| Team | 2016 Record | Conference | S&P+ Rk |
| Alabama | 14-1 | SEC | 1 |
| Clemson | 14-1 | ACC | 2 |
| Michigan | 10-3 | Big Ten | 3 |
| LSU | 8-4 | SEC | 4 |
| Ohio State | 11-2 | Big Ten | 5 |
| Florida State | 10-3 | ACC | 6 |
| Washington | 12-2 | Pac-12 | 7 |
| Penn State | 11-3 | Big Ten | 8 |
| USC | 10-3 | Pac-12 | 9 |
| Oklahoma | 11-2 | Big 12 | 10 |
| Wisconsin | 11-3 | Big Ten | 11 |
| Louisville | 9-4 | ACC | 12 |
| Auburn | 8-5 | SEC | 13 |
| Miami-FL | 9-4 | ACC | 14 |
| Florida | 9-4 | SEC | 15 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-3 | Conference USA | 16 |
| Virginia Tech | 10-4 | ACC | 17 |
| Colorado | 10-4 | Pac-12 | 18 |
| Boise State | 10-3 | MWC | 19 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-5 | ACC | 20 |
| North Carolina | 8-5 | ACC | 21 |
| Oklahoma State | 10-3 | Big 12 | 22 |
| Stanford | 10-3 | Pac-12 | 23 |
| Texas A&M | 8-5 | SEC | 24 |
| NC State | 7-6 | ACC | 25 |
| Notre Dame | 4-8 | Independents | 26 |
| Ole Miss | 5-7 | SEC | 27 |
| Tennessee | 9-4 | SEC | 28 |
| West Virginia | 10-3 | Big 12 | 29 |
| Iowa | 8-5 | Big Ten | 30 |
| Kansas State | 9-4 | Big 12 | 31 |
| Temple | 10-4 | American | 32 |
| San Diego State | 11-3 | MWC | 33 |
| Toledo | 9-4 | MAC | 34 |
| Western Michigan | 13-1 | MAC | 35 |
| Texas | 5-7 | Big 12 | 36 |
| BYU | 9-4 | Independents | 37 |
| Colorado State | 7-6 | MWC | 38 |
| Houston | 9-4 | American | 39 |
| Appalachian State | 10-3 | Sun Belt | 40 |
| Washington State | 8-5 | Pac-12 | 41 |
| Minnesota | 9-4 | Big Ten | 42 |
| Utah | 9-4 | Pac-12 | 43 |
| Memphis | 8-5 | American | 44 |
| Georgia Tech | 9-4 | ACC | 45 |
| Nebraska | 9-4 | Big Ten | 46 |
| TCU | 6-7 | Big 12 | 47 |
| Arkansas | 7-6 | SEC | 48 |
| Northwestern | 7-6 | Big Ten | 49 |
| Baylor | 7-6 | Big 12 | 50 |
| California | 5-7 | Pac-12 | 51 |
| Navy | 9-5 | American | 52 |
| Indiana | 6-7 | Big Ten | 53 |
| Tulsa | 10-3 | American | 54 |
| South Florida | 11-2 | American | 55 |
| Mississippi State | 6-7 | SEC | 56 |
| Michigan State | 3-9 | Big Ten | 57 |
| UCLA | 4-8 | Pac-12 | 58 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-5 | Conference USA | 59 |
| Wake Forest | 7-6 | ACC | 60 |
| Wyoming | 8-6 | MWC | 61 |
| Air Force | 10-3 | MWC | 62 |
| Troy | 10-3 | Sun Belt | 63 |
| Iowa State | 3-9 | Big 12 | 64 |
| Oregon State | 4-8 | Pac-12 | 65 |
| Texas Tech | 5-7 | Big 12 | 66 |
| Kentucky | 7-6 | SEC | 67 |
| Georgia | 8-5 | SEC | 68 |
| Missouri | 4-8 | SEC | 69 |
| Utah State | 3-9 | MWC | 70 |
| Vanderbilt | 6-7 | SEC | 71 |
| Duke | 4-8 | ACC | 72 |
| Old Dominion | 10-3 | Conference USA | 73 |
| Oregon | 4-8 | Pac-12 | 74 |
| Central Florida | 6-7 | American | 75 |
| Syracuse | 4-8 | ACC | 76 |
| Northern Illinois | 5-7 | MAC | 77 |
| Southern Miss | 7-6 | Conference USA | 78 |
| South Carolina | 6-7 | SEC | 79 |
| Arkansas State | 8-5 | Sun Belt | 80 |
| New Mexico | 9-4 | MWC | 81 |
| Eastern Michigan | 7-6 | MAC | 82 |
| Arizona State | 5-7 | Pac-12 | 83 |
| Ball State | 4-8 | MAC | 84 |
| Cincinnati | 4-8 | American | 85 |
| Boston College | 7-6 | ACC | 86 |
| Maryland | 6-7 | Big Ten | 87 |
| Virginia | 2-10 | ACC | 88 |
| Idaho | 9-4 | Sun Belt | 89 |
| SMU | 5-7 | American | 90 |
| Georgia Southern | 5-7 | Sun Belt | 91 |
| Ohio | 8-6 | MAC | 92 |
| South Alabama | 6-7 | Sun Belt | 93 |
| Middle Tennessee | 8-5 | Conference USA | 94 |
| Illinois | 3-9 | Big Ten | 95 |
| Arizona | 3-9 | Pac-12 | 96 |
| Hawaii | 7-7 | MWC | 97 |
| Miami-OH | 6-7 | MAC | 98 |
| Central Michigan | 6-7 | MAC | 99 |
| East Carolina | 3-9 | American | 100 |
| Army | 8-5 | Independents | 101 |
| UL-Lafayette | 6-7 | Sun Belt | 102 |
| UTSA | 6-7 | Conference USA | 103 |
| Kansas | 2-10 | Big 12 | 104 |
| Purdue | 3-9 | Big Ten | 105 |
| Tulane | 4-8 | American | 106 |
| North Texas | 5-8 | Conference USA | 107 |
| Georgia State | 3-9 | Sun Belt | 108 |
| Akron | 5-7 | MAC | 109 |
| UNLV | 4-8 | MWC | 110 |
| Bowling Green | 4-8 | MAC | 111 |
| San Jose State | 4-8 | MWC | 112 |
| Kent State | 3-9 | MAC | 113 |
| Rutgers | 2-10 | Big Ten | 114 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-9 | Conference USA | 115 |
| Fresno State | 1-11 | MWC | 116 |
| Massachusetts | 2-10 | Independents | 117 |
| Marshall | 3-9 | Conference USA | 118 |
| New Mexico State | 3-9 | Sun Belt | 119 |
| Florida International | 4-8 | Conference USA | 120 |
| Rice | 3-9 | Conference USA | 121 |
| UTEP | 4-8 | Conference USA | 122 |
| Connecticut | 3-9 | American | 123 |
| Nevada | 5-7 | MWC | 124 |
| Charlotte | 4-8 | Conference USA | 125 |
| UL-Monroe | 4-8 | Sun Belt | 126 |
| Buffalo | 2-10 | MAC | 127 |
| Texas State | 2-10 | Sun Belt | 128 |