| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 12-0 | 2093 | 1546 | 1940.6 | 154 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 11-1 | 1978 | 1583 | 1871.1 | 137 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1980 | 1567 | 1867.2 | 140 | ||
| 4 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 12-0 | 2008 | 1439 | 1847.8 | 167 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 11-1 | 1939 | 1518 | 1824.1 | 138 | ||
| 6 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10-2 | 1908 | 1590 | 1823.3 | 129 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1899 | 1585 | 1814.9 | 127 | ||
| 8 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 11-1 | 1909 | 1516 | 1802.1 | 147 | ||
| 9 | Baylor | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1889 | 1560 | 1800.7 | 133 | ||
| 10 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 11-1 | 1904 | 1468 | 1784.3 | 142 | ||
| 11 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1864 | 1563 | 1784.1 | 135 | ||
| 12 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1867 | 1548 | 1781.5 | 138 | ||
| 13 | Iowa | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1829 | 1538 | 1751.3 | 138 | ||
| 14 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 10-2 | 1792 | 1509 | 1716.9 | 129 | ||
| 15 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1731 | 1640 | 1707.7 | 132 | ||
| 16 | Arkansas | SEC | 8-4 | 1754 | 1572 | 1706.5 | 126 | ||
| 17 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1743 | 1599 | 1705.6 | 132 | ||
| 18 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 1735 | 1603 | 1700.9 | 130 | ||
| 19 | BYU | FBS Independents | 10-2 | 1790 | 1453 | 1699.3 | 142 | ||
| 20 | Clemson | ACC | 9-3 | 1768 | 1486 | 1693.1 | 128 | ||
| 21 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 11-1 | 1818 | 1362 | 1691.2 | 142 | ||
| 22 | UTSA | Conference USA | 11-1 | 1815 | 1363 | 1689.5 | 174 | ||
| 23 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1752 | 1490 | 1682.9 | 139 | ||
| 24 | Wake Forest | ACC | 10-2 | 1765 | 1457 | 1682.4 | 142 | ||
| 25 | Air Force | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1742 | 1500 | 1677.9 | 131 | ||
| 26 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-5 | 1697 | 1607 | 1674.4 | 128 | ||
| 27 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1714 | 1555 | 1673.2 | 136 | ||
| 28 | NC State | ACC | 9-3 | 1724 | 1514 | 1669.3 | 124 | ||
| 29 | Kentucky | SEC | 9-3 | 1729 | 1492 | 1666.5 | 139 | ||
| 30 | Utah | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1735 | 1468 | 1663.7 | 131 | ||
| 31 | Houston | American Athletic | 11-1 | 1791 | 1329 | 1662.4 | 148 | ||
| 32 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1748 | 1405 | 1654.8 | 141 | ||
| 33 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1659 | 1621 | 1649.4 | 128 | ||
| 34 | App State | Sun Belt | 10-2 | 1744 | 1390 | 1647.7 | 140 | ||
| 35 | Auburn | SEC | 6-6 | 1640 | 1648 | 1641.9 | 124 | ||
| 36 | LSU | SEC | 6-6 | 1632 | 1613 | 1627.4 | 127 | ||
| 37 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-5 | 1651 | 1546 | 1624.4 | 135 | ||
| 38 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1659 | 1507 | 1619.7 | 125 | ||
| 39 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1638 | 1544 | 1614.2 | 129 | ||
| 40 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1603 | 1576 | 1596.6 | 128 | ||
| 41 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1612 | 1550 | 1596.4 | 125 | ||
| 42 | Army | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1653 | 1358 | 1573.7 | 160 | ||
| 43 | UAB | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1607 | 1463 | 1569.9 | 130 | ||
| 44 | Miami | ACC | 7-5 | 1593 | 1493 | 1567.4 | 130 | ||
| 45 | Utah State | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1627 | 1392 | 1564.8 | 143 | ||
| 46 | Nevada | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1610 | 1418 | 1559.7 | 136 | ||
| 47 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 10-2 | 1648 | 1320 | 1558.9 | 151 | ||
| 48 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1588 | 1473 | 1558.1 | 131 | ||
| 49 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1551 | 1568 | 1555.4 | 136 | ||
| 50 | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1555 | 1550 | 1553.6 | 128 | ||
| 51 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1587 | 1445 | 1550.4 | 128 | ||
| 52 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1527 | 1614 | 1548.1 | 126 | ||
| 53 | SMU | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1571 | 1458 | 1541.7 | 144 | ||
| 54 | South Carolina | SEC | 6-6 | 1543 | 1531 | 1540.4 | 125 | ||
| 55 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1518 | 1594 | 1536.9 | 130 | ||
| 56 | Virginia | ACC | 6-6 | 1536 | 1536 | 1536.1 | 123 | ||
| 57 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1572 | 1432 | 1535.6 | 129 | ||
| 58 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1576 | 1413 | 1533.3 | 130 | ||
| 59 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1519 | 1575 | 1533.0 | 131 | ||
| 60 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1556 | 1458 | 1531.0 | 132 | ||
| 61 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1562 | 1437 | 1529.8 | 130 | ||
| 62 | Missouri | SEC | 6-6 | 1531 | 1516 | 1527.7 | 130 | ||
| 63 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1572 | 1398 | 1526.3 | 128 | ||
| 64 | Louisville | ACC | 6-6 | 1528 | 1520 | 1526.1 | 123 | ||
| 65 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-6 | 1533 | 1504 | 1526.0 | 132 | ||
| 66 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1570 | 1385 | 1521.4 | 121 | ||
| 67 | Kent State | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1545 | 1444 | 1519.4 | 129 | ||
| 68 | Florida | SEC | 6-6 | 1511 | 1531 | 1516.0 | 129 | ||
| 69 | Florida State | ACC | 5-7 | 1507 | 1534 | 1513.7 | 130 | ||
| 70 | UCF | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1556 | 1369 | 1506.8 | 141 | ||
| 71 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1477 | 1583 | 1503.0 | 123 | ||
| 72 | Sam Houston | AWC | 10-0 | 1721 | 989 | 1498.6 | 219 | ||
| 73 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 7-5 | 1516 | 1445 | 1497.8 | 137 | ||
| 74 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 1477 | 1485 | 1479.1 | 123 | ||
| 75 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1499 | 1407 | 1475.7 | 130 | ||
| 76 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1488 | 1430 | 1473.7 | 139 | ||
| 77 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1489 | 1428 | 1473.6 | 131 | ||
| 78 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1467 | 1472 | 1468.3 | 131 | ||
| 79 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-7 | 1448 | 1514 | 1464.1 | 131 | ||
| 80 | Boston College | ACC | 6-6 | 1460 | 1466 | 1461.7 | 123 | ||
| 81 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1462 | 1452 | 1459.2 | 132 | ||
| 82 | North Texas | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1450 | 1400 | 1437.5 | 137 | ||
| 83 | James Madison | CAA | 10-1 | 1574 | 1088 | 1435.4 | 175 | ||
| 84 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 10-1 | 1577 | 1078 | 1434.1 | 166 | ||
| 85 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1414 | 1473 | 1428.7 | 124 | ||
| 86 | UTEP | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1442 | 1388 | 1427.9 | 137 | ||
| 87 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1419 | 1434 | 1422.9 | 131 | ||
| 88 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1363 | 1615 | 1422.1 | 142 | ||
| 89 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1366 | 1577 | 1415.8 | 142 | ||
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1437 | 1343 | 1413.1 | 122 | ||
| 91 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1409 | 1411 | 1409.4 | 128 | ||
| 92 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-9 | 1348 | 1601 | 1407.1 | 130 | ||
| 93 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1433 | 1322 | 1404.6 | 128 | ||
| 94 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1416 | 1336 | 1395.3 | 125 | ||
| 97 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1365 | 1423 | 1379.3 | 138 | ||
| 98 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1387 | 1356 | 1379.0 | 126 | ||
| 99 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1389 | 1339 | 1376.8 | 127 | ||
| 100 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1335 | 1465 | 1366.8 | 138 | ||
| 103 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1302 | 1538 | 1357.5 | 138 | ||
| 104 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1321 | 1475 | 1357.5 | 131 | ||
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1360 | 1337 | 1354.2 | 128 | ||
| 106 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-10 | 1273 | 1617 | 1351.5 | 144 | ||
| 107 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1286 | 1542 | 1345.7 | 128 | ||
| 108 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1309 | 1430 | 1338.7 | 131 | ||
| 109 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1320 | 1385 | 1335.6 | 125 | ||
| 110 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1302 | 1426 | 1331.8 | 135 | ||
| 111 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-10 | 1256 | 1577 | 1329.9 | 152 | ||
| 112 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1267 | 1538 | 1329.8 | 176 | ||
| 114 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1293 | 1392 | 1317.4 | 137 | ||
| 116 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1278 | 1420 | 1312.2 | 133 | ||
| 118 | Duke | ACC | 3-9 | 1258 | 1481 | 1310.6 | 131 | ||
| 119 | Missouri State | MVFC | 8-4 | 1368 | 1146 | 1308.7 | 134 | ||
| 120 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1252 | 1492 | 1308.0 | 145 | ||
| 123 | California | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1279 | 1356 | 1298.0 | 139 | ||
| 124 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1248 | 1446 | 1294.9 | 132 | ||
| 125 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1260 | 1392 | 1291.6 | 125 | ||
| 127 | Rice | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1246 | 1381 | 1278.4 | 132 | ||
| 128 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1219 | 1453 | 1274.0 | 132 | ||
| 131 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1214 | 1451 | 1269.7 | 144 | ||
| 133 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1226 | 1373 | 1261.1 | 129 | ||
| 135 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1180 | 1513 | 1255.7 | 147 | ||
| 136 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1169 | 1527 | 1249.5 | 148 | ||
| 138 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1186 | 1427 | 1241.8 | 138 | ||
| 139 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1218 | 1297 | 1237.2 | 124 | ||
| 140 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1179 | 1425 | 1236.5 | 129 | ||
| 142 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-10 | 1149 | 1500 | 1228.5 | 155 | ||
| 147 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1174 | 1333 | 1212.0 | 134 | ||
| 153 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-10 | 1108 | 1442 | 1183.5 | 152 | ||
| 154 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 5-6 | 1164 | 1176 | 1167.1 | 139 | ||
| 157 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1088 | 1366 | 1151.6 | 134 | ||
| 160 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1073 | 1400 | 1146.5 | 156 | ||
| 164 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1-11 | 1043 | 1450 | 1132.5 | 169 | ||
| 171 | Delaware | CAA | 5-6 | 1102 | 1129 | 1108.9 | 159 | ||
| 176 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 973 | 1448 | 1074.6 | 164 | ||
| 180 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 974 | 1374 | 1061.9 | 134 | ||
| 190 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-11 | 940 | 1319 | 1022.7 | 136 | ||