| Rk | Team | W | L | T | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Notre Dame | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0.8707 |
| 2 | Florida State | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.8399 |
| 3 | Tennessee | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8276 |
| 4 | Miami (Florida) | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8082 |
| 5 | Colorado | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.8012 |
| 6 | Southern California | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0.7957 |
| 7 | Auburn | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7924 |
| 8 | Michigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7731 |
| 9 | Alabama | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7698 |
| 10 | Illinois | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7521 |
| 11 | Clemson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7480 |
| 12 | Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.7245 |
| 13 | Washington | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.7124 |
| 14 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0.6918 |
| 15 | Houston | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.6892 |
| 16 | Virginia | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.6887 |
| 17 | Penn State | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6757 |
| 18 | Texas Tech | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0.6650 |
| 19 | Arizona | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6636 |
| 20 | Texas A&M | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6418 |
| 21 | Oregon | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6314 |
| 22 | Michigan State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.6238 |
| 23 | West Virginia | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6179 |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.6170 |
| 25 | Brigham Young | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0.6020 |
| 26 | Ohio State | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5869 |
| 27 | Duke | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5845 |
| 28 | Mississippi | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5832 |
| 29 | Syracuse | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.5685 |
| 30 | Fresno State | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0.5651 |
| 31 | Washington State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5601 |
| 32 | Florida | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5513 |
| 33 | South Carolina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5488 |
| 34 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5455 |
| 35 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5409 |
| 36 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5408 |
| 37 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.5267 |
| 38 | Hawaii | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0.5238 |
| 39 | Arizona State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5157 |
| 40 | Northern Illinois | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.5134 |
| 41 | North Carolina State | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5107 |
| 42 | Air Force | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0.5072 |
| 43 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4854 |
| 44 | Southern Mississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4834 |
| 45 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4784 |
| 46 | Louisiana State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4770 |
| 47 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4712 |
| 48 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4651 |
| 49 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.4450 |
| 50 | UCLA | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.4411 |
| 51 | Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4396 |
| 52 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4369 |
| 53 | California | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4315 |
| 54 | Louisiana Tech | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.4313 |
| 55 | Iowa State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4295 |
| 56 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4203 |
| 57 | San Jose State | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4182 |
| 58 | Mississippi State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4095 |
| 59 | Colorado State | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4036 |
| 60 | East Carolina | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.4015 |
| 61 | San Diego State | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.3996 |
| 62 | Oregon State | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0.3926 |
| 63 | Tulsa | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.3888 |
| 64 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3856 |
| 65 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.3668 |
| 66 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3652 |
| 67 | Texas Christian | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3644 |
| 68 | Eastern Michigan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.3616 |
| 69 | Ball State | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0.3567 |
| 70 | Fullerton State | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.3556 |
| 71 | Oklahoma State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3518 |
| 72 | Army | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.3455 |
| 73 | Akron | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.3334 |
| 74 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.3311 |
| 75 | Tulane | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.3281 |
| 76 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.3250 |
| 77 | Boston College | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2722 |
| 78 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2667 |
| 79 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.2622 |
| 80 | Western Michigan | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.2544 |
| 81 | Utah | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.2505 |
| 82 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.2371 |
| 83 | Utah State | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.2361 |
| 84 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.2350 |
| 85 | Missouri | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.2313 |
| 86 | Central Michigan | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.2281 |
| 87 | Bowling Green State | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.2053 |
| 88 | Nevada-Las Vegas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.1944 |
| 89 | New Mexico | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1922 |
| 90 | Long Beach State | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0.1851 |
| 91 | Wake Forest | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.1829 |
| 92 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1750 |
| 93 | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 2 | 0.1737 |
| 94 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1618 |
| 95 | Southern Methodist | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0.1548 |
| 96 | Temple | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1494 |
| 97 | North Carolina | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1395 |
| 98 | Pacific | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1264 |
| 99 | Texas-El Paso | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0.1217 |
| 100 | Kansas State | 1 | 10 | 0 | 0.1062 |
| 101 | Northwestern | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.0685 |
| 102 | Miami (Ohio) | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0.0196 |
| 103 | Cincinnati | 1 | 9 | 1 | 0.0149 |
| 104 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 1 | -0.0650 |
| 105 | New Mexico State | 0 | 11 | 0 | -0.0974 |
| 106 | Kent | 0 | 11 | 0 | -0.1299 |