| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oregon | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1982 | 1543 | 1861.9 | 180 | ||
| 2 | Texas | SEC | 6-0 | 1955 | 1550 | 1844.6 | 185 | ||
| 3 | Penn State | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1949 | 1490 | 1822.4 | 193 | ||
| 4 | BYU | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1952 | 1448 | 1811.8 | 193 | ||
| 5 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1891 | 1574 | 1806.1 | 179 | ||
| 6 | Miami | ACC | 6-0 | 1898 | 1481 | 1783.7 | 189 | ||
| 7 | Indiana | Big Ten | 6-0 | 1914 | 1431 | 1780.1 | 194 | ||
| 8 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1842 | 1566 | 1768.4 | 169 | ||
| 9 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 6-0 | 1883 | 1396 | 1747.6 | 197 | ||
| 10 | Alabama | SEC | 5-1 | 1807 | 1579 | 1747.2 | 178 | ||
| 11 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1808 | 1550 | 1740.0 | 176 | ||
| 12 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-0 | 1868 | 1403 | 1739.3 | 190 | ||
| 13 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 5-1 | 1806 | 1550 | 1738.2 | 178 | ||
| 14 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1807 | 1531 | 1733.6 | 181 | ||
| 15 | LSU | SEC | 5-1 | 1822 | 1486 | 1731.8 | 179 | ||
| 16 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-1 | 1786 | 1502 | 1710.5 | 183 | ||
| 17 | Clemson | ACC | 5-1 | 1780 | 1504 | 1706.4 | 178 | ||
| 18 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 5-1 | 1780 | 1502 | 1706.1 | 181 | ||
| 19 | Syracuse | ACC | 5-1 | 1790 | 1444 | 1696.8 | 192 | ||
| 20 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 4-2 | 1742 | 1542 | 1689.6 | 194 | ||
| 21 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1781 | 1442 | 1689.4 | 191 | ||
| 22 | Illinois | Big Ten | 5-1 | 1768 | 1445 | 1680.9 | 189 | ||
| 23 | Texas A&M | SEC | 5-1 | 1759 | 1459 | 1678.8 | 170 | ||
| 24 | Michigan | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1700 | 1611 | 1677.4 | 173 | ||
| 25 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1762 | 1440 | 1675.3 | 185 | ||
| 26 | SMU | ACC | 5-1 | 1754 | 1446 | 1671.3 | 176 | ||
| 27 | Boise State | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1771 | 1384 | 1665.1 | 209 | ||
| 28 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-2 | 1728 | 1489 | 1664.4 | 174 | ||
| 29 | Navy | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1805 | 1288 | 1659.1 | 218 | ||
| 30 | Boston College | ACC | 4-2 | 1697 | 1544 | 1657.8 | 177 | ||
| 31 | Colorado | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1680 | 1528 | 1640.5 | 171 | ||
| 32 | Georgia | SEC | 5-1 | 1729 | 1400 | 1640.0 | 191 | ||
| 33 | Liberty | Conference USA | 5-0 | 1787 | 1268 | 1639.8 | 223 | ||
| 34 | Missouri | SEC | 5-1 | 1720 | 1418 | 1639.2 | 190 | ||
| 35 | Tennessee | SEC | 5-1 | 1722 | 1403 | 1636.1 | 187 | ||
| 36 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1634 | 1632 | 1633.8 | 180 | ||
| 37 | Virginia | ACC | 4-2 | 1670 | 1529 | 1633.4 | 176 | ||
| 38 | Army | American Athletic | 6-0 | 1776 | 1265 | 1631.3 | 203 | ||
| 39 | Duke | ACC | 5-1 | 1711 | 1414 | 1631.0 | 195 | ||
| 40 | Louisville | ACC | 4-2 | 1671 | 1514 | 1630.7 | 170 | ||
| 41 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 5-1 | 1712 | 1394 | 1626.4 | 184 | ||
| 42 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4-2 | 1655 | 1540 | 1625.0 | 181 | ||
| 43 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-2 | 1670 | 1491 | 1623.6 | 165 | ||
| 44 | Washington | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1636 | 1572 | 1620.0 | 160 | ||
| 45 | Iowa | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1660 | 1481 | 1613.5 | 174 | ||
| 46 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-3 | 1606 | 1631 | 1612.1 | 169 | ||
| 47 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1642 | 1505 | 1606.8 | 177 | ||
| 48 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1647 | 1480 | 1603.7 | 174 | ||
| 49 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1646 | 1483 | 1603.5 | 175 | ||
| 50 | UNLV | Mountain West | 5-1 | 1689 | 1353 | 1597.7 | 193 | ||
| 51 | Arkansas | SEC | 4-2 | 1635 | 1472 | 1592.8 | 175 | ||
| 52 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1629 | 1472 | 1588.2 | 170 | ||
| 53 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-2 | 1623 | 1474 | 1584.7 | 170 | ||
| 54 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-2 | 1633 | 1444 | 1584.0 | 186 | ||
| 55 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 4-2 | 1621 | 1457 | 1578.6 | 171 | ||
| 56 | UConn | FBS Independents | 4-2 | 1627 | 1432 | 1575.9 | 180 | ||
| 57 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1606 | 1436 | 1561.9 | 176 | ||
| 58 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1653 | 1318 | 1561.8 | 186 | ||
| 59 | USC | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1546 | 1604 | 1560.1 | 175 | ||
| 60 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1557 | 1549 | 1555.4 | 183 | ||
| 61 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-3 | 1552 | 1552 | 1552.2 | 177 | ||
| 62 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 4-3 | 1568 | 1486 | 1546.7 | 162 | ||
| 63 | Maryland | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1538 | 1573 | 1546.5 | 175 | ||
| 64 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-1 | 1634 | 1298 | 1542.7 | 188 | ||
| 65 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-3 | 1537 | 1558 | 1542.3 | 186 | ||
| 66 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1542 | 1529 | 1538.3 | 173 | ||
| 67 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-2 | 1590 | 1382 | 1535.1 | 184 | ||
| 68 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-3 | 1512 | 1544 | 1519.9 | 176 | ||
| 69 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 4-2 | 1548 | 1413 | 1513.2 | 183 | ||
| 70 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 5-1 | 1579 | 1246 | 1488.4 | 186 | ||
| 71 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-4 | 1470 | 1540 | 1487.2 | 174 | ||
| 72 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 4-2 | 1523 | 1378 | 1485.8 | 188 | ||
| 73 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1485 | 1481 | 1483.7 | 173 | ||
| 74 | San José State | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1519 | 1371 | 1480.5 | 193 | ||
| 75 | Delaware | CAA | 6-0 | 1672 | 1016 | 1476.2 | 247 | ||
| 76 | Ohio | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1524 | 1337 | 1474.7 | 171 | ||
| 77 | Houston | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1443 | 1565 | 1472.8 | 178 | ||
| 78 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1508 | 1352 | 1467.5 | 178 | ||
| 79 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1462 | 1482 | 1467.2 | 175 | ||
| 80 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1482 | 1422 | 1466.9 | 184 | ||
| 81 | California | ACC | 3-3 | 1460 | 1483 | 1465.3 | 202 | ||
| 82 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1503 | 1345 | 1462.0 | 174 | ||
| 83 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1465 | 1452 | 1461.5 | 171 | ||
| 84 | Florida | SEC | 3-3 | 1473 | 1407 | 1456.3 | 177 | ||
| 85 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1445 | 1399 | 1433.4 | 186 | ||
| 86 | UCLA | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1349 | 1678 | 1424.7 | 178 | ||
| 87 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1398 | 1498 | 1422.4 | 177 | ||
| 88 | Baylor | Big 12 | 2-4 | 1387 | 1530 | 1421.4 | 187 | ||
| 89 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1441 | 1362 | 1421.2 | 188 | ||
| 90 | Stanford | ACC | 2-4 | 1393 | 1504 | 1419.8 | 182 | ||
| 91 | NC State | ACC | 3-4 | 1403 | 1456 | 1415.9 | 171 | ||
| 92 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-4 | 1390 | 1496 | 1415.5 | 185 | ||
| 94 | Florida State | ACC | 1-5 | 1350 | 1627 | 1414.1 | 193 | ||
| 95 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 3-3 | 1423 | 1386 | 1413.9 | 177 | ||
| 96 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1389 | 1487 | 1413.0 | 175 | ||
| 97 | Nevada | Mountain West | 3-4 | 1407 | 1421 | 1410.7 | 176 | ||
| 98 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-3 | 1421 | 1379 | 1410.4 | 176 | ||
| 99 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1416 | 1382 | 1407.1 | 179 | ||
| 100 | South Florida | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1371 | 1494 | 1400.5 | 175 | ||
| 102 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-2 | 1433 | 1268 | 1389.7 | 198 | ||
| 103 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-3 | 1393 | 1371 | 1387.4 | 181 | ||
| 104 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-3 | 1395 | 1365 | 1387.3 | 177 | ||
| 105 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1350 | 1472 | 1379.7 | 182 | ||
| 106 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 3-3 | 1386 | 1330 | 1371.9 | 177 | ||
| 107 | Temple | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1294 | 1566 | 1357.1 | 185 | ||
| 108 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1330 | 1382 | 1343.2 | 190 | ||
| 109 | Auburn | SEC | 2-4 | 1307 | 1421 | 1334.8 | 186 | ||
| 110 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1311 | 1407 | 1334.2 | 182 | ||
| 111 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 3-3 | 1351 | 1284 | 1333.8 | 176 | ||
| 112 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1307 | 1385 | 1326.4 | 181 | ||
| 116 | Rice | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1278 | 1371 | 1301.1 | 175 | ||
| 117 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1260 | 1375 | 1287.9 | 182 | ||
| 118 | UAB | American Athletic | 1-5 | 1218 | 1516 | 1286.8 | 200 | ||
| 119 | Mississippi State | SEC | 1-5 | 1214 | 1530 | 1286.1 | 198 | ||
| 120 | Purdue | Big Ten | 1-5 | 1220 | 1502 | 1285.4 | 189 | ||
| 123 | Troy | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1220 | 1468 | 1277.3 | 178 | ||
| 124 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-4 | 1242 | 1374 | 1274.1 | 189 | ||
| 125 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2-4 | 1242 | 1374 | 1273.6 | 182 | ||
| 128 | Utah State | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1201 | 1498 | 1268.9 | 196 | ||
| 129 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-4 | 1234 | 1360 | 1264.5 | 185 | ||
| 130 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1242 | 1334 | 1264.0 | 169 | ||
| 131 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 2-4 | 1251 | 1296 | 1262.1 | 187 | ||
| 132 | Ball State | Mid-American | 2-4 | 1228 | 1363 | 1260.4 | 180 | ||
| 134 | Kansas | Big 12 | 1-5 | 1188 | 1462 | 1251.6 | 187 | ||
| 135 | Missouri State | MVFC | 4-2 | 1327 | 1051 | 1251.6 | 186 | ||
| 137 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1217 | 1226 | 1219.1 | 182 | ||
| 139 | Massachusetts | FBS Independents | 1-6 | 1146 | 1428 | 1210.6 | 168 | ||
| 141 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1153 | 1389 | 1207.6 | 193 | ||
| 144 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 1-5 | 1132 | 1395 | 1192.8 | 189 | ||
| 147 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1119 | 1401 | 1183.8 | 185 | ||
| 158 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-6 | 1070 | 1332 | 1130.5 | 167 | ||
| 159 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 1-5 | 1074 | 1317 | 1129.9 | 181 | ||
| 165 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-5 | 1053 | 1329 | 1116.2 | 186 | ||
| 172 | UTEP | Conference USA | 0-6 | 993 | 1450 | 1091.3 | 215 | ||
| 176 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 0-5 | 989 | 1389 | 1076.8 | 203 | ||
| 189 | Kent State | Mid-American | 0-6 | 943 | 1426 | 1045.5 | 214 | ||