| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-11 | 940 | 1319 | 1022.7 | 137 | ||
| 180 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 974 | 1374 | 1061.9 | 135 | ||
| 176 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 973 | 1448 | 1074.6 | 165 | ||
| 171 | Delaware | CAA | 5-6 | 1102 | 1129 | 1108.9 | 160 | ||
| 164 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1-11 | 1043 | 1450 | 1132.5 | 170 | ||
| 160 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1073 | 1400 | 1146.5 | 157 | ||
| 157 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1088 | 1366 | 1151.6 | 135 | ||
| 153 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 5-6 | 1164 | 1176 | 1167.1 | 141 | ||
| 152 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 2-10 | 1108 | 1442 | 1183.5 | 153 | ||
| 146 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1174 | 1333 | 1212.0 | 135 | ||
| 142 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-10 | 1149 | 1500 | 1228.5 | 156 | ||
| 139 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1179 | 1425 | 1236.5 | 130 | ||
| 138 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1218 | 1297 | 1237.2 | 125 | ||
| 137 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1186 | 1427 | 1241.8 | 139 | ||
| 135 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1169 | 1527 | 1249.5 | 149 | ||
| 134 | Tulane | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1180 | 1513 | 1255.7 | 147 | ||
| 132 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1226 | 1373 | 1261.1 | 129 | ||
| 129 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1214 | 1451 | 1269.7 | 145 | ||
| 128 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1219 | 1453 | 1274.0 | 133 | ||
| 127 | Rice | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1246 | 1381 | 1278.4 | 133 | ||
| 126 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1260 | 1392 | 1291.6 | 126 | ||
| 125 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1248 | 1446 | 1294.9 | 133 | ||
| 124 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1252 | 1492 | 1308.0 | 145 | ||
| 123 | Missouri State | MVFC | 8-4 | 1368 | 1146 | 1308.7 | 135 | ||
| 121 | Duke | ACC | 3-9 | 1258 | 1481 | 1310.6 | 132 | ||
| 120 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1278 | 1420 | 1312.2 | 134 | ||
| 118 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1293 | 1392 | 1317.4 | 138 | ||
| 116 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1284 | 1450 | 1323.5 | 131 | ||
| 114 | UNLV | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1267 | 1538 | 1329.8 | 177 | ||
| 113 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-10 | 1256 | 1577 | 1329.9 | 152 | ||
| 111 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1302 | 1426 | 1331.8 | 136 | ||
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1320 | 1385 | 1335.6 | 126 | ||
| 109 | California | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1331 | 1355 | 1337.1 | 132 | ||
| 108 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1309 | 1430 | 1338.7 | 132 | ||
| 107 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1286 | 1542 | 1345.7 | 129 | ||
| 106 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-10 | 1273 | 1617 | 1351.5 | 145 | ||
| 105 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1321 | 1475 | 1357.5 | 132 | ||
| 104 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1302 | 1538 | 1357.5 | 139 | ||
| 103 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 6-7 | 1360 | 1351 | 1358.1 | 122 | ||
| 101 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1385 | 1325 | 1370.1 | 123 | ||
| 100 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1365 | 1423 | 1379.3 | 139 | ||
| 98 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 10-2 | 1500 | 1110 | 1390.9 | 154 | ||
| 97 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-6 | 1408 | 1344 | 1391.5 | 122 | ||
| 96 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1408 | 1357 | 1395.0 | 118 | ||
| 95 | North Texas | Conference USA | 6-7 | 1397 | 1399 | 1397.9 | 130 | ||
| 93 | Marshall | Conference USA | 7-6 | 1409 | 1376 | 1400.3 | 124 | ||
| 91 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-9 | 1348 | 1601 | 1407.1 | 131 | ||
| 90 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1409 | 1411 | 1409.4 | 129 | ||
| 89 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1432 | 1363 | 1414.4 | 121 | ||
| 88 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1363 | 1615 | 1422.1 | 143 | ||
| 87 | UTEP | Conference USA | 7-6 | 1426 | 1416 | 1423.7 | 133 | ||
| 86 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1414 | 1473 | 1428.7 | 125 | ||
| 85 | Sam Houston | AWC | 11-1 | 1594 | 1060 | 1439.5 | 189 | ||
| 84 | Ball State | Mid-American | 6-7 | 1433 | 1463 | 1440.3 | 126 | ||
| 83 | James Madison | CAA | 12-2 | 1568 | 1158 | 1453.1 | 143 | ||
| 82 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-7 | 1448 | 1491 | 1458.2 | 118 | ||
| 81 | Kent State | Mid-American | 7-7 | 1463 | 1451 | 1460.2 | 118 | ||
| 80 | Boston College | ACC | 6-6 | 1460 | 1466 | 1461.7 | 124 | ||
| 79 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1471 | 1440 | 1463.2 | 125 | ||
| 78 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-7 | 1448 | 1514 | 1464.1 | 132 | ||
| 77 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1478 | 1430 | 1466.2 | 126 | ||
| 76 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1467 | 1472 | 1468.3 | 132 | ||
| 75 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1445 | 1583 | 1478.1 | 137 | ||
| 74 | Florida | SEC | 6-7 | 1476 | 1533 | 1489.7 | 124 | ||
| 73 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5-8 | 1461 | 1594 | 1493.0 | 120 | ||
| 72 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-7 | 1492 | 1507 | 1495.8 | 126 | ||
| 71 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1523 | 1427 | 1498.4 | 132 | ||
| 70 | Missouri | SEC | 6-7 | 1494 | 1519 | 1500.1 | 124 | ||
| 69 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1522 | 1447 | 1502.7 | 124 | ||
| 67 | Florida State | ACC | 5-7 | 1507 | 1534 | 1513.7 | 131 | ||
| 66 | Louisville | ACC | 6-7 | 1510 | 1537 | 1516.5 | 120 | ||
| 65 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1543 | 1442 | 1517.3 | 125 | ||
| 64 | Nevada | Mountain West | 8-5 | 1551 | 1424 | 1518.5 | 130 | ||
| 63 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1551 | 1438 | 1522.3 | 125 | ||
| 62 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 8-5 | 1551 | 1445 | 1524.0 | 130 | ||
| 61 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1556 | 1458 | 1531.0 | 133 | ||
| 60 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1519 | 1575 | 1533.0 | 132 | ||
| 59 | Virginia | ACC | 6-6 | 1536 | 1536 | 1536.1 | 124 | ||
| 58 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1518 | 1594 | 1536.9 | 131 | ||
| 57 | UCF | American Athletic | 9-4 | 1597 | 1380 | 1539.9 | 133 | ||
| 56 | SMU | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1571 | 1458 | 1541.7 | 144 | ||
| 55 | Army | FBS Independents | 9-4 | 1603 | 1372 | 1542.0 | 142 | ||
| 54 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 9-5 | 1577 | 1456 | 1545.5 | 117 | ||
| 53 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1527 | 1614 | 1548.1 | 127 | ||
| 52 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1587 | 1445 | 1550.4 | 129 | ||
| 51 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 9-4 | 1605 | 1398 | 1550.7 | 116 | ||
| 50 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 9-5 | 1606 | 1450 | 1565.7 | 119 | ||
| 49 | Miami | ACC | 7-5 | 1593 | 1493 | 1567.4 | 131 | ||
| 48 | South Carolina | SEC | 7-6 | 1581 | 1531 | 1568.1 | 120 | ||
| 47 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1569 | 1583 | 1572.8 | 122 | ||
| 46 | Maryland | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1587 | 1545 | 1576.2 | 123 | ||
| 45 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1616 | 1472 | 1578.8 | 126 | ||
| 44 | App State | Sun Belt | 10-4 | 1648 | 1432 | 1591.1 | 126 | ||
| 43 | LSU | SEC | 6-7 | 1591 | 1613 | 1596.3 | 121 | ||
| 42 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1611 | 1562 | 1598.5 | 124 | ||
| 41 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 11-2 | 1696 | 1342 | 1599.3 | 141 | ||
| 40 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-6 | 1615 | 1559 | 1600.7 | 129 | ||
| 39 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1613 | 1578 | 1604.0 | 130 | ||
| 38 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 10-4 | 1675 | 1461 | 1618.8 | 127 | ||
| 37 | UAB | Conference USA | 9-4 | 1667 | 1488 | 1620.1 | 125 | ||
| 36 | Auburn | SEC | 6-7 | 1614 | 1657 | 1625.0 | 119 | ||
| 35 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1652 | 1556 | 1627.9 | 120 | ||
| 34 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1629 | 1632 | 1629.3 | 123 | ||
| 33 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-6 | 1642 | 1603 | 1632.3 | 124 | ||
| 32 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 9-4 | 1692 | 1514 | 1645.6 | 120 | ||
| 31 | BYU | FBS Independents | 10-3 | 1719 | 1465 | 1651.8 | 136 | ||
| 30 | Utah State | Mountain West | 11-3 | 1731 | 1436 | 1652.0 | 132 | ||
| 29 | NC State | ACC | 9-3 | 1724 | 1514 | 1669.3 | 125 | ||
| 28 | Wake Forest | ACC | 11-3 | 1740 | 1483 | 1671.8 | 128 | ||
| 27 | UTSA | Conference USA | 12-2 | 1782 | 1411 | 1681.3 | 150 | ||
| 26 | Houston | American Athletic | 12-2 | 1798 | 1400 | 1689.0 | 134 | ||
| 25 | Utah | Pac-12 | 10-4 | 1751 | 1519 | 1689.4 | 119 | ||
| 24 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1768 | 1486 | 1693.1 | 135 | ||
| 23 | Air Force | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1763 | 1502 | 1693.5 | 127 | ||
| 22 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 1735 | 1603 | 1700.9 | 131 | ||
| 21 | Purdue | Big Ten | 9-4 | 1751 | 1563 | 1702.0 | 129 | ||
| 20 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1731 | 1640 | 1707.7 | 133 | ||
| 19 | Iowa | Big Ten | 10-4 | 1752 | 1583 | 1708.1 | 125 | ||
| 18 | Kentucky | SEC | 10-3 | 1784 | 1516 | 1712.7 | 132 | ||
| 17 | Clemson | ACC | 10-3 | 1795 | 1498 | 1715.8 | 123 | ||
| 16 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 9-4 | 1768 | 1597 | 1723.3 | 127 | ||
| 15 | Arkansas | SEC | 9-4 | 1783 | 1579 | 1729.7 | 121 | ||
| 14 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 11-3 | 1796 | 1553 | 1731.7 | 117 | ||
| 13 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 13-1 | 1864 | 1393 | 1733.0 | 132 | ||
| 12 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 12-2 | 1870 | 1506 | 1771.7 | 129 | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 11-2 | 1861 | 1547 | 1776.8 | 138 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1894 | 1560 | 1804.1 | 132 | ||
| 9 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10-3 | 1872 | 1617 | 1804.4 | 123 | ||
| 8 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1904 | 1584 | 1818.7 | 128 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1926 | 1599 | 1838.7 | 122 | ||
| 6 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 13-1 | 1978 | 1504 | 1847.0 | 145 | ||
| 5 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 12-2 | 1962 | 1629 | 1872.4 | 123 | ||
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 12-2 | 1968 | 1618 | 1873.8 | 126 | ||
| 3 | Baylor | Big 12 | 12-2 | 1976 | 1615 | 1878.6 | 120 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 13-2 | 2005 | 1625 | 1902.3 | 119 | ||
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 14-1 | 2100 | 1634 | 1972.5 | 128 | ||