| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1993 | 1595 | 1884.8 | 181 | ||
| 2 | Washington | Pac-12 | 6-0 | 1981 | 1619 | 1883.6 | 175 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1994 | 1583 | 1882.1 | 180 | ||
| 4 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-0 | 1967 | 1573 | 1860.4 | 181 | ||
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-0 | 1966 | 1543 | 1850.6 | 180 | ||
| 6 | Texas | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1890 | 1659 | 1829.0 | 173 | ||
| 7 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 1906 | 1614 | 1828.4 | 161 | ||
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1942 | 1516 | 1825.0 | 188 | ||
| 9 | Florida State | ACC | 6-0 | 1909 | 1503 | 1797.8 | 187 | ||
| 10 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-1 | 1859 | 1588 | 1787.3 | 160 | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1839 | 1619 | 1781.4 | 154 | ||
| 12 | Alabama | SEC | 6-1 | 1853 | 1559 | 1774.9 | 167 | ||
| 13 | Georgia | SEC | 7-0 | 1908 | 1408 | 1768.4 | 177 | ||
| 14 | USC | Pac-12 | 6-1 | 1822 | 1562 | 1753.3 | 171 | ||
| 15 | Liberty | Conference USA | 6-0 | 1872 | 1384 | 1735.8 | 194 | ||
| 16 | Missouri | SEC | 6-1 | 1812 | 1494 | 1726.7 | 170 | ||
| 17 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1752 | 1635 | 1722.4 | 174 | ||
| 18 | Air Force | Mountain West | 6-0 | 1857 | 1358 | 1717.7 | 188 | ||
| 19 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1739 | 1645 | 1714.9 | 165 | ||
| 20 | Utah | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1784 | 1507 | 1710.2 | 180 | ||
| 21 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 6-0 | 1840 | 1359 | 1705.9 | 187 | ||
| 22 | LSU | SEC | 5-2 | 1755 | 1522 | 1693.7 | 166 | ||
| 23 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-2 | 1721 | 1565 | 1680.2 | 171 | ||
| 24 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1764 | 1442 | 1677.6 | 185 | ||
| 25 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1 | 1756 | 1456 | 1675.4 | 181 | ||
| 26 | Louisville | ACC | 6-1 | 1765 | 1431 | 1675.2 | 181 | ||
| 27 | Duke | ACC | 5-1 | 1751 | 1457 | 1672.3 | 180 | ||
| 28 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5-2 | 1719 | 1520 | 1667.1 | 165 | ||
| 29 | Troy | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1720 | 1484 | 1657.5 | 173 | ||
| 30 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-3 | 1653 | 1637 | 1648.8 | 159 | ||
| 31 | Clemson | ACC | 4-2 | 1696 | 1516 | 1648.6 | 181 | ||
| 32 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-1 | 1756 | 1350 | 1644.4 | 185 | ||
| 33 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1693 | 1508 | 1644.4 | 168 | ||
| 34 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-2 | 1689 | 1495 | 1638.2 | 166 | ||
| 35 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-1 | 1726 | 1388 | 1634.1 | 176 | ||
| 36 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1711 | 1409 | 1629.8 | 179 | ||
| 37 | Tulane | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1726 | 1368 | 1628.3 | 184 | ||
| 38 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1661 | 1470 | 1611.4 | 189 | ||
| 39 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-1 | 1704 | 1326 | 1600.1 | 185 | ||
| 40 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1621 | 1535 | 1599.3 | 172 | ||
| 41 | Miami | ACC | 4-2 | 1631 | 1503 | 1598.4 | 193 | ||
| 42 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1638 | 1481 | 1597.1 | 181 | ||
| 43 | Florida | SEC | 5-2 | 1652 | 1416 | 1589.4 | 170 | ||
| 44 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-3 | 1596 | 1555 | 1585.3 | 172 | ||
| 45 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1565 | 1611 | 1576.3 | 173 | ||
| 46 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-2 | 1623 | 1442 | 1575.3 | 178 | ||
| 47 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1672 | 1314 | 1574.1 | 191 | ||
| 48 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1612 | 1461 | 1573.0 | 177 | ||
| 49 | NC State | ACC | 4-3 | 1593 | 1514 | 1572.8 | 168 | ||
| 50 | BYU | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1607 | 1471 | 1571.6 | 181 | ||
| 51 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1590 | 1505 | 1568.2 | 164 | ||
| 52 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1601 | 1444 | 1560.0 | 175 | ||
| 53 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1598 | 1437 | 1556.4 | 174 | ||
| 54 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-3 | 1571 | 1510 | 1555.5 | 203 | ||
| 55 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1551 | 1522 | 1544.0 | 186 | ||
| 56 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1542 | 1537 | 1540.4 | 174 | ||
| 57 | California | Pac-12 | 3-4 | 1518 | 1603 | 1539.0 | 162 | ||
| 58 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1590 | 1362 | 1529.8 | 181 | ||
| 59 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-5 | 1481 | 1685 | 1529.3 | 168 | ||
| 60 | Auburn | SEC | 3-3 | 1530 | 1515 | 1526.6 | 176 | ||
| 61 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-3 | 1547 | 1442 | 1520.3 | 161 | ||
| 62 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1530 | 1486 | 1518.5 | 177 | ||
| 63 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1546 | 1396 | 1506.9 | 178 | ||
| 64 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-4 | 1487 | 1558 | 1504.4 | 172 | ||
| 65 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-1 | 1611 | 1211 | 1500.0 | 181 | ||
| 66 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-4 | 1478 | 1547 | 1494.8 | 162 | ||
| 67 | Boston College | ACC | 3-3 | 1498 | 1477 | 1493.0 | 178 | ||
| 68 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-3 | 1499 | 1469 | 1491.1 | 174 | ||
| 69 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1479 | 1525 | 1490.2 | 165 | ||
| 70 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1534 | 1363 | 1489.1 | 176 | ||
| 71 | SMU | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1527 | 1363 | 1484.3 | 178 | ||
| 72 | UTSA | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1488 | 1467 | 1482.9 | 168 | ||
| 73 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-2 | 1533 | 1331 | 1480.1 | 184 | ||
| 74 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1516 | 1350 | 1472.5 | 177 | ||
| 75 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1472 | 1441 | 1464.2 | 181 | ||
| 76 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-4 | 1429 | 1566 | 1462.0 | 185 | ||
| 77 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1513 | 1314 | 1460.6 | 178 | ||
| 78 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1478 | 1391 | 1455.7 | 173 | ||
| 79 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1465 | 1412 | 1451.5 | 188 | ||
| 80 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1427 | 1477 | 1439.2 | 166 | ||
| 81 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1408 | 1533 | 1438.1 | 180 | ||
| 82 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-4 | 1428 | 1460 | 1435.9 | 155 | ||
| 83 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 5-2 | 1489 | 1284 | 1435.0 | 169 | ||
| 84 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 4-3 | 1456 | 1350 | 1429.0 | 170 | ||
| 85 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-4 | 1397 | 1527 | 1428.6 | 196 | ||
| 86 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1418 | 1459 | 1428.1 | 192 | ||
| 87 | App State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1435 | 1406 | 1427.5 | 172 | ||
| 88 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1443 | 1372 | 1424.8 | 177 | ||
| 89 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1415 | 1440 | 1421.1 | 168 | ||
| 90 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1436 | 1376 | 1421.0 | 176 | ||
| 91 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1426 | 1401 | 1419.3 | 183 | ||
| 92 | Houston | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1423 | 1407 | 1418.8 | 175 | ||
| 93 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-5 | 1371 | 1565 | 1417.1 | 178 | ||
| 94 | Wake Forest | ACC | 3-3 | 1414 | 1424 | 1416.2 | 179 | ||
| 95 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-3 | 1438 | 1340 | 1413.2 | 161 | ||
| 96 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1377 | 1524 | 1412.1 | 177 | ||
| 97 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-4 | 1380 | 1512 | 1411.7 | 197 | ||
| 98 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1398 | 1439 | 1408.1 | 158 | ||
| 99 | Mississippi State | SEC | 3-3 | 1411 | 1396 | 1407.6 | 181 | ||
| 101 | Delaware | CAA | 5-1 | 1533 | 1084 | 1405.9 | 217 | ||
| 102 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-4 | 1376 | 1493 | 1404.0 | 171 | ||
| 103 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1422 | 1352 | 1403.9 | 177 | ||
| 104 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-4 | 1368 | 1491 | 1397.7 | 177 | ||
| 105 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1408 | 1338 | 1390.5 | 177 | ||
| 106 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1363 | 1472 | 1389.6 | 191 | ||
| 107 | North Texas | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1389 | 1333 | 1374.9 | 174 | ||
| 108 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-6 | 1312 | 1570 | 1372.2 | 176 | ||
| 109 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-4 | 1356 | 1388 | 1363.8 | 173 | ||
| 112 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1332 | 1378 | 1343.4 | 163 | ||
| 113 | UAB | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1300 | 1450 | 1335.6 | 175 | ||
| 114 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1298 | 1451 | 1334.7 | 162 | ||
| 115 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1300 | 1425 | 1330.3 | 178 | ||
| 116 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-5 | 1277 | 1469 | 1322.4 | 158 | ||
| 118 | San José State | Mountain West | 2-5 | 1282 | 1428 | 1316.9 | 165 | ||
| 119 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1257 | 1511 | 1315.9 | 187 | ||
| 121 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-5 | 1267 | 1442 | 1308.4 | 170 | ||
| 122 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 1-5 | 1240 | 1534 | 1307.4 | 194 | ||
| 124 | Rice | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1309 | 1277 | 1301.1 | 190 | ||
| 126 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1258 | 1396 | 1291.3 | 164 | ||
| 128 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-4 | 1271 | 1324 | 1283.9 | 170 | ||
| 129 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1246 | 1357 | 1272.8 | 172 | ||
| 130 | Virginia | ACC | 1-5 | 1210 | 1468 | 1270.2 | 179 | ||
| 131 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-5 | 1223 | 1354 | 1254.9 | 171 | ||
| 134 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1219 | 1302 | 1239.6 | 173 | ||
| 135 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1176 | 1430 | 1234.6 | 178 | ||
| 137 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1162 | 1471 | 1232.3 | 187 | ||
| 138 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1206 | 1299 | 1228.9 | 154 | ||
| 140 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1138 | 1491 | 1217.9 | 166 | ||
| 142 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1160 | 1393 | 1214.1 | 177 | ||
| 143 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1157 | 1399 | 1212.8 | 177 | ||
| 150 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-6 | 1094 | 1531 | 1189.6 | 192 | ||
| 152 | Nevada | Mountain West | 0-6 | 1077 | 1559 | 1181.7 | 214 | ||
| 157 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1103 | 1375 | 1165.2 | 173 | ||
| 165 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1055 | 1329 | 1117.7 | 165 | ||
| 171 | Missouri State | MVFC | 2-4 | 1073 | 1109 | 1081.6 | 183 | ||
| 258 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-5 | 635 | 917 | 696.4 | 199 | ||