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1965 Week 8 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
100.651Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–0–20.75029+6Tied Alabama 7–7
230.864Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–01.0001+7Beat Colgate 27–0
360.895Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–01.0001+12Beat Texas 27–24
4100.985USCPAC4–0–10.9009+8Beat Stanford 14–0
521.069Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–01.0001+9Beat Ohio State 32–7
621.096Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+7Beat Kansas State 41–0
7-11.125Purdue (PURDUE)B104–0–10.9009+8Beat Michigan 17–15
831.217Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75029+8BYE
9-71.278UTEPIND FBSI4–10.80012+8Lost to Wyoming 14–38
1031.311Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–01.0001+8Beat Ohio 21–19
1161.349West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Colorado State 15–12
1271.426Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–10.80012+8Beat NC State 28–6
1371.435Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–01.0001+3Beat Brown 35–9
14-21.454Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–10.80012+7Lost to Arkansas 24–27
15131.562LSUSEC4–10.80012+7Beat Kentucky 31–21
16-121.647Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–10.80012+7Lost to Florida State 3–10
1761.652Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+4Beat Montana 54–21
18-151.721Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80012+6Lost to Memphis 13–33
19-91.734Duke (DUKE)ACC4–10.80012+6Lost to Clemson 2–3
2071.742Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–0–10.87511+1Tied Cornell 3–3
2151.778Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–0–20.80012+1Tied Iowa State 10–10
22121.861Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–10.80012+5Beat UTEP 38–14
23-51.883Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–1–10.70035+5Tied Air Force 18–18
24131.892Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–10.80012+5Beat Toledo 21–14
25-91.979Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–1–10.70035+4Lost to USC 0–14
2642.016UCLAPAC2–1–10.62544+4Tied Missouri 14–14
2742.047Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–10.80012+4Beat Oklahoma State 17–14
2852.119Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–1–10.70035+3Tied Tennessee 7–7
29122.194Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–1–10.70035+3Beat Auburn 23–14
30232.209Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–20.60046+6Beat Duke 3–2
31282.218Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–20.60046+4Beat West Virginia 41–0
32102.233Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–10.80012+2Beat Arizona 21–3
33-122.237West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–10.80012+1Lost to Virginia 0–41
34-192.276Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–10.80012+3Lost to Vanderbilt 10–21
3512.296Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–1–10.70035+2Tied Western Michigan 10–10
36262.359Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–30.40072+5Beat Marshall 28–7
37-82.369Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–20.60046+4Lost to LSU 21–31
38172.372Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–1–10.70035+2Beat Pittsburgh 12–0
3942.383Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–10.800120Beat Virginia Military Institute 3–0
4042.424New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI4–10.800120Beat Wichita State 45–20
41-62.432Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–1–10.70035+1Tied UCLA 14–14
42-102.434Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–30.40072+5Lost to Purdue 15–17
4382.507Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60046+3Beat Rutgers 23–6
44-202.521Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–1–10.70035+1Lost to Princeton 0–27
45-72.528BYUIND WAC3–10.75029+1BYE
46-72.555Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–1–10.70035+1Tied Colorado 10–10
47-222.654Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–10.800120Lost to Miami (OH) 7–28
48212.686East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–10.750290Beat Louisville 34–20
4902.703Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–10.750290Beat Bucknell 16–13
5022.830South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.60046+1Beat Wake Forest 38–7
51142.838Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–20.60046+2Beat Penn State 28–21
52-42.906Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–1–20.500590Tied Harvard 3–3
53-312.916Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–10.75029-1Lost to William & Mary 7–41
54192.919TCUIND SWC2–30.40072+3Beat Texas A&M 17–9
55152.924Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–2–10.50059+3Beat Northwestern 21–7
56313.014Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–20.50059+1Beat Georgia 10–3
57103.087North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.600460Beat Maryland 12–10
58213.203Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–20.60046-1Beat George Washington 13–3
59253.240William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–30.400720Beat Davidson 41–7
60-153.258Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–20.60046-2Lost to Bowling Green 14–21
61-13.284Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI2–30.400720Lost to West Texas A&M 12–15
62153.288Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–2–10.500590Beat Iowa 14–3
63-93.317Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50059+1Lost to Michigan State 7–32
64103.342Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–20.60046-1Beat North Texas 27–20
65-43.349Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50059+1BYE
66273.356SMUIND SWC2–1–10.625440Beat Rice 17–14
67-273.413George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–20.60046-3Lost to Cincinnati 3–13
6833.416New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–20.500590Beat Utah 13–10
69-223.530Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–20.60046-2Lost to East Carolina 20–34
70-203.592Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–30.40072-1Lost to TCU 9–17
71-253.599Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–2–10.500590Lost to Georgia Tech 14–23
72-43.699Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–40.20095+1Lost to Texas Tech 14–17
7373.705California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–20.60046-3Beat Washington 16–12
7413.738Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–2–10.50059-1Tied Kent State 10–10
75133.809Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.40072-2Beat Indiana 34–13
76133.910Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–30.40072-2Beat Tulane 24–7
77-213.980Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–20.50059-2Lost to Army 6–23
78164.040Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–30.40072-2Beat Houston 44–12
79-164.068Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–20.50059-3Lost to North Carolina 10–12
80-224.085Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–30.40072-2Lost to Oregon State 14–16
81-174.088Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.40072-1Lost to Wisconsin 7–21
8214.100Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50059-3BYE
83-264.107Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–30.40072-2Lost to New Mexico 10–13
84-84.118Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC2–30.40072-2Lost to Washington State 3–21
85314.220Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–30.25088-2Beat Mississippi State 33–13
86-204.268Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25088-1Lost to Syracuse 21–28
87214.444Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–3–10.30087-2Beat Virginia Tech 21–10
88-164.513Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–3–10.125107-1Tied Boston University 7–7
8994.584Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–30.40072-3Beat Idaho 16–14
90-124.621Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–40.20095-3Lost to Navy 0–12
9104.847Iowa (IOWA)B101–40.20095-3Lost to Minnesota 3–14
92-74.999Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25088-3Lost to SMU 14–17
93195.222Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI2–2–10.50059-2Beat Richmond 24–0
94205.294Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–30.25088+1Beat Yale 21–7
95-135.434Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC1–40.20095-5Lost to San José State 14–21
96-65.436Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–40.20095-4Lost to Ole Miss 7–24
97-25.463Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–4–10.100108-4Tied Oregon 18–18
98-125.473Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–40.20095-4Lost to California 12–16
99-185.553Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–30.40072+2Lost to Presbyterian 7–14
100-15.586San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI1–40.20095-4Beat Arizona State 21–14
10115.609NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.20095-6Lost to Florida 6–28
102115.705Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–30.25088-6Beat Kansas 21–7
103-35.841Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–50.000109-5Lost to Xavier 19–21
104-125.883Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–40.20095-6Lost to Miami 12–44
105-96.288Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–40.20095-8Lost to South Carolina 7–38
106-26.409Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–50.000109-6Lost to Buffalo 0–24
10726.527Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–30.25088-2BYE
10826.737Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.000109-6Lost to Nebraska 0–41
109-66.761Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.20095-9Lost to Illinois 13–34
110-56.887North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–40.20095-5Lost to Tulsa 20–27
11167.145Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–50.000109-10Lost to Southern Miss 0–3
112-117.245Yale (YALE)IND IVY1–30.25088-4Lost to Columbia 7–21
113-27.753Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–50.000109-10Lost to Oklahoma 7–21
114-177.961Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–50.000109-6Lost to Arkansas State 0–14
115-88.001Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–50.000109-6Lost to Quantico Marines 0–10
11628.393Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–40.000109-4Lost to Dartmouth 9–35
117-118.403Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–40.000109-5Lost to Delaware 21–24
118-39.123Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–40.000109-4Lost to Gettysburg 17–26
11909.153Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–40.000109-7Lost to New Mexico State 20–45

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