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1986 Week 9 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
100.706Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–0–10.9177+18Beat USC 29–20
200.909Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.8339+16Beat Bowling Green 48–0
300.931Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.8339+14Beat Oklahoma State 19–0
411.036Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–01.0001+18Beat Cincinnati 45–13
5-11.053Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+16Beat Syracuse 42–3
671.109Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–01.0001+16Beat Iowa 20–17
731.122LSUSEC4–10.80019+13Beat Kentucky 25–16
811.193Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+16Beat Tennessee 56–28
9-11.289Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–01.0001+11Beat Missouri 48–17
1011.362Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–10.8339+13Beat Oregon 41–7
11-51.393Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.8339+11Lost to Michigan 17–20
1261.404UCLAPAC4–20.66728+12Beat California 36–10
1331.542Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–01.0001+6Beat Georgia Tech 31–10
1471.586Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.8339+9Beat Duke 35–3
15-31.613SMUIND SWC5–10.8339+12Beat Houston 10–3
1661.624Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–10.8339+11Beat Texas 21–14
1781.703Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–10.8339+11Beat Baylor 31–30
1851.736Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–10.8339+8Beat Oregon State 23–12
19-121.845North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–1–10.75020+8Lost to NC State 34–35
2081.977Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71422+8Beat Purdue 39–11
21-71.981USCPAC4–20.66728+11Lost to Arizona State 20–29
22152.004NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–1–10.75020+9Beat North Carolina 35–34
23232.051BYUIND WAC4–20.66728+9Beat Wyoming 34–22
24192.056Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66728+6Beat Hawai'i 31–7
2562.080Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–20.66728+7Beat Vanderbilt 38–16
26102.094Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–10.8339+4Beat Pacific 10–9
27152.144Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–2–10.64339+5Beat Louisiana 21–20
2872.155San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71422+7Beat UNLV 23–20
29182.169Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–20.71422+7Beat Virginia Tech 29–13
3042.245Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–10.8578+4Beat Tulane 34–27
31-122.292Indiana (INDIANA)B104–20.66728+4Lost to Minnesota 17–19
32-152.306Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–20.71422+5Lost to Western Michigan 17–27
33122.360Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.66728+6Beat Indiana 19–17
34-192.407Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–20.71422+5Lost to Notre Dame 3–31
35-112.422Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–2–10.58344+6Lost to LSU 16–25
3682.430Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344+4Beat Wichita State 59–3
37-102.608Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64339+2Lost to Temple 13–29
38172.663San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66728+4Beat UTEP 15–10
39-102.699Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–30.57149+5Lost to Texas A&M 30–31
40-82.735Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–3–10.41769+4Lost to Auburn 10–31
41132.791Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–30.57149+7Beat Rice 49–21
42-222.831Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–20.66728+2Lost to Colorado 3–31
43132.914Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–30.50055+4Beat Illinois 29–21
44182.946Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–40.42964+4Beat Rutgers 15–3
45-42.950Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–2–10.58344+1BYE
46-203.014Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344+3Lost to Florida 3–15
47123.023Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–20.71422-1Beat Kent State 26–17
48-183.032Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–30.57149+4Lost to BYU 22–34
4943.034Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50055+3Beat Louisville 41–7
50173.074Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–30.62541+6Beat Central Michigan 42–6
5103.103Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–2–10.583440BYE
52-193.111Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–40.42964+7Lost to Miami 13–45
53-133.116Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–20.667280Lost to Ole Miss 20–21
54-153.206Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–20.60042+2Lost to Colorado State 7–31
5523.299Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–30.50055+3Beat Memphis 14–9
5683.306Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.571490Beat Maryland 27–21
57-193.348Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–20.66728-3Lost to Tulsa 6–42
58163.428Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–20.600420Beat New Mexico State 38–7
59-113.502Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–30.57149+4Lost to Fresno State 9–10
60183.578Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–40.33371+1Beat Air Force 31–3
61-123.598Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–30.50055-1Lost to Wake Forest 21–27
62-43.756Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–30.400700Lost to Arkansas 14–21
63-33.846Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–50.28683+3Lost to Stanford 7–41
64-34.001UNLVIND PCAA3–30.50055-3Lost to San José State 20–23
65-24.099Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–40.42964-2Lost to Washington 0–48
66-14.133Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50055-4Lost to Clemson 3–35
6724.151Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–40.333710Lost to Alabama 28–56
68214.216Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–40.33371-5Beat Iowa State 31–3
69-174.425Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–30.50055-6Lost to Kansas State 12–29
70-204.428Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50055-2Lost to Pennsylvania 26–30
7114.525Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–40.42964+3Lost to Ball State 17–26
72104.534Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42964-6Beat Northern Illinois 29–28
73-74.574Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–40.33371-4Lost to Michigan State 21–29
74-14.613Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33371-5Lost to Oklahoma 0–19
7564.631Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57149-11Beat Ohio 33–31
7604.908Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.16789-4Lost to Arizona 12–23
77-95.109Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–30.50055-4Lost to Holy Cross 14–17
78-15.110Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33371-5BYE
7965.151Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–50.28683-7Beat Northwestern 35–27
8045.217Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–50.16789-7Lost to SMU 3–10
81-25.246West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–40.33371-6BYE
82-115.267TCUIND SWC2–40.33371-3Lost to North Texas 20–24
83-135.305Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–40.33371-9Lost to Wisconsin 27–35
8425.421South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–4–10.25086-6BYE
85-105.481Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-7Lost to Penn State 3–42
8685.919New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–50.28683-11Beat Utah 47–43
87116.004Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33371-5Beat Kansas 29–12
88-56.016Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–50.16789-7Lost to Georgia 16–38
89-96.052Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–40.33371-13Lost to Boston College 7–41
9006.077California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–50.16789-10Lost to UCLA 10–36
91-46.196Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–40.33371-5Lost to Texas Tech 21–49
9206.219East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–60.14398-9Beat Georgia Southern 35–33
93-56.246UTEPIND WAC2–60.25086-15Lost to San Diego State 10–15
94-36.339Purdue (PURDUE)B101–50.16789-9Lost to Ohio State 11–39
9576.469Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–60.14398-11Beat Miami (OH) 27–17
9617.209Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-8Lost to Mississippi State 27–34
97-27.309Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–50.16789-13Lost to Nebraska 17–48
98-57.768Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–50.16789-17Lost to CAL State Fullerton 0–33
9957.884CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–60.25086-14Beat Utah State 33–0
100-48.116Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–50.000101-14Lost to New Mexico 43–47
101-28.244Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–70.000101-12Lost to Southern Miss 9–14
102-18.353New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–70.125100-16Lost to Long Beach State 7–38
103-38.642Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–70.000101-16Lost to Eastern Michigan 31–33
104-19.106Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–70.000101-16Lost to Toledo 28–29

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