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1968 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1968 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
100.907Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–0–20.9007+38BYE
200.998Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–01.0001+39BYE
301.006USCPAC9–0–10.9504+42BYE
401.011Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–01.0001+43Beat Syracuse 30–12
501.161Ohio (OHIO)MAC10–01.0001+37BYE
601.224Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–0–10.9445+27BYE
701.302Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY8–0–10.9445+25BYE
801.319Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–1–10.85010+32BYE
901.329Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–10.9007+34BYE
1001.348Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–1–10.85010+31BYE
1101.363Kansas (KANSAS)IND B89–10.9007+31BYE
1201.412Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–20.80012+34BYE
1301.491Purdue (PURDUE)B108–20.80012+30BYE
1401.575Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–2–20.70023+18BYE
1501.619Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–30.70023+29BYE
1601.664Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–30.70023+26BYE
1701.693Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC8–20.80012+17BYE
1801.741Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80012+23BYE
1901.769Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC8–20.80012+23BYE
2001.778Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–20.80012+22BYE
2101.865California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–3–10.68240+22BYE
2201.899North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC8–20.80012+19BYE
2301.900SMUIND SWC7–30.70023+24BYE
2401.929Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–2–10.75022+14BYE
2511.961Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–30.70023+17BYE
26-11.964Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–30.70023+19BYE
2701.989Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–3–10.65042+25BYE
2801.997Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–3–10.65042+20BYE
2902.006Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70023+18BYE
3002.013Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–30.70023+17BYE
3112.061Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–30.70023+18BYE
32-12.063West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–30.70023+19BYE
3302.133Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC6–40.60046+20BYE
3402.170West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI8–20.80012+9BYE
3502.190Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY7–20.77821+15BYE
3602.269Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI7–30.70023+14BYE
3702.309Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON7–30.70023+11BYE
3802.332Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–40.60046+15BYE
3902.391Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI8–20.80012+5BYE
4002.560Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–3–10.65042+14BYE
4102.582Indiana (INDIANA)B106–40.60046+13BYE
4202.615Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC7–30.70023+5BYE
4302.636Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC5–4–10.55057+14BYE
4402.643Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–40.60046+13BYE
4502.669Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70023+11BYE
4602.686Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66741+8BYE
4712.686Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–40.60046+11BYE
48-12.707LSUSEC7–30.70023+4BYE
4902.737Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–3–10.65042+4BYE
5002.764Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–50.50060+11BYE
5102.788NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–40.60046+9BYE
5222.903Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–3–20.60046+5BYE
5302.905Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–4–10.55057+5BYE
5412.954Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–50.50060+5BYE
55-32.965Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–40.60046+3Lost to Penn State 12–30
5603.050Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–4–10.55057+6BYE
5703.232Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44471+2BYE
5813.260Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI6–40.60046+9BYE
59-13.263Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI7–30.70023-8BYE
6003.318Iowa (IOWA)B105–50.500600BYE
6103.319Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–40.60046-3BYE
6203.361Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI6–40.60046-1BYE
6303.447Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI7–30.70023-4BYE
6403.658Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–70.30087+3BYE
6503.712Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–60.40073-3BYE
6613.812Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–60.40073-2BYE
67-13.814Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40073-1BYE
6813.819Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–5–10.45069-3BYE
69-13.821Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–50.50060+1BYE
7004.001South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–60.40073-7BYE
7104.015UTEPIND WAC4–5–10.450690BYE
7204.059Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–50.44471-6BYE
7314.270Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–70.30087-6BYE
74-14.274UCLAPAC3–70.30087-6BYE
7504.299Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–50.50060-7BYE
7604.318Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–60.33384-4BYE
7704.405Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–60.40073-7BYE
7804.429New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50060-10BYE
7904.504Duke (DUKE)ACC4–60.40073-12BYE
8004.524Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–50.50060-8BYE
8104.610Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–70.30087-15BYE
8204.637Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC5–50.50060-11BYE
8304.654Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–5–20.40073-10BYE
8414.732Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–70.30087-13BYE
85-14.742Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–6–10.35082-13BYE
8604.759Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35082-16BYE
8704.785Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–60.40073-1BYE
8804.843Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI5–50.50060-10BYE
8904.849Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–70.30087-18BYE
9004.886TCUIND SWC3–70.30087-16BYE
9114.958Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–70.30087-16BYE
92-14.972William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–70.30087-16BYE
9305.141Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–60.33384-19BYE
9405.275Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–80.200102-15BYE
9505.429Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–70.30087-20BYE
9605.521North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–70.30087-21BYE
9705.571Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–7–10.25099-22BYE
9805.708East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40073-13BYE
9905.753Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–70.222100-9BYE
10005.894Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–80.200102-22BYE
10106.074Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–90.100108-22BYE
10226.166Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–80.200102-28BYE
10306.168Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–60.33384-23BYE
104-26.175Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–80.200102-24BYE
10506.396BYUIND WAC2–80.200102-33BYE
10606.490Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–70.222100-20BYE
10706.563San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30087-21BYE
10806.818Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–90.100108-30BYE
10906.931Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–90.100108-32BYE
11006.950Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–90.100108-33BYE
11107.320Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–90.100108-32BYE
11207.503Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–8–20.100108-23BYE
11307.586Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–9–10.050115-33BYE
11407.661Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–80.200102-6BYE
11507.915Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–100.000117-39BYE
11608.803Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC0–9–10.050115-40BYE
11708.895Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–100.000117-40BYE
11809.039New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–100.000117-48BYE
119010.193Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–90.100108-20BYE

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