| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | SEC | 7-1 | 2006 | 1700 | 1924.7 | 154 | ||
| 2 | Ole Miss | SEC | 8-1 | 1967 | 1680 | 1890.9 | 149 | ||
| 3 | Texas A&M | SEC | 8-0 | 1998 | 1565 | 1879.7 | 167 | ||
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 9-0 | 2007 | 1539 | 1878.0 | 164 | ||
| 5 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 8-0 | 1991 | 1504 | 1856.3 | 171 | ||
| 6 | Georgia | SEC | 7-1 | 1914 | 1614 | 1834.1 | 155 | ||
| 7 | BYU | Big 12 | 8-0 | 1951 | 1491 | 1824.0 | 157 | ||
| 8 | Utah | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1859 | 1627 | 1798.1 | 141 | ||
| 9 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 8-1 | 1882 | 1500 | 1778.2 | 161 | ||
| 10 | USC | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1817 | 1646 | 1772.2 | 147 | ||
| 11 | Virginia | ACC | 8-1 | 1863 | 1491 | 1762.0 | 157 | ||
| 12 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 6-3 | 1794 | 1643 | 1755.1 | 143 | ||
| 13 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 7-2 | 1818 | 1564 | 1750.7 | 145 | ||
| 14 | Oklahoma | SEC | 7-2 | 1815 | 1565 | 1749.1 | 151 | ||
| 15 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 6-2 | 1817 | 1556 | 1748.3 | 158 | ||
| 16 | Washington | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1793 | 1592 | 1740.3 | 152 | ||
| 17 | Michigan | Big Ten | 7-2 | 1799 | 1562 | 1736.8 | 148 | ||
| 18 | Louisville | ACC | 7-1 | 1834 | 1462 | 1732.7 | 169 | ||
| 19 | North Texas | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1837 | 1432 | 1725.8 | 162 | ||
| 20 | Oregon | Big Ten | 7-1 | 1827 | 1454 | 1725.5 | 170 | ||
| 21 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 8-1 | 1818 | 1473 | 1724.6 | 168 | ||
| 22 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1785 | 1510 | 1711.9 | 156 | ||
| 23 | Duke | ACC | 5-3 | 1747 | 1599 | 1708.8 | 161 | ||
| 24 | Texas | SEC | 7-2 | 1778 | 1506 | 1705.6 | 149 | ||
| 25 | Navy | American Athletic | 7-1 | 1795 | 1445 | 1700.3 | 169 | ||
| 26 | Missouri | SEC | 6-2 | 1754 | 1501 | 1687.2 | 160 | ||
| 27 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 7-1 | 1801 | 1379 | 1684.9 | 180 | ||
| 28 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-2 | 1750 | 1491 | 1681.7 | 157 | ||
| 29 | Tennessee | SEC | 6-3 | 1712 | 1579 | 1677.7 | 148 | ||
| 30 | LSU | SEC | 5-3 | 1699 | 1612 | 1677.3 | 157 | ||
| 31 | South Florida | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1727 | 1518 | 1672.6 | 161 | ||
| 32 | Illinois | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1713 | 1554 | 1671.9 | 151 | ||
| 33 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-1 | 1777 | 1383 | 1669.1 | 167 | ||
| 34 | Houston | Big 12 | 7-2 | 1742 | 1459 | 1666.8 | 161 | ||
| 35 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1698 | 1558 | 1662.0 | 144 | ||
| 36 | Tulane | American Athletic | 6-2 | 1692 | 1519 | 1647.0 | 164 | ||
| 37 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 6-3 | 1689 | 1522 | 1645.8 | 142 | ||
| 38 | Miami | ACC | 6-2 | 1690 | 1488 | 1636.8 | 166 | ||
| 39 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-2 | 1696 | 1427 | 1624.6 | 149 | ||
| 40 | SMU | ACC | 6-3 | 1659 | 1482 | 1612.6 | 142 | ||
| 41 | TCU | Big 12 | 6-2 | 1659 | 1441 | 1601.3 | 157 | ||
| 42 | Florida | SEC | 3-5 | 1570 | 1662 | 1592.6 | 169 | ||
| 43 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 7-1 | 1690 | 1311 | 1586.4 | 163 | ||
| 44 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 6-2 | 1660 | 1380 | 1584.9 | 163 | ||
| 45 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 6-2 | 1641 | 1408 | 1579.3 | 157 | ||
| 46 | Arizona | Big 12 | 5-3 | 1611 | 1474 | 1575.6 | 160 | ||
| 47 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1571 | 1557 | 1567.9 | 153 | ||
| 48 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 5-3 | 1591 | 1435 | 1550.6 | 152 | ||
| 49 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 7-2 | 1623 | 1348 | 1549.1 | 154 | ||
| 50 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1530 | 1594 | 1546.0 | 166 | ||
| 51 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 4-5 | 1550 | 1527 | 1543.9 | 162 | ||
| 52 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-6 | 1497 | 1680 | 1541.2 | 156 | ||
| 53 | Wake Forest | ACC | 5-3 | 1573 | 1436 | 1537.8 | 162 | ||
| 54 | NC State | ACC | 5-4 | 1550 | 1498 | 1536.8 | 166 | ||
| 55 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-4 | 1523 | 1579 | 1536.5 | 161 | ||
| 56 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1585 | 1399 | 1536.2 | 149 | ||
| 57 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1583 | 1390 | 1532.3 | 161 | ||
| 58 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1496 | 1645 | 1532.0 | 143 | ||
| 59 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1539 | 1500 | 1529.2 | 148 | ||
| 60 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1562 | 1423 | 1526.1 | 152 | ||
| 61 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-3 | 1563 | 1418 | 1525.6 | 151 | ||
| 62 | UTSA | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1534 | 1501 | 1525.5 | 156 | ||
| 63 | Auburn | SEC | 4-5 | 1500 | 1578 | 1519.6 | 144 | ||
| 64 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1528 | 1475 | 1514.4 | 151 | ||
| 65 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-4 | 1526 | 1475 | 1513.3 | 149 | ||
| 66 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1535 | 1449 | 1512.8 | 148 | ||
| 67 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-4 | 1530 | 1438 | 1506.3 | 148 | ||
| 68 | UNLV | Mountain West | 6-2 | 1548 | 1351 | 1496.6 | 176 | ||
| 69 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1547 | 1350 | 1495.1 | 147 | ||
| 70 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-4 | 1518 | 1422 | 1493.1 | 148 | ||
| 71 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1525 | 1397 | 1491.7 | 166 | ||
| 72 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 5-3 | 1530 | 1376 | 1489.8 | 146 | ||
| 73 | Kentucky | SEC | 3-5 | 1451 | 1552 | 1475.6 | 158 | ||
| 74 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1522 | 1344 | 1475.6 | 152 | ||
| 75 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 6-3 | 1522 | 1339 | 1474.4 | 154 | ||
| 76 | Florida State | ACC | 4-4 | 1473 | 1472 | 1472.7 | 159 | ||
| 77 | California | ACC | 5-4 | 1478 | 1433 | 1466.6 | 160 | ||
| 78 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 4-5 | 1443 | 1508 | 1458.8 | 155 | ||
| 79 | Ohio | Mid-American | 5-3 | 1489 | 1364 | 1456.7 | 159 | ||
| 80 | Army | American Athletic | 4-4 | 1465 | 1423 | 1454.1 | 157 | ||
| 81 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1434 | 1506 | 1451.5 | 169 | ||
| 83 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 3-6 | 1417 | 1556 | 1450.4 | 162 | ||
| 84 | Clemson | ACC | 3-5 | 1423 | 1526 | 1448.2 | 152 | ||
| 85 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-6 | 1400 | 1601 | 1447.9 | 156 | ||
| 86 | Utah State | Mountain West | 4-4 | 1448 | 1439 | 1445.5 | 154 | ||
| 87 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 6-3 | 1491 | 1317 | 1445.3 | 145 | ||
| 88 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-6 | 1422 | 1509 | 1443.0 | 167 | ||
| 89 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 4-5 | 1428 | 1479 | 1440.4 | 157 | ||
| 90 | Stanford | ACC | 3-6 | 1402 | 1532 | 1433.4 | 144 | ||
| 91 | UConn | FBS Independents | 6-3 | 1481 | 1299 | 1433.2 | 144 | ||
| 92 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-5 | 1410 | 1471 | 1425.1 | 149 | ||
| 93 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-6 | 1360 | 1634 | 1423.6 | 172 | ||
| 94 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1466 | 1296 | 1421.7 | 150 | ||
| 95 | Rice | American Athletic | 4-5 | 1406 | 1447 | 1416.2 | 151 | ||
| 96 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 5-3 | 1456 | 1278 | 1409.6 | 162 | ||
| 97 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-4 | 1405 | 1403 | 1404.6 | 160 | ||
| 98 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-5 | 1361 | 1525 | 1400.5 | 170 | ||
| 99 | North Carolina | ACC | 3-5 | 1367 | 1456 | 1389.0 | 160 | ||
| 100 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-5 | 1372 | 1438 | 1388.3 | 151 | ||
| 101 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-7 | 1323 | 1588 | 1385.0 | 149 | ||
| 102 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-7 | 1331 | 1554 | 1383.9 | 166 | ||
| 103 | Florida International | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1361 | 1448 | 1382.4 | 149 | ||
| 104 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1390 | 1352 | 1380.5 | 148 | ||
| 106 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1391 | 1323 | 1374.0 | 156 | ||
| 108 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-6 | 1306 | 1526 | 1357.7 | 161 | ||
| 109 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1381 | 1289 | 1357.4 | 151 | ||
| 110 | UAB | American Athletic | 3-5 | 1327 | 1418 | 1349.1 | 156 | ||
| 111 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-6 | 1314 | 1455 | 1348.1 | 151 | ||
| 112 | Toledo | Mid-American | 4-4 | 1353 | 1327 | 1346.1 | 157 | ||
| 113 | Delaware | Conference USA | 4-4 | 1342 | 1317 | 1335.7 | 151 | ||
| 114 | Kent State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1310 | 1406 | 1333.2 | 163 | ||
| 115 | Air Force | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1278 | 1487 | 1327.2 | 166 | ||
| 116 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-4 | 1328 | 1310 | 1323.6 | 152 | ||
| 117 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1309 | 1363 | 1322.2 | 157 | ||
| 118 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1292 | 1410 | 1320.4 | 154 | ||
| 119 | Ball State | Mid-American | 3-5 | 1299 | 1381 | 1319.3 | 152 | ||
| 120 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-7 | 1248 | 1522 | 1311.7 | 159 | ||
| 121 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-6 | 1265 | 1460 | 1310.9 | 162 | ||
| 122 | Akron | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1280 | 1378 | 1304.0 | 145 | ||
| 123 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-4 | 1321 | 1235 | 1298.6 | 143 | ||
| 127 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-5 | 1232 | 1379 | 1267.2 | 167 | ||
| 128 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-6 | 1236 | 1360 | 1266.2 | 146 | ||
| 129 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 2-6 | 1219 | 1418 | 1265.8 | 159 | ||
| 130 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3-5 | 1236 | 1347 | 1262.7 | 157 | ||
| 131 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-6 | 1218 | 1348 | 1249.1 | 141 | ||
| 132 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-7 | 1171 | 1494 | 1244.5 | 164 | ||
| 135 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-8 | 1139 | 1543 | 1228.9 | 177 | ||
| 138 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 2-7 | 1150 | 1399 | 1207.7 | 148 | ||
| 139 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 2-7 | 1160 | 1354 | 1205.7 | 151 | ||
| 141 | Boston College | ACC | 1-8 | 1118 | 1509 | 1204.8 | 173 | ||
| 143 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-6 | 1151 | 1350 | 1197.5 | 161 | ||
| 159 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1-7 | 1061 | 1416 | 1140.5 | 188 | ||
| 162 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-7 | 1057 | 1377 | 1129.6 | 162 | ||
| 165 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-7 | 1056 | 1360 | 1125.3 | 165 | ||
| 176 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-8 | 999 | 1420 | 1090.7 | 161 | ||
| 190 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0-8 | 930 | 1402 | 1030.6 | 186 | ||