| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USC | Pac-12 | 3-0 | 1835 | 1554 | 1760.2 | 224 | ||
| 2 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1798 | 1589 | 1743.7 | 246 | ||
| 3 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 4 | Miami | ACC | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 5 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 6 | Texas | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 7 | Auburn | SEC | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 8 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 9 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1792 | 1581 | 1736.7 | 247 | ||
| 10 | Iowa | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 11 | Penn State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 12 | Washington | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 13 | Florida State | ACC | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 14 | Michigan | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 15 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 16 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-0 | 1762 | 1525 | 1699.6 | 252 | ||
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 3-0 | 1792 | 1387 | 1681.3 | 236 | ||
| 18 | Liberty | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1730 | 1447 | 1654.3 | 256 | ||
| 19 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1720 | 1419 | 1639.4 | 260 | ||
| 20 | UCF | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1720 | 1419 | 1639.4 | 260 | ||
| 21 | Utah | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1720 | 1419 | 1639.4 | 260 | ||
| 22 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-0 | 1746 | 1339 | 1633.7 | 266 | ||
| 23 | Ole Miss | SEC | 2-0 | 1736 | 1331 | 1624.6 | 267 | ||
| 24 | Duke | ACC | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 25 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 26 | Louisville | ACC | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 27 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1696 | 1331 | 1596.2 | 271 | ||
| 28 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1579 | 1589 | 1581.8 | 261 | ||
| 29 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 30 | Maryland | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 31 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 32 | Syracuse | ACC | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 33 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 34 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 35 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1696 | 1275 | 1579.0 | 268 | ||
| 36 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1553 | 1624 | 1570.6 | 245 | ||
| 37 | Rice | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1567 | 1581 | 1570.5 | 260 | ||
| 38 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1567 | 1581 | 1570.5 | 260 | ||
| 39 | UTSA | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1567 | 1581 | 1570.5 | 260 | ||
| 40 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 2-0 | 1684 | 1250 | 1563.1 | 279 | ||
| 41 | BYU | Big 12 | 2-0 | 1679 | 1225 | 1551.9 | 281 | ||
| 42 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-0 | 1679 | 1225 | 1551.9 | 281 | ||
| 43 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1679 | 1225 | 1551.9 | 281 | ||
| 44 | NC State | ACC | 1-1 | 1536 | 1589 | 1549.0 | 246 | ||
| 45 | California | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 46 | Illinois | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 47 | SMU | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 48 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 49 | Alabama | SEC | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 50 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 51 | Texas A&M | SEC | 1-1 | 1533 | 1581 | 1544.7 | 247 | ||
| 52 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1672 | 1169 | 1529.2 | 284 | ||
| 53 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-0 | 1672 | 1169 | 1529.2 | 284 | ||
| 54 | Tennessee | SEC | 2-0 | 1672 | 1169 | 1529.2 | 284 | ||
| 55 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-0 | 1672 | 1169 | 1529.2 | 284 | ||
| 56 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1524 | 1525 | 1524.0 | 256 | ||
| 57 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1524 | 1500 | 1517.7 | 248 | ||
| 58 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 2-1 | 1557 | 1387 | 1512.7 | 236 | ||
| 59 | Tulane | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1505 | 1525 | 1510.1 | 252 | ||
| 60 | Georgia | SEC | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 61 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 62 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 63 | Missouri | SEC | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 64 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 65 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 66 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 67 | Memphis | American Athletic | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 68 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 2-0 | 1641 | 1169 | 1507.5 | 272 | ||
| 69 | Ohio | Mid-American | 2-1 | 1547 | 1350 | 1495.4 | 241 | ||
| 70 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-1 | 1532 | 1350 | 1484.5 | 240 | ||
| 71 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1486 | 1447 | 1475.8 | 246 | ||
| 72 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1523 | 1317 | 1468.7 | 243 | ||
| 73 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1498 | 1279 | 1440.0 | 236 | ||
| 74 | Houston | Big 12 | 1-1 | 1433 | 1419 | 1429.5 | 260 | ||
| 75 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 1-1 | 1433 | 1419 | 1429.5 | 260 | ||
| 76 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1433 | 1419 | 1429.5 | 260 | ||
| 77 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 2-1 | 1468 | 1279 | 1418.5 | 248 | ||
| 79 | Delaware | CAA | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 80 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 81 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 82 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 83 | UNLV | Mountain West | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 84 | App State | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 85 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1434 | 1331 | 1407.8 | 267 | ||
| 86 | South Carolina | SEC | 1-1 | 1424 | 1331 | 1400.4 | 252 | ||
| 87 | Boston College | ACC | 1-1 | 1424 | 1331 | 1400.4 | 252 | ||
| 88 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1424 | 1331 | 1400.4 | 252 | ||
| 89 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1424 | 1331 | 1400.4 | 252 | ||
| 90 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1424 | 1331 | 1400.4 | 252 | ||
| 91 | South Florida | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1424 | 1331 | 1400.4 | 252 | ||
| 92 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-2 | 1356 | 1446 | 1377.8 | 226 | ||
| 93 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 0-1 | 1338 | 1500 | 1376.5 | 290 | ||
| 94 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 95 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 96 | UAB | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 97 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 98 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 99 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 100 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1404 | 1275 | 1370.8 | 268 | ||
| 101 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1384 | 1331 | 1370.5 | 271 | ||
| 102 | Clemson | ACC | 1-1 | 1395 | 1250 | 1357.4 | 264 | ||
| 103 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 1-1 | 1395 | 1250 | 1357.4 | 264 | ||
| 104 | Army | FBS Independents | 1-1 | 1395 | 1250 | 1357.4 | 264 | ||
| 105 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1339 | 1387 | 1351.0 | 224 | ||
| 106 | Boise State | Mountain West | 0-2 | 1280 | 1581 | 1349.2 | 260 | ||
| 107 | Baylor | Big 12 | 0-2 | 1280 | 1581 | 1349.2 | 260 | ||
| 108 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 0-2 | 1280 | 1581 | 1349.2 | 260 | ||
| 109 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1332 | 1387 | 1346.0 | 244 | ||
| 110 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1387 | 1225 | 1344.5 | 266 | ||
| 111 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-1 | 1387 | 1225 | 1344.5 | 266 | ||
| 112 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 1-2 | 1329 | 1369 | 1338.5 | 225 | ||
| 113 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 114 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 115 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 116 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 117 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 118 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 119 | Ball State | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 120 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 121 | Virginia | ACC | 0-2 | 1259 | 1525 | 1320.7 | 256 | ||
| 122 | Florida | SEC | 1-1 | 1371 | 1169 | 1317.6 | 271 | ||
| 123 | LSU | SEC | 1-1 | 1371 | 1169 | 1317.6 | 271 | ||
| 124 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 1-1 | 1371 | 1169 | 1317.6 | 271 | ||
| 125 | Indiana | Big Ten | 1-1 | 1371 | 1169 | 1317.6 | 271 | ||
| 126 | Navy | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1371 | 1169 | 1317.6 | 271 | ||
| 127 | TCU | Big 12 | 1-1 | 1371 | 1169 | 1317.6 | 271 | ||
| 128 | Toledo | Mid-American | 1-1 | 1371 | 1169 | 1317.6 | 271 | ||
| 129 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 1-1 | 1368 | 1161 | 1313.3 | 272 | ||
| 130 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 1-1 | 1344 | 1197 | 1305.5 | 267 | ||
| 132 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 1-1 | 1327 | 1169 | 1285.4 | 272 | ||
| 134 | North Texas | American Athletic | 0-2 | 1222 | 1447 | 1274.6 | 246 | ||
| 135 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-2 | 1262 | 1279 | 1266.0 | 236 | ||
| 140 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0-2 | 1156 | 1331 | 1197.3 | 252 | ||
| 160 | Missouri State | MVFC | 0-2 | 1102 | 1225 | 1131.4 | 266 | ||
| 161 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 0-2 | 1090 | 1250 | 1127.7 | 260 | ||
| 199 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-1 | 1062 | 838 | 1000.9 | 331 | ||