| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0 | 1909 | 1596 | 1825.4 | 204 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0 | 1900 | 1588 | 1816.3 | 204 | ||
| 3 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1898 | 1569 | 1810.2 | 207 | ||
| 4 | NC State | ACC | 3-0 | 1875 | 1619 | 1807.6 | 219 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1879 | 1530 | 1785.0 | 213 | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1864 | 1492 | 1763.1 | 209 | ||
| 7 | LSU | SEC | 4-0 | 1878 | 1453 | 1761.7 | 215 | ||
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1851 | 1497 | 1755.2 | 213 | ||
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0 | 1872 | 1442 | 1753.5 | 214 | ||
| 10 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-0 | 1877 | 1391 | 1741.4 | 217 | ||
| 11 | Duke | ACC | 4-0 | 1867 | 1410 | 1740.4 | 220 | ||
| 12 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1833 | 1398 | 1713.1 | 221 | ||
| 13 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1714 | 1656 | 1699.8 | 224 | ||
| 14 | Clemson | ACC | 4-0 | 1823 | 1375 | 1698.5 | 222 | ||
| 15 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1765 | 1513 | 1698.2 | 216 | ||
| 16 | California | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1802 | 1387 | 1688.1 | 243 | ||
| 17 | BYU | FBS Independents | 3-1 | 1729 | 1568 | 1687.6 | 208 | ||
| 18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1718 | 1585 | 1683.9 | 204 | ||
| 19 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1711 | 1535 | 1665.2 | 198 | ||
| 20 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1656 | 1680 | 1662.2 | 204 | ||
| 21 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-0 | 1787 | 1329 | 1659.7 | 227 | ||
| 22 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1689 | 1540 | 1650.6 | 206 | ||
| 23 | UCF | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1770 | 1329 | 1647.4 | 241 | ||
| 24 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-0 | 1784 | 1297 | 1647.0 | 225 | ||
| 25 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-0 | 1775 | 1291 | 1639.0 | 233 | ||
| 26 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1705 | 1451 | 1637.8 | 214 | ||
| 27 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-1 | 1658 | 1568 | 1635.2 | 220 | ||
| 28 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1769 | 1270 | 1628.0 | 237 | ||
| 29 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1679 | 1474 | 1625.3 | 200 | ||
| 30 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1 | 1675 | 1466 | 1620.4 | 210 | ||
| 31 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1755 | 1275 | 1620.0 | 244 | ||
| 32 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1754 | 1260 | 1615.0 | 254 | ||
| 33 | Miami | ACC | 2-1 | 1642 | 1530 | 1612.9 | 219 | ||
| 34 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1649 | 1504 | 1611.6 | 212 | ||
| 35 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1666 | 1432 | 1603.8 | 229 | ||
| 36 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1665 | 1431 | 1603.1 | 203 | ||
| 37 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-1 | 1642 | 1442 | 1589.9 | 212 | ||
| 38 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1651 | 1417 | 1589.3 | 207 | ||
| 39 | Virginia | ACC | 3-1 | 1648 | 1418 | 1587.3 | 209 | ||
| 40 | Boise State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1607 | 1519 | 1584.9 | 226 | ||
| 41 | USC | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1574 | 1606 | 1581.8 | 202 | ||
| 42 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1630 | 1419 | 1574.2 | 209 | ||
| 43 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-2 | 1535 | 1690 | 1572.1 | 237 | ||
| 44 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1613 | 1450 | 1570.5 | 220 | ||
| 45 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1599 | 1485 | 1569.8 | 233 | ||
| 46 | Missouri | SEC | 3-1 | 1631 | 1385 | 1565.4 | 213 | ||
| 47 | Florida | SEC | 3-1 | 1622 | 1382 | 1558.1 | 203 | ||
| 48 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2 | 1536 | 1579 | 1546.8 | 199 | ||
| 49 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1617 | 1349 | 1545.6 | 229 | ||
| 50 | Texas A&M | SEC | 2-2 | 1552 | 1525 | 1544.9 | 218 | ||
| 51 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1609 | 1363 | 1543.5 | 205 | ||
| 52 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1585 | 1418 | 1541.6 | 239 | ||
| 53 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1 | 1601 | 1354 | 1535.5 | 221 | ||
| 54 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-2 | 1529 | 1551 | 1534.5 | 215 | ||
| 55 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1598 | 1357 | 1534.4 | 222 | ||
| 56 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1598 | 1345 | 1530.7 | 204 | ||
| 57 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1593 | 1323 | 1520.6 | 209 | ||
| 58 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1572 | 1338 | 1510.1 | 204 | ||
| 59 | Boston College | ACC | 3-1 | 1573 | 1315 | 1503.9 | 234 | ||
| 60 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1493 | 1535 | 1503.7 | 203 | ||
| 61 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1548 | 1363 | 1499.7 | 231 | ||
| 62 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1453 | 1635 | 1496.8 | 231 | ||
| 63 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1498 | 1459 | 1488.3 | 218 | ||
| 64 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1537 | 1346 | 1487.1 | 228 | ||
| 65 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1536 | 1293 | 1471.4 | 250 | ||
| 66 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1475 | 1442 | 1466.3 | 207 | ||
| 67 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1433 | 1563 | 1464.8 | 222 | ||
| 68 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1495 | 1376 | 1464.3 | 238 | ||
| 69 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1467 | 1448 | 1462.5 | 205 | ||
| 70 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1515 | 1314 | 1462.1 | 233 | ||
| 71 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1516 | 1291 | 1456.4 | 237 | ||
| 72 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1529 | 1258 | 1455.9 | 233 | ||
| 73 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1509 | 1299 | 1453.4 | 230 | ||
| 74 | UAB | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1464 | 1402 | 1448.1 | 248 | ||
| 75 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1532 | 1221 | 1447.2 | 213 | ||
| 76 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1463 | 1392 | 1444.7 | 222 | ||
| 77 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1450 | 1418 | 1442.0 | 197 | ||
| 78 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1492 | 1276 | 1435.1 | 237 | ||
| 79 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1385 | 1571 | 1429.6 | 215 | ||
| 80 | Florida State | ACC | 2-2 | 1444 | 1383 | 1428.2 | 208 | ||
| 81 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1381 | 1576 | 1427.7 | 213 | ||
| 82 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1439 | 1393 | 1427.2 | 210 | ||
| 83 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1443 | 1357 | 1421.2 | 207 | ||
| 84 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 1380 | 1520 | 1413.6 | 235 | ||
| 85 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1428 | 1370 | 1413.2 | 212 | ||
| 86 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1357 | 1569 | 1407.4 | 207 | ||
| 87 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1470 | 1233 | 1406.6 | 243 | ||
| 88 | SMU | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1367 | 1518 | 1403.1 | 212 | ||
| 89 | Utah | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1454 | 1254 | 1401.3 | 239 | ||
| 90 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1347 | 1517 | 1387.8 | 203 | ||
| 91 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1395 | 1365 | 1387.2 | 211 | ||
| 92 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-2 | 1381 | 1400 | 1385.7 | 235 | ||
| 93 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1397 | 1340 | 1382.8 | 211 | ||
| 94 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-1 | 1411 | 1298 | 1381.4 | 255 | ||
| 95 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1405 | 1309 | 1380.0 | 214 | ||
| 97 | James Madison | CAA | 3-1 | 1469 | 1117 | 1371.7 | 230 | ||
| 98 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-3 | 1365 | 1387 | 1370.6 | 195 | ||
| 99 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1353 | 1418 | 1369.0 | 229 | ||
| 100 | Louisville | ACC | 2-2 | 1384 | 1307 | 1364.5 | 208 | ||
| 101 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-1 | 1399 | 1264 | 1363.8 | 259 | ||
| 102 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1379 | 1311 | 1361.4 | 207 | ||
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1341 | 1395 | 1354.4 | 243 | ||
| 105 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1359 | 1330 | 1352.0 | 223 | ||
| 106 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-2 | 1366 | 1307 | 1350.7 | 216 | ||
| 107 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1312 | 1465 | 1348.6 | 213 | ||
| 109 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1334 | 1381 | 1345.8 | 251 | ||
| 110 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1299 | 1494 | 1345.5 | 218 | ||
| 112 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2 | 1364 | 1277 | 1341.6 | 212 | ||
| 113 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1371 | 1245 | 1338.4 | 207 | ||
| 114 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1316 | 1387 | 1333.5 | 243 | ||
| 115 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1291 | 1451 | 1329.4 | 220 | ||
| 116 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1414 | 1104 | 1329.3 | 252 | ||
| 117 | UTSA | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1290 | 1426 | 1322.4 | 201 | ||
| 118 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-3 | 1275 | 1447 | 1315.7 | 222 | ||
| 120 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1258 | 1432 | 1299.0 | 200 | ||
| 122 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1256 | 1413 | 1293.3 | 218 | ||
| 125 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1254 | 1388 | 1286.5 | 199 | ||
| 126 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 0-3 | 1208 | 1529 | 1280.9 | 220 | ||
| 127 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1254 | 1361 | 1280.2 | 209 | ||
| 129 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1202 | 1532 | 1277.2 | 229 | ||
| 130 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1240 | 1386 | 1275.1 | 205 | ||
| 131 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1222 | 1427 | 1270.3 | 192 | ||
| 132 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1274 | 1197 | 1254.3 | 209 | ||
| 133 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1205 | 1380 | 1247.0 | 220 | ||
| 136 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1238 | 1266 | 1245.3 | 234 | ||
| 137 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1220 | 1315 | 1243.4 | 205 | ||
| 140 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-3 | 1191 | 1373 | 1234.4 | 232 | ||
| 142 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-4 | 1182 | 1356 | 1223.2 | 189 | ||
| 145 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1172 | 1297 | 1202.0 | 213 | ||
| 146 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1180 | 1270 | 1201.6 | 207 | ||
| 150 | San José State | Mountain West | 0-3 | 1091 | 1447 | 1170.6 | 279 | ||
| 152 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1137 | 1240 | 1162.0 | 203 | ||
| 156 | Delaware | CAA | 2-2 | 1195 | 1040 | 1154.3 | 219 | ||
| 159 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 2-1 | 1263 | 875 | 1152.5 | 260 | ||
| 187 | Sam Houston | Southland | 1-2 | 1058 | 1091 | 1066.0 | 241 | ||
| 213 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-4 | 929 | 1213 | 992.9 | 213 | ||