1996 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 17, 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	4	0.403	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
2	48	0.540	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Ohio 37–20
3	-2	0.619	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
4	17	0.663	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Miami (OH) 21–14
5	12	0.697	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+2	BYE
6	32	0.786	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat North Texas 52–7
7	-5	0.805	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Maryland 21–3
8	7	0.930	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Ole Miss 45–28
9	-2	1.012	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Northern Illinois 49–0
10	9	1.012	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
11	-1	1.017	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Louisville 14–13
12	8	1.041	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 36–26
13	20	1.061	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wake Forest 30–10
14	-5	1.071	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
15	9	1.080	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat TCU 52–17
16	0	1.090	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa State 38–13
17	17	1.125	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado 20–13
18	22	1.174	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Boston College 45–7
19	-8	1.192	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat East Carolina 10–9
20	22	1.208	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
21	5	1.208	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
22	9	1.224	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cincinnati 35–0
23	6	1.252	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat San Diego State 42–37
24	-10	1.272	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
25	2	1.296	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UNLV 52–17
26	10	1.310	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado State 35–28
27	17	1.342	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Rutgers 33–0
28	-10	1.365	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
29	-16	1.375	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
30	11	1.391	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Hawai'i 66–0
31	-8	1.414	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
32	-29	1.424	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ball State 26–23
33	-27	1.434	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Georgia 23–14
34	12	1.487	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	1–1	0.500	52	+2	BYE
35	2	1.522	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Purdue 35–0
36	26	1.615	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	52	+2	Beat BYU 29–17
37	8	1.627	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat UCF 17–7
38	17	1.787	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Illinois 41–0
39	-31	1.807	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Lost to Michigan 13–20
40	18	1.929	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat SMU 21–17
41	23	1.948	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Beat Utah State 31–24
42	-20	2.017	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Indiana 14–21
43	8	2.191	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Oregon State 46–17
44	31	2.202	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat UL Monroe 44–0
45	-20	2.203	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Virginia 3–21
46	-16	2.357	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Lost to California 37–42
47	-19	2.424	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Army 20–37
48	-1	2.501	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Georgia Tech 10–30
49	31	2.508	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 42–35
50	-7	2.525	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Lost to Southern Miss 24–31
51	30	2.576	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Central Michigan 38–37
52	21	2.632	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat Temple 20–16
53	48	2.747	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	Beat Tulane 21–14
54	-42	2.783	BYU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Washington 17–29
55	-20	2.908	SMU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Lost to Utah 17–21
56	7	2.935	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	52	0	BYE
57	-8	2.942	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to Auburn 28–45
58	37	3.083	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	52	0	Beat Akron 27–10
59	-3	3.133	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	1–2	0.333	72	0	Lost to Baylor 13–14
60	-12	3.138	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to West Virginia 9–10
61	-29	3.139	TCU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Kansas 17–52
62	32	3.193	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	52	0	Beat Texas A&M 29–22
63	5	3.261	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	88	0	Lost to Alabama 26–36
64	-25	3.286	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–45
65	9	3.295	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	1–1	0.500	52	0	Beat Montana State 31–7
66	4	3.411	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	88	0	BYE
67	-10	3.440	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	52	-1	Beat Duke 38–13
68	-7	3.496	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	0–2	0.000	88	0	Lost to Iowa 13–38
69	30	3.519	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Tulsa 30–9
70	-17	3.524	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	52	0	BYE
71	34	3.535	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1	0.500	52	-1	Beat San José State 25–2
72	11	3.582	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	1–2	0.333	72	0	Beat Missouri 19–16
73	-69	3.600	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Rice 14–21
74	4	3.625	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	0–1	0.000	88	0	BYE
75	-16	3.638	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	72	0	Lost to Houston 35–42
76	-22	3.733	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	72	0	Lost to Louisiana Tech 37–38
77	14	3.757	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	52	0	BYE
78	7	3.843	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	72	0	Lost to New Mexico 7–17
79	-27	3.867	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Arizona State 7–52
80	26	3.868	UTEP	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	52	-1	Beat New Mexico State 14–7
81	3	3.875	UAB	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	72	0	Beat Arkansas State 42–17
82	0	3.886	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	72	0	Lost to Miami 0–33
83	-7	4.130	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Lost to Oregon 28–35
84	8	4.289	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	88	0	BYE
85	-6	4.439	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–3	0.000	88	-1	Lost to Minnesota 23–26
86	-17	4.511	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Beat ST. Mary's 52–17
87	-27	4.540	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Lost to Kansas State 0–35
88	16	4.675	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–2	0.000	88	-1	Lost to South Carolina 14–23
89	11	4.766	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	72	-2	Beat Western Michigan 19–12
90	8	4.925	UNLV	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	88	0	Lost to Wisconsin 17–52
91	-4	4.949	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Lost to Bowling Green 16–20
92	-6	5.239	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–3	0.000	88	-1	Lost to UTEP 7–14
93	-5	5.308	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	72	-1	Lost to UCLA 0–44
94	-1	5.611	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	88	-1	Lost to Stanford 2–25
95	-18	6.068	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	0–3	0.000	88	-2	Lost to Toledo 10–27
96	-6	6.229	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	72	-3	Lost to UAB 17–42
97	5	6.396	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–3	0.000	88	-2	Lost to Arizona 0–41
98	-2	6.411	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	88	-1	Lost to Northwestern 13–38
99	-28	6.454	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	0–1	0.000	88	-1	BYE
100	-34	6.496	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	88	-2	Lost to Wyoming 0–66
101	-34	6.496	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	88	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 9–30
102	1	6.520	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	72	-3	Beat Youngstown State 28–12
103	-14	6.646	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	0–2	0.000	88	-2	Lost to Memphis 16–19
104	6	6.646	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–2	0.000	88	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 0–35
105	-40	6.818	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	0–2	0.000	88	-2	Lost to Louisiana 22–29
106	-9	7.388	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	72	-2	Lost to Eastern Washington 21–27
107	-35	7.825	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	0–1	0.000	88	-1	BYE
108	1	8.354	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	88	-1	Lost to Penn State 0–49
109	-1	8.668	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	88	-2	Lost to Eastern Michigan 12–19
110	-3	9.946	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–2	0.000	88	-4	BYE
111	0	10.225	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	88	-1	Lost to USC 17–46