| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TCU | Big 12 | 8-0 | 2051 | 1618 | 1932.7 | 156 | ||
| 2 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-0 | 2048 | 1618 | 1931.1 | 160 | ||
| 3 | Clemson | ACC | 8-0 | 2050 | 1566 | 1916.6 | 165 | ||
| 4 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 2003 | 1584 | 1888.8 | 163 | ||
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-0 | 2011 | 1561 | 1887.5 | 166 | ||
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1 | 1928 | 1646 | 1853.3 | 153 | ||
| 7 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1878 | 1659 | 1820.3 | 150 | ||
| 8 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0 | 1935 | 1485 | 1810.9 | 171 | ||
| 9 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1906 | 1543 | 1808.1 | 165 | ||
| 10 | LSU | SEC | 6-2 | 1858 | 1614 | 1794.0 | 152 | ||
| 11 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1882 | 1551 | 1793.3 | 163 | ||
| 12 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1 | 1885 | 1535 | 1790.8 | 155 | ||
| 13 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1817 | 1606 | 1761.5 | 150 | ||
| 14 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1837 | 1533 | 1755.6 | 169 | ||
| 15 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1803 | 1596 | 1748.9 | 161 | ||
| 16 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1828 | 1506 | 1741.9 | 155 | ||
| 17 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1783 | 1560 | 1724.6 | 153 | ||
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-3 | 1744 | 1604 | 1707.8 | 158 | ||
| 19 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-3 | 1707 | 1647 | 1691.6 | 147 | ||
| 20 | NC State | ACC | 6-2 | 1760 | 1495 | 1689.7 | 165 | ||
| 21 | Syracuse | ACC | 6-2 | 1759 | 1498 | 1689.5 | 160 | ||
| 22 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3 | 1698 | 1613 | 1676.4 | 162 | ||
| 23 | Liberty | FBS Independents | 7-1 | 1781 | 1389 | 1673.8 | 171 | ||
| 24 | Wake Forest | ACC | 6-2 | 1732 | 1507 | 1673.1 | 168 | ||
| 25 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-3 | 1682 | 1605 | 1662.4 | 152 | ||
| 26 | Tulane | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1766 | 1374 | 1658.9 | 171 | ||
| 27 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1686 | 1561 | 1654.0 | 150 | ||
| 28 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1701 | 1496 | 1647.1 | 156 | ||
| 29 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1714 | 1461 | 1646.6 | 150 | ||
| 30 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1664 | 1582 | 1643.4 | 143 | ||
| 31 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-1 | 1738 | 1384 | 1641.7 | 161 | ||
| 32 | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1696 | 1471 | 1636.5 | 160 | ||
| 33 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1650 | 1555 | 1625.8 | 155 | ||
| 34 | Cincinnati | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1684 | 1457 | 1624.3 | 159 | ||
| 35 | Purdue | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1646 | 1532 | 1616.4 | 157 | ||
| 36 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1676 | 1443 | 1614.1 | 166 | ||
| 37 | Florida State | ACC | 5-3 | 1637 | 1526 | 1608.3 | 159 | ||
| 38 | UCF | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1673 | 1425 | 1606.8 | 154 | ||
| 39 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1649 | 1456 | 1598.5 | 149 | ||
| 40 | Louisville | ACC | 5-3 | 1630 | 1505 | 1598.0 | 153 | ||
| 41 | Houston | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1629 | 1508 | 1597.8 | 156 | ||
| 42 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1590 | 1588 | 1589.6 | 147 | ||
| 43 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1610 | 1517 | 1585.8 | 155 | ||
| 44 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-3 | 1614 | 1482 | 1579.7 | 157 | ||
| 45 | UTSA | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1647 | 1393 | 1579.3 | 152 | ||
| 46 | Texas A&M | SEC | 3-5 | 1536 | 1677 | 1570.1 | 156 | ||
| 47 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1531 | 1683 | 1568.1 | 158 | ||
| 48 | Missouri | SEC | 4-4 | 1568 | 1567 | 1567.8 | 151 | ||
| 49 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1599 | 1474 | 1567.1 | 159 | ||
| 50 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1570 | 1550 | 1564.7 | 161 | ||
| 51 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1666 | 1293 | 1564.0 | 189 | ||
| 52 | Florida | SEC | 4-4 | 1553 | 1555 | 1553.6 | 158 | ||
| 53 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1613 | 1370 | 1548.6 | 159 | ||
| 54 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1591 | 1422 | 1546.7 | 154 | ||
| 55 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1611 | 1366 | 1546.4 | 157 | ||
| 56 | Auburn | SEC | 3-5 | 1514 | 1633 | 1542.9 | 153 | ||
| 57 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1588 | 1412 | 1542.3 | 157 | ||
| 58 | Duke | ACC | 5-3 | 1572 | 1452 | 1541.3 | 155 | ||
| 59 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1515 | 1604 | 1537.1 | 168 | ||
| 60 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1532 | 1531 | 1531.5 | 155 | ||
| 61 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1565 | 1427 | 1529.0 | 162 | ||
| 62 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1571 | 1385 | 1522.1 | 150 | ||
| 63 | SMU | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1527 | 1499 | 1520.0 | 152 | ||
| 64 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1579 | 1345 | 1517.2 | 170 | ||
| 65 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1488 | 1558 | 1504.9 | 164 | ||
| 66 | BYU | FBS Independents | 4-5 | 1475 | 1551 | 1493.6 | 143 | ||
| 67 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1462 | 1574 | 1489.5 | 154 | ||
| 68 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1511 | 1399 | 1482.0 | 151 | ||
| 69 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1452 | 1572 | 1481.4 | 152 | ||
| 70 | North Texas | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1498 | 1407 | 1474.3 | 143 | ||
| 71 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1483 | 1449 | 1474.2 | 163 | ||
| 73 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1478 | 1438 | 1467.6 | 158 | ||
| 74 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1499 | 1371 | 1466.3 | 153 | ||
| 75 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1510 | 1340 | 1465.5 | 144 | ||
| 76 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1477 | 1425 | 1463.8 | 141 | ||
| 77 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1459 | 1466 | 1460.6 | 149 | ||
| 78 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1508 | 1302 | 1453.8 | 169 | ||
| 79 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1490 | 1345 | 1452.3 | 195 | ||
| 80 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1453 | 1449 | 1452.1 | 155 | ||
| 81 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-5 | 1424 | 1519 | 1446.9 | 157 | ||
| 82 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1451 | 1433 | 1446.7 | 150 | ||
| 83 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-5 | 1413 | 1551 | 1446.6 | 165 | ||
| 84 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1418 | 1531 | 1445.6 | 146 | ||
| 85 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-4 | 1430 | 1450 | 1435.2 | 155 | ||
| 86 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1405 | 1528 | 1435.0 | 159 | ||
| 87 | UConn | FBS Independents | 4-5 | 1426 | 1459 | 1434.0 | 152 | ||
| 88 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1411 | 1502 | 1432.9 | 164 | ||
| 89 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1437 | 1380 | 1422.2 | 154 | ||
| 90 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1398 | 1492 | 1421.2 | 155 | ||
| 91 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1402 | 1476 | 1420.0 | 147 | ||
| 92 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1399 | 1458 | 1413.8 | 158 | ||
| 94 | Miami | ACC | 4-4 | 1413 | 1385 | 1406.1 | 150 | ||
| 95 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1386 | 1449 | 1401.8 | 164 | ||
| 97 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1362 | 1484 | 1391.4 | 154 | ||
| 98 | UAB | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1392 | 1388 | 1390.8 | 154 | ||
| 99 | Virginia | ACC | 3-5 | 1365 | 1460 | 1388.0 | 151 | ||
| 100 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1387 | 1371 | 1382.7 | 153 | ||
| 101 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1393 | 1346 | 1381.0 | 149 | ||
| 103 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1343 | 1494 | 1379.2 | 165 | ||
| 105 | Florida Atlantic | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1359 | 1375 | 1363.4 | 147 | ||
| 106 | California | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1330 | 1460 | 1361.3 | 170 | ||
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1378 | 1297 | 1357.0 | 145 | ||
| 109 | UTEP | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1346 | 1366 | 1350.9 | 141 | ||
| 110 | Rice | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1353 | 1339 | 1349.4 | 163 | ||
| 111 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1361 | 1310 | 1347.8 | 148 | ||
| 113 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1352 | 1312 | 1341.7 | 149 | ||
| 114 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1350 | 1306 | 1338.6 | 153 | ||
| 115 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1320 | 1393 | 1338.1 | 142 | ||
| 117 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1317 | 1400 | 1337.1 | 160 | ||
| 118 | Boston College | ACC | 2-6 | 1283 | 1511 | 1336.8 | 173 | ||
| 120 | Delaware | CAA | 6-2 | 1368 | 1171 | 1315.8 | 205 | ||
| 122 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 1-7 | 1234 | 1565 | 1309.4 | 169 | ||
| 123 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1258 | 1458 | 1305.1 | 148 | ||
| 125 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1307 | 1269 | 1297.3 | 173 | ||
| 126 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-4 | 1292 | 1309 | 1295.9 | 168 | ||
| 127 | Jacksonville State | Atlantic Sun | 7-2 | 1388 | 1039 | 1291.2 | 186 | ||
| 129 | New Mexico State | FBS Independents | 3-5 | 1276 | 1323 | 1287.8 | 150 | ||
| 131 | Sam Houston | Western Athletic | 5-2 | 1372 | 1053 | 1284.1 | 172 | ||
| 133 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1237 | 1421 | 1280.6 | 145 | ||
| 134 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1222 | 1460 | 1278.0 | 150 | ||
| 135 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1273 | 1276 | 1273.5 | 139 | ||
| 137 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1227 | 1403 | 1269.2 | 155 | ||
| 138 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1210 | 1449 | 1265.9 | 166 | ||
| 140 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1210 | 1412 | 1257.7 | 168 | ||
| 142 | Charlotte | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1195 | 1398 | 1242.3 | 161 | ||
| 144 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-6 | 1189 | 1383 | 1235.2 | 162 | ||
| 148 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1176 | 1367 | 1220.8 | 158 | ||
| 149 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1175 | 1364 | 1219.7 | 150 | ||
| 152 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1128 | 1463 | 1204.2 | 180 | ||
| 156 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-7 | 1090 | 1460 | 1172.7 | 181 | ||
| 160 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1101 | 1319 | 1151.9 | 152 | ||
| 163 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1070 | 1384 | 1141.2 | 163 | ||
| 164 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1077 | 1352 | 1139.7 | 155 | ||
| 170 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-8 | 1045 | 1383 | 1120.6 | 144 | ||
| 184 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-5 | 1030 | 1135 | 1055.1 | 164 | ||
| 187 | Kennesaw State | Atlantic Sun | 4-4 | 1075 | 989 | 1053.0 | 164 | ||