| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 207 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-6 | 917 | 1196 | 980.3 | 182 | ||
| 188 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-8 | 936 | 1339 | 1023.5 | 159 | ||
| 179 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 990 | 1289 | 1057.8 | 167 | ||
| 164 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 6-3 | 1175 | 957 | 1116.2 | 167 | ||
| 160 | Delaware | CAA | 4-4 | 1129 | 1124 | 1127.7 | 171 | ||
| 152 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1076 | 1414 | 1152.3 | 169 | ||
| 151 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-7 | 1076 | 1427 | 1154.5 | 169 | ||
| 148 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 0-8 | 1062 | 1510 | 1160.1 | 171 | ||
| 146 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-8 | 1067 | 1528 | 1167.0 | 171 | ||
| 145 | Sam Houston | Southland | 4-4 | 1186 | 1125 | 1170.4 | 156 | ||
| 144 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1112 | 1398 | 1177.7 | 168 | ||
| 139 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1210 | 1273 | 1225.5 | 150 | ||
| 134 | UConn | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1203 | 1405 | 1251.0 | 157 | ||
| 131 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1205 | 1426 | 1256.9 | 169 | ||
| 130 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1205 | 1428 | 1257.5 | 155 | ||
| 127 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 5-1 | 1415 | 917 | 1269.7 | 220 | ||
| 125 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-6 | 1225 | 1471 | 1282.1 | 172 | ||
| 124 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1300 | 1235 | 1283.8 | 151 | ||
| 122 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-5 | 1266 | 1374 | 1292.2 | 189 | ||
| 119 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1299 | 1384 | 1319.4 | 161 | ||
| 118 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1299 | 1389 | 1320.7 | 152 | ||
| 117 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1275 | 1472 | 1322.0 | 162 | ||
| 116 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1305 | 1376 | 1322.4 | 151 | ||
| 115 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1320 | 1336 | 1323.8 | 160 | ||
| 113 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1326 | 1356 | 1333.6 | 158 | ||
| 112 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1330 | 1357 | 1336.6 | 164 | ||
| 111 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1297 | 1478 | 1339.8 | 168 | ||
| 110 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1309 | 1449 | 1342.8 | 163 | ||
| 109 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1354 | 1320 | 1345.2 | 161 | ||
| 108 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1335 | 1378 | 1345.9 | 172 | ||
| 107 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1340 | 1368 | 1347.3 | 164 | ||
| 106 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5 | 1321 | 1482 | 1359.6 | 172 | ||
| 105 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-5 | 1349 | 1447 | 1373.1 | 149 | ||
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1355 | 1445 | 1377.0 | 149 | ||
| 103 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1393 | 1333 | 1377.7 | 157 | ||
| 102 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1394 | 1332 | 1378.1 | 154 | ||
| 101 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-6 | 1314 | 1671 | 1395.4 | 181 | ||
| 100 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 5-3 | 1435 | 1284 | 1395.8 | 167 | ||
| 99 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1427 | 1358 | 1409.3 | 152 | ||
| 98 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1400 | 1519 | 1429.0 | 161 | ||
| 97 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1377 | 1598 | 1429.4 | 160 | ||
| 96 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1421 | 1465 | 1431.8 | 176 | ||
| 95 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-5 | 1404 | 1519 | 1432.0 | 158 | ||
| 94 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1458 | 1359 | 1432.4 | 162 | ||
| 93 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1384 | 1597 | 1434.3 | 160 | ||
| 92 | NC State | ACC | 4-3 | 1459 | 1369 | 1435.6 | 166 | ||
| 91 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1482 | 1321 | 1440.2 | 158 | ||
| 90 | Duke | ACC | 4-4 | 1444 | 1430 | 1440.7 | 147 | ||
| 89 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1435 | 1470 | 1443.5 | 156 | ||
| 88 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1445 | 1462 | 1449.2 | 168 | ||
| 87 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1427 | 1535 | 1453.7 | 162 | ||
| 86 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1462 | 1431 | 1454.2 | 148 | ||
| 85 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1458 | 1446 | 1455.4 | 149 | ||
| 84 | Nevada | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1457 | 1455 | 1456.3 | 147 | ||
| 83 | Missouri | SEC | 5-3 | 1488 | 1375 | 1458.9 | 167 | ||
| 82 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1461 | 1457 | 1459.9 | 150 | ||
| 81 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1432 | 1547 | 1459.9 | 158 | ||
| 80 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1444 | 1531 | 1465.0 | 165 | ||
| 79 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1507 | 1365 | 1470.1 | 151 | ||
| 78 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-5 | 1446 | 1566 | 1475.3 | 153 | ||
| 77 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1520 | 1361 | 1478.3 | 159 | ||
| 76 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1485 | 1466 | 1480.4 | 152 | ||
| 75 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1581 | 1216 | 1480.4 | 185 | ||
| 74 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1496 | 1438 | 1481.3 | 142 | ||
| 73 | James Madison | CAA | 8-1 | 1615 | 1149 | 1483.4 | 173 | ||
| 72 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-5 | 1476 | 1550 | 1494.2 | 170 | ||
| 71 | California | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1493 | 1510 | 1497.2 | 158 | ||
| 69 | Miami | ACC | 4-4 | 1513 | 1479 | 1504.4 | 161 | ||
| 68 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1510 | 1503 | 1508.1 | 172 | ||
| 67 | Marshall | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1547 | 1404 | 1510.2 | 150 | ||
| 66 | Boston College | ACC | 4-4 | 1509 | 1515 | 1510.9 | 164 | ||
| 65 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1546 | 1413 | 1511.5 | 160 | ||
| 64 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1460 | 1701 | 1517.1 | 159 | ||
| 63 | BYU | FBS Independents | 3-4 | 1503 | 1576 | 1520.9 | 166 | ||
| 62 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1585 | 1345 | 1521.1 | 161 | ||
| 61 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-5 | 1489 | 1642 | 1525.7 | 155 | ||
| 60 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1495 | 1637 | 1529.7 | 149 | ||
| 59 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-4 | 1530 | 1544 | 1533.4 | 150 | ||
| 58 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-4 | 1532 | 1542 | 1534.3 | 153 | ||
| 57 | Virginia | ACC | 5-3 | 1558 | 1473 | 1536.0 | 155 | ||
| 56 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-5 | 1519 | 1593 | 1537.3 | 176 | ||
| 55 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1523 | 1583 | 1537.5 | 168 | ||
| 54 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1607 | 1354 | 1539.6 | 168 | ||
| 53 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1522 | 1612 | 1544.4 | 163 | ||
| 52 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-2 | 1616 | 1366 | 1549.5 | 168 | ||
| 51 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1547 | 1564 | 1551.0 | 146 | ||
| 50 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1557 | 1558 | 1557.4 | 154 | ||
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 7-1 | 1678 | 1254 | 1559.9 | 171 | ||
| 48 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1590 | 1510 | 1569.2 | 159 | ||
| 47 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1600 | 1506 | 1575.9 | 155 | ||
| 46 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1597 | 1518 | 1576.9 | 161 | ||
| 45 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1644 | 1405 | 1580.9 | 157 | ||
| 44 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1611 | 1501 | 1582.5 | 155 | ||
| 43 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1690 | 1304 | 1583.5 | 168 | ||
| 42 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1619 | 1496 | 1587.0 | 159 | ||
| 41 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1585 | 1612 | 1591.9 | 147 | ||
| 40 | Florida State | ACC | 4-4 | 1599 | 1608 | 1601.2 | 149 | ||
| 39 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1626 | 1535 | 1602.8 | 160 | ||
| 38 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1667 | 1431 | 1604.8 | 153 | ||
| 37 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-3 | 1646 | 1547 | 1620.6 | 158 | ||
| 36 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-3 | 1653 | 1545 | 1625.0 | 153 | ||
| 35 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1656 | 1535 | 1625.1 | 150 | ||
| 34 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1622 | 1646 | 1628.0 | 160 | ||
| 33 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1654 | 1572 | 1633.1 | 154 | ||
| 32 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1706 | 1459 | 1640.4 | 152 | ||
| 31 | Louisville | ACC | 5-3 | 1672 | 1558 | 1642.9 | 152 | ||
| 30 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1682 | 1586 | 1657.5 | 159 | ||
| 29 | Georgia | SEC | 6-1 | 1757 | 1429 | 1668.5 | 183 | ||
| 28 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1766 | 1434 | 1675.9 | 190 | ||
| 27 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1667 | 1710 | 1677.7 | 152 | ||
| 26 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1714 | 1592 | 1682.8 | 153 | ||
| 25 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1735 | 1549 | 1686.6 | 161 | ||
| 24 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-1 | 1778 | 1475 | 1696.9 | 175 | ||
| 23 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1717 | 1645 | 1699.0 | 147 | ||
| 22 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1766 | 1539 | 1705.9 | 150 | ||
| 21 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1810 | 1439 | 1709.0 | 169 | ||
| 20 | Memphis | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1810 | 1442 | 1710.3 | 166 | ||
| 19 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1799 | 1524 | 1726.0 | 160 | ||
| 18 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1780 | 1600 | 1733.3 | 161 | ||
| 17 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1830 | 1482 | 1735.9 | 161 | ||
| 16 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1780 | 1614 | 1736.8 | 165 | ||
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-2 | 1776 | 1628 | 1738.1 | 160 | ||
| 14 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1878 | 1378 | 1738.6 | 172 | ||
| 13 | Navy | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1828 | 1505 | 1741.5 | 161 | ||
| 12 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-0 | 1904 | 1404 | 1764.3 | 184 | ||
| 11 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2 | 1823 | 1634 | 1774.0 | 158 | ||
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1916 | 1443 | 1784.6 | 178 | ||
| 9 | Baylor | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1931 | 1463 | 1801.6 | 173 | ||
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1857 | 1678 | 1810.9 | 149 | ||
| 7 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1899 | 1573 | 1811.5 | 151 | ||
| 6 | Florida | SEC | 7-1 | 1914 | 1544 | 1813.5 | 168 | ||
| 5 | SMU | American Athletic | 8-0 | 1971 | 1511 | 1844.1 | 172 | ||
| 4 | Clemson | ACC | 8-0 | 1979 | 1556 | 1863.2 | 169 | ||
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1995 | 1535 | 1868.4 | 159 | ||
| 2 | LSU | SEC | 8-0 | 2049 | 1530 | 1904.3 | 167 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 2030 | 1600 | 1912.8 | 162 | ||