Ratings calculated on November 12, 2017.
| Rank | Team | Rating | Power | SOS Rank | Avg Opp Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Penn State | 2058 | 129.06 | 12 | 1642 |
| 2 | Ohio State | 2054 | 128.84 | 11 | 1648 |
| 3 | Notre Dame | 2031 | 127.63 | 5 | 1704 |
| 4 | Alabama | 2025 | 127.30 | 48 | 1540 |
| 5 | Clemson | 2018 | 126.97 | 6 | 1695 |
| 6 | Wisconsin | 2007 | 126.36 | 45 | 1551 |
| 7 | Auburn | 1983 | 125.13 | 37 | 1563 |
| 8 | Miami (FL) | 1980 | 124.97 | 20 | 1617 |
| 9 | Georgia | 1970 | 124.47 | 35 | 1569 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 1947 | 123.27 | 21 | 1614 |
| 11 | Oklahoma State | 1922 | 121.93 | 23 | 1608 |
| 12 | Washington | 1905 | 121.09 | 69 | 1459 |
| 13 | Texas Christian | 1881 | 119.85 | 31 | 1578 |
| 14 | UCF | 1871 | 119.33 | 109 | 1346 |
| 15 | Iowa | 1863 | 118.89 | 4 | 1729 |
| 16 | Virginia Tech | 1837 | 117.56 | 46 | 1548 |
| 17 | Michigan | 1836 | 117.46 | 28 | 1582 |
| 18 | Wake Forest | 1823 | 116.81 | 15 | 1636 |
| 19 | Mississippi State | 1815 | 116.39 | 34 | 1570 |
| 20 | Iowa State | 1805 | 115.85 | 19 | 1621 |
| 21 | USC | 1799 | 115.53 | 24 | 1602 |
| 22 | North Carolina State | 1783 | 114.71 | 13 | 1640 |
| 23 | Georgia Tech | 1769 | 114.02 | 22 | 1612 |
| 24 | Stanford | 1749 | 112.96 | 51 | 1530 |
| 25 | Michigan State | 1747 | 112.85 | 2 | 1748 |
| 26 | Boston College | 1740 | 112.47 | 3 | 1737 |
| 27 | Northwestern | 1737 | 112.32 | 14 | 1640 |
| 28 | LSU | 1722 | 111.53 | 43 | 1554 |
| 29 | West Virginia | 1717 | 111.28 | 54 | 1523 |
| 30 | Washington State | 1699 | 110.35 | 60 | 1497 |
| 31 | Texas | 1698 | 110.32 | 30 | 1579 |
| 32 | Purdue | 1698 | 110.30 | 9 | 1651 |
| 33 | Louisville | 1691 | 109.95 | 33 | 1572 |
| 34 | Boise State | 1689 | 109.83 | 75 | 1440 |
| 35 | Florida Atlantic | 1671 | 108.88 | 95 | 1395 |
| 36 | Arizona | 1660 | 108.34 | 82 | 1418 |
| 37 | Memphis | 1660 | 108.32 | 92 | 1397 |
| 38 | Florida State | 1647 | 107.67 | 1 | 1804 |
| 39 | Minnesota | 1645 | 107.55 | 49 | 1538 |
| 40 | Ohio | 1642 | 107.39 | 111 | 1335 |
| 41 | Syracuse | 1635 | 107.01 | 18 | 1625 |
| 42 | Missouri | 1630 | 106.75 | 58 | 1502 |
| 43 | South Florida | 1626 | 106.56 | 127 | 1228 |
| 44 | South Carolina | 1624 | 106.45 | 50 | 1536 |
| 45 | Toledo | 1620 | 106.25 | 87 | 1410 |
| 46 | Texas Tech | 1609 | 105.66 | 40 | 1558 |
| 47 | Northern Illinois | 1589 | 104.62 | 102 | 1356 |
| 48 | Texas A&M | 1587 | 104.51 | 57 | 1509 |
| 49 | Kansas State | 1576 | 103.96 | 65 | 1474 |
| 50 | San Diego State | 1574 | 103.87 | 97 | 1380 |
| 51 | SMU | 1573 | 103.81 | 71 | 1455 |
| 52 | Arizona State | 1564 | 103.33 | 27 | 1593 |
| 53 | Navy | 1560 | 103.11 | 59 | 1501 |
| 54 | Indiana | 1550 | 102.60 | 25 | 1601 |
| 55 | Utah | 1545 | 102.33 | 67 | 1467 |
| 56 | Army | 1544 | 102.28 | 107 | 1349 |
| 57 | Duke | 1538 | 101.97 | 42 | 1554 |
| 58 | Houston | 1538 | 101.96 | 78 | 1429 |
| 59 | Oregon | 1534 | 101.77 | 44 | 1552 |
| 60 | Wyoming | 1525 | 101.31 | 98 | 1375 |
| 61 | Fresno State | 1516 | 100.81 | 103 | 1354 |
| 62 | Rutgers | 1515 | 100.80 | 16 | 1635 |
| 63 | Kentucky | 1509 | 100.46 | 70 | 1457 |
| 64 | California | 1504 | 100.19 | 52 | 1526 |
| 65 | Ole Miss | 1503 | 100.13 | 62 | 1491 |
| 66 | UCLA | 1502 | 100.13 | 29 | 1582 |
| 67 | Marshall | 1497 | 99.87 | 114 | 1313 |
| 68 | Arkansas State | 1497 | 99.85 | 129 | 1214 |
| 69 | Nebraska | 1497 | 99.84 | 8 | 1659 |
| 70 | Maryland | 1496 | 99.79 | 7 | 1694 |
| 71 | Western Michigan | 1495 | 99.72 | 105 | 1351 |
| 72 | Virginia | 1491 | 99.56 | 55 | 1511 |
| 73 | Pitt | 1487 | 99.30 | 36 | 1563 |
| 74 | Troy | 1479 | 98.93 | 121 | 1276 |
| 75 | Colorado State | 1474 | 98.63 | 91 | 1397 |
| 76 | Eastern Michigan | 1466 | 98.25 | 76 | 1433 |
| 77 | Colorado | 1465 | 98.18 | 63 | 1488 |
| 78 | Central Michigan | 1456 | 97.72 | 88 | 1410 |
| 79 | North Carolina | 1447 | 97.27 | 10 | 1649 |
| 80 | Florida | 1440 | 96.90 | 17 | 1627 |
| 81 | Utah State | 1431 | 96.40 | 85 | 1413 |
| 82 | Buffalo | 1417 | 95.69 | 90 | 1399 |
| 83 | North Texas | 1403 | 94.94 | 110 | 1342 |
| 84 | Tennessee | 1398 | 94.69 | 39 | 1560 |
| 85 | Akron | 1394 | 94.51 | 74 | 1445 |
| 86 | Temple | 1383 | 93.90 | 83 | 1418 |
| 87 | Air Force | 1382 | 93.85 | 80 | 1427 |
| 88 | Appalachian State | 1372 | 93.36 | 119 | 1278 |
| 89 | Arkansas | 1369 | 93.19 | 41 | 1558 |
| 90 | Vanderbilt | 1369 | 93.18 | 53 | 1524 |
| 91 | Tulane | 1368 | 93.13 | 77 | 1430 |
| 92 | Miami (OH) | 1367 | 93.10 | 89 | 1402 |
| 93 | Baylor | 1339 | 91.64 | 47 | 1548 |
| 94 | UAB | 1329 | 91.13 | 131 | 1154 |
| 95 | Illinois | 1313 | 90.27 | 38 | 1562 |
| 96 | Tulsa | 1310 | 90.10 | 66 | 1472 |
| 97 | Louisiana Tech | 1309 | 90.08 | 101 | 1367 |
| 98 | Massachusetts | 1309 | 90.05 | 117 | 1292 |
| 99 | Middle Tennessee State | 1303 | 89.75 | 106 | 1351 |
| 100 | Southern Mississippi | 1297 | 89.42 | 125 | 1235 |
| 101 | UTSA | 1293 | 89.24 | 130 | 1169 |
| 102 | Cincinnati | 1290 | 89.09 | 56 | 1511 |
| 103 | South Alabama | 1283 | 88.72 | 104 | 1352 |
| 104 | Nevada | 1279 | 88.48 | 84 | 1417 |
| 105 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 1260 | 87.51 | 108 | 1347 |
| 106 | Brigham Young | 1260 | 87.50 | 73 | 1452 |
| 107 | Western Kentucky | 1258 | 87.38 | 128 | 1220 |
| 108 | Florida International | 1256 | 87.31 | 120 | 1276 |
| 109 | New Mexico State | 1245 | 86.72 | 122 | 1262 |
| 110 | Georgia State | 1236 | 86.25 | 126 | 1229 |
| 111 | Louisiana-Monroe | 1226 | 85.72 | 124 | 1241 |
| 112 | Bowling Green State | 1214 | 85.14 | 79 | 1427 |
| 113 | Oregon State | 1214 | 85.14 | 26 | 1593 |
| 114 | Idaho | 1197 | 84.21 | 113 | 1322 |
| 115 | New Mexico | 1186 | 83.66 | 81 | 1419 |
| 116 | Connecticut | 1172 | 82.94 | 68 | 1466 |
| 117 | Old Dominion | 1163 | 82.47 | 99 | 1371 |
| 118 | Hawaii | 1146 | 81.60 | 112 | 1334 |
| 119 | Kansas | 1146 | 81.59 | 32 | 1575 |
| 120 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 1119 | 80.17 | 116 | 1294 |
| 121 | East Carolina | 1081 | 78.21 | 64 | 1480 |
| 122 | Kent State | 1044 | 76.27 | 61 | 1496 |
| 123 | FCS Team | 1030 | 75.54 | 72 | 1454 |
| 124 | Texas State | 1019 | 74.96 | 123 | 1249 |
| 125 | Charlotte | 999 | 73.96 | 115 | 1311 |
| 126 | Coastal Carolina | 984 | 73.13 | 118 | 1287 |
| 127 | Georgia Southern | 982 | 73.07 | 86 | 1411 |
| 128 | Rice | 960 | 71.88 | 100 | 1369 |
| 129 | Ball State | 959 | 71.85 | 94 | 1395 |
| 130 | UTEP | 890 | 68.24 | 96 | 1391 |
| 131 | San Jose State | 876 | 67.53 | 93 | 1397 |