| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 10-0 | 2052 | 1530 | 1906.6 | 156 | ||
| 2 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8-0 | 2047 | 1516 | 1899.3 | 178 | ||
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-0 | 2021 | 1513 | 1879.8 | 161 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 9-0 | 2007 | 1526 | 1874.3 | 173 | ||
| 5 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-0 | 1954 | 1542 | 1841.7 | 208 | ||
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1933 | 1559 | 1832.0 | 191 | ||
| 7 | BYU | FBS Independents | 9-1 | 1928 | 1520 | 1816.3 | 159 | ||
| 8 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-0 | 1900 | 1547 | 1804.7 | 209 | ||
| 9 | Clemson | ACC | 9-1 | 1912 | 1516 | 1804.0 | 157 | ||
| 10 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1888 | 1527 | 1790.3 | 178 | ||
| 11 | Miami | ACC | 8-1 | 1869 | 1522 | 1775.0 | 156 | ||
| 12 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 9-1 | 1878 | 1481 | 1770.1 | 155 | ||
| 13 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1839 | 1563 | 1765.9 | 168 | ||
| 14 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1857 | 1508 | 1762.9 | 216 | ||
| 15 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-1 | 1848 | 1523 | 1760.5 | 160 | ||
| 16 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1781 | 1590 | 1731.1 | 185 | ||
| 17 | Florida | SEC | 8-1 | 1832 | 1449 | 1727.4 | 159 | ||
| 18 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1831 | 1428 | 1720.8 | 215 | ||
| 19 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1757 | 1496 | 1688.0 | 190 | ||
| 20 | Georgia | SEC | 6-2 | 1738 | 1544 | 1687.3 | 161 | ||
| 21 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1763 | 1473 | 1685.3 | 140 | ||
| 22 | NC State | ACC | 8-3 | 1740 | 1516 | 1681.3 | 140 | ||
| 23 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1754 | 1448 | 1671.7 | 177 | ||
| 24 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-3 | 1709 | 1503 | 1654.9 | 149 | ||
| 25 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-1 | 1749 | 1380 | 1648.4 | 190 | ||
| 26 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1712 | 1468 | 1647.1 | 179 | ||
| 27 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1707 | 1432 | 1633.8 | 153 | ||
| 28 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1664 | 1515 | 1625.3 | 159 | ||
| 29 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1685 | 1446 | 1621.6 | 211 | ||
| 30 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1627 | 1590 | 1617.5 | 160 | ||
| 31 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 9-1 | 1745 | 1282 | 1615.5 | 171 | ||
| 32 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1673 | 1453 | 1615.2 | 148 | ||
| 33 | Texas | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1650 | 1512 | 1614.5 | 148 | ||
| 34 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1645 | 1512 | 1610.4 | 153 | ||
| 35 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1656 | 1465 | 1605.8 | 216 | ||
| 36 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1598 | 1626 | 1605.0 | 173 | ||
| 37 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1585 | 1635 | 1596.9 | 196 | ||
| 38 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1638 | 1477 | 1596.5 | 157 | ||
| 39 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1601 | 1548 | 1587.9 | 137 | ||
| 40 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4 | 1587 | 1563 | 1581.2 | 145 | ||
| 41 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1613 | 1481 | 1579.1 | 135 | ||
| 42 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1639 | 1411 | 1578.5 | 172 | ||
| 43 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1587 | 1530 | 1572.4 | 143 | ||
| 44 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1535 | 1682 | 1570.2 | 202 | ||
| 45 | Virginia | ACC | 5-4 | 1595 | 1496 | 1570.1 | 152 | ||
| 46 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1617 | 1436 | 1570.0 | 168 | ||
| 47 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1547 | 1630 | 1567.5 | 174 | ||
| 48 | Boston College | ACC | 6-5 | 1573 | 1549 | 1566.9 | 134 | ||
| 49 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1590 | 1492 | 1565.2 | 149 | ||
| 50 | Army | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1654 | 1306 | 1559.2 | 167 | ||
| 51 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1592 | 1458 | 1557.0 | 155 | ||
| 52 | Sam Houston | Southland | 8-0 | 1755 | 1085 | 1556.4 | 205 | ||
| 53 | Utah | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1521 | 1667 | 1556.3 | 226 | ||
| 54 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1568 | 1488 | 1547.8 | 193 | ||
| 55 | Missouri | SEC | 5-3 | 1581 | 1431 | 1541.8 | 153 | ||
| 56 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1573 | 1449 | 1541.1 | 229 | ||
| 57 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-5 | 1545 | 1522 | 1539.4 | 143 | ||
| 58 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1555 | 1485 | 1537.4 | 191 | ||
| 59 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1541 | 1509 | 1532.6 | 214 | ||
| 60 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1557 | 1460 | 1532.6 | 187 | ||
| 61 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-6 | 1503 | 1616 | 1530.7 | 139 | ||
| 62 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1547 | 1477 | 1529.3 | 149 | ||
| 63 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1482 | 1658 | 1524.2 | 225 | ||
| 64 | UTSA | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1557 | 1411 | 1518.8 | 139 | ||
| 65 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1533 | 1468 | 1516.5 | 141 | ||
| 66 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-3 | 1547 | 1427 | 1516.4 | 168 | ||
| 67 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1533 | 1455 | 1513.5 | 166 | ||
| 68 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1535 | 1444 | 1512.1 | 190 | ||
| 69 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1556 | 1371 | 1507.5 | 216 | ||
| 70 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1463 | 1623 | 1501.2 | 153 | ||
| 71 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 72 | UConn | American Athletic | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 73 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1529 | 1364 | 1485.7 | 222 | ||
| 74 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1507 | 1420 | 1485.2 | 188 | ||
| 75 | LSU | SEC | 3-5 | 1457 | 1562 | 1482.9 | 156 | ||
| 76 | James Madison | CAA | 5-0 | 1675 | 1023 | 1480.9 | 252 | ||
| 77 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1483 | 1468 | 1479.2 | 201 | ||
| 78 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1424 | 1575 | 1460.5 | 152 | ||
| 79 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1452 | 1478 | 1458.6 | 140 | ||
| 80 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-6 | 1435 | 1517 | 1454.9 | 150 | ||
| 81 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-6 | 1412 | 1572 | 1450.3 | 153 | ||
| 82 | Delaware | CAA | 7-1 | 1562 | 1148 | 1446.5 | 199 | ||
| 83 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1431 | 1490 | 1445.6 | 199 | ||
| 84 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-6 | 1407 | 1553 | 1442.2 | 139 | ||
| 85 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1447 | 1417 | 1439.3 | 210 | ||
| 86 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-4 | 1434 | 1417 | 1429.8 | 148 | ||
| 87 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1426 | 1406 | 1420.8 | 137 | ||
| 89 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1405 | 1441 | 1413.7 | 187 | ||
| 90 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1413 | 1406 | 1411.4 | 212 | ||
| 91 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1367 | 1547 | 1410.1 | 199 | ||
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1352 | 1577 | 1405.3 | 214 | ||
| 94 | Louisville | ACC | 3-7 | 1357 | 1540 | 1400.8 | 139 | ||
| 95 | Florida State | ACC | 2-6 | 1338 | 1602 | 1399.5 | 166 | ||
| 96 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-6 | 1335 | 1606 | 1398.0 | 163 | ||
| 97 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1368 | 1470 | 1393.1 | 174 | ||
| 98 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1361 | 1473 | 1388.0 | 144 | ||
| 99 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1366 | 1431 | 1382.1 | 141 | ||
| 100 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1343 | 1478 | 1375.8 | 133 | ||
| 101 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1338 | 1477 | 1371.9 | 162 | ||
| 102 | Duke | ACC | 2-8 | 1306 | 1570 | 1367.4 | 153 | ||
| 103 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1333 | 1460 | 1363.4 | 168 | ||
| 104 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1252 | 1709 | 1352.9 | 227 | ||
| 105 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1275 | 1609 | 1351.4 | 152 | ||
| 106 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1323 | 1435 | 1350.3 | 170 | ||
| 107 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1289 | 1451 | 1327.7 | 183 | ||
| 108 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1291 | 1423 | 1323.0 | 133 | ||
| 109 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1295 | 1393 | 1319.3 | 164 | ||
| 110 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1254 | 1527 | 1317.0 | 182 | ||
| 111 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-4 | 1219 | 1637 | 1312.2 | 215 | ||
| 112 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 0-2 | 1251 | 1509 | 1311.2 | 246 | ||
| 113 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1241 | 1508 | 1303.0 | 179 | ||
| 114 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-6 | 1256 | 1452 | 1302.5 | 155 | ||
| 115 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1257 | 1436 | 1299.9 | 160 | ||
| 116 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1283 | 1350 | 1299.0 | 198 | ||
| 117 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-3 | 1388 | 1059 | 1297.0 | 154 | ||
| 118 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1246 | 1457 | 1295.8 | 196 | ||
| 120 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-8 | 1226 | 1502 | 1289.8 | 142 | ||
| 121 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1271 | 1347 | 1289.7 | 154 | ||
| 122 | California | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1257 | 1377 | 1286.4 | 210 | ||
| 124 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1281 | 1299 | 1285.5 | 169 | ||
| 125 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-1 | 1372 | 1053 | 1283.8 | 254 | ||
| 126 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-6 | 1212 | 1482 | 1274.8 | 170 | ||
| 128 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1190 | 1497 | 1260.6 | 160 | ||
| 129 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1218 | 1390 | 1259.1 | 173 | ||
| 132 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-5 | 1155 | 1597 | 1252.2 | 206 | ||
| 133 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-10 | 1145 | 1602 | 1245.2 | 162 | ||
| 135 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-5 | 1145 | 1592 | 1243.6 | 205 | ||
| 136 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1170 | 1399 | 1223.6 | 157 | ||
| 139 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1123 | 1506 | 1208.8 | 174 | ||
| 140 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1275 | 1026 | 1207.6 | 277 | ||
| 144 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-5 | 1091 | 1514 | 1184.3 | 197 | ||
| 147 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-9 | 1065 | 1556 | 1170.6 | 172 | ||
| 153 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1052 | 1452 | 1140.1 | 201 | ||
| 156 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-10 | 1012 | 1522 | 1120.4 | 166 | ||
| 160 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-5 | 1128 | 1068 | 1112.5 | 142 | ||
| 169 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-8 | 982 | 1419 | 1076.9 | 168 | ||