| 1 | 0 | 0.721 |  LSU |  SEC | 5–0–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +18 | Beat Kentucky 36–10 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.822 |  Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 4–0–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +14 | Beat Arkansas 24–18 |
| 3 | 3 | 1.103 |  BYU | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Air Force 30–25 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.119 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Oregon 17–10 |
| 5 | 5 | 1.172 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +16 | Beat Kansas 47–10 |
| 6 | -1 | 1.328 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 10 | +17 | Beat Colorado 24–7 |
| 7 | 4 | 1.393 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 10 | +18 | Beat Michigan State 23–20 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.416 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Notre Dame 36–32 |
| 9 | 12 | 1.440 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +15 | Beat Vanderbilt 62–35 |
| 10 | -2 | 1.486 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 5–0–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +10 | Beat Iowa State 12–10 |
| 11 | 12 | 1.521 |  USC | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +14 | Beat Arizona 17–14 |
| 12 | 10 | 1.521 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 28 | +14 | Beat Georgia Tech 48–34 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.575 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) |  MAC | 6–0–1 | 0.929 | 5 | +11 | Beat Miami (OH) 10–9 |
| 14 | 5 | 1.580 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 10 | +14 | Beat Boston College 21–20 |
| 15 | -11 | 1.589 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +13 | Lost to LSU 10–36 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.619 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 22 | +14 | Beat Tulane 27–6 |
| 17 | -1 | 1.645 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–0–1 | 0.917 | 6 | +8 | Beat Eastern Michigan 17–7 |
| 18 | -3 | 1.646 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON) | IND PCAA | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Nevada 36–14 |
| 19 | -5 | 1.654 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 22 | +10 | Beat Cincinnati 48–17 |
| 20 | 7 | 1.759 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 28 | +14 | Beat Michigan 26–0 |
| 21 | 3 | 1.767 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 39 | +9 | Lost to Texas 18–24 |
| 22 | 7 | 1.804 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) |  ACC | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 22 | +11 | Beat Wake Forest 28–9 |
| 23 | -5 | 1.925 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 26 | +16 | Beat Pittsburgh 27–7 |
| 24 | -4 | 2.006 |  TCU | IND SWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 15 | +5 | Beat North Texas 34–3 |
| 25 | -18 | 2.025 |  SMU | IND SWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +7 | Lost to Houston 20–29 |
| 26 | -1 | 2.061 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 28 | +10 | Beat Louisville 38–21 |
| 27 | -15 | 2.087 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +6 | Lost to West Virginia 20–21 |
| 28 | 2 | 2.102 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 28 | +11 | Beat Syracuse 21–3 |
| 29 | 7 | 2.174 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 22 | +6 | Beat Mississippi State 23–12 |
| 30 | 4 | 2.193 |  UNLV | IND PCAA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 10 | +6 | Beat Pacific 35–21 |
| 31 | 0 | 2.222 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 6–1 | 0.857 | 10 | +4 | Beat Utah State 43–18 |
| 32 | 7 | 2.310 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | +11 | Beat Utah 20–17 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.316 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +5 | Beat Duke 54–21 |
| 34 | 7 | 2.327 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 28 | +6 | Beat Northern Illinois 28–6 |
| 35 | 14 | 2.459 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +9 | Beat Purdue 34–20 |
| 36 | -8 | 2.471 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | +8 | Lost to USC 14–17 |
| 37 | -2 | 2.510 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 28 | +3 | Beat William & Mary 38–14 |
| 38 | -12 | 2.593 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | +8 | Lost to Illinois 20–34 |
| 39 | 1 | 2.611 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +3 | Lost to BYU 25–30 |
| 40 | 12 | 2.614 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND SWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 35 | +5 | Beat SMU 29–20 |
| 41 | 7 | 2.631 |  UCLA | PAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 28 | +6 | Beat California 17–14 |
| 42 | 5 | 2.702 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 4–1–1 | 0.750 | 27 | -1 | Beat Pennsylvania 48–13 |
| 43 | 8 | 2.753 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 39 | +5 | Beat Alabama 28–27 |
| 44 | -2 | 2.889 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 52 | +4 | BYE |
| 45 | -12 | 2.893 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | +7 | Lost to Iowa 0–26 |
| 46 | -3 | 3.011 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | +4 | Lost to Washington 10–17 |
| 47 | -10 | 3.049 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | +3 | Lost to Georgia 35–62 |
| 48 | -16 | 3.058 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 39 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 34–48 |
| 49 | -4 | 3.171 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | +5 | Lost to Penn State 3–21 |
| 50 | 13 | 3.174 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 52 | +1 | Beat Colorado State 41–24 |
| 51 | -5 | 3.367 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | +6 | Lost to Washington State 42–49 |
| 52 | 18 | 3.388 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 52 | +3 | Beat New Mexico 59–21 |
| 53 | 14 | 3.417 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 52 | +1 | Beat Oregon State 45–10 |
| 54 | 7 | 3.465 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | -1 | Beat Wichita State 55–20 |
| 55 | -5 | 3.480 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | -1 | Lost to Virginia 9–28 |
| 56 | 4 | 3.482 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | -2 | Beat Indiana 20–16 |
| 57 | -13 | 3.527 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 52 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 10–13 |
| 58 | -5 | 3.694 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -1 | Lost to South Carolina 32–36 |
| 59 | 15 | 3.695 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 78 | +3 | Beat Texas A&M 20–16 |
| 60 | 17 | 3.727 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | +2 | Beat Stanford 49–42 |
| 61 | -4 | 3.892 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Memphis 12–23 |
| 62 | 16 | 3.902 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -5 | Beat Kansas State 61–21 |
| 63 | 12 | 3.939 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 52 | -4 | Beat Princeton 41–3 |
| 64 | -6 | 3.960 |  Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 3–4–1 | 0.438 | 61 | -4 | Lost to Hawai'i 17–20 |
| 65 | -11 | 4.058 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 42 | -8 | Lost to Wyoming 21–59 |
| 66 | 13 | 4.146 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 52 | -5 | Beat Rice 30–10 |
| 67 | -3 | 4.167 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 52 | -5 | Lost to Bowling Green 6–28 |
| 68 | -12 | 4.288 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Tennessee 27–28 |
| 69 | -4 | 4.316 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -6 | Lost to Ohio State 20–23 |
| 70 | -15 | 4.435 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -6 | Lost to Northwestern 28–31 |
| 71 | -3 | 4.554 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 52 | -6 | Lost to Baylor 16–20 |
| 72 | -10 | 4.641 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -2 | Lost to San Diego State 24–41 |
| 73 | -1 | 4.716 |  Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -8 | Lost to UNLV 21–35 |
| 74 | 11 | 4.800 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -6 | Beat Ohio 19–7 |
| 75 | -2 | 4.853 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -4 | Lost to Florida State 6–27 |
| 76 | -17 | 4.857 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Delaware 19–34 |
| 77 | -11 | 4.863 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -10 | Lost to Ball State 20–23 |
| 78 | 12 | 4.959 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 78 | -4 | Beat NC State 28–21 |
| 79 | -10 | 4.966 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -3 | Lost to North Carolina 21–28 |
| 80 | 6 | 5.057 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -9 | Beat New Mexico State 43–13 |
| 81 | -5 | 5.134 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 3–5 | 0.375 | 76 | -9 | Lost to Louisiana 28–35 |
| 82 | -11 | 5.206 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -6 | Lost to Missouri 21–61 |
| 83 | 4 | 5.349 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 98 | -5 | Lost to Central Michigan 9–10 |
| 84 | -4 | 5.420 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -1 | Lost to Arizona State 10–45 |
| 85 | 7 | 5.427 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -10 | Beat Ole Miss 13–10 |
| 86 | -4 | 5.429 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 98 | -5 | Lost to Miami 7–27 |
| 87 | -6 | 5.576 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–4–1 | 0.357 | 77 | -7 | Lost to Kent State 7–19 |
| 88 | -5 | 5.585 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -12 | Lost to UCLA 14–17 |
| 89 | 6 | 5.823 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 62 | -3 | Beat San José State 35–28 |
| 90 | -6 | 5.825 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 94 | -6 | Lost to Clemson 21–54 |
| 91 | 3 | 5.903 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 91 | -12 | Beat Minnesota 31–28 |
| 92 | -3 | 6.124 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | 0 | Lost to Rutgers 21–38 |
| 93 | -2 | 6.146 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -12 | Lost to Oklahoma State 10–47 |
| 94 | -6 | 6.448 |  Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 94 | -10 | Lost to Texas Tech 10–30 |
| 95 | -2 | 6.576 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 80 | -16 | Lost to Oklahoma 10–12 |
| 96 | 2 | 6.663 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 91 | -18 | Beat East Tennessee State 24–6 |
| 97 | -1 | 7.099 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 94 | -6 | Lost to Florida 17–48 |
| 98 | 4 | 7.137 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 91 | -6 | Beat Western Michigan 23–20 |
| 99 | -2 | 7.329 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 1–6 | 0.143 | 98 | -16 | Lost to Nebraska 7–24 |
| 100 | 0 | 7.501 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 103 | -13 | Lost to Fresno State 18–43 |
| 101 | 0 | 8.150 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 94 | -19 | BYE |
| 102 | -3 | 8.349 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 102 | -18 | Lost to Long Beach State 13–43 |
| 103 | 0 | 9.251 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–7 | 0.000 | 103 | -26 | Lost to Wisconsin 16–20 |
| 104 | 0 | 9.732 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–5–2 | 0.143 | 98 | -6 | Lost to Toledo 7–17 |