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1974 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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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
100.664Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+63BYE
200.822Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+61BYE
301.025Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–0–10.9503+42BYE
401.130Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+45BYE
501.181Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8188+45BYE
601.212Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9094+42BYE
701.249USCPAC9–1–10.8647+38BYE
801.377San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA8–2–10.77316+39BYE
921.439Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8896+24BYE
1001.458NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–20.8188+39BYE
1111.484Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–30.72717+37BYE
1211.488Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–30.72717+36BYE
1311.521Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–30.72717+31BYE
1411.591Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77815+23BYE
1511.594Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.8188+33BYE
1631.611Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–3–20.66735+36Beat Maryland 7–3
1701.652Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8188+30BYE
1801.724Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72717+29BYE
19-101.734Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66735+31Lost to Tennessee 3–7
2001.825Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–30.72717+26BYE
2101.831Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–30.72717+24BYE
2201.851Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC9–20.8188+26BYE
2321.976Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–3–10.68230+24BYE
24-11.979Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI8–20.80013+15BYE
25-11.983Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72717+18BYE
2601.996Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–3–10.68230+24BYE
2702.024Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–30.72717+21BYE
2802.044Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–40.63637+24BYE
2922.103Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72717+21BYE
30-12.116Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–4–10.59148+16BYE
31-12.117Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72717+22BYE
3202.201Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–40.63637+22BYE
3322.221California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–3–10.68230+19BYE
34-12.224Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI8–20.80013+24BYE
35-12.225San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–3–10.70828+14BYE
3602.260Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–2–10.72227+10BYE
3702.263Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63637+19BYE
3822.323BYUIND WAC7–3–10.68230+14BYE
3902.325Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63637+23BYE
40-22.367North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–40.63637+16BYE
4102.405Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–10.59148+16BYE
4202.479Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–50.54555+14BYE
4302.542Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63637+12BYE
4402.600Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–4–10.59148+13BYE
4502.639Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–40.63637+8BYE
4612.649Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–50.54555+13BYE
47-12.662Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54555+13BYE
4802.706UCLAPAC6–3–20.63637+7BYE
4902.722East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–40.63637+8BYE
5002.746Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54555+13BYE
5102.764Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54555+10BYE
5202.771Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–50.58353+8BYE
5302.806Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–4–20.54555+11BYE
5402.815SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59148+9BYE
5502.842Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–40.63637+8BYE
5602.899Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54555+12BYE
5702.954Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54555+6BYE
5812.972Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.636370BYE
5912.993Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59148+6BYE
6013.001LSUSEC5–5–10.50071+7BYE
61-33.036Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54555+5BYE
6203.128Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–3–10.68230+1BYE
6303.237West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC6–50.54555-1BYE
6403.274Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55654+1BYE
6503.284Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70029-1BYE
6603.329Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–4–10.50071+2BYE
6703.342Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54555-5BYE
6803.563Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–50.54555-5BYE
6903.563Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–60.45575-1BYE
7003.621Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45575+3BYE
7103.662Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54555+6BYE
7203.664Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54555-7BYE
7303.729Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54555+23BYE
7404.074Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50071-10BYE
7504.121Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE
7604.163Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.40981-8BYE
7704.216Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE
7814.372Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500710BYE
7914.380West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-14BYE
80-24.402Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36486-15BYE
8104.442Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-17BYE
8204.449Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45575-14BYE
8304.473South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-14BYE
8404.495Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36486-13BYE
8504.501Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36486-13BYE
8604.534Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–70.36486-14BYE
8704.551William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–70.36486-17BYE
8804.569Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.273103-10BYE
8914.583New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-15BYE
90-14.584New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45575-18BYE
9104.607App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54555+3BYE
9214.733Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.273103-12BYE
93-14.753Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36486-21BYE
9404.893UTEPIND WAC4–70.36486-19BYE
9504.901Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38985-12BYE
9604.968Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.227112-19BYE
9705.036Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–60.333101-5BYE
9805.122Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–70.41780-3BYE
9905.159Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–60.45575-21BYE
10005.229Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36486-23BYE
10105.281North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–7–20.273103-17BYE
10205.304Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–60.40084-12BYE
10305.354Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.273103-21BYE
10405.514Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–80.273103-25BYE
10505.573Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–70.36486-22BYE
10605.669Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-27BYE
10705.789Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.273103-24BYE
10805.986Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273103-19BYE
10906.108Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-23BYE
11006.245Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091123-33BYE
11106.313Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–7–10.318102-23BYE
11206.361Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.273103-17BYE
11306.433Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-33BYE
11406.494Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–90.182114-37BYE
11506.665Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–70.36486-7BYE
11606.716Indiana (INDIANA)B101–100.091123-37BYE
11706.727Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-42BYE
11807.015Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091123-37BYE
11907.304TCUIND SWC1–100.091123-40BYE
12007.316Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182114-42BYE
12107.507Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-30BYE
12207.534Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–100.091123-45BYE
12307.640Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–80.273103-25BYE
12407.866Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–9–10.136121-45BYE
12517.962Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.182114-24BYE
126-17.966Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–80.111122-24BYE
12708.206Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–100.091123-43BYE
12808.604Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–8–10.227112-41BYE
12909.258Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–100.091123-44BYE

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