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1985 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.751Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–1–10.8509+49BYE
200.799Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–1–10.8648+51Beat Ohio State 27–17
380.958Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–10.8897+42Beat Nebraska 27–7
4-11.010Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+54Beat Pittsburgh 31–0
5-11.029Iowa (IOWA)B1010–10.9095+47Beat Minnesota 31–9
611.141Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80014+42BYE
721.179Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–10.9006+43Beat Colorado State 24–3
8-21.215Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC11–01.0001+45Beat Ohio 38–17
911.252Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC11–10.9174+45Beat Hawai'i 27–20
10-51.263Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81812+39Lost to Oklahoma 7–27
1161.291Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–1–20.80014+31Beat Kentucky 42–0
1201.364Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–2–10.75023+36BYE
1301.374Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA10–0–10.9553+30Beat Wichita State 47–6
1421.402LSUSEC7–1–10.83310+31Beat Notre Dame 10–7
1501.420Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–2–10.75023+33BYE
16-81.496UCLAPAC8–2–10.77321+36Lost to USC 13–17
1721.541Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–20.80014+31BYE
1841.579Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.81812+34Beat SMU 15–9
1941.602BYUIND WAC10–20.83310+40Beat Utah 38–28
2041.708Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–20.80014+29Beat TCU 53–6
21-71.731Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–20.80014+27Lost to Iowa State 10–15
22-41.753Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72726+33Lost to Michigan 17–27
2321.781Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77321+31Beat Cincinnati 16–10
2421.812Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC7–30.70030+30BYE
2521.852Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80014+30Beat Baylor 17–10
26-61.857Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–30.72726+30Lost to Arizona 13–16
27-61.908Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72726+28Lost to Texas 10–17
2862.107Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–30.72726+23Beat Arizona State 16–13
29-12.125Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC7–2–10.75023+16BYE
3012.234Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–40.63635+24Beat Wisconsin 41–7
31-22.243Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–40.63635+23Beat Kansas State 30–0
32-22.284Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–50.50046+18Lost to LSU 7–10
3302.364Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80014+6BYE
3452.452Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70030+17Beat Northern Illinois 30–21
3522.570Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–30.70030+12Beat Rutgers 31–14
36-42.572SMUIND SWC6–40.60038+12Lost to Arkansas 9–15
3732.611West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–3–10.65034+15BYE
3832.748Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59140+13Beat Northwestern 45–20
39-32.792Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–40.66733+9Lost to BYU 28–38
40-22.880Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54541+7Lost to Iowa 9–31
4152.893Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–50.54541+9Beat South Carolina 24–17
42-72.921Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54541+7Lost to Washington State 20–21
4313.061Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–40.60038+1BYE
4493.116USCPAC5–50.50046+2Beat UCLA 17–13
4543.293Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45554+3Beat Indiana 34–21
4623.324Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63635-6Beat Tulane 24–6
47-43.375Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45554+6Lost to Tennessee 0–42
4823.458Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54541+5BYE
4933.560Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54541-4BYE
50-83.562Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–60.455540Lost to Michigan State 7–41
51113.575Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–50.50046-3Beat Oregon State 34–13
5233.631Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–60.50046-8Beat Missouri 34–20
53-23.634Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50046-2Lost to Penn State 0–31
54-93.659Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45554-1Lost to Ole Miss 27–45
5563.685San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45554-3Beat New Mexico 55–20
56-93.717North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45554-3Lost to Duke 21–23
57-33.935Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41765+1Lost to Miami 3–24
58-24.001Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45554-6Lost to Miami (OH) 10–16
59-24.076Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–60.50046-7Lost to CAL State Fullerton 27–38
60104.094Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–6–10.40966-4Beat Mississippi State 45–27
6174.162Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36468-12Beat Washington 21–20
6214.167UNLVIND PCAA5–5–10.50046-5BYE
63-54.260Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–5–10.45064-12Lost to Air Force 20–27
64-54.270South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45554-14Lost to Clemson 17–24
65114.289Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45554+3Beat Oklahoma State 15–10
6614.379Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–60.45554-17Beat Weber State 36–34
6764.439Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–70.36468-11Beat California 24–22
6864.486Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–6–10.40966-10Beat Eastern Michigan 38–21
6924.553Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–80.33382-9Beat Holy Cross 38–7
70-104.620Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36468-15Lost to Houston 16–17
71-64.707Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC4–70.36468-13Lost to Central Michigan 21–30
72154.840CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA5–50.50046-1Beat Long Beach State 38–27
73-44.863Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–70.30083-8BYE
74-104.890California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36468-22Lost to Stanford 22–24
7584.913Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36468-17Beat North Carolina 23–21
76-44.954Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36468-12BYE
7774.999Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–70.36468-20Beat Kent State 10–7
78-125.041Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36468-20Lost to Purdue 21–34
7965.047Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC3–70.30083-14Beat Texas Tech 17–16
80-25.125Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36468-25BYE
81-25.229Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36468-22BYE
82-75.463Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–70.36468-16Lost to Western Michigan 21–38
83-25.483Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–7–20.27386-17BYE
84-75.500Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30083-17BYE
8515.611Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–6–10.35081-20BYE
8655.616Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27386-22Beat New Mexico State 40–23
87-55.969Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27386-27Lost to Illinois 20–45
88-86.132New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.27386-30Lost to San Diego State 20–55
89-16.233Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27386-21Lost to Toledo 7–10
9026.240Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–70.36468-16BYE
9126.247NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27386-21BYE
92-36.281Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27386-19Lost to Oregon 13–34
9316.331East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–80.20096-29BYE
94-46.366Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–80.20096-26BYE
9516.490Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–8–10.22794-29Lost to Syracuse 14–31
96-16.696TCUIND SWC3–80.27386-32Lost to Texas A&M 6–53
9716.929San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–8–10.22794-35BYE
9817.450Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–90.18298-33Lost to Bowling Green 17–38
99-27.467Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091102-44Lost to Kansas 20–34
10017.936Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–90.18298-36BYE
101-18.242UTEPIND WAC1–90.100100-43BYE
10208.374Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–90.100100-43Lost to Southern Miss 6–24
10308.866New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091102-47Lost to Utah State 23–40
10408.899Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–100.091102-28Lost to Colorado 0–30

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