| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-0 | 1923 | 1582 | 1831.4 | 205 | ||
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-0 | 1888 | 1566 | 1801.8 | 207 | ||
| 3 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1891 | 1511 | 1788.1 | 207 | ||
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1893 | 1504 | 1787.4 | 209 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 4-0 | 1876 | 1511 | 1777.2 | 215 | ||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1868 | 1517 | 1773.5 | 214 | ||
| 7 | UTSA | Conference USA | 4-0 | 1881 | 1444 | 1760.7 | 215 | ||
| 8 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-0 | 1854 | 1493 | 1755.8 | 217 | ||
| 9 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-0 | 1853 | 1422 | 1734.4 | 220 | ||
| 10 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1826 | 1426 | 1716.1 | 216 | ||
| 11 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1822 | 1430 | 1715.1 | 223 | ||
| 12 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1744 | 1629 | 1714.4 | 200 | ||
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0 | 1840 | 1383 | 1713.2 | 227 | ||
| 14 | SMU | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1830 | 1404 | 1712.6 | 214 | ||
| 15 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-1 | 1743 | 1623 | 1712.2 | 199 | ||
| 16 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1838 | 1374 | 1708.8 | 215 | ||
| 17 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1727 | 1523 | 1673.5 | 206 | ||
| 18 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-0 | 1795 | 1347 | 1670.9 | 235 | ||
| 19 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1807 | 1301 | 1664.6 | 240 | ||
| 20 | Boise State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1660 | 1669 | 1662.1 | 211 | ||
| 21 | Boston College | ACC | 4-0 | 1784 | 1337 | 1659.6 | 212 | ||
| 22 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1705 | 1531 | 1659.5 | 207 | ||
| 23 | Texas | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1705 | 1528 | 1658.7 | 205 | ||
| 24 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1794 | 1306 | 1656.9 | 226 | ||
| 25 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1799 | 1292 | 1656.2 | 236 | ||
| 26 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1780 | 1311 | 1649.0 | 233 | ||
| 27 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1681 | 1542 | 1645.5 | 200 | ||
| 28 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-0 | 1781 | 1292 | 1643.7 | 230 | ||
| 29 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 3-0 | 1751 | 1352 | 1641.5 | 244 | ||
| 30 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1697 | 1484 | 1641.1 | 208 | ||
| 31 | Florida | SEC | 3-1 | 1681 | 1516 | 1638.2 | 202 | ||
| 32 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1777 | 1282 | 1637.3 | 229 | ||
| 33 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-0 | 1747 | 1345 | 1636.5 | 246 | ||
| 34 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-1 | 1698 | 1423 | 1624.4 | 218 | ||
| 35 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-0 | 1758 | 1265 | 1619.4 | 236 | ||
| 36 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1698 | 1391 | 1615.1 | 207 | ||
| 37 | NC State | ACC | 3-1 | 1661 | 1478 | 1613.5 | 201 | ||
| 38 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-0 | 1731 | 1278 | 1604.5 | 255 | ||
| 39 | UAB | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1649 | 1472 | 1602.9 | 204 | ||
| 40 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-1 | 1638 | 1476 | 1596.0 | 210 | ||
| 41 | Auburn | SEC | 3-1 | 1646 | 1420 | 1585.9 | 212 | ||
| 42 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1640 | 1433 | 1585.6 | 211 | ||
| 43 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1627 | 1449 | 1580.4 | 215 | ||
| 44 | LSU | SEC | 3-1 | 1643 | 1390 | 1575.7 | 204 | ||
| 45 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1632 | 1392 | 1568.6 | 208 | ||
| 46 | Louisville | ACC | 3-1 | 1620 | 1381 | 1556.4 | 215 | ||
| 47 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-2 | 1543 | 1592 | 1555.0 | 198 | ||
| 48 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1611 | 1391 | 1552.6 | 212 | ||
| 49 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1613 | 1338 | 1539.6 | 207 | ||
| 50 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1588 | 1391 | 1536.3 | 219 | ||
| 51 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 3-1 | 1595 | 1372 | 1536.0 | 217 | ||
| 52 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-1 | 1585 | 1386 | 1532.8 | 222 | ||
| 53 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1542 | 1495 | 1530.2 | 216 | ||
| 54 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-1 | 1568 | 1416 | 1528.9 | 215 | ||
| 55 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1592 | 1343 | 1525.4 | 216 | ||
| 56 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-2 | 1479 | 1634 | 1516.2 | 233 | ||
| 57 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1515 | 1511 | 1513.9 | 206 | ||
| 58 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-2 | 1517 | 1499 | 1512.3 | 207 | ||
| 59 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1581 | 1311 | 1508.6 | 218 | ||
| 60 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-1 | 1548 | 1364 | 1499.7 | 233 | ||
| 61 | App State | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1564 | 1320 | 1499.0 | 214 | ||
| 62 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-2 | 1505 | 1482 | 1499.0 | 214 | ||
| 63 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1551 | 1345 | 1496.8 | 242 | ||
| 64 | Miami | ACC | 2-2 | 1505 | 1464 | 1494.8 | 219 | ||
| 65 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1505 | 1464 | 1494.5 | 207 | ||
| 66 | Duke | ACC | 3-1 | 1571 | 1277 | 1491.5 | 208 | ||
| 67 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1502 | 1438 | 1485.5 | 228 | ||
| 68 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1552 | 1293 | 1483.0 | 211 | ||
| 69 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1484 | 1480 | 1482.9 | 208 | ||
| 70 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-2 | 1475 | 1471 | 1473.8 | 204 | ||
| 71 | Missouri | SEC | 2-2 | 1478 | 1426 | 1465.0 | 215 | ||
| 72 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1438 | 1501 | 1453.2 | 201 | ||
| 73 | Utah | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1459 | 1416 | 1448.2 | 211 | ||
| 74 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1461 | 1408 | 1447.8 | 213 | ||
| 75 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1454 | 1419 | 1445.1 | 202 | ||
| 76 | Virginia | ACC | 2-2 | 1453 | 1420 | 1444.9 | 209 | ||
| 77 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1510 | 1257 | 1442.3 | 225 | ||
| 78 | USC | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1435 | 1433 | 1434.7 | 201 | ||
| 79 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-2 | 1451 | 1386 | 1434.4 | 212 | ||
| 80 | James Madison | CAA | 3-0 | 1613 | 1005 | 1432.9 | 281 | ||
| 81 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1512 | 1212 | 1430.6 | 213 | ||
| 82 | Delaware | CAA | 2-1 | 1497 | 1247 | 1430.1 | 257 | ||
| 83 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1454 | 1345 | 1426.0 | 223 | ||
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1500 | 1223 | 1425.5 | 208 | ||
| 85 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1431 | 1408 | 1425.4 | 198 | ||
| 86 | UCF | American Athletic | 2-1 | 1471 | 1291 | 1423.6 | 247 | ||
| 87 | Clemson | ACC | 2-2 | 1441 | 1355 | 1419.1 | 206 | ||
| 88 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1431 | 1375 | 1416.5 | 221 | ||
| 90 | Sam Houston | AWC | 3-0 | 1600 | 959 | 1408.1 | 287 | ||
| 91 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1419 | 1371 | 1406.5 | 210 | ||
| 92 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1427 | 1347 | 1406.3 | 217 | ||
| 93 | Missouri State | MVFC | 2-1 | 1464 | 1222 | 1399.6 | 231 | ||
| 94 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1413 | 1358 | 1398.9 | 213 | ||
| 95 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1414 | 1353 | 1398.6 | 205 | ||
| 96 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1415 | 1348 | 1398.0 | 208 | ||
| 97 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1352 | 1524 | 1392.9 | 210 | ||
| 98 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1346 | 1540 | 1392.3 | 216 | ||
| 99 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1409 | 1301 | 1381.0 | 217 | ||
| 100 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1317 | 1562 | 1374.2 | 193 | ||
| 104 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1374 | 1294 | 1353.3 | 203 | ||
| 106 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1342 | 1347 | 1343.5 | 219 | ||
| 107 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 1-1 | 1369 | 1250 | 1338.0 | 247 | ||
| 108 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1294 | 1471 | 1336.6 | 212 | ||
| 109 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1293 | 1459 | 1332.6 | 233 | ||
| 110 | Toledo | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1355 | 1264 | 1331.5 | 220 | ||
| 112 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1350 | 1270 | 1329.2 | 203 | ||
| 113 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1279 | 1437 | 1317.2 | 211 | ||
| 115 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-3 | 1276 | 1432 | 1313.8 | 214 | ||
| 116 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1272 | 1411 | 1305.4 | 223 | ||
| 117 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1267 | 1412 | 1301.9 | 207 | ||
| 118 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1289 | 1335 | 1300.1 | 229 | ||
| 121 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1285 | 1293 | 1286.9 | 190 | ||
| 124 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 2-2 | 1308 | 1190 | 1277.2 | 221 | ||
| 125 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1235 | 1400 | 1274.5 | 216 | ||
| 126 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1242 | 1368 | 1272.4 | 203 | ||
| 127 | Navy | American Athletic | 0-3 | 1200 | 1517 | 1272.4 | 228 | ||
| 128 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 1-3 | 1230 | 1397 | 1269.5 | 233 | ||
| 129 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1235 | 1377 | 1269.1 | 219 | ||
| 130 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1232 | 1373 | 1265.5 | 210 | ||
| 132 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1236 | 1352 | 1264.0 | 232 | ||
| 133 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1232 | 1363 | 1263.3 | 205 | ||
| 134 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1223 | 1387 | 1262.3 | 213 | ||
| 135 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1218 | 1393 | 1259.7 | 223 | ||
| 136 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1229 | 1349 | 1257.8 | 239 | ||
| 137 | California | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1225 | 1344 | 1253.7 | 206 | ||
| 140 | Florida State | ACC | 0-4 | 1152 | 1527 | 1235.8 | 220 | ||
| 141 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-4 | 1151 | 1530 | 1235.7 | 217 | ||
| 142 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 1-3 | 1207 | 1315 | 1233.6 | 204 | ||
| 144 | Rice | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1201 | 1299 | 1225.2 | 212 | ||
| 147 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1173 | 1328 | 1210.0 | 216 | ||
| 155 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-4 | 1134 | 1309 | 1175.4 | 194 | ||
| 160 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0-5 | 1061 | 1543 | 1165.1 | 246 | ||
| 166 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-4 | 1037 | 1441 | 1125.8 | 241 | ||
| 168 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-4 | 1032 | 1418 | 1117.5 | 250 | ||
| 173 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1081 | 1186 | 1106.5 | 216 | ||
| 183 | Ohio | Mid-American | 0-4 | 996 | 1286 | 1061.5 | 216 | ||