1974 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 24, 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	NOW	Game Status
1	63	0.711	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0–1	0.750	38	+1	Beat Kansas 17–3
2	27	0.749	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
3	30	0.753	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0–1	0.750	38	+1	Tied Texas Tech 21–21
4	33	0.795	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Penn State 7–6
5	-4	0.821	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Arkansas 26–7
6	-4	0.829	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Georgia 38–14
7	0	0.872	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wake Forest 31–0
8	-2	0.893	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat TCU 37–7
9	6	0.897	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–7
10	29	0.910	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Southern Miss 52–0
11	14	0.914	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oregon State 51–10
12	8	0.948	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado 31–0
13	6	1.007	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wichita State 17–0
14	-2	1.020	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat LSU 21–14
15	20	1.058	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Indiana 35–20
16	30	1.075	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Army 31–14
17	14	1.086	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat West Texas A&M 41–0
18	8	1.087	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Nebraska 21–20
19	21	1.104	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Maryland 17–10
20	3	1.108	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Clemson 31–10
21	21	1.121	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Iowa State 31–28
22	-18	1.134	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northwestern 49–3
23	-20	1.173	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Lost to Wisconsin 20–21
24	34	1.176	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Brown 45–10
25	2	1.197	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 52–0
26	-18	1.206	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Syracuse 19–0
27	33	1.244	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Houston 20–3
28	-6	1.261	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stanford 41–7
29	-16	1.261	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wyoming 34–7
30	-14	1.295	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0–1	0.750	38	0	Tied New Mexico 21–21
31	-10	1.328	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
32	17	1.343	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Long Beach State 38–6
33	-15	1.371	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat East Tennessee State 24–8
34	25	1.371	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Drake 18–6
35	8	1.375	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 27–17
36	-4	1.417	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat BYU 9–6
37	8	1.455	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 28–25
38	66	1.540	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	49	+2	Beat Dayton 41–21
39	36	1.576	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	49	+2	Beat San José State 17–16
40	44	1.588	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	49	+2	Beat Tampa 28–25
41	37	1.595	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Beat Kentucky 16–3
42	73	1.717	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	49	+2	Beat Kent State 20–0
43	1	1.718	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Humboldt State 35–9
44	-8	1.756	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Lost to Tennessee 3–17
45	6	1.862	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
46	8	1.862	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
47	8	1.862	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
48	8	1.862	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
49	8	1.862	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
50	11	1.862	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
51	11	1.862	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
52	15	1.862	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	122	0	BYE
53	17	1.870	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0–1	0.750	38	0	Tied Purdue 7–7
54	18	1.938	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
55	-17	2.005	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Lost to Vanderbilt 7–45
56	-42	2.027	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	+2	Lost to Alabama 0–52
57	30	2.059	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Davidson 30–0
58	16	2.175	UTEP	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat Utah 34–7
59	4	2.183	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Bucknell 16–14
60	-49	2.207	LSU	SEC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Texas A&M 14–21
61	24	2.283	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Beat William & Mary 38–28
62	41	2.339	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat North Texas 31–6
63	18	2.360	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat Ole Miss 15–7
64	-23	2.373	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Navy 6–7
65	11	2.375	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat Rice 28–21
66	24	2.427	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat Florida State 14–7
67	-43	2.455	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–26
68	34	2.472	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat UCLA 21–10
69	-59	2.484	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Lost to San Diego State 25–28
70	24	2.489	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat South Carolina 20–14
71	-41	2.517	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Memphis 7–15
72	-44	2.526	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Mississippi State 14–38
73	-2	2.560	BYU	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Utah State 6–9
74	-40	2.626	TCU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Arizona State 7–37
75	42	2.635	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	0	Beat Toledo 7–0
76	-59	2.636	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to New Mexico State 0–41
77	2	2.689	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Florida 10–17
78	28	2.911	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Washington 28–31
79	-32	2.924	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Lost to California 16–17
80	15	2.985	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1–1	0.250	87	0	Tied Miami (OH) 7–7
81	18	3.040	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Arizona 20–35
82	0	3.063	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	82	0	Lost to Miami 3–20
83	8	3.076	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	82	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 17–27
84	-79	3.087	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Lost to Oregon 23–27
85	8	3.151	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Texas 7–34
86	32	3.197	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat Air Force 27–23
87	-39	3.203	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	42	0	Lost to Ohio 0–20
88	-38	3.218	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	42	-1	Lost to Bowling Green 21–41
89	-80	3.237	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Lost to West Virginia 3–16
90	6	3.261	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat North Dakota 42–30
91	17	3.298	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to NC State 10–31
92	15	3.317	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	89	0	BYE
93	-5	3.329	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Tulane 14–31
94	28	3.399	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	42	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 30–13
95	-9	3.404	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Beat Idaho 17–10
96	15	3.415	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	89	0	Lost to Kansas State 0–17
97	-5	3.435	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Beat Baylor 28–21
98	-18	3.755	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	82	-1	Lost to Michigan State 0–19
99	-47	3.760	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	89	0	Lost to Holy Cross 10–45
100	13	3.945	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Notre Dame 3–49
101	-3	4.082	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	82	-1	Lost to Virginia 28–38
102	-19	4.260	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Beat Presbyterian 22–19
103	16	4.332	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	89	-1	BYE
104	-31	4.425	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Colorado State 7–14
105	-5	4.683	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Missouri 21–28
106	-37	4.720	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Tulsa 6–31
107	2	4.732	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Auburn 0–52
108	4	4.868	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to SMU 25–28
109	-32	4.942	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Illinois 7–41
110	11	5.200	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–3	0.000	89	-2	Lost to North Carolina 0–31
111	-10	5.225	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Lamar 6–18
112	-2	5.329	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Michigan 0–31
113	16	5.824	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat Akron 17–7
114	10	5.964	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	82	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 13–30
115	10	6.086	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Pacific 6–38
116	-27	6.215	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Delaware 12–48
117	-3	6.252	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Villanova 0–7
118	2	6.406	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	89	-3	Lost to Ohio State 10–51
119	-54	6.418	UCLA	PAC	0–1–1	0.250	87	-1	Lost to Iowa 10–21
120	-23	6.566	USC	PAC	0–1	0.000	89	-1	BYE
121	-5	6.825	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Washington State 10–17
122	-56	7.009	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	89	-1	Lost to UTEP 7–34
123	3	7.618	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	-3	Lost to Duke 14–20
124	-19	7.618	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Indiana State 8–10
125	2	7.748	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	89	-3	Lost to Cincinnati 21–28
126	-58	7.951	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	89	0	Lost to Mcneese State 0–38
127	-4	8.609	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Louisiana Tech 15–42
128	0	10.185	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Montana State 7–14
129	-76	12.769	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	89	0	Lost to Lehigh 12–33