1986 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 9, 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	40	0.398	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ball State 45–7
2	13	0.419	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 52–0
3	73	0.440	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas State 41–7
4	52	0.597	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UCLA 38–3
5	2	0.608	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Houston 37–3
6	43	0.618	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida State 34–17
7	82	0.618	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Illinois 47–14
8	53	0.650	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Temple 45–15
9	43	0.670	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Carolina 38–10
10	19	0.723	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisville 23–0
11	-9	0.733	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida 23–15
12	33	0.733	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Memphis 28–6
13	-9	0.749	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UTEP 23–21
14	74	0.754	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UNLV 34–14
15	-10	0.765	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 42–10
16	5	0.796	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 23–7
17	56	0.817	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat New Mexico 35–21
18	4	0.849	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 17–6
19	65	0.859	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Carolina 30–20
20	4	0.890	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western Michigan 21–14
21	25	0.890	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 24–17
22	36	0.890	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat San José State 21–14
23	-9	0.911	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio 21–16
24	-6	0.922	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 24–20
25	-13	0.932	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wyoming 31–28
26	-20	0.932	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
27	38	0.932	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Long Beach State 27–24
28	6	0.943	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Toledo 18–16
29	35	0.943	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 11–9
30	27	0.953	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana 21–20
31	-23	1.390	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
32	-23	1.390	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
33	-23	1.390	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
34	-18	1.390	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
35	-18	1.390	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
36	-17	1.390	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
37	-11	1.390	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
38	-11	1.390	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
39	-9	1.390	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
40	-9	1.390	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
41	-9	1.390	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
42	-9	1.390	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
43	-8	1.390	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
44	-5	1.390	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
45	-3	1.390	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
46	-3	1.390	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
47	-3	1.390	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
48	-1	1.390	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
49	-1	1.390	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
50	4	1.390	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
51	8	1.390	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
52	10	1.390	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
53	14	1.390	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
54	15	1.390	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
55	16	1.390	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
56	18	1.390	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
57	18	1.390	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
58	19	1.390	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
59	21	1.390	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
60	21	1.390	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
61	26	1.390	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
62	-37	1.645	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Montana State 55–2
63	-26	1.695	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 20–21
64	-63	1.737	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Nebraska 17–34
65	-52	1.741	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Rutgers 9–11
66	-30	1.787	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to San Diego State 24–27
67	26	1.787	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	BYE
68	24	1.787	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Baylor 28–31
69	16	1.832	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Cincinnati 20–24
70	25	1.856	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Beat Wisconsin 20–17
71	-20	1.875	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Citadel 45–14
72	-17	1.878	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Bowling Green 16–21
73	-62	1.907	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–14
74	20	1.924	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	46	0	BYE
75	-15	1.949	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Sacramento State 31–7
76	-10	1.970	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Oregon 14–21
77	-7	1.970	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Mississippi State 17–24
78	12	1.970	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–21
79	-16	2.053	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lamar 28–14
80	-12	2.106	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UL Monroe 28–19
81	5	2.116	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat App State 21–13
82	-29	2.152	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Duke 6–17
83	-80	2.172	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–45
84	-34	2.290	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Tennessee 21–35
85	12	2.335	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	46	0	Lost to Virginia 20–30
86	-66	2.381	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Colorado State 7–23
87	-8	2.564	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Washington State 14–34
88	-48	2.655	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Ole Miss 6–28
89	-51	2.701	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Illinois 0–23
90	9	2.805	UTEP	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Air Force 21–23
91	-68	2.930	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to NC State 10–38
92	9	3.012	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Miami 15–23
93	-21	3.021	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Penn State 15–45
94	-11	3.112	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Alabama 10–42
95	-67	3.204	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Arizona 3–37
96	-18	3.250	UCLA	PAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Oklahoma 3–38
97	3	3.299	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Texas Tech 7–41
98	0	3.935	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	46	-1	Lost to Kent State 16–18
99	-17	4.027	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to BYU 0–52
100	-4	4.324	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	46	-1	Lost to West Virginia 14–47
101	2	4.518	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	38	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 24–21
102	-11	5.170	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	46	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 17–20
103	-1	5.330	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	38	0	Beat Tennessee Tech 51–0
104	0	9.215	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	46	-1	Lost to New Mexico State 21–24