| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-0 | 2012 | 1656 | 1916.4 | 175 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1992 | 1609 | 1888.7 | 178 | ||
| 3 | NC State | ACC | 5-0 | 1959 | 1632 | 1871.5 | 186 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 6-0 | 1933 | 1476 | 1807.2 | 186 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 6-0 | 1918 | 1477 | 1796.6 | 196 | ||
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 6-0 | 1919 | 1450 | 1789.1 | 193 | ||
| 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1845 | 1580 | 1774.5 | 171 | ||
| 8 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1882 | 1399 | 1747.3 | 202 | ||
| 9 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 1760 | 1700 | 1745.2 | 186 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1804 | 1561 | 1740.1 | 176 | ||
| 11 | Florida | SEC | 5-1 | 1817 | 1521 | 1738.0 | 171 | ||
| 12 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 1803 | 1528 | 1729.6 | 181 | ||
| 13 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1771 | 1573 | 1719.2 | 190 | ||
| 14 | South Florida | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1847 | 1375 | 1715.7 | 214 | ||
| 15 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1786 | 1496 | 1708.9 | 191 | ||
| 16 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-1 | 1783 | 1468 | 1698.4 | 187 | ||
| 17 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1776 | 1468 | 1693.7 | 178 | ||
| 18 | UCF | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1826 | 1346 | 1692.0 | 213 | ||
| 19 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1833 | 1319 | 1688.2 | 206 | ||
| 20 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-2 | 1734 | 1536 | 1682.3 | 192 | ||
| 21 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-0 | 1827 | 1301 | 1678.4 | 218 | ||
| 22 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-2 | 1691 | 1642 | 1678.4 | 181 | ||
| 23 | Miami | ACC | 4-1 | 1735 | 1497 | 1672.6 | 184 | ||
| 24 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1730 | 1500 | 1669.7 | 199 | ||
| 25 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1754 | 1440 | 1669.4 | 207 | ||
| 26 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1679 | 1593 | 1657.4 | 179 | ||
| 27 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1677 | 1562 | 1647.5 | 194 | ||
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-2 | 1667 | 1527 | 1630.8 | 172 | ||
| 29 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1652 | 1556 | 1627.2 | 183 | ||
| 30 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1710 | 1395 | 1625.4 | 174 | ||
| 31 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1702 | 1409 | 1623.5 | 171 | ||
| 32 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1713 | 1380 | 1623.1 | 184 | ||
| 33 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1693 | 1409 | 1617.0 | 197 | ||
| 34 | Duke | ACC | 4-1 | 1692 | 1408 | 1616.3 | 210 | ||
| 35 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1687 | 1400 | 1610.3 | 191 | ||
| 36 | UAB | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1666 | 1453 | 1609.7 | 198 | ||
| 37 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1624 | 1566 | 1609.3 | 185 | ||
| 38 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1645 | 1487 | 1603.7 | 176 | ||
| 39 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-2 | 1612 | 1529 | 1591.2 | 223 | ||
| 40 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-2 | 1627 | 1488 | 1590.7 | 183 | ||
| 41 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1666 | 1382 | 1590.2 | 187 | ||
| 42 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1568 | 1655 | 1589.5 | 193 | ||
| 43 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1601 | 1546 | 1586.8 | 182 | ||
| 44 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-1 | 1676 | 1341 | 1585.1 | 192 | ||
| 45 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1604 | 1512 | 1580.4 | 195 | ||
| 46 | Virginia | ACC | 3-2 | 1604 | 1509 | 1579.4 | 192 | ||
| 47 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1603 | 1503 | 1577.6 | 179 | ||
| 48 | Boston College | ACC | 4-2 | 1616 | 1446 | 1571.6 | 191 | ||
| 49 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1598 | 1457 | 1561.1 | 193 | ||
| 50 | BYU | FBS Independents | 3-3 | 1549 | 1580 | 1556.5 | 171 | ||
| 51 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1644 | 1304 | 1551.2 | 190 | ||
| 52 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1564 | 1512 | 1550.7 | 202 | ||
| 53 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1632 | 1331 | 1550.5 | 196 | ||
| 54 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-3 | 1541 | 1561 | 1546.4 | 187 | ||
| 55 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-3 | 1539 | 1568 | 1545.8 | 179 | ||
| 56 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1567 | 1460 | 1539.2 | 187 | ||
| 57 | North Texas | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1638 | 1275 | 1538.7 | 207 | ||
| 58 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1557 | 1471 | 1535.4 | 200 | ||
| 59 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2 | 1576 | 1417 | 1534.7 | 179 | ||
| 60 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1512 | 1599 | 1533.6 | 188 | ||
| 61 | App State | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1603 | 1306 | 1522.9 | 219 | ||
| 62 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1554 | 1431 | 1522.6 | 196 | ||
| 63 | Utah | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1551 | 1423 | 1518.4 | 201 | ||
| 64 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1539 | 1455 | 1517.7 | 187 | ||
| 65 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-2 | 1552 | 1413 | 1516.0 | 190 | ||
| 66 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1503 | 1550 | 1514.4 | 210 | ||
| 67 | Missouri | SEC | 3-2 | 1539 | 1430 | 1510.6 | 190 | ||
| 68 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1520 | 1480 | 1509.6 | 196 | ||
| 69 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1489 | 1516 | 1496.0 | 179 | ||
| 70 | Marshall | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1512 | 1437 | 1493.2 | 195 | ||
| 71 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1517 | 1400 | 1487.1 | 186 | ||
| 72 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-3 | 1495 | 1450 | 1483.2 | 194 | ||
| 73 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1501 | 1419 | 1480.1 | 188 | ||
| 74 | Houston | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1563 | 1240 | 1475.4 | 217 | ||
| 75 | California | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1490 | 1426 | 1473.5 | 200 | ||
| 76 | Florida State | ACC | 3-3 | 1472 | 1433 | 1461.9 | 173 | ||
| 77 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1427 | 1561 | 1459.7 | 190 | ||
| 78 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1508 | 1324 | 1459.6 | 177 | ||
| 79 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1476 | 1410 | 1459.0 | 182 | ||
| 80 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1504 | 1280 | 1444.4 | 171 | ||
| 81 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1477 | 1342 | 1441.7 | 193 | ||
| 83 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1394 | 1521 | 1424.3 | 178 | ||
| 84 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1456 | 1311 | 1418.6 | 191 | ||
| 86 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-3 | 1428 | 1390 | 1418.3 | 177 | ||
| 87 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1432 | 1375 | 1417.5 | 204 | ||
| 88 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1452 | 1317 | 1417.4 | 188 | ||
| 89 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1427 | 1384 | 1416.4 | 167 | ||
| 90 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1458 | 1295 | 1415.7 | 193 | ||
| 91 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1386 | 1497 | 1413.0 | 184 | ||
| 92 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1380 | 1513 | 1411.8 | 175 | ||
| 93 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1390 | 1458 | 1407.0 | 199 | ||
| 94 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1405 | 1369 | 1395.9 | 177 | ||
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1406 | 1357 | 1393.3 | 181 | ||
| 96 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1357 | 1441 | 1377.6 | 198 | ||
| 97 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1349 | 1466 | 1377.2 | 181 | ||
| 99 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 2-3 | 1349 | 1447 | 1373.1 | 195 | ||
| 100 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1337 | 1468 | 1368.9 | 173 | ||
| 101 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-3 | 1332 | 1461 | 1363.2 | 214 | ||
| 102 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1292 | 1587 | 1359.9 | 182 | ||
| 103 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-3 | 1347 | 1396 | 1359.5 | 204 | ||
| 104 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1371 | 1308 | 1355.2 | 174 | ||
| 106 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1345 | 1373 | 1352.2 | 192 | ||
| 108 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1277 | 1571 | 1344.5 | 178 | ||
| 109 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1277 | 1544 | 1339.2 | 179 | ||
| 110 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-4 | 1309 | 1381 | 1326.4 | 179 | ||
| 112 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-5 | 1274 | 1441 | 1313.7 | 175 | ||
| 113 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 4-1 | 1444 | 980 | 1310.8 | 237 | ||
| 116 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1293 | 1322 | 1300.5 | 186 | ||
| 118 | Missouri State | MVFC | 2-2 | 1315 | 1251 | 1298.5 | 211 | ||
| 119 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1292 | 1311 | 1297.1 | 190 | ||
| 120 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1312 | 1249 | 1296.0 | 213 | ||
| 122 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1270 | 1367 | 1293.5 | 179 | ||
| 123 | James Madison | CAA | 4-2 | 1353 | 1129 | 1293.5 | 199 | ||
| 125 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1264 | 1380 | 1292.0 | 174 | ||
| 127 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1252 | 1386 | 1283.9 | 179 | ||
| 128 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1247 | 1363 | 1275.1 | 177 | ||
| 129 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 0-5 | 1173 | 1624 | 1272.3 | 215 | ||
| 130 | Louisville | ACC | 2-4 | 1250 | 1339 | 1271.2 | 170 | ||
| 131 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 4-1 | 1391 | 963 | 1268.5 | 205 | ||
| 132 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1224 | 1408 | 1267.9 | 197 | ||
| 134 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1186 | 1439 | 1244.9 | 191 | ||
| 136 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1222 | 1299 | 1240.7 | 201 | ||
| 137 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 0-5 | 1150 | 1552 | 1239.5 | 196 | ||
| 139 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1178 | 1424 | 1235.3 | 176 | ||
| 140 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1224 | 1251 | 1230.9 | 192 | ||
| 141 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-5 | 1152 | 1493 | 1229.2 | 213 | ||
| 145 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1153 | 1416 | 1214.1 | 181 | ||
| 148 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1146 | 1408 | 1206.3 | 183 | ||
| 149 | Delaware | CAA | 3-2 | 1261 | 1047 | 1203.8 | 195 | ||
| 151 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1142 | 1343 | 1189.2 | 201 | ||
| 152 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1133 | 1372 | 1188.4 | 173 | ||
| 153 | Sam Houston | Southland | 3-2 | 1228 | 1075 | 1187.6 | 194 | ||
| 154 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-5 | 1131 | 1365 | 1185.4 | 187 | ||
| 163 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1091 | 1260 | 1130.9 | 187 | ||
| 171 | San José State | Mountain West | 0-5 | 989 | 1446 | 1087.4 | 227 | ||
| 212 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-6 | 894 | 1296 | 981.3 | 198 | ||