| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LSU | SEC | 9-0 | 2090 | 1572 | 1946.4 | 156 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2035 | 1577 | 1909.1 | 161 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 10-0 | 1989 | 1502 | 1853.9 | 165 | ||
| 4 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1928 | 1589 | 1837.4 | 143 | ||
| 5 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1923 | 1573 | 1829.0 | 149 | ||
| 6 | Baylor | Big 12 | 9-0 | 1962 | 1479 | 1827.9 | 161 | ||
| 7 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1962 | 1447 | 1818.3 | 159 | ||
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1867 | 1647 | 1809.4 | 146 | ||
| 9 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1894 | 1501 | 1787.3 | 155 | ||
| 10 | SMU | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1886 | 1520 | 1787.0 | 158 | ||
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | 7-2 | 1838 | 1613 | 1779.2 | 153 | ||
| 12 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1833 | 1627 | 1778.9 | 152 | ||
| 13 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1871 | 1508 | 1772.7 | 150 | ||
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1 | 1870 | 1510 | 1772.4 | 164 | ||
| 15 | Georgia | SEC | 8-1 | 1874 | 1490 | 1769.2 | 162 | ||
| 16 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1826 | 1606 | 1768.1 | 145 | ||
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 8-2 | 1836 | 1539 | 1756.9 | 155 | ||
| 18 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1849 | 1463 | 1744.2 | 157 | ||
| 19 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1833 | 1467 | 1734.0 | 159 | ||
| 20 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1830 | 1454 | 1727.6 | 166 | ||
| 21 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1814 | 1463 | 1718.8 | 155 | ||
| 22 | USC | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1726 | 1669 | 1711.8 | 132 | ||
| 23 | Air Force | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1777 | 1518 | 1708.3 | 146 | ||
| 24 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1727 | 1597 | 1693.8 | 145 | ||
| 25 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1725 | 1588 | 1689.6 | 145 | ||
| 26 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1725 | 1587 | 1689.4 | 148 | ||
| 27 | App State | Sun Belt | 8-1 | 1789 | 1422 | 1689.2 | 166 | ||
| 28 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1703 | 1621 | 1682.2 | 142 | ||
| 29 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1707 | 1609 | 1681.5 | 136 | ||
| 30 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1685 | 1575 | 1656.5 | 149 | ||
| 31 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-2 | 1705 | 1485 | 1646.9 | 157 | ||
| 32 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1719 | 1443 | 1645.6 | 148 | ||
| 33 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1612 | 1703 | 1634.6 | 142 | ||
| 34 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-3 | 1670 | 1520 | 1630.9 | 147 | ||
| 35 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-5 | 1642 | 1586 | 1628.0 | 150 | ||
| 36 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-3 | 1661 | 1516 | 1623.7 | 153 | ||
| 37 | Temple | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1657 | 1495 | 1614.7 | 148 | ||
| 38 | Miami | ACC | 6-4 | 1647 | 1510 | 1611.4 | 140 | ||
| 39 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-3 | 1662 | 1460 | 1609.3 | 148 | ||
| 40 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1624 | 1565 | 1609.2 | 142 | ||
| 41 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1645 | 1496 | 1606.6 | 146 | ||
| 42 | BYU | FBS Independents | 5-4 | 1614 | 1564 | 1601.3 | 144 | ||
| 43 | Louisville | ACC | 5-4 | 1608 | 1561 | 1596.1 | 142 | ||
| 44 | Florida State | ACC | 5-5 | 1585 | 1593 | 1586.8 | 132 | ||
| 45 | Virginia | ACC | 7-3 | 1622 | 1456 | 1578.6 | 140 | ||
| 46 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1580 | 1573 | 1578.4 | 154 | ||
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 8-1 | 1697 | 1262 | 1576.1 | 164 | ||
| 48 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1657 | 1353 | 1575.0 | 152 | ||
| 49 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1577 | 1552 | 1571.0 | 149 | ||
| 50 | UCF | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1610 | 1430 | 1563.3 | 140 | ||
| 51 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1509 | 1691 | 1552.9 | 143 | ||
| 52 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1596 | 1422 | 1550.4 | 149 | ||
| 53 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1564 | 1505 | 1549.2 | 141 | ||
| 54 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1534 | 1577 | 1544.7 | 145 | ||
| 55 | California | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1550 | 1510 | 1540.0 | 147 | ||
| 56 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-6 | 1507 | 1618 | 1533.8 | 132 | ||
| 57 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1551 | 1482 | 1533.6 | 138 | ||
| 58 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5 | 1512 | 1595 | 1532.5 | 148 | ||
| 59 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1511 | 1587 | 1529.6 | 140 | ||
| 60 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1547 | 1453 | 1523.1 | 135 | ||
| 61 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1591 | 1323 | 1519.4 | 158 | ||
| 62 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1501 | 1566 | 1516.9 | 142 | ||
| 63 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1555 | 1395 | 1513.1 | 152 | ||
| 64 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1550 | 1400 | 1511.4 | 150 | ||
| 65 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1498 | 1543 | 1509.3 | 147 | ||
| 66 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1568 | 1341 | 1507.9 | 140 | ||
| 67 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1556 | 1366 | 1506.5 | 148 | ||
| 68 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1531 | 1434 | 1505.7 | 134 | ||
| 69 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-6 | 1490 | 1548 | 1504.0 | 150 | ||
| 70 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-5 | 1487 | 1549 | 1502.7 | 141 | ||
| 71 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1488 | 1546 | 1502.0 | 144 | ||
| 72 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1486 | 1551 | 1502.0 | 138 | ||
| 73 | Boston College | ACC | 5-5 | 1498 | 1507 | 1500.5 | 141 | ||
| 74 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-5 | 1483 | 1544 | 1497.7 | 143 | ||
| 75 | James Madison | CAA | 9-1 | 1632 | 1156 | 1496.9 | 167 | ||
| 76 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1506 | 1453 | 1492.3 | 141 | ||
| 77 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1490 | 1495 | 1490.9 | 145 | ||
| 79 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1535 | 1359 | 1488.9 | 143 | ||
| 80 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1442 | 1628 | 1486.2 | 147 | ||
| 81 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1501 | 1440 | 1485.4 | 140 | ||
| 82 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-6 | 1446 | 1541 | 1469.3 | 144 | ||
| 83 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1459 | 1484 | 1465.1 | 153 | ||
| 84 | Missouri | SEC | 5-4 | 1471 | 1428 | 1459.8 | 161 | ||
| 85 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1450 | 1483 | 1458.1 | 143 | ||
| 86 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1443 | 1502 | 1457.6 | 158 | ||
| 87 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1424 | 1559 | 1456.8 | 158 | ||
| 88 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1472 | 1410 | 1456.3 | 151 | ||
| 89 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1479 | 1357 | 1447.7 | 142 | ||
| 90 | NC State | ACC | 4-5 | 1430 | 1482 | 1442.8 | 157 | ||
| 91 | Duke | ACC | 4-5 | 1431 | 1472 | 1440.9 | 143 | ||
| 92 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1385 | 1604 | 1436.6 | 156 | ||
| 93 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1400 | 1550 | 1436.2 | 153 | ||
| 94 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1453 | 1343 | 1424.9 | 144 | ||
| 95 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1405 | 1472 | 1421.3 | 134 | ||
| 96 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1351 | 1601 | 1409.5 | 152 | ||
| 97 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1444 | 1286 | 1402.8 | 155 | ||
| 98 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-6 | 1363 | 1518 | 1400.3 | 147 | ||
| 99 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1423 | 1333 | 1399.9 | 149 | ||
| 100 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1369 | 1457 | 1390.5 | 146 | ||
| 101 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1383 | 1402 | 1387.6 | 142 | ||
| 102 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1371 | 1401 | 1378.5 | 150 | ||
| 103 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 6-4 | 1408 | 1284 | 1375.8 | 151 | ||
| 104 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1384 | 1350 | 1375.6 | 143 | ||
| 105 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1380 | 1350 | 1372.6 | 153 | ||
| 106 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-6 | 1352 | 1432 | 1371.5 | 141 | ||
| 107 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1362 | 1378 | 1366.3 | 146 | ||
| 109 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1354 | 1350 | 1352.7 | 144 | ||
| 111 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1347 | 1347 | 1346.9 | 146 | ||
| 112 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-8 | 1257 | 1653 | 1346.2 | 161 | ||
| 113 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1305 | 1448 | 1339.5 | 151 | ||
| 114 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1291 | 1469 | 1333.6 | 147 | ||
| 115 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1314 | 1390 | 1332.4 | 139 | ||
| 116 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-7 | 1273 | 1520 | 1331.0 | 157 | ||
| 117 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1298 | 1429 | 1329.5 | 139 | ||
| 118 | UTSA | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1325 | 1339 | 1328.2 | 147 | ||
| 119 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1294 | 1413 | 1322.5 | 155 | ||
| 120 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1277 | 1455 | 1319.5 | 153 | ||
| 124 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1302 | 1250 | 1288.8 | 137 | ||
| 125 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-7 | 1225 | 1430 | 1273.5 | 172 | ||
| 127 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1194 | 1488 | 1261.2 | 154 | ||
| 132 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-8 | 1172 | 1472 | 1240.5 | 154 | ||
| 133 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1181 | 1432 | 1239.4 | 147 | ||
| 135 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 6-2 | 1329 | 986 | 1233.3 | 178 | ||
| 137 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1163 | 1416 | 1222.0 | 157 | ||
| 139 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1184 | 1290 | 1209.7 | 143 | ||
| 142 | Sam Houston | Southland | 5-4 | 1229 | 1123 | 1201.7 | 146 | ||
| 150 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-9 | 1056 | 1530 | 1158.4 | 167 | ||
| 153 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-9 | 1045 | 1502 | 1143.7 | 164 | ||
| 157 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1056 | 1383 | 1129.7 | 150 | ||
| 160 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-8 | 1042 | 1410 | 1123.5 | 158 | ||
| 163 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1020 | 1392 | 1102.6 | 151 | ||
| 183 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-9 | 961 | 1309 | 1037.9 | 156 | ||
| 187 | Delaware | CAA | 4-6 | 998 | 1110 | 1024.9 | 146 | ||
| 188 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-5 | 1041 | 978 | 1024.6 | 144 | ||
| 189 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-9 | 918 | 1332 | 1007.5 | 153 | ||
| 213 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-8 | 876 | 1213 | 950.4 | 166 | ||