1970 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 27, 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	0.804	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Rice 45–21
2	1	0.959	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–0–1	0.929	11	+18	Beat Oklahoma State 65–31
3	3	1.006	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+13	BYE
4	3	1.016	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–1	0.833	14	+17	Beat Florida 38–7
5	-1	1.069	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Illinois 48–29
6	-1	1.097	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Minnesota 39–13
7	-5	1.140	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–1	0.833	14	+16	Lost to LSU 9–17
8	5	1.143	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Cornell 38–7
9	1	1.176	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Harvard 37–14
10	-1	1.219	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–1	0.857	12	+18	Beat UCLA 9–7
11	0	1.235	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Boston College 35–10
12	-4	1.297	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Kent State 34–17
13	1	1.325	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat UTEP 42–13
14	-2	1.342	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–0	1.000	1	+12	BYE
15	10	1.533	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	22	+10	Beat Pennsylvania 22–16
16	0	1.541	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	14	+8	Beat Wichita State 62–0
17	13	1.618	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	23	+13	Beat Iowa State 24–10
18	0	1.624	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–1	0.833	14	+10	Beat Vanderbilt 26–16
19	5	1.708	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	23	+12	Beat SMU 14–10
20	6	1.716	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	14	+9	Beat Auburn 17–9
21	-4	1.755	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	23	+13	Lost to Tennessee 7–38
22	0	1.786	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	23	+12	Beat Tulane 20–6
23	9	1.814	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	23	+12	Beat Southern Miss 51–15
24	-1	1.825	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	14	+9	Beat Miami 28–17
25	4	1.849	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	23	+12	Beat Clemson 21–10
26	-11	1.911	USC	PAC	4–2–1	0.643	36	+8	Lost to Oregon 7–10
27	1	1.985	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–1	0.833	14	+6	Beat Bowling Green 7–3
28	-9	2.022	UCLA	PAC	4–3	0.571	47	+11	Lost to Stanford 7–9
29	-9	2.160	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	47	+9	Lost to Georgia Tech 6–20
30	11	2.218	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	47	+9	Beat Colorado 30–16
31	13	2.232	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	23	+8	Beat USC 10–7
32	11	2.257	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	47	+8	Beat Houston 30–21
33	7	2.362	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	23	+4	Beat Colorado State 24–21
34	-7	2.488	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	38	+4	Lost to Yale 7–38
35	19	2.497	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	+3	Beat Ohio 29–21
36	9	2.515	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	38	+3	Beat Rutgers 30–14
37	11	2.526	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	47	+4	Beat Oklahoma 19–14
38	-17	2.545	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	38	+4	Lost to Alabama 21–30
39	3	2.545	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	14	0	Beat Holy Cross 34–14
40	-7	2.556	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	38	+4	Lost to Air Force 10–35
41	6	2.599	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–1	0.857	12	+4	Beat LOS Angeles State 51–6
42	-8	2.621	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	38	+2	Lost to Dartmouth 14–37
43	21	2.708	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	59	+4	Beat South Carolina 21–13
44	14	2.789	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	33	+3	Beat Wyoming 17–7
45	-9	2.846	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	47	+4	Lost to Mississippi State 15–51
46	19	2.857	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–3	0.571	47	+6	Beat North Carolina 14–13
47	22	2.900	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	38	+3	Beat North Texas 28–7
48	-17	2.916	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	59	+6	Lost to Northwestern 14–38
49	8	2.919	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	36	-1	Beat Akron 14–6
50	-13	2.939	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	59	+5	Lost to Cincinnati 21–29
51	12	3.037	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–3	0.500	59	+1	Beat Purdue 38–14
52	-13	3.110	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	38	+2	Lost to Utah 0–24
53	14	3.142	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	47	0	Beat Marshall 34–3
54	-19	3.163	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	47	+2	Lost to San José State 7–48
55	-17	3.215	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Kansas State 14–19
56	-6	3.283	SMU	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 10–14
57	5	3.286	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	59	-1	Beat Kentucky 19–3
58	-12	3.306	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	38	-2	Lost to Princeton 16–22
59	-3	3.331	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	59	0	Lost to Kansas 10–24
60	11	3.344	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	59	0	Beat Oregon State 29–20
61	-12	3.361	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Missouri 16–30
62	6	3.363	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–2	0.714	23	-1	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 49–20
63	11	3.430	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	59	-2	Beat Arizona 24–0
64	-11	3.434	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–3–1	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Florida State 13–21
65	5	3.492	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	59	-2	BYE
66	-14	3.509	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	47	-3	Lost to Wake Forest 13–14
67	-8	3.601	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–4	0.333	84	+1	Lost to Michigan 13–39
68	-8	3.602	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Nebraska 31–65
69	7	3.636	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–3	0.571	47	-4	Beat William & Mary 33–6
70	8	3.642	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	-1	Beat New Mexico State 37–7
71	2	3.699	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–2	0.714	23	-3	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 18–16
72	-21	3.782	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	38	-5	Lost to BYU 20–27
73	-7	3.824	UTEP	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	59	-1	Lost to Arizona State 13–42
74	-13	3.843	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	81	0	Lost to Texas 21–45
75	6	3.966	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	59	-3	Beat Navy 23–8
76	11	4.001	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	59	-4	Beat Army 38–14
77	-22	4.052	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–4	0.429	76	-3	Lost to Washington 20–29
78	-1	4.083	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	76	-3	Beat Washington State 45–0
79	-4	4.109	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	59	+2	BYE
80	11	4.209	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	84	-1	Beat Iowa 37–0
81	16	4.218	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	92	-3	Beat Pacific 48–7
82	2	4.403	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–5	0.286	92	-3	Lost to Duke 10–21
83	10	4.419	BYU	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	92	-3	Beat Utah State 27–20
84	-1	4.506	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	84	-3	Lost to Ohio State 29–48
85	11	4.526	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	84	-3	Beat Texas A&M 29–24
86	-14	4.684	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	92	-4	Lost to Baylor 24–29
87	-7	4.746	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–4–1	0.250	102	-4	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–7
88	7	4.748	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–3	0.571	47	-7	Beat Virginia Military Institute 56–9
89	1	4.790	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–5	0.286	92	-8	Lost to Ole Miss 16–26
90	-1	4.911	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–4	0.333	84	-3	Lost to Toledo 17–34
91	3	4.924	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	76	-8	Beat Brown 10–6
92	-6	4.936	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	81	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–28
93	-11	5.022	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	84	-7	Lost to Western Michigan 3–34
94	-6	5.106	TCU	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	79	-6	BYE
95	14	5.209	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–3–1	0.417	79	-7	Beat Indiana 30–12
96	-17	5.265	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–6	0.143	109	-7	Lost to Georgia 3–19
97	10	5.372	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–4–1	0.357	83	-11	Beat Maryland 6–0
98	14	5.392	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	92	-10	Beat Buffalo 31–14
99	9	5.508	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	92	-11	Beat East Carolina 38–12
100	10	5.513	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	84	-3	Beat Ball State 31–14
101	-9	5.583	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	105	-6	Lost to New Mexico 7–17
102	-17	5.654	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	103	-6	Lost to Colgate 6–10
103	-2	5.852	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	92	-6	Lost to Memphis 7–28
104	-6	5.901	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	92	-12	Lost to Virginia 6–33
105	-3	6.220	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	92	-16	Lost to West Texas A&M 7–37
106	-2	6.221	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	109	-9	Lost to Syracuse 8–23
107	-4	6.283	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	109	-11	Lost to West Virginia 21–24
108	-2	6.309	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	109	-11	Lost to Penn State 14–38
109	-4	6.360	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	109	-12	Lost to California 0–45
110	-10	6.547	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–6	0.143	109	-13	Lost to NC State 0–6
111	-12	7.121	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–5	0.167	105	-13	Lost to Michigan State 0–37
112	1	7.131	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–6	0.143	109	-13	Lost to Citadel 9–56
113	-2	7.391	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–5	0.167	105	-14	Lost to Wisconsin 12–30
114	0	7.609	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	109	-12	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–31
115	1	8.008	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-5	Lost to Columbia 14–30
116	-1	8.600	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–4	0.200	103	0	Lost to Wofford 13–35
117	1	8.607	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	109	-11	Beat Portland State 17–16
118	1	9.822	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–7	0.000	118	-14	Lost to Richmond 12–38
119	-2	9.856	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	118	-13	Lost to Tampa 10–33
120	0	10.010	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	118	-11	Lost to Villanova 14–34
121	0	10.282	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	118	-8	Lost to Arkansas 0–62