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1972 Regular Season Final 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
120.806USCPAC11–01.0001+60Beat Notre Dame 45–23
2-10.832Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9092+54Beat Oklahoma State 38–15
3-10.916Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9092+53Lost to Auburn 16–17
410.935Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9007+54Beat Alabama 17–16
5-10.974Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9007+51BYE
601.134Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–2–10.77320+36BYE
701.156LSUSEC9–1–10.86412+46Beat Tulane 9–3
831.207San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9092+44Beat Iowa State 27–14
911.214Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9092+44BYE
10-21.222North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–10.9007+44BYE
11-21.228Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9092+45BYE
1201.369Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81814+39Beat Vanderbilt 30–10
1301.374Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC9–10.9007+34BYE
1401.454Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9007+38BYE
1501.488Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–1–10.83313+22BYE
1601.717Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+29Lost to USC 23–45
1701.721UCLAPAC8–30.72721+31BYE
1811.755Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC9–20.81814+26BYE
19-11.768Yale (YALE)IND IVY7–20.77819+17BYE
2001.795NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68229+27BYE
2101.855East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81814+28BYE
2221.927Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+30BYE
23-11.931Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72721+25BYE
2411.959Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–3–10.65033+21BYE
25-21.965Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI9–20.81814+19BYE
2601.992Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–30.72721+25BYE
2751.999Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–40.63634+25Beat Georgia Tech 27–7
28-12.034West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+21BYE
29-12.046Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–30.66731+19BYE
30-12.145Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+20BYE
3102.216Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA8–30.72721+16BYE
3212.302Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–4–10.59145+17BYE
3382.306Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–4–10.55051+14Beat Miami 17–6
3402.349Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–3–10.68229+15BYE
3552.375SMUIND SWC7–40.63634+14Beat TCU 35–22
36-12.399Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+12BYE
37-72.472Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+14Lost to Georgia 7–27
3802.492Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–40.63634+16BYE
3902.605Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+5BYE
40-42.679Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54554+13Lost to Oklahoma 15–38
4132.720Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+9BYE
4232.766Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60042+6BYE
43-12.770Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+7BYE
4442.796Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63634+5BYE
4512.829Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+7BYE
46102.873Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60042+10Beat Navy 23–15
4742.923Purdue (PURDUE)B106–50.54554+7BYE
4812.941Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54554+11BYE
4992.970Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54554+5Beat Hawai'i 39–7
5032.984Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–4–10.59145+10BYE
51-12.986Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–5–10.50063+10BYE
52-153.014Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–5–10.50063+9Lost to Baylor 14–28
5383.017Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50063+7BYE
5433.040BYUIND WAC7–40.63634+3BYE
55-13.043Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–50.54554+10BYE
56-93.045Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54554+6Lost to LSU 3–9
57-23.051Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–40.60042+4BYE
5843.093Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54554+4BYE
5913.099Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54554+4BYE
60-173.101Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45572+4Lost to Florida 6–17
6123.155Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–40.63634-8BYE
62-103.181Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–5–10.50063+2Lost to San Diego State 14–27
6353.305Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.45572+2Beat Rice 28–14
6413.323Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63634+11BYE
6513.343Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–5–10.50063+2Tied Southern Miss 14–14
6613.470Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45572+1BYE
67-33.556TCUIND SWC5–60.45572+2Lost to SMU 22–35
68-93.623Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-6Lost to Boston College 11–41
6903.748Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-1BYE
7003.838Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50063-6BYE
7103.892Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-1BYE
7213.893Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45572-6BYE
7314.026Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-7BYE
7424.059West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–50.50063-12BYE
7504.073Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.500630BYE
7654.140Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45572-15Beat Northridge State 35–32
7704.177Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36485-7BYE
78-64.202Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36485-8Lost to Army 15–23
7904.216Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55650+4BYE
80-24.221William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45572-15BYE
81-14.241Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–70.36485-8BYE
8204.391Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45572-11BYE
8304.435South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14BYE
8424.445Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36485-12BYE
8504.478Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–50.54554-20BYE
8624.479Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–80.273103-9BYE
8704.504Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36485-11BYE
88-44.525Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–70.36485-10BYE
8904.621Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45572-9BYE
9004.635Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC4–70.36485-18BYE
9104.740Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–6–10.40982-8BYE
9224.755California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.273103-14BYE
93-14.790Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36485-19BYE
9414.827Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–80.273103-12BYE
9514.837Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36485-16BYE
96-34.867Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273103-10BYE
9704.926Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36485-19BYE
98104.963Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14Beat Holy Cross 41–11
99-14.965Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273103-15BYE
100-15.019San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36485-11BYE
101-15.167App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON5–5–10.50063-24BYE
102-15.258Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–70.36485-25BYE
103-15.436Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–7–10.318100-13Tied Memphis 14–14
104-15.510Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.273103-23Lost to Tennessee 10–30
10505.527Iowa (IOWA)B103–7–10.318100-21BYE
106-25.553Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI5–60.45572-27BYE
10705.616Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-22BYE
108-25.663Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–70.36485-3BYE
10905.865New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.273103-29BYE
11005.949Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273103-29BYE
11116.662Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–90.182114-32BYE
112-16.717Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200111-33BYE
11306.908Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.182114-37BYE
11406.996Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–100.091125-40BYE
11507.214Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–80.111124-18BYE
11607.281Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–90.182114-42BYE
11707.343Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–7–10.318100-25BYE
11807.464Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182114-45BYE
11917.498New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–90.182114-35BYE
120-17.508UTEPIND WAC2–80.200111-33BYE
12107.806Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–80.200111-26BYE
12217.838North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–100.091125-46BYE
123-17.914Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.091125-46BYE
12407.919Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-33BYE
12508.101Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–8–10.150123-14BYE
12608.482Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–90.182114-29BYE
12708.702Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-23BYE

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