| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1977 | 1611 | 1878.1 | 190 | ||
| 2 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1938 | 1591 | 1845.0 | 189 | ||
| 3 | Washington | Pac-12 | 5-0 | 1924 | 1576 | 1830.4 | 192 | ||
| 4 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1930 | 1561 | 1830.2 | 194 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1915 | 1543 | 1814.2 | 205 | ||
| 6 | USC | Pac-12 | 5-0 | 1904 | 1530 | 1802.7 | 196 | ||
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1897 | 1519 | 1794.2 | 200 | ||
| 8 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-0 | 1883 | 1524 | 1786.3 | 213 | ||
| 9 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-0 | 1898 | 1421 | 1765.1 | 214 | ||
| 10 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-1 | 1811 | 1615 | 1759.9 | 188 | ||
| 11 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1816 | 1600 | 1759.6 | 188 | ||
| 12 | Florida State | ACC | 4-0 | 1846 | 1493 | 1750.6 | 213 | ||
| 13 | Missouri | SEC | 5-0 | 1875 | 1423 | 1749.7 | 200 | ||
| 14 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1807 | 1576 | 1746.0 | 189 | ||
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1 | 1818 | 1530 | 1741.3 | 179 | ||
| 16 | Miami | ACC | 4-0 | 1858 | 1423 | 1738.5 | 218 | ||
| 17 | Louisville | ACC | 5-0 | 1842 | 1402 | 1720.2 | 205 | ||
| 18 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-0 | 1849 | 1383 | 1719.7 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1755 | 1555 | 1702.7 | 188 | ||
| 20 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1 | 1758 | 1543 | 1701.9 | 189 | ||
| 21 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1833 | 1363 | 1701.8 | 207 | ||
| 22 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-0 | 1830 | 1346 | 1694.3 | 206 | ||
| 23 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1730 | 1585 | 1692.7 | 200 | ||
| 24 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4-0 | 1810 | 1384 | 1692.2 | 219 | ||
| 25 | Georgia | SEC | 5-0 | 1815 | 1337 | 1681.1 | 200 | ||
| 26 | Utah | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1737 | 1498 | 1673.9 | 196 | ||
| 27 | BYU | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1743 | 1476 | 1671.9 | 193 | ||
| 28 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1735 | 1475 | 1666.3 | 200 | ||
| 29 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1 | 1727 | 1464 | 1657.1 | 193 | ||
| 30 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1696 | 1517 | 1649.8 | 211 | ||
| 31 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 5-0 | 1780 | 1300 | 1645.9 | 208 | ||
| 32 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1703 | 1485 | 1645.6 | 209 | ||
| 33 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4-0 | 1760 | 1300 | 1631.4 | 216 | ||
| 34 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-0 | 1764 | 1273 | 1625.7 | 212 | ||
| 35 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1700 | 1420 | 1625.4 | 196 | ||
| 36 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5-0 | 1777 | 1226 | 1619.6 | 231 | ||
| 37 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1647 | 1508 | 1610.8 | 199 | ||
| 38 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-1 | 1673 | 1426 | 1607.9 | 199 | ||
| 39 | Duke | ACC | 4-1 | 1673 | 1416 | 1605.1 | 201 | ||
| 40 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1680 | 1397 | 1604.1 | 191 | ||
| 41 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1699 | 1342 | 1601.7 | 208 | ||
| 42 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1667 | 1378 | 1589.3 | 183 | ||
| 43 | Clemson | ACC | 3-2 | 1621 | 1497 | 1589.2 | 200 | ||
| 44 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1668 | 1373 | 1588.9 | 198 | ||
| 45 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1595 | 1545 | 1582.4 | 194 | ||
| 46 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1661 | 1358 | 1579.6 | 195 | ||
| 47 | California | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1595 | 1535 | 1579.5 | 187 | ||
| 48 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1652 | 1377 | 1578.5 | 190 | ||
| 49 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1588 | 1547 | 1577.7 | 181 | ||
| 50 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1595 | 1494 | 1568.9 | 188 | ||
| 51 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1636 | 1367 | 1564.1 | 198 | ||
| 52 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1540 | 1631 | 1562.4 | 190 | ||
| 53 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2 | 1584 | 1477 | 1556.9 | 193 | ||
| 54 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1528 | 1611 | 1548.8 | 185 | ||
| 55 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-1 | 1608 | 1381 | 1547.9 | 224 | ||
| 56 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1 | 1628 | 1320 | 1544.5 | 194 | ||
| 57 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1633 | 1306 | 1544.3 | 205 | ||
| 58 | LSU | SEC | 3-2 | 1580 | 1439 | 1543.7 | 191 | ||
| 59 | Florida | SEC | 3-2 | 1570 | 1427 | 1532.7 | 199 | ||
| 60 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1563 | 1443 | 1532.5 | 192 | ||
| 61 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1616 | 1306 | 1531.9 | 205 | ||
| 62 | NC State | ACC | 3-2 | 1541 | 1433 | 1513.2 | 198 | ||
| 63 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1531 | 1415 | 1501.0 | 193 | ||
| 64 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1527 | 1416 | 1498.9 | 186 | ||
| 65 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1476 | 1560 | 1496.6 | 193 | ||
| 66 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1505 | 1462 | 1494.0 | 210 | ||
| 67 | App State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1522 | 1400 | 1490.3 | 188 | ||
| 68 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1527 | 1381 | 1489.0 | 185 | ||
| 69 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1579 | 1241 | 1486.7 | 195 | ||
| 70 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1470 | 1486 | 1474.3 | 216 | ||
| 71 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1554 | 1256 | 1473.8 | 203 | ||
| 72 | SMU | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1500 | 1398 | 1473.4 | 189 | ||
| 73 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1458 | 1521 | 1473.3 | 193 | ||
| 74 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1499 | 1368 | 1465.5 | 197 | ||
| 75 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1451 | 1508 | 1464.9 | 196 | ||
| 76 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1448 | 1514 | 1464.6 | 196 | ||
| 77 | Boise State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1444 | 1501 | 1458.2 | 182 | ||
| 78 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1433 | 1531 | 1456.6 | 186 | ||
| 79 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1435 | 1520 | 1456.0 | 196 | ||
| 81 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1435 | 1478 | 1446.1 | 196 | ||
| 82 | Illinois | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1423 | 1518 | 1446.1 | 184 | ||
| 83 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-3 | 1413 | 1508 | 1436.5 | 195 | ||
| 84 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1463 | 1355 | 1435.1 | 194 | ||
| 85 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1422 | 1456 | 1430.4 | 205 | ||
| 86 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-3 | 1415 | 1477 | 1430.2 | 195 | ||
| 87 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1443 | 1387 | 1428.7 | 202 | ||
| 88 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-3 | 1415 | 1468 | 1428.2 | 184 | ||
| 89 | Boston College | ACC | 2-3 | 1405 | 1472 | 1421.1 | 195 | ||
| 90 | Rice | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1458 | 1310 | 1419.4 | 202 | ||
| 91 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1409 | 1441 | 1417.0 | 201 | ||
| 92 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1436 | 1354 | 1414.8 | 218 | ||
| 93 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1398 | 1455 | 1412.1 | 200 | ||
| 94 | North Texas | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1432 | 1353 | 1411.5 | 212 | ||
| 95 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1400 | 1440 | 1409.9 | 180 | ||
| 96 | Delaware | CAA | 3-1 | 1503 | 1157 | 1407.8 | 232 | ||
| 97 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2-3 | 1395 | 1440 | 1406.5 | 212 | ||
| 98 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1451 | 1277 | 1405.0 | 191 | ||
| 100 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-4 | 1362 | 1515 | 1398.3 | 194 | ||
| 101 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1357 | 1495 | 1390.0 | 182 | ||
| 102 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1365 | 1467 | 1389.5 | 176 | ||
| 103 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1365 | 1403 | 1374.7 | 184 | ||
| 104 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1411 | 1266 | 1373.1 | 194 | ||
| 105 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1360 | 1407 | 1371.5 | 192 | ||
| 106 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1362 | 1396 | 1370.3 | 198 | ||
| 107 | UTSA | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1323 | 1502 | 1366.0 | 205 | ||
| 109 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1374 | 1325 | 1361.5 | 211 | ||
| 110 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 1-4 | 1286 | 1554 | 1348.4 | 195 | ||
| 111 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-3 | 1323 | 1404 | 1343.0 | 202 | ||
| 112 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1348 | 1320 | 1341.2 | 214 | ||
| 113 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1320 | 1365 | 1331.2 | 194 | ||
| 114 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 1-4 | 1271 | 1522 | 1329.4 | 207 | ||
| 115 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1328 | 1293 | 1319.4 | 180 | ||
| 116 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1317 | 1324 | 1318.6 | 190 | ||
| 117 | Houston | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1291 | 1355 | 1306.3 | 183 | ||
| 118 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1237 | 1448 | 1286.5 | 194 | ||
| 119 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1232 | 1446 | 1282.1 | 216 | ||
| 121 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1227 | 1442 | 1277.6 | 195 | ||
| 123 | Navy | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1242 | 1364 | 1271.7 | 214 | ||
| 127 | UAB | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1210 | 1438 | 1263.5 | 207 | ||
| 129 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 1-4 | 1192 | 1431 | 1247.5 | 199 | ||
| 130 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1198 | 1392 | 1244.3 | 210 | ||
| 131 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1194 | 1394 | 1241.4 | 190 | ||
| 134 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1188 | 1375 | 1232.6 | 185 | ||
| 135 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1187 | 1371 | 1230.8 | 188 | ||
| 136 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1189 | 1316 | 1219.2 | 209 | ||
| 137 | Virginia | ACC | 0-5 | 1126 | 1530 | 1216.0 | 199 | ||
| 139 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1134 | 1487 | 1213.9 | 209 | ||
| 140 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1156 | 1402 | 1213.3 | 172 | ||
| 142 | UConn | FBS Independents | 0-5 | 1115 | 1521 | 1205.1 | 197 | ||
| 145 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1156 | 1333 | 1198.2 | 193 | ||
| 146 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1143 | 1377 | 1197.4 | 198 | ||
| 147 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1144 | 1340 | 1189.9 | 188 | ||
| 148 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0-5 | 1090 | 1539 | 1188.4 | 220 | ||
| 155 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1106 | 1349 | 1162.1 | 182 | ||
| 156 | Missouri State | MVFC | 1-3 | 1135 | 1213 | 1153.9 | 214 | ||
| 259 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-4 | 651 | 860 | 698.4 | 206 | ||