1985 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 24, 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	17	0.580	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Cincinnati 45–10
2	28	0.613	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat South Carolina 34–3
3	6	0.686	UCLA	PAC	2–0–1	0.833	29	+4	Beat San Diego State 34–16
4	0	0.817	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0–1	0.750	30	+1	BYE
5	-3	0.906	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon State 33–24
6	5	0.922	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Colorado 36–13
7	1	1.006	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 20–17
8	12	1.030	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat East Carolina 17–10
9	22	1.032	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tulsa 24–0
10	-5	1.058	LSU	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado State 17–3
11	12	1.100	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Memphis 19–10
12	12	1.121	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami (OH) 28–24
13	40	1.191	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	+4	Beat West Virginia 28–0
14	-11	1.247	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
15	-1	1.250	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rice 59–17
16	-15	1.299	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UNLV 26–23
17	-7	1.304	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
18	16	1.362	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 48–20
19	27	1.383	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 24–13
20	5	1.390	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat California 23–17
21	14	1.390	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Southern Miss 23–20
22	27	1.428	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Beat Clemson 20–13
23	-11	1.432	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat North Texas 28–7
24	2	1.540	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Navy 38–35
25	-10	1.582	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rutgers 20–16
26	-9	1.610	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Indiana State 37–10
27	0	1.697	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
28	-6	1.723	TCU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas State 24–22
29	10	1.734	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
30	15	1.781	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Missouri 21–17
31	-24	1.799	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	33	+3	Lost to Ohio State 13–36
32	35	1.810	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Michigan State 27–10
33	7	1.879	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Washington State 44–37
34	17	1.882	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	30	+3	Beat Temple 26–24
35	15	1.891	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Montana 62–17
36	6	1.943	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	104	0	BYE
37	7	1.943	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0–1	0.500	45	0	BYE
38	-25	2.117	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Lost to Maryland 0–28
39	39	2.177	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat USC 20–13
40	25	2.183	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Beat Illinois 52–25
41	-3	2.307	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	0	Beat Ohio 34–13
42	14	2.380	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	BYE
43	17	2.386	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	33	+2	Beat San José State 35–32
44	11	2.420	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Beat Stanford 45–28
45	-24	2.446	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to UCLA 16–34
46	-18	2.474	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–1	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Virginia 13–24
47	-11	2.504	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Lost to Penn State 10–17
48	-29	2.554	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–1–2	0.500	45	+1	Lost to Florida State 10–19
49	5	2.722	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	BYE
50	-13	2.778	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	33	+1	Lost to Fresno State 24–33
51	-10	2.831	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	0	Lost to Alabama 10–45
52	29	2.844	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Kent State 34–0
53	11	2.890	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Tulane 16–11
54	-22	2.902	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Bowling Green 24–28
55	7	3.003	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	45	0	BYE
56	-9	3.026	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	33	0	Lost to Michigan 3–34
57	-28	3.152	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Notre Dame 10–27
58	-15	3.238	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	84	0	Lost to Army 16–20
59	-53	3.245	USC	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Baylor 13–20
60	9	3.324	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat UL Monroe 31–17
61	5	3.363	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Arkansas State 18–16
62	6	3.379	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Pacific 27–0
63	7	3.407	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Beat Wichita State 22–15
64	-48	3.444	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Oregon 28–45
65	-6	3.486	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Boston College 22–29
66	7	3.499	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Mississippi State 20–23
67	-9	3.502	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Arkansas 0–24
68	7	3.594	UNLV	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Wisconsin 23–26
69	19	3.618	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	45	-1	Beat Pittsburgh 29–22
70	-9	3.627	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Iowa 20–48
71	-38	3.775	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	45	-1	Lost to Georgia 13–20
72	-24	3.800	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	33	-2	Lost to NC State 17–20
73	6	3.862	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Lost to Iowa State 17–20
74	9	3.969	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	-1	BYE
75	-18	4.071	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to LSU 3–17
76	-4	4.112	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	69	0	Beat Wake Forest 20–17
77	5	4.160	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	84	0	Lost to Utah 37–44
78	11	4.188	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat Houston 29–12
79	13	4.394	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 31–8
80	14	4.410	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	45	-2	Beat Ball State 37–18
81	-7	4.709	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Lost to Arizona State 0–27
82	-2	4.763	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	69	-1	Beat Western Kentucky 23–14
83	4	5.086	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Beat Hawai'i 33–30
84	-7	5.128	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Kentucky 11–16
85	11	5.250	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Texas 17–21
86	-23	5.265	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Long Beach State 30–33
87	-3	5.343	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–3	0.250	84	-3	Lost to Arizona 17–23
88	2	5.417	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	89	-3	Lost to BYU 24–26
89	-13	5.847	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	69	-2	Lost to Nebraska 25–52
90	-38	5.989	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	45	0	Lost to Akron 12–16
91	8	6.302	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	69	-4	Beat UTEP 22–20
92	-7	6.329	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	84	-4	Lost to Utah State 32–35
93	-22	6.469	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Purdue 18–37
94	4	6.667	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Air Force 17–59
95	-9	6.952	UTEP	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	89	-4	Lost to New Mexico State 20–22
96	-1	7.059	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Beat Idaho State 31–30
97	-6	7.467	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	89	-2	BYE
98	2	7.688	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Indiana 35–38
99	-6	8.937	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	89	-2	BYE
100	1	9.577	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	89	0	Lost to TCU 22–24
101	-4	9.730	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–2	0.000	89	-4	Lost to Washington 12–29
102	2	10.301	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Duke 13–34
103	0	11.147	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–2	0.000	89	-1	Lost to Syracuse 0–34
104	-2	12.213	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	89	-2	Lost to Wyoming 8–31