| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | SEC | 5-0 | 1940 | 1593 | 1847.1 | 187 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1938 | 1575 | 1840.1 | 193 | ||
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1898 | 1560 | 1807.1 | 210 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 5-0 | 1902 | 1531 | 1801.6 | 198 | ||
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1865 | 1507 | 1768.5 | 218 | ||
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-1 | 1793 | 1683 | 1765.1 | 194 | ||
| 7 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1877 | 1461 | 1763.3 | 207 | ||
| 8 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1881 | 1450 | 1762.7 | 218 | ||
| 9 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-0 | 1885 | 1442 | 1762.4 | 204 | ||
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0 | 1876 | 1454 | 1760.1 | 212 | ||
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0 | 1863 | 1463 | 1753.8 | 198 | ||
| 12 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1778 | 1636 | 1741.2 | 205 | ||
| 13 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1816 | 1532 | 1740.1 | 189 | ||
| 14 | Florida | SEC | 5-0 | 1869 | 1385 | 1734.4 | 221 | ||
| 15 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1799 | 1546 | 1732.1 | 192 | ||
| 16 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-0 | 1845 | 1431 | 1731.4 | 208 | ||
| 17 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1833 | 1413 | 1717.7 | 211 | ||
| 18 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1765 | 1569 | 1714.2 | 182 | ||
| 19 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1753 | 1521 | 1691.7 | 194 | ||
| 20 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1822 | 1340 | 1687.5 | 223 | ||
| 21 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1720 | 1583 | 1684.9 | 200 | ||
| 22 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1723 | 1553 | 1679.1 | 210 | ||
| 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-2 | 1685 | 1659 | 1678.5 | 180 | ||
| 24 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1720 | 1554 | 1677.3 | 203 | ||
| 25 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1731 | 1513 | 1673.6 | 208 | ||
| 26 | LSU | SEC | 4-0 | 1813 | 1302 | 1668.9 | 237 | ||
| 27 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1796 | 1331 | 1666.0 | 222 | ||
| 28 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1651 | 1627 | 1644.8 | 184 | ||
| 29 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1655 | 1615 | 1644.6 | 180 | ||
| 30 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1685 | 1528 | 1644.0 | 196 | ||
| 31 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1690 | 1514 | 1643.8 | 207 | ||
| 32 | California | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1707 | 1452 | 1639.5 | 192 | ||
| 33 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1782 | 1276 | 1639.3 | 230 | ||
| 34 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1686 | 1495 | 1635.8 | 204 | ||
| 35 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-2 | 1654 | 1573 | 1633.6 | 193 | ||
| 36 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1683 | 1485 | 1631.2 | 207 | ||
| 37 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1686 | 1477 | 1630.9 | 209 | ||
| 38 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1687 | 1457 | 1626.3 | 188 | ||
| 39 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1752 | 1287 | 1621.6 | 220 | ||
| 40 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1688 | 1433 | 1619.9 | 196 | ||
| 41 | Virginia | ACC | 4-1 | 1681 | 1439 | 1616.6 | 200 | ||
| 42 | Florida State | ACC | 3-2 | 1632 | 1557 | 1613.3 | 182 | ||
| 43 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1604 | 1619 | 1607.9 | 209 | ||
| 44 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1654 | 1427 | 1594.4 | 201 | ||
| 45 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1628 | 1422 | 1573.9 | 208 | ||
| 46 | Duke | ACC | 3-1 | 1627 | 1412 | 1570.1 | 196 | ||
| 47 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-2 | 1598 | 1487 | 1569.2 | 201 | ||
| 48 | Missouri | SEC | 3-1 | 1640 | 1366 | 1566.4 | 226 | ||
| 49 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1628 | 1381 | 1562.5 | 215 | ||
| 50 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-1 | 1619 | 1369 | 1552.6 | 216 | ||
| 51 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-2 | 1572 | 1491 | 1551.5 | 193 | ||
| 52 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1571 | 1481 | 1548.2 | 186 | ||
| 53 | UCF | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1614 | 1334 | 1539.1 | 196 | ||
| 54 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1568 | 1452 | 1538.3 | 192 | ||
| 55 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1561 | 1457 | 1534.6 | 194 | ||
| 56 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-3 | 1505 | 1625 | 1534.1 | 191 | ||
| 57 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-3 | 1496 | 1595 | 1520.0 | 193 | ||
| 58 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1545 | 1438 | 1517.5 | 191 | ||
| 59 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1590 | 1317 | 1516.9 | 202 | ||
| 60 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1514 | 1519 | 1514.8 | 208 | ||
| 61 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1503 | 1550 | 1514.8 | 199 | ||
| 62 | Boston College | ACC | 3-2 | 1539 | 1440 | 1513.3 | 203 | ||
| 63 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1518 | 1496 | 1513.0 | 214 | ||
| 64 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1555 | 1373 | 1507.2 | 230 | ||
| 65 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1576 | 1290 | 1499.1 | 213 | ||
| 66 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1588 | 1234 | 1491.1 | 198 | ||
| 67 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1578 | 1251 | 1489.0 | 199 | ||
| 68 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 1521 | 1389 | 1487.1 | 187 | ||
| 69 | Miami | ACC | 2-2 | 1494 | 1459 | 1485.0 | 206 | ||
| 70 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1460 | 1551 | 1482.0 | 181 | ||
| 71 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1489 | 1461 | 1481.6 | 212 | ||
| 72 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-3 | 1461 | 1543 | 1481.5 | 184 | ||
| 73 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1468 | 1521 | 1481.2 | 203 | ||
| 74 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1544 | 1293 | 1476.8 | 230 | ||
| 75 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1512 | 1361 | 1472.6 | 212 | ||
| 76 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1493 | 1405 | 1470.9 | 188 | ||
| 77 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3 | 1444 | 1554 | 1470.6 | 183 | ||
| 78 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1502 | 1335 | 1458.2 | 194 | ||
| 79 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1432 | 1499 | 1448.4 | 192 | ||
| 80 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-2 | 1452 | 1428 | 1446.1 | 208 | ||
| 81 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1450 | 1432 | 1445.7 | 214 | ||
| 82 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1513 | 1260 | 1445.6 | 225 | ||
| 83 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1443 | 1452 | 1445.4 | 202 | ||
| 84 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-3 | 1439 | 1443 | 1440.2 | 206 | ||
| 85 | Houston | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1426 | 1475 | 1438.0 | 187 | ||
| 86 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-4 | 1382 | 1619 | 1437.9 | 206 | ||
| 87 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1446 | 1401 | 1434.6 | 205 | ||
| 88 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1454 | 1363 | 1430.6 | 219 | ||
| 89 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1379 | 1586 | 1427.7 | 208 | ||
| 91 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1367 | 1574 | 1415.7 | 200 | ||
| 92 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1429 | 1367 | 1412.8 | 209 | ||
| 93 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1435 | 1344 | 1411.5 | 208 | ||
| 94 | UAB | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1475 | 1229 | 1409.2 | 231 | ||
| 95 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1448 | 1295 | 1408.3 | 191 | ||
| 96 | NC State | ACC | 3-2 | 1438 | 1310 | 1404.8 | 197 | ||
| 97 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1391 | 1443 | 1403.9 | 195 | ||
| 98 | Louisville | ACC | 2-2 | 1413 | 1371 | 1402.5 | 197 | ||
| 99 | James Madison | CAA | 4-1 | 1503 | 1127 | 1398.5 | 215 | ||
| 100 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1348 | 1525 | 1390.4 | 207 | ||
| 101 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1401 | 1339 | 1385.5 | 202 | ||
| 102 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3 | 1330 | 1494 | 1369.5 | 212 | ||
| 103 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1346 | 1398 | 1358.7 | 190 | ||
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1300 | 1484 | 1343.7 | 212 | ||
| 106 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1301 | 1459 | 1339.1 | 203 | ||
| 107 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1336 | 1337 | 1336.3 | 219 | ||
| 108 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1353 | 1281 | 1334.5 | 202 | ||
| 109 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1321 | 1373 | 1334.1 | 201 | ||
| 110 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1296 | 1451 | 1332.9 | 208 | ||
| 111 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1286 | 1466 | 1329.2 | 213 | ||
| 112 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1349 | 1269 | 1328.4 | 208 | ||
| 113 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1312 | 1370 | 1326.3 | 201 | ||
| 114 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1313 | 1353 | 1322.9 | 188 | ||
| 115 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1390 | 1130 | 1320.1 | 232 | ||
| 118 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-3 | 1262 | 1429 | 1302.1 | 213 | ||
| 119 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-3 | 1283 | 1311 | 1290.3 | 192 | ||
| 121 | Delaware | CAA | 3-2 | 1326 | 1170 | 1285.2 | 217 | ||
| 122 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1251 | 1389 | 1284.2 | 207 | ||
| 123 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1244 | 1383 | 1277.4 | 205 | ||
| 125 | UTSA | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1233 | 1364 | 1264.4 | 205 | ||
| 128 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1164 | 1588 | 1258.2 | 207 | ||
| 131 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1220 | 1347 | 1250.3 | 207 | ||
| 133 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1203 | 1374 | 1243.8 | 218 | ||
| 134 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1211 | 1347 | 1243.5 | 206 | ||
| 136 | Sam Houston | Southland | 2-2 | 1263 | 1161 | 1236.2 | 201 | ||
| 138 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1173 | 1378 | 1221.1 | 201 | ||
| 139 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-5 | 1130 | 1534 | 1219.7 | 198 | ||
| 140 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1182 | 1312 | 1212.9 | 214 | ||
| 141 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1172 | 1303 | 1203.4 | 218 | ||
| 143 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1152 | 1332 | 1194.2 | 201 | ||
| 146 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1168 | 1266 | 1192.0 | 213 | ||
| 147 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-3 | 1160 | 1259 | 1183.8 | 222 | ||
| 148 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1162 | 1245 | 1182.7 | 215 | ||
| 150 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 3-2 | 1226 | 1042 | 1176.9 | 208 | ||
| 151 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-4 | 1128 | 1283 | 1165.0 | 208 | ||
| 162 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-5 | 1021 | 1367 | 1098.6 | 188 | ||
| 166 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-3 | 1028 | 1286 | 1087.2 | 248 | ||