| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-7 | 991 | 1404 | 1081.4 | 172 | ||
| 160 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-5 | 1128 | 1068 | 1112.5 | 141 | ||
| 154 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1052 | 1452 | 1140.1 | 201 | ||
| 152 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-8 | 1049 | 1515 | 1149.6 | 179 | ||
| 147 | California | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1130 | 1293 | 1168.8 | 242 | ||
| 143 | Penn State | Big Ten | 0-5 | 1108 | 1492 | 1193.7 | 196 | ||
| 140 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1275 | 1026 | 1207.6 | 276 | ||
| 139 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1199 | 1236 | 1208.5 | 214 | ||
| 137 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1133 | 1488 | 1213.0 | 177 | ||
| 135 | Baylor | Big 12 | 1-5 | 1158 | 1407 | 1216.1 | 166 | ||
| 134 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1170 | 1399 | 1223.6 | 157 | ||
| 133 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1163 | 1457 | 1230.4 | 228 | ||
| 132 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-7 | 1128 | 1604 | 1231.7 | 197 | ||
| 131 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-8 | 1153 | 1543 | 1240.3 | 165 | ||
| 127 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1184 | 1519 | 1260.0 | 237 | ||
| 126 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1190 | 1497 | 1260.6 | 159 | ||
| 124 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1207 | 1543 | 1283.7 | 230 | ||
| 123 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-1 | 1372 | 1053 | 1283.8 | 254 | ||
| 122 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1281 | 1299 | 1285.5 | 168 | ||
| 120 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-4 | 1196 | 1601 | 1286.8 | 210 | ||
| 119 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1230 | 1474 | 1287.2 | 186 | ||
| 117 | Utah State | Mountain West | 0-4 | 1203 | 1612 | 1294.7 | 224 | ||
| 116 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-3 | 1388 | 1059 | 1297.0 | 154 | ||
| 115 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-4 | 1205 | 1645 | 1302.8 | 228 | ||
| 114 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1274 | 1436 | 1312.7 | 200 | ||
| 113 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-5 | 1262 | 1494 | 1316.4 | 187 | ||
| 112 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1331 | 1280 | 1318.1 | 174 | ||
| 111 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-6 | 1271 | 1488 | 1321.9 | 155 | ||
| 110 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1254 | 1652 | 1343.6 | 248 | ||
| 109 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1278 | 1575 | 1346.6 | 152 | ||
| 108 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1279 | 1582 | 1348.6 | 261 | ||
| 107 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1316 | 1474 | 1353.6 | 148 | ||
| 106 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1356 | 1390 | 1364.2 | 180 | ||
| 105 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-3 | 1275 | 1702 | 1370.8 | 240 | ||
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1338 | 1477 | 1371.9 | 161 | ||
| 103 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1318 | 1553 | 1373.0 | 155 | ||
| 102 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 1337 | 1500 | 1376.0 | 292 | ||
| 101 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1361 | 1422 | 1376.1 | 226 | ||
| 100 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1343 | 1508 | 1382.5 | 151 | ||
| 99 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1364 | 1444 | 1383.8 | 153 | ||
| 98 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1309 | 1640 | 1385.2 | 253 | ||
| 97 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1394 | 1373 | 1388.8 | 152 | ||
| 96 | Florida State | ACC | 2-6 | 1338 | 1602 | 1399.5 | 166 | ||
| 95 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-5 | 1346 | 1575 | 1399.8 | 167 | ||
| 93 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1350 | 1569 | 1401.6 | 224 | ||
| 92 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1380 | 1477 | 1403.4 | 238 | ||
| 91 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-4 | 1397 | 1439 | 1407.6 | 157 | ||
| 90 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1405 | 1441 | 1413.7 | 187 | ||
| 88 | Louisville | ACC | 3-6 | 1381 | 1533 | 1417.2 | 145 | ||
| 87 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-5 | 1368 | 1579 | 1417.8 | 174 | ||
| 86 | Duke | ACC | 2-6 | 1375 | 1559 | 1418.6 | 169 | ||
| 85 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1411 | 1445 | 1419.4 | 189 | ||
| 84 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1409 | 1491 | 1429.3 | 149 | ||
| 83 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-5 | 1412 | 1512 | 1436.5 | 167 | ||
| 82 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1436 | 1467 | 1443.4 | 209 | ||
| 81 | Delaware | CAA | 7-1 | 1562 | 1148 | 1446.5 | 199 | ||
| 80 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1424 | 1520 | 1447.6 | 195 | ||
| 79 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1436 | 1486 | 1448.4 | 153 | ||
| 78 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1427 | 1525 | 1450.8 | 189 | ||
| 77 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1467 | 1418 | 1454.8 | 248 | ||
| 76 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1429 | 1534 | 1454.8 | 225 | ||
| 75 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-5 | 1446 | 1555 | 1472.3 | 148 | ||
| 74 | LSU | SEC | 3-3 | 1488 | 1453 | 1479.3 | 166 | ||
| 73 | James Madison | CAA | 5-0 | 1675 | 1023 | 1480.9 | 251 | ||
| 72 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1482 | 1494 | 1484.6 | 157 | ||
| 71 | Utah | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 1407 | 1752 | 1486.1 | 292 | ||
| 70 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1451 | 1598 | 1486.2 | 232 | ||
| 69 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1533 | 1372 | 1491.1 | 222 | ||
| 68 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1533 | 1372 | 1491.1 | 222 | ||
| 67 | UConn | American Athletic | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 66 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 65 | UTSA | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1531 | 1419 | 1502.0 | 145 | ||
| 64 | Virginia | ACC | 4-4 | 1517 | 1480 | 1507.3 | 164 | ||
| 63 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1514 | 1501 | 1510.7 | 203 | ||
| 62 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1533 | 1455 | 1513.5 | 165 | ||
| 61 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-3 | 1547 | 1427 | 1516.4 | 168 | ||
| 60 | Missouri | SEC | 3-3 | 1525 | 1501 | 1518.8 | 169 | ||
| 59 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1521 | 1520 | 1520.9 | 153 | ||
| 58 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1512 | 1577 | 1528.3 | 168 | ||
| 57 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1531 | 1529 | 1530.3 | 143 | ||
| 56 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1564 | 1438 | 1531.8 | 199 | ||
| 55 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1516 | 1585 | 1532.7 | 143 | ||
| 54 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-4 | 1563 | 1483 | 1542.7 | 148 | ||
| 53 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1533 | 1582 | 1544.9 | 248 | ||
| 52 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1533 | 1582 | 1544.9 | 248 | ||
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1567 | 1481 | 1545.1 | 162 | ||
| 50 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1577 | 1457 | 1545.6 | 228 | ||
| 49 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1605 | 1381 | 1545.7 | 213 | ||
| 48 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1584 | 1445 | 1548.0 | 158 | ||
| 47 | Sam Houston | Southland | 8-0 | 1755 | 1085 | 1556.4 | 205 | ||
| 46 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1654 | 1306 | 1559.2 | 167 | ||
| 45 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1613 | 1450 | 1570.7 | 151 | ||
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2 | 1634 | 1468 | 1591.2 | 159 | ||
| 43 | Boston College | ACC | 5-4 | 1607 | 1571 | 1598.1 | 148 | ||
| 42 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1691 | 1360 | 1601.1 | 253 | ||
| 41 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1624 | 1543 | 1603.8 | 226 | ||
| 40 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1598 | 1626 | 1605.0 | 172 | ||
| 39 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 8-1 | 1730 | 1282 | 1605.4 | 176 | ||
| 38 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1672 | 1432 | 1608.4 | 160 | ||
| 37 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1689 | 1412 | 1615.0 | 166 | ||
| 36 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1655 | 1516 | 1619.2 | 166 | ||
| 35 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1641 | 1596 | 1629.9 | 184 | ||
| 34 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1647 | 1581 | 1630.1 | 220 | ||
| 33 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1695 | 1452 | 1630.9 | 156 | ||
| 32 | UCF | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1655 | 1563 | 1631.6 | 162 | ||
| 31 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1746 | 1348 | 1636.5 | 248 | ||
| 30 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1721 | 1418 | 1639.9 | 261 | ||
| 29 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1722 | 1418 | 1640.6 | 182 | ||
| 28 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1690 | 1508 | 1642.2 | 169 | ||
| 27 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-2 | 1698 | 1509 | 1648.8 | 175 | ||
| 26 | NC State | ACC | 6-3 | 1716 | 1565 | 1676.9 | 147 | ||
| 25 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2 | 1732 | 1547 | 1684.0 | 156 | ||
| 24 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1754 | 1495 | 1685.4 | 161 | ||
| 23 | Georgia | SEC | 5-2 | 1726 | 1583 | 1689.3 | 166 | ||
| 22 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1754 | 1553 | 1701.6 | 195 | ||
| 21 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-1 | 1786 | 1513 | 1713.2 | 181 | ||
| 20 | Florida | SEC | 6-1 | 1805 | 1469 | 1714.3 | 169 | ||
| 19 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1816 | 1481 | 1725.8 | 237 | ||
| 18 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1810 | 1500 | 1727.1 | 235 | ||
| 17 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1781 | 1590 | 1731.1 | 185 | ||
| 16 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-0 | 1861 | 1420 | 1739.7 | 203 | ||
| 15 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1833 | 1507 | 1745.4 | 167 | ||
| 14 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1842 | 1555 | 1765.8 | 226 | ||
| 13 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-0 | 1915 | 1406 | 1772.7 | 192 | ||
| 12 | Clemson | ACC | 7-1 | 1873 | 1511 | 1775.2 | 170 | ||
| 11 | Miami | ACC | 7-1 | 1862 | 1548 | 1777.6 | 158 | ||
| 10 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1869 | 1536 | 1779.1 | 186 | ||
| 9 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1915 | 1525 | 1809.1 | 194 | ||
| 8 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1904 | 1557 | 1810.6 | 203 | ||
| 7 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-0 | 1882 | 1628 | 1815.1 | 218 | ||
| 6 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1922 | 1535 | 1817.2 | 222 | ||
| 5 | BYU | FBS Independents | 9-0 | 1992 | 1467 | 1845.2 | 173 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 7-0 | 1974 | 1519 | 1848.8 | 187 | ||
| 3 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 8-0 | 1986 | 1503 | 1852.7 | 171 | ||
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-0 | 1991 | 1532 | 1865.0 | 170 | ||
| 1 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8-0 | 2047 | 1516 | 1899.3 | 178 | ||