Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1970 college football season:
| Rank | Team Name | Rating | Record |
(After Bowls) AP |
(Before Bowls) UPI |
Bowl Game Results |
| 1 | NEBRASKA | 114.5863 | 11-0-1 | 1 | 3 | Beat LSU 17-12 |
| 2 | NOTRE DAME | 113.2854 | 10-1 | 2 | 5 | Beat Texas 24-11 |
| 3 | TEXAS | 112.6074 | 10-1 | 3 | 1 | Lost to Notre Dame |
| 4 | TENNESSEE | 107.1876 | 11-1 | 4 | 4 | Beat Air Force 34-13 |
| 5 | LSU | 103.2044 | 9-3 | 7 | 6 | Lost to Nebraska |
| 6 | ARKANSAS | 102.1519 | 9-2 | 11 | 12 | No Bowl Game |
| 7 | MICHIGAN | 100.1232 | 9-1 | 9 | 7 | No Bowl Game |
| 8 | GEORGIA TECH | 96.5375 | 9-3 | 13 | 17 | Beat Texas Tech 17-9 |
| 9 | AUBURN | 94.7947 | 9-2 | 10 | 9 | Beat Mississippi 35-28 |
| 10 | ARIZONA STATE | 94.5633 | 11-0 | 6 | 8 | Beat North Carolina 48-26 |
| 11 | STANFORD | 93.4689 | 9-3 | 8 | 10 | Beat Ohio State 27-17 |
| 12 | OHIO STATE | 92.7909 | 9-1 | 5 | 2 | Lost to Stanford |
| 13 | USC | 90.9439 | 6-4-1 | 15 | 19 | No Bowl Game |
| 14 | AIR FORCE | 87.2579 | 9-3 | 16 | 11 | Lost to Tennessee |
| 15 | WASHINGTON | 85.9975 | ||||
| 16 | CALIFORNIA | 85.7241 | ||||
| 17 | OKLAHOMA | 85.0570 | ||||
| 18 | TULANE | 84.8813 | ||||
| 19 | ALABAMA | 84.3817 | ||||
| 20 | COLORADO | 84.2151 | ||||
| 21 | OREGON STATE | 82.7321 | ||||
| 22 | HOUSTON | 81.8605 | ||||
| 23 | TEXAS TECH | 81.4412 | ||||
| 24 | GEORGIA | 81.4006 | ||||
| 25 | OREGON | 81.0125 | ||||
| 26 | UCLA | 80.1589 | ||||
| 27 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 79.8086 | ||||
| 28 | NORTHWESTERN | 79.1289 | ||||
| 29 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 78.8400 | ||||
| 30 | MISSOURI | 76.6766 | ||||
| 31 | IOWA STATE | 76.3675 | ||||
| 32 | KANSAS | 75.9986 | ||||
| 33 | MISSISSIPPI | 75.7735 | ||||
| 34 | KANSAS STATE | 75.6016 | ||||
| 35 | RICE | 73.0549 | ||||
| 36 | NEW MEXICO | 72.2845 | ||||
| 37 | TCU | 72.0842 | ||||
| 38 | FLORIDA STATE | 72.0118 | ||||
| 39 | SMU | 71.4063 | ||||
| 40 | PURDUE | 70.9831 | ||||
| 41 | WISCONSIN | 70.2996 | ||||
| 42 | FLORIDA | 70.2705 | ||||
| 43 | PENN STATE | 69.0079 | ||||
| 44 | UTAH | 68.7303 | ||||
| 45 | MINNESOTA | 67.8290 | ||||
| 46 | MICHIGAN STATE | 67.7423 | ||||
| 47 | IOWA | 67.4662 | ||||
| 48 | SYRACUSE | 66.9571 | ||||
| 49 | ILLINOIS | 66.7882 | ||||
| 50 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 66.7263 | ||||
| 51 | TOLEDO | 65.9187 | ||||
| 52 | MIAMI (F) | 65.5861 | ||||
| 53 | TEXAS A+M | 65.5579 | ||||
| 54 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 64.2396 | ||||
| 55 | WEST VIRGINIA | 63.7947 |