| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-0 | 2023 | 1633 | 1917.2 | 171 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 2006 | 1596 | 1894.3 | 173 | ||
| 3 | NC State | ACC | 5-0 | 1959 | 1632 | 1871.5 | 186 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 7-0 | 1941 | 1486 | 1815.3 | 186 | ||
| 5 | LSU | SEC | 6-1 | 1890 | 1584 | 1808.4 | 167 | ||
| 6 | Clemson | ACC | 6-0 | 1933 | 1476 | 1807.2 | 186 | ||
| 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1879 | 1589 | 1802.0 | 160 | ||
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 1843 | 1523 | 1757.4 | 162 | ||
| 9 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1844 | 1496 | 1749.8 | 184 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1804 | 1561 | 1740.1 | 176 | ||
| 11 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-2 | 1801 | 1558 | 1737.3 | 174 | ||
| 12 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1821 | 1500 | 1734.6 | 175 | ||
| 13 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1859 | 1373 | 1723.4 | 198 | ||
| 14 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2 | 1765 | 1582 | 1717.1 | 184 | ||
| 15 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1800 | 1462 | 1708.8 | 185 | ||
| 16 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1854 | 1336 | 1708.2 | 211 | ||
| 17 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-1 | 1783 | 1468 | 1698.4 | 187 | ||
| 18 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1699 | 1693 | 1697.8 | 182 | ||
| 19 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1726 | 1609 | 1696.3 | 173 | ||
| 20 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1734 | 1562 | 1689.1 | 176 | ||
| 21 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1833 | 1319 | 1688.2 | 206 | ||
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1767 | 1455 | 1683.4 | 158 | ||
| 23 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1763 | 1449 | 1678.9 | 177 | ||
| 24 | Virginia | ACC | 4-2 | 1705 | 1547 | 1663.7 | 176 | ||
| 25 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1679 | 1593 | 1657.4 | 179 | ||
| 26 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1708 | 1509 | 1656.3 | 164 | ||
| 27 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1737 | 1427 | 1653.5 | 189 | ||
| 28 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1688 | 1555 | 1653.4 | 185 | ||
| 29 | Duke | ACC | 5-1 | 1732 | 1411 | 1645.4 | 193 | ||
| 30 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1660 | 1572 | 1637.8 | 176 | ||
| 31 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-3 | 1630 | 1658 | 1637.1 | 166 | ||
| 32 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-2 | 1667 | 1527 | 1630.8 | 172 | ||
| 33 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-3 | 1636 | 1599 | 1627.1 | 160 | ||
| 34 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1645 | 1534 | 1616.2 | 178 | ||
| 35 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-2 | 1654 | 1496 | 1613.2 | 205 | ||
| 36 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1696 | 1382 | 1611.1 | 175 | ||
| 37 | Miami | ACC | 4-2 | 1643 | 1515 | 1610.2 | 169 | ||
| 38 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1639 | 1523 | 1609.4 | 169 | ||
| 39 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1643 | 1489 | 1602.7 | 180 | ||
| 40 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1679 | 1393 | 1602.4 | 192 | ||
| 41 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1696 | 1348 | 1601.4 | 188 | ||
| 42 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 6-1 | 1700 | 1337 | 1600.8 | 183 | ||
| 43 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1686 | 1355 | 1596.6 | 197 | ||
| 44 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1608 | 1538 | 1590.5 | 164 | ||
| 45 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-2 | 1641 | 1440 | 1588.1 | 178 | ||
| 46 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1677 | 1348 | 1587.7 | 194 | ||
| 47 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1599 | 1551 | 1586.9 | 187 | ||
| 48 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1590 | 1575 | 1586.3 | 168 | ||
| 49 | Boston College | ACC | 5-2 | 1638 | 1418 | 1580.3 | 182 | ||
| 50 | North Texas | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1685 | 1297 | 1578.4 | 190 | ||
| 51 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1617 | 1432 | 1569.0 | 180 | ||
| 52 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1668 | 1302 | 1567.8 | 180 | ||
| 53 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1612 | 1401 | 1556.5 | 169 | ||
| 54 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1592 | 1439 | 1551.8 | 186 | ||
| 55 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1632 | 1331 | 1550.5 | 196 | ||
| 56 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-3 | 1541 | 1561 | 1546.4 | 187 | ||
| 57 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1594 | 1389 | 1539.9 | 167 | ||
| 58 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-4 | 1510 | 1603 | 1533.1 | 168 | ||
| 59 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1535 | 1524 | 1532.5 | 179 | ||
| 60 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1504 | 1565 | 1519.3 | 189 | ||
| 61 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-2 | 1552 | 1413 | 1516.0 | 190 | ||
| 62 | Missouri | SEC | 3-3 | 1517 | 1511 | 1515.5 | 181 | ||
| 63 | Houston | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1612 | 1258 | 1514.9 | 197 | ||
| 64 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1513 | 1496 | 1509.1 | 172 | ||
| 65 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1560 | 1345 | 1503.6 | 177 | ||
| 66 | Marshall | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1539 | 1394 | 1501.4 | 184 | ||
| 67 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1489 | 1516 | 1496.0 | 179 | ||
| 68 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 3-3 | 1497 | 1491 | 1495.7 | 185 | ||
| 69 | Temple | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1532 | 1391 | 1495.4 | 177 | ||
| 70 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-4 | 1482 | 1530 | 1494.1 | 188 | ||
| 71 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1492 | 1481 | 1489.6 | 169 | ||
| 72 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1496 | 1457 | 1486.4 | 176 | ||
| 73 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1494 | 1397 | 1469.0 | 155 | ||
| 74 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1461 | 1486 | 1467.3 | 170 | ||
| 75 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-3 | 1481 | 1426 | 1467.1 | 188 | ||
| 76 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1469 | 1443 | 1462.5 | 178 | ||
| 77 | Florida State | ACC | 3-3 | 1472 | 1433 | 1461.9 | 173 | ||
| 78 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1483 | 1396 | 1461.0 | 169 | ||
| 79 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1427 | 1561 | 1459.7 | 190 | ||
| 80 | Auburn | SEC | 4-3 | 1474 | 1407 | 1457.1 | 168 | ||
| 81 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1462 | 1434 | 1454.8 | 171 | ||
| 82 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-2 | 1522 | 1259 | 1451.5 | 164 | ||
| 83 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1455 | 1433 | 1449.2 | 179 | ||
| 85 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1425 | 1467 | 1435.2 | 167 | ||
| 88 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1420 | 1430 | 1422.8 | 167 | ||
| 89 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1415 | 1421 | 1416.2 | 176 | ||
| 90 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1386 | 1497 | 1413.0 | 184 | ||
| 91 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-4 | 1398 | 1433 | 1407.1 | 167 | ||
| 92 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1387 | 1427 | 1396.6 | 187 | ||
| 93 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1353 | 1535 | 1396.4 | 166 | ||
| 94 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-5 | 1333 | 1601 | 1395.8 | 200 | ||
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1406 | 1357 | 1393.3 | 181 | ||
| 96 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1391 | 1356 | 1381.9 | 173 | ||
| 97 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1357 | 1441 | 1377.6 | 198 | ||
| 98 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1366 | 1408 | 1376.5 | 169 | ||
| 99 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1368 | 1402 | 1376.4 | 165 | ||
| 100 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1367 | 1380 | 1370.1 | 166 | ||
| 101 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1337 | 1468 | 1368.9 | 173 | ||
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1358 | 1391 | 1366.1 | 163 | ||
| 103 | California | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1352 | 1384 | 1360.1 | 188 | ||
| 104 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1292 | 1587 | 1359.9 | 182 | ||
| 105 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1305 | 1465 | 1343.1 | 170 | ||
| 106 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1340 | 1350 | 1342.3 | 163 | ||
| 108 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-4 | 1293 | 1491 | 1340.1 | 198 | ||
| 109 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1346 | 1309 | 1336.4 | 173 | ||
| 110 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1343 | 1303 | 1333.1 | 176 | ||
| 111 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1306 | 1405 | 1329.8 | 178 | ||
| 112 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-6 | 1249 | 1569 | 1321.9 | 168 | ||
| 113 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-5 | 1274 | 1441 | 1313.7 | 175 | ||
| 114 | James Madison | CAA | 5-2 | 1385 | 1119 | 1313.3 | 186 | ||
| 116 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1303 | 1338 | 1311.3 | 163 | ||
| 118 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1279 | 1390 | 1305.9 | 184 | ||
| 119 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 5-1 | 1454 | 941 | 1303.9 | 232 | ||
| 120 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1284 | 1334 | 1296.2 | 200 | ||
| 121 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1270 | 1375 | 1295.8 | 177 | ||
| 123 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-2 | 1335 | 1174 | 1292.8 | 201 | ||
| 124 | Delaware | CAA | 4-2 | 1357 | 1101 | 1287.9 | 178 | ||
| 127 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-5 | 1255 | 1382 | 1286.1 | 165 | ||
| 128 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1298 | 1246 | 1285.1 | 174 | ||
| 129 | Louisville | ACC | 2-5 | 1231 | 1378 | 1266.1 | 164 | ||
| 130 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 5-1 | 1399 | 926 | 1261.7 | 202 | ||
| 135 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1187 | 1332 | 1222.0 | 187 | ||
| 136 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1156 | 1436 | 1220.4 | 168 | ||
| 137 | Arkansas | SEC | 1-6 | 1134 | 1512 | 1218.7 | 204 | ||
| 138 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 0-6 | 1126 | 1545 | 1218.3 | 186 | ||
| 140 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1142 | 1452 | 1212.4 | 177 | ||
| 142 | Sam Houston | Southland | 4-2 | 1262 | 1057 | 1207.4 | 181 | ||
| 145 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1136 | 1427 | 1202.4 | 198 | ||
| 146 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1147 | 1378 | 1200.7 | 177 | ||
| 148 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1123 | 1411 | 1188.8 | 173 | ||
| 150 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-5 | 1131 | 1365 | 1185.4 | 187 | ||
| 153 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1113 | 1406 | 1179.9 | 171 | ||
| 155 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1114 | 1391 | 1177.7 | 166 | ||
| 161 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1083 | 1331 | 1139.9 | 184 | ||
| 174 | San José State | Mountain West | 0-6 | 984 | 1498 | 1092.7 | 225 | ||
| 206 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-6 | 894 | 1296 | 981.3 | 198 | ||