1982 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Georgia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 7.7910 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | PennState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.2369 | 2 | 2 |
| 3 | Nebraska | 11 | 1 | 0 | 6.4203 | 3 | 3 |
| 4 | UCLA | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.7862 | 5 | 5 |
| 5 | SouthernMethodist | 10 | 0 | 1 | 5.5934 | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.4662 | 6 | 6 |
| 7 | Clemson | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.4623 | 7 | Prob. |
| 8 | WestVirginia | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.4492 | 10 | 9 |
| 9 | Washington | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.0946 | 9 | 8 |
| 10 | ArizonaState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.0259 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Florida | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.6042 | NR | 19 |
| 12 | NewMexico | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.3572 | NR | NR |
| 13 | SouthernCalifornia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.2848 | 15 | Prob. |
| 14 | Texas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.1637 | 8 | 7 |
| 15 | LouisianaState | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.0125 | 13 | 13 |
| 16 | Tulsa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3.8883 | 20 | 18 |
| 17 | Oklahoma | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.8739 | 12 | 10 |
| 18 | Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.8103 | 18 | 15 |
| 19 | Maryland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.7588 | 16 | 14 |
| 20 | Vanderbilt | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.7513 | ||
| 21 | FloridaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.2739 | NR | 20 |
| 22 | Alabama | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.2500 | ||
| 23 | Arkansas | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3.1293 | 14 | 12 |
| 24 | BostonCollege | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2.9910 | ||
| 25 | BrighamYoung | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.9786 | ||
| 26 | FresnoState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2.8450 | ||
| 27 | NotreDame | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.5798 | ||
| 28 | Michigan | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.5085 | 19 | 17 |
| 29 | NorthCarolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.3999 | ||
| 30 | California | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.3770 | ||
| 31 | OhioState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.3393 | 17 | 16 |
| 32 | Arizona | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.1912 | ||
| 33 | Miami(Florida) | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.9177 | ||
| 34 | SanJoseState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1.5362 | ||
| 35 | Stanford | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4355 | ||
| 36 | Tennessee | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1.3029 | ||
| 37 | Iowa | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2844 | ||
| 38 | SouthernMississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.2066 | ||
| 39 | NorthCarolinaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0581 | ||
| 40 | MississippiState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.9032 | ||
| 41 | Illinois | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.8209 | ||
| 42 | KansasState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.8186 | ||
| 43 | Missouri | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0.7867 | ||
| 44 | Duke | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.7769 | ||
| 45 | GeorgiaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.7418 | ||
| 46 | VirginiaTech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.6970 | ||
| 47 | AirForce | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5388 | ||
| 48 | SanDiegoState | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0.5356 | ||
| 49 | Houston | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0.3158 | ||
| 50 | Hawaii | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.2958 | ||
| 51 | EastCarolina | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.2039 | ||
| 52 | OklahomaState | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0.0569 | ||
| 53 | WichitaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | -0.0129 | ||
| 54 | Navy | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.0794 | ||
| 55 | Wisconsin | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.1202 | ||
| 56 | Rutgers | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.1762 | ||
| 57 | Mississippi | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.6538 | ||
| 58 | TexasTech | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.6702 | ||
| 59 | TexasA&M | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.7312 | ||
| 60 | Baylor | 4 | 6 | 1 | -0.7579 | ||
| 61 | Tulane | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.7882 | ||
| 62 | IowaState | 4 | 6 | 1 | -0.8537 | ||
| 63 | LongBeachState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.8616 | ||
| 64 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.8688 | ||
| 65 | Utah | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.9445 | ||
| 66 | Wyoming | 5 | 7 | 0 | -1.1929 | ||
| 67 | WesternMichigan | 7 | 2 | 2 | -1.3261 | ||
| 68 | Louisville | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.3583 | ||
| 69 | SouthCarolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.5539 | ||
| 70 | Oregon | 2 | 8 | 1 | -1.5669 | ||
| 71 | UtahState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.5776 | ||
| 72 | WashingtonState | 3 | 7 | 1 | -1.5873 | ||
| 73 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.5893 | ||
| 74 | ColoradoState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.6201 | ||
| 75 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 3 | 1 | -2.0235 | ||
| 76 | WakeForest | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.2098 | ||
| 77 | Army | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.2956 | ||
| 78 | Kansas | 2 | 7 | 2 | -2.3985 | ||
| 79 | Colorado | 2 | 8 | 1 | -2.4502 | ||
| 80 | CentralMichigan | 6 | 4 | 1 | -2.6718 | ||
| 81 | Syracuse | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.6935 | ||
| 82 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.7567 | ||
| 83 | TexasChristian | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.8952 | ||
| 84 | OregonState | 1 | 9 | 1 | -3.1565 | ||
| 85 | Kentucky | 0 | 10 | 1 | -3.1722 | ||
| 86 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | -3.2622 | ||
| 87 | Nevada-LasVegas | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.3366 | ||
| 88 | Minnesota | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.5390 | ||
| 89 | Texas-ElPaso | 2 | 10 | 0 | -3.5444 | ||
| 90 | Virginia | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.6454 | ||
| 91 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.7921 | ||
| 92 | MichiganState | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.8337 | ||
| 93 | NewMexicoState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -4.1876 | ||
| 94 | FullertonState | 3 | 9 | 0 | -4.8927 | ||
| 95 | Memphis | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.9265 | ||
| 96 | Rice | 0 | 11 | 0 | -5.3954 | ||
| 97 | Pacific | 2 | 9 | 0 | -5.4855 | ||
| 98 | NON_DIV1A | 26 | 109 | 2 | -6.2783 |
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