| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-8 | 887 | 1397 | 994.0 | 196 | ||
| 183 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-4 | 1050 | 1099 | 1062.1 | 180 | ||
| 170 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1030 | 1380 | 1108.4 | 169 | ||
| 164 | Sam Houston | Southland | 5-3 | 1178 | 1025 | 1137.9 | 161 | ||
| 161 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1072 | 1375 | 1140.8 | 159 | ||
| 158 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1075 | 1390 | 1146.7 | 160 | ||
| 156 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-8 | 1076 | 1415 | 1152.6 | 157 | ||
| 152 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1089 | 1391 | 1157.8 | 158 | ||
| 149 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1123 | 1314 | 1168.3 | 154 | ||
| 146 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1150 | 1324 | 1191.1 | 161 | ||
| 145 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1115 | 1482 | 1196.9 | 167 | ||
| 142 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-7 | 1159 | 1381 | 1211.2 | 151 | ||
| 139 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-7 | 1136 | 1499 | 1217.5 | 200 | ||
| 137 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1168 | 1454 | 1233.3 | 179 | ||
| 136 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-2 | 1329 | 991 | 1235.1 | 168 | ||
| 133 | Louisville | ACC | 2-6 | 1201 | 1388 | 1245.5 | 155 | ||
| 132 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1196 | 1415 | 1247.3 | 149 | ||
| 131 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-7 | 1186 | 1467 | 1250.5 | 172 | ||
| 130 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1221 | 1349 | 1252.2 | 142 | ||
| 125 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-6 | 1229 | 1394 | 1268.2 | 170 | ||
| 123 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1205 | 1576 | 1288.7 | 163 | ||
| 121 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-7 | 1224 | 1565 | 1301.4 | 160 | ||
| 120 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1289 | 1355 | 1305.2 | 152 | ||
| 119 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1258 | 1466 | 1306.8 | 150 | ||
| 117 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1285 | 1403 | 1313.6 | 146 | ||
| 116 | North Carolina | ACC | 1-6 | 1246 | 1540 | 1313.7 | 179 | ||
| 115 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 6-1 | 1475 | 944 | 1319.1 | 222 | ||
| 114 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1280 | 1458 | 1322.3 | 171 | ||
| 113 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 3-6 | 1294 | 1420 | 1324.8 | 151 | ||
| 112 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1280 | 1481 | 1327.6 | 161 | ||
| 111 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1308 | 1406 | 1331.8 | 159 | ||
| 109 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1348 | 1303 | 1336.6 | 153 | ||
| 108 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1296 | 1470 | 1337.6 | 175 | ||
| 107 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1369 | 1270 | 1343.3 | 170 | ||
| 106 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1326 | 1410 | 1346.7 | 160 | ||
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1334 | 1416 | 1354.3 | 159 | ||
| 104 | Delaware | CAA | 6-2 | 1454 | 1119 | 1362.0 | 161 | ||
| 102 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1358 | 1391 | 1366.6 | 158 | ||
| 100 | James Madison | CAA | 6-2 | 1456 | 1151 | 1373.0 | 168 | ||
| 99 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1392 | 1367 | 1385.4 | 161 | ||
| 98 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1368 | 1473 | 1393.4 | 164 | ||
| 97 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1451 | 1251 | 1398.2 | 150 | ||
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1394 | 1425 | 1401.8 | 147 | ||
| 95 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1419 | 1382 | 1409.7 | 158 | ||
| 94 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1387 | 1481 | 1409.7 | 154 | ||
| 93 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1454 | 1313 | 1417.2 | 153 | ||
| 92 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1389 | 1528 | 1422.3 | 147 | ||
| 91 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1428 | 1411 | 1423.5 | 156 | ||
| 89 | SMU | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1416 | 1469 | 1428.9 | 167 | ||
| 88 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1405 | 1504 | 1429.1 | 160 | ||
| 87 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1438 | 1420 | 1433.8 | 148 | ||
| 86 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1412 | 1518 | 1438.0 | 152 | ||
| 85 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1473 | 1367 | 1445.3 | 172 | ||
| 84 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-5 | 1423 | 1516 | 1445.6 | 167 | ||
| 83 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-6 | 1404 | 1592 | 1448.8 | 169 | ||
| 82 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1450 | 1453 | 1451.1 | 151 | ||
| 80 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1443 | 1529 | 1464.1 | 163 | ||
| 79 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1494 | 1386 | 1466.2 | 152 | ||
| 78 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1481 | 1429 | 1467.9 | 151 | ||
| 77 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1451 | 1525 | 1468.9 | 162 | ||
| 76 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1466 | 1507 | 1476.4 | 166 | ||
| 75 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-4 | 1493 | 1461 | 1484.7 | 159 | ||
| 74 | California | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1517 | 1399 | 1486.6 | 167 | ||
| 73 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1464 | 1561 | 1487.9 | 147 | ||
| 72 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1495 | 1473 | 1489.4 | 155 | ||
| 71 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-4 | 1487 | 1509 | 1492.4 | 160 | ||
| 70 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-3 | 1512 | 1482 | 1504.3 | 189 | ||
| 69 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1587 | 1287 | 1505.9 | 167 | ||
| 68 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1554 | 1407 | 1515.5 | 157 | ||
| 67 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-3 | 1545 | 1444 | 1518.8 | 164 | ||
| 66 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-3 | 1539 | 1465 | 1520.0 | 171 | ||
| 65 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-5 | 1508 | 1580 | 1526.1 | 152 | ||
| 64 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3 | 1560 | 1437 | 1528.1 | 157 | ||
| 63 | Florida State | ACC | 4-4 | 1535 | 1519 | 1530.7 | 156 | ||
| 62 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1568 | 1427 | 1531.2 | 146 | ||
| 61 | Duke | ACC | 5-3 | 1560 | 1457 | 1533.2 | 162 | ||
| 60 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1558 | 1470 | 1535.5 | 150 | ||
| 59 | Marshall | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1587 | 1396 | 1537.0 | 169 | ||
| 58 | North Texas | Conference USA | 7-2 | 1623 | 1320 | 1541.1 | 168 | ||
| 57 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1542 | 1553 | 1544.7 | 156 | ||
| 56 | Missouri | SEC | 4-4 | 1551 | 1546 | 1549.8 | 156 | ||
| 55 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1618 | 1378 | 1554.3 | 159 | ||
| 54 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1593 | 1478 | 1563.4 | 158 | ||
| 53 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-4 | 1559 | 1586 | 1565.4 | 149 | ||
| 52 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1568 | 1563 | 1566.7 | 154 | ||
| 51 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1561 | 1591 | 1568.7 | 151 | ||
| 50 | Miami | ACC | 4-3 | 1582 | 1533 | 1569.3 | 156 | ||
| 49 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-4 | 1588 | 1545 | 1577.1 | 173 | ||
| 48 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1613 | 1495 | 1582.9 | 165 | ||
| 47 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1649 | 1416 | 1587.0 | 164 | ||
| 46 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1607 | 1529 | 1587.1 | 154 | ||
| 45 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1642 | 1446 | 1590.5 | 168 | ||
| 44 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1612 | 1531 | 1591.3 | 163 | ||
| 43 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1669 | 1402 | 1598.2 | 174 | ||
| 42 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1674 | 1398 | 1600.1 | 169 | ||
| 41 | Utah State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1711 | 1311 | 1601.0 | 164 | ||
| 40 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1644 | 1510 | 1609.5 | 157 | ||
| 39 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 7-1 | 1722 | 1338 | 1616.4 | 174 | ||
| 38 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1719 | 1362 | 1621.9 | 178 | ||
| 37 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1667 | 1515 | 1627.6 | 148 | ||
| 36 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1744 | 1325 | 1627.9 | 176 | ||
| 35 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1685 | 1481 | 1631.7 | 153 | ||
| 34 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1732 | 1367 | 1632.8 | 188 | ||
| 33 | Syracuse | ACC | 6-2 | 1704 | 1457 | 1638.2 | 168 | ||
| 32 | Boston College | ACC | 6-2 | 1709 | 1446 | 1639.0 | 166 | ||
| 31 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1655 | 1617 | 1645.5 | 165 | ||
| 30 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1664 | 1600 | 1647.5 | 154 | ||
| 29 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1757 | 1363 | 1648.8 | 173 | ||
| 28 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1749 | 1393 | 1652.5 | 157 | ||
| 27 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1686 | 1558 | 1652.9 | 156 | ||
| 26 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-3 | 1667 | 1630 | 1657.9 | 155 | ||
| 25 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1730 | 1469 | 1661.0 | 157 | ||
| 24 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1731 | 1500 | 1669.9 | 153 | ||
| 23 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-3 | 1708 | 1568 | 1671.6 | 161 | ||
| 22 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1781 | 1383 | 1671.6 | 165 | ||
| 21 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1707 | 1605 | 1681.2 | 156 | ||
| 20 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-3 | 1716 | 1606 | 1687.5 | 151 | ||
| 19 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1789 | 1453 | 1698.1 | 173 | ||
| 18 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1814 | 1443 | 1713.5 | 164 | ||
| 17 | Virginia | ACC | 6-2 | 1782 | 1534 | 1716.3 | 159 | ||
| 16 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1772 | 1577 | 1720.9 | 155 | ||
| 15 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1811 | 1484 | 1723.1 | 148 | ||
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 6-2 | 1783 | 1561 | 1724.6 | 150 | ||
| 13 | UCF | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1870 | 1364 | 1728.0 | 193 | ||
| 12 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1806 | 1540 | 1735.6 | 168 | ||
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1785 | 1603 | 1737.9 | 150 | ||
| 10 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-1 | 1846 | 1487 | 1749.2 | 165 | ||
| 9 | NC State | ACC | 5-2 | 1777 | 1669 | 1749.3 | 161 | ||
| 8 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1779 | 1702 | 1759.3 | 166 | ||
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1848 | 1542 | 1766.2 | 160 | ||
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1 | 1890 | 1543 | 1796.8 | 160 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1883 | 1597 | 1807.2 | 167 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1956 | 1485 | 1825.6 | 180 | ||
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 7-1 | 1921 | 1594 | 1833.3 | 157 | ||
| 2 | Clemson | ACC | 8-0 | 2021 | 1545 | 1889.8 | 165 | ||
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0 | 2025 | 1575 | 1901.4 | 171 | ||