| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182 | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 5-6 | 1079 | 1056 | 1073.3 | 138 | ||
| 181 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-11 | 994 | 1375 | 1077.6 | 140 | ||
| 179 | Missouri State | MVFC | 5-6 | 1077 | 1103 | 1083.1 | 140 | ||
| 174 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1033 | 1376 | 1109.5 | 142 | ||
| 171 | Sam Houston | Western Athletic | 5-4 | 1160 | 1047 | 1131.0 | 157 | ||
| 169 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-11 | 1045 | 1466 | 1137.5 | 153 | ||
| 166 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1077 | 1364 | 1142.8 | 129 | ||
| 162 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1086 | 1374 | 1152.0 | 129 | ||
| 158 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1115 | 1337 | 1167.0 | 130 | ||
| 154 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-11 | 1065 | 1552 | 1170.3 | 172 | ||
| 150 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-10 | 1136 | 1351 | 1186.3 | 133 | ||
| 145 | Delaware | CAA | 8-5 | 1232 | 1190 | 1221.3 | 146 | ||
| 142 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1216 | 1338 | 1245.4 | 121 | ||
| 140 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1206 | 1389 | 1249.2 | 137 | ||
| 139 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1213 | 1417 | 1261.0 | 124 | ||
| 137 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1207 | 1438 | 1261.2 | 133 | ||
| 135 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1238 | 1361 | 1267.2 | 128 | ||
| 134 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1221 | 1420 | 1267.8 | 133 | ||
| 130 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1235 | 1476 | 1291.4 | 129 | ||
| 129 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-8 | 1258 | 1437 | 1300.9 | 149 | ||
| 128 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1250 | 1472 | 1302.4 | 129 | ||
| 126 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1-11 | 1210 | 1655 | 1308.8 | 161 | ||
| 122 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-7 | 1314 | 1314 | 1314.3 | 117 | ||
| 121 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1300 | 1370 | 1317.3 | 125 | ||
| 120 | Ball State | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1307 | 1349 | 1317.5 | 121 | ||
| 119 | Rice | Conference USA | 5-8 | 1300 | 1400 | 1324.2 | 124 | ||
| 118 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1326 | 1378 | 1339.0 | 125 | ||
| 117 | UTEP | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1331 | 1385 | 1344.0 | 124 | ||
| 116 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1334 | 1377 | 1344.6 | 119 | ||
| 115 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1311 | 1457 | 1345.8 | 127 | ||
| 114 | Jacksonville State | Atlantic Sun | 9-2 | 1469 | 1073 | 1358.5 | 161 | ||
| 113 | Virginia | ACC | 3-7 | 1322 | 1494 | 1363.1 | 141 | ||
| 112 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1331 | 1473 | 1365.3 | 134 | ||
| 111 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1314 | 1550 | 1369.0 | 137 | ||
| 110 | Kent State | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1360 | 1405 | 1370.9 | 127 | ||
| 109 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 7-6 | 1404 | 1280 | 1371.7 | 129 | ||
| 108 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1343 | 1461 | 1372.0 | 128 | ||
| 107 | App State | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1386 | 1345 | 1375.4 | 131 | ||
| 104 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-7 | 1390 | 1395 | 1391.5 | 120 | ||
| 103 | Boston College | ACC | 3-9 | 1343 | 1574 | 1397.5 | 149 | ||
| 102 | San José State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1419 | 1342 | 1399.2 | 130 | ||
| 101 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1345 | 1584 | 1401.0 | 134 | ||
| 100 | California | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1362 | 1528 | 1401.8 | 145 | ||
| 99 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1419 | 1355 | 1402.4 | 120 | ||
| 98 | Army | FBS Independents | 6-6 | 1418 | 1366 | 1405.3 | 135 | ||
| 97 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1400 | 1437 | 1408.8 | 120 | ||
| 95 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1418 | 1416 | 1417.1 | 125 | ||
| 94 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1378 | 1554 | 1420.3 | 135 | ||
| 93 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1436 | 1376 | 1420.9 | 123 | ||
| 92 | UConn | FBS Independents | 6-7 | 1418 | 1447 | 1424.9 | 131 | ||
| 91 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1462 | 1329 | 1427.5 | 116 | ||
| 88 | Miami | ACC | 5-7 | 1412 | 1478 | 1428.6 | 128 | ||
| 87 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1425 | 1447 | 1430.8 | 122 | ||
| 86 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1404 | 1538 | 1436.5 | 129 | ||
| 84 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 9-4 | 1497 | 1291 | 1442.4 | 121 | ||
| 83 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 8-5 | 1463 | 1396 | 1445.9 | 137 | ||
| 82 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1458 | 1411 | 1446.1 | 123 | ||
| 81 | North Texas | Conference USA | 7-7 | 1452 | 1431 | 1446.9 | 115 | ||
| 80 | Indiana | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1406 | 1589 | 1449.6 | 146 | ||
| 79 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1442 | 1513 | 1459.0 | 125 | ||
| 77 | Memphis | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1485 | 1419 | 1468.5 | 121 | ||
| 76 | UAB | Conference USA | 7-6 | 1485 | 1446 | 1475.4 | 125 | ||
| 75 | Toledo | Mid-American | 9-5 | 1519 | 1378 | 1482.8 | 115 | ||
| 74 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-7 | 1473 | 1548 | 1491.3 | 136 | ||
| 73 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1454 | 1626 | 1495.3 | 130 | ||
| 72 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 7-6 | 1516 | 1450 | 1498.9 | 121 | ||
| 71 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 9-4 | 1562 | 1327 | 1499.7 | 125 | ||
| 70 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1495 | 1572 | 1513.5 | 134 | ||
| 69 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1483 | 1611 | 1513.7 | 137 | ||
| 68 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 9-4 | 1564 | 1402 | 1522.1 | 134 | ||
| 67 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 9-5 | 1565 | 1430 | 1530.0 | 115 | ||
| 66 | Syracuse | ACC | 7-6 | 1550 | 1518 | 1541.8 | 123 | ||
| 65 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1558 | 1497 | 1542.1 | 121 | ||
| 64 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1533 | 1598 | 1549.3 | 129 | ||
| 63 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-7 | 1531 | 1618 | 1552.2 | 133 | ||
| 61 | Ohio | Mid-American | 10-4 | 1605 | 1415 | 1555.5 | 116 | ||
| 60 | Florida | SEC | 6-7 | 1547 | 1583 | 1555.8 | 121 | ||
| 59 | Boise State | Mountain West | 10-4 | 1612 | 1402 | 1556.5 | 117 | ||
| 58 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8-3 | 1609 | 1410 | 1556.7 | 143 | ||
| 57 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1546 | 1594 | 1557.8 | 121 | ||
| 56 | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1546 | 1596 | 1558.8 | 121 | ||
| 55 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1577 | 1507 | 1559.1 | 122 | ||
| 54 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-7 | 1543 | 1609 | 1559.4 | 138 | ||
| 53 | Houston | American Athletic | 8-5 | 1589 | 1486 | 1562.7 | 121 | ||
| 52 | Air Force | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1639 | 1366 | 1565.8 | 124 | ||
| 51 | UCF | American Athletic | 9-5 | 1606 | 1462 | 1568.5 | 121 | ||
| 50 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-6 | 1581 | 1547 | 1572.8 | 119 | ||
| 49 | Missouri | SEC | 6-7 | 1568 | 1601 | 1576.1 | 122 | ||
| 48 | North Carolina | ACC | 9-5 | 1607 | 1488 | 1576.6 | 123 | ||
| 47 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-6 | 1577 | 1576 | 1577.1 | 121 | ||
| 46 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 10-3 | 1645 | 1391 | 1577.2 | 129 | ||
| 45 | Auburn | SEC | 5-7 | 1562 | 1639 | 1581.1 | 126 | ||
| 44 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 8-5 | 1616 | 1483 | 1581.6 | 122 | ||
| 43 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1557 | 1660 | 1582.4 | 134 | ||
| 42 | BYU | FBS Independents | 8-5 | 1613 | 1506 | 1585.4 | 122 | ||
| 41 | Illinois | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1622 | 1539 | 1600.7 | 129 | ||
| 40 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 10-4 | 1668 | 1417 | 1601.1 | 119 | ||
| 39 | Duke | ACC | 9-4 | 1653 | 1457 | 1601.8 | 124 | ||
| 38 | NC State | ACC | 8-5 | 1645 | 1530 | 1615.5 | 127 | ||
| 37 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1608 | 1643 | 1616.7 | 118 | ||
| 36 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 9-4 | 1664 | 1491 | 1618.6 | 125 | ||
| 35 | UTSA | Conference USA | 11-3 | 1699 | 1417 | 1623.4 | 122 | ||
| 34 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 9-4 | 1676 | 1477 | 1623.9 | 124 | ||
| 33 | Purdue | Big Ten | 8-6 | 1643 | 1571 | 1624.9 | 124 | ||
| 32 | Maryland | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1653 | 1552 | 1626.8 | 127 | ||
| 31 | Wake Forest | ACC | 8-5 | 1658 | 1564 | 1633.8 | 123 | ||
| 30 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 9-4 | 1684 | 1500 | 1635.6 | 122 | ||
| 29 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-6 | 1639 | 1633 | 1637.8 | 127 | ||
| 28 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-5 | 1664 | 1594 | 1646.3 | 123 | ||
| 27 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 9-4 | 1684 | 1544 | 1648.0 | 134 | ||
| 26 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1693 | 1566 | 1660.0 | 123 | ||
| 25 | Louisville | ACC | 8-5 | 1694 | 1579 | 1664.2 | 120 | ||
| 24 | South Carolina | SEC | 8-5 | 1714 | 1588 | 1681.3 | 125 | ||
| 23 | Arkansas | SEC | 7-6 | 1683 | 1679 | 1681.8 | 117 | ||
| 22 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 1766 | 1521 | 1701.6 | 125 | ||
| 21 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1740 | 1634 | 1712.8 | 118 | ||
| 20 | Florida State | ACC | 10-3 | 1783 | 1529 | 1715.9 | 124 | ||
| 19 | Troy | Sun Belt | 12-2 | 1824 | 1451 | 1722.9 | 123 | ||
| 18 | Mississippi State | SEC | 9-4 | 1780 | 1580 | 1727.9 | 125 | ||
| 17 | Texas | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1756 | 1674 | 1735.0 | 116 | ||
| 16 | Utah | Pac-12 | 10-4 | 1799 | 1586 | 1742.9 | 122 | ||
| 15 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 10-3 | 1830 | 1572 | 1761.6 | 130 | ||
| 14 | USC | Pac-12 | 11-3 | 1830 | 1575 | 1762.4 | 127 | ||
| 13 | Tulane | American Athletic | 12-2 | 1871 | 1502 | 1771.2 | 121 | ||
| 12 | Washington | Pac-12 | 11-2 | 1885 | 1523 | 1787.1 | 129 | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-4 | 1853 | 1638 | 1796.5 | 130 | ||
| 10 | Clemson | ACC | 11-3 | 1862 | 1615 | 1796.7 | 129 | ||
| 9 | LSU | SEC | 10-4 | 1860 | 1651 | 1805.3 | 123 | ||
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1914 | 1580 | 1824.5 | 131 | ||
| 7 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 10-4 | 1890 | 1698 | 1839.9 | 117 | ||
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1933 | 1600 | 1843.9 | 138 | ||
| 5 | Tennessee | SEC | 11-2 | 1951 | 1651 | 1871.0 | 131 | ||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC | 11-2 | 1971 | 1663 | 1888.9 | 124 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 13-1 | 2045 | 1626 | 1931.3 | 133 | ||
| 2 | TCU | Big 12 | 13-2 | 2033 | 1698 | 1943.7 | 122 | ||
| 1 | Georgia | SEC | 15-0 | 2144 | 1640 | 2005.1 | 124 | ||