1987 Reward Ranking (after bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Miami(Florida) | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.8901 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | FloridaState | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.7801 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.0952 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | Syracuse | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6.6702 | 4 | 4 |
| 5 | LouisianaState | 10 | 1 | 1 | 6.5615 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Auburn | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6.2298 | 7 | 7 |
| 7 | Nebraska | 10 | 2 | 0 | 6.1990 | 6 | 6 |
| 8 | MichiganState | 9 | 2 | 1 | 5.4373 | 8 | 8 |
| 9 | TexasA&M | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.4282 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Clemson | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.1716 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | UCLA | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.0160 | 9 | 11 |
| 12 | OklahomaState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.6568 | 11 | 12 |
| 13 | Tennessee | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4.6068 | 14 | 13 |
| 14 | Georgia | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4.5119 | 13 | 14 |
| 15 | Iowa | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4.1245 | 16 | 16 |
| 16 | NotreDame | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4.1148 | 17 | "21T" |
| 17 | SouthCarolina | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.7578 | 15 | 15 |
| 18 | SouthernCalifornia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.6591 | 18 | 17 |
| 19 | PennState | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.2631 | 25 | "21T" |
| 20 | Michigan | 8 | 4 | 0 | 3.2394 | 19 | 17 |
| 21 | Indiana | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.8976 | 22 | 20 |
| 22 | SanJoseState | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.8926 | 31 | NR |
| 23 | Wyoming | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2.8844 | 24 | "21T" |
| 24 | Pittsburgh | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.8307 | 23 | "21T" |
| 25 | Alabama | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.5939 | 27 | "21T" |
| 26 | Arkansas | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2.5716 | 29 | "21T" |
| 27 | Florida | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.4709 | 32T | |
| 28 | EasternMichigan | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2.3827 | 26 | |
| 29 | OhioState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.3051 | 34 | "21T" |
| 30 | Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2.2747 | 30 | |
| 31 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2.2530 | 28 | |
| 32 | Colorado | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.1969 | ||
| 33 | TexasTech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.1228 | ||
| 34 | BrighamYoung | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2.0333 | ||
| 35 | ArizonaState | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1.9344 | 20 | "21T" |
| 36 | Texas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1.9176 | 21 | 19 |
| 37 | BostonCollege | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.7660 | ||
| 38 | Oregon | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.7106 | ||
| 39 | WakeForest | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.5401 | ||
| 40 | AirForce | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1.4568 | ||
| 41 | Arizona | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1.1418 | ||
| 42 | WestVirginia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1.1333 | ||
| 43 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0201 | ||
| 44 | Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.9677 | ||
| 45 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9630 | ||
| 46 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9561 | ||
| 47 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.9363 | ||
| 48 | SouthernMississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.7165 | ||
| 49 | TexasChristian | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6920 | ||
| 50 | NorthCarolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.6627 | ||
| 51 | Baylor | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6560 | ||
| 52 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4913 | ||
| 53 | Texas-ElPaso | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.4096 | ||
| 54 | Tulane | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.3272 | ||
| 55 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.2685 | ||
| 56 | California | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.2512 | ||
| 57 | Houston | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.2100 | ||
| 58 | Maryland | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.2058 | ||
| 59 | EastCarolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.1139 | ||
| 60 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.0763 | ||
| 61 | MississippiState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0591 | ||
| 62 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.1694 | ||
| 63 | WashingtonState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.3865 | ||
| 64 | NorthCarolinaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3954 | ||
| 65 | Kent | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.4753 | ||
| 66 | FresnoState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.7731 | ||
| 67 | SanDiegoState | 5 | 7 | 0 | -0.8229 | ||
| 68 | Purdue | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.8324 | ||
| 69 | UtahState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.9260 | ||
| 70 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.9541 | ||
| 71 | FullertonState | 6 | 6 | 0 | -1.0683 | ||
| 72 | Hawaii | 5 | 7 | 0 | -1.1860 | ||
| 73 | CentralMichigan | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.3170 | ||
| 74 | Miami(Ohio) | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.3445 | ||
| 75 | Nevada-LasVegas | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.4162 | ||
| 76 | Mississippi | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.4563 | ||
| 77 | BowlingGreenState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.6124 | ||
| 78 | IowaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.6499 | ||
| 79 | Utah | 5 | 7 | 0 | -1.7015 | ||
| 80 | Army | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.7692 | ||
| 81 | OregonState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.9007 | ||
| 82 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.9546 | ||
| 83 | Pacific | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.9827 | ||
| 84 | Wisconsin | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.1471 | ||
| 85 | NorthernIllinois | 5 | 5 | 1 | -2.2561 | ||
| 86 | Louisville | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.2959 | ||
| 87 | Temple | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3188 | ||
| 88 | Northwestern | 2 | 8 | 1 | -2.3389 | ||
| 89 | VirginiaTech | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.3456 | ||
| 90 | WesternMichigan | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2.3646 | ||
| 91 | Tulsa | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.5622 | ||
| 92 | GeorgiaTech | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.6420 | ||
| 93 | LongBeachState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.6466 | ||
| 94 | Rice | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.6987 | ||
| 95 | Akron | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.9680 | ||
| 96 | BallState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -3.1994 | ||
| 97 | Toledo | 3 | 7 | 1 | -3.4840 | ||
| 98 | Kansas | 1 | 9 | 1 | -3.5558 | ||
| 99 | Navy | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.1022 | ||
| 100 | KansasState | 0 | 10 | 1 | -4.5690 | ||
| 101 | ColoradoState | 1 | 11 | 0 | -4.6928 | ||
| 102 | NewMexicoState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -5.1494 | ||
| 103 | Ohio | 1 | 10 | 0 | -5.9192 | ||
| 104 | NON_DIV1A | 18 | 56 | 1 | -5.9651 | ||
| 105 | NewMexico | 0 | 11 | 0 | -5.9951 |
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