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1974 Week 13 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
100.758Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–01.0001+42Beat Kansas 45–14
200.981Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+42Beat Miami 28–7
301.032Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–0–10.9505+39Beat Cincinnati 27–7
411.070Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–01.0001+40Beat Purdue 51–0
511.128Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9006+39Beat Georgia 17–13
611.239Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–01.0001+23Beat Princeton 19–6
711.356Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9006+29Beat Iowa 35–10
831.425NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–20.81810+35Beat Arizona State 35–14
961.469Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70023+27Beat Duke 56–13
1031.486Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–10.8898+27Beat Pittsburgh 14–10
11-71.531Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70023+29Lost to Kentucky 24–41
1261.598San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA7–20.77814+30Beat New Mexico State 35–14
13-41.637Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC7–30.70023+27Beat LSU 7–6
1431.650USCPAC7–1–10.8339+20Beat Washington 42–11
1511.670Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–20.80011+22Beat Kansas State 35–7
16-41.682Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–20.80011+23Beat Rice 37–7
1751.819Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI7–20.77814+21Beat Memphis 13–10
1811.861Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70023+19Beat TCU 81–16
1941.869Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77814+23Beat Utah 34–0
2011.872California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–2–10.75020+20Beat Washington State 37–33
21-111.887Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY6–20.75020+13Lost to Brown 7–10
2251.901Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80011+18Beat Ohio 35–16
23-31.960Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–30.70023+21Lost to Notre Dame 10–14
2491.973Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–30.66733+19Beat Texas Tech 17–10
2531.976Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC6–30.66733+19Beat Tulane 30–22
26-12.003Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC7–20.77814+16Beat Air Force 27–24
27-132.037Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–3–10.65036+18Lost to Baylor 10–17
28-22.043Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–3–10.65036+21Beat Indiana 19–10
2912.076Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–20.77814+9Beat West Virginia 35–21
30-62.106Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60043+17Lost to Auburn 13–17
31-22.144Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–3–10.61142+19Beat Ole Miss 29–17
3222.241Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI7–20.77814+20Beat Mcneese State 17–3
33102.267Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60043+17Beat Virginia 28–9
34-22.283Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66733+11Beat Syracuse 45–0
35132.339Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–40.60043+14Beat Florida 41–24
3622.353San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–3–10.68232+9Beat CAL State Fullerton 49–8
37132.390Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B106–40.60043+15Beat Northwestern 52–7
3822.397UCLAPAC6–2–20.70023+7Beat Oregon State 33–14
3962.415East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–30.70023+11Beat William & Mary 31–10
40-12.420BYUIND WAC6–3–10.65036+11Beat New Mexico 36–3
4112.470Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY5–2–10.68831+6Beat Columbia 21–3
4252.472Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–30.70023+12Beat Drake 52–14
43-22.492Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–4–10.55062+8Tied SMU 24–24
44-72.500SMUIND SWC6–3–10.65036+11Tied Arkansas 24–24
4562.538Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–40.60043+16Beat Iowa State 10–7
4662.558North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–40.60043+10Beat Army 56–42
47-122.566Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–40.55656+15Lost to Alabama 7–28
4882.586Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60043+12Beat Southern Miss 38–20
4952.722West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC6–40.60043+6Beat North Texas 21–14
50-192.767Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–40.55656+6Lost to Colorado 20–37
51-152.775Duke (DUKE)ACC6–40.60043+7Lost to Maryland 13–56
5252.853Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–40.60043+2Beat Florida A&M 35–10
5352.867Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI5–50.50066+9Beat Navy 22–0
54-82.896Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–40.60043+4Lost to Houston 10–13
55-112.964Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–40.55656+5Lost to Miami (OH) 7–27
5682.974Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.63640+1Beat Toledo 35–14
57-83.001Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–40.60043+7Lost to Kent State 14–35
5823.086Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–2–10.72222+1Beat Boston University 6–0
59-63.160Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–40.55656-1Lost to NC State 14–35
6083.168Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–50.50066+10Beat Oklahoma State 37–20
6183.187Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–4–10.55062+4Beat Minnesota 17–14
6243.202Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON6–40.60043+1Beat Colgate 31–14
63-43.204Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.50066+6Lost to Penn State 16–35
64-93.214Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–50.50066+5Lost to Bowling Green 20–38
65-43.434LSUSEC3–5–10.389910Lost to Mississippi State 6–7
66203.465Brown (BROWN)IND IVY4–40.50066+1Beat Harvard 10–7
6763.476Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–4–20.50066+3Beat Oregon 17–0
68-53.589Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–40.55656-2Lost to Vanderbilt 22–30
69103.704Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62541-3Beat Texas Arlington 42–12
70-83.742Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–40.55656+6Lost to App State 13–14
7103.746Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–4–10.438800Lost to Yale 6–19
72-53.754Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–60.40082-3Lost to USC 11–42
7313.782Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–50.54564-4Beat Wyoming 50–14
74-93.863Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–60.40082-4Lost to Missouri 7–10
75153.946Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–4–10.50066-6Beat Villanova 10–6
7694.073Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50066-8Beat Western Michigan 34–33
7774.198Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–60.40082-10Beat Florida State 56–21
78-14.262Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–60.40082-6Lost to Oklahoma 14–45
79104.276South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–60.40082-9Beat Wake Forest 34–21
80164.319Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–5–10.45078-11Beat UTEP 56–24
8114.330Iowa (IOWA)B103–70.30098-6Lost to Ohio State 10–35
82-44.393Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40082-13Lost to Clemson 9–28
83-134.409Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–4–10.43880-6Lost to Dartmouth 9–21
84-34.431Purdue (PURDUE)B103–6–10.35094-7Lost to Michigan 0–51
85-24.577New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45576-16Lost to San Diego State 14–35
86-104.599UTEPIND WAC4–60.40082-14Lost to Colorado State 24–56
87-124.608Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–50.50066-11Lost to Citadel 0–24
88-84.622West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–70.30098-13Lost to Temple 21–35
89114.624App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54564+4Beat Richmond 14–13
90-184.639Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI4–40.50066+14Lost to Santa Clara 3–9
9104.784Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–70.30098-11Lost to Nebraska 7–35
92-44.832Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–70.30098-14Lost to North Carolina 42–56
93164.913Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–50.37592-2Beat Cornell 21–9
94-74.937North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–6–20.30098-10Lost to West Texas A&M 14–21
95124.999Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45576+2Beat Wichita State 24–12
96-45.019Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30098-13Lost to Georgia Tech 0–22
97-45.033Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–60.40082-16Lost to Illinois 14–17
98-45.125Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–50.44479-8Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–31
99-45.139Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–7–10.167120-13Lost to Texas A&M 7–37
100-25.152Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–60.33396-16BYE
10115.240William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–70.30098-21Lost to East Carolina 10–31
102-55.267New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–6–10.35094-15Lost to BYU 3–36
103-45.477Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–70.222111-14Lost to Tennessee 17–29
104-35.597Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–70.30098-17Lost to Wisconsin 7–52
10515.616Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–80.200113-19Lost to UCLA 14–33
106-15.674Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–80.200113-22Lost to Boston College 0–45
107-45.715Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–70.30098-12Lost to Holy Cross 6–10
108-45.923Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–60.40082-15Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–35
10996.008Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–70.30098-18Beat Furman 24–0
11026.181Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–80.200113-24Lost to California 33–37
111-16.308Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–7–10.31897-22Lost to Tulsa 14–52
112-46.360Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–90.100124-26Lost to Virginia Tech 21–56
11336.496Indiana (INDIANA)B101–90.100124-28Lost to Michigan State 10–19
114-36.502Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.273108-16Lost to Long Beach State 33–34
11526.662Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–80.200113-34Lost to Arizona 24–27
116-36.791Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–80.200113-31Lost to Pacific 14–50
117-26.797Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–80.200113-29Lost to Stanford 0–17
11836.827Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–70.36493-7Beat Idaho 27–21
119-56.843TCUIND SWC1–90.100124-27Lost to Texas 16–81
12007.414Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–80.111123-32Lost to Utah State 0–34
12167.581Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–80.273108-21Beat Marshall 14–13
12267.600Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–70.222111-20Beat Northwestern State 14–10
123-47.616Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–80.200113-23Lost to Central Michigan 0–42
124-27.818Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–100.000129-38Lost to South Carolina 21–34
12517.966Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–70.125122-17Lost to Pennsylvania 3–21
126-27.977Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–7–10.250110-36Lost to Northern Illinois 21–27
127-48.111Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–8–10.150121-37Lost to Fresno State 12–24
128-38.170Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–90.100124-37Lost to Dayton 13–14
12909.882Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–90.100124-40Lost to Arkansas State 12–42

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