| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-12 | 845 | 1413 | 961.2 | 173 | ||
| 167 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1059 | 1287 | 1111.5 | 128 | ||
| 164 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 2-10 | 1045 | 1382 | 1120.8 | 144 | ||
| 163 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-11 | 1037 | 1455 | 1128.9 | 154 | ||
| 160 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1095 | 1325 | 1148.7 | 134 | ||
| 151 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 2-10 | 1106 | 1421 | 1177.5 | 139 | ||
| 149 | Florida International | Conference USA | 4-8 | 1143 | 1302 | 1181.2 | 136 | ||
| 148 | UTEP | Conference USA | 3-9 | 1131 | 1350 | 1181.9 | 141 | ||
| 142 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1167 | 1367 | 1214.1 | 127 | ||
| 141 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1163 | 1388 | 1215.7 | 127 | ||
| 138 | Missouri State | MVFC | 8-4 | 1296 | 1059 | 1232.2 | 145 | ||
| 137 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 5-7 | 1220 | 1320 | 1244.4 | 133 | ||
| 133 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1198 | 1451 | 1257.2 | 133 | ||
| 132 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-10 | 1198 | 1463 | 1259.6 | 134 | ||
| 131 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-11 | 1153 | 1650 | 1261.3 | 165 | ||
| 129 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1244 | 1338 | 1267.0 | 137 | ||
| 128 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 3-9 | 1220 | 1433 | 1269.7 | 134 | ||
| 127 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-9 | 1218 | 1448 | 1272.1 | 135 | ||
| 124 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-8 | 1260 | 1351 | 1282.0 | 132 | ||
| 123 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 3-9 | 1238 | 1437 | 1285.0 | 149 | ||
| 122 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-7 | 1299 | 1306 | 1300.6 | 122 | ||
| 121 | Delaware | CAA | 9-2 | 1392 | 1062 | 1301.0 | 180 | ||
| 120 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 4-8 | 1271 | 1403 | 1302.8 | 125 | ||
| 119 | Mississippi State | SEC | 2-10 | 1226 | 1580 | 1306.3 | 157 | ||
| 118 | UAB | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1260 | 1477 | 1310.8 | 136 | ||
| 116 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1309 | 1337 | 1315.6 | 133 | ||
| 115 | Temple | American Athletic | 3-9 | 1268 | 1487 | 1319.1 | 128 | ||
| 113 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-8 | 1304 | 1446 | 1338.2 | 135 | ||
| 112 | Florida State | ACC | 2-10 | 1269 | 1594 | 1343.2 | 160 | ||
| 111 | Rice | American Athletic | 4-8 | 1333 | 1457 | 1363.1 | 135 | ||
| 110 | Air Force | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1359 | 1378 | 1363.6 | 139 | ||
| 109 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1342 | 1458 | 1370.0 | 133 | ||
| 108 | Troy | Sun Belt | 4-8 | 1348 | 1454 | 1373.8 | 137 | ||
| 107 | Stanford | ACC | 3-9 | 1326 | 1541 | 1377.0 | 132 | ||
| 105 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6-7 | 1369 | 1420 | 1381.9 | 121 | ||
| 104 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 5-7 | 1358 | 1462 | 1383.5 | 137 | ||
| 103 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-7 | 1385 | 1403 | 1389.4 | 124 | ||
| 102 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 5-7 | 1379 | 1432 | 1392.1 | 133 | ||
| 100 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 7-6 | 1416 | 1350 | 1399.4 | 118 | ||
| 99 | North Texas | American Athletic | 6-7 | 1390 | 1429 | 1399.7 | 122 | ||
| 98 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-9 | 1342 | 1591 | 1400.6 | 135 | ||
| 97 | Liberty | Conference USA | 8-4 | 1455 | 1305 | 1416.2 | 137 | ||
| 96 | App State | Sun Belt | 5-6 | 1419 | 1429 | 1421.4 | 137 | ||
| 95 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 5-7 | 1411 | 1468 | 1424.6 | 132 | ||
| 94 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 8-5 | 1432 | 1415 | 1427.9 | 152 | ||
| 93 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 8-5 | 1471 | 1329 | 1434.5 | 128 | ||
| 92 | Kentucky | SEC | 4-8 | 1403 | 1560 | 1440.8 | 138 | ||
| 91 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1398 | 1581 | 1441.7 | 130 | ||
| 90 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1474 | 1362 | 1445.2 | 119 | ||
| 89 | Wake Forest | ACC | 4-8 | 1414 | 1550 | 1447.2 | 134 | ||
| 88 | Toledo | Mid-American | 8-5 | 1475 | 1371 | 1448.5 | 124 | ||
| 87 | San José State | Mountain West | 7-6 | 1454 | 1435 | 1449.4 | 127 | ||
| 86 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1466 | 1418 | 1453.5 | 120 | ||
| 85 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-6 | 1477 | 1395 | 1456.3 | 125 | ||
| 84 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1434 | 1576 | 1468.2 | 134 | ||
| 83 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1430 | 1593 | 1468.9 | 134 | ||
| 82 | UTSA | American Athletic | 7-6 | 1489 | 1430 | 1473.6 | 124 | ||
| 81 | NC State | ACC | 6-7 | 1469 | 1492 | 1474.6 | 122 | ||
| 80 | Utah | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1455 | 1560 | 1480.7 | 135 | ||
| 79 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1513 | 1397 | 1483.1 | 122 | ||
| 78 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 7-6 | 1508 | 1426 | 1486.9 | 128 | ||
| 76 | North Carolina | ACC | 6-7 | 1485 | 1525 | 1495.1 | 122 | ||
| 75 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-8 | 1450 | 1642 | 1496.1 | 129 | ||
| 74 | Arizona | Big 12 | 4-8 | 1460 | 1616 | 1497.4 | 126 | ||
| 73 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 9-4 | 1552 | 1349 | 1498.1 | 125 | ||
| 72 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 5-7 | 1492 | 1534 | 1502.5 | 127 | ||
| 71 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 9-5 | 1548 | 1386 | 1505.6 | 117 | ||
| 70 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 8-5 | 1538 | 1414 | 1505.9 | 122 | ||
| 68 | California | ACC | 6-7 | 1500 | 1544 | 1511.1 | 128 | ||
| 67 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1548 | 1430 | 1517.8 | 122 | ||
| 66 | Auburn | SEC | 5-7 | 1512 | 1537 | 1518.1 | 137 | ||
| 65 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1497 | 1591 | 1519.9 | 132 | ||
| 64 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1504 | 1569 | 1520.0 | 121 | ||
| 63 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1515 | 1604 | 1536.6 | 126 | ||
| 62 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 10-4 | 1592 | 1394 | 1540.4 | 119 | ||
| 61 | Oklahoma | SEC | 6-7 | 1529 | 1578 | 1540.9 | 125 | ||
| 60 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-6 | 1545 | 1544 | 1544.7 | 124 | ||
| 59 | UConn | FBS Independents | 9-4 | 1601 | 1391 | 1545.6 | 130 | ||
| 58 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1569 | 1530 | 1559.4 | 117 | ||
| 57 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 9-4 | 1610 | 1429 | 1563.0 | 131 | ||
| 56 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 8-5 | 1590 | 1486 | 1563.4 | 122 | ||
| 55 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 9-5 | 1609 | 1435 | 1563.4 | 117 | ||
| 54 | Virginia | ACC | 5-7 | 1552 | 1640 | 1573.9 | 129 | ||
| 53 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-5 | 1602 | 1500 | 1575.9 | 129 | ||
| 52 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 6-7 | 1576 | 1602 | 1582.5 | 117 | ||
| 51 | Ohio | Mid-American | 11-3 | 1667 | 1365 | 1585.7 | 116 | ||
| 50 | Arkansas | SEC | 7-6 | 1602 | 1550 | 1589.0 | 126 | ||
| 49 | UCLA | Big Ten | 5-7 | 1572 | 1645 | 1589.8 | 124 | ||
| 48 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 10-3 | 1668 | 1383 | 1591.3 | 131 | ||
| 47 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 6-7 | 1593 | 1622 | 1600.1 | 116 | ||
| 46 | Tulane | American Athletic | 9-5 | 1649 | 1504 | 1611.5 | 121 | ||
| 45 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1619 | 1602 | 1615.0 | 119 | ||
| 44 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-7 | 1618 | 1618 | 1618.2 | 146 | ||
| 43 | Iowa | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1650 | 1535 | 1620.5 | 116 | ||
| 42 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-6 | 1636 | 1581 | 1622.1 | 127 | ||
| 41 | TCU | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1682 | 1481 | 1629.6 | 119 | ||
| 40 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 7-6 | 1642 | 1594 | 1629.9 | 125 | ||
| 39 | USC | Big Ten | 7-6 | 1637 | 1625 | 1634.0 | 118 | ||
| 38 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 10-3 | 1709 | 1429 | 1634.1 | 120 | ||
| 37 | Boston College | ACC | 7-6 | 1650 | 1615 | 1640.7 | 119 | ||
| 36 | Washington | Big Ten | 6-7 | 1639 | 1681 | 1649.1 | 122 | ||
| 35 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1683 | 1566 | 1652.6 | 120 | ||
| 34 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1679 | 1581 | 1653.6 | 127 | ||
| 33 | Duke | ACC | 9-4 | 1700 | 1528 | 1655.4 | 128 | ||
| 32 | Memphis | American Athletic | 11-2 | 1759 | 1402 | 1662.1 | 131 | ||
| 31 | UNLV | Mountain West | 11-3 | 1743 | 1448 | 1664.0 | 129 | ||
| 30 | Navy | American Athletic | 10-3 | 1743 | 1470 | 1670.2 | 128 | ||
| 29 | Army | American Athletic | 12-2 | 1778 | 1397 | 1673.8 | 136 | ||
| 28 | Missouri | SEC | 10-3 | 1746 | 1487 | 1677.0 | 126 | ||
| 27 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1722 | 1562 | 1680.9 | 123 | ||
| 26 | Florida | SEC | 8-5 | 1730 | 1562 | 1686.4 | 126 | ||
| 25 | Baylor | Big 12 | 8-5 | 1723 | 1589 | 1688.7 | 123 | ||
| 24 | Miami | ACC | 10-3 | 1745 | 1547 | 1693.2 | 135 | ||
| 23 | Tennessee | SEC | 10-3 | 1772 | 1486 | 1695.7 | 133 | ||
| 22 | Colorado | Big 12 | 9-4 | 1741 | 1568 | 1696.0 | 123 | ||
| 21 | Alabama | SEC | 9-4 | 1739 | 1604 | 1704.2 | 125 | ||
| 20 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 11-3 | 1784 | 1518 | 1713.8 | 123 | ||
| 19 | Louisville | ACC | 9-4 | 1764 | 1577 | 1715.0 | 121 | ||
| 18 | LSU | SEC | 9-4 | 1773 | 1588 | 1724.4 | 119 | ||
| 17 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10-3 | 1792 | 1543 | 1726.2 | 123 | ||
| 16 | South Carolina | SEC | 9-4 | 1797 | 1594 | 1743.9 | 122 | ||
| 15 | BYU | Big 12 | 11-2 | 1841 | 1502 | 1749.5 | 142 | ||
| 14 | Clemson | ACC | 10-4 | 1809 | 1596 | 1753.2 | 117 | ||
| 13 | Syracuse | ACC | 10-3 | 1828 | 1557 | 1755.9 | 127 | ||
| 12 | Illinois | Big Ten | 10-3 | 1831 | 1571 | 1762.3 | 124 | ||
| 11 | Boise State | Mountain West | 12-2 | 1884 | 1456 | 1766.6 | 143 | ||
| 10 | SMU | ACC | 11-3 | 1849 | 1588 | 1780.2 | 121 | ||
| 9 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-5 | 1809 | 1720 | 1786.5 | 123 | ||
| 8 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 11-3 | 1860 | 1614 | 1795.1 | 118 | ||
| 7 | Georgia | SEC | 11-3 | 1901 | 1591 | 1818.6 | 122 | ||
| 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11-2 | 1915 | 1567 | 1821.5 | 136 | ||
| 5 | Texas | SEC | 13-3 | 1933 | 1659 | 1860.3 | 113 | ||
| 4 | Penn State | Big Ten | 13-3 | 1959 | 1644 | 1875.3 | 117 | ||
| 3 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 14-2 | 2025 | 1668 | 1929.4 | 110 | ||
| 2 | Oregon | Big Ten | 13-1 | 2048 | 1623 | 1932.1 | 133 | ||
| 1 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 14-2 | 2067 | 1701 | 1968.7 | 112 | ||