| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 5-6 | 1079 | 1056 | 1073.3 | 136 | ||
| 181 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 994 | 1375 | 1077.6 | 139 | ||
| 179 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-6 | 1077 | 1103 | 1083.1 | 139 | ||
| 173 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1033 | 1376 | 1109.5 | 141 | ||
| 170 | Sam Houston | Western Athletic | 5-4 | 1160 | 1047 | 1131.0 | 156 | ||
| 168 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-11 | 1045 | 1466 | 1137.5 | 152 | ||
| 162 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1086 | 1374 | 1152.0 | 128 | ||
| 160 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1093 | 1364 | 1155.5 | 133 | ||
| 156 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1115 | 1337 | 1167.0 | 129 | ||
| 153 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-11 | 1065 | 1552 | 1170.3 | 171 | ||
| 151 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-10 | 1136 | 1351 | 1186.3 | 132 | ||
| 145 | Delaware | CAA | 8-4 | 1251 | 1160 | 1227.9 | 151 | ||
| 142 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1216 | 1338 | 1245.4 | 120 | ||
| 140 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1206 | 1389 | 1249.2 | 136 | ||
| 139 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1213 | 1417 | 1261.0 | 123 | ||
| 138 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1207 | 1438 | 1261.2 | 132 | ||
| 135 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1238 | 1361 | 1267.2 | 127 | ||
| 134 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1221 | 1420 | 1267.8 | 132 | ||
| 130 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1235 | 1476 | 1291.4 | 128 | ||
| 129 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-8 | 1258 | 1437 | 1300.9 | 148 | ||
| 128 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1250 | 1472 | 1302.4 | 128 | ||
| 126 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1-11 | 1210 | 1655 | 1308.8 | 161 | ||
| 125 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1300 | 1370 | 1317.3 | 125 | ||
| 124 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1307 | 1349 | 1317.5 | 120 | ||
| 120 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1340 | 1302 | 1330.3 | 121 | ||
| 119 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 5-6 | 1343 | 1309 | 1334.7 | 138 | ||
| 116 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1326 | 1378 | 1339.0 | 124 | ||
| 115 | Rice | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1323 | 1392 | 1340.3 | 129 | ||
| 114 | UTEP | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1331 | 1385 | 1344.0 | 123 | ||
| 113 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1334 | 1377 | 1344.6 | 118 | ||
| 112 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1311 | 1457 | 1345.8 | 126 | ||
| 110 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-6 | 1358 | 1358 | 1358.1 | 143 | ||
| 109 | Jacksonville State | Atlantic Sun | 9-2 | 1469 | 1073 | 1358.5 | 160 | ||
| 108 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7 | 1322 | 1494 | 1363.1 | 139 | ||
| 107 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1331 | 1473 | 1365.3 | 134 | ||
| 106 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1314 | 1550 | 1369.0 | 136 | ||
| 105 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1360 | 1405 | 1370.9 | 126 | ||
| 103 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1343 | 1461 | 1372.0 | 127 | ||
| 102 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1386 | 1345 | 1375.4 | 130 | ||
| 101 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1374 | 1395 | 1379.3 | 133 | ||
| 100 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1422 | 1318 | 1395.3 | 121 | ||
| 99 | Boston College | ACC | 3-9 | 1343 | 1574 | 1397.5 | 148 | ||
| 98 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1345 | 1584 | 1401.0 | 133 | ||
| 97 | California | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1362 | 1528 | 1401.8 | 144 | ||
| 96 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1423 | 1345 | 1403.1 | 124 | ||
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1457 | 1277 | 1409.9 | 126 | ||
| 94 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1378 | 1554 | 1420.3 | 134 | ||
| 91 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1437 | 1399 | 1427.3 | 125 | ||
| 90 | Miami | ACC | 5-7 | 1412 | 1478 | 1428.6 | 127 | ||
| 89 | San José State | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1465 | 1331 | 1430.2 | 137 | ||
| 87 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1461 | 1349 | 1432.5 | 125 | ||
| 86 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1445 | 1416 | 1437.3 | 127 | ||
| 85 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1444 | 1440 | 1442.9 | 126 | ||
| 84 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1461 | 1414 | 1449.1 | 132 | ||
| 83 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1406 | 1589 | 1449.6 | 145 | ||
| 82 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1454 | 1438 | 1449.9 | 127 | ||
| 81 | UConn | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1455 | 1440 | 1451.0 | 138 | ||
| 80 | UAB | Conference USA | 6-6 | 1456 | 1454 | 1455.8 | 131 | ||
| 79 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1442 | 1513 | 1459.0 | 124 | ||
| 78 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1489 | 1397 | 1465.5 | 129 | ||
| 77 | North Texas | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1496 | 1395 | 1469.9 | 123 | ||
| 76 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 1529 | 1317 | 1472.9 | 131 | ||
| 75 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1459 | 1554 | 1482.6 | 136 | ||
| 74 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 8-4 | 1518 | 1389 | 1484.6 | 146 | ||
| 73 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1493 | 1461 | 1484.8 | 126 | ||
| 72 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1513 | 1409 | 1486.5 | 117 | ||
| 71 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-7 | 1473 | 1548 | 1491.3 | 135 | ||
| 70 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1454 | 1626 | 1495.3 | 129 | ||
| 68 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1495 | 1572 | 1513.5 | 134 | ||
| 67 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1483 | 1611 | 1513.7 | 136 | ||
| 66 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1527 | 1497 | 1519.1 | 127 | ||
| 65 | Air Force | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1591 | 1342 | 1525.1 | 129 | ||
| 64 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1585 | 1382 | 1531.5 | 132 | ||
| 63 | Houston | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1561 | 1489 | 1542.4 | 127 | ||
| 62 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1572 | 1472 | 1546.4 | 128 | ||
| 61 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1533 | 1598 | 1549.3 | 128 | ||
| 60 | BYU | FBS Independents | 7-5 | 1570 | 1499 | 1551.5 | 128 | ||
| 59 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-7 | 1531 | 1618 | 1552.2 | 132 | ||
| 58 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8-3 | 1609 | 1410 | 1556.7 | 143 | ||
| 57 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-7 | 1543 | 1609 | 1559.4 | 137 | ||
| 56 | Boise State | Mountain West | 9-3 | 1629 | 1380 | 1563.2 | 128 | ||
| 55 | Syracuse | ACC | 7-5 | 1584 | 1507 | 1564.5 | 129 | ||
| 54 | Duke | ACC | 8-4 | 1608 | 1441 | 1564.5 | 130 | ||
| 53 | Florida | SEC | 6-6 | 1569 | 1570 | 1569.1 | 125 | ||
| 52 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1566 | 1580 | 1569.6 | 125 | ||
| 51 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1599 | 1491 | 1571.4 | 126 | ||
| 50 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1657 | 1354 | 1575.7 | 152 | ||
| 49 | Ohio | Mid-American | 9-3 | 1637 | 1408 | 1576.5 | 125 | ||
| 48 | Auburn | SEC | 5-7 | 1562 | 1639 | 1581.1 | 125 | ||
| 47 | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1578 | 1592 | 1581.1 | 126 | ||
| 46 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1557 | 1660 | 1582.4 | 133 | ||
| 45 | Maryland | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1599 | 1540 | 1583.7 | 133 | ||
| 44 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-3 | 1650 | 1429 | 1591.4 | 133 | ||
| 43 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 8-4 | 1633 | 1479 | 1593.3 | 127 | ||
| 42 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1642 | 1468 | 1596.4 | 129 | ||
| 41 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1618 | 1540 | 1598.4 | 125 | ||
| 40 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-5 | 1619 | 1560 | 1604.2 | 129 | ||
| 39 | Missouri | SEC | 6-6 | 1606 | 1600 | 1604.4 | 128 | ||
| 38 | UCF | American Athletic | 9-3 | 1678 | 1422 | 1610.1 | 133 | ||
| 37 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1627 | 1580 | 1614.8 | 126 | ||
| 36 | Illinois | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1655 | 1521 | 1620.7 | 136 | ||
| 35 | UTSA | Conference USA | 10-2 | 1711 | 1379 | 1621.3 | 133 | ||
| 34 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 10-2 | 1711 | 1381 | 1621.8 | 134 | ||
| 33 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1649 | 1556 | 1625.0 | 128 | ||
| 32 | Louisville | ACC | 7-5 | 1649 | 1568 | 1628.5 | 125 | ||
| 31 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1676 | 1506 | 1631.5 | 132 | ||
| 30 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1651 | 1647 | 1650.1 | 123 | ||
| 29 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-3 | 1712 | 1477 | 1650.3 | 131 | ||
| 28 | NC State | ACC | 8-4 | 1698 | 1525 | 1653.1 | 132 | ||
| 27 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-6 | 1653 | 1687 | 1661.7 | 122 | ||
| 26 | Troy | Sun Belt | 10-2 | 1758 | 1411 | 1663.5 | 137 | ||
| 25 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-5 | 1687 | 1632 | 1672.8 | 134 | ||
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-4 | 1705 | 1585 | 1674.2 | 129 | ||
| 23 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1743 | 1517 | 1683.3 | 130 | ||
| 22 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1703 | 1628 | 1683.6 | 123 | ||
| 21 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1746 | 1536 | 1691.1 | 141 | ||
| 20 | Florida State | ACC | 9-3 | 1762 | 1526 | 1699.5 | 129 | ||
| 19 | South Carolina | SEC | 8-4 | 1747 | 1569 | 1701.1 | 131 | ||
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 8-4 | 1749 | 1574 | 1703.5 | 131 | ||
| 17 | Tulane | American Athletic | 10-2 | 1798 | 1456 | 1705.6 | 133 | ||
| 16 | Utah | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1773 | 1532 | 1709.1 | 134 | ||
| 15 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1804 | 1567 | 1741.8 | 136 | ||
| 14 | Texas | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1786 | 1659 | 1753.0 | 120 | ||
| 13 | Washington | Pac-12 | 10-2 | 1847 | 1502 | 1754.2 | 136 | ||
| 12 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-4 | 1816 | 1629 | 1767.4 | 137 | ||
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1873 | 1559 | 1788.9 | 139 | ||
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 9-3 | 1859 | 1616 | 1795.2 | 133 | ||
| 9 | Clemson | ACC | 10-2 | 1883 | 1588 | 1804.7 | 143 | ||
| 8 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 9-3 | 1866 | 1645 | 1808.1 | 126 | ||
| 7 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-2 | 1906 | 1630 | 1832.6 | 138 | ||
| 6 | USC | Pac-12 | 11-1 | 1946 | 1538 | 1834.9 | 141 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 10-2 | 1930 | 1642 | 1853.3 | 131 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1969 | 1560 | 1857.4 | 146 | ||
| 3 | Georgia | SEC | 12-0 | 2055 | 1563 | 1919.1 | 145 | ||
| 2 | Michigan | Big Ten | 12-0 | 2092 | 1589 | 1953.0 | 144 | ||
| 1 | TCU | Big 12 | 12-0 | 2094 | 1619 | 1963.5 | 142 | ||