| 1 | 0 | 0.653 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) |  PAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +35 | Beat Stanford 41–7 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.723 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) |  ACC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +35 | Beat Virginia 13–3 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.927 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | BYE |
| 4 | 3 | 1.037 |  USC | PAC | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 14 | +22 | Beat Arizona State 23–13 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.043 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat West Virginia 35–23 |
| 6 | -2 | 1.053 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) |  B10 | 7–0–1 | 0.938 | 5 | +22 | Beat Purdue 24–17 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.082 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 10 | +20 | Beat Colorado 52–7 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.250 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +23 | Beat Pittsburgh 41–10 |
| 9 | -3 | 1.257 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 7–0–1 | 0.938 | 5 | +19 | Beat Temple 45–6 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.305 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat SMU 41–7 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.369 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 10 | +22 | Beat UTEP 41–21 |
| 12 | 7 | 1.461 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 7 | +19 | Beat Oklahoma State 26–18 |
| 13 | 4 | 1.495 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 5–2–1 | 0.688 | 25 | +18 | Beat New Mexico State 30–0 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.531 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +23 | Beat Miami (OH) 44–24 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.648 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 12 | +13 | Beat Navy 38–7 |
| 16 | 2 | 1.711 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +18 | Beat Maryland 31–24 |
| 17 | 6 | 1.780 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +18 | Beat Iowa 38–15 |
| 18 | 9 | 1.788 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +16 | Beat Georgia 26–24 |
| 19 | -6 | 1.802 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 15 | +13 | Lost to Florida 24–26 |
| 20 | -5 | 1.817 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +19 | Lost to Washington 7–41 |
| 21 | -10 | 1.831 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 12 | +14 | Lost to Nebraska 7–52 |
| 22 | 6 | 1.882 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +13 | Beat Kentucky 37–36 |
| 23 | -1 | 1.918 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–2–1 | 0.722 | 21 | +15 | BYE |
| 24 | 7 | 2.085 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–2–1 | 0.722 | 21 | +13 | Beat Northern Illinois 13–7 |
| 25 | 8 | 2.133 |  Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 23 | +10 | Beat Texas Tech 44–33 |
| 26 | -6 | 2.135 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 18 | +10 | Lost to Oregon 17–34 |
| 27 | 7 | 2.206 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +13 | Beat East Carolina 38–21 |
| 28 | -7 | 2.224 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +9 | Lost to BYU 17–30 |
| 29 | 12 | 2.246 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +12 | Beat Washington State 34–17 |
| 30 | -6 | 2.267 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +7 | Lost to Florida State 3–13 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.498 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +8 | Beat Duke 20–17 |
| 32 | 4 | 2.552 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +6 | Beat Kent State 32–17 |
| 33 | 14 | 2.616 |  California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +8 | Beat UCLA 48–12 |
| 34 | 1 | 2.620 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +7 | Beat LSU 32–0 |
| 35 | -10 | 2.624 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +6 | Lost to South Carolina 23–24 |
| 36 | 3 | 2.655 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +4 | Beat Virginia Tech 50–49 |
| 37 | -8 | 2.672 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 26 | +4 | Lost to Utah 13–20 |
| 38 | 8 | 2.677 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +5 | Beat Clemson 18–15 |
| 39 | 10 | 2.723 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 46 | +6 | Beat Kansas State 16–14 |
| 40 | 2 | 2.735 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–3–1 | 0.611 | 45 | +4 | Tied Arkansas 24–24 |
| 41 | 14 | 2.790 |  Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +5 | Beat Air Force 20–13 |
| 42 | -16 | 2.794 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +7 | Lost to Illinois 12–13 |
| 43 | 7 | 2.798 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +5 | Beat Central Michigan 31–28 |
| 44 | 4 | 2.803 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–2–1 | 0.643 | 31 | +3 | Beat Colorado State 20–13 |
| 45 | 11 | 2.808 |  BYU | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 47 | +10 | Beat Penn State 30–17 |
| 46 | -16 | 2.827 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +4 | Lost to Wake Forest 15–18 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.944 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +1 | Beat Arkansas State 23–0 |
| 48 | -5 | 2.946 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +3 | Beat Minnesota 24–17 |
| 49 | 10 | 2.973 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | -1 | Beat Tulane 62–20 |
| 50 | -13 | 3.073 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 3–3–2 | 0.500 | 50 | +3 | Lost to Miami 23–35 |
| 51 | -11 | 3.079 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +4 | Lost to Mississippi State 36–37 |
| 52 | -14 | 3.084 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND BW | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +1 | Lost to UNLV 31–35 |
| 53 | -8 | 3.102 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +4 | Lost to USC 13–23 |
| 54 | 7 | 3.141 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 47 | +3 | Beat Wyoming 42–31 |
| 55 | -2 | 3.215 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | +1 | BYE |
| 56 | 1 | 3.397 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 47 | +2 | Beat Ohio 24–21 |
| 57 | -13 | 3.717 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 5–3 | 0.625 | 32 | +1 | Lost to Weber State 21–23 |
| 58 | -4 | 3.801 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -3 | Lost to Southern Miss 21–38 |
| 59 | 6 | 3.827 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -1 | Lost to Kansas 18–26 |
| 60 | 0 | 3.860 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -6 | Lost to Akron 28–31 |
| 61 | 9 | 3.871 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | 0 | Beat Northwestern 27–26 |
| 62 | 7 | 3.875 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -3 | Beat Cincinnati 27–17 |
| 63 | 0 | 3.878 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–4–1 | 0.500 | 50 | -5 | Lost to Bowling Green 24–44 |
| 64 | 0 | 3.882 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Texas 33–44 |
| 65 | -3 | 3.940 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | +1 | Lost to Ohio State 15–38 |
| 66 | 12 | 3.968 |  UNLV | IND BW | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -5 | Beat San José State 35–31 |
| 67 | -15 | 3.985 |  UCLA | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -4 | Lost to California 12–48 |
| 68 | -10 | 4.003 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -5 | Lost to Fresno State 31–42 |
| 69 | 6 | 4.202 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -2 | Beat Tennessee 24–23 |
| 70 | -3 | 4.217 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -3 | Lost to Western Michigan 7–13 |
| 71 | 10 | 4.227 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 50 | -8 | Beat Wisconsin 13–12 |
| 72 | 8 | 4.253 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND SWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -5 | Beat TCU 49–46 |
| 73 | -5 | 4.326 |  Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -7 | BYE |
| 74 | -8 | 4.464 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -5 | Lost to Oklahoma 14–16 |
| 75 | -4 | 4.499 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -6 | Lost to Michigan 17–24 |
| 76 | 9 | 4.605 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -7 | Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–7 |
| 77 | -3 | 4.706 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 86 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | 10 | 4.848 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -11 | Beat Louisiana 27–9 |
| 79 | -2 | 4.858 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 2–5–1 | 0.313 | 84 | 0 | Tied Auburn 24–24 |
| 80 | -7 | 4.878 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 87 | -6 | Lost to Memphis 20–62 |
| 81 | -9 | 4.996 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 87 | -7 | Lost to Michigan State 26–27 |
| 82 | -6 | 5.003 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 4–5 | 0.444 | 64 | -13 | Lost to Arizona 0–30 |
| 83 | 11 | 5.164 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 68 | -7 | Beat Eastern Michigan 57–17 |
| 84 | -5 | 5.328 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 93 | -14 | Lost to North Carolina 24–31 |
| 85 | -3 | 5.335 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -7 | Lost to San Diego State 13–20 |
| 86 | 0 | 5.494 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 3–6 | 0.333 | 80 | -15 | Lost to Syracuse 10–41 |
| 87 | -4 | 5.537 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 2–5–1 | 0.313 | 84 | -14 | Lost to Rutgers 49–50 |
| 88 | 8 | 5.569 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -10 | Beat Missouri 28–14 |
| 89 | -2 | 5.675 |  LSU | SEC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 98 | -15 | Lost to Ole Miss 0–32 |
| 90 | -6 | 5.733 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 87 | -16 | Lost to Georgia Tech 17–20 |
| 91 | 0 | 5.781 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 87 | -18 | BYE |
| 92 | -3 | 5.782 |  SMU | IND SWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 72 | -16 | Lost to Texas A&M 7–41 |
| 93 | -1 | 5.997 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–6–1 | 0.188 | 96 | -12 | BYE |
| 94 | 1 | 6.089 |  Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 87 | -11 | BYE |
| 95 | -5 | 6.164 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 98 | -18 | Lost to Iowa State 14–28 |
| 96 | 3 | 6.425 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 98 | -20 | Lost to Hawai'i 21–41 |
| 97 | 1 | 6.574 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–7 | 0.125 | 98 | -19 | Lost to Indiana 17–24 |
| 98 | -5 | 6.776 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 98 | -23 | Lost to Louisville 17–27 |
| 99 | -2 | 7.223 |  CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON) | IND BW | 2–6 | 0.250 | 87 | -16 | Lost to Utah State 7–26 |
| 100 | 0 | 7.297 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 2–7 | 0.222 | 93 | -28 | Lost to Tulsa 9–27 |
| 101 | 1 | 7.356 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–7 | 0.125 | 98 | -21 | Lost to Boston College 6–45 |
| 102 | 1 | 7.359 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 93 | -29 | Lost to Toledo 17–32 |
| 103 | 2 | 7.485 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 107 | -12 | Lost to Notre Dame 7–38 |
| 104 | -3 | 7.540 |  TCU | IND SWC | 1–6–1 | 0.188 | 96 | -19 | Lost to Houston 46–49 |
| 105 | 1 | 7.712 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 104 | -31 | Lost to Ball State 21–24 |
| 106 | -2 | 7.797 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 104 | -29 | Lost to Army 17–57 |
| 107 | 0 | 8.883 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 104 | -18 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–23 |