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1985 Week 6 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
130.440Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–0–10.83321+5Beat Mississippi State 36–22
2350.482Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–0–10.75022+2Beat Auburn 38–20
3330.608Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–01.0001+2Beat Minnesota 13–7
4-30.791Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+9Beat Vanderbilt 40–20
560.956Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Kansas 24–20
6-40.995Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+5Beat Maryland 20–0
7111.027Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+3Beat Iowa State 57–3
821.048LSUSEC2–01.0001+3BYE
9181.095SMUIND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat TCU 56–21
10-11.128Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+4Beat New Mexico State 45–13
11-51.138Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+5Beat Washington State 48–32
1231.186Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–01.0001+3Beat New Mexico 49–12
13-11.383Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–01.0001+4Beat Akron 27–22
1481.387Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75022+6Beat South Carolina 35–21
15-101.390Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–01.0001+3Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 59–10
16131.390Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+3Beat Miami (OH) 45–10
17231.425Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.66732+3Beat Oregon 63–0
18-101.430Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Rutgers 17–10
19-51.440Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.0001+2Beat Ohio 13–7
20-41.509Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+3Beat Wyoming 41–17
21101.611Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–10.75022+6Beat Arizona 14–13
2281.655Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Stanford 38–34
23161.657Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75022+4Beat Texas Tech 31–0
2401.666Indiana (INDIANA)B103–01.0001+2Beat Missouri 36–17
25-81.725Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–10.66732+4Lost to Tennessee 20–38
26-11.781Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Pennsylvania 41–3
27221.784Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–10.66732+3Beat Boston College 45–10
28-251.784UCLAPAC2–1–10.62549+3Lost to Washington 14–21
2941.928Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–01.0001+1Beat UTEP 55–19
30-171.998Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–20.50053+4Lost to Michigan 0–20
3132.028BYUIND WAC3–10.75022+4BYE
32-112.045Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.75022+3Lost to Florida 22–36
33292.121Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–10.66732+2Beat USC 24–0
34192.189Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–10.66732+3Beat Cincinnati 27–7
3562.229Duke (DUKE)ACC2–10.66732+1BYE
36122.255Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–1–20.50053+2BYE
37-172.380Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–10.75022+2Lost to Colorado 13–14
38-122.381Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–10.75022+1Lost to Florida State 20–24
3962.393San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–10.66732+2Beat Colorado State 48–23
40-332.434Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–10.66732+3Lost to Iowa 3–57
41-32.509West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–1–10.62549+1Tied Pittsburgh 10–10
42132.559North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–10.66732+1Beat Virginia Military Institute 51–7
43172.560Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.66732+1Beat Tulsa 45–10
44342.562Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–20.50053+2Beat UCLA 21–14
45-222.588Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–10.75022+1Lost to Baylor 0–31
4602.656Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–10.66732+1Beat Clemson 14–3
47-122.761Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–10.667320Lost to Oklahoma 7–13
48132.891Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–1–10.625490Beat Tulane 27–10
49-172.927Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.33367+1Lost to Purdue 17–35
50302.950Purdue (PURDUE)B102–10.667320Beat Notre Dame 35–17
51-232.982TCUIND SWC2–10.667320Lost to SMU 21–56
5252.984Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.667320Beat Western Michigan 7–3
53-343.054Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.66732-1Lost to Navy 13–17
54203.079Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667320Beat Northern Illinois 38–16
55263.197Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–20.50053+1Beat Utah State 33–7
56163.438Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–10.75022-3Beat App State 24–21
57-33.466Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–20.33367+1Lost to Oklahoma State 10–45
5873.590Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–2–10.37566-1Tied West Virginia 10–10
59-83.591Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–20.600520Lost to Kentucky 7–27
60-23.615Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–2–10.167960Lost to Penn State 10–17
61-53.772South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–20.50053-1Lost to Georgia 21–35
62-193.813Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–20.500530Lost to Pacific 7–33
63-193.888Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.500530Lost to Nebraska 0–63
64-223.892New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.333670Lost to Air Force 12–49
6514.036Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–20.50053-2Beat Northwestern State 14–7
66-24.085Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–20.33367-1Lost to Texas 34–38
67-204.150East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–20.50053-2Lost to Temple 7–21
68-94.173USCPAC1–20.33367-1Lost to Arizona State 0–24
69144.237Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50053-2Beat UNLV 28–24
70184.356Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–30.25080-2Beat East Carolina 21–7
7104.375Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–20.33367-1Lost to Georgia Tech 3–14
72-34.503Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40064-2Lost to Miami 10–45
73-64.551Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–30.25080-1Lost to Texas A&M 10–45
7454.571Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–30.25080-1Lost to Wisconsin 17–41
75-254.574Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–20.50053+1Lost to Grambling State 6–23
76-64.637Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–30.25080-1Lost to Northwestern 16–38
77-94.675UNLVIND PCAA1–30.25080-2Lost to Long Beach State 24–28
7874.720Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–30.00097-1Lost to Indiana 17–36
79-44.855Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–30.25080-2Lost to San Diego State 23–48
80144.964Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33367-1Beat Lamar 29–28
81174.983Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–30.25080+1Beat Virginia 17–13
82-55.014Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–40.20095-2Lost to Ohio State 32–48
83-315.019Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.33367-3Lost to Virginia Tech 14–24
84-115.054Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–30.25080-2Lost to Alabama 20–40
8585.196Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–30.25080-2Beat Toledo 23–19
8605.787Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–30.00097-3BYE
87-245.826Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–20.33367-4Lost to Ball State 19–23
88135.905Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–20.33367-4Beat Louisville 49–27
8905.971Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.33367-3BYE
90-86.009Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–30.25080-3Lost to Houston 27–49
91-156.133NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.250800Lost to Furman 20–42
92-56.163California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25080-6BYE
9336.196Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–30.40064-2Beat Wichita State 23–15
94-106.232Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–40.00097-3Lost to Ole Miss 10–27
95-46.708New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25080-5Lost to Arkansas 13–45
9676.768Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–20.33367-1Beat Eastern Michigan 28–3
97-57.110San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25080-6BYE
9817.160Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–30.25080-3Beat Syracuse 24–14
99-47.250UTEPIND WAC0–50.00097-6Lost to Utah 19–55
100-107.412Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–20.33367-2Lost to Kent State 3–28
101-47.676Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–30.00097-4Lost to Michigan State 3–7
10208.255Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–30.00097-1Lost to Central Michigan 7–13
103-311.478Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–40.00097-1Lost to North Texas 10–22
104012.888CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA0–30.00097-3BYE

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