Week 16 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Florida State | 14-0 | 1.00007 | 1 | 0 | 22.4334 | 1 | 34.0042 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Auburn | 12-2 | 0.703917 | 4 | 2 | 17.2693 | 2 | 19.4497 | 6 | |
| FBS | 3 | Alabama | 11-2 | 0.640583 | 3 | 0 | 13.9789 | 7 | 22.965 | 4 | |
| FBS | 4 | Missouri | 12-2 | 0.638254 | 5 | 1 | 15.4556 | 4 | 18.2502 | 8 | |
| FBS | 5 | Michigan State | 13-1 | 0.611454 | 12 | 7 | 16.1162 | 3 | 13.5134 | 19 | |
| FBS | 6 | Baylor | 11-2 | 0.59947 | 7 | 1 | 11.9045 | 13 | 25.0601 | 2 | |
| FBS | 7 | South Carolina | 11-2 | 0.597934 | 11 | 4 | 14.7224 | 5 | 16.3598 | 15 | |
| FBS | 8 | Oregon | 11-2 | 0.597508 | 9 | 1 | 12.1249 | 12 | 24.1917 | 3 | |
| FBS | 9 | Stanford | 11-3 | 0.585952 | 8 | -1 | 13.4886 | 9 | 18.8784 | 7 | |
| FBS | 10 | Clemson | 11-2 | 0.577141 | 13 | 3 | 13.692 | 8 | 17.3628 | 12 | |
| FBS | 11 | Ohio State | 12-2 | 0.562866 | 2 | -9 | 12.354 | 11 | 19.9632 | 5 | |
| FBS | 12 | U-C-F | 12-1 | 0.526995 | 16 | 4 | 14.4569 | 6 | 9.92831 | 27 | |
| FBS | 13 | Oklahoma | 11-2 | 0.503915 | 22 | 9 | 12.7663 | 10 | 12.6996 | 20 | |
| FBS | 14 | U.C.L.A. | 10-3 | 0.492832 | 15 | 1 | 11.1015 | 14 | 16.6163 | 14 | |
| FBS | 15 | Arizona State | 10-4 | 0.49146 | 6 | -9 | 10.5212 | 16 | 18.2358 | 9 | |
| FBS | 16 | Louisville | 12-1 | 0.467133 | 21 | 5 | 10.9089 | 15 | 14.5788 | 16 | |
| FBS | 17 | Oklahoma State | 10-3 | 0.461286 | 10 | -7 | 9.76165 | 19 | 17.4606 | 10 | |
| FBS | 18 | Louisiana State | 10-3 | 0.453334 | 18 | 0 | 10.4713 | 17 | 14.4978 | 17 | |
| FBS | 19 | Texas A+M | 9-4 | 0.423628 | 20 | 1 | 9.79509 | 18 | 13.5177 | 18 | |
| FBS | 20 | Washington | 9-4 | 0.398373 | 23 | 3 | 7.65014 | 23 | 17.4446 | 11 | |
| FBS | 21 | Southern Cal | 10-4 | 0.378667 | 25 | 4 | 8.75165 | 21 | 12.0946 | 23 | |
| FBS | 22 | Georgia | 8-5 | 0.363855 | 19 | -3 | 8.13555 | 22 | 12.4516 | 21 | |
| FBS | 23 | Wisconsin | 9-4 | 0.359817 | 17 | -6 | 6.5724 | 27 | 16.779 | 13 | |
| FBS | 24 | Notre Dame | 9-4 | 0.340204 | 27 | 3 | 8.91319 | 20 | 7.68117 | 37 | |
| FBS | 25 | Mississippi | 8-5 | 0.31221 | 33 | 8 | 7.41601 | 24 | 9.36469 | 28 | |
| FBS | 26 | Duke | 10-4 | 0.284689 | 24 | -2 | 7.07292 | 25 | 7.59751 | 38 | |
| FBS | 27 | Miami-Florida | 9-4 | 0.273605 | 26 | -1 | 6.31732 | 29 | 8.75769 | 31 | |
| FBS | 28 | Fresno State | 11-2 | 0.257716 | 29 | 1 | 6.52824 | 28 | 6.49727 | 44 | |
| FBS | 29 | Arizona | 8-5 | 0.255311 | 36 | 7 | 4.97496 | 35 | 10.9613 | 24 | |
| FBS | 30 | Vanderbilt | 9-4 | 0.246044 | 38 | 8 | 6.58981 | 26 | 5.11989 | 48 | |
| FBS | 31 | Mississippi State | 7-6 | 0.245457 | 41 | 10 | 5.19687 | 34 | 9.28335 | 29 | |
| FBS | 32 | Texas | 8-5 | 0.229914 | 31 | -1 | 5.29037 | 32 | 7.41429 | 40 | |
| FBS | 33 | Virginia Tech | 8-5 | 0.221837 | 30 | -3 | 5.20669 | 33 | 6.84402 | 43 | |
| FBS | 34 | Nebraska | 9-4 | 0.220554 | 40 | 6 | 5.85024 | 31 | 4.76197 | 50 | |
| FBS | 35 | Brigham Young | 8-5 | 0.215799 | 32 | -3 | 3.77142 | 39 | 10.5796 | 25 | |
| FBS | 36 | Iowa | 8-5 | 0.21498 | 28 | -8 | 4.87618 | 37 | 7.14661 | 41 | |
| FBS | 37 | Georgia Tech | 7-6 | 0.208841 | 34 | -3 | 2.97432 | 44 | 12.2866 | 22 | |
| FBS | 38 | Northern Illinois | 12-2 | 0.207922 | 14 | -24 | 5.85416 | 30 | 3.46144 | 51 | |
| FBS | 39 | Navy | 9-4 | 0.177589 | 56 | 17 | 4.91921 | 36 | 3.20177 | 55 | |
| FBS | 40 | Kansas State | 8-5 | 0.175994 | 51 | 11 | 2.94849 | 46 | 9.01406 | 30 | |
| FBS | 41 | Michigan | 7-6 | 0.164372 | 35 | -6 | 3.25487 | 41 | 6.89955 | 42 | |
| FBS | 42 | Texas Tech | 8-5 | 0.160358 | 57 | 15 | 3.44012 | 40 | 5.92848 | 47 | |
| FBS | 43 | Utah State | 9-5 | 0.157605 | 45 | 2 | 1.85411 | 50 | 10.4562 | 26 | |
| FBS | 44 | East Carolina | 10-3 | 0.143696 | 46 | 2 | 2.8051 | 47 | 6.15401 | 45 | |
| FBS | 45 | Minnesota | 8-5 | 0.140919 | 37 | -8 | 3.9007 | 38 | 2.54896 | 59 | |
| FBS | 46 | North Carolina | 7-6 | 0.139065 | 50 | 4 | 1.8274 | 51 | 8.64591 | 32 | |
| FBS | 47 | Bowling Green | 10-4 | 0.13815 | 47 | 0 | 1.81126 | 52 | 8.60148 | 33 | |
| FBS | 48 | Houston | 8-5 | 0.131618 | 42 | -6 | 1.74031 | 54 | 8.15028 | 34 | |
| FBS | 49 | Utah | 5-7 | 0.12264 | 49 | 0 | 1.49839 | 57 | 7.96786 | 36 | |
| FBS | 50 | Penn State | 7-5 | 0.120644 | 43 | -7 | 3.21673 | 42 | 2.55438 | 58 | |
| FBS | 51 | Oregon State | 7-6 | 0.119757 | 59 | 8 | 2.0738 | 48 | 5.92918 | 46 | |
| FBS | 52 | Pittsburgh | 7-6 | 0.119166 | 54 | 2 | 3.10726 | 43 | 2.73549 | 57 | |
| FBS | 53 | Marshall | 10-4 | 0.115707 | 44 | -9 | 1.23832 | 59 | 8.04909 | 35 | |
| FBS | 54 | North Texas | 9-4 | 0.0953453 | 55 | 1 | 1.55759 | 56 | 5.00396 | 49 | |
| FBS | 55 | Rice | 10-4 | 0.085563 | 53 | -2 | 2.94761 | 46 | -0.20836 | 66 | |
| FBS | 56 | Boise State | 8-5 | 0.0769139 | 52 | -4 | 0.10121 | 66 | 7.53933 | 39 | |
| FBS | 57 | Ball State | 10-3 | 0.07438 | 39 | -18 | 1.85605 | 49 | 1.96034 | 61 | |
| FBS | 58 | Washington State | 6-7 | 0.0728449 | 48 | -10 | 1.32968 | 58 | 3.39964 | 52 | |
| FBS | 59 | Tennessee | 5-7 | 0.0705879 | 60 | 1 | 1.66172 | 55 | 2.16268 | 60 | |
| FBS | 60 | Syracuse | 7-6 | 0.0518685 | 65 | 5 | 1.79748 | 53 | -0.15854 | 65 | |
| FBS | 61 | Boston College | 7-6 | 0.0329554 | 58 | -3 | 1.09489 | 60 | 0.04227 | 64 | |
| FBS | 62 | Indiana | 5-7 | 0.0318531 | 62 | 0 | 0.10855 | 65 | 2.92031 | 56 | |
| FBS | 63 | UL-Lafayette | 9-4 | 0.0090941 | 64 | 1 | 0.87331 | 61 | -1.72008 | 71 | |
| FBS | 64 | Arkansas State | 8-5 | -0.00196897 | 73 | 9 | 0.77167 | 62 | -2.54049 | 74 | |
| FBS | 65 | Western Kentucky | 8-4 | -0.00201613 | 68 | 3 | 0.47762 | 63 | -1.65377 | 70 | |
| FBS | 66 | Toledo | 7-5 | -0.0024555 | 63 | -3 | 0.17513 | 64 | -0.78147 | 69 | |
| FBS | 67 | Cincinnati | 8-4 | -0.0130852 | 61 | -6 | -1.51363 | 72 | 3.25433 | 54 | |
| FBS | 68 | Florida | 4-8 | -0.017048 | 71 | 3 | -1.67825 | 73 | 3.34918 | 53 | |
| FBS | 69 | Texas-San Antonio | 7-5 | -0.0385644 | 69 | 0 | -0.26853 | 67 | -3.1199 | 76 | |
| FBS | 70 | Maryland | 7-6 | -0.040786 | 67 | -3 | -1.17078 | 69 | -0.611 | 68 | |
| FBS | 71 | Northwestern | 5-7 | -0.0626189 | 72 | 1 | -2.0149 | 75 | -0.27894 | 67 | |
| FBS | 72 | Middle Tennessee | 8-5 | -0.0732578 | 70 | -2 | -1.34451 | 71 | -3.3968 | 78 | |
| FBS | 73 | San Jose State | 6-6 | -0.0781187 | 76 | 3 | -1.30721 | 70 | -4.00576 | 80 | |
| FBS | 74 | San Diego State | 8-5 | -0.0784576 | 78 | 4 | -0.54364 | 68 | -6.35541 | 91 | |
| FBS | 75 | Buffalo | 8-5 | -0.0812985 | 66 | -9 | -2.11748 | 78 | -1.87348 | 73 | |
| FBS | 76 | Colorado State | 8-6 | -0.0856536 | 81 | 5 | -3.2323 | 81 | 1.06227 | 63 | |
| FBS | 77 | Tulane | 7-6 | -0.0885289 | 74 | -3 | -2.08451 | 77 | -2.71103 | 75 | |
| FBS | 78 | Texas Christian | 4-8 | -0.115247 | 80 | 2 | -4.45775 | 86 | 1.75877 | 62 | |
| FBS | 79 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 7-6 | -0.118825 | 75 | -4 | -2.07269 | 76 | -5.83744 | 86 | |
| FBS | 80 | South Alabama | 6-6 | -0.123801 | 86 | 6 | -3.05389 | 80 | -3.37012 | 77 | |
| FBS | 81 | Florida Atlantic | 6-6 | -0.125329 | 77 | -4 | -3.63357 | 83 | -1.76853 | 72 | |
| FBS | 82 | Troy | 6-6 | -0.137854 | 82 | 0 | -2.38748 | 79 | -6.82427 | 93 | |
| FBS | 83 | UL-Monroe | 6-6 | -0.153841 | 83 | 0 | -1.86047 | 74 | -10.0529 | 99 | |
| FBS | 84 | Wake Forest | 4-8 | -0.16368 | 84 | 0 | -4.30481 | 84 | -3.64567 | 79 | |
| FBS | 85 | Ohio | 7-6 | -0.172242 | 79 | -6 | -3.61337 | 82 | -6.6155 | 92 | |
| FBS | 86 | Rutgers | 6-7 | -0.19138 | 87 | 1 | -4.47443 | 87 | -5.95714 | 87 | |
| FBS | 87 | Illinois | 4-8 | -0.197514 | 85 | -2 | -5.31222 | 89 | -4.04278 | 81 | |
| FBS | 88 | Colorado | 4-8 | -0.204418 | 88 | 0 | -4.40596 | 85 | -7.49478 | 96 | |
| FBS | 89 | Arkansas | 3-9 | -0.222138 | 90 | 1 | -5.79123 | 91 | -5.10248 | 82 | |
| FBS | 90 | West Virginia | 4-8 | -0.239082 | 92 | 2 | -6.30422 | 93 | -5.27564 | 83 | |
| FBS | 91 | Nevada-Reno | 4-8 | -0.246179 | 91 | 0 | -6.28602 | 92 | -6.05478 | 89 | |
| FBS | 92 | S-M-U | 5-7 | -0.259816 | 93 | 1 | -6.41027 | 94 | -7.06919 | 94 | |
| FBS | 93 | Akron | 5-7 | -0.268718 | 89 | -4 | -5.16344 | 88 | -11.7576 | 103 | |
| FBS | 94 | Virginia | 2-10 | -0.27993 | 94 | 0 | -7.3467 | 96 | -6.28192 | 90 | |
| FBS | 95 | Texas State | 6-6 | -0.284078 | 98 | 3 | -5.5133 | 90 | -12.2637 | 105 | |
| FBS | 96 | No Carolina State | 3-9 | -0.286706 | 97 | 1 | -7.87543 | 99 | -5.37007 | 84 | |
| FBS | 97 | Iowa State | 3-9 | -0.297508 | 99 | 2 | -7.57904 | 98 | -7.37061 | 95 | |
| FBS | 98 | Wyoming | 5-7 | -0.32323 | 101 | 3 | -7.46491 | 97 | -10.3406 | 100 | |
| FBS | 99 | Central Michigan | 6-6 | -0.33145 | 96 | -3 | -6.56859 | 95 | -13.8968 | 111 | |
| FBS | 100 | Kentucky | 2-10 | -0.345064 | 102 | 2 | -9.78311 | 103 | -5.53944 | 85 | |
| FBS | 101 | Kent State | 4-8 | -0.348906 | 100 | -1 | -8.43755 | 101 | -10.011 | 98 | |
| FBS | 102 | Kansas | 3-9 | -0.364006 | 104 | 2 | -8.14378 | 100 | -12.442 | 107 | |
| FBS | 103 | Memphis | 3-8 | -0.364193 | 95 | -8 | -10.2677 | 104 | -6.0216 | 88 | |
| FBS | 104 | Tulsa | 3-9 | -0.367676 | 103 | -1 | -8.52388 | 102 | -11.664 | 102 | |
| FBS | 105 | New Mexico | 3-9 | -0.43914 | 105 | 0 | -10.5364 | 105 | -12.8526 | 110 | |
| FBS | 106 | Connecticut | 3-9 | -0.448479 | 109 | 3 | -11.5628 | 106 | -10.6932 | 101 | |
| FBS | 107 | California | 1-11 | -0.477544 | 107 | 0 | -11.8367 | 107 | -12.8278 | 109 | |
| FBS | 108 | South Florida | 2-10 | -0.496718 | 106 | -2 | -12.5282 | 109 | -12.6873 | 108 | |
| FBS | 109 | Purdue | 1-11 | -0.524234 | 108 | -1 | -12.3307 | 108 | -16.0931 | 112 | |
| FBS | 110 | Hawaii | 1-11 | -0.543819 | 113 | 3 | -14.3921 | 113 | -11.8409 | 104 | |
| FBS | 111 | Army | 3-9 | -0.544415 | 110 | -1 | -14.2169 | 112 | -12.4331 | 106 | |
| FBS | 112 | Louisiana Tech | 4-8 | -0.550471 | 111 | -1 | -13.1187 | 110 | -16.3804 | 113 | |
| FBS | 113 | Temple | 2-10 | -0.554792 | 112 | -1 | -16.0759 | 118 | -7.85512 | 97 | |
| FBS | 114 | Air Force | 2-10 | -0.582471 | 114 | 0 | -14.08 | 111 | -16.7304 | 114 | |
| FBS | 115 | U-A-B | 2-10 | -0.632887 | 115 | 0 | -14.8912 | 115 | -19.4139 | 115 | |
| FBS | 116 | UTEP | 2-10 | -0.661578 | 116 | 0 | -15.3038 | 117 | -21.0896 | 116 | |
| FBS | 117 | New Mexico State | 2-10 | -0.681441 | 117 | 0 | -14.7587 | 114 | -24.7686 | 120 | |
| FBS | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 2-10 | -0.720761 | 118 | 0 | -15.0991 | 116 | -27.7476 | 125 | |
| FBS | 119 | Idaho | 1-11 | -0.79717 | 120 | 1 | -18.2151 | 119 | -26.095 | 122 | |
| FBS | 120 | Western Michigan | 1-11 | -0.798982 | 119 | -1 | -19.8925 | 122 | -21.1941 | 117 | |
| FBS | 121 | Southern Miss | 1-11 | -0.801195 | 121 | 0 | -18.628 | 120 | -25.2538 | 121 | |
| FBS | 122 | Division 1AA | 16-95 | -0.848864 | 123 | 1 | -19.8852 | 121 | -26.3048 | 124 | |
| FBS | 123 | Massachusetts | 1-11 | -0.852444 | 122 | -1 | -21.1244 | 124 | -22.9129 | 119 | |
| FBS | 124 | Florida Intl | 1-11 | -0.907446 | 124 | 0 | -21.05 | 123 | -28.7494 | 126 | |
| FBS | 125 | Miami-Ohio | 0-12 | -0.967805 | 125 | 0 | -23.9459 | 125 | -26.1266 | 123 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-12 | -1.02388 | 126 | 0 | -27.0372 | 126 | -22.4746 | 118 |