1975 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

September 30, 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	6	0.502	UCLA	PAC	2–0–1	0.833	28	+4	Tied Air Force 20–20
2	9	0.553	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Texas Tech 42–18
3	-1	0.616	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat North Carolina 32–7
4	-3	0.765	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–0–1	0.833	28	+4	Beat Kent State 23–21
5	11	0.797	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat New Mexico State 31–7
6	4	0.826	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat North Texas 61–7
7	-1	0.906	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wisconsin 27–21
8	5	0.930	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat TCU 56–14
9	44	1.012	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rutgers 10–7
10	7	1.023	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Northwestern 31–7
11	-8	1.044	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0–2	0.667	35	+1	Tied Baylor 14–14
12	19	1.047	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Tulane 31–13
13	-8	1.092	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cornell 24–22
14	-5	1.105	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami 20–17
15	0	1.138	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Utah State 19–10
16	14	1.143	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois 43–13
17	7	1.158	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Boston College 35–18
18	14	1.307	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wichita State 52–0
19	-15	1.339	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wyoming 14–0
20	7	1.376	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat BYU 20–0
21	-9	1.376	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Wake Forest 17–16
22	20	1.385	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+4	Beat NC State 37–15
23	-9	1.398	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Louisville 46–27
24	4	1.398	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 19–6
25	0	1.419	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Lamar 24–10
26	32	1.448	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 40–7
27	-6	1.480	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Dayton 21–14
28	5	1.530	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0–2	0.667	35	+1	Tied Michigan 14–14
29	22	1.650	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Holy Cross 18–7
30	15	1.717	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat William & Mary 47–0
31	-5	1.728	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Auburn 21–17
32	11	1.748	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Memphis 29–10
33	36	1.751	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat South Carolina 28–20
34	26	1.758	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	30	+2	Beat Pacific 28–12
35	2	1.792	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Ohio 21–23
36	-17	1.816	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Georgia 20–28
37	7	1.839	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Stanford 36–34
38	-30	1.859	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Lost to Texas 18–42
39	17	1.877	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1–1	0.625	63	+2	Tied Kentucky 10–10
40	15	1.891	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Utah 31–7
41	21	1.932	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Mississippi State 27–10
42	21	1.946	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Tulsa 31–15
43	38	1.970	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	76	+2	Beat Washington State 33–21
44	3	2.033	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rhode Island 41–20
45	9	2.033	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 35–14
46	31	2.097	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	35	+2	Beat Ball State 35–28
47	-18	2.130	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	30	+2	Lost to Louisiana 7–31
48	46	2.180	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	76	+2	Beat Navy 14–13
49	23	2.190	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Florida State 10–6
50	14	2.212	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	0	Beat Mcneese State 20–6
51	-15	2.213	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to Notre Dame 7–31
52	13	2.260	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	0	Beat Iowa 30–10
53	21	2.317	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat New Mexico 27–16
54	-16	2.344	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Oregon State 20–0
55	-20	2.427	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to Syracuse 13–31
56	-17	2.465	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	65	+3	Lost to Miami (OH) 28–35
57	39	2.495	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Beat Houston 27–16
58	-40	2.521	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Lost to California 21–33
59	-39	2.630	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–1	0.667	35	0	Lost to Alabama 7–40
60	25	2.655	LSU	SEC	1–2	0.333	76	+1	Beat Rice 16–13
61	42	2.689	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	+2	Beat Army 10–0
62	21	2.689	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–1	0.667	35	-1	Beat Oregon 10–7
63	-40	2.693	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	35	+1	Lost to Furman 23–30
64	-5	2.772	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	65	+2	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–61
65	1	2.789	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	-1	Beat Clemson 33–28
66	-44	2.823	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	-1	Lost to Washington 13–14
67	24	2.827	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	65	0	Tied Maryland 10–10
68	-19	2.968	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	113	0	Lost to Colgate 22–24
69	17	2.970	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	35	0	Beat Wofford 16–7
70	-2	3.037	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to West Virginia 18–35
71	-25	3.037	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	65	0	Lost to Princeton 7–10
72	-11	3.054	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Arkansas 15–31
73	11	3.108	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	-2	Beat Central State 34–8
74	-7	3.131	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Texas A&M 13–43
75	12	3.162	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	76	0	Beat Virginia 26–11
76	-35	3.188	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	35	-2	Lost to Villanova 0–10
77	-6	3.211	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	65	0	Lost to Michigan State 15–37
78	4	3.231	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Missouri 21–27
79	-22	3.361	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	76	0	Lost to Colorado State 16–27
80	-4	3.452	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–3	0.250	101	0	Beat Southern Miss 24–8
81	-41	3.617	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Lost to Iowa State 6–10
82	33	3.629	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1–1	0.625	63	+1	Beat Toledo 34–27
83	6	3.633	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	101	+1	Lost to Colorado 0–52
84	15	3.696	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	65	-1	BYE
85	7	3.727	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Lost to Ohio State 7–32
86	-16	3.736	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 9–21
87	-12	3.750	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–3	0.250	101	0	Lost to Kansas State 16–17
88	14	3.809	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	65	-3	Beat Southern Illinois 41–7
89	19	3.825	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	74	-1	Beat Drake 38–25
90	0	3.972	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2–1	0.375	74	-1	Lost to Long Beach State 12–28
91	18	4.035	BYU	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Arizona State 0–20
92	18	4.045	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Beat Western Michigan 20–0
93	13	4.051	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	76	-1	BYE
94	-14	4.058	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	0–3	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Eastern Michigan 6–20
95	-61	4.081	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Lost to LSU 13–16
96	18	4.126	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Beat Richmond 21–9
97	-18	4.151	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–3	0.000	113	-1	Lost to USC 6–19
98	7	4.163	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	1–2	0.333	76	-2	BYE
99	-1	4.196	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Lost to San Diego State 10–19
100	-7	4.202	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	76	-1	Lost to Florida 10–27
101	21	4.359	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–2–1	0.167	109	-1	Lost to San José State 34–36
102	-7	4.452	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Kansas 0–20
103	21	4.464	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 17–20
104	-3	4.464	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–3	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Minnesota 7–10
105	-1	4.475	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	101	-2	Lost to Arkansas State 10–29
106	-33	4.497	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Lost to Duke 11–26
107	-10	4.775	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-3	Lost to SMU 16–27
108	-1	4.986	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Harvard 7–18
109	-21	5.074	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	76	-3	Lost to Ole Miss 8–24
110	11	5.103	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	65	-2	Beat Montana State 34–17
111	23	5.332	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	76	0	Beat App State 30–23
112	-12	5.541	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	101	-5	Lost to UL Monroe 25–38
113	10	5.542	TCU	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	113	-2	Lost to Nebraska 14–56
114	-3	5.751	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to Penn State 10–30
115	1	5.812	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	76	-5	BYE
116	3	5.982	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	101	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 27–34
117	1	6.029	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	113	-3	BYE
118	7	6.099	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–2–1	0.167	109	-2	Tied UCLA 20–20
119	8	6.105	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	101	+3	Lost to Bowling Green 14–21
120	-3	6.157	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to Georgia Tech 28–33
121	10	6.259	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	101	-2	Beat Illinois State 36–3
122	-2	6.290	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–4	0.000	113	-5	Lost to Louisiana Tech 10–24
123	10	6.340	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	76	-2	Beat Davidson 55–0
124	-12	6.481	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to East Carolina 7–41
125	4	6.586	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	113	0	Lost to Arizona 0–14
126	-13	6.794	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	113	-4	Lost to Indiana 7–31
127	-1	6.812	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	113	-5	Lost to Northern Illinois 0–20
128	4	7.890	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–2–1	0.167	109	-4	Lost to Tennessee 17–21
129	-1	7.988	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	113	-5	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–47
130	5	8.939	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to Cincinnati 27–46
131	-1	9.217	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 10–23
132	-54	9.403	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–2–1	0.167	109	-1	Lost to Jacksonville State 6–24
133	3	12.186	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to Marshall 3–36
134	-86	12.533	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	113	0	Lost to Lafayette 7–10
135	-85	12.568	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	113	0	Lost to Massachusetts 3–7
136	-84	12.812	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	113	0	Lost to Lehigh 23–34
137	0	13.264	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	113	0	BYE