| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Rating Deviation | Avg Opp Rating | Ranking Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0 | 2019 | 160.96 | 1553.91 | 1771.38 | ||
| 2 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8-0 | 2047 | 177.56 | 1516.24 | 1761.89 | ||
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1998 | 177.23 | 1533.15 | 1750.24 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1904 | 202.76 | 1556.50 | 1721.62 | ||
| 5 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1922 | 222.64 | 1535.22 | 1717.86 | ||
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 9-0 | 1990 | 169.66 | 1478.23 | 1715.18 | ||
| 7 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-0 | 1900 | 209.36 | 1546.95 | 1714.31 | ||
| 8 | BYU | FBS Independents | 9-0 | 1992 | 172.56 | 1467.28 | 1709.46 | ||
| 9 | Miami | ACC | 7-1 | 1862 | 158.41 | 1547.62 | 1697.35 | ||
| 10 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-0 | 1891 | 214.15 | 1522.88 | 1696.96 | ||
| 11 | Clemson | ACC | 8-1 | 1896 | 162.42 | 1516.33 | 1695.63 | ||
| 12 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1869 | 185.65 | 1535.66 | 1693.95 | ||
| 13 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1781 | 185.08 | 1589.50 | 1682.54 | ||
| 14 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1795 | 181.30 | 1549.28 | 1667.51 | ||
| 15 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-1 | 1813 | 171.43 | 1509.59 | 1654.14 | ||
| 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-3 | 1708 | 149.17 | 1596.24 | 1651.39 | ||
| 17 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1810 | 235.44 | 1500.00 | 1647.84 | ||
| 18 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1819 | 220.66 | 1492.78 | 1647.62 | ||
| 19 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-0 | 1915 | 191.87 | 1405.55 | 1640.72 | ||
| 20 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2 | 1738 | 161.45 | 1543.59 | 1637.95 | ||
| 21 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 8-1 | 1836 | 166.57 | 1455.82 | 1634.78 | ||
| 22 | Florida | SEC | 7-1 | 1821 | 163.11 | 1461.59 | 1631.50 | ||
| 23 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1757 | 189.66 | 1495.72 | 1621.29 | ||
| 24 | NC State | ACC | 7-3 | 1722 | 145.29 | 1523.99 | 1619.84 | ||
| 25 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1736 | 162.74 | 1509.46 | 1618.73 | ||
| 26 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1647 | 220.47 | 1581.25 | 1613.66 | ||
| 27 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1598 | 172.21 | 1626.45 | 1612.15 | ||
| 28 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1588 | 170.84 | 1616.67 | 1602.30 | ||
| 29 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1567 | 216.91 | 1637.86 | 1602.00 | ||
| 30 | Boston College | ACC | 6-4 | 1632 | 141.20 | 1552.10 | 1591.39 | ||
| 31 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1730 | 148.40 | 1460.91 | 1589.86 | ||
| 32 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1664 | 158.60 | 1515.18 | 1587.70 | ||
| 33 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1679 | 157.61 | 1496.68 | 1585.02 | ||
| 34 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1625 | 155.45 | 1528.09 | 1575.71 | ||
| 35 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1570 | 182.30 | 1580.87 | 1575.55 | ||
| 36 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1644 | 216.14 | 1506.65 | 1574.04 | ||
| 37 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3 | 1616 | 153.03 | 1531.67 | 1573.34 | ||
| 38 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1695 | 156.29 | 1451.95 | 1568.95 | ||
| 39 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1722 | 182.13 | 1417.63 | 1562.64 | ||
| 40 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1587 | 143.05 | 1530.01 | 1558.17 | ||
| 41 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1656 | 216.14 | 1464.99 | 1557.40 | ||
| 42 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1533 | 248.40 | 1581.53 | 1557.02 | ||
| 43 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1638 | 157.41 | 1476.96 | 1555.61 | ||
| 44 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1712 | 158.26 | 1410.23 | 1553.84 | ||
| 45 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1695 | 194.15 | 1421.48 | 1552.17 | ||
| 46 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1516 | 142.64 | 1584.69 | 1549.82 | ||
| 47 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1743 | 230.92 | 1375.56 | 1548.34 | ||
| 48 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1647 | 215.24 | 1448.33 | 1544.44 | ||
| 49 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1558 | 215.94 | 1527.21 | 1542.68 | ||
| 50 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-5 | 1545 | 143.07 | 1522.38 | 1533.72 | ||
| 51 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1477 | 157.50 | 1592.35 | 1533.66 | ||
| 52 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1531 | 142.80 | 1528.89 | 1529.80 | ||
| 53 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1633 | 197.28 | 1423.07 | 1524.43 | ||
| 54 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1567 | 162.75 | 1481.23 | 1523.51 | ||
| 55 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1518 | 208.38 | 1525.65 | 1521.98 | ||
| 56 | Utah | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1342 | 256.59 | 1721.10 | 1519.92 | ||
| 57 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1584 | 158.82 | 1445.08 | 1512.89 | ||
| 58 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1573 | 228.66 | 1448.93 | 1509.73 | ||
| 59 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1514 | 203.24 | 1501.46 | 1507.63 | ||
| 60 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1549 | 141.77 | 1456.98 | 1502.28 | ||
| 61 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1597 | 185.58 | 1410.72 | 1501.06 | ||
| 62 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-0 | 1500 | 351.86 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | ||
| 63 | UConn | American Athletic | 0-0 | 1500 | 351.86 | 1500.00 | 1500.00 | ||
| 64 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-5 | 1446 | 147.92 | 1555.44 | 1499.53 | ||
| 65 | Virginia | ACC | 4-4 | 1517 | 164.08 | 1479.54 | 1497.99 | ||
| 66 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1424 | 151.61 | 1574.96 | 1497.67 | ||
| 67 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 9-1 | 1745 | 171.15 | 1281.51 | 1495.46 | ||
| 68 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1533 | 165.80 | 1455.15 | 1493.77 | ||
| 69 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-5 | 1434 | 159.94 | 1553.75 | 1492.56 | ||
| 70 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1605 | 212.80 | 1381.34 | 1488.83 | ||
| 71 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-3 | 1547 | 168.04 | 1427.33 | 1486.14 | ||
| 72 | LSU | SEC | 3-4 | 1465 | 158.21 | 1500.22 | 1482.59 | ||
| 73 | UTSA | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1557 | 138.54 | 1410.93 | 1481.98 | ||
| 74 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1429 | 224.94 | 1533.89 | 1480.71 | ||
| 75 | Missouri | SEC | 4-3 | 1533 | 165.90 | 1428.39 | 1479.98 | ||
| 76 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1483 | 200.95 | 1467.63 | 1475.33 | ||
| 77 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1472 | 201.01 | 1475.71 | 1473.70 | ||
| 78 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1654 | 166.65 | 1306.19 | 1469.82 | ||
| 79 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6 | 1396 | 161.10 | 1544.98 | 1468.73 | ||
| 80 | Florida State | ACC | 2-6 | 1338 | 165.86 | 1601.88 | 1463.95 | ||
| 81 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1252 | 227.08 | 1708.94 | 1462.45 | ||
| 82 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-5 | 1346 | 166.62 | 1575.26 | 1456.00 | ||
| 83 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1409 | 149.03 | 1490.74 | 1449.46 | ||
| 84 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1455 | 147.92 | 1441.30 | 1448.37 | ||
| 85 | Louisville | ACC | 3-7 | 1357 | 138.75 | 1540.00 | 1445.71 | ||
| 86 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1529 | 222.12 | 1363.68 | 1443.86 | ||
| 87 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1391 | 140.84 | 1488.88 | 1439.09 | ||
| 88 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1275 | 151.60 | 1608.89 | 1432.28 | ||
| 89 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1411 | 188.61 | 1444.60 | 1427.76 | ||
| 90 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1444 | 212.02 | 1408.80 | 1426.39 | ||
| 91 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-4 | 1434 | 148.23 | 1417.26 | 1425.61 | ||
| 92 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1405 | 186.74 | 1440.83 | 1422.67 | ||
| 93 | Duke | ACC | 2-7 | 1313 | 155.65 | 1537.50 | 1420.65 | ||
| 94 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1385 | 150.75 | 1456.55 | 1420.13 | ||
| 95 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 1337 | 291.69 | 1500.00 | 1416.12 | ||
| 96 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1295 | 197.50 | 1529.21 | 1407.37 | ||
| 97 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1338 | 161.27 | 1477.08 | 1406.08 | ||
| 98 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1344 | 147.44 | 1467.55 | 1404.27 | ||
| 100 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1335 | 172.74 | 1467.63 | 1399.49 | ||
| 101 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1198 | 225.22 | 1628.06 | 1396.46 | ||
| 102 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1359 | 227.97 | 1431.09 | 1394.41 | ||
| 103 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1232 | 221.39 | 1577.00 | 1393.73 | ||
| 104 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1374 | 146.35 | 1407.92 | 1391.02 | ||
| 105 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1193 | 221.77 | 1605.85 | 1383.93 | ||
| 106 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-7 | 1260 | 151.27 | 1514.25 | 1381.52 | ||
| 107 | Sam Houston | Southland | 8-0 | 1755 | 205.20 | 1084.61 | 1379.86 | ||
| 108 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1356 | 180.11 | 1390.26 | 1372.82 | ||
| 109 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1289 | 183.29 | 1450.95 | 1367.59 | ||
| 110 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1269 | 138.67 | 1460.75 | 1361.71 | ||
| 111 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1304 | 190.37 | 1419.44 | 1360.30 | ||
| 112 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1246 | 184.41 | 1480.85 | 1358.09 | ||
| 113 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-5 | 1145 | 205.32 | 1591.77 | 1350.25 | ||
| 114 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1241 | 186.56 | 1461.39 | 1346.65 | ||
| 115 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-5 | 1268 | 159.22 | 1417.56 | 1340.88 | ||
| 116 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-6 | 1212 | 170.21 | 1482.14 | 1340.48 | ||
| 117 | Delaware | CAA | 7-1 | 1562 | 199.01 | 1147.56 | 1339.05 | ||
| 118 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-9 | 1146 | 162.05 | 1560.19 | 1337.36 | ||
| 119 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1190 | 159.22 | 1497.39 | 1335.08 | ||
| 120 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1146 | 219.67 | 1522.75 | 1321.25 | ||
| 121 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-8 | 1098 | 184.81 | 1582.99 | 1318.42 | ||
| 123 | James Madison | CAA | 5-0 | 1675 | 251.28 | 1022.68 | 1308.97 | ||
| 124 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1140 | 216.69 | 1498.56 | 1307.26 | ||
| 125 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1295 | 162.11 | 1315.84 | 1305.53 | ||
| 126 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-5 | 1114 | 188.77 | 1521.16 | 1301.88 | ||
| 127 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1123 | 173.62 | 1506.38 | 1300.79 | ||
| 128 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1281 | 168.29 | 1298.84 | 1289.95 | ||
| 130 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1170 | 156.65 | 1398.79 | 1279.43 | ||
| 131 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-9 | 1046 | 178.29 | 1549.99 | 1273.15 | ||
| 135 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1052 | 200.68 | 1452.26 | 1235.90 | ||
| 136 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1199 | 214.48 | 1236.34 | 1217.68 | ||
| 138 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-3 | 1388 | 154.14 | 1059.01 | 1212.23 | ||
| 140 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-1 | 1372 | 254.13 | 1052.88 | 1201.68 | ||
| 144 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-8 | 982 | 168.34 | 1419.07 | 1180.66 | ||
| 146 | California | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1060 | 216.24 | 1288.06 | 1168.24 | ||
| 151 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1275 | 276.43 | 1026.06 | 1143.77 | ||
| 165 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-5 | 1128 | 141.42 | 1067.77 | 1097.35 | ||