| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 3-0 | 1864 | 1601 | 1794.6 | 221 | ||
| 2 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1853 | 1581 | 1780.9 | 224 | ||
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0 | 1852 | 1580 | 1780.0 | 222 | ||
| 4 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1851 | 1578 | 1778.6 | 222 | ||
| 5 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-0 | 1838 | 1557 | 1763.7 | 224 | ||
| 6 | BYU | FBS Independents | 3-0 | 1835 | 1552 | 1760.1 | 225 | ||
| 7 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1842 | 1447 | 1734.4 | 231 | ||
| 8 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-0 | 1820 | 1496 | 1732.9 | 234 | ||
| 9 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1805 | 1491 | 1721.2 | 231 | ||
| 10 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1808 | 1445 | 1709.5 | 235 | ||
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | 3-0 | 1819 | 1407 | 1706.0 | 238 | ||
| 12 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-0 | 1801 | 1434 | 1701.5 | 234 | ||
| 13 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1788 | 1412 | 1685.6 | 235 | ||
| 14 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1799 | 1386 | 1685.5 | 244 | ||
| 15 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1784 | 1410 | 1682.3 | 235 | ||
| 16 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-0 | 1798 | 1377 | 1682.0 | 244 | ||
| 17 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-0 | 1774 | 1424 | 1679.4 | 235 | ||
| 18 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3-0 | 1790 | 1366 | 1672.7 | 241 | ||
| 19 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1772 | 1387 | 1666.9 | 238 | ||
| 20 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-0 | 1775 | 1378 | 1665.9 | 246 | ||
| 21 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-1 | 1665 | 1619 | 1653.7 | 219 | ||
| 22 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1751 | 1352 | 1641.5 | 244 | ||
| 23 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0 | 1747 | 1345 | 1636.5 | 246 | ||
| 24 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1768 | 1295 | 1635.9 | 241 | ||
| 25 | SMU | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1754 | 1325 | 1635.5 | 240 | ||
| 26 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1687 | 1477 | 1632.1 | 211 | ||
| 27 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 3-0 | 1750 | 1315 | 1629.2 | 242 | ||
| 28 | UTSA | Conference USA | 3-0 | 1751 | 1311 | 1628.8 | 247 | ||
| 29 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1741 | 1330 | 1627.4 | 249 | ||
| 30 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-0 | 1742 | 1298 | 1618.4 | 245 | ||
| 31 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-0 | 1731 | 1278 | 1604.5 | 255 | ||
| 32 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-0 | 1738 | 1247 | 1599.6 | 252 | ||
| 33 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-0 | 1737 | 1248 | 1599.6 | 249 | ||
| 34 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-1 | 1626 | 1508 | 1595.7 | 222 | ||
| 35 | Boston College | ACC | 3-0 | 1720 | 1268 | 1594.0 | 237 | ||
| 36 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1630 | 1485 | 1592.6 | 233 | ||
| 37 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1624 | 1488 | 1589.3 | 234 | ||
| 38 | UAB | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1609 | 1522 | 1587.1 | 220 | ||
| 39 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-1 | 1594 | 1529 | 1577.2 | 229 | ||
| 40 | Florida | SEC | 2-1 | 1600 | 1507 | 1576.4 | 227 | ||
| 41 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-0 | 1712 | 1219 | 1572.8 | 262 | ||
| 42 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1580 | 1515 | 1563.4 | 224 | ||
| 43 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1612 | 1404 | 1557.5 | 244 | ||
| 44 | Louisville | ACC | 2-1 | 1592 | 1447 | 1554.5 | 228 | ||
| 45 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1586 | 1457 | 1552.5 | 235 | ||
| 46 | NC State | ACC | 2-1 | 1578 | 1461 | 1548.1 | 227 | ||
| 47 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1576 | 1457 | 1545.5 | 227 | ||
| 48 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-1 | 1561 | 1479 | 1539.7 | 234 | ||
| 49 | Auburn | SEC | 2-1 | 1579 | 1421 | 1538.0 | 238 | ||
| 50 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1566 | 1427 | 1530.4 | 232 | ||
| 51 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-1 | 1564 | 1424 | 1527.7 | 218 | ||
| 52 | Boise State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1494 | 1625 | 1525.7 | 229 | ||
| 53 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1524 | 1525 | 1524.0 | 256 | ||
| 54 | Miami | ACC | 1-2 | 1484 | 1619 | 1516.8 | 229 | ||
| 55 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-1 | 1557 | 1377 | 1509.5 | 236 | ||
| 56 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 57 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1477 | 1582 | 1502.7 | 240 | ||
| 58 | USC | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1534 | 1408 | 1501.9 | 226 | ||
| 59 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1551 | 1345 | 1496.8 | 242 | ||
| 60 | Missouri | SEC | 2-1 | 1544 | 1328 | 1486.8 | 242 | ||
| 61 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1535 | 1345 | 1485.0 | 235 | ||
| 62 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1533 | 1338 | 1481.9 | 238 | ||
| 63 | Syracuse | ACC | 2-1 | 1542 | 1314 | 1481.3 | 243 | ||
| 64 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-1 | 1542 | 1314 | 1481.3 | 243 | ||
| 65 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1529 | 1325 | 1474.9 | 230 | ||
| 66 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1438 | 1582 | 1473.0 | 225 | ||
| 67 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1535 | 1285 | 1468.1 | 250 | ||
| 68 | Clemson | ACC | 2-1 | 1529 | 1280 | 1462.9 | 235 | ||
| 69 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1474 | 1431 | 1462.7 | 216 | ||
| 70 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1517 | 1306 | 1461.0 | 246 | ||
| 71 | Virginia | ACC | 2-1 | 1510 | 1322 | 1460.4 | 231 | ||
| 72 | LSU | SEC | 2-1 | 1510 | 1298 | 1454.2 | 228 | ||
| 73 | Houston | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1502 | 1304 | 1450.2 | 230 | ||
| 74 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-1 | 1506 | 1273 | 1444.2 | 236 | ||
| 75 | Duke | ACC | 2-1 | 1507 | 1254 | 1439.3 | 232 | ||
| 76 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1417 | 1506 | 1438.3 | 234 | ||
| 77 | James Madison | CAA | 3-0 | 1613 | 1005 | 1432.9 | 281 | ||
| 78 | Delaware | CAA | 2-1 | 1497 | 1247 | 1430.1 | 257 | ||
| 79 | UCF | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1471 | 1291 | 1423.6 | 247 | ||
| 80 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1483 | 1254 | 1422.5 | 244 | ||
| 81 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1399 | 1493 | 1422.0 | 221 | ||
| 82 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1482 | 1254 | 1421.6 | 234 | ||
| 83 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1468 | 1279 | 1418.5 | 248 | ||
| 84 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1438 | 1360 | 1418.4 | 247 | ||
| 85 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1466 | 1278 | 1416.2 | 243 | ||
| 86 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1447 | 1307 | 1410.6 | 252 | ||
| 87 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1362 | 1556 | 1407.9 | 209 | ||
| 88 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 89 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1381 | 1475 | 1404.0 | 231 | ||
| 90 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1381 | 1466 | 1401.6 | 241 | ||
| 91 | Utah | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1378 | 1461 | 1398.5 | 240 | ||
| 92 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 2-1 | 1476 | 1182 | 1396.0 | 243 | ||
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1371 | 1453 | 1390.9 | 228 | ||
| 94 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1372 | 1449 | 1390.7 | 239 | ||
| 95 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-2 | 1360 | 1457 | 1383.7 | 226 | ||
| 96 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1358 | 1430 | 1375.8 | 229 | ||
| 97 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1443 | 1184 | 1373.1 | 239 | ||
| 98 | Sam Houston | AWC | 2-0 | 1569 | 919 | 1372.3 | 307 | ||
| 99 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1430 | 1199 | 1368.5 | 234 | ||
| 101 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-2 | 1344 | 1407 | 1359.9 | 241 | ||
| 102 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1342 | 1399 | 1356.2 | 239 | ||
| 103 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1342 | 1399 | 1356.1 | 239 | ||
| 104 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1402 | 1219 | 1353.9 | 262 | ||
| 106 | Washington | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1349 | 1356 | 1350.5 | 260 | ||
| 107 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-1 | 1387 | 1225 | 1344.5 | 266 | ||
| 109 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 1-1 | 1369 | 1250 | 1338.0 | 247 | ||
| 110 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1325 | 1377 | 1337.4 | 229 | ||
| 111 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1317 | 1361 | 1327.8 | 232 | ||
| 112 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1320 | 1345 | 1325.9 | 246 | ||
| 114 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1313 | 1356 | 1323.4 | 221 | ||
| 115 | Navy | American Athletic | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 116 | California | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1312 | 1342 | 1319.2 | 231 | ||
| 117 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-2 | 1313 | 1333 | 1318.3 | 244 | ||
| 118 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1297 | 1372 | 1315.2 | 241 | ||
| 119 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1305 | 1345 | 1315.0 | 221 | ||
| 120 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1295 | 1377 | 1314.9 | 254 | ||
| 121 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1298 | 1363 | 1313.8 | 244 | ||
| 122 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1282 | 1345 | 1297.1 | 249 | ||
| 124 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1282 | 1302 | 1287.2 | 219 | ||
| 125 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-2 | 1282 | 1294 | 1285.3 | 229 | ||
| 126 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1280 | 1298 | 1284.7 | 228 | ||
| 129 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-3 | 1233 | 1339 | 1258.9 | 219 | ||
| 130 | Florida State | ACC | 0-3 | 1181 | 1506 | 1254.6 | 234 | ||
| 131 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1254 | 1244 | 1251.4 | 228 | ||
| 135 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-2 | 1242 | 1241 | 1242.2 | 240 | ||
| 137 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1247 | 1197 | 1234.5 | 249 | ||
| 138 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-3 | 1165 | 1459 | 1232.7 | 224 | ||
| 139 | Rice | Conference USA | 0-3 | 1164 | 1457 | 1231.5 | 227 | ||
| 143 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1191 | 1308 | 1219.3 | 212 | ||
| 145 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-2 | 1214 | 1223 | 1216.4 | 243 | ||
| 148 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-2 | 1201 | 1225 | 1207.1 | 248 | ||
| 160 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1071 | 1481 | 1161.4 | 252 | ||
| 163 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 0-3 | 1075 | 1398 | 1147.9 | 269 | ||
| 170 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-3 | 1046 | 1328 | 1110.0 | 258 | ||
| 171 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-3 | 1045 | 1322 | 1108.3 | 245 | ||
| 173 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-3 | 1046 | 1279 | 1100.0 | 239 | ||