Live College Football Rankings

1974 Final College Football Team Rankings

By • Posted in 1974 Season Tags: • No Comments
1974 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
100.701Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+65BYE
200.898Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–10.9173+61Lost to Notre Dame 11–13
301.031Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC10–0–10.9552+48BYE
431.104USCPAC10–1–10.8756+49Beat Ohio State 18–17
5-11.129Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+44BYE
6-11.148Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–20.8337+52BYE
7-11.299Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–20.8337+41Lost to USC 17–18
801.402San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA8–2–10.77316+39BYE
961.416Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–20.8337+44Beat Alabama 13–11
10-11.430Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8895+24BYE
11-11.496Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–30.75017+41BYE
12-11.505NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–2–10.79214+39BYE
1331.514Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–20.8337+38Beat Baylor 41–20
1401.568Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–3–20.66730+35BYE
15-21.576Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77815+23BYE
1641.678Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–30.75017+33Beat Florida 13–10
17-51.740Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–40.66730+35Lost to Nebraska 10–13
18-11.761Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66730+29BYE
1901.807Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–40.66730+28BYE
2021.895Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC9–20.81811+25BYE
2101.907Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–30.72719+25BYE
2221.951Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–3–10.68227+24BYE
2301.976Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI8–20.80012+15BYE
24-61.987Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–40.66730+28Lost to Penn State 20–41
2502.032Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–3–20.66730+22BYE
2602.038Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72719+17BYE
2712.071Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–40.63636+23BYE
28-12.081Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–3–10.70824+21BYE
2902.124Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72719+21BYE
3002.162Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72719+22BYE
3102.193Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–4–10.59147+15BYE
3212.219Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI8–20.80012+24BYE
33-12.223California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–3–10.68227+18BYE
3412.245Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63636+19BYE
35-12.247San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–3–10.70824+14BYE
3602.256Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–2–10.72223+10BYE
3702.268Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–40.63636+22BYE
3802.331Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63636+24BYE
3902.486Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–20.58351+16BYE
4012.536Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63636+12BYE
41-12.536Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–50.58351+16BYE
4202.581Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–4–10.59147+13BYE
4302.621Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636+8BYE
4402.624North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–50.58351+13BYE
4512.630UCLAPAC6–3–20.63636+7BYE
46-12.646BYUIND WAC7–4–10.62546+9BYE
4712.713East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–40.63636+8BYE
48-12.731Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–50.54556+12BYE
4902.755Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–60.50070+14BYE
5002.757Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54556+13BYE
5122.791Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–4–20.54556+11BYE
5202.806Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–50.58351+7BYE
5312.817Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–40.63636+8BYE
54-32.823Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54556+11BYE
5502.917SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59147+6BYE
5602.923Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54556+11BYE
5702.968Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.636360BYE
5802.983Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59147+5BYE
5913.008Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54556+5BYE
60-13.050LSUSEC5–5–10.50070+5BYE
6113.096Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–3–10.68227+1BYE
62-13.145Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54556+3BYE
6313.246Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70026-1BYE
64-13.272West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC6–50.54556-1BYE
6503.276Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55655+1BYE
6603.314Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–4–10.50070+2BYE
6703.377Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54556-5BYE
6813.591Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45575+4BYE
6913.593Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–60.45575-2BYE
70-23.594Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–50.54556-5BYE
7103.676Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54556+6BYE
7203.692Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54556-7BYE
7303.770Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54556+23BYE
7404.071Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070-10BYE
7504.122Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE
7604.140Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.40981-7BYE
7704.197Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE
7804.353Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500700BYE
7904.384West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-14BYE
8014.449Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45575-14BYE
81-14.452Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-17BYE
8204.460Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36486-16BYE
8304.469Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36486-13BYE
8404.495Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36486-12BYE
8504.516Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–70.36486-14BYE
8614.526Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.273103-11BYE
87-14.530William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–70.36486-17BYE
8804.595New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45575-18BYE
8914.614App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54556+3BYE
90-14.625South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-15BYE
9104.640New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-16BYE
9204.758Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36486-21BYE
9304.768Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.273103-14BYE
9404.895Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38985-12BYE
9504.943UTEPIND WAC4–70.36486-20BYE
9605.024Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–60.333101-5BYE
9705.130Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.227112-21BYE
9805.141Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–70.41780-3BYE
9905.151Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–60.45575-21BYE
10005.229Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36486-24BYE
10105.271Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–60.40084-12BYE
10205.294North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–7–20.273103-17BYE
10305.394Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.273103-23BYE
10415.544Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–80.273103-26BYE
105-15.563Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–70.36486-22BYE
10605.647Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-27BYE
10705.769Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.273103-25BYE
10805.985Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273103-19BYE
10906.090Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-23BYE
11016.334Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–7–10.318102-23BYE
11116.366Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.273103-17BYE
11216.400Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-34BYE
113-36.428Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091123-36BYE
11406.644Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–90.182114-39BYE
11506.678Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–70.36486-7BYE
11606.729Indiana (INDIANA)B101–100.091123-38BYE
11706.766Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-43BYE
11807.089Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091123-38BYE
11907.266Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182114-42BYE
12007.475TCUIND SWC1–100.091123-43BYE
12107.513Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-30BYE
12207.589Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–100.091123-46BYE
12307.635Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–80.273103-25BYE
12407.846Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–9–10.136121-45BYE
12507.945Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.182114-24BYE
12607.959Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–80.111122-24BYE
12708.206Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–100.091123-43BYE
12808.622Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–8–10.227112-41BYE
12909.252Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–100.091123-44BYE

Metrics & Tiers Explained

Power Up Rankings is an independent sports analytics and rankings publication. All team, school, conference, league, tournament, and championship names, logos, emblems, colors, trophies, and related marks are trademarks and property of their respective owners. Their use on this site is for editorial, informational, and identification purposes only and does not imply any affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Power Up Rankings