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1986 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
140.540Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–0–10.83317+4Tied Washington State 21–21
280.761USCPAC3–01.0001+6Beat Washington 20–10
3110.775NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–0–10.87515+6Beat Maryland 28–16
470.831Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+4Beat UTEP 69–7
580.870Indiana (INDIANA)B103–01.0001+5Beat Missouri 41–24
6120.870Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–0–10.83317+4Beat Cincinnati 37–20
7-30.988Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+6Beat New Mexico State 42–11
810.992Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–01.0001+4Beat Oregon 48–14
9-61.074Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66734+5Lost to USC 10–20
10-21.095Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Oklahoma 28–16
11-101.163Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat Colorado 24–21
1281.189North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–0–10.83317+2BYE
1331.240Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Oregon State 17–7
14-81.261Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat East Carolina 42–17
15-131.261Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66734+3Lost to Miami 16–28
1611.299Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+5BYE
1741.389Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–10.75020+6Beat Wisconsin 21–12
18-111.397Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–0–10.87515+3Beat Syracuse 16–10
19101.461Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75020+5Beat Texas Tech 45–14
2061.519Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Tennessee 34–8
2171.537Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Florida State 20–18
2221.615Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–10.75020+5Beat Colorado State 24–7
23-81.622Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50052+6Lost to Kentucky 20–37
24-121.628Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–10.75020+4Lost to NC State 16–28
25141.669SMUIND SWC2–10.66734+3Beat TCU 31–21
26191.708Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–10.66734+2Beat Georgia Tech 27–3
27-21.753Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–01.00010Beat Louisiana Tech 34–10
28-11.788Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.0001+1Beat Ohio 56–27
29-61.994UCLAPAC2–10.66734+3Beat Long Beach State 41–23
3001.998Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–1–10.62549+2Beat West Virginia 48–16
3102.028Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–10.75020+2Beat Bowling Green 24–7
3262.088Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–10.66734+3Beat South Carolina 31–26
3372.171LSUSEC1–10.50052+1BYE
34172.259Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75020+2Beat Virginia 20–13
35172.263Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–10.75020+1Beat Army 49–14
36212.293Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.66734+1Beat Western Michigan 45–10
37222.371Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–1–10.62549+1Beat Tulane 35–10
3852.388BYUIND WAC3–10.75020+1Beat Temple 27–17
39152.392Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–10.75020+1Beat Minnesota 24–20
40-42.465Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–10.750200Beat East Tennessee State 37–10
41-62.621Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–10.66734+2BYE
42-52.682Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.750200Beat Florida 16–10
43102.695Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66734+1Beat Lehigh 41–0
44-102.721Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–10.50052+1BYE
45112.728San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–10.750200Beat New Mexico 38–34
4602.728Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667340Beat Princeton 37–0
47-282.737TCUIND SWC2–10.66734+1Lost to SMU 21–31
48132.883Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–10.667340Beat Wichita State 36–14
49-172.946Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–20.50052+2Lost to Texas A&M 7–16
50132.991UNLVIND PCAA3–10.750200Beat CAL State Fullerton 40–23
51112.998Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–10.667340Beat Indiana State 20–6
52-103.006Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.50052+2Lost to Nebraska 14–48
53113.029Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.33371+2BYE
54-73.037Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.33371+1BYE
55263.091Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.66734+1Beat Southern Miss 16–7
56-233.173Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75020-2Lost to Kent State 16–20
57-163.206Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37569+1Lost to Michigan 18–20
58133.255San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–20.500520Beat California 35–14
59283.399Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.333710Beat Purdue 41–9
60143.457Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–20.60051+3Beat Houston 24–14
61113.485Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50052-1Beat Utah 64–6
62-143.500Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–20.50052-1Lost to BYU 17–27
6343.541Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–10.66734-2BYE
64-153.555Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–20.50052-1Lost to Air Force 7–24
65-153.587Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–20.500520Lost to Baylor 14–45
66243.730Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–20.50052+4Beat Eastern Michigan 20–16
67-453.949Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–1–10.500520Lost to Clemson 3–27
68-243.966West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2Lost to Pittsburgh 16–48
69-143.986Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–20.333710Lost to Tulsa 14–24
70-53.996Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–20.33371-1Lost to Auburn 8–34
71144.085Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2Beat Memphis 34–8
7254.114Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–30.000930Lost to Stanford 7–17
7354.161Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–20.50052-2Beat Illinois State 23–7
74-54.240Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–30.25084-1Lost to Mississippi State 10–16
75-94.335UTEPIND WAC2–30.40068-1Lost to Iowa 7–69
76124.376Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–20.50052-2Beat Toledo 27–10
7754.501Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–2–10.37569-1Tied Arizona State 21–21
78-54.557Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33371-1Lost to Indiana 24–41
79-114.726Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–20.33371-2Lost to UCLA 23–41
80-204.815Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.33371-1Lost to Pacific 20–24
81-54.909Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–20.33371-2Lost to Wake Forest 14–49
82-24.977Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–30.25084-3Lost to Wyoming 12–21
83-255.079Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–20.33371-2Lost to Ole Miss 10–35
84-145.087Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.33371-1Lost to Notre Dame 9–41
85-105.512Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–30.25084-2Lost to Duke 13–20
86-25.581East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–40.00093-2Lost to Penn State 17–42
87-45.591Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–30.25084-3Lost to Miami (OH) 7–24
88-95.654California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33371-3Lost to San José State 14–35
8955.992Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–40.00093-4Lost to Rutgers 10–16
90-46.023South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–30.25084-4Lost to Georgia 26–31
91-26.888Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.00093-3BYE
9267.032Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–40.00093-6Lost to Arizona 21–24
9307.070Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–30.25084-6Lost to Ball State 10–27
9437.108New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20091-3Lost to Arkansas 11–42
9547.118Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33371-1BYE
96-17.147New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–40.00093-6Lost to San Diego State 34–38
97-17.481Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.25084-3BYE
98-77.947Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–20.00093-3Lost to Ohio State 6–64
9917.970Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–30.00093-4BYE
100-88.027Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.00093-6Lost to Michigan State 10–45
10138.690Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–40.00093-4Lost to Central Michigan 27–56
10219.102CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–40.20091-5Lost to UNLV 23–40
103-19.272Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–40.00093-4Lost to Louisville 8–34
104-39.661Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–50.00093-7Lost to Western Illinois 0–10

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