PBQRating 2017
| - | - | PBQR | Q | W | L | QpG |
| 1 | Alabama | 79 | 40 | 13 | 1 | 2.857 |
| 2 | Georgia | 74 | 35 | 13 | 2 | 2.333 |
| 3 | UCF | 74 | 35 | 13 | 0 | 2.692 |
| 4 | Wisconsin | 74 | 35 | 13 | 1 | 2.500 |
| 5 | Clemson | 71 | 35 | 12 | 2 | 2.500 |
| 6 | Penn State | 69 | 36 | 11 | 2 | 2.769 |
| 7 | Ohio State | 68 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2.286 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 67 | 34 | 11 | 3 | 2.429 |
| 9 | Oklahoma | 67 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2.214 |
| 10 | TCU | 65 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2.286 |
| 11 | Toledo | 65 | 32 | 11 | 3 | 2.286 |
| 12 | Auburn | 63 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2.357 |
| 13 | Boise State | 63 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 2.143 |
| 14 | Troy | 63 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2.308 |
| 15 | Fresno State | 61 | 31 | 10 | 4 | 2.214 |
| 16 | Oklahoma State | 61 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2.385 |
| 17 | South Florida | 61 | 31 | 10 | 2 | 2.583 |
| 18 | Washington | 61 | 31 | 10 | 3 | 2.385 |
| 19 | Memphis | 60 | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2.308 |
| 20 | Appalachian State | 59 | 32 | 9 | 4 | 2.462 |
| 21 | Notre Dame | 59 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2.231 |
| 22 | Mississippi State | 58 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2.385 |
| 23 | North Texas | 58 | 31 | 9 | 5 | 2.214 |
| 24 | San Diego State | 58 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2.154 |
| 25 | Miami | 57 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 2.077 |
| 26 | Ohio | 57 | 30 | 9 | 4 | 2.308 |
| 27 | Army | 56 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 28 | USC | 55 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 1.571 |
| 29 | Virginia Tech | 55 | 28 | 9 | 4 | 2.154 |
| 30 | Michigan State | 54 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 1.846 |
| 31 | NC State | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 32 | Washington State | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 33 | Kansas State | 52 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2.154 |
| 34 | Stanford | 52 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1.786 |
| 35 | Iowa | 51 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2.077 |
| 36 | Iowa State | 51 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2.077 |
| 37 | Louisville | 51 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2.077 |
| 38 | LSU | 51 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1.846 |
| 39 | Northwestern | 51 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 1.615 |
| 40 | Wake Forest | 51 | 27 | 8 | 5 | 2.077 |
| 41 | Arkansas State | 50 | 29 | 7 | 5 | 2.417 |
| 42 | Missouri | 50 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2.231 |
| 43 | Arizona | 49 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2.154 |
| 44 | Michigan | 49 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1.923 |
| 45 | Oregon | 49 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2.154 |
| 46 | South Carolina | 49 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 1.692 |
| 47 | Louisiana Tech | 48 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2.077 |
| 48 | Southern Mississippi | 48 | 24 | 8 | 5 | 1.846 |
| 49 | Florida State | 47 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2.000 |
| 50 | Marshall | 47 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 1.769 |
| 51 | Utah | 47 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2.000 |
| 52 | Colorado State | 46 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1.923 |
| 53 | Duke | 46 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 1.923 |
| 54 | Northern Illinois | 46 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1.692 |
| 55 | Wyoming | 46 | 22 | 8 | 5 | 1.692 |
| 56 | Middle Tennessee | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 57 | Navy | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 58 | Texas | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 59 | Houston | 44 | 23 | 7 | 5 | 1.917 |
| 60 | Kentucky | 44 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1.769 |
| 61 | Purdue | 44 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1.769 |
| 62 | Temple | 44 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1.769 |
| 63 | UAB | 44 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1.538 |
| 64 | Utah State | 44 | 26 | 6 | 7 | 2.000 |
| 65 | Akron | 43 | 22 | 7 | 7 | 1.571 |
| 66 | Boston College | 43 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1.692 |
| 67 | Central Michigan | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1.462 |
| 68 | Florida International | 43 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 1.462 |
| 69 | Texas Tech | 43 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 1.923 |
| 70 | SMU | 42 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1.615 |
| 71 | West Virginia | 42 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1.615 |
| 72 | New Mexico State | 41 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1.538 |
| 73 | Texas A&M | 40 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 1.462 |
| 74 | Indiana | 39 | 24 | 5 | 7 | 2.000 |
| 75 | Ole Miss | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1.750 |
| 76 | Arizona State | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1.308 |
| 77 | Buffalo | 38 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1.667 |
| 78 | UT San Antonio | 38 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 1.818 |
| 79 | Western Michigan | 38 | 20 | 6 | 6 | 1.667 |
| 80 | Colorado | 37 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1.833 |
| 81 | UCLA | 37 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1.462 |
| 82 | Western Kentucky | 37 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 1.462 |
| 83 | Georgia Tech | 36 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1.909 |
| 84 | Minnesota | 36 | 21 | 5 | 7 | 1.750 |
| 85 | Eastern Michigan | 35 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1.667 |
| 86 | Georgia State | 35 | 14 | 7 | 5 | 1.167 |
| 87 | Miami (OH) | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1.583 |
| 88 | Virginia | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1.231 |
| 89 | Pittsburgh | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1.500 |
| 90 | Tulane | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1.500 |
| 91 | UNLV | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1.500 |
| 92 | Air Force | 32 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1.417 |
| 93 | California | 32 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1.417 |
| 94 | Louisiana | 32 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 1.417 |
| 95 | South Alabama | 32 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 1.667 |
| 96 | Vanderbilt | 31 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1.333 |
| 97 | Maryland | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 98 | Syracuse | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 99 | Arkansas | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1.417 |
| 100 | Nebraska | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1.417 |
| 101 | Old Dominion | 29 | 14 | 5 | 7 | 1.167 |
| 102 | Connecticut | 28 | 19 | 3 | 9 | 1.583 |
| 103 | UMass | 28 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 1.333 |
| 104 | BYU | 27 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 1.154 |
| 105 | Florida | 27 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1.364 |
| 106 | Louisiana Monroe | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1.250 |
| 107 | Rutgers | 27 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 1.250 |
| 108 | Cincinnati | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1.167 |
| 109 | New Mexico | 25 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1.333 |
| 110 | Nevada | 24 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1.250 |
| 111 | North Carolina | 24 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1.250 |
| 112 | Coastal Carolina | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1.167 |
| 113 | East Carolina | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1.167 |
| 114 | Tennessee | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0.917 |
| 115 | Hawai'i | 22 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1.083 |
| 116 | Bowling Green | 21 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1.250 |
| 117 | Georgia Southern | 20 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 1.167 |
| 118 | Tulsa | 19 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1.083 |
| 119 | Ball State | 18 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1.000 |
| 120 | Texas State | 18 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 1.000 |
| 121 | Illinois | 16 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0.833 |
| 122 | Baylor | 14 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0.917 |
| 123 | Oregon State | 14 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0.917 |
| 124 | San José State | 14 | 8 | 2 | 11 | 0.615 |
| 125 | Kansas | 12 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0.750 |
| 126 | Kent State | 12 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 0.500 |
| 127 | Rice | 12 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 0.750 |
| 128 | Charlotte | 9 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0.500 |
| 129 | UTEP | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.333 |
- 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