| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 5-6 | 1079 | 1056 | 1073.3 | 136 | ||
| 180 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-6 | 1077 | 1103 | 1083.1 | 139 | ||
| 178 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-10 | 1009 | 1378 | 1090.5 | 144 | ||
| 172 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-9 | 1029 | 1382 | 1108.2 | 140 | ||
| 170 | Sam Houston | Western Athletic | 5-4 | 1160 | 1047 | 1131.0 | 156 | ||
| 169 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1057 | 1385 | 1131.1 | 148 | ||
| 167 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-10 | 1050 | 1447 | 1137.3 | 154 | ||
| 155 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-10 | 1072 | 1543 | 1174.3 | 174 | ||
| 154 | Delaware | CAA | 7-4 | 1184 | 1154 | 1176.2 | 164 | ||
| 152 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1123 | 1392 | 1184.8 | 136 | ||
| 148 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1152 | 1343 | 1197.1 | 137 | ||
| 146 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1175 | 1365 | 1219.9 | 136 | ||
| 142 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1182 | 1447 | 1243.2 | 140 | ||
| 140 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1206 | 1389 | 1249.2 | 136 | ||
| 139 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1212 | 1409 | 1258.9 | 134 | ||
| 138 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1239 | 1332 | 1261.8 | 125 | ||
| 136 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 4-6 | 1258 | 1278 | 1263.4 | 142 | ||
| 132 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1234 | 1415 | 1276.7 | 128 | ||
| 131 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1262 | 1354 | 1284.6 | 133 | ||
| 130 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1242 | 1456 | 1292.2 | 130 | ||
| 128 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1295 | 1298 | 1295.5 | 128 | ||
| 125 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1278 | 1367 | 1299.7 | 123 | ||
| 124 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-8 | 1258 | 1437 | 1300.9 | 148 | ||
| 122 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1281 | 1398 | 1309.4 | 129 | ||
| 120 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1-10 | 1217 | 1645 | 1312.5 | 163 | ||
| 119 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1266 | 1464 | 1312.6 | 133 | ||
| 117 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1304 | 1402 | 1327.6 | 133 | ||
| 115 | UTEP | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1341 | 1357 | 1345.0 | 126 | ||
| 114 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1351 | 1354 | 1352.0 | 126 | ||
| 113 | Army | FBS Independents | 4-6 | 1342 | 1393 | 1354.8 | 148 | ||
| 111 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1353 | 1368 | 1356.7 | 130 | ||
| 110 | Jacksonville State | Atlantic Sun | 9-2 | 1469 | 1073 | 1358.5 | 160 | ||
| 109 | Rice | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1355 | 1385 | 1362.2 | 136 | ||
| 108 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7 | 1322 | 1494 | 1363.1 | 139 | ||
| 106 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1345 | 1460 | 1372.7 | 133 | ||
| 105 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1399 | 1325 | 1379.9 | 126 | ||
| 104 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1433 | 1278 | 1392.6 | 132 | ||
| 103 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1367 | 1474 | 1392.9 | 142 | ||
| 102 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1372 | 1458 | 1393.2 | 133 | ||
| 101 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-8 | 1348 | 1558 | 1397.6 | 144 | ||
| 100 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1376 | 1502 | 1406.7 | 129 | ||
| 99 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1398 | 1441 | 1408.6 | 133 | ||
| 98 | California | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1377 | 1509 | 1408.8 | 148 | ||
| 97 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1435 | 1340 | 1410.8 | 138 | ||
| 96 | Boston College | ACC | 3-8 | 1375 | 1575 | 1422.3 | 157 | ||
| 95 | San José State | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1448 | 1349 | 1422.3 | 142 | ||
| 94 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-8 | 1372 | 1588 | 1422.7 | 140 | ||
| 91 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1420 | 1446 | 1426.3 | 134 | ||
| 90 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1437 | 1405 | 1429.0 | 141 | ||
| 88 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1406 | 1552 | 1441.4 | 141 | ||
| 87 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1463 | 1379 | 1441.5 | 131 | ||
| 86 | UAB | Conference USA | 5-6 | 1433 | 1475 | 1443.1 | 137 | ||
| 85 | Miami | ACC | 5-6 | 1437 | 1467 | 1444.3 | 133 | ||
| 84 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-8 | 1399 | 1601 | 1446.8 | 141 | ||
| 83 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1498 | 1312 | 1449.3 | 138 | ||
| 82 | North Texas | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1467 | 1398 | 1449.8 | 129 | ||
| 81 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1485 | 1351 | 1450.6 | 129 | ||
| 80 | UConn | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1455 | 1440 | 1451.0 | 138 | ||
| 79 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1497 | 1330 | 1453.4 | 132 | ||
| 78 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1477 | 1402 | 1458.0 | 134 | ||
| 77 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1462 | 1469 | 1463.5 | 132 | ||
| 76 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1432 | 1583 | 1468.5 | 153 | ||
| 75 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1495 | 1397 | 1469.7 | 139 | ||
| 74 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1489 | 1414 | 1470.0 | 122 | ||
| 73 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-7 | 1445 | 1589 | 1479.6 | 133 | ||
| 72 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1459 | 1554 | 1482.6 | 136 | ||
| 71 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1478 | 1502 | 1483.7 | 136 | ||
| 70 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1457 | 1584 | 1487.8 | 129 | ||
| 69 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1531 | 1376 | 1490.3 | 150 | ||
| 68 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1461 | 1592 | 1492.9 | 141 | ||
| 67 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1532 | 1384 | 1493.3 | 136 | ||
| 66 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1554 | 1328 | 1493.9 | 137 | ||
| 65 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1540 | 1369 | 1495.2 | 140 | ||
| 64 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1467 | 1589 | 1496.6 | 133 | ||
| 62 | Duke | ACC | 7-4 | 1549 | 1420 | 1515.7 | 137 | ||
| 61 | BYU | FBS Independents | 6-5 | 1545 | 1510 | 1536.0 | 134 | ||
| 60 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1597 | 1370 | 1537.2 | 135 | ||
| 59 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1557 | 1490 | 1540.1 | 132 | ||
| 58 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1565 | 1487 | 1545.6 | 135 | ||
| 57 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1567 | 1492 | 1547.9 | 133 | ||
| 56 | Syracuse | ACC | 6-5 | 1560 | 1519 | 1550.1 | 134 | ||
| 55 | Missouri | SEC | 5-6 | 1545 | 1590 | 1555.7 | 134 | ||
| 54 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1611 | 1403 | 1556.3 | 131 | ||
| 53 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1614 | 1401 | 1558.1 | 150 | ||
| 52 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-6 | 1558 | 1584 | 1564.2 | 142 | ||
| 51 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1601 | 1459 | 1564.6 | 137 | ||
| 50 | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1571 | 1552 | 1566.1 | 140 | ||
| 49 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-4 | 1609 | 1483 | 1576.3 | 133 | ||
| 48 | Auburn | SEC | 5-6 | 1574 | 1614 | 1583.6 | 128 | ||
| 47 | Florida | SEC | 6-5 | 1596 | 1555 | 1585.5 | 131 | ||
| 46 | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1595 | 1568 | 1588.3 | 130 | ||
| 45 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1575 | 1643 | 1591.5 | 138 | ||
| 44 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1600 | 1572 | 1592.8 | 131 | ||
| 43 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1628 | 1499 | 1595.0 | 131 | ||
| 42 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1641 | 1514 | 1608.6 | 130 | ||
| 41 | NC State | ACC | 7-4 | 1645 | 1508 | 1609.9 | 141 | ||
| 40 | UTSA | Conference USA | 9-2 | 1699 | 1383 | 1613.7 | 136 | ||
| 39 | UCF | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1675 | 1456 | 1617.1 | 134 | ||
| 38 | Purdue | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1654 | 1513 | 1617.5 | 137 | ||
| 37 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1704 | 1393 | 1620.1 | 136 | ||
| 36 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-2 | 1703 | 1409 | 1624.3 | 141 | ||
| 35 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1677 | 1484 | 1626.6 | 136 | ||
| 34 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1650 | 1562 | 1627.9 | 137 | ||
| 33 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-5 | 1631 | 1626 | 1629.6 | 142 | ||
| 32 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 9-1 | 1748 | 1337 | 1634.9 | 161 | ||
| 31 | South Carolina | SEC | 7-4 | 1673 | 1533 | 1637.1 | 135 | ||
| 30 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-4 | 1677 | 1562 | 1647.3 | 135 | ||
| 29 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1670 | 1630 | 1659.8 | 130 | ||
| 28 | Mississippi State | SEC | 7-4 | 1697 | 1558 | 1661.0 | 138 | ||
| 27 | Louisville | ACC | 7-4 | 1697 | 1562 | 1662.3 | 131 | ||
| 26 | Tulane | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1750 | 1428 | 1663.6 | 142 | ||
| 25 | Troy | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1752 | 1429 | 1665.0 | 138 | ||
| 24 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1691 | 1590 | 1665.2 | 131 | ||
| 23 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1684 | 1638 | 1672.2 | 130 | ||
| 22 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1759 | 1453 | 1676.5 | 139 | ||
| 21 | Florida State | ACC | 8-3 | 1733 | 1519 | 1676.9 | 135 | ||
| 20 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1722 | 1570 | 1682.7 | 132 | ||
| 19 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1732 | 1551 | 1684.8 | 146 | ||
| 18 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-5 | 1709 | 1700 | 1706.7 | 127 | ||
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-3 | 1756 | 1575 | 1708.9 | 137 | ||
| 16 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1767 | 1561 | 1713.2 | 135 | ||
| 15 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1754 | 1657 | 1729.5 | 126 | ||
| 14 | Washington | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1820 | 1489 | 1731.0 | 143 | ||
| 13 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1854 | 1558 | 1774.9 | 145 | ||
| 12 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 9-2 | 1876 | 1557 | 1790.8 | 142 | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1860 | 1604 | 1792.2 | 146 | ||
| 10 | USC | Pac-12 | 10-1 | 1900 | 1509 | 1793.4 | 151 | ||
| 9 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1849 | 1650 | 1796.7 | 130 | ||
| 8 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-2 | 1891 | 1636 | 1823.7 | 143 | ||
| 7 | Alabama | SEC | 9-2 | 1917 | 1648 | 1846.0 | 134 | ||
| 6 | LSU | SEC | 9-2 | 1947 | 1631 | 1862.8 | 135 | ||
| 5 | Clemson | ACC | 10-1 | 1973 | 1580 | 1866.3 | 148 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2021 | 1516 | 1880.6 | 157 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2041 | 1550 | 1905.4 | 155 | ||
| 2 | Georgia | SEC | 11-0 | 2050 | 1571 | 1917.9 | 147 | ||
| 1 | TCU | Big 12 | 11-0 | 2090 | 1633 | 1965.4 | 143 | ||