1972 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 26, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.464	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon 68–3
2	18	0.533	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
3	23	0.645	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
4	11	0.690	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wake Forest 45–6
5	30	0.735	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Georgia 24–13
6	56	0.799	TCU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Indiana 31–28
7	20	0.842	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Virginia 48–10
8	29	0.934	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat NC State 34–33
9	-6	0.945	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Duke 10–6
10	6	0.963	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat New Mexico 41–16
11	34	0.971	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Clemson 29–10
12	12	1.005	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kentucky 35–0
13	26	1.048	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UCLA 26–9
14	8	1.066	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Memphis 23–7
15	-4	1.074	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 14–7
16	-9	1.083	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Syracuse 31–7
17	24	1.087	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kansas State 56–14
18	11	1.104	LSU	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas A&M 42–17
19	2	1.109	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 55–20
20	-14	1.180	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 38–6
21	13	1.186	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Brown 30–24
22	22	1.203	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 16–7
23	-19	1.233	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 41–13
24	-22	1.259	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida 21–14
25	-20	1.271	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1	0.500	48	+2	Lost to Bowling Green 7–16
26	20	1.283	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat New Mexico State 49–17
27	-2	1.349	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat App State 35–7
28	31	1.366	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 37–0
29	-12	1.414	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 44–22
30	17	1.455	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Eastern Michigan 42–0
31	7	1.507	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 22–21
32	4	1.538	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Texas 25–0
33	-2	1.550	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 27–15
34	8	1.573	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Carolina 21–0
35	28	1.573	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Miami 23–10
36	45	1.636	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Navy 21–10
37	31	1.662	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Beat Northern Illinois 14–10
38	-5	1.688	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Tulane 13–24
39	-20	1.835	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Lost to Michigan 9–26
40	14	1.875	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
41	14	1.875	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
42	14	1.875	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
43	15	1.875	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
44	16	1.875	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
45	16	1.875	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
46	18	1.875	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
47	46	1.881	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 24–23
48	31	1.911	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat BYU 42–19
49	23	1.934	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Michigan State 21–16
50	-41	1.979	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to North Carolina 33–34
51	2	2.037	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lafayette 33–14
52	31	2.084	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Temple 49–27
53	39	2.097	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 10–6
54	-6	2.101	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Army 77–7
55	-45	2.266	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Rice 10–29
56	55	2.327	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Ohio 37–14
57	-29	2.386	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Alabama 0–35
58	50	2.478	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Arizona 28–6
59	23	2.505	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Missouri 27–0
60	13	2.511	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Beat Tulsa 21–0
61	-43	2.561	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Texas Tech 16–41
62	60	2.572	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Wyoming 52–14
63	14	2.572	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–16
64	-24	2.589	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to West Virginia 10–48
65	-22	2.629	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to TCU 28–31
66	-16	2.649	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Lost to San José State 10–17
67	32	2.670	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Colorado State 41–14
68	42	2.683	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Marshall 39–0
69	44	2.693	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat California 17–10
70	32	2.708	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Texas Arlington 38–24
71	23	2.780	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Oregon State 19–11
72	2	2.891	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Washington 21–22
73	-65	2.949	BYU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Utah State 19–42
74	-22	3.041	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	98	0	Lost to Holy Cross 24–30
75	9	3.050	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Lehigh 41–13
76	-19	3.078	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	98	0	Lost to SMU 14–21
77	26	3.132	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Grambling State 25–19
78	8	3.169	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat UTEP 19–14
79	-56	3.195	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 16–21
80	-2	3.209	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Drake 7–23
81	-49	3.252	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 6–10
82	5	3.253	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	98	0	Lost to Stanford 6–10
83	-71	3.260	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Penn State 10–21
84	-14	3.316	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Lost to Tennessee 6–45
85	-71	3.448	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Baylor 0–27
86	-56	3.463	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Arkansas 23–24
87	8	3.491	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Texas 10–23
88	18	3.528	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to LSU 17–42
89	-1	3.603	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat UL Monroe 17–0
90	-10	3.641	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Notre Dame 0–37
91	33	3.678	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Cincinnati 19–7
92	-1	3.739	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat William & Mary 20–17
93	-26	3.794	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Wisconsin 7–31
94	-45	3.809	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Oklahoma 3–68
95	-29	3.942	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Arizona State 14–56
96	18	4.034	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Iowa State 22–44
97	8	4.209	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 10–14
98	-13	4.316	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Air Force 13–41
99	-28	4.336	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Dayton 0–39
100	-24	4.428	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Florida State 15–27
101	0	4.517	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Boston College 27–49
102	-33	4.596	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Villanova 17–20
103	20	4.653	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to San Diego State 0–25
104	8	4.730	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Xavier 7–19
105	4	4.757	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Kansas 14–52
106	-8	4.766	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Iowa 11–19
107	-94	5.009	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Weber State 10–26
108	-18	5.028	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Auburn 7–14
109	6	5.050	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to East Carolina 7–35
110	-3	5.174	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	75	-3	Lost to Washington State 6–28
111	-36	5.253	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Colorado 6–38
112	5	5.278	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 0–21
113	-16	5.287	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Kent State 14–37
114	5	5.312	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	BYE
115	-11	5.439	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	75	-3	Lost to Houston 0–21
116	-20	5.684	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to USC 20–55
117	-52	5.791	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Western Carolina 0–10
118	3	6.128	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Fresno State 17–49
119	6	6.199	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	75	-4	Beat Arkansas State 6–0
120	-4	6.378	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to Maryland 16–28
121	-3	6.703	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to Toledo 24–38
122	-22	6.719	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Lenoir Rhyne 16–41
123	-3	6.903	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–41
124	2	7.058	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Beat Wofford 24–7
125	-36	8.009	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Lamar 0–7
126	-75	8.066	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Nebraska 7–77
127	0	10.897	UTEP	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Pacific 14–19