| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-0 | 2023 | 1633 | 1917.2 | 171 | ||
| 2 | Clemson | ACC | 7-0 | 2009 | 1545 | 1881.5 | 170 | ||
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 7-1 | 1921 | 1594 | 1833.3 | 157 | ||
| 4 | NC State | ACC | 5-1 | 1883 | 1682 | 1830.9 | 169 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1956 | 1485 | 1825.6 | 180 | ||
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1883 | 1597 | 1807.2 | 167 | ||
| 7 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1879 | 1589 | 1802.0 | 160 | ||
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 1843 | 1523 | 1757.4 | 162 | ||
| 9 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1830 | 1554 | 1757.1 | 166 | ||
| 10 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-2 | 1801 | 1558 | 1737.3 | 174 | ||
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1821 | 1500 | 1734.6 | 175 | ||
| 12 | UCF | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1870 | 1364 | 1728.0 | 193 | ||
| 13 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-2 | 1788 | 1559 | 1728.0 | 175 | ||
| 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1811 | 1484 | 1723.1 | 148 | ||
| 15 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-1 | 1814 | 1474 | 1722.5 | 176 | ||
| 16 | Virginia | ACC | 5-2 | 1773 | 1573 | 1720.8 | 162 | ||
| 17 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1866 | 1330 | 1714.4 | 205 | ||
| 18 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1804 | 1469 | 1713.5 | 165 | ||
| 19 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1743 | 1616 | 1710.5 | 180 | ||
| 20 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1762 | 1531 | 1701.2 | 152 | ||
| 21 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1699 | 1693 | 1697.8 | 182 | ||
| 22 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1755 | 1537 | 1697.8 | 169 | ||
| 23 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1803 | 1394 | 1690.8 | 184 | ||
| 24 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1718 | 1578 | 1682.1 | 167 | ||
| 25 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1737 | 1515 | 1679.0 | 172 | ||
| 26 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1715 | 1574 | 1678.7 | 162 | ||
| 27 | UAB | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1755 | 1442 | 1670.6 | 174 | ||
| 28 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 1751 | 1404 | 1657.2 | 180 | ||
| 29 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1737 | 1427 | 1653.5 | 189 | ||
| 30 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1705 | 1474 | 1644.2 | 165 | ||
| 31 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1685 | 1525 | 1643.1 | 165 | ||
| 32 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-3 | 1630 | 1658 | 1637.1 | 166 | ||
| 33 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1646 | 1611 | 1636.8 | 160 | ||
| 34 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-3 | 1636 | 1599 | 1627.1 | 160 | ||
| 35 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1716 | 1377 | 1624.3 | 168 | ||
| 36 | Boise State | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1665 | 1500 | 1622.5 | 160 | ||
| 37 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1716 | 1366 | 1621.2 | 179 | ||
| 38 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-3 | 1635 | 1579 | 1620.6 | 161 | ||
| 39 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1630 | 1585 | 1618.6 | 168 | ||
| 40 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 7-1 | 1722 | 1338 | 1616.4 | 174 | ||
| 41 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-2 | 1654 | 1496 | 1613.2 | 205 | ||
| 42 | Miami | ACC | 4-2 | 1643 | 1515 | 1610.2 | 169 | ||
| 43 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-1 | 1712 | 1335 | 1608.7 | 181 | ||
| 44 | Duke | ACC | 5-2 | 1650 | 1453 | 1598.6 | 174 | ||
| 45 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1681 | 1350 | 1591.5 | 192 | ||
| 46 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1608 | 1538 | 1590.5 | 164 | ||
| 47 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1642 | 1446 | 1590.5 | 168 | ||
| 48 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1693 | 1309 | 1587.5 | 171 | ||
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1647 | 1404 | 1582.2 | 179 | ||
| 50 | Boston College | ACC | 5-2 | 1638 | 1418 | 1580.3 | 182 | ||
| 51 | Missouri | SEC | 4-3 | 1580 | 1507 | 1561.4 | 165 | ||
| 52 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1612 | 1406 | 1557.4 | 176 | ||
| 53 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1540 | 1586 | 1551.4 | 155 | ||
| 54 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1563 | 1485 | 1542.9 | 169 | ||
| 55 | North Texas | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1611 | 1345 | 1540.1 | 172 | ||
| 56 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1594 | 1389 | 1539.9 | 167 | ||
| 57 | Marshall | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1587 | 1396 | 1537.0 | 169 | ||
| 58 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-2 | 1586 | 1396 | 1536.2 | 178 | ||
| 59 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1548 | 1485 | 1531.9 | 171 | ||
| 60 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3 | 1560 | 1437 | 1528.1 | 157 | ||
| 61 | Houston | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1631 | 1248 | 1525.3 | 188 | ||
| 62 | Florida State | ACC | 4-3 | 1545 | 1449 | 1520.7 | 160 | ||
| 63 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-3 | 1539 | 1465 | 1520.0 | 171 | ||
| 64 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-3 | 1545 | 1444 | 1518.8 | 164 | ||
| 65 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5 | 1484 | 1626 | 1518.5 | 160 | ||
| 66 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1533 | 1434 | 1507.7 | 164 | ||
| 67 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1576 | 1316 | 1506.9 | 171 | ||
| 68 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1488 | 1540 | 1501.1 | 163 | ||
| 69 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-4 | 1482 | 1530 | 1494.1 | 188 | ||
| 70 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1492 | 1481 | 1489.6 | 169 | ||
| 71 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1506 | 1420 | 1484.0 | 159 | ||
| 72 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1511 | 1397 | 1481.8 | 160 | ||
| 73 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-4 | 1456 | 1548 | 1478.2 | 170 | ||
| 74 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-4 | 1466 | 1500 | 1474.3 | 181 | ||
| 75 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1451 | 1539 | 1472.4 | 166 | ||
| 76 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1494 | 1397 | 1469.0 | 155 | ||
| 77 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1433 | 1576 | 1467.5 | 180 | ||
| 78 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1461 | 1486 | 1467.3 | 170 | ||
| 80 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-2 | 1537 | 1242 | 1457.2 | 159 | ||
| 81 | Nevada | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1463 | 1428 | 1454.4 | 156 | ||
| 82 | SMU | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1449 | 1439 | 1446.5 | 179 | ||
| 83 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1458 | 1400 | 1443.5 | 162 | ||
| 84 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1451 | 1413 | 1441.3 | 169 | ||
| 85 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1429 | 1472 | 1439.5 | 165 | ||
| 86 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1420 | 1468 | 1431.7 | 168 | ||
| 88 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1405 | 1504 | 1429.1 | 160 | ||
| 89 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1428 | 1411 | 1423.5 | 156 | ||
| 91 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-4 | 1398 | 1433 | 1407.1 | 167 | ||
| 92 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-5 | 1363 | 1530 | 1403.2 | 175 | ||
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1408 | 1380 | 1400.8 | 151 | ||
| 94 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1364 | 1502 | 1397.7 | 180 | ||
| 95 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1418 | 1322 | 1392.9 | 164 | ||
| 96 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1342 | 1532 | 1386.9 | 173 | ||
| 97 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1392 | 1367 | 1385.4 | 161 | ||
| 98 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1332 | 1551 | 1383.4 | 159 | ||
| 99 | California | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1390 | 1348 | 1379.3 | 175 | ||
| 100 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1349 | 1418 | 1366.2 | 156 | ||
| 101 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1359 | 1383 | 1364.6 | 167 | ||
| 102 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1282 | 1625 | 1360.3 | 179 | ||
| 103 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1342 | 1412 | 1358.9 | 158 | ||
| 104 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1348 | 1373 | 1354.2 | 168 | ||
| 106 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1305 | 1465 | 1343.1 | 170 | ||
| 107 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1296 | 1470 | 1337.6 | 175 | ||
| 108 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1325 | 1364 | 1335.1 | 166 | ||
| 109 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1292 | 1467 | 1333.9 | 160 | ||
| 110 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1323 | 1360 | 1331.9 | 168 | ||
| 112 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1-6 | 1261 | 1539 | 1325.4 | 178 | ||
| 113 | Akron | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1334 | 1297 | 1324.4 | 182 | ||
| 115 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-5 | 1257 | 1501 | 1314.0 | 184 | ||
| 116 | James Madison | CAA | 5-2 | 1385 | 1119 | 1313.3 | 186 | ||
| 117 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1289 | 1355 | 1305.2 | 152 | ||
| 118 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 5-1 | 1454 | 941 | 1303.9 | 232 | ||
| 119 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-7 | 1224 | 1565 | 1301.4 | 160 | ||
| 120 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-6 | 1243 | 1422 | 1285.1 | 160 | ||
| 121 | Delaware | CAA | 5-2 | 1368 | 1063 | 1284.3 | 174 | ||
| 123 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-6 | 1230 | 1437 | 1279.0 | 162 | ||
| 125 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-6 | 1216 | 1465 | 1274.1 | 183 | ||
| 126 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1253 | 1341 | 1274.0 | 151 | ||
| 127 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1263 | 1282 | 1267.4 | 163 | ||
| 128 | Louisville | ACC | 2-5 | 1231 | 1378 | 1266.1 | 164 | ||
| 131 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1215 | 1400 | 1258.5 | 155 | ||
| 134 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1206 | 1362 | 1243.5 | 162 | ||
| 137 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1170 | 1372 | 1217.4 | 180 | ||
| 140 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1126 | 1465 | 1202.5 | 171 | ||
| 144 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 5-2 | 1278 | 967 | 1191.7 | 184 | ||
| 145 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-3 | 1201 | 1158 | 1190.1 | 187 | ||
| 148 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1106 | 1425 | 1178.7 | 167 | ||
| 153 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1089 | 1391 | 1157.8 | 158 | ||
| 155 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-6 | 1094 | 1363 | 1155.5 | 174 | ||
| 158 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1075 | 1390 | 1146.7 | 160 | ||
| 161 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1082 | 1346 | 1142.4 | 162 | ||
| 164 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1058 | 1386 | 1131.8 | 179 | ||
| 168 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-6 | 1054 | 1336 | 1118.0 | 173 | ||
| 169 | Sam Houston | Southland | 4-3 | 1139 | 1033 | 1111.3 | 174 | ||
| 173 | San José State | Mountain West | 0-7 | 979 | 1541 | 1097.0 | 222 | ||
| 210 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-7 | 890 | 1346 | 986.8 | 197 | ||