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1974 Post-Season Week 3 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
100.685Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+64BYE
200.816Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+63BYE
301.031Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC10–0–10.9553+48BYE
401.127Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+45BYE
501.134Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–20.8338+54Beat Texas 27–3
601.204Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9094+42BYE
701.244USCPAC9–1–10.8647+38BYE
801.392San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA8–2–10.77316+39BYE
901.439Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8896+24BYE
1021.462Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC9–30.75017+43Beat North Carolina 26–24
11-11.494NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–2–10.79214+38BYE
12-11.525Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–30.72718+38BYE
1311.585Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77815+23BYE
1421.591Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–3–20.66732+36BYE
1501.604Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.8189+33BYE
1611.662Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8189+30BYE
1721.750Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66732+31BYE
1801.758Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72718+30BYE
19-61.793Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–40.66732+29Lost to Auburn 3–27
2011.827Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–30.72718+25BYE
21-11.869Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–30.72718+25BYE
2201.875Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC9–20.8189+25BYE
2301.974Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI8–20.80012+15BYE
2411.978Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–3–10.68229+24BYE
2512.012Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–3–20.66732+23Tied Texas Tech 6–6
26-22.032Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+17BYE
2712.068Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–3–10.70826+21BYE
28-12.087Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–40.63636+23BYE
2902.116Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72718+21BYE
3012.151Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+22BYE
31-12.153Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–4–10.59147+15BYE
3202.209California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–3–10.68229+19BYE
3302.224Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI8–20.80012+24BYE
3402.241San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–3–10.70826+14BYE
3522.248Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63636+19BYE
3602.260Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–2–10.72225+10BYE
37-22.272Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–40.63636+22BYE
3812.300Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63636+23BYE
3922.435Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–20.58351+17Tied Vanderbilt 6–6
40112.502Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–50.58351+17Beat BYU 16–6
4112.532Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63636+12BYE
4212.587Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–4–10.59147+13BYE
4312.624Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636+8BYE
44-42.624North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–50.58351+13Lost to Mississippi State 24–26
45-72.637BYUIND WAC7–4–10.62546+9Lost to Oklahoma State 6–16
4602.675UCLAPAC6–3–20.63636+7BYE
47-22.706Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–50.54556+12BYE
4812.706East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–40.63636+8BYE
49-12.720Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–60.50070+14BYE
50-32.768Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54556+13BYE
51-12.777Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54556+13BYE
5202.791Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–50.58351+7BYE
5302.816Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–4–20.54556+11BYE
5412.824Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–40.63636+8BYE
55-12.863SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59147+8BYE
5602.913Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54556+12BYE
5712.965Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.636360BYE
5822.980Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59147+6BYE
5902.991LSUSEC5–5–10.50070+7BYE
60-33.015Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54556+5BYE
6103.099Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54556+4BYE
6203.119Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–3–10.68229+1BYE
6303.265West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC6–50.54556-1BYE
6413.269Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028-1BYE
65-13.280Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55655+1BYE
6603.320Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–4–10.50070+2BYE
6703.373Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54556-5BYE
6803.590Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–50.54556-5BYE
6913.599Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45575+4BYE
70-13.620Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–60.45575-2BYE
7103.676Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54556+6BYE
7203.688Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54556-7BYE
7303.773Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54556+23BYE
7404.067Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50070-10BYE
7504.131Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE
7604.158Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.40981-8BYE
7704.202Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE
7804.353Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500700BYE
7904.388West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-14BYE
8014.438Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-17BYE
8114.453Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45575-14BYE
82-24.460Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36486-16BYE
8314.483Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36486-13BYE
84-14.508Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36486-13BYE
8504.525Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–70.36486-14BYE
8614.533William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–70.36486-17BYE
8714.550Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.273103-10BYE
8824.591New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45575-18BYE
89-34.611South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-15BYE
9014.614App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54556+3BYE
91-24.626New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-16BYE
9204.754Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36486-21BYE
9304.778Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.273103-13BYE
9414.901Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38985-12BYE
95-14.934UTEPIND WAC4–70.36486-20BYE
9615.029Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–60.333101-5BYE
97-15.065Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.227112-20BYE
9805.138Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–70.41780-3BYE
9905.151Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–60.45575-21BYE
10005.224Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36486-23BYE
10115.285Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–60.40084-12BYE
102-15.288North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–7–20.273103-17BYE
10305.409Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.273103-22BYE
10415.563Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–70.36486-22BYE
105-15.584Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–80.273103-26BYE
10605.663Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-27BYE
10705.784Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.273103-24BYE
10805.985Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273103-19BYE
10906.103Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-23BYE
11006.257Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091123-33BYE
11106.329Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–7–10.318102-23BYE
11206.366Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.273103-17BYE
11306.417Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-33BYE
11406.638Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–90.182114-39BYE
11506.678Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–70.36486-7BYE
11606.710Indiana (INDIANA)B101–100.091123-37BYE
11706.777Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-43BYE
11807.101Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091123-38BYE
11917.310Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182114-42BYE
120-17.389TCUIND SWC1–100.091123-41BYE
12107.518Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-30BYE
12207.576Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–100.091123-46BYE
12307.635Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–80.273103-25BYE
12407.839Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–9–10.136121-45BYE
12517.956Southern 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
12808.616Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–8–10.227112-41BYE
12909.264Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–100.091123-44BYE

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