1985 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 5, 1985By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1985 Season Tags: • No Comments

1985 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	0.510	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–0–1	0.938	4	+35	Beat Auburn 14–10
2	1	0.928	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–1–1	0.813	16	+25	Tied Illinois 3–3
3	7	1.082	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	6	+28	Beat Iowa 22–13
4	0	1.096	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Boston College 16–12
5	-3	1.135	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–2	0.750	21	+28	Lost to Florida 10–14
6	0	1.143	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–1–1	0.813	16	+22	Beat Tulane 58–3
7	1	1.145	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	9–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Northern Illinois 34–14
8	6	1.153	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	6	+26	Beat Florida State 35–27
9	0	1.154	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	9–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat San Diego State 31–10
10	1	1.223	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	6	+21	Beat Kansas State 41–3
11	-6	1.227	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–1	0.875	6	+21	Lost to Ohio State 13–22
12	3	1.244	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	14	+18	Beat Kansas 48–6
13	5	1.254	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	13	+23	Beat Colorado 14–11
14	-1	1.301	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	6	+22	BYE
15	4	1.345	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	21	+25	Beat Mississippi State 44–28
16	-9	1.379	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1–2	0.714	29	+16	Beat Rutgers 40–0
17	-1	1.471	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	7–0–1	0.938	4	+15	Beat CAL State Fullerton 42–7
18	2	1.495	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	14	+17	Beat Ole Miss 14–0
19	-2	1.525	UCLA	PAC	6–1–1	0.813	16	+20	BYE
20	1	1.575	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	6	+17	Beat Rice 30–15
21	-9	1.686	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+19	Lost to Miami 27–35
22	2	1.861	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–2	0.750	21	+17	Beat North Carolina 28–10
23	9	1.934	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	40	+13	Beat Navy 41–17
24	1	1.956	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–2	0.750	21	+17	Beat California 30–8
25	5	1.991	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	21	+13	Beat SMU 19–17
26	1	2.098	BYU	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+13	Beat Wyoming 59–0
27	-4	2.106	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	34	+14	Lost to Oklahoma State 11–14
28	3	2.173	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	6	+3	Beat Holy Cross 34–12
29	-7	2.268	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–19
30	-1	2.274	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–3	0.625	34	+13	Beat East Tennessee State 23–13
31	2	2.289	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	29	+12	Beat Texas Tech 34–21
32	8	2.329	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–2–1	0.688	32	+12	Beat Central Michigan 19–14
33	2	2.371	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+10	Beat Utah State 34–7
34	0	2.397	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–2–1	0.688	32	+8	Beat Duke 9–0
35	1	2.469	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–2	0.750	21	+7	Beat Oregon State 27–6
36	-8	2.502	SMU	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	40	+6	Lost to Texas A&M 17–19
37	4	2.517	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–3	0.625	34	+9	Beat Stanford 34–0
38	-1	2.531	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+4	Beat East Carolina 27–0
39	-13	2.556	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–3	0.625	34	+5	Lost to Michigan State 26–31
40	5	2.602	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–3	0.625	34	+10	Beat Wake Forest 26–10
41	1	2.657	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–3–1	0.563	44	+7	Tied Michigan 3–3
42	1	2.717	USC	PAC	4–3	0.571	40	+5	Beat Washington State 31–13
43	8	2.821	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–4	0.500	51	+9	Beat Minnesota 31–26
44	5	2.830	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	40	+4	Beat Pittsburgh 12–0
45	8	2.924	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–3	0.625	34	+1	Beat West Virginia 27–7
46	-8	2.949	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	46	+5	Lost to Alabama 28–44
47	-8	3.038	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	44	+6	Lost to Virginia 7–27
48	4	3.120	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–4	0.500	51	+2	Beat Northwestern 31–7
49	8	3.389	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–4	0.500	51	+2	Beat Indiana 31–20
50	-3	3.484	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	46	-3	Lost to Oklahoma 6–48
51	-5	3.528	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–4	0.500	51	+1	Lost to Maryland 10–28
52	-8	3.654	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–4	0.500	51	0	Lost to Wisconsin 20–31
53	6	3.683	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	-2	BYE
54	6	3.695	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	46	-4	Beat New Mexico State 17–12
55	0	3.751	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	67	+1	Lost to Air Force 10–31
56	-8	3.774	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	51	-5	Lost to Syracuse 0–12
57	8	3.962	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	51	-4	Beat San José State 35–13
58	14	4.003	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	+1	Beat Memphis 31–10
59	-1	4.034	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	67	0	Lost to Arkansas 15–30
60	-6	4.099	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–4–1	0.438	65	-3	Lost to LSU 0–14
61	9	4.176	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	60	-4	Beat Wichita State 42–26
62	-12	4.207	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	51	-9	Lost to NC State 17–21
63	14	4.295	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	46	-4	Beat Pacific 20–7
64	-2	4.334	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	67	-5	Lost to Texas 21–34
65	1	4.409	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	83	-4	Lost to Penn State 12–16
66	10	4.483	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	51	-1	Beat Ball State 27–24
67	-11	4.500	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	-4	Lost to Delaware 10–17
68	13	4.549	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–4–1	0.438	65	-9	Beat Colorado State 34–14
69	-8	4.605	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	67	-2	Lost to Notre Dame 17–41
70	-7	4.676	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	60	-13	Lost to Long Beach State 7–20
71	4	4.904	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	-2	BYE
72	-1	4.943	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–7	0.222	92	-9	Lost to USC 13–31
73	-9	5.103	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–5	0.375	67	-4	Lost to Ohio 23–33
74	-6	5.111	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–5	0.375	67	-11	Lost to Purdue 7–31
75	-8	5.119	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–5–2	0.333	76	-11	Lost to Virginia Tech 10–31
76	2	5.194	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–6	0.333	76	-13	Lost to Arizona State 8–30
77	13	5.253	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	85	-10	Beat TCU 26–21
78	-4	5.271	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	76	-11	Lost to Hawai'i 14–34
79	0	5.369	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–5	0.375	67	-4	Lost to Arizona 6–27
80	7	5.391	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–5–1	0.313	81	-8	Beat Toledo 18–13
81	-12	5.398	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	67	-3	Lost to Missouri 27–28
82	-2	5.472	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–6	0.250	85	-10	Lost to Washington 0–34
83	-10	5.527	TCU	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	67	-15	Lost to Houston 21–26
84	-2	5.561	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–6	0.250	85	-13	Lost to Georgia Tech 0–9
85	-2	5.645	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–6	0.333	76	-20	Lost to Clemson 10–26
86	-2	5.695	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–6	0.333	76	-15	Lost to Eastern Michigan 24–27
87	-2	5.809	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	85	-15	Lost to Southern Miss 0–27
88	0	5.976	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	2–6	0.250	85	-14	Lost to Bowling Green 14–34
89	7	6.244	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	85	-16	Beat UTEP 27–23
90	-4	6.265	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	92	-16	Lost to Utah 7–34
91	-2	6.384	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–5–1	0.313	81	-16	BYE
92	7	6.807	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–7	0.222	92	-14	Beat South Carolina 21–17
93	-2	6.809	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–6–1	0.188	97	-18	Lost to Tennessee 0–40
94	-1	6.835	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	98	-17	Lost to BYU 0–59
95	-3	6.960	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–6	0.250	85	-24	Lost to Western Michigan 13–18
96	4	7.016	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	92	-23	Beat UCF 42–21
97	-2	7.302	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	92	-25	Lost to Oregon 13–35
98	-1	7.393	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	84	-7	Lost to Fresno State 7–42
99	2	7.511	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	98	-25	Beat Iowa State 28–27
100	-6	7.623	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	98	-22	Lost to New Mexico 23–27
101	-3	7.802	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–7	0.125	98	-26	Lost to UNLV 12–17
102	2	8.549	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–7	0.125	98	-23	Beat Kent State 33–23
103	0	8.942	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–7	0.125	98	-10	Lost to Nebraska 3–41
104	-2	9.067	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	104	-29	Lost to Georgia 3–58