Ratings calculated after games of October 21, 2017.
| Rank | Team | Rating | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alabama | 2092 | 132.41 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2088 | 132.19 |
| 3 | Penn State | 2070 | 131.22 |
| 4 | Notre Dame | 2059 | 130.61 |
| 5 | Georgia | 2016 | 128.24 |
| 6 | Clemson | 1994 | 127.02 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 1962 | 125.30 |
| 8 | UCF | 1962 | 125.29 |
| 9 | Texas Christian | 1953 | 124.81 |
| 10 | Wisconsin | 1947 | 124.44 |
| 11 | Washington | 1932 | 123.64 |
| 12 | Oklahoma | 1865 | 119.97 |
| 13 | Auburn | 1853 | 119.30 |
| 14 | Miami (FL) | 1849 | 119.08 |
| 15 | Virginia Tech | 1817 | 117.37 |
| 16 | Stanford | 1795 | 116.17 |
| 17 | Mississippi State | 1793 | 116.05 |
| 18 | Iowa State | 1782 | 115.46 |
| 19 | North Carolina State | 1774 | 115.01 |
| 20 | Wake Forest | 1766 | 114.57 |
| 21 | Michigan | 1764 | 114.43 |
| 22 | Iowa | 1753 | 113.83 |
| 23 | Michigan State | 1735 | 112.88 |
| 24 | Georgia Tech | 1726 | 112.39 |
| 25 | USC | 1724 | 112.27 |
| 26 | Texas | 1713 | 111.66 |
| 27 | Florida State | 1711 | 111.54 |
| 28 | Purdue | 1704 | 111.18 |
| 29 | Fresno State | 1703 | 111.09 |
| 30 | West Virginia | 1702 | 111.04 |
| 31 | Washington State | 1701 | 111.01 |
| 32 | Texas Tech | 1690 | 110.39 |
| 33 | Arizona State | 1680 | 109.86 |
| 34 | Louisville | 1672 | 109.44 |
| 35 | LSU | 1667 | 109.15 |
| 36 | South Florida | 1658 | 108.67 |
| 37 | Northwestern | 1645 | 107.95 |
| 38 | Navy | 1645 | 107.92 |
| 39 | SMU | 1633 | 107.26 |
| 40 | Boston College | 1633 | 107.26 |
| 41 | Syracuse | 1632 | 107.24 |
| 42 | South Carolina | 1632 | 107.22 |
| 43 | Toledo | 1625 | 106.83 |
| 44 | Arizona | 1618 | 106.47 |
| 45 | Florida Atlantic | 1612 | 106.11 |
| 46 | San Diego State | 1600 | 105.47 |
| 47 | Texas A&M | 1594 | 105.16 |
| 48 | Indiana | 1591 | 104.96 |
| 49 | Boise State | 1587 | 104.78 |
| 50 | Colorado State | 1584 | 104.62 |
| 51 | Northern Illinois | 1583 | 104.56 |
| 52 | Kansas State | 1576 | 104.14 |
| 53 | Minnesota | 1572 | 103.95 |
| 54 | Memphis | 1570 | 103.81 |
| 55 | Oregon | 1568 | 103.71 |
| 56 | UCLA | 1567 | 103.68 |
| 57 | Maryland | 1567 | 103.64 |
| 58 | Marshall | 1564 | 103.50 |
| 59 | Duke | 1556 | 103.06 |
| 60 | Utah | 1549 | 102.66 |
| 61 | Florida | 1545 | 102.45 |
| 62 | California | 1535 | 101.93 |
| 63 | Arkansas State | 1529 | 101.59 |
| 64 | Nebraska | 1525 | 101.35 |
| 65 | Troy | 1518 | 100.96 |
| 66 | Western Michigan | 1510 | 100.56 |
| 67 | Houston | 1505 | 100.25 |
| 68 | Rutgers | 1500 | 99.98 |
| 69 | Ohio | 1499 | 99.96 |
| 70 | Army | 1496 | 99.76 |
| 71 | Ole Miss | 1492 | 99.56 |
| 72 | Tulane | 1480 | 98.92 |
| 73 | Pitt | 1475 | 98.61 |
| 74 | Virginia | 1468 | 98.25 |
| 75 | Kentucky | 1467 | 98.19 |
| 76 | Tennessee | 1465 | 98.06 |
| 77 | Appalachian State | 1456 | 97.61 |
| 78 | Utah State | 1455 | 97.52 |
| 79 | Vanderbilt | 1453 | 97.45 |
| 80 | Air Force | 1453 | 97.43 |
| 81 | Arkansas | 1450 | 97.26 |
| 82 | Colorado | 1448 | 97.17 |
| 83 | Southern Mississippi | 1441 | 96.80 |
| 84 | Akron | 1429 | 96.14 |
| 85 | Buffalo | 1429 | 96.10 |
| 86 | Eastern Michigan | 1425 | 95.91 |
| 87 | North Texas | 1414 | 95.27 |
| 88 | New Mexico | 1403 | 94.69 |
| 89 | UTSA | 1387 | 93.80 |
| 90 | Missouri | 1384 | 93.65 |
| 91 | Wyoming | 1382 | 93.53 |
| 92 | Tulsa | 1377 | 93.28 |
| 93 | Louisiana Tech | 1374 | 93.12 |
| 94 | North Carolina | 1363 | 92.53 |
| 95 | New Mexico State | 1360 | 92.33 |
| 96 | Miami (OH) | 1349 | 91.73 |
| 97 | Central Michigan | 1347 | 91.65 |
| 98 | Cincinnati | 1338 | 91.13 |
| 99 | South Alabama | 1322 | 90.28 |
| 100 | Baylor | 1316 | 89.90 |
| 101 | Nevada | 1288 | 88.41 |
| 102 | Temple | 1272 | 87.54 |
| 103 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1268 | 87.32 |
| 104 | Middle Tennessee State | 1257 | 86.68 |
| 105 | Illinois | 1243 | 85.95 |
| 106 | Western Kentucky | 1240 | 85.76 |
| 107 | Georgia State | 1235 | 85.49 |
| 108 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1219 | 84.61 |
| 109 | Florida International | 1211 | 84.20 |
| 110 | UAB | 1203 | 83.77 |
| 111 | Brigham Young | 1184 | 82.70 |
| 112 | Hawaii | 1171 | 82.01 |
| 113 | Connecticut | 1161 | 81.44 |
| 114 | Massachusetts | 1158 | 81.27 |
| 115 | Kansas | 1154 | 81.06 |
| 116 | Kent State | 1136 | 80.09 |
| 117 | Oregon State | 1121 | 79.24 |
| 118 | Idaho | 1120 | 79.21 |
| 119 | Bowling Green State | 1107 | 78.48 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1083 | 77.20 |
| 121 | Old Dominion | 1081 | 77.06 |
| 122 | East Carolina | 1053 | 75.54 |
| 123 | Ball State | 1042 | 74.94 |
| 124 | FCS Team | 1040 | 74.83 |
| 125 | San Jose State | 1020 | 73.71 |
| 126 | Rice | 1010 | 73.20 |
| 127 | Coastal Carolina | 1006 | 72.94 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 981 | 71.60 |
| 129 | Georgia Southern | 970 | 71.01 |
| 130 | UTEP | 969 | 70.94 |
| 131 | Texas State | 956 | 70.22 |