| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1984 | 1607 | 1882.3 | 177 | ||
| 2 | Florida | SEC | 6-0 | 1979 | 1478 | 1839.8 | 194 | ||
| 3 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1924 | 1551 | 1822.8 | 199 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 5-0 | 1902 | 1531 | 1801.6 | 198 | ||
| 5 | Auburn | SEC | 5-1 | 1859 | 1639 | 1801.5 | 172 | ||
| 6 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1915 | 1485 | 1796.8 | 192 | ||
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1825 | 1640 | 1777.0 | 183 | ||
| 8 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-0 | 1885 | 1442 | 1762.4 | 204 | ||
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0 | 1886 | 1416 | 1755.7 | 207 | ||
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0 | 1863 | 1463 | 1753.8 | 198 | ||
| 11 | Boise State | Mountain West | 5-0 | 1889 | 1394 | 1750.7 | 215 | ||
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1 | 1804 | 1591 | 1747.8 | 190 | ||
| 13 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1795 | 1581 | 1738.8 | 183 | ||
| 14 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1865 | 1401 | 1736.1 | 198 | ||
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 5-0 | 1875 | 1367 | 1732.7 | 211 | ||
| 16 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1799 | 1546 | 1732.1 | 192 | ||
| 17 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-0 | 1845 | 1431 | 1731.4 | 208 | ||
| 18 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1851 | 1400 | 1726.0 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1785 | 1551 | 1723.6 | 184 | ||
| 20 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1775 | 1523 | 1708.5 | 186 | ||
| 21 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1842 | 1342 | 1702.1 | 213 | ||
| 22 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1723 | 1631 | 1699.8 | 169 | ||
| 23 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1748 | 1545 | 1695.1 | 177 | ||
| 24 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1741 | 1550 | 1691.1 | 195 | ||
| 25 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-2 | 1724 | 1582 | 1687.2 | 175 | ||
| 26 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-2 | 1685 | 1659 | 1678.5 | 180 | ||
| 27 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1677 | 1646 | 1669.4 | 185 | ||
| 28 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1811 | 1299 | 1666.8 | 215 | ||
| 29 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1797 | 1330 | 1666.6 | 201 | ||
| 30 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1684 | 1576 | 1656.0 | 170 | ||
| 31 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1651 | 1627 | 1644.8 | 184 | ||
| 32 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1709 | 1461 | 1643.7 | 187 | ||
| 33 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1678 | 1520 | 1637.3 | 179 | ||
| 34 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1697 | 1462 | 1634.9 | 205 | ||
| 35 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1687 | 1457 | 1626.3 | 188 | ||
| 36 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1688 | 1433 | 1619.9 | 196 | ||
| 37 | Virginia | ACC | 4-1 | 1681 | 1439 | 1616.6 | 200 | ||
| 38 | Florida State | ACC | 3-2 | 1632 | 1557 | 1613.3 | 182 | ||
| 39 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1622 | 1547 | 1602.6 | 188 | ||
| 40 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1612 | 1555 | 1597.8 | 186 | ||
| 41 | Missouri | SEC | 4-1 | 1681 | 1363 | 1595.3 | 207 | ||
| 42 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1625 | 1509 | 1595.2 | 182 | ||
| 43 | California | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1630 | 1491 | 1594.3 | 175 | ||
| 44 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1566 | 1671 | 1591.4 | 194 | ||
| 45 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1614 | 1522 | 1590.7 | 190 | ||
| 46 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1586 | 1595 | 1588.1 | 173 | ||
| 47 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1612 | 1500 | 1582.9 | 192 | ||
| 48 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1662 | 1363 | 1581.3 | 181 | ||
| 49 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1608 | 1496 | 1579.4 | 199 | ||
| 50 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-2 | 1598 | 1487 | 1569.2 | 201 | ||
| 51 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-2 | 1572 | 1491 | 1551.5 | 193 | ||
| 52 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1577 | 1470 | 1549.5 | 192 | ||
| 53 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1575 | 1467 | 1547.5 | 196 | ||
| 54 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-3 | 1543 | 1551 | 1544.8 | 178 | ||
| 55 | Temple | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1621 | 1324 | 1540.9 | 202 | ||
| 56 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1568 | 1452 | 1538.3 | 192 | ||
| 57 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1548 | 1505 | 1537.5 | 200 | ||
| 58 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-3 | 1531 | 1547 | 1534.8 | 182 | ||
| 59 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1561 | 1457 | 1534.6 | 194 | ||
| 60 | Duke | ACC | 3-2 | 1555 | 1460 | 1530.7 | 177 | ||
| 61 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-2 | 1544 | 1441 | 1517.6 | 186 | ||
| 62 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1543 | 1439 | 1516.5 | 184 | ||
| 63 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1488 | 1594 | 1514.0 | 197 | ||
| 64 | UCF | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1550 | 1393 | 1509.3 | 177 | ||
| 65 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 1533 | 1421 | 1503.9 | 192 | ||
| 66 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1576 | 1290 | 1499.1 | 213 | ||
| 67 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1465 | 1590 | 1495.3 | 185 | ||
| 68 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1588 | 1234 | 1491.1 | 198 | ||
| 69 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-2 | 1542 | 1346 | 1490.1 | 179 | ||
| 70 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1578 | 1251 | 1489.0 | 199 | ||
| 71 | Louisville | ACC | 3-2 | 1515 | 1404 | 1486.2 | 180 | ||
| 72 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1516 | 1382 | 1481.5 | 187 | ||
| 73 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-3 | 1461 | 1543 | 1481.5 | 184 | ||
| 74 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1468 | 1521 | 1481.2 | 203 | ||
| 75 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1480 | 1463 | 1475.8 | 173 | ||
| 76 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1512 | 1361 | 1472.6 | 212 | ||
| 77 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1493 | 1405 | 1470.9 | 188 | ||
| 78 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-3 | 1444 | 1554 | 1470.6 | 183 | ||
| 79 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1545 | 1239 | 1461.8 | 210 | ||
| 80 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1463 | 1457 | 1461.6 | 174 | ||
| 81 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1486 | 1384 | 1459.7 | 199 | ||
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1502 | 1335 | 1458.2 | 194 | ||
| 84 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1498 | 1331 | 1454.8 | 201 | ||
| 85 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1432 | 1499 | 1448.4 | 192 | ||
| 86 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1449 | 1415 | 1440.6 | 180 | ||
| 87 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-3 | 1439 | 1443 | 1440.2 | 206 | ||
| 88 | Houston | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1426 | 1475 | 1438.0 | 187 | ||
| 89 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1515 | 1216 | 1433.8 | 212 | ||
| 90 | Boston College | ACC | 3-3 | 1432 | 1435 | 1433.0 | 183 | ||
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1418 | 1476 | 1432.4 | 191 | ||
| 92 | James Madison | CAA | 5-1 | 1541 | 1143 | 1430.2 | 198 | ||
| 93 | Miami | ACC | 2-3 | 1404 | 1458 | 1416.9 | 185 | ||
| 94 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1435 | 1344 | 1411.5 | 208 | ||
| 95 | NC State | ACC | 3-2 | 1438 | 1310 | 1404.8 | 197 | ||
| 96 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1341 | 1600 | 1401.8 | 192 | ||
| 97 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1369 | 1499 | 1400.2 | 186 | ||
| 98 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1331 | 1586 | 1390.9 | 200 | ||
| 99 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1375 | 1432 | 1389.1 | 190 | ||
| 100 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1401 | 1339 | 1385.5 | 202 | ||
| 101 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1361 | 1447 | 1382.2 | 182 | ||
| 102 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1392 | 1337 | 1378.0 | 176 | ||
| 103 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1315 | 1563 | 1372.6 | 183 | ||
| 104 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1359 | 1401 | 1369.3 | 184 | ||
| 105 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1354 | 1383 | 1361.4 | 186 | ||
| 106 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1346 | 1398 | 1358.7 | 190 | ||
| 107 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1335 | 1381 | 1346.5 | 186 | ||
| 108 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1330 | 1380 | 1342.6 | 200 | ||
| 109 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-5 | 1271 | 1557 | 1337.3 | 187 | ||
| 110 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1321 | 1373 | 1334.1 | 201 | ||
| 111 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1318 | 1353 | 1326.8 | 189 | ||
| 112 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-4 | 1275 | 1494 | 1326.7 | 191 | ||
| 114 | UTSA | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1318 | 1342 | 1324.1 | 185 | ||
| 115 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1390 | 1130 | 1320.1 | 233 | ||
| 116 | Tennessee | SEC | 1-4 | 1252 | 1519 | 1313.7 | 209 | ||
| 117 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1299 | 1312 | 1302.0 | 192 | ||
| 119 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-3 | 1283 | 1311 | 1290.3 | 192 | ||
| 121 | Delaware | CAA | 3-2 | 1326 | 1170 | 1285.2 | 217 | ||
| 125 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1264 | 1255 | 1262.1 | 190 | ||
| 126 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1208 | 1436 | 1261.6 | 202 | ||
| 127 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1211 | 1418 | 1259.6 | 187 | ||
| 131 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1208 | 1339 | 1239.8 | 183 | ||
| 132 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1244 | 1222 | 1238.1 | 192 | ||
| 134 | Sam Houston | Southland | 3-2 | 1283 | 1095 | 1233.0 | 193 | ||
| 135 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-6 | 1131 | 1569 | 1227.4 | 194 | ||
| 136 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1164 | 1419 | 1223.5 | 215 | ||
| 139 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1159 | 1390 | 1212.8 | 200 | ||
| 140 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1165 | 1357 | 1210.3 | 185 | ||
| 142 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-6 | 1108 | 1532 | 1201.4 | 188 | ||
| 146 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1125 | 1362 | 1180.2 | 190 | ||
| 147 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 4-2 | 1246 | 1000 | 1179.3 | 199 | ||
| 150 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1117 | 1365 | 1174.2 | 182 | ||
| 151 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-4 | 1127 | 1308 | 1170.0 | 207 | ||
| 152 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1121 | 1311 | 1165.4 | 186 | ||
| 170 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1052 | 1263 | 1101.1 | 187 | ||
| 171 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-5 | 1021 | 1367 | 1098.6 | 188 | ||
| 174 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-3 | 1073 | 1143 | 1089.9 | 226 | ||