Week 15 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Florida State | 13-0 | 0.999986 | 1 | 0 | 19.1186 | 1 | 35.0445 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Auburn | 12-1 | 0.807179 | 4 | 2 | 18.105 | 2 | 18.4899 | 8 | |
| FBS | 3 | Alabama | 11-1 | 0.781516 | 3 | 0 | 15.7364 | 3 | 24.4749 | 3 | |
| FBS | 4 | Ohio State | 12-1 | 0.712843 | 2 | -2 | 14.781 | 5 | 20.7572 | 5 | |
| FBS | 5 | Baylor | 11-1 | 0.703249 | 7 | 2 | 12.8928 | 8 | 26.6707 | 2 | |
| FBS | 6 | Stanford | 11-2 | 0.691984 | 8 | 2 | 14.5722 | 6 | 19.3298 | 7 | |
| FBS | 7 | Michigan State | 12-1 | 0.648142 | 12 | 5 | 14.9936 | 4 | 13.1759 | 20 | |
| FBS | 8 | Missouri | 11-2 | 0.645518 | 5 | -3 | 13.7915 | 7 | 17.3067 | 11 | |
| FBS | 9 | Arizona State | 10-3 | 0.61607 | 6 | -3 | 12.3004 | 10 | 19.6771 | 6 | |
| FBS | 10 | Oregon | 10-2 | 0.603919 | 9 | -1 | 10.9434 | 13 | 23.3742 | 4 | |
| FBS | 11 | South Carolina | 10-2 | 0.588028 | 11 | 0 | 12.7499 | 9 | 15.081 | 14 | |
| FBS | 12 | Clemson | 10-2 | 0.557964 | 13 | 1 | 11.3275 | 12 | 17.1346 | 12 | |
| FBS | 13 | Oklahoma State | 10-2 | 0.515742 | 10 | -3 | 9.95636 | 15 | 17.7223 | 10 | |
| FBS | 14 | U.C.L.A. | 9-3 | 0.488625 | 15 | 1 | 9.94823 | 16 | 14.9012 | 15 | |
| FBS | 15 | U-C-F | 11-1 | 0.488239 | 16 | 1 | 11.7797 | 11 | 8.14668 | 34 | |
| FBS | 16 | Oklahoma | 10-2 | 0.466456 | 22 | 6 | 10.4209 | 14 | 10.8377 | 23 | |
| FBS | 17 | Louisiana State | 9-3 | 0.460052 | 18 | 1 | 9.26614 | 18 | 14.3977 | 16 | |
| FBS | 18 | Wisconsin | 9-3 | 0.458145 | 17 | -1 | 8.23671 | 22 | 17.9711 | 9 | |
| FBS | 19 | Louisville | 11-1 | 0.44191 | 21 | 2 | 9.05928 | 19 | 13.2487 | 19 | |
| FBS | 20 | Georgia | 8-4 | 0.435669 | 19 | -1 | 8.94201 | 20 | 13.0225 | 21 | |
| FBS | 21 | Texas A+M | 8-4 | 0.412145 | 20 | -1 | 8.15219 | 23 | 13.4448 | 17 | |
| FBS | 22 | Washington | 8-4 | 0.391448 | 23 | 1 | 6.66948 | 28 | 16.7044 | 13 | |
| FBS | 23 | Northern Illinois | 12-1 | 0.367924 | 14 | -9 | 9.4994 | 17 | 3.85686 | 51 | |
| FBS | 24 | Southern Cal | 9-4 | 0.366907 | 25 | 1 | 7.61531 | 26 | 10.6569 | 25 | |
| FBS | 25 | Notre Dame | 8-4 | 0.36215 | 27 | 2 | 8.27694 | 21 | 7.73131 | 40 | |
| FBS | 26 | Fresno State | 11-1 | 0.352749 | 29 | 3 | 7.93503 | 24 | 7.99639 | 36 | |
| FBS | 27 | Miami-Florida | 9-3 | 0.350593 | 26 | -1 | 7.15952 | 27 | 10.6127 | 26 | |
| FBS | 28 | Duke | 10-3 | 0.343945 | 24 | -4 | 7.73465 | 25 | 7.80535 | 38 | |
| FBS | 29 | Iowa | 8-4 | 0.302692 | 28 | -1 | 6.65403 | 29 | 7.42979 | 43 | |
| FBS | 30 | Virginia Tech | 8-4 | 0.292702 | 30 | 0 | 6.0093 | 30 | 8.74305 | 31 | |
| FBS | 31 | Mississippi | 7-5 | 0.282973 | 33 | 2 | 5.85742 | 31 | 8.27698 | 33 | |
| FBS | 32 | Brigham Young | 8-4 | 0.278338 | 32 | 0 | 4.79722 | 36 | 11.6763 | 22 | |
| FBS | 33 | Texas | 8-4 | 0.257668 | 31 | -2 | 5.32076 | 33 | 7.58395 | 42 | |
| FBS | 34 | Georgia Tech | 7-5 | 0.257034 | 34 | 0 | 3.70519 | 43 | 13.4399 | 18 | |
| FBS | 35 | Michigan | 7-5 | 0.248974 | 35 | 0 | 4.91855 | 35 | 8.14438 | 35 | |
| FBS | 36 | Arizona | 7-5 | 0.233035 | 36 | 0 | 3.98541 | 39 | 9.88949 | 27 | |
| FBS | 37 | Minnesota | 8-4 | 0.231504 | 37 | 0 | 5.74163 | 32 | 3.29034 | 55 | |
| FBS | 38 | Bowling Green | 10-3 | 0.221379 | 47 | 9 | 3.74817 | 42 | 9.53373 | 29 | |
| FBS | 39 | Vanderbilt | 8-4 | 0.206168 | 38 | -1 | 4.95274 | 34 | 3.51868 | 52 | |
| FBS | 40 | Mississippi State | 6-6 | 0.199865 | 41 | 1 | 3.76402 | 41 | 7.21383 | 44 | |
| FBS | 41 | Nebraska | 8-4 | 0.19983 | 40 | -1 | 4.64399 | 37 | 3.98419 | 49 | |
| FBS | 42 | Houston | 8-4 | 0.18749 | 42 | 0 | 2.71505 | 46 | 9.75825 | 28 | |
| FBS | 43 | Ball State | 10-2 | 0.178461 | 39 | -4 | 4.33306 | 38 | 2.8775 | 57 | |
| FBS | 44 | Rice | 10-3 | 0.153606 | 53 | 9 | 3.89687 | 40 | 1.86342 | 62 | |
| FBS | 45 | Penn State | 7-5 | 0.150495 | 43 | -2 | 3.55632 | 44 | 2.78482 | 58 | |
| FBS | 46 | Washington State | 6-6 | 0.133295 | 48 | 2 | 2.88726 | 45 | 3.42926 | 53 | |
| FBS | 47 | East Carolina | 9-3 | 0.128727 | 46 | -1 | 2.01509 | 47 | 6.1463 | 45 | |
| FBS | 48 | Utah | 5-7 | 0.117679 | 49 | 1 | 1.26806 | 51 | 7.72337 | 41 | |
| FBS | 49 | Boise State | 8-4 | 0.113255 | 52 | 3 | 0.84386 | 57 | 8.81335 | 30 | |
| FBS | 50 | Utah State | 8-5 | 0.112159 | 45 | -5 | 0.29694 | 63 | 10.703 | 24 | |
| FBS | 51 | North Carolina | 6-6 | 0.110968 | 50 | -1 | 1.0214 | 54 | 7.9221 | 37 | |
| FBS | 52 | Kansas State | 7-5 | 0.105944 | 51 | -1 | 0.91341 | 56 | 7.78979 | 39 | |
| FBS | 53 | Marshall | 9-4 | 0.093495 | 44 | -9 | 0.39023 | 62 | 8.39889 | 32 | |
| FBS | 54 | North Texas | 8-4 | 0.0854719 | 55 | 1 | 1.17055 | 53 | 4.69479 | 47 | |
| FBS | 55 | Navy | 7-4 | 0.0849232 | 56 | 1 | 1.78406 | 48 | 2.38801 | 60 | |
| FBS | 56 | Pittsburgh | 6-6 | 0.0812633 | 54 | -2 | 1.65186 | 50 | 2.48787 | 59 | |
| FBS | 57 | Texas Tech | 7-5 | 0.071306 | 57 | 0 | 0.97437 | 55 | 3.92466 | 50 | |
| FBS | 58 | Boston College | 7-5 | 0.0709039 | 58 | 0 | 1.72813 | 49 | 1.11915 | 64 | |
| FBS | 59 | Oregon State | 6-6 | 0.0700475 | 59 | 0 | 0.79032 | 59 | 4.46707 | 48 | |
| FBS | 60 | Tennessee | 5-7 | 0.0598056 | 60 | 0 | 1.20142 | 52 | 1.88324 | 61 | |
| FBS | 61 | Indiana | 5-7 | 0.0486856 | 62 | 1 | 0.52516 | 60 | 3.19328 | 56 | |
| FBS | 62 | Cincinnati | 8-3 | 0.0388069 | 61 | -1 | -0.17263 | 65 | 4.71275 | 46 | |
| FBS | 63 | Toledo | 7-5 | 0.025492 | 63 | 0 | 0.8423 | 58 | -0.40776 | 70 | |
| FBS | 64 | Syracuse | 6-6 | 0.01223 | 65 | 1 | 0.42835 | 61 | -0.28452 | 69 | |
| FBS | 65 | Buffalo | 8-4 | 0.0107992 | 66 | 1 | 0.10035 | 64 | 0.76748 | 66 | |
| FBS | 66 | Maryland | 7-5 | -0.00831503 | 67 | 1 | -0.21317 | 66 | -0.09272 | 68 | |
| FBS | 67 | Western Kentucky | 8-4 | -0.0329272 | 68 | 1 | -0.45916 | 68 | -1.7785 | 72 | |
| FBS | 68 | Texas-San Antonio | 7-5 | -0.0363086 | 69 | 1 | -0.27581 | 67 | -2.80614 | 76 | |
| FBS | 69 | Florida | 4-8 | -0.0382563 | 71 | 2 | -1.99632 | 77 | 3.29637 | 54 | |
| FBS | 70 | UL-Lafayette | 8-4 | -0.0466081 | 64 | -6 | -0.7813 | 70 | -2.03587 | 73 | |
| FBS | 71 | Middle Tennessee | 8-4 | -0.0507019 | 70 | -1 | -0.78068 | 69 | -2.46854 | 75 | |
| FBS | 72 | Northwestern | 5-7 | -0.0560604 | 72 | 0 | -1.60123 | 74 | -0.02381 | 67 | |
| FBS | 73 | Tulane | 7-5 | -0.0729103 | 74 | 1 | -1.45134 | 73 | -2.34479 | 74 | |
| FBS | 74 | Arkansas State | 7-5 | -0.0793908 | 73 | -1 | -1.38445 | 72 | -3.27132 | 77 | |
| FBS | 75 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 7-5 | -0.0928738 | 75 | 0 | -1.30472 | 71 | -4.98112 | 82 | |
| FBS | 76 | San Jose State | 6-6 | -0.0965977 | 76 | 0 | -1.70812 | 76 | -3.89378 | 81 | |
| FBS | 77 | San Diego State | 7-5 | -0.135323 | 78 | 1 | -1.64699 | 75 | -8.18921 | 97 | |
| FBS | 78 | Florida Atlantic | 6-6 | -0.136605 | 77 | -1 | -3.53605 | 81 | -1.39884 | 71 | |
| FBS | 79 | Ohio | 7-5 | -0.140554 | 79 | 0 | -2.41495 | 78 | -5.92391 | 90 | |
| FBS | 80 | Texas Christian | 4-8 | -0.162076 | 80 | 0 | -5.06173 | 88 | 1.51639 | 63 | |
| FBS | 81 | South Alabama | 6-6 | -0.164669 | 86 | 5 | -3.7698 | 82 | -3.49239 | 79 | |
| FBS | 82 | Colorado State | 7-6 | -0.167563 | 81 | -1 | -5.07026 | 89 | 0.97083 | 65 | |
| FBS | 83 | Troy | 6-6 | -0.179078 | 82 | -1 | -3.19415 | 80 | -7.11748 | 93 | |
| FBS | 84 | UL-Monroe | 6-6 | -0.183896 | 83 | -1 | -2.50983 | 79 | -10.1327 | 99 | |
| FBS | 85 | Wake Forest | 4-8 | -0.187268 | 84 | -1 | -4.46018 | 85 | -3.33738 | 78 | |
| FBS | 86 | Rutgers | 6-6 | -0.193618 | 87 | 1 | -3.96554 | 83 | -5.81827 | 86 | |
| FBS | 87 | Illinois | 4-8 | -0.210398 | 85 | -2 | -4.99914 | 86 | -3.79336 | 80 | |
| FBS | 88 | Colorado | 4-8 | -0.249993 | 88 | 0 | -5.00694 | 87 | -7.92746 | 96 | |
| FBS | 89 | Akron | 5-7 | -0.263688 | 89 | 0 | -4.43665 | 84 | -11.4579 | 103 | |
| FBS | 90 | Arkansas | 3-9 | -0.270738 | 90 | 0 | -6.29618 | 91 | -5.38221 | 84 | |
| FBS | 91 | Nevada-Reno | 4-8 | -0.282289 | 91 | 0 | -6.49277 | 94 | -5.87592 | 88 | |
| FBS | 92 | West Virginia | 4-8 | -0.288506 | 92 | 0 | -6.78038 | 95 | -5.47518 | 85 | |
| FBS | 93 | S-M-U | 5-7 | -0.292754 | 93 | 0 | -6.46492 | 93 | -7.07819 | 92 | |
| FBS | 94 | Virginia | 2-10 | -0.302827 | 94 | 0 | -7.08556 | 96 | -5.86206 | 87 | |
| FBS | 95 | No Carolina State | 3-9 | -0.325619 | 97 | 2 | -7.93461 | 99 | -5.14563 | 83 | |
| FBS | 96 | Central Michigan | 6-6 | -0.328055 | 96 | 0 | -5.75439 | 90 | -13.3943 | 111 | |
| FBS | 97 | Texas State | 6-6 | -0.339933 | 98 | 1 | -6.34493 | 92 | -12.4782 | 106 | |
| FBS | 98 | Iowa State | 3-9 | -0.35246 | 99 | 1 | -8.04116 | 100 | -7.57691 | 94 | |
| FBS | 99 | Kent State | 4-8 | -0.356757 | 100 | 1 | -7.64119 | 97 | -9.49493 | 98 | |
| FBS | 100 | Wyoming | 5-7 | -0.37309 | 101 | 1 | -7.92955 | 98 | -10.155 | 100 | |
| FBS | 101 | Kentucky | 2-10 | -0.41149 | 102 | 1 | -10.1974 | 103 | -5.87829 | 89 | |
| FBS | 102 | Tulsa | 3-9 | -0.414105 | 103 | 1 | -8.73618 | 102 | -11.5099 | 104 | |
| FBS | 103 | Memphis | 3-8 | -0.41719 | 95 | -8 | -10.3152 | 104 | -6.04564 | 91 | |
| FBS | 104 | Kansas | 3-9 | -0.419216 | 104 | 0 | -8.60793 | 101 | -12.5175 | 108 | |
| FBS | 105 | Connecticut | 3-9 | -0.489738 | 109 | 4 | -11.1944 | 106 | -10.4499 | 101 | |
| FBS | 106 | New Mexico | 3-9 | -0.501079 | 105 | -1 | -10.9166 | 105 | -12.6604 | 109 | |
| FBS | 107 | California | 1-11 | -0.544544 | 107 | 0 | -12.0025 | 108 | -13.2494 | 110 | |
| FBS | 108 | South Florida | 2-10 | -0.549323 | 106 | -2 | -12.3404 | 109 | -12.5133 | 107 | |
| FBS | 109 | Purdue | 1-11 | -0.563452 | 108 | -1 | -11.8481 | 107 | -15.8033 | 112 | |
| FBS | 110 | Army | 3-8 | -0.595438 | 110 | 0 | -14.0066 | 111 | -11.2529 | 102 | |
| FBS | 111 | Louisiana Tech | 4-8 | -0.611897 | 111 | 0 | -13.1695 | 110 | -16.0522 | 113 | |
| FBS | 112 | Temple | 2-10 | -0.629713 | 112 | 0 | -15.9529 | 118 | -7.72145 | 95 | |
| FBS | 113 | Hawaii | 1-11 | -0.633661 | 113 | 0 | -14.9153 | 115 | -11.9404 | 105 | |
| FBS | 114 | Air Force | 2-10 | -0.6628 | 114 | 0 | -14.4768 | 113 | -16.6113 | 114 | |
| FBS | 115 | U-A-B | 2-10 | -0.708434 | 115 | 0 | -15.0682 | 116 | -19.2409 | 115 | |
| FBS | 116 | UTEP | 2-10 | -0.73824 | 116 | 0 | -15.4963 | 117 | -20.8052 | 117 | |
| FBS | 117 | New Mexico State | 2-10 | -0.754645 | 117 | 0 | -14.9124 | 114 | -24.6703 | 120 | |
| FBS | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 2-10 | -0.759316 | 118 | 0 | -14.3771 | 112 | -27.124 | 125 | |
| FBS | 119 | Western Michigan | 1-11 | -0.868911 | 119 | 0 | -19.2699 | 121 | -20.7093 | 116 | |
| FBS | 120 | Idaho | 1-11 | -0.887826 | 120 | 0 | -18.3682 | 119 | -26.0034 | 123 | |
| FBS | 121 | Southern Miss | 1-11 | -0.895751 | 121 | 0 | -18.8357 | 120 | -25.1227 | 121 | |
| FBS | 122 | Massachusetts | 1-11 | -0.933807 | 122 | 0 | -20.6306 | 123 | -22.5437 | 119 | |
| FBS | 123 | Division 1AA | 16-95 | -0.941165 | 123 | 0 | -19.8852 | 122 | -26.0499 | 124 | |
| FBS | 124 | Florida Intl | 1-11 | -1.01145 | 124 | 0 | -21.1686 | 124 | -28.735 | 126 | |
| FBS | 125 | Miami-Ohio | 0-12 | -1.05918 | 125 | 0 | -23.416 | 125 | -25.514 | 122 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-12 | -1.16452 | 126 | 0 | -27.2695 | 126 | -22.4612 | 118 |