| 85 Scholarships Era Top 40 College Football Teams | |||||||||
| Rank | Year | Team | Rating | PF | PA | W | L | T | Yr Rk |
| 1 | 1995 | Nebraska | 116.06 | 638 | 174 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 2005 | Texas | 104.28 | 652 | 213 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | 2001 | Miami (FL) | 102.04 | 512 | 117 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | 1992 | Alabama | 101.50 | 366 | 122 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | 1999 | Florida St. | 101.09 | 458 | 203 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | 2004 | Southern Cal | 100.14 | 496 | 169 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | 1995 | Florida | 99.76 | 558 | 263 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | 1997 | Nebraska | 99.35 | 607 | 214 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | 1996 | Florida | 99.34 | 549 | 207 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | 2000 | Oklahoma | 99.29 | 481 | 194 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | 1994 | Nebraska | 98.16 | 459 | 162 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | 1996 | Florida St. | 97.68 | 446 | 174 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | 2005 | Southern Cal | 97.20 | 638 | 297 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | 2000 | Miami (FL) | 97.02 | 445 | 176 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 | 1994 | Penn St. | 96.94 | 564 | 252 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | 1998 | Tennessee | 96.68 | 431 | 189 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 | 1993 | Florida St. | 96.62 | 536 | 129 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | 2004 | Auburn | 96.42 | 384 | 144 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 19 | 2003 | LSU | 96.22 | 440 | 147 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 20 | 2004 | Utah | 95.67 | 544 | 234 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 21 | 1992 | Florida St. | 95.51 | 446 | 186 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 22 | 2006 | Florida | 95.33 | 354 | 189 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | 2002 | Ohio St. | 94.93 | 410 | 183 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 24 | 1997 | Florida St. | 94.40 | 468 | 181 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 25 | 2000 | Florida St. | 94.20 | 511 | 136 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | 2006 | Ohio St. | 93.85 | 450 | 166 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | 1999 | Virginia Tech | 93.42 | 437 | 162 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | 1992 | Miami (FL) | 93.38 | 331 | 161 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 29 | 2002 | Miami (FL) | 93.12 | 464 | 231 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | 1998 | Ohio St. | 93.01 | 430 | 144 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 31 | 2003 | Southern Cal | 92.88 | 534 | 239 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 32 | 1993 | Notre Dame | 92.79 | 427 | 215 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 33 | 2004 | Oklahoma | 92.78 | 452 | 219 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 34 | 2001 | Florida | 92.68 | 538 | 178 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 35 | 2005 | Ohio St. | 92.53 | 392 | 183 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 36 | 1997 | Michigan | 92.45 | 322 | 114 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 37 | 2007 | LSU | 92.33 | 541 | 279 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | 1996 | Arizona St. | 92.30 | 488 | 216 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | 2006 | Southern Cal | 92.10 | 396 | 197 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 40 | 1998 | Florida St. | 92.00 | 401 | 161 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 |