| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-8 | 994 | 1330 | 1069.2 | 152 | ||
| 181 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-8 | 986 | 1374 | 1071.5 | 168 | ||
| 180 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-8 | 983 | 1396 | 1073.4 | 180 | ||
| 167 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-8 | 1060 | 1413 | 1139.4 | 168 | ||
| 165 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-8 | 1066 | 1414 | 1144.2 | 154 | ||
| 164 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1-8 | 1071 | 1405 | 1146.6 | 181 | ||
| 159 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1076 | 1435 | 1156.1 | 153 | ||
| 156 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1131 | 1335 | 1178.7 | 147 | ||
| 149 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1153 | 1321 | 1192.5 | 158 | ||
| 148 | Delaware | CAA | 5-4 | 1226 | 1104 | 1194.5 | 180 | ||
| 146 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1144 | 1396 | 1202.2 | 157 | ||
| 141 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 4-5 | 1211 | 1224 | 1214.1 | 152 | ||
| 138 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-7 | 1170 | 1421 | 1228.2 | 162 | ||
| 137 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-8 | 1153 | 1499 | 1230.8 | 203 | ||
| 134 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1222 | 1331 | 1248.3 | 148 | ||
| 133 | California | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1226 | 1334 | 1252.1 | 155 | ||
| 132 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1166 | 1568 | 1255.5 | 180 | ||
| 129 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-8 | 1172 | 1579 | 1262.6 | 175 | ||
| 127 | Rice | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1245 | 1379 | 1277.6 | 154 | ||
| 125 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1262 | 1367 | 1287.7 | 148 | ||
| 124 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1265 | 1384 | 1293.7 | 154 | ||
| 123 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1233 | 1499 | 1294.7 | 153 | ||
| 120 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1306 | 1342 | 1315.0 | 147 | ||
| 118 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1287 | 1423 | 1319.8 | 156 | ||
| 117 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1291 | 1416 | 1321.2 | 148 | ||
| 116 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1337 | 1284 | 1323.3 | 145 | ||
| 114 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1268 | 1522 | 1327.4 | 165 | ||
| 113 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1342 | 1306 | 1332.7 | 151 | ||
| 112 | Missouri State | MVFC | 6-3 | 1389 | 1180 | 1333.8 | 150 | ||
| 111 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1310 | 1443 | 1342.0 | 153 | ||
| 109 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1342 | 1356 | 1345.4 | 151 | ||
| 108 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1326 | 1420 | 1348.7 | 150 | ||
| 107 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1346 | 1357 | 1348.9 | 148 | ||
| 106 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1327 | 1449 | 1356.3 | 167 | ||
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1351 | 1375 | 1357.0 | 149 | ||
| 101 | Duke | ACC | 3-6 | 1337 | 1472 | 1369.2 | 152 | ||
| 100 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1341 | 1463 | 1370.6 | 152 | ||
| 99 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1399 | 1349 | 1386.2 | 154 | ||
| 98 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1375 | 1421 | 1386.8 | 149 | ||
| 97 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1397 | 1365 | 1389.0 | 147 | ||
| 96 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1378 | 1440 | 1393.0 | 150 | ||
| 95 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1360 | 1497 | 1393.0 | 155 | ||
| 94 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1414 | 1378 | 1404.7 | 149 | ||
| 93 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1341 | 1622 | 1406.0 | 166 | ||
| 92 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 7-1 | 1534 | 1084 | 1406.3 | 183 | ||
| 91 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1434 | 1343 | 1410.9 | 142 | ||
| 90 | James Madison | CAA | 8-1 | 1541 | 1085 | 1411.5 | 189 | ||
| 89 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1456 | 1296 | 1414.3 | 147 | ||
| 88 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1355 | 1617 | 1416.4 | 163 | ||
| 87 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-6 | 1389 | 1527 | 1422.3 | 139 | ||
| 86 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1383 | 1576 | 1429.1 | 148 | ||
| 85 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1432 | 1420 | 1429.2 | 154 | ||
| 84 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1391 | 1553 | 1429.5 | 144 | ||
| 83 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1415 | 1484 | 1431.7 | 143 | ||
| 82 | Missouri | SEC | 4-5 | 1437 | 1489 | 1449.7 | 156 | ||
| 81 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1441 | 1485 | 1451.7 | 142 | ||
| 80 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1460 | 1438 | 1454.7 | 151 | ||
| 79 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1502 | 1328 | 1456.5 | 140 | ||
| 78 | Florida State | ACC | 3-6 | 1432 | 1536 | 1456.9 | 157 | ||
| 77 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1480 | 1405 | 1460.7 | 140 | ||
| 76 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1483 | 1398 | 1461.0 | 146 | ||
| 75 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1479 | 1409 | 1461.2 | 150 | ||
| 74 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1483 | 1403 | 1462.4 | 151 | ||
| 73 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1464 | 1487 | 1469.6 | 148 | ||
| 72 | Boston College | ACC | 5-4 | 1482 | 1439 | 1471.2 | 142 | ||
| 71 | Sam Houston | AWC | 8-0 | 1699 | 965 | 1475.2 | 231 | ||
| 70 | Louisville | ACC | 4-5 | 1480 | 1522 | 1490.3 | 141 | ||
| 69 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1503 | 1481 | 1497.4 | 154 | ||
| 68 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1520 | 1468 | 1507.0 | 151 | ||
| 67 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1548 | 1409 | 1511.7 | 150 | ||
| 66 | UTEP | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1554 | 1399 | 1513.9 | 161 | ||
| 65 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1523 | 1489 | 1514.7 | 144 | ||
| 64 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1536 | 1455 | 1515.7 | 160 | ||
| 63 | Florida | SEC | 4-5 | 1495 | 1590 | 1518.4 | 148 | ||
| 62 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1537 | 1478 | 1521.9 | 144 | ||
| 61 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1510 | 1577 | 1526.1 | 143 | ||
| 60 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1556 | 1454 | 1530.1 | 144 | ||
| 59 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-4 | 1551 | 1471 | 1530.7 | 152 | ||
| 58 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 7-3 | 1588 | 1397 | 1538.1 | 153 | ||
| 57 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1586 | 1405 | 1538.6 | 158 | ||
| 56 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-4 | 1560 | 1497 | 1543.9 | 144 | ||
| 55 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1523 | 1611 | 1544.7 | 143 | ||
| 54 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1583 | 1441 | 1546.5 | 147 | ||
| 53 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1569 | 1484 | 1547.6 | 149 | ||
| 52 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-3 | 1583 | 1475 | 1555.4 | 179 | ||
| 51 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1618 | 1393 | 1558.5 | 172 | ||
| 50 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1551 | 1592 | 1560.9 | 150 | ||
| 49 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1607 | 1446 | 1565.3 | 145 | ||
| 48 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1608 | 1466 | 1571.3 | 141 | ||
| 47 | LSU | SEC | 4-5 | 1571 | 1607 | 1580.3 | 146 | ||
| 46 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-4 | 1600 | 1550 | 1587.3 | 149 | ||
| 45 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1677 | 1361 | 1591.9 | 160 | ||
| 44 | Miami | ACC | 5-4 | 1618 | 1528 | 1594.8 | 151 | ||
| 43 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1591 | 1608 | 1595.1 | 149 | ||
| 42 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3 | 1646 | 1488 | 1605.0 | 140 | ||
| 41 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1589 | 1664 | 1607.6 | 142 | ||
| 40 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 8-1 | 1722 | 1311 | 1608.6 | 174 | ||
| 39 | Utah State | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1685 | 1404 | 1610.2 | 162 | ||
| 38 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-4 | 1637 | 1554 | 1615.9 | 145 | ||
| 37 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1660 | 1493 | 1616.7 | 141 | ||
| 36 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1700 | 1406 | 1621.2 | 153 | ||
| 35 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1664 | 1523 | 1627.8 | 146 | ||
| 34 | Clemson | ACC | 6-3 | 1678 | 1495 | 1630.5 | 142 | ||
| 33 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 8-1 | 1758 | 1328 | 1638.8 | 160 | ||
| 32 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1680 | 1528 | 1640.4 | 146 | ||
| 31 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1694 | 1509 | 1645.4 | 150 | ||
| 30 | Houston | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1759 | 1355 | 1648.0 | 159 | ||
| 29 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1764 | 1346 | 1648.8 | 170 | ||
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-4 | 1659 | 1628 | 1651.2 | 143 | ||
| 27 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1678 | 1577 | 1652.3 | 151 | ||
| 26 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-2 | 1710 | 1491 | 1652.5 | 149 | ||
| 25 | NC State | ACC | 7-2 | 1714 | 1484 | 1653.1 | 145 | ||
| 24 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3 | 1684 | 1569 | 1654.8 | 151 | ||
| 23 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8-1 | 1765 | 1402 | 1666.4 | 174 | ||
| 22 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1729 | 1522 | 1674.9 | 146 | ||
| 21 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-3 | 1731 | 1539 | 1680.6 | 147 | ||
| 20 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1725 | 1574 | 1686.2 | 152 | ||
| 19 | Baylor | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1759 | 1496 | 1689.2 | 153 | ||
| 18 | BYU | FBS Independents | 8-2 | 1774 | 1487 | 1697.7 | 147 | ||
| 17 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1768 | 1551 | 1711.1 | 156 | ||
| 16 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1819 | 1432 | 1713.5 | 165 | ||
| 15 | Boise State | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1741 | 1680 | 1725.4 | 146 | ||
| 14 | Auburn | SEC | 6-3 | 1783 | 1633 | 1744.5 | 141 | ||
| 13 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1793 | 1650 | 1756.2 | 144 | ||
| 12 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1863 | 1498 | 1763.8 | 152 | ||
| 11 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-2 | 1829 | 1593 | 1766.8 | 144 | ||
| 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1867 | 1516 | 1772.5 | 161 | ||
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1879 | 1518 | 1781.6 | 165 | ||
| 8 | UTSA | Conference USA | 9-0 | 1945 | 1371 | 1782.3 | 187 | ||
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-1 | 1871 | 1544 | 1783.5 | 159 | ||
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1 | 1880 | 1527 | 1784.5 | 154 | ||
| 5 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-2 | 1853 | 1639 | 1797.2 | 145 | ||
| 4 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1898 | 1550 | 1804.2 | 157 | ||
| 3 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-0 | 1962 | 1418 | 1808.8 | 185 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-0 | 1986 | 1475 | 1843.8 | 163 | ||
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 9-0 | 2079 | 1628 | 1955.7 | 159 | ||