1966 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 27, 1966By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1966 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	63	0.568	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Auburn 28–0
2	1	0.591	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat California 17–7
3	38	0.646	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wisconsin 38–3
4	18	0.688	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kentucky 17–0
5	19	0.688	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Arizona State 23–6
6	52	0.715	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 26–14
7	45	0.761	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Buffalo 28–21
8	41	0.779	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia 40–35
9	53	0.807	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat LSU 17–15
10	-4	0.866	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 42–0
11	4	0.981	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Penn State 42–8
12	30	1.040	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 43–7
13	1	1.050	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Navy 21–3
14	14	1.063	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Xavier 27–3
15	-8	1.077	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 21–14
16	-3	1.100	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 14–7
17	19	1.114	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tulsa 27–8
18	14	1.118	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington State 21–7
19	4	1.123	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Texas A&M 21–13
20	58	1.173	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pacific 49–7
21	13	1.178	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UTEP 12–9
22	-20	1.329	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 31–12
23	-18	1.352	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Mississippi State 28–7
24	-20	1.402	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 14–26
25	-24	1.409	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Arkansas 8–27
26	-16	1.435	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Cincinnati 23–7
27	-11	1.435	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa State 33–11
28	-9	1.480	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 14–0
29	1	1.480	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas State 28–8
30	9	1.499	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 28–7
31	16	1.522	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat San José State 19–9
32	27	1.549	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat TCU 14–7
33	44	1.577	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Columbia 38–0
34	27	1.577	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rutgers 16–12
35	30	1.586	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon 17–14
36	39	1.611	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Texas Tech 31–21
37	0	1.707	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Cornell 21–28
38	54	1.712	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Washington 10–0
39	40	1.728	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Miami 23–20
40	-13	1.758	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Ole Miss 0–17
41	69	1.795	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Stanford 35–21
42	2	1.888	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 34–0
43	-35	1.894	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–42
44	6	1.916	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Dakota State 45–14
45	-12	1.969	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Michigan State 8–42
46	69	1.986	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Iowa 17–3
47	8	1.989	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lafayette 30–7
48	19	2.053	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 16–0
49	-6	2.064	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Georgia 7–43
50	-4	2.081	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rhode Island 40–27
51	2	2.108	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Massachusetts 17–7
52	8	2.108	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lehigh 38–28
53	42	2.113	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Central Michigan 31–14
54	3	2.118	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southern Illinois 16–7
55	34	2.127	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southeastern Louisiana 15–13
56	38	2.197	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat George Washington 49–0
57	-40	2.414	LSU	SEC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Rice 15–17
58	-37	2.468	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Clemson 35–40
59	-48	2.477	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Florida State 20–23
60	-40	2.514	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Michigan 7–17
61	23	2.545	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Northwestern 26–14
62	-50	2.553	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to SMU 3–21
63	5	2.578	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Toledo 20–11
64	-46	2.607	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Texas 21–31
65	28	2.610	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat South Carolina 16–7
66	38	2.657	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat William & Mary 24–13
67	-32	2.706	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Wyoming 6–23
68	38	2.834	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Baylor 13–7
69	-40	2.847	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to USC 3–38
70	2	2.863	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	90	0	BYE
71	-8	2.863	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	90	0	Lost to Princeton 12–16
72	2	2.923	TCU	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Ohio State 7–14
73	40	2.985	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	44	0	Beat Texas Arlington 23–10
74	27	3.103	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Utah 14–17
75	-6	3.183	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Florida 7–28
76	27	3.223	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Missouri 14–21
77	-21	3.263	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	90	0	Lost to Army 0–14
78	3	3.303	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Nebraska 7–28
79	-31	3.343	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	90	0	Lost to Dayton 7–23
80	0	3.358	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat Wake Forest 34–7
81	-72	3.377	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to Colorado 7–13
82	6	3.387	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Tennessee 0–28
83	14	3.403	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to New Mexico 8–28
84	-1	3.452	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to West Texas A&M 7–49
85	14	3.499	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat Arizona 35–13
86	-48	3.527	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to Furman 26–28
87	-62	3.535	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to Air Force 0–10
88	-57	3.555	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to Villanova 11–20
89	22	3.563	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Tulane 13–21
90	-64	3.590	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to Oregon State 3–17
91	-5	3.628	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat NC State 10–7
92	17	3.631	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat Richmond 24–6
93	-53	3.663	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to Minnesota 21–35
94	22	3.703	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	0	Lost to Duke 7–14
95	19	3.892	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat Boston College 23–14
96	21	3.992	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat Bowling Green 20–13
97	-26	4.055	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 26–7
98	-47	4.223	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	90	0	Lost to Colgate 0–38
99	20	4.484	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Davidson 28–26
100	-24	4.603	UTEP	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to North Texas 9–12
101	-28	4.743	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to BYU 9–19
102	0	4.883	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to North Carolina 7–10
103	-5	5.043	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Houston 7–21
104	-19	5.103	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 11–33
105	-23	5.123	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–27
106	1	5.283	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Citadel 6–24
107	1	5.303	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to UCLA 12–31
108	4	5.423	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Indiana 14–26
109	-18	6.047	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 6–26
110	-65	6.503	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Tampa 13–20
111	-45	6.663	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–1–1	0.250	88	-1	Lost to West Virginia 13–24
112	-12	6.723	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–2	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Memphis 7–16
113	-8	6.803	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Ohio 14–23
114	-27	6.883	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Kansas 13–35
115	-19	7.043	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–2	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Maryland 7–34
116	-46	7.283	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	90	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 0–49
117	-27	9.743	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	90	-1	Lost to Montana State 10–24
118	-64	12.503	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–1–1	0.250	88	0	Lost to UL Monroe 14–21
119	-1	12.623	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	90	0	BYE