Week 9 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Alabama | 8-0 | 0.937372 | 2 | 1 | 16.9284 | 3 | 28.4997 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | Notre Dame | 8-0 | 0.880714 | 4 | 2 | 18.683 | 1 | 18.3029 | 7 | |
| FBS | 3 | Kansas State | 8-0 | 0.880197 | 3 | 0 | 17.6927 | 2 | 21.2796 | 3 | |
| FBS | 4 | Oregon | 8-0 | 0.825861 | 5 | 1 | 15.3589 | 5 | 23.754 | 2 | |
| FBS | 5 | Ohio State | 9-0 | 0.723008 | 6 | 1 | 16.3708 | 4 | 11.8731 | 13 | |
| FBS | 6 | Florida | 7-1 | 0.720823 | 1 | -5 | 14.5564 | 6 | 17.2215 | 8 | |
| FBS | 7 | Louisiana State | 7-1 | 0.574628 | 9 | 2 | 12.4598 | 7 | 11.1182 | 14 | |
| FBS | 8 | Georgia | 7-1 | 0.570525 | 17 | 9 | 11.7454 | 9 | 12.9468 | 11 | |
| FBS | 9 | Oklahoma | 5-2 | 0.55446 | 7 | -2 | 9.21479 | 13 | 19.2937 | 5 | |
| FBS | 10 | Florida State | 8-1 | 0.543932 | 13 | 3 | 8.70965 | 16 | 19.9346 | 4 | |
| FBS | 11 | South Carolina | 7-2 | 0.529056 | 12 | 1 | 10.2636 | 11 | 13.9219 | 10 | |
| FBS | 12 | Texas A+M | 6-2 | 0.501995 | 14 | 2 | 7.83662 | 20 | 19.0124 | 6 | |
| FBS | 13 | Oregon State | 6-1 | 0.4828 | 8 | -5 | 10.7051 | 10 | 8.62033 | 24 | |
| FBS | 14 | Texas Tech | 6-2 | 0.466964 | 10 | -4 | 8.98206 | 14 | 12.5228 | 12 | |
| FBS | 15 | Stanford | 6-2 | 0.466339 | 15 | 0 | 9.95553 | 12 | 9.49952 | 22 | |
| FBS | 16 | Louisville | 8-0 | 0.450673 | 20 | 4 | 11.9163 | 8 | 2.17836 | 51 | |
| FBS | 17 | Nebraska | 6-2 | 0.432645 | 24 | 7 | 8.65728 | 17 | 10.5794 | 17 | |
| FBS | 18 | Mississippi State | 7-1 | 0.425158 | 11 | -7 | 8.72763 | 15 | 9.72462 | 21 | |
| FBS | 19 | Arizona | 5-3 | 0.414388 | 23 | 4 | 8.41194 | 18 | 9.76692 | 20 | |
| FBS | 20 | Clemson | 7-1 | 0.396441 | 22 | 2 | 7.85921 | 19 | 9.91873 | 18 | |
| FBS | 21 | Oklahoma State | 5-2 | 0.375866 | 27 | 6 | 5.32692 | 34 | 15.885 | 9 | |
| FBS | 22 | Boise State | 7-1 | 0.346097 | 28 | 6 | 7.12479 | 22 | 7.8549 | 28 | |
| FBS | 23 | Southern Cal | 6-2 | 0.335221 | 19 | -4 | 6.15493 | 27 | 9.88381 | 19 | |
| FBS | 24 | Texas | 6-2 | 0.329489 | 21 | -3 | 6.45945 | 24 | 8.46474 | 25 | |
| FBS | 25 | Michigan | 5-3 | 0.328287 | 18 | -7 | 5.57632 | 31 | 11.0562 | 15 | |
| FBS | 26 | Iowa State | 5-3 | 0.295297 | 33 | 7 | 5.82493 | 29 | 7.47713 | 31 | |
| FBS | 27 | U.C.L.A. | 6-2 | 0.281177 | 37 | 10 | 5.76199 | 30 | 6.46185 | 35 | |
| FBS | 28 | Northwestern | 7-2 | 0.271569 | 41 | 13 | 6.28392 | 26 | 4.04816 | 43 | |
| FBS | 29 | Tulsa | 7-1 | 0.266342 | 32 | 3 | 5.91338 | 28 | 4.73161 | 40 | |
| FBS | 30 | Louisiana Tech | 7-1 | 0.26444 | 30 | 0 | 4.90044 | 36 | 7.65928 | 29 | |
| FBS | 31 | Toledo | 8-1 | 0.258325 | 34 | 3 | 7.73027 | 21 | -1.4967 | 67 | |
| FBS | 32 | Rutgers | 7-1 | 0.252668 | 16 | -16 | 6.32971 | 25 | 2.29244 | 50 | |
| FBS | 33 | West Virginia | 5-2 | 0.250044 | 29 | -4 | 6.73129 | 23 | 0.8429 | 55 | |
| FBS | 34 | Northern Illinois | 8-1 | 0.245114 | 38 | 4 | 5.06629 | 35 | 5.50096 | 37 | |
| FBS | 35 | Utah State | 7-2 | 0.221756 | 44 | 9 | 3.44854 | 44 | 8.43927 | 26 | |
| FBS | 36 | Wisconsin | 6-3 | 0.22152 | 26 | -10 | 4.05348 | 41 | 6.57353 | 33 | |
| FBS | 37 | San Jose State | 6-2 | 0.215241 | 43 | 6 | 4.87509 | 37 | 3.5301 | 46 | |
| FBS | 38 | Michigan State | 5-4 | 0.213787 | 49 | 11 | 4.19617 | 38 | 5.47704 | 38 | |
| FBS | 39 | Penn State | 5-3 | 0.211805 | 31 | -8 | 3.99756 | 42 | 5.91354 | 36 | |
| FBS | 40 | North Carolina | 6-3 | 0.205138 | 42 | 2 | 2.90236 | 46 | 8.68471 | 23 | |
| FBS | 41 | Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 0.194751 | 39 | -2 | 4.17536 | 40 | 3.913 | 45 | |
| FBS | 42 | Cincinnati | 5-2 | 0.186427 | 40 | -2 | 4.19 | 39 | 3.15666 | 47 | |
| FBS | 43 | U-C-F | 6-2 | 0.175902 | 48 | 5 | 2.81048 | 48 | 6.46531 | 34 | |
| FBS | 44 | Kent State | 7-1 | 0.173276 | 55 | 11 | 5.41242 | 32 | -1.69707 | 71 | |
| FBS | 45 | Arizona State | 5-3 | 0.171964 | 35 | -10 | 1.3322 | 56 | 10.6385 | 16 | |
| FBS | 46 | Washington | 4-4 | 0.170999 | 56 | 10 | 5.33622 | 33 | -1.65935 | 70 | |
| FBS | 47 | Fresno State | 6-3 | 0.168212 | 50 | 3 | 2.28608 | 50 | 7.40767 | 32 | |
| FBS | 48 | UL-Monroe | 6-2 | 0.165576 | 45 | -3 | 2.91246 | 45 | 5.27132 | 39 | |
| FBS | 49 | Texas Christian | 5-3 | 0.142975 | 36 | -13 | 1.52789 | 54 | 7.563 | 30 | |
| FBS | 50 | Missouri | 4-4 | 0.135366 | 53 | 3 | 2.34828 | 49 | 4.4096 | 42 | |
| FBS | 51 | Mississippi | 5-3 | 0.127367 | 52 | 1 | 2.26932 | 51 | 3.9666 | 44 | |
| FBS | 52 | Brigham Young | 5-4 | 0.121808 | 54 | 2 | 0.68894 | 61 | 8.31266 | 27 | |
| FBS | 53 | Ohio | 7-1 | 0.105022 | 25 | -28 | 3.8673 | 43 | -2.81899 | 78 | |
| FBS | 54 | Navy | 5-3 | 0.088236 | 67 | 13 | 2.86017 | 47 | -1.18162 | 61 | |
| FBS | 55 | Vanderbilt | 4-4 | 0.0712541 | 59 | 4 | 1.17455 | 57 | 2.50888 | 48 | |
| FBS | 56 | Duke | 6-3 | 0.0570448 | 47 | -9 | 2.19408 | 52 | -1.81635 | 73 | |
| FBS | 57 | No Carolina State | 5-3 | 0.0533939 | 46 | -11 | 1.01577 | 60 | 1.46625 | 53 | |
| FBS | 58 | Arkansas State | 5-3 | 0.0490935 | 69 | 11 | 1.11248 | 58 | 0.80353 | 56 | |
| FBS | 59 | Tennessee | 3-5 | 0.0486689 | 51 | -8 | -0.11507 | 64 | 4.5122 | 41 | |
| FBS | 60 | Miami-Florida | 4-4 | 0.0329961 | 60 | 0 | 1.3518 | 55 | -1.30289 | 64 | |
| FBS | 61 | Ball State | 6-3 | 0.0185535 | 66 | 5 | 1.78046 | 53 | -3.84546 | 81 | |
| FBS | 62 | Iowa | 4-4 | 0.0104406 | 58 | -4 | 1.0379 | 59 | -2.27373 | 75 | |
| FBS | 63 | Virginia Tech | 4-4 | 0.00643063 | 65 | 2 | -0.61727 | 66 | 2.43296 | 49 | |
| FBS | 64 | San Diego State | 6-3 | -0.00901551 | 68 | 4 | -0.44315 | 65 | 0.58113 | 58 | |
| FBS | 65 | Minnesota | 5-3 | -0.0134186 | 74 | 9 | 0.47252 | 62 | -2.58883 | 76 | |
| FBS | 66 | Baylor | 3-4 | -0.0262439 | 57 | -9 | -1.0241 | 67 | 0.88046 | 54 | |
| FBS | 67 | Bowling Green | 6-3 | -0.0443341 | 73 | 6 | -0.0172 | 63 | -3.73805 | 79 | |
| FBS | 68 | Utah | 3-5 | -0.0568571 | 80 | 12 | -2.1907 | 73 | 1.82209 | 52 | |
| FBS | 69 | Syracuse | 4-4 | -0.0644337 | 77 | 8 | -1.28534 | 69 | -1.58775 | 68 | |
| FBS | 70 | Air Force | 5-3 | -0.0830411 | 84 | 14 | -1.90389 | 71 | -1.29161 | 62 | |
| FBS | 71 | UL-Lafayette | 4-3 | -0.0998174 | 61 | -10 | -2.37166 | 74 | -1.29891 | 63 | |
| FBS | 72 | Arkansas | 3-5 | -0.113582 | 70 | -2 | -2.73652 | 77 | -1.36269 | 66 | |
| FBS | 73 | Nevada-Reno | 6-3 | -0.115639 | 62 | -11 | -2.53105 | 75 | -2.16537 | 74 | |
| FBS | 74 | Middle Tennessee | 5-3 | -0.116659 | 88 | 14 | -1.6963 | 70 | -4.79922 | 84 | |
| FBS | 75 | Purdue | 3-5 | -0.121567 | 63 | -12 | -3.3657 | 79 | -0.12593 | 59 | |
| FBS | 76 | Pittsburgh | 4-4 | -0.153779 | 93 | 17 | -3.73581 | 82 | -1.7509 | 72 | |
| FBS | 77 | S-M-U | 4-4 | -0.160811 | 86 | 9 | -4.21915 | 85 | -0.87754 | 60 | |
| FBS | 78 | Houston | 4-4 | -0.163154 | 85 | 7 | -3.34365 | 78 | -3.74884 | 80 | |
| FBS | 79 | Troy | 4-4 | -0.165839 | 64 | -15 | -3.7258 | 81 | -2.81256 | 77 | |
| FBS | 80 | California | 3-6 | -0.166028 | 71 | -9 | -4.22095 | 86 | -1.31806 | 65 | |
| FBS | 81 | East Carolina | 5-4 | -0.180131 | 75 | -6 | -2.72973 | 76 | -7.07323 | 93 | |
| FBS | 82 | Indiana | 3-5 | -0.182001 | 96 | 14 | -4.56553 | 88 | -1.63258 | 69 | |
| FBS | 83 | Wake Forest | 4-4 | -0.18554 | 78 | -5 | -1.96993 | 72 | -9.85366 | 102 | |
| FBS | 84 | Georgia Tech | 3-5 | -0.201784 | 83 | -1 | -5.88199 | 94 | 0.69227 | 57 | |
| FBS | 85 | New Mexico | 4-5 | -0.203204 | 79 | -6 | -4.01215 | 83 | -5.1336 | 85 | |
| FBS | 86 | Miami-Ohio | 4-4 | -0.224714 | 101 | 15 | -1.27638 | 68 | -15.3189 | 115 | |
| FBS | 87 | Maryland | 4-4 | -0.225935 | 72 | -15 | -4.08847 | 84 | -6.84428 | 89 | |
| FBS | 88 | North Texas | 3-5 | -0.254533 | 81 | -7 | -4.82901 | 89 | -7.03018 | 92 | |
| FBS | 89 | Texas-San Antonio | 5-3 | -0.256805 | 89 | 0 | -4.48985 | 87 | -8.25907 | 96 | |
| FBS | 90 | Kentucky | 1-8 | -0.262776 | 90 | 0 | -5.37552 | 92 | -6.06763 | 86 | |
| FBS | 91 | Central Michigan | 3-5 | -0.268711 | 98 | 7 | -3.67997 | 80 | -11.7478 | 109 | |
| FBS | 92 | Temple | 3-4 | -0.270421 | 76 | -16 | -4.87801 | 90 | -8.23904 | 95 | |
| FBS | 93 | Auburn | 1-7 | -0.273978 | 91 | -2 | -6.11017 | 95 | -4.78419 | 83 | |
| FBS | 94 | Marshall | 3-5 | -0.282227 | 82 | -12 | -5.64787 | 93 | -6.89977 | 90 | |
| FBS | 95 | South Florida | 2-6 | -0.285789 | 87 | -8 | -6.72282 | 96 | -3.92497 | 82 | |
| FBS | 96 | Texas State | 3-4 | -0.300553 | 92 | -4 | -5.05442 | 91 | -10.2772 | 105 | |
| FBS | 97 | Connecticut | 3-5 | -0.326677 | 94 | -3 | -6.85429 | 97 | -7.01973 | 91 | |
| FBS | 98 | Western Michigan | 3-6 | -0.346516 | 97 | -1 | -7.21613 | 98 | -7.61207 | 94 | |
| FBS | 99 | Rice | 3-6 | -0.352383 | 102 | 3 | -7.88606 | 101 | -6.06988 | 87 | |
| FBS | 100 | Illinois | 2-6 | -0.387639 | 95 | -5 | -7.57865 | 100 | -10.0221 | 103 | |
| FBS | 101 | Virginia | 2-6 | -0.410917 | 100 | -1 | -8.15619 | 102 | -10.2504 | 104 | |
| FBS | 102 | UTEP | 2-7 | -0.419163 | 99 | -3 | -8.82353 | 104 | -8.91949 | 99 | |
| FBS | 103 | Florida Atlantic | 2-6 | -0.433087 | 110 | 7 | -8.45883 | 103 | -11.2226 | 107 | |
| FBS | 104 | Boston College | 2-6 | -0.437513 | 113 | 9 | -9.4518 | 106 | -8.57171 | 97 | |
| FBS | 105 | South Alabama | 2-6 | -0.450121 | 103 | -2 | -8.85034 | 105 | -11.4846 | 108 | |
| FBS | 106 | Kansas | 1-7 | -0.451278 | 105 | -1 | -10.6182 | 108 | -6.19003 | 88 | |
| FBS | 107 | Tulane | 2-6 | -0.462061 | 108 | 1 | -7.56495 | 99 | -16.4269 | 117 | |
| FBS | 108 | Washington State | 2-6 | -0.468933 | 106 | -2 | -10.292 | 107 | -8.6947 | 98 | |
| FBS | 109 | Florida Intl | 1-8 | -0.519273 | 107 | -2 | -11.5072 | 111 | -9.29165 | 100 | |
| FBS | 110 | Buffalo | 1-7 | -0.547445 | 109 | -1 | -11.4695 | 110 | -11.8153 | 110 | |
| FBS | 111 | Colorado State | 2-6 | -0.567295 | 119 | 8 | -11.0856 | 109 | -14.6836 | 112 | |
| FBS | 112 | U-A-B | 1-7 | -0.569898 | 104 | -8 | -12.8789 | 112 | -9.43523 | 101 | |
| FBS | 113 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1-8 | -0.626969 | 115 | 2 | -13.9349 | 116 | -11.093 | 106 | |
| FBS | 114 | Akron | 1-8 | -0.663963 | 114 | 0 | -14.3987 | 119 | -12.8413 | 111 | |
| FBS | 115 | Wyoming | 1-7 | -0.684241 | 117 | 2 | -14.2929 | 118 | -14.8976 | 113 | |
| FBS | 116 | Memphis | 1-7 | -0.695153 | 116 | 0 | -13.8052 | 114 | -17.3185 | 119 | |
| FBS | 117 | Southern Miss | 0-8 | -0.707038 | 111 | -6 | -14.831 | 120 | -15.2052 | 114 | |
| FBS | 118 | Eastern Michigan | 1-7 | -0.70976 | 118 | 0 | -14.0702 | 117 | -17.759 | 120 | |
| FBS | 119 | Hawaii | 1-6 | -0.718191 | 112 | -7 | -13.6439 | 113 | -19.7803 | 121 | |
| FBS | 120 | Army | 1-7 | -0.736781 | 121 | 1 | -15.2905 | 121 | -16.3462 | 116 | |
| FBS | 121 | Colorado | 1-7 | -0.752605 | 122 | 1 | -13.9119 | 115 | -21.905 | 122 | |
| FBS | 122 | New Mexico State | 1-7 | -0.775219 | 120 | -2 | -16.2999 | 122 | -16.5532 | 118 | |
| FBS | 123 | Idaho | 1-7 | -0.899626 | 124 | 1 | -16.7941 | 124 | -25.6821 | 123 | |
| FBS | 124 | Massachusetts | 0-8 | -0.903905 | 123 | -1 | -16.5288 | 123 | -26.8575 | 124 | |
| FBS | 125 | Division 1AA | 10-89 | -1.09879 | 125 | 0 | -20.6924 | 125 | -30.8174 | 125 |