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1986 Week 7 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
150.775Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–0–10.87513+8Beat Southern Miss 32–0
2-10.782Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–0–10.87513+7Beat UCLA 16–9
3-10.849USCPAC4–01.0001+10Beat Oregon 35–21
400.888Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+7Beat Michigan State 24–21
500.953Indiana (INDIANA)B104–01.0001+8Beat Northwestern 24–7
6-30.957NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–0–10.87513+6BYE
771.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Rutgers 31–6
851.011Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–01.0001+8Beat San Diego State 17–10
9-21.042Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+9Beat TCU 34–17
1021.222North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–0–10.87513+4Beat Georgia Tech 21–20
1101.241Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–01.0001+6BYE
12-31.253Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75022+7Beat California 50–18
13-31.257Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Northern Illinois 34–0
1421.299Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+8Beat Notre Dame 28–10
15-71.349Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–01.0001+5Beat South Carolina 27–24
16-11.385Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–10.75022+5Beat Kansas State 56–10
1731.503Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+2Beat Western Carolina 55–6
1831.663Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+3Beat Wisconsin 34–17
19121.695Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–10.80017+5Beat Ohio 34–14
20-11.730Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80017+6Beat Houston 27–13
2121.775Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–20.60041+9Beat Louisville 24–17
2201.789Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–10.80017+6Beat Utah 45–35
2311.818Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–10.75022+5BYE
2481.872Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75022+5Beat Ole Miss 14–10
2511.898Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75022+3Beat Citadel 24–0
26-11.932SMUIND SWC3–10.75022+4Beat Boston College 31–29
27-91.991Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–1–10.70037+5Lost to Penn State 6–31
28122.041Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–10.80017+4Beat West Virginia 13–7
2942.045LSUSEC2–10.66738+3Beat Florida 28–17
30182.147Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75022+3Beat Wyoming 21–10
31-142.201Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60041+6Lost to Iowa State 10–21
32112.260Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75022+2Beat Dartmouth 45–0
33222.372Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–10.75022+3Beat Texas Tech 45–8
3472.463Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–10.75022+2Beat New Mexico 27–10
35232.510San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–20.60041+3Beat Fresno State 45–41
3662.532Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80017+1Beat Memphis 34–17
3772.550Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.66738+2Beat Rice 17–14
38132.619Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–10.75022+1Beat Southern Illinois 35–23
39-112.635Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.750220Lost to Kent State 30–33
40-112.639UCLAPAC2–20.50055+3Lost to Arizona State 9–16
41-142.746Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75022-2Lost to San José State 41–45
42242.785Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–20.60041+8Beat Central Michigan 33–30
43212.788Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–20.60041+2Beat BYU 24–20
44-62.884BYUIND WAC3–20.60041+1Lost to Colorado State 20–24
45-92.886Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–20.50055+1Lost to Iowa 21–24
46152.946Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–20.600410Beat Illinois 14–0
4732.958UNLVIND PCAA3–10.750220BYE
4892.972Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37574+2BYE
49133.072Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–20.600410Beat Pittsburgh 19–13
50133.082Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–10.75022-2Beat East Carolina 21–10
51-163.156Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60041-1Lost to Virginia 28–30
5283.176Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–20.66738+4Beat CAL State Fullerton 20–10
53-43.218Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–30.40066+3Lost to Kentucky 0–32
54-173.237Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–2–10.500550Lost to Georgia 10–14
55-33.254Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40066+3Lost to USC 21–35
56-93.268TCUIND SWC2–20.50055+1Lost to Arkansas 17–34
57133.294Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50055+1Beat UTEP 26–16
58-283.295Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–2–10.500550Lost to Temple 13–19
59-253.333Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.600410Lost to Vanderbilt 18–24
60-143.354Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.500550Lost to Indiana 7–24
61-163.455San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–20.60041-1Lost to Stanford 10–17
6253.577Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–2–10.37574+1Lost to North Carolina 20–21
63173.644Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.500550Beat Purdue 36–9
64123.782Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–20.60041-2Beat Indiana State 16–3
65-263.856Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–20.60041+1Lost to California Davis 41–45
66113.860Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–2–10.50055-2Beat Oregon State 24–14
6764.024Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–20.50055-2BYE
68-144.096Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–30.25078-1Lost to SMU 29–31
69-134.123Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60041-5Lost to Toledo 18–23
70-114.168Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.25078-1Lost to Alabama 10–28
71-24.207Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–30.25078-1Lost to Baylor 13–27
72-194.240Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.250780Lost to Ohio State 0–14
73-84.300Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–30.40066-1Lost to Texas A&M 8–45
74114.492Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40066-1Beat Wake Forest 30–28
7564.668Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50055-3Beat Yale 41–24
76-84.689West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40066-4Lost to Virginia Tech 7–13
77104.733Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–30.40066-4Beat Western Michigan 17–3
78-44.783Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–40.20089-2Lost to LSU 17–28
79-44.823UTEPIND WAC2–40.33376-3Lost to Tennessee 16–26
80-94.887Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–30.40066-5Lost to Cincinnati 17–24
81124.902Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–30.40066-3Beat Eastern Michigan 23–18
8294.903Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–30.25078-1Beat Duke 24–18
8365.073Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–40.20089-4Beat Missouri 41–9
84-25.152Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–40.20089-4Lost to Michigan 17–34
8555.285South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–40.20089-4Lost to Nebraska 24–27
8625.752California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25078-4Lost to Washington 18–50
87-85.787Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–20.33376-4BYE
88-105.791Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–30.25078-4Lost to Syracuse 9–41
89-175.832Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–40.00096-3Lost to Washington State 14–24
90-45.960East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–50.00096-4Lost to Louisiana 10–21
9186.280Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25078-5Beat New Mexico State 42–9
92-86.425Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25078-4Lost to Minnesota 9–36
93-16.952Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–40.00096-7BYE
9417.038Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25078-2Lost to Texas 14–17
95-127.211Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–30.25078-3Lost to Wichita State 20–21
9627.432Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–30.00096-5Lost to Air Force 35–45
97-17.780New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–50.00096-10Lost to Hawai'i 10–27
98-18.111Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20089-6Lost to Oklahoma 10–56
99-58.252New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–50.16794-8Lost to Utah State 9–42
10018.621Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–50.00096-7Lost to Miami (OH) 14–34
10118.999CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–50.16794-8Lost to Tulsa 10–20
10219.042Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–50.00096-7Lost to Mississippi State 17–34
10319.078Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–60.00096-9Lost to Miami 0–34
104-49.151Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–50.00096-11Lost to Bowling Green 3–17

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