1974 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.3366 | 1 | Prob. |
| 2 | Alabama | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.6501 | 5 | 2 |
| 3 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.0538 | 3 | 5 |
| 4 | SouthernCalifornia | 10 | 1 | 1 | 4.9549 | 2 | 1 |
| 5 | Miami(Ohio) | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4.6559 | 10 | 10 |
| 6 | OhioState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.4802 | 4 | 3 |
| 7 | NotreDame | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.4387 | 6 | 4 |
| 8 | Auburn | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.3989 | 8 | 6 |
| 9 | PennState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3.7135 | 7 | 7 |
| 10 | NorthCarolinaState | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3.3868 | 11 | 9 |
| 11 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.1233 | 9 | 8 |
| 12 | MississippiState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.8418 | 17T | 17 |
| 13 | MichiganState | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.7711 | 12 | 18 |
| 14 | Yale | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2.7478 | NR | NR |
| 15 | TexasA&M | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.6720 | 16 | 15T |
| 16 | Tennessee | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2.6161 | 20 | 15T |
| 17 | Temple | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.2570 | ||
| 18 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.2445 | ||
| 19 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2.2057 | ||
| 20 | Maryland | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.1688 | 13 | 13 |
| 21 | Texas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.1378 | 17T | |
| 22 | Baylor | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.1253 | 14 | 14 |
| 23 | Harvard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.0643 | ||
| 24 | UCLA | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2.0589 | ||
| 25 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.0545 | ||
| 26 | Florida | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.9890 | 15 | 12 |
| 27 | Arkansas | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.9302 | ||
| 28 | Missouri | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.8762 | ||
| 29 | California | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.8740 | ||
| 30 | LouisianaState | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.7024 | ||
| 31 | Clemson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.6729 | ||
| 32 | Tulsa | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.6716 | 19 | |
| 33 | Stanford | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.6293 | ||
| 34 | OklahomaState | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.6281 | ||
| 35 | Georgia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.6226 | ||
| 36 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.5651 | ||
| 37 | SouthernMethodist | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.5361 | ||
| 38 | TexasTech | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.5015 | ||
| 39 | Houston | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1.4766 | 19 | 11 |
| 40 | SanDiegoState | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.4708 | ||
| 41 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4419 | ||
| 42 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.4333 | ||
| 43 | Lamar | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.4093 | ||
| 44 | NorthCarolina | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.3928 | ||
| 45 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.3620 | ||
| 46 | GeorgiaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.3350 | ||
| 47 | UtahState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.2859 | ||
| 48 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.2665 | ||
| 49 | BostonCollege | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.2624 | ||
| 50 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1.2320 | ||
| 51 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.1107 | ||
| 52 | Miami(Florida) | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0394 | ||
| 53 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.0053 | ||
| 54 | Washington | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8633 | ||
| 55 | KansasState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.7574 | ||
| 56 | Memphis | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6902 | ||
| 57 | IowaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.6689 | ||
| 58 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5338 | ||
| 59 | SouthCarolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.5031 | ||
| 60 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.3034 | ||
| 61 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.2696 | ||
| 62 | BrighamYoung | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0.2286 | ||
| 63 | ArizonaState | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.2010 | ||
| 64 | Iowa | 3 | 8 | 0 | 0.1601 | ||
| 65 | SanJoseState | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0.1527 | ||
| 66 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0658 | ||
| 67 | WestVirginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0105 | ||
| 68 | SouthernMississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0860 | ||
| 69 | Tulane | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0966 | ||
| 70 | Ohio | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.2106 | ||
| 71 | Mississippi | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.2115 | ||
| 72 | VirginiaTech | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3499 | ||
| 73 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 1 | -0.3543 | ||
| 74 | BowlingGreenState | 6 | 4 | 1 | -0.3831 | ||
| 75 | Brown | 5 | 4 | 0 | -0.3966 | ||
| 76 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.4469 | ||
| 77 | Kent | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.4823 | ||
| 78 | VMI | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.4995 | ||
| 79 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 1 | -0.5058 | ||
| 80 | ColoradoState | 4 | 6 | 1 | -0.6346 | ||
| 81 | OregonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.6569 | ||
| 82 | Pacific | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.6749 | ||
| 83 | Princeton | 4 | 4 | 1 | -0.6931 | ||
| 84 | EastCarolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.6969 | ||
| 85 | NewMexico | 4 | 6 | 1 | -0.7287 | ||
| 86 | WestTexasA&M | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.7517 | ||
| 87 | HolyCross | 5 | 5 | 1 | -0.8269 | ||
| 88 | Tampa | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.8296 | ||
| 89 | Louisville | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.9215 | ||
| 90 | William&Mary | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.9593 | ||
| 91 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.0259 | ||
| 92 | Richmond | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1.1675 | ||
| 93 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.2133 | ||
| 94 | Army | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.2321 | ||
| 95 | Texas-ElPaso | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.2566 | ||
| 96 | Colgate | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1.4224 | ||
| 97 | Citadel | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.6101 | ||
| 98 | LongBeachState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.6266 | ||
| 99 | Cornell | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1.6388 | ||
| 100 | Furman | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.6520 | ||
| 101 | AppalachianState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.6526 | ||
| 102 | Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.6808 | ||
| 103 | FresnoState | 5 | 7 | 0 | -1.7345 | ||
| 104 | NewMexicoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.7839 | ||
| 105 | NorthTexas | 2 | 7 | 2 | -1.9429 | ||
| 106 | Dartmouth | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1.9521 | ||
| 107 | WashingtonState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.9993 | ||
| 108 | Villanova | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3361 | ||
| 109 | NorthernIllinois | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3518 | ||
| 110 | Drake | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.4454 | ||
| 111 | Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.4546 | ||
| 112 | Indiana | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.4910 | ||
| 113 | FloridaState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.5375 | ||
| 114 | TexasChristian | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.6785 | ||
| 115 | WakeForest | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.7390 | ||
| 116 | AirForce | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.1486 | ||
| 117 | WesternMichigan | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.1973 | ||
| 118 | Wyoming | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.2374 | ||
| 119 | Dayton | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.3611 | ||
| 120 | NON_DIV1A | 46 | 62 | 2 | -3.4039 | ||
| 121 | Idaho | 2 | 8 | 1 | -3.7284 | ||
| 122 | WichitaState | 1 | 9 | 1 | -3.7492 | ||
| 123 | Utah | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.9006 | ||
| 124 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.0617 | ||
| 125 | Columbia | 1 | 8 | 0 | -4.1114 | ||
| 126 | Davidson | 2 | 7 | 0 | -4.1267 | ||
| 127 | SouthernIllinois | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.3666 | ||
| 128 | Marshall | 1 | 10 | 0 | -5.0534 | ||
| 129 | Texas-Arlington | 1 | 10 | 0 | -5.2204 |
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