| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-9 | 979 | 1332 | 1057.3 | 147 | ||
| 177 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-9 | 982 | 1405 | 1074.3 | 167 | ||
| 173 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-9 | 1022 | 1385 | 1102.6 | 144 | ||
| 172 | Delaware | CAA | 5-5 | 1123 | 1098 | 1116.7 | 166 | ||
| 164 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1-9 | 1064 | 1430 | 1145.9 | 178 | ||
| 163 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-9 | 1058 | 1460 | 1147.1 | 167 | ||
| 159 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1074 | 1486 | 1165.0 | 153 | ||
| 157 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1115 | 1348 | 1168.8 | 142 | ||
| 150 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-8 | 1130 | 1400 | 1192.6 | 175 | ||
| 146 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 5-5 | 1220 | 1176 | 1209.0 | 149 | ||
| 144 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-9 | 1123 | 1544 | 1216.0 | 166 | ||
| 140 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-8 | 1161 | 1448 | 1227.1 | 159 | ||
| 137 | California | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1226 | 1334 | 1252.1 | 155 | ||
| 135 | Rice | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1220 | 1389 | 1260.1 | 147 | ||
| 134 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1227 | 1391 | 1266.1 | 148 | ||
| 132 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1275 | 1279 | 1276.2 | 137 | ||
| 131 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1258 | 1339 | 1277.5 | 152 | ||
| 129 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-7 | 1242 | 1398 | 1279.2 | 146 | ||
| 128 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1261 | 1342 | 1281.1 | 138 | ||
| 126 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1248 | 1409 | 1286.5 | 139 | ||
| 125 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1262 | 1431 | 1302.5 | 144 | ||
| 123 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1305 | 1346 | 1315.4 | 142 | ||
| 121 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1276 | 1453 | 1318.3 | 152 | ||
| 118 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1303 | 1414 | 1329.8 | 144 | ||
| 117 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1327 | 1345 | 1331.3 | 147 | ||
| 115 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1264 | 1566 | 1333.6 | 164 | ||
| 114 | Duke | ACC | 3-7 | 1295 | 1466 | 1335.6 | 142 | ||
| 113 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-8 | 1289 | 1487 | 1335.7 | 185 | ||
| 111 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1300 | 1475 | 1341.3 | 150 | ||
| 110 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1311 | 1446 | 1343.4 | 145 | ||
| 109 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1301 | 1483 | 1344.0 | 143 | ||
| 106 | North Texas | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1347 | 1385 | 1356.5 | 142 | ||
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1366 | 1337 | 1358.4 | 144 | ||
| 104 | Missouri State | MVFC | 7-3 | 1423 | 1187 | 1360.1 | 142 | ||
| 103 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-8 | 1306 | 1580 | 1370.0 | 169 | ||
| 102 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1352 | 1435 | 1372.5 | 140 | ||
| 101 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-8 | 1306 | 1612 | 1376.4 | 155 | ||
| 100 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4-6 | 1364 | 1421 | 1378.3 | 156 | ||
| 99 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1389 | 1351 | 1379.2 | 141 | ||
| 98 | Toledo | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1389 | 1350 | 1379.4 | 139 | ||
| 96 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1378 | 1394 | 1382.1 | 141 | ||
| 95 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1375 | 1421 | 1386.8 | 149 | ||
| 94 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-7 | 1345 | 1537 | 1390.3 | 135 | ||
| 93 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1349 | 1527 | 1391.2 | 151 | ||
| 92 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1420 | 1310 | 1392.0 | 136 | ||
| 91 | Marshall | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1418 | 1321 | 1393.2 | 138 | ||
| 90 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-7 | 1355 | 1522 | 1394.7 | 131 | ||
| 89 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1401 | 1380 | 1396.1 | 140 | ||
| 88 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 8-1 | 1538 | 1056 | 1400.3 | 181 | ||
| 87 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1397 | 1415 | 1401.4 | 143 | ||
| 86 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-6 | 1401 | 1438 | 1410.1 | 145 | ||
| 85 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-7 | 1355 | 1617 | 1416.4 | 163 | ||
| 84 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1452 | 1353 | 1426.3 | 143 | ||
| 83 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1383 | 1576 | 1429.1 | 148 | ||
| 82 | James Madison | CAA | 9-1 | 1567 | 1098 | 1433.6 | 179 | ||
| 81 | UTEP | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1454 | 1386 | 1436.3 | 153 | ||
| 80 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1462 | 1440 | 1456.3 | 135 | ||
| 79 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-5 | 1453 | 1469 | 1456.6 | 135 | ||
| 78 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1477 | 1407 | 1459.3 | 145 | ||
| 77 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1497 | 1366 | 1463.1 | 134 | ||
| 76 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1464 | 1469 | 1465.0 | 141 | ||
| 75 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-4 | 1504 | 1392 | 1474.9 | 143 | ||
| 74 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1486 | 1468 | 1481.4 | 148 | ||
| 73 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-5 | 1488 | 1472 | 1484.3 | 142 | ||
| 72 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1501 | 1479 | 1495.2 | 140 | ||
| 71 | Sam Houston | AWC | 9-0 | 1716 | 990 | 1495.5 | 222 | ||
| 70 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-5 | 1497 | 1491 | 1495.7 | 136 | ||
| 69 | Boston College | ACC | 6-4 | 1518 | 1434 | 1496.4 | 134 | ||
| 68 | Missouri | SEC | 5-5 | 1509 | 1497 | 1506.2 | 146 | ||
| 67 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1539 | 1415 | 1507.1 | 141 | ||
| 66 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1536 | 1426 | 1507.7 | 147 | ||
| 65 | Florida | SEC | 5-5 | 1502 | 1529 | 1509.0 | 146 | ||
| 64 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1531 | 1485 | 1519.7 | 138 | ||
| 63 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1521 | 1517 | 1520.2 | 140 | ||
| 62 | Florida State | ACC | 4-6 | 1514 | 1544 | 1521.1 | 148 | ||
| 61 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-4 | 1544 | 1466 | 1524.3 | 139 | ||
| 60 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1510 | 1577 | 1526.1 | 143 | ||
| 59 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-3 | 1584 | 1373 | 1528.3 | 179 | ||
| 58 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1503 | 1615 | 1529.9 | 139 | ||
| 57 | Louisville | ACC | 5-5 | 1534 | 1525 | 1532.0 | 133 | ||
| 56 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1611 | 1327 | 1534.7 | 164 | ||
| 55 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1544 | 1510 | 1535.5 | 142 | ||
| 54 | Miami | ACC | 5-5 | 1541 | 1518 | 1535.7 | 143 | ||
| 53 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 7-3 | 1588 | 1397 | 1538.1 | 153 | ||
| 52 | UAB | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1587 | 1413 | 1541.9 | 141 | ||
| 51 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1535 | 1623 | 1556.6 | 145 | ||
| 50 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1550 | 1584 | 1558.4 | 136 | ||
| 49 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1580 | 1497 | 1558.4 | 134 | ||
| 48 | LSU | SEC | 4-6 | 1541 | 1620 | 1560.5 | 138 | ||
| 47 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1583 | 1502 | 1562.5 | 146 | ||
| 46 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-5 | 1563 | 1566 | 1563.9 | 140 | ||
| 45 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1550 | 1614 | 1565.4 | 140 | ||
| 44 | Nevada | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1640 | 1406 | 1578.1 | 150 | ||
| 43 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1626 | 1451 | 1580.5 | 138 | ||
| 42 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1635 | 1445 | 1585.5 | 138 | ||
| 41 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1618 | 1508 | 1589.7 | 142 | ||
| 40 | Virginia | ACC | 6-4 | 1624 | 1526 | 1598.8 | 135 | ||
| 39 | SMU | American Athletic | 8-2 | 1676 | 1412 | 1606.0 | 157 | ||
| 38 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1665 | 1450 | 1608.7 | 140 | ||
| 37 | Clemson | ACC | 7-3 | 1681 | 1444 | 1618.6 | 142 | ||
| 36 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-5 | 1627 | 1606 | 1622.1 | 142 | ||
| 35 | Utah State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1708 | 1404 | 1626.2 | 154 | ||
| 34 | App State | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1716 | 1399 | 1630.3 | 148 | ||
| 33 | NC State | ACC | 7-3 | 1673 | 1512 | 1631.0 | 137 | ||
| 32 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1651 | 1607 | 1639.7 | 143 | ||
| 31 | Air Force | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1694 | 1507 | 1645.4 | 142 | ||
| 30 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-3 | 1692 | 1529 | 1649.8 | 149 | ||
| 29 | Houston | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1770 | 1351 | 1654.4 | 155 | ||
| 28 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1704 | 1530 | 1658.6 | 137 | ||
| 27 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 9-1 | 1781 | 1343 | 1659.6 | 153 | ||
| 26 | Purdue | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1690 | 1603 | 1668.2 | 143 | ||
| 25 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1739 | 1500 | 1676.1 | 143 | ||
| 24 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 9-1 | 1798 | 1367 | 1678.7 | 159 | ||
| 23 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8-2 | 1747 | 1502 | 1682.1 | 140 | ||
| 22 | BYU | FBS Independents | 8-2 | 1774 | 1487 | 1697.7 | 147 | ||
| 21 | Auburn | SEC | 6-4 | 1722 | 1636 | 1700.2 | 133 | ||
| 20 | Mississippi State | SEC | 6-4 | 1722 | 1643 | 1702.0 | 135 | ||
| 19 | Arkansas | SEC | 7-3 | 1761 | 1542 | 1703.7 | 139 | ||
| 18 | Wake Forest | ACC | 9-1 | 1822 | 1433 | 1716.0 | 159 | ||
| 17 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1757 | 1654 | 1730.4 | 142 | ||
| 16 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1802 | 1557 | 1737.2 | 146 | ||
| 15 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 9-1 | 1859 | 1456 | 1748.6 | 154 | ||
| 14 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1803 | 1621 | 1755.6 | 141 | ||
| 13 | Baylor | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1841 | 1545 | 1762.2 | 145 | ||
| 12 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-3 | 1802 | 1658 | 1764.9 | 136 | ||
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | 9-1 | 1882 | 1480 | 1772.0 | 153 | ||
| 10 | UTSA | Conference USA | 10-0 | 1947 | 1341 | 1774.0 | 186 | ||
| 9 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1886 | 1518 | 1786.4 | 154 | ||
| 8 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1892 | 1503 | 1786.4 | 154 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1897 | 1520 | 1795.3 | 143 | ||
| 6 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1 | 1899 | 1555 | 1806.2 | 150 | ||
| 5 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 10-0 | 1967 | 1403 | 1807.3 | 183 | ||
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1912 | 1534 | 1809.4 | 155 | ||
| 3 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2 | 1880 | 1619 | 1811.0 | 135 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1915 | 1550 | 1816.3 | 152 | ||
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 10-0 | 2091 | 1629 | 1964.0 | 155 | ||