1986 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

December 2, 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	0.777	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	3	+52	BYE
2	0	0.867	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat East Carolina 36–10
3	0	0.910	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	6	+53	Beat Tulane 37–17
4	0	0.946	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+59	BYE
5	0	1.119	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	5	+40	BYE
6	0	1.168	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+48	BYE
7	0	1.316	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	16	+42	Lost to Auburn 17–21
8	3	1.335	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	6	+36	Beat Texas 16–3
9	-1	1.339	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	13	+37	BYE
10	-1	1.382	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	6	+36	BYE
11	-1	1.441	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	6	+31	BYE
12	5	1.518	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–2	0.818	6	+26	Beat Alabama 21–17
13	-1	1.538	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+32	BYE
14	-1	1.604	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2–2	0.727	18	+28	BYE
15	0	1.612	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	16	+36	BYE
16	4	1.703	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+33	Beat Arizona 29–24
17	1	1.747	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	6	+28	BYE
18	-4	1.858	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+25	Lost to Stanford 24–29
19	7	1.873	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	18	+25	Beat Georgia Tech 31–24
20	8	1.881	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	18	+32	Beat BYU 10–3
21	1	1.884	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	6	+20	BYE
22	-1	1.932	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	18	+24	BYE
23	0	1.948	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+22	BYE
24	0	1.952	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	18	+23	BYE
25	2	2.056	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–3	0.727	18	+21	BYE
26	-1	2.083	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	13	+20	BYE
27	-8	2.146	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	37	+15	Lost to Florida 13–17
28	-12	2.156	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	30	+26	Lost to Notre Dame 37–38
29	1	2.167	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	18	+20	BYE
30	-1	2.190	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	13	+14	BYE
31	5	2.222	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	38	+18	Beat Florida State 17–13
32	-1	2.301	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+19	BYE
33	0	2.485	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	30	+18	BYE
34	-2	2.560	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	30	+14	Lost to San Diego State 3–10
35	-1	2.613	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	38	+10	BYE
36	5	2.676	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	30	+15	Beat Wyoming 35–19
37	1	2.694	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	38	+14	BYE
38	-1	2.809	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	38	+7	BYE
39	1	2.844	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	38	+7	BYE
40	-1	2.858	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	38	+12	BYE
41	8	2.898	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+9	Beat USC 38–37
42	3	2.932	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	38	+7	BYE
43	5	2.936	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	55	+8	BYE
44	-2	2.947	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	30	+11	BYE
45	-2	2.956	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	30	+4	BYE
46	-11	3.006	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	55	+5	Lost to Georgia 24–31
47	0	3.024	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	36	+6	BYE
48	-4	3.052	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	38	+3	BYE
49	4	3.114	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	38	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 35–20
50	11	3.285	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	38	-1	Beat Pacific 38–21
51	3	3.304	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	38	-2	BYE
52	-1	3.305	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	38	-2	BYE
53	7	3.341	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	55	+3	Beat Virginia 42–10
54	1	3.348	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	55	+4	BYE
55	-3	3.361	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	64	+8	BYE
56	1	3.422	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	55	+4	BYE
57	-7	3.423	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	64	+2	Lost to Texas A&M 3–16
58	-2	3.455	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	38	-3	BYE
59	-13	3.493	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 19–35
60	-2	3.669	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	55	-5	BYE
61	-2	3.714	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+1	BYE
62	0	3.749	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	38	-9	BYE
63	1	3.827	UNLV	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	38	-13	BYE
64	-1	3.834	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	38	-13	BYE
65	0	3.870	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	55	-7	BYE
66	0	3.995	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
67	0	4.063	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	38	-10	BYE
68	0	4.159	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-7	BYE
69	0	4.343	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	64	-13	BYE
70	0	4.370	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	-4	BYE
71	1	4.488	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-11	BYE
72	1	4.530	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
73	-2	4.561	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	72	-12	BYE
74	1	4.641	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
75	-1	4.789	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	82	-12	BYE
76	1	5.039	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
77	2	5.072	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-25	BYE
78	2	5.103	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-27	BYE
79	7	5.137	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-12	Beat Houston 14–13
80	-4	5.174	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	72	-19	Lost to Long Beach State 21–38
81	-3	5.239	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-18	BYE
82	7	5.284	UTEP	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-28	Beat Utah 55–44
83	-2	5.309	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-16	Lost to LSU 17–37
84	0	5.370	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-19	BYE
85	-2	5.432	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–9	0.250	93	-27	BYE
86	1	5.470	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-26	BYE
87	-2	5.603	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	83	-22	BYE
88	0	5.706	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	95	-21	BYE
89	-7	5.972	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	85	-15	Lost to Maryland 10–42
90	1	6.084	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-22	BYE
91	2	6.247	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-27	Lost to Miami 10–36
92	0	6.322	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-35	BYE
93	-3	6.363	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	95	-32	Lost to UTEP 44–55
94	1	6.505	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	85	-37	BYE
95	1	6.567	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	85	-34	BYE
96	1	6.707	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	93	-25	BYE
97	-3	6.781	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-39	Lost to Rice 13–14
98	0	7.000	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	83	-23	BYE
99	0	7.093	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-30	BYE
100	0	7.192	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	100	-41	Lost to Tennessee 20–35
101	0	7.570	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	95	-34	BYE
102	2	8.461	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-44	BYE
103	-1	8.535	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
104	-1	8.545	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-47	BYE