1974 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 1, 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	30	0.558	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Utah State 72–3
2	17	0.719	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Mississippi State 29–13
3	8	0.731	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat SMU 28–9
4	26	0.736	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–0–1	0.833	24	+3	Beat Texas 26–3
5	7	0.767	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Navy 52–0
6	4	0.852	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Vanderbilt 23–10
7	7	0.857	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Washington 28–15
8	5	0.984	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pacific 38–7
9	-7	0.998	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Citadel 27–24
10	39	1.015	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Holy Cross 24–14
11	16	1.020	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tampa 28–26
12	3	1.052	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat New Mexico 15–10
13	7	1.191	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Syracuse 28–22
14	3	1.254	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 42–14
15	10	1.286	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee 21–0
16	0	1.391	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat West Virginia 17–14
17	16	1.396	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Southern Illinois 17–16
18	35	1.409	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–0–1	0.833	24	+1	Beat Marshall 42–0
19	20	1.432	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+3	Beat Army 27–14
20	8	1.450	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington State 21–19
21	-15	1.458	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	+3	Lost to Florida 13–29
22	-13	1.511	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Lost to Alabama 10–23
23	-2	1.516	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	+3	Lost to Texas A&M 15–28
24	23	1.582	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colgate 40–21
25	-2	1.604	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Northwestern 49–7
26	8	1.608	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Texas 27–7
27	11	1.649	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	32	+4	Beat Western Michigan 21–13
28	-27	1.678	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	65	+2	Lost to Auburn 0–21
29	-25	1.725	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	+3	Lost to Michigan 0–52
30	24	1.726	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 34–7
31	40	1.728	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Southern Miss 20–14
32	8	1.764	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	32	+3	Beat UTEP 26–12
33	64	1.794	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Beat Arizona State 9–0
34	9	1.853	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
35	32	1.878	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Tulsa 60–0
36	5	1.907	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	+2	Lost to Tulane 14–17
37	-29	1.944	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	32	+2	Lost to Missouri 0–9
38	39	1.957	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	78	+2	Beat North Carolina 24–12
39	12	1.969	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0–1	0.500	65	0	Tied Rutgers 6–6
40	-16	1.992	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	65	+1	Lost to Harvard 14–24
41	-12	2.067	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 3–26
42	10	2.090	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 20–7
43	-11	2.094	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Lost to Kansas State 7–38
44	6	2.115	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lehigh 28–18
45	-27	2.133	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Colorado 21–24
46	24	2.139	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Virginia 27–7
47	12	2.183	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	26	0	Tied Princeton 6–6
48	15	2.208	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Colorado State 20–18
49	11	2.256	LSU	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	65	+1	Tied Rice 10–10
50	-45	2.274	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to Baylor 14–31
51	29	2.278	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	65	+1	Beat Notre Dame 31–20
52	23	2.280	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Idaho 15–7
53	67	2.307	USC	PAC	1–1	0.500	65	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 16–7
54	1	2.343	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat Davidson 43–7
55	9	2.382	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Iowa 27–0
56	20	2.407	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Wichita State 41–7
57	-54	2.416	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1–1	0.500	65	+1	Lost to Arizona 10–15
58	32	2.475	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Beat TCU 9–7
59	-23	2.505	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 3–72
60	-23	2.537	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to Ohio State 9–28
61	44	2.551	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	78	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 31–14
62	10	2.668	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Beat South Carolina 52–14
63	6	2.750	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	0	Lost to Miami 26–28
64	-57	2.759	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Lost to Maryland 12–24
65	21	2.772	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Utah 23–16
66	-1	2.774	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	-1	Beat Louisville 7–6
67	12	2.778	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1–1	0.625	64	-1	Tied Stanford 21–21
68	-24	2.779	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat Florida State 40–9
69	-47	2.822	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to Purdue 20–31
70	-14	2.849	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	+2	Lost to Ole Miss 14–20
71	48	2.886	UCLA	PAC	1–1–1	0.500	65	0	Beat Michigan State 56–14
72	30	2.996	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	32	0	Beat William & Mary 10–0
73	-47	3.077	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to UCLA 14–56
74	-39	3.097	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	32	0	Lost to USC 7–16
75	14	3.170	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–1	0.667	32	-2	Beat Indiana 28–22
76	6	3.188	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	-1	Beat Virginia Tech 49–12
77	10	3.197	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–1	0.750	26	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 13–0
78	-10	3.286	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	78	0	Lost to Penn State 0–27
79	12	3.352	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2	0.333	78	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 21–17
80	32	3.523	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	78	+1	Beat Wisconsin 24–21
81	-3	3.585	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	78	-1	Beat BYU 34–7
82	13	3.613	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	78	-1	Lost to Illinois 19–21
83	-26	3.647	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	26	0	Lost to Western Carolina 17–21
84	-42	3.868	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	78	0	Lost to Toledo 16–19
85	-27	3.969	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	78	-2	Lost to San Diego State 12–26
86	-1	3.999	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	78	-1	Beat Air Force 20–16
87	-25	4.053	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	78	-1	Lost to Arkansas 0–60
88	-7	4.129	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–3	0.000	106	-1	Lost to Kentucky 22–28
89	-28	4.211	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	78	-1	Lost to Duke 7–27
90	3	4.216	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	-1	Lost to California 14–27
91	-17	4.324	TCU	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	78	-2	Lost to Minnesota 7–9
92	6	4.369	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-2	Lost to NC State 22–28
93	1	4.406	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	65	0	Lost to Bowling Green 13–21
94	23	4.519	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	78	-2	Beat Ohio 19–16
95	8	4.560	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	106	-2	Lost to Cincinnati 6–7
96	-30	4.639	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	78	-2	Lost to Memphis 18–20
97	-13	4.669	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	-3	Lost to Wyoming 16–20
98	11	4.757	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–2–1	0.167	104	-1	Tied San José State 21–21
99	0	4.866	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	65	-1	Beat Rhode Island 45–15
100	-8	4.978	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	106	-1	Lost to Temple 7–34
101	-13	5.049	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	-1	Lost to Central Michigan 8–42
102	-6	5.080	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	106	-2	Lost to West Texas A&M 7–41
103	12	5.417	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	78	-4	Beat Drake 20–13
104	-21	5.518	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Clemson 17–21
105	-4	5.713	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	100	-4	Lost to Furman 0–10
106	-33	5.938	BYU	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	106	-3	Lost to Iowa State 7–34
107	9	5.976	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	78	0	Lost to Richmond 24–27
108	5	5.987	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	78	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–42
109	-3	6.111	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	106	-3	Lost to Lamar 7–27
110	14	6.357	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	106	0	Lost to East Carolina 16–17
111	-4	6.505	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	106	-3	BYE
112	-1	6.557	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	106	-5	Lost to Long Beach State 13–20
113	-13	6.702	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	106	-3	Lost to Nebraska 7–49
114	-10	6.812	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	106	-4	Lost to Kansas 9–40
115	-5	6.825	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–3	0.000	106	-4	BYE
116	2	6.849	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	106	-4	BYE
117	-9	6.886	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	106	-4	Lost to Houston 12–49
118	7	6.935	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2–1	0.167	104	-3	Tied LSU 10–10
119	3	7.489	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	106	-3	Lost to Oregon 16–23
120	3	7.575	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	106	-5	Lost to Georgia 14–52
121	-7	7.802	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	100	-1	Lost to Indiana State 14–23
122	-1	7.932	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	106	-5	Lost to Villanova 7–15
123	3	8.394	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	106	0	BYE
124	5	8.412	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	106	0	Lost to Cornell 21–40
125	2	8.717	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	106	-4	Lost to New Mexico State 14–42
126	2	10.932	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	106	-1	Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 13–17
127	-82	12.917	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	106	0	Lost to Louisiana Tech 7–20
128	-80	12.954	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	106	0	Lost to Massachusetts 0–14
129	-83	12.991	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	106	0	Lost to Lafayette 0–15