1970 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 8, 1970By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1970 Season Tags: • No Comments

1970 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	0.811	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–0	1.000	1	+54	Beat Arkansas 42–7
2	1	1.004	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–0–1	0.955	6	+48	BYE
3	-1	1.005	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+34	BYE
4	0	1.086	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+41	BYE
5	3	1.169	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–1	0.909	7	+47	Beat UCLA 28–17
6	-1	1.173	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–0	1.000	1	+40	Beat Arizona 10–6
7	-1	1.174	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	8	+40	BYE
8	-1	1.193	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+43	BYE
9	0	1.244	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	16	+40	BYE
10	3	1.383	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+38	Beat Ole Miss 61–17
11	-1	1.434	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	10	+33	Lost to Texas 7–42
12	-1	1.473	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+33	BYE
13	-1	1.539	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+35	BYE
14	1	1.707	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	18	+23	BYE
15	-1	1.709	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+29	BYE
16	0	1.758	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+33	BYE
17	0	1.790	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	18	+23	BYE
18	2	1.823	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+26	Beat Miami 36–3
19	-1	1.866	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	10	+21	BYE
20	1	2.033	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+15	BYE
21	1	2.044	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	20	+23	BYE
22	1	2.147	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+23	BYE
23	1	2.167	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	36	+24	BYE
24	-5	2.169	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3	0.700	28	+18	Lost to LSU 17–61
25	0	2.192	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	+17	BYE
26	1	2.211	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+21	BYE
27	2	2.277	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	41	+16	BYE
28	0	2.307	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	49	+14	BYE
29	1	2.316	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	53	+21	BYE
30	1	2.365	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+15	BYE
31	5	2.387	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+13	BYE
32	0	2.389	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	34	+15	BYE
33	2	2.392	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	10	+13	BYE
34	-1	2.393	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	28	+14	BYE
35	2	2.408	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	BYE
36	-10	2.426	UCLA	PAC	6–5	0.545	53	+18	Lost to Tennessee 17–28
37	-3	2.428	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
38	0	2.441	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+10	BYE
39	0	2.441	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	20	+11	BYE
40	0	2.490	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	8–3	0.727	20	+20	BYE
41	0	2.572	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
42	1	2.580	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	-1	BYE
43	1	2.596	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+17	BYE
44	-2	2.606	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	49	+13	BYE
45	1	2.694	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	53	+17	BYE
46	-1	2.725	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	51	+12	BYE
47	6	2.791	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	41	+6	Beat North Texas 26–20
48	2	2.822	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	53	+16	BYE
49	-1	2.829	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	53	+10	BYE
50	-3	2.835	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+7	BYE
51	-2	2.860	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+7	BYE
52	-1	2.889	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	53	+13	BYE
53	-1	2.950	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	53	+10	BYE
54	0	3.081	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	53	+5	BYE
55	0	3.096	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	+6	BYE
56	2	3.105	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+1	BYE
57	0	3.119	UTEP	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+3	BYE
58	-2	3.132	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	61	+2	BYE
59	0	3.235	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	52	+2	BYE
60	0	3.318	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+5	BYE
61	1	3.353	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	61	+2	BYE
62	-1	3.359	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+2	BYE
63	0	3.405	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+1	BYE
64	1	3.427	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	20	-7	BYE
65	1	3.481	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	66	+3	BYE
66	-2	3.499	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	+3	BYE
67	0	3.610	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	34	+3	BYE
68	0	3.842	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	77	-1	BYE
69	0	3.858	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–5	0.444	78	+1	BYE
70	0	3.903	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	80	-5	BYE
71	0	3.925	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-7	BYE
72	0	4.108	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	82	-5	Lost to Arizona State 6–10
73	1	4.109	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–6	0.400	82	-3	BYE
74	-1	4.124	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	78	-6	BYE
75	0	4.209	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-4	BYE
76	0	4.278	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-5	BYE
77	0	4.324	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	87	-7	BYE
78	1	4.330	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	66	-5	BYE
79	-1	4.337	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6	0.400	82	-7	BYE
80	0	4.431	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	-16	BYE
81	0	4.520	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	66	-20	BYE
82	0	4.660	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	91	-7	BYE
83	0	4.753	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-19	BYE
84	0	4.802	TCU	IND SWC	4–6–1	0.409	80	-14	BYE
85	0	4.829	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	93	-9	BYE
86	0	4.843	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	82	-18	BYE
87	0	4.955	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	66	-26	BYE
88	0	5.055	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	-7	BYE
89	0	5.061	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-27	BYE
90	0	5.161	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	82	-25	BYE
91	0	5.208	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	96	-13	BYE
92	0	5.356	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	66	-13	BYE
93	0	5.437	BYU	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	100	-20	BYE
94	0	5.450	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	107	-24	BYE
95	1	5.464	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–6–1	0.278	99	-13	BYE
96	2	5.477	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	100	-21	BYE
97	0	5.480	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	107	-20	BYE
98	1	5.526	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	93	-19	BYE
99	1	5.569	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–9	0.182	107	-23	BYE
100	-5	5.580	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	100	-14	Lost to Houston 3–36
101	0	5.585	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	96	-12	BYE
102	0	5.592	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–7	0.300	96	-18	BYE
103	0	5.729	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	107	-23	BYE
104	0	5.806	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	95	-26	BYE
105	1	5.856	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	91	-20	BYE
106	1	5.907	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	105	-19	BYE
107	-2	5.961	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	100	-24	Lost to Tulsa 20–26
108	0	6.275	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-21	BYE
109	0	6.318	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	107	-32	BYE
110	0	6.321	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	100	-12	BYE
111	0	6.452	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	107	-34	BYE
112	0	6.930	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	114	-35	BYE
113	0	6.956	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	115	-31	BYE
114	0	7.313	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	118	-38	BYE
115	0	7.753	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	107	-28	BYE
116	0	8.010	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	118	-43	BYE
117	0	8.374	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–9	0.100	115	-42	BYE
118	0	8.555	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	106	-18	BYE
119	0	9.115	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	115	-33	BYE
120	0	9.164	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–9	0.000	121	-37	BYE
121	0	10.245	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–10–1	0.045	120	-33	BYE