Live College Football Rankings

1985 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

By • 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1590.765Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 38–17
2300.775Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–01.0001+1Beat UNLV 26–6
3270.807Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.0001+1Beat Pacific 27–10
4120.859Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–0–10.75043+1Tied Rutgers 28–28
5340.880LSUSEC1–01.0001+1Beat North Carolina 23–13
6120.880USCPAC1–01.0001+1BYE
760.896Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Oregon 21–17
8280.911Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.0001+1Beat Utah State 10–3
960.932UCLAPAC1–0–10.75043+2Tied Tennessee 26–26
10-80.948Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 29–18
11370.953Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.0001+1Beat Pittsburgh 10–7
12140.959Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Tulsa 21–17
13-101.011West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Duke 20–18
14-131.027Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Wyoming 49–7
15141.027Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Western Michigan 48–6
16371.027Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat San José State 41–7
1731.058Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–01.0001+1Beat Vanderbilt 42–16
1831.137Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Texas A&M 23–10
19-151.142Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–0–20.667450Tied Murray State 10–10
2031.205Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Temple 27–25
21311.257San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Long Beach State 34–14
22331.289TCUIND SWC1–01.00010Beat Tulane 30–13
23-131.310Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–01.00010BYE
24-191.315Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–01.00010Beat Kentucky 30–26
25-131.330Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat Washington State 12–7
2681.330Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Louisville 41–28
27-101.341SMUIND SWC1–01.00010BYE
2851.362Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat NC State 28–18
29131.372Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Arizona State 12–3
30111.383Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Notre Dame 20–12
31-31.414Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Ole Miss 24–19
3281.425Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–01.00010Beat Ball State 17–13
33-21.435Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Virginia Tech 20–17
3411.592Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.00010Beat Drake 58–0
35451.650Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–01.00010Beat Syracuse 30–3
36-281.676East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Texas State 27–16
37411.697Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat California 23–20
38-321.747Duke (DUKE)ACC1–10.50047+1Lost to West Virginia 18–20
39-281.755Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat North Texas 10–9
40461.807Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Hawai'i 29–27
41201.812Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Youngstown State 29–27
4271.905Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.0001030BYE
4381.905Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–0–10.500470Tied Florida 28–28
44121.905Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–0–10.500470Tied UCLA 26–26
45121.905Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.0001030BYE
46131.938Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Virginia Military Institute 40–15
47291.959South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–01.00010BYE
48342.006Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–01.00010Beat Boston University 30–0
49202.008Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.50047+1Beat Baylor 17–14
50-72.053Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.00010Beat Wichita State 28–14
51112.137BYUIND WAC2–10.66745+1Beat Washington 31–3
52332.148Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010BYE
53132.254Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–10.50047+1Beat Boston College 31–13
54252.359Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–10.500470Beat Rice 48–20
55-412.456Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–10.50047+1Lost to Colorado 17–21
5672.465New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–10.500470Beat New Mexico State 34–27
57262.501Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500470Beat UTEP 41–24
58-392.503Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–10.500470Lost to Texas Tech 17–21
59-342.561Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–10.500470Lost to Ohio State 7–10
60-362.601Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–10.500470Lost to Iowa State 3–10
61-522.604Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–10.500470Lost to Wisconsin 17–38
62-402.639North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–10.500470Lost to LSU 13–23
6382.655Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–20.000730Lost to Utah 27–29
64-262.655Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.000730Lost to Bowling Green 26–30
6552.655Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–10.000730BYE
66-222.701Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–1–10.250720Lost to Arkansas 19–24
67-212.838Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–10.000730Lost to Michigan 12–20
68-412.884Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–10.000730Lost to Michigan State 3–12
69-113.067Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–10.000730Lost to Alabama 10–23
70143.067Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000730BYE
71233.135Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.000730Lost to Miami (OH) 13–17
72183.135NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–20.000730Lost to Georgia Tech 18–28
7313.171Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500470Lost to Auburn 18–29
74-23.201Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–10.500470Lost to Central Michigan 10–27
7503.286UNLVIND PCAA1–10.500470Lost to Fresno State 6–26
7613.453Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–10.500470Beat Southern Illinois 28–25
77183.455Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–20.000730Lost to TCU 13–30
78-713.508Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–10.50047-1Lost to Georgia 14–17
7923.611Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.500470Lost to Kansas 16–42
80193.661Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI0–20.000730Lost to Indiana 28–41
81-273.707Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–10.000730Lost to Mississippi State 3–30
82-143.869Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–20.333680Lost to Arizona 7–12
8393.966Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–10.50047-1Beat Missouri 27–23
8443.976California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33368-1Lost to Oregon State 20–23
8584.638San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–20.33368-2Lost to Stanford 7–41
86104.956UTEPIND WAC0–30.00073-1Lost to Colorado State 24–41
87-225.078Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–20.00073-1Lost to San Diego State 14–34
8895.133Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.33368-2Lost to Maryland 13–31
89-25.490Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–20.00073-1Lost to BYU 3–31
90105.558Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–20.00073-2Lost to Penn State 25–27
91-25.924Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.00073-1Lost to Army 6–48
92-16.015Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–20.00073-1Lost to Air Force 7–49
9396.099Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–30.000730Lost to Clemson 17–20
94-306.724Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.00073-1BYE
9536.770Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–30.000730Lost to Louisiana Tech 23–24
96-516.861Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–10.00073-1Lost to Northwestern 23–27
97-246.998Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC0–10.00073-1BYE
98-487.958Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–10.00073-1Lost to Miami 20–48
9928.370New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA0–20.00073-3Lost to New Mexico 27–34
100-339.444Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–20.00073-1Lost to Delaware 13–16
101312.210Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–20.000730Lost to Northern Iowa 6–10
102112.621CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA0–20.000730Lost to Nevada 3–30
103-6613.078Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Akron 0–24
104-5713.078Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–10.000730Lost to Marshall 7–31

Metrics & Tiers Explained

Power Up Rankings is an independent sports analytics and rankings publication. All team, school, conference, league, tournament, and championship names, logos, emblems, colors, trophies, and related marks are trademarks and property of their respective owners. Their use on this site is for editorial, informational, and identification purposes only and does not imply any affiliation, sponsorship, or endorsement.

Copyright © 2026. All Rights Reserved. Power Up Rankings