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1966 Regular Season Final 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
100.750Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–0–10.9502+44BYE
201.037Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B109–0–10.9502+38BYE
311.076Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+40Beat Auburn 31–0
4-11.083Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI9–10.9004+40BYE
501.157Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–10.9004+36BYE
611.213Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–20.80013+38BYE
7-11.223UCLAPAC9–10.9004+37BYE
801.323Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9004+37BYE
901.384Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–10.9004+33BYE
1001.409Purdue (PURDUE)B108–20.80013+33BYE
1171.411Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–20.80013+29Beat Utah 34–14
12-11.528USCPAC7–30.70028+33BYE
1301.553Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9004+26BYE
14-21.606Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–20.80013+28BYE
15-11.606Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80013+27BYE
16-11.639Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY8–10.88910+20BYE
17-11.640Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–1–10.85011+24BYE
18-11.653Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–2–10.75027+27BYE
1901.669BYUIND WAC8–20.80013+28BYE
2001.681SMUIND SWC8–20.80013+27BYE
2111.721Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80013+23BYE
22-11.768Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77824+25BYE
2301.792Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80013+25BYE
2411.887Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI8–20.80013+23BYE
25-11.890Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–20.77824+18BYE
2601.898Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI8–1–10.85011+12BYE
2701.941Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77824+22BYE
2801.998North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC8–20.80013+24BYE
2912.128West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI7–30.70028+16BYE
30-12.142Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–30.70028+16BYE
3102.174Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70028+17BYE
3212.249Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–30.66736+17BYE
3312.256UTEPIND FBSI6–40.60041+14BYE
3422.267Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–3–10.65039+15BYE
3502.271Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028+14BYE
3612.371Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+14BYE
3722.425Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–40.60041+14BYE
3802.430Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–30.66736+12BYE
3912.546Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–30.70028+13BYE
40-82.585Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–40.60041+11Lost to Oklahoma State 14–15
4102.606Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70028+9BYE
4202.621New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028+3BYE
4322.668Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–40.60041+8BYE
44-12.678Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60041+7BYE
45-12.678Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–3–10.65039+7BYE
4602.738Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–40.60041+9BYE
4702.768Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60041+10BYE
4802.892Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50055+9BYE
4902.906Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+8BYE
5002.983LSUSEC5–4–10.55052+6BYE
5103.080Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–40.60041+1BYE
5203.122Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.50055+5BYE
5303.163Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50055+3BYE
5403.187Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–40.60041-3BYE
5513.235Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–50.50055+3BYE
5613.272Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–30.66736-3BYE
57143.359Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–5–10.45064+1Beat Oklahoma 15–14
5803.360Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–40.55651-2BYE
59-43.379Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–50.50055+1Lost to Houston 14–34
6003.444NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–50.50055-1BYE
61-23.460William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–4–10.550520BYE
62-13.464Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–50.50055-1BYE
63-13.525Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.450640BYE
64-13.692Duke (DUKE)ACC5–50.50055-2BYE
65-13.748Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–50.500550BYE
6603.865Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–60.40072-6BYE
6703.874Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–60.40072-4BYE
68-33.877Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-6BYE
69-13.965Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44468-7BYE
7004.007Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-8BYE
71-24.145Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–60.40072-6Lost to Alabama 0–31
7204.208Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–60.40072-14BYE
7304.228Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40072-9BYE
7404.235Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–5–10.45064-8BYE
7514.349Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–50.44468-11BYE
7644.356Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40072-12BYE
77-24.357George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–60.40072-8BYE
78-14.413Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-12BYE
79-14.419Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–6–10.35088-6BYE
80-14.441Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–60.40072-14BYE
8114.492Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI4–50.44468+5BYE
82-14.525Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–60.40072-14BYE
8304.596Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–6–10.35088-6BYE
8404.731Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30091-13BYE
8504.912East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–5–10.45064-2BYE
8614.986Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–80.200104-13BYE
87-15.003West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–5–20.40072-14BYE
8805.017Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–6–10.35088-13BYE
8905.060California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30091-17BYE
9005.205Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–7–10.25099-17BYE
9105.307Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–70.30091-22BYE
9205.432Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–80.200104-21BYE
9315.438Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–70.30091-21BYE
94-15.493Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–70.30091-22BYE
9505.686Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–70.30091-24BYE
9605.702Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–70.222102-15BYE
9705.745Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–50.44468-12BYE
9805.755Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–60.40072-24BYE
9905.796Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40072-28BYE
10005.935TCUIND SWC2–80.200104-24BYE
10115.965Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–7–10.25099-21BYE
102-16.045Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–20.30091-22BYE
10316.109North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–80.200104-24BYE
104-16.128Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–70.36487-17BYE
10506.178Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100116-21BYE
10606.277Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–80.200104-6BYE
10716.319San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30091-14BYE
108-16.337New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–80.200104-26BYE
10906.403Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–80.200104-26BYE
11006.430South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–90.100116-26BYE
11106.603Iowa (IOWA)B102–80.200104-25BYE
11206.640Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222102-19BYE
11306.684Indiana (INDIANA)B101–8–10.150114-25BYE
11406.813Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–90.100116-27BYE
11506.987Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–80.200104-34BYE
11607.162Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC2–80.200104-19BYE
11707.365Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–80.111115-28BYE
11808.101Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–7–10.25099-26BYE
11908.522Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–9–10.050119-39BYE

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