| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0 | 1974 | 1594 | 1871.3 | 191 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1955 | 1568 | 1849.9 | 187 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1917 | 1499 | 1802.4 | 199 | ||
| 4 | BYU | FBS Independents | 5-0 | 1901 | 1519 | 1797.2 | 198 | ||
| 5 | Iowa | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1904 | 1500 | 1793.8 | 199 | ||
| 6 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-0 | 1911 | 1473 | 1790.5 | 198 | ||
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1893 | 1506 | 1787.8 | 203 | ||
| 8 | Alabama | SEC | 5-0 | 1914 | 1456 | 1787.5 | 203 | ||
| 9 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1896 | 1486 | 1783.9 | 214 | ||
| 10 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-1 | 1833 | 1641 | 1782.6 | 185 | ||
| 11 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1899 | 1440 | 1772.5 | 193 | ||
| 12 | UTSA | Conference USA | 5-0 | 1885 | 1362 | 1738.1 | 213 | ||
| 13 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1 | 1782 | 1603 | 1735.5 | 189 | ||
| 14 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1841 | 1398 | 1718.6 | 209 | ||
| 15 | SMU | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1845 | 1382 | 1716.5 | 207 | ||
| 16 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-0 | 1844 | 1357 | 1708.4 | 205 | ||
| 17 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1758 | 1532 | 1698.3 | 187 | ||
| 18 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-0 | 1819 | 1326 | 1680.8 | 211 | ||
| 19 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1733 | 1470 | 1663.4 | 193 | ||
| 20 | Auburn | SEC | 4-1 | 1731 | 1464 | 1660.0 | 189 | ||
| 21 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1727 | 1461 | 1656.3 | 191 | ||
| 22 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1799 | 1292 | 1656.2 | 236 | ||
| 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-2 | 1660 | 1622 | 1650.1 | 182 | ||
| 24 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1780 | 1311 | 1649.0 | 233 | ||
| 25 | NC State | ACC | 4-1 | 1706 | 1473 | 1644.4 | 185 | ||
| 26 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-1 | 1700 | 1484 | 1643.2 | 189 | ||
| 27 | Baylor | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1719 | 1423 | 1640.1 | 200 | ||
| 28 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1640 | 1625 | 1636.3 | 182 | ||
| 29 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1647 | 1592 | 1632.9 | 187 | ||
| 30 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1649 | 1570 | 1629.3 | 192 | ||
| 31 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 4-1 | 1696 | 1427 | 1624.7 | 193 | ||
| 32 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-2 | 1625 | 1607 | 1620.1 | 183 | ||
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 3-2 | 1631 | 1583 | 1619.2 | 185 | ||
| 34 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1685 | 1423 | 1615.6 | 211 | ||
| 35 | Ole Miss | SEC | 3-1 | 1663 | 1468 | 1611.7 | 215 | ||
| 36 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1695 | 1385 | 1611.2 | 194 | ||
| 37 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1691 | 1390 | 1609.8 | 202 | ||
| 38 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1678 | 1397 | 1603.1 | 190 | ||
| 39 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1668 | 1421 | 1602.7 | 195 | ||
| 40 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1667 | 1362 | 1584.7 | 189 | ||
| 41 | Boise State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1556 | 1646 | 1577.8 | 191 | ||
| 42 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1585 | 1550 | 1576.3 | 182 | ||
| 43 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1580 | 1530 | 1567.3 | 197 | ||
| 44 | Memphis | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1582 | 1500 | 1561.5 | 193 | ||
| 45 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-2 | 1575 | 1491 | 1553.5 | 184 | ||
| 46 | Boston College | ACC | 4-1 | 1624 | 1358 | 1553.2 | 199 | ||
| 47 | Clemson | ACC | 3-2 | 1592 | 1440 | 1552.6 | 194 | ||
| 48 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1638 | 1316 | 1550.5 | 197 | ||
| 49 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1623 | 1343 | 1548.4 | 218 | ||
| 50 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1570 | 1484 | 1548.3 | 186 | ||
| 51 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-2 | 1574 | 1468 | 1546.8 | 191 | ||
| 52 | UAB | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1559 | 1496 | 1543.0 | 184 | ||
| 53 | UTEP | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1621 | 1320 | 1540.3 | 203 | ||
| 54 | Louisville | ACC | 3-2 | 1563 | 1461 | 1536.7 | 195 | ||
| 55 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1612 | 1326 | 1535.5 | 195 | ||
| 56 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-1 | 1585 | 1386 | 1532.8 | 222 | ||
| 57 | LSU | SEC | 3-2 | 1563 | 1441 | 1531.6 | 184 | ||
| 58 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1549 | 1454 | 1524.4 | 183 | ||
| 59 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1570 | 1386 | 1521.8 | 202 | ||
| 60 | Virginia | ACC | 3-2 | 1547 | 1437 | 1518.9 | 188 | ||
| 61 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1553 | 1404 | 1514.2 | 207 | ||
| 62 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1516 | 1502 | 1512.5 | 196 | ||
| 63 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1451 | 1699 | 1509.4 | 219 | ||
| 64 | Tennessee | SEC | 3-2 | 1542 | 1404 | 1506.3 | 190 | ||
| 65 | Houston | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1586 | 1282 | 1503.7 | 197 | ||
| 66 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-1 | 1568 | 1325 | 1503.2 | 226 | ||
| 67 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1553 | 1336 | 1495.4 | 225 | ||
| 68 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1501 | 1476 | 1494.6 | 182 | ||
| 69 | James Madison | CAA | 4-0 | 1662 | 1072 | 1489.6 | 252 | ||
| 70 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1508 | 1433 | 1488.8 | 192 | ||
| 71 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1529 | 1373 | 1488.2 | 197 | ||
| 72 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1470 | 1533 | 1485.7 | 194 | ||
| 73 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1464 | 1514 | 1476.0 | 193 | ||
| 74 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-3 | 1457 | 1527 | 1473.9 | 187 | ||
| 75 | TCU | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1482 | 1449 | 1473.7 | 207 | ||
| 76 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-2 | 1503 | 1369 | 1468.2 | 211 | ||
| 77 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1485 | 1400 | 1463.5 | 184 | ||
| 79 | Sam Houston | AWC | 4-0 | 1642 | 1016 | 1456.1 | 263 | ||
| 80 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1491 | 1355 | 1456.1 | 198 | ||
| 81 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1423 | 1553 | 1454.5 | 178 | ||
| 82 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1437 | 1500 | 1452.4 | 202 | ||
| 83 | Utah | Pac-12 | 2-2 | 1459 | 1416 | 1448.2 | 211 | ||
| 84 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1423 | 1479 | 1436.8 | 209 | ||
| 85 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1470 | 1312 | 1428.9 | 199 | ||
| 86 | Duke | ACC | 3-2 | 1467 | 1316 | 1427.7 | 187 | ||
| 87 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1409 | 1467 | 1423.5 | 186 | ||
| 88 | Miami | ACC | 2-3 | 1404 | 1462 | 1417.9 | 194 | ||
| 89 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1452 | 1305 | 1413.7 | 193 | ||
| 90 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 2-1 | 1462 | 1269 | 1410.9 | 214 | ||
| 91 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1425 | 1360 | 1408.9 | 182 | ||
| 92 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-1 | 1491 | 1179 | 1406.2 | 217 | ||
| 93 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1391 | 1440 | 1402.8 | 188 | ||
| 94 | Delaware | CAA | 3-1 | 1507 | 1128 | 1402.0 | 252 | ||
| 95 | Florida State | ACC | 1-4 | 1352 | 1561 | 1401.3 | 213 | ||
| 96 | Missouri | SEC | 2-3 | 1385 | 1431 | 1396.2 | 192 | ||
| 97 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1393 | 1398 | 1394.6 | 200 | ||
| 98 | Navy | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1354 | 1506 | 1390.2 | 210 | ||
| 99 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1375 | 1426 | 1387.3 | 197 | ||
| 100 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1377 | 1418 | 1387.3 | 190 | ||
| 101 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1372 | 1423 | 1384.5 | 192 | ||
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1413 | 1275 | 1377.4 | 186 | ||
| 104 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1407 | 1241 | 1363.5 | 200 | ||
| 105 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1358 | 1376 | 1362.5 | 196 | ||
| 107 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1305 | 1532 | 1358.3 | 192 | ||
| 108 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1350 | 1383 | 1358.1 | 185 | ||
| 110 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1366 | 1269 | 1341.2 | 202 | ||
| 112 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1276 | 1533 | 1335.7 | 224 | ||
| 115 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1272 | 1458 | 1315.9 | 221 | ||
| 117 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1307 | 1298 | 1304.8 | 190 | ||
| 118 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-3 | 1293 | 1330 | 1301.8 | 209 | ||
| 121 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1283 | 1331 | 1294.7 | 199 | ||
| 122 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2-3 | 1292 | 1297 | 1293.3 | 183 | ||
| 125 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1285 | 1303 | 1289.7 | 183 | ||
| 127 | UCF | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1289 | 1269 | 1284.0 | 223 | ||
| 128 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1223 | 1429 | 1271.5 | 203 | ||
| 129 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1267 | 1282 | 1270.9 | 185 | ||
| 130 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-4 | 1219 | 1432 | 1269.0 | 194 | ||
| 131 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1232 | 1363 | 1263.3 | 205 | ||
| 132 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1223 | 1387 | 1262.3 | 213 | ||
| 133 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1-4 | 1215 | 1416 | 1262.2 | 188 | ||
| 134 | Marshall | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1238 | 1333 | 1261.5 | 195 | ||
| 135 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1229 | 1349 | 1257.8 | 239 | ||
| 137 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1203 | 1417 | 1253.2 | 198 | ||
| 138 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1196 | 1392 | 1242.6 | 214 | ||
| 139 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1189 | 1417 | 1242.4 | 190 | ||
| 143 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 2-3 | 1231 | 1225 | 1229.8 | 198 | ||
| 151 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 0-5 | 1100 | 1495 | 1187.5 | 198 | ||
| 153 | California | Pac-12 | 1-4 | 1139 | 1317 | 1181.1 | 185 | ||
| 154 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1130 | 1348 | 1180.8 | 198 | ||
| 156 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1141 | 1277 | 1173.9 | 198 | ||
| 159 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1114 | 1293 | 1156.6 | 188 | ||
| 160 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1101 | 1327 | 1153.7 | 182 | ||
| 161 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-5 | 1027 | 1510 | 1131.2 | 248 | ||
| 165 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-4 | 1037 | 1441 | 1125.8 | 241 | ||
| 172 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0-6 | 992 | 1491 | 1098.2 | 218 | ||
| 182 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1020 | 1192 | 1060.3 | 195 | ||