1985 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.5903 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | PennState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.5278 | 3 | 3 |
| 3 | Florida | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7.3400 | 5 | Prob. |
| 4 | Tennessee | 9 | 1 | 2 | 7.1298 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | Miami(Florida) | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.8200 | 9 | 8 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6.8192 | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | Iowa | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.4258 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | Alabama | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6.1988 | 13 | 14 |
| 9 | TexasA&M | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.1321 | 6 | 7 |
| 10 | AirForce | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6.0354 | 8 | 5 |
| 11 | Arkansas | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.5556 | 12 | 12 |
| 12 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5.2596 | 7 | 6 |
| 13 | Baylor | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5.0292 | 17 | 15 |
| 14 | GeorgiaTech | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4.8341 | 19 | 18 |
| 15 | OhioState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.7534 | 14 | 11 |
| 16 | LouisianaState | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4.6609 | 20 | 20 |
| 17 | FresnoState | 11 | 0 | 1 | 4.6098 | 21 | 16 |
| 18 | FloridaState | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.5523 | 15 | 13 |
| 19 | BowlingGreenState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4.5387 | NR | NR |
| 20 | Georgia | 7 | 3 | 2 | 4.4824 | 25T | "21T" |
| 21 | Nebraska | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.3168 | 11 | 10 |
| 22 | Auburn | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.3139 | 22 | "21T" |
| 23 | Maryland | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.2882 | 18 | 19 |
| 24 | Texas | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.7898 | NR | NR |
| 25 | BrighamYoung | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3.7263 | 16 | 17 |
| 26 | Arizona | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2.9866 | 27 | "21T" |
| 27 | Army | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2.8504 | 23 | "21T" |
| 28 | WestVirginia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.7530 | 28 | NR |
| 29 | OklahomaState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.6867 | 24 | "21T" |
| 30 | ArizonaState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.6426 | NR | "21T" |
| 31 | Miami(Ohio) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2.5474 | ||
| 32 | NotreDame | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.3998 | ||
| 33 | MichiganState | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.3037 | ||
| 34 | Minnesota | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.2680 | ||
| 35 | Illinois | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2.2645 | ||
| 36 | SouthernMethodist | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.2410 | ||
| 37 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.7977 | ||
| 38 | Colorado | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.7845 | "21T" | |
| 39 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.7338 | ||
| 40 | Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4622 | "21T" | |
| 41 | Washington | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.4386 | ||
| 42 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3521 | ||
| 43 | Utah | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.3032 | ||
| 44 | MississippiState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2836 | ||
| 45 | Syracuse | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.0910 | ||
| 46 | Virginia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0790 | ||
| 47 | Clemson | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.9807 | ||
| 48 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.9725 | ||
| 49 | SouthernMississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.8919 | ||
| 50 | Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.8579 | ||
| 51 | NorthCarolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.7754 | ||
| 52 | CentralMichigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7058 | ||
| 53 | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6885 | ||
| 54 | VirginiaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6706 | ||
| 55 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6566 | ||
| 56 | IowaState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5347 | ||
| 57 | ColoradoState | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4720 | ||
| 58 | Kansas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.3119 | ||
| 59 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.1092 | ||
| 60 | SanDiegoState | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0.0145 | ||
| 61 | SouthCarolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0170 | ||
| 62 | Houston | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0550 | ||
| 63 | BostonCollege | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.1792 | ||
| 64 | WashingtonState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2201 | ||
| 65 | TexasTech | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2804 | ||
| 66 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4035 | ||
| 67 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4250 | ||
| 68 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.6044 | ||
| 69 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.6788 | ||
| 70 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.7662 | ||
| 71 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8148 | ||
| 72 | Hawaii | 4 | 6 | 2 | -0.8805 | ||
| 73 | California | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8821 | ||
| 74 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.0023 | ||
| 75 | WakeForest | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.1107 | ||
| 76 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3582 | ||
| 77 | Nevada-LasVegas | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.5558 | ||
| 78 | LongBeachState | 6 | 6 | 0 | -1.6033 | ||
| 79 | Memphis | 2 | 7 | 2 | -1.6434 | ||
| 80 | WesternMichigan | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1.7949 | ||
| 81 | TexasChristian | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.8449 | ||
| 82 | FullertonState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.8454 | ||
| 83 | Pacific | 5 | 7 | 0 | -1.9161 | ||
| 84 | Rutgers | 2 | 8 | 1 | -1.9206 | ||
| 85 | NorthernIllinois | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.9326 | ||
| 86 | OregonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0703 | ||
| 87 | NorthCarolinaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.1775 | ||
| 88 | Wyoming | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.1914 | ||
| 89 | Toledo | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3255 | ||
| 90 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.3635 | ||
| 91 | BallState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.5038 | ||
| 92 | NewMexico | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.5546 | ||
| 93 | EastCarolina | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.6541 | ||
| 94 | EasternMichigan | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.9118 | ||
| 95 | UtahState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.1258 | ||
| 96 | Louisville | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.4928 | ||
| 97 | Tulane | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.7683 | ||
| 98 | Kent | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.7791 | ||
| 99 | WichitaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.8728 | ||
| 100 | Missouri | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.9458 | ||
| 101 | NON_DIV1A | 22 | 58 | 1 | -4.0814 | ||
| 102 | SanJoseState | 2 | 8 | 1 | -4.1054 | ||
| 103 | KansasState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.7371 | ||
| 104 | Ohio | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.7707 | ||
| 105 | Texas-ElPaso | 1 | 10 | 0 | -5.2922 | ||
| 106 | NewMexicoState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -6.1893 |
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