| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 990 | 1322 | 1064.5 | 236 | ||
| 172 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-3 | 1028 | 1286 | 1087.2 | 248 | ||
| 151 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1162 | 1245 | 1182.7 | 215 | ||
| 148 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1168 | 1266 | 1192.0 | 213 | ||
| 145 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1174 | 1264 | 1195.8 | 211 | ||
| 144 | Sam Houston | Southland | 1-2 | 1201 | 1199 | 1200.5 | 224 | ||
| 143 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-2 | 1208 | 1182 | 1201.5 | 243 | ||
| 142 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1128 | 1461 | 1202.9 | 206 | ||
| 138 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1182 | 1312 | 1212.9 | 214 | ||
| 136 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1211 | 1225 | 1214.9 | 236 | ||
| 131 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1240 | 1268 | 1247.3 | 237 | ||
| 130 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1220 | 1347 | 1250.3 | 207 | ||
| 128 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1263 | 1254 | 1260.6 | 232 | ||
| 127 | UTSA | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1233 | 1364 | 1264.4 | 205 | ||
| 126 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-3 | 1191 | 1545 | 1271.2 | 239 | ||
| 125 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1191 | 1584 | 1279.3 | 220 | ||
| 124 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1197 | 1598 | 1286.3 | 222 | ||
| 123 | Delaware | CAA | 3-1 | 1383 | 1060 | 1293.9 | 243 | ||
| 121 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 3-1 | 1398 | 1037 | 1297.8 | 224 | ||
| 120 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-3 | 1262 | 1429 | 1302.1 | 213 | ||
| 119 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-3 | 1271 | 1411 | 1304.5 | 224 | ||
| 118 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1272 | 1413 | 1306.0 | 226 | ||
| 117 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1300 | 1333 | 1308.5 | 220 | ||
| 116 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1293 | 1371 | 1312.4 | 254 | ||
| 115 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-2 | 1335 | 1259 | 1315.3 | 211 | ||
| 114 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1307 | 1347 | 1316.7 | 230 | ||
| 113 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1390 | 1130 | 1320.1 | 232 | ||
| 112 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1316 | 1362 | 1327.5 | 219 | ||
| 110 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1336 | 1337 | 1336.3 | 219 | ||
| 109 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1331 | 1380 | 1342.7 | 236 | ||
| 108 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1336 | 1388 | 1349.2 | 226 | ||
| 106 | Houston | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1313 | 1478 | 1352.4 | 206 | ||
| 105 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1341 | 1398 | 1354.9 | 230 | ||
| 104 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1382 | 1296 | 1360.0 | 211 | ||
| 103 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1377 | 1321 | 1362.9 | 208 | ||
| 102 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1350 | 1412 | 1365.5 | 231 | ||
| 101 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1324 | 1516 | 1370.0 | 213 | ||
| 100 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1435 | 1207 | 1374.2 | 230 | ||
| 99 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1362 | 1434 | 1379.7 | 226 | ||
| 98 | James Madison | CAA | 3-1 | 1476 | 1144 | 1384.9 | 227 | ||
| 97 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1412 | 1315 | 1387.3 | 218 | ||
| 96 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1407 | 1341 | 1390.6 | 205 | ||
| 95 | Louisville | ACC | 2-2 | 1413 | 1371 | 1402.5 | 197 | ||
| 94 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1384 | 1463 | 1403.3 | 222 | ||
| 93 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1418 | 1363 | 1404.0 | 228 | ||
| 92 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1472 | 1238 | 1409.5 | 230 | ||
| 90 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1432 | 1382 | 1419.4 | 226 | ||
| 89 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1398 | 1488 | 1419.8 | 217 | ||
| 88 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1490 | 1265 | 1430.4 | 234 | ||
| 87 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1408 | 1538 | 1439.4 | 217 | ||
| 86 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1453 | 1407 | 1441.2 | 216 | ||
| 85 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1531 | 1202 | 1441.2 | 219 | ||
| 84 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1395 | 1606 | 1445.1 | 199 | ||
| 83 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1513 | 1260 | 1445.6 | 225 | ||
| 82 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1492 | 1321 | 1447.0 | 255 | ||
| 81 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1511 | 1274 | 1448.2 | 236 | ||
| 80 | NC State | ACC | 3-1 | 1523 | 1247 | 1449.1 | 224 | ||
| 79 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1462 | 1419 | 1451.3 | 210 | ||
| 78 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1509 | 1339 | 1464.2 | 237 | ||
| 77 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1421 | 1606 | 1465.5 | 222 | ||
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1548 | 1265 | 1471.8 | 212 | ||
| 75 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1479 | 1453 | 1472.1 | 213 | ||
| 74 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1525 | 1330 | 1473.6 | 233 | ||
| 73 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1538 | 1310 | 1477.6 | 229 | ||
| 72 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1566 | 1253 | 1481.0 | 235 | ||
| 71 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1440 | 1617 | 1482.4 | 229 | ||
| 70 | Miami | ACC | 2-2 | 1494 | 1459 | 1485.0 | 206 | ||
| 69 | Duke | ACC | 2-1 | 1532 | 1362 | 1488.0 | 219 | ||
| 68 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1503 | 1493 | 1500.6 | 206 | ||
| 67 | UCF | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1566 | 1330 | 1503.6 | 214 | ||
| 66 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1552 | 1373 | 1505.3 | 236 | ||
| 65 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1513 | 1494 | 1508.1 | 212 | ||
| 64 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1569 | 1354 | 1512.4 | 209 | ||
| 63 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1503 | 1550 | 1514.8 | 199 | ||
| 62 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1514 | 1519 | 1514.8 | 208 | ||
| 61 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-1 | 1561 | 1393 | 1517.2 | 238 | ||
| 60 | Boston College | ACC | 3-1 | 1583 | 1340 | 1518.4 | 221 | ||
| 59 | Texas A&M | SEC | 2-2 | 1520 | 1530 | 1522.9 | 212 | ||
| 58 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-0 | 1653 | 1193 | 1523.5 | 267 | ||
| 57 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-2 | 1530 | 1537 | 1532.2 | 207 | ||
| 56 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1580 | 1404 | 1533.8 | 239 | ||
| 55 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-2 | 1534 | 1563 | 1541.4 | 203 | ||
| 54 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1588 | 1419 | 1543.9 | 226 | ||
| 53 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1580 | 1466 | 1551.0 | 225 | ||
| 52 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1 | 1619 | 1369 | 1552.6 | 216 | ||
| 51 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1555 | 1561 | 1556.4 | 202 | ||
| 50 | UAB | Conference USA | 3-0 | 1692 | 1218 | 1558.3 | 246 | ||
| 49 | Florida State | ACC | 2-2 | 1561 | 1566 | 1562.6 | 201 | ||
| 48 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1611 | 1429 | 1563.2 | 210 | ||
| 47 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1603 | 1450 | 1563.3 | 227 | ||
| 46 | Utah | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1621 | 1413 | 1566.2 | 218 | ||
| 45 | Missouri | SEC | 3-1 | 1640 | 1366 | 1566.4 | 226 | ||
| 44 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1714 | 1199 | 1567.4 | 261 | ||
| 43 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1628 | 1422 | 1573.9 | 208 | ||
| 42 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1647 | 1391 | 1578.7 | 216 | ||
| 41 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1627 | 1443 | 1578.9 | 211 | ||
| 40 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1711 | 1254 | 1583.4 | 239 | ||
| 39 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-2 | 1571 | 1624 | 1584.0 | 195 | ||
| 38 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1732 | 1236 | 1592.0 | 254 | ||
| 37 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1614 | 1529 | 1592.2 | 218 | ||
| 36 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1725 | 1257 | 1593.7 | 252 | ||
| 35 | Syracuse | ACC | 2-2 | 1587 | 1616 | 1594.3 | 206 | ||
| 34 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1629 | 1513 | 1599.2 | 225 | ||
| 33 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1604 | 1619 | 1607.9 | 209 | ||
| 32 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-2 | 1610 | 1620 | 1612.6 | 209 | ||
| 31 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1683 | 1476 | 1628.9 | 212 | ||
| 30 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1686 | 1477 | 1630.9 | 209 | ||
| 29 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1670 | 1521 | 1631.7 | 231 | ||
| 28 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1690 | 1514 | 1643.8 | 207 | ||
| 27 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1696 | 1550 | 1658.1 | 202 | ||
| 26 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1774 | 1358 | 1659.0 | 235 | ||
| 25 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1699 | 1547 | 1660.0 | 195 | ||
| 24 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1729 | 1482 | 1663.6 | 212 | ||
| 23 | LSU | SEC | 4-0 | 1813 | 1302 | 1668.9 | 237 | ||
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1679 | 1641 | 1669.8 | 217 | ||
| 21 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-1 | 1680 | 1644 | 1671.0 | 216 | ||
| 20 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1720 | 1554 | 1677.3 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1723 | 1553 | 1679.1 | 210 | ||
| 18 | App State | Sun Belt | 3-0 | 1793 | 1386 | 1681.3 | 229 | ||
| 17 | Virginia | ACC | 4-0 | 1802 | 1378 | 1685.3 | 224 | ||
| 16 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1733 | 1601 | 1698.8 | 205 | ||
| 15 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-1 | 1736 | 1603 | 1701.8 | 196 | ||
| 14 | California | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1824 | 1394 | 1705.4 | 213 | ||
| 13 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-0 | 1839 | 1406 | 1720.0 | 223 | ||
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0 | 1827 | 1446 | 1722.8 | 214 | ||
| 11 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1833 | 1437 | 1724.8 | 231 | ||
| 10 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1778 | 1636 | 1741.2 | 205 | ||
| 9 | Florida | SEC | 4-0 | 1860 | 1433 | 1742.6 | 225 | ||
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0 | 1876 | 1454 | 1760.1 | 212 | ||
| 7 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1881 | 1450 | 1762.7 | 218 | ||
| 6 | SMU | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1864 | 1501 | 1765.9 | 213 | ||
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1848 | 1571 | 1774.7 | 226 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 4-0 | 1871 | 1530 | 1779.1 | 212 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1886 | 1544 | 1794.0 | 213 | ||
| 2 | Auburn | SEC | 4-0 | 1884 | 1558 | 1796.8 | 207 | ||
| 1 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1878 | 1614 | 1808.5 | 219 | ||