1972 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | SouthernCalifornia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.1454 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Auburn | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5.8676 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.7852 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.5848 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | OhioState | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5.1068 | 3 | 3 |
| 6 | LouisianaState | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.0906 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.7643 | 8 | 6 |
| 8 | Texas | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.6935 | 7 | 5 |
| 9 | NorthCarolina | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.4773 | 16 | 14T |
| 10 | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.3790 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | PennState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.1411 | 5 | 8 |
| 12 | Nebraska | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.3721 | 9 | 9 |
| 13 | NotreDame | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.3209 | 12 | 12 |
| 14 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1941 | 14 | 17T |
| 15 | SanDiegoState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.1333 | NR | 20 |
| 16 | Colorado | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.7680 | 13 | 14T |
| 17 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.6133 | ||
| 18 | Dartmouth | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.5844 | ||
| 19 | TexasTech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.2752 | ||
| 20 | Yale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.1014 | ||
| 21 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.8943 | ||
| 22 | Louisville | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.8048 | 17 | 16 |
| 23 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.6395 | ||
| 24 | MichiganState | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.5969 | ||
| 25 | EastCarolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.5859 | ||
| 26 | ArizonaState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.5419 | 15 | 13 |
| 27 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.5194 | ||
| 28 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.3541 | ||
| 29 | GeorgiaTech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.3525 | ||
| 30 | Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.3042 | ||
| 31 | WashingtonState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2977 | 19 | 17 |
| 32 | SouthernMethodist | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2467 | ||
| 33 | UtahState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.2260 | NR | 17 |
| 34 | WestVirginia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.1667 | 18 | NR |
| 35 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.1522 | ||
| 36 | OklahomaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1338 | ||
| 37 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.1060 | ||
| 38 | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.9941 | ||
| 39 | Stanford | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9864 | ||
| 40 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9228 | ||
| 41 | TexasChristian | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8927 | ||
| 42 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.8493 | ||
| 43 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.7318 | ||
| 44 | IowaState | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.7301 | ||
| 45 | Pacific | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.6411 | ||
| 46 | Purdue | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6284 | 20 | NR |
| 47 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.5698 | ||
| 48 | FloridaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.5415 | ||
| 49 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5237 | ||
| 50 | Army | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.4875 | ||
| 51 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4857 | ||
| 52 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.4806 | ||
| 53 | VirginiaTech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4569 | ||
| 54 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.4518 | ||
| 55 | AirForce | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.2750 | ||
| 56 | Miami(Florida) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.2560 | ||
| 57 | BowlingGreenState | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0.1630 | ||
| 58 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.0429 | ||
| 59 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.0068 | ||
| 60 | MississippiState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0627 | ||
| 61 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0777 | ||
| 62 | Miami(Ohio) | 7 | 3 | 0 | -0.1371 | ||
| 63 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.1604 | ||
| 64 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.1689 | ||
| 65 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.1806 | ||
| 66 | TexasA&M | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.2489 | ||
| 67 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3080 | ||
| 68 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.3984 | ||
| 69 | California | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.4542 | ||
| 70 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.4624 | ||
| 71 | SouthCarolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4838 | ||
| 72 | Harvard | 4 | 4 | 1 | -0.5229 | ||
| 73 | Kent | 6 | 4 | 1 | -0.5285 | ||
| 74 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5392 | ||
| 75 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.5621 | ||
| 76 | BrighamYoung | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.5988 | ||
| 77 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 1 | -0.6150 | ||
| 78 | Tulsa | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.6666 | ||
| 79 | Richmond | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.7014 | ||
| 80 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 3 | 1 | -0.7599 | ||
| 81 | HolyCross | 5 | 4 | 1 | -0.8373 | ||
| 82 | Rutgers | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.8550 | ||
| 83 | KansasState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.9648 | ||
| 84 | Princeton | 3 | 5 | 1 | -0.9710 | ||
| 85 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.9892 | ||
| 86 | Columbia | 3 | 5 | 1 | -1.0149 | ||
| 87 | Colgate | 5 | 4 | 1 | -1.0225 | ||
| 88 | BostonCollege | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.1059 | ||
| 89 | SanJoseState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.1203 | ||
| 90 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.1330 | ||
| 91 | Temple | 5 | 4 | 0 | -1.1721 | ||
| 92 | William&Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.2277 | ||
| 93 | NorthernIllinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.3837 | ||
| 94 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.4686 | ||
| 95 | SouthernMississippi | 3 | 7 | 1 | -1.6558 | ||
| 96 | OregonState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7668 | ||
| 97 | WichitaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.7703 | ||
| 98 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.7839 | ||
| 99 | Idaho | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.8705 | ||
| 100 | Citadel | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.8968 | ||
| 101 | Dayton | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1.9664 | ||
| 102 | WestTexasA&M | 5 | 5 | 0 | -2.0222 | ||
| 103 | Northwestern | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.1164 | ||
| 104 | Texas-Arlington | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2.2605 | ||
| 105 | NewMexico | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.4865 | ||
| 106 | WakeForest | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.4974 | ||
| 107 | Davidson | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.7300 | ||
| 108 | Ohio | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.8267 | ||
| 109 | NON_DIV1A | 36 | 75 | 3 | -3.2393 | ||
| 110 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.3507 | ||
| 111 | Brown | 1 | 8 | 0 | -3.8944 | ||
| 112 | Texas-ElPaso | 2 | 8 | 0 | -3.9554 | ||
| 113 | VMI | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.9769 | ||
| 114 | Marshall | 2 | 8 | 0 | -4.0227 | ||
| 115 | Villanova | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.2061 | ||
| 116 | ColoradoState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.2210 | ||
| 117 | Cincinnati | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.5123 | ||
| 118 | NewMexicoState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.5312 | ||
| 119 | Xavier | 2 | 8 | 0 | -4.5336 | ||
| 120 | NorthTexas | 1 | 10 | 0 | -5.2651 |
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