National Champion: Alabama (AP, FWAA, UPI-NFF, USA-CNN)
Heisman Memorial Trophy: Gino Torretta (Miami (FL))
FWAA Coach of the Year Award: Gene Stallings (Alabama)
AP Preseason #1: Miami (FL) ▪ AP Final #1: Alabama
The SRS columns are SRS broken up into offensive and
defensive components.
The Scoring columns are points per game
adjusted for strength of opposition.
The Passing, Rushing, and Total
columns are yards per attempt adjusted for strength of opposition.
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 1 | Florida State | ACC | 11.53 | 9.47 | 21.00 | 40.45 | 10.47 | ||||||
| 2 | Notre Dame | Ind | 10.91 | 9.38 | 20.29 | 39.47 | 11.49 | ||||||
| 3 | Washington | Pac-10 | 9.41 | 9.66 | 19.07 | 34.57 | 10.33 | ||||||
| 4 | Alabama | SEC (West) | 6.69 | 12.28 | 18.97 | 32.30 | 9.19 | ||||||
| 5 | Michigan | Big Ten | 9.27 | 9.62 | 18.90 | 38.49 | 11.92 | ||||||
| 6 | Nebraska | Big 8 | 10.11 | 6.87 | 16.98 | 40.65 | 14.13 | ||||||
| 7 | Stanford | Pac-10 | 5.12 | 11.10 | 16.22 | 29.54 | 9.83 | ||||||
| 8 | Miami (FL) | Big East | 5.82 | 10.12 | 15.94 | 33.57 | 10.50 | ||||||
| 9 | Georgia | SEC (East) | 6.61 | 7.64 | 14.26 | 32.88 | 13.90 | ||||||
| 10 | Ohio State | Big Ten | 3.20 | 9.95 | 13.15 | 25.63 | 11.18 | ||||||
| 11 | Syracuse | Big East | 5.81 | 6.88 | 12.69 | 29.06 | 14.30 | ||||||
| 12 | Texas A&M | SWC | 3.34 | 9.14 | 12.47 | 26.81 | 12.67 | ||||||
| 13 | Colorado | Big 8 | 5.67 | 6.15 | 11.82 | 30.44 | 16.55 | ||||||
| 14 | Arizona | Pac-10 | -2.89 | 14.69 | 11.80 | 22.76 | 4.66 | ||||||
| 15 | Tennessee | SEC (East) | 7.09 | 4.64 | 11.73 | 31.54 | 15.93 | ||||||
| 16 | Southern California | Pac-10 | 5.01 | 5.93 | 10.94 | 28.61 | 13.68 | ||||||
| 17 | North Carolina State | ACC | 2.09 | 8.48 | 10.56 | 26.76 | 12.27 | ||||||
| 18 | Washington State | Pac-10 | 9.40 | 0.83 | 10.23 | 32.37 | 21.33 | ||||||
| 19 | Arizona State | Pac-10 | 2.26 | 7.49 | 9.75 | 26.75 | 12.48 | ||||||
| 20 | Florida | SEC (East) | 6.94 | 2.24 | 9.18 | 29.90 | 18.76 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 21 | Fresno State | WAC | 14.45 | -5.40 | 9.06 | 38.22 | 26.76 | ||||||
| 22 | Kansas | Big 8 | 7.14 | 1.52 | 8.67 | 32.55 | 20.81 | ||||||
| 23 | Penn State | Ind | 5.41 | 2.50 | 7.91 | 33.21 | 16.88 | ||||||
| 24 | Brigham Young | WAC | 4.96 | 2.52 | 7.49 | 28.40 | 18.39 | ||||||
| 25 | Boston College | Big East | 2.37 | 4.87 | 7.23 | 27.58 | 18.16 | ||||||
| 26 | Virginia | ACC | 5.37 | 1.84 | 7.21 | 32.09 | 18.83 | ||||||
| 27 | Mississippi | SEC (West) | 0.00 | 7.06 | 7.06 | 23.66 | 14.44 | ||||||
| 28 | Hawaii | WAC | 8.23 | -1.27 | 6.97 | 30.23 | 23.68 | ||||||
| 29 | North Carolina | ACC | 2.32 | 4.00 | 6.32 | 25.22 | 17.77 | ||||||
| 30 | Oregon | Pac-10 | 0.15 | 6.14 | 6.30 | 25.27 | 14.38 | ||||||
| 31 | Memphis | Ind | 2.75 | 2.14 | 4.88 | 27.39 | 18.72 | ||||||
| 32 | West Virginia | Big East | 2.67 | 2.05 | 4.72 | 26.52 | 18.27 | ||||||
| 33 | Mississippi State | SEC (West) | -0.87 | 5.37 | 4.51 | 23.20 | 16.23 | ||||||
| 34 | Oklahoma | Big 8 | -1.02 | 5.42 | 4.39 | 25.13 | 16.14 | ||||||
| 35 | UCLA | Pac-10 | -0.20 | 4.34 | 4.14 | 22.47 | 17.77 | ||||||
| 36 | Baylor | SWC | 5.00 | -0.96 | 4.05 | 29.11 | 21.76 | ||||||
| 37 | California | Pac-10 | 5.28 | -1.35 | 3.93 | 32.04 | 22.27 | ||||||
| 38 | Wake Forest | ACC | 0.67 | 2.79 | 3.46 | 24.11 | 18.75 | ||||||
| 39 | Clemson | ACC | -0.41 | 3.58 | 3.17 | 25.27 | 17.45 | ||||||
| 40 | San Diego State | WAC | 7.36 | -4.23 | 3.13 | 31.09 | 28.04 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 41 | Michigan State | Big Ten | 3.72 | -1.00 | 2.72 | 25.77 | 21.90 | ||||||
| 42 | Southern Mississippi | Ind | -1.27 | 3.71 | 2.44 | 19.94 | 18.04 | ||||||
| 43 | Wisconsin | Big Ten | -0.52 | 2.86 | 2.34 | 21.36 | 18.18 | ||||||
| 44 | Utah | WAC | 1.10 | 1.23 | 2.33 | 24.87 | 20.62 | ||||||
| 45 | Illinois | Big Ten | -1.75 | 3.63 | 1.88 | 19.32 | 17.24 | ||||||
| 46 | Georgia Tech | ACC | 2.40 | -0.66 | 1.74 | 24.48 | 21.15 | ||||||
| 47 | Bowling Green State | MAC | 3.35 | -1.78 | 1.57 | 24.23 | 26.16 | ||||||
| 48 | Auburn | SEC (West) | -0.88 | 2.40 | 1.51 | 23.70 | 19.23 | ||||||
| 49 | Rutgers | Big East | 3.97 | -2.47 | 1.50 | 28.98 | 23.56 | ||||||
| 50 | Iowa | Big Ten | 1.09 | 0.23 | 1.31 | 25.19 | 21.13 | ||||||
| 51 | Texas | SWC | 4.31 | -3.31 | 1.00 | 26.27 | 24.41 | ||||||
| 52 | Louisville | Ind | -0.43 | 0.88 | 0.45 | 21.92 | 19.92 | ||||||
| 53 | South Carolina | SEC (East) | -3.58 | 4.02 | 0.45 | 18.45 | 19.00 | ||||||
| 54 | Maryland | ACC | 6.05 | -5.94 | 0.12 | 30.20 | 28.09 | ||||||
| 55 | Purdue | Big Ten | -0.57 | 0.56 | -0.01 | 22.04 | 21.66 | ||||||
| 56 | Vanderbilt | SEC (East) | 1.00 | -1.18 | -0.18 | 24.12 | 22.82 | ||||||
| 57 | Indiana | Big Ten | -5.53 | 5.23 | -0.30 | 17.40 | 16.89 | ||||||
| 58 | Arkansas | SEC (West) | -3.93 | 3.30 | -0.63 | 19.69 | 18.07 | ||||||
| 59 | Texas Tech | SWC | 4.54 | -5.82 | -1.28 | 27.19 | 28.11 | ||||||
| 60 | Rice | SWC | 0.77 | -2.11 | -1.33 | 23.76 | 24.26 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 61 | Missouri | Big 8 | 0.70 | -2.23 | -1.53 | 23.15 | 23.84 | ||||||
| 62 | Houston | SWC | 8.74 | -10.39 | -1.65 | 34.26 | 35.03 | ||||||
| 63 | Virginia Tech | Big East | 2.90 | -4.83 | -1.93 | 26.02 | 24.04 | ||||||
| 64 | Air Force | WAC | -3.97 | 1.94 | -2.03 | 16.96 | 19.90 | ||||||
| 65 | Iowa State | Big 8 | -0.79 | -1.72 | -2.51 | 21.29 | 22.49 | ||||||
| 66 | Oklahoma State | Big 8 | -6.54 | 3.87 | -2.67 | 16.14 | 20.39 | ||||||
| 67 | Louisiana Tech | Ind | -7.53 | 4.85 | -2.68 | 16.19 | 17.71 | ||||||
| 68 | Kansas State | Big 8 | -5.20 | 2.40 | -2.80 | 16.30 | 20.31 | ||||||
| 69 | Wyoming | WAC | 0.67 | -3.50 | -2.83 | 23.18 | 26.16 | ||||||
| 70 | Toledo | MAC | -3.96 | 0.84 | -3.12 | 18.65 | 22.69 | ||||||
| 71 | Kentucky | SEC (East) | 0.19 | -3.37 | -3.19 | 22.77 | 25.07 | ||||||
| 72 | Duke | ACC | 2.42 | -6.61 | -4.20 | 26.48 | 26.67 | ||||||
| 73 | Louisiana State | SEC (West) | -3.14 | -1.06 | -4.20 | 19.86 | 22.02 | ||||||
| 74 | San Jose State | Big West | 3.74 | -8.04 | -4.31 | 25.10 | 31.26 | ||||||
| 75 | Minnesota | Big Ten | -1.51 | -2.95 | -4.47 | 20.99 | 26.44 | ||||||
| 76 | Central Michigan | MAC | -4.00 | -0.54 | -4.54 | 17.72 | 22.99 | ||||||
| 77 | Northwestern | Big Ten | -0.57 | -4.00 | -4.57 | 22.03 | 30.28 | ||||||
| 78 | Utah State | Big West | 2.02 | -7.33 | -5.31 | 25.29 | 32.24 | ||||||
| 79 | Oregon State | Pac-10 | -2.77 | -2.55 | -5.32 | 21.25 | 26.68 | ||||||
| 80 | Tulsa | Ind | -1.01 | -4.79 | -5.80 | 20.28 | 27.79 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 81 | East Carolina | Ind | 3.72 | -9.93 | -6.21 | 25.03 | 33.84 | ||||||
| 82 | Colorado State | WAC | -0.86 | -5.39 | -6.25 | 20.70 | 27.86 | ||||||
| 83 | Southern Methodist | SWC | -5.44 | -0.91 | -6.35 | 16.52 | 24.99 | ||||||
| 84 | New Mexico | WAC | -3.41 | -3.02 | -6.43 | 19.07 | 25.44 | ||||||
| 85 | Miami (OH) | MAC | -4.17 | -2.80 | -6.97 | 15.74 | 25.97 | ||||||
| 86 | Nevada | Big West | -0.64 | -6.49 | -7.13 | 18.08 | 28.74 | ||||||
| 87 | Western Michigan | MAC | -7.05 | -0.47 | -7.52 | 12.73 | 24.73 | ||||||
| 88 | Akron | MAC | -5.09 | -2.87 | -7.97 | 13.65 | 26.00 | ||||||
| 89 | Cincinnati | Ind | -5.38 | -2.64 | -8.02 | 17.48 | 25.49 | ||||||
| 90 | Pittsburgh | Big East | -0.54 | -8.10 | -8.64 | 23.34 | 33.16 | ||||||
| 91 | Pacific | Big West | -4.41 | -4.86 | -9.27 | 17.76 | 27.51 | ||||||
| 92 | Nevada-Las Vegas | Big West | -6.13 | -3.40 | -9.53 | 15.20 | 31.64 | ||||||
| 93 | Tulane | Ind | -6.07 | -3.46 | -9.53 | 16.46 | 31.07 | ||||||
| 94 | Northern Illinois | Ind | -7.09 | -2.48 | -9.57 | 13.75 | 25.74 | ||||||
| 95 | Army | Ind | -4.64 | -5.07 | -9.71 | 16.79 | 28.00 | ||||||
| 96 | Texas Christian | SWC | -4.33 | -5.38 | -9.71 | 17.69 | 27.77 | ||||||
| 97 | Ball State | MAC | -8.00 | -2.01 | -10.01 | 12.08 | 28.27 | ||||||
| 98 | New Mexico State | Big West | 0.05 | -10.07 | -10.03 | 21.34 | 34.83 | ||||||
| 99 | Texas-El Paso | WAC | -1.96 | -11.59 | -13.55 | 20.09 | 33.78 | ||||||
| 100 | Navy | Ind | -9.83 | -4.36 | -14.18 | 12.13 | 29.62 | ||||||
| SRS | Scoring | Passing | Rushing | Total | |||||||||
| Rk | School | Conf | OSRS | DSRS | SRS | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def | Off | Def |
| 101 | Temple | Big East | -10.96 | -3.83 | -14.78 | 12.91 | 32.56 | ||||||
| 102 | Louisiana-Lafayette | Ind | -12.73 | -6.24 | -18.96 | 7.20 | 32.14 | ||||||
| 103 | Cal State Fullerton | Big West | -13.95 | -6.03 | -19.97 | 6.42 | 34.02 | ||||||
| 104 | Ohio | MAC | -12.87 | -7.58 | -20.45 | 7.85 | 30.78 | ||||||
| 105 | Kent State | MAC | -12.91 | -7.90 | -20.80 | 7.35 | 34.66 | ||||||
| 106 | Arkansas State | Ind | -13.10 | -9.19 | -22.28 | 7.80 | 41.76 | ||||||
| 107 | Eastern Michigan | MAC | -12.89 | -10.28 | -23.17 | 8.20 | 37.82 | ||||||