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1974 Week 11 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
100.745Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–01.0001+26Beat Iowa State 28–10
260.908Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–10.8757+29Beat Auburn 25–14
340.988Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+26Beat Mississippi State 35–0
411.107Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–0–10.9386+22Beat Western Michigan 31–0
541.133Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–01.0001+22Beat Illinois 49–7
6-21.176Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+23Beat Indiana 21–7
7-41.204Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–20.75018+24Lost to Alabama 0–35
821.337Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–10.8757+21Beat Arkansas 20–10
9-31.342Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–10.8757+20Lost to Florida 14–25
1011.468Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–01.0001+10Beat Dartmouth 14–9
11111.550Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–20.75018+18Beat SMU 35–15
1261.575Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–20.71426+18Beat Virginia Tech 14–7
13-111.583Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–2–10.68832+18Lost to Rice 7–21
14-11.584Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI6–10.85712+20Beat Idaho 17–3
15-31.598Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–20.71426+16Beat Army 38–14
1651.599Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI6–10.85712+15Beat West Texas A&M 9–7
1721.602Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–10.8757+16Beat Navy 14–6
18101.615Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–10.83315+9Beat Pennsylvania 39–0
19-51.696Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–30.62538+16Lost to Penn State 17–24
2071.812Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8757+11Beat Maryland 24–17
2131.812Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–20.75018+11Beat Colorado 31–15
22-21.814USCPAC5–1–10.78616+10Tied California 15–15
2321.839NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–20.77817+16Beat South Carolina 42–27
2461.852Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–20.75018+13Beat Georgia 31–24
25-92.035San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71426+13Lost to North Texas 9–14
2602.038California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–2–10.68832+11Tied USC 15–15
27-122.045Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–10.85712+5Lost to Cincinnati 20–22
2862.161Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–20.75018+10Beat Syracuse 21–13
2982.192Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–20.75018+7Beat Florida State 42–14
30-132.206Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–1–10.75018+4Lost to Harvard 0–39
3142.266Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–20.71426+7BYE
3242.303East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–20.75018+7Beat Citadel 41–21
33-102.378Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–20.71426+4Lost to UTEP 27–31
3472.389North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–30.62538+7Beat Virginia 24–10
35-42.418Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–30.62538+6Lost to Houston 24–31
36162.419Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–30.62538+10Beat Bowling Green 33–22
37142.438Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–30.57153+7Beat Kansas 24–13
38102.513Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–30.62538+8Beat Kansas State 52–15
3932.515Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI5–30.62538+5BYE
40192.584Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–3–10.56358+8Beat Wisconsin 28–21
41162.599Duke (DUKE)ACC5–30.62538+7Beat Georgia Tech 9–0
42-132.614UCLAPAC4–2–20.62538+2Lost to Washington 9–31
4342.620Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–3–10.50064+9BYE
44-42.633Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–40.50064+5Lost to Texas A&M 10–20
4582.660Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–30.62538+9Beat Northern Illinois 44–14
4692.662Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57153+5Beat West Virginia 35–3
4722.712BYUIND WAC4–3–10.56358+5Beat Air Force 12–10
4882.780Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–30.57153+5Beat TCU 21–7
49172.841Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–2–10.58351+3Beat Columbia 24–0
50132.859San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–3–10.61150+2Beat Utah 24–6
51-132.899Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.50064+7Lost to Michigan State 21–28
52-62.915SMUIND SWC5–30.62538+3Lost to Texas 15–35
53242.923Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–30.57153+2Beat Temple 22–20
54-212.942Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–20.714260Lost to Kentucky 7–30
55142.942LSUSEC3–3–10.50064+2Beat Ole Miss 24–0
56-122.966Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–30.62538+2Lost to Richmond 14–17
5783.052Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–30.66734-2Beat Marshall 35–7
5893.095Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–30.62538+2Beat Louisville 37–7
59-143.095Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–50.44478+4Lost to Duke 0–9
60153.119Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–40.50064+1Beat Tulane 30–7
6103.124Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–40.50064+5Beat Wake Forest 21–9
62-43.128Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–3–10.56358+2Lost to Ohio State 7–49
63153.153Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–40.50064+1Beat UCLA 31–9
64-143.167Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–40.50064+4Lost to Ohio 22–33
65-113.202Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–40.50064+3Lost to Oklahoma 10–28
6683.263Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–3–20.50064+3Beat Oregon State 17–13
6743.372Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–40.50064+1Beat Louisiana 41–7
68-293.380Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–2–10.64337+2Lost to UConn 7–9
69-53.395West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC4–40.50064-1Lost to Lamar 7–9
70-383.400Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–2–10.583510Lost to Brown 13–17
71-283.510Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI4–20.66734+12Lost to Western Illinois 0–31
72-123.593Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–40.500640Lost to Oklahoma State 13–24
7363.598Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI4–20.667340Beat UL Monroe 17–14
7423.658Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–40.55661-3Beat Texas Arlington 26–17
75-53.755Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–50.37584+2Lost to Nebraska 15–31
7663.822Purdue (PURDUE)B103–4–10.43880-1Beat Iowa 38–14
77-153.878Iowa (IOWA)B103–50.37584-1Lost to Purdue 14–38
7863.891New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–4–10.43880-1Beat New Mexico State 26–24
7994.006Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–30.57153+2Beat Virginia Military Institute 17–14
80-124.007Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–50.37584-2Lost to Missouri 15–52
81-94.167Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–40.50064-2Lost to App State 3–27
82-94.221New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–40.55661-11Lost to New Mexico 24–26
83174.491UTEPIND WAC3–50.37584-10Beat Arizona State 31–27
84234.498North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–5–10.31398-5Beat San Diego State 14–9
85274.511Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–5–10.214115-6Beat Texas Tech 21–7
8694.529Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–4–10.43880-9Beat Wyoming 11–6
87-64.625West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–60.250100-8Lost to Boston College 3–35
88-84.679William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–50.37584-11BYE
89134.739App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON5–40.55661+4Beat Furman 27–3
90-74.769Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–60.250100-7Lost to LSU 0–24
91-24.816Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–60.250100-9Lost to Vanderbilt 14–38
92-14.891Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–60.250100-11Lost to Pittsburgh 13–21
93-64.924Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37584-14Lost to North Carolina 10–24
94-14.936Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–60.250100-8Lost to Notre Dame 6–14
9564.996Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–50.37584-14Beat Southern Illinois 32–7
96-65.060Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–60.250100-13Lost to Miami 7–14
9775.111Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–40.42983-2Beat Massachusetts 42–34
9875.134Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–50.44478+5Beat Northridge State 41–0
99-145.215Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–50.37584-11Lost to Northwestern 13–21
100165.231Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–40.33395-7Beat Princeton 17–13
101-25.262Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–4–10.35794-9Tied Boston University 14–14
102-85.287South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–60.250100-14Lost to NC State 27–42
103-175.308Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–50.37584-5Lost to Delaware 7–49
10455.361Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–60.250100-10Beat Oregon 21–16
105-95.391Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC2–60.250100-14Lost to Tulsa 7–37
106-85.392Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–60.33395-9Lost to Miami (OH) 0–31
107125.597Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–60.250100-10Beat Minnesota 21–13
108-115.631Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–60.250100-14Lost to Colorado State 6–11
109-175.799Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI3–50.37584-12Lost to Tennessee State 0–17
110-75.966Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.125120-14Lost to Stanford 13–17
111-36.039Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–60.250100-10Lost to East Carolina 21–41
112-66.210Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–60.250100-21Lost to BYU 10–12
113-26.310Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.250100-19Lost to Washington State 16–21
11416.317Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–80.000126-17Lost to Memphis 14–42
115-16.367Indiana (INDIANA)B101–70.125120-16Lost to Michigan 7–21
116-66.668TCUIND SWC1–70.125120-18Lost to Baylor 7–21
11736.696Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–50.167117-5Lost to Yale 9–14
11806.828Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–60.33395-7Lost to Toledo 14–44
119-67.050Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–6–10.27899-17Lost to Wichita State 14–23
120-37.065Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–50.167117-5Lost to Cornell 0–24
12117.607Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–60.143119-7Lost to Southern Miss 7–41
122-17.646Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–70.125120-18Lost to Long Beach State 7–32
12317.734Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–80.000126-23Lost to Clemson 9–21
124-17.765Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–70.125120-20Lost to Kent State 7–35
12527.972Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–70.125120-26Beat Drake 23–14
126-18.244Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–70.222114-14Lost to Central State 25–28
127-18.548Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–70.000126-26Lost to San José State 6–24
12808.625Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–6–10.188116-22Lost to Utah State 3–17
129011.200Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–80.000126-30Lost to Pacific 17–26

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