| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 177 | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 2-3 | 1108 | 1056 | 1094.6 | 210 | ||
| 168 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1079 | 1321 | 1135.1 | 183 | ||
| 164 | Missouri State | MVFC | 2-4 | 1113 | 1251 | 1146.3 | 185 | ||
| 161 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1102 | 1390 | 1167.8 | 188 | ||
| 158 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1114 | 1406 | 1181.0 | 192 | ||
| 157 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1128 | 1390 | 1188.3 | 186 | ||
| 156 | Sam Houston | Western Athletic | 2-2 | 1234 | 1077 | 1192.4 | 213 | ||
| 155 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1140 | 1388 | 1197.6 | 186 | ||
| 154 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1149 | 1361 | 1198.7 | 172 | ||
| 153 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1148 | 1385 | 1203.0 | 189 | ||
| 151 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1151 | 1394 | 1207.5 | 189 | ||
| 146 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1266 | 1110 | 1225.0 | 212 | ||
| 143 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-4 | 1177 | 1403 | 1230.1 | 195 | ||
| 138 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1202 | 1357 | 1238.8 | 181 | ||
| 134 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1220 | 1331 | 1246.9 | 176 | ||
| 132 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1190 | 1466 | 1253.7 | 179 | ||
| 131 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 0-5 | 1159 | 1596 | 1255.6 | 209 | ||
| 130 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1207 | 1436 | 1260.3 | 194 | ||
| 127 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1228 | 1413 | 1271.6 | 191 | ||
| 126 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-4 | 1253 | 1332 | 1271.9 | 179 | ||
| 123 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1276 | 1299 | 1281.5 | 185 | ||
| 120 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1298 | 1399 | 1322.5 | 172 | ||
| 119 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1306 | 1374 | 1322.5 | 198 | ||
| 118 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1301 | 1399 | 1325.0 | 163 | ||
| 117 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1346 | 1278 | 1328.8 | 171 | ||
| 116 | Miami | ACC | 2-3 | 1320 | 1371 | 1332.9 | 193 | ||
| 115 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1328 | 1409 | 1347.6 | 180 | ||
| 114 | Kent State | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1325 | 1434 | 1351.4 | 188 | ||
| 112 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1321 | 1458 | 1353.7 | 192 | ||
| 111 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1375 | 1303 | 1356.6 | 172 | ||
| 110 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1361 | 1343 | 1356.9 | 181 | ||
| 109 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1353 | 1376 | 1358.5 | 162 | ||
| 107 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1379 | 1320 | 1363.8 | 175 | ||
| 106 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-4 | 1305 | 1562 | 1364.6 | 203 | ||
| 105 | Virginia | ACC | 2-4 | 1336 | 1460 | 1365.5 | 173 | ||
| 104 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1382 | 1324 | 1367.6 | 174 | ||
| 103 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1340 | 1459 | 1369.0 | 182 | ||
| 101 | Jacksonville State | Atlantic Sun | 5-1 | 1503 | 1065 | 1379.1 | 218 | ||
| 100 | North Texas | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1400 | 1349 | 1387.0 | 178 | ||
| 99 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1371 | 1448 | 1389.5 | 187 | ||
| 97 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1376 | 1463 | 1396.9 | 187 | ||
| 96 | Boston College | ACC | 2-4 | 1373 | 1479 | 1399.1 | 199 | ||
| 95 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1410 | 1391 | 1404.9 | 189 | ||
| 94 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1396 | 1450 | 1408.9 | 185 | ||
| 93 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1413 | 1408 | 1412.0 | 176 | ||
| 92 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1395 | 1475 | 1414.5 | 196 | ||
| 91 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1423 | 1391 | 1415.2 | 185 | ||
| 89 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1418 | 1430 | 1420.8 | 203 | ||
| 88 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1410 | 1460 | 1422.2 | 180 | ||
| 87 | SMU | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1410 | 1461 | 1422.8 | 194 | ||
| 86 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1474 | 1281 | 1423.4 | 176 | ||
| 85 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1414 | 1452 | 1423.6 | 186 | ||
| 84 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1476 | 1297 | 1429.0 | 182 | ||
| 83 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1481 | 1314 | 1437.1 | 180 | ||
| 82 | Missouri | SEC | 2-4 | 1401 | 1554 | 1437.5 | 172 | ||
| 81 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1442 | 1442 | 1442.1 | 172 | ||
| 80 | App State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1449 | 1423 | 1442.6 | 185 | ||
| 79 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1446 | 1441 | 1444.8 | 184 | ||
| 78 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-4 | 1422 | 1541 | 1451.2 | 198 | ||
| 77 | Louisville | ACC | 3-3 | 1455 | 1441 | 1451.4 | 173 | ||
| 76 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1446 | 1475 | 1453.0 | 196 | ||
| 75 | Delaware | CAA | 5-1 | 1541 | 1221 | 1453.9 | 226 | ||
| 74 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1420 | 1570 | 1456.4 | 169 | ||
| 73 | UConn | FBS Independents | 3-4 | 1457 | 1489 | 1465.0 | 178 | ||
| 72 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-3 | 1466 | 1468 | 1466.5 | 177 | ||
| 71 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1517 | 1354 | 1474.0 | 179 | ||
| 70 | Navy | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1466 | 1502 | 1475.2 | 185 | ||
| 69 | California | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1504 | 1395 | 1475.9 | 194 | ||
| 68 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-3 | 1512 | 1416 | 1487.2 | 165 | ||
| 67 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1506 | 1440 | 1489.2 | 179 | ||
| 66 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1490 | 1522 | 1497.7 | 175 | ||
| 65 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1506 | 1474 | 1498.1 | 183 | ||
| 64 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-2 | 1539 | 1406 | 1504.4 | 179 | ||
| 63 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-3 | 1521 | 1520 | 1520.8 | 189 | ||
| 62 | UAB | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1549 | 1441 | 1521.3 | 187 | ||
| 61 | Rice | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1559 | 1415 | 1521.8 | 197 | ||
| 60 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1573 | 1398 | 1527.1 | 175 | ||
| 59 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1567 | 1431 | 1531.5 | 168 | ||
| 58 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1489 | 1674 | 1533.0 | 175 | ||
| 57 | UTSA | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1585 | 1400 | 1536.4 | 171 | ||
| 56 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1560 | 1490 | 1542.6 | 189 | ||
| 55 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1544 | 1553 | 1546.4 | 178 | ||
| 54 | Duke | ACC | 4-2 | 1593 | 1431 | 1550.7 | 182 | ||
| 53 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1635 | 1341 | 1556.3 | 208 | ||
| 52 | Washington | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1595 | 1452 | 1558.2 | 193 | ||
| 51 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1608 | 1419 | 1558.5 | 174 | ||
| 50 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1640 | 1348 | 1561.3 | 194 | ||
| 49 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-1 | 1647 | 1337 | 1563.3 | 187 | ||
| 48 | UCF | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1645 | 1342 | 1563.3 | 190 | ||
| 47 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-3 | 1578 | 1537 | 1567.3 | 180 | ||
| 46 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1577 | 1561 | 1573.3 | 173 | ||
| 45 | Florida State | ACC | 4-2 | 1613 | 1461 | 1573.8 | 180 | ||
| 44 | Auburn | SEC | 3-3 | 1577 | 1576 | 1576.7 | 172 | ||
| 43 | Florida | SEC | 4-2 | 1623 | 1467 | 1582.3 | 178 | ||
| 42 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1615 | 1501 | 1585.4 | 176 | ||
| 41 | Houston | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1584 | 1589 | 1585.5 | 170 | ||
| 40 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-2 | 1617 | 1502 | 1587.5 | 178 | ||
| 39 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-2 | 1616 | 1511 | 1588.7 | 184 | ||
| 38 | South Carolina | SEC | 4-2 | 1646 | 1459 | 1596.8 | 182 | ||
| 37 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1598 | 1594 | 1597.1 | 172 | ||
| 36 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1639 | 1480 | 1597.5 | 181 | ||
| 35 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1641 | 1494 | 1603.2 | 171 | ||
| 34 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-3 | 1603 | 1666 | 1618.5 | 170 | ||
| 33 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1649 | 1547 | 1622.8 | 189 | ||
| 32 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1655 | 1534 | 1623.7 | 173 | ||
| 31 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-3 | 1619 | 1652 | 1627.4 | 178 | ||
| 30 | Texas | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1656 | 1545 | 1627.6 | 162 | ||
| 29 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1705 | 1424 | 1629.9 | 179 | ||
| 28 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1724 | 1393 | 1634.9 | 187 | ||
| 27 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1746 | 1429 | 1660.6 | 182 | ||
| 26 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6-0 | 1816 | 1274 | 1662.2 | 212 | ||
| 25 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 5-1 | 1738 | 1456 | 1663.1 | 186 | ||
| 24 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1714 | 1555 | 1672.8 | 174 | ||
| 23 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-0 | 1826 | 1304 | 1678.6 | 212 | ||
| 22 | LSU | SEC | 4-2 | 1726 | 1554 | 1681.6 | 175 | ||
| 21 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1761 | 1483 | 1687.0 | 175 | ||
| 20 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 5-0 | 1849 | 1373 | 1716.1 | 210 | ||
| 19 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 1745 | 1635 | 1717.0 | 193 | ||
| 18 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1803 | 1507 | 1723.7 | 182 | ||
| 17 | NC State | ACC | 5-1 | 1819 | 1489 | 1729.9 | 183 | ||
| 16 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1808 | 1519 | 1730.8 | 174 | ||
| 15 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-1 | 1809 | 1555 | 1742.2 | 173 | ||
| 14 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-1 | 1840 | 1526 | 1755.7 | 182 | ||
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 6-0 | 1890 | 1464 | 1773.5 | 188 | ||
| 12 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1850 | 1563 | 1774.1 | 174 | ||
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1895 | 1461 | 1775.4 | 210 | ||
| 10 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1913 | 1480 | 1794.4 | 194 | ||
| 9 | Ole Miss | SEC | 6-0 | 1941 | 1484 | 1814.8 | 183 | ||
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1936 | 1508 | 1818.8 | 186 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1930 | 1541 | 1824.0 | 186 | ||
| 6 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1939 | 1543 | 1831.5 | 186 | ||
| 5 | USC | Pac-12 | 6-0 | 1948 | 1534 | 1834.6 | 185 | ||
| 4 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-0 | 1960 | 1511 | 1836.5 | 185 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 6-0 | 1973 | 1500 | 1842.6 | 190 | ||
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-0 | 1948 | 1596 | 1853.1 | 186 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 6-0 | 1962 | 1584 | 1859.8 | 178 | ||