Week 9 Rankings:
| Division | Overall Rank | Team | Record | Overall Rating | Last Week | Difference | Win Rating | Win Rank | Points Rating | Points Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FBS | 1 | Clemson | 8-0 | 0.987 | 1 | 0 | 17.142 | 2 | 22.376 | 1 | |
| FBS | 2 | LSU | 7-0 | 0.887 | 2 | 0 | 17.484 | 1 | 14.765 | 14 | |
| FBS | 3 | Ohio State | 8-0 | 0.855 | 3 | 0 | 15.467 | 6 | 17.795 | 6 | |
| FBS | 4 | Memphis | 8-0 | 0.813 | 4 | 0 | 15.672 | 5 | 14.45 | 17 | |
| FBS | 5 | Michigan State | 8-0 | 0.79 | 6 | 1 | 16.667 | 3 | 10.336 | 29 | |
| FBS | 6 | Alabama | 7-1 | 0.78 | 5 | -1 | 12.527 | 11 | 20.323 | 4 | |
| FBS | 7 | Notre Dame | 7-1 | 0.776 | 10 | 3 | 14.405 | 7 | 15.23 | 13 | |
| FBS | 8 | Florida | 7-1 | 0.761 | 9 | 1 | 13.248 | 9 | 17.144 | 7 | |
| FBS | 9 | Iowa | 8-0 | 0.752 | 7 | -2 | 16.385 | 4 | 8.505 | 36 | |
| FBS | 10 | Baylor | 8-0 | 0.739 | 8 | -2 | 11.956 | 12 | 18.982 | 5 | |
| FBS | 11 | Ole Miss | 7-2 | 0.719 | 11 | 0 | 10.701 | 15 | 20.847 | 3 | |
| FBS | 12 | TCU | 8-0 | 0.697 | 13 | 1 | 13.658 | 8 | 11.796 | 25 | |
| FBS | 13 | Michigan | 6-2 | 0.696 | 14 | 1 | 9.928 | 18 | 21.334 | 2 | |
| FBS | 14 | Utah | 7-1 | 0.677 | 12 | -2 | 11.743 | 13 | 15.377 | 12 | |
| FBS | 15 | Oklahoma State | 8-0 | 0.667 | 15 | 0 | 13.067 | 10 | 11.358 | 26 | |
| FBS | 16 | Stanford | 7-1 | 0.655 | 16 | 0 | 11.516 | 14 | 14.479 | 16 | |
| FBS | 17 | Houston | 8-0 | 0.607 | 20 | 3 | 10.207 | 17 | 14.643 | 15 | |
| FBS | 18 | Temple | 8-1 | 0.535 | 17 | -1 | 10.327 | 16 | 9.495 | 33 | |
| FBS | 19 | Oklahoma | 7-1 | 0.528 | 18 | -1 | 8.797 | 20 | 12.895 | 22 | |
| FBS | 20 | Texas A&M | 6-2 | 0.525 | 21 | 1 | 8.679 | 21 | 12.999 | 21 | |
| FBS | 21 | USC | 5-3 | 0.515 | 27 | 6 | 7.234 | 28 | 16.042 | 9 | |
| FBS | 22 | Florida State | 7-1 | 0.515 | 24 | 2 | 7.479 | 25 | 15.405 | 11 | |
| FBS | 23 | Miss St | 7-2 | 0.486 | 25 | 2 | 8.125 | 24 | 11.85 | 24 | |
| FBS | 24 | Northwestern | 6-2 | 0.485 | 22 | -2 | 9.193 | 19 | 9.058 | 34 | |
| FBS | 25 | Wisconsin | 7-2 | 0.469 | 26 | 1 | 7.123 | 30 | 13.227 | 19 | |
| FBS | 26 | North Carolina | 7-1 | 0.462 | 33 | 7 | 7.191 | 29 | 12.615 | 23 | |
| FBS | 27 | Navy | 6-1 | 0.436 | 34 | 7 | 8.179 | 23 | 8.31 | 37 | |
| FBS | 28 | BYU | 7-2 | 0.428 | 30 | 2 | 7.32 | 27 | 9.978 | 30 | |
| FBS | 29 | Bowling Green | 7-2 | 0.424 | 35 | 6 | 5.995 | 33 | 13.086 | 20 | |
| FBS | 30 | UCLA | 6-2 | 0.403 | 29 | -1 | 7.449 | 26 | 7.974 | 41 | |
| FBS | 31 | Toledo | 7-1 | 0.378 | 19 | -12 | 6.702 | 31 | 8.249 | 38 | |
| FBS | 32 | Tennessee | 4-4 | 0.359 | 38 | 6 | 3.293 | 43 | 15.681 | 10 | |
| FBS | 33 | Boise State | 7-2 | 0.355 | 40 | 7 | 3.831 | 37 | 14.017 | 18 | |
| FBS | 34 | Penn State | 7-2 | 0.353 | 37 | 3 | 8.526 | 22 | 1.862 | 64 | |
| FBS | 35 | Cal | 5-3 | 0.317 | 31 | -4 | 5.156 | 34 | 8.063 | 40 | |
| FBS | 36 | Pitt | 6-2 | 0.308 | 32 | -4 | 6.191 | 32 | 4.815 | 51 | |
| FBS | 37 | Duke | 6-2 | 0.294 | 28 | -9 | 3.464 | 41 | 10.877 | 28 | |
| FBS | 38 | Appalachian St | 7-2 | 0.29 | 23 | -15 | 3.721 | 38 | 9.97 | 31 | |
| FBS | 39 | NC State | 5-3 | 0.243 | 42 | 3 | -0.299 | 66 | 17.054 | 8 | |
| FBS | 40 | Georgia | 5-3 | 0.231 | 39 | -1 | 2.938 | 44 | 7.965 | 42 | |
| FBS | 41 | W Kentucky | 7-2 | 0.23 | 41 | 0 | 4.988 | 35 | 2.697 | 58 | |
| FBS | 42 | West Virginia | 3-4 | 0.23 | 36 | -6 | 1.763 | 50 | 10.894 | 27 | |
| FBS | 43 | Cincinnati | 5-3 | 0.205 | 48 | 5 | 2.799 | 46 | 6.61 | 46 | |
| FBS | 44 | Washington | 4-4 | 0.176 | 55 | 11 | 1.945 | 48 | 6.809 | 45 | |
| FBS | 45 | Miami (FL) | 5-3 | 0.172 | 63 | 18 | 3.489 | 40 | 2.593 | 59 | |
| FBS | 46 | Arkansas | 4-4 | 0.17 | 45 | -1 | 1.572 | 53 | 7.42 | 43 | |
| FBS | 47 | Louisville | 4-4 | 0.166 | 51 | 4 | 0.478 | 64 | 9.898 | 32 | |
| FBS | 48 | Texas Tech | 5-4 | 0.129 | 44 | -4 | 2.818 | 45 | 1.459 | 65 | |
| FBS | 49 | Oregon | 5-3 | 0.124 | 64 | 15 | 3.659 | 39 | -1.013 | 78 | |
| FBS | 50 | W Michigan | 6-3 | 0.117 | 62 | 12 | 3.435 | 42 | -0.96 | 77 | |
| FBS | 51 | Marshall | 8-1 | 0.103 | 54 | 3 | 4.622 | 36 | -4.938 | 92 | |
| FBS | 52 | Cent Michigan | 5-4 | 0.081 | 70 | 18 | 1.151 | 55 | 2.459 | 60 | |
| FBS | 53 | Air Force | 5-3 | 0.08 | 72 | 19 | -0.688 | 68 | 7.159 | 44 | |
| FBS | 54 | N Illinois | 6-3 | 0.08 | 74 | 20 | 0.538 | 62 | 3.987 | 53 | |
| FBS | 55 | Ga Southern | 6-2 | 0.072 | 53 | -2 | 2.239 | 47 | -0.907 | 76 | |
| FBS | 56 | Auburn | 4-4 | 0.066 | 60 | 4 | 1.679 | 51 | 0.109 | 68 | |
| FBS | 57 | Washington St | 5-3 | 0.062 | 52 | -5 | 1.668 | 52 | -0.083 | 71 | |
| FBS | 58 | Utah State | 5-3 | 0.061 | 68 | 10 | 0.795 | 59 | 2.087 | 62 | |
| FBS | 59 | Minnesota | 4-4 | 0.06 | 56 | -3 | 0.736 | 61 | 2.113 | 61 | |
| FBS | 60 | Virginia Tech | 4-5 | 0.055 | 73 | 13 | -1.754 | 79 | 8.153 | 39 | |
| FBS | 61 | Arizona State | 4-4 | 0.054 | 50 | -11 | 1.465 | 54 | -0.141 | 72 | |
| FBS | 62 | Georgia Tech | 3-6 | 0.05 | 46 | -16 | -2.101 | 82 | 8.74 | 35 | |
| FBS | 63 | Kentucky | 4-4 | 0.05 | 57 | -6 | 0.128 | 65 | 3.003 | 57 | |
| FBS | 64 | Indiana | 4-4 | 0.037 | 61 | -3 | 0.976 | 58 | -0.017 | 69 | |
| FBS | 65 | Arizona | 5-4 | 0.037 | 43 | -22 | -0.499 | 67 | 3.731 | 55 | |
| FBS | 66 | Illinois | 4-4 | 0.035 | 47 | -19 | 0.737 | 60 | 0.445 | 67 | |
| FBS | 67 | La Tech | 6-3 | 0.033 | 71 | 4 | 0.486 | 63 | 0.99 | 66 | |
| FBS | 68 | Kansas State | 3-5 | 0.023 | 58 | -10 | -1.52 | 76 | 5.41 | 50 | |
| FBS | 69 | USF | 4-4 | 0.014 | 69 | 0 | -1.162 | 71 | 3.888 | 54 | |
| FBS | 70 | Nebraska | 3-6 | -0.007 | 59 | -11 | -2.665 | 83 | 6.329 | 47 | |
| FBS | 71 | Texas | 3-5 | -0.012 | 49 | -22 | 1.073 | 57 | -3.569 | 87 | |
| FBS | 72 | Missouri | 4-5 | -0.024 | 67 | -5 | -1.388 | 74 | 1.913 | 63 | |
| FBS | 73 | San Diego State | 6-3 | -0.026 | 76 | 3 | 1.13 | 56 | -4.607 | 91 | |
| FBS | 74 | Syracuse | 3-5 | -0.03 | 75 | 1 | -2.987 | 85 | 5.636 | 48 | |
| FBS | 75 | Arkansas State | 6-3 | -0.034 | 81 | 6 | 1.876 | 49 | -7.078 | 99 | |
| FBS | 76 | East Carolina | 4-5 | -0.062 | 65 | -11 | -1.376 | 73 | -0.625 | 75 | |
| FBS | 77 | Rutgers | 3-5 | -0.091 | 66 | -11 | -1.864 | 80 | -1.312 | 80 | |
| FBS | 78 | South Carolina | 3-5 | -0.096 | 78 | 0 | -1.903 | 81 | -1.603 | 83 | |
| FBS | 79 | Tulsa | 4-4 | -0.115 | 80 | 1 | -1.251 | 72 | -4.514 | 89 | |
| FBS | 80 | Maryland | 2-6 | -0.127 | 83 | 3 | -3.318 | 86 | -0.052 | 70 | |
| FBS | 81 | Vanderbilt | 3-5 | -0.128 | 77 | -4 | -2.905 | 84 | -1.166 | 79 | |
| FBS | 82 | Buffalo | 5-4 | -0.13 | 89 | 7 | -1.623 | 78 | -4.577 | 90 | |
| FBS | 83 | Virginia | 3-5 | -0.139 | 92 | 9 | -1.398 | 75 | -5.743 | 95 | |
| FBS | 84 | Southern Miss | 6-3 | -0.143 | 85 | 1 | -0.876 | 69 | -7.347 | 100 | |
| FBS | 85 | Mid Tennessee | 3-5 | -0.166 | 84 | -1 | -5.678 | 93 | 3.416 | 56 | |
| FBS | 86 | Boston College | 3-6 | -0.169 | 82 | -4 | -6.62 | 99 | 5.585 | 49 | |
| FBS | 87 | Ohio | 5-4 | -0.173 | 79 | -8 | -0.946 | 70 | -9.164 | 103 | |
| FBS | 88 | San Jose State | 4-5 | -0.195 | 90 | 2 | -5.034 | 91 | -0.232 | 73 | |
| FBS | 89 | Wake Forest | 3-6 | -0.196 | 87 | -2 | -6.839 | 102 | 4.366 | 52 | |
| FBS | 90 | Iowa State | 3-5 | -0.206 | 96 | 6 | -1.541 | 77 | -9.903 | 104 | |
| FBS | 91 | Colorado | 4-5 | -0.21 | 86 | -5 | -4.908 | 89 | -1.54 | 82 | |
| FBS | 92 | UConn | 4-5 | -0.223 | 100 | 8 | -4.533 | 88 | -3.333 | 85 | |
| FBS | 93 | Purdue | 2-6 | -0.241 | 103 | 10 | -5.752 | 94 | -1.434 | 81 | |
| FBS | 94 | Akron | 3-5 | -0.271 | 91 | -3 | -4.986 | 90 | -5.443 | 94 | |
| FBS | 95 | Colorado State | 3-5 | -0.276 | 88 | -7 | -5.888 | 95 | -3.487 | 86 | |
| FBS | 96 | Nevada | 5-4 | -0.284 | 94 | -2 | -4.138 | 87 | -8.452 | 102 | |
| FBS | 97 | Oregon State | 2-6 | -0.322 | 95 | -2 | -6.729 | 100 | -4.375 | 88 | |
| FBS | 98 | New Mexico | 4-4 | -0.35 | 99 | 1 | -6.465 | 98 | -6.94 | 98 | |
| FBS | 99 | LA-Lafayette | 3-4 | -0.355 | 102 | 3 | -6.078 | 97 | -8.251 | 101 | |
| FBS | 100 | UNLV | 2-6 | -0.374 | 98 | -2 | -8.687 | 110 | -2.841 | 84 | |
| FBS | 101 | Troy | 2-6 | -0.396 | 104 | 3 | -10.145 | 114 | -0.6 | 74 | |
| FBS | 102 | FIU | 4-5 | -0.402 | 93 | -9 | -8.531 | 109 | -5.172 | 93 | |
| FBS | 103 | Ball State | 3-7 | -0.412 | 110 | 7 | -8.466 | 108 | -5.971 | 96 | |
| FBS | 104 | Hawaii | 2-7 | -0.435 | 105 | 1 | -8.974 | 111 | -6.211 | 97 | |
| FBS | 105 | Rice | 4-5 | -0.443 | 97 | -8 | -6.031 | 96 | -14.292 | 111 | |
| FBS | 106 | South Alabama | 3-4 | -0.461 | 108 | 2 | -5.393 | 92 | -17.153 | 119 | |
| FBS | 107 | Old Dominion | 3-5 | -0.468 | 106 | -1 | -7.512 | 106 | -12.184 | 110 | |
| FBS | 108 | Kent State | 3-6 | -0.473 | 101 | -7 | -6.765 | 101 | -14.413 | 113 | |
| FBS | 109 | Texas State | 2-5 | -0.481 | 109 | 0 | -6.894 | 103 | -14.658 | 114 | |
| FBS | 110 | FAU | 2-6 | -0.528 | 117 | 7 | -9.157 | 112 | -12.01 | 108 | |
| FBS | 111 | Tulane | 2-6 | -0.538 | 112 | 1 | -7.39 | 104 | -17.217 | 120 | |
| FBS | 112 | UTEP | 4-5 | -0.586 | 115 | 3 | -7.424 | 105 | -20.301 | 124 | |
| FBS | 113 | UMass | 1-7 | -0.594 | 107 | -6 | -10.847 | 115 | -12.104 | 109 | |
| FBS | 114 | Fresno State | 2-7 | -0.596 | 113 | -1 | -9.497 | 113 | -15.725 | 116 | |
| FBS | 115 | Idaho | 3-5 | -0.602 | 111 | -4 | -8.051 | 107 | -19.817 | 123 | |
| FBS | 116 | Georgia State | 2-5 | -0.7 | 119 | 3 | -10.897 | 116 | -19.073 | 122 | |
| FBS | 117 | SMU | 1-8 | -0.7 | 118 | 1 | -14.139 | 122 | -10.797 | 105 | |
| FBS | 118 | Army | 2-6 | -0.704 | 120 | 2 | -14.231 | 123 | -10.832 | 106 | |
| FBS | 119 | UL Monroe | 1-7 | -0.73 | 116 | -3 | -13.153 | 120 | -15.329 | 115 | |
| FBS | 120 | Charlotte | 2-6 | -0.74 | 121 | 1 | -11.253 | 117 | -20.895 | 126 | |
| FBS | 121 | New Mexico St | 1-7 | -0.754 | 125 | 4 | -13.475 | 121 | -16.108 | 117 | |
| FBS | 122 | UTSA | 1-7 | -0.758 | 114 | -8 | -12.935 | 118 | -17.787 | 121 | |
| FBS | 123 | Wyoming | 1-8 | -0.775 | 123 | 0 | -15.999 | 125 | -11.092 | 107 | |
| FBS | 124 | Miami (OH) | 1-8 | -0.797 | 122 | -2 | -12.943 | 119 | -20.4 | 125 | |
| FBS | 125 | E Michigan | 1-8 | -0.842 | 124 | -1 | -15.452 | 124 | -16.953 | 118 | |
| FBS | 126 | Kansas | 0-8 | -1.02 | 126 | 0 | -17.9 | 127 | -22.638 | 127 | |
| FBS | 127 | UCF | 0-9 | -1.024 | 127 | 0 | -21.227 | 128 | -14.371 | 112 | |
| FBS | 128 | North Texas | 1-7 | -1.039 | 129 | 1 | -16.228 | 126 | -28.227 | 128 | |
| FBS | 129 | Division 1AA | 8-93 | -1.246 | 128 | -1 | -21.229 | 129 | -29.313 | 129 |