2015 | 2016
| Team | Record | Conference | S&P+ Rk |
| Alabama | 14-1 | SEC | 1 |
| Clemson | 14-1 | ACC | 2 |
| Ohio State | 12-1 | Big Ten | 3 |
| Oklahoma | 11-2 | Big 12 | 4 |
| Ole Miss | 10-3 | SEC | 5 |
| Michigan | 10-3 | Big Ten | 6 |
| Florida State | 10-3 | ACC | 7 |
| Notre Dame | 10-3 | Independents | 8 |
| LSU | 9-3 | SEC | 9 |
| Stanford | 12-2 | Pac-12 | 10 |
| Western Kentucky | 12-2 | Conference USA | 11 |
| Washington | 7-6 | Pac-12 | 12 |
| Michigan State | 12-2 | Big Ten | 13 |
| Baylor | 10-3 | Big 12 | 14 |
| Arkansas | 8-5 | SEC | 15 |
| Mississippi State | 9-4 | SEC | 16 |
| USC | 8-6 | Pac-12 | 17 |
| Florida | 10-4 | SEC | 18 |
| Bowling Green | 10-4 | MAC | 19 |
| Navy | 11-2 | American | 20 |
| Toledo | 10-2 | MAC | 21 |
| Tennessee | 9-4 | SEC | 22 |
| UCLA | 8-5 | Pac-12 | 23 |
| West Virginia | 8-5 | Big 12 | 24 |
| Oregon | 9-4 | Pac-12 | 25 |
| TCU | 11-2 | Big 12 | 26 |
| Utah | 10-3 | Pac-12 | 27 |
| Louisville | 8-5 | ACC | 28 |
| North Carolina | 11-3 | ACC | 29 |
| Penn State | 7-6 | Big Ten | 30 |
| Wisconsin | 10-3 | Big Ten | 31 |
| Georgia | 10-3 | SEC | 32 |
| Oklahoma State | 10-3 | Big 12 | 33 |
| California | 8-5 | Pac-12 | 34 |
| Auburn | 7-6 | SEC | 35 |
| NC State | 7-6 | ACC | 36 |
| Minnesota | 6-7 | Big Ten | 37 |
| BYU | 9-4 | Independents | 38 |
| Georgia Southern | 9-4 | Sun Belt | 39 |
| Pittsburgh | 8-5 | ACC | 40 |
| Boise State | 9-4 | MWC | 41 |
| Texas A&M | 8-5 | SEC | 42 |
| Appalachian State | 11-2 | Sun Belt | 43 |
| Houston | 13-1 | American | 44 |
| San Diego State | 11-3 | MWC | 45 |
| Utah State | 6-7 | MWC | 46 |
| Iowa | 12-2 | Big Ten | 47 |
| Nebraska | 6-7 | Big Ten | 48 |
| Temple | 10-4 | American | 49 |
| South Florida | 8-5 | American | 50 |
| Miami-FL | 8-5 | ACC | 51 |
| Air Force | 8-6 | MWC | 52 |
| Western Michigan | 8-5 | MAC | 53 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-4 | Conference USA | 54 |
| Memphis | 9-4 | American | 55 |
| Northwestern | 10-3 | Big Ten | 56 |
| Arizona State | 6-7 | Pac-12 | 57 |
| Southern Miss | 9-5 | Conference USA | 58 |
| Virginia Tech | 7-6 | ACC | 59 |
| Indiana | 6-7 | Big Ten | 60 |
| Illinois | 5-7 | Big Ten | 61 |
| Texas Tech | 7-6 | Big 12 | 62 |
| Washington State | 9-4 | Pac-12 | 63 |
| Marshall | 10-3 | Conference USA | 64 |
| Maryland | 3-9 | Big Ten | 65 |
| Ohio | 8-5 | MAC | 66 |
| Boston College | 3-9 | ACC | 67 |
| Georgia Tech | 3-9 | ACC | 68 |
| Northern Illinois | 8-6 | MAC | 69 |
| Iowa State | 3-9 | Big 12 | 70 |
| Syracuse | 4-8 | ACC | 71 |
| Texas | 5-7 | Big 12 | 72 |
| Virginia | 4-8 | ACC | 73 |
| Cincinnati | 7-6 | American | 74 |
| Duke | 8-5 | ACC | 75 |
| East Carolina | 5-7 | American | 76 |
| Arizona | 7-6 | Pac-12 | 77 |
| Central Michigan | 7-6 | MAC | 78 |
| Arkansas State | 9-4 | Sun Belt | 79 |
| Akron | 8-5 | MAC | 80 |
| Colorado State | 7-6 | MWC | 81 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7-6 | Conference USA | 82 |
| Vanderbilt | 4-8 | SEC | 83 |
| Kansas State | 6-7 | Big 12 | 84 |
| Missouri | 5-7 | SEC | 85 |
| Purdue | 2-10 | Big Ten | 86 |
| Connecticut | 6-7 | American | 87 |
| South Carolina | 3-9 | SEC | 88 |
| San Jose State | 6-7 | MWC | 89 |
| Troy | 4-8 | Sun Belt | 90 |
| Georgia State | 6-7 | Sun Belt | 91 |
| Wake Forest | 3-9 | ACC | 92 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-9 | Conference USA | 93 |
| Tulsa | 6-7 | American | 94 |
| Kentucky | 5-7 | SEC | 95 |
| Buffalo | 5-7 | MAC | 96 |
| Massachusetts | 3-9 | MAC | 97 |
| Colorado | 4-9 | Pac-12 | 98 |
| Nevada | 7-6 | MWC | 99 |
| Fresno State | 3-9 | MWC | 100 |
| New Mexico | 7-6 | MWC | 101 |
| Oregon State | 2-10 | Pac-12 | 102 |
| South Alabama | 5-7 | Sun Belt | 103 |
| SMU | 2-10 | American | 104 |
| Rutgers | 4-8 | Big Ten | 105 |
| UNLV | 3-9 | MWC | 106 |
| UL-Lafayette | 4-8 | Sun Belt | 107 |
| Florida International | 5-7 | Conference USA | 108 |
| Idaho | 4-8 | Sun Belt | 109 |
| Old Dominion | 5-7 | Conference USA | 110 |
| Ball State | 3-9 | MAC | 111 |
| Texas State | 3-9 | Sun Belt | 112 |
| UTSA | 3-9 | Conference USA | 113 |
| Wyoming | 2-10 | MWC | 114 |
| Kent State | 3-9 | MAC | 115 |
| New Mexico State | 3-9 | Sun Belt | 116 |
| Miami-OH | 3-9 | MAC | 117 |
| Hawaii | 3-10 | MWC | 118 |
| Rice | 5-7 | Conference USA | 119 |
| Tulane | 3-9 | American | 120 |
| Eastern Michigan | 1-11 | MAC | 121 |
| UL-Monroe | 2-11 | Sun Belt | 122 |
| Army | 2-10 | Independents | 123 |
| Charlotte | 2-10 | Conference USA | 124 |
| Central Florida | 0-12 | American | 125 |
| UTEP | 5-7 | Conference USA | 126 |
| Kansas | 0-12 | Big 12 | 127 |
| North Texas | 1-11 | Conference USA | 128 |