1986 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 25, 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	0.752	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	3	+52	Beat Nebraska 20–17
2	-1	0.823	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–0	1.000	1	+54	BYE
3	-1	0.952	LSU	SEC	8–2	0.800	11	+45	Beat Notre Dame 21–19
4	1	0.970	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat Pittsburgh 34–14
5	-1	1.079	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	5	+41	Lost to Arizona 17–34
6	2	1.193	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+47	Beat Ohio State 26–24
7	2	1.249	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	6	+41	BYE
8	-2	1.298	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	15	+37	Beat Washington State 44–23
9	5	1.409	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	6	+34	Beat SMU 41–0
10	0	1.436	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	6	+31	Lost to Oklahoma 17–20
11	5	1.456	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	11	+30	Beat TCU 74–10
12	3	1.539	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+30	Beat USC 45–25
13	0	1.552	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2–2	0.727	19	+27	Tied South Carolina 21–21
14	6	1.605	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–2	0.800	11	+29	Beat Arizona State 34–17
15	-3	1.622	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	18	+37	Lost to Michigan 24–26
16	-5	1.764	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	24	+31	Lost to UCLA 25–45
17	0	1.802	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	11	+16	BYE
18	0	1.809	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	6	+27	BYE
19	0	1.878	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	32	+20	BYE
20	-13	1.881	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–3	0.700	24	+25	Lost to California 11–17
21	3	1.900	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	19	+24	Beat Texas 18–13
22	-1	1.950	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	6	+19	Beat Utah State 14–7
23	6	2.011	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+21	Beat Mississippi State 24–3
24	3	2.020	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+22	Beat Minnesota 30–27
25	-3	2.031	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	15	+21	Beat Western Carolina 31–18
26	-3	2.107	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	24	+19	BYE
27	-1	2.110	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+20	BYE
28	4	2.160	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	24	+22	Beat Hawai'i 35–5
29	-4	2.162	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	15	+14	BYE
30	-2	2.239	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+19	Beat Holy Cross 56–26
31	0	2.260	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+18	Beat Duke 42–35
32	1	2.332	BYU	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	24	+15	Beat Utah 35–21
33	5	2.555	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	33	+17	Beat Houston 34–7
34	9	2.609	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	39	+11	Beat Kansas State 49–3
35	-5	2.658	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–4–1	0.550	38	+7	Lost to Wake Forest 21–24
36	-1	2.677	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	54	+11	BYE
37	14	2.740	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	+9	Beat Rutgers 29–22
38	-2	2.772	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	39	+14	Lost to Arkansas 0–41
39	2	2.901	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	39	+13	Lost to Iowa 27–30
40	12	2.919	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	39	+6	Beat Wisconsin 23–13
41	-4	2.978	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	36	+9	Lost to San Diego State 5–35
42	5	2.987	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	33	+11	BYE
43	6	3.009	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	33	+5	BYE
44	-4	3.018	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	39	+4	Lost to UTEP 19–21
45	0	3.069	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	39	+6	Lost to Ole Miss 3–24
46	7	3.077	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	39	+3	BYE
47	-13	3.081	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	36	+4	Lost to Rice 17–21
48	-9	3.106	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	54	+7	Lost to Tennessee 9–28
49	-1	3.232	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	+3	Lost to LSU 19–21
50	-4	3.261	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	54	+3	Lost to Baylor 13–18
51	-1	3.263	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	39	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 14–21
52	4	3.311	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	64	+10	Beat Oregon State 49–28
53	8	3.328	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–5	0.500	54	+2	Beat Kentucky 28–9
54	-12	3.339	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	39	-2	Lost to Purdue 15–17
55	-11	3.422	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	54	+4	Lost to Temple 22–29
56	3	3.436	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	0	Beat Louisville 31–16
57	-3	3.514	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	54	+3	Lost to Penn State 14–34
58	11	3.689	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	54	-4	Beat Iowa State 21–14
59	4	3.695	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+1	Beat West Virginia 34–23
60	-3	3.773	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–5–1	0.450	70	0	BYE
61	-6	3.794	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	54	-5	Lost to UNLV 8–31
62	3	3.799	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	39	-9	BYE
63	3	3.886	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	39	-13	BYE
64	8	3.904	UNLV	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	39	-13	Beat Long Beach State 31–8
65	-1	3.907	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	54	-7	BYE
66	-6	4.005	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	-1	BYE
67	-9	4.083	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	-9	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–23
68	0	4.197	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-7	BYE
69	7	4.294	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	64	-13	Beat Georgia Tech 24–21
70	1	4.437	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	-5	BYE
71	-1	4.495	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	74	-10	Tied Clemson 21–21
72	-10	4.537	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–7	0.364	74	-10	Lost to Northwestern 18–23
73	2	4.637	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
74	-1	4.672	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	80	-11	Lost to Washington 23–44
75	-8	4.763	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	74	-9	Lost to Syracuse 23–34
76	2	4.924	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	71	-13	BYE
77	0	5.078	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	74	-15	Lost to North Carolina 35–42
78	-4	5.154	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-17	Lost to Oregon 28–49
79	4	5.165	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	74	-25	Beat Illinois 23–18
80	4	5.192	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	79	-26	Beat Memphis 20–13
81	-1	5.303	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	71	-13	BYE
82	-1	5.419	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	81	-9	BYE
83	-4	5.446	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–9	0.250	93	-26	Lost to Michigan State 13–23
84	5	5.473	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-19	Beat Indiana 17–15
85	5	5.521	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	81	-21	Beat Kansas 48–0
86	8	5.523	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	81	-12	Beat Air Force 21–17
87	-2	5.624	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-26	BYE
88	4	5.657	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	97	-20	Beat Stanford 17–11
89	7	5.712	UTEP	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-28	Beat Colorado State 21–19
90	-8	5.906	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	95	-22	Lost to BYU 21–35
91	-5	6.139	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-21	Lost to Texas A&M 10–74
92	1	6.383	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-33	Lost to Fresno State 7–14
93	2	6.423	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	95	-27	BYE
94	-3	6.434	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	100	-30	Lost to Texas Tech 7–34
95	-7	6.523	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	85	-36	Lost to Southern Miss 16–31
96	-9	6.555	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	85	-34	Lost to Missouri 0–48
97	0	6.865	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	93	-25	BYE
98	0	6.968	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	81	-23	BYE
99	1	7.223	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-30	BYE
100	-1	7.242	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	100	-34	BYE
101	0	7.639	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	97	-34	Lost to Colorado 3–49
102	0	8.620	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	102	-46	Lost to New Mexico 13–20
103	0	8.673	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	102	-47	BYE
104	0	8.682	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	102	-43	BYE