| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 191 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 0-8 | 922 | 1414 | 1026.0 | 189 | ||
| 180 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-7 | 988 | 1358 | 1069.5 | 182 | ||
| 179 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-8 | 986 | 1374 | 1071.5 | 168 | ||
| 178 | UNLV | Mountain West | 0-8 | 962 | 1513 | 1077.5 | 214 | ||
| 171 | Ohio | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1038 | 1305 | 1098.9 | 163 | ||
| 170 | Delaware | CAA | 4-4 | 1107 | 1079 | 1099.5 | 196 | ||
| 169 | Florida International | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1031 | 1348 | 1102.5 | 163 | ||
| 165 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1066 | 1380 | 1137.5 | 170 | ||
| 155 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1145 | 1312 | 1184.7 | 152 | ||
| 149 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1122 | 1446 | 1195.9 | 168 | ||
| 147 | Southern Miss | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1121 | 1462 | 1198.0 | 166 | ||
| 146 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1151 | 1356 | 1199.0 | 159 | ||
| 144 | Jacksonville State | AWC | 3-5 | 1181 | 1256 | 1199.5 | 161 | ||
| 141 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-6 | 1162 | 1369 | 1210.6 | 160 | ||
| 136 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-7 | 1170 | 1421 | 1228.2 | 162 | ||
| 134 | Old Dominion | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1187 | 1368 | 1230.0 | 158 | ||
| 129 | North Texas | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1221 | 1397 | 1262.5 | 158 | ||
| 128 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-7 | 1185 | 1570 | 1270.9 | 180 | ||
| 127 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1186 | 1568 | 1271.8 | 188 | ||
| 124 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1278 | 1281 | 1278.8 | 156 | ||
| 123 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-3 | 1325 | 1157 | 1281.0 | 162 | ||
| 122 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1243 | 1455 | 1292.7 | 160 | ||
| 121 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1257 | 1496 | 1313.2 | 161 | ||
| 120 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1306 | 1342 | 1315.0 | 147 | ||
| 119 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1291 | 1416 | 1321.2 | 148 | ||
| 115 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1280 | 1494 | 1330.4 | 170 | ||
| 114 | Rice | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1312 | 1391 | 1331.7 | 168 | ||
| 113 | California | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1331 | 1385 | 1344.7 | 160 | ||
| 112 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1333 | 1386 | 1345.9 | 169 | ||
| 111 | Marshall | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1375 | 1263 | 1346.2 | 156 | ||
| 108 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1360 | 1318 | 1349.0 | 149 | ||
| 106 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1352 | 1377 | 1358.0 | 160 | ||
| 105 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1395 | 1289 | 1368.1 | 164 | ||
| 104 | Duke | ACC | 3-5 | 1354 | 1444 | 1376.2 | 158 | ||
| 103 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1358 | 1444 | 1379.0 | 165 | ||
| 102 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1394 | 1344 | 1381.1 | 160 | ||
| 101 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1390 | 1400 | 1392.6 | 155 | ||
| 100 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1405 | 1369 | 1395.8 | 161 | ||
| 99 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1376 | 1466 | 1397.5 | 161 | ||
| 98 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1389 | 1428 | 1398.6 | 162 | ||
| 97 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1424 | 1334 | 1400.8 | 155 | ||
| 96 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1350 | 1591 | 1406.5 | 169 | ||
| 95 | USC | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1410 | 1402 | 1408.0 | 159 | ||
| 94 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1390 | 1480 | 1412.1 | 160 | ||
| 93 | Kennesaw State | Big South | 6-1 | 1528 | 1115 | 1412.2 | 186 | ||
| 92 | James Madison | CAA | 7-1 | 1534 | 1109 | 1414.6 | 192 | ||
| 90 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1365 | 1586 | 1417.3 | 166 | ||
| 89 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1424 | 1409 | 1420.3 | 163 | ||
| 88 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1460 | 1320 | 1423.8 | 149 | ||
| 87 | Boston College | ACC | 4-4 | 1423 | 1434 | 1426.1 | 152 | ||
| 86 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1425 | 1433 | 1427.3 | 157 | ||
| 85 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1435 | 1406 | 1427.6 | 149 | ||
| 84 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1436 | 1409 | 1429.4 | 162 | ||
| 83 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1393 | 1545 | 1429.5 | 151 | ||
| 82 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1445 | 1396 | 1432.6 | 155 | ||
| 81 | Missouri | SEC | 4-4 | 1441 | 1416 | 1435.1 | 157 | ||
| 80 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1456 | 1380 | 1436.6 | 162 | ||
| 79 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-3 | 1443 | 1433 | 1440.8 | 189 | ||
| 78 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-5 | 1419 | 1520 | 1443.6 | 147 | ||
| 77 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1417 | 1542 | 1447.3 | 151 | ||
| 76 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1425 | 1564 | 1458.4 | 149 | ||
| 75 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1503 | 1372 | 1469.4 | 161 | ||
| 74 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1447 | 1558 | 1474.1 | 153 | ||
| 73 | Florida State | ACC | 3-5 | 1462 | 1517 | 1475.3 | 167 | ||
| 72 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-4 | 1475 | 1491 | 1479.1 | 154 | ||
| 71 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1490 | 1457 | 1481.3 | 156 | ||
| 70 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1488 | 1462 | 1481.8 | 158 | ||
| 69 | Sam Houston | AWC | 7-0 | 1698 | 1022 | 1495.7 | 231 | ||
| 68 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-4 | 1498 | 1489 | 1495.7 | 154 | ||
| 67 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1503 | 1481 | 1497.4 | 154 | ||
| 66 | UAB | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1524 | 1427 | 1499.5 | 157 | ||
| 65 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-4 | 1502 | 1506 | 1503.1 | 153 | ||
| 64 | UTEP | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1574 | 1334 | 1510.3 | 167 | ||
| 63 | Louisville | ACC | 4-4 | 1515 | 1506 | 1513.1 | 150 | ||
| 62 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1520 | 1494 | 1513.2 | 166 | ||
| 61 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1523 | 1489 | 1514.7 | 144 | ||
| 60 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1562 | 1401 | 1520.4 | 155 | ||
| 59 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1546 | 1448 | 1520.8 | 160 | ||
| 58 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1525 | 1515 | 1522.5 | 148 | ||
| 57 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-4 | 1556 | 1454 | 1530.1 | 144 | ||
| 56 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-4 | 1551 | 1471 | 1530.7 | 152 | ||
| 55 | UCF | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1570 | 1432 | 1534.3 | 163 | ||
| 54 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1575 | 1451 | 1542.7 | 154 | ||
| 53 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-4 | 1556 | 1526 | 1548.3 | 152 | ||
| 52 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1623 | 1352 | 1550.8 | 164 | ||
| 51 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1584 | 1460 | 1552.1 | 154 | ||
| 50 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1549 | 1591 | 1559.6 | 150 | ||
| 49 | Nevada | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1645 | 1353 | 1566.6 | 171 | ||
| 48 | Florida | SEC | 4-4 | 1561 | 1602 | 1571.0 | 159 | ||
| 47 | Miami | ACC | 4-4 | 1582 | 1542 | 1571.8 | 162 | ||
| 46 | LSU | SEC | 4-4 | 1594 | 1576 | 1589.7 | 152 | ||
| 45 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1635 | 1492 | 1597.7 | 162 | ||
| 44 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1624 | 1523 | 1598.5 | 157 | ||
| 43 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1635 | 1502 | 1600.7 | 149 | ||
| 42 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-2 | 1662 | 1435 | 1602.2 | 156 | ||
| 41 | Clemson | ACC | 5-3 | 1643 | 1492 | 1603.7 | 152 | ||
| 40 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1615 | 1575 | 1605.0 | 156 | ||
| 39 | Virginia | ACC | 6-3 | 1646 | 1488 | 1605.0 | 140 | ||
| 38 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1714 | 1331 | 1608.9 | 178 | ||
| 37 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1728 | 1308 | 1611.6 | 171 | ||
| 36 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1626 | 1576 | 1613.3 | 163 | ||
| 35 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1680 | 1447 | 1618.1 | 164 | ||
| 34 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1736 | 1332 | 1624.6 | 181 | ||
| 33 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-3 | 1667 | 1517 | 1628.3 | 158 | ||
| 32 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1655 | 1565 | 1632.2 | 149 | ||
| 31 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1691 | 1472 | 1633.4 | 148 | ||
| 30 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1697 | 1458 | 1633.6 | 154 | ||
| 29 | NC State | ACC | 6-2 | 1688 | 1486 | 1635.3 | 152 | ||
| 28 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1748 | 1365 | 1643.2 | 163 | ||
| 27 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-2 | 1693 | 1508 | 1644.9 | 155 | ||
| 26 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1745 | 1389 | 1648.2 | 181 | ||
| 25 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1642 | 1668 | 1648.2 | 152 | ||
| 24 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1667 | 1665 | 1666.3 | 156 | ||
| 23 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-3 | 1719 | 1623 | 1694.1 | 153 | ||
| 22 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1804 | 1437 | 1704.6 | 170 | ||
| 21 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1752 | 1573 | 1705.6 | 161 | ||
| 20 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1767 | 1538 | 1707.0 | 151 | ||
| 19 | BYU | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1774 | 1569 | 1720.1 | 147 | ||
| 18 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-2 | 1774 | 1571 | 1721.0 | 160 | ||
| 17 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1803 | 1506 | 1723.4 | 156 | ||
| 16 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1767 | 1662 | 1740.2 | 151 | ||
| 15 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-2 | 1798 | 1590 | 1743.3 | 153 | ||
| 14 | Texas A&M | SEC | 6-2 | 1792 | 1613 | 1745.8 | 155 | ||
| 13 | UTSA | Conference USA | 8-0 | 1919 | 1345 | 1756.1 | 198 | ||
| 12 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8-0 | 1904 | 1390 | 1759.7 | 181 | ||
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1852 | 1511 | 1760.4 | 156 | ||
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1 | 1854 | 1518 | 1764.1 | 162 | ||
| 9 | Baylor | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1868 | 1502 | 1768.5 | 157 | ||
| 8 | Auburn | SEC | 6-2 | 1841 | 1613 | 1780.8 | 150 | ||
| 7 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1870 | 1539 | 1781.2 | 169 | ||
| 6 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1871 | 1542 | 1782.7 | 167 | ||
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1 | 1862 | 1567 | 1783.1 | 162 | ||
| 4 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 8-0 | 1955 | 1428 | 1807.2 | 188 | ||
| 3 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-0 | 1986 | 1475 | 1843.8 | 163 | ||
| 2 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1982 | 1502 | 1849.6 | 167 | ||
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0 | 2074 | 1651 | 1959.3 | 160 | ||