1984 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Florida | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.4431 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Washington | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.3899 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | BrighamYoung | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5.9855 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.6659 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | BostonCollege | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.3800 | 5 | 4 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5.1689 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | SouthCarolina | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.1236 | 11 | 13 |
| 8 | OklahomaState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.9071 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | SouthernCalifornia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.8609 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | SouthernMethodist | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.8387 | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | Kentucky | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.6006 | 19 | 19T |
| 12 | Maryland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.4756 | 12 | 11 |
| 13 | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4.3572 | 29T | NR |
| 14 | Virginia | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4.3211 | 20 | 17 |
| 15 | LouisianaState | 8 | 3 | 1 | 4.1188 | 15 | 16 |
| 16 | UCLA | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.0772 | 9 | 10 |
| 17 | FullertonState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.0297 | 33 | NR |
| 18 | Nevada-LasVegas | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3.9180 | 26 | NR |
| 19 | WestVirginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.7481 | 21 | 18 |
| 20 | OhioState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3.6187 | 13 | 12 |
| 21 | Auburn | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3.5280 | 14 | 14 |
| 22 | Clemson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.1976 | NR | Prob. |
| 23 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 1 | 3.1544 | 22 | NR |
| 24 | FloridaState | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3.0988 | 17 | 19T |
| 25 | Miami(Florida) | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3.0585 | 18 | NR |
| 26 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3.0558 | ||
| 27 | Army | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.8729 | ||
| 28 | Tennessee | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.8189 | ||
| 29 | Texas | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.6766 | ||
| 30 | TexasChristian | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.4717 | ||
| 31 | PennState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.4590 | ||
| 32 | NotreDame | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.4296 | ||
| 33 | GeorgiaTech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.2983 | ||
| 34 | Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.1773 | ||
| 35 | AirForce | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.1640 | ||
| 36 | VirginiaTech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.0996 | ||
| 37 | Iowa | 8 | 4 | 1 | 2.0848 | 16 | 15 |
| 38 | Arkansas | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.0068 | ||
| 39 | Arizona | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.0056 | ||
| 40 | Wisconsin | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.9853 | ||
| 41 | Alabama | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.9173 | ||
| 42 | Purdue | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.8757 | ||
| 43 | Hawaii | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.8567 | ||
| 44 | Houston | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.8224 | ||
| 45 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.7910 | ||
| 46 | Michigan | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.6994 | ||
| 47 | WashingtonState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5702 | ||
| 48 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4771 | ||
| 49 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4504 | ||
| 50 | NorthCarolina |