 | 1712 | 1394 | 1626.4 | 150 | ||
| 36 | Virginia | ACC | 7-4 | 1655 | 1533 | 1623.3 | 136 | ||
| 37 | App State | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1703 | 1380 | 1615.4 | 147 | ||
| 38 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1617 | 1597 | 1612.3 | 141 | ||
| 39 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1646 | 1514 | 1612.0 | 135 | ||
| 40 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1636 | 1530 | 1608.5 | 132 | ||
| 41 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1622 | 1567 | 1608.0 | 140 | ||
| 42 | Boston College | ACC | 7-4 | 1641 | 1510 | 1606.9 | 142 | ||
| 43 | Auburn | SEC | 7-4 | 1642 | 1504 | 1606.3 | 135 | ||
| 44 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1637 | 1515 | 1605.6 | 129 | ||
| 45 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-4 | 1635 | 1471 | 1592.5 | 134 | ||
| 46 | Duke | ACC | 7-4 | 1622 | 1500 | 1590.6 | 143 | ||
| 47 | Florida State | ACC | 5-6 | 1579 | 1608 | 1586.2 | 139 | ||
| 48 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1576 | 1604 | 1583.1 | 137 | ||
| 49 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1592 | 1556 | 1583.1 | 133 | ||
| 50 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 8-3 | 1636 | 1411 | 1576.3 | 140 | ||
| 51 | BYU | FBS Independents | 6-5 | 1566 | 1543 | 1560.0 | 130 | ||
| 52 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9-2 | 1642 | 1335 | 1559.5 | 156 | ||
| 53 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1547 | 1588 | 1557.5 | 131 | ||
| 54 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1538 | 1579 | 1548.5 | 130 | ||
| 55 | Houston | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1606 | 1375 | 1545.2 | 143 | ||
| 56 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1587 | 1419 | 1543.3 | 142 | ||
| 57 | California | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1563 | 1459 | 1536.4 | 148 | ||
| 58 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-6 | 1523 | 1572 | 1535.0 | 138 | ||
| 59 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-6 | 1531 | 1540 | 1533.4 | 139 | ||
| 60 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-6 | 1519 | 1575 | 1532.8 | 134 | ||
| 61 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1511 | 1588 | 1530.1 | 134 | ||
| 62 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1564 | 1427 | 1528.4 | 126 | ||
| 63 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1526 | 1535 | 1527.9 | 136 | ||
| 64 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1518 | 1549 | 1525.6 | 131 | ||
| 65 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1556 | 1421 | 1520.7 | 125 | ||
| 66 | Miami | ACC | 5-5 | 1514 | 1524 | 1516.5 | 129 | ||
| 67 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1505 | 1517 | 1508.2 | 134 | ||
| 68 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1543 | 1396 | 1504.7 | 145 | ||
| 69 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1541 | 1369 | 1496.3 | 143 | ||
| 70 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1482 | 1539 | 1496.2 | 136 | ||
| 71 | Memphis | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1533 | 1386 | 1494.7 | 134 | ||
| 72 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1500 | 1472 | 1492.9 | 138 | ||
| 73 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1534 | 1367 | 1490.9 | 142 | ||
| 74 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1490 | 1491 | 1489.9 | 138 | ||
| 75 | North Texas | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1548 | 1320 | 1487.6 | 151 | ||
| 76 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1516 | 1395 | 1484.5 | 153 | ||
| 77 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1502 | 1428 | 1483.4 | 153 | ||
| 78 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1497 | 1438 | 1482.0 | 134 | ||
| 79 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1469 | 1519 | 1481.5 | 151 | ||
| 80 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1462 | 1532 | 1479.6 | 140 | ||
| 81 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1517 | 1372 | 1479.4 | 131 | ||
| 82 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1457 | 1527 | 1474.0 | 131 | ||
| 83 | Florida International | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1539 | 1290 | 1472.8 | 142 | ||
| 84 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1475 | 1464 | 1472.0 | 144 | ||
| 85 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1479 | 1436 | 1468.3 | 138 | ||
| 86 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1459 | 1484 | 1465.1 | 140 | ||
| 87 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-8 | 1422 | 1590 | 1462.4 | 142 | ||
| 88 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1452 | 1478 | 1458.3 | 133 | ||
| 89 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1472 | 1407 | 1455.7 | 139 | ||
| 92 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-6 | 1419 | 1484 | 1435.1 | 135 | ||
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1448 | 1385 | 1431.9 | 134 | ||
| 94 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 9-1 | 1585 | 1026 | 1421.4 | 176 | ||
| 95 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-6 | 1383 | 1525 | 1417.4 | 150 | ||
| 96 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1434 | 1364 | 1416.0 | 135 | ||
| 97 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1364 | 1569 | 1412.3 | 142 | ||
| 98 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-6 | 1381 | 1487 | 1406.8 | 145 | ||
| 99 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1392 | 1438 | 1403.0 | 129 | ||
| 100 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1399 | 1407 | 1400.7 | 137 | ||
| 101 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1374 | 1447 | 1391.6 | 147 | ||
| 102 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1362 | 1473 | 1388.9 | 131 | ||
| 103 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-8 | 1341 | 1484 | 1375.5 | 135 | ||
| 104 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1324 | 1435 | 1351.1 | 136 | ||
| 105 | James Madison | CAA | 8-3 | 1422 | 1155 | 1350.1 | 143 | ||
| 108 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1329 | 1264 | 1312.7 | 134 | ||
| 110 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1295 | 1357 | 1310.7 | 145 | ||
| 112 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1257 | 1448 | 1302.6 | 139 | ||
| 113 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1260 | 1430 | 1300.5 | 143 | ||
| 114 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-10 | 1199 | 1614 | 1291.4 | 152 | ||
| 115 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1236 | 1455 | 1287.3 | 142 | ||
| 116 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1263 | 1360 | 1286.4 | 130 | ||
| 117 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1259 | 1350 | 1281.1 | 131 | ||
| 119 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1234 | 1418 | 1277.4 | 136 | ||
| 121 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1212 | 1487 | 1275.6 | 159 | ||
| 125 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1201 | 1479 | 1265.0 | 138 | ||
| 126 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-8 | 1207 | 1454 | 1264.1 | 160 | ||
| 127 | Louisville | ACC | 2-9 | 1185 | 1506 | 1258.1 | 150 | ||
| 128 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-9 | 1174 | 1529 | 1254.3 | 168 | ||
| 129 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1203 | 1401 | 1249.8 | 143 | ||
| 130 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1207 | 1386 | 1249.3 | 144 | ||
| 131 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-9 | 1187 | 1458 | 1249.3 | 155 | ||
| 132 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-8 | 1203 | 1381 | 1245.3 | 137 | ||
| 133 | Delaware | CAA | 7-4 | 1285 | 1102 | 1236.4 | 145 | ||
| 134 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1168 | 1457 | 1234.2 | 134 | ||
| 135 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 8-3 | 1318 | 1011 | 1233.2 | 152 | ||
| 136 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1212 | 1295 | 1232.6 | 139 | ||
| 144 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1152 | 1323 | 1192.2 | 132 | ||
| 147 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-10 | 1081 | 1518 | 1176.5 | 177 | ||
| 148 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1110 | 1398 | 1176.1 | 141 | ||
| 151 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-10 | 1072 | 1489 | 1164.2 | 140 | ||
| 154 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1092 | 1362 | 1153.6 | 141 | ||
| 166 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-9 | 1059 | 1351 | 1125.5 | 142 | ||
| 168 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-11 | 1017 | 1476 | 1115.9 | 155 | ||
| 175 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-10 | 1002 | 1378 | 1085.5 | 141 | ||
| 182 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-5 | 1071 | 1002 | 1053.1 | 138 | ||
| 190 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-10 | 945 | 1354 | 1033.6 | 161 | ||
| 195 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-7 | 970 | 1171 | 1017.1 | 154 | ||