| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 192 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-8 | 896 | 1407 | 1003.1 | 193 | ||
| 173 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-8 | 1004 | 1356 | 1082.6 | 161 | ||
| 167 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-7 | 1030 | 1402 | 1112.2 | 177 | ||
| 158 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1099 | 1279 | 1141.5 | 155 | ||
| 155 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1078 | 1441 | 1159.5 | 180 | ||
| 149 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-7 | 1098 | 1438 | 1174.8 | 175 | ||
| 148 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-7 | 1134 | 1354 | 1185.5 | 146 | ||
| 147 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1173 | 1247 | 1191.1 | 152 | ||
| 144 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-7 | 1154 | 1362 | 1203.1 | 157 | ||
| 143 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1162 | 1362 | 1209.0 | 153 | ||
| 142 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-6 | 1187 | 1278 | 1209.3 | 150 | ||
| 140 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1181 | 1315 | 1213.2 | 149 | ||
| 138 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-6 | 1189 | 1336 | 1223.9 | 158 | ||
| 135 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-6 | 1187 | 1389 | 1234.5 | 153 | ||
| 134 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1195 | 1387 | 1240.6 | 156 | ||
| 132 | Utah State | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1197 | 1421 | 1249.8 | 162 | ||
| 128 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-7 | 1181 | 1556 | 1265.3 | 174 | ||
| 126 | Missouri State | MVFC | 7-2 | 1375 | 1005 | 1271.1 | 167 | ||
| 123 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1252 | 1415 | 1291.1 | 144 | ||
| 122 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1245 | 1454 | 1294.0 | 151 | ||
| 121 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1265 | 1402 | 1298.0 | 146 | ||
| 118 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1324 | 1285 | 1314.3 | 158 | ||
| 117 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-7 | 1255 | 1525 | 1317.4 | 167 | ||
| 116 | UAB | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1269 | 1476 | 1317.6 | 167 | ||
| 114 | Delaware | CAA | 7-1 | 1437 | 1025 | 1320.5 | 224 | ||
| 113 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1312 | 1401 | 1333.7 | 153 | ||
| 112 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1321 | 1420 | 1345.4 | 164 | ||
| 111 | Stanford | ACC | 2-7 | 1290 | 1528 | 1345.8 | 150 | ||
| 110 | Kansas | Big 12 | 2-6 | 1300 | 1510 | 1349.7 | 172 | ||
| 109 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1353 | 1349 | 1352.0 | 151 | ||
| 108 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1366 | 1315 | 1353.4 | 154 | ||
| 107 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1313 | 1515 | 1361.2 | 156 | ||
| 106 | UTSA | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1362 | 1397 | 1371.0 | 151 | ||
| 105 | Florida State | ACC | 1-8 | 1286 | 1663 | 1371.2 | 168 | ||
| 104 | Liberty | Conference USA | 5-2 | 1419 | 1242 | 1372.1 | 195 | ||
| 103 | Rice | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1344 | 1460 | 1372.2 | 156 | ||
| 102 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1371 | 1400 | 1378.6 | 160 | ||
| 101 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-4 | 1397 | 1416 | 1401.5 | 160 | ||
| 100 | Auburn | SEC | 3-6 | 1377 | 1496 | 1405.6 | 159 | ||
| 99 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1419 | 1378 | 1408.3 | 159 | ||
| 97 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1389 | 1490 | 1413.7 | 164 | ||
| 95 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1467 | 1277 | 1417.4 | 163 | ||
| 94 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1429 | 1440 | 1431.7 | 154 | ||
| 93 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1438 | 1422 | 1433.8 | 159 | ||
| 92 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-6 | 1404 | 1529 | 1434.1 | 157 | ||
| 91 | San José State | Mountain West | 5-3 | 1466 | 1361 | 1439.2 | 166 | ||
| 90 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1439 | 1439 | 1439.2 | 151 | ||
| 89 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1400 | 1565 | 1439.5 | 149 | ||
| 88 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1454 | 1400 | 1440.3 | 146 | ||
| 87 | South Florida | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1446 | 1427 | 1441.2 | 153 | ||
| 86 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1443 | 1470 | 1449.8 | 156 | ||
| 85 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1494 | 1337 | 1452.8 | 155 | ||
| 84 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1456 | 1459 | 1457.0 | 149 | ||
| 83 | California | ACC | 4-4 | 1454 | 1472 | 1458.3 | 166 | ||
| 82 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-6 | 1424 | 1595 | 1465.4 | 145 | ||
| 81 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5-4 | 1488 | 1409 | 1467.9 | 148 | ||
| 80 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1505 | 1365 | 1468.5 | 148 | ||
| 79 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-3 | 1512 | 1361 | 1472.7 | 146 | ||
| 78 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1507 | 1376 | 1473.1 | 157 | ||
| 77 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1535 | 1313 | 1476.6 | 156 | ||
| 76 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1517 | 1387 | 1483.4 | 158 | ||
| 75 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1446 | 1603 | 1483.8 | 142 | ||
| 74 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1489 | 1483 | 1487.5 | 150 | ||
| 73 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1479 | 1526 | 1490.4 | 147 | ||
| 72 | NC State | ACC | 5-4 | 1508 | 1442 | 1491.4 | 149 | ||
| 71 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1500 | 1511 | 1502.4 | 148 | ||
| 70 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1527 | 1436 | 1503.8 | 169 | ||
| 69 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1525 | 1483 | 1514.5 | 152 | ||
| 68 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1553 | 1409 | 1516.1 | 153 | ||
| 67 | UConn | FBS Independents | 6-3 | 1564 | 1383 | 1516.5 | 154 | ||
| 66 | USC | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1501 | 1589 | 1522.9 | 139 | ||
| 65 | TCU | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1545 | 1465 | 1524.7 | 147 | ||
| 64 | Florida | SEC | 4-4 | 1539 | 1487 | 1525.7 | 156 | ||
| 63 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1508 | 1582 | 1525.8 | 153 | ||
| 62 | Oklahoma | SEC | 5-4 | 1533 | 1510 | 1527.1 | 149 | ||
| 61 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-4 | 1548 | 1497 | 1534.9 | 160 | ||
| 60 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1537 | 1554 | 1540.9 | 153 | ||
| 59 | Virginia | ACC | 4-4 | 1543 | 1553 | 1545.2 | 152 | ||
| 58 | Navy | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1608 | 1374 | 1546.0 | 176 | ||
| 57 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1542 | 1569 | 1548.7 | 148 | ||
| 56 | Boston College | ACC | 4-4 | 1553 | 1557 | 1554.3 | 151 | ||
| 55 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-4 | 1571 | 1508 | 1555.1 | 147 | ||
| 54 | Memphis | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1629 | 1361 | 1557.6 | 157 | ||
| 53 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 7-2 | 1643 | 1363 | 1568.0 | 161 | ||
| 52 | North Carolina | ACC | 5-4 | 1588 | 1525 | 1571.7 | 153 | ||
| 51 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1560 | 1628 | 1576.3 | 152 | ||
| 50 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1585 | 1574 | 1581.8 | 152 | ||
| 49 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1690 | 1319 | 1588.6 | 157 | ||
| 48 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1564 | 1674 | 1590.8 | 158 | ||
| 47 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-4 | 1612 | 1538 | 1593.2 | 148 | ||
| 46 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1611 | 1559 | 1597.7 | 143 | ||
| 45 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1688 | 1386 | 1606.9 | 166 | ||
| 44 | Missouri | SEC | 6-2 | 1667 | 1443 | 1607.9 | 166 | ||
| 43 | Duke | ACC | 6-3 | 1645 | 1505 | 1608.6 | 159 | ||
| 42 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1677 | 1424 | 1610.1 | 167 | ||
| 41 | UNLV | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1678 | 1426 | 1611.0 | 163 | ||
| 40 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1619 | 1597 | 1613.8 | 147 | ||
| 39 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1660 | 1535 | 1627.8 | 148 | ||
| 38 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1670 | 1512 | 1629.3 | 144 | ||
| 37 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1680 | 1511 | 1636.1 | 140 | ||
| 36 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1659 | 1571 | 1636.9 | 153 | ||
| 35 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-4 | 1659 | 1601 | 1644.5 | 142 | ||
| 34 | Army | American Athletic | 8-0 | 1803 | 1252 | 1646.2 | 192 | ||
| 33 | Washington | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1661 | 1613 | 1648.9 | 144 | ||
| 32 | Tulane | American Athletic | 7-2 | 1732 | 1438 | 1652.9 | 155 | ||
| 31 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1702 | 1532 | 1658.2 | 142 | ||
| 30 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1709 | 1554 | 1668.8 | 149 | ||
| 29 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-3 | 1722 | 1525 | 1670.1 | 162 | ||
| 28 | South Carolina | SEC | 5-3 | 1696 | 1596 | 1670.6 | 154 | ||
| 27 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1731 | 1543 | 1681.7 | 157 | ||
| 26 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-4 | 1685 | 1677 | 1682.7 | 144 | ||
| 25 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 7-1 | 1773 | 1441 | 1683.1 | 170 | ||
| 24 | Texas A&M | SEC | 7-2 | 1757 | 1492 | 1686.9 | 147 | ||
| 23 | Ole Miss | SEC | 7-2 | 1753 | 1512 | 1689.8 | 143 | ||
| 22 | Clemson | ACC | 6-2 | 1748 | 1548 | 1695.5 | 153 | ||
| 21 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1737 | 1580 | 1696.4 | 156 | ||
| 20 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1760 | 1519 | 1696.6 | 155 | ||
| 19 | Louisville | ACC | 6-3 | 1759 | 1602 | 1718.4 | 140 | ||
| 18 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 7-1 | 1816 | 1462 | 1720.4 | 171 | ||
| 17 | LSU | SEC | 6-2 | 1787 | 1540 | 1721.7 | 154 | ||
| 16 | Syracuse | ACC | 6-2 | 1794 | 1532 | 1724.6 | 160 | ||
| 15 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-1 | 1827 | 1458 | 1727.0 | 164 | ||
| 14 | Colorado | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1787 | 1564 | 1728.5 | 146 | ||
| 13 | Alabama | SEC | 6-2 | 1786 | 1617 | 1742.3 | 152 | ||
| 12 | Boise State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1865 | 1430 | 1745.4 | 179 | ||
| 11 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-1 | 1855 | 1499 | 1758.8 | 164 | ||
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1 | 1874 | 1489 | 1769.2 | 168 | ||
| 9 | SMU | ACC | 8-1 | 1897 | 1528 | 1797.1 | 146 | ||
| 8 | Penn State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1895 | 1563 | 1805.6 | 165 | ||
| 7 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 7-1 | 1897 | 1572 | 1810.2 | 154 | ||
| 6 | Texas | SEC | 7-1 | 1894 | 1598 | 1815.1 | 159 | ||
| 5 | BYU | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1979 | 1453 | 1831.4 | 182 | ||
| 4 | Miami | ACC | 9-0 | 1969 | 1506 | 1841.5 | 163 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1939 | 1630 | 1856.9 | 151 | ||
| 2 | Indiana | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2008 | 1511 | 1870.1 | 163 | ||
| 1 | Oregon | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2049 | 1556 | 1912.9 | 158 | ||