1975 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

December 2, 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	0	0.804	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–0	1.000	1	+59	BYE
2	0	0.918	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+56	BYE
3	3	1.113	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	11–0	1.000	1	+45	Beat Louisiana Tech 30–13
4	-1	1.160	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	5	+43	Beat Auburn 28–0
5	6	1.172	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–0	1.000	1	+43	Beat Texas 20–10
6	-2	1.189	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+44	BYE
7	0	1.208	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–1–2	0.818	9	+37	BYE
8	0	1.238	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	9	+45	BYE
9	3	1.240	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+43	Beat Arizona 24–21
10	-1	1.265	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	10–1	0.909	5	+45	BYE
11	-6	1.284	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	9	+41	Lost to Texas A&M 10–20
12	4	1.354	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	9	+39	Beat Georgia Tech 42–26
13	1	1.401	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	9	+40	BYE
14	-1	1.423	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	9–2	0.818	9	+41	BYE
15	-5	1.517	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	9	+35	Lost to Hawai'i 20–30
16	1	1.567	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	9	+30	Beat Miami 15–11
17	-2	1.587	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	9	+33	Lost to Arizona State 21–24
18	3	1.596	UCLA	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	24	+33	Beat USC 25–22
19	0	1.625	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	27	+35	BYE
20	5	1.715	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	37	+29	BYE
21	2	1.723	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	20	+25	BYE
22	2	1.744	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	27	+30	BYE
23	3	1.761	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+27	BYE
24	-4	1.770	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	24	+25	BYE
25	2	1.847	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	9	+24	BYE
26	-4	1.868	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	8–2	0.800	20	+23	Lost to Arkansas State 13–30
27	1	1.869	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	27	+24	BYE
28	1	1.913	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	36	+26	BYE
29	1	1.936	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	27	+23	BYE
30	-12	1.989	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	8–3	0.727	27	+24	Lost to Texas Arlington 17–21
31	0	2.055	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	22	+17	BYE
32	0	2.073	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	37	+25	BYE
33	1	2.142	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	58	+24	BYE
34	8	2.242	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	9	+17	Beat Syracuse 21–10
35	11	2.250	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+15	Beat BYU 42–14
36	0	2.274	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	24	+19	BYE
37	-2	2.280	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	22	+20	BYE
38	0	2.325	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	37	+15	BYE
39	0	2.356	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–4–1	0.591	56	+18	BYE
40	7	2.398	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–5	0.545	58	+21	BYE
41	-1	2.470	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	6–2–1	0.722	35	+5	BYE
42	2	2.472	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	27	+9	BYE
43	-6	2.490	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	37	+12	Lost to UCLA 22–25
44	4	2.490	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	58	+19	BYE
45	6	2.509	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+11	BYE
46	4	2.522	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+13	BYE
47	-6	2.540	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	56	+13	BYE
48	-3	2.589	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+10	Lost to Georgia 26–42
49	-6	2.618	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+13	Lost to Rutgers 10–21
50	4	2.629	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+14	BYE
51	-18	2.643	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	37	+6	Lost to Houston 30–42
52	8	2.675	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+10	Beat West Texas A&M 16–15
53	3	2.685	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+4	Beat Army 30–6
54	8	2.694	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+12	Beat Tennessee 17–14
55	-3	2.725	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	27	+13	BYE
56	-1	2.754	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	27	+4	BYE
57	1	2.771	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+4	Beat Holy Cross 24–10
58	-9	2.795	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	58	+8	Lost to Vanderbilt 14–17
59	0	2.803	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	7–4	0.636	37	+8	Beat Lamar 20–10
60	-3	2.823	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	58	+9	BYE
61	7	3.021	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	+1	Beat Villanova 41–3
62	-1	3.031	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	58	+4	BYE
63	-10	3.063	BYU	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	58	+4	Lost to Southern Miss 14–42
64	0	3.127	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	6–5	0.545	58	+3	BYE
65	1	3.178	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	78	+6	BYE
66	-3	3.201	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	58	+4	BYE
67	0	3.319	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	58	0	BYE
68	-3	3.402	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–3–1	0.611	53	+7	BYE
69	1	3.509	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–6	0.455	78	+3	BYE
70	-1	3.552	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5–1	0.500	73	-2	BYE
71	2	3.556	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6–1	0.458	77	-1	BYE
72	13	3.589	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	54	+13	Beat San José State 30–20
73	-2	3.601	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	58	-6	BYE
74	0	3.611	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+6	BYE
75	-3	3.631	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	85	+2	BYE
76	1	3.738	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	6–5	0.545	58	-11	BYE
77	1	3.794	LSU	SEC	4–7	0.364	89	-3	BYE
78	-3	3.804	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	54	+10	BYE
79	-3	3.907	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–6–2	0.364	89	-5	Lost to Alabama 0–28
80	-1	3.908	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–6	0.455	78	-8	BYE
81	-1	4.063	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5–2	0.455	78	-10	BYE
82	-1	4.091	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–7	0.364	89	-6	BYE
83	0	4.166	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	89	-10	BYE
84	11	4.188	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	4–7	0.364	89	-10	Beat Bowling Green 21–17
85	1	4.238	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	78	+8	BYE
86	-4	4.243	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	78	-18	Lost to North Texas 15–16
87	-3	4.285	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	73	-5	BYE
88	-1	4.390	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	78	-15	BYE
89	-1	4.418	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6–1	0.409	86	-11	BYE
90	-1	4.443	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	101	-11	BYE
91	2	4.447	SMU	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	89	-14	BYE
92	0	4.485	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	73	-11	BYE
93	-3	4.485	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	89	-13	BYE
94	4	4.500	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–6–2	0.364	89	-11	Beat Rice 25–7
95	-4	4.525	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	73	-10	BYE
96	-2	4.651	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	118	-16	Lost to Florida 11–15
97	-1	4.910	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	89	-20	BYE
98	-1	5.002	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–8	0.273	101	-21	BYE
99	2	5.067	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–8–1	0.227	114	-20	BYE
100	0	5.135	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	88	+4	BYE
101	-2	5.158	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–8	0.273	101	-24	BYE
102	0	5.212	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	100	-21	BYE
103	0	5.444	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	86	-20	BYE
104	1	5.448	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	101	-29	BYE
105	2	5.528	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	101	-26	BYE
106	-2	5.536	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	99	-11	BYE
107	-1	5.538	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	101	-30	BYE
108	0	5.672	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	101	-34	BYE
109	2	5.882	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–8–1	0.227	114	-25	BYE
110	-1	5.955	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	89	-6	Lost to Temple 3–41
111	3	6.043	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	3–8	0.273	101	-26	BYE
112	1	6.054	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	101	-36	BYE
113	-1	6.055	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	117	-12	BYE
114	3	6.188	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	101	-28	BYE
115	1	6.196	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–9	0.182	120	-30	BYE
116	2	6.208	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	120	-30	BYE
117	-2	6.213	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	114	-32	BYE
118	-8	6.278	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	120	-34	Lost to Baylor 7–25
119	4	6.369	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	101	-35	Beat UConn 13–3
120	-1	6.391	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	101	-24	BYE
121	0	6.446	TCU	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	129	-29	BYE
122	-2	6.520	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	120	-31	BYE
123	11	6.681	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	118	-40	Beat Tulsa 42–30
124	-2	6.863	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	120	-41	Lost to Navy 6–30
125	-1	7.015	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	120	-33	BYE
126	0	7.230	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	129	-35	BYE
127	3	7.326	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–10	0.091	129	-42	BYE
128	0	7.352	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	129	-45	BYE
129	-4	7.395	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	128	-31	BYE
130	-3	7.440	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	127	-41	BYE
131	-2	7.483	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–10	0.091	129	-46	BYE
132	0	7.511	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	1–10	0.091	129	-47	Lost to Mcneese State 10–20
133	3	7.579	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	120	-29	Beat Northridge State 14–0
134	-3	7.650	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–7–1	0.250	113	-21	BYE
135	-2	7.960	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	129	-51	BYE
136	-1	8.294	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	129	-46	BYE
137	0	8.583	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	129	-28	Lost to Boston College 10–24