1975 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | OhioState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.5242 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.9827 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.6987 | 6 | 6 |
| 4 | ArizonaState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.1377 | 7 | 7 |
| 5 | TexasA&M | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.0304 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Colorado | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.5394 | 10 | 10 |
| 7 | Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.4633 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | ArkansasState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4.2469 | NR | NR |
| 9 | Michigan | 8 | 1 | 2 | 4.2143 | 5 | 5 |
| 10 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.1437 | 9 | 9 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.9909 | 18 | 15 |
| 12 | PennState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.7243 | 8 | 8 |
| 13 | Miami(Ohio) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.6745 | 16 | 20T |
| 14 | Georgia | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.5147 | 12 | 11 |
| 15 | UCLA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.3382 | 11 | 12 |
| 16 | Florida | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.0684 | 13 | 13 |
| 17 | SanJoseState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.8568 | NR | NR |
| 18 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.7950 | 15 | 15 |
| 19 | California | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.6885 | 14 | 14 |
| 20 | Maryland | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2.4691 | 17 | 20T |
| 21 | Missouri | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.4412 | ||
| 22 | OklahomaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.4268 | ||
| 23 | Kansas | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.2300 | 19 | 18 |
| 24 | WestVirginia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.1614 | ||
| 25 | LongBeachState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.0412 | ||
| 26 | BallState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.0032 | ||
| 27 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1.8557 | ||
| 28 | NotreDame | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.8422 | NR | 17 |
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.8202 | 20 | NR |
| 30 | Washington | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.7325 | ||
| 31 | LouisianaTech | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.6292 | ||
| 32 | MichiganState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.5845 | ||
| 33 | Stanford | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.5343 | ||
| 34 | Rutgers | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.3103 | ||
| 35 | SanDiegoState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.2852 | ||
| 36 | MississippiState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.2719 | ||
| 37 | SouthernCalifornia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2048 | ||
| 38 | Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1755 | ||
| 39 | Vanderbilt | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.1581 | ||
| 40 | BowlingGreenState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.1433 | ||
| 41 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.1034 | ||
| 42 | TexasTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0548 | ||
| 43 | Tennessee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.8943 | ||
| 44 | SouthCarolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.8719 | ||
| 45 | Harvard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.8359 | ||
| 46 | SouthernMississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.7719 | ||
| 47 | IowaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.7601 | ||
| 48 | Navy | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.7438 | ||
| 49 | Purdue | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.7362 | ||
| 50 | Syracuse | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.7294 |