1985 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | PennState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.3808 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Miami(Florida) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.5654 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Iowa | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.5645 | 4 | 3 |
| 4 | Florida | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7.3607 | 6 | Prob. |
| 5 | Michigan | 9 | 1 | 1 | 6.8054 | 5 | 5 |
| 6 | Oklahoma | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.7829 | 3 | 2 |
| 7 | Tennessee | 8 | 1 | 2 | 6.6391 | 8 | 8 |
| 8 | Alabama | 8 | 2 | 1 | 6.0628 | 15 | 14 |
| 9 | BowlingGreenState | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5.6936 | 20T | NR |
| 10 | LouisianaState | 9 | 1 | 1 | 5.5597 | 12 | 10 |
| 11 | TexasA&M | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.4419 | 11 | 11 |
| 12 | AirForce | 11 | 1 | 0 | 5.4356 | 10 | 7 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.2583 | 7 | 6 |
| 14 | Auburn | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5.1184 | 16 | 15 |
| 15 | Arkansas | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4.9649 | 14 | 12 |
| 16 | OhioState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.9037 | 17 | NR |
| 17 | Georgia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4.8087 | NR | NR |
| 18 | GeorgiaTech | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.5553 | NR | NR |
| 19 | Maryland | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.3865 | 20T | NR |
| 20 | FloridaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.3859 | 18 | 16 |
| 21 | UCLA | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.3400 | 13 | 13 |
| 22 | Baylor | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.2770 | NR | NR |
| 23 | BrighamYoung | 11 | 2 | 0 | 4.2637 | 9 | 9 |
| 24 | Texas | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.2494 | NR | NR |
| 25 | OklahomaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.6226 | 19 | 19 |
| 26 | MichiganState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.3387 | ||
| 27 | ArizonaState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.2135 | ||
| 28 | Arizona | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.1846 | NR | 20 |
| 29 | Illinois | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.1767 | ||
| 30 | WestVirginia | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2.9514 | ||
| 31 | Miami(Ohio) | 8 | 2 | 1 | 2.8508 | ||
| 32 | Colorado | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.7115 | ||
| 33 | FresnoState | 10 | 0 | 1 | 2.7031 | NR | 18 |
| 34 | NotreDame | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.5501 | ||
| 35 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.3034 | ||
| 36 | Purdue | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0514 | ||
| 37 | Army | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2.0275 | ||
| 38 | Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.9536 | ||
| 39 | SouthernMethodist | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.9382 | ||
| 40 | Wisconsin | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.6588 | ||
| 41 | Kentucky | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.5367 | ||
| 42 | SouthernCalifornia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5194 | ||
| 43 | MississippiState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.4536 | ||
| 44 | Utah | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1.2127 | ||
| 45 | Clemson | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1531 | ||
| 46 | Pittsburgh | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.1373 | ||
| 47 | Washington | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.1317 | ||
| 48 | Virginia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0879 | ||
| 49 | CentralMichigan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1.0578 | ||
| 50 | SouthernMississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0.9908 | ||
| 51 | Mississippi | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0.9412 | ||
| 52 | VirginiaTech | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.8382 | ||
| 53 | Cincinnati | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8374 | ||
| 54 | NorthCarolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.8336 | ||
| 55 | IowaState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.7591 | ||
| 56 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4937 | ||
| 57 | ColoradoState | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.4441 | ||
| 58 | Kansas | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0.4315 | ||
| 59 | SouthCarolina | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0.0846 | ||
| 60 | Oregon | 5 | 6 | 0 | -0.0091 | ||
| 61 | SanDiegoState | 5 | 6 | 1 | -0.0630 | ||
| 62 | BostonCollege | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.0990 | ||
| 63 | Indiana | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.2382 | ||
| 64 | Houston | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.3362 | ||
| 65 | WashingtonState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.4452 | ||
| 66 | TexasTech | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5154 | ||
| 67 | Stanford | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.5481 | ||
| 68 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.5780 | ||
| 69 | Duke | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.7177 | ||
| 70 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.7337 | ||
| 71 | Temple | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8500 | ||
| 72 | Hawaii | 4 | 6 | 2 | -0.9197 | ||
| 73 | Rice | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.9294 | ||
| 74 | California | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.0088 | ||
| 75 | WakeForest | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.0427 | ||
| 76 | Northwestern | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.1500 | ||
| 77 | WesternMichigan | 4 | 6 | 1 | -1.4904 | ||
| 78 | Nevada-LasVegas | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.5738 | ||
| 79 | NorthernIllinois | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.5982 | ||
| 80 | LongBeachState | 6 | 6 | 0 | -1.6325 | ||
| 81 | Memphis | 2 | 7 | 2 | -1.6537 | ||
| 82 | Rutgers | 2 | 8 | 1 | -1.8875 | ||
| 83 | FullertonState | 6 | 5 | 0 | -1.8903 | ||
| 84 | Pacific | 5 | 7 | 0 | -1.8984 | ||
| 85 | TexasChristian | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0308 | ||
| 86 | Toledo | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.0631 | ||
| 87 | NorthCarolinaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.0847 | ||
| 88 | BallState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.1886 | ||
| 89 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.2345 | ||
| 90 | Wyoming | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.2583 | ||
| 91 | OregonState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.2618 | ||
| 92 | EastCarolina | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.5047 | ||
| 93 | NewMexico | 3 | 8 | 0 | -2.5850 | ||
| 94 | EasternMichigan | 4 | 7 | 0 | -2.6109 | ||
| 95 | UtahState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.1799 | ||
| 96 | Louisville | 2 | 9 | 0 | -3.3885 | ||
| 97 | Kent | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.4881 | ||
| 98 | Tulane | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.7329 | ||
| 99 | Missouri | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.7832 | ||
| 100 | WichitaState | 3 | 8 | 0 | -3.8284 | ||
| 101 | NON_DIV1A | 22 | 58 | 1 | -3.9411 | ||
| 102 | SanJoseState | 2 | 8 | 1 | -4.2018 | ||
| 103 | Ohio | 2 | 9 | 0 | -4.4901 | ||
| 104 | KansasState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -4.5960 | ||
| 105 | Texas-ElPaso | 1 | 10 | 0 | -5.3072 | ||
| 106 | NewMexicoState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -6.2435 |
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