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1972 Post-Season Week 3 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
100.800USCPAC11–01.0001+60BYE
200.860Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9092+54BYE
300.940Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9092+53BYE
400.950Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9008+55BYE
500.971Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9008+51BYE
601.149Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–2–10.77320+36BYE
701.157LSUSEC9–1–10.86412+46BYE
801.161North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–10.9092+49BYE
901.211Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9092+44BYE
1001.216San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9092+44BYE
1101.220Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9092+45BYE
1201.355Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81815+40BYE
1301.410Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC9–10.9008+34BYE
1401.446Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9008+39BYE
1501.488Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–1–10.83313+22BYE
1621.682Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–20.83313+32Beat Missouri 49–35
1701.719UCLAPAC8–30.72721+31BYE
18-21.723Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+28BYE
1901.763Yale (YALE)IND IVY7–20.77819+17BYE
2001.777NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68229+27BYE
2101.844East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81815+28BYE
2201.919Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+30BYE
2311.956Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–3–10.65033+21BYE
24-11.967Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72721+24BYE
2501.979Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–30.72721+25BYE
2612.002Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–40.63634+26BYE
27-12.006Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI9–20.81815+19BYE
2802.023West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+21BYE
2902.039Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–30.66731+19BYE
3002.139Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+20BYE
3102.216Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA8–30.72721+16BYE
3202.279Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI7–4–10.62541+19BYE
3302.302Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–4–10.59145+17BYE
3402.343Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–3–10.68229+15BYE
3502.395Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+12BYE
3602.396SMUIND SWC7–40.63634+14BYE
3702.486Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–40.63634+16BYE
3802.487Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–5–10.50061+13BYE
3902.598Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+5BYE
4002.704Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54553+13BYE
4102.755Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+8BYE
4202.759Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+7BYE
4302.766Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60042+7BYE
4402.784Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63634+5BYE
4502.822Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+7BYE
4602.865Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60042+10BYE
4702.898Purdue (PURDUE)B106–50.54553+7BYE
4802.913Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54553+11BYE
4902.922Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–5–10.50061+10BYE
5002.952Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54553+5BYE
5112.980Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–5–10.50061+9BYE
52-12.981Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–4–10.59145+10BYE
5303.001Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54553+6BYE
5403.029Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–40.60042+4BYE
5503.034BYUIND WAC7–40.63634+3BYE
5613.038Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50061+6BYE
5713.079Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54553+4BYE
5813.113Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54553+3BYE
5913.122Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45572+3BYE
6013.155Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–40.63634-8BYE
61-53.231Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–60.50061+8Lost to Arizona State 35–49
6203.296Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.45572+2BYE
6303.372Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–5–10.50061+1BYE
6403.392Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45572+2BYE
6503.450Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–6–10.45871-3BYE
6603.520TCUIND SWC5–60.45572+2BYE
6703.623Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-6BYE
6803.737Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-1BYE
6903.774Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50061-6BYE
7003.866Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45572-6BYE
7103.888Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-1BYE
7203.959Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–50.58349+11BYE
7304.013Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-7BYE
7404.042Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.500610BYE
7504.084West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–50.50061-13BYE
7604.124Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45572-15BYE
7704.152Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36485-8BYE
7804.205William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45572-15BYE
7914.211Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55650+4BYE
80-14.239Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36485-8BYE
8104.269Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–70.36485-9BYE
8204.367Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45572-11BYE
8304.372South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14BYE
8404.438Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–70.36485-10BYE
8504.453Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–50.54553-20BYE
8604.459Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–80.273103-9BYE
8704.491Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36485-11BYE
8804.495Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36485-13BYE
8904.597Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45572-9BYE
9004.631Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC4–70.36485-18BYE
9104.745Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–6–10.40982-8BYE
9214.772Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36485-19BYE
93-14.791California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.273103-15BYE
9404.812Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–80.273103-12BYE
9504.823Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36485-16BYE
9604.890Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36485-19BYE
9714.918Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14BYE
98-14.943Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273103-12BYE
9904.995Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273103-16BYE
10005.010San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36485-11BYE
10105.136App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON5–5–10.50061-24BYE
10205.253Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–70.36485-24BYE
10305.411Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–7–10.318100-13BYE
10405.500Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.273103-23BYE
10505.517Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI5–60.45572-27BYE
10605.522Iowa (IOWA)B103–7–10.318100-21BYE
10705.610Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-22BYE
10805.663Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–70.36485-3BYE
10905.901New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.273103-30BYE
11005.939Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273103-29BYE
11106.623Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–90.182114-32BYE
11206.711Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200111-33BYE
11306.892Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.182114-37BYE
11406.983Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–100.091125-40BYE
11507.199Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–80.111124-18BYE
11607.264Virginia 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
11907.502UTEPIND WAC2–80.200111-33BYE
12007.561New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–90.182114-36BYE
12107.806Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–80.200111-26BYE
12207.894North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–100.091125-47BYE
12307.903Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-33BYE
12407.945Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.091125-47BYE
12508.227Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–8–10.150123-15BYE
12608.466Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–90.182114-29BYE
12708.707Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-23BYE

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