| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Rating Deviation | Avg Opp Rating | Ranking Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 254 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-6 | 611 | 189.26 | 931.79 | 754.76 | ||
| 160 | Missouri State | MVFC | 4-7 | 1094 | 136.29 | 1162.57 | 1127.65 | ||
| 144 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-10 | 1004 | 146.87 | 1403.44 | 1187.11 | ||
| 137 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1075 | 139.98 | 1353.95 | 1206.53 | ||
| 136 | Delaware | CAA | 8-3 | 1327 | 165.70 | 1097.22 | 1206.56 | ||
| 135 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1085 | 141.98 | 1354.70 | 1212.11 | ||
| 134 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1104 | 136.89 | 1363.47 | 1226.74 | ||
| 131 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1166 | 135.22 | 1338.20 | 1249.37 | ||
| 129 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1198 | 135.70 | 1328.64 | 1261.71 | ||
| 128 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1116 | 142.09 | 1435.09 | 1265.26 | ||
| 127 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-9 | 1148 | 141.87 | 1415.80 | 1275.03 | ||
| 126 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1187 | 136.58 | 1412.96 | 1294.98 | ||
| 125 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1225 | 133.88 | 1387.53 | 1303.56 | ||
| 124 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1219 | 131.41 | 1402.42 | 1307.61 | ||
| 123 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1212 | 133.71 | 1418.01 | 1310.97 | ||
| 122 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1178 | 143.89 | 1460.45 | 1311.84 | ||
| 121 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1267 | 135.59 | 1372.36 | 1318.57 | ||
| 120 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2-9 | 1178 | 157.07 | 1479.40 | 1320.11 | ||
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1317 | 132.05 | 1345.75 | 1331.48 | ||
| 118 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1302 | 141.86 | 1363.04 | 1332.02 | ||
| 117 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1293 | 136.86 | 1379.11 | 1335.57 | ||
| 116 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1240 | 126.69 | 1443.02 | 1337.47 | ||
| 115 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 3-8 | 1242 | 150.42 | 1459.57 | 1346.13 | ||
| 114 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1333 | 136.91 | 1376.47 | 1354.77 | ||
| 113 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1352 | 132.46 | 1372.10 | 1362.15 | ||
| 112 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1284 | 145.98 | 1461.03 | 1369.74 | ||
| 111 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1326 | 134.90 | 1422.59 | 1373.25 | ||
| 110 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1326 | 132.86 | 1429.62 | 1376.82 | ||
| 109 | Rice | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1367 | 138.15 | 1387.54 | 1377.12 | ||
| 107 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1289 | 134.93 | 1479.83 | 1381.00 | ||
| 106 | North Texas | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1333 | 134.46 | 1431.36 | 1381.42 | ||
| 105 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1320 | 128.15 | 1450.89 | 1383.99 | ||
| 104 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1373 | 135.53 | 1403.58 | 1388.06 | ||
| 103 | UAB | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1345 | 134.76 | 1433.00 | 1388.42 | ||
| 102 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1405 | 140.25 | 1375.74 | 1390.06 | ||
| 101 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1382 | 130.09 | 1402.48 | 1392.36 | ||
| 100 | South Florida | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1378 | 130.20 | 1407.10 | 1392.49 | ||
| 99 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-9 | 1236 | 150.91 | 1576.17 | 1395.90 | ||
| 98 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1302 | 133.98 | 1507.42 | 1400.95 | ||
| 97 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-6 | 1401 | 131.21 | 1433.71 | 1417.20 | ||
| 96 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1351 | 137.03 | 1486.65 | 1417.39 | ||
| 95 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1447 | 135.31 | 1403.13 | 1424.89 | ||
| 94 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1471 | 127.73 | 1386.23 | 1427.90 | ||
| 93 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1454 | 133.58 | 1408.01 | 1430.95 | ||
| 92 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1429 | 135.72 | 1444.64 | 1436.75 | ||
| 91 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1423 | 132.05 | 1472.30 | 1447.68 | ||
| 90 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1575 | 149.20 | 1346.33 | 1455.99 | ||
| 89 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1433 | 129.72 | 1480.24 | 1456.40 | ||
| 88 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1374 | 141.90 | 1548.86 | 1458.59 | ||
| 87 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1576 | 141.62 | 1357.46 | 1462.60 | ||
| 86 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-8 | 1359 | 152.50 | 1576.09 | 1463.70 | ||
| 85 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1499 | 142.34 | 1429.53 | 1463.91 | ||
| 84 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1553 | 155.75 | 1381.42 | 1464.74 | ||
| 83 | San José State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1508 | 135.43 | 1425.07 | 1465.96 | ||
| 82 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1482 | 132.54 | 1452.75 | 1467.28 | ||
| 81 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-7 | 1413 | 138.24 | 1526.40 | 1468.37 | ||
| 80 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-7 | 1398 | 140.29 | 1546.41 | 1470.12 | ||
| 79 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1577 | 151.66 | 1371.61 | 1470.58 | ||
| 78 | Boston College | ACC | 6-5 | 1497 | 134.42 | 1449.48 | 1473.06 | ||
| 77 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1462 | 131.54 | 1489.65 | 1475.56 | ||
| 76 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1621 | 128.81 | 1351.05 | 1480.01 | ||
| 75 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-8 | 1384 | 145.86 | 1589.52 | 1483.40 | ||
| 74 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1519 | 132.63 | 1452.79 | 1485.54 | ||
| 73 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-6 | 1461 | 132.53 | 1529.78 | 1495.13 | ||
| 72 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1475 | 127.98 | 1520.45 | 1497.31 | ||
| 71 | UCF | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1462 | 141.43 | 1534.82 | 1497.89 | ||
| 70 | Florida | SEC | 5-6 | 1480 | 140.85 | 1517.64 | 1498.74 | ||
| 69 | Virginia | ACC | 3-8 | 1412 | 151.95 | 1598.47 | 1502.53 | ||
| 68 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1534 | 131.66 | 1473.55 | 1503.34 | ||
| 67 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-6 | 1496 | 142.13 | 1512.07 | 1503.79 | ||
| 66 | UTSA | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1626 | 131.65 | 1403.37 | 1510.74 | ||
| 65 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1630 | 136.22 | 1415.33 | 1518.72 | ||
| 64 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-8 | 1413 | 142.04 | 1632.58 | 1518.87 | ||
| 63 | Toledo | Mid-American | 10-1 | 1764 | 147.65 | 1309.60 | 1519.81 | ||
| 62 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1592 | 130.45 | 1453.97 | 1521.20 | ||
| 61 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1494 | 133.44 | 1556.21 | 1524.83 | ||
| 60 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1519 | 138.43 | 1531.23 | 1525.06 | ||
| 59 | SMU | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1689 | 134.39 | 1379.01 | 1526.29 | ||
| 58 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1544 | 132.61 | 1518.03 | 1530.87 | ||
| 57 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1608 | 131.22 | 1460.67 | 1532.71 | ||
| 56 | Auburn | SEC | 6-5 | 1557 | 129.79 | 1510.05 | 1533.51 | ||
| 55 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 9-2 | 1725 | 151.38 | 1366.17 | 1534.91 | ||
| 54 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-6 | 1537 | 135.49 | 1544.70 | 1541.00 | ||
| 53 | Tulane | American Athletic | 10-1 | 1791 | 159.32 | 1326.85 | 1541.41 | ||
| 52 | Duke | ACC | 6-5 | 1562 | 133.21 | 1534.28 | 1548.14 | ||
| 51 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1582 | 127.79 | 1517.71 | 1549.43 | ||
| 50 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1611 | 134.35 | 1493.39 | 1551.12 | ||
| 49 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1625 | 130.23 | 1482.85 | 1552.28 | ||
| 48 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-5 | 1570 | 132.86 | 1542.14 | 1556.08 | ||
| 47 | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1567 | 143.95 | 1550.57 | 1558.53 | ||
| 46 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-8 | 1480 | 163.18 | 1657.89 | 1566.25 | ||
| 45 | UNLV | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1744 | 137.73 | 1408.91 | 1567.68 | ||
| 44 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-5 | 1614 | 140.46 | 1532.22 | 1572.53 | ||
| 43 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-8 | 1472 | 136.24 | 1689.51 | 1576.79 | ||
| 42 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1520 | 145.28 | 1637.39 | 1577.69 | ||
| 41 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1534 | 139.26 | 1627.61 | 1579.98 | ||
| 40 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1562 | 132.81 | 1599.25 | 1580.59 | ||
| 39 | California | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1557 | 131.91 | 1611.72 | 1584.29 | ||
| 38 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1576 | 133.77 | 1609.06 | 1592.63 | ||
| 37 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3 | 1689 | 144.23 | 1504.36 | 1594.07 | ||
| 36 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1633 | 131.71 | 1565.60 | 1598.81 | ||
| 35 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1724 | 145.76 | 1483.74 | 1599.52 | ||
| 34 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1627 | 132.15 | 1574.26 | 1600.61 | ||
| 33 | Troy | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1789 | 149.62 | 1437.48 | 1603.52 | ||
| 32 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-4 | 1663 | 136.36 | 1547.03 | 1603.82 | ||
| 31 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 10-1 | 1815 | 152.15 | 1418.52 | 1604.75 | ||
| 30 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-4 | 1684 | 134.49 | 1531.93 | 1606.39 | ||
| 29 | Miami | ACC | 6-5 | 1620 | 140.65 | 1597.11 | 1608.71 | ||
| 28 | Liberty | Conference USA | 11-0 | 1922 | 173.39 | 1356.73 | 1614.68 | ||
| 27 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1633 | 137.52 | 1607.33 | 1619.96 | ||
| 26 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1623 | 129.39 | 1617.70 | 1620.22 | ||
| 25 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1739 | 133.20 | 1522.44 | 1627.21 | ||
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-2 | 1811 | 143.31 | 1486.77 | 1640.97 | ||
| 23 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1704 | 134.00 | 1596.38 | 1649.38 | ||
| 22 | Kansas | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1695 | 138.91 | 1611.53 | 1652.84 | ||
| 21 | NC State | ACC | 8-3 | 1771 | 132.04 | 1545.03 | 1653.94 | ||
| 20 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1672 | 127.82 | 1647.98 | 1660.13 | ||
| 19 | LSU | SEC | 8-3 | 1784 | 135.27 | 1546.12 | 1660.79 | ||
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1771 | 141.87 | 1565.86 | 1665.26 | ||
| 17 | Clemson | ACC | 7-4 | 1743 | 130.46 | 1595.00 | 1667.27 | ||
| 16 | Louisville | ACC | 10-1 | 1886 | 145.57 | 1477.87 | 1669.44 | ||
| 15 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1739 | 132.66 | 1627.56 | 1682.47 | ||
| 14 | Missouri | SEC | 9-2 | 1845 | 138.24 | 1546.27 | 1689.13 | ||
| 13 | Florida State | ACC | 11-0 | 1993 | 158.35 | 1462.10 | 1707.12 | ||
| 12 | Iowa | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1848 | 131.64 | 1593.02 | 1715.71 | ||
| 11 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1847 | 142.13 | 1594.94 | 1716.29 | ||
| 10 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1817 | 137.16 | 1629.20 | 1720.58 | ||
| 9 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 10-1 | 1941 | 139.62 | 1534.97 | 1726.12 | ||
| 8 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1862 | 136.94 | 1607.67 | 1730.04 | ||
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1888 | 141.64 | 1602.44 | 1739.39 | ||
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 10-1 | 1954 | 139.45 | 1570.60 | 1751.93 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 11-0 | 2034 | 140.04 | 1533.94 | 1766.44 | ||
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2047 | 155.05 | 1557.11 | 1785.14 | ||
| 3 | Texas | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1981 | 143.46 | 1617.51 | 1789.88 | ||
| 2 | Washington | Pac-12 | 11-0 | 2081 | 143.16 | 1616.53 | 1834.06 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2102 | 148.18 | 1630.58 | 1851.51 | ||