| Rank | Year | Team | W | L | T | PF | PA | EWP | EWPN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1972 | Southern Cal | 12 | 0 | 0 | 467 | 134 | 0.970 | 92.48 |
| 2 | 1972 | Oklahoma | 11 | 1 | 0 | 399 | 74 | 0.958 | 91.78 |
| 3 | 1972 | Texas | 10 | 1 | 0 | 271 | 121 | 0.936 | 90.54 |
| 4 | 1972 | Alabama | 10 | 2 | 0 | 406 | 150 | 0.934 | 90.42 |
| 5 | 1972 | Nebraska | 9 | 2 | 1 | 501 | 97 | 0.934 | 90.41 |
| 6 | 1972 | Tennessee | 9 | 2 | 0 | 263 | 98 | 0.902 | 88.54 |
| 7 | 1972 | Michigan | 10 | 1 | 0 | 264 | 57 | 0.895 | 88.09 |
| 8 | 1972 | Auburn | 10 | 1 | 0 | 209 | 141 | 0.882 | 87.36 |
| 9 | 1972 | LSU | 9 | 2 | 1 | 252 | 145 | 0.868 | 86.51 |
| 10 | 1972 | Penn St. | 10 | 2 | 0 | 358 | 189 | 0.862 | 86.16 |
| 11 | 1972 | Notre Dame | 8 | 3 | 0 | 289 | 192 | 0.855 | 85.79 |
| 12 | 1972 | Ohio St. | 9 | 2 | 0 | 280 | 171 | 0.843 | 85.08 |
| 13 | 1972 | UCLA | 8 | 3 | 0 | 351 | 239 | 0.843 | 85.08 |
| 14 | 1972 | North Carolina | 11 | 1 | 0 | 324 | 210 | 0.823 | 83.90 |
| 15 | 1972 | Georgia | 7 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 163 | 0.813 | 83.33 |
| 16 | 1972 | Colorado | 8 | 4 | 0 | 313 | 206 | 0.810 | 83.16 |
| 17 | 1972 | Florida | 5 | 5 | 1 | 218 | 144 | 0.791 | 82.01 |
| 18 | 1972 | SMU | 7 | 4 | 0 | 269 | 154 | 0.767 | 80.62 |
| 19 | 1972 | Arizona St. | 10 | 2 | 0 | 562 | 296 | 0.766 | 80.58 |
| 20 | 1972 | Oklahoma St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 259 | 203 | 0.758 | 80.10 |
| 21 | 1972 | Washington | 8 | 3 | 0 | 208 | 204 | 0.756 | 79.97 |
| 22 | 1972 | North Carolina St. | 8 | 3 | 1 | 409 | 240 | 0.755 | 79.94 |
| 23 | 1972 | Georgia Tech | 7 | 4 | 1 | 284 | 226 | 0.747 | 79.44 |
| 24 | 1972 | Texas Tech | 8 | 4 | 0 | 282 | 188 | 0.744 | 79.28 |
| 25 | 1972 | Louisville | 9 | 1 | 0 | 309 | 91 | 0.720 | 77.89 |
| 26 | 1972 | San Diego St. | 10 | 1 | 0 | 266 | 143 | 0.716 | 77.65 |
| 27 | 1972 | Baylor | 5 | 6 | 0 | 180 | 156 | 0.716 | 77.62 |
| 28 | 1972 | Mississippi | 5 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 142 | 0.714 | 77.53 |
| 29 | 1972 | Arkansas | 6 | 5 | 0 | 228 | 227 | 0.712 | 77.41 |
| 30 | 1972 | Michigan St. | 5 | 5 | 1 | 158 | 156 | 0.700 | 76.72 |
| 31 | 1972 | Missouri | 6 | 6 | 0 | 219 | 311 | 0.700 | 76.68 |
| 32 | 1972 | Purdue | 6 | 5 | 0 | 245 | 135 | 0.696 | 76.44 |
| 33 | 1972 | Rice | 5 | 5 | 1 | 196 | 238 | 0.689 | 76.05 |
| 34 | 1972 | Washington St. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 274 | 241 | 0.688 | 75.98 |
| 35 | 1972 | Florida St. | 7 | 4 | 0 | 287 | 224 | 0.678 | 75.43 |
| 36 | 1972 | Stanford | 5 | 5 | 0 | 227 | 176 | 0.677 | 75.34 |
| 37 | 1972 | Tulane | 6 | 5 | 0 | 212 | 165 | 0.675 | 75.24 |
| 38 | 1972 | Tampa | 7 | 2 | 0 | 197 | 102 | 0.669 | 74.90 |
| 39 | 1972 | Iowa St. | 5 | 6 | 1 | 319 | 238 | 0.667 | 74.75 |
| 40 | 1972 | Miami (FL) | 4 | 6 | 0 | 163 | 163 | 0.657 | 74.17 |
| 41 | 1972 | West Virginia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 415 | 289 | 0.655 | 74.06 |
| 42 | 1972 | Utah St. | 7 | 3 | 0 | 309 | 214 | 0.646 | 73.53 |
| 43 | 1972 | Virginia Tech | 6 | 4 | 1 | 307 | 253 | 0.644 | 73.45 |
| 44 | 1972 | Houston | 6 | 4 | 1 | 325 | 202 | 0.633 | 72.81 |
| 45 | 1972 | Air Force | 6 | 4 | 0 | 303 | 183 | 0.617 | 71.85 |
| 46 | 1972 | TCU | 5 | 6 | 0 | 213 | 245 | 0.608 | 71.32 |
| 47 | 1972 | Dartmouth | 6 | 1 | 1 | 236 | 154 | 0.603 | 71.05 |
| 48 | 1972 | Duke | 5 | 6 | 0 | 132 | 156 | 0.574 | 69.36 |
| 49 | 1972 | Kansas | 4 | 7 | 0 | 208 | 305 | 0.569 | 69.04 |
| 50 | 1972 | East Carolina | 9 | 2 | 0 | 269 | 176 | 0.567 | 68.94 |
| 51 | 1972 | Yale | 6 | 2 | 0 | 255 | 150 | 0.567 | 68.92 |
| 52 | 1972 | Oregon | 4 | 7 | 0 | 194 | 285 | 0.543 | 67.50 |
| 53 | 1972 | Mississippi St. | 3 | 7 | 0 | 155 | 247 | 0.543 | 67.49 |
| 54 | 1972 | Minnesota | 4 | 7 | 0 | 185 | 304 | 0.536 | 67.13 |
| 55 | 1972 | Drake | 5 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 97 | 0.531 | 66.81 |
| 56 | 1972 | Army | 5 | 4 | 0 | 134 | 261 | 0.530 | 66.75 |
| 57 | 1972 | Texas A&M | 3 | 8 | 0 | 165 | 243 | 0.528 | 66.62 |
| 58 | 1972 | Indiana | 5 | 6 | 0 | 204 | 272 | 0.519 | 66.12 |
| 59 | 1972 | Illinois | 3 | 8 | 0 | 197 | 277 | 0.519 | 66.09 |
| 60 | 1972 | Maryland | 5 | 5 | 1 | 243 | 217 | 0.517 | 65.97 |
| 61 | 1972 | California | 3 | 8 | 0 | 228 | 314 | 0.511 | 65.62 |
| 62 | 1972 | Kentucky | 3 | 8 | 0 | 131 | 232 | 0.506 | 65.33 |
| 63 | 1972 | Bowling Green St. | 6 | 3 | 1 | 184 | 127 | 0.503 | 65.19 |
| 64 | 1972 | Pacific | 5 | 3 | 0 | 136 | 123 | 0.498 | 64.90 |
| 65 | 1972 | Utah | 6 | 5 | 0 | 354 | 336 | 0.493 | 64.61 |
| 66 | 1972 | Navy | 4 | 7 | 0 | 181 | 257 | 0.489 | 64.33 |
| 67 | 1972 | Memphis | 5 | 5 | 1 | 265 | 254 | 0.472 | 63.38 |
| 68 | 1972 | Cornell | 6 | 3 | 0 | 228 | 183 | 0.471 | 63.28 |
| 69 | 1972 | Iowa | 3 | 7 | 1 | 109 | 208 | 0.467 | 63.05 |
| 70 | 1972 | Boston College | 4 | 6 | 0 | 233 | 230 | 0.466 | 63.01 |
| 71 | 1972 | Syracuse | 5 | 6 | 0 | 141 | 229 | 0.452 | 62.20 |
| 72 | 1972 | Wisconsin | 4 | 7 | 0 | 152 | 229 | 0.452 | 62.16 |
| 73 | 1972 | BYU | 7 | 4 | 0 | 251 | 227 | 0.449 | 62.01 |
| 74 | 1972 | Miami (OH) | 7 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 116 | 0.441 | 61.55 |
| 75 | 1972 | Temple | 4 | 2 | 0 | 119 | 131 | 0.439 | 61.43 |
| 76 | 1972 | Kansas St. | 3 | 8 | 0 | 169 | 407 | 0.438 | 61.37 |
| 77 | 1972 | Pennsylvania | 4 | 3 | 0 | 178 | 164 | 0.432 | 61.00 |
| 78 | 1972 | Clemson | 4 | 7 | 0 | 143 | 245 | 0.428 | 60.80 |
| 79 | 1972 | Vanderbilt | 3 | 8 | 0 | 129 | 243 | 0.426 | 60.66 |
| 80 | 1972 | Southern Miss | 3 | 6 | 1 | 168 | 198 | 0.410 | 59.76 |
| 81 | 1972 | South Carolina | 4 | 7 | 0 | 214 | 232 | 0.410 | 59.75 |
| 82 | 1972 | Fresno St. | 4 | 3 | 0 | 152 | 117 | 0.391 | 58.63 |
| 83 | 1972 | Harvard | 3 | 3 | 1 | 146 | 144 | 0.391 | 58.63 |
| 84 | 1972 | Richmond | 5 | 4 | 0 | 166 | 150 | 0.386 | 58.32 |
| 85 | 1972 | Virginia | 4 | 7 | 0 | 199 | 276 | 0.377 | 57.81 |
| 86 | 1972 | Kent St. | 6 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 183 | 0.376 | 57.74 |
| 87 | 1972 | Oregon St. | 2 | 9 | 0 | 131 | 295 | 0.373 | 57.57 |
| 88 | 1972 | William & Mary | 5 | 6 | 0 | 261 | 191 | 0.366 | 57.16 |
| 89 | 1972 | Western Michigan | 6 | 3 | 1 | 198 | 187 | 0.365 | 57.11 |
| 90 | 1972 | Northwestern | 2 | 9 | 0 | 146 | 290 | 0.356 | 56.55 |
| 91 | 1972 | Arizona | 4 | 7 | 0 | 226 | 271 | 0.353 | 56.40 |
| 92 | 1972 | San Jose St. | 3 | 6 | 0 | 150 | 231 | 0.349 | 56.16 |
| 93 | 1972 | Tulsa | 3 | 7 | 0 | 185 | 262 | 0.344 | 55.86 |
| 94 | 1972 | Northern Illinois | 6 | 4 | 0 | 177 | 134 | 0.343 | 55.83 |
| 95 | 1972 | Toledo | 5 | 5 | 0 | 180 | 210 | 0.299 | 53.25 |
| 96 | 1972 | Holy Cross | 3 | 4 | 1 | 139 | 156 | 0.296 | 53.09 |
| 97 | 1972 | Pittsburgh | 1 | 10 | 0 | 193 | 350 | 0.295 | 52.99 |
| 98 | 1972 | Columbia | 2 | 5 | 1 | 99 | 124 | 0.284 | 52.34 |
| 99 | 1972 | Princeton | 3 | 5 | 1 | 120 | 161 | 0.281 | 52.18 |
| 100 | 1972 | Dayton | 3 | 5 | 1 | 147 | 140 | 0.269 | 51.47 |
| 101 | 1972 | Rutgers | 2 | 4 | 0 | 119 | 118 | 0.264 | 51.17 |
| 102 | 1972 | Wyoming | 3 | 7 | 0 | 193 | 295 | 0.258 | 50.84 |
| 103 | 1972 | New Mexico | 3 | 8 | 0 | 208 | 327 | 0.257 | 50.76 |
| 104 | 1972 | Colgate | 2 | 3 | 1 | 111 | 180 | 0.252 | 50.48 |
| 105 | 1972 | Idaho | 2 | 4 | 0 | 92 | 162 | 0.249 | 50.33 |
| 106 | 1972 | West Texas A&M | 4 | 5 | 0 | 182 | 186 | 0.246 | 50.16 |
| 107 | 1972 | Citadel | 5 | 5 | 0 | 192 | 173 | 0.244 | 50.02 |
| 108 | 1972 | Villanova | 2 | 7 | 0 | 126 | 190 | 0.220 | 48.59 |
| 109 | 1972 | Wichita St. | 4 | 5 | 0 | 133 | 214 | 0.219 | 48.56 |
| 110 | 1972 | Wake Forest | 2 | 9 | 0 | 88 | 339 | 0.216 | 48.40 |
| 111 | 1972 | Tennessee-Chattanooga | 1 | 5 | 0 | 31 | 106 | 0.209 | 47.98 |
| 112 | 1972 | Long Beach St. | 2 | 6 | 0 | 137 | 207 | 0.195 | 47.14 |
| 113 | 1972 | Southern Illinois | 0 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 117 | 0.182 | 46.38 |
| 114 | 1972 | UT-Arlington | 1 | 5 | 0 | 90 | 159 | 0.177 | 46.12 |
| 115 | 1972 | Brown | 1 | 7 | 0 | 155 | 280 | 0.148 | 44.39 |
| 116 | 1972 | UTEP | 2 | 7 | 0 | 154 | 303 | 0.140 | 43.96 |
| 117 | 1972 | Xavier | 2 | 6 | 0 | 101 | 165 | 0.138 | 43.81 |
| 118 | 1972 | Ohio | 2 | 8 | 0 | 159 | 300 | 0.134 | 43.60 |
| 119 | 1972 | VMI | 2 | 9 | 0 | 150 | 299 | 0.134 | 43.56 |
| 120 | 1972 | Davidson | 2 | 5 | 1 | 144 | 254 | 0.121 | 42.84 |
| 121 | 1972 | New Mexico St. | 2 | 8 | 0 | 174 | 376 | 0.110 | 42.16 |
| 122 | 1972 | Colorado St. | 1 | 10 | 0 | 128 | 413 | 0.099 | 41.55 |
| 123 | 1972 | North Texas | 1 | 10 | 0 | 148 | 354 | 0.092 | 41.12 |
| 124 | 1972 | Cincinnati | 1 | 9 | 0 | 128 | 316 | 0.091 | 41.09 |
| 125 | 1972 | Marshall | 1 | 8 | 0 | 66 | 230 | 0.088 | 40.91 |
| 126 | 1972 | Furman | 1 | 6 | 0 | 103 | 213 | 0.073 | 40.03 |
| 127 | 1972 | Appalachian St. | 0 | 4 | 1 | 62 | 134 | 0.063 | 39.43 |