| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 189 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-7 | 938 | 1416 | 1039.5 | 196 | ||
| 184 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-8 | 986 | 1374 | 1071.5 | 168 | ||
| 182 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-7 | 970 | 1494 | 1080.6 | 217 | ||
| 180 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-6 | 1010 | 1356 | 1087.4 | 192 | ||
| 178 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1038 | 1305 | 1098.9 | 163 | ||
| 175 | Delaware | CAA | 3-4 | 1092 | 1150 | 1106.2 | 203 | ||
| 171 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1056 | 1347 | 1121.9 | 172 | ||
| 167 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1066 | 1380 | 1137.5 | 170 | ||
| 161 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1086 | 1369 | 1150.6 | 166 | ||
| 153 | North Texas | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1116 | 1392 | 1179.4 | 166 | ||
| 151 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1145 | 1312 | 1184.7 | 152 | ||
| 144 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-6 | 1134 | 1423 | 1200.1 | 172 | ||
| 142 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1169 | 1318 | 1204.9 | 162 | ||
| 139 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1174 | 1341 | 1213.9 | 167 | ||
| 134 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-6 | 1156 | 1475 | 1228.4 | 177 | ||
| 131 | California | Pac-12 | 2-5 | 1216 | 1352 | 1248.4 | 165 | ||
| 128 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-6 | 1205 | 1423 | 1255.9 | 173 | ||
| 127 | Missouri State | MVFC | 4-3 | 1292 | 1169 | 1260.1 | 174 | ||
| 126 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1211 | 1420 | 1260.1 | 157 | ||
| 125 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1190 | 1513 | 1263.8 | 190 | ||
| 123 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-6 | 1190 | 1527 | 1266.3 | 182 | ||
| 122 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 3-4 | 1271 | 1277 | 1272.7 | 174 | ||
| 120 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-5 | 1254 | 1418 | 1293.3 | 164 | ||
| 119 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1335 | 1269 | 1318.4 | 169 | ||
| 117 | Marshall | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1353 | 1292 | 1337.5 | 163 | ||
| 116 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1352 | 1322 | 1344.5 | 167 | ||
| 115 | Navy | American Athletic | 1-6 | 1270 | 1608 | 1347.2 | 180 | ||
| 113 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1360 | 1318 | 1349.0 | 149 | ||
| 112 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1377 | 1329 | 1364.6 | 171 | ||
| 111 | Duke | ACC | 3-4 | 1362 | 1380 | 1366.8 | 160 | ||
| 110 | Washington | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1369 | 1364 | 1367.5 | 176 | ||
| 108 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1362 | 1420 | 1375.9 | 178 | ||
| 107 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1385 | 1358 | 1378.4 | 156 | ||
| 106 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1372 | 1399 | 1379.0 | 171 | ||
| 105 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1394 | 1344 | 1381.1 | 160 | ||
| 104 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1376 | 1417 | 1386.1 | 177 | ||
| 103 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1347 | 1511 | 1386.3 | 187 | ||
| 102 | James Madison | CAA | 6-1 | 1503 | 1097 | 1389.2 | 206 | ||
| 99 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1419 | 1369 | 1406.4 | 164 | ||
| 98 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1363 | 1555 | 1409.0 | 170 | ||
| 97 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1403 | 1437 | 1410.9 | 170 | ||
| 96 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1390 | 1480 | 1412.1 | 160 | ||
| 95 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1408 | 1433 | 1413.8 | 180 | ||
| 94 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1398 | 1469 | 1415.4 | 163 | ||
| 93 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 5-1 | 1520 | 1146 | 1416.1 | 189 | ||
| 92 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1422 | 1399 | 1416.5 | 173 | ||
| 91 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1430 | 1381 | 1417.2 | 174 | ||
| 90 | Missouri | SEC | 3-4 | 1409 | 1447 | 1417.9 | 167 | ||
| 89 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-4 | 1401 | 1492 | 1423.5 | 166 | ||
| 88 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1460 | 1320 | 1423.8 | 149 | ||
| 87 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1432 | 1403 | 1424.6 | 183 | ||
| 86 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1425 | 1433 | 1427.3 | 157 | ||
| 85 | Rice | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1432 | 1431 | 1431.8 | 177 | ||
| 84 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1445 | 1396 | 1432.6 | 155 | ||
| 83 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1464 | 1368 | 1439.2 | 157 | ||
| 82 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3 | 1443 | 1433 | 1440.8 | 189 | ||
| 80 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1396 | 1597 | 1444.1 | 185 | ||
| 79 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1474 | 1361 | 1445.0 | 164 | ||
| 78 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1429 | 1540 | 1456.1 | 161 | ||
| 77 | Boston College | ACC | 4-3 | 1480 | 1426 | 1466.2 | 164 | ||
| 76 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1480 | 1428 | 1466.9 | 152 | ||
| 75 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-4 | 1467 | 1497 | 1474.3 | 164 | ||
| 74 | Miami | ACC | 3-4 | 1469 | 1506 | 1478.2 | 169 | ||
| 73 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1488 | 1462 | 1481.8 | 158 | ||
| 72 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-4 | 1494 | 1470 | 1488.3 | 164 | ||
| 71 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1513 | 1419 | 1489.3 | 157 | ||
| 70 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-4 | 1498 | 1489 | 1495.7 | 154 | ||
| 69 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-4 | 1486 | 1537 | 1498.3 | 158 | ||
| 68 | UAB | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1524 | 1427 | 1499.5 | 157 | ||
| 67 | UCF | American Athletic | 4-3 | 1522 | 1436 | 1499.9 | 177 | ||
| 66 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1480 | 1573 | 1502.4 | 161 | ||
| 65 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1489 | 1549 | 1503.5 | 165 | ||
| 64 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-3 | 1522 | 1458 | 1505.8 | 159 | ||
| 63 | Sam Houston | AWC | 6-0 | 1695 | 1061 | 1507.5 | 233 | ||
| 62 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1492 | 1567 | 1510.4 | 162 | ||
| 61 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1520 | 1494 | 1513.2 | 166 | ||
| 60 | Florida State | ACC | 3-4 | 1519 | 1506 | 1515.6 | 183 | ||
| 59 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1546 | 1448 | 1520.8 | 160 | ||
| 58 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1493 | 1607 | 1520.9 | 162 | ||
| 57 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1546 | 1469 | 1526.3 | 165 | ||
| 56 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1523 | 1553 | 1530.5 | 166 | ||
| 55 | Louisville | ACC | 4-3 | 1562 | 1487 | 1542.7 | 162 | ||
| 54 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-4 | 1556 | 1526 | 1548.3 | 152 | ||
| 53 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1612 | 1380 | 1550.6 | 168 | ||
| 52 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-3 | 1570 | 1496 | 1551.1 | 159 | ||
| 51 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1576 | 1478 | 1551.1 | 155 | ||
| 50 | Houston | American Athletic | 6-1 | 1652 | 1293 | 1553.9 | 173 | ||
| 49 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1578 | 1491 | 1556.0 | 161 | ||
| 48 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1620 | 1395 | 1560.4 | 166 | ||
| 47 | Florida | SEC | 4-3 | 1570 | 1536 | 1561.7 | 163 | ||
| 46 | Clemson | ACC | 4-3 | 1596 | 1489 | 1568.6 | 163 | ||
| 45 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1585 | 1537 | 1573.0 | 169 | ||
| 44 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6-1 | 1672 | 1313 | 1574.1 | 193 | ||
| 43 | Nevada | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1640 | 1407 | 1578.2 | 173 | ||
| 42 | UTEP | Conference USA | 6-1 | 1680 | 1314 | 1579.8 | 180 | ||
| 41 | LSU | SEC | 4-4 | 1594 | 1576 | 1589.7 | 152 | ||
| 40 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1648 | 1442 | 1593.6 | 167 | ||
| 39 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1647 | 1450 | 1595.5 | 175 | ||
| 38 | NC State | ACC | 5-2 | 1641 | 1476 | 1597.8 | 164 | ||
| 37 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-2 | 1662 | 1435 | 1602.2 | 156 | ||
| 36 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-1 | 1715 | 1315 | 1604.9 | 176 | ||
| 35 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-2 | 1663 | 1447 | 1606.2 | 164 | ||
| 34 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1617 | 1576 | 1606.5 | 159 | ||
| 33 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-3 | 1625 | 1586 | 1615.6 | 161 | ||
| 32 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1668 | 1481 | 1619.6 | 155 | ||
| 31 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 1726 | 1356 | 1625.2 | 185 | ||
| 30 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-3 | 1667 | 1517 | 1628.3 | 158 | ||
| 29 | Virginia | ACC | 6-2 | 1693 | 1459 | 1631.1 | 150 | ||
| 28 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1670 | 1542 | 1637.1 | 177 | ||
| 27 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1715 | 1455 | 1645.9 | 166 | ||
| 26 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1635 | 1700 | 1651.2 | 166 | ||
| 25 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1734 | 1488 | 1669.0 | 173 | ||
| 24 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1679 | 1645 | 1670.7 | 162 | ||
| 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1688 | 1636 | 1674.5 | 162 | ||
| 22 | BYU | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1722 | 1553 | 1678.3 | 158 | ||
| 21 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1767 | 1538 | 1707.0 | 151 | ||
| 20 | Auburn | SEC | 5-2 | 1768 | 1576 | 1717.8 | 161 | ||
| 19 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-1 | 1795 | 1514 | 1720.0 | 161 | ||
| 18 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1869 | 1351 | 1723.3 | 197 | ||
| 17 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1812 | 1488 | 1725.2 | 167 | ||
| 16 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1827 | 1477 | 1732.4 | 169 | ||
| 15 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-2 | 1792 | 1613 | 1745.8 | 155 | ||
| 14 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-0 | 1894 | 1394 | 1753.8 | 185 | ||
| 13 | UTSA | Conference USA | 8-0 | 1919 | 1345 | 1756.1 | 198 | ||
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1 | 1854 | 1518 | 1764.1 | 162 | ||
| 11 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1844 | 1557 | 1767.9 | 174 | ||
| 10 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-0 | 1913 | 1397 | 1768.4 | 184 | ||
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-1 | 1840 | 1573 | 1769.1 | 170 | ||
| 8 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1906 | 1438 | 1776.1 | 183 | ||
| 7 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-1 | 1873 | 1564 | 1790.8 | 165 | ||
| 6 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-1 | 1878 | 1563 | 1793.5 | 170 | ||
| 5 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-1 | 1866 | 1593 | 1793.7 | 168 | ||
| 4 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 7-0 | 1951 | 1462 | 1815.1 | 190 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1948 | 1487 | 1821.0 | 185 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1975 | 1470 | 1834.1 | 167 | ||
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 7-0 | 2065 | 1662 | 1955.8 | 164 | ||