1986 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 16, 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	52	0.461	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rice 45–3
2	6	0.587	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
3	34	0.650	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Duke 31–7
4	43	0.650	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bowling Green 31–7
5	27	0.681	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ole Miss 21–0
6	0	0.723	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
7	52	0.744	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 31–16
8	41	0.796	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia 20–10
9	2	0.810	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Texas Tech 61–11
10	3	0.833	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
11	13	0.843	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami (OH) 45–38
12	17	0.880	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	39	+1	Tied Kentucky 16–16
13	-8	0.917	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado State 37–10
14	1	1.166	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Southern Miss 31–17
15	6	1.179	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee 27–23
16	6	1.189	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado 32–30
17	23	1.194	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa State 43–7
18	-14	1.205	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
19	42	1.226	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio State 40–7
20	32	1.268	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ball State 20–3
21	-12	1.278	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0–1	0.750	39	0	Tied Pittsburgh 14–14
22	-20	1.294	BYU	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat New Mexico 31–30
23	16	1.351	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisville 21–0
24	1	1.372	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 38–7
25	19	1.383	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas A&M 35–17
26	-19	1.383	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Carolina 24–21
27	28	1.393	TCU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulane 48–31
28	20	1.425	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 24–10
29	25	1.456	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas 31–20
30	32	1.467	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 27–0
31	-5	1.482	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 35–21
32	1	1.519	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 33–28
33	-6	1.519	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 37–30
34	-3	1.540	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 20–17
35	10	1.561	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Notre Dame 24–23
36	35	1.619	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas 20–0
37	31	1.827	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Beat Pacific 23–20
38	38	1.831	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Beat Washington State 20–13
39	-19	1.844	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Youngstown State 18–17
40	30	1.878	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	BYE
41	32	1.907	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
42	-4	1.943	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0–1	0.500	43	0	Tied Furman 17–17
43	0	1.943	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0–1	0.500	43	0	Tied Rutgers 16–16
44	37	1.996	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston University 31–0
45	-10	2.064	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Idaho 34–21
46	-45	2.079	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Cincinnati 38–45
47	17	2.372	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	+1	BYE
48	-29	2.447	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Navy 10–20
49	-32	2.464	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Mississippi State 23–27
50	40	2.484	UTEP	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	41	+1	Beat New Mexico State 47–33
51	-41	2.500	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to USC 16–31
52	13	2.533	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Beat California 21–15
53	16	2.559	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Beat Clemson 20–14
54	39	2.586	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Beat Western Michigan 49–17
55	-43	2.589	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Arkansas 0–21
56	-53	2.679	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Miami 11–61
57	-7	2.690	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Michigan 23–24
58	-42	2.736	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Arizona 10–37
59	-41	2.757	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Georgia 7–31
60	-46	2.758	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to San José State 13–20
61	5	2.781	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	78	0	BYE
62	-16	2.781	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Arizona State 17–20
63	4	2.781	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	77	0	Tied NC State 14–14
64	-41	2.828	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Minnesota 7–31
65	-35	2.892	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Tulsa 23–27
66	11	2.918	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Army 28–33
67	-7	2.964	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to San Diego State 30–37
68	24	3.105	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	43	0	BYE
69	-13	3.147	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Stanford 20–31
70	21	3.352	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to West Virginia 21–24
71	9	3.359	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Alabama 17–31
72	-14	3.421	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to TCU 31–48
73	-16	3.467	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to LSU 17–35
74	28	3.520	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 35–20
75	-1	3.535	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Washington 7–40
76	27	3.553	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	41	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 27–23
77	-35	3.558	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to North Carolina 0–20
78	1	3.660	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to SMU 3–45
79	15	3.695	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Maryland 21–35
80	-29	3.878	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Fresno State 0–27
81	-6	4.121	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Lost to Wyoming 20–23
82	17	4.152	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Missouri 10–24
83	4	4.186	UNLV	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Beat Portland State 51–14
84	11	4.198	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	BYE
85	11	4.244	UCLA	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	BYE
86	-45	4.290	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Iowa 7–43
87	-24	4.331	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Beat UL Monroe 24–20
88	-5	4.437	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Purdue 3–20
89	-4	4.648	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Beat Western Carolina 45–24
90	-6	4.907	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to BYU 30–31
91	-5	4.975	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Oregon 30–32
92	-64	5.216	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Akron 7–17
93	-15	5.455	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Temple 17–49
94	4	5.534	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Beat Wichita State 30–13
95	-6	5.570	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Indiana 0–21
96	5	6.177	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to UTEP 33–47
97	-63	6.758	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Boston College 15–21
98	-62	6.758	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–20
99	1	6.880	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	78	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 20–35
100	-18	6.987	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	-1	BYE
101	-4	7.004	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Northern Iowa 0–17
102	2	7.707	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Beat Idaho State 35–25
103	-31	9.752	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Marshall 7–21
104	-16	10.278	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Arkansas State 10–30