1972 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
(UPI poll not conducted after the bowl games.)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP |
| 1 | SouthernCalifornia | 12 | 0 | 0 | 6.3509 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.7507 | 2 |
| 3 | Auburn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.7409 | 5 |
| 4 | Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.4014 | 3 |
| 5 | Alabama | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.7736 | 7 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.6448 | 6 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.6047 | 8 |
| 8 | NorthCarolina | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.5667 | 12 |
| 9 | OhioState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.2156 | 9 |
| 10 | LouisianaState | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4.0661 | 11 |
| 11 | PennState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3.4830 | 10 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3.4516 | 4 |
| 13 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1733 | 15 |
| 14 | SanDiegoState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.0167 | |
| 15 | Dartmouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.5936 | |
| 16 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.5638 | |
| 17 | NotreDame | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.4018 | 14 |
| 18 | Yale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.1086 | |
| 19 | ArizonaState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.0561 | 13 |
| 20 | Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.8834 | 16 |
| 21 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.8742 | |
| 22 | Louisville | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.7085 | 18 |
| 23 | NorthCarolinaState | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.6852 | 17 |
| 24 | EastCarolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.6321 | |
| 25 | TexasTech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.4427 | |
| 26 | MichiganState | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.4267 | |
| 27 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.4208 | |
| 28 | GeorgiaTech | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.3735 | 20 |
| 29 | UtahState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.2763 | |
| 30 | WashingtonState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2612 | 19 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.2575 | |
| 32 | SouthernMethodist | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2123 | |
| 33 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.0599 | |
| 34 | OklahomaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0295 | |
| 35 | Missouri | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.0057 | |
| 36 | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.0031 | |
| 37 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9886 | |
| 38 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9382 | |
| 39 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.8732 | |
| 40 | TexasChristian | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8178 | |
| 41 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.8085 | |
| 42 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.7467 | |
| 43 | IowaState | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.6263 | |
| 44 | Pacific | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6017 | |
| 45 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5836 | |
| 46 | FloridaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5206 | |
| 47 | Purdue | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4910 | |
| 48 | Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4450 | |
| 49 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4420 | |
| 50 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4361 | |
| 51 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4164 | |
| 52 | VirginiaTech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4093 | |
| 53 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3640 | |
| 54 | WestVirginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0.2807 | |
| 55 | AirForce | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.2669 | |
| 56 | Miami(Florida) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.2255 | |
| 57 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.0468 | |
| 58 | BowlingGreenState | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.0396 | |
| 59 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0303 | |
| 60 | MississippiState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0777 | |
| 61 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.1716 | |
| 62 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.1813 | |
| 63 | Miami(Ohio) | 7 | 3 | 0 | -0.2291 | |
| 64 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.2364 | |
| 65 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2590 | |
| 66 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2620 | |
| 67 | TexasA&M | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.2972 | |
| 68 | SouthCarolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4782 | |
| 69 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 1 | -0.5065 | |
| 70 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.5268 | |
| 71 | California | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.5298 | |
| 72 | BrighamYoung | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.5395 | |
| 73 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5417 | |
| 74 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.5665 | |
| 75 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.5815 | |
| 76 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 1 | -0.5989 | |
| 77 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.6717 | |
| 78 | Richmond | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.6953 | |
| 79 | HolyCross | 5 | 4 | 1 | -0.8315 | |
| 80 | Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.8339 | |
| 81 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 3 | 1 | -0.8968 | |
| 82 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.9171 | |
| 83 | Princeton | 3 | 5 | 1 | -0.9512 | |
| 84 | Columbia | 3 | 5 | 1 | -0.9934 | |
| 85 | Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | -0.9936 | |
| 86 | KansasState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.0103 | |
| 87 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.0219 | |
| 88 | Kent | 6 | 5 | 1 | -1.0322 | |
| 89 | SanJoseState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.1104 | |
| 90 | BostonCollege | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.1265 | |
| 91 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1.2064 | |
| 92 | William&Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.2202 | |
| 93 | NorthernIllinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.5074 | |
| 94 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.5526 | |
| 95 | SouthernMississippi | 3 | 7 | 1 | -1.6385 | |
| 96 | WichitaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.7325 | |
| 97 | OregonState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7749 | |
| 98 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.7848 | |
| 99 | Citadel | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.8494 | |
| 100 | Idaho | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.8592 | |
| 101 | Dayton | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1.9665 | |
| 102 | WestTexasA&M | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1.9930 | |
| 103 | Texas-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2.2255 | |
| 104 | Northwestern | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.2288 | |
| 105 | NewMexico | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.4341 | |
| 106 | WakeForest | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.4704 | |
| 107 | Davidson | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.6721 | |
| 108 | Ohio | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.9063 | |
| 109 | NON_DIV1A | 37 | 75 | 3 | -3.2336 | |
| 110 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.4230 | |
| 111 | Brown | 1 | 8 | 0 | -3.8713 | |
| 112 | Texas-ElPaso | 2 | 8 | 0 | -3.8993 | |
| 113 | VMI | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.9379 | |
| 114 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 0 | -4.0962 | |
| 115 | Villanova | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.1833 | |
| 116 | ColoradoState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.1884 | |
| 117 | NewMexicoState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.4717 | |
| 118 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.5003 | |
| 119 | Xavier | 2 | 8 | 0 | -4.5288 | |
| 120 | NorthTexas | 1 | 10 | 0 | -5.2216 |
(This page last modified April 19, 2007 .)