1970 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Texas | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6.3739 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | OhioState | 9 | 0 | 0 | 6.1270 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5.7837 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | NotreDame | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5.1914 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | ArizonaState | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.1312 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Dartmouth | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5.0944 | 14 | 13T |
| 7 | Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.9765 | 4 | 4 |
| 8 | Michigan | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4.5892 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | Auburn | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4.1877 | 10 | 9 |
| 10 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.9789 | 9 | 12 |
| 11 | LouisianaState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.9117 | 5 | 6 |
| 12 | AirForce | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.7222 | 11 | 11 |
| 13 | Toledo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3.6103 | 15 | 17T |
| 14 | Stanford | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.8589 | 12 | 10 |
| 15 | Harvard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.7660 | NR | NR |
| 16 | GeorgiaTech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.7511 | 13 | 17T |
| 17 | TexasTech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.7227 | 19 | NR |
| 18 | Yale | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2.6587 | ||
| 19 | Houston | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.3573 | 17 | 13T |
| 20 | Mississippi | 7 | 3 | 0 | 2.2679 | ||
| 21 | BostonCollege | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2.1690 | ||
| 22 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.0356 | 20 | 15 |
| 23 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.9491 | 16 | 19T |
| 24 | UCLA | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.8703 | ||
| 25 | Colorado | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.8198 | NR | 16 |
| 26 | Washington | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.8180 | ||
| 27 | OregonState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.7831 | ||
| 28 | Alabama | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.7529 | ||
| 29 | MississippiState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.6527 | ||
| 30 | NewMexico | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.6473 | ||
| 31 | California | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.6150 | ||
| 32 | Oregon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.6109 | ||
| 33 | Missouri | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.5374 | ||
| 34 | PennState | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.5134 | 18 | 19 |
| 35 | Northwestern | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1.5089 | ||
| 36 | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1.4527 | ||
| 37 | OklahomaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.4265 | ||
| 38 | KansasState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.4138 | ||
| 39 | SouthernMethodist | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3903 | ||
| 40 | Kansas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3464 | ||
| 41 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.3448 | ||
| 42 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.3020 | ||
| 43 | Tulane | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2974 | ||
| 44 | Georgia | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1.2220 | ||
| 45 | Purdue | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1.2138 | ||
| 46 | NorthCarolina | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.1701 | ||
| 47 | IowaState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.1572 | ||
| 48 | Wisconsin | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1.0901 | ||
| 49 | FloridaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.0508 | ||
| 50 | SanDiegoState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1.0304 | ||
| 51 | WestVirginia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.9916 | ||
| 52 | MichiganState | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.8904 | ||
| 53 | Villanova | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0.8327 | ||
| 54 | TexasChristian | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.7652 | ||
| 55 | WakeForest | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.7477 | ||
| 56 | Utah | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5798 | ||
| 57 | Louisville | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0.5269 | ||
| 58 | Syracuse | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.5155 | ||
| 59 | Miami(Ohio) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.4276 | ||
| 60 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.3938 | ||
| 61 | Minnesota | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.3501 | ||
| 62 | Princeton | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.2816 | ||
| 63 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.2761 | ||
| 64 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.1997 | ||
| 65 | Memphis | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.1550 | ||
| 66 | SouthCarolina | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.1496 | ||
| 67 | Tulsa | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.1120 | ||
| 68 | Arizona | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.0495 | ||
| 69 | Iowa | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0.0406 | ||
| 70 | Texas-ElPaso | 6 | 4 | 0 | -0.0070 | ||
| 71 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 5 | 0 | -0.2071 | ||
| 72 | Vanderbilt | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2087 | ||
| 73 | Cincinnati | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.2362 | ||
| 74 | WestTexasA&M | 7 | 3 | 0 | -0.3724 | ||
| 75 | Ohio | 4 | 5 | 0 | -0.3891 | ||
| 76 | VirginiaTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.4622 | ||
| 77 | Illinois | 3 | 7 | 0 | -0.4705 | ||
| 78 | SouthernMississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.5403 | ||
| 79 | ColoradoState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.6236 | ||
| 80 | Dayton | 5 | 4 | 1 | -0.6461 | ||
| 81 | UtahState | 5 | 5 | 0 | -0.7119 | ||
| 82 | Miami(Florida) | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.0506 | ||
| 83 | Columbia | 3 | 6 | 0 | -1.0646 | ||
| 84 | Virginia | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.1143 | ||
| 85 | TexasA&M | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.2229 | ||
| 86 | Pacific | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.3214 | ||
| 87 | Colgate | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.3350 | ||
| 88 | NewMexicoState | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1.3793 | ||
| 89 | Clemson | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.3944 | ||
| 90 | NorthCarolinaState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -1.4732 | ||
| 91 | Baylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.5145 | ||
| 92 | Rutgers | 5 | 5 | 0 | -1.5145 | ||
| 93 | Idaho | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.5453 | ||
| 94 | BrighamYoung | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.6587 | ||
| 95 | Kentucky | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7428 | ||
| 96 | William&Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.8372 | ||
| 97 | Navy | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.0220 | ||
| 98 | WashingtonState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -2.0743 | ||
| 99 | Richmond | 4 | 6 | 0 | -2.1661 | ||
| 100 | Brown | 2 | 7 | 0 | -2.2157 | ||
| 101 | Citadel | 5 | 6 | 0 | -2.2516 | ||
| 102 | NorthTexas | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.3316 | ||
| 103 | Kent | 3 | 7 | 0 | -2.3382 | ||
| 104 | NorthernIllinois | 3 | 7 | 0 | -2.6011 | ||
| 105 | BowlingGreenState | 2 | 6 | 1 | -2.6040 | ||
| 106 | Marshall | 3 | 6 | 0 | -2.6301 | ||
| 107 | Indiana | 1 | 9 | 0 | -2.6737 | ||
| 108 | Maryland | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.6993 | ||
| 109 | SanJoseState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.8546 | ||
| 110 | Army | 1 | 9 | 1 | -3.0023 | ||
| 111 | Wyoming | 1 | 9 | 0 | -3.1027 | ||
| 112 | NON_DIV1A | 34 | 56 | 1 | -3.1197 | ||
| 113 | EastCarolina | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.2732 | ||
| 114 | Buffalo | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.0620 | ||
| 115 | Davidson | 2 | 8 | 0 | -4.4682 | ||
| 116 | WichitaState | 0 | 9 | 0 | -4.7167 | ||
| 117 | Xavier | 1 | 9 | 0 | -4.9189 | ||
| 118 | VMI | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.9720 | ||
| 119 | HolyCross | 0 | 10 | 1 | -5.5228 |
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