| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2102 | 1631 | 1973.0 | 148 | ||
| 2 | Washington | Pac-12 | 11-0 | 2081 | 1617 | 1953.6 | 143 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2047 | 1557 | 1911.4 | 155 | ||
| 4 | Georgia | SEC | 11-0 | 2034 | 1534 | 1895.6 | 140 | ||
| 5 | Texas | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1981 | 1618 | 1882.8 | 143 | ||
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 10-1 | 1954 | 1571 | 1850.3 | 139 | ||
| 7 | Florida State | ACC | 11-0 | 1993 | 1462 | 1844.6 | 158 | ||
| 8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 10-1 | 1941 | 1535 | 1830.5 | 140 | ||
| 9 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1888 | 1602 | 1812.2 | 142 | ||
| 10 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1862 | 1608 | 1794.7 | 137 | ||
| 11 | Iowa | Big Ten | 9-2 | 1848 | 1593 | 1780.6 | 132 | ||
| 12 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1847 | 1595 | 1780.4 | 142 | ||
| 13 | Louisville | ACC | 10-1 | 1886 | 1478 | 1774.4 | 146 | ||
| 14 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1817 | 1629 | 1768.2 | 137 | ||
| 15 | Missouri | SEC | 9-2 | 1845 | 1546 | 1765.4 | 138 | ||
| 16 | Liberty | Conference USA | 11-0 | 1922 | 1357 | 1761.5 | 173 | ||
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-2 | 1811 | 1487 | 1724.0 | 143 | ||
| 18 | LSU | SEC | 8-3 | 1784 | 1546 | 1721.3 | 135 | ||
| 19 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1771 | 1566 | 1717.3 | 142 | ||
| 20 | NC State | ACC | 8-3 | 1771 | 1545 | 1711.2 | 132 | ||
| 21 | Utah | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1739 | 1628 | 1710.6 | 133 | ||
| 22 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 10-1 | 1815 | 1419 | 1706.9 | 152 | ||
| 23 | Clemson | ACC | 7-4 | 1743 | 1595 | 1704.6 | 130 | ||
| 24 | Troy | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1789 | 1437 | 1693.6 | 150 | ||
| 25 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1739 | 1522 | 1682.3 | 133 | ||
| 26 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 7-4 | 1704 | 1596 | 1676.5 | 134 | ||
| 27 | Kansas | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1695 | 1612 | 1673.9 | 139 | ||
| 28 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1672 | 1648 | 1666.3 | 128 | ||
| 29 | Tulane | American Athletic | 10-1 | 1791 | 1327 | 1661.4 | 159 | ||
| 30 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1724 | 1484 | 1660.8 | 146 | ||
| 31 | UNLV | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1744 | 1409 | 1653.7 | 138 | ||
| 32 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-4 | 1684 | 1532 | 1645.0 | 134 | ||
| 33 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-3 | 1689 | 1504 | 1640.9 | 144 | ||
| 34 | Toledo | Mid-American | 10-1 | 1764 | 1310 | 1637.3 | 148 | ||
| 35 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-4 | 1663 | 1547 | 1633.0 | 136 | ||
| 36 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 9-2 | 1725 | 1366 | 1627.0 | 151 | ||
| 37 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1633 | 1607 | 1626.3 | 138 | ||
| 38 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1623 | 1618 | 1621.5 | 129 | ||
| 39 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1633 | 1566 | 1615.7 | 132 | ||
| 40 | Miami | ACC | 6-5 | 1620 | 1597 | 1614.5 | 141 | ||
| 41 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1627 | 1574 | 1614.0 | 132 | ||
| 42 | SMU | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1689 | 1379 | 1605.7 | 134 | ||
| 43 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-5 | 1614 | 1532 | 1593.1 | 140 | ||
| 44 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1625 | 1483 | 1588.2 | 130 | ||
| 45 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1576 | 1609 | 1584.5 | 134 | ||
| 46 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1611 | 1493 | 1580.8 | 134 | ||
| 47 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1630 | 1415 | 1573.2 | 136 | ||
| 48 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1562 | 1599 | 1571.4 | 133 | ||
| 49 | California | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1557 | 1612 | 1570.8 | 132 | ||
| 50 | App State | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1608 | 1461 | 1570.1 | 131 | ||
| 51 | UTSA | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1626 | 1403 | 1567.5 | 132 | ||
| 52 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1582 | 1518 | 1565.5 | 128 | ||
| 53 | Kentucky | SEC | 6-5 | 1570 | 1542 | 1563.1 | 133 | ||
| 54 | Maryland | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1567 | 1551 | 1562.5 | 144 | ||
| 55 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1534 | 1628 | 1556.7 | 139 | ||
| 56 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1592 | 1454 | 1556.0 | 130 | ||
| 57 | Duke | ACC | 6-5 | 1562 | 1534 | 1555.1 | 133 | ||
| 58 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1621 | 1351 | 1549.0 | 129 | ||
| 59 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1520 | 1637 | 1548.7 | 145 | ||
| 60 | Auburn | SEC | 6-5 | 1557 | 1510 | 1545.4 | 130 | ||
| 61 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-6 | 1537 | 1545 | 1539.2 | 135 | ||
| 62 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1544 | 1518 | 1537.3 | 133 | ||
| 63 | Purdue | Big Ten | 3-8 | 1472 | 1690 | 1523.3 | 136 | ||
| 64 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1577 | 1372 | 1522.7 | 152 | ||
| 65 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-8 | 1480 | 1658 | 1522.3 | 163 | ||
| 66 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1519 | 1531 | 1522.0 | 138 | ||
| 67 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1534 | 1474 | 1518.5 | 132 | ||
| 68 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1576 | 1357 | 1518.2 | 142 | ||
| 69 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1575 | 1346 | 1514.1 | 149 | ||
| 70 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1494 | 1556 | 1509.4 | 133 | ||
| 71 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-3 | 1553 | 1381 | 1508.3 | 156 | ||
| 72 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1519 | 1453 | 1502.2 | 133 | ||
| 73 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-6 | 1496 | 1512 | 1499.7 | 142 | ||
| 74 | Florida | SEC | 5-6 | 1480 | 1518 | 1489.4 | 141 | ||
| 76 | San José State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1508 | 1425 | 1486.9 | 135 | ||
| 77 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1475 | 1520 | 1485.9 | 128 | ||
| 78 | Boston College | ACC | 6-5 | 1497 | 1449 | 1485.0 | 134 | ||
| 79 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1499 | 1430 | 1481.4 | 142 | ||
| 80 | UCF | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1462 | 1535 | 1479.8 | 141 | ||
| 81 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-6 | 1461 | 1530 | 1478.1 | 133 | ||
| 82 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1482 | 1453 | 1474.6 | 133 | ||
| 83 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1462 | 1490 | 1468.6 | 132 | ||
| 84 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-8 | 1413 | 1633 | 1465.0 | 142 | ||
| 85 | Virginia | ACC | 3-8 | 1412 | 1598 | 1456.8 | 152 | ||
| 86 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1471 | 1386 | 1449.2 | 128 | ||
| 87 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1433 | 1480 | 1444.6 | 130 | ||
| 88 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1454 | 1408 | 1442.6 | 134 | ||
| 89 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-7 | 1413 | 1526 | 1440.2 | 138 | ||
| 90 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-5 | 1447 | 1403 | 1435.9 | 135 | ||
| 91 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1423 | 1472 | 1435.5 | 132 | ||
| 92 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-7 | 1398 | 1546 | 1433.4 | 140 | ||
| 93 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-8 | 1384 | 1590 | 1433.0 | 146 | ||
| 94 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1429 | 1445 | 1432.8 | 136 | ||
| 95 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-7 | 1374 | 1549 | 1415.5 | 142 | ||
| 96 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-8 | 1359 | 1576 | 1410.5 | 153 | ||
| 97 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-6 | 1401 | 1434 | 1409.0 | 131 | ||
| 98 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1405 | 1376 | 1397.3 | 140 | ||
| 99 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1382 | 1402 | 1387.3 | 130 | ||
| 100 | South Florida | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1378 | 1407 | 1385.2 | 130 | ||
| 101 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1351 | 1487 | 1384.0 | 137 | ||
| 102 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1373 | 1404 | 1380.4 | 136 | ||
| 103 | Rice | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1367 | 1388 | 1371.9 | 138 | ||
| 104 | UAB | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1345 | 1433 | 1366.7 | 135 | ||
| 105 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1352 | 1372 | 1357.2 | 132 | ||
| 106 | North Texas | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1333 | 1431 | 1357.1 | 134 | ||
| 107 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1320 | 1451 | 1351.7 | 128 | ||
| 108 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1326 | 1430 | 1351.2 | 133 | ||
| 109 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1302 | 1507 | 1350.6 | 134 | ||
| 110 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1326 | 1423 | 1349.2 | 135 | ||
| 112 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1333 | 1376 | 1344.1 | 137 | ||
| 113 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1289 | 1480 | 1334.1 | 135 | ||
| 114 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1284 | 1461 | 1326.3 | 146 | ||
| 115 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1317 | 1346 | 1324.4 | 132 | ||
| 116 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1302 | 1363 | 1316.8 | 142 | ||
| 117 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1293 | 1379 | 1314.3 | 137 | ||
| 118 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-9 | 1236 | 1576 | 1313.7 | 151 | ||
| 121 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 3-8 | 1242 | 1460 | 1292.8 | 150 | ||
| 122 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1267 | 1372 | 1292.5 | 136 | ||
| 123 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1240 | 1443 | 1287.6 | 127 | ||
| 125 | Delaware | CAA | 8-3 | 1327 | 1097 | 1265.3 | 166 | ||
| 126 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1225 | 1388 | 1263.5 | 134 | ||
| 127 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1219 | 1402 | 1262.6 | 131 | ||
| 129 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1212 | 1418 | 1260.5 | 134 | ||
| 131 | UConn | FBS Independents | 2-9 | 1178 | 1479 | 1247.0 | 157 | ||
| 132 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1178 | 1460 | 1243.3 | 144 | ||
| 134 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1187 | 1413 | 1239.7 | 137 | ||
| 136 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1198 | 1329 | 1229.5 | 136 | ||
| 143 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-9 | 1148 | 1416 | 1210.0 | 142 | ||
| 144 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1166 | 1338 | 1207.2 | 135 | ||
| 148 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-9 | 1116 | 1435 | 1188.0 | 142 | ||
| 156 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1104 | 1363 | 1163.6 | 137 | ||
| 159 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1085 | 1355 | 1146.5 | 142 | ||
| 162 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-9 | 1075 | 1354 | 1139.0 | 140 | ||
| 168 | Missouri State | MVFC | 4-7 | 1094 | 1163 | 1110.6 | 136 | ||
| 173 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-10 | 1004 | 1403 | 1091.8 | 147 | ||
| 253 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-6 | 611 | 932 | 679.3 | 189 | ||