Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1983 college football season:
| Rank | Team Name | Rating | Record | AP | UPI | Bowl Game Results |
| 1 | MIAMI (F) | 114.5045 | 11-1 | 1 | 1 | Beat Nebraska 31-30 |
| 2 | AUBURN | 113.7770 | 11-1 | 3 | 3 | Beat Michigan 9-7 |
| 3 | NEBRASKA | 113.7426 | 12-1 | 2 | 2 | Lost to Miami (F) |
| 4 | FLORIDA | 102.8456 | 9-2-1 | 6 | 6 | Beat Iowa 14-6 |
| 5 | GEORGIA | 98.2885 | 10-1-1 | 4 | 4 | Beat Texas 10-9 |
| 6 | TEXAS | 97.5266 | 11-1 | 5 | 5 | Lost to Georgia |
| 7 | CLEMSON | 96.7633 | 9-1-1 | 11 | Probation | No Bowl Game |
| 8 | OHIO STATE | 83.9240 | 9-3 | 9 | 8 | Beat Pittsburgh 28-23 |
| 9 | MICHIGAN | 83.0556 | 9-3 | 8 | 9 | Lost to Auburn |
| 10 | IOWA | 81.9641 | 9-3 | 14 | 14 | Lost to Florida |
| 11 | TENNESSEE | 80.2437 | 9-3 | 21 | NR | Beat Maryland 30-23 |
| 12 | MARYLAND | 79.8365 | 8-4 | 27 | NR | Lost to Tennessee |
| 13 | PENN STATE | 78.8012 | 8-4-1 | 22 | 17 | Beat Washington 13-10 |
| 14 | PITTSBURGH | 78.5699 | 8-3-1 | 18 | 19 | Lost to Ohio State |
| 15 | WISCONSIN | 78.1508 | 7-4 | NR | NR | No Bowl Game |
| 16 | ALABAMA | 77.9806 | 8-4 | 15 | 12 | Beat SMU 28-7 |
| 17 | ILLINOIS | 77.7723 | 10-2 | 10 | 10 | Lost to UCLA |
| 18 | WEST VIRGINIA | 76.4540 | 9-3 | 16 | 16 | Beat Kentucky 20-16 |
| 19 | SYRACUSE | 76.0567 | ||||
| 20 | FLORIDA STATE | 74.7146 | ||||
| 21 | VIRGINIA TECH | 74.6936 | ||||
| 22 | MEMPHIS STATE | 72.0082 | ||||
| 23 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 71.2739 | ||||
| 24 | EAST CAROLINA | 70.2623 | ||||
| 25 | NOTRE DAME | 69.5210 | ||||
| 26 | NORTH CAROLINA | 68.6239 | ||||
| 27 | KENTUCKY | 65.2821 | ||||
| 28 | AIR FORCE | 65.1485 | ||||
| 29 | MISSISSIPPI | 64.3883 | ||||
| 30 | SMU | 64.2437 | ||||
| 31 | SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | 63.6373 | ||||
| 32 | OKLAHOMA | 63.5881 | ||||
| 33 | BYU | 61.8397 | ||||
| 34 | VIRGINIA | 61.4822 | ||||
| 35 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 61.1993 | ||||
| 36 | MISSOURI | 61.0411 | ||||
| 37 | TEMPLE | 60.3323 | ||||
| 38 | LSU | 60.1549 | ||||
| 39 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 60.0954 | ||||
| 40 | UCLA | 58.9507 | ||||
| 41 | TULANE | 58.3791 | ||||
| 42 | GEORGIA TECH | 58.0275 | ||||
| 43 | VANDERBILT | 57.5944 | ||||
| 44 | PURDUE | 57.5626 | ||||
| 45 | DUKE | 57.4485 | ||||
| 46 | WAKE FOREST | 55.8345 | ||||
| 47 | CINCINNATI | 55.7167 | ||||
| 48 | CENTRAL MICHIGAN | 54.9843 | ||||
| 49 | MICHIGAN STATE | 54.7458 | ||||
| 50 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 54.6820 | ||||
| 51 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 54.4770 | ||||
| 52 | WASHINGTON | 53.8551 | ||||
| 53 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 53.8267 | ||||