Final OAF ranking (& ratings) for the 1973 college football season:
| Rank | Team Name | Rating | Record |
(Post Bowls) AP |
(Before Bowls) UPI |
Bowl Game Results |
| 1 | OKLAHOMA | 121.0124 | 10-0-1 | 3 | 2 | No Bowl Game |
| 2 | NOTRE DAME | 114.2992 | 11-0 | 1 | 4 | Defeated Alabama 24-23 |
| 3 | ALABAMA | 113.6592 | 11-1 | 4 | 1 | Lost to Notre Dame |
| 4 | OHIO STATE | 102.9368 | 10-0-1 | 2 | 3 | Defeated USC 42-21 |
| 5 | PENN STATE | 100.1914 | 12-0 | 5 | 5 | Defeated LSU 16-9 |
| 6 | USC | 98.9243 | 9-2-1 | 8 | 7 | Lost to Ohio State |
| 7 | MICHIGAN | 98.8709 | 10-0-1 | 6 | 6 | No Bowl Game |
| 8 | UCLA | 81.4639 | 9-2 | 12 | 9 | No Bowl Game |
| 9 | TEXAS TECH | 79.0048 | 11-1 | 11 | 11 | Defeated Tennessee 28-19 |
| 10 | NEBRASKA | 77.5202 | 9-2-1 | 7 | 11 | Defeated Texas 19-3 |
| 11 | TEXAS | 76.8802 | 8-3 | 14 | 8 | Lost to Nebraska |
| 12 | MIAMI (O) | 70.0230 | 11-1 | 15 | 17 | Defeated Florida 16-7 |
| 13 | HOUSTON | 69.8437 | 11-1 | 9 | 13 | Defeated Tulane 47-7 |
| 14 | LSU | 69.4209 | 9-3 | 13 | 14 | Lost to Penn State |
| 15 | TULANE | 68.4168 | 9-3 | 20 | 15 | Lost to Houston |
| 16 | MISSOURI | 66.7843 | 8-4 | 17 | NR | Defeated Auburn 34-17 |
| 17 | NORTH CAROLINA STATE | 64.9845 | 9-3 | 16 | NR | Defeated Kansas 31-18 |
| 18 | OKLAHOMA STATE | 64.8688 | 5-4-2 | NR | NR | No Bowl Game |
| 19 | KANSAS | 64.3445 | 7-4-1 | 18 | 15 | Lost to NC State |
| 20 | ARIZONA STATE | 63.6114 | 11-1 | 9 | 10 | Defeated Pittsburgh 28-7 |
| 21 | KANSAS STATE | 63.6064 | ||||
| 22 | COLORADO | 62.9664 | ||||
| 23 | FLORIDA | 62.3938 | ||||
| 24 | GEORGIA | 61.7992 | ||||
| 25 | STANFORD | 61.7171 | ||||
| 26 | IOWA STATE | 61.6171 | ||||
| 27 | MISSISSIPPI | 61.4343 | ||||
| 28 | MINNESOTA | 60.7750 | ||||
| 29 | TENNESSEE | 60.1802 | ||||
| 30 | AUBURN | 60.0593 | ||||
| 31 | SAN DIEGO STATE | 59.0448 | ||||
| 32 | KENTUCKY | 58.8633 | ||||
| 33 | MARYLAND | 58.3649 | ||||
| 34 | KENT STATE | 57.8430 | ||||
| 35 | PITTSBURGH | 57.5698 | ||||
| 36 | RICE | 56.6645 | ||||
| 37 | MIAMI (F) | 55.9017 | ||||
| 38 | VANDERBILT | 55.1135 | ||||
| 39 | TEXAS A+M | 54.4190 | ||||
| 40 | SMU | 54.1763 | ||||
| 41 | WEST VIRGINIA | 53.6562 | ||||
| 42 | ARKANSAS | 53.6045 | ||||
| 43 | SOUTH CAROLINA | 52.9755 | ||||
| 44 | SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI | 52.7345 | ||||
| 45 | UTAH | 52.2841 | ||||
| 46 | MISSISSIPPI STATE | 51.9837 | ||||
| 47 | MEMPHIS STATE | 51.2314 | ||||
| 48 | AIR FORCE | 50.6729 | ||||
| 49 | MICHIGAN STATE | 50.5741 | ||||
| 50 | BOSTON COLLEGE | 50.4569 | ||||
| 51 | EAST CAROLINA | 50.3399 | ||||
| 52 | ARIZONA | 49.9127 | ||||
| 53 | RICHMOND | 49.8575 | ||||
| 54 | WISCONSIN | 49.3314 | ||||
| 55 | WASHINGTON STATE | 49.1384 | ||||
| 56 | NORTHWESTERN | 48.9007 | ||||
| 57 | PURDUE | 48.7607 | ||||
| 58 | ILLINOIS | 48.2607 | ||||
| 59 | TCU | 47.9324 | ||||
| 60 | GEORGIA TECH | 47.8770 | ||||
| 61 | TAMPA | 47.6668 | ||||
| 62 | NAVY | 47.4023 | ||||
| 63 | OHIOU | 47.1377 | ||||
| 64 | INDIANA | 47.0518 | ||||
| 65 | BAYLOR | 46.8355 | ||||
| 66 | BGU | 46.2403 | ||||
| 67 | UTAH STATE | 45.8304 | ||||
| 68 | TEMPLE | 45.7881 | ||||
| 69 | CALIFORNIA | 44.6250 | ||||
| 70 | SAN JOSE STATE | 44.3249 | ||||
| 71 | DARTMOUTH | 44.2339 | ||||
| 72 | YALE | 44.1147 | ||||
| 73 | BYU | 43.9413 | ||||
| 74 | PACIFIC | 43.1400 | ||||
| 75 | PENNSYLVANIA | 42.6885 | ||||
| 76 | HARVARD | 42.5328 | ||||
| 77 | CLEMSON | 42.2144 | ||||
| 78 | BROWN | 41.9908 | ||||
| 79 | OREGON STATE | 41.6921 | ||||
| 80 | OREGON | 41.0521 | ||||
| 81 | UTARLINGTON | 40.1940 | ||||
| 82 | NEW MEXICO | 40.0514 | ||||
| 83 | VIRGINIA | 39.8256 | ||||
| 84 | SYRACUSE | 39.6507 | ||||
| 85 | WYOMING | 39.0030 | ||||
| 86 | NORTH CAROLINA | 38.8977 | ||||
| 87 | COLORADO STATE | 37.2895 | ||||
| 88 | WESTERN MICHIGAN | 37.1898 | ||||
| 89 | DUKE | 36.5858 | ||||
| 90 | SOUTHERN ILLINOIS | 36.4569 | ||||
| 91 | MARSHALL | 36.4343 | ||||
| 92 | XAVIER | 36.0172 | ||||
| 93 | TOLEDO | 35.2615 | ||||
| 94 | NORTHERN ILLINOIS | 34.8776 | ||||
| 95 | HOLY CROSS | 33.5584 | ||||
| 96 | COLGATE | 33.5528 | ||||
| 97 | DAYTON | 32.8995 | ||||
| 98 | WASHINGTON | 32.8743 | ||||
| 99 | CORNELL | 31.4971 | ||||
| 100 | WILLIAM&MARY | 31.4544 | ||||
| 101 | IOWA | 31.1191 | ||||
| 102 | RUTGERS | 30.9261 | ||||
| 103 | VIRGINIA TECH | 30.8383 | ||||
| 104 | CINCINNATI | 29.8596 | ||||
| 105 | VILLANOVA | 29.7738 | ||||
| 106 | LOUISVILLE | 29.1156 | ||||
| 107 | WAKE FOREST | 27.8092 | ||||
| 108 | IDAHO | 27.5829 | ||||
| 109 | FLORIDA STATE | 27.2263 | ||||
| 110 | VMI | 26.9659 | ||||
| 111 | NORTH TEXAS STATE | 25.1269 | ||||
| 112 | LONG BEACH | 24.2239 | ||||
| 113 | ARMY | 23.0748 | ||||
| 114 | FRESNO STATE | 22.9412 | ||||
| 115 | DAVIDSON | 22.9361 | ||||
| 116 | FURMAN | 22.5738 | ||||
| 117 | TULSA | 22.4477 | ||||
| 118 | CITADEL | 22.2961 | ||||
| 119 | PRINCETON | 19.1781 | ||||
| 120 | WICHITA STATE | 14.2230 | ||||
| 121 | NEW MEXICO STATE | 12.9075 | ||||
| 122 | COLUMBIA | 8.7856 | ||||
| 123 | DRAKE | 8.2715 | ||||
| 124 | WEST TEXAS STATE | -10.0749 | ||||
| 125 | UTEP | -16.7372 |
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