1973 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Alabama | 11 | 0 | 0 | 6.4282 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Oklahoma | 10 | 0 | 1 | 6.2780 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | NotreDame | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5.7114 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 | PennState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.3606 | 6 | 5 |
| 5 | Miami(Ohio) | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4.8084 | 15 | 17 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 0 | 1 | 4.7838 | 5 | 6 |
| 7 | OhioState | 9 | 0 | 1 | 4.6342 | 4 | 3 |
| 8 | SouthernCalifornia | 9 | 1 | 1 | 4.2830 | 7 | 7 |
| 9 | TexasTech | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.2763 | 11 | 11T |
| 10 | Houston | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.9059 | 14 | 13 |
| 11 | LouisianaState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.8524 | 13 | 14 |
| 12 | Texas | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3.8409 | 8 | 8 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.8144 | 12 | 11T |
| 14 | Tulane | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.6411 | 17 | 15T |
| 15 | SanDiegoState | 9 | 1 | 1 | 3.2265 | NR | 18T |
| 16 | ArizonaState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.1438 | 10 | 10 |
| 17 | UCLA | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.1398 | 9 | 9 |
| 18 | Tennessee | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.8085 | 20 | NR |
| 19 | Kansas | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.7138 | 19 | 15T |
| 20 | Kent | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.4136 | NR | NR |
| 21 | NorthCarolinaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.3897 | 16 | NR |
| 22 | EastCarolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2.0619 | NR | NR |
| 23 | Maryland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.0452 | 18 | 18T |
| 24 | Missouri | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.9827 | ||
| 25 | Richmond | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1.7439 | ||
| 26 | Auburn | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.6773 | ||
| 27 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.6463 | NR | 18T |
| 28 | Temple | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1.6141 | ||
| 29 | OklahomaState | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1.6116 | ||
| 30 | Georgia | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.5667 | ||
| 31 | Colorado | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.5077 | ||
| 32 | Memphis | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.4252 | ||
| 33 | Mississippi | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.3723 | ||
| 34 | Minnesota | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.3335 | ||
| 35 | Miami(Florida) | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.3309 | ||
| 36 | KansasState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2849 | ||
| 37 | Arizona | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.2266 | ||
| 38 | Stanford | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.1277 | ||
| 39 | MississippiState | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1.1074 | ||
| 40 | Rice | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0607 | ||
| 41 | SouthCarolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.0338 | ||
| 42 | IowaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.9971 | ||
| 43 | Pittsburgh | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.9897 | ||
| 44 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9736 | ||
| 45 | Arkansas | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.8999 | ||
| 46 | SouthernMethodist | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.8851 | ||
| 47 | Vanderbilt | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.7546 | ||
| 48 | BowlingGreenState | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0.7209 | ||
| 49 | AirForce | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0.6966 | ||
| 50 | TexasA&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.5393 | ||
| 51 | GeorgiaTech | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4522 | ||
| 52 | MichiganState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.4476 | ||
| 53 | WestVirginia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4162 | ||
| 54 | BostonCollege | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.4031 | ||
| 55 | SouthernMississippi | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.3947 | ||
| 56 | Harvard | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0.3378 | ||
| 57 | Illinois | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3238 | ||
| 58 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.3229 | ||
| 59 | WashingtonState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.2656 | ||
| 60 | Ohio | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0.1833 | ||
| 61 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.1474 | ||
| 62 | Northwestern | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.1301 | ||
| 63 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.0765 | ||
| 64 | Utah | 7 | 5 | 0 | -0.0099 | ||
| 65 | NorthCarolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.1117 | ||
| 66 | Pacific | 7 | 2 | 1 | -0.1313 | ||
| 67 | Clemson | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.1565 | ||
| 68 | Tampa | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.1568 | ||
| 69 | SanJoseState | 5 | 4 | 2 | -0.3348 | ||
| 70 | UtahState | 7 | 4 | 0 | -0.3547 | ||
| 71 | Dartmouth | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.5445 | ||
| 72 | Yale | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.5752 | ||
| 73 | California | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5966 | ||
| 74 | BrighamYoung | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.6218 | ||
| 75 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.6594 | ||
| 76 | Pennsylvania | 6 | 3 | 0 | -0.6880 | ||
| 77 | Wyoming | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.7578 | ||
| 78 | WesternMichigan | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.8907 | ||
| 79 | NewMexico | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8956 | ||
| 80 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.9074 | ||
| 81 | ColoradoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.9828 | ||
| 82 | TexasChristian | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.9913 | ||
| 83 | William&Mary | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.0885 | ||
| 84 | Brown | 4 | 3 | 1 | -1.2592 | ||
| 85 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.3195 | ||
| 86 | Marshall | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.4268 | ||
| 87 | Furman | 7 | 4 | 0 | -1.4548 | ||
| 88 | Cincinnati | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.4794 | ||
| 89 | NorthTexas | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.4984 | ||
| 90 | Dayton | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.6316 | ||
| 91 | Texas-Arlington | 4 | 6 | 0 | -1.6592 | ||
| 92 | Xavier | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.6896 | ||
| 93 | Baylor | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7895 | ||
| 94 | HolyCross | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.8435 | ||
| 95 | Indiana | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.8925 | ||
| 96 | NorthernIllinois | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.9382 | ||
| 97 | Rutgers | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.9491 | ||
| 98 | NewMexicoState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.9577 | ||
| 99 | Duke | 2 | 8 | 1 | -1.9821 | ||
| 100 | Toledo | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0438 | ||
| 101 | VMI | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.1353 | ||
| 102 | Colgate | 5 | 5 | 0 | -2.1732 | ||
| 103 | Idaho | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.1866 | ||
| 104 | Oregon | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.2330 | ||
| 105 | Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.2887 | ||
| 106 | WichitaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.2968 | ||
| 107 | OregonState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.3036 | ||
| 108 | Villanova | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.4253 | ||
| 109 | VirginiaTech | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.4954 | ||
| 110 | SouthernIllinois | 3 | 7 | 1 | -2.5268 | ||
| 111 | Cornell | 3 | 5 | 1 | -2.6343 | ||
| 112 | Citadel | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.9498 | ||
| 113 | NON_DIV1A | 38 | 72 | 5 | -3.1194 | ||
| 114 | WakeForest | 1 | 9 | 1 | -3.1994 | ||
| 115 | Washington | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.3640 | ||
| 116 | Iowa | 0 | 11 | 0 | -3.4040 | ||
| 117 | Davidson | 2 | 8 | 0 | -3.6839 | ||
| 118 | Army | 0 | 10 | 0 | -3.7011 | ||
| 119 | FloridaState | 0 | 11 | 0 | -4.0311 | ||
| 120 | WestTexasA&M | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.1010 | ||
| 121 | Drake | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.3683 | ||
| 122 | FresnoState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.4660 | ||
| 123 | Columbia | 1 | 7 | 1 | -4.6277 | ||
| 124 | LongBeachState | 1 | 9 | 1 | -4.8245 | ||
| 125 | Princeton | 1 | 8 | 0 | -5.1532 | ||
| 126 | Texas-ElPaso | 0 | 11 | 0 | -5.4407 |
(This page last modified October 10, 2006 .)