| 1 | 0 | 0.748 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 10 | +46 | Beat Kentucky 15–13 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.799 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 10 | +41 | Beat Minnesota 48–7 |
| 3 | 2 | 1.046 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +47 | Beat Notre Dame 36–6 |
| 4 | 2 | 1.048 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +37 | Beat Purdue 27–24 |
| 5 | 5 | 1.108 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 9–1 | 0.900 | 5 | +35 | Beat Kansas 56–6 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.166 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +39 | Beat Toledo 21–0 |
| 7 | 4 | 1.184 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +40 | Beat Georgia 24–10 |
| 8 | 5 | 1.190 |  UCLA |  PAC | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 10 | +37 | Beat Oregon State 41–0 |
| 9 | -1 | 1.190 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +36 | BYE |
| 10 | -7 | 1.197 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 4 | +40 | Lost to BYU 21–28 |
| 11 | 3 | 1.203 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +29 | Beat Colorado 31–0 |
| 12 | 3 | 1.337 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +34 | Beat Southern Miss 24–13 |
| 13 | 5 | 1.379 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 9–0–1 | 0.950 | 3 | +27 | Beat Long Beach State 33–31 |
| 14 | -2 | 1.395 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 8–1 | 0.889 | 7 | +31 | Beat Missouri 21–19 |
| 15 | -11 | 1.399 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +31 | Lost to Auburn 10–24 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.405 |  LSU | SEC | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 14 | +25 | Beat Mississippi State 17–15 |
| 17 | 2 | 1.440 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–1–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +25 | Beat Ole Miss 34–14 |
| 18 | -11 | 1.509 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +31 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–12 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.539 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +30 | Beat Western Carolina 50–10 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.655 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +29 | Beat Stanford 21–14 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.676 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +27 | Beat Rice 34–10 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.732 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +26 | Lost to Texas A&M 6–10 |
| 23 | 5 | 1.738 |  BYU | IND WAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +29 | Beat Air Force 28–21 |
| 24 | 3 | 1.789 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +25 | Beat Arkansas 10–6 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.895 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +25 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–16 |
| 26 | -2 | 1.905 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) |  ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +27 | Beat Clemson 34–31 |
| 27 | 2 | 2.134 |  Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +20 | Beat TCU 20–0 |
| 28 | 3 | 2.180 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +14 | Beat Wake Forest 41–10 |
| 29 | -6 | 2.213 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +21 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–31 |
| 30 | -5 | 2.279 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 42 | +16 | Lost to Penn State 6–36 |
| 31 | 3 | 2.351 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +18 | Beat Northwestern 32–0 |
| 32 | 1 | 2.375 |  SMU | IND SWC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +13 | Beat Texas Tech 9–7 |
| 33 | 3 | 2.399 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 15 | +5 | Beat Memphis 49–7 |
| 34 | 1 | 2.408 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +13 | Beat Oregon 20–8 |
| 35 | 3 | 2.547 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +13 | Beat USC 20–17 |
| 36 | -6 | 2.577 |  Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 29 | +10 | Lost to Colorado State 19–21 |
| 37 | 0 | 2.599 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | Beat Boston College 41–21 |
| 38 | -6 | 2.652 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | +8 | Lost to Michigan 7–48 |
| 39 | 1 | 2.671 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +11 | Beat Ball State 23–9 |
| 40 | 4 | 2.682 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–3–1 | 0.650 | 35 | +13 | Beat Temple 23–10 |
| 41 | 5 | 2.855 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 43 | +10 | Beat Indiana 41–24 |
| 42 | 10 | 3.079 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 48 | +6 | Beat Ohio State 12–7 |
| 43 | -4 | 3.085 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 48 | +6 | Lost to Florida 13–15 |
| 44 | 6 | 3.093 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | 0 | Beat North Carolina 24–22 |
| 45 | -2 | 3.187 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 48 | +4 | Lost to LSU 15–17 |
| 46 | -5 | 3.223 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 48 | +5 | Lost to Maryland 31–34 |
| 47 | -5 | 3.335 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 48 | +3 | Lost to Virginia 22–24 |
| 48 | -3 | 3.387 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 36 | -5 | Lost to Alabama 13–24 |
| 49 | -2 | 3.483 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Iowa 24–27 |
| 50 | 4 | 3.495 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | +5 | Beat Vanderbilt 38–24 |
| 51 | -2 | 3.501 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 43 | -2 | BYE |
| 52 | 1 | 3.650 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | -3 | Beat East Carolina 21–20 |
| 53 | -5 | 3.683 |  USC | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 59 | -4 | Lost to Washington 17–20 |
| 54 | 7 | 3.686 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 57 | +2 | Beat Utah 21–19 |
| 55 | -4 | 3.793 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 57 | -7 | Lost to Nebraska 6–56 |
| 56 | 0 | 3.896 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 48 | -4 | BYE |
| 57 | 2 | 3.927 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 6–5 | 0.545 | 45 | -3 | Lost to Fresno State 31–33 |
| 58 | 0 | 3.968 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 4–4–1 | 0.500 | 48 | -9 | BYE |
| 59 | 7 | 4.016 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 48 | -9 | Beat Navy 34–31 |
| 60 | -5 | 4.024 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -6 | Lost to SMU 7–9 |
| 61 | 1 | 4.068 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -5 | Beat UTEP 34–6 |
| 62 | -5 | 4.076 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 59 | -6 | Lost to Arizona 8–20 |
| 63 | 1 | 4.316 |  UNLV | IND PCAA | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 48 | -6 | Tied San José State 16–16 |
| 64 | 3 | 4.504 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -13 | BYE |
| 65 | 11 | 4.509 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -10 | Beat Ohio 35–7 |
| 66 | -6 | 4.520 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -11 | Lost to Illinois 24–41 |
| 67 | 2 | 4.573 |  Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -16 | BYE |
| 68 | 4 | 4.682 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -14 | Beat Montana State 64–14 |
| 69 | -4 | 4.685 |  Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -6 | Lost to Baylor 10–34 |
| 70 | -7 | 4.692 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 75 | -8 | Lost to Tennessee 14–34 |
| 71 | -3 | 4.829 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -8 | Lost to Syracuse 21–41 |
| 72 | -2 | 5.019 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 71 | -11 | Lost to West Virginia 10–23 |
| 73 | 1 | 5.049 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -13 | Lost to Arizona State 14–21 |
| 74 | 14 | 5.058 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 75 | -13 | Beat Kent State 34–3 |
| 75 | -2 | 5.064 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -9 | Lost to Miami (OH) 16–31 |
| 76 | 6 | 5.087 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 62 | -5 | Beat Kansas State 21–14 |
| 77 | -6 | 5.212 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -13 | Lost to South Carolina 31–34 |
| 78 | -3 | 5.270 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 71 | -25 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–41 |
| 79 | -2 | 5.367 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 71 | -21 | Lost to Central Michigan 9–23 |
| 80 | 9 | 5.404 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -19 | Beat Wyoming 41–16 |
| 81 | -3 | 5.484 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 2–7–2 | 0.273 | 89 | -16 | Lost to Army 7–49 |
| 82 | -3 | 5.535 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -20 | Lost to Michigan State 0–32 |
| 83 | 9 | 5.548 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -21 | Beat NC State 31–19 |
| 84 | 1 | 5.575 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -22 | Lost to Bowling Green 0–21 |
| 85 | -2 | 5.586 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND SWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 94 | -15 | BYE |
| 86 | -5 | 5.681 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 75 | -20 | Lost to Virginia Tech 24–38 |
| 87 | 8 | 5.765 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON) | IND PCAA | 4–5 | 0.444 | 59 | -8 | Beat Northern Arizona 22–8 |
| 88 | -8 | 5.883 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -13 | Lost to Western Michigan 3–34 |
| 89 | 1 | 6.045 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -13 | Lost to UCLA 0–41 |
| 90 | -4 | 6.146 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 95 | -22 | Lost to New Mexico 16–41 |
| 91 | 3 | 6.219 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–8 | 0.200 | 95 | -21 | BYE |
| 92 | -8 | 6.311 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 71 | -15 | Lost to Mcneese State 3–14 |
| 93 | -6 | 6.336 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 89 | -19 | Lost to Duke 19–31 |
| 94 | -3 | 6.404 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 95 | -28 | Lost to Tulsa 20–21 |
| 95 | -2 | 6.422 |  TCU | IND SWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 78 | -27 | Lost to Texas 0–20 |
| 96 | 0 | 6.447 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 2–7–1 | 0.250 | 92 | -25 | Beat Colgate 28–14 |
| 97 | 3 | 7.217 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 101 | -33 | Lost to Oklahoma State 19–21 |
| 98 | -1 | 7.280 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 93 | -34 | Tied UNLV 16–16 |
| 99 | 0 | 7.732 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 95 | -32 | Lost to Northern Illinois 7–35 |
| 100 | 1 | 7.941 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 101 | -37 | Lost to San Diego State 6–34 |
| 101 | -3 | 7.984 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 99 | -34 | Lost to Eastern Kentucky 21–45 |
| 102 | 0 | 8.322 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 100 | -36 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 8.684 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 101 | -37 | Lost to West Texas A&M 25–55 |
| 104 | 0 | 8.924 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 1–9 | 0.100 | 101 | -21 | Lost to Iowa State 14–21 |