1996 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 22, 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	0.617	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	5–1	0.833	14	+21	Beat Texas Tech 24–10
2	-1	0.766	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Purdue 42–14
3	0	0.805	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Auburn 51–10
4	0	0.866	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	BYE
5	0	0.906	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat USC 48–35
6	0	1.021	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	14	+16	BYE
7	3	1.097	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	6–1	0.857	10	+21	Beat Memphis 16–0
8	3	1.121	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	5–1	0.833	14	+18	Beat Kansas 20–7
9	0	1.176	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Ole Miss 37–0
10	2	1.294	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Temple 30–10
11	3	1.385	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–1	0.833	14	+14	Beat Indiana 27–20
12	7	1.425	BYU	IND WAC	7–1	0.875	9	+17	Beat Tulsa 55–30
13	4	1.431	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	8–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Fresno State 42–21
14	6	1.455	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Tulane 34–10
15	-7	1.471	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	+14	Lost to Florida 10–51
16	6	1.482	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	6–1	0.857	10	+14	Beat Texas A&M 23–20
17	-10	1.502	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	14	+12	Lost to Washington State 18–21
18	3	1.561	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	14	+11	Beat NC State 62–14
19	6	1.564	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–1	0.833	14	+14	Beat Penn State 21–20
20	-4	1.573	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	22	+8	BYE
21	10	1.586	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	22	+10	Beat New Mexico 48–42
22	1	1.627	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–1	0.857	10	+12	Beat Wisconsin 34–30
23	-8	1.640	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	14	+11	Beat Kentucky 41–14
24	0	1.776	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–2	0.667	29	+12	Beat UCLA 41–21
25	-12	1.780	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	26	+14	Lost to Iowa 20–21
26	12	1.844	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	29	+9	Beat Miami 31–6
27	3	1.865	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–1	0.857	10	+9	Beat TCU 21–7
28	11	1.916	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	29	+7	Beat Notre Dame 20–17
29	-11	1.972	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	29	+8	Lost to Air Force 17–20
30	-4	1.988	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	4–3	0.571	38	+9	Lost to Nebraska 10–24
31	-3	2.191	USC	PAC	4–3	0.571	38	+7	Lost to Arizona State 35–48
32	1	2.204	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	4–1	0.800	22	+6	BYE
33	-1	2.217	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	22	+4	BYE
34	0	2.363	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–2	0.600	37	+3	BYE
35	14	2.370	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–2	0.714	27	+7	Beat California 21–18
36	-9	2.397	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–2	0.667	29	+4	Lost to Clemson 25–28
37	-8	2.453	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–2	0.667	29	+4	Lost to East Carolina 6–31
38	6	2.550	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	4–3	0.571	38	+8	Beat Rutgers 37–13
39	-3	2.629	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	3–3	0.500	53	+3	Lost to Colorado 7–20
40	16	2.670	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–3	0.571	38	+3	Beat Minnesota 27–9
41	-6	2.741	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	38	+6	Lost to Ball State 11–16
42	3	2.743	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–3	0.500	53	+3	BYE
43	-6	2.817	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Michigan State 9–27
44	8	2.902	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	4–3	0.571	38	+2	Beat Northern Illinois 27–3
45	10	3.020	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 13–2
46	13	3.060	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	+5	Beat SMU 35–17
47	15	3.072	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	38	+3	Beat Kent State 24–15
48	17	3.087	UAB	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	29	0	Beat Louisiana 39–29
49	15	3.117	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–3	0.571	38	0	Beat Bowling Green 16–11
50	-9	3.133	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–3	0.500	53	0	Lost to Northwestern 30–34
51	9	3.164	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	4–3	0.571	38	+2	Beat Iowa State 28–27
52	-9	3.190	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	3–4	0.429	69	+2	Lost to Kansas State 20–23
53	10	3.206	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	4–3	0.571	38	+1	Beat Arkansas 23–17
54	3	3.207	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–3	0.500	53	-1	BYE
55	-2	3.210	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Lost to BYU 30–55
56	-5	3.221	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	38	-1	Lost to San Diego State 42–48
57	-17	3.238	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	4–3	0.571	38	0	Lost to Cincinnati 20–31
58	12	3.282	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–3	0.571	38	+1	Beat Georgia Tech 28–25
59	7	3.346	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	4–4	0.500	53	-1	Beat Boise State 39–14
60	-12	3.360	UCLA	PAC	2–4	0.333	78	+3	Lost to Washington 21–41
61	-14	3.419	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	69	+4	Lost to UAB 29–39
62	-20	3.435	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–2	0.667	29	-2	Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–61
63	-17	3.493	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 24–28
64	-14	3.596	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	4–3	0.571	38	-5	Lost to Idaho 15–24
65	11	3.766	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–4	0.429	69	0	Beat Wake Forest 52–0
66	-12	3.835	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Lost to Alabama 0–37
67	21	3.852	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	3–3	0.500	53	+3	Beat Nevada 24–15
68	-7	3.932	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	2–4	0.333	78	0	Lost to South Carolina 17–23
69	-1	3.985	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–4	0.429	69	0	BYE
70	-12	4.003	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–4	0.500	53	-7	Lost to Akron 7–10
71	10	4.059	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	53	-5	Beat Toledo 61–20
72	6	4.124	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	53	-6	Beat San José State 36–13
73	7	4.147	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	53	-8	Beat Eastern Michigan 41–36
74	12	4.213	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	3–4	0.429	69	-3	Beat Houston 31–20
75	-8	4.275	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	3–4	0.429	69	-2	Lost to Southern Miss 0–16
76	-2	4.291	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	77	-2	BYE
77	10	4.579	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	38	-9	Beat UCF 39–38
78	1	4.581	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–4	0.333	78	-5	Lost to Army 10–34
79	-8	4.609	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–4	0.333	78	-6	Lost to Oklahoma State 27–28
80	-7	4.609	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–5	0.286	89	-3	Lost to Ohio State 14–42
81	-4	4.707	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–5	0.286	89	-5	Lost to Michigan 20–27
82	-13	4.798	SMU	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	89	-5	Lost to Rice 17–35
83	14	4.975	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	2–4	0.333	78	-5	Beat Baylor 28–24
84	-2	4.980	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	78	-4	Lost to Wyoming 21–42
85	-10	5.173	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–5	0.286	89	-5	Lost to Maryland 0–52
86	-1	5.189	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	2–4	0.333	78	-6	BYE
87	-3	5.196	TCU	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	78	-7	Lost to Utah 7–21
88	6	5.215	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	3–4	0.429	69	-8	Beat New Mexico State 13–0
89	2	5.268	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	78	-6	BYE
90	-18	5.289	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–4	0.333	78	-7	Lost to Oregon State 12–26
91	-1	5.300	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–5	0.286	89	-4	BYE
92	6	5.309	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	69	-13	Beat Southeast Missouri State 38–9
93	-10	5.506	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	98	-6	Lost to Georgia 2–13
94	-5	5.513	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–5	0.167	98	-5	Lost to Virginia 14–62
95	-2	5.657	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	89	-14	Lost to UL Monroe 38–39
96	-1	5.968	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–6	0.000	108	-7	BYE
97	-1	6.058	UTEP	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	78	-14	BYE
98	-6	6.072	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–6	0.143	101	-9	Lost to Boston College 13–37
99	2	6.200	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–6	0.143	101	-9	Lost to LSU 14–41
100	3	6.356	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	96	-14	Beat UNLV 38–28
101	-1	6.435	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–6	0.143	101	-12	Lost to West Virginia 10–30
102	4	6.497	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	2–6	0.250	96	-15	Beat Miami (OH) 10–7
103	-4	6.503	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–5	0.286	89	-16	Lost to Ohio 15–24
104	3	6.933	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	98	-7	Beat Stanford 26–12
105	-3	7.048	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	105	-15	Lost to Colorado State 13–36
106	-1	7.756	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	105	-25	Lost to Central Michigan 36–41
107	-3	8.045	UNLV	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	108	-20	Lost to Hawai'i 28–38
108	0	8.308	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	101	-14	Lost to Louisville 3–27
109	0	8.894	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	1–7	0.125	105	-17	Lost to Utah State 14–39
110	0	9.080	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–7	0.000	108	-20	BYE
111	0	9.760	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–7	0.000	108	-19	Lost to North Texas 0–13