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1985 Week 7 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
100.412Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–0–10.87516+9Beat LSU 20–0
200.576Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–0–10.83318+6Beat Wake Forest 31–29
310.655Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+11BYE
420.859Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+9Beat Wisconsin 33–6
501.014Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+8BYE
6-31.053Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Kansas State 41–6
701.131Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+5Beat Michigan State 35–31
821.147Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+6Beat TCU 41–0
941.255Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–01.0001+7Beat Western Michigan 48–7
10181.272UCLAPAC3–1–10.70037+7Beat Arizona State 40–17
1151.310Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–01.0001+6Beat Tulsa 25–13
12131.356Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75024+7Beat Ole Miss 41–0
1351.357Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7BYE
1411.369Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–0–10.87516+4Tied Hawai'i 24–24
15-31.385Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–01.0001+4Beat Notre Dame 21–15
1611.396Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75024+5Beat New Mexico 38–7
1721.407Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.0001+4Beat Kent State 21–17
1861.477Indiana (INDIANA)B104–01.0001+4Beat Northwestern 26–7
19-51.556Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75024+7BYE
20111.610BYUIND WAC4–10.80019+8Beat Colorado State 42–7
2161.620Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–10.75024+6Beat East Carolina 27–15
2201.627Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+2Beat Rice 44–16
2301.734Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80019+6Beat Houston 24–21
2481.779Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80019+6Beat Memphis 31–28
2511.784Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.00010Beat Yale 59–16
2641.832Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–20.60041+7Beat NC State 31–17
2721.846Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–01.0001+2Beat Wyoming 37–20
2891.866Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–10.80019+5Beat SMU 28–6
29-181.881Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–10.75024+4Lost to Illinois 28–31
30-91.952Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–10.75024+6BYE
3131.973Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–10.75024+4Beat Clemson 26–7
3272.020San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–10.75024+4Beat Stanford 41–22
33102.079Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–10.75024+4Beat Texas Tech 28–27
34132.093Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75024+2Beat Purdue 45–15
35112.095Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–10.75024+3Beat North Carolina 31–0
36-162.199Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75024+4Lost to Michigan 6–33
37162.222Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–10.75024+2Beat Duke 37–14
3802.241Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–10.80019+2Beat Eastern Illinois 44–20
39-312.247LSUSEC2–10.66739+3Lost to Florida 0–20
4042.263Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60041+5Beat Oregon 19–13
4102.388West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–1–10.70037+2Beat Virginia Tech 24–9
42-332.486SMUIND SWC2–10.66739+1Lost to Arizona 6–28
43-102.757Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–20.50048+2Lost to UCLA 17–40
44242.839USCPAC2–20.50048+1Beat Oregon State 63–0
45132.987Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–2–10.500480Beat South Carolina 42–7
46112.998Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–20.50048+2Beat Ohio 29–22
47-123.105Duke (DUKE)ACC2–20.500480Lost to Virginia 14–37
4873.128Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–20.60041+1Beat New Mexico State 19–10
49163.211Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–20.600410Beat Louisiana 38–16
50203.265Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–30.40065+1Beat Cincinnati 28–16
51-63.287Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–20.600410Lost to Texas A&M 27–28
52-163.408Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–2–20.40065+1Lost to Mississippi State 28–31
53193.456Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.500480Beat Rutgers 20–10
54-43.458Purdue (PURDUE)B102–20.500480Lost to Minnesota 15–45
55343.526Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–20.500480Beat Ohio State 31–28
56-43.647Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–20.50048-1Lost to Iowa 31–35
57123.712Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–20.60041-2Beat Boise State 17–16
58-93.729Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.250770Lost to Air Force 15–21
59-113.763Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–2–10.50048-1Lost to Auburn 0–41
60-63.792Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.50048-1Lost to Indiana 7–26
61-193.825North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–20.50048-1Lost to Georgia Tech 0–31
62-63.890Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60041-4Lost to Tennessee 29–31
63143.922UNLVIND PCAA2–30.40065-1Beat Utah State 14–7
64193.928Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–20.50048-3Beat Louisville 48–0
65-144.054TCUIND SWC2–20.50048-1Lost to Arkansas 0–41
66-264.080Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–20.50048+4Lost to Drake 17–20
67-84.108Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–30.50048-3Lost to Temple 16–28
68174.354Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–30.40065-2Beat Northern Illinois 29–0
69-64.476Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40065-2Lost to Washington 13–19
70-34.501East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–30.40065-3Lost to Miami 15–27
71134.530Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–30.40065-3Beat Tulane 24–17
7224.659Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–40.20087-1Lost to Utah 20–37
73-124.684South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–30.40065-3Lost to Pittsburgh 7–42
74-124.738Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40065-3Lost to UNLV 7–14
75-24.879Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–40.20087-2Lost to Oklahoma State 13–25
76-54.896Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–30.25077-2Lost to Kentucky 7–26
7734.929Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25077-1Lost to Texas 16–44
78-124.988Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–30.25077-3Lost to San Diego State 22–41
79-155.039New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–30.25077-2Lost to Nebraska 7–38
8025.053Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–40.20087-3BYE
8105.058Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–30.25077+1BYE
82-225.150Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–3–10.12597-3Lost to Boston College 10–20
8395.207California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–30.40065-7Beat Missouri 39–32
8425.333Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–3–10.12597-3Tied Fresno State 24–24
85-105.406Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–30.400650Lost to USC 0–63
86145.454Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.50048-2Beat Toledo 21–10
8795.747Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–30.250770Lost to Central Michigan 17–21
88-95.749Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–40.20087-4Lost to BYU 7–42
89-15.968Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–30.25077-6Lost to Baylor 21–24
90-36.124Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–30.25077-6Lost to Eastern Michigan 10–21
91-156.319Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC1–40.20087-6Lost to Ball State 0–29
92-146.324Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–40.00099-5Lost to California 32–39
9306.798Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–40.33376-5Lost to Southern Miss 16–38
94-46.823Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–40.20087-6Lost to Syracuse 0–48
95-46.832NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.20087-3Lost to Maryland 17–31
9627.013Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–40.20087-5Lost to West Virginia 9–24
97-27.258New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20087-9Lost to Pacific 10–19
98-47.366Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–50.00099-8Lost to Vanderbilt 17–24
9927.627Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.00099-6Lost to Bowling Green 7–48
100-38.013San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20087-11Lost to CAL State Fullerton 18–20
101-28.235UTEPIND WAC0–50.00099-9BYE
10208.587Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–40.00099-4Lost to Miami (OH) 22–29
10318.964CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–30.25077-3Beat San José State 20–18
104-110.502Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–50.00099-2Lost to Oklahoma 6–41

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