Week 6 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | South Carolina | 6-0 | 0.951773 | 3 | 2 | 13.7514 | 2 | 20.8519 | 2 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 5-0 | 0.90098 | 1 | -1 | 11.9363 | 7 | 23.3395 | 1 | |
| FBS | 3 | Notre Dame | 5-0 | 0.882151 | 6 | 3 | 13.7372 | 3 | 16.0246 | 7 | |
| FBS | 4 | Oregon | 6-0 | 0.880155 | 5 | 1 | 12.452 | 6 | 20.1643 | 3 | |
| FBS | 5 | Florida | 5-0 | 0.878829 | 7 | 2 | 14.0189 | 1 | 14.8539 | 9 | |
| FBS | 6 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 0.845758 | 10 | 4 | 13.546 | 4 | 14.113 | 11 | |
| FBS | 7 | West Virginia | 5-0 | 0.736631 | 14 | 7 | 12.7191 | 5 | 9.22538 | 19 | |
| FBS | 8 | Kansas State | 5-0 | 0.722399 | 12 | 4 | 10.9682 | 9 | 14.059 | 12 | |
| FBS | 9 | Georgia | 5-1 | 0.618908 | 2 | -7 | 8.6535 | 13 | 14.5204 | 10 | |
| FBS | 10 | Oregon State | 4-0 | 0.597229 | 11 | 1 | 11.2527 | 8 | 4.34755 | 43 | |
| FBS | 11 | Stanford | 4-1 | 0.579394 | 16 | 5 | 9.36481 | 10 | 9.38516 | 18 | |
| FBS | 12 | Texas | 4-1 | 0.55697 | 9 | -3 | 6.8394 | 20 | 16.2242 | 5 | |
| FBS | 13 | Mississippi State | 5-0 | 0.550227 | 15 | 2 | 9.09474 | 11 | 8.24218 | 23 | |
| FBS | 14 | Texas A+M | 4-1 | 0.531054 | 25 | 11 | 5.90183 | 23 | 17.5316 | 4 | |
| FBS | 15 | Florida State | 5-1 | 0.476587 | 4 | -11 | 5.17417 | 27 | 16.1409 | 6 | |
| FBS | 16 | Louisiana State | 5-1 | 0.460083 | 13 | -3 | 6.93768 | 19 | 9.11312 | 20 | |
| FBS | 17 | Texas Tech | 4-1 | 0.458619 | 8 | -9 | 6.28042 | 21 | 11.1991 | 16 | |
| FBS | 18 | Iowa State | 4-1 | 0.458602 | 26 | 8 | 7.72628 | 17 | 6.38349 | 27 | |
| FBS | 19 | Louisiana Tech | 5-0 | 0.457856 | 17 | -2 | 7.83009 | 16 | 5.98562 | 29 | |
| FBS | 20 | Louisville | 5-0 | 0.441524 | 18 | -2 | 8.42203 | 14 | 2.87096 | 47 | |
| FBS | 21 | Ohio | 6-0 | 0.427488 | 22 | 1 | 8.79646 | 12 | 0.64143 | 60 | |
| FBS | 22 | Oklahoma | 3-1 | 0.417991 | 46 | 24 | 5.09234 | 29 | 12.3106 | 14 | |
| FBS | 23 | Cincinnati | 4-0 | 0.410032 | 28 | 5 | 7.06707 | 18 | 5.17776 | 35 | |
| FBS | 24 | Rutgers | 5-0 | 0.397237 | 31 | 7 | 8.09125 | 15 | 0.87152 | 57 | |
| FBS | 25 | Southern Cal | 4-1 | 0.378634 | 36 | 11 | 5.4618 | 25 | 8.32458 | 22 | |
| FBS | 26 | Arizona State | 4-1 | 0.352208 | 27 | 1 | 3.47638 | 42 | 13.0854 | 13 | |
| FBS | 27 | Michigan State | 4-2 | 0.349412 | 32 | 5 | 6.00238 | 22 | 4.47848 | 41 | |
| FBS | 28 | Boise State | 4-1 | 0.335881 | 34 | 6 | 5.62761 | 24 | 4.77897 | 39 | |
| FBS | 29 | Western Kentucky | 4-1 | 0.32049 | 29 | 0 | 5.09933 | 28 | 5.46038 | 32 | |
| FBS | 30 | Tulsa | 5-1 | 0.316683 | 39 | 9 | 5.291 | 26 | 4.55561 | 40 | |
| FBS | 31 | Baylor | 3-1 | 0.30353 | 40 | 9 | 4.58064 | 31 | 6.00002 | 28 | |
| FBS | 32 | Clemson | 5-1 | 0.30168 | 24 | -8 | 4.33316 | 33 | 6.69457 | 26 | |
| FBS | 33 | Michigan | 3-2 | 0.280534 | 51 | 18 | 2.96557 | 45 | 9.76776 | 17 | |
| FBS | 34 | Nebraska | 4-2 | 0.274119 | 23 | -11 | 3.08226 | 44 | 8.93003 | 21 | |
| FBS | 35 | Duke | 5-1 | 0.256556 | 44 | 9 | 4.90546 | 30 | 1.62934 | 53 | |
| FBS | 36 | Penn State | 4-2 | 0.244878 | 55 | 19 | 3.51479 | 41 | 5.4424 | 33 | |
| FBS | 37 | Texas Christian | 4-1 | 0.242651 | 21 | -16 | 3.61828 | 40 | 4.94186 | 37 | |
| FBS | 38 | Northwestern | 5-1 | 0.23601 | 20 | -18 | 4.43465 | 32 | 1.75846 | 52 | |
| FBS | 39 | Arizona | 3-3 | 0.228276 | 33 | -6 | 3.19809 | 43 | 5.33449 | 34 | |
| FBS | 40 | San Jose State | 4-1 | 0.227342 | 45 | 5 | 3.91597 | 38 | 2.87863 | 46 | |
| FBS | 41 | Oklahoma State | 2-2 | 0.215822 | 38 | -3 | -0.07014 | 62 | 15.3452 | 8 | |
| FBS | 42 | Tennessee | 3-2 | 0.202771 | 43 | 1 | 2.57149 | 47 | 5.63513 | 31 | |
| FBS | 43 | Toledo | 5-1 | 0.192017 | 52 | 9 | 4.32235 | 34 | -0.94791 | 65 | |
| FBS | 44 | North Carolina | 4-2 | 0.190152 | 50 | 6 | 0.51489 | 60 | 11.5997 | 15 | |
| FBS | 45 | Washington | 3-2 | 0.184118 | 35 | -10 | 4.31341 | 35 | -1.4712 | 68 | |
| FBS | 46 | Northern Illinois | 5-1 | 0.172363 | 54 | 8 | 3.73617 | 39 | -0.3722 | 63 | |
| FBS | 47 | U.C.L.A. | 4-2 | 0.165371 | 19 | -28 | 2.13456 | 53 | 4.47133 | 42 | |
| FBS | 48 | Texas-San Antonio | 5-0 | 0.164852 | 42 | -6 | 3.91971 | 37 | -1.50926 | 69 | |
| FBS | 49 | UL-Lafayette | 4-1 | 0.160647 | 47 | -2 | 2.43779 | 49 | 3.13083 | 45 | |
| FBS | 50 | No Carolina State | 4-2 | 0.158533 | 62 | 12 | 2.67441 | 46 | 2.19496 | 48 | |
| FBS | 51 | Missouri | 3-3 | 0.147291 | 30 | -21 | 1.56512 | 54 | 5.10152 | 36 | |
| FBS | 52 | U-C-F | 3-2 | 0.146465 | 56 | 4 | 0.96919 | 58 | 7.02803 | 24 | |
| FBS | 53 | Fresno State | 4-2 | 0.144903 | 57 | 4 | 1.00223 | 56 | 6.80869 | 25 | |
| FBS | 54 | Miami-Florida | 4-2 | 0.134254 | 37 | -17 | 4.03358 | 36 | -4.03086 | 80 | |
| FBS | 55 | Nevada-Reno | 5-1 | 0.115337 | 48 | -7 | 2.27457 | 50 | 0.50183 | 61 | |
| FBS | 56 | Wisconsin | 4-2 | 0.113852 | 53 | -3 | 2.1465 | 51 | 0.82427 | 59 | |
| FBS | 57 | Brigham Young | 4-2 | 0.0850896 | 63 | 6 | 0.0564 | 61 | 5.77006 | 30 | |
| FBS | 58 | Minnesota | 4-1 | 0.0743533 | 59 | 1 | 2.47241 | 48 | -3.02659 | 77 | |
| FBS | 59 | Iowa | 3-2 | 0.0676661 | 60 | 1 | 2.14172 | 52 | -2.39368 | 72 | |
| FBS | 60 | Troy | 3-2 | 0.0627977 | 58 | -2 | 0.95658 | 59 | 1.21176 | 56 | |
| FBS | 61 | UL-Monroe | 3-2 | 0.0458689 | 69 | 8 | -0.48017 | 65 | 4.81057 | 38 | |
| FBS | 62 | Purdue | 3-2 | 0.0301056 | 41 | -21 | -0.36926 | 64 | 3.33753 | 44 | |
| FBS | 63 | Vanderbilt | 2-3 | 0.0114854 | 76 | 13 | -0.34255 | 63 | 1.94483 | 50 | |
| FBS | 64 | Kent State | 4-1 | -0.0190686 | 64 | 0 | 1.12072 | 55 | -5.06697 | 86 | |
| FBS | 65 | Maryland | 3-2 | -0.021278 | 80 | 15 | 0.99751 | 57 | -4.8114 | 85 | |
| FBS | 66 | Utah State | 4-2 | -0.0320476 | 49 | -17 | -1.14756 | 66 | 1.57725 | 54 | |
| FBS | 67 | Mississippi | 3-3 | -0.0413374 | 61 | -6 | -1.50958 | 68 | 2.13226 | 49 | |
| FBS | 68 | Connecticut | 3-3 | -0.0945685 | 68 | 0 | -1.45268 | 67 | -1.78438 | 70 | |
| FBS | 69 | California | 2-4 | -0.101901 | 97 | 28 | -2.58863 | 77 | 1.48472 | 55 | |
| FBS | 70 | Kentucky | 1-5 | -0.11298 | 71 | 1 | -1.97075 | 73 | -1.34841 | 67 | |
| FBS | 71 | Arkansas State | 3-3 | -0.113108 | 86 | 15 | -2.01991 | 74 | -1.19374 | 66 | |
| FBS | 72 | New Mexico | 3-3 | -0.13069 | 79 | 7 | -1.57944 | 69 | -3.8915 | 79 | |
| FBS | 73 | Virginia Tech | 3-3 | -0.138066 | 66 | -7 | -3.45356 | 83 | 1.8326 | 51 | |
| FBS | 74 | Temple | 2-2 | -0.153058 | 98 | 24 | -2.43702 | 76 | -2.60207 | 73 | |
| FBS | 75 | Utah | 2-3 | -0.160331 | 70 | -5 | -3.11994 | 79 | -0.83732 | 64 | |
| FBS | 76 | San Diego State | 3-3 | -0.166139 | 93 | 17 | -3.39068 | 82 | -0.34244 | 62 | |
| FBS | 77 | Ball State | 3-3 | -0.174245 | 65 | -12 | -1.77439 | 72 | -6.292 | 92 | |
| FBS | 78 | Western Michigan | 3-3 | -0.203334 | 91 | 13 | -3.38053 | 81 | -2.98057 | 76 | |
| FBS | 79 | Wake Forest | 3-3 | -0.206573 | 72 | -7 | -1.67086 | 70 | -8.90028 | 100 | |
| FBS | 80 | East Carolina | 3-3 | -0.22961 | 73 | -7 | -2.98607 | 78 | -6.13389 | 90 | |
| FBS | 81 | Navy | 2-3 | -0.244019 | 100 | 19 | -3.21488 | 80 | -6.38085 | 93 | |
| FBS | 82 | Middle Tennessee | 3-2 | -0.244677 | 75 | -7 | -4.33783 | 92 | -2.68769 | 74 | |
| FBS | 83 | Auburn | 1-4 | -0.247302 | 67 | -16 | -4.36924 | 93 | -2.76689 | 75 | |
| FBS | 84 | Houston | 2-3 | -0.248437 | 89 | 5 | -3.80632 | 85 | -4.72084 | 84 | |
| FBS | 85 | S-M-U | 2-3 | -0.250969 | 96 | 11 | -3.95072 | 87 | -4.41732 | 82 | |
| FBS | 86 | Syracuse | 2-3 | -0.260899 | 94 | 8 | -3.81459 | 86 | -5.56587 | 88 | |
| FBS | 87 | Arkansas | 2-4 | -0.276454 | 107 | 20 | -3.64221 | 84 | -7.22901 | 96 | |
| FBS | 88 | Bowling Green | 3-3 | -0.27995 | 99 | 11 | -4.0984 | 89 | -5.95477 | 89 | |
| FBS | 89 | South Florida | 2-4 | -0.280678 | 74 | -15 | -4.51312 | 94 | -4.62479 | 83 | |
| FBS | 90 | Central Michigan | 2-3 | -0.285446 | 85 | -5 | -1.76122 | 71 | -14.122 | 114 | |
| FBS | 91 | Illinois | 2-4 | -0.289888 | 88 | -3 | -4.13381 | 90 | -6.53266 | 94 | |
| FBS | 92 | Georgia Tech | 2-4 | -0.297379 | 77 | -15 | -6.51015 | 99 | 0.85559 | 58 | |
| FBS | 93 | Miami-Ohio | 3-3 | -0.308304 | 81 | -12 | -2.05372 | 75 | -14.7485 | 115 | |
| FBS | 94 | U-A-B | 1-4 | -0.31568 | 103 | 9 | -5.95647 | 98 | -2.26947 | 71 | |
| FBS | 95 | Marshall | 2-4 | -0.316356 | 84 | -11 | -4.7853 | 95 | -6.21661 | 91 | |
| FBS | 96 | Indiana | 2-3 | -0.32225 | 82 | -14 | -5.46303 | 96 | -4.37258 | 81 | |
| FBS | 97 | Virginia | 2-4 | -0.338358 | 87 | -10 | -4.3083 | 91 | -9.34546 | 101 | |
| FBS | 98 | Texas State | 2-3 | -0.371191 | 78 | -20 | -3.96426 | 88 | -12.79 | 112 | |
| FBS | 99 | North Texas | 2-4 | -0.394393 | 83 | -16 | -5.93907 | 97 | -7.8388 | 98 | |
| FBS | 100 | Pittsburgh | 2-3 | -0.4522 | 92 | -8 | -7.88733 | 102 | -5.39897 | 87 | |
| FBS | 101 | Buffalo | 1-4 | -0.475846 | 102 | 1 | -7.71891 | 101 | -7.61542 | 97 | |
| FBS | 102 | Air Force | 2-3 | -0.483951 | 95 | -7 | -9.15735 | 105 | -3.39315 | 78 | |
| FBS | 103 | Florida Intl | 1-5 | -0.513296 | 101 | -2 | -7.97651 | 103 | -9.37987 | 102 | |
| FBS | 104 | South Alabama | 1-4 | -0.523646 | 110 | 6 | -7.47255 | 100 | -11.7827 | 108 | |
| FBS | 105 | Washington State | 2-4 | -0.539156 | 109 | 4 | -8.17036 | 104 | -10.5451 | 105 | |
| FBS | 106 | Boston College | 1-4 | -0.600726 | 90 | -16 | -10.601 | 112 | -6.76266 | 95 | |
| FBS | 107 | UTEP | 1-5 | -0.607386 | 104 | -3 | -10.1363 | 110 | -8.77622 | 99 | |
| FBS | 108 | Kansas | 1-4 | -0.628545 | 106 | -2 | -10.0908 | 109 | -10.4092 | 104 | |
| FBS | 109 | Southern Miss | 0-5 | -0.630221 | 108 | -1 | -9.90173 | 108 | -11.1562 | 106 | |
| FBS | 110 | Florida Atlantic | 1-4 | -0.63891 | 111 | 1 | -9.60428 | 107 | -12.755 | 111 | |
| FBS | 111 | Rice | 1-5 | -0.704573 | 105 | -6 | -11.2494 | 113 | -11.8745 | 109 | |
| FBS | 112 | Wyoming | 1-4 | -0.704933 | 116 | 4 | -11.447 | 114 | -11.242 | 107 | |
| FBS | 113 | Hawaii | 1-4 | -0.710512 | 112 | -1 | -9.17589 | 106 | -19.1949 | 119 | |
| FBS | 114 | Akron | 1-5 | -0.724809 | 113 | -1 | -12.3866 | 117 | -9.50479 | 103 | |
| FBS | 115 | Memphis | 1-4 | -0.769363 | 122 | 7 | -12.2419 | 116 | -13.1064 | 113 | |
| FBS | 116 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1-5 | -0.790139 | 115 | -1 | -12.8226 | 118 | -12.6276 | 110 | |
| FBS | 117 | Army | 1-4 | -0.799499 | 123 | 6 | -11.9639 | 115 | -16.1423 | 118 | |
| FBS | 118 | Tulane | 0-5 | -0.808559 | 117 | -1 | -10.5025 | 111 | -21.6427 | 122 | |
| FBS | 119 | New Mexico State | 1-5 | -0.903443 | 114 | -5 | -14.5148 | 122 | -14.9259 | 116 | |
| FBS | 120 | Colorado State | 1-5 | -0.905319 | 118 | -2 | -14.2639 | 121 | -15.893 | 117 | |
| FBS | 121 | Colorado | 1-4 | -0.921092 | 120 | -1 | -13.5433 | 119 | -19.3966 | 120 | |
| FBS | 122 | Massachusetts | 0-6 | -1.00161 | 119 | -3 | -13.8736 | 120 | -23.9345 | 124 | |
| FBS | 123 | Idaho | 1-5 | -1.03992 | 124 | 1 | -15.184 | 123 | -22.2535 | 123 | |
| FBS | 124 | Eastern Michigan | 0-5 | -1.12377 | 121 | -3 | -17.4455 | 124 | -20.5945 | 121 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 10-88 | -1.43455 | 125 | 0 | -20.6698 | 125 | -31.6188 | 125 |