| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | Big Ten | 13-0 | 2116 | 1600 | 1972.7 | 139 | ||
| 2 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 11-1 | 1973 | 1578 | 1866.2 | 134 | ||
| 3 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-2 | 1930 | 1618 | 1846.7 | 134 | ||
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11-1 | 1963 | 1533 | 1845.5 | 146 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 11-2 | 1937 | 1562 | 1835.7 | 128 | ||
| 6 | Penn State | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1920 | 1577 | 1828.1 | 137 | ||
| 7 | Texas | SEC | 11-2 | 1902 | 1606 | 1822.9 | 132 | ||
| 8 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1896 | 1592 | 1815.0 | 123 | ||
| 9 | SMU | ACC | 11-2 | 1884 | 1563 | 1798.1 | 127 | ||
| 10 | Boise State | Mountain West | 12-1 | 1941 | 1420 | 1795.1 | 153 | ||
| 11 | South Carolina | SEC | 9-3 | 1843 | 1578 | 1772.7 | 128 | ||
| 12 | Clemson | ACC | 10-3 | 1839 | 1572 | 1768.6 | 122 | ||
| 13 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1767 | 1715 | 1754.0 | 130 | ||
| 14 | Syracuse | ACC | 9-3 | 1817 | 1566 | 1750.7 | 129 | ||
| 15 | Alabama | SEC | 9-3 | 1782 | 1590 | 1732.0 | 131 | ||
| 16 | Miami | ACC | 10-2 | 1802 | 1531 | 1729.6 | 143 | ||
| 17 | Illinois | Big Ten | 9-3 | 1784 | 1548 | 1721.8 | 130 | ||
| 18 | Colorado | Big 12 | 9-3 | 1779 | 1550 | 1718.7 | 129 | ||
| 19 | Baylor | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1768 | 1577 | 1718.3 | 130 | ||
| 20 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-2 | 1804 | 1449 | 1707.7 | 141 | ||
| 21 | BYU | Big 12 | 10-2 | 1788 | 1479 | 1705.3 | 153 | ||
| 22 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1743 | 1584 | 1701.8 | 132 | ||
| 23 | Ole Miss | SEC | 9-3 | 1753 | 1527 | 1693.3 | 130 | ||
| 24 | LSU | SEC | 8-4 | 1732 | 1573 | 1690.4 | 124 | ||
| 25 | Louisville | ACC | 8-4 | 1731 | 1569 | 1688.6 | 127 | ||
| 26 | Duke | ACC | 9-3 | 1742 | 1509 | 1680.9 | 135 | ||
| 27 | Boston College | ACC | 7-5 | 1701 | 1619 | 1679.7 | 124 | ||
| 28 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 10-3 | 1738 | 1496 | 1674.3 | 129 | ||
| 29 | Washington | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1672 | 1677 | 1673.4 | 128 | ||
| 30 | Army | American Athletic | 11-2 | 1772 | 1407 | 1672.4 | 138 | ||
| 31 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-5 | 1696 | 1595 | 1670.2 | 131 | ||
| 32 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1692 | 1559 | 1657.7 | 129 | ||
| 33 | Florida | SEC | 7-5 | 1687 | 1552 | 1652.3 | 134 | ||
| 34 | Navy | American Athletic | 9-3 | 1717 | 1463 | 1649.7 | 135 | ||
| 35 | UNLV | Mountain West | 10-3 | 1720 | 1442 | 1645.9 | 134 | ||
| 36 | Missouri | SEC | 9-3 | 1706 | 1471 | 1643.7 | 133 | ||
| 37 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-4 | 1684 | 1521 | 1641.3 | 121 | ||
| 38 | Tulane | American Athletic | 9-4 | 1688 | 1490 | 1636.3 | 127 | ||
| 39 | Memphis | American Athletic | 10-2 | 1728 | 1385 | 1635.2 | 138 | ||
| 40 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 10-3 | 1709 | 1429 | 1634.1 | 120 | ||
| 41 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-6 | 1627 | 1620 | 1625.4 | 121 | ||
| 42 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1646 | 1560 | 1624.3 | 126 | ||
| 43 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1618 | 1618 | 1618.2 | 145 | ||
| 44 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-4 | 1654 | 1492 | 1611.6 | 136 | ||
| 45 | USC | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1595 | 1622 | 1601.6 | 123 | ||
| 46 | TCU | Big 12 | 8-4 | 1646 | 1469 | 1600.0 | 125 | ||
| 47 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-6 | 1601 | 1591 | 1598.2 | 122 | ||
| 48 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-5 | 1605 | 1555 | 1592.1 | 129 | ||
| 49 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 1630 | 1475 | 1590.1 | 128 | ||
| 50 | UCLA | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1572 | 1645 | 1589.8 | 124 | ||
| 51 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 6-6 | 1580 | 1571 | 1578.0 | 134 | ||
| 52 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 7-5 | 1597 | 1516 | 1576.4 | 122 | ||
| 53 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6-6 | 1568 | 1594 | 1574.6 | 124 | ||
| 54 | Virginia | ACC | 5-7 | 1552 | 1640 | 1573.9 | 128 | ||
| 55 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 10-3 | 1629 | 1375 | 1561.2 | 125 | ||
| 56 | Ohio | Mid-American | 10-3 | 1636 | 1348 | 1558.9 | 121 | ||
| 57 | Oklahoma | SEC | 6-6 | 1553 | 1567 | 1556.5 | 130 | ||
| 58 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 9-3 | 1620 | 1362 | 1551.6 | 139 | ||
| 59 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1579 | 1430 | 1540.6 | 122 | ||
| 60 | Arkansas | SEC | 6-6 | 1539 | 1534 | 1538.0 | 131 | ||
| 61 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1515 | 1604 | 1536.6 | 126 | ||
| 62 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 8-4 | 1572 | 1422 | 1533.2 | 138 | ||
| 63 | California | ACC | 6-6 | 1523 | 1530 | 1524.6 | 134 | ||
| 64 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 9-4 | 1579 | 1366 | 1523.0 | 123 | ||
| 65 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-6 | 1520 | 1522 | 1520.9 | 128 | ||
| 66 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1504 | 1569 | 1520.0 | 120 | ||
| 67 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1497 | 1591 | 1519.9 | 131 | ||
| 68 | Auburn | SEC | 5-7 | 1512 | 1537 | 1518.1 | 137 | ||
| 69 | UConn | FBS Independents | 8-4 | 1561 | 1380 | 1513.6 | 137 | ||
| 71 | NC State | ACC | 6-6 | 1510 | 1492 | 1505.3 | 128 | ||
| 72 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1492 | 1534 | 1502.5 | 127 | ||
| 73 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1460 | 1616 | 1497.4 | 125 | ||
| 74 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1518 | 1431 | 1496.2 | 128 | ||
| 75 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1450 | 1642 | 1496.1 | 129 | ||
| 76 | San José State | Mountain West | 7-5 | 1508 | 1436 | 1489.6 | 134 | ||
| 77 | Utah | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1455 | 1560 | 1480.7 | 135 | ||
| 78 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-5 | 1512 | 1381 | 1478.4 | 132 | ||
| 79 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7-5 | 1497 | 1406 | 1473.6 | 128 | ||
| 80 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1482 | 1434 | 1469.7 | 134 | ||
| 81 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1430 | 1593 | 1468.9 | 134 | ||
| 82 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1434 | 1576 | 1468.2 | 133 | ||
| 83 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 8-4 | 1511 | 1336 | 1465.3 | 132 | ||
| 84 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 7-5 | 1476 | 1393 | 1454.7 | 128 | ||
| 85 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 8-4 | 1507 | 1308 | 1454.6 | 135 | ||
| 86 | UTSA | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1453 | 1432 | 1447.7 | 130 | ||
| 87 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-8 | 1414 | 1550 | 1447.2 | 133 | ||
| 88 | Liberty | Conference USA | 8-3 | 1504 | 1286 | 1446.4 | 146 | ||
| 89 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1398 | 1581 | 1441.7 | 130 | ||
| 90 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-8 | 1403 | 1560 | 1440.8 | 138 | ||
| 92 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-4 | 1447 | 1381 | 1430.6 | 157 | ||
| 93 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1411 | 1468 | 1424.6 | 131 | ||
| 94 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1451 | 1339 | 1422.4 | 124 | ||
| 95 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1419 | 1429 | 1421.4 | 137 | ||
| 96 | North Texas | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1420 | 1421 | 1419.9 | 127 | ||
| 97 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-6 | 1425 | 1400 | 1418.4 | 131 | ||
| 98 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1438 | 1357 | 1417.3 | 124 | ||
| 99 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-6 | 1418 | 1410 | 1416.3 | 126 | ||
| 101 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6-6 | 1403 | 1418 | 1406.9 | 127 | ||
| 102 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1342 | 1591 | 1400.6 | 134 | ||
| 103 | Toledo | Mid-American | 7-5 | 1416 | 1351 | 1399.4 | 128 | ||
| 104 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1379 | 1432 | 1392.1 | 132 | ||
| 106 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1358 | 1462 | 1383.5 | 137 | ||
| 107 | Stanford | ACC | 3-9 | 1326 | 1541 | 1377.0 | 132 | ||
| 108 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1348 | 1454 | 1373.8 | 137 | ||
| 109 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1342 | 1458 | 1370.0 | 132 | ||
| 110 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1359 | 1378 | 1363.6 | 139 | ||
| 111 | Rice | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1333 | 1457 | 1363.1 | 134 | ||
| 112 | Florida State | ACC | 2-10 | 1269 | 1594 | 1343.2 | 160 | ||
| 113 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1304 | 1446 | 1338.2 | 134 | ||
| 115 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1268 | 1487 | 1319.1 | 128 | ||
| 116 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1309 | 1337 | 1315.6 | 133 | ||
| 117 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-6 | 1323 | 1291 | 1314.6 | 127 | ||
| 119 | UAB | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1260 | 1477 | 1310.8 | 136 | ||
| 120 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-10 | 1226 | 1580 | 1306.3 | 157 | ||
| 121 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1271 | 1403 | 1302.8 | 124 | ||
| 122 | Delaware | CAA | 9-2 | 1392 | 1062 | 1301.0 | 180 | ||
| 123 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1238 | 1437 | 1285.0 | 148 | ||
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-7 | 1266 | 1316 | 1278.2 | 133 | ||
| 127 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1218 | 1448 | 1272.1 | 135 | ||
| 128 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1220 | 1433 | 1269.7 | 133 | ||
| 129 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1244 | 1338 | 1267.0 | 137 | ||
| 131 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-11 | 1153 | 1650 | 1261.3 | 164 | ||
| 132 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-10 | 1198 | 1463 | 1259.6 | 134 | ||
| 133 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1198 | 1451 | 1257.2 | 133 | ||
| 137 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1220 | 1320 | 1244.4 | 133 | ||
| 139 | Missouri State | MVFC | 8-4 | 1296 | 1059 | 1232.2 | 144 | ||
| 141 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1163 | 1388 | 1215.7 | 127 | ||
| 142 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1167 | 1367 | 1214.1 | 127 | ||
| 147 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1131 | 1350 | 1181.9 | 140 | ||
| 148 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1143 | 1302 | 1181.2 | 135 | ||
| 150 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-10 | 1106 | 1421 | 1177.5 | 138 | ||
| 160 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1095 | 1325 | 1148.7 | 134 | ||
| 163 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-11 | 1037 | 1455 | 1128.9 | 154 | ||
| 164 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 2-10 | 1045 | 1382 | 1120.8 | 143 | ||
| 167 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1059 | 1287 | 1111.5 | 128 | ||
| 206 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-12 | 845 | 1413 | 961.2 | 173 | ||