PBQRating 2021
| - | - | PBQR | Q | W | L | QpG |
| 1 | Georgia | 81 | 39 | 14 | 1 | 2.600 |
| 2 | Alabama | 76 | 37 | 13 | 2 | 2.467 |
| 3 | Michigan | 74 | 38 | 12 | 2 | 2.714 |
| 4 | Cincinnati | 72 | 33 | 13 | 1 | 2.357 |
| 5 | Houston | 72 | 36 | 12 | 2 | 2.571 |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 69 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2.571 |
| 7 | Oklahoma State | 68 | 32 | 12 | 2 | 2.286 |
| 8 | Louisiana | 67 | 28 | 13 | 1 | 2.000 |
| 9 | Ohio State | 67 | 34 | 11 | 2 | 2.615 |
| 10 | UT San Antonio | 67 | 31 | 12 | 2 | 2.214 |
| 11 | Pittsburgh | 66 | 33 | 11 | 3 | 2.357 |
| 12 | Baylor | 64 | 28 | 12 | 2 | 2.000 |
| 13 | Appalachian State | 63 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2.357 |
| 14 | Fresno State | 63 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2.538 |
| 15 | Notre Dame | 63 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 2.308 |
| 16 | Utah | 63 | 33 | 10 | 4 | 2.357 |
| 17 | San Diego State | 62 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1.857 |
| 18 | Oklahoma | 61 | 28 | 11 | 2 | 2.154 |
| 19 | Utah State | 61 | 28 | 11 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 20 | Coastal Carolina | 60 | 27 | 11 | 2 | 2.077 |
| 21 | Clemson | 59 | 29 | 10 | 3 | 2.231 |
| 22 | Oregon | 59 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2.071 |
| 23 | Air Force | 58 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2.154 |
| 24 | BYU | 58 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2.154 |
| 25 | Kentucky | 58 | 28 | 10 | 3 | 2.154 |
| 26 | Michigan State | 57 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 1.846 |
| 27 | Ole Miss | 56 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 28 | Purdue | 56 | 29 | 9 | 4 | 2.231 |
| 29 | Western Kentucky | 56 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 2.071 |
| 30 | Iowa | 55 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1.786 |
| 31 | Army | 54 | 27 | 9 | 4 | 2.077 |
| 32 | Arkansas | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 33 | Liberty | 53 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 2.231 |
| 34 | Minnesota | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 35 | Wisconsin | 53 | 26 | 9 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 36 | Arizona State | 52 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2.154 |
| 37 | Central Michigan | 52 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1.923 |
| 38 | Kansas State | 52 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 2.154 |
| 39 | Northern Illinois | 52 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 1.786 |
| 40 | UAB | 52 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1.923 |
| 41 | UCF | 52 | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1.923 |
| 42 | Iowa State | 51 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 2.308 |
| 43 | NC State | 51 | 24 | 9 | 3 | 2.000 |
| 44 | SMU | 51 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2.250 |
| 45 | UCLA | 51 | 27 | 8 | 4 | 2.250 |
| 46 | Toledo | 50 | 29 | 7 | 6 | 2.231 |
| 47 | Marshall | 49 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2.154 |
| 48 | Nevada | 49 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1.923 |
| 49 | Penn State | 49 | 28 | 7 | 6 | 2.154 |
| 50 | Western Michigan | 49 | 25 | 8 | 5 | 1.923 |
| 51 | Boise State | 48 | 27 | 7 | 5 | 2.250 |
| 52 | Mississippi State | 48 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2.077 |
| 53 | Tennessee | 48 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 2.077 |
| 54 | Texas A&M | 48 | 24 | 8 | 4 | 2.000 |
| 55 | Miami (OH) | 47 | 26 | 7 | 6 | 2.000 |
| 56 | North Carolina | 47 | 29 | 6 | 7 | 2.231 |
| 57 | Miami | 45 | 24 | 7 | 5 | 2.000 |
| 58 | Oregon State | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 59 | South Carolina | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 60 | Washington State | 45 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 1.846 |
| 61 | Georgia State | 44 | 20 | 8 | 5 | 1.538 |
| 62 | Kent State | 44 | 23 | 7 | 7 | 1.643 |
| 63 | Middle Tennessee | 44 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 1.769 |
| 64 | Maryland | 43 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1.692 |
| 65 | Wyoming | 43 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1.692 |
| 66 | East Carolina | 42 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 1.750 |
| 67 | Louisville | 42 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 1.846 |
| 68 | UTEP | 42 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 1.615 |
| 69 | Auburn | 41 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1.769 |
| 70 | Florida | 41 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1.769 |
| 71 | LSU | 41 | 23 | 6 | 7 | 1.769 |
| 72 | Texas Tech | 41 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 1.538 |
| 73 | North Texas | 40 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1.692 |
| 74 | Virginia Tech | 40 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 1.692 |
| 75 | Hawai'i | 39 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 1.615 |
| 76 | Virginia | 39 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 1.750 |
| 77 | Ball State | 38 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1.538 |
| 78 | Eastern Michigan | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1.308 |
| 79 | Tulsa | 38 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1.308 |
| 80 | West Virginia | 38 | 20 | 6 | 7 | 1.538 |
| 81 | Boston College | 37 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 1.583 |
| 82 | Memphis | 37 | 19 | 6 | 6 | 1.583 |
| 83 | Texas | 37 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 1.833 |
| 84 | South Alabama | 35 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 1.667 |
| 85 | California | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1.583 |
| 86 | Florida Atlantic | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1.583 |
| 87 | Florida State | 34 | 19 | 5 | 7 | 1.583 |
| 88 | Missouri | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1.231 |
| 89 | Old Dominion | 34 | 16 | 6 | 7 | 1.231 |
| 90 | Charlotte | 33 | 18 | 5 | 7 | 1.500 |
| 91 | Rutgers | 33 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1.385 |
| 92 | Bowling Green | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1.583 |
| 93 | Buffalo | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1.583 |
| 94 | Illinois | 31 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1.333 |
| 95 | Troy | 31 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 1.333 |
| 96 | USC | 31 | 19 | 4 | 8 | 1.583 |
| 97 | Navy | 30 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 1.500 |
| 98 | San José State | 30 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 1.250 |
| 99 | Louisiana Monroe | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1.417 |
| 100 | Nebraska | 29 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 1.667 |
| 101 | Washington | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 1.417 |
| 102 | Syracuse | 28 | 13 | 5 | 7 | 1.083 |
| 103 | Colorado | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1.167 |
| 104 | Ohio | 26 | 17 | 3 | 9 | 1.417 |
| 105 | TCU | 26 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 0.917 |
| 106 | Texas State | 26 | 14 | 4 | 8 | 1.167 |
| 107 | Colorado State | 25 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1.333 |
| 108 | Georgia Tech | 25 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 1.333 |
| 109 | Rice | 25 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 1.083 |
| 110 | Georgia Southern | 24 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1.250 |
| 111 | Louisiana Tech | 24 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 1.250 |
| 112 | Southern Mississippi | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1.167 |
| 113 | Stanford | 23 | 14 | 3 | 9 | 1.167 |
| 114 | Duke | 22 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1.083 |
| 115 | Northwestern | 22 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 1.083 |
| 116 | South Florida | 22 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1.333 |
| 117 | Tulane | 22 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1.333 |
| 118 | UNLV | 22 | 16 | 2 | 10 | 1.333 |
| 119 | New Mexico State | 21 | 15 | 2 | 10 | 1.250 |
| 120 | New Mexico | 20 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 0.917 |
| 121 | Arkansas State | 19 | 13 | 2 | 10 | 1.083 |
| 122 | Temple | 18 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 0.750 |
| 123 | Akron | 17 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0.917 |
| 124 | Indiana | 17 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0.917 |
| 125 | Kansas | 17 | 11 | 2 | 10 | 0.917 |
| 126 | Arizona | 16 | 13 | 1 | 11 | 1.083 |
| 127 | Vanderbilt | 16 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 0.833 |
| 128 | Florida International | 14 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 0.917 |
| 129 | Connecticut | 10 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 0.583 |
| 130 | UMass | 8 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 0.417 |
- 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