| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Rating Deviation | Avg Opp Rating | Ranking Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 12-0 | 2075 | 152.68 | 1579.30 | 1810.33 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 13-0 | 2100 | 140.93 | 1552.92 | 1805.65 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 13-0 | 2084 | 144.19 | 1558.76 | 1802.20 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 12-1 | 2002 | 134.47 | 1607.00 | 1793.83 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 11-2 | 1943 | 130.25 | 1604.86 | 1765.77 | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 12-1 | 1967 | 128.29 | 1579.18 | 1762.66 | ||
| 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1792 | 121.33 | 1629.94 | 1709.16 | ||
| 8 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1792 | 133.59 | 1608.82 | 1698.14 | ||
| 9 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 1783 | 128.07 | 1605.85 | 1692.20 | ||
| 10 | UCF | American Athletic | 12-0 | 1983 | 153.96 | 1433.57 | 1685.86 | ||
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1790 | 127.61 | 1578.65 | 1680.81 | ||
| 12 | Washington | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 1818 | 123.47 | 1546.32 | 1676.74 | ||
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1840 | 127.12 | 1527.46 | 1676.42 | ||
| 14 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 1760 | 131.15 | 1595.36 | 1675.60 | ||
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 9-3 | 1806 | 137.85 | 1553.14 | 1675.01 | ||
| 16 | Boise State | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1770 | 120.69 | 1529.84 | 1645.46 | ||
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 9-3 | 1776 | 128.28 | 1524.41 | 1645.37 | ||
| 18 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1707 | 126.95 | 1584.98 | 1644.96 | ||
| 19 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1735 | 138.86 | 1531.35 | 1630.04 | ||
| 20 | Syracuse | ACC | 9-3 | 1763 | 139.61 | 1502.54 | 1627.74 | ||
| 21 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-6 | 1660 | 134.08 | 1596.20 | 1627.55 | ||
| 22 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1795 | 138.88 | 1474.44 | 1627.02 | ||
| 23 | NC State | ACC | 9-3 | 1730 | 140.55 | 1526.93 | 1625.11 | ||
| 24 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-2 | 1832 | 159.50 | 1441.05 | 1624.65 | ||
| 25 | Missouri | SEC | 8-4 | 1711 | 130.43 | 1533.28 | 1619.73 | ||
| 26 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1683 | 126.88 | 1557.14 | 1618.63 | ||
| 27 | Kentucky | SEC | 9-3 | 1739 | 136.65 | 1501.19 | 1615.89 | ||
| 28 | South Carolina | SEC | 7-5 | 1656 | 130.98 | 1573.85 | 1614.32 | ||
| 29 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1644 | 131.98 | 1573.92 | 1608.38 | ||
| 30 | Utah | Pac-12 | 9-4 | 1706 | 121.39 | 1513.80 | 1606.89 | ||
| 31 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1613 | 129.68 | 1596.53 | 1604.80 | ||
| 32 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 11-2 | 1784 | 128.55 | 1418.88 | 1590.96 | ||
| 33 | Auburn | SEC | 7-5 | 1632 | 132.69 | 1549.55 | 1590.10 | ||
| 34 | App State | Sun Belt | 10-2 | 1776 | 131.64 | 1420.96 | 1588.67 | ||
| 35 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1623 | 125.94 | 1550.25 | 1586.26 | ||
| 36 | Florida State | ACC | 5-7 | 1552 | 132.50 | 1620.03 | 1585.83 | ||
| 37 | Temple | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1706 | 138.21 | 1473.42 | 1585.46 | ||
| 38 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1660 | 123.92 | 1511.39 | 1584.14 | ||
| 39 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1580 | 122.90 | 1576.42 | 1577.98 | ||
| 40 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-6 | 1579 | 130.84 | 1576.16 | 1577.68 | ||
| 41 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1559 | 132.58 | 1590.18 | 1574.36 | ||
| 42 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1654 | 133.26 | 1486.70 | 1568.04 | ||
| 43 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-6 | 1563 | 127.06 | 1571.56 | 1567.19 | ||
| 44 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-5 | 1622 | 129.86 | 1511.70 | 1565.78 | ||
| 45 | Boston College | ACC | 7-5 | 1604 | 133.61 | 1527.55 | 1565.31 | ||
| 46 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 10-2 | 1743 | 148.16 | 1402.24 | 1563.19 | ||
| 47 | TCU | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1570 | 125.06 | 1554.64 | 1562.09 | ||
| 48 | Miami | ACC | 6-5 | 1577 | 124.64 | 1544.54 | 1560.59 | ||
| 49 | Virginia | ACC | 7-5 | 1583 | 130.97 | 1520.42 | 1551.37 | ||
| 50 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1576 | 126.16 | 1524.19 | 1549.86 | ||
| 51 | BYU | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1540 | 124.02 | 1556.75 | 1548.51 | ||
| 52 | UAB | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1679 | 132.90 | 1422.94 | 1545.86 | ||
| 53 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1505 | 124.07 | 1583.78 | 1544.14 | ||
| 54 | Troy | Sun Belt | 9-3 | 1670 | 129.35 | 1425.26 | 1542.75 | ||
| 55 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 1534 | 135.04 | 1540.81 | 1537.34 | ||
| 56 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1530 | 133.42 | 1540.99 | 1535.46 | ||
| 57 | Duke | ACC | 7-5 | 1562 | 134.46 | 1501.69 | 1531.65 | ||
| 58 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1476 | 126.95 | 1586.86 | 1530.42 | ||
| 59 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1544 | 131.21 | 1512.25 | 1527.91 | ||
| 60 | Utah State | Mountain West | 10-2 | 1705 | 140.02 | 1342.79 | 1513.06 | ||
| 61 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1488 | 129.34 | 1538.22 | 1512.88 | ||
| 62 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 9-3 | 1643 | 137.50 | 1390.99 | 1511.88 | ||
| 63 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1466 | 131.53 | 1558.22 | 1511.54 | ||
| 64 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1453 | 129.90 | 1572.05 | 1511.49 | ||
| 65 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-7 | 1484 | 130.82 | 1538.40 | 1511.15 | ||
| 66 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-5 | 1573 | 124.58 | 1447.55 | 1509.15 | ||
| 67 | California | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1552 | 132.18 | 1467.27 | 1508.85 | ||
| 68 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1551 | 117.51 | 1436.30 | 1492.78 | ||
| 69 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1397 | 135.08 | 1592.62 | 1491.76 | ||
| 70 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7-6 | 1518 | 122.10 | 1464.61 | 1490.90 | ||
| 71 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1564 | 127.94 | 1414.67 | 1487.23 | ||
| 72 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 8-5 | 1527 | 129.98 | 1442.08 | 1483.99 | ||
| 73 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1438 | 142.08 | 1528.76 | 1482.68 | ||
| 74 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 1566 | 122.26 | 1402.81 | 1482.34 | ||
| 75 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1492 | 149.79 | 1471.68 | 1481.92 | ||
| 76 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1457 | 130.11 | 1499.40 | 1477.84 | ||
| 77 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1479 | 134.68 | 1461.60 | 1470.40 | ||
| 78 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1355 | 139.76 | 1589.23 | 1467.41 | ||
| 79 | Houston | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1549 | 134.72 | 1388.51 | 1466.55 | ||
| 80 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1473 | 127.97 | 1457.62 | 1465.18 | ||
| 81 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1505 | 136.27 | 1423.91 | 1463.96 | ||
| 82 | Marshall | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1533 | 127.32 | 1391.48 | 1460.59 | ||
| 83 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-7 | 1406 | 130.81 | 1505.56 | 1454.74 | ||
| 84 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 10-3 | 1575 | 143.67 | 1333.95 | 1449.31 | ||
| 85 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1499 | 138.22 | 1400.69 | 1448.98 | ||
| 86 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1531 | 127.04 | 1358.57 | 1442.34 | ||
| 87 | North Texas | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1566 | 144.83 | 1312.79 | 1433.72 | ||
| 88 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1457 | 142.13 | 1401.60 | 1429.20 | ||
| 89 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1430 | 130.40 | 1414.39 | 1422.28 | ||
| 90 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1350 | 128.17 | 1493.39 | 1419.90 | ||
| 91 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1414 | 136.24 | 1409.03 | 1411.41 | ||
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1461 | 130.39 | 1362.42 | 1410.72 | ||
| 93 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 4-8 | 1341 | 135.69 | 1483.55 | 1410.61 | ||
| 94 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1446 | 141.97 | 1370.20 | 1407.61 | ||
| 95 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1381 | 141.05 | 1429.93 | 1405.20 | ||
| 96 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1346 | 139.59 | 1456.70 | 1400.31 | ||
| 97 | Florida International | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1493 | 133.09 | 1310.76 | 1399.01 | ||
| 98 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1360 | 128.77 | 1420.22 | 1389.96 | ||
| 99 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1443 | 132.70 | 1333.47 | 1386.98 | ||
| 100 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-11 | 1188 | 148.45 | 1615.52 | 1385.61 | ||
| 101 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1333 | 123.66 | 1418.15 | 1374.66 | ||
| 102 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1269 | 131.58 | 1471.44 | 1366.25 | ||
| 103 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1337 | 130.41 | 1394.36 | 1365.59 | ||
| 104 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1244 | 137.96 | 1479.57 | 1356.76 | ||
| 105 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1294 | 139.60 | 1416.06 | 1353.44 | ||
| 106 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1398 | 129.08 | 1289.36 | 1342.81 | ||
| 107 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-10 | 1166 | 164.50 | 1543.39 | 1341.60 | ||
| 108 | Louisville | ACC | 2-10 | 1179 | 147.81 | 1525.11 | 1340.86 | ||
| 110 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1315 | 124.88 | 1354.13 | 1334.19 | ||
| 111 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-9 | 1198 | 156.75 | 1477.27 | 1330.41 | ||
| 112 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1212 | 135.13 | 1454.55 | 1327.99 | ||
| 114 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1186 | 150.85 | 1484.83 | 1327.18 | ||
| 115 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1220 | 130.76 | 1437.88 | 1324.50 | ||
| 116 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1219 | 132.25 | 1429.05 | 1319.77 | ||
| 117 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-10 | 1177 | 151.28 | 1473.86 | 1316.95 | ||
| 118 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1246 | 126.09 | 1373.94 | 1308.41 | ||
| 119 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1161 | 132.21 | 1472.10 | 1307.04 | ||
| 120 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 10-1 | 1606 | 167.63 | 1046.15 | 1296.25 | ||
| 121 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1193 | 139.73 | 1400.18 | 1292.34 | ||
| 122 | James Madison | CAA | 9-4 | 1405 | 128.25 | 1182.67 | 1289.04 | ||
| 123 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-11 | 1075 | 174.89 | 1535.78 | 1285.11 | ||
| 125 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1183 | 138.35 | 1377.06 | 1276.35 | ||
| 126 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-9 | 1178 | 130.94 | 1380.97 | 1275.30 | ||
| 127 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-11 | 1110 | 148.37 | 1462.27 | 1273.97 | ||
| 128 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1214 | 139.51 | 1328.99 | 1270.29 | ||
| 129 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-11 | 1069 | 138.82 | 1507.15 | 1269.26 | ||
| 131 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1189 | 132.63 | 1343.11 | 1263.53 | ||
| 134 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1150 | 138.99 | 1361.64 | 1251.19 | ||
| 135 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1145 | 130.13 | 1349.32 | 1243.07 | ||
| 136 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1096 | 136.98 | 1401.79 | 1239.55 | ||
| 146 | Delaware | CAA | 7-5 | 1253 | 136.75 | 1128.52 | 1189.00 | ||
| 149 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-11 | 993 | 138.20 | 1382.90 | 1171.88 | ||
| 151 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 9-4 | 1298 | 134.18 | 1045.44 | 1165.02 | ||
| 161 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-11 | 938 | 158.55 | 1366.50 | 1132.05 | ||
| 184 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-7 | 970 | 154.15 | 1171.34 | 1066.11 | ||
| 192 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-5 | 1071 | 138.30 | 1001.88 | 1035.77 | ||