| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 204 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-11 | 850 | 1405 | 963.7 | 175 | ||
| 161 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1068 | 1368 | 1136.3 | 150 | ||
| 160 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1094 | 1321 | 1146.9 | 144 | ||
| 158 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1102 | 1304 | 1149.3 | 135 | ||
| 157 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 2-9 | 1078 | 1395 | 1149.5 | 152 | ||
| 156 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-10 | 1062 | 1466 | 1151.0 | 162 | ||
| 149 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 2-9 | 1113 | 1381 | 1174.8 | 133 | ||
| 145 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-9 | 1115 | 1409 | 1182.3 | 141 | ||
| 143 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3-8 | 1151 | 1349 | 1197.8 | 142 | ||
| 142 | Akron | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1160 | 1324 | 1199.2 | 141 | ||
| 141 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-9 | 1137 | 1426 | 1203.4 | 152 | ||
| 137 | Missouri State | MVFC | 8-4 | 1296 | 1059 | 1232.2 | 144 | ||
| 133 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-10 | 1155 | 1621 | 1257.5 | 165 | ||
| 132 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1203 | 1440 | 1258.6 | 135 | ||
| 130 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-7 | 1238 | 1338 | 1262.3 | 139 | ||
| 129 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1217 | 1413 | 1263.0 | 133 | ||
| 128 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1264 | 1323 | 1278.9 | 141 | ||
| 127 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-8 | 1231 | 1436 | 1279.4 | 138 | ||
| 124 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-6 | 1283 | 1293 | 1285.4 | 133 | ||
| 123 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-8 | 1234 | 1463 | 1287.7 | 140 | ||
| 122 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1252 | 1438 | 1295.8 | 140 | ||
| 121 | Delaware | CAA | 9-2 | 1392 | 1062 | 1301.0 | 180 | ||
| 119 | Rice | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1261 | 1454 | 1306.4 | 140 | ||
| 118 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-9 | 1234 | 1564 | 1309.5 | 159 | ||
| 115 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1300 | 1403 | 1325.1 | 130 | ||
| 114 | Air Force | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1320 | 1391 | 1337.2 | 147 | ||
| 113 | UAB | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1298 | 1486 | 1342.9 | 144 | ||
| 112 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-8 | 1301 | 1496 | 1347.1 | 134 | ||
| 111 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5-6 | 1358 | 1337 | 1353.1 | 141 | ||
| 110 | Florida State | ACC | 2-9 | 1284 | 1587 | 1353.5 | 165 | ||
| 109 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1330 | 1439 | 1356.4 | 140 | ||
| 108 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-7 | 1334 | 1443 | 1360.7 | 141 | ||
| 107 | Troy | Sun Belt | 3-8 | 1329 | 1490 | 1367.2 | 142 | ||
| 105 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1358 | 1441 | 1377.9 | 136 | ||
| 104 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-6 | 1364 | 1422 | 1378.7 | 138 | ||
| 103 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1374 | 1433 | 1388.6 | 133 | ||
| 101 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 6-5 | 1409 | 1362 | 1396.9 | 130 | ||
| 100 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-6 | 1386 | 1432 | 1397.7 | 134 | ||
| 99 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 4-7 | 1375 | 1483 | 1400.9 | 139 | ||
| 98 | Stanford | ACC | 3-8 | 1358 | 1547 | 1403.1 | 139 | ||
| 97 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-8 | 1352 | 1574 | 1404.3 | 137 | ||
| 96 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 7-4 | 1476 | 1306 | 1431.7 | 142 | ||
| 95 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1480 | 1316 | 1437.3 | 130 | ||
| 94 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1449 | 1412 | 1439.5 | 144 | ||
| 93 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1460 | 1387 | 1441.7 | 138 | ||
| 92 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1402 | 1570 | 1442.0 | 143 | ||
| 91 | UTSA | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1467 | 1400 | 1450.3 | 134 | ||
| 90 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-7 | 1420 | 1546 | 1450.7 | 143 | ||
| 89 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-7 | 1431 | 1534 | 1455.8 | 137 | ||
| 88 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1468 | 1422 | 1456.2 | 135 | ||
| 87 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1489 | 1369 | 1457.9 | 131 | ||
| 86 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7-4 | 1497 | 1348 | 1458.2 | 150 | ||
| 85 | NC State | ACC | 5-6 | 1453 | 1484 | 1460.6 | 134 | ||
| 84 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 4-7 | 1440 | 1535 | 1463.0 | 133 | ||
| 83 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-5 | 1481 | 1424 | 1466.8 | 130 | ||
| 82 | San José State | Mountain West | 6-5 | 1475 | 1443 | 1466.8 | 142 | ||
| 80 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1508 | 1380 | 1475.1 | 132 | ||
| 79 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1449 | 1558 | 1475.3 | 137 | ||
| 78 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1444 | 1577 | 1476.1 | 137 | ||
| 77 | Liberty | Conference USA | 8-2 | 1557 | 1257 | 1476.2 | 157 | ||
| 76 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1447 | 1597 | 1483.3 | 137 | ||
| 75 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1529 | 1388 | 1492.5 | 134 | ||
| 74 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7-4 | 1531 | 1387 | 1494.1 | 135 | ||
| 73 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1457 | 1615 | 1494.6 | 130 | ||
| 72 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1469 | 1594 | 1499.5 | 127 | ||
| 71 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 6-5 | 1537 | 1431 | 1510.1 | 142 | ||
| 70 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1573 | 1345 | 1512.2 | 148 | ||
| 69 | UConn | FBS Independents | 7-4 | 1552 | 1404 | 1513.6 | 139 | ||
| 68 | Ohio | Mid-American | 8-3 | 1582 | 1334 | 1516.2 | 131 | ||
| 67 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-3 | 1562 | 1403 | 1520.7 | 161 | ||
| 66 | California | ACC | 6-5 | 1533 | 1493 | 1522.8 | 136 | ||
| 65 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1591 | 1337 | 1523.0 | 136 | ||
| 64 | Auburn | SEC | 5-6 | 1535 | 1517 | 1530.1 | 143 | ||
| 63 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1534 | 1565 | 1541.9 | 126 | ||
| 62 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 7-4 | 1591 | 1410 | 1543.4 | 135 | ||
| 61 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1560 | 1514 | 1548.4 | 128 | ||
| 60 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1540 | 1594 | 1553.4 | 139 | ||
| 59 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1604 | 1418 | 1555.8 | 151 | ||
| 58 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-5 | 1573 | 1522 | 1559.8 | 138 | ||
| 57 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-6 | 1550 | 1603 | 1563.0 | 132 | ||
| 56 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8-3 | 1621 | 1403 | 1563.9 | 148 | ||
| 55 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-5 | 1577 | 1529 | 1565.0 | 134 | ||
| 54 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 8-3 | 1630 | 1389 | 1566.3 | 133 | ||
| 53 | UCLA | Big Ten | 4-7 | 1540 | 1661 | 1569.6 | 130 | ||
| 52 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 7-4 | 1604 | 1478 | 1571.4 | 134 | ||
| 51 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 9-2 | 1654 | 1350 | 1572.4 | 137 | ||
| 50 | TCU | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1614 | 1463 | 1574.5 | 131 | ||
| 49 | Oklahoma | SEC | 6-5 | 1584 | 1554 | 1576.6 | 137 | ||
| 48 | Memphis | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1663 | 1349 | 1578.3 | 146 | ||
| 47 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-5 | 1608 | 1553 | 1593.8 | 140 | ||
| 46 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 5-6 | 1588 | 1622 | 1596.1 | 127 | ||
| 45 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1611 | 1561 | 1598.7 | 132 | ||
| 44 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1604 | 1589 | 1600.3 | 131 | ||
| 43 | USC | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1605 | 1592 | 1601.8 | 125 | ||
| 42 | Virginia | ACC | 5-6 | 1597 | 1645 | 1609.0 | 136 | ||
| 41 | Iowa | Big Ten | 7-4 | 1650 | 1513 | 1614.4 | 127 | ||
| 40 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-3 | 1673 | 1452 | 1614.9 | 142 | ||
| 39 | Missouri | SEC | 8-3 | 1671 | 1462 | 1616.2 | 140 | ||
| 38 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-5 | 1632 | 1581 | 1619.0 | 127 | ||
| 37 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-4 | 1647 | 1545 | 1620.7 | 136 | ||
| 36 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1720 | 1441 | 1645.7 | 146 | ||
| 35 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-6 | 1664 | 1608 | 1649.7 | 156 | ||
| 34 | Boston College | ACC | 6-5 | 1662 | 1616 | 1650.1 | 131 | ||
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 6-5 | 1677 | 1576 | 1650.8 | 136 | ||
| 32 | UNLV | Mountain West | 9-2 | 1743 | 1422 | 1656.6 | 143 | ||
| 31 | Army | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1781 | 1346 | 1660.1 | 163 | ||
| 30 | LSU | SEC | 7-4 | 1704 | 1572 | 1669.6 | 129 | ||
| 29 | Duke | ACC | 8-3 | 1726 | 1516 | 1670.8 | 139 | ||
| 28 | Washington | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1682 | 1641 | 1672.0 | 130 | ||
| 27 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1705 | 1580 | 1673.1 | 140 | ||
| 26 | Louisville | ACC | 7-4 | 1716 | 1583 | 1681.5 | 130 | ||
| 25 | Tennessee | SEC | 9-2 | 1773 | 1435 | 1681.8 | 148 | ||
| 24 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-4 | 1726 | 1572 | 1686.4 | 138 | ||
| 23 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1737 | 1544 | 1686.8 | 136 | ||
| 22 | Baylor | Big 12 | 7-4 | 1733 | 1569 | 1690.1 | 137 | ||
| 21 | Michigan | Big Ten | 6-5 | 1693 | 1688 | 1691.7 | 133 | ||
| 20 | Tulane | American Athletic | 9-2 | 1783 | 1446 | 1691.8 | 141 | ||
| 19 | BYU | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1769 | 1482 | 1692.5 | 159 | ||
| 18 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-3 | 1747 | 1553 | 1696.5 | 131 | ||
| 17 | Syracuse | ACC | 8-3 | 1762 | 1538 | 1703.5 | 135 | ||
| 16 | Illinois | Big Ten | 8-3 | 1770 | 1557 | 1714.6 | 134 | ||
| 15 | Colorado | Big 12 | 8-3 | 1770 | 1568 | 1717.4 | 130 | ||
| 14 | Alabama | SEC | 8-3 | 1761 | 1595 | 1718.1 | 136 | ||
| 13 | South Carolina | SEC | 8-3 | 1795 | 1555 | 1732.1 | 135 | ||
| 12 | Clemson | ACC | 9-2 | 1831 | 1518 | 1747.2 | 134 | ||
| 11 | Boise State | Mountain West | 10-1 | 1895 | 1395 | 1755.2 | 168 | ||
| 10 | Georgia | SEC | 9-2 | 1853 | 1511 | 1761.0 | 144 | ||
| 9 | Miami | ACC | 10-1 | 1871 | 1509 | 1773.0 | 153 | ||
| 8 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 9-2 | 1856 | 1587 | 1784.6 | 132 | ||
| 7 | SMU | ACC | 10-1 | 1934 | 1545 | 1828.7 | 136 | ||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1946 | 1543 | 1836.1 | 148 | ||
| 5 | Texas | SEC | 10-1 | 1935 | 1574 | 1837.8 | 146 | ||
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 10-1 | 1962 | 1567 | 1854.5 | 145 | ||
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 10-1 | 1961 | 1576 | 1856.6 | 138 | ||
| 2 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-1 | 2010 | 1612 | 1902.1 | 138 | ||
| 1 | Oregon | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2068 | 1560 | 1927.3 | 152 | ||