1989 Reward Ranking (before bowl games)
| Rank | Name | W | L | T | Reward | AP | UPI |
| 1 | Colorado | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8.3124 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | NotreDame | 11 | 1 | 0 | 7.9581 | 4 | 4 |
| 3 | Alabama | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.4875 | 7 | 7 |
| 4 | Miami(Florida) | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.4355 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Tennessee | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.3548 | 8 | 8 |
| 6 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 7.1072 | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | Arkansas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 6.9431 | 10 | 9 |
| 8 | FloridaState | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.3344 | 5 | 5 |
| 9 | Auburn | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.3328 | 9 | 10 |
| 10 | Illinois | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.2349 | 11 | 11 |
| 11 | Clemson | 9 | 2 | 0 | 6.2305 | 14 | 13 |
| 12 | Virginia | 10 | 2 | 0 | 5.8827 | 15 | 14 |
| 13 | Nebraska | 10 | 1 | 0 | 5.7887 | 6 | 6 |
| 14 | SouthernCalifornia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5.5407 | 12 | 12 |
| 15 | Houston | 9 | 2 | 0 | 5.5349 | 13 | Prob. |
| 16 | BrighamYoung | 10 | 2 | 0 | 4.8440 | 19 | 16 |
| 17 | Duke | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.7872 | 20 | NR |
| 18 | TexasA&M | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.6863 | 16 | 15 |
| 19 | TexasTech | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4.6569 | 25 | NR |
| 20 | WestVirginia | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4.3771 | 17 | 17 |
| 21 | PennState | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4.2625 | 18 | 18 |
| 22 | FresnoState | 10 | 1 | 0 | 4.1933 | NR | NR |
| 23 | Hawaii | 9 | 2 | 1 | 4.0770 | 23 | 19 |
| 24 | OhioState | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3.8422 | 21 | NR |
| 25 | Washington | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.7775 | ||
| 26 | NorthernIllinois | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3.6026 | ||
| 27 | Arizona | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.3447 | ||
| 28 | GeorgiaTech | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.3284 | ||
| 29 | Pittsburgh | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3.2808 | 24 | NR |
| 30 | Mississippi | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.2676 | ||
| 31 | MichiganState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.2078 | 22 | NR |
| 32 | NorthCarolinaState | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3.0969 | ||
| 33 | SouthCarolina | 6 | 4 | 1 | 3.0423 | ||
| 34 | AirForce | 8 | 3 | 1 | 3.0037 | ||
| 35 | Oregon | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.9044 | ||
| 36 | Florida | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.8113 | ||
| 37 | VirginiaTech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.7557 | ||
| 38 | Oklahoma | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.6780 | ||
| 39 | ArizonaState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2.6370 | ||
| 40 | Texas | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.5540 | ||
| 41 | Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 0 | 2.2569 | ||
| 42 | Georgia | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.1978 | ||
| 43 | WashingtonState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 2.1618 | ||
| 44 | SouthernMississippi | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.0279 | ||
| 45 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.8891 | ||
| 46 | Louisiana-Lafayette | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.8819 | ||
| 47 | ColoradoState | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.8063 | ||
| 48 | Kentucky | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.8027 | ||
| 49 | Minnesota | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.5529 | ||
| 50 | LouisianaTech | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1.5114 | ||
| 51 | Iowa | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.2542 | ||
| 52 | LouisianaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1.2279 | ||
| 53 | EastCarolina | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1.2213 | ||
| 54 | MississippiState | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.1965 | ||
| 55 | BallState | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1.1659 | ||
| 56 | IowaState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1.0550 | ||
| 57 | Wyoming | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0142 | ||
| 58 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1.0065 | ||
| 59 | OregonState | 4 | 7 | 1 | 1.0054 | ||
| 60 | SanDiegoState | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.9948 | ||
| 61 | Louisville | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.6823 | ||
| 62 | California | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.6792 | ||
| 63 | FullertonState | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.6421 | ||
| 64 | TexasChristian | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0.5773 | ||
| 65 | SanJoseState | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.5768 | ||
| 66 | Akron | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0.5142 | ||
| 67 | UCLA | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0.4688 | ||
| 68 | Tulsa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0.4637 | ||
| 69 | EasternMichigan | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0.1596 | ||
| 70 | OklahomaState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.0719 | ||
| 71 | Maryland | 3 | 7 | 1 | -0.1612 | ||
| 72 | Tulane | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.2688 | ||
| 73 | Army | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.2882 | ||
| 74 | Utah | 4 | 8 | 0 | -0.4748 | ||
| 75 | Purdue | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.5731 | ||
| 76 | Stanford | 3 | 8 | 0 | -0.6688 | ||
| 77 | UtahState | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.7422 | ||
| 78 | Toledo | 6 | 5 | 0 | -0.7974 | ||
| 79 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | -0.8967 | ||
| 80 | WesternMichigan | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.1703 | ||
| 81 | CentralMichigan | 5 | 5 | 1 | -1.1863 | ||
| 82 | Rice | 2 | 8 | 1 | -1.2445 | ||
| 83 | BowlingGreenState | 5 | 6 | 0 | -1.4444 | ||
| 84 | Nevada-LasVegas | 4 | 7 | 0 | -1.6049 | ||
| 85 | LongBeachState | 4 | 8 | 0 | -1.6121 | ||
| 86 | SouthernMethodist | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.7674 | ||
| 87 | WakeForest | 2 | 8 | 1 | -1.8752 | ||
| 88 | Wisconsin | 2 | 9 | 0 | -1.8863 | ||
| 89 | Navy | 3 | 8 | 0 | -1.9998 | ||
| 90 | Rutgers | 2 | 7 | 2 | -2.0689 | ||
| 91 | Missouri | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.1051 | ||
| 92 | BostonCollege | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.4952 | ||
| 93 | Memphis | 2 | 9 | 0 | -2.6200 | ||
| 94 | NewMexico | 2 | 10 | 0 | -2.8605 | ||
| 95 | Pacific | 2 | 10 | 0 | -3.0818 | ||
| 96 | NorthCarolina | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.1278 | ||
| 97 | Vanderbilt | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.1527 | ||
| 98 | Texas-ElPaso | 2 | 10 | 0 | -3.1830 | ||
| 99 | NON_DIV1A | 13 | 36 | 1 | -3.2200 | ||
| 100 | Temple | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.4232 | ||
| 101 | KansasState | 1 | 10 | 0 | -3.6933 | ||
| 102 | Cincinnati | 1 | 9 | 1 | -3.7608 | ||
| 103 | Northwestern | 0 | 11 | 0 | -3.9633 | ||
| 104 | Miami(Ohio) | 2 | 8 | 1 | -4.3864 | ||
| 105 | Ohio | 1 | 9 | 1 | -5.2998 | ||
| 106 | NewMexicoState | 0 | 11 | 0 | -5.6916 | ||
| 107 | Kent | 0 | 11 | 0 | -6.6844 |
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