| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-6 | 611 | 932 | 679.3 | 190 | ||
| 177 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-11 | 990 | 1399 | 1079.0 | 142 | ||
| 168 | Missouri State | MVFC | 4-7 | 1094 | 1163 | 1110.6 | 137 | ||
| 162 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-10 | 1068 | 1372 | 1137.5 | 138 | ||
| 157 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1104 | 1363 | 1163.6 | 137 | ||
| 154 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-10 | 1095 | 1430 | 1170.9 | 136 | ||
| 153 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 2-10 | 1106 | 1397 | 1172.6 | 133 | ||
| 144 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1161 | 1352 | 1206.1 | 136 | ||
| 142 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1164 | 1387 | 1216.5 | 135 | ||
| 141 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1179 | 1339 | 1217.1 | 131 | ||
| 135 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-10 | 1169 | 1473 | 1238.3 | 141 | ||
| 133 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 3-9 | 1182 | 1436 | 1241.1 | 141 | ||
| 131 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1194 | 1400 | 1242.6 | 126 | ||
| 128 | Delaware | CAA | 8-3 | 1327 | 1097 | 1265.3 | 166 | ||
| 127 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1226 | 1391 | 1265.4 | 129 | ||
| 126 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1220 | 1421 | 1267.4 | 133 | ||
| 125 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1235 | 1372 | 1267.6 | 129 | ||
| 123 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1230 | 1459 | 1283.9 | 124 | ||
| 122 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1259 | 1379 | 1288.3 | 129 | ||
| 121 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1239 | 1449 | 1288.5 | 136 | ||
| 120 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1257 | 1394 | 1289.8 | 130 | ||
| 119 | UConn | FBS Independents | 3-9 | 1242 | 1460 | 1293.5 | 146 | ||
| 117 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-10 | 1226 | 1585 | 1307.6 | 148 | ||
| 115 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1292 | 1393 | 1316.3 | 139 | ||
| 114 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1289 | 1431 | 1323.1 | 131 | ||
| 113 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1274 | 1489 | 1324.4 | 131 | ||
| 112 | UAB | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1301 | 1425 | 1330.9 | 127 | ||
| 111 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1302 | 1435 | 1333.9 | 127 | ||
| 110 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1324 | 1409 | 1345.0 | 134 | ||
| 109 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1292 | 1523 | 1346.2 | 131 | ||
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1355 | 1341 | 1351.2 | 125 | ||
| 106 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1364 | 1341 | 1358.7 | 129 | ||
| 105 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1320 | 1485 | 1359.0 | 130 | ||
| 104 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1372 | 1434 | 1387.6 | 129 | ||
| 103 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1391 | 1380 | 1388.3 | 131 | ||
| 102 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 3-9 | 1331 | 1575 | 1388.4 | 144 | ||
| 101 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1377 | 1424 | 1388.9 | 127 | ||
| 100 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5-8 | 1371 | 1449 | 1389.9 | 122 | ||
| 99 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1387 | 1404 | 1391.3 | 135 | ||
| 98 | Rice | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1400 | 1377 | 1394.5 | 131 | ||
| 97 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1403 | 1391 | 1399.9 | 124 | ||
| 96 | Indiana | Big Ten | 3-9 | 1346 | 1580 | 1401.0 | 137 | ||
| 95 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-8 | 1359 | 1539 | 1402.1 | 132 | ||
| 94 | Utah State | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1413 | 1393 | 1408.4 | 124 | ||
| 93 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-8 | 1361 | 1565 | 1409.2 | 138 | ||
| 92 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-7 | 1392 | 1465 | 1409.8 | 129 | ||
| 91 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1428 | 1390 | 1418.2 | 121 | ||
| 90 | Virginia | ACC | 3-9 | 1380 | 1597 | 1431.5 | 143 | ||
| 89 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-8 | 1404 | 1553 | 1439.5 | 136 | ||
| 88 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7-5 | 1466 | 1386 | 1445.6 | 130 | ||
| 87 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1421 | 1523 | 1445.6 | 132 | ||
| 86 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1477 | 1358 | 1446.3 | 147 | ||
| 85 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1453 | 1466 | 1456.5 | 126 | ||
| 84 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1400 | 1644 | 1457.3 | 138 | ||
| 83 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1470 | 1453 | 1465.8 | 126 | ||
| 82 | Boston College | ACC | 6-6 | 1468 | 1464 | 1466.6 | 128 | ||
| 81 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1451 | 1519 | 1468.1 | 129 | ||
| 80 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1495 | 1394 | 1469.1 | 144 | ||
| 79 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1477 | 1479 | 1477.9 | 123 | ||
| 78 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1504 | 1417 | 1481.8 | 126 | ||
| 77 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1464 | 1548 | 1484.8 | 125 | ||
| 75 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1529 | 1369 | 1487.7 | 139 | ||
| 74 | Florida | SEC | 5-7 | 1473 | 1557 | 1494.0 | 139 | ||
| 73 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1474 | 1570 | 1497.6 | 128 | ||
| 72 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1527 | 1421 | 1499.5 | 135 | ||
| 71 | Army | FBS Independents | 5-6 | 1496 | 1512 | 1499.7 | 143 | ||
| 70 | UCF | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1496 | 1520 | 1501.5 | 133 | ||
| 69 | Syracuse | ACC | 6-6 | 1496 | 1519 | 1501.6 | 126 | ||
| 68 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1500 | 1518 | 1504.2 | 126 | ||
| 67 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 3-9 | 1464 | 1675 | 1514.3 | 158 | ||
| 66 | Ohio | Mid-American | 9-3 | 1583 | 1334 | 1516.5 | 140 | ||
| 65 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-7 | 1515 | 1561 | 1526.3 | 130 | ||
| 64 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1499 | 1627 | 1529.7 | 131 | ||
| 63 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1507 | 1658 | 1543.4 | 141 | ||
| 62 | Purdue | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1505 | 1664 | 1543.6 | 129 | ||
| 61 | San José State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1577 | 1452 | 1545.0 | 130 | ||
| 60 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1528 | 1602 | 1546.1 | 126 | ||
| 59 | Auburn | SEC | 6-6 | 1548 | 1547 | 1547.7 | 127 | ||
| 58 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1567 | 1532 | 1558.2 | 130 | ||
| 57 | UTSA | American Athletic | 8-4 | 1602 | 1436 | 1558.5 | 126 | ||
| 56 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1606 | 1440 | 1562.7 | 127 | ||
| 55 | Duke | ACC | 7-5 | 1584 | 1520 | 1567.7 | 128 | ||
| 54 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1573 | 1556 | 1568.6 | 125 | ||
| 53 | UNLV | Mountain West | 9-4 | 1620 | 1429 | 1570.0 | 125 | ||
| 52 | Memphis | American Athletic | 9-3 | 1640 | 1401 | 1576.7 | 133 | ||
| 51 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 10-4 | 1641 | 1408 | 1579.3 | 119 | ||
| 50 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1603 | 1511 | 1579.3 | 125 | ||
| 49 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1620 | 1467 | 1580.1 | 132 | ||
| 48 | App State | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1613 | 1488 | 1581.1 | 120 | ||
| 47 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1581 | 1604 | 1586.6 | 130 | ||
| 46 | Boise State | Mountain West | 8-5 | 1623 | 1495 | 1590.3 | 119 | ||
| 45 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 1604 | 1574 | 1596.5 | 138 | ||
| 44 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 1602 | 1593 | 1599.5 | 128 | ||
| 43 | Maryland | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1623 | 1557 | 1606.4 | 135 | ||
| 42 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-5 | 1632 | 1567 | 1615.6 | 129 | ||
| 41 | California | Pac-12 | 6-6 | 1615 | 1619 | 1616.0 | 126 | ||
| 40 | Toledo | Mid-American | 11-2 | 1721 | 1344 | 1618.2 | 135 | ||
| 39 | North Carolina | ACC | 8-4 | 1651 | 1527 | 1618.8 | 135 | ||
| 38 | Kentucky | SEC | 7-5 | 1643 | 1571 | 1624.8 | 129 | ||
| 37 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1645 | 1593 | 1631.8 | 128 | ||
| 36 | Miami | ACC | 7-5 | 1652 | 1589 | 1636.3 | 133 | ||
| 35 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1666 | 1565 | 1640.6 | 125 | ||
| 34 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1654 | 1611 | 1642.7 | 123 | ||
| 33 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-4 | 1693 | 1507 | 1644.2 | 132 | ||
| 32 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1684 | 1531 | 1644.8 | 127 | ||
| 31 | Tulane | American Athletic | 11-2 | 1757 | 1379 | 1654.1 | 140 | ||
| 30 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-5 | 1681 | 1588 | 1657.5 | 126 | ||
| 29 | SMU | American Athletic | 11-2 | 1758 | 1415 | 1665.0 | 124 | ||
| 28 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-5 | 1672 | 1648 | 1666.3 | 128 | ||
| 27 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1727 | 1524 | 1674.0 | 133 | ||
| 26 | Kansas | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1706 | 1586 | 1675.1 | 136 | ||
| 25 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 11-2 | 1791 | 1393 | 1681.6 | 138 | ||
| 24 | Louisville | ACC | 10-3 | 1774 | 1525 | 1708.0 | 134 | ||
| 23 | Utah | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1751 | 1606 | 1713.3 | 130 | ||
| 22 | Clemson | ACC | 8-4 | 1764 | 1590 | 1718.7 | 125 | ||
| 21 | Troy | Sun Belt | 11-2 | 1826 | 1436 | 1719.3 | 139 | ||
| 20 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-3 | 1784 | 1553 | 1723.4 | 138 | ||
| 19 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10-2 | 1822 | 1480 | 1729.4 | 140 | ||
| 18 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 11-1 | 1845 | 1436 | 1732.6 | 144 | ||
| 17 | NC State | ACC | 9-3 | 1803 | 1557 | 1738.1 | 125 | ||
| 16 | LSU | SEC | 9-3 | 1814 | 1556 | 1745.7 | 128 | ||
| 15 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1787 | 1655 | 1752.8 | 130 | ||
| 14 | Missouri | SEC | 10-2 | 1854 | 1535 | 1768.7 | 136 | ||
| 13 | Iowa | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1841 | 1624 | 1784.2 | 124 | ||
| 12 | Liberty | Conference USA | 13-0 | 1952 | 1365 | 1784.7 | 162 | ||
| 11 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1859 | 1584 | 1785.7 | 139 | ||
| 10 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 9-3 | 1873 | 1597 | 1799.9 | 134 | ||
| 9 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1901 | 1596 | 1819.4 | 138 | ||
| 8 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 11-2 | 1943 | 1599 | 1850.5 | 126 | ||
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 12-1 | 1990 | 1573 | 1876.8 | 130 | ||
| 6 | Florida State | ACC | 13-0 | 2030 | 1489 | 1878.9 | 147 | ||
| 5 | Alabama | SEC | 12-1 | 2018 | 1606 | 1905.8 | 129 | ||
| 4 | Texas | Big 12 | 12-1 | 2012 | 1625 | 1907.5 | 134 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 11-1 | 2045 | 1665 | 1942.9 | 139 | ||
| 2 | Washington | Pac-12 | 13-0 | 2118 | 1629 | 1983.6 | 134 | ||
| 1 | Michigan | Big Ten | 13-0 | 2130 | 1622 | 1989.7 | 138 | ||