| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1891 | 1574 | 1806.1 | 179 | ||
| 2 | Texas | SEC | 5-0 | 1912 | 1520 | 1805.4 | 201 | ||
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1921 | 1474 | 1798.4 | 205 | ||
| 4 | Oregon | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1909 | 1475 | 1789.8 | 201 | ||
| 5 | Miami | ACC | 6-0 | 1898 | 1481 | 1783.7 | 189 | ||
| 6 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1914 | 1431 | 1780.1 | 194 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1878 | 1478 | 1769.1 | 195 | ||
| 8 | BYU | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1908 | 1404 | 1767.3 | 211 | ||
| 9 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1807 | 1531 | 1733.6 | 181 | ||
| 10 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 5-0 | 1856 | 1378 | 1722.7 | 209 | ||
| 11 | Alabama | SEC | 4-1 | 1767 | 1585 | 1719.5 | 193 | ||
| 12 | Virginia | ACC | 4-1 | 1785 | 1521 | 1715.2 | 189 | ||
| 13 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1776 | 1529 | 1710.6 | 186 | ||
| 14 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1773 | 1502 | 1701.4 | 195 | ||
| 15 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1829 | 1369 | 1701.1 | 206 | ||
| 16 | Clemson | ACC | 4-1 | 1755 | 1522 | 1693.4 | 188 | ||
| 17 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 4-1 | 1754 | 1519 | 1692.0 | 191 | ||
| 18 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1752 | 1507 | 1687.0 | 196 | ||
| 19 | Washington | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1725 | 1575 | 1686.2 | 171 | ||
| 20 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1755 | 1487 | 1684.0 | 194 | ||
| 21 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-1 | 1759 | 1459 | 1678.8 | 170 | ||
| 22 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1700 | 1611 | 1677.4 | 173 | ||
| 23 | Syracuse | ACC | 4-1 | 1761 | 1448 | 1677.0 | 205 | ||
| 24 | Colorado | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1747 | 1478 | 1675.8 | 188 | ||
| 25 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1731 | 1517 | 1675.1 | 197 | ||
| 26 | SMU | ACC | 5-1 | 1754 | 1446 | 1671.3 | 176 | ||
| 27 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-2 | 1680 | 1629 | 1667.0 | 184 | ||
| 28 | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 1744 | 1436 | 1661.2 | 200 | ||
| 29 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1805 | 1288 | 1659.1 | 218 | ||
| 30 | Boise State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1752 | 1406 | 1658.5 | 218 | ||
| 31 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-1 | 1735 | 1449 | 1658.4 | 179 | ||
| 32 | Boston College | ACC | 4-2 | 1697 | 1544 | 1657.8 | 177 | ||
| 33 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1726 | 1462 | 1655.7 | 183 | ||
| 34 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1716 | 1460 | 1648.1 | 196 | ||
| 35 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1672 | 1576 | 1647.7 | 193 | ||
| 36 | Missouri | SEC | 4-1 | 1710 | 1471 | 1646.8 | 195 | ||
| 37 | Georgia | SEC | 4-1 | 1713 | 1433 | 1638.6 | 198 | ||
| 38 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1647 | 1600 | 1635.4 | 188 | ||
| 39 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4-1 | 1696 | 1465 | 1634.8 | 195 | ||
| 40 | Duke | ACC | 5-1 | 1711 | 1414 | 1631.0 | 195 | ||
| 41 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 4-2 | 1682 | 1484 | 1630.3 | 189 | ||
| 42 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4-0 | 1768 | 1271 | 1628.1 | 232 | ||
| 43 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1712 | 1394 | 1626.4 | 184 | ||
| 44 | Army | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1761 | 1272 | 1623.4 | 210 | ||
| 45 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1695 | 1405 | 1617.4 | 206 | ||
| 46 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 3-2 | 1639 | 1514 | 1607.0 | 220 | ||
| 47 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-1 | 1678 | 1399 | 1603.4 | 196 | ||
| 48 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1676 | 1387 | 1598.2 | 203 | ||
| 49 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-2 | 1635 | 1472 | 1592.8 | 175 | ||
| 50 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1671 | 1379 | 1592.4 | 201 | ||
| 51 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1 | 1665 | 1379 | 1588.5 | 207 | ||
| 52 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1633 | 1444 | 1584.0 | 186 | ||
| 53 | UConn | FBS Independents | 4-2 | 1627 | 1432 | 1575.9 | 180 | ||
| 54 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1593 | 1480 | 1564.0 | 191 | ||
| 55 | USC | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1568 | 1541 | 1561.5 | 183 | ||
| 56 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-3 | 1552 | 1552 | 1552.2 | 177 | ||
| 57 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1580 | 1457 | 1548.3 | 187 | ||
| 58 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1574 | 1469 | 1547.2 | 184 | ||
| 59 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1614 | 1356 | 1545.0 | 203 | ||
| 60 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1537 | 1558 | 1542.3 | 186 | ||
| 61 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-2 | 1551 | 1500 | 1538.0 | 190 | ||
| 62 | Louisville | ACC | 3-2 | 1565 | 1460 | 1537.8 | 182 | ||
| 63 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1563 | 1460 | 1536.6 | 187 | ||
| 64 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1603 | 1319 | 1526.4 | 197 | ||
| 65 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1552 | 1441 | 1523.8 | 188 | ||
| 66 | Memphis | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1605 | 1299 | 1522.4 | 204 | ||
| 67 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1553 | 1432 | 1521.7 | 189 | ||
| 68 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1535 | 1468 | 1518.0 | 194 | ||
| 69 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-3 | 1515 | 1517 | 1515.7 | 189 | ||
| 70 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1521 | 1499 | 1515.5 | 175 | ||
| 71 | North Texas | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1595 | 1288 | 1511.6 | 203 | ||
| 72 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1536 | 1434 | 1509.7 | 190 | ||
| 73 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1532 | 1429 | 1505.7 | 189 | ||
| 74 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-1 | 1593 | 1266 | 1504.5 | 212 | ||
| 75 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1515 | 1403 | 1485.9 | 193 | ||
| 76 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1485 | 1481 | 1483.7 | 173 | ||
| 77 | Florida | SEC | 3-2 | 1524 | 1355 | 1479.8 | 193 | ||
| 78 | UCLA | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1406 | 1709 | 1476.7 | 197 | ||
| 79 | Houston | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1443 | 1565 | 1472.8 | 178 | ||
| 80 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1508 | 1371 | 1472.7 | 199 | ||
| 81 | California | ACC | 3-2 | 1488 | 1408 | 1467.7 | 215 | ||
| 82 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1482 | 1422 | 1466.9 | 184 | ||
| 83 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-1 | 1544 | 1241 | 1462.3 | 200 | ||
| 84 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-3 | 1436 | 1530 | 1458.5 | 198 | ||
| 85 | Delaware | CAA | 5-0 | 1653 | 998 | 1457.2 | 259 | ||
| 86 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1479 | 1345 | 1444.4 | 194 | ||
| 87 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1453 | 1406 | 1441.3 | 210 | ||
| 88 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1480 | 1329 | 1441.0 | 200 | ||
| 89 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1459 | 1357 | 1432.7 | 189 | ||
| 90 | Stanford | ACC | 2-3 | 1419 | 1454 | 1427.7 | 192 | ||
| 91 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1412 | 1472 | 1427.1 | 189 | ||
| 92 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-3 | 1417 | 1444 | 1423.4 | 197 | ||
| 93 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1387 | 1530 | 1421.4 | 187 | ||
| 94 | NC State | ACC | 3-3 | 1426 | 1405 | 1420.8 | 179 | ||
| 95 | Florida State | ACC | 1-5 | 1350 | 1627 | 1414.1 | 193 | ||
| 96 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1440 | 1303 | 1404.9 | 187 | ||
| 98 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1393 | 1371 | 1387.4 | 181 | ||
| 99 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1395 | 1365 | 1387.3 | 177 | ||
| 100 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1375 | 1413 | 1384.7 | 190 | ||
| 101 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1350 | 1472 | 1379.7 | 182 | ||
| 102 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1358 | 1414 | 1371.8 | 198 | ||
| 104 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1294 | 1566 | 1357.1 | 185 | ||
| 105 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1350 | 1374 | 1355.7 | 190 | ||
| 106 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1348 | 1370 | 1353.2 | 195 | ||
| 107 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1288 | 1494 | 1336.7 | 190 | ||
| 108 | Auburn | SEC | 2-4 | 1307 | 1421 | 1334.8 | 186 | ||
| 109 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1307 | 1385 | 1326.4 | 181 | ||
| 110 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1276 | 1478 | 1323.9 | 187 | ||
| 112 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1309 | 1319 | 1311.8 | 191 | ||
| 116 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1274 | 1378 | 1299.2 | 183 | ||
| 117 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1295 | 1300 | 1295.9 | 197 | ||
| 118 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-4 | 1230 | 1493 | 1291.4 | 205 | ||
| 119 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1283 | 1309 | 1289.5 | 182 | ||
| 120 | UAB | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1232 | 1467 | 1287.3 | 206 | ||
| 121 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-4 | 1233 | 1451 | 1284.2 | 194 | ||
| 122 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1269 | 1323 | 1282.2 | 199 | ||
| 123 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-3 | 1275 | 1299 | 1281.0 | 188 | ||
| 125 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1224 | 1457 | 1278.2 | 205 | ||
| 126 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1220 | 1468 | 1277.3 | 178 | ||
| 127 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1219 | 1463 | 1276.4 | 205 | ||
| 128 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1257 | 1295 | 1266.1 | 194 | ||
| 130 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1209 | 1391 | 1252.2 | 215 | ||
| 131 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-5 | 1188 | 1462 | 1251.6 | 187 | ||
| 133 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1181 | 1434 | 1240.0 | 194 | ||
| 137 | Rice | American Athletic | 1-4 | 1173 | 1374 | 1220.1 | 189 | ||
| 138 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1178 | 1330 | 1214.0 | 208 | ||
| 140 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-5 | 1154 | 1381 | 1207.2 | 171 | ||
| 144 | Missouri State | MVFC | 3-2 | 1249 | 1020 | 1186.8 | 210 | ||
| 146 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1140 | 1320 | 1182.2 | 192 | ||
| 148 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-4 | 1126 | 1360 | 1180.0 | 207 | ||
| 153 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-5 | 1107 | 1335 | 1160.4 | 179 | ||
| 155 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1112 | 1310 | 1158.5 | 195 | ||
| 157 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 1-3 | 1116 | 1226 | 1142.8 | 201 | ||
| 166 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-5 | 1011 | 1475 | 1110.9 | 244 | ||
| 172 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-5 | 1005 | 1424 | 1096.7 | 221 | ||
| 179 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 0-5 | 989 | 1389 | 1076.8 | 203 | ||