| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 169 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-8 | 982 | 1419 | 1076.9 | 168 | ||
| 160 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-5 | 1128 | 1068 | 1112.5 | 141 | ||
| 159 | California | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1060 | 1288 | 1112.6 | 216 | ||
| 153 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1052 | 1452 | 1140.1 | 201 | ||
| 150 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-9 | 1046 | 1550 | 1153.9 | 178 | ||
| 142 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-8 | 1098 | 1583 | 1203.2 | 185 | ||
| 140 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 0-5 | 1114 | 1521 | 1204.4 | 189 | ||
| 139 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1275 | 1026 | 1207.6 | 276 | ||
| 138 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1199 | 1236 | 1208.5 | 214 | ||
| 137 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1123 | 1506 | 1208.8 | 174 | ||
| 134 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1140 | 1499 | 1221.0 | 217 | ||
| 133 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1170 | 1399 | 1223.6 | 157 | ||
| 132 | Akron | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1146 | 1523 | 1230.7 | 220 | ||
| 131 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-9 | 1146 | 1560 | 1238.2 | 162 | ||
| 130 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-5 | 1145 | 1592 | 1243.6 | 205 | ||
| 126 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1190 | 1497 | 1260.6 | 159 | ||
| 124 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-6 | 1212 | 1482 | 1274.8 | 170 | ||
| 123 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-1 | 1372 | 1053 | 1283.8 | 254 | ||
| 122 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1193 | 1606 | 1284.8 | 222 | ||
| 121 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1281 | 1299 | 1285.5 | 168 | ||
| 119 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1241 | 1461 | 1292.7 | 187 | ||
| 118 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1198 | 1628 | 1293.3 | 225 | ||
| 116 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-3 | 1388 | 1059 | 1297.0 | 154 | ||
| 115 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1295 | 1316 | 1300.4 | 162 | ||
| 114 | Penn State | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1246 | 1481 | 1300.6 | 184 | ||
| 113 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-5 | 1268 | 1418 | 1304.1 | 159 | ||
| 112 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1232 | 1577 | 1310.3 | 221 | ||
| 111 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1269 | 1461 | 1314.7 | 139 | ||
| 110 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-7 | 1260 | 1514 | 1319.6 | 151 | ||
| 109 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1289 | 1451 | 1327.7 | 183 | ||
| 108 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1304 | 1419 | 1331.7 | 190 | ||
| 107 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1295 | 1529 | 1350.1 | 198 | ||
| 106 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1275 | 1609 | 1351.4 | 152 | ||
| 105 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1252 | 1709 | 1352.9 | 227 | ||
| 104 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1356 | 1390 | 1364.2 | 180 | ||
| 103 | Duke | ACC | 2-7 | 1313 | 1538 | 1365.6 | 156 | ||
| 102 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1335 | 1468 | 1366.6 | 173 | ||
| 101 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1338 | 1477 | 1371.9 | 161 | ||
| 100 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1344 | 1468 | 1373.7 | 147 | ||
| 99 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 0-1 | 1337 | 1500 | 1376.0 | 292 | ||
| 98 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1359 | 1431 | 1376.4 | 228 | ||
| 97 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1374 | 1408 | 1382.7 | 146 | ||
| 96 | Florida State | ACC | 2-6 | 1338 | 1602 | 1399.5 | 166 | ||
| 95 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-5 | 1346 | 1575 | 1399.8 | 167 | ||
| 94 | Louisville | ACC | 3-7 | 1357 | 1540 | 1400.8 | 139 | ||
| 92 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1385 | 1457 | 1402.3 | 151 | ||
| 91 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1405 | 1441 | 1413.7 | 187 | ||
| 90 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1391 | 1489 | 1414.8 | 141 | ||
| 88 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1411 | 1445 | 1419.4 | 189 | ||
| 87 | Utah | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1342 | 1721 | 1428.3 | 257 | ||
| 86 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1409 | 1491 | 1429.3 | 149 | ||
| 85 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-4 | 1434 | 1417 | 1429.8 | 148 | ||
| 84 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6 | 1396 | 1545 | 1432.0 | 161 | ||
| 83 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1444 | 1409 | 1435.3 | 212 | ||
| 82 | Delaware | CAA | 7-1 | 1562 | 1148 | 1446.5 | 199 | ||
| 81 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1455 | 1441 | 1451.9 | 148 | ||
| 80 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1429 | 1534 | 1454.8 | 225 | ||
| 79 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1424 | 1575 | 1460.5 | 152 | ||
| 78 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-5 | 1434 | 1554 | 1462.9 | 160 | ||
| 77 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-5 | 1446 | 1555 | 1472.3 | 148 | ||
| 76 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1472 | 1476 | 1472.7 | 201 | ||
| 75 | LSU | SEC | 3-4 | 1465 | 1500 | 1473.9 | 158 | ||
| 74 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1483 | 1468 | 1479.2 | 201 | ||
| 73 | James Madison | CAA | 5-0 | 1675 | 1023 | 1480.9 | 251 | ||
| 72 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1529 | 1364 | 1485.7 | 222 | ||
| 71 | UConn | American Athletic | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 70 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 69 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1477 | 1592 | 1505.1 | 158 | ||
| 68 | Missouri | SEC | 4-3 | 1533 | 1428 | 1506.5 | 166 | ||
| 67 | Virginia | ACC | 4-4 | 1517 | 1480 | 1507.3 | 164 | ||
| 66 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1514 | 1501 | 1510.7 | 203 | ||
| 65 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1533 | 1455 | 1513.5 | 166 | ||
| 64 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-3 | 1547 | 1427 | 1516.4 | 168 | ||
| 63 | UTSA | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1557 | 1411 | 1518.8 | 139 | ||
| 62 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1518 | 1526 | 1520.2 | 208 | ||
| 61 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1549 | 1457 | 1525.5 | 142 | ||
| 60 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1531 | 1529 | 1530.3 | 143 | ||
| 59 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1516 | 1585 | 1532.7 | 143 | ||
| 58 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-5 | 1545 | 1522 | 1539.4 | 143 | ||
| 57 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1573 | 1449 | 1541.1 | 229 | ||
| 56 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1533 | 1582 | 1544.9 | 248 | ||
| 55 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1567 | 1481 | 1545.1 | 163 | ||
| 54 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1605 | 1381 | 1545.7 | 213 | ||
| 53 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1584 | 1445 | 1548.0 | 159 | ||
| 52 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1597 | 1411 | 1548.4 | 186 | ||
| 51 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1558 | 1527 | 1550.5 | 216 | ||
| 50 | Sam Houston | Southland | 8-0 | 1755 | 1085 | 1556.4 | 205 | ||
| 49 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1654 | 1306 | 1559.2 | 167 | ||
| 48 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1587 | 1530 | 1572.4 | 143 | ||
| 47 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1570 | 1581 | 1572.9 | 182 | ||
| 46 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1633 | 1423 | 1577.8 | 197 | ||
| 45 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1567 | 1638 | 1584.4 | 217 | ||
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 5-3 | 1616 | 1532 | 1594.6 | 153 | ||
| 43 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1647 | 1448 | 1594.9 | 215 | ||
| 42 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1588 | 1617 | 1595.2 | 171 | ||
| 41 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1638 | 1477 | 1596.5 | 157 | ||
| 40 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1625 | 1528 | 1600.1 | 155 | ||
| 39 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1598 | 1626 | 1605.0 | 172 | ||
| 38 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1656 | 1465 | 1605.8 | 216 | ||
| 37 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1644 | 1507 | 1608.9 | 216 | ||
| 36 | Boston College | ACC | 6-4 | 1632 | 1552 | 1611.4 | 141 | ||
| 35 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 9-1 | 1745 | 1282 | 1615.5 | 171 | ||
| 34 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1695 | 1421 | 1622.0 | 194 | ||
| 33 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1664 | 1515 | 1625.3 | 159 | ||
| 32 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1647 | 1581 | 1630.1 | 220 | ||
| 31 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1695 | 1452 | 1630.9 | 156 | ||
| 30 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1712 | 1410 | 1631.0 | 158 | ||
| 29 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1679 | 1497 | 1631.1 | 158 | ||
| 28 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1722 | 1418 | 1640.6 | 182 | ||
| 27 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1743 | 1376 | 1642.7 | 231 | ||
| 26 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1730 | 1461 | 1658.5 | 148 | ||
| 25 | NC State | ACC | 7-3 | 1722 | 1524 | 1670.0 | 145 | ||
| 24 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1736 | 1509 | 1676.3 | 163 | ||
| 23 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-3 | 1708 | 1596 | 1679.7 | 149 | ||
| 22 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2 | 1738 | 1544 | 1687.3 | 161 | ||
| 21 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1757 | 1496 | 1688.0 | 190 | ||
| 20 | Florida | SEC | 7-1 | 1821 | 1462 | 1723.7 | 163 | ||
| 19 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1810 | 1500 | 1727.1 | 235 | ||
| 18 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1795 | 1549 | 1730.0 | 181 | ||
| 17 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1819 | 1493 | 1731.0 | 221 | ||
| 16 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1781 | 1590 | 1731.1 | 185 | ||
| 15 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-1 | 1813 | 1510 | 1731.5 | 171 | ||
| 14 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 8-1 | 1836 | 1456 | 1732.4 | 167 | ||
| 13 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-0 | 1915 | 1406 | 1772.7 | 192 | ||
| 12 | Miami | ACC | 7-1 | 1862 | 1548 | 1777.6 | 158 | ||
| 11 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1869 | 1536 | 1779.1 | 186 | ||
| 10 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-0 | 1891 | 1523 | 1791.3 | 214 | ||
| 9 | Clemson | ACC | 8-1 | 1896 | 1516 | 1793.1 | 162 | ||
| 8 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-0 | 1900 | 1547 | 1804.7 | 209 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1904 | 1557 | 1810.6 | 203 | ||
| 6 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1922 | 1535 | 1817.2 | 223 | ||
| 5 | BYU | FBS Independents | 9-0 | 1992 | 1467 | 1845.2 | 173 | ||
| 4 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 9-0 | 1990 | 1478 | 1847.5 | 170 | ||
| 3 | Alabama | SEC | 8-0 | 1998 | 1533 | 1870.1 | 177 | ||
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-0 | 2019 | 1554 | 1891.3 | 161 | ||
| 1 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8-0 | 2047 | 1516 | 1899.3 | 178 | ||