| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 179 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-3 | 1011 | 1247 | 1065.5 | 247 | ||
| 161 | Sam Houston | Southland | 0-2 | 1098 | 1266 | 1138.2 | 257 | ||
| 159 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-2 | 1101 | 1266 | 1140.2 | 283 | ||
| 145 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1205 | 1158 | 1193.1 | 235 | ||
| 143 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-2 | 1208 | 1182 | 1201.5 | 243 | ||
| 138 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1219 | 1199 | 1213.6 | 234 | ||
| 137 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1211 | 1225 | 1214.9 | 236 | ||
| 134 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1227 | 1253 | 1233.4 | 235 | ||
| 133 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1240 | 1221 | 1235.6 | 234 | ||
| 132 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1233 | 1257 | 1239.2 | 236 | ||
| 129 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-2 | 1208 | 1419 | 1257.6 | 247 | ||
| 128 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1187 | 1495 | 1257.7 | 227 | ||
| 127 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1263 | 1254 | 1260.6 | 232 | ||
| 126 | Delaware | CAA | 2-1 | 1333 | 1081 | 1265.1 | 263 | ||
| 125 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 1-1 | 1327 | 1144 | 1278.5 | 259 | ||
| 124 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-2 | 1276 | 1291 | 1279.9 | 220 | ||
| 121 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1327 | 1169 | 1285.4 | 272 | ||
| 123 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1327 | 1169 | 1285.4 | 272 | ||
| 122 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-1 | 1327 | 1169 | 1285.4 | 272 | ||
| 120 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1282 | 1312 | 1289.6 | 231 | ||
| 119 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1221 | 1565 | 1298.8 | 233 | ||
| 118 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 2-1 | 1378 | 1090 | 1299.2 | 234 | ||
| 117 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1223 | 1574 | 1302.9 | 239 | ||
| 115 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1300 | 1333 | 1308.5 | 220 | ||
| 114 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1310 | 1333 | 1315.5 | 237 | ||
| 113 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-3 | 1237 | 1601 | 1319.2 | 240 | ||
| 112 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 111 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1316 | 1337 | 1320.9 | 245 | ||
| 110 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1358 | 1217 | 1321.6 | 264 | ||
| 109 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1316 | 1362 | 1327.5 | 219 | ||
| 108 | UTSA | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1317 | 1361 | 1327.8 | 232 | ||
| 107 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-2 | 1324 | 1353 | 1331.0 | 247 | ||
| 106 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 0-3 | 1252 | 1641 | 1339.6 | 246 | ||
| 105 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1331 | 1380 | 1342.7 | 236 | ||
| 104 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1391 | 1237 | 1350.5 | 265 | ||
| 103 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1341 | 1398 | 1354.9 | 221 | ||
| 102 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1341 | 1398 | 1354.9 | 230 | ||
| 101 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 100 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 1360 | 1414 | 1373.0 | 222 | ||
| 99 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1362 | 1434 | 1379.7 | 226 | ||
| 98 | Miami | ACC | 1-2 | 1364 | 1442 | 1383.2 | 230 | ||
| 97 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1452 | 1203 | 1385.2 | 245 | ||
| 96 | James Madison | CAA | 2-1 | 1454 | 1204 | 1386.9 | 239 | ||
| 95 | Houston | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1368 | 1447 | 1387.6 | 228 | ||
| 94 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1374 | 1453 | 1393.2 | 239 | ||
| 93 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-1 | 1458 | 1236 | 1399.4 | 235 | ||
| 92 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1477 | 1192 | 1399.8 | 242 | ||
| 91 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-1 | 1424 | 1331 | 1400.4 | 252 | ||
| 88 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1384 | 1463 | 1403.3 | 222 | ||
| 87 | Boston College | ACC | 2-1 | 1453 | 1276 | 1406.4 | 254 | ||
| 86 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 85 | NC State | ACC | 2-1 | 1468 | 1257 | 1411.9 | 249 | ||
| 84 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1396 | 1474 | 1415.0 | 225 | ||
| 83 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1507 | 1285 | 1448.0 | 230 | ||
| 82 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-1 | 1467 | 1396 | 1448.7 | 271 | ||
| 81 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1491 | 1337 | 1451.2 | 234 | ||
| 80 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1466 | 1413 | 1452.6 | 246 | ||
| 79 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1511 | 1307 | 1457.1 | 234 | ||
| 78 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1509 | 1339 | 1464.2 | 237 | ||
| 77 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1501 | 1366 | 1465.6 | 242 | ||
| 76 | Louisville | ACC | 2-1 | 1518 | 1344 | 1472.5 | 221 | ||
| 75 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1525 | 1330 | 1473.6 | 233 | ||
| 74 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1449 | 1578 | 1480.5 | 227 | ||
| 73 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 1-2 | 1451 | 1582 | 1483.0 | 227 | ||
| 71 | Florida State | ACC | 1-2 | 1452 | 1582 | 1483.1 | 227 | ||
| 72 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1452 | 1582 | 1483.1 | 227 | ||
| 70 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1451 | 1597 | 1486.2 | 232 | ||
| 69 | Duke | ACC | 2-1 | 1532 | 1362 | 1488.0 | 219 | ||
| 68 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1452 | 1601 | 1488.0 | 219 | ||
| 67 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1546 | 1333 | 1489.5 | 246 | ||
| 66 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1546 | 1341 | 1492.1 | 249 | ||
| 65 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-2 | 1454 | 1614 | 1492.8 | 228 | ||
| 64 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1523 | 1414 | 1495.2 | 237 | ||
| 63 | UAB | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 62 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-1 | 1561 | 1393 | 1517.2 | 238 | ||
| 61 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1575 | 1377 | 1522.9 | 242 | ||
| 60 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-0 | 1653 | 1193 | 1523.5 | 267 | ||
| 59 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1573 | 1404 | 1529.2 | 237 | ||
| 58 | Texas A&M | SEC | 2-1 | 1566 | 1426 | 1529.9 | 232 | ||
| 57 | Missouri | SEC | 2-1 | 1586 | 1380 | 1531.4 | 250 | ||
| 56 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1580 | 1404 | 1533.8 | 239 | ||
| 55 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1572 | 1440 | 1537.5 | 231 | ||
| 54 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.6 | 248 | ||
| 53 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 52 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-0 | 1687 | 1206 | 1551.0 | 248 | ||
| 51 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1675 | 1234 | 1551.9 | 261 | ||
| 50 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1587 | 1481 | 1559.9 | 224 | ||
| 49 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-1 | 1593 | 1464 | 1560.1 | 230 | ||
| 48 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1614 | 1423 | 1564.1 | 243 | ||
| 47 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1714 | 1199 | 1567.4 | 261 | ||
| 46 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1592 | 1528 | 1575.7 | 226 | ||
| 45 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1623 | 1453 | 1578.8 | 239 | ||
| 43 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 44 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 42 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1605 | 1503 | 1579.1 | 234 | ||
| 41 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1711 | 1254 | 1583.4 | 239 | ||
| 40 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-1 | 1607 | 1519 | 1584.9 | 226 | ||
| 39 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1622 | 1485 | 1586.8 | 234 | ||
| 38 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-1 | 1609 | 1522 | 1587.1 | 220 | ||
| 37 | USC | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1602 | 1543 | 1587.4 | 227 | ||
| 36 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1732 | 1236 | 1592.0 | 254 | ||
| 35 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1614 | 1529 | 1592.2 | 218 | ||
| 34 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1615 | 1532 | 1594.2 | 219 | ||
| 33 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1629 | 1513 | 1599.2 | 225 | ||
| 32 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3-0 | 1732 | 1263 | 1600.0 | 255 | ||
| 31 | UCF | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1735 | 1290 | 1611.1 | 234 | ||
| 30 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1746 | 1291 | 1618.9 | 247 | ||
| 29 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1638 | 1578 | 1622.6 | 222 | ||
| 28 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1642 | 1571 | 1623.7 | 226 | ||
| 27 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1 | 1639 | 1582 | 1624.7 | 221 | ||
| 26 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-1 | 1657 | 1543 | 1627.7 | 227 | ||
| 25 | California | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1756 | 1328 | 1637.9 | 240 | ||
| 24 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-0 | 1771 | 1333 | 1649.8 | 248 | ||
| 23 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0 | 1769 | 1341 | 1650.8 | 241 | ||
| 22 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-1 | 1666 | 1619 | 1654.1 | 219 | ||
| 21 | Utah | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1774 | 1350 | 1656.9 | 247 | ||
| 20 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1774 | 1358 | 1659.0 | 235 | ||
| 19 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-0 | 1769 | 1368 | 1659.2 | 268 | ||
| 18 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0 | 1765 | 1403 | 1666.5 | 239 | ||
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 3-0 | 1796 | 1333 | 1667.4 | 245 | ||
| 16 | Virginia | ACC | 3-0 | 1775 | 1395 | 1671.4 | 237 | ||
| 15 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1775 | 1395 | 1671.4 | 237 | ||
| 14 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1697 | 1641 | 1682.6 | 222 | ||
| 13 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1799 | 1396 | 1688.4 | 271 | ||
| 12 | SMU | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1789 | 1443 | 1695.3 | 239 | ||
| 11 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 10 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1833 | 1421 | 1719.8 | 238 | ||
| 9 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1833 | 1437 | 1724.8 | 231 | ||
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.8 | 248 | ||
| 6 | Florida | SEC | 3-0 | 1845 | 1485 | 1747.4 | 233 | ||
| 5 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-0 | 1833 | 1519 | 1749.2 | 226 | ||
| 4 | Auburn | SEC | 3-0 | 1841 | 1555 | 1764.8 | 225 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 3-0 | 1841 | 1556 | 1765.3 | 225 | ||
| 2 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1848 | 1571 | 1774.7 | 226 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1870 | 1612 | 1801.6 | 220 | ||