1969 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1970By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1969 Season Tags: • No Comments

1969 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	0	0.807	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+58	Beat Missouri 10–3
2	0	0.868	USC	PAC	10–0–1	0.955	5	+52	Beat Michigan 10–3
3	0	0.953	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
4	0	0.962	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+47	Beat Notre Dame 21–17
5	0	1.089	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	11–0	1.000	1	+41	BYE
6	1	1.133	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	10	+42	BYE
7	-1	1.235	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+40	Lost to Penn State 3–10
8	0	1.309	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	12	+40	BYE
9	12	1.327	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	12	+36	Beat Auburn 36–7
10	1	1.333	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
11	1	1.340	UCLA	PAC	8–1–1	0.850	11	+28	BYE
12	-2	1.351	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	8	+24	BYE
13	2	1.360	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	6	+37	Beat South Carolina 14–3
14	0	1.415	LSU	SEC	9–1	0.900	7	+29	BYE
15	1	1.433	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	17	+30	BYE
16	1	1.494	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–2	0.800	17	+31	BYE
17	8	1.523	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–3	0.727	24	+33	Beat Arkansas 27–22
18	2	1.527	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	17	+27	BYE
19	-6	1.531	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	22	+27	Lost to Texas 17–21
20	-11	1.546	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	24	+31	Lost to Houston 7–36
21	1	1.598	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	23	+24	BYE
22	1	1.660	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	17	+27	BYE
23	1	1.673	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	8	+18	BYE
24	-5	1.684	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	24	+25	Lost to USC 3–10
25	-7	1.684	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+23	Lost to Ole Miss 22–27
26	0	1.861	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	24	+28	BYE
27	0	2.053	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	21	+24	BYE
28	0	2.163	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+20	BYE
29	0	2.175	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	33	+14	BYE
30	0	2.263	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+14	BYE
31	0	2.267	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+14	BYE
32	0	2.286	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	37	+15	BYE
33	2	2.443	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+13	BYE
34	0	2.452	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	41	+15	BYE
35	-2	2.512	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	38	+14	Lost to West Virginia 3–14
36	0	2.552	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	29	+15	BYE
37	0	2.556	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	53	+13	BYE
38	0	2.631	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	54	+10	BYE
39	0	2.677	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+10	BYE
40	0	2.702	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	41	+9	BYE
41	0	2.764	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	7–3	0.700	29	+2	BYE
42	0	2.890	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	54	+4	BYE
43	0	2.917	BYU	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+5	BYE
44	0	2.926	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	-1	BYE
45	0	2.974	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	54	+1	BYE
46	0	3.001	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	41	0	BYE
47	0	3.095	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+5	BYE
48	0	3.152	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+9	BYE
49	0	3.194	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	24	+6	BYE
50	0	3.205	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	54	+4	BYE
51	0	3.274	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	+3	BYE
52	1	3.330	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–5	0.500	54	+1	BYE
53	-1	3.337	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	29	-1	BYE
54	0	3.342	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	40	+7	BYE
55	0	3.447	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	66	+1	BYE
56	0	3.469	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+17	BYE
57	0	3.497	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	-2	BYE
58	1	3.643	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-3	BYE
59	1	3.686	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	69	-2	BYE
60	1	3.706	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–5–1	0.500	54	-7	BYE
61	-3	3.708	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	54	-7	BYE
62	0	3.731	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	-7	BYE
63	0	3.786	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–6	0.400	71	-3	BYE
64	1	3.832	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4	0.600	41	-6	BYE
65	-1	3.846	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–5	0.500	54	-9	BYE
66	0	3.848	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	51	-7	BYE
67	0	3.866	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	71	-7	BYE
68	0	3.890	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-2	BYE
69	0	3.946	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	54	-10	BYE
70	0	4.005	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6	0.400	71	-6	BYE
71	1	4.045	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–7	0.300	87	-2	BYE
72	-1	4.064	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-9	BYE
73	1	4.123	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	-3	BYE
74	1	4.127	UTEP	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	71	-8	BYE
75	-2	4.137	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	66	-16	BYE
76	0	4.200	TCU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	71	-7	BYE
77	1	4.217	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	-11	BYE
78	-1	4.247	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	66	-12	BYE
79	2	4.389	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	87	-11	BYE
80	-1	4.405	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	71	-12	BYE
81	-1	4.457	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-9	BYE
82	0	4.488	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	84	-11	BYE
83	1	4.526	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	71	-11	BYE
84	1	4.546	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	71	-12	BYE
85	-2	4.588	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–6	0.400	71	-15	BYE
86	0	4.597	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–6	0.400	71	-19	BYE
87	0	4.726	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	69	-14	BYE
88	0	4.820	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–7	0.300	87	-10	BYE
89	0	4.840	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	87	-16	BYE
90	0	4.894	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	87	-19	BYE
91	0	5.026	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-9	BYE
92	0	5.096	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-17	BYE
93	1	5.180	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–7	0.300	87	-17	BYE
94	-1	5.200	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–7	0.300	87	-16	BYE
95	0	5.234	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–8	0.200	106	-13	BYE
96	2	5.280	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	106	-13	BYE
97	0	5.305	SMU	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	87	-23	BYE
98	-2	5.310	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	87	-23	BYE
99	0	5.404	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	3–7	0.300	87	-11	BYE
100	0	5.461	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	87	-23	BYE
101	0	5.520	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	86	-13	BYE
102	0	5.616	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	84	-23	BYE
103	0	5.938	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	87	-27	BYE
104	0	6.397	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–9	0.100	112	-26	BYE
105	1	6.416	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	104	-24	BYE
106	-1	6.458	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	106	-29	BYE
107	0	6.480	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-16	BYE
108	0	6.641	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–9	0.100	112	-34	BYE
109	0	6.812	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	87	-41	BYE
110	0	6.875	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	112	-28	BYE
111	0	7.004	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	112	-23	BYE
112	0	7.115	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	112	-34	BYE
113	0	7.439	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	112	-37	BYE
114	0	7.593	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	104	-22	BYE
115	0	7.623	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	111	-23	BYE
116	0	8.397	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	106	-23	BYE
117	0	8.727	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–10	0.000	118	-46	BYE
118	0	9.092	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–10	0.000	118	-49	BYE
119	0	9.131	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–10	0.000	118	-47	BYE
120	0	9.951	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–8–1	0.150	110	-18	BYE