1986 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 18, 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	0.798	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+52	Beat Tulsa 23–10
2	4	0.885	LSU	SEC	7–2	0.778	13	+39	Beat Mississippi State 47–0
3	1	0.892	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	4	+39	Beat Colorado 28–0
4	-2	0.934	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–0–1	0.950	3	+38	Beat Wichita State 52–6
5	-2	0.969	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+49	Beat Notre Dame 24–19
6	1	1.158	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	19	+33	Tied UCLA 17–17
7	2	1.268	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+32	BYE
8	-3	1.290	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	4	+36	Lost to Minnesota 17–20
9	-1	1.323	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	7	+38	Beat Temple 24–14
10	3	1.387	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	4	+29	Beat Kansas 70–0
11	-1	1.428	USC	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+31	Beat California 28–3
12	0	1.460	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	7	+34	Beat Wisconsin 30–17
13	1	1.508	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2–1	0.750	19	+25	Tied Maryland 17–17
14	4	1.627	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	10	+25	Beat Texas A&M 14–10
15	1	1.653	UCLA	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	31	+22	Tied Washington 17–17
16	-5	1.655	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	13	+23	Lost to Arkansas 10–14
17	-2	1.804	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	10	+15	Lost to Georgia 16–20
18	4	1.809	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	7	+25	Beat Long Beach State 38–14
19	8	1.831	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	31	+20	Beat Southern Miss 49–13
20	1	1.900	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	7–2	0.778	13	+18	BYE
21	-4	1.973	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–2	0.800	10	+16	Lost to Hawai'i 13–24
22	4	1.986	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–2–1	0.750	19	+20	Beat Duke 29–15
23	8	2.047	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	23	+18	Beat Auburn 20–16
24	-1	2.069	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	7–3	0.700	23	+18	Beat Rice 23–17
25	0	2.153	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	18	+13	Beat Vanderbilt 29–21
26	7	2.220	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–3	0.727	22	+19	Beat Eastern Michigan 34–20
27	3	2.250	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	7–3	0.700	23	+14	Beat Purdue 42–14
28	4	2.255	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	23	+18	Beat Syracuse 27–9
29	-10	2.258	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	31	+14	Lost to Tennessee 10–22
30	-1	2.301	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–3–1	0.611	37	+11	BYE
31	5	2.330	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–3–1	0.650	31	+13	Beat Virginia 27–7
32	8	2.440	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	27	+16	Beat Wyoming 31–24
33	-13	2.471	BYU	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	27	+12	Lost to Oregon State 7–10
34	4	2.562	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	27	+10	BYE
35	-11	2.595	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	54	+13	Lost to Kentucky 3–10
36	10	2.626	SMU	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	38	+15	Beat Texas Tech 13–7
37	14	2.643	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	27	+11	Beat Fresno State 24–13
38	-10	2.685	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	38	+14	Lost to SMU 7–13
39	6	2.701	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	48	+11	Beat Florida 10–3
40	2	2.707	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	38	+11	Beat New Mexico 32–27
41	11	2.818	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–4	0.600	38	+14	Beat Michigan 20–17
42	-8	2.940	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–4	0.600	38	+6	Lost to Illinois 16–21
43	-2	2.949	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	54	+9	Lost to Oklahoma 0–28
44	-9	2.994	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	48	+9	Lost to Pittsburgh 6–20
45	-8	3.028	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–4	0.600	38	+7	Lost to LSU 0–47
46	8	3.072	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	46	+5	Beat TCU 45–16
47	-3	3.086	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+10	Lost to Miami 10–23
48	-5	3.090	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	66	+5	Lost to Penn State 19–24
49	6	3.117	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	35	+5	Beat Bowling Green 22–3
50	3	3.126	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	38	+3	Beat Kansas State 48–19
51	-3	3.197	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	+4	Lost to Alabama 14–24
52	-13	3.222	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5	0.500	54	+4	Lost to Northwestern 21–24
53	-6	3.306	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	51	+3	Lost to San Diego State 24–31
54	7	3.351	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	48	+2	Beat Rutgers 20–6
55	-6	3.434	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	46	0	Lost to San José State 14–38
56	1	3.445	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6	0.400	69	+9	Beat Washington State 27–17
57	3	3.658	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–5–1	0.450	65	0	Tied Clemson 17–17
58	5	3.712	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	38	-9	Beat Mcneese State 33–13
59	-3	3.780	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	-2	Lost to Florida State 13–49
60	-10	3.853	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	62	+1	Lost to East Carolina 19–32
61	10	3.921	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–5	0.444	66	-4	Beat Ole Miss 22–10
62	8	4.007	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–6	0.400	69	-1	Beat Indiana 21–16
63	-4	4.012	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	69	-3	Lost to Boston College 9–27
64	8	4.051	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	54	-7	Beat Ball State 43–22
65	-7	4.118	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	51	-9	Lost to Central Michigan 22–43
66	-4	4.161	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	51	-13	Lost to Miami (OH) 20–34
67	6	4.201	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	69	-2	Beat Louisville 42–19
68	-4	4.306	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	62	-6	Lost to Toledo 3–22
69	-2	4.344	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	66	-8	BYE
70	8	4.456	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	77	-10	Beat Wake Forest 48–21
71	5	4.496	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	-6	Beat Lafayette 56–48
72	3	4.504	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	54	-16	Beat New Mexico State 58–42
73	-7	4.591	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	77	-9	Lost to Oregon 17–27
74	6	4.693	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	79	-11	Beat BYU 10–7
75	-10	4.695	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	62	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 7–27
76	-8	4.784	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–6	0.400	69	-17	Lost to South Carolina 21–48
77	-3	4.924	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	69	-13	Lost to NC State 15–29
78	-9	5.010	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	69	-13	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 38–39
79	0	5.210	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–8	0.273	87	-18	Lost to Ohio State 17–30
80	1	5.238	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	69	-11	Beat Memphis 15–6
81	-4	5.378	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	79	-9	Lost to North Carolina 7–27
82	9	5.634	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	91	-15	Beat Utah State 27–10
83	9	5.655	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–7	0.300	79	-25	Beat Michigan State 24–21
84	-2	5.776	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	87	-26	Lost to Colorado State 27–32
85	9	5.964	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	87	-25	Beat Kent State 27–7
86	-2	5.964	TCU	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	79	-17	Lost to Texas 16–45
87	-1	6.070	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	79	-24	Lost to Nebraska 0–70
88	-5	6.118	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	79	-27	Lost to West Virginia 19–42
89	0	6.332	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–8	0.200	94	-21	Lost to Iowa 14–42
90	-2	6.338	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–7	0.222	91	-20	BYE
91	-1	6.368	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–8	0.111	99	-24	BYE
92	3	6.429	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–9	0.100	100	-24	Lost to USC 3–28
93	-8	6.435	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–7	0.300	79	-29	Lost to Utah 10–27
94	-1	6.538	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	91	-16	Lost to Baylor 17–23
95	6	6.568	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	94	-25	Beat Cincinnati 32–19
96	1	6.775	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	94	-32	BYE
97	3	6.781	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	90	-23	Beat Pacific 39–38
98	-11	6.812	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	79	-19	Lost to Delaware 14–27
99	0	7.072	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	100	-32	Lost to Virginia Tech 21–29
100	-4	7.376	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	98	-28	Lost to Ohio 26–34
101	-3	7.529	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	94	-26	Lost to Iowa State 19–48
102	0	8.510	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	100	-35	Lost to Tulane 6–15
103	1	8.870	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	103	-46	Beat Northern Illinois 34–26
104	-1	8.889	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	103	-41	Lost to UNLV 42–58