| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 0-9 | 963 | 1410 | 1059.6 | 162 | ||
| 160 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-5 | 1128 | 1068 | 1112.5 | 143 | ||
| 156 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 0-10 | 1012 | 1522 | 1120.4 | 167 | ||
| 153 | Florida International | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1052 | 1452 | 1140.1 | 202 | ||
| 147 | Kansas | Big 12 | 0-9 | 1065 | 1556 | 1170.6 | 173 | ||
| 144 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 0-5 | 1091 | 1514 | 1184.3 | 197 | ||
| 140 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 0-6 | 1107 | 1556 | 1205.5 | 189 | ||
| 139 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1275 | 1026 | 1207.6 | 277 | ||
| 138 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1123 | 1506 | 1208.8 | 175 | ||
| 135 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-6 | 1123 | 1584 | 1223.9 | 196 | ||
| 134 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-5 | 1140 | 1560 | 1233.0 | 194 | ||
| 133 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1217 | 1295 | 1236.4 | 155 | ||
| 131 | Syracuse | ACC | 1-10 | 1145 | 1602 | 1245.2 | 162 | ||
| 128 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1218 | 1390 | 1259.1 | 173 | ||
| 127 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1190 | 1497 | 1260.6 | 161 | ||
| 125 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 3-1 | 1372 | 1053 | 1283.8 | 255 | ||
| 123 | California | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1257 | 1377 | 1286.4 | 211 | ||
| 122 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-8 | 1226 | 1502 | 1289.8 | 143 | ||
| 121 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-7 | 1239 | 1468 | 1292.4 | 150 | ||
| 119 | Jacksonville State | OVC | 10-3 | 1388 | 1059 | 1297.0 | 156 | ||
| 118 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1268 | 1422 | 1305.1 | 192 | ||
| 117 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1239 | 1531 | 1306.0 | 193 | ||
| 116 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1279 | 1421 | 1313.0 | 154 | ||
| 115 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1280 | 1423 | 1314.7 | 142 | ||
| 114 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1254 | 1527 | 1317.0 | 183 | ||
| 113 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1295 | 1393 | 1319.3 | 165 | ||
| 112 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1291 | 1423 | 1323.0 | 134 | ||
| 111 | Duke | ACC | 2-9 | 1258 | 1549 | 1325.1 | 144 | ||
| 110 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1289 | 1451 | 1327.7 | 184 | ||
| 109 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1313 | 1378 | 1328.9 | 141 | ||
| 108 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1304 | 1477 | 1345.0 | 166 | ||
| 107 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1300 | 1500 | 1347.3 | 155 | ||
| 106 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1275 | 1609 | 1351.4 | 153 | ||
| 105 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1252 | 1709 | 1352.9 | 228 | ||
| 104 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1339 | 1420 | 1358.8 | 146 | ||
| 103 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1350 | 1426 | 1368.7 | 185 | ||
| 102 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1350 | 1432 | 1369.7 | 189 | ||
| 101 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1338 | 1477 | 1371.9 | 163 | ||
| 100 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1343 | 1478 | 1375.8 | 133 | ||
| 99 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1366 | 1431 | 1382.1 | 142 | ||
| 98 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1361 | 1473 | 1388.0 | 144 | ||
| 97 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1356 | 1512 | 1393.2 | 170 | ||
| 96 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-7 | 1344 | 1568 | 1396.6 | 154 | ||
| 94 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1406 | 1410 | 1406.9 | 179 | ||
| 93 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1367 | 1547 | 1410.1 | 200 | ||
| 92 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1410 | 1435 | 1415.8 | 157 | ||
| 90 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-5 | 1413 | 1436 | 1418.9 | 147 | ||
| 89 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-7 | 1376 | 1570 | 1422.1 | 143 | ||
| 88 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1403 | 1507 | 1428.3 | 195 | ||
| 87 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1422 | 1465 | 1432.7 | 136 | ||
| 86 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1444 | 1403 | 1433.3 | 188 | ||
| 85 | Florida State | ACC | 3-6 | 1394 | 1569 | 1435.6 | 154 | ||
| 84 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1421 | 1487 | 1437.4 | 134 | ||
| 83 | Delaware | CAA | 7-1 | 1562 | 1148 | 1446.5 | 200 | ||
| 82 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-7 | 1422 | 1531 | 1448.8 | 155 | ||
| 81 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-7 | 1403 | 1598 | 1449.1 | 139 | ||
| 80 | Louisville | ACC | 4-7 | 1422 | 1541 | 1451.0 | 133 | ||
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1461 | 1435 | 1454.2 | 153 | ||
| 78 | Missouri | SEC | 5-5 | 1462 | 1438 | 1455.8 | 140 | ||
| 77 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1407 | 1632 | 1460.4 | 185 | ||
| 76 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1424 | 1575 | 1460.5 | 153 | ||
| 75 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1466 | 1456 | 1463.8 | 147 | ||
| 74 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1472 | 1489 | 1476.6 | 173 | ||
| 73 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1433 | 1626 | 1479.3 | 145 | ||
| 72 | James Madison | CAA | 5-0 | 1675 | 1023 | 1480.9 | 252 | ||
| 71 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-5 | 1486 | 1474 | 1482.6 | 138 | ||
| 70 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1486 | 1477 | 1484.0 | 135 | ||
| 69 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1429 | 1666 | 1484.6 | 203 | ||
| 68 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1529 | 1364 | 1485.7 | 223 | ||
| 67 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1480 | 1558 | 1499.2 | 166 | ||
| 66 | UConn | American Athletic | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 65 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 0-0 | 1500 | 1500 | 1500.0 | 352 | ||
| 64 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1507 | 1498 | 1504.7 | 171 | ||
| 63 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1556 | 1371 | 1507.5 | 217 | ||
| 62 | UTSA | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1541 | 1450 | 1518.1 | 135 | ||
| 61 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1489 | 1621 | 1521.0 | 147 | ||
| 60 | Virginia | ACC | 5-5 | 1530 | 1497 | 1521.4 | 143 | ||
| 59 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-6 | 1527 | 1537 | 1529.5 | 145 | ||
| 58 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1573 | 1449 | 1541.1 | 229 | ||
| 57 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1588 | 1443 | 1550.1 | 171 | ||
| 56 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1558 | 1527 | 1550.6 | 179 | ||
| 55 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1597 | 1441 | 1556.2 | 162 | ||
| 54 | Sam Houston | Southland | 8-0 | 1755 | 1085 | 1556.4 | 206 | ||
| 53 | TCU | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1586 | 1480 | 1558.6 | 133 | ||
| 52 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-5 | 1577 | 1512 | 1560.6 | 136 | ||
| 51 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1591 | 1480 | 1562.8 | 178 | ||
| 50 | Auburn | SEC | 6-5 | 1570 | 1547 | 1563.9 | 134 | ||
| 49 | Boston College | ACC | 6-5 | 1573 | 1549 | 1566.9 | 135 | ||
| 48 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1570 | 1562 | 1568.3 | 131 | ||
| 47 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1559 | 1614 | 1572.5 | 132 | ||
| 46 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1603 | 1491 | 1574.0 | 187 | ||
| 45 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-3 | 1653 | 1360 | 1574.2 | 139 | ||
| 44 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1611 | 1500 | 1582.5 | 122 | ||
| 43 | LSU | SEC | 5-5 | 1595 | 1577 | 1590.2 | 142 | ||
| 42 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1622 | 1502 | 1590.9 | 141 | ||
| 41 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1619 | 1522 | 1594.2 | 136 | ||
| 40 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1638 | 1477 | 1596.5 | 158 | ||
| 39 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1656 | 1465 | 1605.8 | 217 | ||
| 38 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1650 | 1483 | 1606.8 | 147 | ||
| 37 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1614 | 1585 | 1606.9 | 150 | ||
| 36 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1622 | 1566 | 1608.1 | 155 | ||
| 35 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1606 | 1632 | 1612.2 | 154 | ||
| 34 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1641 | 1559 | 1620.2 | 152 | ||
| 33 | NC State | ACC | 8-4 | 1661 | 1509 | 1621.4 | 136 | ||
| 32 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1692 | 1432 | 1623.2 | 159 | ||
| 31 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1668 | 1501 | 1624.8 | 173 | ||
| 30 | Florida | SEC | 8-4 | 1662 | 1523 | 1626.4 | 138 | ||
| 29 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1678 | 1498 | 1630.7 | 137 | ||
| 28 | App State | Sun Belt | 9-3 | 1727 | 1455 | 1654.7 | 136 | ||
| 27 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1701 | 1529 | 1656.3 | 140 | ||
| 26 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1716 | 1518 | 1664.0 | 137 | ||
| 25 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1710 | 1543 | 1666.7 | 164 | ||
| 24 | Miami | ACC | 8-3 | 1717 | 1546 | 1672.6 | 139 | ||
| 23 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1718 | 1561 | 1677.3 | 162 | ||
| 22 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1738 | 1508 | 1677.4 | 191 | ||
| 21 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 9-3 | 1742 | 1505 | 1679.2 | 127 | ||
| 20 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-4 | 1743 | 1563 | 1696.3 | 134 | ||
| 19 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1761 | 1521 | 1697.7 | 153 | ||
| 18 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1776 | 1542 | 1714.2 | 155 | ||
| 17 | Boise State | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1757 | 1605 | 1717.6 | 168 | ||
| 16 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 10-1 | 1860 | 1352 | 1717.7 | 164 | ||
| 15 | Utah | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1737 | 1663 | 1718.3 | 192 | ||
| 14 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1807 | 1486 | 1721.2 | 134 | ||
| 13 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 6-1 | 1838 | 1549 | 1760.9 | 170 | ||
| 12 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 10-1 | 1896 | 1488 | 1785.0 | 149 | ||
| 11 | Georgia | SEC | 8-2 | 1865 | 1602 | 1795.3 | 146 | ||
| 10 | Texas A&M | SEC | 9-1 | 1902 | 1532 | 1801.5 | 146 | ||
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-2 | 1908 | 1590 | 1823.1 | 141 | ||
| 8 | Clemson | ACC | 10-2 | 1934 | 1597 | 1843.6 | 138 | ||
| 7 | Ball State | Mid-American | 7-1 | 1926 | 1622 | 1845.0 | 146 | ||
| 6 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 11-1 | 1963 | 1539 | 1847.4 | 149 | ||
| 5 | BYU | FBS Independents | 11-1 | 1969 | 1541 | 1851.8 | 146 | ||
| 4 | San José State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1942 | 1638 | 1861.2 | 162 | ||
| 3 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1982 | 1579 | 1872.3 | 158 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1991 | 1699 | 1913.5 | 148 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 13-0 | 2121 | 1599 | 1976.3 | 141 | ||