1973 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 27, 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	0.703	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–0–1	0.950	6	+51	Beat Nebraska 27–0
2	-1	0.750	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+52	Beat LSU 21–7
3	2	0.910	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+51	Beat Pittsburgh 35–13
4	0	0.910	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–0	1.000	1	+55	BYE
5	2	0.965	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+42	Beat Air Force 48–15
6	-3	1.100	LSU	SEC	9–1	0.900	10	+48	Lost to Alabama 7–21
7	1	1.128	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–0–1	0.950	6	+35	Tied Michigan 10–10
8	-2	1.133	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	22	+45	Lost to Oklahoma 0–27
9	1	1.169	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–0–1	0.955	5	+40	Tied Ohio State 10–10
10	-1	1.186	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	8	+46	Beat Arkansas 24–17
11	1	1.242	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–1–1	0.850	14	+35	Beat North Texas 56–9
12	-1	1.268	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	10	+39	Beat Wyoming 35–0
13	2	1.302	USC	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	13	+41	Beat UCLA 23–13
14	2	1.350	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	8	+35	Beat Arizona 55–19
15	-1	1.505	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	15	+36	Beat Central Michigan 28–7
16	3	1.552	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	18	+30	Beat Texas A&M 42–13
17	-4	1.554	UCLA	PAC	9–2	0.818	15	+31	Lost to USC 13–23
18	3	1.637	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	15	+31	BYE
19	1	1.674	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3	0.727	24	+34	Beat Wake Forest 52–13
20	8	1.806	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–3–1	0.682	31	+28	Beat Missouri 14–13
21	-3	1.845	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+25	Lost to Maryland 9–42
22	4	1.871	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	18	+32	BYE
23	4	1.927	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	10	+15	Beat Villanova 34–0
24	7	2.020	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	24	+21	Beat Tulane 42–9
25	8	2.120	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–3	0.700	28	+19	Beat Kentucky 16–14
26	-3	2.128	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	35	+22	Lost to Kansas 13–14
27	-3	2.152	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	24	+20	Lost to Arizona State 19–55
28	4	2.171	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+17	Beat Cincinnati 17–13
29	0	2.207	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+19	BYE
30	-5	2.220	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	21	+9	Lost to Yale 0–35
31	-1	2.237	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	52	+17	BYE
32	-10	2.250	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	35	+20	Lost to BYU 22–46
33	4	2.292	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–4	0.636	35	+22	Beat California 26–17
34	2	2.299	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	42	+21	Beat Miami 14–7
35	6	2.317	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+16	Beat Clemson 32–20
36	-19	2.345	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–3–2	0.600	42	+11	Lost to Iowa State 12–28
37	-3	2.354	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–4	0.600	42	+18	BYE
38	6	2.499	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	54	+15	Beat Mississippi State 38–10
39	11	2.513	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+12	Beat Utah State 32–8
40	18	2.524	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	32	+17	Beat Harvard 35–0
41	2	2.537	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	32	+14	Beat Princeton 42–24
42	7	2.612	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–4	0.636	35	+15	Beat Wisconsin 19–17
43	-8	2.697	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	Lost to Southern Miss 8–32
44	-4	2.716	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	49	+11	Lost to Penn State 13–35
45	10	2.735	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	32	+10	Beat Cornell 31–22
46	2	2.775	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	7–2–1	0.750	23	-5	BYE
47	-2	2.778	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+6	Beat Massachusetts 59–14
48	6	2.881	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	71	+14	Beat Colorado 17–14
49	-7	2.892	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+9	Lost to Notre Dame 15–48
50	6	2.896	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	4–3–1	0.563	51	+3	Beat Columbia 37–14
51	-4	3.010	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	-2	Lost to Vanderbilt 16–18
52	-13	3.016	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	42	+2	Lost to Wichita State 19–28
53	-7	3.031	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	+6	Lost to Florida 7–14
54	7	3.036	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	60	+11	Beat Marshall 35–21
55	-17	3.151	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	71	+8	Lost to Kansas State 14–17
56	3	3.167	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+7	Beat Syracuse 24–14
57	12	3.196	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–5	0.500	60	+8	Beat Tampa 18–16
58	-7	3.245	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	60	+7	Lost to Texas Tech 17–24
59	5	3.370	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	35	-10	BYE
60	10	3.385	SMU	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	52	-3	Beat Baylor 38–22
61	-9	3.398	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	71	0	Lost to Tennessee 14–16
62	0	3.424	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	-1	BYE
63	-6	3.460	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	71	0	Lost to Texas 13–42
64	8	3.486	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	71	+3	Beat Washington 52–26
65	0	3.550	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	-2	BYE
66	18	3.641	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	84	-2	Beat Oklahoma State 28–12
67	-14	3.686	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–5–2	0.455	71	0	Lost to Ole Miss 10–38
68	6	3.690	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	84	+4	Beat TCU 14–9
69	8	3.691	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4–2	0.545	54	-9	Beat Hawai'i 23–3
70	-10	3.703	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-4	Lost to Northwestern 6–9
71	12	3.800	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-4	Beat Indiana 28–23
72	3	3.801	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	54	-7	BYE
73	6	3.808	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–6	0.455	71	-2	Beat Iowa 15–6
74	4	3.827	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	71	-5	Beat West Texas A&M 21–9
75	-8	3.873	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	60	-3	Lost to San Diego State 9–56
76	-13	4.059	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	71	-7	Lost to New Mexico 13–30
77	-11	4.071	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	-2	Lost to Colgate 0–42
78	-5	4.149	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–6	0.455	71	-11	Lost to South Carolina 20–32
79	1	4.159	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	89	-13	Lost to Memphis 13–17
80	1	4.227	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	88	-7	Lost to Pennsylvania 22–31
81	-5	4.237	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	89	-11	Lost to Houston 0–35
82	9	4.270	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	89	-9	Beat Colorado State 30–13
83	-1	4.281	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	103	-4	BYE
84	1	4.291	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	-13	BYE
85	2	4.325	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	71	-14	BYE
86	-18	4.389	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	89	-12	Lost to Duke 10–27
87	-16	4.415	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	-13	Lost to UConn 9–10
88	9	4.442	BYU	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	84	-14	Beat Utah 46–22
89	10	4.519	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	+1	Beat Rutgers 42–0
90	0	4.532	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-8	BYE
91	-5	4.547	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	89	-14	Lost to Minnesota 17–19
92	3	4.587	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	60	-2	Beat Toledo 35–31
93	8	4.738	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	89	-14	Beat Illinois 9–6
94	-5	4.762	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	89	-6	Lost to Ohio 21–35
95	-2	4.958	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	89	-19	Lost to Stanford 17–26
96	-8	5.033	TCU	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	103	-13	Lost to Rice 9–14
97	-5	5.122	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	105	-21	Lost to Xavier 31–35
98	2	5.275	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	89	-25	BYE
99	-5	5.453	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	112	-25	Lost to Oregon State 14–17
100	7	5.517	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	-20	Beat Texas Arlington 10–7
101	-5	5.709	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	84	-8	Lost to Lamar 7–10
102	2	5.871	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	105	-22	Lost to Temple 0–34
103	-5	5.964	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	101	-11	Lost to Illinois State 8–10
104	-1	5.972	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–9	0.182	112	-28	Lost to Purdue 23–28
105	6	5.990	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–8–1	0.227	109	-29	Beat North Carolina 27–10
106	-4	5.993	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	110	-25	Lost to SMU 22–38
107	-1	6.043	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	105	-27	BYE
108	8	6.157	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	89	-38	Beat Tulsa 28–19
109	-4	6.199	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	112	-31	Lost to West Virginia 14–24
110	4	6.240	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	112	-31	Beat Oregon 17–14
111	-2	6.280	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	112	-32	BYE
112	5	6.407	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	89	-14	Beat East Tennessee State 26–21
113	-3	6.561	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	105	-27	BYE
114	-6	6.650	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	112	-37	Lost to Louisville 9–21
115	-3	6.825	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-25	Lost to Dartmouth 24–42
116	-1	6.988	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	89	-34	BYE
117	-4	7.094	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–7–1	0.167	121	-22	Lost to Brown 14–37
118	0	7.100	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	101	-5	BYE
119	0	7.244	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	110	-29	BYE
120	2	7.277	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	112	-34	BYE
121	2	7.439	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–9–1	0.136	122	-39	Lost to NC State 13–52
122	-2	7.464	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–11	0.000	125	-41	Lost to Michigan State 6–15
123	-2	7.688	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	125	-33	BYE
124	0	7.744	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–9	0.182	112	-40	Lost to Washington State 26–52
125	3	8.333	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	112	-18	Beat Northridge State 54–27
126	-1	8.542	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	125	-48	BYE
127	0	8.818	UTEP	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	125	-48	BYE
128	-2	8.978	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–9–1	0.136	122	-17	Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 7–31
129	0	11.023	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–10	0.000	125	-33	Lost to Mcneese State 0–37