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1986 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.786Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9094+53BYE
200.876Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57BYE
310.946Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+61BYE
4-10.951LSUSEC9–20.8187+53BYE
511.126Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–1–10.8645+40BYE
6-11.142Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–10.9173+54BYE
701.202Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–30.76915+51Beat Washington 28–6
811.364Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
911.390Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
1011.403Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8187+32BYE
1151.471Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–2–20.75016+36Beat Stanford 27–21
1211.529UCLAPAC7–3–10.68225+32BYE
13-11.543Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8187+27BYE
14-61.573Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–3–10.70823+35Lost to Alabama 6–28
15-11.607San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–20.8336+35BYE
16-11.676Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75016+35BYE
1721.717Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC9–30.75016+31Beat North Carolina 30–21
1801.762Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–3–10.70823+28BYE
19-21.900Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–40.66726+32Lost to Clemson 21–27
2011.900Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8187+19BYE
2111.925San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72720+31BYE
2251.931Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–30.75016+29Beat Georgia 27–24
2311.965Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72720+24BYE
24-12.015Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72720+23BYE
25-52.052Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–40.66726+23Lost to Boston College 24–27
26-12.083NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–2–10.77313+21BYE
27-12.110Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59134+15BYE
2812.178Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77313+15BYE
29-12.194USCPAC7–40.63630+27BYE
3002.255Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54538+18BYE
3112.263Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–40.66726+19BYE
3212.342BYUIND WAC8–40.66726+19BYE
33-22.450North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–4–10.62533+16Lost to Arizona 21–30
3402.540Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54538+11BYE
3502.666Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–50.58335+15BYE
3602.711SMUIND SWC6–50.54538+15BYE
3702.778Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54538+7BYE
3882.813Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–50.58335+9Beat Minnesota 21–14
3902.815Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58335+13BYE
4012.893Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54538+8BYE
4112.894Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63630+12BYE
42-42.905Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54538+7BYE
4302.908Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45564+9BYE
4402.944Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50056+7BYE
4502.972Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63630+3BYE
4613.042Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–5–10.50056+4BYE
4713.065Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54538+3BYE
4813.172Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54538+2BYE
4913.244Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54538-2BYE
5013.254Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54538-2BYE
5113.269Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54538-1BYE
5223.272Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50056+6BYE
53-133.342Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50056+8Lost to Tennessee 14–21
5423.360Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50056+2BYE
55-23.374Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54538-3BYE
56-13.417Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+7BYE
5703.443Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54538-3BYE
5813.445Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50056+4BYE
59-13.498Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.455640BYE
6003.532Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–60.50056-2BYE
6103.639Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1BYE
6203.768Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54538-10BYE
6313.812Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.545380BYE
64-13.823UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54538-13BYE
6503.861Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54538-14BYE
6613.915Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50056-8BYE
67-13.957Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54538-10BYE
6804.032Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-2BYE
6914.265Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-13BYE
70-14.313Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-10BYE
7104.478Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36472-11BYE
7214.561Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
73-14.589South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36472-13BYE
7404.636West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9BYE
7504.843Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-14BYE
7615.079Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-19BYE
77-15.080Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36472-25BYE
7805.130New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33380-29BYE
7915.181Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36472-13BYE
8015.235Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27383-19BYE
8115.243Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-16BYE
82-35.266Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36472-19BYE
8315.300UTEPIND WAC4–80.33380-30BYE
84-15.445Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-20BYE
8515.467Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27383-26BYE
86-15.578Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-29BYE
8705.707Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27383-27BYE
8805.743California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18295-22BYE
8905.942Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27383-17BYE
9006.084TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-23BYE
9116.248Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27383-36BYE
92-16.254East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18295-27BYE
9306.385Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–90.18295-34BYE
9416.437Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-37BYE
95-16.438Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27383-36BYE
9606.694Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–100.091100-39BYE
9706.732CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-26BYE
9807.085Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-29BYE
9907.148Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18295-31BYE
10007.184Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-42BYE
10107.482Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18295-36BYE
10208.437Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE
10308.461New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-44BYE
10408.590Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091100-48BYE

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