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1966 Week 11 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
100.892Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+25Beat Pittsburgh 40–0
200.941Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI8–01.0001+28Beat Virginia 14–13
300.995Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–01.0001+28Beat Iowa 56–7
411.114Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+20Beat LSU 21–0
531.131USCPAC7–10.8756+25Beat California 35–9
601.206Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–20.71430+20BYE
791.406Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–10.85715+16Beat Tulsa 73–14
8-41.418UCLAPAC7–10.8756+19Lost to Washington 3–16
911.419Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–01.0001+17Beat Kansas 24–13
10-31.442Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–10.8756+19Lost to Georgia 10–27
1191.474Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–10.8756+20Beat Florida 27–10
12-11.528Purdue (PURDUE)B106–20.75024+21Beat Wisconsin 23–0
1311.586Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–10.8756+18Beat Toledo 24–12
14-11.594Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–10.85715+16Beat Brown 23–14
1521.614Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–10.8756+13Beat Wichita State 55–0
1651.644Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI7–10.8756+16Beat Xavier 9–2
17-21.699Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–10.8756+13Beat Rice 31–20
18-91.701Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–10.85715+11Lost to Princeton 14–18
1901.710Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–1–10.81322+14Beat Wake Forest 11–0
2041.719SMUIND SWC6–10.85715+15Beat Texas A&M 21–14
21-31.732Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–10.83320+13BYE
2251.860Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–10.8756+13Beat Ohio 20–13
2381.910Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–20.75024+15Beat George Washington 20–7
24101.913BYUIND WAC6–10.85715+11Beat UTEP 53–33
2511.922Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–20.75024+13Beat Penn State 12–10
26-31.936Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–2–10.64338+13Tied Tulane 10–10
27-51.972Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–20.71430+12Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–10
28-162.031Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–30.57142+13Lost to Houston 14–73
2932.047Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–10.83320+10Beat Arizona State 21–6
30-22.058Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–1–10.81322+5Beat Bucknell 20–0
31112.089Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY5–20.71430+11Beat Harvard 18–14
32-32.095North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC6–20.75024+16Beat Cincinnati 35–13
33-82.115West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI6–20.75024+10Beat Northern Arizona 34–7
3412.224Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI5–20.71430+9Beat New Mexico 45–6
35-52.254Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68837+10Tied Miami 10–10
3632.257Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–20.71430+6Beat Columbia 56–14
37-12.324Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–20.71430+7Beat Kansas State 37–6
3832.470New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75024+2BYE
3942.483Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57142+7Beat South Carolina 32–10
40132.532Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–30.62539+8Beat UCLA 16–3
4162.539Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–30.57142+9Beat North Carolina 27–3
4292.620Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–30.62539+7Beat Missouri 26–0
43-102.630Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–3–10.56353+5Lost to Colorado 0–26
44-62.681Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50056+7Lost to Syracuse 10–12
4502.715Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–30.57142+7Beat Marshall 14–6
46-62.761UTEPIND FBSI4–30.57142+3Lost to BYU 33–53
4732.784Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–20.714300Beat Lafayette 32–28
48-42.878Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–40.50056+6Lost to Western Michigan 13–20
49122.965Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–40.50056+3Beat Baylor 26–14
50-133.036Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–40.50056+2Lost to Illinois 21–28
51143.135Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–40.50056+2Beat Air Force 21–6
52-43.214Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–4–10.43869+4Lost to SMU 14–21
53-73.229Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.57142-1Lost to NC State 21–24
54103.250Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–30.57142-2Beat Pennsylvania 17–14
5513.272Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–30.625390Beat Arizona 31–12
56-43.396George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–40.500560Lost to Army 7–20
5793.421Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–3–10.56353-1Beat Northwestern 28–13
58103.452Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI4–40.50056+4Beat Delaware 36–6
59-103.478William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–3–10.56353-1Lost to Boston College 13–15
60143.555NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–40.50056-1Beat Maryland 24–21
61153.559Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–30.57142-5Beat Kent State 23–20
62103.628Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–40.50056-1Beat Mississippi State 13–0
63153.629Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–30.57142-5Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–6
64-103.661Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–40.429720Lost to Texas 14–26
65143.700Duke (DUKE)ACC4–40.50056-2Beat Navy 9–7
66-93.734LSUSEC3–4–10.43869-1Lost to Alabama 0–21
67133.768Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–3–10.50056-3Beat Massachusetts 16–14
6833.847Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–4–10.43869-1Beat Vanderbilt 14–10
69173.850Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–50.37576-2Beat Michigan 28–21
70-83.853Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC2–50.28692-2Lost to Utah 6–21
71-123.979Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–50.37576-4Lost to Duke 7–9
72-33.989Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–30.57142-8BYE
73-104.008Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–50.37576-7Lost to Louisville 20–23
74-144.064Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–50.37576-5Lost to Stanford 6–21
7564.100Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–30.57142-8Beat Lehigh 34–27
76134.157Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–40.42972-5Beat William & Mary 15–13
77134.192Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–40.42972-6Beat Indiana 7–0
78-234.245Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–4–10.35787-3Lost to Texas Tech 7–10
79-24.343California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–50.37576-6Lost to USC 9–35
80-74.346Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–60.25098-4Lost to Auburn 0–13
81-114.440Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–50.37576-7Lost to Washington State 13–14
82-244.559Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI3–40.429720Lost to UL Monroe 0–17
8304.614East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–3–10.50056+4BYE
84-94.641Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–5–10.31388-3Lost to Minnesota 13–28
8584.665Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–50.37576-7Beat Oregon 14–13
86-194.681Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–40.50056-13Lost to Utah State 9–47
87-54.855North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–50.28692-6Lost to Clemson 3–27
88-34.862Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI3–50.37576-13Lost to Dayton 2–9
8924.884TCUIND SWC2–50.28692-7BYE
9064.945San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–50.37576-4Beat Idaho 21–7
91105.015Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–50.37576-12Beat Oklahoma State 10–7
92-55.127Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–5–10.31388-8Lost to Purdue 0–23
93185.222Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI1–60.143109-8Beat Pacific 47–9
94-105.237Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.143109-6Lost to Kentucky 10–14
9505.242Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–60.25098-10Lost to Georgia Tech 13–14
96-85.279Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–50.28692-12Lost to North Texas 13–35
97-55.317Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–60.25098-13Lost to Miami (OH) 12–24
9815.502Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–60.143109-11Lost to Arkansas 20–31
99135.525West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON2–4–20.37576-12Beat Citadel 35–0
100-65.631Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–50.28692-6Lost to Yale 14–17
10135.784Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–5–10.31388-10Lost to Nebraska 13–24
102-45.882Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–4–20.28692-8BYE
103-65.902Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–60.25098-15Lost to Southern Miss 6–42
104-46.069New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–60.25098-13Lost to Colorado State 6–45
10506.150Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–60.25098-18Lost to Virginia Tech 0–11
10606.277Iowa (IOWA)B102–60.25098-16Lost to Michigan State 7–56
10796.299Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–60.25098-18Beat Furman 24–14
108-56.439South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–70.125115-16Lost to Florida State 10–32
109-26.460Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–70.000119-12Lost to Dartmouth 14–56
110-26.571Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–60.143109-15Lost to Oregon State 12–31
11136.633Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–60.143109-14Lost to Cornell 14–23
11216.726Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–70.125115-17Lost to Notre Dame 0–40
113-116.779Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–5–10.31388-13Lost to Richmond 14–24
114-46.828Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–60.25098-17Lost to San José State 7–21
115-66.957Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–60.25098-21Lost to West Virginia 0–35
116-17.196Indiana (INDIANA)B101–6–10.188108-20Lost to Ohio State 0–7
11707.473Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–60.143109-5Lost to Wyoming 0–55
11807.923Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–7–10.063118-21Lost to Oklahoma 6–37
11908.078Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC1–70.125115-14Lost to Bowling Green 6–14

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