| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1010 | 1244 | 1063.8 | 246 | ||
| 166 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1074 | 1305 | 1127.7 | 223 | ||
| 162 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 1-1 | 1226 | 919 | 1140.4 | 280 | ||
| 154 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1097 | 1352 | 1156.2 | 227 | ||
| 150 | San José State | Mountain West | 0-3 | 1091 | 1447 | 1170.6 | 279 | ||
| 146 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1130 | 1388 | 1189.3 | 220 | ||
| 145 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1121 | 1443 | 1194.0 | 207 | ||
| 144 | Sam Houston | Southland | 1-1 | 1237 | 1091 | 1198.8 | 284 | ||
| 143 | Delaware | CAA | 2-1 | 1298 | 946 | 1199.0 | 252 | ||
| 142 | North Carolina | ACC | 0-2 | 1161 | 1329 | 1200.8 | 255 | ||
| 138 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1238 | 1201 | 1228.4 | 233 | ||
| 136 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1233 | 1257 | 1239.2 | 236 | ||
| 133 | UTSA | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1181 | 1485 | 1250.9 | 226 | ||
| 132 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1249 | 1260 | 1251.4 | 230 | ||
| 131 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-2 | 1237 | 1311 | 1255.1 | 254 | ||
| 130 | SMU | American Athletic | 0-3 | 1193 | 1506 | 1264.8 | 227 | ||
| 129 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1268 | 1257 | 1265.1 | 234 | ||
| 126 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-3 | 1243 | 1379 | 1275.8 | 215 | ||
| 124 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1202 | 1532 | 1277.2 | 229 | ||
| 123 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1327 | 1169 | 1285.3 | 273 | ||
| 122 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-1 | 1327 | 1169 | 1285.4 | 272 | ||
| 119 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-2 | 1294 | 1328 | 1302.7 | 232 | ||
| 118 | Purdue | Big Ten | 0-3 | 1226 | 1578 | 1305.6 | 239 | ||
| 117 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1309 | 1322 | 1312.3 | 245 | ||
| 115 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1368 | 1169 | 1315.5 | 270 | ||
| 114 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 0-2 | 1257 | 1529 | 1319.9 | 243 | ||
| 113 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1358 | 1217 | 1321.6 | 264 | ||
| 112 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1315 | 1370 | 1328.6 | 225 | ||
| 111 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1414 | 1104 | 1329.3 | 252 | ||
| 110 | James Madison | CAA | 2-1 | 1418 | 1113 | 1334.8 | 252 | ||
| 109 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1252 | 1641 | 1339.6 | 246 | ||
| 107 | Florida State | ACC | 1-2 | 1340 | 1395 | 1353.7 | 239 | ||
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1341 | 1395 | 1354.4 | 243 | ||
| 105 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1418 | 1182 | 1355.1 | 234 | ||
| 104 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1345 | 1404 | 1359.6 | 244 | ||
| 103 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1347 | 1404 | 1360.6 | 223 | ||
| 102 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1347 | 1416 | 1363.9 | 247 | ||
| 101 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1329 | 1496 | 1369.2 | 207 | ||
| 100 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 99 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1 | 1443 | 1186 | 1373.7 | 241 | ||
| 98 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1358 | 1430 | 1375.8 | 229 | ||
| 96 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-1 | 1411 | 1298 | 1381.4 | 255 | ||
| 95 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1461 | 1186 | 1386.5 | 238 | ||
| 94 | Louisville | ACC | 2-1 | 1458 | 1219 | 1394.2 | 235 | ||
| 93 | Utah | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1454 | 1254 | 1401.3 | 239 | ||
| 92 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1464 | 1240 | 1404.1 | 234 | ||
| 91 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1385 | 1475 | 1407.1 | 242 | ||
| 90 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1380 | 1496 | 1407.9 | 222 | ||
| 89 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 0-2 | 1329 | 1691 | 1411.9 | 258 | ||
| 88 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1417 | 1423 | 1418.3 | 275 | ||
| 87 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1443 | 1348 | 1418.4 | 266 | ||
| 86 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1389 | 1510 | 1418.7 | 221 | ||
| 85 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1470 | 1313 | 1428.9 | 251 | ||
| 84 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1433 | 1419 | 1429.5 | 260 | ||
| 83 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1488 | 1270 | 1430.0 | 233 | ||
| 82 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1492 | 1276 | 1435.1 | 237 | ||
| 81 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1420 | 1521 | 1444.4 | 230 | ||
| 80 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1423 | 1519 | 1446.2 | 228 | ||
| 79 | UAB | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1464 | 1402 | 1448.1 | 248 | ||
| 78 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1496 | 1318 | 1449.2 | 242 | ||
| 77 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1505 | 1294 | 1449.5 | 230 | ||
| 76 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1511 | 1290 | 1452.6 | 238 | ||
| 75 | USC | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1426 | 1562 | 1458.6 | 217 | ||
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1514 | 1315 | 1461.4 | 236 | ||
| 73 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1515 | 1314 | 1462.1 | 233 | ||
| 72 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1467 | 1448 | 1462.5 | 205 | ||
| 71 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1433 | 1563 | 1464.8 | 222 | ||
| 70 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1538 | 1290 | 1471.6 | 235 | ||
| 69 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1537 | 1296 | 1473.0 | 249 | ||
| 68 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1525 | 1330 | 1473.6 | 233 | ||
| 67 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1535 | 1345 | 1485.1 | 231 | ||
| 66 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1529 | 1366 | 1486.7 | 222 | ||
| 65 | Houston | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1519 | 1411 | 1491.6 | 237 | ||
| 64 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-1 | 1543 | 1356 | 1494.1 | 231 | ||
| 63 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1551 | 1344 | 1496.6 | 242 | ||
| 62 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1539 | 1383 | 1498.8 | 219 | ||
| 61 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1548 | 1363 | 1499.7 | 231 | ||
| 60 | Florida | SEC | 2-1 | 1550 | 1361 | 1500.6 | 227 | ||
| 59 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1554 | 1376 | 1507.7 | 240 | ||
| 58 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1557 | 1377 | 1509.5 | 236 | ||
| 57 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1557 | 1377 | 1509.5 | 236 | ||
| 56 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-1 | 1505 | 1525 | 1510.1 | 252 | ||
| 55 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1 | 1560 | 1393 | 1516.2 | 239 | ||
| 54 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1558 | 1411 | 1519.6 | 233 | ||
| 53 | App State | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1524 | 1525 | 1524.0 | 256 | ||
| 52 | Miami | ACC | 1-1 | 1524 | 1525 | 1524.1 | 256 | ||
| 51 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1672 | 1169 | 1529.2 | 284 | ||
| 50 | Virginia | ACC | 2-1 | 1573 | 1404 | 1529.2 | 237 | ||
| 49 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-1 | 1572 | 1445 | 1539.2 | 235 | ||
| 47 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 46 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-0 | 1688 | 1185 | 1545.1 | 265 | ||
| 45 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1585 | 1434 | 1545.6 | 226 | ||
| 44 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1602 | 1407 | 1550.7 | 240 | ||
| 43 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1679 | 1225 | 1551.9 | 281 | ||
| 42 | UCF | American Athletic | 2-0 | 1679 | 1225 | 1551.9 | 281 | ||
| 41 | Texas A&M | SEC | 2-1 | 1604 | 1415 | 1554.8 | 242 | ||
| 40 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1705 | 1189 | 1558.3 | 267 | ||
| 39 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-1 | 1592 | 1475 | 1562.1 | 233 | ||
| 38 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1591 | 1519 | 1573.1 | 231 | ||
| 37 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1626 | 1431 | 1574.8 | 244 | ||
| 36 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1592 | 1528 | 1575.7 | 226 | ||
| 35 | Boise State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1607 | 1519 | 1584.9 | 226 | ||
| 34 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-0 | 1723 | 1243 | 1587.6 | 258 | ||
| 33 | Missouri | SEC | 3-0 | 1719 | 1253 | 1588.4 | 243 | ||
| 32 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1728 | 1240 | 1590.6 | 257 | ||
| 31 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 30 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 29 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1644 | 1490 | 1603.8 | 212 | ||
| 28 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1637 | 1528 | 1609.0 | 222 | ||
| 27 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1746 | 1266 | 1611.1 | 244 | ||
| 26 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1754 | 1260 | 1615.0 | 254 | ||
| 25 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-0 | 1744 | 1298 | 1619.8 | 249 | ||
| 24 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1756 | 1279 | 1622.4 | 254 | ||
| 23 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1739 | 1319 | 1623.1 | 251 | ||
| 22 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-0 | 1765 | 1263 | 1623.2 | 251 | ||
| 21 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1 | 1654 | 1604 | 1641.3 | 220 | ||
| 20 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0 | 1782 | 1350 | 1662.7 | 244 | ||
| 19 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-0 | 1778 | 1367 | 1664.5 | 238 | ||
| 18 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1767 | 1407 | 1669.2 | 239 | ||
| 17 | Boston College | ACC | 3-0 | 1807 | 1345 | 1677.9 | 242 | ||
| 16 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-1 | 1697 | 1641 | 1682.6 | 222 | ||
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 3-0 | 1805 | 1378 | 1687.3 | 240 | ||
| 14 | California | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1802 | 1387 | 1688.1 | 243 | ||
| 13 | Clemson | ACC | 3-0 | 1803 | 1401 | 1692.8 | 232 | ||
| 12 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1789 | 1443 | 1695.3 | 239 | ||
| 11 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1806 | 1407 | 1696.8 | 233 | ||
| 10 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1801 | 1479 | 1714.3 | 234 | ||
| 9 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1 | 1747 | 1651 | 1722.7 | 230 | ||
| 8 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1807 | 1495 | 1723.4 | 231 | ||
| 7 | NC State | ACC | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 6 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1829 | 1524 | 1747.4 | 231 | ||
| 5 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1833 | 1519 | 1749.2 | 226 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0 | 1854 | 1582 | 1781.8 | 222 | ||
| 2 | Duke | ACC | 3-0 | 1864 | 1601 | 1794.6 | 221 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1864 | 1601 | 1794.6 | 221 | ||
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0 | 1870 | 1604 | 1799.9 | 220 | ||