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1972 Week 8 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
110.669LSUSEC5–01.0001+14Beat Auburn 35–7
240.880Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+12Beat Florida 24–7
310.915Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Texas 27–0
4-31.011Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+12Beat Michigan State 10–0
501.096Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–01.0001+8Beat North Texas 56–6
6141.101Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80018+13Beat Washington 24–0
711.133USCPAC6–01.0001+11Beat California 42–14
831.246Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+7Beat Illinois 26–7
961.251Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Boston College 13–9
1061.280Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+3Beat Princeton 35–14
1111.293Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80018+8BYE
1211.358Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–01.0001+4Beat Pennsylvania 24–20
1361.403Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80018+9Beat Baylor 31–20
14101.432North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80018+10Beat Kentucky 31–20
15-121.474Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80018+10Lost to LSU 7–35
16121.499Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–10.80018+4Beat Missouri 62–0
17-31.512Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Pittsburgh 42–16
18-111.532Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75031+8Lost to Oklahoma 0–27
19101.636Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Brown 53–19
20-31.647East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–01.0001+5Beat Citadel 27–21
21131.691UCLAPAC5–10.83314+8Beat Oregon State 37–7
2281.709Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–10.80018+7Beat Ohio 31–7
23161.717Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80018+5Beat Army 45–0
24211.730Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80018+7Beat Wisconsin 33–7
25121.767Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83314+7Beat Iowa State 34–22
26221.784Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC4–10.80018+5Beat Utah 59–48
27-171.842Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–1–10.70036+6Lost to Kent State 10–14
28-61.886Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.83314+8Lost to Stanford 0–24
29-111.966Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–10.80018+5Beat Texas A&M 17–14
30101.976Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60045+6Beat Ole Miss 14–13
31-221.979Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75031+3Lost to Colorado 22–34
32122.032TCUIND SWC3–10.75031+4Beat Tulsa 35–9
3382.037Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83314+5Beat Mississippi State 25–21
34132.048Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–1–10.62544+3BYE
3532.050Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–1–10.75031+3Tied CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 24–24
3672.065Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–20.66738+7Beat Long Beach State 14–10
37-112.168Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50058+6Lost to Alabama 7–24
38-132.197Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60045+6Lost to Indiana 7–33
3932.303Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–1–10.70036+3BYE
4062.322SMUIND SWC3–10.75031+1BYE
41-202.333San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA4–10.80018+3Lost to Houston 14–49
42-152.414Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–20.60045+4Lost to Virginia Tech 32–34
43-82.417West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–20.66738+5Lost to Temple 36–39
44322.436Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–2–10.50058+2Beat Oklahoma State 34–32
45-92.488Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60045+3Lost to Georgia 13–14
46472.500Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–2–10.50058+3Beat San Diego State 49–14
47-162.518Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–2–10.58355+4Lost to Toledo 13–20
48-252.555Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–1–10.50058+2Lost to Dartmouth 14–35
49172.566NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–2–10.58355+3Beat Wake Forest 42–13
5032.600Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–10.80018+4Beat Northern Iowa 21–14
5192.758Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI4–20.667380Beat Southern Illinois 44–0
52182.777Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–20.60045+2Beat West Virginia 39–36
53152.801Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50058+3Beat Navy 30–14
5442.808Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–3–10.41775+3Beat Bowling Green 14–10
55-232.916Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–20.60045+2Lost to Miami 21–24
5673.034Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–20.60045+2Beat William & Mary 21–17
57223.072Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–30.50058+3Beat Kansas 20–19
5813.086Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–2–10.50058+1Tied Colgate 21–21
5983.169Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–20.66738-1Beat Oregon 31–14
60-83.194Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.500580Lost to Arkansas 20–31
61103.235Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–2–10.58355-2Beat Villanova 37–7
62203.316West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC3–20.60045-3Beat New Mexico State 63–14
63-63.348Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.400780Beat Minnesota 28–3
6483.380BYUIND WAC3–20.60045-1Beat UTEP 21–14
65-143.385Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–30.40078+2Lost to Arizona State 48–59
66183.501Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–20.60045+3Beat Richmond 34–9
67-133.591Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40078+1Lost to North Carolina 20–31
68-193.664Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50058-2Lost to Memphis 29–38
69203.703Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–30.50058-3Beat Western Michigan 20–13
70363.716Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–10.66738+1Beat Columbia 20–18
71-213.718Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–30.400780Lost to Syracuse 14–30
72-393.744Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–1–10.50058-1Lost to Harvard 18–20
7383.775Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–30.50058-2Beat Colorado State 28–9
74163.805Duke (DUKE)ACC2–40.333940Beat Clemson 7–0
75-113.820Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–30.40078-3Lost to Kansas State 19–20
76203.824Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–30.50058-4Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–14
77-153.845Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40078-1Lost to Air Force 9–13
78-43.914Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–30.50058-2Lost to Miami (OH) 7–31
79133.974Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–20.66738-7Beat Cincinnati 20–17
80-154.028Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50058-1Lost to Penn State 0–45
81-264.031Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–30.50058-4Lost to Idaho 13–31
82-44.091Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–2–10.375930Tied Holy Cross 21–21
83-64.153Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–40.2001050Lost to Texas Tech 14–17
84-14.154San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40078-2BYE
85-164.199Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50058-6Lost to Pacific 10–14
86-304.202New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–30.40078-2Lost to Arizona 15–27
87114.234Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–30.40078-3Beat Marshall 14–0
88144.257Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40078-2Beat Northwestern 23–12
89-44.370Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–40.200105-1Lost to Michigan 0–10
90144.417South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–30.40078-4Beat App State 41–7
91124.487Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–30.250102-1Beat Tulane 24–21
92-174.537Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–40.33394-4Lost to Florida State 21–25
93-54.596Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–30.40078-3Beat Lafayette 21–7
94194.746Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC2–30.40078-6Beat New Mexico 27–15
95-154.778Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–40.33394-5Lost to Southern Miss 9–34
96-234.845Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–30.40078-3Lost to Nebraska 0–62
97-364.856Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–3–10.417750Lost to Ball State 7–28
98-34.894Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.167114-3Lost to UCLA 7–37
9905.021California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–50.167114-3Lost to USC 14–42
100205.262Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC1–40.200105-4Beat Utah State 38–29
101215.281Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–30.40078+4Beat Northern Illinois 31–13
10255.293Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–50.167114-4Lost to TCU 9–35
103-95.323Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–20.33394-3Lost to Cornell 20–24
104-75.409Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–50.167114-5Lost to Washington State 14–31
105-195.447Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.200105-5Lost to Iowa 12–23
106-195.519William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–40.33394-8Lost to Vanderbilt 17–21
107-75.536Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–40.33394-8Lost to Wichita State 17–20
108-75.626Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–40.200105-4Lost to NC State 13–42
109125.746Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–3–10.41775-2Beat Furman 51–35
110-195.836Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–40.200105-4Lost to Duke 0–7
11146.271Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–50.000120-6Lost to Ohio State 7–26
11226.275Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–60.000120-8Lost to Notre Dame 16–42
113-86.284Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–30.250102-1Lost to Yale 19–53
114-66.366Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–40.33394-7Lost to East Carolina 21–27
11526.384North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–50.000120-7Lost to Louisville 6–56
116-76.962Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–40.200105-10Lost to Xavier 0–14
11717.201Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–50.000120-9Lost to Purdue 3–28
118-77.315Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–50.167114-12Lost to Maryland 7–37
119-97.332App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–4–10.250102-11Lost to South Carolina 7–41
120-47.391Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.33394-6Lost to Davidson 35–51
121-27.420UTEPIND WAC1–40.200105-7Lost to BYU 14–21
122-107.668Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–40.200105-3Lost to Louisiana 21–22
12307.719Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–60.000120-12Lost to Wyoming 9–28
12417.916Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–4–10.100119-4Lost to Tampa 0–44
12528.686Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–50.000120-8BYE
12608.719Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–60.000120-16Lost to Virginia 14–45
127-38.731New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–60.000120-14Lost to West Texas A&M 14–63

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