1974 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 8, 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	3	0.663	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–0–1	0.875	16	+7	Beat Oklahoma State 14–13
2	0	0.717	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat LSU 24–14
3	-2	0.804	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wake Forest 63–0
4	2	0.901	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Ole Miss 35–21
5	-2	0.969	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Washington State 42–7
6	9	0.971	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Miami 3–0
7	6	0.990	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat East Carolina 24–20
8	11	1.040	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–1	0.750	21	+7	Beat Illinois 31–14
9	-4	1.123	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Stanford 27–16
10	11	1.130	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	21	+7	Beat Kansas State 21–16
11	14	1.276	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Beat Minnesota 54–0
12	0	1.295	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UTEP 42–13
13	5	1.340	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–0–1	0.875	16	+3	Beat Kentucky 14–10
14	2	1.419	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
15	7	1.460	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–1	0.667	46	+4	BYE
16	14	1.503	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Marshall 31–10
17	-8	1.534	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+5	Lost to Furman 14–24
18	16	1.571	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Pacific 23–14
19	28	1.578	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	18	+1	Beat Harvard 24–21
20	-9	1.581	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+6	Lost to Auburn 0–3
21	24	1.584	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Beat Missouri 59–20
22	-15	1.648	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Lost to Kansas 10–28
23	18	1.660	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Beat Washington 35–21
24	15	1.667	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–0–1	0.750	21	0	Beat Columbia 40–13
25	3	1.699	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	53	+4	Beat Tulsa 17–10
26	-16	1.706	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Rutgers 21–24
27	-1	1.735	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana 38–13
28	16	1.756	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Brown 14–9
29	6	1.820	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat TCU 49–0
30	-6	1.866	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Bucknell 24–0
31	41	1.877	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+4	Beat Richmond 24–14
32	10	1.895	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colgate 30–7
33	-25	1.896	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Lost to Mississippi State 16–21
34	34	1.913	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Beat Texas A&M 28–10
35	29	1.947	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Pittsburgh 45–29
36	-4	1.974	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	46	+4	BYE
37	-20	1.985	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Lost to NC State 20–24
38	0	1.999	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–2	0.500	59	+4	Beat Syracuse 31–0
39	-2	2.065	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Beat Wyoming 16–10
40	6	2.097	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Purdue 16–14
41	12	2.137	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	46	+2	Beat Iowa 41–3
42	27	2.160	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	+3	Beat Michigan State 19–14
43	9	2.179	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	+2	BYE
44	-30	2.204	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	19	0	Lost to Fresno State 7–9
45	9	2.284	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	21	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 22–17
46	10	2.322	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	21	0	Beat Southern Miss 31–0
47	20	2.347	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1–1	0.700	45	+1	Beat Long Beach State 27–17
48	-28	2.359	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–1	0.750	21	0	Lost to California 14–31
49	-1	2.407	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	+1	BYE
50	-27	2.437	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Texas 21–35
51	4	2.475	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	21	0	Beat Army 21–14
52	8	2.489	SMU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	21	0	Beat Oregon State 37–30
53	-3	2.494	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 13–14
54	-23	2.578	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Alabama 21–35
55	-19	2.600	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Indiana 24–0
56	21	2.636	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–1	0.800	19	+1	Beat Western Michigan 28–6
57	22	2.641	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–2	0.500	59	+3	Beat Georgia 28–24
58	-25	2.664	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Wisconsin 20–59
59	-8	2.709	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2–1	0.375	85	+1	Lost to Duke 14–16
60	-11	2.805	LSU	SEC	1–2–1	0.375	85	+1	Lost to Florida 14–24
61	-2	2.904	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	+1	BYE
62	-19	2.909	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	55	+1	Lost to Hawai'i 14–23
63	21	2.964	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Beat Northern Illinois 31–14
64	30	2.971	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Beat Bowling Green 24–19
65	-25	2.991	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	0	Beat Dartmouth 14–3
66	34	3.016	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	89	+1	Beat Navy 37–0
67	-4	3.020	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	55	+1	Beat Akron 16–7
68	3	3.040	UCLA	PAC	2–1–1	0.625	53	-1	Beat Utah 27–14
69	11	3.130	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Beat Air Force 28–27
70	-9	3.149	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	59	0	Beat Florida State 21–17
71	-5	3.208	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	46	-1	BYE
72	-45	3.243	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–2	0.500	59	+1	Lost to Toledo 19–24
73	8	3.254	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	59	-1	Beat New Mexico 27–3
74	-45	3.266	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	+2	Lost to Boston College 0–37
75	1	3.347	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	55	-2	Beat South Carolina 24–14
76	-3	3.475	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Notre Dame 14–19
77	-3	3.485	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to North Carolina 29–45
78	-20	3.508	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–2	0.500	59	0	Lost to Nebraska 0–54
79	-4	3.541	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–2	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–14
80	-18	3.750	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	59	-3	Lost to Clemson 24–28
81	-11	3.889	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	0	Lost to West Texas A&M 0–31
82	-4	3.934	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–3	0.250	91	0	Lost to USC 3–41
83	-1	3.935	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	91	-1	Lost to Ohio State 7–42
84	-27	4.096	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2–1	0.375	85	-1	Lost to Iowa State 3–27
85	-20	4.228	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	59	-3	Lost to Northwestern 10–14
86	9	4.377	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Beat Wichita State 14–7
87	3	4.391	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Lost to Penn State 14–21
88	11	4.509	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	89	-1	Lost to Pennsylvania 9–14
89	15	4.547	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	81	-4	Beat Virginia 28–24
90	-4	4.584	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Lost to Arizona State 10–16
91	14	4.630	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	81	-4	Beat Citadel 16–12
92	6	4.797	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–3–1	0.125	113	-2	Lost to Michigan 16–27
93	-8	4.898	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	91	-3	Lost to Arizona 13–42
94	19	4.911	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–3	0.250	91	-2	Beat Oregon 14–10
95	-8	5.010	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	91	-3	Lost to Tennessee 10–17
96	-13	5.068	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	55	0	Lost to Tennessee Tech 14–24
97	-1	5.184	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2–1	0.375	85	-3	Tied BYU 33–33
98	-5	5.214	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	81	-2	Lost to Kent State 6–28
99	-8	5.276	TCU	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	91	-4	Lost to Arkansas 0–49
100	10	5.348	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	0	Beat Dayton 38–16
101	-12	5.348	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	91	-4	Lost to Georgia Tech 24–28
102	-10	5.583	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	109	-5	Lost to Maryland 0–31
103	8	5.591	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	-3	Beat Middle Tennessee 24–7
104	4	5.799	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	0	Lost to Temple 10–31
105	-8	5.812	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	-6	Lost to Colorado 27–28
106	0	6.089	BYU	IND WAC	0–3–1	0.125	113	-3	Tied Colorado State 33–33
107	20	6.117	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	59	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 14–7
108	7	6.160	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–4	0.000	117	-4	Lost to Oklahoma 0–63
109	-6	6.200	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	91	-7	Lost to San José State 17–27
110	-22	6.252	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–4	0.000	117	-5	Lost to West Virginia 0–24
111	-10	6.383	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	81	-5	Lost to Southern Illinois 16–38
112	-3	6.458	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–3–1	0.125	113	-4	Tied Drake 24–24
113	9	6.667	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	91	-7	Beat Idaho State 28–9
114	3	6.705	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	117	-6	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 17–22
115	-8	7.097	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	91	-4	Lost to William & Mary 12–16
116	8	7.111	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	117	0	Lost to Yale 7–30
117	-15	7.118	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	117	-8	Lost to Louisville 7–14
118	5	7.123	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	117	0	Lost to Lamar 13–38
119	-7	7.175	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–4–1	0.100	116	-7	Tied North Texas 24–24
120	-4	7.249	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	117	-7	Lost to SMU 30–37
121	-3	7.332	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2–1	0.167	112	-3	BYE
122	-8	7.655	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	117	-7	Lost to Baylor 17–21
123	3	7.699	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	109	+3	Beat New Mexico State 9–7
124	-4	7.729	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	117	-8	Lost to Houston 14–24
125	-4	8.412	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	109	-4	Lost to Ohio 14–31
126	-7	8.489	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	117	-6	Lost to UCLA 14–27
127	2	8.698	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	117	0	Lost to Princeton 13–40
128	-3	9.871	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	117	-7	BYE
129	-1	10.046	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	117	-1	Lost to Holy Cross 3–14