| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-6 | 611 | 932 | 679.3 | 189 | ||
| 187 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-6 | 1025 | 1104 | 1044.6 | 145 | ||
| 170 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1022 | 1365 | 1098.5 | 157 | ||
| 166 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-8 | 1038 | 1405 | 1119.2 | 158 | ||
| 155 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1108 | 1322 | 1157.8 | 149 | ||
| 154 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-8 | 1081 | 1427 | 1158.7 | 157 | ||
| 150 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1122 | 1356 | 1176.4 | 144 | ||
| 144 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1172 | 1381 | 1220.9 | 148 | ||
| 142 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1182 | 1378 | 1228.0 | 147 | ||
| 139 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1204 | 1343 | 1237.3 | 143 | ||
| 135 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1198 | 1400 | 1245.8 | 158 | ||
| 134 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1225 | 1334 | 1251.6 | 145 | ||
| 133 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-8 | 1173 | 1523 | 1252.3 | 161 | ||
| 129 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1234 | 1386 | 1270.1 | 148 | ||
| 128 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-7 | 1227 | 1462 | 1281.6 | 154 | ||
| 126 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 3-7 | 1245 | 1414 | 1285.4 | 151 | ||
| 125 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1256 | 1408 | 1292.7 | 135 | ||
| 124 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1267 | 1381 | 1294.6 | 142 | ||
| 122 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1246 | 1475 | 1299.9 | 164 | ||
| 121 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1290 | 1334 | 1300.5 | 153 | ||
| 120 | Delaware | CAA | 7-2 | 1390 | 1078 | 1304.0 | 193 | ||
| 119 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1270 | 1416 | 1304.7 | 148 | ||
| 118 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2-7 | 1248 | 1507 | 1308.1 | 147 | ||
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1303 | 1331 | 1309.9 | 141 | ||
| 114 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1315 | 1403 | 1336.8 | 159 | ||
| 113 | North Texas | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1312 | 1433 | 1341.4 | 148 | ||
| 112 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-8 | 1271 | 1590 | 1344.4 | 161 | ||
| 110 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1317 | 1445 | 1347.7 | 150 | ||
| 109 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1327 | 1427 | 1351.6 | 159 | ||
| 108 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1351 | 1359 | 1353.2 | 143 | ||
| 107 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1322 | 1469 | 1357.2 | 142 | ||
| 106 | Rice | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1352 | 1381 | 1359.3 | 156 | ||
| 105 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-7 | 1294 | 1588 | 1361.8 | 171 | ||
| 104 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1357 | 1395 | 1366.2 | 145 | ||
| 103 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1340 | 1465 | 1370.2 | 148 | ||
| 102 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1367 | 1390 | 1373.0 | 148 | ||
| 101 | Virginia | ACC | 2-7 | 1316 | 1566 | 1374.7 | 161 | ||
| 100 | UAB | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1359 | 1463 | 1384.1 | 154 | ||
| 99 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1386 | 1409 | 1391.6 | 145 | ||
| 98 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1363 | 1491 | 1394.2 | 152 | ||
| 97 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1397 | 1405 | 1399.3 | 144 | ||
| 96 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-5 | 1390 | 1430 | 1399.9 | 145 | ||
| 95 | Army | FBS Independents | 3-6 | 1374 | 1525 | 1410.1 | 158 | ||
| 94 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1429 | 1364 | 1412.8 | 154 | ||
| 93 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1404 | 1466 | 1419.2 | 144 | ||
| 92 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1411 | 1448 | 1420.5 | 151 | ||
| 91 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-7 | 1363 | 1619 | 1423.3 | 175 | ||
| 90 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1404 | 1503 | 1427.8 | 156 | ||
| 89 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1413 | 1476 | 1428.7 | 150 | ||
| 88 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1435 | 1456 | 1440.0 | 141 | ||
| 87 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1463 | 1389 | 1443.8 | 141 | ||
| 86 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1472 | 1369 | 1445.5 | 143 | ||
| 85 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1466 | 1388 | 1446.3 | 144 | ||
| 84 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-6 | 1415 | 1554 | 1448.9 | 156 | ||
| 83 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-5 | 1432 | 1504 | 1449.6 | 151 | ||
| 82 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1442 | 1489 | 1453.2 | 149 | ||
| 81 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 5-4 | 1476 | 1422 | 1462.5 | 149 | ||
| 80 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1459 | 1481 | 1464.6 | 138 | ||
| 78 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-6 | 1438 | 1565 | 1468.7 | 151 | ||
| 77 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1452 | 1541 | 1473.9 | 158 | ||
| 76 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1532 | 1313 | 1474.4 | 145 | ||
| 75 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1470 | 1489 | 1474.5 | 151 | ||
| 74 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1515 | 1361 | 1475.2 | 159 | ||
| 73 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1476 | 1507 | 1483.7 | 146 | ||
| 72 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-5 | 1469 | 1551 | 1489.3 | 148 | ||
| 71 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1430 | 1708 | 1495.2 | 154 | ||
| 70 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1517 | 1439 | 1496.8 | 153 | ||
| 69 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1551 | 1379 | 1505.8 | 151 | ||
| 68 | Florida | SEC | 5-4 | 1523 | 1459 | 1507.0 | 154 | ||
| 67 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1512 | 1495 | 1507.7 | 158 | ||
| 66 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1476 | 1609 | 1508.3 | 158 | ||
| 65 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1474 | 1624 | 1510.3 | 158 | ||
| 64 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1565 | 1370 | 1513.5 | 152 | ||
| 63 | California | Pac-12 | 3-6 | 1477 | 1651 | 1518.6 | 149 | ||
| 62 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1490 | 1608 | 1518.7 | 171 | ||
| 61 | UTSA | American Athletic | 6-3 | 1580 | 1409 | 1535.3 | 144 | ||
| 60 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1531 | 1562 | 1539.1 | 148 | ||
| 59 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1552 | 1521 | 1544.2 | 147 | ||
| 58 | SMU | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1618 | 1353 | 1547.3 | 149 | ||
| 57 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1562 | 1514 | 1549.8 | 144 | ||
| 56 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1540 | 1586 | 1551.2 | 147 | ||
| 55 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1597 | 1430 | 1553.6 | 142 | ||
| 54 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-5 | 1543 | 1591 | 1555.1 | 151 | ||
| 53 | Auburn | SEC | 5-4 | 1576 | 1513 | 1560.0 | 145 | ||
| 52 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1614 | 1458 | 1573.7 | 148 | ||
| 51 | UNLV | Mountain West | 7-2 | 1657 | 1362 | 1577.5 | 157 | ||
| 50 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1599 | 1533 | 1582.6 | 145 | ||
| 49 | Boston College | ACC | 6-3 | 1636 | 1461 | 1590.6 | 148 | ||
| 48 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-1 | 1723 | 1286 | 1601.3 | 161 | ||
| 47 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-4 | 1628 | 1523 | 1601.4 | 163 | ||
| 46 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1639 | 1493 | 1601.4 | 150 | ||
| 45 | Memphis | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1673 | 1407 | 1601.9 | 149 | ||
| 44 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1642 | 1498 | 1604.5 | 147 | ||
| 43 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1613 | 1597 | 1608.9 | 149 | ||
| 42 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-3 | 1655 | 1507 | 1616.5 | 145 | ||
| 41 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1664 | 1484 | 1616.8 | 142 | ||
| 40 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-2 | 1707 | 1403 | 1625.2 | 157 | ||
| 39 | Clemson | ACC | 5-4 | 1646 | 1574 | 1627.3 | 147 | ||
| 38 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1669 | 1517 | 1629.4 | 146 | ||
| 37 | Miami | ACC | 6-3 | 1665 | 1527 | 1629.5 | 154 | ||
| 36 | North Carolina | ACC | 7-2 | 1690 | 1463 | 1630.5 | 170 | ||
| 35 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1739 | 1359 | 1634.7 | 173 | ||
| 34 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-4 | 1639 | 1625 | 1635.3 | 143 | ||
| 33 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1651 | 1639 | 1648.2 | 145 | ||
| 32 | Duke | ACC | 6-3 | 1687 | 1542 | 1649.2 | 146 | ||
| 31 | Tulane | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1774 | 1343 | 1655.1 | 165 | ||
| 30 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1700 | 1559 | 1663.4 | 155 | ||
| 29 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-2 | 1744 | 1450 | 1665.7 | 148 | ||
| 28 | NC State | ACC | 6-3 | 1722 | 1551 | 1677.3 | 145 | ||
| 27 | LSU | SEC | 6-3 | 1731 | 1546 | 1683.1 | 150 | ||
| 26 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-1 | 1801 | 1387 | 1687.1 | 159 | ||
| 25 | Troy | Sun Belt | 7-2 | 1771 | 1479 | 1693.2 | 155 | ||
| 24 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1736 | 1608 | 1702.9 | 147 | ||
| 23 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-3 | 1756 | 1581 | 1710.6 | 146 | ||
| 22 | Missouri | SEC | 7-2 | 1783 | 1530 | 1715.8 | 153 | ||
| 21 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-3 | 1754 | 1623 | 1720.5 | 142 | ||
| 20 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1813 | 1506 | 1731.0 | 155 | ||
| 19 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1791 | 1582 | 1736.4 | 145 | ||
| 18 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1806 | 1562 | 1741.5 | 148 | ||
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1 | 1843 | 1473 | 1742.8 | 153 | ||
| 16 | Liberty | Conference USA | 9-0 | 1902 | 1357 | 1747.7 | 181 | ||
| 15 | Louisville | ACC | 8-1 | 1851 | 1477 | 1749.5 | 156 | ||
| 14 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1801 | 1604 | 1749.9 | 156 | ||
| 13 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 6-3 | 1801 | 1606 | 1750.4 | 151 | ||
| 12 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1826 | 1599 | 1766.8 | 148 | ||
| 11 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 9-0 | 1922 | 1433 | 1786.1 | 158 | ||
| 10 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 8-1 | 1897 | 1515 | 1793.7 | 152 | ||
| 9 | Kansas | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1859 | 1620 | 1796.0 | 153 | ||
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 8-1 | 1906 | 1554 | 1811.4 | 160 | ||
| 7 | Florida State | ACC | 9-0 | 1971 | 1504 | 1842.1 | 166 | ||
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 9-0 | 1982 | 1481 | 1843.0 | 155 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 8-1 | 1933 | 1601 | 1843.8 | 146 | ||
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9-0 | 1984 | 1516 | 1855.2 | 173 | ||
| 3 | Texas | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1957 | 1635 | 1870.9 | 151 | ||
| 2 | Washington | Pac-12 | 9-0 | 2026 | 1571 | 1900.9 | 160 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2092 | 1658 | 1973.7 | 151 | ||