1973 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 30, 1973By 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	1	0.623	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–0–1	0.917	10	+19	Beat Kansas State 56–14
2	-1	0.840	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Virginia Tech 77–6
3	5	0.959	LSU	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat South Carolina 33–29
4	2	0.995	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–1–1	0.786	25	+20	Tied Oklahoma State 17–17
5	2	1.007	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Toledo 16–0
6	3	1.054	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	11	+21	Beat SMU 31–14
7	-3	1.151	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	11	+20	Lost to Colorado 13–17
8	-5	1.155	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1	0.833	21	+18	Beat Florida State 38–17
9	6	1.226	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Minnesota 34–7
10	6	1.228	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat USC 23–14
11	2	1.242	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Georgia Tech 23–14
12	2	1.243	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat West Virginia 62–14
13	-8	1.247	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+18	Lost to Auburn 0–7
14	-4	1.248	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Northwestern 60–0
15	-3	1.284	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	7–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Oregon State 44–14
16	4	1.292	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–1	0.857	11	+19	Beat Utah State 27–16
17	4	1.490	UCLA	PAC	6–1	0.857	11	+13	Beat California 61–21
18	4	1.509	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	11	+15	Beat Utah 42–21
19	0	1.518	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–1	0.857	11	+15	Beat TCU 39–7
20	14	1.690	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	31	+15	Beat Missouri 17–13
21	8	1.751	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2–1	0.583	50	+7	Tied Nebraska 17–17
22	3	1.761	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–2	0.714	31	+16	Beat Clemson 29–6
23	-5	1.841	USC	PAC	5–1–1	0.786	25	+10	Lost to Notre Dame 14–23
24	21	1.880	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–2	0.714	31	+14	Beat Houston 7–0
25	1	1.941	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	31	+13	Beat Marshall 24–21
26	7	1.958	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	42	+10	Beat Rice 55–13
27	1	1.970	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	31	+11	BYE
28	-17	1.983	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	11	+14	Lost to UL Monroe 8–14
29	1	2.000	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+7	Beat Delaware 31–8
30	5	2.109	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1–2	0.714	31	+5	Tied Southern Miss 10–10
31	1	2.130	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	31	+8	Beat Iowa State 22–20
32	4	2.169	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	11	+5	Beat Northern Michigan 20–0
33	7	2.191	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+10	Beat Villanova 11–7
34	8	2.274	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	42	+7	Beat Syracuse 34–23
35	-12	2.276	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	51	+11	Lost to Oklahoma 14–56
36	2	2.315	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	+7	Lost to Arizona 21–42
37	-13	2.320	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	27	+8	Lost to North Carolina 27–28
38	9	2.347	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–3	0.571	51	+10	Beat Washington State 45–14
39	9	2.358	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	45	+8	Beat Navy 22–17
40	10	2.445	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	51	+6	Beat Baylor 28–22
41	17	2.554	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–4	0.429	73	+10	Beat East Carolina 28–27
42	-25	2.559	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	23	0	Lost to Dartmouth 18–24
43	-2	2.570	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	31	+5	Lost to Kent State 16–27
44	5	2.597	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–2	0.714	31	+3	Beat Iowa 50–0
45	6	2.631	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	27	+2	Beat East Tennessee State 40–21
46	6	2.662	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–2	0.714	31	0	Beat Duke 30–10
47	-8	2.687	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	+9	Lost to Ole Miss 14–24
48	-2	2.704	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Lost to LSU 29–33
49	-22	2.732	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–3–1	0.500	62	+5	Lost to Kentucky 7–12
50	14	2.789	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	4–2–1	0.643	45	+5	Beat New Mexico State 27–7
51	-7	2.790	SMU	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	42	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 14–31
52	8	2.834	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	23	+4	Beat Princeton 24–0
53	4	2.843	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	21	+2	Beat Columbia 28–2
54	0	2.900	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–2	0.750	27	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–14
55	4	2.962	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	51	+5	Beat Tulsa 20–6
56	5	2.979	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	31	-2	Beat Army 17–10
57	-20	2.983	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	51	+2	Lost to Arkansas 6–20
58	-15	2.988	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	48	+4	Lost to Ohio 0–16
59	-4	3.001	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	27	-3	Beat Illinois State 28–14
60	5	3.071	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	0	Beat BYU 41–21
61	7	3.187	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4	0.500	62	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 24–14
62	-31	3.220	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–2–1	0.500	62	+1	Lost to Yale 3–20
63	7	3.309	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–2–1	0.643	45	-4	Beat Santa Clara 44–6
64	19	3.458	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	73	+1	Beat Cincinnati 10–8
65	-2	3.474	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	73	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–16
66	-10	3.499	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	+3	Lost to Penn State 14–62
67	14	3.509	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–4	0.429	73	-1	Beat Georgia 12–7
68	6	3.520	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3–1	0.563	61	-3	Beat New Mexico 15–0
69	2	3.542	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	62	+1	Beat UTEP 76–24
70	20	3.635	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	49	+4	Beat Cornell 20–3
71	-4	3.675	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–4	0.333	89	+1	BYE
72	-10	3.681	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	-1	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–22
73	6	3.715	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	-1	Beat Davidson 41–19
74	-21	3.775	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–4	0.429	73	-2	Lost to Michigan State 7–10
75	-9	3.863	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–4	0.429	73	-1	Lost to Michigan 7–34
76	10	3.967	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–5	0.286	95	-1	Beat Indiana 31–7
77	0	4.075	TCU	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	89	-2	Lost to Tennessee 7–39
78	17	4.115	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–4	0.333	89	-1	Beat Western Michigan 16–0
79	9	4.173	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–5	0.286	95	-3	Beat Washington 58–0
80	26	4.176	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–3	0.400	85	+2	Beat Harvard 24–18
81	10	4.251	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	-3	Beat Bucknell 41–23
82	-7	4.267	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	89	-4	Lost to Texas A&M 22–28
83	-14	4.299	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	73	-9	Lost to Louisville 8–10
84	-11	4.304	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	95	-4	Lost to Tulane 14–23
85	-9	4.346	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	95	-4	Lost to San José State 0–15
86	7	4.347	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–2–1	0.375	86	-1	BYE
87	-9	4.362	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	71	-7	Lost to North Texas 7–27
88	8	4.460	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-3	Beat Drake 16–9
89	-5	4.473	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–4	0.429	73	-6	Lost to UCLA 21–61
90	9	4.477	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–5	0.286	95	-5	Beat Purdue 10–7
91	-11	4.561	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	89	-7	Lost to Kansas 20–22
92	0	4.600	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	88	-6	Tied Mississippi State 10–10
93	5	4.611	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	62	-6	Beat Louisiana 31–22
94	-12	4.673	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–4	0.429	73	-7	Lost to NC State 6–29
95	-23	4.792	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–5	0.286	95	-6	Lost to Wisconsin 7–31
96	6	4.923	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	95	-9	Beat Akron 14–13
97	-12	4.927	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	112	-5	Lost to Stanford 14–45
98	-9	5.214	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–5	0.286	95	-8	Lost to Wichita State 14–30
99	12	5.231	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	73	-13	Beat West Texas A&M 30–14
100	-13	5.258	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	110	-5	Lost to Texas 13–55
101	3	5.291	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–5	0.375	86	-14	Beat Wake Forest 21–10
102	-2	5.358	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–5	0.286	95	-8	Lost to Ohio State 0–60
103	5	5.519	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	-17	Beat Arkansas State 10–7
104	-7	5.540	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	95	-4	Lost to Bowling Green 21–24
105	-11	5.682	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–3–1	0.300	94	-3	Lost to Rutgers 2–28
106	-5	5.990	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	109	-4	Lost to Pennsylvania 0–24
107	12	6.082	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	72	+1	Beat Citadel 31–6
108	-5	6.241	BYU	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	110	-12	Lost to Wyoming 21–41
109	-2	6.288	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	118	-13	Lost to Alabama 6–77
110	0	6.345	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–6	0.143	112	-15	Lost to Maryland 10–30
111	3	6.350	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	112	-9	Lost to Boston College 7–11
112	0	6.378	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–7	0.125	118	-14	Lost to William & Mary 14–45
113	-4	6.445	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	112	-13	Lost to Arizona State 14–44
114	-1	6.561	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–7	0.000	124	-13	Lost to Illinois 0–50
115	-10	6.564	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–6	0.143	112	-15	Lost to Virginia 10–21
116	0	6.617	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	95	-9	BYE
117	0	7.126	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	124	-12	Lost to Holy Cross 10–17
118	-3	7.147	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	106	-17	Lost to App State 6–31
119	-1	7.464	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–7	0.125	118	-14	Lost to Air Force 19–41
120	2	7.568	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	124	-18	Lost to San Diego State 17–38
121	4	7.846	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	106	-15	Beat Tennessee Tech 7–3
122	-1	7.903	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	118	-19	Lost to Dayton 9–16
123	0	8.233	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	124	-21	Lost to Miami 23–34
124	-4	8.401	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	106	-18	Lost to Montana State 14–35
125	-1	9.225	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–6	0.143	112	-24	Lost to Oregon 0–58
126	0	9.520	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–7	0.125	118	-9	Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 14–28
127	0	9.654	UTEP	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	124	-32	Lost to Colorado State 24–76
128	0	10.559	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–7–1	0.063	123	-15	Lost to California Riverside 16–33
129	0	10.923	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	124	-22	Lost to Texas Arlington 22–31