1974 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 10, 1974By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1974 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-0.068	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat William & Mary 49–7
2	-1	0.051	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–0
3	-2	0.059	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 33–6
4	-3	0.085	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Georgia Tech 31–7
5	-4	0.110	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Houston 30–9
6	-5	0.135	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wake Forest 33–15
7	-6	0.169	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Drake 21–7
8	-7	0.220	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon State 23–15
9	-8	0.237	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisville 16–10
10	-9	0.279	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wichita State 13–12
11	-10	0.279	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Villanova 14–13
12	-11	0.446	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
13	-12	0.446	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
14	-13	0.446	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
15	-14	0.446	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
16	-15	0.446	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
17	-16	0.446	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
18	-17	0.446	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
19	-18	0.446	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
20	-19	0.446	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
21	-20	0.446	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
22	-21	0.446	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
23	-22	0.446	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
24	-23	0.446	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
25	-24	0.446	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
26	-25	0.446	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
27	-26	0.446	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
28	-27	0.446	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
29	-28	0.446	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
30	-29	0.446	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
31	-30	0.446	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
32	-31	0.446	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
33	-32	0.446	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
34	-33	0.446	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
35	-34	0.446	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
36	-35	0.446	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
37	-36	0.446	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
38	-37	0.446	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
39	-38	0.446	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
40	-39	0.446	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
41	-40	0.446	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
42	-41	0.446	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
43	-42	0.446	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
44	-43	0.446	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
45	-44	0.446	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
46	-45	0.446	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
47	-46	0.446	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
48	-47	0.446	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
49	-48	0.446	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
50	-49	0.446	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
51	-50	0.446	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
52	-51	0.446	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
53	-52	0.446	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
54	-53	0.446	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
55	-54	0.446	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
56	-55	0.446	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
57	-56	0.446	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
58	-57	0.446	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
59	-58	0.446	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
60	-59	0.446	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
61	-60	0.446	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
62	-61	0.446	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
63	-62	0.446	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
64	-63	0.446	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
65	-64	0.446	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
66	-65	0.446	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
67	-66	0.446	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
68	-67	0.446	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
69	-68	0.446	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
70	-69	0.446	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
71	-70	0.446	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
72	-71	0.446	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
73	-72	0.446	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
74	-73	0.446	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
75	-74	0.446	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
76	-75	0.446	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
77	-76	0.446	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
78	-77	0.446	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
79	-78	0.446	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
80	-79	0.446	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
81	-80	0.446	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
82	-81	0.446	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
83	-82	0.446	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
84	-83	0.446	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
85	-84	0.446	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
86	-85	0.446	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
87	-86	0.446	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
88	-87	0.446	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
89	-88	0.446	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0–1	0.500	17	Tied UCLA 17–17
90	-89	0.446	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
91	-90	0.446	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
92	-91	0.446	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
93	-92	0.446	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
94	-93	0.446	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
95	-94	0.446	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
96	-95	0.446	UCLA	PAC	0–0–1	0.500	17	Tied Tennessee 17–17
97	-96	0.446	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
98	-97	0.446	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
99	-98	0.446	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
100	-99	0.446	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
101	-100	0.446	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
102	-101	0.446	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
103	-102	0.446	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
104	-103	0.446	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
105	-104	0.446	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
106	-105	0.446	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
107	-106	0.446	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
108	-107	0.446	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
109	-108	0.446	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
110	-109	0.446	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
111	-110	0.446	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	32	BYE
112	-111	0.566	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Richmond 13–14
113	-112	0.566	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to New Mexico State 12–13
114	-113	0.751	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Memphis 10–16
115	-114	0.825	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Syracuse 15–23
116	-115	1.046	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Dayton 7–21
117	-116	1.194	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to NC State 15–33
118	-117	1.305	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Arizona State 9–30
119	-118	1.415	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Notre Dame 7–31
120	-119	1.526	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Western Michigan 6–33
121	-120	1.563	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Tampa 0–28
122	-121	1.870	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Eastern Michigan 39–0
123	-122	1.887	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Santa Clara 47–10
124	-123	2.022	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Sacramento State 21–0
125	-124	2.080	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Mississippi State 7–49
126	-125	2.124	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat East Tennessee State 16–7
127	-126	2.141	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Central Michigan 21–14
128	-127	10.092	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to CAL Poly Pomona 12–13
129	-128	10.166	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	19	Lost to Mcneese State 16–19