PBQRating 2016
| - | - | PBQR | Q | W | L | QpG |
| 1 | Alabama | 83 | 41 | 14 | 1 | 2.733 |
| 2 | Clemson | 79 | 37 | 14 | 1 | 2.467 |
| 3 | Western Michigan | 78 | 39 | 13 | 1 | 2.786 |
| 4 | Washington | 73 | 37 | 12 | 2 | 2.643 |
| 5 | San Diego State | 70 | 37 | 11 | 3 | 2.643 |
| 6 | Western Kentucky | 66 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2.357 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 66 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2.357 |
| 8 | Ohio State | 65 | 32 | 11 | 2 | 2.462 |
| 9 | Michigan | 64 | 34 | 10 | 3 | 2.615 |
| 10 | Oklahoma | 64 | 31 | 11 | 2 | 2.385 |
| 11 | Temple | 64 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 2.429 |
| 12 | Penn State | 63 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2.143 |
| 13 | South Florida | 63 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2.308 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 62 | 32 | 10 | 4 | 2.286 |
| 15 | Colorado | 60 | 30 | 10 | 4 | 2.143 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 60 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2.308 |
| 17 | Old Dominion | 60 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2.308 |
| 18 | Troy | 60 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2.308 |
| 19 | USC | 60 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2.308 |
| 20 | Florida State | 58 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2.154 |
| 21 | Miami | 58 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2.385 |
| 22 | Tulsa | 58 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2.154 |
| 23 | Air Force | 57 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2.077 |
| 24 | Stanford | 57 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2.077 |
| 25 | Appalachian State | 56 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 26 | Louisiana Tech | 56 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2.071 |
| 27 | Toledo | 56 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2.231 |
| 28 | Boise State | 55 | 25 | 10 | 3 | 1.923 |
| 29 | Houston | 55 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2.154 |
| 30 | Minnesota | 54 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2.077 |
| 31 | Navy | 54 | 27 | 9 | 5 | 1.929 |
| 32 | New Mexico | 54 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2.077 |
| 33 | Washington State | 54 | 30 | 8 | 5 | 2.308 |
| 34 | Auburn | 53 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2.231 |
| 35 | BYU | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 36 | Florida | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 37 | Kansas State | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 38 | Louisville | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 39 | Nebraska | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 40 | Tennessee | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 41 | West Virginia | 53 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 1.769 |
| 42 | Ohio | 51 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1.929 |
| 43 | Utah | 51 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1.846 |
| 44 | Wyoming | 51 | 27 | 8 | 6 | 1.929 |
| 45 | Arkansas State | 50 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2.000 |
| 46 | Army | 50 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2.000 |
| 47 | Georgia Tech | 50 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 1.769 |
| 48 | LSU | 50 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 2.167 |
| 49 | North Carolina | 50 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 2.000 |
| 50 | Memphis | 49 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1.923 |
| 51 | Southern Mississippi | 49 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2.154 |
| 52 | Texas A&M | 49 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1.923 |
| 53 | Pittsburgh | 48 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1.846 |
| 54 | Middle Tennessee | 47 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1.769 |
| 55 | Colorado State | 46 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1.923 |
| 56 | UCF | 46 | 28 | 6 | 7 | 2.154 |
| 57 | Georgia | 45 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1.615 |
| 58 | NC State | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 59 | Northwestern | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 60 | Wake Forest | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 61 | Iowa | 44 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1.538 |
| 62 | Kentucky | 44 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1.769 |
| 63 | Baylor | 43 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1.692 |
| 64 | Eastern Michigan | 43 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1.692 |
| 65 | Indiana | 43 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1.923 |
| 66 | Mississippi State | 42 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1.846 |
| 67 | Arkansas | 41 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1.538 |
| 68 | TCU | 41 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1.769 |
| 69 | Boston College | 40 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1.462 |
| 70 | UT San Antonio | 40 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1.692 |
| 71 | Louisiana | 39 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1.615 |
| 72 | Miami (OH) | 39 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1.615 |
| 73 | Northern Illinois | 39 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 2.000 |
| 74 | South Alabama | 39 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1.615 |
| 75 | Central Michigan | 38 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1.538 |
| 76 | Hawai'i | 38 | 17 | 7 | 7 | 1.214 |
| 77 | Maryland | 38 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1.538 |
| 78 | Vanderbilt | 37 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1.462 |
| 79 | Ole Miss | 36 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1.750 |
| 80 | Texas | 36 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1.750 |
| 81 | California | 35 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1.667 |
| 82 | Georgia Southern | 35 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1.667 |
| 83 | Texas Tech | 35 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1.667 |
| 84 | SMU | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1.583 |
| 85 | South Carolina | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1.231 |
| 86 | Akron | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1.500 |
| 87 | Arizona State | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1.500 |
| 88 | North Texas | 32 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 1.308 |
| 89 | Ball State | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1.583 |
| 90 | Charlotte | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1.583 |
| 91 | Nevada | 31 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1.333 |
| 92 | Oregon State | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1.583 |
| 93 | Missouri | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 94 | Notre Dame | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 95 | UCLA | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 96 | Cincinnati | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1.417 |
| 97 | Oregon | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1.417 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1.417 |
| 99 | Utah State | 29 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1.667 |
| 100 | Tulane | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1.333 |
| 101 | UNLV | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1.333 |
| 102 | Bowling Green | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1.250 |
| 103 | Florida International | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1.250 |
| 104 | Iowa State | 27 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1.500 |
| 105 | Michigan State | 27 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 1.500 |
| 106 | UTEP | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1.250 |
| 107 | Duke | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1.167 |
| 108 | Kent State | 26 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1.417 |
| 109 | Louisiana Monroe | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1.083 |
| 110 | San José State | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1.083 |
| 111 | Arizona | 24 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1.250 |
| 112 | Purdue | 24 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1.250 |
| 113 | East Carolina | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1.167 |
| 114 | Illinois | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1.167 |
| 115 | Marshall | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1.167 |
| 116 | New Mexico State | 22 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1.083 |
| 117 | Florida Atlantic | 21 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1.000 |
| 118 | Rice | 21 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 1.000 |
| 119 | UMass | 21 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1.250 |
| 120 | Connecticut | 20 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0.917 |
| 121 | Georgia State | 20 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0.917 |
| 122 | Kansas | 18 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1.000 |
| 123 | Virginia | 18 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1.000 |
| 124 | Rutgers | 16 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0.833 |
| 125 | Buffalo | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.667 |
| 126 | Texas State | 14 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 0.667 |
| 127 | Fresno State | 12 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0.750 |
- PBQR:: Points by Quarter Rating: total amount of quarters won plus three points for each win [PBQR=3(W)+Q]
- Q:: Quarters: total amount of quarters won from box score
- W:: Wins
- L:: Losses
- QpG:: Quarters per Game: average amount of quarters won on the box score per game [QpG=(W+L)/Q]
- data source: collegefootballdata.com