Week 13 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Notre Dame | 12-0 | 0.884509 | 1 | 0 | 22.1143 | 1 | 17.2203 | 8 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 11-1 | 0.811051 | 2 | 0 | 15.8464 | 4 | 26.3509 | 1 | |
| FBS | 3 | Oregon | 11-1 | 0.779471 | 3 | 0 | 15.5343 | 6 | 24.5982 | 2 | |
| FBS | 4 | Florida | 11-1 | 0.776106 | 5 | 1 | 19.3016 | 3 | 15.3537 | 10 | |
| FBS | 5 | Ohio State | 12-0 | 0.751549 | 4 | -1 | 19.7808 | 2 | 12.2703 | 15 | |
| FBS | 6 | Georgia | 11-1 | 0.678215 | 8 | 2 | 15.6534 | 5 | 16.3097 | 9 | |
| FBS | 7 | Texas A+M | 10-2 | 0.656109 | 7 | 0 | 13.633 | 11 | 19.3772 | 3 | |
| FBS | 8 | Kansas State | 10-1 | 0.646405 | 6 | -2 | 13.773 | 10 | 18.2764 | 4 | |
| FBS | 9 | Stanford | 10-2 | 0.627168 | 10 | 1 | 15.2347 | 7 | 13.2719 | 11 | |
| FBS | 10 | Louisiana State | 10-2 | 0.606227 | 9 | -1 | 14.8722 | 8 | 12.4804 | 13 | |
| FBS | 11 | Oklahoma | 9-2 | 0.599036 | 11 | 0 | 12.6303 | 13 | 17.255 | 7 | |
| FBS | 12 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 0.592786 | 14 | 2 | 14.3335 | 9 | 12.7017 | 12 | |
| FBS | 13 | Nebraska | 10-2 | 0.54455 | 13 | 0 | 13.1086 | 12 | 11.8077 | 16 | |
| FBS | 14 | Florida State | 10-2 | 0.494007 | 12 | -2 | 9.00778 | 17 | 17.5854 | 6 | |
| FBS | 15 | Clemson | 10-2 | 0.443845 | 15 | 0 | 9.52212 | 15 | 12.3941 | 14 | |
| FBS | 16 | Oregon State | 8-3 | 0.437413 | 16 | 0 | 9.58246 | 14 | 11.7419 | 17 | |
| FBS | 17 | Oklahoma State | 7-4 | 0.412641 | 17 | 0 | 6.28437 | 25 | 17.6437 | 5 | |
| FBS | 18 | Michigan | 8-4 | 0.409847 | 19 | 1 | 8.81361 | 18 | 11.395 | 18 | |
| FBS | 19 | U.C.L.A. | 9-3 | 0.38425 | 18 | -1 | 8.64509 | 19 | 9.77306 | 22 | |
| FBS | 20 | Texas | 8-3 | 0.346161 | 20 | 0 | 7.02444 | 23 | 10.6244 | 20 | |
| FBS | 21 | Northern Illinois | 11-1 | 0.344163 | 22 | 1 | 7.73569 | 21 | 8.7714 | 27 | |
| FBS | 22 | San Jose State | 10-2 | 0.340559 | 27 | 5 | 8.63722 | 20 | 6.33788 | 37 | |
| FBS | 23 | Southern Cal | 7-5 | 0.306737 | 24 | 1 | 5.54867 | 31 | 11.0249 | 19 | |
| FBS | 24 | Utah State | 10-2 | 0.298887 | 26 | 2 | 6.01825 | 27 | 9.28519 | 24 | |
| FBS | 25 | Northwestern | 9-3 | 0.297868 | 29 | 4 | 7.33603 | 22 | 6.06405 | 38 | |
| FBS | 26 | Vanderbilt | 8-4 | 0.293301 | 34 | 8 | 6.42821 | 24 | 7.86655 | 31 | |
| FBS | 27 | Kent State | 11-1 | 0.275342 | 32 | 5 | 9.2412 | 16 | -0.2572 | 63 | |
| FBS | 28 | Penn State | 8-4 | 0.268168 | 35 | 7 | 5.55739 | 30 | 7.95506 | 30 | |
| FBS | 29 | Arizona | 7-5 | 0.250594 | 21 | -8 | 5.86364 | 29 | 5.83592 | 39 | |
| FBS | 30 | Mississippi State | 8-4 | 0.236914 | 25 | -5 | 5.06364 | 32 | 6.6611 | 35 | |
| FBS | 31 | Boise State | 9-2 | 0.235249 | 37 | 6 | 4.37846 | 37 | 8.16238 | 28 | |
| FBS | 32 | Fresno State | 9-3 | 0.233653 | 39 | 7 | 3.55546 | 41 | 9.99762 | 21 | |
| FBS | 33 | Texas Christian | 7-4 | 0.229754 | 43 | 10 | 4.24903 | 38 | 8.03646 | 29 | |
| FBS | 34 | Wisconsin | 7-5 | 0.220381 | 28 | -6 | 3.52917 | 42 | 9.01113 | 25 | |
| FBS | 35 | Rutgers | 9-2 | 0.202893 | 23 | -12 | 6.10664 | 26 | 1.48588 | 55 | |
| FBS | 36 | Arkansas State | 8-3 | 0.191884 | 41 | 5 | 4.64119 | 35 | 4.1081 | 46 | |
| FBS | 37 | U-C-F | 9-3 | 0.186408 | 42 | 5 | 3.09298 | 47 | 7.36494 | 33 | |
| FBS | 38 | Arizona State | 7-5 | 0.185629 | 49 | 11 | 2.08608 | 54 | 9.70303 | 23 | |
| FBS | 39 | Louisiana Tech | 9-3 | 0.181454 | 36 | -3 | 3.7802 | 40 | 5.33547 | 42 | |
| FBS | 40 | Texas Tech | 7-5 | 0.180081 | 33 | -7 | 3.13493 | 46 | 6.76482 | 34 | |
| FBS | 41 | Baylor | 6-5 | 0.177948 | 51 | 10 | 2.7976 | 48 | 7.40012 | 32 | |
| FBS | 42 | Cincinnati | 8-3 | 0.175201 | 44 | 2 | 3.86916 | 39 | 4.62918 | 43 | |
| FBS | 43 | Michigan State | 6-6 | 0.172954 | 46 | 3 | 3.35714 | 43 | 5.67176 | 40 | |
| FBS | 44 | Washington | 7-5 | 0.153815 | 31 | -13 | 4.66438 | 34 | 1.04333 | 59 | |
| FBS | 45 | Louisville | 9-2 | 0.152884 | 30 | -15 | 4.76561 | 33 | 0.72841 | 60 | |
| FBS | 46 | Ball State | 9-3 | 0.151619 | 45 | -1 | 5.88436 | 28 | -2.03784 | 68 | |
| FBS | 47 | Brigham Young | 7-5 | 0.140165 | 50 | 3 | 0.88805 | 62 | 8.9642 | 26 | |
| FBS | 48 | West Virginia | 6-5 | 0.136243 | 54 | 6 | 3.29839 | 44 | 2.90964 | 49 | |
| FBS | 49 | North Carolina | 8-4 | 0.135479 | 47 | -2 | 1.71416 | 57 | 6.62488 | 36 | |
| FBS | 50 | Mississippi | 6-6 | 0.134637 | 60 | 10 | 2.54638 | 49 | 4.57496 | 44 | |
| FBS | 51 | Iowa State | 6-6 | 0.134385 | 40 | -11 | 2.14035 | 53 | 5.52268 | 41 | |
| FBS | 52 | San Diego State | 9-3 | 0.132934 | 48 | -4 | 3.26839 | 45 | 2.7196 | 51 | |
| FBS | 53 | Tulsa | 9-3 | 0.13204 | 38 | -15 | 2.4715 | 50 | 4.5481 | 45 | |
| FBS | 54 | Missouri | 5-7 | 0.112777 | 53 | -1 | 2.32445 | 52 | 3.37575 | 48 | |
| FBS | 55 | Toledo | 9-3 | 0.111115 | 52 | -3 | 4.47907 | 36 | -1.89069 | 67 | |
| FBS | 56 | Miami-Florida | 7-5 | 0.0902043 | 55 | -1 | 2.42289 | 51 | 1.35665 | 56 | |
| FBS | 57 | Syracuse | 7-5 | 0.0758683 | 58 | 1 | 2.04347 | 55 | 1.12759 | 58 | |
| FBS | 58 | UL-Monroe | 8-4 | 0.0726364 | 56 | -2 | 1.26742 | 60 | 2.72162 | 50 | |
| FBS | 59 | UL-Lafayette | 7-4 | 0.0716717 | 57 | -2 | 1.34218 | 59 | 2.46718 | 53 | |
| FBS | 60 | Georgia Tech | 6-6 | 0.025674 | 59 | -1 | -0.67379 | 70 | 3.63545 | 47 | |
| FBS | 61 | Navy | 7-4 | 0.023973 | 61 | 0 | 1.91568 | 56 | -2.67039 | 70 | |
| FBS | 62 | Tennessee | 5-7 | 0.019828 | 66 | 4 | -0.4716 | 68 | 2.69143 | 52 | |
| FBS | 63 | Virginia Tech | 6-6 | 0.00977857 | 62 | -1 | -0.44473 | 67 | 1.83294 | 54 | |
| FBS | 64 | Middle Tennessee | 8-3 | 0.00111906 | 63 | -1 | 1.47327 | 58 | -3.42271 | 75 | |
| FBS | 65 | No Carolina State | 7-5 | -0.00834328 | 64 | -1 | -0.28018 | 65 | 0.00817 | 62 | |
| FBS | 66 | Bowling Green | 8-4 | -0.0125861 | 69 | 3 | 0.9749 | 61 | -3.31842 | 73 | |
| FBS | 67 | Purdue | 6-6 | -0.0253926 | 72 | 5 | -0.41915 | 66 | -1.00845 | 65 | |
| FBS | 68 | Western Kentucky | 7-5 | -0.0404803 | 71 | 3 | -1.05007 | 72 | -0.69755 | 64 | |
| FBS | 69 | Utah | 5-7 | -0.0482303 | 68 | -1 | -2.13988 | 74 | 1.28708 | 57 | |
| FBS | 70 | Duke | 6-6 | -0.0699221 | 65 | -5 | -0.61869 | 69 | -4.05313 | 77 | |
| FBS | 71 | Pittsburgh | 5-6 | -0.0718195 | 78 | 7 | -2.64249 | 75 | 0.6201 | 61 | |
| FBS | 72 | Minnesota | 6-6 | -0.0782804 | 67 | -5 | -0.90884 | 71 | -4.02239 | 76 | |
| FBS | 73 | East Carolina | 8-4 | -0.0835907 | 74 | 1 | -0.27173 | 64 | -5.96058 | 82 | |
| FBS | 74 | Ohio | 8-4 | -0.0837291 | 70 | -4 | -0.18606 | 63 | -6.1757 | 83 | |
| FBS | 75 | Arkansas | 4-8 | -0.0873928 | 73 | -2 | -1.81678 | 73 | -2.57891 | 69 | |
| FBS | 76 | Iowa | 4-8 | -0.1287 | 76 | 0 | -3.08639 | 76 | -2.81863 | 71 | |
| FBS | 77 | Nevada-Reno | 7-4 | -0.137129 | 75 | -2 | -3.15143 | 77 | -3.32996 | 74 | |
| FBS | 78 | S-M-U | 6-6 | -0.140187 | 85 | 7 | -3.9843 | 81 | -1.58672 | 66 | |
| FBS | 79 | Troy | 5-7 | -0.179237 | 77 | -2 | -4.69078 | 83 | -2.99008 | 72 | |
| FBS | 80 | Connecticut | 5-6 | -0.197562 | 89 | 9 | -4.10695 | 82 | -5.8302 | 81 | |
| FBS | 81 | Auburn | 3-9 | -0.204897 | 79 | -2 | -4.94102 | 85 | -4.42226 | 78 | |
| FBS | 82 | Rice | 6-6 | -0.210842 | 87 | 5 | -4.99588 | 87 | -4.7615 | 79 | |
| FBS | 83 | California | 3-9 | -0.211936 | 83 | 0 | -4.90149 | 84 | -5.07293 | 80 | |
| FBS | 84 | Virginia | 4-8 | -0.23593 | 81 | -3 | -4.99151 | 86 | -6.75517 | 86 | |
| FBS | 85 | Texas-San Antonio | 8-4 | -0.236165 | 91 | 6 | -3.33637 | 78 | -10.7184 | 101 | |
| FBS | 86 | Indiana | 4-8 | -0.236897 | 80 | -6 | -5.09526 | 88 | -6.58438 | 85 | |
| FBS | 87 | Wake Forest | 5-7 | -0.257585 | 82 | -5 | -3.35031 | 79 | -12.3785 | 108 | |
| FBS | 88 | South Florida | 3-8 | -0.258723 | 84 | -4 | -5.92732 | 91 | -6.32677 | 84 | |
| FBS | 89 | Central Michigan | 6-6 | -0.262116 | 94 | 5 | -3.90669 | 80 | -11.4107 | 103 | |
| FBS | 90 | Air Force | 6-6 | -0.265643 | 86 | -4 | -5.86475 | 90 | -7.02295 | 87 | |
| FBS | 91 | Houston | 5-7 | -0.278241 | 96 | 5 | -6.13619 | 92 | -7.37198 | 88 | |
| FBS | 92 | Temple | 4-7 | -0.290504 | 88 | -4 | -5.71881 | 89 | -9.33617 | 96 | |
| FBS | 93 | North Texas | 4-8 | -0.290707 | 90 | -3 | -6.29836 | 93 | -7.971 | 91 | |
| FBS | 94 | Marshall | 5-7 | -0.29687 | 92 | -2 | -6.58688 | 96 | -7.77054 | 90 | |
| FBS | 95 | Maryland | 4-8 | -0.299788 | 93 | -2 | -6.46159 | 94 | -8.29984 | 93 | |
| FBS | 96 | Kentucky | 2-10 | -0.331229 | 95 | -1 | -7.22663 | 98 | -8.96208 | 95 | |
| FBS | 97 | Buffalo | 4-8 | -0.343754 | 97 | 0 | -6.56299 | 95 | -11.5338 | 104 | |
| FBS | 98 | Western Michigan | 4-8 | -0.362534 | 99 | 1 | -8.36294 | 99 | -8.72881 | 94 | |
| FBS | 99 | Florida Intl | 3-9 | -0.374192 | 98 | -1 | -9.06531 | 102 | -7.97645 | 92 | |
| FBS | 100 | Florida Atlantic | 3-8 | -0.396797 | 100 | 0 | -8.83087 | 100 | -10.3222 | 99 | |
| FBS | 101 | Washington State | 3-9 | -0.404074 | 111 | 10 | -8.87914 | 101 | -10.7825 | 102 | |
| FBS | 102 | Miami-Ohio | 4-8 | -0.406017 | 101 | -1 | -6.83771 | 97 | -15.8013 | 115 | |
| FBS | 103 | Kansas | 1-10 | -0.445666 | 108 | 5 | -11.5524 | 110 | -7.6993 | 89 | |
| FBS | 104 | Memphis | 4-8 | -0.445968 | 109 | 5 | -9.87852 | 105 | -11.7126 | 105 | |
| FBS | 105 | Wyoming | 4-8 | -0.446966 | 105 | 0 | -9.80014 | 103 | -11.9782 | 106 | |
| FBS | 106 | UTEP | 3-9 | -0.452684 | 104 | -2 | -10.9364 | 108 | -9.72227 | 98 | |
| FBS | 107 | Illinois | 2-10 | -0.453583 | 106 | -1 | -9.82371 | 104 | -12.4452 | 109 | |
| FBS | 108 | Texas State | 3-8 | -0.455192 | 102 | -6 | -9.93294 | 106 | -12.3121 | 107 | |
| FBS | 109 | Boston College | 2-10 | -0.457536 | 103 | -6 | -11.2195 | 109 | -9.43111 | 97 | |
| FBS | 110 | Colorado State | 4-8 | -0.484678 | 113 | 3 | -10.4826 | 107 | -13.333 | 112 | |
| FBS | 111 | New Mexico | 4-9 | -0.505068 | 107 | -4 | -12.422 | 114 | -10.3229 | 100 | |
| FBS | 112 | U-A-B | 3-9 | -0.523559 | 110 | -2 | -12.113 | 112 | -12.5211 | 110 | |
| FBS | 113 | South Alabama | 2-10 | -0.555982 | 112 | -1 | -12.8958 | 116 | -13.2186 | 111 | |
| FBS | 114 | Army | 2-9 | -0.576086 | 115 | 1 | -12.4662 | 115 | -15.8318 | 116 | |
| FBS | 115 | Tulane | 2-10 | -0.590221 | 114 | -1 | -12.3302 | 113 | -17.2733 | 117 | |
| FBS | 116 | Eastern Michigan | 2-10 | -0.590222 | 116 | 0 | -11.7304 | 111 | -18.7029 | 120 | |
| FBS | 117 | Hawaii | 2-9 | -0.654524 | 120 | 3 | -14.3348 | 117 | -17.5793 | 119 | |
| FBS | 118 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 2-11 | -0.67668 | 117 | -1 | -16.2501 | 119 | -14.7661 | 114 | |
| FBS | 119 | Akron | 1-11 | -0.714728 | 118 | -1 | -17.6786 | 121 | -14.3696 | 113 | |
| FBS | 120 | Colorado | 1-11 | -0.722423 | 119 | -1 | -14.786 | 118 | -21.8717 | 122 | |
| FBS | 121 | Massachusetts | 1-11 | -0.83859 | 122 | 1 | -16.2565 | 120 | -27.5505 | 124 | |
| FBS | 122 | New Mexico State | 1-10 | -0.848409 | 123 | 1 | -19.1434 | 123 | -21.4465 | 121 | |
| FBS | 123 | Southern Miss | 0-12 | -0.866221 | 121 | -2 | -21.4004 | 125 | -17.4755 | 118 | |
| FBS | 124 | Idaho | 1-11 | -0.880703 | 124 | 0 | -18.4129 | 122 | -25.7406 | 123 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 10-97 | -1.01658 | 125 | 0 | -20.8654 | 124 | -30.6369 | 125 |