1986 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 16, 1986By 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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.738	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	4	+53	BYE
2	0	0.872	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+57	BYE
3	0	0.948	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	7	+52	BYE
4	0	0.955	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+59	BYE
5	0	1.098	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–1	0.917	3	+55	BYE
6	0	1.114	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	5	+40	BYE
7	0	1.309	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	16	+42	BYE
8	1	1.334	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	13	+38	BYE
9	-1	1.345	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	7	+36	BYE
10	0	1.392	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	7	+36	BYE
11	0	1.397	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	7	+32	BYE
12	1	1.520	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	26	+32	BYE
13	-1	1.528	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–2	0.818	7	+26	BYE
14	3	1.592	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	10–2	0.833	6	+36	Beat Miami (OH) 37–7
15	-1	1.599	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	16	+36	BYE
16	-1	1.601	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2–2	0.727	18	+28	BYE
17	-1	1.697	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+34	BYE
18	0	1.846	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+25	BYE
19	0	1.886	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	18	+25	BYE
20	1	1.897	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	18	+32	BYE
21	-1	1.898	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	7	+19	BYE
22	1	1.937	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	18	+23	BYE
23	1	1.937	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	26	+22	BYE
24	-2	1.942	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	18	+24	BYE
25	1	2.086	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	13	+20	BYE
26	1	2.112	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	18	+21	BYE
27	1	2.121	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	35	+15	BYE
28	1	2.167	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	31	+26	BYE
29	1	2.187	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	13	+14	BYE
30	1	2.222	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	37	+18	BYE
31	1	2.291	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	26	+19	BYE
32	-7	2.308	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–4	0.667	29	+19	Lost to San José State 7–37
33	0	2.356	BYU	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	29	+20	BYE
34	0	2.497	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	31	+18	BYE
35	0	2.519	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	37	+11	BYE
36	0	2.681	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	37	+14	BYE
37	0	2.795	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	+7	BYE
38	0	2.802	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	37	+7	BYE
39	0	2.829	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	37	+13	BYE
40	0	2.836	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	36	+13	BYE
41	1	2.906	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	31	+12	BYE
42	-1	2.906	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	37	+7	BYE
43	0	2.908	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+9	BYE
44	0	2.958	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	57	+8	BYE
45	0	2.999	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	31	+3	BYE
46	0	3.029	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	57	+5	BYE
47	0	3.030	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	37	+2	BYE
48	0	3.063	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	37	+3	BYE
49	0	3.164	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	37	+2	BYE
50	0	3.217	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	37	-2	BYE
51	0	3.228	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	37	-2	BYE
52	0	3.247	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	37	-1	BYE
53	0	3.269	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	37	-2	BYE
54	0	3.291	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	57	+5	BYE
55	0	3.357	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	64	+9	BYE
56	0	3.373	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	57	+3	BYE
57	1	3.431	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	-3	BYE
58	-1	3.434	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	64	+2	BYE
59	0	3.469	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	57	+4	BYE
60	0	3.547	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	57	-2	BYE
61	0	3.643	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+1	BYE
62	0	3.767	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	37	-10	BYE
63	0	3.801	UNLV	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	37	-13	BYE
64	0	3.812	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	-1	BYE
65	0	3.861	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	37	-14	BYE
66	0	3.950	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	57	-8	BYE
67	0	3.961	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	-10	BYE
68	0	4.056	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
69	0	4.200	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-8	BYE
70	0	4.264	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	64	-12	BYE
71	0	4.468	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-11	BYE
72	1	4.546	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	72	-12	BYE
73	-1	4.575	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
74	0	4.663	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
75	0	4.771	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	82	-12	BYE
76	0	4.953	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-24	BYE
77	0	5.045	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
78	1	5.140	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-28	BYE
79	-1	5.143	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-12	BYE
80	0	5.164	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	72	-19	BYE
81	0	5.184	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	83	-17	BYE
82	0	5.266	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
83	0	5.309	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-19	BYE
84	0	5.317	UTEP	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-30	BYE
85	1	5.455	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–9	0.250	93	-28	BYE
86	-1	5.465	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	83	-26	BYE
87	0	5.682	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-27	BYE
88	0	5.693	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	95	-21	BYE
89	0	5.948	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-16	BYE
90	0	6.047	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	83	-22	BYE
91	0	6.234	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-27	BYE
92	0	6.255	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	83	-36	BYE
93	0	6.395	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-35	BYE
94	0	6.399	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	95	-34	BYE
95	0	6.449	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-37	BYE
96	0	6.664	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-38	BYE
97	0	6.732	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	93	-26	BYE
98	0	7.073	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-29	BYE
99	0	7.155	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-31	BYE
100	0	7.214	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
101	0	7.434	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	95	-35	BYE
102	0	8.446	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-44	BYE
103	0	8.482	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
104	0	8.613	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE