| 1 - Expected Difference Rating (12-6. 2-3) | 2 - Power Rating (13-5, 2-2) |
| 3 - Discrete Rating Model (13-3-2, 1-0-2) | 4 - Virtual Game Model (12-4-2, 3-2-2) |
| 5 - Overtake and Feedback (Ranking) (11-7, 3-4) | + - Result if disagree with the team who was favored |
Inside the (...) above is each system's won/loss record: first "straight up", and then against the spread (when disagreeing with the favorite listed by "the bookies"). The 3rd number listed is for ties: the number of games that the model thinks is dead even. The favorites won 13 and lost 5, and 9 of the 18 favorites covered the spread in 1986 (where three final point spreads were equal to the betting line, i.e. three "pushes").
| W/L | Cover | Score | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | 5+ | |
| Rose (Bowl): Michigan by 2.5 over Arizona State |
L | N | 15-22 | W | W | T | W | W | Y | Y | T | Y | Y |
| Orange: Oklahoma by 17.5 over Arkansas |
W | Y | 42-8 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Sugar: Nebraska by 4.5 over LSU |
W | Y | 30-15 | W | W | W | W | L | N | ||||
| Cotton: Texas A+M by 2.5 over Ohio State |
L | N | 12-28 | W | W | L | W | L | Y | Y | Y | ||
| Sun: Alabama by 2 over Washington |
W | Y | 28-6 | L | L | W | L | L | N | N | N | N | |
| Gator: Clemson by 3 over Stanford |
W | Y | 27-21 | L | L | W | W | L | N | N | N | ||
| Liberty: Tennessee by 5.5 over Minnesota |
W | Y | 21-14 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Peach: North Carolina State by 2 over Virginia Tech |
L | N | 24-25 | L | L | W | L | W | Y | Y | |||
| Citrus: Auburn by 8 over USC |
W | Y | 16-7 | W | W | W | W | L | N | ||||
| Fiesta: Miami (Florida) by 6.5 over Penn State |
L | N | 10-14 | L | L | L | W | L | Y | ||||
| Independence: Mississippi by 3 over Texas Tech |
W | P | 20-17 | W | W | W | W | L | |||||
| All-American: Florida State by 14 over Indiana |
W | P | 27-13 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Holiday: Iowa by 7.5 over San Diego State |
W | N | 39-38 | W | W | W | T | W | T | ||||
| California: San Jose State by 8 over Miami (Ohio) |
W | Y | 37-7 | L | W | W | L | W | N | N | |||
| Aloha: Arizona by 9 over North Carolina |
W | P | 30-21 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Bluebonnet: Baylor by 5.5 over Colorado |
W | Y | 21-9 | W | W | T | T | W | T | T | |||
| Freedom: UCLA by 14.5 over BYU |
W | Y | 31-10 | W | W | W | W | W | |||||
| Hall of Fame: Georgia by 2.5 over Boston College |
L | N | 24-27 | L | L | L | L | W | Y |
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