Week 6 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Florida State | 5-0 | 0.89376 | 4 | 3 | 12.4795 | 4 | 26.2024 | 3 | |
| FBS | 2 | Alabama | 5-0 | 0.848438 | 1 | -1 | 13.9659 | 1 | 15.9798 | 11 | |
| FBS | 3 | Stanford | 5-0 | 0.816192 | 6 | 3 | 13.3799 | 2 | 15.6042 | 12 | |
| FBS | 4 | Clemson | 5-0 | 0.816133 | 5 | 1 | 12.8458 | 3 | 17.8405 | 7 | |
| FBS | 5 | Oregon | 5-0 | 0.801438 | 2 | -3 | 9.80622 | 12 | 29.3046 | 1 | |
| FBS | 6 | Miami-Florida | 5-0 | 0.752904 | 14 | 8 | 11.3711 | 6 | 18.4708 | 5 | |
| FBS | 7 | Baylor | 4-0 | 0.744258 | 7 | 0 | 8.62217 | 16 | 29.2467 | 2 | |
| FBS | 8 | Ohio State | 6-0 | 0.726288 | 10 | 2 | 11.2105 | 7 | 16.8047 | 9 | |
| FBS | 9 | U.C.L.A. | 4-0 | 0.674379 | 11 | 2 | 10.2846 | 10 | 16.1267 | 10 | |
| FBS | 10 | Georgia | 4-1 | 0.668582 | 12 | 2 | 11.0038 | 8 | 12.5988 | 16 | |
| FBS | 11 | Oklahoma | 5-0 | 0.666451 | 9 | -2 | 11.4809 | 5 | 10.4096 | 23 | |
| FBS | 12 | Missouri | 5-0 | 0.647543 | 15 | 3 | 9.98975 | 11 | 15.0049 | 13 | |
| FBS | 13 | Louisville | 5-0 | 0.626262 | 8 | -5 | 8.51455 | 17 | 19.3248 | 4 | |
| FBS | 14 | Louisiana State | 5-1 | 0.598117 | 16 | 2 | 8.48236 | 18 | 16.9856 | 8 | |
| FBS | 15 | Texas Tech | 5-0 | 0.593345 | 13 | -2 | 9.05908 | 15 | 14.1458 | 14 | |
| FBS | 16 | Michigan | 5-0 | 0.584597 | 22 | 6 | 10.3662 | 9 | 7.89132 | 34 | |
| FBS | 17 | Washington | 4-1 | 0.569814 | 3 | -14 | 7.58461 | 21 | 18.2649 | 6 | |
| FBS | 18 | Virginia Tech | 5-1 | 0.53684 | 17 | -1 | 9.3569 | 13 | 7.92843 | 33 | |
| FBS | 19 | Fresno State | 5-0 | 0.506136 | 18 | -1 | 9.34007 | 14 | 5.29973 | 44 | |
| FBS | 20 | Florida | 4-1 | 0.484693 | 26 | 6 | 7.09991 | 24 | 12.8156 | 15 | |
| FBS | 21 | Auburn | 4-1 | 0.469673 | 28 | 7 | 7.73662 | 20 | 8.82318 | 30 | |
| FBS | 22 | Houston | 4-0 | 0.444624 | 19 | -3 | 7.28542 | 23 | 8.5145 | 32 | |
| FBS | 23 | Texas A+M | 4-1 | 0.428178 | 20 | -3 | 6.51384 | 25 | 10.3067 | 24 | |
| FBS | 24 | South Carolina | 4-1 | 0.426705 | 23 | -1 | 7.32624 | 22 | 6.76786 | 39 | |
| FBS | 25 | Northern Illinois | 5-0 | 0.36812 | 25 | 0 | 7.90382 | 19 | -0.80644 | 74 | |
| FBS | 26 | Pittsburgh | 3-1 | 0.343792 | 31 | 5 | 5.88727 | 26 | 5.51753 | 43 | |
| FBS | 27 | Nebraska | 4-1 | 0.330611 | 41 | 14 | 4.74256 | 31 | 9.16258 | 28 | |
| FBS | 28 | U-C-F | 4-1 | 0.314437 | 33 | 5 | 4.75928 | 30 | 7.67055 | 35 | |
| FBS | 29 | Ohio | 4-1 | 0.308951 | 38 | 9 | 5.11589 | 28 | 5.69165 | 41 | |
| FBS | 30 | Arizona | 3-1 | 0.287627 | 30 | 0 | 3.37964 | 37 | 11.1034 | 19 | |
| FBS | 31 | East Carolina | 4-1 | 0.278308 | 43 | 12 | 4.77558 | 29 | 4.42584 | 47 | |
| FBS | 32 | Georgia Tech | 3-2 | 0.274218 | 29 | -3 | 2.86472 | 40 | 12.0855 | 17 | |
| FBS | 33 | Notre Dame | 4-2 | 0.272042 | 58 | 25 | 5.19366 | 27 | 2.12047 | 60 | |
| FBS | 34 | Ball State | 5-1 | 0.264021 | 42 | 8 | 3.95742 | 34 | 6.60331 | 40 | |
| FBS | 35 | Arizona State | 3-2 | 0.2575 | 24 | -11 | 2.95195 | 38 | 10.2496 | 25 | |
| FBS | 36 | Indiana | 3-2 | 0.239962 | 60 | 24 | 2.5123 | 43 | 10.5528 | 22 | |
| FBS | 37 | Northwestern | 4-1 | 0.231638 | 27 | -10 | 3.89476 | 35 | 4.01939 | 51 | |
| FBS | 38 | Oklahoma State | 4-1 | 0.225016 | 39 | 1 | 2.54691 | 42 | 9.09362 | 29 | |
| FBS | 39 | Rutgers | 4-1 | 0.224512 | 40 | 1 | 4.1288 | 32 | 2.41079 | 57 | |
| FBS | 40 | Maryland | 4-1 | 0.220707 | 21 | -19 | 4.08254 | 33 | 2.27037 | 59 | |
| FBS | 41 | Washington State | 4-2 | 0.217491 | 49 | 8 | 3.43632 | 36 | 4.69958 | 46 | |
| FBS | 42 | Utah | 3-2 | 0.207708 | 34 | -8 | 1.72265 | 48 | 11.0311 | 20 | |
| FBS | 43 | Michigan State | 4-1 | 0.172665 | 75 | 32 | 2.88557 | 39 | 3.07007 | 55 | |
| FBS | 44 | Brigham Young | 3-2 | 0.154031 | 56 | 12 | 0.85863 | 54 | 9.93813 | 26 | |
| FBS | 45 | Navy | 3-1 | 0.150144 | 61 | 16 | 1.80117 | 47 | 5.64091 | 42 | |
| FBS | 46 | Mississippi | 3-2 | 0.148942 | 37 | -9 | 2.69834 | 41 | 1.77017 | 61 | |
| FBS | 47 | Tennessee | 3-3 | 0.143977 | 44 | -3 | 1.29406 | 49 | 7.22692 | 37 | |
| FBS | 48 | Bowling Green | 5-1 | 0.143063 | 50 | 2 | 2.19132 | 45 | 3.3811 | 54 | |
| FBS | 49 | Oregon State | 4-1 | 0.123585 | 46 | -3 | 2.4071 | 44 | 0.76319 | 67 | |
| FBS | 50 | Penn State | 3-2 | 0.118687 | 32 | -18 | 0.81541 | 55 | 7.01224 | 38 | |
| FBS | 51 | Southern Cal | 3-2 | 0.11598 | 48 | -3 | 1.18732 | 50 | 5.21357 | 45 | |
| FBS | 52 | Marshall | 3-2 | 0.102792 | 68 | 16 | -0.20884 | 59 | 9.91323 | 27 | |
| FBS | 53 | Iowa | 4-2 | 0.0866282 | 35 | -18 | 0.97783 | 52 | 3.51225 | 53 | |
| FBS | 54 | Rice | 3-2 | 0.0735671 | 65 | 11 | 2.03421 | 46 | -2.06922 | 79 | |
| FBS | 55 | Wisconsin | 3-2 | 0.0682652 | 54 | -1 | -1.42425 | 69 | 11.9785 | 18 | |
| FBS | 56 | Boise State | 3-2 | 0.0575304 | 51 | -5 | -0.83899 | 64 | 8.57863 | 31 | |
| FBS | 57 | Western Kentucky | 4-2 | 0.0537422 | 70 | 13 | 0.55467 | 56 | 2.39695 | 58 | |
| FBS | 58 | Duke | 3-2 | 0.0499406 | 59 | 1 | 0.05108 | 57 | 4.17611 | 49 | |
| FBS | 59 | Boston College | 3-2 | 0.0428243 | 77 | 18 | 0.95917 | 53 | -0.26041 | 73 | |
| FBS | 60 | Minnesota | 4-2 | 0.0359771 | 45 | -15 | 1.10611 | 51 | -1.47903 | 77 | |
| FBS | 61 | Illinois | 3-2 | 0.0127359 | 36 | -25 | -0.62383 | 61 | 3.73763 | 52 | |
| FBS | 62 | North Texas | 2-3 | -0.0154366 | 53 | -9 | -0.64999 | 63 | 1.37066 | 64 | |
| FBS | 63 | Texas Christian | 2-3 | -0.0264357 | 67 | 4 | -1.57295 | 71 | 4.27699 | 48 | |
| FBS | 64 | Mississippi State | 2-3 | -0.032979 | 66 | 2 | -2.41642 | 79 | 7.24146 | 36 | |
| FBS | 65 | Buffalo | 3-2 | -0.0423191 | 86 | 21 | -0.0573 | 58 | -3.47997 | 84 | |
| FBS | 66 | Utah State | 3-3 | -0.0464104 | 55 | -11 | -3.48835 | 83 | 10.5591 | 21 | |
| FBS | 67 | West Virginia | 3-3 | -0.0494083 | 64 | -3 | -0.26571 | 60 | -3.22859 | 82 | |
| FBS | 68 | Syracuse | 2-3 | -0.0545449 | 62 | -6 | -2.10848 | 75 | 4.05322 | 50 | |
| FBS | 69 | No Carolina State | 3-2 | -0.0606215 | 52 | -17 | -1.05328 | 65 | -0.90926 | 75 | |
| FBS | 70 | Virginia | 2-3 | -0.0624576 | 63 | -7 | -1.24694 | 67 | -0.25797 | 72 | |
| FBS | 71 | Tulane | 4-2 | -0.0686557 | 80 | 9 | -0.64471 | 62 | -3.33019 | 83 | |
| FBS | 72 | Arkansas | 3-3 | -0.0723708 | 69 | -3 | -1.47756 | 70 | -0.16165 | 71 | |
| FBS | 73 | Wyoming | 3-2 | -0.0791527 | 71 | -2 | -2.33799 | 78 | 2.85301 | 56 | |
| FBS | 74 | Texas | 3-2 | -0.0811717 | 76 | 2 | -1.72305 | 73 | 0.09485 | 70 | |
| FBS | 75 | Texas State | 3-2 | -0.0945941 | 47 | -28 | -1.2386 | 66 | -3.11821 | 81 | |
| FBS | 76 | UL-Lafayette | 3-2 | -0.1121 | 91 | 15 | -2.76607 | 80 | 1.75298 | 62 | |
| FBS | 77 | Vanderbilt | 3-3 | -0.118917 | 72 | -5 | -2.88736 | 82 | 1.6627 | 63 | |
| FBS | 78 | Toledo | 3-3 | -0.11956 | 87 | 9 | -2.24802 | 77 | -1.07695 | 76 | |
| FBS | 79 | Wake Forest | 3-3 | -0.137102 | 93 | 14 | -1.75456 | 74 | -4.69 | 88 | |
| FBS | 80 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 3-2 | -0.151352 | 78 | -2 | -1.27171 | 68 | -7.96907 | 99 | |
| FBS | 81 | Colorado | 2-2 | -0.1573 | 74 | -7 | -1.68408 | 72 | -6.76141 | 95 | |
| FBS | 82 | North Carolina | 1-4 | -0.190969 | 81 | -1 | -3.56986 | 84 | -1.80751 | 78 | |
| FBS | 83 | Middle Tennessee | 3-3 | -0.192917 | 82 | -1 | -2.88326 | 81 | -4.86018 | 89 | |
| FBS | 84 | Kansas | 2-2 | -0.203994 | 79 | -5 | -2.23943 | 76 | -8.53592 | 100 | |
| FBS | 85 | Arkansas State | 2-3 | -0.210679 | 89 | 4 | -3.71419 | 86 | -2.93459 | 80 | |
| FBS | 86 | Memphis | 1-3 | -0.234481 | 85 | -1 | -5.11273 | 92 | 0.84198 | 66 | |
| FBS | 87 | Cincinnati | 3-2 | -0.242566 | 57 | -30 | -5.19046 | 93 | 0.45739 | 68 | |
| FBS | 88 | Nevada-Reno | 3-3 | -0.261616 | 73 | -15 | -3.58813 | 85 | -7.94166 | 98 | |
| FBS | 89 | Troy | 3-3 | -0.268519 | 97 | 8 | -4.6618 | 89 | -4.04282 | 85 | |
| FBS | 90 | Kentucky | 1-4 | -0.270828 | 88 | -2 | -5.97148 | 96 | 1.25046 | 65 | |
| FBS | 91 | South Alabama | 2-3 | -0.275945 | 83 | -8 | -4.7963 | 90 | -4.13122 | 87 | |
| FBS | 92 | Florida Atlantic | 2-4 | -0.278433 | 105 | 13 | -4.85335 | 91 | -4.11046 | 86 | |
| FBS | 93 | Texas-San Antonio | 2-4 | -0.291546 | 84 | -9 | -4.55723 | 88 | -6.50601 | 93 | |
| FBS | 94 | UL-Monroe | 2-4 | -0.305923 | 90 | -4 | -3.87285 | 87 | -10.642 | 104 | |
| FBS | 95 | San Jose State | 2-3 | -0.335593 | 99 | 4 | -5.45626 | 94 | -6.60544 | 94 | |
| FBS | 96 | Army | 2-4 | -0.351312 | 94 | -2 | -5.60114 | 95 | -7.37938 | 96 | |
| FBS | 97 | Kansas State | 2-3 | -0.356028 | 96 | -1 | -7.5341 | 104 | 0.31786 | 69 | |
| FBS | 98 | New Mexico | 2-3 | -0.363174 | 102 | 4 | -6.41297 | 100 | -5.01529 | 91 | |
| FBS | 99 | California | 1-4 | -0.377148 | 92 | -7 | -6.01691 | 97 | -7.90588 | 97 | |
| FBS | 100 | Colorado State | 2-3 | -0.4009 | 95 | -5 | -6.85739 | 101 | -6.46684 | 92 | |
| FBS | 101 | San Diego State | 2-3 | -0.425154 | 114 | 13 | -6.04581 | 98 | -12.005 | 110 | |
| FBS | 102 | Kent State | 2-4 | -0.427985 | 98 | -4 | -6.2182 | 99 | -11.5305 | 107 | |
| FBS | 103 | S-M-U | 1-4 | -0.458983 | 103 | 0 | -7.36742 | 102 | -9.43273 | 101 | |
| FBS | 104 | Tulsa | 1-4 | -0.476283 | 101 | -3 | -7.43756 | 103 | -10.6594 | 105 | |
| FBS | 105 | Iowa State | 1-3 | -0.52303 | 100 | -5 | -9.79632 | 111 | -4.87028 | 90 | |
| FBS | 106 | Akron | 1-5 | -0.548939 | 106 | 0 | -8.73601 | 108 | -11.5977 | 108 | |
| FBS | 107 | Louisiana Tech | 2-4 | -0.566164 | 113 | 6 | -8.97176 | 109 | -12.1227 | 111 | |
| FBS | 108 | Central Michigan | 2-4 | -0.577489 | 115 | 7 | -7.75533 | 105 | -18.2232 | 117 | |
| FBS | 109 | Eastern Michigan | 1-4 | -0.584506 | 104 | -5 | -8.27472 | 106 | -16.6604 | 116 | |
| FBS | 110 | Purdue | 1-4 | -0.615227 | 110 | 0 | -9.19754 | 110 | -15.4885 | 115 | |
| FBS | 111 | South Florida | 1-4 | -0.624979 | 122 | 11 | -9.91714 | 112 | -13.3259 | 114 | |
| FBS | 112 | U-A-B | 1-4 | -0.631494 | 107 | -5 | -10.7211 | 113 | -10.5249 | 103 | |
| FBS | 113 | Idaho | 1-5 | -0.643754 | 109 | -4 | -8.7275 | 107 | -19.969 | 121 | |
| FBS | 114 | Air Force | 1-5 | -0.682568 | 111 | -3 | -11.6933 | 115 | -10.9349 | 106 | |
| FBS | 115 | Hawaii | 0-5 | -0.733343 | 108 | -7 | -12.3238 | 116 | -12.7529 | 113 | |
| FBS | 116 | UTEP | 1-4 | -0.759561 | 112 | -4 | -13.134 | 117 | -11.6575 | 109 | |
| FBS | 117 | Florida Intl | 1-4 | -0.800604 | 120 | 3 | -10.7357 | 114 | -25.3305 | 124 | |
| FBS | 118 | Connecticut | 0-4 | -0.880173 | 118 | 0 | -15.4406 | 120 | -12.5813 | 112 | |
| FBS | 119 | Southern Miss | 0-5 | -0.903949 | 116 | -3 | -14.3115 | 118 | -19.4099 | 119 | |
| FBS | 120 | Miami-Ohio | 0-5 | -0.95215 | 117 | -3 | -15.2873 | 119 | -19.5521 | 120 | |
| FBS | 121 | Temple | 0-5 | -0.955537 | 119 | -2 | -17.5943 | 122 | -10.1684 | 102 | |
| FBS | 122 | Massachusetts | 0-5 | -1.10879 | 124 | 2 | -18.8082 | 124 | -18.547 | 118 | |
| FBS | 123 | New Mexico State | 0-6 | -1.11488 | 121 | -2 | -17.0426 | 121 | -26.4919 | 126 | |
| FBS | 124 | Western Michigan | 0-6 | -1.12165 | 123 | -1 | -18.5774 | 123 | -20.6469 | 122 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 14-81 | -1.22171 | 125 | 0 | -19.8342 | 125 | -24.1694 | 123 | |
| FBS | 126 | Georgia State | 0-5 | -1.49394 | 126 | 0 | -25.177 | 126 | -25.6796 | 125 |