1975 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 14, 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	0.593	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0–2	0.800	15	+9	Beat Michigan State 16–6
2	-1	0.733	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Iowa 49–0
3	3	0.756	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Texas 24–17
4	9	0.783	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	15	+13	Beat Oklahoma State 41–14
5	-3	0.933	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	15	+10	Lost to Oklahoma 17–24
6	2	1.000	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Texas Tech 38–9
7	2	1.074	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat UTEP 36–0
8	6	1.136	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND SLC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Louisiana 24–14
9	-4	1.228	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	15	+10	Lost to Missouri 14–41
10	-6	1.230	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–2	0.600	47	+11	Lost to Michigan 6–16
11	0	1.283	UCLA	PAC	3–1–1	0.700	38	+8	Beat Stanford 31–21
12	4	1.296	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Kansas 16–0
13	13	1.342	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	15	+7	Beat Washington 52–0
14	8	1.351	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Fresno State 29–0
15	3	1.352	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–1–1	0.750	34	+9	Beat NC State 37–22
16	1	1.376	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND SLC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	BYE
17	-10	1.382	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+8	Lost to Penn State 0–39
18	13	1.383	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–1	0.800	15	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 35–0
19	-9	1.416	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Cornell 16–8
20	4	1.441	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Toledo 34–17
21	18	1.464	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Yale 27–12
22	1	1.476	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat New Mexico 16–10
23	6	1.481	USC	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Washington State 28–10
24	1	1.557	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+6	Beat Temple 55–6
25	12	1.589	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	14	+7	Beat West Virginia 39–0
26	-6	1.607	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+6	Beat Virginia 41–14
27	0	1.692	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	15	+5	Beat Miami 23–10
28	2	1.701	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+5	Beat North Carolina 21–14
29	5	1.757	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	15	+3	Beat Baylor 41–3
30	-15	1.802	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND SLC	3–2	0.600	47	+8	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–24
31	5	1.851	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	15	+5	Beat Dayton 10–0
32	14	1.893	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	34	+5	Beat LSU 24–10
33	12	1.924	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+3	Beat Virginia Military Institute 38–10
34	1	1.957	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–1–1	0.700	38	+5	Beat William & Mary 22–8
35	18	1.996	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	15	+4	Beat Kansas State 17–7
36	-17	2.012	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	40	+3	Lost to Brown 12–27
37	-4	2.058	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–2	0.600	47	+4	Beat Oregon 34–7
38	3	2.096	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	+4	Lost to Central Michigan 7–20
39	18	2.115	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	15	+3	Beat Long Beach State 30–7
40	10	2.126	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Beat Cincinnati 24–16
41	11	2.134	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–2	0.667	40	+6	Beat Richmond 25–14
42	9	2.181	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	15	+1	Beat Syracuse 10–6
43	-15	2.189	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	47	+5	Lost to Iowa State 7–17
44	0	2.205	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	15	+2	Beat Oregon State 17–8
45	11	2.207	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–2	0.600	47	+4	Beat Minnesota 42–23
46	-34	2.221	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	34	+3	Beat Holy Cross 20–14
47	-26	2.277	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Lost to Ole Miss 13–28
48	-8	2.282	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Lost to Navy 6–10
49	-17	2.392	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	40	+2	Lost to San José State 7–30
50	12	2.431	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Beat Indiana 30–0
51	10	2.492	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	4–1	0.800	15	+1	Beat East Tennessee State 44–21
52	17	2.497	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–1–1	0.750	34	+4	Beat Eastern Michigan 20–7
53	-15	2.517	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	+3	Lost to Florida 0–35
54	12	2.705	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Beat Western Michigan 22–17
55	10	2.717	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	+2	Beat Rice 28–14
56	-9	2.809	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	47	0	Lost to Nebraska 0–16
57	2	2.835	SMU	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	47	0	Beat TCU 28–13
58	17	2.914	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	+1	Beat Boston College 17–7
59	-16	2.949	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	74	+2	Lost to Alabama 0–52
60	-11	3.011	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	69	+2	Lost to Maryland 22–37
61	-19	3.015	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–2	0.600	47	-2	Lost to Illinois 23–42
62	14	3.034	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	40	0	Beat Wichita State 26–24
63	7	3.052	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–2–1	0.583	67	-1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 31–20
64	21	3.055	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–3	0.400	74	+1	Beat Army 21–10
65	15	3.112	Mcneese State (MCNEESE STATE)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	74	+1	Beat Texas Arlington 28–24
66	-18	3.232	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Lost to Tulsa 16–24
67	10	3.235	BYU	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	74	0	Beat Air Force 28–14
68	14	3.337	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	67	-3	Beat Lamar 34–7
69	-15	3.339	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	74	-1	Lost to Tulane 7–17
70	16	3.342	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	47	-1	Beat Florida State 13–10
71	1	3.349	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–3	0.400	74	0	Lost to USC 10–28
72	-17	3.367	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	74	0	Lost to Texas A&M 9–38
73	-2	3.459	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	74	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 14–21
74	9	3.462	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	69	-1	Beat Houston 28–0
75	-12	3.606	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–3–1	0.300	100	-1	Lost to UCLA 21–31
76	20	3.629	Indiana State (INDIANA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	69	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 21–10
77	-3	3.660	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	74	-1	Lost to Ball State 14–25
78	15	3.683	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	69	-4	Beat Citadel 3–0
79	-15	3.688	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–2	0.600	47	-4	Lost to East Carolina 0–3
80	-20	3.798	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3	0.400	74	-1	Lost to Northwestern 0–30
81	-8	3.819	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2–2	0.400	74	0	Lost to Arkansas 3–41
82	19	3.870	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–4	0.333	94	0	Beat Georgia 28–13
83	-15	3.908	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–3	0.400	74	-3	Lost to Indiana State 10–21
84	8	3.926	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–3	0.400	74	-3	Beat Purdue 17–14
85	9	3.974	Akron (AKRON)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	40	-3	Beat Northern Michigan 30–13
86	25	4.033	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Pennsylvania 19–14
87	25	4.080	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat Columbia 35–30
88	1	4.107	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	123	-2	Lost to Colorado 10–23
89	2	4.213	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	94	-1	Lost to Princeton 8–16
90	-9	4.220	LSU	SEC	1–4	0.200	106	-1	Lost to Tennessee 10–24
91	-3	4.257	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	74	-3	BYE
92	8	4.281	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	74	-3	Beat West Texas A&M 21–17
93	-15	4.308	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND SLC	2–3	0.400	74	-5	Lost to Mcneese State 24–28
94	22	4.341	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	74	-4	Beat Memphis 21–7
95	-11	4.384	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	-3	Lost to Southern Miss 7–21
96	-38	4.505	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	69	0	Lost to Lehigh 20–34
97	-7	4.583	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	94	-4	Lost to New Mexico State 24–26
98	-19	4.620	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	106	-3	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–55
99	-32	4.649	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3–1	0.300	100	-3	Lost to Auburn 9–15
100	-5	4.879	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	106	-5	Lost to Virginia Tech 10–13
101	12	4.930	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	74	-2	Beat Presbyterian 35–7
102	4	4.977	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	106	-5	Lost to Arizona State 10–16
103	7	5.109	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	106	-4	Lost to Arizona 0–36
104	-5	5.118	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	74	-3	Lost to Georgia Tech 10–38
105	-1	5.194	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	+4	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–10
106	9	5.195	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–4	0.200	106	-5	Beat Wake Forest 16–14
107	-20	5.339	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–4	0.200	106	-6	Lost to Clemson 14–16
108	-5	5.342	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–5	0.000	123	-5	Lost to Ohio State 0–49
109	-2	5.365	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–4	0.200	106	-6	Lost to South Carolina 14–41
110	-12	5.579	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	74	-9	Lost to Duke 10–21
111	18	5.595	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–3–1	0.300	100	-6	Beat Kentucky 15–9
112	-7	5.606	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–5	0.000	123	-7	Lost to Wisconsin 14–17
113	-5	5.801	TCU	IND SWC	0–5	0.000	123	-6	Lost to SMU 13–28
114	-17	5.834	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	104	-7	Lost to Mississippi State 14–28
115	-13	5.855	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–4–1	0.100	120	-6	Lost to BYU 14–28
116	6	6.183	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–5	0.167	119	-10	Lost to Bowling Green 17–34
117	-8	6.386	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–5	0.000	123	-8	Lost to California 7–34
118	2	6.483	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–5	0.000	123	-3	Lost to Colorado State 8–17
119	-2	6.484	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–6	0.000	123	-10	Lost to Kent State 17–22
120	10	6.489	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	106	-10	Beat Wyoming 16–13
121	-7	6.531	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	104	-8	Lost to North Texas 0–28
122	3	6.585	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	106	-6	BYE
123	0	6.707	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	94	-4	Lost to San Diego State 0–29
124	3	6.791	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	106	-6	BYE
125	-7	6.928	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	106	-12	Lost to Utah State 17–21
126	5	7.072	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	123	-6	Lost to Colgate 14–20
127	-6	7.318	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	123	-6	Lost to Utah 13–16
128	-4	7.332	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	0–5	0.000	123	-10	Lost to Ohio 8–22
129	-3	7.551	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–4–1	0.100	120	-9	Tied Illinois State 17–17
130	2	7.557	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	123	-1	Lost to Dartmouth 14–19
131	-12	7.559	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–3–1	0.300	100	-6	Lost to Louisville 3–6
132	1	7.591	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–3	0.000	123	-1	Lost to Harvard 30–35
133	-5	7.645	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND SLC	0–5	0.000	123	-11	Lost to UL Monroe 7–34
134	1	7.793	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	106	-9	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 6–3
135	-1	8.507	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–5	0.000	123	-8	Lost to Pacific 20–31
136	0	10.803	Illinois State (ILLINOIS STATE)	IND FBSI	0–4–1	0.100	120	-5	Tied Southern Illinois 17–17
137	0	11.719	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	123	-2	BYE