| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-6 | 994 | 1338 | 1070.4 | 172 | ||
| 155 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-4 | 1164 | 1045 | 1132.9 | 149 | ||
| 153 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-8 | 1049 | 1515 | 1149.6 | 179 | ||
| 148 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1088 | 1468 | 1172.7 | 218 | ||
| 144 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1275 | 1026 | 1207.6 | 276 | ||
| 142 | Penn State | Big Ten | 0-4 | 1131 | 1480 | 1209.4 | 206 | ||
| 141 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1133 | 1488 | 1213.0 | 177 | ||
| 140 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-5 | 1158 | 1407 | 1216.1 | 166 | ||
| 137 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-7 | 1128 | 1604 | 1231.7 | 197 | ||
| 136 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1190 | 1384 | 1236.1 | 164 | ||
| 131 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1249 | 1269 | 1254.0 | 188 | ||
| 129 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1207 | 1418 | 1256.5 | 248 | ||
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1207 | 1418 | 1256.5 | 248 | ||
| 126 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 9-2 | 1382 | 995 | 1273.0 | 170 | ||
| 124 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-9 | 1189 | 1592 | 1278.7 | 162 | ||
| 123 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-7 | 1198 | 1567 | 1280.9 | 179 | ||
| 122 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-1 | 1372 | 1053 | 1283.8 | 254 | ||
| 121 | California | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 1267 | 1337 | 1283.9 | 288 | ||
| 120 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1281 | 1299 | 1285.5 | 168 | ||
| 118 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1234 | 1476 | 1290.3 | 171 | ||
| 117 | Utah State | Mountain West | 0-4 | 1203 | 1612 | 1294.7 | 224 | ||
| 116 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1268 | 1397 | 1299.1 | 197 | ||
| 115 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-4 | 1205 | 1645 | 1302.8 | 228 | ||
| 114 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1248 | 1500 | 1307.1 | 257 | ||
| 113 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1337 | 1230 | 1309.6 | 250 | ||
| 112 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1254 | 1537 | 1319.6 | 174 | ||
| 111 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-4 | 1280 | 1458 | 1322.2 | 194 | ||
| 110 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1257 | 1595 | 1334.5 | 169 | ||
| 109 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-3 | 1253 | 1647 | 1341.9 | 234 | ||
| 107 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1279 | 1582 | 1348.6 | 261 | ||
| 108 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1279 | 1582 | 1348.6 | 261 | ||
| 106 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1279 | 1582 | 1348.6 | 261 | ||
| 105 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1314 | 1459 | 1349.0 | 209 | ||
| 104 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-5 | 1306 | 1488 | 1349.2 | 165 | ||
| 103 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1305 | 1507 | 1352.5 | 206 | ||
| 102 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1356 | 1390 | 1364.2 | 180 | ||
| 101 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 1337 | 1500 | 1376.0 | 291 | ||
| 100 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1364 | 1444 | 1383.8 | 153 | ||
| 99 | Michigan | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1341 | 1573 | 1395.7 | 220 | ||
| 98 | Florida State | ACC | 2-6 | 1338 | 1602 | 1399.5 | 166 | ||
| 97 | Louisville | ACC | 2-6 | 1347 | 1574 | 1400.4 | 154 | ||
| 96 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-2 | 1312 | 1703 | 1400.4 | 261 | ||
| 95 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1350 | 1569 | 1401.6 | 224 | ||
| 94 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1380 | 1477 | 1403.4 | 238 | ||
| 93 | LSU | SEC | 2-3 | 1396 | 1440 | 1407.1 | 181 | ||
| 92 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-4 | 1397 | 1439 | 1407.6 | 157 | ||
| 91 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1386 | 1476 | 1408.1 | 226 | ||
| 90 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-5 | 1368 | 1579 | 1417.8 | 174 | ||
| 89 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1389 | 1512 | 1418.5 | 163 | ||
| 88 | Duke | ACC | 2-6 | 1375 | 1559 | 1418.6 | 168 | ||
| 87 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1389 | 1535 | 1424.2 | 155 | ||
| 86 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-4 | 1380 | 1571 | 1425.5 | 178 | ||
| 85 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1400 | 1509 | 1426.4 | 156 | ||
| 84 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-4 | 1421 | 1448 | 1427.6 | 170 | ||
| 82 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 1383 | 1663 | 1448.2 | 288 | ||
| 81 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1436 | 1486 | 1448.4 | 153 | ||
| 79 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1467 | 1418 | 1454.8 | 248 | ||
| 80 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1467 | 1418 | 1454.8 | 248 | ||
| 78 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1429 | 1534 | 1454.8 | 225 | ||
| 77 | Sam Houston | Southland | 6-0 | 1666 | 981 | 1459.5 | 250 | ||
| 76 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1486 | 1393 | 1462.2 | 160 | ||
| 75 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1462 | 1469 | 1463.4 | 203 | ||
| 74 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1560 | 1258 | 1478.8 | 182 | ||
| 73 | James Madison | CAA | 5-0 | 1675 | 1023 | 1480.9 | 251 | ||
| 72 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-4 | 1493 | 1471 | 1487.9 | 159 | ||
| 71 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1474 | 1538 | 1490.1 | 165 | ||
| 70 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1461 | 1584 | 1490.8 | 224 | ||
| 69 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1533 | 1372 | 1491.1 | 222 | ||
| 68 | UTSA | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1513 | 1444 | 1495.8 | 151 | ||
| 67 | Missouri | SEC | 2-3 | 1482 | 1540 | 1496.7 | 183 | ||
| 66 | Utah | Pac-12 | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 65 | UConn | American Athletic | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 64 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 63 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1503 | 1500 | 1501.9 | 257 | ||
| 62 | Delaware | CAA | 5-0 | 1685 | 1069 | 1504.0 | 242 | ||
| 61 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1533 | 1455 | 1513.5 | 165 | ||
| 60 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1529 | 1475 | 1515.7 | 169 | ||
| 59 | Virginia | ACC | 3-4 | 1506 | 1548 | 1516.3 | 168 | ||
| 58 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-3 | 1547 | 1427 | 1516.4 | 168 | ||
| 57 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1512 | 1577 | 1528.3 | 168 | ||
| 56 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-4 | 1516 | 1578 | 1531.4 | 158 | ||
| 55 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1541 | 1515 | 1534.7 | 209 | ||
| 54 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1551 | 1495 | 1536.5 | 148 | ||
| 53 | Washington | Pac-12 | 1-0 | 1617 | 1337 | 1542.0 | 288 | ||
| 51 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1533 | 1582 | 1544.9 | 248 | ||
| 52 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1533 | 1582 | 1544.9 | 248 | ||
| 50 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1533 | 1582 | 1544.9 | 248 | ||
| 49 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1567 | 1481 | 1545.1 | 162 | ||
| 48 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1605 | 1381 | 1545.7 | 213 | ||
| 47 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1584 | 1445 | 1548.0 | 158 | ||
| 46 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1615 | 1410 | 1560.9 | 168 | ||
| 45 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1622 | 1418 | 1568.6 | 173 | ||
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 4-2 | 1603 | 1483 | 1572.3 | 168 | ||
| 43 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-4 | 1579 | 1596 | 1583.5 | 152 | ||
| 42 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1616 | 1533 | 1595.0 | 225 | ||
| 41 | Boston College | ACC | 5-4 | 1607 | 1571 | 1598.1 | 148 | ||
| 40 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1598 | 1626 | 1605.0 | 172 | ||
| 39 | NC State | ACC | 5-3 | 1637 | 1529 | 1609.6 | 155 | ||
| 38 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-1 | 1722 | 1335 | 1616.1 | 178 | ||
| 37 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1688 | 1436 | 1621.1 | 162 | ||
| 36 | UCF | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1675 | 1497 | 1628.3 | 168 | ||
| 35 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1700 | 1439 | 1630.7 | 190 | ||
| 34 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-0 | 1721 | 1418 | 1639.9 | 261 | ||
| 33 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-0 | 1721 | 1418 | 1639.9 | 261 | ||
| 32 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1721 | 1418 | 1639.9 | 261 | ||
| 31 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1690 | 1508 | 1642.2 | 169 | ||
| 30 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1729 | 1445 | 1653.3 | 255 | ||
| 29 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1687 | 1566 | 1655.7 | 179 | ||
| 28 | Nevada | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1779 | 1349 | 1660.0 | 232 | ||
| 27 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1707 | 1550 | 1666.1 | 202 | ||
| 26 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 8-0 | 1851 | 1238 | 1673.8 | 191 | ||
| 25 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1748 | 1499 | 1681.9 | 180 | ||
| 24 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2 | 1732 | 1547 | 1684.0 | 156 | ||
| 23 | USC | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1752 | 1500 | 1685.0 | 257 | ||
| 22 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1754 | 1495 | 1685.4 | 161 | ||
| 21 | Georgia | SEC | 4-2 | 1712 | 1633 | 1691.9 | 171 | ||
| 20 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1792 | 1457 | 1701.9 | 230 | ||
| 19 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-1 | 1786 | 1513 | 1713.2 | 181 | ||
| 18 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1748 | 1621 | 1715.4 | 198 | ||
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 5-1 | 1803 | 1548 | 1735.3 | 170 | ||
| 14 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-0 | 1793 | 1582 | 1737.8 | 248 | ||
| 16 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-0 | 1793 | 1582 | 1737.8 | 248 | ||
| 15 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1793 | 1582 | 1737.8 | 248 | ||
| 13 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1833 | 1507 | 1745.4 | 167 | ||
| 12 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1854 | 1474 | 1750.4 | 214 | ||
| 11 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1835 | 1533 | 1754.5 | 200 | ||
| 10 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1856 | 1493 | 1757.6 | 218 | ||
| 9 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-0 | 1915 | 1406 | 1772.7 | 192 | ||
| 8 | Clemson | ACC | 7-1 | 1873 | 1511 | 1775.2 | 170 | ||
| 7 | Miami | ACC | 7-1 | 1862 | 1548 | 1777.6 | 158 | ||
| 6 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1922 | 1535 | 1817.2 | 222 | ||
| 5 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 7-0 | 1951 | 1472 | 1818.4 | 183 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 6-0 | 1963 | 1535 | 1846.3 | 191 | ||
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0 | 1991 | 1532 | 1865.0 | 170 | ||
| 2 | BYU | FBS Independents | 8-0 | 1991 | 1543 | 1867.9 | 172 | ||
| 1 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 7-0 | 2024 | 1494 | 1876.0 | 187 | ||