1986 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 11, 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	3	0.825	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+40	Beat Pittsburgh 37–10
2	-1	0.867	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–0–1	0.944	4	+34	Beat California 49–0
3	-1	0.889	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Maryland 17–15
4	-1	0.929	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	5	+31	Beat Missouri 77–0
5	0	1.023	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Purdue 31–7
6	1	1.044	LSU	SEC	6–2	0.750	18	+30	Beat Alabama 14–10
7	-1	1.164	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+30	Beat Oregon State 28–12
8	0	1.305	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2	0.800	10	+31	Lost to LSU 10–14
9	5	1.371	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+27	Beat UCLA 28–23
10	0	1.384	USC	PAC	6–2	0.750	18	+28	BYE
11	0	1.432	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	9	+23	BYE
12	1	1.464	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–2	0.800	10	+26	Beat Northwestern 30–9
13	3	1.497	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	5	+22	Beat Iowa State 35–14
14	4	1.498	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2	0.778	13	+23	Beat North Carolina 38–10
15	4	1.520	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–1	0.889	5	+17	Beat Cincinnati 52–7
16	-7	1.630	UCLA	PAC	6–3	0.667	26	+20	Lost to Stanford 23–28
17	4	1.744	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–1	0.889	5	+16	Beat UNLV 36–7
18	-6	1.755	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	13	+18	Lost to Baylor 14–29
19	1	1.897	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	22	+15	BYE
20	10	1.898	BYU	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	18	+18	Beat Hawai'i 10–3
21	1	1.924	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+15	Beat Washington State 31–6
22	1	1.968	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	8–2	0.800	10	+18	Beat CAL State Fullerton 48–24
23	11	1.997	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	6–3	0.667	26	+16	Beat Arkansas 29–14
24	13	2.061	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	46	+17	Beat Georgia 31–19
25	6	2.130	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	18	+12	Beat Richmond 17–10
26	-11	2.145	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–2–1	0.722	22	+14	Lost to Virginia 16–20
27	6	2.153	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	38	+13	Beat South Carolina 45–28
28	7	2.252	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–3	0.667	26	+17	Beat TCU 36–14
29	9	2.285	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–3–1	0.611	38	+10	Beat Virginia Military Institute 52–6
30	-13	2.328	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3	0.667	26	+11	Lost to Illinois 16–20
31	-6	2.359	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	26	+9	Lost to Florida 19–31
32	8	2.368	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	26	+13	Beat Temple 38–29
33	-9	2.372	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	24	+11	Lost to Kent State 23–24
34	7	2.379	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–3	0.667	26	+12	Beat Michigan State 17–14
35	-9	2.468	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	38	+12	Lost to West Virginia 17–24
36	-8	2.492	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–3–1	0.611	38	+10	Lost to Clemson 10–38
37	5	2.585	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	26	+9	BYE
38	-11	2.605	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	26	+8	Lost to Army 11–21
39	-7	2.612	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	46	+10	Lost to Indiana 14–17
40	-1	2.734	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	35	+8	BYE
41	4	2.781	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	46	+8	Beat Kansas 17–10
42	-13	2.836	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	46	+7	Lost to Utah 28–38
43	6	2.884	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	56	+6	Beat SMU 61–29
44	4	2.930	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	24	+8	Beat New Mexico 34–27
45	5	2.946	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	56	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 34–22
46	-10	2.954	SMU	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	46	+9	Lost to Notre Dame 29–61
47	4	3.025	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	42	+6	Beat UTEP 41–12
48	-4	3.046	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	+4	Lost to Boston College 29–38
49	5	3.187	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3	0.625	35	+1	Beat Eastern Washington 35–34
50	-4	3.222	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	56	+9	Lost to Auburn 7–52
51	-8	3.231	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	35	+2	Lost to BYU 3–10
52	4	3.245	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	46	+6	Beat Wisconsin 27–20
53	-6	3.276	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	46	+2	Lost to Nebraska 14–35
54	5	3.360	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	56	+2	Beat Houston 30–10
55	9	3.440	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–4	0.600	42	-1	Beat Central Michigan 26–14
56	10	3.478	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	0	Beat Louisiana 17–0
57	5	3.609	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–6	0.333	74	+5	BYE
58	-6	3.611	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–4	0.600	42	-4	Lost to Bowling Green 17–20
59	4	3.644	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	63	+1	Beat Navy 31–22
60	-2	3.719	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–5	0.444	63	-1	Lost to Penn State 15–17
61	-6	3.722	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	56	-2	Lost to Miami 10–37
62	-9	3.870	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	42	-10	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–21
63	-6	3.880	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	46	-8	Lost to Southern Miss 0–17
64	5	3.996	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	56	-3	Beat Ball State 20–17
65	7	4.123	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–5	0.500	56	+6	Beat Miami (OH) 24–23
66	-5	4.176	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–5–1	0.389	72	-5	Lost to Arizona 6–31
67	3	4.177	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	63	-7	Beat Kansas State 23–3
68	-8	4.242	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–5	0.444	63	-10	Lost to Duke 36–38
69	-4	4.431	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	63	-3	Lost to Utah State 10–14
70	7	4.459	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6	0.333	74	-5	Beat Iowa 20–16
71	5	4.553	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	73	-8	Beat Memphis 33–3
72	-5	4.573	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	63	-12	Lost to Toledo 14–26
73	7	4.594	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	74	-6	Beat Rutgers 24–17
74	5	4.741	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5	0.444	63	-12	Beat Wake Forest 38–36
75	-7	4.813	UNLV	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	63	-14	Lost to Fresno State 7–36
76	8	4.832	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	63	-5	Beat Air Force 21–11
77	11	5.139	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–6	0.333	74	-6	Beat NC State 20–16
78	-7	5.218	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	86	-14	Lost to Florida State 28–45
79	-6	5.261	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–7	0.300	84	-15	Lost to Minnesota 20–27
80	-5	5.387	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–7	0.222	88	-14	Lost to Washington 12–28
81	-7	5.474	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	74	-9	Lost to Louisville 12–23
82	0	5.523	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	84	-19	Lost to Tulsa 27–34
83	10	5.576	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	74	-19	Beat Tulane 23–12
84	-6	5.591	TCU	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	74	-12	Lost to Texas Tech 14–36
85	9	5.744	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–6	0.333	74	-20	Beat Pacific 14–10
86	-5	5.864	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	74	-21	Lost to Colorado 10–17
87	-4	6.011	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	74	-16	Lost to Syracuse 22–31
88	-2	6.130	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	88	-17	Lost to Oklahoma 0–77
89	-2	6.177	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–7	0.222	88	-16	Lost to Michigan 7–31
90	-5	6.340	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	98	-21	Lost to Texas 10–30
91	8	6.413	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	97	-17	Beat Colorado State 38–28
92	-1	6.470	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–7	0.222	88	-27	Lost to Ohio State 9–30
93	-4	6.473	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	87	-11	BYE
94	3	6.479	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8	0.200	93	-26	Beat Ohio 45–17
95	-3	6.535	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–8	0.111	98	-22	Lost to Arizona State 0–49
96	5	6.690	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	93	-16	Beat Eastern Michigan 21–14
97	-7	6.785	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	93	-29	Lost to Wyoming 12–41
98	-3	7.105	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	88	-20	Lost to Oklahoma State 3–23
99	-3	7.229	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–8	0.111	98	-27	Lost to Kentucky 22–34
100	0	7.435	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	96	-23	Lost to San José State 24–48
101	-3	7.472	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	98	-27	BYE
102	0	8.129	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	98	-25	Lost to Tennessee 3–33
103	0	8.695	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–9	0.100	103	-32	BYE
104	0	9.549	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–10	0.000	104	-43	Lost to Western Michigan 17–45