| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 2030 | 1600 | 1912.8 | 162 | ||
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 8-0 | 2049 | 1530 | 1904.3 | 167 | ||
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1995 | 1535 | 1868.4 | 159 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 9-0 | 1981 | 1509 | 1850.4 | 168 | ||
| 5 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1928 | 1589 | 1837.4 | 143 | ||
| 6 | Baylor | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1947 | 1470 | 1814.9 | 167 | ||
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1867 | 1647 | 1809.4 | 146 | ||
| 8 | SMU | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1880 | 1544 | 1790.0 | 160 | ||
| 9 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1894 | 1501 | 1787.3 | 155 | ||
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1916 | 1443 | 1784.6 | 178 | ||
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 1838 | 1613 | 1779.2 | 153 | ||
| 12 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1871 | 1508 | 1772.7 | 150 | ||
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1811 | 1627 | 1763.3 | 150 | ||
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 7-2 | 1829 | 1567 | 1760.1 | 157 | ||
| 15 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1 | 1856 | 1490 | 1756.7 | 168 | ||
| 16 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1799 | 1580 | 1741.6 | 155 | ||
| 17 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1878 | 1378 | 1738.6 | 172 | ||
| 18 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1780 | 1614 | 1736.8 | 165 | ||
| 19 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1833 | 1467 | 1734.0 | 159 | ||
| 20 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1808 | 1496 | 1724.8 | 157 | ||
| 21 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-1 | 1801 | 1473 | 1713.0 | 167 | ||
| 22 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1810 | 1439 | 1709.0 | 169 | ||
| 23 | Air Force | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1777 | 1518 | 1708.3 | 146 | ||
| 24 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1794 | 1437 | 1697.2 | 179 | ||
| 25 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1725 | 1587 | 1689.4 | 148 | ||
| 26 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1735 | 1549 | 1686.6 | 161 | ||
| 27 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1689 | 1674 | 1685.0 | 140 | ||
| 28 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1667 | 1710 | 1677.7 | 152 | ||
| 29 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1757 | 1410 | 1663.1 | 178 | ||
| 30 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1677 | 1618 | 1661.8 | 144 | ||
| 31 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1719 | 1443 | 1645.6 | 148 | ||
| 32 | Louisville | ACC | 5-3 | 1672 | 1558 | 1642.9 | 152 | ||
| 33 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1648 | 1616 | 1640.2 | 152 | ||
| 34 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1654 | 1572 | 1633.1 | 154 | ||
| 35 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-3 | 1670 | 1520 | 1630.9 | 147 | ||
| 36 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1656 | 1535 | 1625.1 | 150 | ||
| 37 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-3 | 1661 | 1516 | 1623.7 | 153 | ||
| 38 | UCF | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1692 | 1431 | 1622.4 | 146 | ||
| 39 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1645 | 1496 | 1606.6 | 146 | ||
| 40 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1626 | 1535 | 1602.8 | 160 | ||
| 41 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-5 | 1594 | 1592 | 1593.3 | 162 | ||
| 42 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1619 | 1496 | 1587.0 | 159 | ||
| 43 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1690 | 1304 | 1583.5 | 168 | ||
| 44 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1644 | 1405 | 1580.9 | 157 | ||
| 45 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1580 | 1573 | 1578.4 | 154 | ||
| 46 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-4 | 1578 | 1578 | 1577.9 | 154 | ||
| 47 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3 | 1608 | 1479 | 1574.7 | 144 | ||
| 48 | Miami | ACC | 5-4 | 1584 | 1492 | 1560.6 | 150 | ||
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-1 | 1678 | 1254 | 1559.9 | 171 | ||
| 50 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1557 | 1558 | 1557.4 | 154 | ||
| 51 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1629 | 1347 | 1553.6 | 161 | ||
| 52 | Florida State | ACC | 4-5 | 1538 | 1597 | 1552.6 | 140 | ||
| 53 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1508 | 1652 | 1543.0 | 158 | ||
| 54 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1546 | 1531 | 1542.4 | 148 | ||
| 55 | Boston College | ACC | 5-4 | 1553 | 1503 | 1540.4 | 152 | ||
| 56 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-3 | 1578 | 1417 | 1536.0 | 156 | ||
| 57 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-4 | 1530 | 1544 | 1533.4 | 150 | ||
| 58 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5 | 1512 | 1595 | 1532.5 | 148 | ||
| 59 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1569 | 1427 | 1532.2 | 158 | ||
| 60 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1511 | 1587 | 1529.6 | 140 | ||
| 61 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1527 | 1516 | 1523.8 | 150 | ||
| 62 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1585 | 1345 | 1521.1 | 161 | ||
| 63 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-5 | 1516 | 1524 | 1517.9 | 158 | ||
| 64 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1546 | 1413 | 1511.5 | 160 | ||
| 65 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1524 | 1473 | 1510.8 | 155 | ||
| 66 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1510 | 1503 | 1508.1 | 172 | ||
| 67 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1556 | 1366 | 1506.5 | 148 | ||
| 68 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1510 | 1486 | 1503.8 | 148 | ||
| 70 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1486 | 1551 | 1502.0 | 138 | ||
| 71 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1471 | 1596 | 1501.3 | 150 | ||
| 72 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-5 | 1483 | 1544 | 1497.7 | 143 | ||
| 73 | California | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1493 | 1510 | 1497.2 | 158 | ||
| 74 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1506 | 1453 | 1492.3 | 141 | ||
| 75 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1449 | 1624 | 1491.2 | 140 | ||
| 76 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1543 | 1343 | 1490.4 | 147 | ||
| 77 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1424 | 1691 | 1486.7 | 149 | ||
| 78 | James Madison | CAA | 8-1 | 1615 | 1149 | 1483.4 | 173 | ||
| 79 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1496 | 1438 | 1481.3 | 142 | ||
| 80 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1485 | 1466 | 1480.4 | 152 | ||
| 81 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-6 | 1432 | 1595 | 1471.0 | 149 | ||
| 82 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1507 | 1365 | 1470.1 | 151 | ||
| 83 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1479 | 1427 | 1465.6 | 141 | ||
| 84 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1432 | 1547 | 1459.9 | 158 | ||
| 85 | Missouri | SEC | 5-3 | 1488 | 1375 | 1458.9 | 167 | ||
| 86 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1424 | 1559 | 1456.8 | 158 | ||
| 87 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1458 | 1446 | 1455.4 | 149 | ||
| 88 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1444 | 1468 | 1449.8 | 143 | ||
| 89 | Duke | ACC | 4-4 | 1444 | 1430 | 1440.7 | 147 | ||
| 90 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1458 | 1374 | 1436.6 | 148 | ||
| 91 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1400 | 1550 | 1436.2 | 153 | ||
| 92 | NC State | ACC | 4-4 | 1437 | 1420 | 1433.0 | 159 | ||
| 93 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1498 | 1254 | 1433.0 | 169 | ||
| 94 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1389 | 1557 | 1429.3 | 157 | ||
| 95 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1453 | 1343 | 1424.9 | 144 | ||
| 96 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1421 | 1387 | 1412.3 | 151 | ||
| 97 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1351 | 1601 | 1409.5 | 152 | ||
| 98 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-6 | 1363 | 1518 | 1400.3 | 147 | ||
| 99 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1423 | 1333 | 1399.9 | 149 | ||
| 100 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 6-3 | 1448 | 1251 | 1396.0 | 162 | ||
| 101 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1398 | 1372 | 1391.4 | 158 | ||
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1369 | 1457 | 1390.5 | 146 | ||
| 103 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1361 | 1464 | 1386.0 | 161 | ||
| 104 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-7 | 1296 | 1676 | 1381.8 | 174 | ||
| 105 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1394 | 1332 | 1378.1 | 154 | ||
| 106 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1393 | 1333 | 1377.7 | 157 | ||
| 107 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-6 | 1338 | 1482 | 1372.7 | 145 | ||
| 108 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1380 | 1350 | 1372.6 | 153 | ||
| 109 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1365 | 1381 | 1368.6 | 149 | ||
| 110 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1309 | 1449 | 1342.8 | 163 | ||
| 112 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1328 | 1358 | 1335.5 | 144 | ||
| 113 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1298 | 1429 | 1329.5 | 139 | ||
| 114 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-6 | 1280 | 1481 | 1328.0 | 160 | ||
| 115 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1297 | 1423 | 1327.2 | 149 | ||
| 116 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1274 | 1494 | 1326.1 | 160 | ||
| 117 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1294 | 1413 | 1322.5 | 155 | ||
| 118 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1301 | 1376 | 1319.4 | 154 | ||
| 120 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1326 | 1218 | 1297.9 | 144 | ||
| 123 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1272 | 1354 | 1292.2 | 152 | ||
| 127 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-6 | 1245 | 1408 | 1284.2 | 180 | ||
| 128 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-7 | 1197 | 1473 | 1260.7 | 162 | ||
| 129 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1199 | 1452 | 1257.5 | 155 | ||
| 132 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1181 | 1432 | 1239.4 | 147 | ||
| 135 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1163 | 1416 | 1222.0 | 157 | ||
| 136 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1184 | 1290 | 1209.7 | 143 | ||
| 143 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 5-2 | 1270 | 961 | 1184.6 | 197 | ||
| 146 | Sam Houston | Southland | 4-4 | 1186 | 1125 | 1170.4 | 156 | ||
| 148 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-8 | 1062 | 1510 | 1160.1 | 171 | ||
| 150 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-9 | 1056 | 1530 | 1158.4 | 167 | ||
| 151 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-7 | 1076 | 1427 | 1154.5 | 169 | ||
| 155 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1077 | 1386 | 1147.3 | 156 | ||
| 161 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1045 | 1402 | 1124.6 | 159 | ||
| 174 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-4 | 1112 | 977 | 1076.3 | 154 | ||
| 175 | Delaware | CAA | 4-5 | 1058 | 1119 | 1072.9 | 157 | ||
| 182 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-8 | 978 | 1306 | 1051.0 | 163 | ||
| 193 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-9 | 918 | 1332 | 1007.5 | 153 | ||
| 209 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-7 | 902 | 1215 | 971.4 | 176 | ||