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1973 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.776Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+33BYE
200.794Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–0–10.9388+31Beat Missouri 31–3
320.861Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–01.0001+43Beat Kent State 20–10
400.914LSUSEC8–01.0001+36BYE
5-20.996Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–1–10.83318+33Beat Iowa State 31–7
621.055Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+30Beat NC State 35–29
701.085Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–01.0001+27Beat Michigan State 35–0
821.086Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–01.0001+27Beat Pittsburgh 31–10
901.138Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–10.8899+32Beat TCU 24–10
1021.219Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–01.0001+28Beat Illinois 21–6
1141.272Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–10.8899+28Beat Colorado State 28–20
12-61.286San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–1–10.81320+24Beat Long Beach State 17–2
1311.402UCLAPAC8–10.8899+24Beat Oregon 27–7
14-11.449Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–20.77822+28Lost to Miami (OH) 10–20
1541.516USCPAC7–1–10.83318+24Beat Stanford 27–26
16-51.520Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–20.77822+26Lost to Oklahoma 3–31
1701.553Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC8–10.8899+20Beat Wyoming 47–0
18-21.647NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–30.66731+26Lost to Penn State 29–35
1911.667Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–20.75026+19Beat Baylor 42–6
2021.671Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–2–20.62537+12Beat Kansas State 28–9
21-31.675Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC8–10.8899+20Beat BYU 24–10
22-11.683Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI7–10.87514+19Beat Navy 17–15
2351.741East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–20.80021+24Beat Richmond 44–14
2411.931Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–20.75026+16BYE
2561.945Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–2–10.72228+16Beat Colorado 17–15
2601.988Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–10.87514+9BYE
2791.991Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–30.62537+15Beat West Virginia 25–13
28-41.994Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–30.66731+17Beat New Mexico 36–35
29112.088Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–30.66731+17Beat Mississippi State 31–17
30-12.103Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–10.85717+6Beat Princeton 19–14
3132.141Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI7–10.87514+9Beat West Texas A&M 28–6
3212.192Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77822+15Beat New Mexico State 40–12
33-102.214Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON7–20.77822+20Lost to East Carolina 14–44
34-72.311Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–40.55653+16Lost to Kansas 15–17
3572.359Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–30.66731+12Beat Eastern Michigan 31–7
36-62.405Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–30.66731+9Lost to Southern Miss 10–13
37112.550Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–40.55653+9Beat SMU 45–10
3872.571Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–30.62537+6Beat Army 19–7
39102.579Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–30.66731+5Beat Virginia 33–0
40-22.595Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–3–10.61144+9Lost to Notre Dame 10–31
41-62.613Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–40.55653+13Lost to USC 26–27
42102.663South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–40.55653+10Beat App State 35–14
43-112.703Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–4–10.50064+9Lost to Florida 10–11
4462.728Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55653+8Beat Vanderbilt 27–17
45-82.808Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–3–20.55653+4Lost to Auburn 17–31
46-22.845Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–30.62537+4BYE
47152.853Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–40.50064+10Beat Georgia 11–10
48242.858Brown (BROWN)IND IVY3–2–10.58349+2Beat Cornell 17–7
4952.884Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–2–10.72228-5Beat Fresno State 42–0
50-112.910Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–50.44475+10Lost to Oklahoma State 9–28
5162.916Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–30.57150+8Beat Columbia 24–6
52-93.061Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–30.70030-5Lost to Citadel 21–26
53103.064Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.60046+3Beat Ball State 30–13
54163.066Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–30.625370Beat Rutgers 31–14
55133.084Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55653+6Beat Purdue 34–7
56173.093Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–40.50064+7Beat Cincinnati 14–8
57-163.110Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–40.55653+6Lost to Rice 7–17
58-123.136Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–40.55653+4Lost to Michigan 6–21
5953.261Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–50.44475+3BYE
6063.280North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–3–10.61144+2Beat Wichita State 31–21
61223.296Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–30.57150+7Beat Pennsylvania 24–21
62-93.350Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–30.57150+4Lost to Yale 21–24
63-53.467Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–50.444750Lost to Arizona State 0–47
64-173.477Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–40.50064+4Lost to Kentucky 17–27
65-63.483Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–50.50064+3Lost to Houston 20–28
66-103.506Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–3–10.500640Lost to Brown 7–17
67-163.516Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–30.62537-9Lost to Syracuse 3–5
68-133.520West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–50.44475+3Lost to Boston College 13–25
69173.569Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–4–10.50064-2Beat Memphis 13–10
70-93.600William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–40.60046-4Lost to Colgate 42–49
71103.724Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–40.55653-4Beat North Carolina 37–29
72-123.731SMUIND SWC4–40.50064-4Lost to Texas A&M 10–45
73-83.755North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–60.333900Lost to Clemson 29–37
7423.764Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–60.33390+1Lost to Tulane 15–17
7593.795Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–50.44475-3Beat Virginia Military Institute 36–7
76-73.935Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–50.44475-9Lost to Ohio 8–14
77114.023Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–4–10.55063-1Beat Louisville 10–9
78-74.089Purdue (PURDUE)B104–50.44475-7Lost to Minnesota 7–34
79-44.097Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–30.62537-1Lost to Air Force 14–31
80-64.098Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–40.60046-9Lost to Xavier 36–40
81-144.127San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–4–20.50064-10Lost to California 9–19
82-54.138TCUIND SWC3–50.37587-3Lost to Texas Tech 10–24
83-34.180Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–60.33390-3Lost to Ohio State 0–35
8414.198Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–60.33390-3Beat Oregon State 13–7
85-64.313New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45574-10Lost to Utah State 12–40
8684.322California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–50.44475-6Beat San José State 19–9
8794.371Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–5–10.38985-8Beat Drake 37–20
88-64.389Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–60.33390-10Lost to Marshall 14–17
89-114.442Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–60.33390-9Lost to Dayton 9–10
9074.451Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–60.250103-3Beat Arkansas 17–7
9174.494Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–40.50064-1Beat William & Mary 49–42
92-24.641Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–60.33390-10Beat Iowa 35–7
9304.648Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–70.222107-9Lost to UCLA 7–27
9474.958Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–60.33390-11Beat Indiana 21–20
95-64.991Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40084-17Lost to Maryland 0–33
96-95.035Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–60.250103-11Lost to Nebraska 7–31
9775.060Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI3–60.33390-5Beat Toledo 17–14
98-35.324New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–70.222107-14Lost to Utah 35–36
99-85.328Indiana (INDIANA)B102–70.222107-12Lost to Northwestern 20–21
10055.352Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–60.33390-12Beat West Chester 42–14
101-95.419Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–60.250103-14Lost to Texas 6–42
10285.466Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI3–5–10.38985-3Beat Northern Illinois 40–36
103-45.695BYUIND WAC2–60.250103-17Lost to Arizona 10–24
104-15.964West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–70.222107-19Lost to Tampa 6–28
10536.066Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–80.200114-21Beat Florida State 36–13
106126.076Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–70.300101-17Beat Furman 26–21
107-56.220Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI3–50.37587-6Lost to Arkansas State 14–30
108-26.312Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–60.33390-29Lost to North Texas 21–31
109-96.338Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI4–50.44475-21Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–17
110-36.550Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–80.200114-25Lost to Georgia Tech 7–36
11106.613Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–60.143119-13Lost to Harvard 14–19
11226.801Duke (DUKE)ACC1–7–10.167117-24Tied Wake Forest 7–7
113-46.839Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–5–10.214113-12Lost to Dartmouth 6–24
11496.844Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–80.111120-26Beat Holy Cross 5–3
11516.997Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–7–10.167117-25Tied Duke 7–7
11617.081App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–6–10.35089-3Lost to South Carolina 14–35
117-57.160Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–80.111120-28Lost to Washington State 7–13
11827.175Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–80.000125-21Lost to Miami 7–19
119-47.369Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–80.200114-27Lost to Southern Illinois 20–37
120-77.406Iowa (IOWA)B100–90.000125-27Lost to Wisconsin 7–35
121-27.876Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI3–70.300101-29Lost to Washington 14–41
12247.911Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–70.222107-28Beat Idaho 41–14
123-18.080Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–80.111120-28BYE
124-38.169Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–90.000125-34Lost to Virginia Tech 13–36
125-18.362Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–70.222107-18BYE
126-19.252UTEPIND WAC0–90.000125-41BYE
12709.660Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–80.111120-16Lost to Pacific 0–42
12809.908Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–8–10.056124-19Lost to San Diego State 2–17
129011.551Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–80.000125-27Lost to Northwestern State 10–20

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