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1966 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1966 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
100.748Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–0–10.9502+44BYE
201.037Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B109–0–10.9502+38BYE
301.095Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI9–10.9005+40BYE
401.104Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+40BYE
501.137Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC10–10.9094+42Beat Florida State 28–20
601.233UCLAPAC9–10.9005+37BYE
701.334Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9005+37BYE
801.387Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–2–10.77325+34BYE
901.392Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–10.9005+33BYE
1001.398Purdue (PURDUE)B108–20.80012+33BYE
1101.478Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–20.80012+28BYE
1201.497USCPAC7–30.70028+34BYE
1301.565Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9005+26BYE
1411.569Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–30.72727+34BYE
15-11.592Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–20.80012+28BYE
1601.633Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80012+27BYE
1701.639Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY8–10.88910+20BYE
1801.661BYUIND WAC8–20.80012+28BYE
1901.664SMUIND SWC8–20.80012+28BYE
2001.710Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80012+24BYE
2101.765Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77822+25BYE
2201.778Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80012+25BYE
2301.824Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77325+22BYE
2401.882Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI8–20.80012+23BYE
2501.890Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–20.77822+18BYE
2601.896Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI8–1–10.85011+12BYE
2701.991Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77822+21BYE
2801.995North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC8–20.80012+24BYE
2902.131West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI7–30.70028+16BYE
3002.140Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70028+17BYE
3102.190Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–30.70028+15BYE
3202.249Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–30.66736+17BYE
3302.262UTEPIND FBSI6–40.60042+14BYE
3412.271Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028+15BYE
35-12.278Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–3–10.65039+15BYE
3612.412Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–40.63641+15BYE
3712.430Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–30.66736+12BYE
3812.431Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–40.60042+14BYE
3912.552Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–30.70028+13BYE
40-42.564Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–50.54554+13Lost to Wyoming 20–28
4102.603Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–40.60042+12BYE
4202.610Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70028+9BYE
4302.621New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028+3BYE
4402.666Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–3–10.65039+7BYE
4502.679Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–40.60042+8BYE
4602.756Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–40.60042+9BYE
4702.786Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60042+10BYE
4802.892Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50055+9BYE
4902.894Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051+8BYE
5002.973LSUSEC5–4–10.55051+6BYE
5103.117Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.50055+5BYE
5203.150Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–40.600420BYE
5303.150Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50055+3BYE
5403.197Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–40.60042-3BYE
5503.235Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–50.50055+3BYE
5603.268Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–30.66736-3BYE
5713.340Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–40.55650-2BYE
58-13.358Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–5–10.45064+1BYE
5903.374Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–50.50055+1BYE
6003.448NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–50.50055-1BYE
6113.454William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–4–10.55051-1BYE
62-13.469Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–50.50055-1BYE
6303.514Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.450640BYE
6403.701Duke (DUKE)ACC5–50.50055-2BYE
6503.743Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–50.500550BYE
6603.845Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–60.40072-6BYE
6703.869Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–60.40072-4BYE
6803.877Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-6BYE
6903.960Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44468-7BYE
7004.017Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-8BYE
7104.150Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–60.40072-6BYE
7204.218Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–60.40072-14BYE
7304.235Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–5–10.45064-8BYE
7404.244Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40072-10BYE
7524.357George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–60.40072-9BYE
7604.360Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–50.44468-11BYE
7714.403Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-12BYE
78-34.412Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40072-13BYE
7914.487Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI4–50.44468+5BYE
80-14.508Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–60.40072-15BYE
8104.512Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–6–10.35088-8BYE
8204.525Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–60.40072-14BYE
8304.596Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–6–10.35088-6BYE
8404.730Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30091-13BYE
8504.923East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–5–10.45064-2BYE
8604.990West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–5–20.40072-14BYE
8705.024Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–6–10.35088-13BYE
8805.072California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30091-17BYE
8905.154Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–80.200104-15BYE
9005.205Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–7–10.25099-17BYE
9105.319Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–70.30091-22BYE
9205.419Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–80.200104-21BYE
9305.438Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–70.30091-21BYE
9405.585Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–70.30091-24BYE
9505.680Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–70.30091-24BYE
9605.695Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–70.222102-15BYE
9705.745Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–50.44468-12BYE
9805.760Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–60.40072-24BYE
9905.791Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40072-28BYE
10005.928TCUIND SWC2–80.200104-24BYE
10105.979Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–7–10.25099-21BYE
10206.060Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–20.30091-22BYE
10316.123Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–70.36487-17BYE
104-16.128North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–80.200104-24BYE
10506.277Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–80.200104-6BYE
10606.286Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100116-23BYE
10706.319San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30091-14BYE
10806.337New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–80.200104-26BYE
10906.422Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–80.200104-27BYE
11016.519Iowa (IOWA)B102–80.200104-25BYE
111-16.531South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–90.100116-27BYE
11206.589Indiana (INDIANA)B101–8–10.150114-25BYE
11306.640Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222102-19BYE
11406.719Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–90.100116-27BYE
11506.980Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–80.200104-34BYE
11607.175Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC2–80.200104-19BYE
11707.365Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–80.111115-28BYE
11808.101Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–7–10.25099-26BYE
11908.531Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–9–10.050119-39BYE

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