| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Texas A&M | SEC | 10-0 | 2034 | 1577 | 1908.7 | 155 | ||
| 2 | Alabama | SEC | 8-2 | 1948 | 1712 | 1886.3 | 141 | ||
| 3 | Indiana | Big Ten | 11-0 | 2020 | 1518 | 1881.0 | 159 | ||
| 4 | Ole Miss | SEC | 10-1 | 1976 | 1587 | 1870.5 | 147 | ||
| 5 | Georgia | SEC | 9-1 | 1960 | 1622 | 1869.6 | 141 | ||
| 6 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 10-0 | 2004 | 1477 | 1857.1 | 166 | ||
| 7 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 10-1 | 1955 | 1531 | 1839.3 | 148 | ||
| 8 | Oklahoma | SEC | 8-2 | 1896 | 1611 | 1820.3 | 144 | ||
| 9 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 8-2 | 1898 | 1594 | 1817.3 | 139 | ||
| 10 | USC | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1869 | 1643 | 1810.1 | 133 | ||
| 11 | Utah | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1874 | 1618 | 1806.2 | 137 | ||
| 12 | BYU | Big 12 | 9-1 | 1905 | 1540 | 1806.1 | 141 | ||
| 13 | Oregon | Big Ten | 9-1 | 1910 | 1508 | 1800.3 | 147 | ||
| 14 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1811 | 1628 | 1763.4 | 139 | ||
| 15 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 8-2 | 1834 | 1557 | 1760.7 | 140 | ||
| 16 | Michigan | Big Ten | 8-2 | 1821 | 1560 | 1751.9 | 142 | ||
| 17 | Virginia | ACC | 9-2 | 1805 | 1513 | 1727.2 | 141 | ||
| 18 | North Texas | American Athletic | 9-1 | 1844 | 1417 | 1726.2 | 160 | ||
| 19 | Tulane | American Athletic | 8-2 | 1784 | 1540 | 1719.7 | 146 | ||
| 20 | Navy | American Athletic | 8-2 | 1794 | 1513 | 1719.3 | 144 | ||
| 21 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 9-1 | 1821 | 1437 | 1716.5 | 167 | ||
| 22 | Missouri | SEC | 7-3 | 1755 | 1552 | 1701.6 | 145 | ||
| 23 | Texas | SEC | 7-3 | 1746 | 1548 | 1694.0 | 141 | ||
| 24 | Illinois | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1735 | 1544 | 1685.3 | 144 | ||
| 25 | Houston | Big 12 | 8-2 | 1761 | 1454 | 1678.4 | 155 | ||
| 26 | LSU | SEC | 6-4 | 1694 | 1623 | 1676.3 | 146 | ||
| 27 | Tennessee | SEC | 7-3 | 1720 | 1543 | 1674.1 | 146 | ||
| 28 | Miami | ACC | 8-2 | 1742 | 1477 | 1671.5 | 150 | ||
| 29 | Arizona | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1723 | 1511 | 1667.3 | 140 | ||
| 30 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1718 | 1523 | 1666.9 | 135 | ||
| 31 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 7-3 | 1711 | 1524 | 1662.5 | 146 | ||
| 32 | South Florida | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1705 | 1542 | 1662.3 | 142 | ||
| 33 | Washington | Big Ten | 7-3 | 1702 | 1534 | 1658.7 | 145 | ||
| 34 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1671 | 1590 | 1650.0 | 137 | ||
| 35 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1729 | 1414 | 1644.1 | 156 | ||
| 36 | Iowa | Big Ten | 6-4 | 1673 | 1560 | 1643.9 | 138 | ||
| 37 | Wake Forest | ACC | 7-3 | 1699 | 1478 | 1640.7 | 147 | ||
| 38 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1636 | 1567 | 1618.7 | 143 | ||
| 39 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 7-3 | 1666 | 1471 | 1615.2 | 141 | ||
| 40 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 9-1 | 1723 | 1316 | 1610.7 | 152 | ||
| 41 | Duke | ACC | 5-5 | 1612 | 1604 | 1610.3 | 143 | ||
| 42 | SMU | ACC | 7-3 | 1665 | 1446 | 1607.0 | 141 | ||
| 43 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 7-3 | 1666 | 1436 | 1604.9 | 139 | ||
| 44 | Louisville | ACC | 7-3 | 1623 | 1465 | 1581.9 | 153 | ||
| 45 | Memphis | American Athletic | 8-3 | 1635 | 1431 | 1581.3 | 144 | ||
| 46 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1617 | 1392 | 1557.7 | 151 | ||
| 47 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1588 | 1460 | 1554.7 | 139 | ||
| 48 | California | ACC | 6-4 | 1582 | 1473 | 1554.0 | 154 | ||
| 49 | TCU | Big 12 | 6-4 | 1573 | 1498 | 1553.9 | 141 | ||
| 50 | Kentucky | SEC | 5-5 | 1558 | 1540 | 1553.4 | 139 | ||
| 51 | Clemson | ACC | 5-5 | 1555 | 1540 | 1551.4 | 136 | ||
| 52 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1609 | 1386 | 1550.2 | 147 | ||
| 53 | UNLV | Mountain West | 8-2 | 1619 | 1354 | 1548.2 | 154 | ||
| 54 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1564 | 1488 | 1544.4 | 158 | ||
| 55 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 8-2 | 1628 | 1316 | 1544.0 | 152 | ||
| 56 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-7 | 1490 | 1715 | 1543.2 | 154 | ||
| 57 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1589 | 1375 | 1532.6 | 149 | ||
| 58 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1579 | 1396 | 1531.2 | 145 | ||
| 59 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1481 | 1688 | 1530.4 | 164 | ||
| 60 | Florida | SEC | 3-7 | 1479 | 1672 | 1524.7 | 153 | ||
| 61 | UCLA | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1484 | 1643 | 1522.1 | 152 | ||
| 62 | UConn | FBS Independents | 8-3 | 1583 | 1345 | 1519.4 | 132 | ||
| 63 | Boise State | Mountain West | 6-4 | 1547 | 1427 | 1515.9 | 141 | ||
| 64 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1520 | 1496 | 1513.6 | 139 | ||
| 65 | NC State | ACC | 5-5 | 1512 | 1519 | 1513.5 | 155 | ||
| 66 | Auburn | SEC | 4-6 | 1484 | 1602 | 1513.0 | 139 | ||
| 67 | UTSA | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1519 | 1490 | 1511.3 | 143 | ||
| 68 | Army | American Athletic | 5-4 | 1530 | 1436 | 1506.3 | 146 | ||
| 69 | Baylor | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1514 | 1480 | 1505.1 | 143 | ||
| 70 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 7-3 | 1564 | 1339 | 1504.9 | 142 | ||
| 71 | Mississippi State | SEC | 5-6 | 1489 | 1538 | 1501.0 | 138 | ||
| 72 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 5-5 | 1495 | 1501 | 1496.6 | 144 | ||
| 73 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 4-7 | 1470 | 1572 | 1494.7 | 144 | ||
| 74 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 5-5 | 1496 | 1483 | 1492.5 | 146 | ||
| 75 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1558 | 1305 | 1490.6 | 146 | ||
| 76 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 7-3 | 1543 | 1338 | 1488.7 | 136 | ||
| 77 | Kansas | Big 12 | 5-5 | 1487 | 1489 | 1487.7 | 141 | ||
| 78 | Temple | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1480 | 1496 | 1484.0 | 139 | ||
| 79 | Colorado | Big 12 | 3-7 | 1440 | 1622 | 1483.6 | 135 | ||
| 80 | Ohio | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1504 | 1401 | 1477.3 | 139 | ||
| 81 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1483 | 1444 | 1473.2 | 139 | ||
| 82 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 4-6 | 1455 | 1512 | 1469.3 | 150 | ||
| 83 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1429 | 1577 | 1464.8 | 143 | ||
| 84 | Florida State | ACC | 5-5 | 1460 | 1462 | 1460.1 | 139 | ||
| 85 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 7-3 | 1520 | 1289 | 1458.4 | 137 | ||
| 86 | Penn State | Big Ten | 4-6 | 1425 | 1561 | 1457.7 | 155 | ||
| 88 | Rice | American Athletic | 5-5 | 1447 | 1435 | 1444.1 | 141 | ||
| 89 | Troy | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1465 | 1359 | 1438.0 | 142 | ||
| 90 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 6-4 | 1470 | 1343 | 1437.1 | 136 | ||
| 91 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1440 | 1426 | 1436.3 | 135 | ||
| 92 | Toledo | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1455 | 1333 | 1423.4 | 139 | ||
| 93 | North Carolina | ACC | 4-6 | 1407 | 1473 | 1423.1 | 141 | ||
| 94 | Utah State | Mountain West | 5-5 | 1426 | 1415 | 1422.9 | 141 | ||
| 95 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1438 | 1377 | 1422.7 | 138 | ||
| 96 | Florida International | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1423 | 1398 | 1417.0 | 135 | ||
| 97 | UCF | Big 12 | 4-6 | 1381 | 1492 | 1407.6 | 152 | ||
| 98 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 4-6 | 1380 | 1482 | 1405.1 | 141 | ||
| 99 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-7 | 1340 | 1577 | 1395.6 | 146 | ||
| 100 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 3-7 | 1358 | 1499 | 1391.8 | 154 | ||
| 101 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 6-4 | 1425 | 1292 | 1390.4 | 141 | ||
| 102 | Stanford | ACC | 3-7 | 1351 | 1515 | 1390.3 | 135 | ||
| 103 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1382 | 1396 | 1385.2 | 144 | ||
| 104 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 5-5 | 1387 | 1355 | 1379.2 | 138 | ||
| 105 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-8 | 1308 | 1597 | 1375.3 | 145 | ||
| 107 | Air Force | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1326 | 1483 | 1363.2 | 145 | ||
| 109 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1312 | 1486 | 1353.2 | 141 | ||
| 110 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1337 | 1392 | 1350.2 | 144 | ||
| 111 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-7 | 1300 | 1479 | 1342.7 | 147 | ||
| 112 | Delaware | Conference USA | 5-5 | 1334 | 1317 | 1329.6 | 138 | ||
| 113 | Kent State | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1308 | 1384 | 1326.2 | 140 | ||
| 114 | UAB | American Athletic | 3-7 | 1277 | 1459 | 1320.5 | 144 | ||
| 115 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1291 | 1400 | 1317.5 | 151 | ||
| 117 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-9 | 1234 | 1580 | 1313.1 | 154 | ||
| 118 | Liberty | Conference USA | 4-6 | 1303 | 1343 | 1312.7 | 136 | ||
| 119 | Ball State | Mid-American | 4-6 | 1289 | 1358 | 1305.9 | 135 | ||
| 120 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1282 | 1341 | 1296.9 | 133 | ||
| 121 | App State | Sun Belt | 4-6 | 1264 | 1350 | 1284.9 | 140 | ||
| 123 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 2-8 | 1222 | 1478 | 1281.3 | 149 | ||
| 125 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 5-5 | 1281 | 1249 | 1272.9 | 135 | ||
| 126 | San José State | Mountain West | 3-7 | 1235 | 1382 | 1270.0 | 137 | ||
| 127 | Akron | Mid-American | 4-7 | 1244 | 1325 | 1263.8 | 133 | ||
| 128 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 3-7 | 1215 | 1414 | 1262.1 | 150 | ||
| 130 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1212 | 1383 | 1252.2 | 139 | ||
| 131 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 2-8 | 1198 | 1410 | 1248.2 | 148 | ||
| 132 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 2-9 | 1173 | 1477 | 1242.3 | 147 | ||
| 135 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1201 | 1360 | 1239.3 | 143 | ||
| 139 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-9 | 1140 | 1505 | 1222.1 | 153 | ||
| 140 | Nevada | Mountain West | 2-8 | 1161 | 1408 | 1218.2 | 168 | ||
| 141 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-9 | 1123 | 1544 | 1215.8 | 171 | ||
| 142 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-7 | 1177 | 1339 | 1215.3 | 137 | ||
| 146 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 3-7 | 1165 | 1329 | 1204.0 | 133 | ||
| 147 | Boston College | ACC | 1-10 | 1106 | 1551 | 1203.2 | 168 | ||
| 153 | UTEP | Conference USA | 2-8 | 1116 | 1376 | 1175.7 | 149 | ||
| 169 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-9 | 1028 | 1392 | 1109.2 | 152 | ||
| 170 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-9 | 1029 | 1386 | 1108.5 | 155 | ||
| 203 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0-10 | 880 | 1368 | 982.2 | 166 | ||