| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Rating Deviation | Avg Opp Rating | Ranking Score | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2068 | 151.67 | 1559.92 | 1796.13 | ||
| 2 | Indiana | Big Ten | 10-0 | 2028 | 155.97 | 1528.76 | 1760.56 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1951 | 147.36 | 1570.04 | 1750.23 | ||
| 4 | Texas | SEC | 9-1 | 1928 | 148.42 | 1589.06 | 1750.12 | ||
| 5 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 9-1 | 1924 | 145.74 | 1549.75 | 1726.83 | ||
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2 | 1845 | 140.25 | 1604.51 | 1720.58 | ||
| 7 | Penn State | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1926 | 154.40 | 1534.21 | 1718.98 | ||
| 8 | SMU | ACC | 9-1 | 1918 | 140.43 | 1538.63 | 1717.88 | ||
| 9 | South Carolina | SEC | 7-3 | 1795 | 135.24 | 1619.38 | 1704.73 | ||
| 10 | Clemson | ACC | 8-2 | 1830 | 134.06 | 1579.45 | 1700.26 | ||
| 11 | Colorado | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1840 | 134.69 | 1568.73 | 1699.19 | ||
| 12 | Georgia | SEC | 8-2 | 1851 | 144.30 | 1550.24 | 1693.92 | ||
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1669 | 139.12 | 1710.18 | 1689.27 | ||
| 14 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1809 | 139.30 | 1561.20 | 1680.32 | ||
| 15 | Miami | ACC | 9-1 | 1858 | 156.98 | 1516.30 | 1678.62 | ||
| 16 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-2 | 1814 | 135.81 | 1548.54 | 1676.10 | ||
| 17 | Washington | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1682 | 129.92 | 1641.01 | 1661.58 | ||
| 18 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1742 | 141.04 | 1554.50 | 1645.36 | ||
| 19 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1689 | 144.68 | 1601.04 | 1644.63 | ||
| 20 | Baylor | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1711 | 142.59 | 1578.89 | 1643.61 | ||
| 21 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 6-4 | 1703 | 144.07 | 1581.22 | 1641.14 | ||
| 22 | Boise State | Mountain West | 9-1 | 1892 | 168.72 | 1421.04 | 1639.56 | ||
| 23 | BYU | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1842 | 174.86 | 1449.35 | 1633.70 | ||
| 24 | Syracuse | ACC | 7-3 | 1732 | 143.01 | 1533.77 | 1629.97 | ||
| 25 | UCLA | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1588 | 137.69 | 1671.41 | 1629.19 | ||
| 26 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1706 | 144.18 | 1542.83 | 1622.33 | ||
| 27 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-5 | 1623 | 133.79 | 1615.95 | 1619.56 | ||
| 28 | Louisville | ACC | 6-4 | 1668 | 138.30 | 1570.80 | 1618.48 | ||
| 29 | Virginia | ACC | 5-5 | 1613 | 140.34 | 1617.86 | 1615.58 | ||
| 30 | Boston College | ACC | 5-5 | 1616 | 138.54 | 1614.94 | 1615.37 | ||
| 31 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-3 | 1700 | 145.14 | 1532.64 | 1613.92 | ||
| 32 | Tennessee | SEC | 8-2 | 1770 | 149.24 | 1471.20 | 1613.82 | ||
| 33 | LSU | SEC | 6-4 | 1660 | 137.09 | 1562.91 | 1610.78 | ||
| 34 | Tulane | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1783 | 141.48 | 1445.56 | 1605.35 | ||
| 35 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1602 | 140.70 | 1608.45 | 1605.04 | ||
| 36 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-4 | 1660 | 150.10 | 1541.86 | 1599.60 | ||
| 37 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-2 | 1761 | 146.74 | 1452.40 | 1599.14 | ||
| 38 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1602 | 133.81 | 1590.78 | 1596.62 | ||
| 39 | Duke | ACC | 7-3 | 1682 | 148.65 | 1505.61 | 1591.60 | ||
| 40 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1526 | 143.41 | 1635.71 | 1579.86 | ||
| 41 | Florida | SEC | 5-5 | 1603 | 142.72 | 1552.10 | 1577.26 | ||
| 42 | USC | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1561 | 132.38 | 1591.97 | 1576.31 | ||
| 43 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1627 | 135.96 | 1524.86 | 1575.17 | ||
| 44 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-4 | 1626 | 143.40 | 1519.93 | 1572.22 | ||
| 45 | Kansas | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1558 | 164.69 | 1584.23 | 1571.22 | ||
| 46 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1554 | 138.48 | 1587.53 | 1570.56 | ||
| 47 | Missouri | SEC | 7-3 | 1661 | 143.24 | 1482.86 | 1569.18 | ||
| 48 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1622 | 132.58 | 1516.05 | 1568.04 | ||
| 49 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1699 | 152.50 | 1442.65 | 1565.61 | ||
| 50 | UNLV | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1717 | 150.48 | 1413.68 | 1558.09 | ||
| 51 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1721 | 152.85 | 1407.91 | 1556.44 | ||
| 52 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1561 | 131.79 | 1551.09 | 1555.87 | ||
| 53 | Arkansas | SEC | 5-5 | 1556 | 142.93 | 1548.23 | 1551.89 | ||
| 54 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1504 | 134.46 | 1595.99 | 1549.19 | ||
| 55 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1486 | 137.03 | 1613.93 | 1548.62 | ||
| 56 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-2 | 1684 | 166.59 | 1415.68 | 1544.02 | ||
| 57 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1586 | 134.13 | 1491.17 | 1538.08 | ||
| 58 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1481 | 145.25 | 1596.79 | 1538.02 | ||
| 59 | Army | American Athletic | 9-0 | 1834 | 179.02 | 1281.45 | 1533.09 | ||
| 60 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1577 | 141.22 | 1485.32 | 1530.55 | ||
| 61 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1470 | 144.41 | 1567.79 | 1517.94 | ||
| 62 | TCU | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1577 | 138.44 | 1458.43 | 1516.57 | ||
| 63 | Oklahoma | SEC | 5-5 | 1499 | 140.63 | 1525.43 | 1512.25 | ||
| 64 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1604 | 150.61 | 1418.48 | 1508.58 | ||
| 65 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1470 | 143.21 | 1543.07 | 1506.27 | ||
| 66 | California | ACC | 5-5 | 1497 | 144.73 | 1502.62 | 1499.85 | ||
| 67 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1472 | 141.09 | 1528.23 | 1499.61 | ||
| 68 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1552 | 138.00 | 1448.03 | 1499.26 | ||
| 69 | Memphis | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1663 | 146.19 | 1349.10 | 1497.89 | ||
| 70 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1528 | 144.71 | 1467.16 | 1497.32 | ||
| 71 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1422 | 149.67 | 1556.81 | 1488.05 | ||
| 72 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 8-2 | 1637 | 141.85 | 1349.98 | 1486.46 | ||
| 73 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1599 | 140.76 | 1380.83 | 1485.79 | ||
| 74 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1557 | 143.47 | 1407.12 | 1480.06 | ||
| 75 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 8-2 | 1648 | 159.46 | 1326.23 | 1478.21 | ||
| 76 | UConn | FBS Independents | 7-3 | 1584 | 147.39 | 1371.53 | 1473.93 | ||
| 77 | Stanford | ACC | 3-7 | 1395 | 147.60 | 1551.45 | 1471.38 | ||
| 78 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-6 | 1441 | 140.31 | 1501.64 | 1470.90 | ||
| 79 | Florida State | ACC | 1-9 | 1280 | 166.35 | 1686.57 | 1469.24 | ||
| 80 | Auburn | SEC | 4-6 | 1445 | 148.24 | 1492.37 | 1468.61 | ||
| 81 | NC State | ACC | 5-5 | 1475 | 140.08 | 1461.99 | 1468.43 | ||
| 82 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-6 | 1427 | 144.71 | 1508.20 | 1467.29 | ||
| 83 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-7 | 1367 | 140.69 | 1562.85 | 1461.64 | ||
| 84 | San José State | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1500 | 148.93 | 1415.79 | 1457.41 | ||
| 85 | South Florida | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1460 | 135.79 | 1442.37 | 1451.20 | ||
| 86 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1566 | 161.28 | 1334.40 | 1445.65 | ||
| 87 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1534 | 139.60 | 1351.71 | 1439.93 | ||
| 88 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1494 | 142.41 | 1387.65 | 1439.76 | ||
| 89 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 6-4 | 1492 | 143.30 | 1383.65 | 1436.85 | ||
| 90 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1484 | 138.26 | 1388.83 | 1435.46 | ||
| 91 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1350 | 145.53 | 1517.72 | 1431.27 | ||
| 92 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1425 | 142.15 | 1426.12 | 1425.64 | ||
| 93 | Ohio | Mid-American | 7-3 | 1537 | 139.23 | 1314.13 | 1421.40 | ||
| 94 | UTSA | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1432 | 141.86 | 1406.67 | 1419.27 | ||
| 95 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1550 | 151.19 | 1297.20 | 1417.96 | ||
| 96 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1337 | 142.52 | 1502.27 | 1417.03 | ||
| 97 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1394 | 144.66 | 1435.21 | 1414.32 | ||
| 98 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1529 | 144.01 | 1305.54 | 1412.92 | ||
| 99 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1348 | 147.53 | 1475.47 | 1410.04 | ||
| 100 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1401 | 140.01 | 1418.34 | 1409.45 | ||
| 101 | Rice | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1323 | 148.81 | 1476.70 | 1397.65 | ||
| 102 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-8 | 1248 | 164.05 | 1554.85 | 1392.91 | ||
| 103 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1440 | 136.91 | 1342.40 | 1390.28 | ||
| 104 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1457 | 135.27 | 1322.12 | 1388.10 | ||
| 105 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-9 | 1175 | 172.03 | 1631.02 | 1384.24 | ||
| 106 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1330 | 139.77 | 1438.90 | 1383.34 | ||
| 107 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1392 | 145.42 | 1370.94 | 1381.24 | ||
| 108 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1285 | 149.80 | 1481.10 | 1379.69 | ||
| 109 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1282 | 151.46 | 1458.90 | 1367.63 | ||
| 110 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-5 | 1356 | 147.99 | 1377.27 | 1366.41 | ||
| 111 | UAB | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1232 | 154.27 | 1502.11 | 1360.34 | ||
| 112 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1358 | 140.74 | 1337.39 | 1347.81 | ||
| 113 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1248 | 142.56 | 1455.81 | 1347.75 | ||
| 114 | Liberty | Conference USA | 7-2 | 1480 | 170.65 | 1222.95 | 1345.52 | ||
| 116 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1257 | 145.06 | 1434.03 | 1342.55 | ||
| 117 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-6 | 1278 | 141.35 | 1396.11 | 1335.86 | ||
| 118 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1265 | 159.52 | 1405.53 | 1333.56 | ||
| 119 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1245 | 137.23 | 1409.00 | 1324.42 | ||
| 120 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1239 | 138.89 | 1407.81 | 1320.63 | ||
| 121 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1341 | 141.33 | 1298.17 | 1319.55 | ||
| 123 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1292 | 148.92 | 1307.38 | 1299.88 | ||
| 124 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-8 | 1159 | 144.08 | 1426.71 | 1285.99 | ||
| 125 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1256 | 144.52 | 1316.22 | 1285.54 | ||
| 126 | Delaware | CAA | 9-1 | 1532 | 191.54 | 1045.56 | 1265.44 | ||
| 128 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1170 | 152.22 | 1353.59 | 1258.33 | ||
| 129 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 2-8 | 1136 | 139.41 | 1383.64 | 1253.82 | ||
| 130 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-8 | 1140 | 152.23 | 1379.22 | 1253.77 | ||
| 131 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-9 | 1073 | 165.90 | 1460.30 | 1251.92 | ||
| 132 | Akron | Mid-American | 2-8 | 1139 | 146.47 | 1367.92 | 1248.08 | ||
| 133 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1157 | 142.82 | 1325.52 | 1238.53 | ||
| 135 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-8 | 1117 | 141.24 | 1364.43 | 1234.79 | ||
| 138 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2-8 | 1090 | 151.66 | 1367.86 | 1220.90 | ||
| 142 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-8 | 1071 | 150.09 | 1327.84 | 1192.55 | ||
| 144 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 1-9 | 992 | 162.45 | 1417.73 | 1185.76 | ||
| 145 | Missouri State | MVFC | 8-3 | 1340 | 154.03 | 1027.06 | 1173.34 | ||
| 157 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-10 | 883 | 187.59 | 1431.28 | 1124.24 | ||