1993 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | ESPN/USA Today |
| 1 | WestVirginia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.4343 | 3 | 2 |
| 2 | Nebraska | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.3247 | 2 | 1 |
| 3 | NotreDame | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.7645 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | FloridaState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.6984 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Auburn | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.6866 | 5 | Prob. |
| 6 | OhioState | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7.1095 | 11 | 10 |
| 7 | Wisconsin | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.2954 | 9 | 7 |
| 8 | Miami(Florida) | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.2864 | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | TexasA&M | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.1100 | 7 | 6 |
| 10 | Florida | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.9674 | 8 | 8 |
| 11 | PennState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.9520 | 13 | 12 |
| 12 | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.7327 | 6 | 5 |
| 13 | NorthCarolina | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.4664 | 12 | 11 |
| 14 | Arizona | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.4488 | 16 | 14 |
| 15 | BostonCollege | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5.2593 | 15 | 15 |
| 16 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.9544 | 14 | 13 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.7970 | 19 | 16 |
| 18 | KansasState | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.7673 | 20 | 19 |
| 19 | Indiana | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.5342 | 21 | 20 |
| 20 | Michigan | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4.5061 | 23 | 22 |
| 21 | VirginiaTech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.3226 | 22 | 21 |
| 22 | Louisville | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.2332 | 25T | 25 |
| 23 | Colorado | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4.1782 | 17 | 17 |
| 24 | Clemson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.7071 | 24 | 23 |
| 25 | California | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.6066 | 32 | 27 |
| 26 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.3332 | 33 | Prob. |
| 27 | Virginia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.1140 | 30T | 29 |
| 28 | MichiganState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3.0468 | 30T | 28 |
| 29 | Alabama | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.0320 | 18 | 18 |
| 30 | SouthernCalifornia | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.8984 | 27 | 26 |
| 31 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.7629 | 29 | 32 |
| 32 | Wyoming | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.6930 | 34T | 31 |
| 33 | FresnoState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.6593 | ||
| 34 | Syracuse | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.4826 | ||
| 35 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.3146 | ||
| 36 | ArizonaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.2891 | ||
| 37 | Cincinnati | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.2255 | ||
| 38 | WashingtonState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0216 | ||
| 39 | LouisianaState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.7795 | ||
| 40 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.7012 | ||
| 41 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6661 | ||
| 42 | Texas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.5897 | ||
| 43 | Iowa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5638 | ||
| 44 | TexasTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5119 | ||
| 45 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.3766 | ||
| 46 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.3714 | ||
| 47 | Kansas | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1.3472 | ||
| 48 | BallState | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1.3399 | ||
| 49 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.2991 | ||
| 50 | Georgia | 5 |