Ratings calculated after October 15, 2017. For an explainer of how these ratings are calculated, click here.
| Rank | Team | Rating | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ohio State | 2106 | 133.29 |
| 2 | Alabama | 2100 | 133.01 |
| 3 | Penn State | 2041 | 129.72 |
| 4 | Oklahoma State | 1993 | 127.12 |
| 5 | Georgia | 1990 | 126.92 |
| 6 | Texas Christian | 1988 | 126.85 |
| 7 | Notre Dame | 1963 | 125.46 |
| 8 | Clemson | 1940 | 124.19 |
| 9 | Washington | 1924 | 123.32 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 1912 | 122.68 |
| 11 | Miami (FL) | 1877 | 120.70 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1874 | 120.54 |
| 13 | UCF | 1857 | 119.62 |
| 14 | Stanford | 1823 | 117.74 |
| 15 | Florida State | 1821 | 117.64 |
| 16 | Michigan | 1811 | 117.11 |
| 17 | Wake Forest | 1798 | 116.36 |
| 18 | Iowa | 1795 | 116.20 |
| 19 | Auburn | 1794 | 116.15 |
| 20 | USC | 1790 | 115.97 |
| 21 | Michigan State | 1759 | 114.24 |
| 22 | Texas Tech | 1744 | 113.43 |
| 23 | North Carolina State | 1743 | 113.35 |
| 24 | Iowa State | 1736 | 112.98 |
| 25 | Mississippi State | 1729 | 112.60 |
| 26 | Purdue | 1722 | 112.18 |
| 27 | West Virginia | 1714 | 111.76 |
| 28 | Virginia Tech | 1713 | 111.72 |
| 29 | Texas | 1702 | 111.11 |
| 30 | Washington State | 1687 | 110.28 |
| 31 | San Diego State | 1685 | 110.18 |
| 32 | Georgia Tech | 1672 | 109.46 |
| 33 | SMU | 1667 | 109.20 |
| 34 | Arizona State | 1666 | 109.11 |
| 35 | Minnesota | 1637 | 107.55 |
| 36 | South Carolina | 1634 | 107.35 |
| 37 | Arizona | 1629 | 107.11 |
| 38 | Boise State | 1629 | 107.09 |
| 39 | Utah | 1628 | 107.02 |
| 40 | Fresno State | 1627 | 106.96 |
| 41 | Indiana | 1624 | 106.82 |
| 42 | Navy | 1623 | 106.77 |
| 43 | Louisville | 1622 | 106.72 |
| 44 | Duke | 1620 | 106.57 |
| 45 | LSU | 1618 | 106.48 |
| 46 | Texas A&M | 1612 | 106.16 |
| 47 | Oregon | 1612 | 106.13 |
| 48 | Northwestern | 1610 | 106.05 |
| 49 | South Florida | 1610 | 106.03 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 1583 | 104.58 |
| 51 | Maryland | 1582 | 104.52 |
| 52 | Syracuse | 1578 | 104.28 |
| 53 | Virginia | 1568 | 103.74 |
| 54 | California | 1565 | 103.57 |
| 55 | Western Michigan | 1564 | 103.53 |
| 56 | Kansas State | 1559 | 103.23 |
| 57 | Toledo | 1553 | 102.90 |
| 58 | Florida | 1551 | 102.81 |
| 59 | Appalachian State | 1549 | 102.67 |
| 60 | Northern Illinois | 1548 | 102.64 |
| 61 | North Texas | 1533 | 101.83 |
| 62 | Florida Atlantic | 1531 | 101.71 |
| 63 | Houston | 1530 | 101.64 |
| 64 | Memphis | 1530 | 101.62 |
| 65 | Ole Miss | 1527 | 101.50 |
| 66 | Army | 1526 | 101.44 |
| 67 | UCLA | 1524 | 101.32 |
| 68 | Arkansas | 1515 | 100.80 |
| 69 | Kentucky | 1510 | 100.55 |
| 70 | Nebraska | 1507 | 100.37 |
| 71 | Boston College | 1497 | 99.84 |
| 72 | Air Force | 1495 | 99.72 |
| 73 | Tulane | 1495 | 99.72 |
| 74 | Troy | 1493 | 99.64 |
| 75 | Colorado | 1490 | 99.46 |
| 76 | Akron | 1486 | 99.21 |
| 77 | Buffalo | 1469 | 98.32 |
| 78 | Marshall | 1467 | 98.18 |
| 79 | Southern Mississippi | 1463 | 97.97 |
| 80 | Vanderbilt | 1462 | 97.94 |
| 81 | Arkansas State | 1454 | 97.47 |
| 82 | Rutgers | 1451 | 97.29 |
| 83 | Tennessee | 1435 | 96.43 |
| 84 | Tulsa | 1434 | 96.37 |
| 85 | UTSA | 1433 | 96.34 |
| 86 | New Mexico | 1415 | 95.34 |
| 87 | Utah State | 1412 | 95.14 |
| 88 | Pitt | 1410 | 95.08 |
| 89 | Louisiana Tech | 1409 | 95.01 |
| 90 | Eastern Michigan | 1406 | 94.84 |
| 91 | Ohio | 1405 | 94.79 |
| 92 | North Carolina | 1395 | 94.21 |
| 93 | New Mexico State | 1393 | 94.14 |
| 94 | Wyoming | 1384 | 93.61 |
| 95 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1375 | 93.15 |
| 96 | South Alabama | 1352 | 91.84 |
| 97 | Middle Tennessee State | 1307 | 89.38 |
| 98 | Missouri | 1306 | 89.35 |
| 99 | Baylor | 1304 | 89.23 |
| 100 | UAB | 1291 | 88.48 |
| 101 | Cincinnati | 1287 | 88.31 |
| 102 | Miami (OH) | 1265 | 87.08 |
| 103 | Georgia State | 1261 | 86.88 |
| 104 | Idaho | 1260 | 86.81 |
| 105 | Nevada | 1257 | 86.62 |
| 106 | Western Kentucky | 1254 | 86.47 |
| 107 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1243 | 85.88 |
| 108 | Brigham Young | 1234 | 85.39 |
| 109 | Illinois | 1218 | 84.48 |
| 110 | Florida International | 1206 | 83.83 |
| 111 | Central Michigan | 1205 | 83.79 |
| 112 | Temple | 1190 | 82.95 |
| 113 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1176 | 82.18 |
| 114 | Ball State | 1160 | 81.31 |
| 115 | Kent State | 1148 | 80.64 |
| 116 | Oregon State | 1145 | 80.46 |
| 117 | Hawaii | 1143 | 80.37 |
| 118 | Bowling Green State | 1125 | 79.38 |
| 119 | Kansas | 1103 | 78.19 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 1096 | 77.79 |
| 121 | Georgia Southern | 1079 | 76.86 |
| 122 | FCS Team | 1043 | 74.88 |
| 123 | Massachusetts | 1028 | 74.06 |
| 124 | Old Dominion | 1021 | 73.64 |
| 125 | San Jose State | 1019 | 73.55 |
| 126 | Texas State | 1004 | 72.75 |
| 127 | Rice | 989 | 71.91 |
| 128 | UTEP | 986 | 71.73 |
| 129 | East Carolina | 953 | 69.92 |
| 130 | Coastal Carolina | 948 | 69.62 |
| 131 | Charlotte | 934 | 68.86 |