Week 0 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Louisiana State | 13-1 | 0.545455 | 1 | 0 | 22.8411 | 1 | 29.9015 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Oklahoma State | 12-1 | 0.540423 | 3 | 1 | 19.297 | 3 | 25.6565 | 4 | |
| FBS | 3 | Alabama | 12-1 | 0.479435 | 2 | -1 | 21.5554 | 2 | 29.5784 | 2 | |
| FBS | 4 | Oklahoma | 10-3 | 0.419541 | 9 | 5 | 12.8376 | 10 | 21.5859 | 8 | |
| FBS | 5 | Arkansas | 11-2 | 0.396792 | 5 | 0 | 16.8419 | 4 | 16.1403 | 11 | |
| FBS | 6 | Stanford | 11-2 | 0.369637 | 7 | 1 | 12.7967 | 11 | 22.6092 | 6 | |
| FBS | 7 | Kansas State | 10-3 | 0.351665 | 15 | 8 | 13.1644 | 9 | 8.9085 | 30 | |
| FBS | 8 | Michigan | 11-2 | 0.341835 | 12 | 4 | 11.5162 | 13 | 18.0347 | 10 | |
| FBS | 9 | Oregon | 12-2 | 0.337672 | 4 | -5 | 14.0063 | 5 | 23.9098 | 5 | |
| FBS | 10 | Houston | 13-1 | 0.337527 | 8 | -2 | 13.3106 | 8 | 20.6591 | 9 | |
| FBS | 11 | Southern Cal | 10-2 | 0.333869 | 14 | 3 | 11.1999 | 14 | 14.6023 | 15 | |
| FBS | 12 | South Carolina | 11-2 | 0.321367 | 11 | -1 | 13.5464 | 6 | 13.3187 | 19 | |
| FBS | 13 | Baylor | 10-3 | 0.318893 | 13 | 0 | 12.6454 | 12 | 11.8441 | 22 | |
| FBS | 14 | Georgia | 10-4 | 0.304645 | 17 | 3 | 9.75805 | 17 | 14.5325 | 16 | |
| FBS | 15 | Texas | 8-5 | 0.275237 | 23 | 8 | 7.95656 | 23 | 11.1198 | 25 | |
| FBS | 16 | Texas Christian | 11-2 | 0.270949 | 16 | 0 | 10.1323 | 15 | 14.6036 | 14 | |
| FBS | 17 | Wisconsin | 11-3 | 0.26802 | 10 | -7 | 9.8951 | 16 | 26.9862 | 3 | |
| FBS | 18 | Texas A+M | 7-6 | 0.243791 | 22 | 4 | 6.34835 | 28 | 15.4536 | 12 | |
| FBS | 19 | Michigan State | 11-3 | 0.242289 | 18 | -1 | 9.69433 | 18 | 14.4646 | 17 | |
| FBS | 20 | West Virginia | 10-3 | 0.24167 | 20 | 0 | 8.41155 | 21 | 12.0436 | 21 | |
| FBS | 21 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 0.205354 | 25 | 4 | 7.6288 | 25 | 8.97376 | 29 | |
| FBS | 22 | Virginia Tech | 11-3 | 0.203708 | 21 | -1 | 8.98 | 19 | 9.98992 | 27 | |
| FBS | 23 | Southern Miss | 12-2 | 0.195617 | 19 | -4 | 8.96389 | 20 | 11.6261 | 24 | |
| FBS | 24 | Auburn | 8-5 | 0.194648 | 31 | 7 | 8.25854 | 22 | 2.38609 | 63 | |
| FBS | 25 | Florida State | 9-4 | 0.193048 | 27 | 2 | 4.67144 | 34 | 14.9821 | 13 | |
| FBS | 26 | Notre Dame | 8-5 | 0.185608 | 30 | 4 | 4.73427 | 33 | 13.7688 | 18 | |
| FBS | 27 | Clemson | 10-4 | 0.175901 | 29 | 2 | 7.9088 | 24 | 5.99625 | 44 | |
| FBS | 28 | Missouri | 8-5 | 0.173545 | 24 | -4 | 6.96059 | 27 | 12.9113 | 20 | |
| FBS | 29 | Florida | 7-6 | 0.158557 | 37 | 8 | 3.71937 | 38 | 8.66857 | 32 | |
| FBS | 30 | Brigham Young | 10-3 | 0.158318 | 33 | 3 | 5.23119 | 31 | 7.1331 | 41 | |
| FBS | 31 | Boise State | 12-1 | 0.144552 | 6 | -25 | 13.4722 | 7 | 21.7817 | 7 | |
| FBS | 32 | Tulsa | 8-5 | 0.144432 | 32 | 0 | 5.20622 | 32 | 8.29496 | 35 | |
| FBS | 33 | Rutgers | 9-4 | 0.14315 | 35 | 2 | 4.40026 | 35 | 8.65835 | 33 | |
| FBS | 34 | Cincinnati | 10-3 | 0.139025 | 26 | -8 | 5.96251 | 29 | 11.8254 | 23 | |
| FBS | 35 | Penn State | 9-4 | 0.136999 | 28 | -7 | 7.40562 | 26 | 7.64733 | 38 | |
| FBS | 36 | Northern Illinois | 11-3 | 0.113575 | 34 | -2 | 5.79511 | 30 | 5.20357 | 49 | |
| FBS | 37 | Mississippi State | 7-6 | 0.109751 | 38 | 1 | 3.91207 | 37 | 7.80691 | 36 | |
| FBS | 38 | Georgia Tech | 8-5 | 0.0970944 | 41 | 3 | 2.39061 | 42 | 6.51538 | 43 | |
| FBS | 39 | Utah | 8-5 | 0.0886369 | 42 | 3 | 2.04423 | 46 | 5.5807 | 46 | |
| FBS | 40 | Vanderbilt | 6-7 | 0.0831034 | 45 | 5 | 0.5688 | 59 | 8.76122 | 31 | |
| FBS | 41 | Toledo | 9-4 | 0.0750424 | 36 | -5 | 3.53462 | 39 | 9.25772 | 28 | |
| FBS | 42 | Ohio State | 6-7 | 0.0705327 | 49 | 7 | 0.48906 | 60 | 7.41946 | 40 | |
| FBS | 43 | Arkansas State | 10-3 | 0.0689721 | 39 | -4 | 4.18044 | 36 | 4.17888 | 53 | |
| FBS | 44 | Ohio | 10-4 | 0.0622698 | 48 | 4 | 2.25647 | 43 | 2.87 | 59 | |
| FBS | 45 | North Carolina | 7-6 | 0.0595384 | 47 | 2 | 1.71993 | 51 | 4.53537 | 51 | |
| FBS | 46 | California | 7-6 | 0.058531 | 43 | -3 | 1.46097 | 52 | 6.67602 | 42 | |
| FBS | 47 | Iowa | 7-6 | 0.0576289 | 44 | -3 | 1.77768 | 49 | 5.68495 | 45 | |
| FBS | 48 | Louisiana Tech | 8-5 | 0.0570455 | 51 | 3 | 1.00415 | 54 | 5.41247 | 47 | |
| FBS | 49 | Washington | 7-6 | 0.0536435 | 53 | 4 | 2.23612 | 45 | 1.70731 | 66 | |
| FBS | 50 | No Carolina State | 8-5 | 0.0524929 | 54 | 4 | 1.74045 | 50 | 2.8429 | 60 | |
| FBS | 51 | Tennessee | 5-7 | 0.0523697 | 57 | 6 | 0.67415 | 58 | 3.97687 | 56 | |
| FBS | 52 | Iowa State | 6-7 | 0.0520837 | 50 | -2 | 3.16307 | 40 | 0.28415 | 72 | |
| FBS | 53 | Illinois | 7-6 | 0.0505528 | 52 | -1 | 0.86856 | 57 | 5.40038 | 48 | |
| FBS | 54 | Temple | 9-4 | 0.0494654 | 40 | -14 | 1.38365 | 53 | 10.3231 | 26 | |
| FBS | 55 | S-M-U | 8-5 | 0.0481365 | 46 | -9 | 2.46462 | 41 | 3.04698 | 58 | |
| FBS | 56 | Louisville | 7-6 | 0.0401951 | 59 | 3 | 0.96357 | 55 | 3.14339 | 57 | |
| FBS | 57 | Virginia | 8-5 | 0.0315915 | 58 | 1 | 2.24632 | 44 | -0.21341 | 73 | |
| FBS | 58 | Miami-Florida | 6-6 | 0.0315171 | 56 | -2 | -0.51207 | 66 | 7.56078 | 39 | |
| FBS | 59 | Arizona State | 6-7 | 0.0265796 | 55 | -4 | -0.47476 | 65 | 7.80006 | 37 | |
| FBS | 60 | Purdue | 7-6 | 0.0181898 | 62 | 2 | 0.17891 | 63 | 1.92491 | 65 | |
| FBS | 61 | South Florida | 5-7 | 0.0178354 | 63 | 2 | -2.40067 | 77 | 8.48556 | 34 | |
| FBS | 62 | Texas Tech | 5-7 | 0.0177809 | 64 | 2 | 0.93116 | 56 | -0.59092 | 75 | |
| FBS | 63 | UL-Lafayette | 9-4 | 0.0160381 | 60 | -3 | 1.96697 | 47 | -1.98469 | 81 | |
| FBS | 64 | San Diego State | 8-5 | 0.0150948 | 61 | -3 | 0.32899 | 62 | 1.62127 | 67 | |
| FBS | 65 | Pittsburgh | 6-7 | 0.0107018 | 65 | 0 | -0.95979 | 67 | 4.13773 | 54 | |
| FBS | 66 | Western Michigan | 7-6 | 0.00679993 | 66 | 0 | -1.38675 | 72 | 4.66328 | 50 | |
| FBS | 67 | Marshall | 7-6 | 0.00514609 | 67 | 0 | 1.94126 | 48 | -4.23617 | 88 | |
| FBS | 68 | Nevada-Reno | 7-6 | -0.00035014 | 68 | 0 | -1.6035 | 73 | 4.13571 | 55 | |
| FBS | 69 | U.C.L.A. | 6-8 | -0.00489566 | 69 | 0 | -0.11994 | 64 | -0.89349 | 76 | |
| FBS | 70 | Northwestern | 6-7 | -0.0106905 | 70 | 0 | -1.71115 | 74 | 2.72221 | 61 | |
| FBS | 71 | Florida Intl | 8-5 | -0.0118905 | 74 | 3 | -1.37891 | 71 | -1.08269 | 77 | |
| FBS | 72 | Wyoming | 8-5 | -0.0143279 | 72 | 0 | 0.40135 | 61 | -4.19245 | 87 | |
| FBS | 73 | Connecticut | 5-7 | -0.0150736 | 75 | 2 | -2.72952 | 80 | 2.18872 | 64 | |
| FBS | 74 | Wake Forest | 6-7 | -0.0151845 | 71 | -3 | -1.33888 | 68 | 1.00846 | 69 | |
| FBS | 75 | U-C-F | 5-7 | -0.0267515 | 79 | 4 | -4.56169 | 89 | 4.40172 | 52 | |
| FBS | 76 | Utah State | 7-6 | -0.0274009 | 76 | 0 | -2.53113 | 78 | 1.2197 | 68 | |
| FBS | 77 | Texas-San Antonio | 4-6 | -0.0313735 | 120 | 43 | -18.9866 | 124 | -12.204 | 111 | |
| FBS | 78 | Western Kentucky | 7-5 | -0.0328456 | 82 | 4 | -1.34028 | 69 | -5.75076 | 94 | |
| FBS | 79 | Air Force | 7-6 | -0.0339482 | 73 | -6 | -2.6191 | 79 | 2.67028 | 62 | |
| FBS | 80 | Boston College | 4-8 | -0.0339769 | 90 | 10 | -5.57942 | 93 | -2.15497 | 82 | |
| FBS | 81 | Bowling Green | 5-7 | -0.0351752 | 85 | 4 | -4.27897 | 87 | -2.68016 | 83 | |
| FBS | 82 | Syracuse | 5-7 | -0.0368346 | 78 | -4 | -2.35916 | 76 | -1.0923 | 78 | |
| FBS | 83 | Kentucky | 5-7 | -0.0399298 | 80 | -3 | -1.34884 | 70 | -4.34835 | 89 | |
| FBS | 84 | Arizona | 4-8 | -0.0400499 | 77 | -7 | -3.03543 | 82 | 0.76235 | 70 | |
| FBS | 85 | Navy | 5-7 | -0.0426505 | 81 | -4 | -3.45702 | 85 | 0.63439 | 71 | |
| FBS | 86 | Ball State | 6-6 | -0.0442376 | 83 | -3 | -1.71978 | 75 | -6.40989 | 99 | |
| FBS | 87 | Eastern Michigan | 6-6 | -0.0459421 | 87 | 0 | -3.36565 | 84 | -6.29888 | 98 | |
| FBS | 88 | East Carolina | 5-7 | -0.0517523 | 84 | -4 | -2.98913 | 81 | -4.9402 | 91 | |
| FBS | 89 | Miami-Ohio | 4-8 | -0.059733 | 95 | 6 | -6.8282 | 98 | -1.76919 | 79 | |
| FBS | 90 | Kent State | 5-7 | -0.0605133 | 86 | -4 | -3.34129 | 83 | -6.17943 | 97 | |
| FBS | 91 | Washington State | 4-8 | -0.0639509 | 88 | -3 | -5.86669 | 94 | -0.41536 | 74 | |
| FBS | 92 | North Texas | 5-7 | -0.0786013 | 91 | -1 | -4.3642 | 88 | -5.80882 | 95 | |
| FBS | 93 | Oregon State | 3-9 | -0.0800583 | 92 | -1 | -5.96957 | 95 | -1.9251 | 80 | |
| FBS | 94 | Duke | 3-9 | -0.0820639 | 100 | 6 | -8.15693 | 102 | -5.63523 | 93 | |
| FBS | 95 | Mississippi | 2-10 | -0.0992699 | 101 | 6 | -7.90465 | 101 | -7.2906 | 103 | |
| FBS | 96 | Rice | 4-8 | -0.0998398 | 89 | -7 | -3.6664 | 86 | -6.81981 | 102 | |
| FBS | 97 | UTEP | 5-7 | -0.101757 | 93 | -4 | -5.24355 | 91 | -4.52717 | 90 | |
| FBS | 98 | Fresno State | 4-9 | -0.102112 | 103 | 5 | -8.48773 | 103 | -6.56522 | 100 | |
| FBS | 99 | Army | 3-9 | -0.102369 | 104 | 5 | -9.73449 | 107 | -3.37343 | 84 | |
| FBS | 100 | Central Michigan | 3-9 | -0.104409 | 106 | 6 | -8.86236 | 105 | -11.1379 | 107 | |
| FBS | 101 | Colorado State | 3-9 | -0.107112 | 112 | 11 | -11.6112 | 112 | -11.8759 | 110 | |
| FBS | 102 | Maryland | 2-10 | -0.107382 | 105 | 3 | -9.32198 | 106 | -5.86673 | 96 | |
| FBS | 103 | UL-Monroe | 4-8 | -0.111773 | 98 | -5 | -7.82442 | 100 | -4.023 | 86 | |
| FBS | 104 | San Jose State | 5-7 | -0.114988 | 94 | -10 | -5.12472 | 90 | -5.49273 | 92 | |
| FBS | 105 | Kansas | 2-10 | -0.116437 | 99 | -6 | -5.41617 | 92 | -11.3511 | 109 | |
| FBS | 106 | Indiana | 1-11 | -0.118461 | 114 | 8 | -13.7115 | 115 | -10.8564 | 106 | |
| FBS | 107 | Hawaii | 6-7 | -0.12967 | 96 | -11 | -6.76286 | 97 | -3.61843 | 85 | |
| FBS | 108 | Minnesota | 3-9 | -0.132053 | 97 | -11 | -6.44604 | 96 | -6.81415 | 101 | |
| FBS | 109 | Troy | 3-9 | -0.136949 | 109 | 0 | -9.84107 | 108 | -12.8433 | 114 | |
| FBS | 110 | South Alabama | 6-4 | -0.13948 | 110 | 0 | -10.748 | 111 | -11.1826 | 108 | |
| FBS | 111 | Colorado | 3-10 | -0.143017 | 102 | -9 | -7.11997 | 99 | -9.5824 | 105 | |
| FBS | 112 | Buffalo | 3-9 | -0.161154 | 107 | -5 | -10.2651 | 110 | -8.46097 | 104 | |
| FBS | 113 | Tulane | 2-11 | -0.208777 | 119 | 6 | -15.6686 | 119 | -17.8361 | 118 | |
| FBS | 114 | Massachusetts | 5-6 | -0.226482 | 122 | 8 | -17.5352 | 123 | -17.9406 | 119 | |
| FBS | 115 | New Mexico State | 4-9 | -0.251609 | 108 | -7 | -8.72805 | 104 | -12.6156 | 113 | |
| FBS | 116 | Florida Atlantic | 1-11 | -0.251725 | 121 | 5 | -15.6735 | 120 | -21.0601 | 123 | |
| FBS | 117 | U-A-B | 3-9 | -0.255912 | 111 | -6 | -10.1114 | 109 | -15.6125 | 115 | |
| FBS | 118 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2-10 | -0.255921 | 116 | -2 | -13.9813 | 116 | -19.5112 | 120 | |
| FBS | 119 | Texas State | 6-6 | -0.25965 | 117 | -2 | -14.9566 | 118 | -17.7754 | 117 | |
| FBS | 120 | Middle Tennessee | 2-10 | -0.260621 | 115 | -5 | -13.3676 | 114 | -16.4338 | 116 | |
| FBS | 121 | Memphis | 2-10 | -0.265782 | 118 | -3 | -14.5762 | 117 | -20.1161 | 121 | |
| FBS | 122 | Akron | 1-11 | -0.271599 | 123 | 1 | -17.1152 | 121 | -22.1882 | 124 | |
| FBS | 123 | Idaho | 2-10 | -0.284196 | 113 | -10 | -13.0867 | 113 | -12.4742 | 112 | |
| FBS | 124 | New Mexico | 1-11 | -0.290456 | 124 | 0 | -17.4185 | 122 | -26.0457 | 125 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 22-10 | -1 | 125 | 0 | -19.4765 | 125 | -20.8072 | 122 |