| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1984 | 1607 | 1882.3 | 177 | ||
| 2 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1968 | 1579 | 1863.0 | 182 | ||
| 3 | LSU | SEC | 6-0 | 1984 | 1469 | 1840.7 | 189 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 6-0 | 1937 | 1548 | 1831.5 | 185 | ||
| 5 | Auburn | SEC | 5-1 | 1859 | 1639 | 1801.5 | 172 | ||
| 6 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-0 | 1939 | 1443 | 1801.1 | 195 | ||
| 7 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1915 | 1485 | 1796.8 | 192 | ||
| 8 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 1885 | 1535 | 1790.9 | 177 | ||
| 9 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1911 | 1457 | 1785.9 | 183 | ||
| 10 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1 | 1852 | 1601 | 1785.4 | 174 | ||
| 11 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1847 | 1610 | 1784.7 | 174 | ||
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 6-0 | 1896 | 1481 | 1782.3 | 186 | ||
| 13 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1901 | 1436 | 1772.3 | 184 | ||
| 14 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-0 | 1885 | 1462 | 1769.0 | 192 | ||
| 15 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1830 | 1548 | 1755.1 | 170 | ||
| 16 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1897 | 1382 | 1752.8 | 190 | ||
| 17 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1823 | 1527 | 1743.9 | 183 | ||
| 18 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1856 | 1389 | 1726.5 | 181 | ||
| 19 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1764 | 1558 | 1709.7 | 165 | ||
| 20 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1772 | 1525 | 1706.8 | 169 | ||
| 21 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1730 | 1620 | 1702.0 | 168 | ||
| 22 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-2 | 1724 | 1582 | 1687.2 | 175 | ||
| 23 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1690 | 1673 | 1685.5 | 159 | ||
| 24 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1755 | 1483 | 1682.6 | 186 | ||
| 25 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1696 | 1572 | 1664.1 | 168 | ||
| 26 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1684 | 1600 | 1662.8 | 178 | ||
| 27 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1744 | 1410 | 1653.6 | 186 | ||
| 28 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-1 | 1724 | 1454 | 1651.8 | 193 | ||
| 29 | Missouri | SEC | 5-1 | 1739 | 1393 | 1645.3 | 186 | ||
| 30 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1686 | 1518 | 1642.6 | 173 | ||
| 31 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1722 | 1420 | 1641.0 | 182 | ||
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1 | 1716 | 1420 | 1636.8 | 198 | ||
| 33 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1715 | 1420 | 1635.8 | 185 | ||
| 34 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1623 | 1668 | 1634.3 | 169 | ||
| 35 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1639 | 1607 | 1631.2 | 158 | ||
| 36 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1706 | 1389 | 1620.4 | 194 | ||
| 37 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1605 | 1656 | 1617.8 | 170 | ||
| 38 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1647 | 1529 | 1616.4 | 175 | ||
| 39 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1654 | 1502 | 1614.5 | 176 | ||
| 40 | Florida State | ACC | 3-3 | 1602 | 1615 | 1605.2 | 172 | ||
| 41 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1622 | 1547 | 1602.6 | 188 | ||
| 42 | Louisville | ACC | 4-2 | 1637 | 1484 | 1597.7 | 172 | ||
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1625 | 1509 | 1595.2 | 182 | ||
| 44 | California | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1630 | 1491 | 1594.3 | 175 | ||
| 45 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1586 | 1595 | 1588.1 | 173 | ||
| 46 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-3 | 1607 | 1517 | 1584.1 | 197 | ||
| 47 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1571 | 1558 | 1567.8 | 185 | ||
| 48 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-3 | 1556 | 1591 | 1564.6 | 174 | ||
| 49 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1602 | 1438 | 1559.6 | 180 | ||
| 50 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1603 | 1429 | 1557.8 | 179 | ||
| 51 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1513 | 1675 | 1552.1 | 177 | ||
| 52 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1575 | 1467 | 1547.5 | 196 | ||
| 53 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1542 | 1565 | 1547.4 | 169 | ||
| 54 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-3 | 1541 | 1553 | 1544.1 | 181 | ||
| 55 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1635 | 1295 | 1542.6 | 188 | ||
| 56 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-3 | 1531 | 1547 | 1534.8 | 182 | ||
| 57 | Nevada | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1570 | 1424 | 1531.8 | 171 | ||
| 58 | Duke | ACC | 4-2 | 1571 | 1405 | 1527.6 | 171 | ||
| 59 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1585 | 1365 | 1527.0 | 180 | ||
| 60 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1568 | 1405 | 1525.7 | 180 | ||
| 61 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1543 | 1439 | 1516.5 | 184 | ||
| 62 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1535 | 1459 | 1515.9 | 160 | ||
| 63 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-4 | 1498 | 1570 | 1515.9 | 165 | ||
| 64 | Virginia | ACC | 4-2 | 1543 | 1433 | 1515.0 | 186 | ||
| 65 | Miami | ACC | 3-3 | 1520 | 1495 | 1513.9 | 174 | ||
| 66 | UCF | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1550 | 1393 | 1509.3 | 177 | ||
| 67 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1563 | 1349 | 1506.3 | 176 | ||
| 68 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1504 | 1499 | 1502.9 | 190 | ||
| 69 | NC State | ACC | 4-2 | 1546 | 1358 | 1496.7 | 180 | ||
| 70 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1551 | 1336 | 1494.4 | 184 | ||
| 71 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-2 | 1549 | 1339 | 1493.6 | 184 | ||
| 72 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-3 | 1488 | 1509 | 1493.2 | 170 | ||
| 73 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1460 | 1585 | 1490.3 | 185 | ||
| 74 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-2 | 1542 | 1346 | 1490.1 | 179 | ||
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1591 | 1218 | 1488.0 | 194 | ||
| 76 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1443 | 1629 | 1487.3 | 177 | ||
| 77 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-3 | 1485 | 1479 | 1483.5 | 183 | ||
| 78 | James Madison | CAA | 6-1 | 1598 | 1183 | 1482.4 | 180 | ||
| 79 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1528 | 1337 | 1477.6 | 175 | ||
| 80 | UAB | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1565 | 1233 | 1474.4 | 192 | ||
| 82 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1463 | 1457 | 1461.6 | 174 | ||
| 83 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-4 | 1430 | 1546 | 1457.9 | 199 | ||
| 84 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1465 | 1437 | 1457.9 | 173 | ||
| 85 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1457 | 1447 | 1454.5 | 179 | ||
| 86 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-3 | 1453 | 1434 | 1448.1 | 174 | ||
| 87 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1472 | 1371 | 1446.1 | 172 | ||
| 88 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1483 | 1333 | 1444.0 | 190 | ||
| 89 | Boston College | ACC | 3-3 | 1432 | 1435 | 1433.0 | 183 | ||
| 90 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1441 | 1401 | 1430.7 | 170 | ||
| 91 | Houston | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1400 | 1521 | 1429.0 | 177 | ||
| 92 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1436 | 1395 | 1425.6 | 182 | ||
| 93 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1411 | 1465 | 1424.3 | 186 | ||
| 94 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1408 | 1420 | 1410.8 | 196 | ||
| 95 | BYU | FBS Independents | 2-4 | 1377 | 1515 | 1410.3 | 168 | ||
| 96 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1419 | 1382 | 1409.9 | 189 | ||
| 97 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1379 | 1474 | 1401.9 | 194 | ||
| 98 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1341 | 1600 | 1401.8 | 192 | ||
| 99 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1369 | 1499 | 1400.2 | 186 | ||
| 100 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1365 | 1496 | 1396.8 | 173 | ||
| 101 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1359 | 1489 | 1390.2 | 185 | ||
| 102 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1359 | 1480 | 1388.3 | 174 | ||
| 103 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1392 | 1337 | 1378.0 | 176 | ||
| 104 | Marshall | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1378 | 1344 | 1369.6 | 172 | ||
| 105 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1359 | 1401 | 1369.3 | 184 | ||
| 106 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1388 | 1304 | 1366.8 | 179 | ||
| 107 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1357 | 1394 | 1366.3 | 186 | ||
| 108 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-4 | 1329 | 1434 | 1354.7 | 177 | ||
| 109 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1282 | 1564 | 1347.4 | 172 | ||
| 110 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-5 | 1271 | 1557 | 1337.3 | 187 | ||
| 111 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1307 | 1425 | 1335.3 | 176 | ||
| 112 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1318 | 1353 | 1326.8 | 189 | ||
| 114 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1331 | 1239 | 1307.5 | 175 | ||
| 115 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1279 | 1395 | 1306.7 | 191 | ||
| 116 | UTSA | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1279 | 1370 | 1301.0 | 172 | ||
| 118 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-1 | 1399 | 1019 | 1292.4 | 228 | ||
| 121 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1253 | 1393 | 1286.5 | 170 | ||
| 124 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1244 | 1362 | 1272.7 | 177 | ||
| 126 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1198 | 1467 | 1260.2 | 182 | ||
| 127 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-4 | 1236 | 1333 | 1259.3 | 176 | ||
| 129 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1226 | 1351 | 1255.9 | 181 | ||
| 133 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1223 | 1309 | 1243.7 | 172 | ||
| 134 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-5 | 1183 | 1439 | 1242.7 | 175 | ||
| 136 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1208 | 1339 | 1239.8 | 183 | ||
| 138 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-6 | 1131 | 1569 | 1227.4 | 194 | ||
| 140 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1189 | 1280 | 1211.4 | 176 | ||
| 141 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1165 | 1357 | 1210.3 | 185 | ||
| 147 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-7 | 1083 | 1520 | 1179.1 | 179 | ||
| 149 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1117 | 1365 | 1174.2 | 182 | ||
| 150 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1110 | 1381 | 1172.5 | 183 | ||
| 151 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 5-2 | 1255 | 947 | 1169.8 | 195 | ||
| 152 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-5 | 1107 | 1350 | 1163.0 | 197 | ||
| 153 | Delaware | CAA | 3-3 | 1148 | 1135 | 1144.9 | 204 | ||
| 157 | Sam Houston | Southland | 3-3 | 1145 | 1069 | 1125.9 | 182 | ||
| 165 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-6 | 1040 | 1308 | 1101.5 | 182 | ||
| 171 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-6 | 1006 | 1387 | 1090.4 | 182 | ||
| 209 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-4 | 958 | 1113 | 994.7 | 199 | ||