1986 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 6, 1987By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.706	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	2	+63	Beat Arkansas 42–8
2	1	0.844	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	12–0	1.000	1	+72	Beat Miami 14–10
3	-1	0.938	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	2	+59	Lost to Penn State 10–14
4	1	0.999	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	10–1–1	0.875	4	+52	Beat Michigan 22–15
5	-1	1.112	LSU	SEC	9–3	0.750	13	+51	Lost to Nebraska 15–30
6	1	1.154	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–3	0.769	11	+51	BYE
7	-1	1.232	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–2	0.846	5	+56	Lost to Arizona State 15–22
8	2	1.287	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–2	0.833	6	+41	Beat LSU 30–15
9	3	1.384	UCLA	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	21	+40	Beat BYU 31–10
10	3	1.424	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–2	0.833	6	+34	Beat USC 16–7
11	0	1.444	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	8–2–2	0.750	13	+35	BYE
12	4	1.523	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–3	0.769	11	+44	Beat Texas A&M 28–12
13	-4	1.580	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	13	+35	Lost to Oklahoma 8–42
14	-6	1.580	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	13	+32	Lost to Ohio State 12–28
15	-1	1.586	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	21	+35	BYE
16	-1	1.607	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	10–2	0.833	6	+35	BYE
17	0	1.712	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	9–3	0.750	13	+31	BYE
18	6	1.777	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–3	0.750	13	+30	Beat San Diego State 39–38
19	-1	1.804	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–3–1	0.708	21	+27	BYE
20	3	1.854	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	13	+28	Beat Colorado 21–9
21	1	1.877	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	13	+29	BYE
22	-3	1.889	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–4	0.667	25	+32	BYE
23	-3	1.922	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	9	+19	BYE
24	4	1.930	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2–1	0.792	10	+23	Beat NC State 25–24
25	2	1.961	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	31	+19	Beat Indiana 27–13
26	-1	2.032	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–4	0.667	25	+23	BYE
27	-6	2.077	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	25	+28	Lost to Iowa 38–39
28	2	2.227	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	38	+18	BYE
29	2	2.261	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–4	0.667	25	+19	BYE
30	-4	2.262	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	21	+19	Lost to Virginia Tech 24–25
31	-2	2.265	USC	PAC	7–5	0.583	34	+26	Lost to Auburn 7–16
32	1	2.459	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–4–1	0.625	31	+14	BYE
33	-1	2.588	BYU	IND WAC	8–5	0.615	33	+15	Lost to UCLA 10–31
34	1	2.685	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–5	0.583	34	+13	BYE
35	1	2.727	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	38	+14	BYE
36	1	2.746	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	38	+7	BYE
37	1	2.759	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–5	0.583	34	+9	BYE
38	1	2.852	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	34	+10	BYE
39	-5	2.868	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	54	+9	Lost to Baylor 9–21
40	0	2.902	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	38	+7	BYE
41	0	2.903	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	29	+10	BYE
42	2	2.917	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	54	+6	BYE
43	2	2.926	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	29	+3	BYE
44	-1	2.941	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+7	BYE
45	-3	2.945	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	38	+5	BYE
46	0	3.013	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	54	+4	BYE
47	0	3.154	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	38	+2	BYE
48	0	3.210	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	38	+1	BYE
49	3	3.211	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	54	+6	BYE
50	-1	3.266	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	38	-3	BYE
51	0	3.282	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	38	-2	BYE
52	-2	3.307	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	38	-3	BYE
53	0	3.316	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–6	0.500	54	+8	BYE
54	0	3.334	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	54	+1	BYE
55	3	3.394	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	54	+3	BYE
56	1	3.425	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	38	-4	BYE
57	-1	3.484	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	64	+6	BYE
58	2	3.517	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	54	-4	BYE
59	0	3.518	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
60	1	3.585	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+1	BYE
61	1	3.750	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	38	-10	BYE
62	-7	3.776	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–6	0.500	54	-8	Lost to Florida State 13–27
63	0	3.786	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	38	0	BYE
64	0	3.832	UNLV	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	38	-13	BYE
65	0	3.844	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	38	-14	BYE
66	0	3.863	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	54	-8	BYE
67	0	3.958	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	38	-10	BYE
68	0	3.990	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
69	0	4.271	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	64	-14	BYE
70	0	4.288	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-10	BYE
71	0	4.529	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-12	BYE
72	0	4.533	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
73	1	4.570	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-10	BYE
74	-1	4.603	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	72	-15	BYE
75	0	4.821	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	82	-14	BYE
76	0	5.079	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-20	BYE
77	0	5.096	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-26	BYE
78	0	5.161	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-31	BYE
79	0	5.220	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-15	BYE
80	0	5.256	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	83	-20	BYE
81	1	5.256	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	72	-19	BYE
82	-1	5.259	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
83	0	5.311	UTEP	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-32	BYE
84	1	5.443	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	83	-26	BYE
85	-1	5.455	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-21	BYE
86	0	5.589	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–9	0.250	93	-31	BYE
87	1	5.696	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	95	-23	BYE
88	-1	5.887	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-29	BYE
89	0	5.919	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-17	BYE
90	0	6.128	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	83	-25	BYE
91	0	6.304	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	83	-37	BYE
92	0	6.309	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-29	BYE
93	0	6.405	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	95	-36	BYE
94	0	6.474	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-38	BYE
95	0	6.513	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-37	BYE
96	0	6.716	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
97	0	6.732	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	93	-26	BYE
98	2	7.078	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	100	-42	BYE
99	0	7.100	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-32	BYE
100	-2	7.172	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-30	BYE
101	0	7.564	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	95	-37	BYE
102	0	8.407	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
103	0	8.529	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-45	BYE
104	0	8.560	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE