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1965 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.802Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B1010–01.0001+50BYE
200.935Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+48BYE
331.038Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–1–20.8188+38Beat Tulsa 27–6
4-11.040UCLAPAC7–2–10.75016+37BYE
5-11.108Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–01.0001+37BYE
6-11.124Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY9–01.0001+30BYE
701.196Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY8–10.8896+29BYE
801.279Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75016+29BYE
901.291USCPAC7–2–10.75016+28BYE
1001.338Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–1–10.8507+32BYE
1111.626Purdue (PURDUE)B107–2–10.75016+24BYE
12-11.637Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–20.8009+29BYE
1301.709Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75016+20BYE
1401.750Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70023+21BYE
1521.959Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.8009+17BYE
1601.962UTEPIND FBSI7–30.70023+20BYE
1721.968Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–20.77813+15BYE
1801.979East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–10.9005+8BYE
1912.023Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–30.70023+19BYE
20-52.037Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72721+21Lost to Tennessee 6–27
2122.042Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77813+19BYE
2202.045LSUSEC7–30.70023+19BYE
23-22.048Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70023+21BYE
2412.159Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI8–20.8009+21BYE
25-12.170Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60036+18BYE
2602.174New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI8–20.8009+10BYE
2722.210Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–40.63635+20Beat Auburn 13–7
28-12.214Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–2–10.72222+11BYE
29-12.256Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–3–10.65032+14BYE
3002.384TCUIND SWC6–40.60036+17BYE
3132.393Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–2–20.70023+9BYE
32-12.405Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–40.60036+12BYE
3302.408Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–2–20.66731+8BYE
34-22.424Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC6–40.60036+13BYE
3502.436Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65032+14BYE
3612.511Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–20.77813+3BYE
37-12.530Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60036+12BYE
3802.601William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–40.60036+8BYE
3912.622Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50058+11BYE
4012.669Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–30.70023+7BYE
4112.764Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–30.70023+6BYE
4212.780Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50058+8BYE
43-42.831Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–5–10.50058+8Lost to Ole Miss 7–13
4402.835Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–40.60036+8BYE
4502.861West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60036+5BYE
4612.869Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–4–10.55054+5BYE
47-12.890Duke (DUKE)ACC6–40.60036+5BYE
4802.913Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60036+6BYE
4912.971Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–40.600360BYE
5012.975BYUIND WAC6–40.60036+3BYE
51-22.995Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–40.60036+1BYE
5203.039West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI6–40.60036+7BYE
5303.083NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–40.60036+3BYE
5403.096Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65032+1BYE
5513.117Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–4–10.55054+4BYE
56-13.121Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076+5BYE
5703.178Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–3–20.55653+2BYE
5803.190Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–4–10.55054+3BYE
5903.214Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–4–20.50058+3BYE
6003.217South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50058+5BYE
6113.299George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–50.50058-1BYE
62-13.303Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50058+4BYE
6303.378California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–50.50058+4BYE
6413.450Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50058+1BYE
65-13.472Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–50.50058+5BYE
6613.518Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–50.500580BYE
67-13.526Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076+3BYE
6813.611Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–50.50058-7BYE
69-13.627SMUIND SWC4–5–10.45076+1BYE
7003.737Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–3–20.60036-4BYE
7103.753Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–60.40081-1BYE
7203.863Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC5–50.50058-10BYE
7313.955Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON6–40.60036-8BYE
74-13.974Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076-3BYE
7503.976San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50058-1BYE
7623.985Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–5–10.45076-4BYE
77-13.985Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–4–10.55054-10BYE
78-14.004Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40081-8BYE
7914.050Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI5–50.50058-5BYE
80-14.071Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC5–50.50058-12BYE
8114.164Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–4–10.50058-5BYE
82-14.167Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40081-7BYE
8304.239North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40081-7BYE
8414.319Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35088-8BYE
85-14.366Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40081-14BYE
8604.431Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30091-7BYE
8704.545Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–60.40081-8BYE
8804.694Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–70.30091-11BYE
8904.833Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–60.40081-15BYE
9004.865Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30091-11BYE
9104.875Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–60.33389-3BYE
9204.876Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–50.50058-7BYE
9305.073New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–70.30091-17BYE
9415.303Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–70.30091-19BYE
95-15.330North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–70.30091-10BYE
9605.363Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–70.30091-23BYE
9705.368Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–7–10.250101-16BYE
9805.396Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–70.30091-21BYE
9905.506Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–70.30091-21BYE
10005.648Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–70.30091-21BYE
10105.782Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–70.222104-8BYE
10205.809Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–7–10.250101-15BYE
10315.856Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200107-19BYE
10415.889Indiana (INDIANA)B102–80.200107-24BYE
105-25.957Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–70.222104-17BYE
10605.978Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–7–10.250101-13BYE
10706.021Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–80.200107-24BYE
10806.263Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–80.200107-26BYE
10906.510Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–70.222104-11BYE
11006.662Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–60.33389-13BYE
11106.701Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–80.200107-25BYE
11206.940Iowa (IOWA)B101–90.100116-31BYE
11307.284Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–8–10.150112-25BYE
11407.630Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–80.111113-20BYE
11507.769Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–100.000117-41BYE
11608.009Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–100.000117-41BYE
11709.145Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–100.000117-47BYE
11809.542Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–80.111113-22BYE
11909.943Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–80.111113-17BYE

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