| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1013 | 1353 | 1088.9 | 225 | ||
| 165 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-5 | 1011 | 1475 | 1110.9 | 244 | ||
| 164 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1030 | 1407 | 1113.2 | 221 | ||
| 157 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1116 | 1226 | 1142.8 | 201 | ||
| 153 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1112 | 1310 | 1158.5 | 195 | ||
| 151 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1134 | 1251 | 1162.2 | 211 | ||
| 148 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-2 | 1249 | 1020 | 1186.8 | 210 | ||
| 147 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1168 | 1271 | 1193.0 | 204 | ||
| 143 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1178 | 1330 | 1214.0 | 208 | ||
| 139 | Rice | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1173 | 1374 | 1220.1 | 189 | ||
| 138 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1179 | 1361 | 1222.1 | 198 | ||
| 136 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-4 | 1190 | 1374 | 1233.4 | 182 | ||
| 135 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1206 | 1327 | 1234.9 | 213 | ||
| 132 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1208 | 1341 | 1239.9 | 203 | ||
| 130 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-4 | 1201 | 1411 | 1250.6 | 192 | ||
| 129 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1209 | 1391 | 1252.2 | 215 | ||
| 126 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1257 | 1295 | 1266.1 | 194 | ||
| 125 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1237 | 1396 | 1275.0 | 212 | ||
| 124 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1224 | 1457 | 1278.2 | 205 | ||
| 122 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-4 | 1230 | 1493 | 1291.4 | 205 | ||
| 121 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1328 | 1214 | 1298.5 | 211 | ||
| 120 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1251 | 1456 | 1299.5 | 189 | ||
| 119 | Wake Forest | ACC | 1-3 | 1264 | 1418 | 1300.9 | 213 | ||
| 118 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1265 | 1420 | 1301.9 | 211 | ||
| 117 | UAB | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1265 | 1432 | 1305.2 | 221 | ||
| 116 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1300 | 1325 | 1306.2 | 193 | ||
| 114 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1282 | 1442 | 1320.2 | 213 | ||
| 111 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1289 | 1491 | 1336.7 | 218 | ||
| 109 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1351 | 1304 | 1339.2 | 224 | ||
| 108 | Auburn | SEC | 2-3 | 1333 | 1368 | 1341.9 | 196 | ||
| 107 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1315 | 1460 | 1349.4 | 203 | ||
| 106 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1316 | 1458 | 1350.0 | 201 | ||
| 105 | Florida | SEC | 2-2 | 1379 | 1273 | 1351.6 | 207 | ||
| 104 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1348 | 1370 | 1353.2 | 195 | ||
| 103 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1382 | 1308 | 1363.3 | 208 | ||
| 102 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1330 | 1476 | 1365.2 | 205 | ||
| 101 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1368 | 1369 | 1368.1 | 199 | ||
| 100 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1358 | 1414 | 1371.8 | 198 | ||
| 98 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1330 | 1561 | 1384.5 | 199 | ||
| 97 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1377 | 1407 | 1384.8 | 203 | ||
| 96 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1401 | 1343 | 1386.2 | 218 | ||
| 95 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1375 | 1421 | 1386.5 | 192 | ||
| 94 | Houston | Big 12 | 1-4 | 1336 | 1578 | 1392.8 | 194 | ||
| 93 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1440 | 1303 | 1404.9 | 187 | ||
| 92 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-2 | 1415 | 1399 | 1410.8 | 207 | ||
| 91 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1399 | 1457 | 1413.4 | 185 | ||
| 90 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 2-2 | 1422 | 1411 | 1419.0 | 230 | ||
| 89 | Delaware | CAA | 4-0 | 1623 | 959 | 1423.0 | 278 | ||
| 88 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1409 | 1475 | 1425.6 | 196 | ||
| 87 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1412 | 1472 | 1427.1 | 189 | ||
| 86 | Florida State | ACC | 1-4 | 1377 | 1607 | 1431.3 | 204 | ||
| 85 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1480 | 1329 | 1441.0 | 200 | ||
| 84 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1453 | 1406 | 1441.3 | 210 | ||
| 83 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1514 | 1260 | 1445.8 | 214 | ||
| 82 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1456 | 1439 | 1451.6 | 207 | ||
| 81 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1465 | 1445 | 1460.2 | 211 | ||
| 80 | California | ACC | 3-1 | 1523 | 1292 | 1461.9 | 232 | ||
| 79 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1494 | 1370 | 1461.9 | 199 | ||
| 78 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-2 | 1469 | 1442 | 1462.2 | 205 | ||
| 77 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1501 | 1371 | 1467.6 | 193 | ||
| 76 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1508 | 1371 | 1472.7 | 199 | ||
| 75 | UCLA | Big Ten | 1-3 | 1424 | 1661 | 1479.5 | 204 | ||
| 74 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1489 | 1472 | 1484.7 | 208 | ||
| 73 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1515 | 1403 | 1485.9 | 193 | ||
| 72 | Arkansas | SEC | 3-2 | 1517 | 1398 | 1486.3 | 184 | ||
| 71 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-3 | 1469 | 1558 | 1490.9 | 194 | ||
| 70 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-1 | 1558 | 1320 | 1495.0 | 215 | ||
| 69 | Stanford | ACC | 2-2 | 1521 | 1451 | 1503.3 | 218 | ||
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1593 | 1266 | 1504.5 | 212 | ||
| 67 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 3-2 | 1541 | 1408 | 1507.0 | 200 | ||
| 66 | North Texas | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1595 | 1288 | 1511.6 | 203 | ||
| 65 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1565 | 1362 | 1511.9 | 223 | ||
| 64 | NC State | ACC | 3-2 | 1548 | 1433 | 1518.2 | 191 | ||
| 63 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1605 | 1299 | 1522.4 | 204 | ||
| 62 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1552 | 1441 | 1523.8 | 188 | ||
| 61 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1594 | 1332 | 1523.8 | 205 | ||
| 60 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1528 | 1513 | 1524.1 | 201 | ||
| 59 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-2 | 1554 | 1458 | 1529.8 | 203 | ||
| 58 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1580 | 1457 | 1548.3 | 187 | ||
| 57 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1569 | 1495 | 1549.8 | 198 | ||
| 56 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1575 | 1483 | 1551.6 | 189 | ||
| 55 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-1 | 1623 | 1360 | 1552.5 | 229 | ||
| 54 | UConn | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 1592 | 1453 | 1556.3 | 193 | ||
| 53 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1593 | 1480 | 1564.0 | 191 | ||
| 52 | Tulane | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1606 | 1480 | 1573.7 | 197 | ||
| 51 | Louisville | ACC | 3-1 | 1636 | 1403 | 1574.1 | 203 | ||
| 50 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1644 | 1408 | 1581.6 | 218 | ||
| 49 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 3-1 | 1644 | 1417 | 1584.4 | 210 | ||
| 48 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-1 | 1632 | 1459 | 1586.8 | 213 | ||
| 47 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-1 | 1663 | 1382 | 1587.4 | 183 | ||
| 46 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1649 | 1418 | 1587.6 | 213 | ||
| 45 | Army | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1729 | 1246 | 1592.7 | 226 | ||
| 44 | Ole Miss | SEC | 4-1 | 1664 | 1412 | 1597.2 | 198 | ||
| 43 | Washington | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1621 | 1529 | 1597.5 | 185 | ||
| 42 | SMU | ACC | 4-1 | 1689 | 1408 | 1613.7 | 193 | ||
| 41 | Virginia | ACC | 3-1 | 1671 | 1453 | 1614.1 | 211 | ||
| 40 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1 | 1684 | 1458 | 1624.6 | 211 | ||
| 39 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4-0 | 1768 | 1271 | 1628.1 | 232 | ||
| 38 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1682 | 1491 | 1632.3 | 209 | ||
| 37 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4-1 | 1696 | 1465 | 1634.8 | 195 | ||
| 36 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1647 | 1600 | 1635.4 | 188 | ||
| 35 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1703 | 1471 | 1642.1 | 199 | ||
| 34 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1706 | 1470 | 1643.9 | 186 | ||
| 33 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1716 | 1460 | 1648.1 | 196 | ||
| 32 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1733 | 1448 | 1656.8 | 228 | ||
| 31 | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 1744 | 1436 | 1661.2 | 200 | ||
| 30 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1796 | 1327 | 1665.0 | 222 | ||
| 29 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1802 | 1318 | 1666.5 | 222 | ||
| 28 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2 | 1680 | 1629 | 1667.0 | 184 | ||
| 27 | USC | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1706 | 1576 | 1672.3 | 195 | ||
| 26 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 4-0 | 1808 | 1333 | 1675.6 | 230 | ||
| 25 | Colorado | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1747 | 1478 | 1675.8 | 188 | ||
| 24 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1802 | 1359 | 1679.4 | 219 | ||
| 23 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1744 | 1513 | 1683.4 | 217 | ||
| 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1755 | 1487 | 1684.0 | 194 | ||
| 21 | Clemson | ACC | 3-1 | 1729 | 1558 | 1684.1 | 198 | ||
| 20 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1717 | 1596 | 1686.1 | 203 | ||
| 19 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1752 | 1507 | 1687.0 | 196 | ||
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1 | 1754 | 1519 | 1692.0 | 191 | ||
| 17 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 4-0 | 1840 | 1344 | 1700.8 | 230 | ||
| 16 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-0 | 1842 | 1345 | 1702.8 | 223 | ||
| 15 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1776 | 1529 | 1710.6 | 186 | ||
| 14 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1833 | 1402 | 1713.9 | 202 | ||
| 13 | Boston College | ACC | 4-1 | 1793 | 1519 | 1720.3 | 193 | ||
| 12 | Missouri | SEC | 4-0 | 1845 | 1423 | 1728.8 | 216 | ||
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1835 | 1449 | 1729.7 | 212 | ||
| 10 | Duke | ACC | 5-0 | 1863 | 1388 | 1730.9 | 209 | ||
| 9 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1830 | 1540 | 1752.8 | 197 | ||
| 8 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1807 | 1609 | 1755.3 | 188 | ||
| 7 | Oregon | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1872 | 1452 | 1757.2 | 217 | ||
| 6 | Miami | ACC | 5-0 | 1870 | 1472 | 1761.7 | 199 | ||
| 5 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1895 | 1426 | 1764.9 | 203 | ||
| 4 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1908 | 1404 | 1767.3 | 211 | ||
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1903 | 1487 | 1789.3 | 214 | ||
| 2 | Texas | SEC | 5-0 | 1912 | 1520 | 1805.4 | 201 | ||
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 4-0 | 1925 | 1626 | 1845.2 | 199 | ||