| 1 | 16 | 0.511 |  Florida (FLORIDA) |  SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Central Michigan 82–6 |
| 2 | 51 | 0.642 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) |  B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Western Michigan 42–10 |
| 3 | 6 | 0.652 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 4 | 56 | 0.788 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Pittsburgh 34–17 |
| 5 | 15 | 0.818 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 6 | 66 | 0.818 |  Tulane (TULANE) |  USA | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Cincinnati 31–17 |
| 7 | 26 | 0.837 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat UL Monroe 28–16 |
| 8 | 32 | 0.857 |  Colorado (COLORADO) |  B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Colorado State 31–21 |
| 9 | 14 | 0.886 |  Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | BYE |
| 10 | 67 | 0.886 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) |  ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 27–20 |
| 11 | 16 | 0.900 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +2 | Beat Kentucky 35–27 |
| 12 | 38 | 0.915 |  LSU | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UTEP 55–3 |
| 13 | -12 | 0.983 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 14 | 12 | 1.027 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Rice 41–12 |
| 15 | 34 | 1.032 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 47–7 |
| 16 | -14 | 1.032 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND BE | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 17 | 52 | 1.090 |  Texas (TEXAS) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 48–14 |
| 18 | 3 | 1.100 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND BE | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat East Carolina 24–17 |
| 19 | 19 | 1.110 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Houston 35–3 |
| 20 | -13 | 1.119 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 21 | -13 | 1.119 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 22 | 37 | 1.168 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat North Texas 33–7 |
| 23 | -13 | 1.178 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 24 | 54 | 1.207 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat BYU 42–20 |
| 25 | -22 | 1.222 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCLA 30–24 |
| 26 | 28 | 1.227 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Eastern Michigan 44–24 |
| 27 | 29 | 1.256 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Indiana 23–6 |
| 28 | 0 | 1.256 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Duke 45–14 |
| 29 | -13 | 1.256 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 30 | 37 | 1.265 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat San José State 28–12 |
| 31 | -20 | 1.270 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat TCU 17–10 |
| 32 | -19 | 1.270 |  Ohio (OHIO) |  MAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Maryland 21–14 |
| 33 | -9 | 1.270 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | B12 | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Louisiana 31–7 |
| 34 | 29 | 1.285 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Navy 45–31 |
| 35 | 36 | 1.285 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Purdue 36–22 |
| 36 | -1 | 1.314 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Virginia 28–17 |
| 37 | 7 | 1.353 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat USC 14–7 |
| 38 | 20 | 1.353 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Arizona 16–9 |
| 39 | -9 | 1.377 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SMU 23–15 |
| 40 | -15 | 1.377 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND BW | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Idaho State 41–7 |
| 41 | 16 | 1.382 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Georgia Tech 17–13 |
| 42 | -13 | 1.392 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | BYE |
| 43 | 23 | 1.402 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | SEC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat UCF 33–31 |
| 44 | 52 | 1.519 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat New Mexico State 61–24 |
| 45 | 3 | 1.558 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northern Iowa 66–0 |
| 46 | -28 | 1.679 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND WAC | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Northridge State 34–21 |
| 47 | 23 | 1.684 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | B12 | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat SAM Houston State 59–6 |
| 48 | -43 | 1.698 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | +1 | Lost to Colorado 21–31 |
| 49 | -37 | 1.750 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | +1 | Lost to Wake Forest 20–27 |
| 50 | 33 | 1.936 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | +1 | Beat Miami (OH) 28–21 |
| 51 | 1 | 1.965 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 112 | 0 | BYE |
| 52 | -38 | 2.093 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | +1 | Lost to Michigan State 10–42 |
| 53 | -14 | 2.093 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat App State 23–12 |
| 54 | 36 | 2.119 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Beat Iowa State 56–10 |
| 55 | 25 | 2.261 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Beat UAB 28–7 |
| 56 | 47 | 2.278 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | +1 | Beat Fresno State 37–35 |
| 57 | -51 | 2.308 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Penn State 17–34 |
| 58 | -39 | 2.397 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Mississippi State 27–35 |
| 59 | 32 | 2.448 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Beat Illinois 24–7 |
| 60 | 19 | 2.457 |  UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to South Carolina 31–33 |
| 61 | 24 | 2.473 |  Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Beat Louisville 27–21 |
| 62 | 25 | 2.477 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Beat Army 35–25 |
| 63 | -41 | 2.513 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | USA | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Tulane 17–31 |
| 64 | -19 | 2.563 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 13–17 |
| 65 | 16 | 2.584 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 24–30 |
| 66 | -34 | 2.690 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Oregon 9–16 |
| 67 | -25 | 2.690 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | USA | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to West Virginia 17–24 |
| 68 | -17 | 2.690 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Ohio 14–21 |
| 69 | -1 | 2.690 |  TCU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Kansas 10–17 |
| 70 | 4 | 2.690 |  USC | PAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Florida State 7–14 |
| 71 | -6 | 2.733 |  SMU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 15–23 |
| 72 | 4 | 2.860 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Auburn 17–28 |
| 73 | 9 | 2.875 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND BW | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Beat Portland State 46–0 |
| 74 | -59 | 2.974 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Bowling Green 21–28 |
| 75 | 14 | 2.988 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 76 | -21 | 2.988 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to San Diego State 31–45 |
| 77 | -16 | 2.988 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Toledo 22–36 |
| 78 | -74 | 2.991 |  Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Florida 6–82 |
| 79 | -15 | 3.073 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Stanford 12–28 |
| 80 | -49 | 3.109 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND BE | 1–2 | 0.333 | 72 | 0 | Lost to Oklahoma 34–36 |
| 81 | -34 | 3.115 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to North Carolina 6–23 |
| 82 | 13 | 3.168 |  UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE) | IND FBSI | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 16–28 |
| 83 | -40 | 3.242 |  Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 24–44 |
| 84 | 9 | 3.306 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND BW | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Oregon State 7–33 |
| 85 | -48 | 3.327 |  BYU | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Washington 20–42 |
| 86 | 15 | 3.604 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to California 3–35 |
| 87 | -25 | 3.625 |  Rice (RICE) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Air Force 12–41 |
| 88 | 14 | 3.710 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 89 | -48 | 3.710 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to NC State 14–45 |
| 90 | 7 | 3.764 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND BE | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | -1 | Beat Boston College 28–21 |
| 91 | 15 | 3.798 |  Nevada (NEVADA) | IND BW | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | -1 | Beat UNLV 31–14 |
| 92 | 12 | 3.837 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND BW | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to New Mexico 24–61 |
| 93 | 6 | 3.845 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | B12 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | 0 | Beat Syracuse 36–34 |
| 94 | 14 | 3.880 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | B12 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 95 | 14 | 3.965 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND BE | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Texas 14–48 |
| 96 | -2 | 4.195 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND WAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | -1 | Lost to Baylor 35–37 |
| 97 | 13 | 4.304 |  Akron (AKRON) | MAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | BYE |
| 98 | -6 | 4.484 |  Ball State (BALL STATE) | MAC | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | -1 | Beat James Madison 24–6 |
| 99 | 12 | 4.514 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–1 | 0.500 | 49 | -2 | Beat Boise State 28–24 |
| 100 | -25 | 4.602 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to LSU 3–55 |
| 101 | -1 | 5.388 |  UAB | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Memphis 7–28 |
| 102 | -18 | 5.558 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | B12 | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Wyoming 10–56 |
| 103 | 2 | 5.621 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Oklahoma State 7–31 |
| 104 | 3 | 6.004 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Kansas State 7–47 |
| 105 | -69 | 6.768 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND BE | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Temple 21–28 |
| 106 | -72 | 6.896 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Marshall 25–35 |
| 107 | -19 | 6.896 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | USA | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | -2 | Lost to Utah 21–27 |
| 108 | -22 | 6.896 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | BYE |
| 109 | -63 | 7.193 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Southern Miss 7–24 |
| 110 | -37 | 7.193 |  UNLV | IND WAC | 0–1 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Nevada 14–31 |
| 111 | -13 | 8.106 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Youngstown State 23–44 |
| 112 | 0 | 10.124 |  Boise State (BOISE STATE) | IND BW | 0–2 | 0.000 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Wisconsin 24–28 |