1996 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 12, 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	0	0.739	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+41	Beat Illinois 48–0
2	0	0.748	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	8–1	0.889	8	+40	Beat Missouri 51–7
3	0	0.767	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	8–0	1.000	1	+35	Beat Wake Forest 44–7
4	0	0.885	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+35	Beat Vanderbilt 28–21
5	1	0.897	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+44	Beat California 35–7
6	-1	0.941	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–1	0.889	8	+36	Beat Louisville 28–10
7	0	1.277	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	8–1	0.889	8	+33	Beat Iowa State 49–42
8	5	1.290	BYU	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	6	+36	Beat Rice 49–0
9	6	1.334	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	8	+30	Beat LSU 26–0
10	2	1.346	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	8–1	0.889	8	+28	Beat Kansas 38–12
11	3	1.383	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Air Force 23–7
12	5	1.459	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	19	+30	Beat Oregon State 42–3
13	7	1.497	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	22	+23	Beat Boston College 48–21
14	2	1.520	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2	0.778	19	+25	Beat UL Monroe 28–24
15	4	1.585	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	8–2	0.800	14	+27	BYE
16	-7	1.596	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	8–2	0.800	14	+29	Lost to Houston 49–56
17	-6	1.631	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	9–1	0.900	7	+23	Lost to San Diego State 24–28
18	4	1.635	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	7–1	0.875	13	+22	Beat East Carolina 35–14
19	-11	1.662	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+18	Lost to Memphis 17–21
20	1	1.730	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	22	+19	Beat Tulane 31–7
21	-3	1.811	LSU	SEC	6–2	0.750	22	+21	Lost to Alabama 0–26
22	10	1.822	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	22	+19	Beat Wyoming 28–24
23	5	1.827	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	8–2	0.800	14	+22	Beat Iowa 40–13
24	-14	1.863	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–2	0.778	19	+21	Lost to Purdue 3–9
25	4	1.903	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	14	+21	Beat New Mexico 31–24
26	1	1.907	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–2	0.800	14	+19	Beat Rutgers 55–14
27	-1	2.005	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	6–2	0.750	22	+15	BYE
28	-4	2.096	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	37	+14	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–35
29	-6	2.174	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–3	0.667	31	+12	Lost to Clemson 16–24
30	0	2.265	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–3	0.667	31	+16	Lost to Arizona State 7–35
31	-6	2.334	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–3	0.667	31	+16	Lost to Northwestern 13–40
32	2	2.421	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	42	+8	Lost to Army 7–23
33	-2	2.537	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	5–4	0.556	42	+12	Lost to Texas 32–38
34	2	2.554	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	22	+5	Beat Delaware 30–14
35	7	2.576	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–3	0.667	31	+10	Beat Virginia 24–16
36	2	2.586	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–3	0.625	37	+10	BYE
37	-4	2.595	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	42	+15	Lost to BYU 0–49
38	9	2.744	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	7–3	0.700	29	+2	Beat Utah State 54–27
39	0	2.747	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+9	Beat Kent State 50–6
40	1	2.752	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–4	0.600	39	+7	Beat Indiana 38–15
41	4	2.764	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	5–5	0.500	53	+8	Beat Baylor 24–7
42	10	2.781	UCLA	PAC	4–5	0.444	60	+8	Beat Washington State 38–14
43	11	2.810	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–4	0.556	42	+5	Beat Minnesota 45–28
44	4	2.830	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	5–4	0.556	42	+5	Beat Texas Tech 38–32
45	10	2.839	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	6–4	0.600	39	+9	Beat Southern Miss 56–49
46	3	2.850	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	36	+6	Beat Fresno State 42–20
47	-12	2.888	USC	PAC	5–5	0.500	53	+6	Lost to Stanford 20–24
48	-11	2.976	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–4	0.600	39	+6	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–24
49	-6	3.053	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–5	0.444	60	+7	Lost to Kansas State 12–38
50	8	3.213	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	50	+4	Beat Ohio 24–8
51	-7	3.224	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	50	+3	Lost to Nevada 27–54
52	13	3.232	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–5	0.444	60	+6	Beat Arizona 49–31
53	6	3.247	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	53	+8	Beat Northern Illinois 45–31
54	-4	3.253	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	42	+3	BYE
55	-15	3.354	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–4	0.556	42	-2	Lost to UCLA 14–38
56	6	3.363	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–3	0.667	31	0	Beat Central Michigan 23–20
57	-6	3.396	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–5	0.500	53	+1	Lost to North Carolina 10–28
58	-1	3.537	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	53	-3	Lost to Utah 24–31
59	8	3.677	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	5–4	0.556	42	0	Beat New Mexico State 34–19
60	19	3.763	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–5	0.444	60	-1	Beat USC 24–20
61	-5	3.811	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	50	-7	Lost to Arkansas State 38–55
62	-16	3.846	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	60	-8	Lost to Oregon 31–49
63	13	3.850	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	3–5	0.375	80	+1	Beat Ole Miss 13–7
64	2	3.878	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	4–5	0.444	60	-2	BYE
65	-12	3.921	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4	0.500	53	-4	Lost to Arkansas 7–13
66	-3	3.991	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–6	0.400	72	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 21–48
67	6	4.010	SMU	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	72	-3	Beat UTEP 30–0
68	-7	4.076	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–6	0.333	84	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 28–45
69	-9	4.106	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–5	0.444	60	-6	Lost to Texas A&M 7–24
70	2	4.144	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–5	0.444	60	-8	BYE
71	16	4.218	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–6	0.333	84	-2	Beat Michigan 9–3
72	-2	4.292	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	60	-9	Lost to Colorado State 20–42
73	-5	4.312	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–5	0.375	80	-4	BYE
74	9	4.334	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–6	0.400	72	-8	Beat Tennessee 21–17
75	-4	4.396	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	59	-14	Lost to Toledo 20–23
76	-12	4.557	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–5	0.375	80	-7	Lost to Kentucky 21–24
77	8	4.596	TCU	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	60	-12	Beat Tulsa 31–24
78	-3	4.744	UAB	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	-16	Lost to UCF 13–35
79	-10	4.770	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–6	0.400	72	-13	Lost to Western Michigan 13–16
80	-2	4.789	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	3–6	0.333	84	-6	Lost to Nebraska 7–51
81	-7	4.798	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	84	-9	Lost to TCU 24–31
82	-2	4.802	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	3–6	0.333	84	-4	BYE
83	8	4.814	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-19	Beat UAB 35–13
84	5	4.815	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–6	0.333	84	-7	Beat Oklahoma State 27–17
85	-3	5.035	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–7	0.222	93	-15	Lost to Syracuse 7–31
86	7	5.097	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–6	0.333	84	-9	Beat Mississippi State 24–21
87	-10	5.125	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–6	0.400	72	-15	Lost to Oklahoma 17–27
88	7	5.204	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	4–6	0.400	72	-17	Beat Boise State 30–27
89	9	5.209	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-21	Beat Louisiana Tech 55–38
90	-4	5.213	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–7	0.222	93	-10	Lost to Florida 21–28
91	-10	5.271	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	93	-14	Lost to Michigan State 15–38
92	5	5.284	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–6	0.250	92	-10	Beat Duke 44–22
93	-3	5.391	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–7	0.222	93	-9	Lost to Florida State 7–44
94	-2	5.534	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	60	-19	Lost to Auburn 24–28
95	-1	5.624	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–7	0.222	93	-14	Lost to West Virginia 14–55
96	-8	5.736	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–7	0.222	93	-15	Lost to Ohio State 0–48
97	-13	5.783	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	83	-25	Lost to Eastern Michigan 17–20
98	-2	5.968	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–7	0.222	93	-23	Lost to Colorado 42–49
99	4	6.150	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	91	-30	Beat Akron 20–17
100	2	6.515	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	101	-24	Beat Hawai'i 38–17
101	-2	6.750	UTEP	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	93	-29	Lost to SMU 0–30
102	-1	7.218	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–9	0.000	110	-24	Lost to NC State 22–44
103	-3	7.219	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	101	-33	Lost to San José State 17–38
104	1	7.252	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–8	0.111	104	-27	BYE
105	-1	7.342	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	104	-20	Lost to Washington 3–42
106	0	7.590	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–8	0.200	101	-37	Lost to Ball State 6–50
107	1	7.681	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–9	0.100	106	-30	Beat Bowling Green 16–13
108	-1	8.164	UNLV	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	110	-37	BYE
109	0	8.685	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–9	0.100	106	-36	Lost to Idaho 19–34
110	0	8.875	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	106	-38	Lost to Louisiana 31–45
111	0	9.096	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	1–9	0.100	106	-33	Lost to North Texas 27–30