1975 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 7, 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	0.436	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat UCLA 41–20
2	0	0.650	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Utah State 61–7
3	8	0.777	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0–2	0.750	20	+4	Beat Missouri 31–7
4	18	0.787	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	20	+9	Beat Notre Dame 10–3
5	1	0.793	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Texas Tech 17–16
6	8	0.903	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Colorado 21–20
7	10	0.913	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat SMU 28–22
8	8	0.992	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Kansas State 10–0
9	10	1.060	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Northwestern 41–6
10	-1	1.224	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Columbia 27–7
11	-10	1.224	UCLA	PAC	2–1–1	0.625	52	+5	Lost to Ohio State 20–41
12	1	1.292	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	49	+4	Lost to Yale 10–24
13	-6	1.299	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	20	+6	Lost to Michigan 7–31
14	11	1.307	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
15	-10	1.320	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–1	0.750	20	+7	Lost to Arkansas State 17–39
16	-8	1.333	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Miami 31–16
17	15	1.338	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Louisiana 39–17
18	21	1.349	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–1–1	0.700	47	+6	Beat Syracuse 24–7
19	26	1.351	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colgate 24–10
20	16	1.393	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	+4	Beat Baylor 24–13
21	12	1.415	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	20	+4	Beat Clemson 35–7
22	-7	1.438	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat CAL State Fullerton 59–14
23	-3	1.447	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Idaho 29–3
24	3	1.493	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Western Michigan 28–0
25	5	1.570	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	+4	Beat Duke 14–0
26	0	1.584	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	20	+3	Beat Ole Miss 32–6
27	-9	1.585	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	20	+4	Lost to Oklahoma 20–21
28	-7	1.628	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	20	+5	Lost to Texas A&M 0–10
29	-5	1.636	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Iowa 27–16
30	-20	1.645	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	+3	Lost to Michigan State 3–10
31	10	1.681	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	20	+3	Beat LSU 34–6
32	2	1.736	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	18	+3	Beat Southern Illinois 31–24
33	10	1.787	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	58	+4	Beat San José State 27–24
34	8	1.848	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	20	+2	Beat TCU 19–8
35	-31	1.874	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–1–1	0.625	52	+4	Lost to Minnesota 0–21
36	10	1.895	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–1	0.750	20	+3	Beat Purdue 14–3
37	15	1.901	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+3	Beat Kentucky 10–3
38	21	1.904	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–1	0.750	20	+3	Beat Tulane 6–3
39	5	1.905	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pennsylvania 17–8
40	-28	1.925	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	+3	Lost to Maryland 7–24
41	9	2.013	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	+2	BYE
42	20	2.176	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat Ohio 21–0
43	5	2.208	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	58	+3	Beat Oregon 27–17
44	9	2.242	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	20	+2	Beat Wyoming 3–0
45	20	2.261	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat Florida State 30–0
46	-15	2.274	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	49	+2	BYE
47	7	2.325	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat Wisconsin 41–7
48	-25	2.353	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	+1	Lost to Temple 17–21
49	28	2.426	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	54	+3	Beat Indiana 27–0
50	22	2.491	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	58	+2	Beat New Mexico State 35–7
51	15	2.499	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	-1	Beat Air Force 17–0
52	4	2.520	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–2	0.600	54	+3	Beat Indiana State 20–16
53	-4	2.526	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat Utah 31–3
54	16	2.588	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	+2	Beat Villanova 41–12
55	-17	2.610	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Oklahoma State 16–17
56	18	2.686	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Beat Washington State 27–21
57	-20	2.695	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	20	-1	Lost to California 24–27
58	13	2.747	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	49	0	Beat Hawai'i 7–3
59	-2	2.786	SMU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Lost to West Virginia 22–28
60	-20	2.793	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Lost to NC State 0–27
61	2	2.796	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat Tennessee Tech 17–10
62	-11	2.815	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Lost to Arizona 6–41
63	38	2.862	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2–1	0.375	91	0	Beat Army 67–14
64	5	2.893	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	20	-1	Beat William & Mary 21–6
65	35	2.971	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Beat Southern Miss 7–3
66	-31	2.982	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Lost to Northern Illinois 15–38
67	0	3.024	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2–1	0.375	91	0	Lost to Penn State 3–10
68	24	3.047	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Beat Kent State 38–15
69	13	3.051	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1–1	0.700	47	+1	Beat Illinois State 42–7
70	20	3.053	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–2–1	0.500	58	0	Beat UTEP 40–10
71	14	3.058	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–2	0.500	58	0	Beat Virginia 31–28
72	-14	3.170	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Illinois 21–27
73	-45	3.246	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1–2	0.500	58	0	Lost to South Carolina 13–24
74	12	3.287	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	58	0	Beat East Carolina 17–14
75	-20	3.300	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Vanderbilt 3–6
76	-29	3.363	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	54	-1	Lost to Tulsa 7–35
77	14	3.520	BYU	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	97	0	Beat New Mexico 16–15
78	20	3.536	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–2	0.500	58	-2	Beat West Texas A&M 39–7
79	38	3.546	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	97	0	Beat Cincinnati 21–17
80	14	3.606	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	1–3	0.250	97	0	Beat Marshall 33–3
81	-21	3.675	LSU	SEC	1–3	0.250	97	0	Lost to Florida 6–34
82	7	3.727	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	58	-2	Beat Northwestern State 34–20
83	-19	3.750	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	0	Lost to Memphis 19–21
84	21	3.802	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	-1	Beat North Texas 21–19
85	-10	3.861	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–3	0.250	97	-1	Lost to Pittsburgh 0–14
86	10	3.864	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	-2	Beat Auburn 23–16
87	0	3.872	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–3	0.250	97	-1	BYE
88	-27	3.900	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	-1	Lost to Boston College 12–41
89	14	3.928	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	118	-1	Lost to Nebraska 16–31
90	-7	3.946	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–3	0.400	84	-1	Beat Louisville 13–10
91	-23	4.127	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	58	-1	Beat Bucknell 21–6
92	-14	4.249	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–3	0.250	97	-2	Lost to Kansas 7–41
93	-5	4.381	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	84	-5	Lost to Richmond 14–17
94	-21	4.470	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	54	-2	Lost to Delaware 0–21
95	-14	4.623	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	97	-3	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–30
96	-12	4.698	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	94	-3	Lost to Ball State 16–20
97	-2	4.742	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	94	-3	BYE
98	-22	4.842	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	-5	Lost to Stanford 14–67
99	24	4.965	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	58	-2	Beat Furman 13–10
100	-1	5.040	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	97	-3	Lost to Texas 7–61
101	-21	5.068	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–4	0.200	112	-3	Lost to Alabama 6–32
102	16	5.133	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–3–1	0.125	116	-3	Lost to Navy 0–17
103	11	5.159	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–4	0.000	118	-4	Lost to USC 16–27
104	15	5.170	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	84	+4	Beat Toledo 24–13
105	-8	5.177	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–4	0.000	118	-4	Lost to Miami (OH) 3–14
106	-27	5.181	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	97	-4	Lost to BYU 15–16
107	-1	5.215	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	97	-4	Lost to North Carolina 28–31
108	5	5.229	TCU	IND SWC	0–4	0.000	118	-3	Lost to Arkansas 8–19
109	-5	5.403	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–4	0.000	118	-4	Lost to Washington 17–27
110	-17	5.420	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	97	-4	Lost to Pacific 10–40
111	24	5.440	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Holy Cross 28–7
112	-83	5.530	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to Boston University 9–13
113	-2	5.599	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	97	-1	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 10–13
114	-7	5.787	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	94	-4	BYE
115	5	5.925	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–4	0.000	118	-5	Lost to Georgia 7–35
116	-7	5.947	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	97	-6	Lost to Mississippi State 3–7
117	10	6.045	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	118	-6	Lost to Bowling Green 0–28
118	-3	6.243	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	97	-7	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–39
119	13	6.243	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	91	-1	Beat Middle Tennessee 27–6
120	-18	6.412	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	118	-1	Lost to Grambling State 12–19
121	4	6.568	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	118	-2	Lost to Colorado State 0–3
122	-6	6.629	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–4	0.200	112	-9	Lost to Dayton 13–24
123	-13	6.722	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	84	-3	Lost to CAL Poly Pomona 7–24
124	5	7.151	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	118	-7	Lost to Citadel 6–21
125	-13	7.263	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	112	-7	Lost to Northern Iowa 24–27
126	-2	7.272	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	118	-7	Lost to Long Beach State 24–31
127	-6	7.346	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	112	-6	Lost to Mcneese State 3–33
128	-6	7.551	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–4	0.000	118	-7	BYE
129	-1	7.696	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–3–1	0.125	116	-6	Lost to Virginia Tech 16–23
130	-4	7.725	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	118	-8	Lost to Iowa State 3–31
131	-23	7.846	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	118	-4	Lost to Dartmouth 7–28
132	4	8.194	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	118	0	Lost to Brown 8–17
133	1	8.246	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	118	0	Lost to Princeton 7–27
134	-3	8.316	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	118	-4	Lost to San Diego State 14–59
135	-5	9.620	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	118	-8	Lost to Wichita State 10–13
136	-3	10.890	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	118	-5	Lost to Central Michigan 7–42
137	0	11.151	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	118	-1	Lost to Rutgers 3–7