1975 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 16, 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	77	0.638	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wichita State 34–0
2	69	0.678	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Fresno State 29–0
3	74	0.678	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon 62–7
4	38	0.701	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat SMU 40–14
5	60	0.717	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Marshall 50–0
6	91	0.749	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado State 46–0
7	88	0.765	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Maryland 26–8
8	77	0.773	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Houston 24–7
9	103	0.773	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Temple 50–7
10	15	0.821	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 44–7
11	0	0.829	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Toledo 38–28
12	1	0.829	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
13	11	0.837	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Air Force 35–0
14	-11	0.845	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0–1	0.750	55	0	Tied Ohio 6–6
15	54	0.893	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia 42–14
16	87	0.893	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Duke 35–7
17	-13	0.909	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
18	-1	0.925	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Southern Illinois 27–10
19	4	0.933	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Washington 35–12
20	-14	0.933	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 25–0
21	-12	0.945	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Drake 7–3
22	54	0.949	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 21–0
23	35	0.964	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 27–8
24	42	0.980	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wisconsin 23–6
25	-4	0.988	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Carolina 41–25
26	76	0.988	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa State 37–21
27	22	0.996	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 27–12
28	46	1.004	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 17–3
29	3	1.012	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Richmond 19–6
30	-22	1.012	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
31	68	1.028	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Florida State 31–20
32	-13	1.032	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stanford 34–14
33	-21	1.036	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
34	-20	1.036	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
35	71	1.036	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 17–7
36	-26	1.044	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western Michigan 27–21
37	-1	1.060	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat California 34–27
38	22	1.060	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Mcneese State 21–14
39	54	1.060	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Villanova 24–17
40	58	1.060	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ole Miss 7–0
41	10	1.068	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Minnesota 20–14
42	31	1.068	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Purdue 31–25
43	46	1.068	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Georgia Tech 23–17
44	61	1.068	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 13–7
45	-27	1.072	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UTEP 31–24
46	54	1.084	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Clemson 17–13
47	64	1.084	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas 18–14
48	22	1.092	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat LSU 10–7
49	-21	1.100	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat BYU 23–21
50	7	1.100	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UL Monroe 31–29
51	5	1.108	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulsa 17–16
52	-30	1.797	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
53	-24	1.797	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
54	-19	1.797	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
55	-17	1.797	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
56	-17	1.797	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
57	-17	1.797	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
58	-12	1.797	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
59	5	1.797	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
60	15	1.797	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0–1	0.500	57	0	Tied Central Michigan 6–6
61	21	1.797	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
62	21	1.797	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
63	24	1.797	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
64	51	1.797	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	126	0	BYE
65	-63	1.878	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Lost to Tennessee 8–26
66	35	1.916	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Kansas State 16–17
67	-37	1.951	BYU	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Bowling Green 21–23
68	-9	1.951	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	71	0	Lost to Kent State 29–31
69	52	1.961	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat Indiana State 30–7
70	63	1.965	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Idaho 23–6
71	47	1.966	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat Northern Illinois 24–7
72	-71	1.977	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	57	0	Lost to New Mexico 0–29
73	-11	1.986	LSU	SEC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Nebraska 7–10
74	-40	2.020	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Tulane 13–17
75	42	2.020	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	72	0	Lost to North Texas 3–7
76	-21	2.020	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Washington State 14–18
77	-62	2.028	SMU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	57	+1	Lost to Florida 14–40
78	-45	2.033	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Presbyterian 21–0
79	48	2.044	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat TCU 24–7
80	1	2.057	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–0–1	0.750	55	0	Beat California Davis 31–13
81	42	2.069	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat Auburn 31–20
82	-75	2.083	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	57	0	Lost to Rice 7–24
83	-38	2.090	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to South Carolina 17–23
84	-16	2.090	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Indiana 14–20
85	-1	2.090	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Northwestern 25–31
86	18	2.090	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Utah State 7–13
87	1	2.096	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Santa Clara 13–0
88	-72	2.115	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	57	+1	Lost to Oklahoma State 0–34
89	-58	2.125	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Colorado 27–34
90	-27	2.125	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–21
91	0	2.168	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Weber State 14–10
92	32	2.177	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–2	0.000	72	0	Lost to Texas A&M 0–7
93	29	2.229	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	72	0	BYE
94	2	2.229	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Vanderbilt 7–17
95	-52	2.264	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Texas Tech 20–31
96	30	2.333	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	72	0	BYE
97	-11	2.333	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Cincinnati 6–19
98	-71	2.368	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Notre Dame 3–17
99	30	2.368	UTEP	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	72	0	Lost to New Mexico State 24–31
100	-47	2.403	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Illinois 12–27
101	-47	2.438	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to UCLA 21–37
102	-12	2.472	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Louisiana 10–27
103	10	2.472	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Michigan 6–23
104	5	2.542	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Kentucky 8–27
105	-13	2.577	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Penn State 14–34
106	26	2.577	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	72	0	Lost to Akron 21–27
107	-40	2.612	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Ohio State 0–21
108	8	2.646	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	72	0	Lost to West Virginia 7–50
109	1	2.681	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Arizona State 12–35
110	-30	2.751	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to San Diego State 0–25
111	20	2.786	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	72	0	BYE
112	-71	2.855	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to USC 7–35
113	-6	2.855	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Navy 14–42
114	6	2.929	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Beat NC State 30–22
115	10	2.959	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	72	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–50
116	-111	3.037	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	57	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 22–30
117	-97	3.099	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Arkansas 0–35
118	-70	3.168	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Army 7–44
119	0	3.206	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	57	-1	Beat Lamar 10–8
120	16	3.378	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	57	0	Lost to Ball State 28–38
121	-84	3.481	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Texas 0–46
122	-43	3.794	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Oklahoma 7–62
123	7	4.507	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	72	-1	Lost to App State 25–41
124	10	4.664	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	72	-1	Lost to Syracuse 17–24
125	3	6.107	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–2	0.000	72	-2	Lost to West Texas A&M 8–10
126	-100	6.159	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–1	0.000	72	-1	Lost to Memphis 20–31
127	-55	6.368	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–1	0.000	72	-1	Lost to Long Beach State 7–24
128	-34	6.368	TCU	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	72	-1	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–24
129	-77	6.577	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	-1	Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–30
130	5	7.238	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	72	-1	BYE
131	-23	11.446	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Delaware 9–10
132	-71	11.551	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Western Kentucky 17–21
133	-83	11.759	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Western Illinois 7–17
134	-90	11.829	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Tennessee Tech 5–17
135	2	11.864	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	72	0	Lost to Eastern Kentucky 24–30
136	-22	11.864	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Idaho State 3–16
137	-90	12.594	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	72	0	Lost to Texas A&M Kingsville 9–43