Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1974 college football season:

Rank Team Name Rating Record AP UPI Bowl Game Results
1 OKLAHOMA 124.6192 11-0 1 Probation No Bowl Game
2 MICHIGAN 79.0748 10-1 3 5 No Bowl Game
3 USC 76.0846 10-1-1 2 1 Beat Ohio State 18-17
4 OHIO STATE 75.4596 10-2 4 3 Lost to USC
5 MICHIGAN STATE 75.1961 7-3-1 12 18 No Bowl Game
6 NOTRE DAME 74.0395 10-2 6 4 Beat Alabama 13-11
7 ALABAMA 73.4145 11-1 5 2 Lost to Notre Dame
8 NEBRASKA 69.7934 9-3 9 8 Beat Florida 13-10
9 WISCONSIN 66.4747 7-4 NR NR No Bowl Game
10 AUBURN 64.4996 10-2 8 6 Beat Texas 27-3
11 TEXAS 63.6288 8-4 17 NR Lost to Auburn
12 PENN STATE 62.5793 10-2 7 7 Beat Baylor 41-20
13 TEXAS A+M 62.1726 8-3 16 15 No Bowl Game
14 MISSOURI 62.0357 7-4 NR NR No Bowl Game
15 BAYLOR 61.9543 8-4 14 14 Lost to Penn State
16 ARKANSAS 59.6663 6-4-1 NR NR No Bowl Game
17 TENNESSEE 59.0719 7-3-2 20 15 Beat Maryland 7-3
18 MARYLAND 58.4469 8-4 13 13 Lost to Tennessee
19 SMU 57.7984        
20 MISSISSIPPI STATE 57.4659        
21 OKLAHOMA STATE 57.4257        
22 CLEMSON 56.5911        
23 CALIFORNIA 55.7746        
24 NORTH CAROLINA STATE 55.3743        
25 MIAMI (O) 55.3520        
26 FLORIDA 54.7864        
27 ILLINOIS 54.3464        
28 GEORGIA TECH 54.2122        
29 KENTUCKY 54.0241        
30 GEORGIA 53.9469        
31 STANFORD 53.7956        
32 PITTSBURGH 53.3357        
33 COLORADO 53.2848        
34 VANDERBILT 53.1306        
35 UCLA 52.6510        
36 TEXAS TECH 52.5056        
37 PURDUE 52.2055        
38 NORTH CAROLINA 51.3298        
39 DUKE 50.7329        
40 LSU 49.9313        
41 IOWA STATE 49.8880        
42 KANSAS STATE 49.7351        
43 HOUSTON 49.7079        
44 BOSTON COLLEGE 49.6848        
45 KANSAS 49.1835        
46 IOWA 48.5301        
47 TULSA 48.0618        
48 RICE 47.7709        
49 WASHINGTON 46.8243        
50 MINNESOTA 46.0792        
51 SOUTH CAROLINA 44.5380        
52 CINCINNATI 44.4775        
53 TEMPLE 44.3450        
54 NORTHWESTERN 43.8251        
55 MEMPHIS STATE 43.6547