| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 253 | Kennesaw State | FCS Independents | 0-5 | 635 | 917 | 696.4 | 199 | ||
| 174 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-5 | 1088 | 1113 | 1094.1 | 155 | ||
| 172 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-8 | 1005 | 1456 | 1102.5 | 162 | ||
| 167 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1042 | 1348 | 1110.8 | 160 | ||
| 156 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1085 | 1384 | 1152.8 | 158 | ||
| 153 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-7 | 1104 | 1405 | 1172.3 | 159 | ||
| 149 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-7 | 1113 | 1450 | 1188.9 | 171 | ||
| 144 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1185 | 1320 | 1217.2 | 148 | ||
| 138 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1186 | 1388 | 1233.5 | 154 | ||
| 136 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1201 | 1390 | 1246.0 | 152 | ||
| 135 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1195 | 1415 | 1246.5 | 142 | ||
| 134 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1237 | 1295 | 1251.6 | 149 | ||
| 133 | UConn | FBS Independents | 1-7 | 1180 | 1497 | 1252.3 | 163 | ||
| 132 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1230 | 1332 | 1254.6 | 151 | ||
| 131 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1224 | 1388 | 1263.4 | 167 | ||
| 127 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-7 | 1230 | 1476 | 1287.5 | 156 | ||
| 124 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1252 | 1456 | 1300.2 | 162 | ||
| 123 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-5 | 1290 | 1334 | 1300.5 | 153 | ||
| 122 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1252 | 1476 | 1304.4 | 150 | ||
| 120 | Army | FBS Independents | 2-6 | 1253 | 1480 | 1306.5 | 159 | ||
| 119 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-5 | 1303 | 1331 | 1309.9 | 141 | ||
| 118 | UAB | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1274 | 1468 | 1320.4 | 166 | ||
| 116 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1305 | 1409 | 1330.2 | 158 | ||
| 115 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1317 | 1445 | 1347.7 | 150 | ||
| 114 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 2-6 | 1295 | 1527 | 1349.4 | 158 | ||
| 113 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1325 | 1427 | 1349.7 | 160 | ||
| 111 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1332 | 1420 | 1353.8 | 156 | ||
| 110 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-6 | 1299 | 1541 | 1355.4 | 173 | ||
| 109 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1357 | 1355 | 1356.2 | 166 | ||
| 108 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1345 | 1392 | 1356.8 | 165 | ||
| 107 | North Texas | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1341 | 1418 | 1359.7 | 157 | ||
| 106 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-6 | 1312 | 1545 | 1366.5 | 163 | ||
| 105 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-7 | 1300 | 1594 | 1368.0 | 171 | ||
| 104 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1378 | 1363 | 1374.4 | 151 | ||
| 103 | Rice | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1385 | 1355 | 1377.0 | 166 | ||
| 102 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1343 | 1510 | 1382.7 | 178 | ||
| 101 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1401 | 1348 | 1387.4 | 152 | ||
| 100 | South Carolina | SEC | 2-6 | 1339 | 1552 | 1389.2 | 157 | ||
| 99 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1349 | 1529 | 1392.2 | 170 | ||
| 98 | Virginia | ACC | 2-6 | 1345 | 1562 | 1395.9 | 170 | ||
| 97 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1403 | 1379 | 1397.0 | 150 | ||
| 96 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1397 | 1405 | 1399.3 | 144 | ||
| 95 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1422 | 1370 | 1408.6 | 151 | ||
| 94 | Indiana | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1355 | 1591 | 1410.5 | 179 | ||
| 93 | Houston | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1382 | 1500 | 1410.8 | 161 | ||
| 92 | Navy | American Athletic | 3-4 | 1406 | 1425 | 1410.9 | 172 | ||
| 91 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1393 | 1475 | 1412.9 | 161 | ||
| 90 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-4 | 1417 | 1406 | 1414.4 | 153 | ||
| 89 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1397 | 1478 | 1416.8 | 146 | ||
| 88 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-5 | 1399 | 1475 | 1417.6 | 160 | ||
| 87 | Delaware | CAA | 7-1 | 1564 | 1070 | 1422.3 | 202 | ||
| 86 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1434 | 1394 | 1424.2 | 159 | ||
| 85 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1430 | 1410 | 1425.3 | 158 | ||
| 84 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1371 | 1605 | 1426.4 | 167 | ||
| 83 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1459 | 1338 | 1427.6 | 160 | ||
| 82 | Arizona State | Pac-12 | 2-6 | 1380 | 1597 | 1431.5 | 182 | ||
| 81 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1448 | 1446 | 1447.5 | 158 | ||
| 80 | Stanford | Pac-12 | 2-6 | 1396 | 1641 | 1453.9 | 172 | ||
| 78 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 6-3 | 1510 | 1320 | 1459.8 | 152 | ||
| 77 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1467 | 1474 | 1468.7 | 155 | ||
| 76 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-4 | 1464 | 1484 | 1468.8 | 161 | ||
| 75 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1515 | 1361 | 1475.2 | 159 | ||
| 74 | Colorado | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1472 | 1507 | 1480.3 | 165 | ||
| 73 | Illinois | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1452 | 1571 | 1481.3 | 154 | ||
| 72 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1482 | 1486 | 1482.8 | 161 | ||
| 71 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1492 | 1466 | 1485.7 | 160 | ||
| 70 | TCU | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1500 | 1464 | 1490.8 | 150 | ||
| 69 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1497 | 1474 | 1491.2 | 152 | ||
| 68 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1438 | 1675 | 1493.7 | 156 | ||
| 67 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1538 | 1386 | 1498.9 | 153 | ||
| 66 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1534 | 1406 | 1501.0 | 152 | ||
| 65 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1512 | 1472 | 1501.8 | 163 | ||
| 64 | Maryland | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1530 | 1446 | 1508.3 | 165 | ||
| 63 | UTSA | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1553 | 1418 | 1518.0 | 152 | ||
| 62 | California | Pac-12 | 3-5 | 1490 | 1622 | 1522.2 | 154 | ||
| 61 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-4 | 1514 | 1546 | 1522.4 | 159 | ||
| 60 | SMU | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1589 | 1349 | 1525.0 | 157 | ||
| 59 | Auburn | SEC | 4-4 | 1552 | 1540 | 1549.4 | 152 | ||
| 58 | Clemson | ACC | 4-4 | 1554 | 1540 | 1550.1 | 153 | ||
| 57 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1561 | 1537 | 1555.1 | 157 | ||
| 56 | Boston College | ACC | 5-3 | 1591 | 1454 | 1555.9 | 159 | ||
| 55 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 4-4 | 1568 | 1562 | 1566.5 | 159 | ||
| 54 | UNLV | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1643 | 1378 | 1572.0 | 162 | ||
| 53 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1611 | 1505 | 1584.0 | 158 | ||
| 52 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-4 | 1599 | 1546 | 1585.7 | 173 | ||
| 51 | Florida | SEC | 5-3 | 1624 | 1478 | 1585.9 | 161 | ||
| 50 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-1 | 1704 | 1279 | 1586.3 | 167 | ||
| 49 | Memphis | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1650 | 1411 | 1586.7 | 156 | ||
| 48 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 7-2 | 1665 | 1373 | 1586.9 | 158 | ||
| 47 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1627 | 1480 | 1588.8 | 152 | ||
| 46 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1628 | 1497 | 1594.1 | 153 | ||
| 45 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1620 | 1519 | 1594.5 | 158 | ||
| 44 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-3 | 1627 | 1518 | 1599.2 | 154 | ||
| 43 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1669 | 1448 | 1610.6 | 155 | ||
| 42 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1646 | 1532 | 1616.8 | 150 | ||
| 41 | NC State | ACC | 5-3 | 1658 | 1527 | 1623.9 | 155 | ||
| 40 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-2 | 1707 | 1403 | 1625.2 | 157 | ||
| 39 | Duke | ACC | 5-3 | 1657 | 1552 | 1630.1 | 154 | ||
| 38 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1694 | 1465 | 1633.5 | 154 | ||
| 37 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1702 | 1457 | 1637.0 | 155 | ||
| 36 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-2 | 1685 | 1516 | 1641.0 | 171 | ||
| 35 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-3 | 1674 | 1603 | 1656.3 | 152 | ||
| 34 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1729 | 1458 | 1656.7 | 166 | ||
| 33 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1717 | 1494 | 1658.1 | 160 | ||
| 32 | Tulane | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1770 | 1375 | 1662.1 | 167 | ||
| 31 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1776 | 1374 | 1665.2 | 168 | ||
| 30 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-2 | 1738 | 1484 | 1670.9 | 150 | ||
| 29 | Miami | ACC | 6-2 | 1739 | 1510 | 1679.0 | 167 | ||
| 28 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1702 | 1616 | 1680.1 | 156 | ||
| 27 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1751 | 1485 | 1680.5 | 162 | ||
| 26 | Arizona | Pac-12 | 5-3 | 1732 | 1581 | 1693.3 | 163 | ||
| 25 | LSU | SEC | 6-2 | 1771 | 1503 | 1700.0 | 160 | ||
| 24 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-1 | 1802 | 1447 | 1705.9 | 165 | ||
| 23 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1763 | 1585 | 1716.4 | 153 | ||
| 22 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1744 | 1675 | 1726.1 | 149 | ||
| 21 | Louisville | ACC | 7-1 | 1825 | 1466 | 1727.4 | 165 | ||
| 20 | USC | Pac-12 | 7-2 | 1780 | 1582 | 1728.5 | 150 | ||
| 19 | Missouri | SEC | 7-1 | 1826 | 1479 | 1732.0 | 165 | ||
| 18 | Utah | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1793 | 1585 | 1738.9 | 152 | ||
| 17 | Air Force | Mountain West | 8-0 | 1887 | 1372 | 1742.5 | 175 | ||
| 16 | UCLA | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1800 | 1593 | 1745.7 | 157 | ||
| 15 | Liberty | Conference USA | 8-0 | 1898 | 1378 | 1751.8 | 183 | ||
| 14 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8-0 | 1891 | 1404 | 1755.4 | 168 | ||
| 13 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 6-2 | 1809 | 1615 | 1758.8 | 154 | ||
| 12 | Kansas | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1827 | 1619 | 1772.7 | 163 | ||
| 11 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-2 | 1847 | 1584 | 1777.3 | 152 | ||
| 10 | Oregon | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1884 | 1518 | 1784.8 | 156 | ||
| 9 | Georgia | SEC | 8-0 | 1938 | 1438 | 1798.9 | 167 | ||
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1888 | 1557 | 1799.4 | 167 | ||
| 7 | Oklahoma | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1887 | 1589 | 1807.6 | 168 | ||
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1 | 1895 | 1580 | 1810.7 | 155 | ||
| 5 | Florida State | ACC | 8-0 | 1966 | 1530 | 1846.6 | 168 | ||
| 4 | Texas | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1930 | 1628 | 1849.5 | 160 | ||
| 3 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1975 | 1526 | 1851.8 | 176 | ||
| 2 | Washington | Pac-12 | 8-0 | 1993 | 1544 | 1869.6 | 171 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 2076 | 1651 | 1960.2 | 157 | ||