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1974 Week 14 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
100.687Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–01.0001+55Beat Nebraska 28–14
200.911Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+49BYE
301.079Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–0–10.9503+41BYE
401.162Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+44Lost to Ohio State 10–12
501.174Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9006+42BYE
611.213Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9094+42Beat Michigan 12–10
771.434USCPAC8–1–10.8509+29Beat UCLA 34–9
821.453Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–10.9006+32Beat Air Force 38–0
9-11.462NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–20.81810+38BYE
10-41.467Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8898+24Lost to Harvard 16–21
11-21.515Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72721+34Beat Virginia 10–0
1291.562Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77818+24Beat Yale 21–16
1301.601Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–30.72721+34Beat Ole Miss 31–13
14-31.630Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–30.70026+31BYE
1511.645Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–20.80011+27BYE
16-41.681San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA7–2–10.75019+31Tied Bowling Green 21–21
1771.735Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70026+27Beat SMU 31–14
18-11.788Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–20.80011+25Beat Florida State 23–8
19-11.846Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC7–30.70026+22BYE
2021.862Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80011+23BYE
21-61.864Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–30.72721+24Lost to Oklahoma 14–28
22-31.903Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80011+24Beat Weber State 20–7
2301.918Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–30.70026+24BYE
2471.920Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–3–10.65037+27Beat Kentucky 24–7
2541.946Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI8–20.80011+15Beat Villanova 17–7
2621.969Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–3–10.68233+25Beat Iowa 60–21
27-22.004Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–30.70026+22Beat Louisville 44–0
28-22.012Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC8–20.80011+18Beat Wyoming 21–14
29142.129Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–4–10.59153+16Beat Texas Tech 21–13
3002.156Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–40.60047+19BYE
3132.206Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–30.70026+13Beat Massachusetts 70–8
3202.214Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI8–20.80011+23Beat Texas Arlington 8–0
3302.217Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–40.63638+23Beat South Carolina 39–21
34-142.232California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–3–10.68233+19Lost to Stanford 20–22
3552.267BYUIND WAC7–3–10.68233+14Beat Utah 48–20
3612.289Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63638+19Beat Minnesota 49–14
37-12.304San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–3–10.70825+13Beat Louisiana 25–22
3832.321Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–2–10.72224+10Beat Dartmouth 27–20
3962.358Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63638+22Beat Kansas 27–3
4062.386North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–40.63638+17Beat Duke 14–13
41-142.391Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–10.59153+16Lost to Arkansas 13–21
4202.498Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–30.70026+12BYE
4342.512Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–40.60047+18Beat Syracuse 14–7
4462.610Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–40.60047+10Beat Iowa State 14–12
45102.636Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–40.60047+12Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 35–20
4622.690Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–4–10.59153+12Tied San Diego State 21–21
47-92.703UCLAPAC6–3–20.63638+7Lost to USC 9–34
48102.749Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–2–10.75019+6Beat Colgate 62–21
49-142.752Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–50.54561+13Lost to Tennessee 7–24
50-112.765East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–40.63638+8Lost to Virginia Military Institute 3–13
5132.774Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–40.63638+6Beat Wichita State 34–10
5272.817Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC6–40.60047+4Beat Colorado State 26–21
53-42.823West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC6–40.60047+7BYE
54-102.830SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59153+9Lost to Baylor 14–31
5572.867Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–40.63638+8Beat East Carolina 13–3
56112.879Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–4–20.54561+11Beat California 22–20
5772.973Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54561+13Beat Tampa 11–10
5832.996Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59153+6Beat Northwestern 28–14
59-33.004Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.63638+1BYE
60-73.084Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI5–50.50071+9BYE
6123.113Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54561+6Beat Marshall 35–0
62-113.156Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54561+5Lost to North Carolina 13–14
6323.194LSUSEC4–5–10.45079+5Beat Tulane 24–22
6423.295Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55658+2Beat Columbia 28–19
6563.377Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–4–10.50071+2Beat Cornell 41–20
66-143.446Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54561-3Lost to Southern Miss 10–11
6723.534Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66736-3Beat Mcneese State 22–20
6843.624Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–60.45575-1Beat Washington State 24–17
69-93.647Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45575+3Lost to Kansas State 19–33
7033.680Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–50.54561-3BYE
7143.765Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55060-6Beat UConn 23–14
72-153.801Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54561+6Lost to Eastern Michigan 12–28
7333.806Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54561-6Beat North Texas 35–19
74164.038Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI5–40.55658+21Beat Fresno State 21–7
75-14.086Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36486-8Lost to Oklahoma State 12–14
76-84.105Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–50.50071-6Lost to LSU 22–24
7774.181Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.40981-8Beat Indiana 38–17
78134.274Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9Beat Colorado 33–19
7994.341West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-11Beat Virginia Tech 22–21
8004.404Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-15Lost to Arizona State 21–26
81-114.408Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500710Lost to William & Mary 12–54
82-44.494Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36486-12Lost to Missouri 3–27
83-14.522Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36486-14Lost to Maryland 0–10
84174.572William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–70.36486-17Beat Richmond 54–12
85174.573New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-13Beat UTEP 37–21
86-74.579South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-13Lost to Clemson 21–39
87-24.598New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45575-18BYE
88-74.604Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.273104-10Lost to Michigan State 21–60
8904.695App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54561+3BYE
90-134.712Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36486-19Lost to West Virginia 21–22
9184.882Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–7–10.250111-13Beat TCU 26–14
92-64.922UTEPIND WAC4–70.36486-20Lost to New Mexico 21–37
93-104.931Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38985-12Lost to Princeton 20–41
94-14.985Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–60.33399-4Lost to Pennsylvania 20–27
95-35.037Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–70.300101-16BYE
9605.064Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.300101-15BYE
97-105.195Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–60.45575-21Lost to Wake Forest 10–16
9805.205Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–60.40084-11Lost to Rutgers 21–62
99-45.209Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–70.41780-2Lost to Hawai'i 7–21
100-35.264Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36486-23Lost to Wisconsin 14–49
101-15.305Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–70.300101-19Lost to Vanderbilt 0–44
10235.353Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.273104-20Beat Oregon 35–16
10305.363Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–80.200113-16Lost to Mississippi State 13–31
104-105.400North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–7–20.273104-17Lost to Long Beach State 19–35
10515.634Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182115-25Lost to Miami 7–14
10635.651Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–70.36486-21Beat Davidson 56–21
107-35.818Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.273104-23Lost to Illinois 14–28
108-15.923Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273104-16Lost to Temple 7–17
109-16.144Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-21Lost to Cincinnati 20–35
11026.195Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091124-30Lost to Houston 8–23
11106.364Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–7–10.318100-23BYE
112-26.477Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–90.182115-33Lost to Washington 17–24
11316.480Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.273104-17BYE
11426.522Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–90.182115-35Lost to Arizona 14–21
11506.721Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–90.182115-39Lost to Notre Dame 0–38
11626.756Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–70.36486-7BYE
117-46.784Indiana (INDIANA)B101–100.091124-37Lost to Purdue 17–38
11867.034Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091124-36Beat Furman 16–10
11917.275Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–90.100123-38Lost to BYU 20–48
120-17.322TCUIND SWC1–100.091124-37Lost to Rice 14–26
121-47.393Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182115-42Lost to Oregon State 16–35
12207.623Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–80.200113-26Lost to San José State 22–25
123-27.760Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–80.273104-25BYE
12437.947Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–9–10.136121-43Lost to Memphis 10–34
12508.032Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–80.111122-24Lost to Brown 19–28
126-38.056Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.182115-24Lost to Illinois State 16–31
12718.304Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–100.091124-43Lost to Ohio 0–35
128-28.526Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–8–10.227112-39Lost to Boise State 29–53
12909.388Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–100.091124-44Lost to Lamar 0–8

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