| Rank | Team | Conference | Record | Rating | Opp Rating | Ranking Score | Rating Deviation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ole Miss | SEC | 5-0 | 2002 | 1696 | 1920.6 | 180 | ||
| 2 | Oklahoma | SEC | 4-0 | 1924 | 1533 | 1817.7 | 205 | ||
| 3 | Texas A&M | SEC | 4-0 | 1893 | 1548 | 1799.7 | 206 | ||
| 4 | Indiana | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1900 | 1489 | 1787.4 | 196 | ||
| 5 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 5-0 | 1877 | 1470 | 1765.8 | 196 | ||
| 6 | Alabama | SEC | 3-1 | 1806 | 1644 | 1764.2 | 204 | ||
| 7 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1876 | 1452 | 1759.3 | 211 | ||
| 8 | Iowa State | Big 12 | 5-0 | 1875 | 1434 | 1753.6 | 202 | ||
| 9 | Arizona State | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1806 | 1535 | 1734.2 | 191 | ||
| 10 | Texas Tech | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1860 | 1403 | 1733.4 | 218 | ||
| 11 | Oregon | Big Ten | 5-0 | 1866 | 1387 | 1732.7 | 206 | ||
| 12 | Maryland | Big Ten | 4-0 | 1836 | 1454 | 1731.8 | 218 | ||
| 13 | Miami | ACC | 4-0 | 1858 | 1399 | 1730.8 | 226 | ||
| 14 | Vanderbilt | SEC | 5-0 | 1859 | 1391 | 1729.0 | 201 | ||
| 15 | USC | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1775 | 1587 | 1726.2 | 189 | ||
| 16 | Tennessee | SEC | 4-1 | 1770 | 1537 | 1708.8 | 188 | ||
| 17 | Missouri | SEC | 5-0 | 1853 | 1338 | 1708.4 | 216 | ||
| 18 | Tulane | American Athletic | 4-1 | 1759 | 1558 | 1706.7 | 190 | ||
| 19 | Illinois | Big Ten | 4-1 | 1782 | 1493 | 1705.3 | 200 | ||
| 20 | Navy | American Athletic | 4-0 | 1820 | 1386 | 1699.9 | 213 | ||
| 21 | Louisville | ACC | 4-0 | 1810 | 1376 | 1689.9 | 216 | ||
| 22 | Houston | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1819 | 1346 | 1687.1 | 229 | ||
| 23 | LSU | SEC | 4-1 | 1749 | 1512 | 1686.8 | 201 | ||
| 24 | North Texas | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1823 | 1335 | 1686.8 | 213 | ||
| 25 | Michigan | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1723 | 1570 | 1683.4 | 199 | ||
| 26 | Utah | Big 12 | 4-1 | 1740 | 1507 | 1678.4 | 192 | ||
| 27 | BYU | Big 12 | 4-0 | 1795 | 1353 | 1672.6 | 207 | ||
| 28 | Duke | ACC | 3-2 | 1701 | 1561 | 1664.9 | 205 | ||
| 29 | Georgia | SEC | 3-1 | 1698 | 1554 | 1661.1 | 204 | ||
| 30 | Memphis | American Athletic | 5-0 | 1796 | 1307 | 1658.5 | 207 | ||
| 31 | Virginia | ACC | 4-1 | 1723 | 1458 | 1652.4 | 191 | ||
| 32 | Louisiana Tech | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1733 | 1431 | 1651.9 | 202 | ||
| 33 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1691 | 1529 | 1649.1 | 210 | ||
| 34 | Washington | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1684 | 1499 | 1635.8 | 206 | ||
| 35 | San Diego State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1699 | 1436 | 1629.0 | 224 | ||
| 36 | UNLV | Mountain West | 4-0 | 1758 | 1279 | 1623.5 | 234 | ||
| 37 | Cincinnati | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1684 | 1455 | 1623.4 | 208 | ||
| 38 | Penn State | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1670 | 1484 | 1621.4 | 213 | ||
| 39 | Auburn | SEC | 3-2 | 1632 | 1587 | 1620.7 | 189 | ||
| 40 | South Florida | American Athletic | 3-1 | 1662 | 1483 | 1615.0 | 212 | ||
| 41 | Minnesota | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1665 | 1470 | 1614.3 | 207 | ||
| 42 | Notre Dame | FBS Independents | 2-2 | 1612 | 1596 | 1608.1 | 207 | ||
| 43 | TCU | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1648 | 1450 | 1595.6 | 208 | ||
| 44 | Mississippi State | SEC | 4-1 | 1674 | 1377 | 1594.1 | 204 | ||
| 45 | South Carolina | SEC | 3-2 | 1604 | 1532 | 1585.5 | 191 | ||
| 46 | Fresno State | Mountain West | 4-1 | 1668 | 1357 | 1584.6 | 197 | ||
| 47 | California | ACC | 4-1 | 1649 | 1341 | 1565.8 | 211 | ||
| 48 | Iowa | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1594 | 1471 | 1562.4 | 199 | ||
| 49 | Arizona | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1620 | 1368 | 1552.9 | 224 | ||
| 50 | Utah State | Mountain West | 3-2 | 1581 | 1460 | 1549.7 | 198 | ||
| 51 | Colorado | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1526 | 1618 | 1548.7 | 186 | ||
| 52 | Ohio | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1562 | 1468 | 1537.9 | 187 | ||
| 53 | Southern Miss | Sun Belt | 3-2 | 1557 | 1464 | 1533.4 | 185 | ||
| 54 | Temple | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1527 | 1543 | 1530.8 | 210 | ||
| 55 | Texas | SEC | 3-1 | 1585 | 1355 | 1523.8 | 205 | ||
| 56 | Wake Forest | ACC | 2-2 | 1524 | 1491 | 1516.1 | 218 | ||
| 57 | Florida State | ACC | 3-1 | 1578 | 1339 | 1514.6 | 220 | ||
| 58 | Kansas | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1541 | 1435 | 1514.2 | 191 | ||
| 59 | Washington State | Pac-12 | 3-2 | 1539 | 1429 | 1510.8 | 193 | ||
| 60 | Nebraska | Big Ten | 3-1 | 1579 | 1317 | 1509.3 | 222 | ||
| 61 | Boise State | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1586 | 1298 | 1508.3 | 206 | ||
| 62 | Rice | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1532 | 1424 | 1504.5 | 195 | ||
| 63 | James Madison | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1573 | 1306 | 1501.6 | 206 | ||
| 64 | Western Michigan | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1489 | 1534 | 1499.8 | 198 | ||
| 65 | NC State | ACC | 3-2 | 1504 | 1478 | 1497.2 | 204 | ||
| 66 | Western Kentucky | Conference USA | 4-1 | 1578 | 1274 | 1495.7 | 202 | ||
| 67 | Delaware | Conference USA | 3-1 | 1566 | 1300 | 1494.8 | 207 | ||
| 68 | New Mexico | Mountain West | 3-1 | 1574 | 1277 | 1493.6 | 207 | ||
| 69 | Texas State | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1550 | 1319 | 1488.4 | 226 | ||
| 70 | Syracuse | ACC | 3-2 | 1529 | 1369 | 1487.6 | 195 | ||
| 71 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1475 | 1491 | 1479.4 | 216 | ||
| 72 | Hawai'i | Mountain West | 4-2 | 1519 | 1307 | 1462.7 | 184 | ||
| 73 | Arkansas | SEC | 2-3 | 1441 | 1508 | 1457.7 | 186 | ||
| 74 | Baylor | Big 12 | 3-2 | 1502 | 1332 | 1457.5 | 199 | ||
| 75 | East Carolina | American Athletic | 3-2 | 1497 | 1344 | 1456.9 | 191 | ||
| 76 | Wyoming | Mountain West | 2-2 | 1450 | 1454 | 1451.0 | 207 | ||
| 77 | Kentucky | SEC | 2-2 | 1451 | 1443 | 1449.3 | 204 | ||
| 78 | Pittsburgh | ACC | 2-2 | 1453 | 1437 | 1449.1 | 223 | ||
| 79 | UCF | Big 12 | 3-1 | 1517 | 1255 | 1446.9 | 235 | ||
| 80 | Kennesaw State | Conference USA | 3-2 | 1481 | 1336 | 1443.7 | 194 | ||
| 81 | Old Dominion | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1511 | 1227 | 1434.4 | 210 | ||
| 82 | Stanford | ACC | 2-3 | 1421 | 1470 | 1433.4 | 184 | ||
| 83 | Tulsa | American Athletic | 2-3 | 1420 | 1474 | 1433.0 | 197 | ||
| 84 | UTSA | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1443 | 1389 | 1429.7 | 209 | ||
| 85 | Rutgers | Big Ten | 3-2 | 1457 | 1347 | 1428.7 | 203 | ||
| 86 | Central Michigan | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1465 | 1314 | 1425.4 | 194 | ||
| 87 | Troy | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1442 | 1371 | 1424.2 | 220 | ||
| 88 | UL Monroe | Sun Belt | 3-1 | 1498 | 1219 | 1422.8 | 207 | ||
| 89 | Clemson | ACC | 1-3 | 1375 | 1570 | 1421.6 | 203 | ||
| 90 | West Virginia | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1404 | 1461 | 1417.8 | 200 | ||
| 91 | SMU | ACC | 2-2 | 1432 | 1373 | 1416.8 | 213 | ||
| 92 | North Carolina | ACC | 2-2 | 1430 | 1369 | 1414.3 | 213 | ||
| 93 | Toledo | Mid-American | 3-2 | 1448 | 1300 | 1409.8 | 207 | ||
| 94 | Kansas State | Big 12 | 2-3 | 1403 | 1418 | 1406.7 | 224 | ||
| 95 | Florida | SEC | 1-3 | 1358 | 1564 | 1406.6 | 228 | ||
| 96 | Florida International | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1418 | 1370 | 1406.0 | 205 | ||
| 97 | Purdue | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1410 | 1380 | 1402.9 | 217 | ||
| 98 | UAB | American Athletic | 2-2 | 1414 | 1353 | 1398.6 | 206 | ||
| 99 | UConn | FBS Independents | 3-2 | 1436 | 1281 | 1395.7 | 187 | ||
| 100 | Northwestern | Big Ten | 2-2 | 1406 | 1334 | 1387.8 | 213 | ||
| 101 | New Mexico State | Conference USA | 2-2 | 1393 | 1363 | 1385.6 | 210 | ||
| 102 | Northern Illinois | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1334 | 1518 | 1378.0 | 220 | ||
| 103 | Virginia Tech | ACC | 2-3 | 1384 | 1352 | 1375.9 | 209 | ||
| 105 | Georgia Southern | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1373 | 1360 | 1369.8 | 203 | ||
| 106 | Coastal Carolina | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1388 | 1300 | 1365.3 | 205 | ||
| 107 | Miami (OH) | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1316 | 1492 | 1358.3 | 215 | ||
| 108 | App State | Sun Belt | 2-2 | 1363 | 1315 | 1350.5 | 216 | ||
| 110 | Bowling Green | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1329 | 1372 | 1339.4 | 192 | ||
| 111 | Louisiana | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1320 | 1340 | 1324.8 | 199 | ||
| 114 | Charlotte | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1271 | 1402 | 1302.4 | 198 | ||
| 115 | Jacksonville State | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1296 | 1310 | 1299.7 | 199 | ||
| 117 | Army | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1262 | 1399 | 1295.3 | 215 | ||
| 118 | South Alabama | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1235 | 1492 | 1295.0 | 205 | ||
| 119 | Missouri State | Conference USA | 2-3 | 1293 | 1294 | 1293.0 | 193 | ||
| 120 | Georgia State | Sun Belt | 1-3 | 1259 | 1391 | 1290.9 | 232 | ||
| 121 | Oregon State | Pac-12 | 0-5 | 1187 | 1650 | 1288.8 | 218 | ||
| 122 | Kent State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1251 | 1404 | 1287.4 | 218 | ||
| 123 | Ball State | Mid-American | 1-3 | 1251 | 1403 | 1287.3 | 203 | ||
| 125 | Florida Atlantic | American Athletic | 1-3 | 1248 | 1388 | 1281.8 | 224 | ||
| 126 | Buffalo | Mid-American | 2-3 | 1273 | 1296 | 1279.0 | 187 | ||
| 127 | Marshall | Sun Belt | 2-3 | 1271 | 1292 | 1276.4 | 183 | ||
| 128 | Boston College | ACC | 1-3 | 1231 | 1384 | 1267.2 | 217 | ||
| 129 | San José State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1232 | 1349 | 1259.9 | 192 | ||
| 130 | Air Force | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1221 | 1344 | 1250.4 | 203 | ||
| 131 | Arkansas State | Sun Belt | 1-4 | 1196 | 1417 | 1248.1 | 195 | ||
| 133 | Sam Houston | Conference USA | 0-4 | 1162 | 1513 | 1241.3 | 212 | ||
| 134 | Colorado State | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1211 | 1332 | 1240.3 | 205 | ||
| 135 | Oklahoma State | Big 12 | 1-3 | 1208 | 1336 | 1239.0 | 206 | ||
| 136 | UTEP | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1191 | 1392 | 1238.2 | 198 | ||
| 139 | Eastern Michigan | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1186 | 1348 | 1224.9 | 201 | ||
| 140 | Akron | Mid-American | 1-4 | 1178 | 1367 | 1222.7 | 193 | ||
| 145 | Middle Tennessee | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1160 | 1352 | 1205.2 | 201 | ||
| 146 | UCLA | Big Ten | 0-4 | 1125 | 1471 | 1203.3 | 205 | ||
| 158 | Liberty | Conference USA | 1-4 | 1115 | 1309 | 1160.9 | 199 | ||
| 159 | Nevada | Mountain West | 1-3 | 1138 | 1231 | 1160.7 | 222 | ||
| 164 | Massachusetts | Mid-American | 0-4 | 1048 | 1434 | 1133.5 | 239 | ||