1985 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 3, 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	Game Status
1	0	-0.189	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat UTEP 48–6
2	-1	-0.073	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Louisiana 37–6
3	-2	-0.031	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat San José State 48–21
4	-3	-0.021	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulane 38–12
5	-4	0.073	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Virginia Tech 31–14
6	-5	0.105	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Boston College 28–14
7	-6	0.189	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Hawai'i 33–27
8	-7	0.210	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Georgia 20–16
9	-8	0.220	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Washington State 42–39
10	-9	0.241	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Purdue 31–30
11	-10	0.400	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
12	-11	0.400	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
13	-12	0.400	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
14	-13	0.400	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
15	-14	0.400	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
16	-15	0.400	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
17	-16	0.400	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
18	-17	0.400	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
19	-18	0.400	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
20	-19	0.400	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
21	-20	0.400	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
22	-21	0.400	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
23	-22	0.400	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
24	-23	0.400	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
25	-24	0.400	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
26	-25	0.400	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
27	-26	0.400	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
28	-27	0.400	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
29	-28	0.400	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
30	-29	0.400	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
31	-30	0.400	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
32	-31	0.400	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
33	-32	0.400	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
34	-33	0.400	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
35	-34	0.400	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
36	-35	0.400	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
37	-36	0.400	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
38	-37	0.400	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
39	-38	0.400	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
40	-39	0.400	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
41	-40	0.400	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
42	-41	0.400	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
43	-42	0.400	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
44	-43	0.400	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
45	-44	0.400	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
46	-45	0.400	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
47	-46	0.400	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
48	-47	0.400	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
49	-48	0.400	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
50	-49	0.400	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
51	-50	0.400	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
52	-51	0.400	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
53	-52	0.400	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
54	-53	0.400	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
55	-54	0.400	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
56	-55	0.400	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
57	-56	0.400	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
58	-57	0.400	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
59	-58	0.400	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
60	-59	0.400	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
61	-60	0.400	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
62	-61	0.400	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
63	-62	0.400	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
64	-63	0.400	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
65	-64	0.400	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
66	-65	0.400	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
67	-66	0.400	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
68	-67	0.400	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
69	-68	0.400	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
70	-69	0.400	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
71	-70	0.400	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
72	-71	0.400	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
73	-72	0.400	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
74	-73	0.400	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
75	-74	0.400	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
76	-75	0.400	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
77	-76	0.400	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
78	-77	0.400	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
79	-78	0.400	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
80	-79	0.400	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
81	-80	0.400	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
82	-81	0.400	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
83	-82	0.400	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
84	-83	0.400	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
85	-84	0.400	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
86	-85	0.400	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
87	-86	0.400	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
88	-87	0.400	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
89	-88	0.400	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
90	-89	0.400	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
91	-90	0.400	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
92	-91	0.400	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
93	-92	0.400	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	22	BYE
94	-93	0.530	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Pittsburgh 30–31
95	-94	0.621	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Oregon 39–42
96	-95	0.667	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Alabama 16–20
97	-96	0.758	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Kansas 27–33
98	-97	1.124	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to BYU 14–28
99	-98	1.261	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Cincinnati 14–31
100	-99	1.672	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Florida State 12–38
101	-100	1.718	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to California 21–48
102	-101	1.791	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Citadel 56–17
103	-102	1.901	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Memphis 6–37
104	-103	2.404	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	12	Lost to Air Force 6–48