1986 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 4, 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	2	0.708	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–0–1	0.938	4	+31	Beat Washington 34–21
2	-1	0.830	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat West Virginia 19–0
3	-1	0.886	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	6	+26	Beat Kansas 64–3
4	1	0.906	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Florida State 41–23
5	-1	0.968	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Illinois 69–13
6	1	1.134	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+24	Lost to Arizona State 21–34
7	-1	1.201	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	+21	Lost to Ole Miss 19–21
8	3	1.218	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	5	+28	Beat Mississippi State 38–3
9	0	1.377	UCLA	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+20	Beat Oregon State 49–0
10	8	1.435	USC	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+24	Beat Arizona 20–13
11	3	1.464	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	6	+20	Beat SMU 39–35
12	1	1.500	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	6	+19	Beat Rice 45–14
13	7	1.518	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	13	+20	Beat Iowa 31–10
14	3	1.548	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+19	Beat Washington State 42–12
15	-3	1.563	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–1–1	0.813	12	+19	Beat South Carolina 23–22
16	0	1.679	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	6	+14	Beat Kansas State 38–0
17	-7	1.696	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–2	0.750	16	+16	Lost to Ohio State 10–31
18	5	1.706	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–2	0.750	16	+16	Beat Wake Forest 28–20
19	-11	1.756	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–1	0.875	6	+10	Lost to Florida 17–18
20	6	1.764	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	25	+15	Beat LSU 21–19
21	0	1.847	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	7–1	0.875	6	+11	Beat CAL State Fullerton 30–20
22	-7	1.936	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+12	Lost to USC 13–20
23	2	1.954	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	13	+14	Beat New Mexico State 45–7
24	3	1.985	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–2	0.778	13	+13	Beat Central Michigan 59–21
25	-3	1.993	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	16	+11	Beat Richmond 28–13
26	6	2.043	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	30	+14	Beat Louisville 41–0
27	2	2.118	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	16	+12	BYE
28	3	2.123	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2–1	0.688	30	+12	Beat Maryland 32–30
29	-10	2.151	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	36	+12	Lost to San Diego State 26–27
30	-6	2.175	BYU	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	27	+12	BYE
31	2	2.182	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	25	+9	Beat Kentucky 17–15
32	5	2.342	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–3	0.625	36	+10	Beat Minnesota 52–23
33	-5	2.379	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	48	+9	Lost to Miami 23–41
34	1	2.436	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	36	+8	BYE
35	1	2.451	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	36	+13	Beat Texas 23–21
36	-6	2.453	SMU	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	36	+11	Lost to Texas A&M 35–39
37	13	2.481	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	54	+10	Beat Auburn 18–17
38	4	2.499	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–3–1	0.563	48	+8	Beat Duke 34–6
39	14	2.663	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	36	+8	Beat Colorado State 27–26
40	-1	2.685	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	+7	Beat Army 27–20
41	-1	2.712	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	36	+6	Beat Wisconsin 21–7
42	-8	2.750	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	32	+7	Lost to Alabama 3–38
43	-2	2.777	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	27	+5	Beat Utah 33–13
44	-1	2.780	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	+5	BYE
45	10	2.939	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	54	+4	Beat Oklahoma State 31–14
46	5	2.990	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	+9	Beat Indiana State 46–14
47	9	2.999	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	36	+3	Beat Missouri 37–14
48	4	3.061	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+6	Beat Wichita State 38–10
49	10	3.068	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	67	+4	Beat Navy 33–14
50	-3	3.094	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–4–1	0.438	65	+5	Lost to Virginia Tech 15–17
51	3	3.128	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	51	+5	Beat New Mexico 35–25
52	-8	3.158	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–3	0.667	32	0	Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–14
53	8	3.299	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	32	-3	Beat Ball State 14–7
54	8	3.423	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	47	0	Beat Utah State 14–3
55	-17	3.431	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	48	-2	Lost to Syracuse 20–24
56	-7	3.436	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4	0.500	54	+3	Lost to Michigan State 23–52
57	-11	3.439	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	-4	Lost to Tulane 39–42
58	-10	3.489	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–4	0.500	54	0	Lost to North Carolina 30–32
59	-14	3.494	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	67	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 21–23
60	-3	3.673	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–4	0.500	54	-4	Lost to Clemson 20–28
61	-3	3.717	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4–1	0.438	65	-1	Lost to Stanford 12–42
62	5	3.779	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–6	0.333	77	+3	Beat California 27–9
63	6	3.835	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-1	Beat Pittsburgh 24–20
64	2	3.859	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–4	0.556	51	-5	Beat Western Michigan 28–7
65	-1	3.909	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	54	+2	BYE
66	2	4.037	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	54	-3	Beat East Carolina 23–21
67	-4	4.197	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	54	-8	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–59
68	5	4.514	UNLV	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	54	-11	Beat North Texas 27–26
69	-9	4.555	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	63	-9	Lost to Northern Illinois 8–16
70	-5	4.560	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	69	-8	Lost to Colorado 14–31
71	1	4.788	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	80	-9	Lost to NC State 22–23
72	4	4.833	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–5	0.444	63	-1	Beat Ohio 17–13
73	-3	4.887	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–6	0.333	77	-10	Lost to Indiana 7–21
74	15	4.984	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-3	Beat Louisiana 42–39
75	-4	5.141	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	82	-10	Lost to UCLA 0–49
76	-1	5.147	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	81	-8	BYE
77	2	5.196	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–6	0.250	82	-10	Lost to Michigan 13–69
78	8	5.209	TCU	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	69	-7	Beat Houston 30–14
79	-5	5.309	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–5	0.375	69	-14	Lost to Georgia Tech 6–34
80	2	5.441	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	82	-10	Lost to Penn State 0–19
81	-1	5.514	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	69	-15	Lost to Oklahoma 3–64
82	-1	5.557	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	77	-16	Lost to Wyoming 25–35
83	-6	5.663	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-10	Lost to Notre Dame 14–33
84	0	5.748	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-10	Lost to Boston College 20–27
85	-7	5.925	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	95	-15	Lost to TCU 14–30
86	2	6.091	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	82	-16	Lost to Iowa State 14–37
87	10	6.134	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–6	0.250	82	-14	Beat Northwestern 17–16
88	-5	6.266	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–6	0.250	82	-11	Lost to William & Mary 37–41
89	2	6.323	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	82	-9	Lost to Arkansas 14–45
90	4	6.472	UTEP	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	93	-21	BYE
91	-6	6.494	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–6	0.250	82	-23	Lost to Purdue 16–17
92	-5	6.528	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–7	0.125	95	-20	Lost to Oregon 9–27
93	0	6.561	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	82	-20	Lost to Rutgers 0–41
94	-2	6.626	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	82	-21	Lost to Long Beach State 3–14
95	1	6.638	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	82	-13	Lost to Nebraska 0–38
96	-6	6.649	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	95	-19	Lost to Memphis 21–22
97	-2	6.804	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–8	0.111	99	-21	Lost to Toledo 7–28
98	0	7.357	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	99	-23	Lost to Southern Miss 21–23
99	0	7.496	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	103	-19	Lost to Hawai'i 13–33
100	0	7.612	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	94	-20	Lost to Fresno State 20–30
101	0	7.640	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	99	-19	Beat Bowling Green 16–8
102	0	7.695	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	95	-18	Beat Vanderbilt 22–21
103	1	8.658	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–9	0.100	102	-28	Lost to San José State 7–45
104	-1	8.983	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–9	0.000	103	-31	Lost to Kent State 13–17