1965 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 4, 1966By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1965 Season Tags: • No Comments

1965 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	3	0.888	UCLA	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	15	+46	Beat Michigan State 14–12
2	-1	0.897	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+49	Lost to UCLA 12–14
3	0	1.020	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	8	+40	BYE
4	2	1.129	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+30	BYE
5	-3	1.140	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	2	+45	Lost to LSU 7–14
6	4	1.159	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+43	Beat Nebraska 39–28
7	0	1.209	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	6	+29	BYE
8	-3	1.259	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+37	Lost to Alabama 28–39
9	0	1.293	USC	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	17	+28	BYE
10	-2	1.300	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	17	+28	BYE
11	2	1.535	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	15	+26	Beat Florida 20–18
12	-1	1.647	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	7–2–1	0.750	17	+23	BYE
13	1	1.775	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	25	+21	BYE
14	8	1.787	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	20	+28	Beat Arkansas 14–7
15	1	1.854	UTEP	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+26	Beat TCU 13–12
16	-1	1.959	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	9	+17	BYE
17	12	1.965	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	30	+22	Beat Texas Tech 31–21
18	0	1.979	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–1	0.900	5	+8	BYE
19	-2	1.980	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	12	+15	BYE
20	-8	1.990	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	20	+25	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–31
21	-1	2.030	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	20	+20	BYE
22	-3	2.031	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	25	+19	BYE
23	-2	2.053	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	12	+18	BYE
24	1	2.144	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	6–4	0.600	36	+19	BYE
25	-1	2.153	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	9	+21	BYE
26	0	2.203	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	9	+9	BYE
27	1	2.214	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–2–1	0.722	24	+11	BYE
28	-5	2.216	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+20	Lost to Missouri 18–20
29	-2	2.217	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+20	BYE
30	1	2.370	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–2–2	0.700	25	+8	BYE
31	1	2.416	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4	0.600	36	+11	BYE
32	2	2.421	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	36	+14	BYE
33	2	2.424	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	32	+14	BYE
34	-1	2.438	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–2–2	0.667	31	+8	BYE
35	1	2.522	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	12	+3	BYE
36	1	2.543	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	36	+13	BYE
37	1	2.613	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	36	+8	BYE
38	1	2.621	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–5	0.500	58	+11	BYE
39	1	2.691	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–3	0.700	25	+7	BYE
40	2	2.771	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	58	+7	BYE
41	0	2.789	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	25	+6	BYE
42	2	2.828	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	36	+9	BYE
43	-13	2.839	TCU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+11	Lost to UTEP 12–13
44	-1	2.841	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	58	+8	BYE
45	1	2.867	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	53	+5	BYE
46	1	2.871	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	36	+5	BYE
47	-2	2.876	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	36	+5	BYE
48	1	2.975	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	36	0	BYE
49	1	2.975	BYU	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	36	+3	BYE
50	1	2.983	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	36	+1	BYE
51	1	3.031	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	36	+7	BYE
52	-4	3.042	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	36	+4	BYE
53	1	3.100	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	32	+1	BYE
54	1	3.102	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4–1	0.550	53	+4	BYE
55	-2	3.118	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	36	+2	BYE
56	1	3.169	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–3–2	0.556	52	+2	BYE
57	2	3.203	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–4–2	0.500	58	+3	BYE
58	2	3.204	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	58	+5	BYE
59	-1	3.208	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	53	+3	BYE
60	-4	3.282	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	76	+3	BYE
61	0	3.308	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	58	-1	BYE
62	1	3.369	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	58	+4	BYE
63	-1	3.456	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	58	+1	BYE
64	1	3.468	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	58	+5	BYE
65	-1	3.510	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–5	0.500	58	+1	BYE
66	1	3.537	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	76	+3	BYE
67	-1	3.540	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–5	0.500	58	0	BYE
68	0	3.616	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	58	-7	BYE
69	1	3.737	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	5–3–2	0.600	36	-4	BYE
70	1	3.763	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–6	0.400	81	-2	BYE
71	-2	3.805	SMU	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	76	-2	BYE
72	0	3.867	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	5–5	0.500	58	-10	BYE
73	0	3.955	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	36	-8	BYE
74	3	3.956	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	53	-11	BYE
75	-1	3.964	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	76	-3	BYE
76	-1	3.976	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	58	-1	BYE
77	-1	3.995	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–5–1	0.450	76	-4	BYE
78	0	4.025	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	81	-8	BYE
79	0	4.059	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	58	-5	BYE
80	0	4.076	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	58	-12	BYE
81	1	4.152	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	81	-7	BYE
82	-1	4.164	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	58	-5	BYE
83	0	4.249	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	81	-7	BYE
84	0	4.295	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	88	-9	BYE
85	0	4.346	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	81	-14	BYE
86	0	4.478	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	91	-10	BYE
87	0	4.596	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–6	0.400	81	-10	BYE
88	1	4.843	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6	0.400	81	-15	BYE
89	-1	4.847	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	91	-13	BYE
90	2	4.876	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	58	-7	BYE
91	-1	4.883	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	91	-11	BYE
92	-1	4.888	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	89	-3	BYE
93	0	5.050	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	91	-17	BYE
94	0	5.275	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	91	-20	BYE
95	0	5.312	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	91	-11	BYE
96	0	5.345	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	91	-23	BYE
97	0	5.367	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7–1	0.250	101	-16	BYE
98	0	5.414	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	91	-21	BYE
99	0	5.502	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	91	-20	BYE
100	0	5.660	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	91	-21	BYE
101	0	5.796	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	104	-8	BYE
102	0	5.830	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–7–1	0.250	101	-16	BYE
103	0	5.844	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	2–8	0.200	107	-20	BYE
104	0	5.915	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–8	0.200	107	-25	BYE
105	0	5.950	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	104	-17	BYE
106	0	6.007	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	101	-13	BYE
107	0	6.222	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	107	-27	BYE
108	0	6.315	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	107	-28	BYE
109	0	6.524	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	104	-11	BYE
110	0	6.668	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-13	BYE
111	0	6.701	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	107	-25	BYE
112	0	6.969	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–9	0.100	116	-32	BYE
113	0	7.300	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	112	-25	BYE
114	0	7.662	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	113	-20	BYE
115	0	7.777	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–10	0.000	117	-41	BYE
116	0	8.033	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–10	0.000	117	-41	BYE
117	0	9.105	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–10	0.000	117	-48	BYE
118	0	9.534	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	113	-22	BYE
119	0	9.935	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	113	-17	BYE