| 1 | 1 | 0.126 | LSU | SEC | 14–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +97 | Beat Oklahoma 63–28 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.145 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 13–1 | 0.929 | 3 | +97 | Lost to Clemson 23–29 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.192 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 14–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +88 | Beat Ohio State 29–23 |
| 4 | 6 | 0.391 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +68 | Beat Memphis 53–39 |
| 5 | -1 | 0.410 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +65 | BYE |
| 6 | 2 | 0.448 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +65 | Beat Iowa State 33–9 |
| 7 | 2 | 0.491 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | SUN | 13–1 | 0.929 | 3 | +68 | BYE |
| 8 | -3 | 0.512 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 12–2 | 0.857 | 5 | +65 | Lost to LSU 28–63 |
| 9 | -2 | 0.539 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +58 | BYE |
| 10 | -4 | 0.578 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND AAC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 5 | +62 | Lost to Penn State 39–53 |
| 11 | 1 | 0.637 | Boise State (BOISE STATE) | MWC | 12–2 | 0.857 | 5 | +63 | BYE |
| 12 | -1 | 0.673 | Utah (UTAH) | PAC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +52 | BYE |
| 13 | 2 | 0.710 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +55 | Beat Virginia 36–28 |
| 14 | -1 | 0.740 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +58 | BYE |
| 15 | -1 | 0.855 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +50 | BYE |
| 16 | 2 | 0.918 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND AAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +51 | BYE |
| 17 | 3 | 0.924 | Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | USA | 11–3 | 0.786 | 19 | +53 | BYE |
| 18 | -1 | 0.933 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 28 | +50 | BYE |
| 19 | 3 | 0.958 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 11–2 | 0.846 | 8 | +51 | Beat Washington State 31–21 |
| 20 | -1 | 0.971 | Navy (NAVY) | IND AAC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 16 | +46 | BYE |
| 21 | -5 | 0.974 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–2 | 0.833 | 16 | +42 | BYE |
| 22 | -1 | 1.035 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–3 | 0.750 | 28 | +50 | BYE |
| 23 | 1 | 1.046 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +49 | Beat USC 49–24 |
| 24 | -1 | 1.188 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +40 | BYE |
| 25 | 1 | 1.266 | SMU | IND AAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +43 | BYE |
| 26 | -1 | 1.275 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 10–2 | 0.833 | 16 | +39 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 1.362 | UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +35 | BYE |
| 28 | 2 | 1.633 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +29 | BYE |
| 29 | -1 | 1.678 | USC | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +29 | Lost to Iowa 24–49 |
| 30 | -1 | 1.718 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 9–5 | 0.643 | 35 | +30 | Lost to Florida 28–36 |
| 31 | 0 | 1.762 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +28 | BYE |
| 32 | 4 | 1.820 | Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | USA | 10–3 | 0.769 | 20 | +20 | Beat Miami 14–0 |
| 33 | 8 | 1.897 | Hawai'i (HAWAII) | MWC | 10–5 | 0.667 | 31 | +30 | Beat BYU 38–34 |
| 34 | 5 | 2.014 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +27 | Beat Mississippi State 38–28 |
| 35 | -2 | 2.022 | Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +24 | BYE |
| 36 | -4 | 2.050 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +21 | BYE |
| 37 | 10 | 2.078 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | SEC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +24 | Beat Oklahoma State 24–21 |
| 38 | 5 | 2.089 | Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | USA | 9–4 | 0.692 | 30 | +35 | Beat Western Michigan 23–20 |
| 39 | 3 | 2.173 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +24 | BYE |
| 40 | 5 | 2.295 | Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +14 | BYE |
| 41 | -3 | 2.377 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +18 | BYE |
| 42 | -8 | 2.384 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +15 | Lost to Texas A&M 21–24 |
| 43 | 3 | 2.405 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +13 | BYE |
| 44 | -9 | 2.477 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +16 | Lost to Michigan State 21–27 |
| 45 | 7 | 2.519 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | ACC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +18 | Beat Eastern Michigan 34–30 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.537 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +17 | BYE |
| 47 | 7 | 2.605 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +15 | Beat Illinois 35–20 |
| 48 | 1 | 2.639 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 31 | +12 | BYE |
| 49 | -9 | 2.687 | BYU | IND FBSI | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +14 | Lost to Hawai'i 34–38 |
| 50 | -13 | 2.703 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND AAC | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +14 | Lost to North Carolina 13–55 |
| 51 | 10 | 2.779 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +10 | Beat Temple 55–13 |
| 52 | -1 | 2.798 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | MWC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +13 | BYE |
| 53 | -3 | 2.803 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +14 | BYE |
| 54 | -10 | 2.803 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +11 | Lost to Notre Dame 9–33 |
| 55 | 1 | 2.892 | Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | +12 | BYE |
| 56 | 1 | 2.905 | UAB | USA | 9–5 | 0.643 | 35 | +7 | BYE |
| 57 | 5 | 2.910 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +14 | Beat Wake Forest 27–21 |
| 58 | -5 | 3.050 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +7 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 3.175 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | -2 | 3.180 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +7 | BYE |
| 61 | -1 | 3.231 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +7 | BYE |
| 62 | 5 | 3.339 | Liberty (LIBERTY) | IND FBSI | 8–5 | 0.615 | 37 | -9 | BYE |
| 63 | 1 | 3.365 | Georgia Southern (GEORGIA SOUTHERN) | SUN | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +12 | BYE |
| 64 | -1 | 3.493 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND AAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | +3 | BYE |
| 65 | -10 | 3.500 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | +6 | Lost to Louisville 28–38 |
| 66 | 2 | 3.600 | Georgia State (GEORGIA STATE) | SUN | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | +3 | BYE |
| 67 | -1 | 3.621 | Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | +1 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–14 |
| 68 | 1 | 3.774 | Nevada (NEVADA) | MWC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 51 | 0 | BYE |
| 69 | 2 | 3.816 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | 0 | BYE |
| 70 | 0 | 3.827 | Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 8–6 | 0.571 | 59 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -6 | 3.851 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | 0 | Lost to Western Kentucky 20–23 |
| 72 | 2 | 3.863 | Charlotte (CHARLOTTE) | USA | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.980 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 7–6 | 0.538 | 60 | +1 | BYE |
| 74 | -2 | 4.000 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -8 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 4.294 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | -9 | Lost to Air Force 21–31 |
| 76 | 2 | 4.462 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -11 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 4.470 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -8 | BYE |
| 78 | -2 | 4.493 | TCU | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -11 | BYE |
| 79 | 1 | 4.679 | Colorado (COLORADO) | PAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -6 | BYE |
| 80 | 2 | 4.705 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -11 | BYE |
| 81 | -2 | 4.827 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | -11 | Lost to California 20–35 |
| 82 | 2 | 4.831 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B10 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -9 | BYE |
| 83 | 2 | 4.846 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -6 | BYE |
| 84 | -1 | 4.862 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 69 | -8 | BYE |
| 85 | 3 | 4.926 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND AAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -9 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.934 | UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -12 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.950 | Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -14 | BYE |
| 88 | 1 | 5.043 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | ACC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -11 | BYE |
| 89 | -8 | 5.044 | Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | -17 | Lost to Pittsburgh 30–34 |
| 90 | 2 | 5.144 | Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | USA | 6–7 | 0.462 | 75 | -18 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 5.176 | UCLA | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -13 | BYE |
| 92 | -2 | 5.306 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | B12 | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -14 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 5.374 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND AAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -18 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 5.511 | South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND AAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -17 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 5.652 | Troy (TROY) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -20 | BYE |
| 96 | 1 | 5.671 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | MWC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -20 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 5.684 | Coastal Carolina (COASTAL CAROLINA) | SUN | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -22 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.790 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -19 | BYE |
| 99 | 1 | 5.846 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 5–8 | 0.385 | 94 | -26 | BYE |
| 100 | 1 | 5.848 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -22 | BYE |
| 101 | -2 | 5.876 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -19 | BYE |
| 102 | 1 | 5.952 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -23 | BYE |
| 103 | -1 | 5.956 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 5–7 | 0.417 | 81 | -24 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 6.189 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -26 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 6.430 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -29 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.500 | Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -28 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.764 | UNLV | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -30 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.771 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -31 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.844 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -30 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.918 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -35 | BYE |
| 111 | 2 | 6.979 | UTSA (TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO) | USA | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -34 | BYE |
| 112 | -1 | 7.039 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -31 | BYE |
| 113 | -1 | 7.084 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND AAC | 4–8 | 0.333 | 95 | -37 | BYE |
| 114 | 1 | 7.155 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -31 | BYE |
| 115 | -1 | 7.170 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -20 | BYE |
| 116 | 1 | 7.467 | Rice (RICE) | USA | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -37 | BYE |
| 117 | 1 | 7.487 | Texas State (TEXAS STATE) | SUN | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -34 | BYE |
| 118 | -2 | 7.538 | Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -35 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.546 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -37 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.890 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–9 | 0.250 | 113 | -35 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 7.990 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | B10 | 2–10 | 0.167 | 121 | -34 | BYE |
| 122 | 1 | 8.223 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 121 | -45 | BYE |
| 123 | -1 | 8.228 | South Alabama (SOUTH ALABAMA) | SUN | 2–10 | 0.167 | 121 | -44 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.555 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 121 | -43 | BYE |
| 125 | 0 | 9.042 | UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND AAC | 2–10 | 0.167 | 121 | -53 | BYE |
| 126 | 0 | 9.260 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND FBSI | 2–10 | 0.167 | 121 | -59 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 9.635 | Old Dominion (OLD DOMINION) | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -63 | BYE |
| 128 | 0 | 10.409 | UTEP | USA | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -74 | BYE |
| 129 | 0 | 10.659 | Massachusetts (MASSACHUSETTS) | IND FBSI | 1–11 | 0.083 | 127 | -71 | BYE |
| 130 | 0 | 11.182 | Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–12 | 0.000 | 130 | -81 | BYE |