1975 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 11, 1975By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1975 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	2	0.964	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Illinois 40–3
2	0	0.980	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0–2	0.889	6	+27	Beat Purdue 28–0
3	2	1.052	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–0	1.000	1	+33	Beat Kansas State 12–0
4	0	1.082	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	6	+31	Beat Baylor 37–21
5	-4	1.097	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	6	+33	Lost to Kansas 3–23
6	4	1.260	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	6	+25	Beat LSU 23–10
7	1	1.264	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat SMU 36–3
8	-1	1.291	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	9–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Southern Illinois 35–12
9	5	1.296	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–2	0.800	16	+37	Beat Akron 17–14
10	-4	1.352	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+30	Lost to NC State 14–15
11	6	1.438	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+27	Beat Pittsburgh 17–14
12	1	1.439	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–1	0.889	6	+27	Beat Western Michigan 44–21
13	-2	1.468	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat Wyoming 21–20
14	-5	1.475	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–1	0.889	6	+23	Lost to Arizona 24–31
15	1	1.503	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	8–1	0.889	6	+23	Beat New Mexico 29–20
16	8	1.510	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	13	+22	Beat San Diego State 31–24
17	6	1.549	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	19	+23	Beat Florida 10–7
18	0	1.582	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	19	+25	Beat Oklahoma State 17–7
19	-4	1.600	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	37	+26	Beat Iowa State 44–14
20	-8	1.608	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–2	0.778	19	+20	Lost to Georgia 7–10
21	6	1.672	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	7–2	0.778	19	+22	Beat Ohio 19–17
22	6	1.707	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+20	Beat Georgia Tech 24–3
23	2	1.738	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–2–1	0.722	31	+19	Beat Cincinnati 21–19
24	-3	1.763	UCLA	PAC	6–2–1	0.722	31	+19	Beat Oregon 50–17
25	1	1.854	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	15	+11	Beat Pennsylvania 24–14
26	-6	1.902	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	54	+19	Lost to Colorado 7–17
27	-8	1.927	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+16	Lost to West Virginia 14–17
28	2	1.949	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	7–1	0.875	13	+11	Beat UL Monroe 41–23
29	2	1.984	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–3	0.667	37	+18	Beat Washington 27–24
30	-8	2.000	USC	PAC	7–2	0.778	19	+15	Lost to Stanford 10–13
31	-2	2.015	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	28	+11	Beat Rice 20–16
32	6	2.027	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3	0.700	34	+21	Beat Penn State 15–14
33	-1	2.048	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–1–1	0.786	18	+6	Beat Cornell 45–23
34	0	2.113	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	19	+12	Beat Hawai'i 10–0
35	5	2.118	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	19	+12	Beat South Carolina 39–34
36	-3	2.193	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–3–1	0.611	50	+14	Tied Auburn 21–21
37	5	2.220	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	54	+15	Beat Citadel 7–0
38	-1	2.230	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–3	0.625	46	+12	Beat Utah 40–7
39	-4	2.252	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	54	+17	Beat Indiana 14–6
40	9	2.290	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–3–1	0.611	50	+11	Beat USC 13–10
41	7	2.377	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	37	+11	Beat Oklahoma 23–3
42	1	2.402	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–2–1	0.750	28	+13	Beat Western Illinois 24–7
43	3	2.410	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	37	+8	Beat Drake 70–7
44	3	2.494	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	34	+6	Beat Virginia 61–10
45	8	2.650	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	37	+9	Beat UTEP 21–17
46	10	2.654	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	46	+5	Beat Lamar 43–3
47	3	2.681	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+3	Beat Miami 17–16
48	-9	2.706	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	+5	Lost to Notre Dame 3–24
49	-8	2.725	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	+8	Lost to Maryland 19–21
50	7	2.755	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	52	+10	Beat Florida State 17–14
51	-15	2.786	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	5–4	0.556	54	+6	Lost to Pacific 14–19
52	-7	2.850	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	+4	Lost to App State 34–39
53	21	2.865	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	53	+4	Beat Harvard 24–20
54	0	2.895	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	54	+5	Beat TCU 34–0
55	4	2.945	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	+3	Beat Army 31–0
56	17	2.977	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–4–1	0.550	68	+4	Beat Louisiana 19–14
57	4	3.016	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	28	+2	Beat Lafayette 48–6
58	18	3.030	BYU	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	69	+5	Beat Utah State 24–7
59	7	3.036	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	37	0	Beat Houston 34–28
60	-16	3.036	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	33	+5	Lost to Princeton 20–24
61	-9	3.038	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–5	0.444	76	+7	Lost to California 24–27
62	-7	3.056	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	69	+5	BYE
63	2	3.069	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	46	-1	Beat Nebraska Omaha 26–9
64	-6	3.148	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	34	+3	Lost to Ball State 14–17
65	5	3.158	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–4	0.556	54	+3	Beat Kentucky 13–3
66	-6	3.174	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–5	0.444	76	+6	BYE
67	1	3.292	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	54	-2	Beat CAL Poly Pomona 27–17
68	-1	3.388	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4–1	0.500	69	0	Lost to Bowling Green 17–19
69	9	3.419	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	54	-4	Beat Northwestern 33–9
70	2	3.535	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	76	-1	Lost to San José State 20–29
71	-20	3.547	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	46	+10	Lost to Bucknell 16–24
72	-8	3.597	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	54	-9	Lost to Richmond 0–7
73	-2	3.633	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–5	0.444	76	0	Lost to Ohio State 3–40
74	-11	3.702	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	54	-4	Lost to West Texas A&M 10–38
75	-6	3.715	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	76	-3	Lost to Missouri 14–44
76	7	3.740	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	76	-5	Beat Rhode Island 45–6
77	0	3.784	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–4–2	0.444	76	-2	Tied Mississippi State 21–21
78	3	3.824	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	4–4	0.500	69	-5	BYE
79	1	3.828	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	95	0	Lost to Nebraska 0–12
80	5	3.846	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	76	-6	Beat Wake Forest 42–14
81	-2	3.895	LSU	SEC	3–6	0.333	95	-2	Lost to Alabama 10–23
82	-20	3.899	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5	0.444	76	-3	Lost to Iowa 28–45
83	3	3.920	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–5	0.444	76	-5	Beat Marshall 30–21
84	5	3.952	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	54	-4	Beat Western Carolina 34–0
85	-10	4.046	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	76	-5	Lost to Air Force 12–13
86	-2	4.095	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–4–2	0.375	92	-3	Lost to Texas 21–37
87	5	4.230	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	69	+1	Beat Columbia 22–17
88	12	4.239	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	69	-11	Beat New Mexico State 38–10
89	-7	4.356	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	76	-9	Lost to BYU 7–24
90	3	4.383	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–6	0.400	90	-11	Beat Northern Illinois 24–22
91	5	4.499	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	95	-8	Beat Wisconsin 45–28
92	-5	4.508	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–7	0.222	109	-7	Lost to Michigan 0–28
93	9	4.580	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	76	+9	Beat Illinois State 51–14
94	-3	4.607	SMU	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	95	-11	Lost to Texas A&M 3–36
95	9	4.732	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	90	+5	Beat Louisville 32–13
96	-8	4.768	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–6–1	0.278	104	-11	Lost to Vanderbilt 3–13
97	-7	4.833	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–6	0.333	95	-11	Lost to Minnesota 9–33
98	13	5.034	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	69	-12	Beat Tennessee State 31–6
99	-4	5.146	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	122	-12	Lost to Navy 16–17
100	15	5.173	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	104	-13	Beat Tulane 13–12
101	-7	5.213	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6	0.333	95	-18	Lost to Duke 14–42
102	-4	5.278	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–7	0.222	109	-15	Lost to UCLA 17–50
103	-6	5.279	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–6	0.333	95	-20	Lost to Toledo 22–24
104	6	5.287	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–5	0.286	103	-3	Lost to Yale 14–24
105	0	5.297	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	106	-16	Lost to Arkansas 16–20
106	0	5.331	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–6	0.250	106	-16	BYE
107	-4	5.338	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	109	-13	Lost to Michigan State 6–14
108	-7	5.539	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	109	-19	Lost to Memphis 14–17
109	0	5.688	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	89	-3	Lost to Long Beach State 0–10
110	-3	5.761	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–7	0.222	109	-21	Lost to Clemson 35–38
111	-12	5.812	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	92	-2	Lost to Youngstown State 6–25
112	5	5.842	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	102	-23	Beat Fresno State 28–11
113	0	5.936	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	94	-17	Lost to Louisiana Tech 23–41
114	9	5.993	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–7	0.222	109	-21	Beat North Carolina 38–35
115	-7	6.080	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–7	0.222	109	-23	Lost to Oregon State 0–7
116	0	6.431	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-16	Lost to Brown 23–45
117	-3	6.597	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	109	-19	Lost to Kent State 21–30
118	0	6.681	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	109	-27	Lost to Boston College 0–31
119	0	6.705	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	109	-21	Lost to Tulsa 7–70
120	5	6.708	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	121	-22	Lost to Arkansas State 12–35
121	-9	6.728	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	106	-22	Lost to William & Mary 7–13
122	5	6.798	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	128	-18	Beat Washington State 7–0
123	-3	6.802	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-10	Lost to Dartmouth 17–22
124	-3	6.856	UTEP	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	128	-26	Lost to Colorado State 17–21
125	6	7.083	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	128	-28	Beat Virginia Military Institute 13–7
126	-4	7.136	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	119	-19	Lost to Wichita State 11–28
127	3	7.228	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	128	-22	Lost to Arizona State 20–21
128	-2	7.291	TCU	IND SWC	0–9	0.000	135	-23	Lost to Texas Tech 0–34
129	-1	7.592	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–8	0.111	128	-33	Lost to East Carolina 10–61
130	-1	7.752	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–7	0.125	126	-20	BYE
131	-7	7.853	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	126	-14	Lost to Massachusetts 13–45
132	1	7.886	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	122	-29	Lost to Virginia Tech 28–34
133	-1	7.981	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–8	0.000	135	-28	Lost to Southern Miss 3–43
134	3	8.126	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–10	0.000	135	-40	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–44
135	0	8.157	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	128	-30	Lost to Dayton 13–32
136	-2	8.375	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	128	-38	Lost to Tennessee 7–40
137	-1	8.460	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–6–1	0.188	120	-14	Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–51