| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-6 | 962 | 1428 | 1061.7 | 207 | ||
| 181 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1016 | 1297 | 1079.7 | 194 | ||
| 179 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1008 | 1377 | 1089.7 | 176 | ||
| 174 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1052 | 1281 | 1104.7 | 168 | ||
| 169 | Delaware | CAA | 3-3 | 1124 | 1096 | 1116.7 | 216 | ||
| 167 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-6 | 1010 | 1522 | 1118.9 | 238 | ||
| 160 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1090 | 1351 | 1150.4 | 184 | ||
| 159 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1086 | 1369 | 1150.6 | 166 | ||
| 157 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-6 | 1092 | 1378 | 1157.7 | 179 | ||
| 151 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1128 | 1358 | 1181.2 | 170 | ||
| 150 | California | Pac-12 | 1-5 | 1125 | 1368 | 1181.4 | 180 | ||
| 143 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1180 | 1307 | 1210.5 | 162 | ||
| 141 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1174 | 1341 | 1213.9 | 167 | ||
| 139 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1158 | 1411 | 1216.3 | 180 | ||
| 135 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1156 | 1475 | 1228.4 | 177 | ||
| 134 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-5 | 1193 | 1453 | 1253.2 | 183 | ||
| 133 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1197 | 1455 | 1256.7 | 192 | ||
| 131 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-5 | 1224 | 1396 | 1264.6 | 181 | ||
| 130 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1202 | 1506 | 1271.4 | 199 | ||
| 129 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 3-3 | 1293 | 1213 | 1272.9 | 181 | ||
| 127 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-4 | 1256 | 1350 | 1278.8 | 175 | ||
| 126 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1280 | 1299 | 1284.8 | 165 | ||
| 125 | Missouri State | MVFC | 4-2 | 1346 | 1120 | 1285.3 | 191 | ||
| 124 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1247 | 1419 | 1287.7 | 168 | ||
| 118 | Rice | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1297 | 1398 | 1321.9 | 187 | ||
| 117 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1303 | 1418 | 1330.5 | 178 | ||
| 116 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1290 | 1470 | 1333.1 | 169 | ||
| 115 | Marshall | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1353 | 1292 | 1337.5 | 163 | ||
| 114 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1328 | 1366 | 1337.6 | 175 | ||
| 113 | Navy | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1276 | 1552 | 1339.8 | 182 | ||
| 112 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1348 | 1361 | 1351.4 | 162 | ||
| 110 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1384 | 1273 | 1355.5 | 157 | ||
| 108 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1348 | 1384 | 1356.9 | 167 | ||
| 106 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1324 | 1475 | 1360.1 | 192 | ||
| 105 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1407 | 1246 | 1364.6 | 186 | ||
| 104 | James Madison | CAA | 5-1 | 1470 | 1093 | 1365.1 | 221 | ||
| 103 | Duke | ACC | 3-4 | 1362 | 1380 | 1366.8 | 160 | ||
| 102 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-4 | 1349 | 1431 | 1368.9 | 183 | ||
| 101 | Miami | ACC | 2-4 | 1339 | 1463 | 1368.9 | 175 | ||
| 100 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1350 | 1465 | 1377.7 | 179 | ||
| 99 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1407 | 1354 | 1393.7 | 179 | ||
| 98 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1413 | 1353 | 1397.4 | 174 | ||
| 96 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1395 | 1408 | 1398.4 | 172 | ||
| 95 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1435 | 1297 | 1399.1 | 188 | ||
| 94 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1428 | 1330 | 1403.1 | 158 | ||
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1373 | 1496 | 1403.1 | 174 | ||
| 92 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1363 | 1538 | 1405.1 | 165 | ||
| 90 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1419 | 1385 | 1410.4 | 192 | ||
| 89 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1413 | 1410 | 1412.3 | 169 | ||
| 88 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 4-1 | 1507 | 1177 | 1416.9 | 195 | ||
| 87 | Missouri | SEC | 3-4 | 1409 | 1447 | 1417.9 | 167 | ||
| 86 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1432 | 1403 | 1424.6 | 183 | ||
| 85 | UCF | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1430 | 1426 | 1428.6 | 197 | ||
| 84 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-4 | 1416 | 1469 | 1429.1 | 179 | ||
| 83 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-2 | 1464 | 1360 | 1437.3 | 198 | ||
| 82 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1464 | 1368 | 1439.2 | 157 | ||
| 81 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1419 | 1529 | 1445.5 | 178 | ||
| 80 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1475 | 1367 | 1447.3 | 189 | ||
| 79 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1419 | 1565 | 1454.1 | 194 | ||
| 78 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1429 | 1540 | 1456.1 | 161 | ||
| 77 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1428 | 1548 | 1457.4 | 180 | ||
| 75 | Sam Houston | AWC | 5-0 | 1657 | 1014 | 1465.6 | 254 | ||
| 74 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1495 | 1434 | 1479.5 | 169 | ||
| 73 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1527 | 1350 | 1480.9 | 180 | ||
| 72 | Louisville | ACC | 3-3 | 1483 | 1475 | 1481.3 | 176 | ||
| 71 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1515 | 1391 | 1483.3 | 163 | ||
| 70 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1475 | 1521 | 1486.6 | 162 | ||
| 69 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-3 | 1482 | 1504 | 1487.4 | 182 | ||
| 68 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1541 | 1378 | 1498.6 | 176 | ||
| 67 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-3 | 1522 | 1458 | 1505.8 | 159 | ||
| 66 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-3 | 1526 | 1450 | 1506.3 | 163 | ||
| 65 | Florida State | ACC | 2-4 | 1492 | 1564 | 1509.9 | 194 | ||
| 64 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1492 | 1567 | 1510.4 | 162 | ||
| 63 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1551 | 1396 | 1510.9 | 187 | ||
| 62 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1520 | 1506 | 1516.9 | 172 | ||
| 61 | Houston | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1611 | 1272 | 1518.5 | 187 | ||
| 60 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1493 | 1607 | 1520.9 | 162 | ||
| 59 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1540 | 1471 | 1522.4 | 190 | ||
| 58 | Boston College | ACC | 4-2 | 1561 | 1416 | 1523.1 | 179 | ||
| 57 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-3 | 1530 | 1517 | 1526.7 | 170 | ||
| 56 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1581 | 1401 | 1534.0 | 171 | ||
| 55 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1602 | 1404 | 1549.8 | 181 | ||
| 54 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1641 | 1309 | 1551.3 | 209 | ||
| 53 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 5-2 | 1600 | 1416 | 1551.9 | 172 | ||
| 52 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1548 | 1575 | 1554.4 | 173 | ||
| 51 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1593 | 1446 | 1554.7 | 192 | ||
| 50 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-3 | 1582 | 1484 | 1557.1 | 161 | ||
| 49 | Florida | SEC | 4-3 | 1570 | 1536 | 1561.7 | 163 | ||
| 48 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1607 | 1459 | 1569.0 | 167 | ||
| 47 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1617 | 1446 | 1572.4 | 181 | ||
| 46 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1631 | 1415 | 1574.0 | 180 | ||
| 45 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1582 | 1569 | 1578.5 | 179 | ||
| 44 | UAB | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1627 | 1446 | 1579.5 | 164 | ||
| 43 | UTEP | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1680 | 1314 | 1579.8 | 180 | ||
| 42 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 5-2 | 1635 | 1442 | 1584.7 | 165 | ||
| 41 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1632 | 1454 | 1586.0 | 166 | ||
| 40 | Clemson | ACC | 4-2 | 1647 | 1446 | 1594.1 | 177 | ||
| 39 | Virginia | ACC | 5-2 | 1653 | 1449 | 1599.4 | 161 | ||
| 38 | LSU | SEC | 4-3 | 1624 | 1539 | 1602.2 | 161 | ||
| 37 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1635 | 1515 | 1603.8 | 176 | ||
| 36 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1663 | 1447 | 1606.2 | 164 | ||
| 35 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-2 | 1660 | 1472 | 1611.1 | 166 | ||
| 34 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1710 | 1365 | 1616.4 | 178 | ||
| 33 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1664 | 1485 | 1617.3 | 173 | ||
| 32 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-3 | 1609 | 1647 | 1618.3 | 167 | ||
| 31 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1615 | 1631 | 1618.7 | 176 | ||
| 30 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1666 | 1524 | 1629.4 | 186 | ||
| 29 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1734 | 1370 | 1634.5 | 191 | ||
| 28 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1635 | 1700 | 1651.2 | 166 | ||
| 27 | BYU | FBS Independents | 5-2 | 1684 | 1558 | 1652.0 | 170 | ||
| 26 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-3 | 1667 | 1652 | 1663.0 | 158 | ||
| 25 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6-0 | 1823 | 1275 | 1667.3 | 209 | ||
| 24 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1679 | 1645 | 1670.7 | 162 | ||
| 23 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-1 | 1745 | 1492 | 1678.2 | 175 | ||
| 22 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 6-0 | 1827 | 1326 | 1686.6 | 209 | ||
| 21 | NC State | ACC | 5-1 | 1762 | 1498 | 1692.2 | 170 | ||
| 20 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1794 | 1500 | 1715.1 | 174 | ||
| 19 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2 | 1768 | 1576 | 1717.8 | 161 | ||
| 18 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1862 | 1377 | 1726.6 | 200 | ||
| 17 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-2 | 1764 | 1626 | 1728.6 | 164 | ||
| 16 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1827 | 1477 | 1732.4 | 169 | ||
| 15 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1821 | 1497 | 1734.0 | 162 | ||
| 14 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-0 | 1874 | 1382 | 1736.2 | 193 | ||
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1 | 1824 | 1509 | 1739.9 | 172 | ||
| 12 | UTSA | Conference USA | 7-0 | 1907 | 1341 | 1746.2 | 204 | ||
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1814 | 1572 | 1750.6 | 182 | ||
| 10 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1 | 1839 | 1554 | 1763.1 | 177 | ||
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1 | 1823 | 1600 | 1764.7 | 176 | ||
| 8 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1844 | 1557 | 1767.9 | 174 | ||
| 7 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1906 | 1438 | 1776.1 | 183 | ||
| 6 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-1 | 1878 | 1563 | 1793.5 | 170 | ||
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1937 | 1499 | 1816.7 | 190 | ||
| 4 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1944 | 1494 | 1820.3 | 192 | ||
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-0 | 1972 | 1509 | 1844.4 | 168 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1990 | 1591 | 1881.5 | 175 | ||
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 7-0 | 2065 | 1662 | 1955.8 | 164 | ||