| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-5 | 949 | 1189 | 1004.2 | 195 | ||
| 182 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-7 | 968 | 1361 | 1054.4 | 169 | ||
| 170 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 5-3 | 1139 | 960 | 1091.0 | 180 | ||
| 165 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-6 | 1040 | 1308 | 1101.5 | 182 | ||
| 154 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-6 | 1078 | 1359 | 1142.4 | 170 | ||
| 151 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1095 | 1407 | 1166.2 | 177 | ||
| 147 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1121 | 1353 | 1174.7 | 171 | ||
| 146 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-7 | 1080 | 1527 | 1177.9 | 177 | ||
| 145 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-7 | 1083 | 1520 | 1179.1 | 179 | ||
| 142 | Sam Houston | Southland | 4-3 | 1237 | 1100 | 1201.6 | 168 | ||
| 140 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1181 | 1317 | 1213.4 | 159 | ||
| 138 | Delaware | CAA | 4-3 | 1246 | 1146 | 1220.5 | 182 | ||
| 137 | UConn | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1160 | 1457 | 1228.1 | 169 | ||
| 132 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1204 | 1384 | 1247.2 | 173 | ||
| 130 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1247 | 1291 | 1258.0 | 170 | ||
| 129 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1218 | 1390 | 1258.9 | 174 | ||
| 127 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1222 | 1406 | 1265.6 | 160 | ||
| 123 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-5 | 1229 | 1408 | 1271.8 | 174 | ||
| 122 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 4-1 | 1405 | 945 | 1272.5 | 225 | ||
| 121 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1244 | 1362 | 1272.7 | 177 | ||
| 119 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-5 | 1266 | 1374 | 1292.2 | 189 | ||
| 117 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1304 | 1312 | 1306.0 | 168 | ||
| 116 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1320 | 1336 | 1323.8 | 160 | ||
| 115 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1286 | 1456 | 1326.7 | 160 | ||
| 114 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1371 | 1228 | 1333.9 | 162 | ||
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1335 | 1378 | 1345.9 | 172 | ||
| 111 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1359 | 1314 | 1347.4 | 175 | ||
| 110 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-6 | 1275 | 1605 | 1350.2 | 169 | ||
| 109 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1350 | 1367 | 1354.6 | 163 | ||
| 108 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1319 | 1474 | 1356.0 | 175 | ||
| 107 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5 | 1321 | 1482 | 1359.6 | 172 | ||
| 106 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1381 | 1415 | 1389.5 | 161 | ||
| 105 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1359 | 1489 | 1390.2 | 185 | ||
| 104 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-5 | 1347 | 1532 | 1390.8 | 178 | ||
| 103 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1371 | 1455 | 1391.4 | 179 | ||
| 102 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1415 | 1375 | 1404.5 | 170 | ||
| 101 | Miami | ACC | 3-4 | 1399 | 1439 | 1408.6 | 168 | ||
| 100 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1335 | 1664 | 1410.2 | 190 | ||
| 99 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1406 | 1434 | 1413.1 | 159 | ||
| 98 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1440 | 1344 | 1415.2 | 162 | ||
| 97 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-4 | 1406 | 1453 | 1417.9 | 161 | ||
| 96 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1408 | 1457 | 1420.0 | 161 | ||
| 95 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1412 | 1470 | 1426.5 | 165 | ||
| 94 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1412 | 1471 | 1426.8 | 161 | ||
| 93 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1439 | 1404 | 1430.3 | 168 | ||
| 92 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1421 | 1465 | 1431.8 | 176 | ||
| 91 | NC State | ACC | 4-3 | 1459 | 1369 | 1435.6 | 166 | ||
| 90 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1465 | 1353 | 1436.5 | 164 | ||
| 89 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1401 | 1561 | 1439.7 | 176 | ||
| 88 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1480 | 1336 | 1442.4 | 165 | ||
| 87 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1436 | 1475 | 1445.7 | 165 | ||
| 86 | Marshall | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1471 | 1375 | 1446.7 | 161 | ||
| 85 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1445 | 1462 | 1449.2 | 168 | ||
| 84 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1439 | 1482 | 1450.0 | 164 | ||
| 83 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-5 | 1413 | 1596 | 1456.9 | 192 | ||
| 82 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1463 | 1453 | 1460.6 | 150 | ||
| 81 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1424 | 1599 | 1465.7 | 172 | ||
| 80 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-4 | 1451 | 1514 | 1466.4 | 171 | ||
| 78 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1520 | 1321 | 1467.9 | 176 | ||
| 77 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-5 | 1446 | 1566 | 1475.3 | 153 | ||
| 76 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-4 | 1457 | 1538 | 1477.1 | 160 | ||
| 75 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 5-2 | 1548 | 1285 | 1477.9 | 177 | ||
| 74 | James Madison | CAA | 7-1 | 1605 | 1157 | 1478.8 | 177 | ||
| 73 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1581 | 1216 | 1480.4 | 185 | ||
| 72 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1520 | 1372 | 1481.6 | 159 | ||
| 71 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1486 | 1470 | 1482.2 | 169 | ||
| 70 | Duke | ACC | 4-3 | 1505 | 1425 | 1484.4 | 158 | ||
| 69 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-4 | 1465 | 1548 | 1485.4 | 166 | ||
| 68 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1474 | 1549 | 1492.6 | 165 | ||
| 67 | Nevada | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1510 | 1445 | 1493.3 | 158 | ||
| 66 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1508 | 1475 | 1499.7 | 170 | ||
| 65 | Boston College | ACC | 4-3 | 1523 | 1451 | 1504.4 | 168 | ||
| 64 | California | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1517 | 1468 | 1504.4 | 166 | ||
| 63 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1531 | 1449 | 1510.3 | 180 | ||
| 62 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1534 | 1460 | 1515.1 | 165 | ||
| 61 | BYU | FBS Independents | 3-4 | 1503 | 1576 | 1520.9 | 166 | ||
| 60 | Missouri | SEC | 5-2 | 1582 | 1363 | 1523.8 | 182 | ||
| 59 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1483 | 1689 | 1532.2 | 167 | ||
| 58 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1520 | 1576 | 1533.5 | 169 | ||
| 57 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1606 | 1345 | 1536.6 | 172 | ||
| 56 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1607 | 1354 | 1539.6 | 168 | ||
| 55 | UCF | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1593 | 1393 | 1540.0 | 164 | ||
| 54 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1522 | 1612 | 1544.4 | 163 | ||
| 53 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-2 | 1616 | 1366 | 1549.5 | 168 | ||
| 52 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1532 | 1631 | 1555.7 | 159 | ||
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1669 | 1273 | 1559.7 | 174 | ||
| 50 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1618 | 1412 | 1563.6 | 165 | ||
| 49 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-4 | 1541 | 1647 | 1566.8 | 168 | ||
| 48 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-4 | 1574 | 1569 | 1572.5 | 184 | ||
| 47 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1583 | 1547 | 1574.1 | 160 | ||
| 46 | Florida State | ACC | 3-4 | 1558 | 1630 | 1575.5 | 159 | ||
| 45 | Virginia | ACC | 5-2 | 1620 | 1452 | 1576.6 | 169 | ||
| 44 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1677 | 1316 | 1578.1 | 173 | ||
| 43 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1595 | 1565 | 1587.7 | 172 | ||
| 42 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-3 | 1603 | 1545 | 1588.2 | 165 | ||
| 41 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1647 | 1433 | 1591.0 | 165 | ||
| 40 | Louisville | ACC | 4-3 | 1613 | 1549 | 1596.7 | 164 | ||
| 39 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1652 | 1461 | 1601.7 | 166 | ||
| 38 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1582 | 1678 | 1605.1 | 173 | ||
| 37 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1653 | 1484 | 1608.7 | 176 | ||
| 36 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1621 | 1577 | 1609.6 | 156 | ||
| 35 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1639 | 1607 | 1631.2 | 158 | ||
| 34 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1700 | 1482 | 1642.7 | 172 | ||
| 33 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1680 | 1546 | 1645.8 | 171 | ||
| 32 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1718 | 1522 | 1667.1 | 161 | ||
| 31 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1757 | 1429 | 1668.5 | 183 | ||
| 30 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1766 | 1434 | 1675.9 | 190 | ||
| 29 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1682 | 1662 | 1676.9 | 157 | ||
| 28 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1732 | 1526 | 1678.2 | 160 | ||
| 27 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1718 | 1580 | 1682.6 | 167 | ||
| 26 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1714 | 1592 | 1682.8 | 153 | ||
| 25 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1690 | 1673 | 1685.5 | 159 | ||
| 24 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1735 | 1554 | 1687.8 | 168 | ||
| 23 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1786 | 1436 | 1691.0 | 175 | ||
| 22 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-1 | 1778 | 1475 | 1696.9 | 175 | ||
| 21 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1784 | 1480 | 1702.5 | 174 | ||
| 20 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1749 | 1584 | 1706.0 | 161 | ||
| 19 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-2 | 1755 | 1568 | 1706.5 | 164 | ||
| 18 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 1805 | 1477 | 1716.9 | 169 | ||
| 17 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1799 | 1524 | 1726.0 | 160 | ||
| 16 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1865 | 1374 | 1727.5 | 177 | ||
| 15 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1821 | 1560 | 1751.6 | 178 | ||
| 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1793 | 1653 | 1757.0 | 161 | ||
| 13 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1921 | 1405 | 1776.2 | 180 | ||
| 12 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-0 | 1901 | 1458 | 1779.3 | 185 | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1 | 1852 | 1601 | 1785.4 | 174 | ||
| 10 | Auburn | SEC | 6-1 | 1865 | 1582 | 1789.8 | 170 | ||
| 9 | Alabama | SEC | 7-0 | 1911 | 1474 | 1790.5 | 180 | ||
| 8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 1882 | 1579 | 1801.2 | 157 | ||
| 7 | Baylor | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1931 | 1463 | 1801.6 | 173 | ||
| 6 | Florida | SEC | 7-1 | 1914 | 1544 | 1813.5 | 168 | ||
| 5 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1961 | 1522 | 1840.5 | 176 | ||
| 4 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1970 | 1513 | 1844.3 | 167 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 7-0 | 1965 | 1560 | 1854.9 | 174 | ||
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 7-0 | 2002 | 1482 | 1856.6 | 182 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1990 | 1569 | 1875.4 | 175 | ||