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1972 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1972 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
100.802USCPAC11–01.0001+60BYE
200.829Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9092+54BYE
300.940Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9092+53BYE
400.967Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9008+54BYE
500.979Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9008+51BYE
601.127Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–2–10.77320+36BYE
701.161LSUSEC9–1–10.86412+46BYE
821.163North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–10.9092+49Beat Florida 28–24
9-11.197San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9092+44BYE
10-11.211Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9092+44BYE
1101.224Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9092+45BYE
1201.365Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81814+39BYE
1301.408Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC9–10.9008+34BYE
1401.450Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9008+39BYE
1501.488Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–1–10.83313+22BYE
1601.707Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+29BYE
1701.719UCLAPAC8–30.72721+31BYE
1801.748Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC9–20.81814+26BYE
1901.765Yale (YALE)IND IVY7–20.77819+17BYE
2001.780NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68229+27BYE
2101.838East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81814+28BYE
2211.920Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72721+25BYE
23-11.921Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+30BYE
2401.948Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–3–10.65033+21BYE
2511.987Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–30.72721+25BYE
26-11.998Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI9–20.81814+19BYE
2712.026West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+21BYE
28-12.028Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–40.63634+25BYE
2902.043Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–30.66731+19BYE
3002.142Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+20BYE
3102.216Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA8–30.72721+16BYE
3202.289Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–4–10.59144+17BYE
3312.340Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–3–10.68229+15BYE
3422.392Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+12BYE
3502.404SMUIND SWC7–40.63634+14BYE
3612.455Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59144+14BYE
3712.486Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–40.63634+16BYE
38-52.510Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–5–10.50062+13Lost to North Carolina 24–28
3902.602Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+5BYE
4002.651Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54553+13BYE
4112.749Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+6BYE
4212.753Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–4–10.59144+7BYE
43-22.755Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+8BYE
4402.784Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63634+5BYE
4502.812Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59144+7BYE
4602.856Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+10BYE
4702.905Purdue (PURDUE)B106–50.54553+7BYE
4802.923Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54553+11BYE
4902.956Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54553+5BYE
5012.967Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–5–10.50062+10BYE
51-12.971Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–4–10.59144+10BYE
5202.999Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–5–10.50062+9BYE
5343.019Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–40.60041+4BYE
5413.021Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–50.54553+10BYE
5513.030Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54553+6BYE
56-23.037BYUIND WAC7–40.63634+3BYE
57-43.057Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50062+6BYE
5803.075Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54553+4BYE
5903.081Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54553+4BYE
6003.139Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45572+3BYE
6103.152Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–40.63634-8BYE
6203.153Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–5–10.50062+2BYE
6303.293Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.45572+2BYE
6413.387Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–5–10.50062+1BYE
6513.438Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45572+1BYE
6613.552TCUIND SWC5–60.45572+2BYE
6713.618Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-6BYE
6813.742Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-1BYE
6913.802Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50062-6BYE
7023.886Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45572-6BYE
7103.892Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-1BYE
72-83.961Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–50.58349+11Lost to Tennessee State 7–29
7304.019Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-7BYE
7414.057Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.500620BYE
75-14.103West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–50.50062-13BYE
7604.136Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45572-15BYE
7704.164Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36485-7BYE
7804.189Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36485-8BYE
7914.213William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45572-15BYE
80-14.216Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55650+4BYE
8104.232Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–70.36485-8BYE
8204.391Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45572-11BYE
8304.413South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14BYE
8414.460Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–50.54553-20BYE
8514.469Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–80.273103-9BYE
8624.488Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–70.36485-10BYE
8704.500Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36485-11BYE
88-44.500Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36485-13BYE
8904.613Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45572-9BYE
9004.631Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC4–70.36485-18BYE
9104.740Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–6–10.40982-8BYE
9204.751California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.273103-14BYE
9304.776Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36485-19BYE
9404.822Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–80.273103-12BYE
9504.837Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36485-16BYE
9604.852Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273103-10BYE
9704.895Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36485-19BYE
9804.949Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14BYE
9905.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273103-16BYE
10005.009San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36485-11BYE
10105.152App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON5–5–10.50062-24BYE
10205.249Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–70.36485-25BYE
10305.416Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–7–10.318100-13BYE
10405.499Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.273103-23BYE
10505.527Iowa (IOWA)B103–7–10.318100-21BYE
10605.541Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI5–60.45572-27BYE
10705.610Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-22BYE
10805.663Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–70.36485-3BYE
10905.850New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.273103-29BYE
11005.929Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273103-29BYE
11106.623Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–90.182114-32BYE
11206.705Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200111-33BYE
11306.903Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.182114-37BYE
11406.983Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–100.091125-40BYE
11507.206Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–80.111124-18BYE
11607.269Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–90.182114-42BYE
11707.332Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–7–10.318100-25BYE
11807.453Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182114-45BYE
11917.502UTEPIND WAC2–80.200111-33BYE
120-17.566New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–90.182114-36BYE
12107.800Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–80.200111-26BYE
12217.882Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.091125-46BYE
123-17.912North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–100.091125-47BYE
12407.913Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-33BYE
12508.212Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–8–10.150123-15BYE
12608.471Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–90.182114-29BYE
12708.707Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-23BYE

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