| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2083 | 1590 | 1947.1 | 148 | ||
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 11-0 | 2095 | 1525 | 1935.0 | 154 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 11-0 | 2013 | 1520 | 1876.3 | 157 | ||
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1913 | 1648 | 1843.2 | 134 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 10-1 | 1951 | 1540 | 1839.0 | 142 | ||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1914 | 1629 | 1838.6 | 133 | ||
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1935 | 1519 | 1821.3 | 142 | ||
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-2 | 1886 | 1617 | 1814.7 | 133 | ||
| 9 | Baylor | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1913 | 1529 | 1808.8 | 143 | ||
| 10 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1865 | 1605 | 1796.2 | 142 | ||
| 11 | Memphis | American Athletic | 10-1 | 1912 | 1486 | 1795.5 | 149 | ||
| 12 | Utah | Pac-12 | 10-1 | 1901 | 1512 | 1795.2 | 141 | ||
| 13 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1848 | 1573 | 1775.0 | 137 | ||
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 9-2 | 1852 | 1533 | 1766.1 | 150 | ||
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 10-1 | 1887 | 1440 | 1763.9 | 158 | ||
| 16 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 10-1 | 1865 | 1484 | 1761.1 | 141 | ||
| 17 | Navy | American Athletic | 8-2 | 1839 | 1545 | 1760.4 | 139 | ||
| 18 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-3 | 1809 | 1622 | 1760.3 | 135 | ||
| 19 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1871 | 1453 | 1756.5 | 150 | ||
| 20 | Boise State | Mountain West | 10-1 | 1864 | 1443 | 1748.4 | 155 | ||
| 21 | SMU | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1814 | 1543 | 1741.8 | 147 | ||
| 22 | USC | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1771 | 1650 | 1739.9 | 122 | ||
| 23 | Auburn | SEC | 8-3 | 1792 | 1575 | 1734.8 | 143 | ||
| 24 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1767 | 1566 | 1714.7 | 136 | ||
| 25 | App State | Sun Belt | 10-1 | 1824 | 1419 | 1713.1 | 155 | ||
| 26 | Air Force | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1793 | 1474 | 1707.5 | 142 | ||
| 27 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1700 | 1565 | 1665.4 | 130 | ||
| 28 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1664 | 1635 | 1656.8 | 134 | ||
| 29 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8-3 | 1701 | 1520 | 1654.0 | 144 | ||
| 30 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 8-3 | 1724 | 1460 | 1653.6 | 136 | ||
| 31 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-5 | 1671 | 1574 | 1646.1 | 142 | ||
| 32 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-4 | 1677 | 1554 | 1645.0 | 134 | ||
| 33 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1667 | 1563 | 1640.3 | 133 | ||
| 34 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1645 | 1626 | 1639.9 | 131 | ||
| 35 | Temple | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1674 | 1539 | 1639.4 | 132 | ||
| 36 | Indiana | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1668 | 1527 | 1631.4 | 134 | ||
| 37 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1612 | 1686 | 1629.9 | 131 | ||
| 38 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1639 | 1600 | 1629.4 | 130 | ||
| 39 | Louisville | ACC | 7-4 | 1657 | 1536 | 1625.7 | 130 | ||
| 40 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-4 | 1642 | 1527 | 1612.2 | 136 | ||
| 41 | UCF | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1655 | 1445 | 1599.7 | 132 | ||
| 42 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1604 | 1581 | 1598.0 | 137 | ||
| 43 | Virginia | ACC | 8-3 | 1645 | 1451 | 1594.3 | 135 | ||
| 44 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1684 | 1329 | 1587.2 | 144 | ||
| 45 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1570 | 1626 | 1583.9 | 127 | ||
| 46 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1589 | 1540 | 1576.2 | 128 | ||
| 47 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1612 | 1467 | 1574.1 | 128 | ||
| 48 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1564 | 1601 | 1573.5 | 132 | ||
| 49 | Florida State | ACC | 6-5 | 1588 | 1532 | 1573.5 | 131 | ||
| 50 | BYU | FBS Independents | 7-4 | 1618 | 1431 | 1569.2 | 143 | ||
| 51 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1532 | 1616 | 1552.5 | 140 | ||
| 52 | California | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1557 | 1523 | 1548.1 | 131 | ||
| 53 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1556 | 1521 | 1546.9 | 129 | ||
| 54 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 6-5 | 1561 | 1505 | 1546.5 | 137 | ||
| 55 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1577 | 1452 | 1544.7 | 127 | ||
| 56 | Miami | ACC | 6-5 | 1562 | 1491 | 1543.9 | 137 | ||
| 57 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1527 | 1591 | 1542.5 | 129 | ||
| 58 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1571 | 1445 | 1538.4 | 129 | ||
| 59 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1503 | 1647 | 1538.1 | 135 | ||
| 60 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-6 | 1506 | 1569 | 1521.2 | 142 | ||
| 61 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1554 | 1426 | 1521.2 | 128 | ||
| 62 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1587 | 1338 | 1520.7 | 135 | ||
| 63 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1552 | 1418 | 1517.5 | 135 | ||
| 64 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-5 | 1524 | 1490 | 1515.5 | 131 | ||
| 65 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1487 | 1591 | 1512.5 | 139 | ||
| 66 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1550 | 1398 | 1510.6 | 134 | ||
| 67 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1561 | 1350 | 1505.7 | 139 | ||
| 68 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1468 | 1616 | 1503.6 | 133 | ||
| 69 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1534 | 1408 | 1501.6 | 134 | ||
| 70 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1501 | 1504 | 1501.4 | 129 | ||
| 71 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1543 | 1380 | 1500.6 | 134 | ||
| 72 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1534 | 1403 | 1500.1 | 141 | ||
| 73 | Boston College | ACC | 5-6 | 1486 | 1540 | 1499.5 | 138 | ||
| 74 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1448 | 1664 | 1499.2 | 135 | ||
| 76 | James Madison | CAA | 11-1 | 1642 | 1119 | 1491.6 | 163 | ||
| 77 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1528 | 1379 | 1489.2 | 133 | ||
| 78 | Houston | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1460 | 1578 | 1488.4 | 141 | ||
| 79 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-7 | 1460 | 1559 | 1484.2 | 142 | ||
| 80 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1541 | 1307 | 1478.7 | 144 | ||
| 81 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-7 | 1442 | 1591 | 1478.2 | 143 | ||
| 82 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-6 | 1460 | 1495 | 1468.5 | 135 | ||
| 83 | UAB | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1530 | 1295 | 1467.8 | 142 | ||
| 84 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1477 | 1426 | 1464.1 | 132 | ||
| 85 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1429 | 1551 | 1458.4 | 131 | ||
| 86 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1429 | 1551 | 1458.3 | 137 | ||
| 87 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1446 | 1470 | 1452.2 | 134 | ||
| 88 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1489 | 1344 | 1451.6 | 136 | ||
| 89 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1461 | 1375 | 1439.1 | 137 | ||
| 90 | Missouri | SEC | 5-6 | 1424 | 1485 | 1438.8 | 146 | ||
| 91 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1402 | 1534 | 1433.7 | 128 | ||
| 92 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1383 | 1585 | 1431.1 | 145 | ||
| 93 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-7 | 1399 | 1521 | 1428.8 | 132 | ||
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1413 | 1392 | 1407.7 | 135 | ||
| 95 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1394 | 1440 | 1405.6 | 135 | ||
| 96 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-8 | 1345 | 1594 | 1403.2 | 145 | ||
| 97 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-9 | 1324 | 1640 | 1396.6 | 144 | ||
| 98 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1411 | 1338 | 1392.4 | 133 | ||
| 99 | Duke | ACC | 4-7 | 1360 | 1481 | 1389.7 | 131 | ||
| 100 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1385 | 1397 | 1388.2 | 132 | ||
| 101 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1391 | 1342 | 1378.8 | 131 | ||
| 102 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 6-5 | 1381 | 1315 | 1364.3 | 144 | ||
| 103 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-6 | 1358 | 1376 | 1362.2 | 140 | ||
| 104 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1336 | 1443 | 1361.8 | 130 | ||
| 105 | NC State | ACC | 4-7 | 1326 | 1469 | 1360.7 | 140 | ||
| 106 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1335 | 1433 | 1358.8 | 129 | ||
| 107 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1383 | 1286 | 1357.8 | 134 | ||
| 108 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1357 | 1356 | 1357.1 | 131 | ||
| 109 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1329 | 1444 | 1356.7 | 139 | ||
| 110 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1333 | 1403 | 1350.4 | 140 | ||
| 111 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-9 | 1273 | 1609 | 1350.2 | 152 | ||
| 112 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-8 | 1303 | 1448 | 1338.2 | 156 | ||
| 113 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1299 | 1411 | 1326.4 | 132 | ||
| 116 | UTSA | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1285 | 1383 | 1308.9 | 135 | ||
| 117 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1256 | 1474 | 1307.0 | 139 | ||
| 119 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-8 | 1254 | 1450 | 1300.5 | 146 | ||
| 120 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1278 | 1360 | 1298.0 | 128 | ||
| 121 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1237 | 1490 | 1296.1 | 148 | ||
| 124 | UNLV | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1238 | 1427 | 1282.6 | 145 | ||
| 125 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1251 | 1369 | 1279.3 | 133 | ||
| 126 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1249 | 1358 | 1275.3 | 129 | ||
| 127 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1222 | 1412 | 1267.3 | 138 | ||
| 130 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1238 | 1321 | 1258.5 | 132 | ||
| 131 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-9 | 1171 | 1528 | 1251.4 | 154 | ||
| 133 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1173 | 1500 | 1247.5 | 145 | ||
| 135 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 8-2 | 1351 | 956 | 1238.9 | 169 | ||
| 140 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-9 | 1153 | 1470 | 1225.3 | 144 | ||
| 142 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-9 | 1145 | 1416 | 1207.4 | 141 | ||
| 151 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-5 | 1174 | 1091 | 1152.4 | 134 | ||
| 159 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-10 | 1028 | 1443 | 1118.7 | 154 | ||
| 167 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-10 | 1002 | 1363 | 1082.0 | 137 | ||
| 169 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-10 | 993 | 1377 | 1077.5 | 143 | ||
| 177 | Delaware | CAA | 5-7 | 1033 | 1119 | 1054.0 | 131 | ||
| 184 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 937 | 1330 | 1022.6 | 149 | ||
| 199 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-11 | 904 | 1353 | 999.5 | 148 | ||
| 202 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-6 | 993 | 984 | 991.0 | 135 | ||
| 225 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-10 | 819 | 1198 | 900.7 | 150 | ||