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1986 Week 10 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
140.813Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+27Beat Alabama 23–3
210.819Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.8577+21Beat Iowa State 38–0
3-20.863Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–0–10.9295+21Beat Utah 52–7
420.920Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–01.0001+25Beat Indiana 38–14
5-10.955Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–01.0001+21BYE
610.960LSUSEC5–10.83315+19Beat North Carolina 30–3
7-50.997Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–10.8577+21Beat Oregon 38–3
851.314Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–01.0001+13Beat Mississippi State 35–6
931.407UCLAPAC5–20.71423+16Beat Washington State 54–16
1011.416Iowa (IOWA)B106–10.8577+15Beat Northwestern 27–20
11-31.474Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–10.8756+17Lost to Penn State 3–23
12101.523NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–1–10.78616+15Beat Clemson 27–3
1331.569Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–10.8577+14Beat Houston 30–13
1431.596Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–10.8577+14Beat Rice 45–10
1531.685Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–10.8577+12Beat California 33–16
16-71.697Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8577+11Lost to Colorado 10–20
17-71.719Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71423+14Lost to USC 0–10
1831.725USCPAC5–20.71423+17Beat Stanford 10–0
1951.734Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–20.71423+13Beat Wyoming 20–15
2001.801Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75017+12Beat Minnesota 33–0
2151.842Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–10.8577+8Beat Long Beach State 25–12
2231.882Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71423+11Beat Kentucky 31–9
23-91.945Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71423+10Lost to NC State 3–27
24-11.970BYUIND WAC5–20.71423+13Beat UTEP 37–13
2532.049San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA6–20.75017+11Beat Pacific 44–15
2612.054Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–2–10.68832+8Beat Vanderbilt 28–12
2752.086Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–20.75017+8Beat Northern Illinois 20–6
2882.089Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+7Beat Louisville 54–18
2952.152Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75017+10Beat San Diego State 22–10
30-152.158SMUIND SWC5–20.71423+11Lost to Texas 24–27
31-122.240North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–2–10.64335+8Lost to LSU 3–30
32142.346Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+9Beat Army 35–7
3342.440Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68832+4Beat Virginia 42–10
34-42.507Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–20.75017+5Lost to Auburn 6–35
3542.535Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–30.62539+6Beat TCU 28–17
3652.603Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–30.57143+9BYE
3762.716Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–30.57143+5Beat Purdue 37–3
38132.721Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+2Beat Navy 56–14
39102.767Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57143+5Beat West Virginia 19–10
40-92.772Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57143+4Lost to Michigan 14–38
41132.781Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–20.66734+6Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–15
42-22.784Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–3–10.50053+5Beat Tennessee 14–13
43-142.810Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+4Lost to Syracuse 24–27
4432.831Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–20.750170Beat Western Michigan 24–10
45172.874Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50053+5Beat SMU 27–24
4672.876Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–20.714230Beat Stephen F. Austin 28–14
47-122.898Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–3–10.50053+5Lost to Georgia 9–31
48132.961Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.57143+3Beat Duke 27–19
49-162.966Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.57143+4Lost to Ohio State 0–33
50-63.006Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–40.42963+3BYE
5113.024Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50053+8Beat Wichita State 24–19
52-23.093Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–30.62539+7BYE
53-153.186San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–30.57143+2Lost to Air Force 10–22
54-63.201Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–40.50053+3Lost to Colorado State 15–20
55133.256Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–40.42963+1Beat Nebraska 20–10
56-143.281Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–30.57143+1Lost to Oklahoma 0–38
57-13.294Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.57143-1BYE
58-133.439Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–3–10.500530Lost to UCLA 16–54
5913.511Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–40.33376+1BYE
6053.678Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–40.500530Beat Kent State 31–15
61143.788Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.62539-8Beat Central Michigan 34–16
62-43.855Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50053-2Lost to Fresno State 12–25
63-63.902Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57143-6Lost to Eastern Michigan 16–34
64-53.912Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–40.50053+1Lost to San José State 15–44
6593.972Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–40.42963-3Beat Kansas 24–6
6664.022Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–40.50053-6Beat Ohio 24–21
67-44.201Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.25091+2Lost to Washington 3–38
68-134.284Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–40.42963-4Lost to Tulane 20–35
69164.364Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–50.28677-3Beat Temple 27–24
7094.595Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–50.37572-7Beat Illinois 15–9
7154.705Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–50.28677-6Beat Boise State 34–3
72124.745South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–4–10.35775-7Beat East Carolina 38–3
73-94.752UNLVIND PCAA3–40.42963-9Lost to Utah State 6–7
74-84.787Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42963-9Lost to Maryland 19–27
75-84.839Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–50.28677-5Lost to Georgia Tech 13–14
76-55.038Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–50.375720Lost to Bowling Green 15–31
77-75.053Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42963-5Lost to Pittsburgh 14–56
7825.175Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–60.14394-8Lost to Arkansas 13–30
79-65.206Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.28677-10Lost to Wisconsin 9–15
80-115.264Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–40.42963-12Lost to Oklahoma State 6–24
8155.272New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–50.37572-12Beat New Mexico State 45–14
82-15.368West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–50.28677-9Lost to Boston College 10–19
83-55.370Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–50.28677-9Lost to Virginia Tech 10–42
84-75.468Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–40.42963-6Lost to Rutgers 7–35
85-25.636Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.28677-13Lost to Iowa 20–27
86-45.718TCUIND SWC2–50.28677-7Lost to Baylor 17–28
8735.744California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–60.14394-11Lost to Arizona 16–33
8895.851Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–50.28677-12Beat Kansas State 17–6
8975.947Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–50.28677-7Beat Southern Miss 35–20
90-25.970Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.14394-10Lost to Ole Miss 12–28
9106.224Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–50.28677-7Lost to Texas A&M 10–45
9266.288Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–50.28677-16Beat UNLV 7–6
93-46.362Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–50.28677-17Lost to Florida State 18–54
94-16.383UTEPIND WAC2–70.22292-19Lost to BYU 13–37
9506.431Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–70.12598-15Lost to Ball State 10–24
96-96.682Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–50.28677-11Lost to Missouri 6–17
97-36.851Purdue (PURDUE)B101–60.14394-13Lost to Michigan State 3–37
98-66.982East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–70.12598-15Lost to South Carolina 3–38
9917.665Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–60.000101-16Lost to Arizona State 7–52
100-18.010CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–70.22292-18Lost to Hawai'i 15–26
10138.410Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–80.000101-19Lost to Miami (OH) 6–20
102-18.479Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–70.000101-16BYE
10308.524Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–80.000101-22Lost to Toledo 21–24
104-28.761New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–80.111100-24Lost to New Mexico 14–45

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