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1974 Week 8 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
120.702Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+9Beat Texas 16–13
2130.877Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–10.75032+10Beat Florida 24–10
320.885Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–01.0001+11Beat Wisconsin 52–7
420.888Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–01.0001+11Beat Kentucky 31–13
5-31.007Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–10.80018+12Lost to Vanderbilt 10–24
6-21.014Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+10Beat Florida State 8–7
721.081Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+9Beat Michigan State 21–7
8-11.086NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–01.0001+13Beat Virginia 22–21
911.147Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80018+10Beat Lamar 37–21
10-21.154California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–10.80018+10Beat Oregon 40–10
1191.205Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75032+10Beat Pacific 35–6
12101.342Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80018+8Beat Texas Tech 28–7
1301.356Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–0–10.90012+5Beat Ohio 31–3
14-21.362Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–01.0001+6Beat Utah 41–8
1511.417Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Southern Illinois 59–16
1621.526Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4BYE
17-31.599Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Air Force 10–3
18-171.614Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–1–10.70040+6Lost to Texas A&M 7–28
1901.625Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–0–10.87513+2Beat Lehigh 37–16
20121.636Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Brown 24–0
21161.670East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–10.80018+7Beat Furman 15–12
2281.722Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–0–10.83314+1Tied Pennsylvania 28–28
23111.771Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–10.80018+6Beat Kansas State 20–13
2401.836Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–0–10.833140Beat Dartmouth 14–7
2531.840Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–0–10.83314+1Tied Cornell 28–28
26151.877USCPAC3–10.75032+4Beat Washington State 54–7
27111.884Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–20.60045+6Beat Clemson 41–0
28212.010Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–10.80018+4Beat Cincinnati 13–7
2972.019San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75032+6Beat Fresno State 24–21
30372.063Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI4–20.66741+6Beat Villanova 47–8
31152.117West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC4–10.80018+2Beat Idaho 21–6
32152.118San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–1–10.75032+3Beat New Mexico 13–11
3372.119Duke (DUKE)ACC4–10.80018+3Beat Army 33–14
34-82.137Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–10.66741+2Beat Columbia 34–6
35102.148Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON4–10.80018+4Beat Citadel 20–9
3632.163Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC3–10.75032+3BYE
37-162.171Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60045+5Lost to Ohio State 7–52
38102.195Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–10.80018+2Beat Purdue 27–23
39132.200SMUIND SWC4–10.80018+3Beat TCU 33–13
4042.216New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–10.83314+1Beat UTEP 14–13
4112.238Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80018+3Beat Rice 10–3
42182.277LSUSEC2–2–10.50064+3Beat Tennessee 20–10
43-202.302Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–20.60045+4Lost to Oklahoma 13–16
4472.326Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.800180Beat Wake Forest 55–0
45-122.369Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–20.60045+3Lost to Kansas 13–20
46122.374Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–20.60045+4Beat Nebraska 21–10
47-182.437Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–20.60045+2Lost to Baylor 17–21
48222.446Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–20.60045+3Beat Arkansas 21–17
49-382.446Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–20.60045+1Lost to Missouri 10–21
50222.462Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–20.60045+5Beat Kent State 26–10
51102.481Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75032+3Beat Colorado State 24–23
52-272.551Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–2–10.50064+4Lost to LSU 10–20
53-222.581Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON3–20.60045+3Lost to East Carolina 12–15
54152.636Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–20.60045+4Beat Iowa State 34–7
55-282.667Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI3–10.75032-1Lost to Mississippi State 21–37
5682.710Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–20.60045+3Beat Western Michigan 31–24
57-222.732North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–20.600450Lost to Georgia Tech 28–29
58192.843Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–20.60045+2Beat West Virginia 31–14
59212.954Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60045-1Beat Ole Miss 49–0
6082.973UCLAPAC2–1–20.60045-1Tied Stanford 13–13
6153.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50064+2Beat William & Mary 31–16
62-93.043Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–20.500640BYE
63-93.143Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–30.40073+2Lost to Georgia 0–49
64-213.144Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–20.600450Lost to Tampa 8–47
65-83.170Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.40073+3Lost to Maryland 0–41
66163.185Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40073+1Beat Northwestern 35–10
6783.208Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–20.60045-1BYE
68-123.320Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–20.66741-1Lost to Bowling Green 10–26
69-523.393Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–20.60045+4Lost to Ball State 23–38
70-73.397Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–30.40073+2Lost to Miami (OH) 3–31
71-123.399Purdue (PURDUE)B101–3–10.300950Lost to Illinois 23–27
72-103.493Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–30.500640Lost to Miami 6–35
7333.512Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40073+1Lost to Michigan 7–21
7473.539Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–30.400730Beat Texas Arlington 39–10
75-203.571West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40073-1Lost to Pittsburgh 14–31
76133.640Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50064-2Beat North Carolina 29–28
7723.695Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40073-1Lost to Auburn 13–31
78-73.716Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50064-2Lost to Memphis 7–13
7974.047Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC2–30.40073-3Beat North Texas 24–10
80-304.141Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–30.40073-3Lost to Oregon State 9–23
81-74.151Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–30.40073-1Lost to Syracuse 9–17
82-174.238Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–20.50064-3Lost to Colgate 16–21
83-104.334Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–30.40073-4Lost to Colorado 7–34
84234.360Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI2–10.667410Beat Illinois State 38–0
85184.445Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–30.40073-3Beat Wisconsin Milwaukee 43–7
8614.570Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–40.200101-3Lost to Duke 14–33
87154.595Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–40.33390-4Beat Navy 17–9
88-44.629New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–3–10.30095-3Lost to San José State 11–13
89-64.641Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–40.200101-2Lost to USC 7–54
9024.738Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–3–20.200101-2Tied UCLA 13–13
91154.783BYUIND WAC1–3–10.30095-3Beat Wyoming 38–7
92-44.812Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–30.25099-2Lost to Yale 0–24
9324.927Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–30.40073-6Beat Wichita State 35–13
94-14.982UTEPIND WAC1–40.200101-5Lost to New Mexico State 13–14
95-175.044Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–30.40073-5Lost to Indiana 3–34
96205.045Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–30.25099+2Beat Holy Cross 21–16
97-125.048Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40073-6Lost to California 10–40
98115.079Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40073-8Beat CAL State Fullerton 28–6
99115.159Indiana (INDIANA)B101–40.200101-5Beat Minnesota 34–3
10015.180Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–40.200101-5Lost to NC State 21–22
101195.181Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.200101-5Beat Washington 23–9
102-25.431Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–40.2001010Lost to Temple 16–59
103-55.514Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–40.33390-4Lost to Toledo 24–31
104-75.556Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–3–10.30095-5Lost to Utah State 23–24
105-145.589William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–40.33390-8Lost to Boston College 16–31
10685.705Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–40.200101-7Beat South Carolina 31–17
107-25.834Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–40.200101-8Lost to Tulane 3–10
108-96.062TCUIND SWC1–40.200101-7Lost to SMU 13–33
109-136.086App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–30.500640Lost to Lenoir Rhyne 10–31
110-206.195Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–40.200101-6Lost to BYU 7–38
111-176.360Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.200101-7Lost to Iowa 10–35
112106.607Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–50.000121-8Lost to Alabama 7–8
113-96.623Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–40.200101-4Lost to Northern Illinois 17–20
11476.806Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–3–10.125118-5Lost to Notre Dame 3–10
115106.809Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–40.33390-4Beat Marshall 20–17
116-86.843Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–50.000121-7Lost to Penn State 0–55
117-47.094Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–40.200101-11Lost to West Texas A&M 6–21
118-37.303Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–40.200101-7Lost to Virginia Military Institute 9–20
119-87.387Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–40.33390-6Lost to Western Kentucky 15–32
120-87.415North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–4–10.100119-8Lost to Louisville 10–24
12127.520Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–50.167117+3Lost to San Diego State 21–24
122-57.668Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–60.000121-12Lost to Tulsa 13–35
12317.899South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–50.000121-12Lost to Virginia Tech 17–31
12427.951Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–40.000121-8Lost to Arizona 8–41
12528.320Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–30.000121-1Lost to Harvard 6–34
12638.418Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–30.000121-2Lost to Princeton 7–14
127-88.874Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC0–5–10.083120-9Lost to Northern Iowa 17–41
128-109.382Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–40.000121-1Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–35
129-110.181Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–50.000121-12Lost to Southern Miss 10–39

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