1973 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 8, 1974By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1973 Season Tags: • No Comments

1973 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	0.705	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–0–1	0.955	4	+58	BYE
2	0	0.825	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
3	2	0.846	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	12–0	1.000	1	+62	Beat LSU 16–9
4	0	0.868	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+62	BYE
5	-2	0.870	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–1	0.917	7	+62	BYE
6	3	0.980	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	17	+54	Beat Texas 19–3
7	1	0.999	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–0–1	0.955	4	+44	Beat USC 42–21
8	-2	1.080	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	7	+54	BYE
9	-2	1.105	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	11–1	0.917	7	+55	BYE
10	0	1.122	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–0–1	0.955	4	+41	BYE
11	0	1.219	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–1–1	0.864	12	+39	BYE
12	0	1.251	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	7	+41	BYE
13	0	1.382	LSU	SEC	9–3	0.750	20	+46	Lost to Penn State 9–16
14	0	1.420	USC	PAC	9–2–1	0.792	17	+41	Lost to Ohio State 21–42
15	0	1.455	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	13	+36	BYE
16	1	1.473	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	9–3	0.750	20	+41	BYE
17	1	1.528	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	13	+30	BYE
18	1	1.599	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	13	+31	BYE
19	-3	1.677	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	24	+30	Lost to Nebraska 3–19
20	0	1.826	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	20	+34	BYE
21	0	1.841	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	16	+32	BYE
22	0	1.857	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4–1	0.625	41	+29	BYE
23	0	1.924	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	11	+15	BYE
24	0	1.932	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	29	+28	BYE
25	0	1.955	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–4–1	0.625	41	+25	BYE
26	0	2.114	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	24	+21	BYE
27	1	2.145	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+17	BYE
28	-1	2.150	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–4	0.667	29	+22	BYE
29	1	2.151	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+9	BYE
30	-1	2.164	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+19	BYE
31	0	2.178	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–4	0.667	29	+18	BYE
32	0	2.252	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–4	0.636	35	+21	BYE
33	0	2.338	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+14	BYE
34	0	2.438	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–5	0.583	46	+20	BYE
35	0	2.439	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	29	+17	BYE
36	2	2.482	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	29	+13	BYE
37	0	2.484	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–4–2	0.545	49	+10	BYE
38	-2	2.496	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	49	+13	BYE
39	0	2.500	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
40	0	2.502	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	44	+11	BYE
41	0	2.587	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+14	BYE
42	0	2.639	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
43	0	2.654	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	29	+10	BYE
44	0	2.698	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+3	BYE
45	1	2.729	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	7–2–1	0.750	20	-5	BYE
46	-1	2.732	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	46	+21	BYE
47	1	2.787	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–3–1	0.563	48	+3	BYE
48	-1	2.801	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–6	0.500	59	+11	BYE
49	0	2.822	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–5–1	0.542	58	+10	BYE
50	0	2.851	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	+9	BYE
51	0	2.856	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	67	+12	BYE
52	0	2.982	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	59	+11	BYE
53	0	3.081	SMU	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	44	0	BYE
54	1	3.123	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	49	+1	BYE
55	-1	3.123	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	49	+6	BYE
56	0	3.148	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	67	+5	BYE
57	0	3.210	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	+5	BYE
58	0	3.272	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	59	+4	BYE
59	2	3.315	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–6	0.455	67	+5	BYE
60	-1	3.323	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
61	-1	3.347	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	67	+3	BYE
62	0	3.348	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	35	-10	BYE
63	0	3.388	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
64	0	3.432	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	67	+1	BYE
65	0	3.470	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	49	-2	BYE
66	0	3.583	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	-4	BYE
67	0	3.647	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	88	-2	BYE
68	0	3.680	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4–2	0.545	49	-10	BYE
69	0	3.680	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	-9	BYE
70	1	3.690	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	-2	BYE
71	-1	3.693	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	67	-4	BYE
72	0	3.742	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	49	-8	BYE
73	0	3.772	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	67	-6	BYE
74	1	3.841	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	59	-4	BYE
75	-1	3.870	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–5–2	0.455	67	-4	BYE
76	0	3.887	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-6	BYE
77	0	3.978	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	88	-7	BYE
78	0	3.986	BYU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	67	-15	BYE
79	0	4.027	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	67	-13	BYE
80	0	4.112	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	87	-7	BYE
81	0	4.142	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	88	-14	BYE
82	0	4.142	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	88	-11	BYE
83	0	4.166	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	88	-10	BYE
84	0	4.209	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	49	-13	BYE
85	0	4.243	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	67	-15	BYE
86	1	4.303	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	88	-14	BYE
87	-1	4.314	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	49	-5	BYE
88	0	4.441	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	88	-14	BYE
89	0	4.493	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	-8	BYE
90	0	4.529	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	59	+1	BYE
91	0	4.533	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	59	-2	BYE
92	0	4.656	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	67	-18	BYE
93	0	4.684	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	88	-6	BYE
94	0	4.692	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	88	-15	BYE
95	0	4.911	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	88	-21	BYE
96	0	5.013	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	104	-21	BYE
97	0	5.123	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	104	-19	BYE
98	0	5.222	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	88	-27	BYE
99	0	5.453	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	111	-27	BYE
100	0	5.485	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	59	-20	BYE
101	0	5.764	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	86	-10	BYE
102	0	5.772	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	104	-23	BYE
103	0	5.832	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–9	0.182	111	-28	BYE
104	0	5.952	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	102	-12	BYE
105	0	5.964	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	104	-29	BYE
106	0	6.003	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	109	-33	BYE
107	0	6.097	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	88	-38	BYE
108	0	6.125	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	111	-34	BYE
109	0	6.147	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	111	-33	BYE
110	0	6.160	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	111	-33	BYE
111	0	6.259	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	111	-33	BYE
112	0	6.472	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	88	-16	BYE
113	0	6.487	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	104	-27	BYE
114	0	6.562	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	111	-38	BYE
115	0	6.760	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-26	BYE
116	0	6.961	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	88	-36	BYE
117	0	7.029	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–7–1	0.167	121	-23	BYE
118	0	7.104	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	102	-5	BYE
119	0	7.202	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	110	-29	BYE
120	0	7.239	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	111	-35	BYE
121	0	7.357	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–11	0.000	125	-41	BYE
122	0	7.426	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	122	-41	BYE
123	0	7.678	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	111	-41	BYE
124	0	8.233	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	111	-18	BYE
125	0	8.316	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	125	-45	BYE
126	0	8.625	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–11	0.000	125	-56	BYE
127	0	8.879	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–9–1	0.136	122	-17	BYE
128	0	8.958	UTEP	IND WAC	0–11	0.000	125	-55	BYE
129	0	11.008	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	125	-33	BYE