WPct = Winning percentage against an average team
| Rank | Team | Record | SOS | Rating | WPct |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Auburn | 14-0-0 | 7.594 | 220.22 | 0.9955 |
| 2 | TCU | 13-0-0 | 2.177 | 58.786 | 0.9833 |
| 3 | Oregon | 12-1-0 | 5.792 | 48.266 | 0.9797 |
| 4 | Stanford | 12-1-0 | 3.162 | 26.35 | 0.9634 |
| 5 | LSU | 11-2-0 | 5.238 | 24.095 | 0.9602 |
| 6 | Ohio State | 12-1-0 | 2.384 | 19.864 | 0.9521 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 10-3-0 | 5.544 | 16.633 | 0.9433 |
| 8 | Boise State | 12-1-0 | 1.881 | 15.676 | 0.9400 |
| 9 | Alabama | 10-3-0 | 4.822 | 14.466 | 0.9353 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 12-2-0 | 2.742 | 13.712 | 0.9320 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | 11-2-0 | 2.978 | 13.698 | 0.9320 |
| 12 | Nevada | 13-1-0 | 1.214 | 10.929 | 0.9162 |
| 13 | Oklahoma State | 11-2-0 | 2.16 | 9.9362 | 0.9086 |
| 14 | Michigan State | 11-2-0 | 2.096 | 9.6396 | 0.9060 |
| 15 | Texas A&M | 9-4-0 | 3.354 | 7.0797 | 0.8762 |
| 16 | Missouri | 10-3-0 | 2.191 | 6.5717 | 0.8679 |
| 17 | Virginia Tech | 11-3-0 | 1.844 | 6.0597 | 0.8584 |
| 18 | Utah | 10-3-0 | 1.979 | 5.9359 | 0.8558 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 9-4-0 | 2.708 | 5.7166 | 0.8511 |
| 20 | South Carolina | 9-5-0 | 2.794 | 4.8267 | 0.8284 |
| 21 | Nebraska | 10-4-0 | 2.035 | 4.7495 | 0.8261 |
| 22 | Florida State | 10-4-0 | 1.996 | 4.6572 | 0.8232 |
| 23 | Notre Dame | 8-5-0 | 2.152 | 3.3265 | 0.7689 |
| 24 | USC | 8-5-0 | 2.011 | 3.1081 | 0.7566 |
| 25 | Florida | 8-5-0 | 1.992 | 3.0792 | 0.7549 |
| 26 | North Carolina State | 9-4-0 | 1.412 | 2.9799 | 0.7487 |
| 27 | Iowa | 8-5-0 | 1.922 | 2.9704 | 0.7481 |
| 28 | Air Force | 9-4-0 | 1.389 | 2.9331 | 0.7457 |
| 29 | Washington | 7-6-0 | 2.4 | 2.7687 | 0.7347 |
| 30 | Tulsa | 10-3-0 | 0.8406 | 2.5218 | 0.7161 |
| 31 | Hawaii | 10-4-0 | 1.072 | 2.5007 | 0.7143 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | 8-5-0 | 1.61 | 2.4881 | 0.7133 |
| 33 | San Diego State | 9-4-0 | 1.172 | 2.4747 | 0.7122 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 9-4-0 | 1.168 | 2.4662 | 0.7115 |
| 35 | Arizona | 7-6-0 | 2.049 | 2.3639 | 0.7027 |
| 36 | Maryland | 9-4-0 | 1.07 | 2.2588 | 0.6931 |
| 37 | Michigan | 7-6-0 | 1.898 | 2.1903 | 0.6865 |
| 38 | North Carolina | 8-5-0 | 1.275 | 1.9712 | 0.6634 |
| 39 | Central Florida | 11-3-0 | 0.5974 | 1.963 | 0.6625 |
| 40 | Oregon State | 5-7-0 | 2.611 | 1.915 | 0.6569 |
| 41 | Penn State | 7-6-0 | 1.574 | 1.8161 | 0.6449 |
| 42 | Baylor | 7-6-0 | 1.547 | 1.7851 | 0.6409 |
| 43 | Arizona State | 6-6-0 | 1.723 | 1.7234 | 0.6328 |
| 44 | Miami FL | 7-6-0 | 1.489 | 1.7176 | 0.6320 |
| 45 | Navy | 9-4-0 | 0.8096 | 1.7092 | 0.6309 |
| 46 | Pittsburgh | 8-5-0 | 1.105 | 1.7071 | 0.6306 |
| 47 | Illinois | 7-6-0 | 1.464 | 1.689 | 0.6281 |
| 48 | Brigham Young | 7-6-0 | 1.351 | 1.5588 | 0.6092 |
| 49 | Northern Illinois | 11-3-0 | 0.469 | 1.5409 | 0.6064 |
| 50 | Boston College | 7-6-0 | 1.236 | 1.4265 | 0.5879 |
| 51 | Kansas State | 7-6-0 | 1.228 | 1.4173 | 0.5863 |
| 52 | Connecticut | 8-5-0 | 0.913 | 1.411 | 0.5852 |
| 53 | California | 5-7-0 | 1.816 | 1.3315 | 0.5711 |
| 54 | South Florida | 8-5-0 | 0.8523 | 1.3172 | 0.5684 |
| 55 | Fresno State | 8-5-0 | 0.8448 | 1.3057 | 0.5663 |
| 56 | Syracuse | 8-5-0 | 0.8187 | 1.2652 | 0.5585 |
| 57 | Iowa State | 5-7-0 | 1.673 | 1.227 | 0.5510 |
| 58 | Colorado | 5-7-0 | 1.596 | 1.1701 | 0.5392 |
| 59 | Miami OH | 10-4-0 | 0.4895 | 1.1421 | 0.5332 |
| 60 | Clemson | 6-7-0 | 1.312 | 1.1368 | 0.5320 |
| 61 | Georgia | 6-7-0 | 1.234 | 1.0694 | 0.5168 |
| 62 | Northwestern | 7-6-0 | 0.8954 | 1.0332 | 0.5082 |
| 63 | Texas | 5-7-0 | 1.406 | 1.0312 | 0.5077 |
| 64 | Southern Miss | 8-5-0 | 0.6292 | 0.97238 | 0.4930 |
| 65 | Tennessee | 6-7-0 | 1.073 | 0.92981 | 0.4818 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 6-7-0 | 1.058 | 0.91664 | 0.4783 |
| 67 | UCLA | 4-8-0 | 1.636 | 0.86638 | 0.4642 |
| 68 | Louisville | 7-6-0 | 0.7285 | 0.8406 | 0.4567 |
| 69 | Temple | 8-4-0 | 0.4374 | 0.82626 | 0.4524 |
| 70 | Southern Methodist | 7-7-0 | 0.8055 | 0.80555 | 0.4462 |
| 71 | Toledo | 8-5-0 | 0.4464 | 0.68987 | 0.4082 |
| 72 | Kentucky | 6-7-0 | 0.7672 | 0.66492 | 0.3994 |
| 73 | Georgia Tech | 6-7-0 | 0.7502 | 0.6502 | 0.3940 |
| 74 | Army | 7-6-0 | 0.5535 | 0.63863 | 0.3897 |
| 75 | Cincinnati | 4-8-0 | 1.094 | 0.57936 | 0.3668 |
| 76 | Louisiana Tech | 5-7-0 | 0.7768 | 0.56963 | 0.3629 |
| 77 | Troy | 8-5-0 | 0.3324 | 0.51373 | 0.3394 |
| 78 | Indiana | 5-7-0 | 0.6851 | 0.50243 | 0.3344 |
| 79 | Ohio | 8-5-0 | 0.324 | 0.50069 | 0.3336 |
| 80 | Purdue | 4-8-0 | 0.9141 | 0.48395 | 0.3261 |
| 81 | Idaho | 6-7-0 | 0.5388 | 0.46696 | 0.3183 |
| 82 | Houston | 5-7-0 | 0.6328 | 0.46408 | 0.3170 |
| 83 | Florida International | 7-6-0 | 0.395 | 0.45576 | 0.3131 |
| 84 | Mississippi | 4-8-0 | 0.8548 | 0.45254 | 0.3116 |
| 85 | Marshall | 5-7-0 | 0.576 | 0.42239 | 0.2970 |
| 86 | Minnesota | 3-9-0 | 1.092 | 0.40243 | 0.2870 |
| 87 | Rutgers | 4-8-0 | 0.7387 | 0.39105 | 0.2811 |
| 88 | Utah State | 4-8-0 | 0.7191 | 0.38069 | 0.2757 |
| 89 | Kansas | 3-9-0 | 0.9182 | 0.33827 | 0.2528 |
| 90 | Rice | 4-8-0 | 0.6308 | 0.33395 | 0.2503 |
| 91 | Virginia | 4-8-0 | 0.6131 | 0.32457 | 0.2450 |
| 92 | UTEP | 6-7-0 | 0.371 | 0.32152 | 0.2433 |
| 93 | Wake Forest | 3-9-0 | 0.8702 | 0.32059 | 0.2428 |
| 94 | Washington State | 2-10-0 | 1.315 | 0.31321 | 0.2385 |
| 95 | Colorado State | 3-9-0 | 0.8314 | 0.30631 | 0.2345 |
| 96 | Duke | 3-9-0 | 0.8203 | 0.30223 | 0.2321 |
| 97 | UAB | 4-8-0 | 0.5454 | 0.28872 | 0.2240 |
| 98 | Western Michigan | 6-6-0 | 0.2819 | 0.28193 | 0.2199 |
| 99 | Tulane | 4-8-0 | 0.5112 | 0.27065 | 0.2130 |
| 100 | Kent State | 5-7-0 | 0.3458 | 0.25356 | 0.2023 |
| 101 | Wyoming | 3-9-0 | 0.6124 | 0.22563 | 0.1841 |
| 102 | Louisiana-Monroe | 5-7-0 | 0.3064 | 0.2247 | 0.1835 |
| 103 | UNLV | 2-11-0 | 0.895 | 0.19456 | 0.1629 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee St. | 6-7-0 | 0.2209 | 0.19141 | 0.1607 |
| 105 | Vanderbilt | 2-10-0 | 0.798 | 0.19 | 0.1597 |
| 106 | Arkansas State | 4-8-0 | 0.3152 | 0.16687 | 0.1430 |
| 107 | Florida Atlantic | 4-8-0 | 0.3 | 0.15882 | 0.1371 |
| 108 | Central Michigan | 3-9-0 | 0.312 | 0.11494 | 0.1031 |
| 109 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 3-9-0 | 0.2881 | 0.10614 | 0.0960 |
| 110 | North Texas | 3-9-0 | 0.2798 | 0.10307 | 0.0934 |
| 111 | New Mexico State | 2-10-0 | 0.4009 | 0.095448 | 0.0871 |
| 112 | Bowling Green | 2-10-0 | 0.3702 | 0.088154 | 0.0810 |
| 113 | Ball State | 4-8-0 | 0.1536 | 0.081317 | 0.0752 |
| 114 | Memphis | 1-11-0 | 0.6146 | 0.080166 | 0.0742 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 1-11-0 | 0.5414 | 0.070623 | 0.0660 |
| 116 | Western Kentucky | 2-10-0 | 0.2924 | 0.069631 | 0.0651 |
| 117 | Eastern Michigan | 2-10-0 | 0.2795 | 0.066546 | 0.0624 |
| 118 | 1-AA | 7-83-0 | 0.5104 | 0.04584 | 0.0438 |
| 119 | Buffalo | 2-10-0 | 0.1856 | 0.044187 | 0.0423 |
| 120 | San Jose State | 1-12-0 | 0.3113 | 0.03735 | 0.0360 |
| 121 | Akron | 1-11-0 | 0.2181 | 0.028447 | 0.0277 |