1996 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 5, 1996By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1996 Season Tags: • No Comments

1996 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	1	0.652	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Minnesota 45–0
2	-1	0.671	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	7–1	0.875	9	+33	Beat Oklahoma 73–21
3	1	0.682	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	7–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Georgia Tech 49–3
4	-1	0.786	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Georgia 47–7
5	1	1.034	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–1	0.875	9	+27	Beat NC State 52–20
6	-1	1.053	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–0	1.000	1	+32	Beat Oregon State 29–14
7	2	1.152	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	7–1	0.875	9	+29	Beat Missouri 41–13
8	-1	1.206	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–1	0.857	15	+22	Beat South Carolina 31–14
9	-1	1.299	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	8–1	0.889	8	+31	Beat Cincinnati 21–17
10	0	1.353	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–1	0.875	9	+24	Beat Michigan State 45–29
11	3	1.395	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	9–0	1.000	1	+21	Beat SMU 59–17
12	0	1.398	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	7–1	0.875	9	+22	BYE
13	2	1.442	BYU	IND WAC	9–1	0.900	7	+27	Beat UTEP 40–18
14	-1	1.460	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Lafayette 41–21
15	1	1.472	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	9	+22	BYE
16	-5	1.475	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+21	Beat Arkansas 28–7
17	1	1.528	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	22	+25	Beat USC 21–10
18	1	1.542	LSU	SEC	6–1	0.857	15	+19	BYE
19	6	1.607	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–2	0.800	18	+25	Beat Northwestern 34–9
20	8	1.633	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	28	+16	Beat Navy 54–27
21	9	1.660	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	5–2	0.714	28	+16	Beat West Virginia 30–7
22	9	1.798	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	6–1	0.857	15	+16	Beat Louisiana 47–16
23	-1	1.895	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–2	0.750	22	+13	Beat Duke 27–3
24	2	1.899	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	28	+14	Beat Arkansas State 34–16
25	-2	1.955	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–2	0.750	22	+18	Beat Illinois 31–21
26	1	1.990	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	22	+14	Beat Temple 57–26
27	-10	1.995	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	7–2	0.778	19	+15	Lost to Syracuse 7–30
28	-8	1.999	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	7–2	0.778	19	+16	Lost to Penn State 9–34
29	-8	2.044	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+15	Lost to Rice 10–51
30	4	2.049	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–2	0.750	22	+14	Beat Arizona 56–55
31	2	2.089	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–3	0.625	36	+15	BYE
32	4	2.252	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	28	+8	Beat San José State 49–20
33	8	2.297	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	36	+15	Beat Utah 51–10
34	-10	2.298	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	36	+7	Lost to Colorado State 41–42
35	-3	2.420	USC	PAC	5–4	0.556	47	+11	Lost to Washington 10–21
36	-7	2.595	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	28	+5	Lost to Notre Dame 27–54
37	0	2.615	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	33	+9	Beat Western Michigan 38–0
38	-3	2.620	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–3	0.625	36	+8	Lost to Florida State 3–49
39	5	2.858	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–3	0.667	33	+6	Beat Eastern Michigan 39–25
40	2	2.862	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–3	0.625	36	+3	BYE
41	-3	2.863	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–4	0.556	47	+5	Lost to Michigan 29–45
42	10	2.908	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–3	0.625	36	+5	Beat Maryland 35–3
43	6	2.912	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–4	0.500	53	+6	Beat Iowa State 34–31
44	2	2.930	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–4	0.600	43	+6	Beat North Texas 21–13
45	12	3.114	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	4–5	0.444	64	+4	Beat Oklahoma State 38–19
46	-6	3.138	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–4	0.500	53	0	Lost to California 55–56
47	8	3.147	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	6–3	0.667	33	-4	Beat New Mexico State 63–14
48	14	3.174	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	4–4	0.500	53	+1	Beat Baylor 28–23
49	15	3.183	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	43	+1	Beat Air Force 42–41
50	-5	3.261	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	47	+3	Lost to Tennessee 14–31
51	3	3.266	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	+1	Beat Memphis 13–10
52	-13	3.308	UCLA	PAC	3–5	0.375	73	+4	Lost to Stanford 20–21
53	0	3.325	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–3	0.571	46	+1	BYE
54	7	3.337	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–4	0.500	53	-1	Beat Purdue 33–25
55	4	3.383	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	5–4	0.556	47	+1	Beat Tulane 20–17
56	4	3.387	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	43	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 40–14
57	14	3.460	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	47	-2	Beat Tulsa 34–23
58	14	3.537	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–5	0.500	53	-2	Beat Toledo 27–7
59	-8	3.552	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	64	+6	Lost to Virginia Tech 16–47
60	-10	3.630	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–4	0.500	53	0	Lost to Texas 23–28
61	-14	3.631	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–5	0.375	73	+2	Lost to Ohio State 0–45
62	-14	3.699	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–3	0.625	36	-5	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–27
63	-20	3.705	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–5	0.444	64	+1	Lost to Pittsburgh 13–20
64	13	3.747	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	71	0	Beat UL Monroe 59–0
65	8	3.942	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–5	0.375	73	+1	BYE
66	0	3.949	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	4–5	0.444	64	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 17–21
67	8	3.996	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	4–4	0.500	53	0	Beat Eastern Washington 37–27
68	0	4.012	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–5	0.375	73	-2	Lost to Florida 7–47
69	-13	4.026	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	64	-3	Lost to Akron 14–21
70	6	4.037	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	53	-5	Beat Boise State 41–7
71	7	4.103	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	53	-10	Beat Kent State 52–51
72	-7	4.209	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–5	0.444	64	-7	Lost to Clemson 3–35
73	-6	4.256	SMU	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	81	-3	Lost to Wyoming 17–59
74	-11	4.262	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	73	-4	Lost to New Mexico 23–34
75	-17	4.293	UAB	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	53	-10	Lost to Vanderbilt 15–31
76	-7	4.442	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–5	0.286	87	-3	Lost to Auburn 7–28
77	-7	4.485	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–5	0.444	64	-7	Lost to Texas A&M 19–38
78	-4	4.628	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	3–5	0.375	73	-6	Lost to Colorado 13–41
79	10	4.720	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–5	0.375	73	-8	Beat UCLA 21–20
80	12	4.816	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–6	0.333	81	-4	Beat Boston College 20–13
81	2	4.901	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–6	0.250	88	-9	BYE
82	-1	4.928	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–6	0.250	88	-11	Lost to Houston 17–20
83	-4	5.045	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	3–6	0.333	81	-11	Lost to Louisville 10–13
84	12	5.106	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–6	0.400	72	-15	Beat Bowling Green 21–14
85	10	5.138	TCU	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	73	-13	Beat UNLV 42–34
86	12	5.186	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–6	0.250	88	-9	Beat UAB 31–15
87	-7	5.243	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–6	0.250	88	-10	Lost to Wisconsin 25–33
88	-4	5.371	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–6	0.250	88	-11	Lost to Iowa 21–31
89	-2	5.383	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–6	0.250	88	-10	Lost to Nebraska 21–73
90	-4	5.402	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–6	0.250	88	-9	BYE
91	6	5.441	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	81	-20	Beat Illinois State 42–15
92	-10	5.463	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	53	-16	Lost to Mississippi State 0–59
93	-5	5.477	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–6	0.250	88	-10	BYE
94	-3	5.497	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–6	0.250	88	-11	BYE
95	-2	5.663	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–6	0.333	81	-16	Lost to Utah State 13–21
96	-11	5.715	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–6	0.250	88	-17	Lost to Kansas 31–34
97	-7	5.790	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–6	0.143	102	-9	Lost to North Carolina 20–52
98	-4	5.970	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	81	-23	Lost to East Carolina 16–34
99	1	6.287	UTEP	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	88	-21	Lost to BYU 18–40
100	1	6.484	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	99	-20	BYE
101	-2	6.652	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–8	0.000	109	-17	Lost to Virginia 3–27
102	1	6.965	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	104	-21	Lost to San Diego State 20–49
103	-1	7.008	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–8	0.200	101	-33	Lost to Ball State 25–39
104	1	7.166	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–7	0.125	103	-14	Lost to Arizona State 14–29
105	-1	7.237	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–8	0.111	104	-25	Lost to Miami 26–57
106	0	7.391	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–7	0.222	99	-31	Lost to Central Michigan 51–52
107	0	8.200	UNLV	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	109	-32	Lost to TCU 34–42
108	0	8.571	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–9	0.000	109	-30	Lost to Ohio 0–38
109	1	8.717	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–8	0.111	104	-28	Lost to Nevada 14–63
110	-1	8.813	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	104	-30	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–40
111	0	8.820	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	1–8	0.111	104	-23	Lost to Fresno State 7–41