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1975 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1975 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
100.805Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1011–01.0001+59BYE
200.909Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9094+56BYE
301.114Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND SLC11–01.0001+45BYE
401.150Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9094+44BYE
511.179Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–10.9094+44BYE
611.208Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–1–20.8189+37BYE
711.240Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8189+45BYE
811.240Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC11–01.0001+43BYE
911.257Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC10–10.9094+45BYE
1011.269Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–20.8189+41BYE
11-61.335Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC10–10.9094+41Lost to Arkansas 6–31
1201.354Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–20.8189+39BYE
1301.396Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.8189+40BYE
1401.423Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC9–20.8189+41BYE
1561.426Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8189+35Beat Texas A&M 31–6
16-11.525San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8189+34BYE
17-11.567Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–20.8189+30BYE
18-11.587Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC9–20.8189+33BYE
19-11.603UCLAPAC8–2–10.77324+34BYE
20-11.625West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72727+35BYE
21-11.682Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–40.63637+30BYE
2201.747California (CALIFORNIA)PAC8–30.72727+30BYE
2301.758Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–40.63637+27BYE
2401.777Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–2–10.77324+25BYE
2501.856Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8189+24BYE
2611.869San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA8–30.72727+24BYE
27-11.878Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND SLC8–20.80021+23BYE
2801.916NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68236+26BYE
2901.936Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–30.72727+23BYE
3001.987Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC8–30.72727+24BYE
3102.055Yale (YALE)IND IVY7–20.77822+17BYE
3202.071Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–40.63637+25BYE
3302.133Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–50.54558+24BYE
3412.250Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63637+15BYE
35-12.250Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI9–20.8189+17BYE
3612.280Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77822+20BYE
37-12.283Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC8–2–10.77324+19BYE
3802.319Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–40.63637+15BYE
3902.352Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–4–10.59155+18BYE
4002.402Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54558+21BYE
4102.470Brown (BROWN)IND IVY6–2–10.72235+5BYE
4202.472East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON8–30.72727+9BYE
4312.490Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54558+19BYE
44-12.493USCPAC7–40.63637+12BYE
4502.509South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63637+11BYE
4602.522Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–40.63637+13BYE
4702.544Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–4–10.59155+13BYE
4802.589Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI7–40.63637+10BYE
4992.608Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–50.58357+14Beat Hawai'i 28–6
5012.613Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC7–40.63637+6BYE
51-22.621Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI6–50.54558+13BYE
52-22.629Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54558+14BYE
53-12.672North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI7–40.63637+11BYE
54-12.685Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI7–40.63637+4BYE
55-12.688Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–40.63637+13BYE
56-12.725App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON8–30.72727+13BYE
57-12.754Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–30.72727+4BYE
58-12.771Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–40.63637+4BYE
5912.800Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–50.54558+8BYE
60-12.806Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)IND SLC7–40.63637+8BYE
6103.021Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54558+1BYE
6203.031New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–50.54558+4BYE
6303.063BYUIND WAC6–50.54558+4BYE
6403.130Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND SLC6–50.54558+3BYE
6503.178Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–60.45578+6BYE
6603.198Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54558+4BYE
6703.319Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.545580BYE
6803.402Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY5–3–10.61153+7BYE
6903.521Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.45578+2BYE
7003.548Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–5–10.50073-2BYE
7123.567Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI6–50.54558-6BYE
72-13.571Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–6–10.45877-2BYE
7313.611Akron (AKRON)IND FBSI7–40.63637+6BYE
7413.631Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44485+2BYE
7513.738Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON6–50.54558-11BYE
7613.794LSUSEC4–70.36489-4BYE
7713.804Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60054+10BYE
78-63.864Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–50.54558+8Lost to Tennessee 6–28
7903.897Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–6–20.36489-5BYE
8003.908Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–60.45578-8BYE
8104.063Duke (DUKE)ACC4–5–20.45578-10BYE
8204.087Purdue (PURDUE)B104–70.36489-6BYE
8304.162Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36489-10BYE
8404.192Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND SLC4–70.36489-10BYE
8504.234Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45578+8BYE
8604.243West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–60.45578-18BYE
8704.285Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50073-5BYE
8804.390New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45578-15BYE
8924.418SMUIND SWC4–70.36489-15BYE
90-14.418Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40986-11BYE
91-14.448Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273101-12BYE
9224.462Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–6–20.36489-12BYE
93-14.485Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50073-11BYE
94-14.485Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–70.36489-13BYE
9504.529Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI5–5–10.50073-10BYE
9604.640Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–80.200118-16BYE
9704.910Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36489-20BYE
9805.002Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–80.273101-21BYE
9905.062Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–8–10.227114-20BYE
10005.139Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)IND FBSI4–60.40088+4BYE
10105.158Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.273101-24BYE
10205.217North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–7–10.318100-21BYE
10315.448Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–80.273101-29BYE
104-15.449UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI4–6–10.40986-20BYE
10505.528Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.273101-26BYE
10605.536Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–60.33399-11BYE
10705.543Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–80.273101-30BYE
10805.676Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.273101-34BYE
10905.876Indiana (INDIANA)B102–8–10.227114-25BYE
11005.959Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI4–70.36489-6BYE
11106.048Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–80.273101-26BYE
11206.054Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.273101-36BYE
11306.055Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–70.222117-12BYE
11436.157Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–8–10.227114-32BYE
115-16.188Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–80.273101-28BYE
116-16.196Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–90.182120-30BYE
117-16.208William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–90.182120-30BYE
11806.241Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–90.182120-35BYE
11906.369Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273101-35BYE
12006.391Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–80.273101-24BYE
12106.394TCUIND SWC1–100.091129-30BYE
12206.520Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–90.182120-31BYE
12306.681Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–80.200118-40BYE
12406.863Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–90.182120-41BYE
12507.015Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–90.182120-33BYE
12607.236Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091129-35BYE
12707.332Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–100.091129-42BYE
12807.375UTEPIND WAC1–100.091129-46BYE
12907.395Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–80.111128-31BYE
13007.440Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–9–10.136127-41BYE
13107.483Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–100.091129-46BYE
13207.517Lamar (LAMAR)IND SLC1–100.091129-47BYE
13307.600CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–90.182120-30BYE
13407.656Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)IND FBSI2–7–10.250113-21BYE
13507.954Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–100.091129-51BYE
13608.294Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–100.091129-46BYE
13708.583Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–100.091129-28BYE

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