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1965 Regular Season Final 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
100.809Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B1010–01.0001+50BYE
200.907Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–01.0001+48BYE
301.070UCLAPAC7–2–10.75017+37Lost to Tennessee 34–37
411.110Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–01.0001+37BYE
5-11.124Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY9–01.0001+30BYE
641.180Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–1–20.8008+30Beat UCLA 37–34
7-11.189Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY8–10.8895+29BYE
811.303Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75017+29BYE
9-21.315USCPAC7–2–10.75017+28BYE
10-21.320Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–1–10.8507+31BYE
1111.634Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–20.8008+29BYE
12-11.637Purdue (PURDUE)B107–2–10.75017+24BYE
1301.720Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–2–10.75017+20BYE
1401.769Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70023+21BYE
1501.774Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–20.8008+22BYE
1601.952UTEPIND FBSI7–30.70023+20BYE
1701.962Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.8008+17BYE
1801.979East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–10.8895+8BYE
1901.985Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–20.77814+15BYE
2012.030Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–30.70023+19BYE
21-12.031Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70023+21BYE
2202.045LSUSEC7–30.70023+19BYE
2302.053Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77814+19BYE
2402.148Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60035+18BYE
2502.165Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI8–20.8008+21BYE
2602.172New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI8–20.8008+10BYE
2702.233Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–2–10.72222+11BYE
2802.249Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–3–10.65032+14BYE
2902.331Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–40.60035+14BYE
3002.374TCUIND SWC6–40.60035+17BYE
3112.399Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–40.60035+12BYE
3212.403Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC6–40.60035+13BYE
33-22.404Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–2–20.66731+8BYE
3412.409Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–2–20.70023+9BYE
35-12.455Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65032+14BYE
3602.496Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60035+13BYE
3702.510Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–20.77814+3BYE
3802.584Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–4–10.55054+12BYE
3902.587William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–40.60035+8BYE
4002.669Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–50.50059+11BYE
4102.676Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–30.70023+7BYE
4202.760Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–30.70023+6BYE
43122.801Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50059+8Beat Maryland 19–7
44-12.817Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–40.60035+8BYE
4512.846West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON6–40.60035+5BYE
46-22.876Duke (DUKE)ACC6–40.60035+5BYE
4712.883Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–4–10.55054+5BYE
48-32.898Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60035+6BYE
49-22.933Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–40.60035+2BYE
5002.953Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–40.600350BYE
51-22.957BYUIND WAC6–40.60035+3BYE
52-13.029West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI6–40.60035+7BYE
53-13.073NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–40.60035+3BYE
54-13.088Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65032+1BYE
55-13.100Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076+5BYE
5603.131Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–4–10.55054+4BYE
5703.178Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–3–20.55653+2BYE
5803.186Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–4–10.55054+3BYE
5903.233South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC5–50.50059+5BYE
6003.237Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–4–20.50059+3BYE
6103.297Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50059+4BYE
6203.310George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–50.50059-1BYE
6323.416California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–50.50059+4BYE
6403.430Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–50.50059+6BYE
65-23.454Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–50.50059+1BYE
6603.533Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076+3BYE
6703.543Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–50.500590BYE
6803.616SMUIND SWC4–5–10.45076+1BYE
6903.641Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–50.50059-7BYE
7003.719Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–3–20.60035-4BYE
7103.758Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–60.40081-1BYE
7203.888Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC5–50.50059-10BYE
7303.915Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI4–5–10.45076-3BYE
7403.944Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON6–40.60035-8BYE
7513.988San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50059-1BYE
7623.990Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–4–10.55054-10BYE
7703.993Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–60.40081-7BYE
78-34.001Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–5–10.45076-4BYE
7904.029Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC5–50.50059-11BYE
8004.080Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI5–50.50059-5BYE
8104.163Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40081-7BYE
8204.175Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–4–10.50059-5BYE
8304.239North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40081-7BYE
8414.280Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40081-13BYE
85-14.332Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–6–10.35088-8BYE
8634.369Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30091-7Beat Oklahoma 17–16
8704.550Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–60.40081-8BYE
8804.689Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–70.30091-11BYE
89-34.848Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–60.40081-15Lost to Penn State 7–19
9014.874Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–60.33389-3BYE
9124.876Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–70.30091-11BYE
9204.892Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–50.50059-8BYE
9315.061New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–70.30091-17BYE
9415.254North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–70.30091-9BYE
95-55.314Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–70.30091-19Lost to Oklahoma State 16–17
9615.357Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–70.30091-23BYE
97-15.368Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–7–10.250101-16BYE
9805.391Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–70.30091-21BYE
9905.494Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–70.30091-21BYE
10005.653Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–70.30091-21BYE
10105.782Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–70.222104-8BYE
10205.823Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–7–10.250101-15BYE
10305.850Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–80.200107-19BYE
10405.852Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–70.222104-16BYE
10505.889Indiana (INDIANA)B102–80.200107-24BYE
10605.965Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–7–10.250101-13BYE
10706.009Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–80.200107-24BYE
10806.282Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–80.200107-26BYE
10906.510Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–70.222104-11BYE
11006.656Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–60.33389-13BYE
11106.701Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–80.200107-25BYE
11206.954Iowa (IOWA)B101–90.100116-31BYE
11307.300Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–8–10.150112-25BYE
11407.622Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–80.111113-20BYE
11507.793Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–100.000117-41BYE
11607.993Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–100.000117-41BYE
11709.161Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–100.000117-47BYE
11809.550Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI1–80.111113-22BYE
11909.951Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–80.111113-17BYE

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