| Team | 2017 Record | Conference | S&P+ Rk |
| Ohio State | 12-2 | Big Ten | 1 |
| Alabama | 13-1 | SEC | 2 |
| Georgia | 13-2 | SEC | 3 |
| Penn State | 11-2 | Big Ten | 4 |
| Washington | 10-3 | Pac-12 | 5 |
| Wisconsin | 13-1 | Big Ten | 6 |
| Central Florida | 13-0 | American | 7 |
| Clemson | 12-2 | ACC | 8 |
| Oklahoma | 12-2 | Big 12 | 9 |
| Auburn | 10-4 | SEC | 10 |
| Florida Atlantic | 11-3 | Conference USA | 11 |
| Oklahoma State | 10-3 | Big 12 | 12 |
| Notre Dame | 10-3 | Independents | 13 |
| TCU | 11-3 | Big 12 | 14 |
| South Florida | 10-2 | American | 15 |
| Louisville | 8-5 | ACC | 16 |
| Miami-FL | 10-3 | ACC | 17 |
| Appalachian State | 9-4 | Sun Belt | 18 |
| LSU | 9-4 | SEC | 19 |
| Memphis | 10-3 | American | 20 |
| Michigan State | 10-3 | Big Ten | 21 |
| Ohio | 9-4 | MAC | 22 |
| Fresno State | 10-4 | MWC | 23 |
| Arkansas State | 7-5 | Sun Belt | 24 |
| Boise State | 11-3 | MWC | 25 |
| USC | 11-3 | Pac-12 | 26 |
| Michigan | 8-5 | Big Ten | 27 |
| Mississippi State | 9-4 | SEC | 28 |
| Toledo | 11-3 | MAC | 29 |
| Virginia Tech | 9-4 | ACC | 30 |
| Troy | 11-2 | Sun Belt | 31 |
| Stanford | 9-5 | Pac-12 | 32 |
| Utah | 7-6 | Pac-12 | 33 |
| San Diego State | 10-3 | MWC | 34 |
| Missouri | 7-6 | SEC | 35 |
| Houston | 7-5 | American | 36 |
| Wake Forest | 8-5 | ACC | 37 |
| NC State | 9-4 | ACC | 38 |
| Washington State | 9-4 | Pac-12 | 39 |
| Southern Miss | 8-5 | Conference USA | 40 |
| Purdue | 7-6 | Big Ten | 41 |
| Ole Miss | 6-6 | SEC | 42 |
| Florida State | 7-6 | ACC | 43 |
| Colorado State | 7-6 | MWC | 44 |
| Northwestern | 10-3 | Big Ten | 45 |
| Iowa State | 8-5 | Big 12 | 46 |
| Oregon | 7-6 | Pac-12 | 47 |
| Arizona | 7-6 | Pac-12 | 48 |
| Iowa | 8-5 | Big Ten | 49 |
| Texas | 7-6 | Big 12 | 50 |
| Indiana | 5-7 | Big Ten | 51 |
| Marshall | 8-5 | Conference USA | 52 |
| Wyoming | 8-5 | MWC | 53 |
| Northern Illinois | 8-5 | MAC | 54 |
| Miami-OH | 5-7 | MAC | 55 |
| UTSA | 6-5 | Conference USA | 56 |
| Utah State | 6-7 | MWC | 57 |
| Texas Tech | 6-7 | Big 12 | 58 |
| Army | 10-3 | Independents | 59 |
| South Carolina | 9-4 | SEC | 60 |
| Texas A&M | 7-6 | SEC | 61 |
| North Texas | 9-5 | Conference USA | 62 |
| West Virginia | 7-6 | Big 12 | 63 |
| Kansas State | 8-5 | Big 12 | 64 |
| Duke | 7-6 | ACC | 65 |
| Boston College | 7-6 | ACC | 66 |
| SMU | 7-6 | American | 67 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7-6 | Conference USA | 68 |
| Eastern Michigan | 5-7 | MAC | 69 |
| Navy | 7-6 | American | 70 |
| Louisiana Tech | 7-6 | Conference USA | 71 |
| New Mexico State | 7-6 | Sun Belt | 72 |
| Georgia Tech | 5-6 | ACC | 73 |
| Western Michigan | 6-6 | MAC | 74 |
| Buffalo | 6-6 | MAC | 75 |
| UAB | 8-5 | Conference USA | 76 |
| UCLA | 6-7 | Pac-12 | 77 |
| Temple | 7-6 | American | 78 |
| Central Michigan | 8-5 | MAC | 79 |
| Vanderbilt | 5-7 | SEC | 80 |
| Arizona State | 7-6 | Pac-12 | 81 |
| Pittsburgh | 5-7 | ACC | 82 |
| Massachusetts | 4-8 | Independents | 83 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-7 | Conference USA | 84 |
| Virginia | 6-7 | ACC | 85 |
| Florida | 4-7 | SEC | 86 |
| California | 5-7 | Pac-12 | 87 |
| Syracuse | 4-8 | ACC | 88 |
| Tulane | 5-7 | American | 89 |
| Florida International | 8-5 | Conference USA | 90 |
| Arkansas | 4-8 | SEC | 91 |
| Kentucky | 7-6 | SEC | 92 |
| Colorado | 5-7 | Pac-12 | 93 |
| North Carolina | 3-9 | ACC | 94 |
| UNLV | 5-7 | MWC | 95 |
| Georgia State | 7-5 | Sun Belt | 96 |
| Minnesota | 5-7 | Big Ten | 97 |
| South Alabama | 4-8 | Sun Belt | 98 |
| Idaho | 4-8 | Sun Belt | 99 |
| Air Force | 5-7 | MWC | 100 |
| BYU | 4-9 | Independents | 101 |
| Cincinnati | 4-8 | American | 102 |
| Nebraska | 4-8 | Big Ten | 103 |
| New Mexico | 3-9 | MWC | 104 |
| UL-Monroe | 4-8 | Sun Belt | 105 |
| Baylor | 1-11 | Big 12 | 106 |
| Tennessee | 4-8 | SEC | 107 |
| Bowling Green | 2-10 | MAC | 108 |
| Nevada | 3-9 | MWC | 109 |
| Rutgers | 4-8 | Big Ten | 110 |
| Coastal Carolina | 3-9 | Sun Belt | 111 |
| Akron | 7-7 | MAC | 112 |
| UL-Lafayette | 5-7 | Sun Belt | 113 |
| Maryland | 4-8 | Big Ten | 114 |
| Old Dominion | 5-7 | Conference USA | 115 |
| Tulsa | 2-10 | American | 116 |
| Texas State | 2-10 | Sun Belt | 117 |
| Illinois | 2-10 | Big Ten | 118 |
| Connecticut | 3-9 | American | 119 |
| Georgia Southern | 2-10 | Sun Belt | 120 |
| Hawaii | 3-9 | MWC | 121 |
| Ball State | 2-10 | MAC | 122 |
| East Carolina | 3-9 | American | 123 |
| Charlotte | 1-11 | Conference USA | 124 |
| Kansas | 1-11 | Big 12 | 125 |
| Kent State | 2-10 | MAC | 126 |
| Oregon State | 1-11 | Pac-12 | 127 |
| Rice | 1-11 | Conference USA | 128 |
| San Jose State | 2-11 | MWC | 129 |
| UTEP | 0-12 | Conference USA | 130 |