| 1 | 1 | 0.811 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Florida 31–6 |
| 2 | 5 | 0.844 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) |  B12 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +14 | Beat Texas 28–20 |
| 3 | 5 | 0.875 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Texas A&M 38–35 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.907 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) |  PAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.961 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 6 | 3 | 0.998 |  TCU |  MWC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Colorado State 27–0 |
| 7 | -1 | 1.029 |  LSU | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Tennessee 16–14 |
| 8 | -4 | 1.042 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat UL Monroe 52–3 |
| 9 | -8 | 1.085 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +11 | Lost to Alabama 6–31 |
| 10 | 3 | 1.105 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat New Mexico State 59–0 |
| 11 | 3 | 1.132 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | BYE |
| 12 | -1 | 1.145 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Stanford 52–31 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.149 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) |  B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Illinois 24–13 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.233 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Indiana 42–35 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.307 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | BYE |
| 16 | 8 | 1.324 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Wisconsin 34–24 |
| 17 | 12 | 1.421 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +8 | Beat Penn State 24–3 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.427 |  Utah (UTAH) | MWC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | BYE |
| 19 | -2 | 1.533 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat UNLV 44–26 |
| 20 | -8 | 1.626 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +7 | Lost to Oregon 31–52 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.696 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Minnesota 29–28 |
| 22 | 9 | 1.864 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +5 | Beat Virginia 34–14 |
| 23 | 22 | 1.865 |  Miami (MIAMI) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +4 | Beat Clemson 30–21 |
| 24 | 9 | 1.891 |  Houston (HOUSTON) |  USA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +4 | BYE |
| 25 | 2 | 1.899 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +5 | BYE |
| 26 | 10 | 1.915 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | MWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +5 | Beat Navy 14–6 |
| 27 | 7 | 1.916 |  Temple (TEMPLE) |  MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +6 | Beat Army 42–35 |
| 28 | 0 | 1.927 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +5 | BYE |
| 29 | -13 | 1.956 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +4 | Lost to Virginia Tech 30–41 |
| 30 | 11 | 1.994 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +5 | Beat Kansas 55–7 |
| 31 | -21 | 1.996 |  USC | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +5 | Lost to Washington 31–32 |
| 32 | -9 | 2.000 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +6 | Beat Washington State 42–28 |
| 33 | -15 | 2.077 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +4 | Lost to Michigan State 24–34 |
| 34 | 4 | 2.216 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | BYE |
| 35 | 5 | 2.281 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | MWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +2 | BYE |
| 36 | 3 | 2.291 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +2 | Beat Duke 21–16 |
| 37 | 21 | 2.314 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | Beat Texas Tech 52–38 |
| 38 | -3 | 2.359 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +2 | BYE |
| 39 | -13 | 2.366 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +4 | Lost to Iowa 3–24 |
| 40 | 4 | 2.392 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | +3 | Beat Marshall 41–16 |
| 41 | 19 | 2.425 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +8 | Beat NC State 41–30 |
| 42 | -17 | 2.483 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +1 | Lost to Oklahoma State 35–38 |
| 43 | 19 | 2.553 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +4 | Beat Arizona State 31–28 |
| 44 | 11 | 2.604 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | B12 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +3 | Beat Georgia 29–27 |
| 45 | -2 | 2.619 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Lost to Ohio State 13–24 |
| 46 | -9 | 2.625 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +3 | Lost to Oklahoma 20–28 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.633 |  UTEP | USA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 19 | 0 | Beat New Mexico 38–20 |
| 48 | 9 | 2.637 |  South Florida (SOUTH FLORIDA) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | 0 | Beat Florida Atlantic 31–3 |
| 49 | 16 | 2.645 |  UConn (CONNECTICUT) | IND BE | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Beat Vanderbilt 40–21 |
| 50 | -20 | 2.655 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | 0 | Lost to Michigan 35–42 |
| 51 | 21 | 2.676 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +2 | Beat East Carolina 42–17 |
| 52 | 14 | 2.686 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | +1 | Beat CAL Poly 38–17 |
| 53 | -5 | 2.702 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Beat Alcorn State 49–16 |
| 54 | -2 | 2.725 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Beat Louisiana Tech 41–21 |
| 55 | 24 | 2.751 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +3 | Beat USC 32–31 |
| 56 | 3 | 2.872 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | +3 | Beat Boston College 31–13 |
| 57 | -25 | 3.007 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +2 | Lost to Wyoming 15–20 |
| 58 | -16 | 3.060 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -1 | Lost to Ole Miss 35–42 |
| 59 | 9 | 3.074 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Beat Kent State 27–21 |
| 60 | -4 | 3.117 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | BYE |
| 61 | 8 | 3.123 |  SMU | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +1 | Beat Rice 42–31 |
| 62 | 5 | 3.157 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 3–1 | 0.750 | 32 | -2 | BYE |
| 63 | 21 | 3.182 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | +5 | Beat Kentucky 42–35 |
| 64 | 9 | 3.217 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | 0 | Beat Wake Forest 24–20 |
| 65 | -15 | 3.236 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -1 | Lost to Temple 35–42 |
| 66 | 9 | 3.252 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | USA | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | 0 | Beat Memphis 48–7 |
| 67 | -20 | 3.365 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to Miami 21–30 |
| 68 | 10 | 3.411 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -2 | Beat Western Michigan 33–13 |
| 69 | -23 | 3.509 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Iowa State 38–52 |
| 70 | -21 | 3.592 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | +1 | Lost to UConn 21–40 |
| 71 | -10 | 3.630 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Lost to Air Force 6–14 |
| 72 | 17 | 3.691 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Beat Florida International 44–17 |
| 73 | -19 | 3.697 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -2 | Lost to Florida State 14–34 |
| 74 | -11 | 3.705 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | 0 | Lost to LSU 14–16 |
| 75 | 7 | 3.731 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 44 | -3 | Beat Akron 50–14 |
| 76 | -23 | 3.782 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | 0 | Lost to North Carolina 17–42 |
| 77 | 25 | 3.844 |  Tulane (TULANE) | USA | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Beat Rutgers 17–14 |
| 78 | 18 | 4.009 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | MWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | 0 | Beat Toledo 20–15 |
| 79 | -3 | 4.052 |  Troy (TROY) |  SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | BYE |
| 80 | 18 | 4.332 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -1 | Beat BYU 31–16 |
| 81 | -17 | 4.342 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -3 | Lost to Oregon State 28–31 |
| 82 | 24 | 4.405 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat Arkansas State 34–24 |
| 83 | 3 | 4.484 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | BYE |
| 84 | 1 | 4.486 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND BE | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | -2 | BYE |
| 85 | -15 | 4.501 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -4 | Lost to Ball State 17–31 |
| 86 | -12 | 4.565 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -3 | Lost to Georgia Tech 20–24 |
| 87 | 8 | 4.571 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | 0 | Lost to TCU 0–27 |
| 88 | -17 | 4.629 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | ACC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Lost to Notre Dame 13–31 |
| 89 | -12 | 4.639 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Lost to Tulane 14–17 |
| 90 | 0 | 4.782 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -3 | Lost to Colorado 27–29 |
| 91 | -10 | 4.782 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | +1 | Lost to Baylor 7–55 |
| 92 | -1 | 4.886 |  UNLV | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -3 | Lost to Nevada 26–44 |
| 93 | -1 | 4.948 |  Middle Tennessee (MIDDLE TENNESSEE STATE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -6 | BYE |
| 94 | 19 | 4.996 |  Buffalo (BUFFALO) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -4 | Beat Bowling Green 28–26 |
| 95 | -12 | 5.055 |  BYU | MWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -3 | Lost to Utah State 16–31 |
| 96 | 19 | 5.178 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | SUN | 2–2 | 0.500 | 62 | -4 | Beat North Texas 28–27 |
| 97 | 12 | 5.213 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -6 | Beat Eastern Michigan 30–17 |
| 98 | -18 | 5.262 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | -4 | Lost to Idaho 13–33 |
| 99 | -12 | 5.288 |  Rice (RICE) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -4 | Lost to SMU 31–42 |
| 100 | 8 | 5.564 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -1 | Lost to Northwestern 28–29 |
| 101 | 15 | 5.589 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 82 | -1 | Beat Central Michigan 31–17 |
| 102 | -9 | 5.686 |  Florida Atlantic (FLORIDA ATLANTIC) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | -4 | Lost to South Florida 3–31 |
| 103 | 2 | 5.770 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -4 | Lost to Southern Miss 16–41 |
| 104 | -4 | 5.844 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -5 | Lost to UCLA 28–42 |
| 105 | -6 | 5.885 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -5 | Lost to Tulsa 7–48 |
| 106 | -3 | 6.025 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -6 | Lost to Maryland 16–21 |
| 107 | -3 | 6.068 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -5 | Lost to Louisville 24–34 |
| 108 | -14 | 6.110 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | -6 | Lost to Miami (OH) 21–27 |
| 109 | -12 | 6.121 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -6 | Lost to Hawai'i 21–41 |
| 110 | -9 | 6.241 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -6 | Lost to Buffalo 26–28 |
| 111 | -23 | 6.271 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -1 | Lost to UC Davis 13–14 |
| 112 | 2 | 6.394 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | SUN | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | -5 | Lost to Auburn 3–52 |
| 113 | -2 | 6.408 |  UAB | USA | 1–3 | 0.250 | 93 | -6 | BYE |
| 114 | -4 | 6.588 |  Western Kentucky (WESTERN KENTUCKY) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 115 | -4 | BYE |
| 115 | -3 | 7.174 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | SUN | 1–4 | 0.200 | 100 | -9 | Lost to Louisiana 27–28 |
| 116 | -9 | 7.402 |  Florida International (FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL) | SUN | 0–4 | 0.000 | 115 | -6 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–44 |
| 117 | 1 | 7.421 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 115 | -5 | Lost to Boise State 0–59 |
| 118 | 2 | 7.911 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | MWC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 115 | -7 | Lost to UTEP 20–38 |
| 119 | -2 | 8.332 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 115 | -10 | Lost to Ohio 17–30 |
| 120 | -1 | 8.649 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 115 | -6 | Lost to Northern Illinois 14–50 |