| 1 | 0 | 0.728 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +51 | Beat Notre Dame 24–14 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.957 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) |  SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +45 | Beat Auburn 19–14 |
| 3 | 0 | 1.054 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +35 | Beat Iowa State 48–10 |
| 4 | 3 | 1.108 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +37 | Beat Louisville 49–14 |
| 5 | -1 | 1.135 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +41 | Beat Army 24–6 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.227 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +40 | Beat Rutgers 44–17 |
| 7 | 4 | 1.264 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +33 | Beat Arizona State 17–13 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.338 |  UCLA | PAC | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 13 | +31 | Beat Stanford 38–35 |
| 9 | -4 | 1.342 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +31 | Lost to Washington 13–17 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.374 |  SMU | IND SWC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Texas Tech 34–27 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.435 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 7–1–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +26 | Beat Maryland 24–22 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.523 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 10 | +27 | Beat Texas A&M 35–0 |
| 13 | 6 | 1.554 |  USC | PAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +24 | Beat Arizona 48–41 |
| 14 | -5 | 1.614 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–2–1 | 0.722 | 24 | +27 | Lost to Penn State 14–24 |
| 15 | 3 | 1.617 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +29 | Beat Colorado State 29–24 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.696 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +30 | Beat Purdue 52–21 |
| 17 | 5 | 1.717 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +22 | Beat Missouri 41–14 |
| 18 | -5 | 1.748 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +27 | Lost to Southern Miss 29–38 |
| 19 | -13 | 1.767 |  LSU | SEC | 7–1–1 | 0.833 | 14 | +15 | Lost to Mississippi State 24–27 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.818 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +26 | Lost to Georgia 14–19 |
| 21 | 7 | 1.831 |  BYU | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +23 | Beat San Diego State 58–8 |
| 22 | -1 | 1.840 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +22 | Beat Virginia 27–14 |
| 23 | 0 | 1.859 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +19 | Beat Eastern Michigan 24–7 |
| 24 | -8 | 1.868 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +23 | Lost to Clemson 22–24 |
| 25 | 0 | 1.888 |  Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 21 | +17 | Beat TCU 38–21 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.945 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +13 | Beat Indiana State 48–14 |
| 27 | 0 | 1.969 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 9–1 | 0.900 | 3 | +20 | Beat Montana State 45–14 |
| 28 | -4 | 1.975 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +21 | Beat Syracuse 20–13 |
| 29 | 0 | 2.117 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +19 | Beat Kentucky 39–13 |
| 30 | 2 | 2.132 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 21 | +14 | Beat Ohio 16–7 |
| 31 | 2 | 2.190 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +15 | Beat Alabama 38–29 |
| 32 | 2 | 2.436 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +15 | Beat Northwestern 40–28 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.458 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 34 | +12 | Beat Virginia Tech 45–0 |
| 34 | -4 | 2.464 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +11 | Lost to Northern Illinois 7–12 |
| 35 | -4 | 2.514 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–3–1 | 0.611 | 40 | +7 | Lost to USC 41–48 |
| 36 | 5 | 2.707 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 38 | +12 | Beat Indiana 48–7 |
| 37 | 0 | 2.743 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND WAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +13 | BYE |
| 38 | 2 | 2.746 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +11 | Beat Washington State 34–14 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.779 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | +1 | Beat Pacific 31–0 |
| 40 | 2 | 2.780 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–3–1 | 0.650 | 37 | +7 | Beat Ball State 24–13 |
| 41 | -6 | 2.795 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +11 | Lost to UCLA 35–38 |
| 42 | 7 | 2.852 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +12 | Beat Duke 21–16 |
| 43 | 4 | 2.878 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–3–1 | 0.611 | 40 | +5 | Beat Ole Miss 30–17 |
| 44 | -6 | 2.932 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 3 | 2.944 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +12 | Beat Wisconsin 28–14 |
| 46 | -2 | 3.198 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +8 | Lost to BYU 8–58 |
| 47 | -1 | 3.276 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 4–4–2 | 0.500 | 54 | +7 | Lost to Oklahoma 14–41 |
| 48 | 3 | 3.305 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | -1 | BYE |
| 49 | 8 | 3.381 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | -1 | Beat Wake Forest 45–7 |
| 50 | -7 | 3.410 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +3 | Lost to NC State 16–21 |
| 51 | -12 | 3.448 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 52 | -2 | Lost to Oklahoma State 16–24 |
| 52 | -2 | 3.480 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | +4 | Lost to Iowa 14–28 |
| 53 | 6 | 3.482 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | -5 | Beat William & Mary 31–27 |
| 54 | 4 | 3.497 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 53 | -2 | Beat Kent State 3–0 |
| 55 | 13 | 3.690 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–4–2 | 0.444 | 66 | +1 | Beat Kansas State 24–16 |
| 56 | 7 | 3.692 |  Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -5 | Beat UTEP 45–30 |
| 57 | 7 | 3.706 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 25 | -1 | Beat Louisiana Tech 29–19 |
| 58 | 8 | 3.721 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | -8 | Beat Morgan State 52–0 |
| 59 | 1 | 3.758 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | +3 | Lost to SMU 27–34 |
| 60 | -8 | 3.816 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | +2 | Lost to Tennessee 17–30 |
| 61 | -7 | 3.890 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -6 | Lost to South Carolina 14–17 |
| 62 | -9 | 3.913 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | -11 | Lost to Vanderbilt 0–45 |
| 63 | -1 | 3.994 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -1 | Lost to Western Michigan 7–16 |
| 64 | 9 | 4.002 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | -6 | Beat LSU 27–24 |
| 65 | -4 | 4.062 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 54 | -8 | Lost to West Virginia 17–44 |
| 66 | -11 | 4.164 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | -2 | Lost to Boise State 10–30 |
| 67 | 4 | 4.186 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 63 | -10 | Beat Wichita State 24–20 |
| 68 | -12 | 4.248 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | 0 | Lost to Colgate 17–24 |
| 69 | -4 | 4.260 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–5–1 | 0.450 | 64 | -8 | Lost to Nebraska 10–48 |
| 70 | 5 | 4.267 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -4 | Beat UNLV 24–13 |
| 71 | 10 | 4.329 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -10 | Beat Miami (OH) 12–7 |
| 72 | -5 | 4.353 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND SWC | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 80 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | 1 | 4.388 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 4–5–1 | 0.450 | 64 | -7 | Beat Rice 35–13 |
| 74 | 2 | 4.453 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | 0 | Beat Navy 17–14 |
| 75 | -5 | 4.501 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 66 | -10 | Lost to Arkansas 0–35 |
| 76 | -4 | 4.597 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | -8 | Lost to New Mexico 24–29 |
| 77 | -8 | 4.656 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | -10 | Lost to Illinois 7–48 |
| 78 | 0 | 5.188 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | -16 | Lost to Florida State 14–49 |
| 79 | -2 | 5.207 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | -19 | Lost to Pittsburgh 6–24 |
| 80 | -1 | 5.289 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 70 | -3 | Lost to Central Michigan 13–24 |
| 81 | 5 | 5.426 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 81 | -18 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 5.530 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 82 | -17 | Lost to Michigan 21–52 |
| 83 | 0 | 5.595 |  TCU | IND SWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 82 | -17 | Lost to Texas 21–38 |
| 84 | -4 | 5.835 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 82 | -25 | Lost to Michigan State 7–26 |
| 85 | 0 | 5.921 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 82 | -24 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–45 |
| 86 | 1 | 5.928 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 94 | -23 | Lost to Boston College 13–20 |
| 87 | 11 | 6.117 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 2–7–1 | 0.250 | 90 | -19 | Beat Kansas 28–3 |
| 88 | 1 | 6.168 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–8 | 0.273 | 88 | -25 | Lost to Ohio State 28–40 |
| 89 | -5 | 6.216 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 2–6–2 | 0.300 | 82 | -8 | Lost to Colorado 3–28 |
| 90 | 1 | 6.304 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–8–1 | 0.056 | 100 | -20 | BYE |
| 91 | 6 | 6.390 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 94 | -28 | Beat Minnesota 26–7 |
| 92 | 1 | 6.391 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON) | IND PCAA | 3–7 | 0.300 | 82 | -11 | BYE |
| 93 | -3 | 6.533 |  UNLV | IND PCAA | 2–7 | 0.222 | 92 | -26 | Lost to Long Beach State 13–24 |
| 94 | -6 | 6.587 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–9–1 | 0.050 | 102 | -21 | Lost to Florida 13–39 |
| 95 | -3 | 6.711 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–8–1 | 0.056 | 100 | -20 | BYE |
| 96 | -2 | 6.795 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 92 | -19 | Lost to North Carolina 14–27 |
| 97 | -2 | 7.004 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–10 | 0.091 | 99 | -28 | Lost to Utah 30–45 |
| 98 | -2 | 7.022 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–7–1 | 0.250 | 90 | -30 | Lost to California 14–34 |
| 99 | 0 | 7.308 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 88 | -17 | Lost to West Texas A&M 28–30 |
| 100 | 1 | 7.629 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 94 | -21 | Beat Richmond 22–13 |
| 101 | 1 | 8.248 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 103 | -35 | BYE |
| 102 | -2 | 8.286 |  Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 103 | -36 | Lost to Baylor 13–35 |
| 103 | 0 | 8.491 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 97 | -29 | Lost to Bowling Green 7–24 |
| 104 | 0 | 8.877 |  Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 97 | -20 | Lost to San José State 0–31 |
| 105 | 0 | 9.056 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 103 | -40 | Lost to Toledo 0–3 |