| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-10 | 819 | 1198 | 900.7 | 150 | ||
| 202 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-6 | 993 | 984 | 991.0 | 136 | ||
| 200 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-12 | 894 | 1353 | 991.9 | 146 | ||
| 184 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 937 | 1330 | 1022.6 | 150 | ||
| 176 | Delaware | CAA | 5-7 | 1033 | 1119 | 1054.0 | 132 | ||
| 174 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-11 | 981 | 1353 | 1063.5 | 132 | ||
| 170 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-11 | 985 | 1384 | 1072.3 | 141 | ||
| 153 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-5 | 1174 | 1091 | 1152.4 | 135 | ||
| 146 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-10 | 1123 | 1413 | 1189.7 | 136 | ||
| 141 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1144 | 1454 | 1215.0 | 152 | ||
| 140 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1147 | 1487 | 1223.8 | 142 | ||
| 138 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-10 | 1147 | 1520 | 1230.6 | 147 | ||
| 135 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1163 | 1508 | 1240.6 | 142 | ||
| 134 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1198 | 1412 | 1248.1 | 132 | ||
| 133 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 9-3 | 1340 | 1015 | 1250.6 | 144 | ||
| 130 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1234 | 1373 | 1267.8 | 126 | ||
| 129 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1234 | 1383 | 1269.9 | 129 | ||
| 128 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1215 | 1459 | 1272.2 | 131 | ||
| 122 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-9 | 1243 | 1469 | 1296.2 | 143 | ||
| 121 | UTSA | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1267 | 1396 | 1297.8 | 131 | ||
| 118 | Rice | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1261 | 1449 | 1305.3 | 141 | ||
| 117 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1312 | 1340 | 1319.0 | 128 | ||
| 116 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1295 | 1425 | 1326.3 | 123 | ||
| 115 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1297 | 1444 | 1332.4 | 132 | ||
| 114 | NC State | ACC | 4-8 | 1296 | 1468 | 1336.9 | 133 | ||
| 113 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-9 | 1299 | 1490 | 1344.6 | 155 | ||
| 112 | Florida International | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1357 | 1308 | 1345.0 | 128 | ||
| 111 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1343 | 1374 | 1350.3 | 125 | ||
| 110 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1336 | 1398 | 1351.3 | 126 | ||
| 109 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1365 | 1319 | 1353.1 | 129 | ||
| 108 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1327 | 1439 | 1354.4 | 141 | ||
| 107 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1327 | 1441 | 1354.9 | 139 | ||
| 106 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-8 | 1332 | 1430 | 1356.0 | 133 | ||
| 105 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1360 | 1354 | 1359.0 | 125 | ||
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1368 | 1392 | 1373.9 | 128 | ||
| 103 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 7-5 | 1403 | 1301 | 1377.0 | 138 | ||
| 101 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1325 | 1596 | 1387.7 | 140 | ||
| 100 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1376 | 1434 | 1390.3 | 124 | ||
| 99 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1377 | 1433 | 1390.8 | 130 | ||
| 98 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-10 | 1319 | 1662 | 1397.9 | 143 | ||
| 97 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1434 | 1328 | 1406.9 | 128 | ||
| 96 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1376 | 1614 | 1431.9 | 148 | ||
| 95 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1377 | 1612 | 1432.3 | 143 | ||
| 94 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1396 | 1564 | 1435.8 | 127 | ||
| 93 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1469 | 1343 | 1436.2 | 135 | ||
| 92 | Duke | ACC | 5-7 | 1422 | 1488 | 1438.3 | 126 | ||
| 91 | Kent State | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1439 | 1438 | 1439.0 | 128 | ||
| 90 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1427 | 1488 | 1441.8 | 129 | ||
| 89 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1407 | 1560 | 1444.1 | 132 | ||
| 88 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1408 | 1559 | 1444.6 | 127 | ||
| 87 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1475 | 1356 | 1444.8 | 123 | ||
| 86 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-8 | 1402 | 1584 | 1445.8 | 135 | ||
| 85 | Missouri | SEC | 6-6 | 1445 | 1459 | 1448.7 | 140 | ||
| 84 | UAB | Conference USA | 9-4 | 1513 | 1317 | 1461.6 | 129 | ||
| 83 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1480 | 1409 | 1462.2 | 133 | ||
| 82 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1484 | 1410 | 1465.2 | 126 | ||
| 81 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1505 | 1382 | 1473.1 | 122 | ||
| 80 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1500 | 1416 | 1478.6 | 126 | ||
| 79 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1500 | 1427 | 1481.8 | 126 | ||
| 78 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1440 | 1615 | 1481.9 | 127 | ||
| 77 | Houston | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1448 | 1599 | 1484.3 | 138 | ||
| 76 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-6 | 1489 | 1481 | 1486.6 | 129 | ||
| 75 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-7 | 1471 | 1536 | 1486.9 | 129 | ||
| 74 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-8 | 1455 | 1597 | 1488.8 | 141 | ||
| 73 | Miami | ACC | 6-6 | 1494 | 1480 | 1490.9 | 131 | ||
| 72 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1513 | 1432 | 1492.4 | 128 | ||
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1562 | 1305 | 1493.0 | 138 | ||
| 70 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1461 | 1598 | 1494.4 | 132 | ||
| 69 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1516 | 1440 | 1496.8 | 130 | ||
| 68 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1489 | 1532 | 1499.7 | 126 | ||
| 67 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1525 | 1435 | 1501.6 | 126 | ||
| 66 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1559 | 1369 | 1508.9 | 130 | ||
| 65 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1478 | 1636 | 1516.1 | 129 | ||
| 64 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1489 | 1611 | 1518.5 | 132 | ||
| 63 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1525 | 1516 | 1523.1 | 130 | ||
| 62 | Marshall | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1575 | 1397 | 1528.7 | 128 | ||
| 60 | BYU | FBS Independents | 7-5 | 1563 | 1442 | 1532.0 | 135 | ||
| 59 | James Madison | CAA | 13-1 | 1684 | 1153 | 1532.1 | 149 | ||
| 58 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1516 | 1593 | 1535.2 | 126 | ||
| 57 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1512 | 1609 | 1535.3 | 126 | ||
| 56 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1539 | 1546 | 1540.5 | 125 | ||
| 55 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-6 | 1545 | 1558 | 1548.0 | 134 | ||
| 54 | Boston College | ACC | 6-6 | 1549 | 1548 | 1549.2 | 132 | ||
| 53 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1613 | 1373 | 1549.3 | 132 | ||
| 52 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-5 | 1579 | 1504 | 1560.3 | 125 | ||
| 51 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-5 | 1581 | 1523 | 1566.1 | 130 | ||
| 50 | Florida State | ACC | 6-6 | 1571 | 1559 | 1567.6 | 128 | ||
| 49 | Utah State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1597 | 1509 | 1574.6 | 126 | ||
| 48 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1554 | 1640 | 1574.8 | 128 | ||
| 47 | California | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1595 | 1524 | 1576.7 | 125 | ||
| 46 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 9-5 | 1612 | 1488 | 1579.9 | 120 | ||
| 45 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 10-3 | 1657 | 1371 | 1580.2 | 121 | ||
| 44 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1558 | 1649 | 1580.3 | 125 | ||
| 43 | Louisville | ACC | 7-5 | 1602 | 1535 | 1585.2 | 124 | ||
| 42 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8-4 | 1616 | 1510 | 1588.8 | 139 | ||
| 41 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1586 | 1605 | 1590.3 | 131 | ||
| 40 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 10-3 | 1676 | 1377 | 1595.7 | 130 | ||
| 39 | UCF | American Athletic | 9-3 | 1674 | 1444 | 1613.6 | 127 | ||
| 38 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1633 | 1572 | 1617.3 | 130 | ||
| 37 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 8-4 | 1671 | 1475 | 1619.8 | 129 | ||
| 36 | Temple | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1680 | 1507 | 1634.8 | 131 | ||
| 35 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1656 | 1574 | 1635.4 | 124 | ||
| 34 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1628 | 1657 | 1635.5 | 127 | ||
| 33 | Virginia | ACC | 9-4 | 1684 | 1516 | 1640.4 | 124 | ||
| 32 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-5 | 1681 | 1547 | 1646.7 | 139 | ||
| 31 | Indiana | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1692 | 1524 | 1648.2 | 129 | ||
| 30 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-5 | 1667 | 1599 | 1650.0 | 132 | ||
| 29 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1665 | 1609 | 1650.8 | 126 | ||
| 28 | Washington | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1672 | 1596 | 1652.5 | 124 | ||
| 27 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1713 | 1574 | 1677.1 | 126 | ||
| 26 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1741 | 1597 | 1704.0 | 130 | ||
| 25 | Alabama | SEC | 10-2 | 1817 | 1469 | 1723.0 | 147 | ||
| 24 | Air Force | Mountain West | 10-2 | 1813 | 1479 | 1723.2 | 137 | ||
| 23 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1819 | 1488 | 1729.8 | 140 | ||
| 22 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 10-3 | 1797 | 1553 | 1732.5 | 126 | ||
| 21 | USC | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1771 | 1650 | 1739.9 | 123 | ||
| 20 | App State | Sun Belt | 12-1 | 1870 | 1439 | 1751.5 | 142 | ||
| 19 | SMU | American Athletic | 10-2 | 1835 | 1544 | 1757.4 | 141 | ||
| 18 | Navy | American Athletic | 10-2 | 1856 | 1520 | 1766.0 | 134 | ||
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1825 | 1614 | 1770.1 | 131 | ||
| 16 | Boise State | Mountain West | 12-1 | 1895 | 1449 | 1772.1 | 145 | ||
| 15 | Utah | Pac-12 | 11-2 | 1865 | 1543 | 1779.0 | 129 | ||
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 10-2 | 1873 | 1537 | 1782.8 | 144 | ||
| 13 | Auburn | SEC | 9-3 | 1850 | 1601 | 1784.2 | 135 | ||
| 12 | Baylor | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1878 | 1551 | 1790.4 | 132 | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-2 | 1892 | 1599 | 1814.3 | 132 | ||
| 10 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 11-2 | 1909 | 1594 | 1825.0 | 127 | ||
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 11-2 | 1925 | 1566 | 1828.3 | 134 | ||
| 8 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1890 | 1665 | 1830.7 | 128 | ||
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1918 | 1603 | 1834.3 | 133 | ||
| 6 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1888 | 1684 | 1835.2 | 128 | ||
| 5 | Memphis | American Athletic | 12-1 | 1988 | 1541 | 1865.3 | 132 | ||
| 4 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 12-1 | 2001 | 1569 | 1882.6 | 127 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 13-0 | 2037 | 1529 | 1896.2 | 149 | ||
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 13-0 | 2139 | 1569 | 1979.9 | 141 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 13-0 | 2137 | 1640 | 2000.3 | 134 | ||