1972 Season

1972 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 2, 1973By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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	0.734	USC	PAC	12–0	1.000	1	+69	Beat Ohio State 42–17
2	0	0.781	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	2	+65	Beat Penn State 14–0
3	2	0.863	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+61	Beat Alabama 17–13
4	0	0.872	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+63	Beat Colorado 24–3
5	1	1.017	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	17	+44	Beat Notre Dame 40–6
6	-3	1.074	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	9	+53	Lost to Texas 13–17
7	1	1.093	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	11–1	0.917	2	+57	Beat Texas Tech 32–28
8	4	1.220	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–2	0.833	9	+48	Beat LSU 24–17
9	1	1.245	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	4	+44	BYE
10	1	1.247	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+44	BYE
11	-4	1.327	LSU	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	17	+44	Lost to Tennessee 17–24
12	-3	1.355	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	9	+44	Lost to Oklahoma 0–14
13	0	1.417	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	8	+35	BYE
14	1	1.429	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	9	+22	BYE
15	5	1.534	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	25	+34	Beat West Virginia 49–13
16	-2	1.629	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	15	+40	Lost to USC 17–42
17	-1	1.641	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	9	+32	BYE
18	-1	1.700	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+32	BYE
19	0	1.719	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+17	BYE
20	1	1.825	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	15	+28	BYE
21	6	1.843	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	9	+25	Beat Kent State 21–18
22	-4	1.885	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+26	Lost to Nebraska 6–40
23	-1	1.897	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+30	BYE
24	-1	1.931	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+20	BYE
25	4	1.970	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+19	BYE
26	0	1.972	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+26	BYE
27	-2	2.089	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	28	+24	Lost to North Carolina 28–32
28	-4	2.112	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	28	+24	Lost to Auburn 3–24
29	1	2.115	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+20	BYE
30	1	2.227	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	20	+15	BYE
31	1	2.248	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	41	+19	BYE
32	-4	2.259	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	28	+17	Lost to NC State 13–49
33	1	2.339	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+15	BYE
34	1	2.385	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	26	+11	BYE
35	1	2.403	SMU	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+13	BYE
36	1	2.473	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+16	BYE
37	-4	2.476	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5–1	0.542	60	+15	Lost to Tampa 18–21
38	0	2.504	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+12	BYE
39	0	2.532	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+5	BYE
40	0	2.698	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	52	+13	BYE
41	0	2.743	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+8	BYE
42	0	2.751	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
43	0	2.786	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+5	BYE
44	0	2.804	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+5	BYE
45	0	2.848	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+6	BYE
46	0	2.880	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+9	BYE
47	0	2.884	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–5	0.545	52	+6	BYE
48	0	2.904	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	52	+11	BYE
49	1	2.954	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+5	BYE
50	-1	2.962	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	61	+9	BYE
51	1	2.978	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	45	+10	BYE
52	3	3.015	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	34	+3	BYE
53	-2	3.018	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+7	BYE
54	2	3.030	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	61	+5	BYE
55	-2	3.045	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	52	+4	BYE
56	-2	3.055	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	+3	BYE
57	0	3.059	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	52	+3	BYE
58	1	3.090	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
59	-1	3.106	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	52	+2	BYE
60	0	3.139	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-8	BYE
61	0	3.232	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	61	+8	BYE
62	0	3.300	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
63	0	3.339	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+1	BYE
64	0	3.384	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
65	0	3.479	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6–1	0.458	71	-4	BYE
66	0	3.534	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
67	0	3.587	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	50	-6	BYE
68	0	3.662	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-1	BYE
69	0	3.808	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	61	-7	BYE
70	1	3.856	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	50	-1	BYE
71	-1	3.890	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-8	BYE
72	0	3.930	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–5	0.583	48	+11	BYE
73	0	3.947	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-7	BYE
74	0	4.006	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	61	0	BYE
75	0	4.084	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	61	-13	BYE
76	0	4.120	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
77	0	4.207	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
78	1	4.221	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	49	+4	BYE
79	-1	4.233	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-16	BYE
80	0	4.253	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	85	-9	BYE
81	0	4.255	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	85	-9	BYE
82	1	4.327	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
83	-1	4.399	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	72	-12	BYE
84	0	4.402	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
85	0	4.439	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	52	-20	BYE
86	0	4.485	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	103	-11	BYE
87	1	4.545	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	85	-15	BYE
88	-1	4.546	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-13	BYE
89	0	4.593	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-9	BYE
90	0	4.635	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
91	0	4.716	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
92	0	4.795	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	85	-20	BYE
93	0	4.848	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	103	-17	BYE
94	1	4.883	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-18	BYE
95	1	4.885	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-20	BYE
96	-2	4.889	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	103	-14	BYE
97	1	4.914	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	103	-12	BYE
98	-1	4.941	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-15	BYE
99	1	4.992	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
100	-1	5.041	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-18	BYE
101	0	5.136	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	61	-24	BYE
102	0	5.228	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-24	BYE
103	0	5.449	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	100	-14	BYE
104	0	5.485	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-24	BYE
105	0	5.509	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-27	BYE
106	1	5.582	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	114	-22	BYE
107	-1	5.609	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	100	-23	BYE
108	0	5.645	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-3	BYE
109	0	5.911	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	103	-31	BYE
110	0	5.945	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	103	-30	BYE
111	0	6.550	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	114	-32	BYE
112	0	6.723	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-34	BYE
113	0	6.948	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	114	-39	BYE
114	0	7.076	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	125	-43	BYE
115	0	7.111	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-18	BYE
116	0	7.303	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-43	BYE
117	0	7.332	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	100	-25	BYE
118	1	7.465	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
119	-1	7.475	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-46	BYE
120	0	7.544	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	114	-36	BYE
121	0	7.849	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-27	BYE
122	0	7.887	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
123	0	7.931	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-34	BYE
124	0	7.932	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
125	0	8.175	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-15	BYE
126	0	8.466	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-29	BYE
127	0	8.685	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-23	BYE

1972 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 26, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.800	USC	PAC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
2	0	0.860	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+54	BYE
3	0	0.940	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+53	BYE
4	0	0.950	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+55	BYE
5	0	0.971	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	8	+51	BYE
6	0	1.149	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	20	+36	BYE
7	0	1.157	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	12	+46	BYE
8	0	1.161	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	2	+49	BYE
9	0	1.211	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	0	1.216	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
11	0	1.220	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
12	0	1.355	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	15	+40	BYE
13	0	1.410	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	8	+34	BYE
14	0	1.446	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+39	BYE
15	0	1.488	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	13	+22	BYE
16	2	1.682	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	13	+32	Beat Missouri 49–35
17	0	1.719	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+31	BYE
18	-2	1.723	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+28	BYE
19	0	1.763	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+17	BYE
20	0	1.777	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+27	BYE
21	0	1.844	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	15	+28	BYE
22	0	1.919	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
23	1	1.956	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+21	BYE
24	-1	1.967	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+24	BYE
25	0	1.979	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
26	1	2.002	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+26	BYE
27	-1	2.006	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	15	+19	BYE
28	0	2.023	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+21	BYE
29	0	2.039	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+19	BYE
30	0	2.139	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+20	BYE
31	0	2.216	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	21	+16	BYE
32	0	2.279	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	41	+19	BYE
33	0	2.302	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	45	+17	BYE
34	0	2.343	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+15	BYE
35	0	2.395	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	BYE
36	0	2.396	SMU	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+14	BYE
37	0	2.486	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+16	BYE
38	0	2.487	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+13	BYE
39	0	2.598	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+5	BYE
40	0	2.704	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	53	+13	BYE
41	0	2.755	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+8	BYE
42	0	2.759	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
43	0	2.766	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+7	BYE
44	0	2.784	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+5	BYE
45	0	2.822	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
46	0	2.865	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+10	BYE
47	0	2.898	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–5	0.545	53	+7	BYE
48	0	2.913	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	53	+11	BYE
49	0	2.922	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	61	+10	BYE
50	0	2.952	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	53	+5	BYE
51	1	2.980	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+9	BYE
52	-1	2.981	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	45	+10	BYE
53	0	3.001	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	53	+6	BYE
54	0	3.029	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	+4	BYE
55	0	3.034	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	34	+3	BYE
56	1	3.038	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	61	+6	BYE
57	1	3.079	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	53	+4	BYE
58	1	3.113	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	53	+3	BYE
59	1	3.122	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	+3	BYE
60	1	3.155	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-8	BYE
61	-5	3.231	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	61	+8	Lost to Arizona State 35–49
62	0	3.296	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
63	0	3.372	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+1	BYE
64	0	3.392	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
65	0	3.450	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6–1	0.458	71	-3	BYE
66	0	3.520	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
67	0	3.623	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-6	BYE
68	0	3.737	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-1	BYE
69	0	3.774	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	61	-6	BYE
70	0	3.866	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-6	BYE
71	0	3.888	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-1	BYE
72	0	3.959	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–5	0.583	49	+11	BYE
73	0	4.013	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-7	BYE
74	0	4.042	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	61	0	BYE
75	0	4.084	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	61	-13	BYE
76	0	4.124	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
77	0	4.152	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
78	0	4.205	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
79	1	4.211	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	+4	BYE
80	-1	4.239	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
81	0	4.269	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	85	-9	BYE
82	0	4.367	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	72	-11	BYE
83	0	4.372	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
84	0	4.438	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
85	0	4.453	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	53	-20	BYE
86	0	4.459	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	103	-9	BYE
87	0	4.491	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
88	0	4.495	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	85	-13	BYE
89	0	4.597	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-9	BYE
90	0	4.631	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-18	BYE
91	0	4.745	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
92	1	4.772	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
93	-1	4.791	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	103	-15	BYE
94	0	4.812	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	103	-12	BYE
95	0	4.823	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-16	BYE
96	0	4.890	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
97	1	4.918	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
98	-1	4.943	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	103	-12	BYE
99	0	4.995	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-16	BYE
100	0	5.010	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
101	0	5.136	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	61	-24	BYE
102	0	5.253	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-24	BYE
103	0	5.411	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	100	-13	BYE
104	0	5.500	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-23	BYE
105	0	5.517	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-27	BYE
106	0	5.522	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	100	-21	BYE
107	0	5.610	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	114	-22	BYE
108	0	5.663	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-3	BYE
109	0	5.901	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	103	-30	BYE
110	0	5.939	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	103	-29	BYE
111	0	6.623	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	114	-32	BYE
112	0	6.711	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
113	0	6.892	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	114	-37	BYE
114	0	6.983	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	125	-40	BYE
115	0	7.199	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-18	BYE
116	0	7.264	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-42	BYE
117	0	7.332	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	100	-25	BYE
118	0	7.453	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-45	BYE
119	0	7.502	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
120	0	7.561	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	114	-36	BYE
121	0	7.806	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-26	BYE
122	0	7.894	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
123	0	7.903	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-33	BYE
124	0	7.945	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
125	0	8.227	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-15	BYE
126	0	8.466	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-29	BYE
127	0	8.707	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-23	BYE

1972 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 19, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.802	USC	PAC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
2	0	0.845	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+54	BYE
3	0	0.940	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+53	BYE
4	0	0.952	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+55	BYE
5	0	0.973	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	8	+51	BYE
6	0	1.129	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	20	+36	BYE
7	0	1.161	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	12	+46	BYE
8	0	1.163	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	2	+49	BYE
9	1	1.211	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	-1	1.218	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
11	0	1.222	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
12	0	1.350	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+40	BYE
13	0	1.410	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	8	+34	BYE
14	0	1.448	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+39	BYE
15	0	1.488	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	13	+22	BYE
16	0	1.704	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+29	BYE
17	0	1.719	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+31	BYE
18	0	1.753	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	14	+26	BYE
19	0	1.765	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+17	BYE
20	0	1.774	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+27	BYE
21	0	1.836	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	14	+28	BYE
22	1	1.919	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
23	-1	1.945	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
24	0	1.952	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+21	BYE
25	0	1.981	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
26	0	1.996	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+19	BYE
27	1	2.005	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+26	BYE
28	-1	2.023	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+21	BYE
29	0	2.043	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+19	BYE
30	0	2.142	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+20	BYE
31	0	2.216	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	21	+16	BYE
32	4	2.279	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	41	+19	Beat Iowa State 31–30
33	-1	2.302	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	45	+17	BYE
34	-1	2.343	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+15	BYE
35	-1	2.395	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	BYE
36	-1	2.402	SMU	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+14	BYE
37	0	2.486	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+16	BYE
38	0	2.507	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+13	BYE
39	0	2.602	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+5	BYE
40	0	2.678	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	53	+13	BYE
41	2	2.758	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+8	BYE
42	0	2.763	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
43	-2	2.766	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+6	BYE
44	0	2.787	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+5	BYE
45	0	2.822	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
46	0	2.865	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+10	BYE
47	0	2.902	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–5	0.545	53	+7	BYE
48	0	2.916	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	53	+11	BYE
49	1	2.937	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	62	+10	BYE
50	-1	2.952	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	53	+5	BYE
51	0	2.981	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	45	+10	BYE
52	0	2.995	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+9	BYE
53	2	3.001	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	53	+6	BYE
54	-1	3.026	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	+4	BYE
55	1	3.034	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	34	+3	BYE
56	-2	3.047	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	53	+10	BYE
57	0	3.057	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	62	+6	BYE
58	0	3.076	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	53	+4	BYE
59	0	3.113	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	53	+3	BYE
60	0	3.126	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	+3	BYE
61	0	3.155	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-8	BYE
62	1	3.269	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
63	1	3.387	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+1	BYE
64	1	3.396	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
65	-3	3.417	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6–1	0.458	71	-2	Lost to Georgia Tech 30–31
66	0	3.524	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
67	0	3.623	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-6	BYE
68	0	3.742	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-1	BYE
69	0	3.789	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	62	-6	BYE
70	0	3.869	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-6	BYE
71	0	3.888	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-1	BYE
72	0	3.961	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–5	0.583	49	+11	BYE
73	0	4.019	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-7	BYE
74	0	4.057	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	62	0	BYE
75	0	4.099	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	62	-13	BYE
76	0	4.124	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
77	1	4.152	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
78	1	4.201	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
79	-2	4.205	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
80	0	4.211	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	+4	BYE
81	0	4.232	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
82	0	4.367	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	72	-11	BYE
83	0	4.385	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
84	2	4.447	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
85	-1	4.460	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	53	-20	BYE
86	-1	4.464	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	103	-9	BYE
87	0	4.495	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
88	0	4.504	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	85	-13	BYE
89	0	4.597	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-9	BYE
90	0	4.631	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-18	BYE
91	0	4.740	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
92	0	4.751	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	103	-14	BYE
93	0	4.776	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
94	0	4.817	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	103	-12	BYE
95	0	4.828	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-16	BYE
96	1	4.894	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
97	-1	4.897	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	103	-11	BYE
98	0	4.918	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
99	0	4.995	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-16	BYE
100	0	5.010	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
101	0	5.148	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	62	-24	BYE
102	0	5.253	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-25	BYE
103	0	5.421	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	100	-13	BYE
104	0	5.495	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-23	BYE
105	1	5.521	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-27	BYE
106	-1	5.522	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	100	-21	BYE
107	0	5.610	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	114	-22	BYE
108	0	5.663	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-3	BYE
109	0	5.901	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	103	-30	BYE
110	0	5.939	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	103	-29	BYE
111	0	6.623	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	114	-32	BYE
112	0	6.711	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
113	0	6.898	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	114	-37	BYE
114	0	6.983	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	125	-40	BYE
115	0	7.206	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-18	BYE
116	0	7.264	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-42	BYE
117	0	7.332	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	100	-25	BYE
118	0	7.458	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-45	BYE
119	0	7.502	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
120	0	7.567	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	114	-36	BYE
121	0	7.806	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-26	BYE
122	1	7.906	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
123	1	7.908	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-33	BYE
124	-2	7.951	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
125	0	8.212	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-15	BYE
126	0	8.466	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-29	BYE
127	0	8.702	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-23	BYE

1972 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 12, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.802	USC	PAC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	BYE
2	0	0.829	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+54	BYE
3	0	0.940	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+53	BYE
4	0	0.967	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	8	+54	BYE
5	0	0.979	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	8	+51	BYE
6	0	1.127	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	20	+36	BYE
7	0	1.161	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	12	+46	BYE
8	2	1.163	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–1	0.909	2	+49	Beat Florida 28–24
9	-1	1.197	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	-1	1.211	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
11	0	1.224	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
12	0	1.365	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+39	BYE
13	0	1.408	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	8	+34	BYE
14	0	1.450	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+39	BYE
15	0	1.488	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	13	+22	BYE
16	0	1.707	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+29	BYE
17	0	1.719	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+31	BYE
18	0	1.748	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	14	+26	BYE
19	0	1.765	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+17	BYE
20	0	1.780	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+27	BYE
21	0	1.838	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	14	+28	BYE
22	1	1.920	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
23	-1	1.921	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
24	0	1.948	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+21	BYE
25	1	1.987	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
26	-1	1.998	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+19	BYE
27	1	2.026	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+21	BYE
28	-1	2.028	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+25	BYE
29	0	2.043	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+19	BYE
30	0	2.142	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+20	BYE
31	0	2.216	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	21	+16	BYE
32	0	2.289	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	44	+17	BYE
33	1	2.340	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+15	BYE
34	2	2.392	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	BYE
35	0	2.404	SMU	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+14	BYE
36	1	2.455	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	44	+14	BYE
37	1	2.486	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+16	BYE
38	-5	2.510	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+13	Lost to North Carolina 24–28
39	0	2.602	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+5	BYE
40	0	2.651	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	53	+13	BYE
41	1	2.749	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+6	BYE
42	1	2.753	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	44	+7	BYE
43	-2	2.755	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+8	BYE
44	0	2.784	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+5	BYE
45	0	2.812	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	44	+7	BYE
46	0	2.856	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+10	BYE
47	0	2.905	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–5	0.545	53	+7	BYE
48	0	2.923	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	53	+11	BYE
49	0	2.956	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	53	+5	BYE
50	1	2.967	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	62	+10	BYE
51	-1	2.971	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	44	+10	BYE
52	0	2.999	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+9	BYE
53	4	3.019	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	41	+4	BYE
54	1	3.021	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	53	+10	BYE
55	1	3.030	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	53	+6	BYE
56	-2	3.037	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	34	+3	BYE
57	-4	3.057	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	62	+6	BYE
58	0	3.075	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	53	+4	BYE
59	0	3.081	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	53	+4	BYE
60	0	3.139	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	+3	BYE
61	0	3.152	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-8	BYE
62	0	3.153	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	62	+2	BYE
63	0	3.293	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
64	1	3.387	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	62	+1	BYE
65	1	3.438	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
66	1	3.552	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
67	1	3.618	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-6	BYE
68	1	3.742	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-1	BYE
69	1	3.802	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	62	-6	BYE
70	2	3.886	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-6	BYE
71	0	3.892	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-1	BYE
72	-8	3.961	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–5	0.583	49	+11	Lost to Tennessee State 7–29
73	0	4.019	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-7	BYE
74	1	4.057	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	62	0	BYE
75	-1	4.103	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	62	-13	BYE
76	0	4.136	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
77	0	4.164	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	85	-7	BYE
78	0	4.189	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
79	1	4.213	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
80	-1	4.216	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	+4	BYE
81	0	4.232	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
82	0	4.391	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	72	-11	BYE
83	0	4.413	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
84	1	4.460	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	53	-20	BYE
85	1	4.469	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	103	-9	BYE
86	2	4.488	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
87	0	4.500	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
88	-4	4.500	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	85	-13	BYE
89	0	4.613	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-9	BYE
90	0	4.631	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-18	BYE
91	0	4.740	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
92	0	4.751	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	103	-14	BYE
93	0	4.776	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
94	0	4.822	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	103	-12	BYE
95	0	4.837	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-16	BYE
96	0	4.852	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	103	-10	BYE
97	0	4.895	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
98	0	4.949	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
99	0	5.000	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-16	BYE
100	0	5.009	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
101	0	5.152	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	62	-24	BYE
102	0	5.249	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-25	BYE
103	0	5.416	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	100	-13	BYE
104	0	5.499	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-23	BYE
105	0	5.527	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	100	-21	BYE
106	0	5.541	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-27	BYE
107	0	5.610	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	114	-22	BYE
108	0	5.663	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-3	BYE
109	0	5.850	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	103	-29	BYE
110	0	5.929	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	103	-29	BYE
111	0	6.623	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	114	-32	BYE
112	0	6.705	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
113	0	6.903	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	114	-37	BYE
114	0	6.983	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	125	-40	BYE
115	0	7.206	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-18	BYE
116	0	7.269	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-42	BYE
117	0	7.332	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	100	-25	BYE
118	0	7.453	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-45	BYE
119	1	7.502	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
120	-1	7.566	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	114	-36	BYE
121	0	7.800	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-26	BYE
122	1	7.882	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	125	-46	BYE
123	-1	7.912	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
124	0	7.913	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-33	BYE
125	0	8.212	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-15	BYE
126	0	8.471	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-29	BYE
127	0	8.707	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-23	BYE

1972 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 5, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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	2	0.806	USC	PAC	11–0	1.000	1	+60	Beat Notre Dame 45–23
2	-1	0.832	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	2	+54	Beat Oklahoma State 38–15
3	-1	0.916	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	2	+53	Lost to Auburn 16–17
4	1	0.935	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–1	0.900	7	+54	Beat Alabama 17–16
5	-1	0.974	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	7	+51	BYE
6	0	1.134	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	20	+36	BYE
7	0	1.156	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	12	+46	Beat Tulane 9–3
8	3	1.207	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	2	+44	Beat Iowa State 27–14
9	1	1.214	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	2	+44	BYE
10	-2	1.222	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–1	0.900	7	+44	BYE
11	-2	1.228	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	2	+45	BYE
12	0	1.369	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	14	+39	Beat Vanderbilt 30–10
13	0	1.374	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	7	+34	BYE
14	0	1.454	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	7	+38	BYE
15	0	1.488	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	13	+22	BYE
16	0	1.717	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	18	+29	Lost to USC 23–45
17	0	1.721	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+31	BYE
18	1	1.755	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	14	+26	BYE
19	-1	1.768	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+17	BYE
20	0	1.795	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+27	BYE
21	0	1.855	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	14	+28	BYE
22	2	1.927	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
23	-1	1.931	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
24	1	1.959	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+21	BYE
25	-2	1.965	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	14	+19	BYE
26	0	1.992	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
27	5	1.999	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+25	Beat Georgia Tech 27–7
28	-1	2.034	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+21	BYE
29	-1	2.046	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+19	BYE
30	-1	2.145	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+20	BYE
31	0	2.216	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	21	+16	BYE
32	1	2.302	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	45	+17	BYE
33	8	2.306	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+14	Beat Miami 17–6
34	0	2.349	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+15	BYE
35	5	2.375	SMU	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+14	Beat TCU 35–22
36	-1	2.399	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	BYE
37	-7	2.472	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+14	Lost to Georgia 7–27
38	0	2.492	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+16	BYE
39	0	2.605	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+5	BYE
40	-4	2.679	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+13	Lost to Oklahoma 15–38
41	3	2.720	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+9	BYE
42	3	2.766	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+6	BYE
43	-1	2.770	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
44	4	2.796	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+5	BYE
45	1	2.829	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
46	10	2.873	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+10	Beat Navy 23–15
47	4	2.923	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–5	0.545	54	+7	BYE
48	1	2.941	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	54	+11	BYE
49	9	2.970	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	54	+5	Beat Hawai'i 39–7
50	3	2.984	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	45	+10	BYE
51	-1	2.986	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	63	+10	BYE
52	-15	3.014	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	63	+9	Lost to Baylor 14–28
53	8	3.017	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	63	+7	BYE
54	3	3.040	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	34	+3	BYE
55	-1	3.043	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	54	+10	BYE
56	-9	3.045	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+6	Lost to LSU 3–9
57	-2	3.051	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	+4	BYE
58	4	3.093	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
59	1	3.099	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	54	+4	BYE
60	-17	3.101	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	+4	Lost to Florida 6–17
61	2	3.155	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-8	BYE
62	-10	3.181	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–5–1	0.500	63	+2	Lost to San Diego State 14–27
63	5	3.305	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	Beat Rice 28–14
64	1	3.323	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	34	+11	BYE
65	1	3.343	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	63	+2	Tied Southern Miss 14–14
66	1	3.470	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
67	-3	3.556	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	Lost to SMU 22–35
68	-9	3.623	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-6	Lost to Boston College 11–41
69	0	3.748	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-1	BYE
70	0	3.838	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	63	-6	BYE
71	0	3.892	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	-1	BYE
72	1	3.893	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-6	BYE
73	1	4.026	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-7	BYE
74	2	4.059	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	63	-12	BYE
75	0	4.073	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	63	0	BYE
76	5	4.140	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	72	-15	Beat Northridge State 35–32
77	0	4.177	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	85	-7	BYE
78	-6	4.202	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-8	Lost to Army 15–23
79	0	4.216	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	+4	BYE
80	-2	4.221	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
81	-1	4.241	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	85	-8	BYE
82	0	4.391	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	72	-11	BYE
83	0	4.435	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
84	2	4.445	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	85	-12	BYE
85	0	4.478	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	54	-20	BYE
86	2	4.479	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	103	-9	BYE
87	0	4.504	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
88	-4	4.525	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
89	0	4.621	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-9	BYE
90	0	4.635	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-18	BYE
91	0	4.740	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
92	2	4.755	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	103	-14	BYE
93	-1	4.790	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
94	1	4.827	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	103	-12	BYE
95	1	4.837	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-16	BYE
96	-3	4.867	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	103	-10	BYE
97	0	4.926	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
98	10	4.963	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	Beat Holy Cross 41–11
99	-1	4.965	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-15	BYE
100	-1	5.019	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
101	-1	5.167	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	63	-24	BYE
102	-1	5.258	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-25	BYE
103	-1	5.436	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	100	-13	Tied Memphis 14–14
104	-1	5.510	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-23	Lost to Tennessee 10–30
105	0	5.527	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	100	-21	BYE
106	-2	5.553	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-27	BYE
107	0	5.616	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	114	-22	BYE
108	-2	5.663	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-3	BYE
109	0	5.865	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	103	-29	BYE
110	0	5.949	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	103	-29	BYE
111	1	6.662	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	114	-32	BYE
112	-1	6.717	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
113	0	6.908	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	114	-37	BYE
114	0	6.996	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	125	-40	BYE
115	0	7.214	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-18	BYE
116	0	7.281	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-42	BYE
117	0	7.343	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	100	-25	BYE
118	0	7.464	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-45	BYE
119	1	7.498	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	114	-35	BYE
120	-1	7.508	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
121	0	7.806	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-26	BYE
122	1	7.838	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	125	-46	BYE
123	-1	7.914	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	125	-46	BYE
124	0	7.919	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-33	BYE
125	0	8.101	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-14	BYE
126	0	8.482	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-29	BYE
127	0	8.702	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-23	BYE

1972 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

November 28, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	3	0.856	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	5	+48	Beat Nebraska 17–14
2	-1	0.872	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+50	BYE
3	0	0.902	USC	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+51	BYE
4	-2	0.944	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1	0.900	5	+49	Beat Texas A&M 38–3
5	1	1.134	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–1	0.889	11	+41	BYE
6	-1	1.155	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–2–1	0.773	20	+35	Lost to Oklahoma 14–17
7	1	1.211	LSU	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	13	+40	Tied Florida 3–3
8	4	1.212	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–1	0.900	5	+44	Beat East Carolina 42–19
9	-2	1.212	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	3	+45	Lost to Ohio State 11–14
10	-1	1.270	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	3	+42	Beat Pittsburgh 49–27
11	0	1.277	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–1	0.900	5	+38	Beat Long Beach State 33–14
12	-2	1.355	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–2	0.800	18	+36	Beat Kentucky 17–7
13	1	1.365	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	5	+34	Beat Drake 27–0
14	2	1.444	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	5	+38	Beat Michigan 14–11
15	4	1.479	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	14	+22	Beat Pennsylvania 31–17
16	-3	1.489	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	11	+29	BYE
17	1	1.757	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
18	5	1.782	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+17	Beat Harvard 28–17
19	2	1.785	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	15	+26	Beat Arizona 38–21
20	0	1.841	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+27	BYE
21	-6	1.864	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	15	+28	Lost to North Carolina 19–42
22	0	1.896	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+25	BYE
23	2	1.953	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	15	+19	Beat Vanderbilt 30–7
24	0	1.974	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
25	1	1.991	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+21	BYE
26	-9	2.000	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+24	Lost to Arkansas 14–24
27	0	2.049	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+21	BYE
28	0	2.067	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+19	Beat Princeton 22–15
29	1	2.160	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+20	Beat Weber State 20–16
30	-1	2.176	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	33	+17	BYE
31	1	2.260	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	21	+15	BYE
32	-1	2.312	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	42	+19	BYE
33	0	2.323	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+17	BYE
34	2	2.391	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	29	+14	BYE
35	0	2.408	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	BYE
36	10	2.478	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	42	+13	Beat Iowa State 45–14
37	10	2.539	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–4–1	0.550	54	+15	Beat TCU 25–21
38	1	2.555	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	35	+15	BYE
39	-5	2.616	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+5	Lost to Dartmouth 17–31
40	8	2.634	SMU	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	42	+7	Beat Baylor 12–7
41	-1	2.692	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	63	+10	Tied LSU 3–3
42	9	2.724	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+8	Beat Cincinnati 49–0
43	12	2.732	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	63	+8	Beat Maryland 28–8
44	1	2.772	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+9	BYE
45	-4	2.809	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+7	BYE
46	7	2.830	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	48	+7	Beat Wake Forest 44–9
47	-5	2.836	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+7	BYE
48	-4	2.847	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+4	BYE
49	16	2.930	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	57	+11	Beat Texas Tech 24–14
50	2	2.931	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	63	+12	Beat Northwestern 24–14
51	9	2.958	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–5	0.545	57	+8	Beat Indiana 42–7
52	-14	2.987	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–4–1	0.550	54	+4	Lost to Oklahoma State 14–45
53	-3	3.032	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+10	BYE
54	-17	3.036	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	57	+11	Lost to Kansas 17–28
55	-6	3.053	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	+4	BYE
56	-2	3.095	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	52	+7	BYE
57	6	3.100	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	35	+2	Beat New Mexico 21–7
58	-2	3.119	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	63	+5	BYE
59	3	3.121	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	41	+1	Beat UConn 20–10
60	-3	3.122	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	57	+5	Beat Colorado State 62–36
61	5	3.145	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	63	+7	Beat Mississippi State 51–14
62	-3	3.147	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	57	+4	BYE
63	8	3.183	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	-7	Beat Colgate 43–13
64	-21	3.255	TCU	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	63	+8	Lost to Rice 21–25
65	-7	3.333	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–4	0.636	35	+11	Lost to Louisville 0–27
66	2	3.375	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	63	+2	BYE
67	2	3.475	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	74	+2	BYE
68	-7	3.627	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	81	-2	Lost to SMU 7–12
69	-5	3.790	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	84	-1	Lost to Cornell 15–22
70	-3	3.821	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	63	-5	Lost to Miami 8–28
71	-1	3.936	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	54	-1	Lost to Rutgers 13–43
72	3	3.978	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	81	-3	BYE
73	0	4.025	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	-7	BYE
74	11	4.056	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	84	-7	Beat Brown 28–12
75	-3	4.083	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	63	0	Lost to Yale 17–28
76	1	4.096	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	63	-12	BYE
77	14	4.143	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	86	-6	Beat Missouri 28–17
78	1	4.224	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	74	-13	BYE
79	2	4.278	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	52	+4	BYE
80	4	4.342	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	86	-9	BYE
81	2	4.369	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	81	-15	Lost to San Diego State 14–33
82	-8	4.413	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	74	-10	Lost to Purdue 7–42
83	-5	4.416	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	86	-13	Lost to Clemson 6–7
84	12	4.473	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–7	0.364	86	-8	Beat South Carolina 7–6
85	4	4.522	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	57	-20	BYE
86	-10	4.543	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	86	-11	Lost to Ole Miss 14–51
87	12	4.545	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	86	-11	Beat Wisconsin 14–6
88	-6	4.564	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	104	-8	Lost to Texas 3–38
89	-1	4.674	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	74	-9	BYE
90	0	4.694	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	86	-18	Lost to Arizona State 21–38
91	2	4.715	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	80	-8	BYE
92	9	4.794	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	86	-18	Beat North Texas 45–22
93	2	4.825	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	104	-8	BYE
94	0	4.837	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	104	-15	BYE
95	-15	4.872	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	104	-12	Lost to Iowa 14–15
96	-10	4.904	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	86	-16	Lost to Minnesota 6–14
97	1	4.935	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	86	-18	BYE
98	-6	5.053	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	104	-13	Lost to Tennessee 7–17
99	-12	5.142	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	86	-12	Lost to Hawai'i 14–28
100	0	5.184	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	63	-24	BYE
101	2	5.312	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	86	-25	BYE
102	2	5.427	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	101	-12	BYE
103	-1	5.461	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7	0.300	101	-19	Lost to Tampa 7–30
104	2	5.508	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	74	-25	Beat Arkansas State 7–6
105	4	5.551	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	99	-21	Beat Illinois 15–14
106	4	5.694	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	86	-3	Beat Boise State 22–21
107	0	5.705	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	114	-22	BYE
108	-11	5.707	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	101	-16	Lost to Massachusetts 7–28
109	-4	5.870	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	104	-28	Lost to BYU 7–21
110	-2	5.927	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	104	-28	BYE
111	3	6.735	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
112	-1	6.741	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	114	-32	Lost to Virginia Tech 9–44
113	-1	6.902	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	114	-36	Lost to Michigan State 14–24
114	1	6.951	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	125	-38	Lost to Penn State 27–49
115	-2	7.169	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-17	Lost to Columbia 12–28
116	1	7.298	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-42	BYE
117	-1	7.345	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	99	-25	BYE
118	0	7.475	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-45	Lost to Houston 0–49
119	0	7.556	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
120	1	7.582	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	114	-35	BYE
121	1	7.812	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-26	BYE
122	1	7.889	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	125	-45	Lost to Utah 36–62
123	-3	7.943	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	125	-46	Lost to Tulsa 22–45
124	0	7.974	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-32	BYE
125	1	8.130	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-14	BYE
126	1	8.505	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-29	BYE
127	-2	8.713	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-22	Lost to East Tennessee State 0–35

1972 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

November 21, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.838	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–0	1.000	1	+48	Beat Virginia Tech 52–13
2	2	0.935	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	6	+41	Beat TCU 27–0
3	2	0.942	USC	PAC	10–0	1.000	1	+49	Beat UCLA 24–7
4	-2	0.949	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	8–1	0.889	6	+36	Beat Kansas 31–7
5	-2	0.986	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–1–1	0.850	15	+33	Beat Kansas State 59–7
6	3	1.095	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–1	0.889	6	+39	Beat Georgia 27–10
7	0	1.121	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–0	1.000	1	+42	Beat Purdue 9–6
8	-2	1.151	LSU	SEC	8–1	0.889	6	+38	Beat Mississippi State 28–14
9	-1	1.168	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	4	+40	Beat Boston College 45–26
10	0	1.295	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–2	0.778	20	+31	Beat Ole Miss 17–0
11	0	1.314	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–1	0.889	6	+34	BYE
12	1	1.342	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–1	0.889	6	+34	Beat Duke 14–0
13	-1	1.445	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	6	+27	Beat Miami 20–17
14	1	1.532	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	8–1	0.889	6	+26	Beat Memphis 17–0
15	1	1.636	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–1	0.900	4	+29	Beat Dayton 24–22
16	1	1.663	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–1	0.889	6	+25	Beat Northwestern 27–14
17	3	1.724	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	17	+26	Beat Baylor 13–7
18	-4	1.765	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	23	+31	Lost to USC 7–24
19	2	1.783	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–1–1	0.813	16	+13	Beat Cornell 31–22
20	2	1.818	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+26	Beat Clemson 42–17
21	3	1.883	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	17	+19	Beat San José State 51–21
22	6	1.886	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	23	+24	Beat Air Force 38–7
23	2	1.900	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	21	+12	Beat Princeton 31–7
24	-6	2.017	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	23	+29	Lost to Washington State 10–27
25	4	2.044	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	17	+15	Beat Bowling Green 29–22
26	-7	2.067	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+20	Lost to Tampa 22–29
27	5	2.087	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	23	+21	Beat Syracuse 43–12
28	-5	2.165	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	38	+15	Lost to Dartmouth 22–31
29	4	2.226	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	33	+15	Beat Navy 30–7
30	1	2.243	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	+17	Beat Southern Miss 27–21
31	-4	2.261	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	41	+18	Lost to Auburn 10–27
32	-2	2.278	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	23	+14	Beat California Davis 36–26
33	11	2.344	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+17	Beat Toledo 27–9
34	2	2.414	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	21	+5	Beat Columbia 20–14
35	2	2.415	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	Beat Cincinnati 23–0
36	3	2.418	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+13	Beat Idaho 27–16
37	9	2.431	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	41	+20	Beat Iowa State 6–5
38	-12	2.507	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3–1	0.611	39	+7	Lost to Missouri 5–6
39	16	2.653	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	35	+13	Beat Washington 27–10
40	17	2.698	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	62	+9	Beat Kentucky 40–0
41	-1	2.779	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+6	Lost to Colorado 7–38
42	11	2.813	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+8	Beat Vanderbilt 21–7
43	0	2.824	TCU	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	52	+11	Lost to Texas 0–27
44	16	2.851	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+5	Beat Long Beach State 22–13
45	-4	2.880	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	35	+6	Lost to South Carolina 21–24
46	-1	2.883	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	52	+8	BYE
47	17	2.920	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–4–1	0.500	62	+8	Beat Texas A&M 20–14
48	20	2.932	SMU	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	52	+3	Beat Arkansas 22–7
49	17	2.996	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	41	+5	Beat William & Mary 20–3
50	-15	3.015	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	48	+11	Lost to Montana State 6–10
51	14	3.035	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	+5	Beat New Mexico 33–14
52	-18	3.084	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	76	+9	Lost to Minnesota 10–14
53	-4	3.105	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	57	+3	Lost to Alabama 13–52
54	13	3.115	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	52	+6	Beat Holy Cross 15–13
55	-3	3.128	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	77	+3	Lost to Notre Dame 17–20
56	-18	3.150	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	62	+5	Lost to California 21–24
57	-10	3.160	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	62	+6	Lost to BYU 7–16
58	-16	3.171	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–3	0.700	28	+12	Lost to Idaho State 21–24
59	-8	3.245	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	60	+3	Lost to Kent State 9–27
60	-4	3.287	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–5	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Michigan 6–9
61	-13	3.325	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	77	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 7–13
62	-12	3.336	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	50	0	Lost to Army 13–15
63	8	3.360	BYU	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	-1	Beat Utah 16–7
64	-6	3.391	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–4–1	0.438	81	+3	Lost to Yale 7–31
65	-11	3.419	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	62	+2	Lost to SMU 7–22
66	-7	3.424	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–5	0.444	77	+3	Lost to Tennessee 0–17
67	-4	3.432	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–4–1	0.550	57	-1	BYE
68	-7	3.443	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Louisville 0–17
69	-7	3.461	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	72	+2	Lost to North Carolina 0–14
70	3	3.548	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	39	+3	Beat Boston University 26–0
71	1	3.720	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	-12	Beat Morgan State 37–14
72	5	3.868	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–3–1	0.563	50	+2	Beat Brown 21–14
73	-3	3.882	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-4	Lost to West Virginia 12–43
74	8	3.884	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–5	0.500	62	-3	Beat Iowa 16–8
75	-6	3.934	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	83	-2	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–30
76	3	4.072	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	83	-6	Lost to LSU 14–28
77	8	4.100	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	62	-11	Beat North Texas 17–14
78	10	4.128	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	83	-6	Beat Florida State 24–21
79	-4	4.196	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-12	Lost to Richmond 3–20
80	11	4.282	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	97	-4	Beat Wisconsin 27–7
81	6	4.303	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	52	+4	Beat Villanova 12–10
82	-8	4.306	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	97	-5	Lost to Rice 14–20
83	-5	4.321	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	77	-13	Lost to Northern Illinois 13–22
84	6	4.357	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	90	-8	Beat Oregon State 30–3
85	-4	4.479	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–5–1	0.313	96	-7	Lost to Pennsylvania 14–20
86	-10	4.500	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–6	0.400	83	-8	Lost to Illinois 7–27
87	-4	4.531	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–6	0.400	83	-12	Lost to Arizona State 21–51
88	10	4.564	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-7	Beat Davidson 25–16
89	5	4.568	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	60	-19	Beat New Mexico State 23–20
90	-10	4.645	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	83	-16	Lost to Wyoming 14–22
91	-2	4.684	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	97	-12	Lost to Oklahoma 7–31
92	-8	4.743	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–7	0.300	97	-10	Lost to Florida 0–40
93	-1	4.743	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	82	-7	Lost to East Carolina 22–24
94	11	4.866	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	107	-13	Beat Stanford 24–21
95	-2	4.872	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	107	-8	Lost to Nebraska 7–59
96	0	4.901	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–7	0.300	97	-11	Lost to NC State 17–42
97	0	4.999	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	93	-15	Lost to Penn State 26–45
98	5	5.004	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	90	-17	Beat Wake Forest 15–12
99	7	5.059	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–7	0.300	97	-14	Beat Michigan State 14–10
100	-14	5.114	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	62	-22	Lost to Western Carolina 21–35
101	-1	5.174	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	97	-18	Beat Montana 10–7
102	-7	5.340	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	93	-15	Lost to Tulane 7–21
103	5	5.453	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	90	-25	Beat Arizona 22–14
104	-3	5.503	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	97	-11	Lost to Utah State 21–27
105	-6	5.634	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	97	-20	Lost to Houston 14–33
106	6	5.949	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	83	-24	Beat Lamar 10–3
107	-3	5.961	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	118	-23	Lost to Oregon 3–30
108	-6	6.085	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	107	-28	Lost to Marshall 14–31
109	-2	6.130	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–7–1	0.250	110	-21	Lost to Indiana 8–16
110	1	6.205	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	97	-3	Lost to Western Michigan 16–27
111	-1	6.616	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–8	0.200	111	-26	Lost to Virginia 12–15
112	2	6.674	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–8	0.200	111	-28	Lost to Ohio State 14–27
113	-4	6.760	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	124	-10	Lost to Harvard 14–21
114	8	6.788	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-33	Beat Ohio 31–14
115	-2	7.086	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	125	-36	BYE
116	-1	7.258	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	95	-24	Lost to Citadel 16–25
117	9	7.264	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	118	-40	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 17–0
118	0	7.403	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-40	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–23
119	-3	7.613	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-30	Lost to Colorado State 22–35
120	-3	7.667	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	125	-37	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–17
121	3	7.725	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	118	-34	Lost to Wichita State 20–23
122	-2	7.826	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-26	Lost to Quantico Marines 0–34
123	4	7.853	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	125	-38	Beat UTEP 35–22
124	-1	7.953	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	118	-28	Lost to Temple 10–12
125	-4	8.043	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-20	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 0–17
126	-7	8.066	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-12	Lost to Indiana State 3–31
127	-2	8.500	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	118	-28	Lost to Carson Newman 7–57

1972 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 14, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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	0.848	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–0	1.000	1	+40	Beat LSU 35–21
2	3	0.889	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	7	+29	Beat Missouri 17–6
3	0	0.959	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1–1	0.833	15	+27	Tied Iowa State 23–23
4	-2	0.975	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	7	+32	Beat Baylor 17–3
5	1	1.002	USC	PAC	9–0	1.000	1	+37	BYE
6	-2	1.129	LSU	SEC	7–1	0.875	7	+31	Lost to Alabama 21–35
7	1	1.154	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+33	Beat Iowa 31–0
8	3	1.156	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	4	+33	Beat NC State 37–22
9	-2	1.194	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–1	0.875	7	+30	BYE
10	0	1.246	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	23	+25	BYE
11	4	1.324	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–1	0.889	4	+31	Beat Pacific 20–7
12	6	1.336	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	7	+23	Beat Air Force 21–7
13	1	1.391	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–1	0.875	7	+26	Beat Virginia 23–3
14	-2	1.626	UCLA	PAC	8–2	0.800	16	+28	Lost to Washington 21–30
15	2	1.655	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	7–1	0.875	7	+18	Beat Southern Illinois 20–16
16	5	1.666	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–1	0.889	4	+22	Beat William & Mary 21–15
17	-8	1.704	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–1	0.875	7	+19	Lost to Michigan State 12–19
18	7	1.752	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2	0.800	16	+30	Beat UCLA 30–21
19	3	1.759	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–2–1	0.722	24	+20	Beat Dayton 5–0
20	-7	1.794	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	19	+20	Lost to TCU 7–31
21	2	1.818	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	5–1–1	0.786	18	+8	Beat Columbia 38–8
22	-3	1.824	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3–1	0.650	37	+21	Lost to Penn State 22–37
23	-3	1.941	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	25	+13	Beat Brown 48–28
24	4	1.949	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	19	+14	Beat New Mexico 60–7
25	-9	1.952	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	25	+8	Lost to Pennsylvania 30–48
26	0	2.035	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2–1	0.688	32	+10	Tied Nebraska 23–23
27	3	2.080	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	33	+17	Beat Florida 10–7
28	3	2.129	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	28	+15	Beat Kansas 33–8
29	5	2.140	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	19	+10	Beat Miami 7–0
30	-6	2.173	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	7–3	0.700	28	+15	Lost to San Diego State 7–20
31	16	2.284	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+12	Beat Utah 44–16
32	3	2.319	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	+13	Beat Virginia Military Institute 50–24
33	11	2.363	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	42	+10	Beat Boston College 42–10
34	26	2.378	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–4–1	0.500	62	+14	Beat Ohio State 19–12
35	8	2.396	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3–1	0.650	37	+10	Beat Northern Illinois 9–6
36	20	2.432	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	25	+3	Beat Yale 48–30
37	-10	2.471	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–3	0.667	33	+9	Lost to Kent State 10–21
38	-9	2.475	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–4	0.556	48	+13	Lost to Washington State 13–27
39	-3	2.501	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	37	+9	Beat Ball State 31–14
40	-8	2.549	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	33	+7	Lost to Notre Dame 7–21
41	-1	2.556	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	28	+10	Beat Tulsa 23–21
42	0	2.582	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–2	0.778	19	+11	Beat UL Monroe 35–7
43	15	2.583	TCU	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	41	+10	Beat Texas Tech 31–7
44	15	2.647	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	59	+9	Beat Miami (OH) 21–10
45	6	2.704	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	48	+8	Beat Kansas State 45–14
46	-5	2.773	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	48	+12	Lost to Oklahoma 6–17
47	-10	2.773	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	48	+9	Lost to Utah State 16–44
48	-9	2.775	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	62	+5	Lost to Texas 3–17
49	8	2.845	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	42	+3	Beat South Carolina 45–20
50	5	2.866	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	40	+3	BYE
51	3	2.900	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–4	0.600	44	+5	Beat Marshall 21–0
52	-7	2.919	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	+3	Lost to Tampa 0–7
53	9	2.923	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	48	+6	Beat Ohio 44–6
54	-16	2.980	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	48	+6	Lost to Rice 20–23
55	12	2.992	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	6–4	0.600	44	+6	Beat Stanford 27–13
56	14	3.002	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–4	0.556	48	+3	Beat Wisconsin 27–6
57	-24	3.033	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–4	0.429	86	+7	Lost to Georgia 7–10
58	17	3.083	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	62	+3	Beat Harvard 10–7
59	-6	3.089	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4	0.500	62	+5	BYE
60	-11	3.136	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	44	+1	Lost to Fresno State 6–9
61	7	3.193	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–4	0.556	48	+2	Beat Cincinnati 49–24
62	-16	3.211	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	62	+4	Lost to Wake Forest 7–9
63	14	3.320	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–4–1	0.550	59	-1	Beat Clemson 31–6
64	14	3.379	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–4–1	0.438	85	+4	Beat Arkansas 23–20
65	6	3.381	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	62	+2	Beat Colorado State 48–13
66	8	3.392	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	48	-1	Beat Davidson 20–14
67	-17	3.444	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	+3	Lost to Syracuse 6–27
68	-20	3.470	SMU	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	62	-2	Lost to Texas A&M 17–27
69	0	3.476	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	78	+3	Beat Pittsburgh 28–13
70	13	3.686	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	62	-1	Beat Army 27–6
71	-8	3.734	BYU	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	48	-6	Lost to Arizona 7–21
72	9	3.736	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	48	-9	Beat Boston University 51–7
73	-21	3.779	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	47	+3	Lost to Bucknell 7–41
74	8	3.854	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–6	0.333	92	-1	Beat SMU 27–17
75	1	3.870	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	62	-7	Lost to East Carolina 15–21
76	-15	3.870	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5	0.444	78	0	Lost to Purdue 6–27
77	-12	3.966	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	62	+2	Lost to Princeton 7–10
78	-6	3.977	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	62	-8	BYE
79	1	4.047	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–5	0.444	78	-4	BYE
80	12	4.185	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	78	-9	Beat BYU 21–7
81	-2	4.190	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–4–1	0.357	90	-5	Lost to Dartmouth 8–38
82	-16	4.237	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–5	0.444	78	-4	Lost to Illinois 20–37
83	-19	4.286	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–5	0.444	78	-9	Lost to Oregon 2–27
84	7	4.325	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–6	0.333	92	-5	Beat Vanderbilt 14–13
85	-12	4.475	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	78	-12	Lost to Texas Arlington 7–20
86	10	4.482	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	59	-21	Beat Eastern Kentucky 55–7
87	10	4.555	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	62	+3	Beat Rhode Island 22–0
88	-1	4.637	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	92	-11	Lost to Virginia Tech 20–45
89	-1	4.652	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	92	-10	Lost to Colorado 8–33
90	8	4.657	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–7	0.300	101	-8	Beat San José State 27–2
91	13	4.665	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–7	0.222	107	-6	Beat Indiana 37–20
92	-7	4.695	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	77	-6	Lost to Bowling Green 0–5
93	-7	4.765	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	101	-8	Lost to Oklahoma State 14–45
94	6	4.837	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	62	-19	Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 17–14
95	-11	4.900	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–5	0.375	88	-8	Lost to Kentucky 13–14
96	-6	4.932	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6	0.333	92	-9	Lost to Maryland 6–31
97	-4	4.965	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	88	-13	Lost to Georgia Tech 10–42
98	7	5.067	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	87	-9	Beat Furman 19–13
99	-4	5.202	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	92	-13	Lost to Arizona State 7–60
100	3	5.332	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	107	-15	Lost to Florida State 21–23
101	-7	5.365	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	92	-7	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 6–10
102	-1	5.395	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–7	0.300	101	-17	Lost to Tulane 6–44
103	-4	5.399	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	101	-18	Lost to North Carolina 3–23
104	2	5.449	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–8	0.200	116	-14	Beat California 26–23
105	-16	5.538	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–8	0.200	116	-16	Lost to Oregon State 23–26
106	2	5.726	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–7	0.222	107	-16	Beat Northwestern 35–29
107	0	5.751	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–6–1	0.278	106	-14	Lost to Michigan 0–31
108	-6	6.024	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	101	-26	Lost to UTEP 13–20
109	1	6.233	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	122	-5	Lost to Cornell 28–48
110	6	6.239	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–7	0.222	107	-18	Beat Duke 9–7
111	4	6.270	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	92	-1	Beat Montana 31–17
112	8	6.357	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	92	-21	Beat West Texas A&M 20–7
113	-1	6.885	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	125	-30	Lost to Navy 13–28
114	-5	6.898	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–7	0.222	107	-25	Lost to Minnesota 29–35
115	-1	6.953	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	91	-16	Lost to Richmond 14–20
116	6	7.023	UTEP	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	107	-19	Beat Wyoming 20–13
117	-6	7.139	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–8	0.111	123	-27	Lost to New Mexico State 22–36
118	-1	7.282	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	107	-33	Lost to Memphis 24–49
119	2	7.309	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	121	-11	Lost to Louisville 16–20
120	-7	7.377	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	107	-25	Lost to Villanova 13–40
121	6	7.570	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	107	-10	Beat Southern Miss 10–6
122	-4	7.594	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	123	-32	Lost to Toledo 0–21
123	3	7.688	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	116	-20	Beat Xavier 40–13
124	1	7.703	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	116	-26	Beat North Texas 36–22
125	-6	7.931	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	116	-26	Lost to Citadel 13–19
126	-3	8.094	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	125	-39	Lost to West Virginia 24–50
127	-3	8.731	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	127	-36	Lost to Houston 13–48

1972 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 7, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.900	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+31	Beat Mississippi State 58–14
2	1	0.943	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	13	+26	Beat SMU 17–9
3	6	0.951	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	7	+24	Beat Colorado 33–10
4	-2	0.963	LSU	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Ole Miss 17–16
5	1	1.019	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	13	+21	Beat Iowa State 20–6
6	1	1.063	USC	PAC	9–0	1.000	1	+31	Beat Washington State 44–3
7	-2	1.149	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–1	0.875	7	+28	Beat Florida 26–20
8	3	1.154	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+26	Beat Indiana 21–7
9	1	1.256	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Minnesota 27–19
10	7	1.359	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	21	+20	Beat Georgia 14–0
11	2	1.364	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	7	+22	Beat Maryland 46–16
12	2	1.427	UCLA	PAC	8–1	0.889	6	+26	Beat Stanford 28–23
13	-1	1.449	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	7	+20	Beat Rice 10–6
14	1	1.472	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–1	0.857	13	+20	Beat Clemson 26–10
15	8	1.511	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	7–1	0.875	7	+20	Beat West Texas A&M 37–6
16	16	1.555	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	5–1	0.833	18	+9	Beat Dartmouth 45–14
17	-13	1.598	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–1	0.857	13	+15	Lost to Tulsa 26–28
18	2	1.637	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	13	+14	Beat Navy 42–23
19	0	1.684	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–2–1	0.722	28	+19	Beat Virginia 35–14
20	-12	1.760	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	31	+12	Lost to Columbia 0–14
21	4	1.815	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	7–1	0.875	7	+14	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 33–7
22	9	1.917	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–2–1	0.688	30	+14	Beat Ohio 17–0
23	-7	1.961	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–1–1	0.750	21	+6	Lost to Yale 14–45
24	4	1.990	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	19	+14	Beat LOS Angeles State 36–21
25	5	2.008	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–2	0.778	19	+19	Beat Oregon State 23–16
26	-8	2.032	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–2	0.714	29	+10	Lost to Oklahoma 6–20
27	12	2.044	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–2	0.750	21	+12	Beat Western Michigan 38–8
28	7	2.052	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	21	+10	Beat UTEP 55–14
29	-3	2.052	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–3	0.625	39	+15	Lost to UCLA 23–28
30	-6	2.132	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–3	0.625	39	+13	Lost to Tennessee 0–14
31	-2	2.223	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	31	+11	Lost to Nebraska 10–33
32	-10	2.243	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+8	Lost to Army 14–17
33	-12	2.298	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	60	+10	Lost to Auburn 20–26
34	3	2.352	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	21	+5	Beat Florida A&M 26–9
35	8	2.410	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	31	+10	Beat Pittsburgh 38–20
36	-2	2.491	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3–1	0.611	46	+9	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–38
37	5	2.494	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	39	+10	Beat Arizona 28–27
38	-11	2.522	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	39	+8	Lost to Texas A&M 7–10
39	15	2.542	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	49	+5	Beat TCU 42–9
40	-7	2.548	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	31	+8	Lost to Houston 27–31
41	9	2.599	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	39	+11	Beat Kansas State 31–14
42	7	2.623	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	6–2	0.750	21	+9	Beat Southern Illinois 19–9
43	-7	2.661	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–3–1	0.611	46	+3	Lost to Long Beach State 16–21
44	-6	2.663	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	54	+6	Lost to Duke 14–20
45	6	2.664	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	+4	Beat UNLV 51–7
46	1	2.671	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–4	0.556	56	+10	Beat Georgia Tech 20–14
47	8	2.735	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	39	+5	Beat Idaho 51–7
48	-7	2.786	SMU	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	49	+2	Lost to Texas 9–17
49	11	2.804	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	31	+3	Beat Toledo 30–7
50	23	2.887	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	+7	Beat Air Force 17–14
51	-11	2.898	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	60	+5	Lost to Kansas 10–13
52	5	2.905	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	37	+2	Beat Lehigh 42–34
53	-8	2.917	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–4	0.500	60	+6	Lost to LSU 16–17
54	-8	2.998	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–4	0.556	56	+4	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–30
55	-2	3.009	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	37	+1	Beat Massachusetts 28–16
56	18	3.026	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–2	0.667	31	-2	Beat Harvard 38–27
57	4	3.044	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	54	+1	Beat Southern Miss 27–14
58	-14	3.101	TCU	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	49	+3	Lost to Baylor 9–42
59	-1	3.116	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–4–1	0.500	60	+3	Beat Marshall 16–14
60	15	3.225	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–4–1	0.438	80	+5	Beat Purdue 22–12
61	3	3.241	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–4	0.500	60	+6	Beat Iowa 16–14
62	6	3.257	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	60	+2	Beat Kentucky 18–7
63	8	3.288	BYU	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	39	-2	Beat Wyoming 33–14
64	6	3.383	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	60	0	Beat New Mexico 14–7
65	-17	3.386	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–2–1	0.583	48	+4	Lost to Pennsylvania 27–38
66	-7	3.492	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–4	0.500	60	+2	Lost to Michigan 7–21
67	-5	3.497	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–4	0.556	56	0	Lost to USC 3–44
68	16	3.529	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	60	-1	Beat Wichita State 58–14
69	-13	3.579	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	88	+3	Lost to Notre Dame 23–42
70	-18	3.614	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–4	0.500	60	-3	Lost to Michigan State 12–22
71	18	3.729	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	80	+1	Beat Florida State 31–27
72	15	3.784	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	60	-6	Beat Fresno State 21–16
73	-8	3.819	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	60	-6	Lost to San Diego State 6–37
74	8	3.822	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	60	-4	Beat Citadel 21–7
75	13	3.829	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–3–1	0.417	85	0	Beat Brown 31–10
76	4	3.838	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	56	-7	Beat Davidson 56–9
77	-10	3.863	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–4–1	0.500	60	-5	Lost to Penn State 16–46
78	-9	3.895	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–4–1	0.357	95	+1	Lost to Texas Tech 6–10
79	24	3.903	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–3–1	0.417	85	-3	Beat Cornell 14–0
80	-14	4.024	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–5	0.444	77	-4	Lost to Alabama 14–58
81	10	4.159	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	60	-8	Beat UConn 21–13
82	11	4.215	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	102	-2	Beat Arkansas 10–7
83	-20	4.217	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	77	-4	Lost to Boston College 0–37
84	-12	4.298	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–4	0.429	82	-3	BYE
85	5	4.334	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	60	-3	Beat Xavier 31–13
86	-8	4.351	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	96	-3	Lost to Missouri 14–31
87	5	4.417	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	88	-8	Beat Wake Forest 35–3
88	6	4.616	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	88	-8	Beat Oklahoma State 13–10
89	7	4.693	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–7	0.222	110	-6	Beat Oregon 31–12
90	-5	4.849	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–5	0.375	88	-6	Lost to North Carolina 10–26
91	-14	4.864	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–6	0.250	102	-7	Lost to Tulane 7–18
92	-13	4.875	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	88	-12	Lost to Utah 27–28
93	13	4.876	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	82	-11	Beat Syracuse 37–0
94	-13	4.884	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	88	-2	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–27
95	-19	4.923	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	88	-10	Lost to San José State 7–14
96	9	5.035	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	4–4–1	0.500	60	-19	Beat North Alabama 17–3
97	1	5.172	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	82	+3	BYE
98	-15	5.211	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–7	0.222	110	-10	Lost to California 12–31
99	0	5.271	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–6	0.333	96	-14	Lost to NC State 14–35
100	-14	5.272	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–5	0.444	77	-17	Lost to Memphis 14–58
101	-6	5.276	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	96	-13	Lost to Bowling Green 0–17
102	-5	5.315	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	96	-15	Lost to BYU 14–33
103	12	5.426	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–6	0.250	102	-11	Beat Louisville 28–26
104	6	5.435	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–7	0.125	115	-9	Beat Northwestern 43–13
105	-4	5.516	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	96	-10	Lost to Richmond 7–21
106	-2	5.662	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	122	-13	Lost to Washington 16–23
107	-7	5.777	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–5–1	0.313	101	-13	Lost to Wisconsin 14–16
108	1	6.148	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–7	0.125	115	-15	Lost to Ohio State 19–27
109	-7	6.240	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–6	0.250	102	-16	Lost to Illinois 13–43
110	-3	6.298	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–5	0.167	114	-3	Lost to Princeton 10–31
111	7	6.521	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	115	-18	Beat Cincinnati 27–25
112	1	6.533	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	122	-22	Lost to West Virginia 20–38
113	1	6.560	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	102	-14	Lost to Dayton 13–31
114	-6	6.758	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–5–1	0.389	87	-10	Lost to William & Mary 9–56
115	1	6.950	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	102	0	Lost to Utah State 7–51
116	-5	7.122	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–7	0.125	115	-19	Lost to South Carolina 3–35
117	-5	7.185	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	102	-27	Lost to North Texas 25–27
118	1	7.216	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	115	-24	Lost to Kent State 14–16
119	-2	7.683	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–7	0.222	110	-18	Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–31
120	4	7.701	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	102	-24	Beat Abilene Christian 36–22
121	1	7.724	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–6–1	0.188	113	-10	Lost to Drake 9–19
122	-1	7.862	UTEP	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	115	-19	Lost to Arizona State 14–55
123	4	8.137	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	122	-32	Beat Furman 31–7
124	-1	8.436	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	127	-28	BYE
125	-5	8.508	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–8	0.111	122	-25	Lost to Lamar 19–24
126	-1	8.677	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	122	-20	Lost to Delaware 7–14
127	-1	8.738	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	115	-12	Lost to East Carolina 7–33

1972 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 31, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.786	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Southern Miss 48–11
2	0	0.990	LSU	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+20	BYE
3	5	1.024	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	16	+19	Beat Rice 45–9
4	-1	1.046	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Cincinnati 38–13
5	5	1.051	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–1	0.857	9	+24	Beat Florida State 27–14
6	1	1.077	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	16	+15	Beat Kansas State 52–0
7	-2	1.130	USC	PAC	8–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Oregon 18–0
8	14	1.149	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	21	+12	Beat Yale 24–13
9	0	1.176	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	9	+14	Beat Oklahoma State 34–0
10	-4	1.190	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Wisconsin 28–20
11	-7	1.213	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Minnesota 42–0
12	7	1.387	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	9	+15	Beat SMU 17–3
13	5	1.473	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+15	Beat West Virginia 28–19
14	7	1.478	UCLA	PAC	7–1	0.875	8	+19	Beat Washington State 35–20
15	-2	1.486	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	16	+15	BYE
16	-2	1.521	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–0–1	0.900	7	+5	Tied Harvard 21–21
17	-1	1.546	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	+13	Beat Hawai'i 34–2
18	-3	1.658	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	16	+10	Beat Kansas 34–8
19	8	1.682	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–2–1	0.688	36	+14	Beat South Carolina 42–24
20	17	1.701	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	16	+10	Beat TCU 21–0
21	-4	1.708	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	47	+12	BYE
22	8	1.733	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+10	Beat Arizona State 39–31
23	13	1.778	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–1	0.857	9	+12	Beat Fresno State 21–14
24	2	1.844	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	+13	Beat Kentucky 13–7
25	6	1.868	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	6–1	0.857	9	+10	Beat Furman 27–21
26	6	1.918	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–2	0.714	27	+13	Beat Oregon State 17–11
27	2	1.938	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	27	+11	Beat North Texas 42–16
28	6	1.956	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–2	0.750	23	+12	Beat Idaho 22–7
29	-17	1.969	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–2	0.750	23	+11	Lost to Missouri 17–20
30	9	1.970	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	23	+15	Beat California 35–21
31	-6	1.991	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–2–1	0.643	41	+10	Beat Marshall 46–7
32	-21	2.055	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–1	0.800	21	+4	Lost to Cornell 13–24
33	-9	2.099	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	23	+10	Lost to Auburn 14–27
34	4	2.127	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–2–1	0.688	36	+10	Beat Ohio 34–17
35	-15	2.163	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	27	+8	Lost to Air Force 31–39
36	-3	2.206	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–2–1	0.688	36	+6	Lost to San Diego State 14–21
37	7	2.267	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	27	+6	BYE
38	10	2.303	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	41	+7	Beat Tulane 21–7
39	-11	2.421	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–2	0.714	27	+6	Lost to Toledo 21–35
40	0	2.424	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	51	+8	Lost to Nebraska 0–34
41	-18	2.465	SMU	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	39	+3	Lost to Texas Tech 3–17
42	4	2.503	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	+8	Beat New Mexico 59–14
43	-2	2.509	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	43	+7	Lost to Penn State 19–28
44	-2	2.623	TCU	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	39	+4	Lost to Notre Dame 0–21
45	6	2.628	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–3	0.571	51	+6	Beat Vanderbilt 31–7
46	17	2.717	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–3	0.625	43	+5	Beat Miami (OH) 35–21
47	9	2.738	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–4	0.500	61	+7	Beat Navy 17–16
48	2	2.788	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–1–1	0.700	35	+5	Tied Dartmouth 21–21
49	4	2.816	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	5–2	0.714	27	+6	Beat New Mexico State 28–10
50	18	2.883	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	51	+7	Beat Colorado 20–17
51	24	3.080	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	61	+2	Beat Army 28–7
52	7	3.101	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–3	0.571	51	0	Beat Illinois 20–14
53	4	3.103	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	49	+1	Beat Villanova 26–9
54	16	3.111	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	61	+1	Beat Texas A&M 15–13
55	14	3.148	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	51	+2	Beat Wyoming 35–23
56	-9	3.163	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	+3	Lost to Duke 16–17
57	4	3.179	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	49	+2	Beat Citadel 28–26
58	-13	3.181	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–4–1	0.438	70	+3	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–28
59	-16	3.192	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–3	0.571	51	+3	Lost to Northwestern 14–23
60	4	3.227	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	43	-1	Beat Kent State 28–7
61	-26	3.228	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–3–1	0.500	61	0	Lost to William & Mary 16–17
62	-10	3.247	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–3	0.625	43	-1	Lost to UCLA 20–35
63	-8	3.364	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	61	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 10–6
64	-6	3.467	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–4	0.429	74	+4	Lost to Ohio State 20–28
65	12	3.493	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	51	-4	Beat Wichita State 21–16
66	1	3.517	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–4	0.500	61	-2	Beat Houston 27–13
67	12	3.547	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–3–1	0.563	60	-4	Beat Virginia 24–23
68	-14	3.617	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–21
69	-20	3.676	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	88	+2	Lost to Texas 9–45
70	22	3.763	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	74	-3	Beat Long Beach State 35–8
71	2	3.783	BYU	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	51	-5	Beat Colorado State 44–8
72	-10	3.863	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–4	0.429	74	-1	Lost to Ole Miss 7–31
73	-13	3.872	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	61	-1	Lost to Miami 7–28
74	16	3.878	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–2	0.600	47	-4	Beat Princeton 15–10
75	-4	3.904	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4–1	0.357	94	0	Tied Iowa 6–6
76	-10	4.166	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	74	-4	Lost to Utah 14–59
77	-5	4.173	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–5	0.286	100	-1	Lost to Georgia 7–13
78	-13	4.186	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	89	-1	Lost to Oklahoma 0–52
79	15	4.220	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	74	-7	Beat UTEP 45–22
80	13	4.237	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–4	0.500	61	-10	Beat Virginia Tech 17–16
81	1	4.257	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	+1	Lost to Alabama 11–48
82	-1	4.266	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	74	-7	BYE
83	8	4.293	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–6	0.250	107	-2	Lost to USC 0–18
84	17	4.392	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	3–4	0.429	74	-7	Beat Tulsa 49–21
85	12	4.396	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–4	0.429	74	-3	Beat Wake Forest 31–0
86	-2	4.684	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	61	-12	Lost to West Texas A&M 16–21
87	-7	4.696	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	74	-11	Lost to San José State 8–35
88	-5	4.705	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–3–1	0.300	98	-1	Lost to Pennsylvania 10–15
89	-15	4.727	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	94	-5	Lost to Mississippi State 13–27
90	14	4.759	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–4–1	0.438	70	-4	Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–10
91	14	4.862	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	-8	Beat Columbia 6–3
92	3	4.928	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	100	-8	Lost to NC State 24–42
93	-8	5.041	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–6	0.143	111	-6	Lost to Baylor 13–15
94	-7	5.060	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	100	-8	Lost to Iowa State 8–34
95	-9	5.073	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–5	0.375	89	-9	Lost to Western Michigan 17–34
96	2	5.093	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–7	0.125	119	-7	Lost to Washington 21–35
97	-9	5.111	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	89	-11	Lost to Utah State 23–35
98	-20	5.137	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	+2	Lost to Delaware 9–28
99	-10	5.139	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–5	0.375	89	-13	Lost to Maryland 23–24
100	2	5.238	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–4–1	0.357	94	-7	Tied Michigan State 6–6
101	-1	5.246	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	89	-7	Lost to Colgate 26–28
102	12	5.334	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–5	0.286	100	-7	Beat Indiana 23–14
103	-27	5.343	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–3–1	0.300	98	-6	Lost to Rutgers 3–6
104	-1	5.553	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–7	0.125	119	-9	Lost to Stanford 11–17
105	8	5.619	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	70	-17	Beat East Tennessee State 35–34
106	-7	5.650	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	97	-12	BYE
107	-1	5.718	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	110	0	BYE
108	9	6.075	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–4–1	0.438	70	-5	Beat Bucknell 25–21
109	1	6.177	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–6	0.143	111	-12	Lost to Michigan 0–42
110	2	6.183	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–7	0.000	124	-10	Lost to Purdue 14–20
111	-2	6.205	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–6	0.143	111	-11	Lost to Clemson 0–31
112	-5	6.207	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	100	-15	Lost to Louisville 13–38
113	-2	6.356	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	119	-16	Lost to Syracuse 6–10
114	-18	6.359	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	100	-10	Lost to Youngstown State 7–47
115	-7	6.640	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–6	0.143	111	-14	Lost to Memphis 21–49
116	-1	6.731	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	100	+3	Lost to Pacific 7–22
117	5	7.084	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	107	-10	Lost to East Carolina 21–27
118	1	7.233	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–7	0.000	124	-17	Lost to Arkansas 16–42
119	-1	7.249	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	111	-18	Lost to Bowling Green 7–46
120	0	7.705	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–7	0.125	119	-21	Lost to Drake 10–28
121	0	7.842	UTEP	IND WAC	1–6	0.143	111	-15	Lost to Arizona 22–45
122	-6	7.876	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–5–1	0.214	109	-7	Lost to Illinois State 7–10
123	0	7.958	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–8	0.000	124	-22	Lost to BYU 8–44
124	3	8.309	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	111	-19	Beat Louisiana 7–0
125	0	8.332	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	119	-18	Lost to Holy Cross 9–26
126	-2	8.992	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	111	-10	Lost to Tennessee Tech 8–24
127	-1	9.012	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–8	0.000	124	-30	Lost to Dayton 10–14

1972 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 24, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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	0.766	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+19	Beat Tennessee 17–10
2	-1	0.838	LSU	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Kentucky 10–0
3	2	0.930	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Wichita State 46–3
4	0	1.074	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Illinois 31–7
5	2	1.090	USC	PAC	7–0	1.000	1	+17	Beat Washington 34–7
6	2	1.105	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Indiana 44–7
7	-4	1.153	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	22	+10	Lost to Colorado 14–20
8	10	1.209	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	22	+13	Beat Arkansas 35–15
9	7	1.212	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	12	+9	Beat Kansas 56–0
10	5	1.338	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–1	0.833	12	+14	Beat Georgia Tech 24–14
11	8	1.424	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Columbia 28–14
12	13	1.444	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	9	+13	Beat Oklahoma 20–14
13	1	1.455	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–1	0.833	12	+13	Beat Wake Forest 21–0
14	-4	1.465	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Brown 49–20
15	16	1.493	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	22	+8	Beat Kansas State 55–22
16	-5	1.553	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+10	Lost to Alabama 10–17
17	20	1.570	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	45	+11	Beat Ole Miss 16–0
18	5	1.581	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+9	Beat Syracuse 17–0
19	10	1.607	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	12	+9	Beat Arizona 35–10
20	6	1.681	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	12	+8	Beat BYU 49–17
21	0	1.686	UCLA	PAC	6–1	0.857	9	+12	Beat California 49–13
22	-10	1.722	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	29	+5	Lost to Harvard 15–33
23	17	1.802	SMU	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	22	+5	Beat Rice 29–14
24	9	1.811	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–1	0.857	9	+9	Beat Colorado State 37–0
25	2	1.840	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–2–1	0.583	47	+8	Lost to San Diego State 19–35
26	4	1.856	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	36	+9	Beat Vanderbilt 28–3
27	22	1.861	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–2–1	0.643	43	+9	Beat East Carolina 38–16
28	-6	1.865	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–1	0.833	12	+8	Beat South Carolina 21–8
29	-16	1.898	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	36	+10	Lost to Texas 15–35
30	-21	1.930	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	12	+5	Lost to Navy 17–21
31	-11	1.935	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–1	0.833	12	+7	Lost to NC State 16–38
32	-26	1.993	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–2	0.667	36	+10	Lost to Oregon 13–15
33	2	2.002	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1–1	0.786	28	+5	Beat LOS Angeles State 31–0
34	2	2.018	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–2	0.714	31	+9	Beat San José State 38–28
35	9	2.032	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	47	+6	Beat Ohio 53–21
36	5	2.055	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1	0.833	12	+6	Beat Bowling Green 35–19
37	-20	2.098	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	22	+4	Lost to Missouri 26–30
38	9	2.105	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–2–1	0.643	43	+7	Beat Marshall 34–0
39	-11	2.109	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–2	0.714	31	+11	Lost to USC 7–34
40	2	2.114	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	36	+7	Beat Baylor 20–7
41	2	2.143	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	31	+8	Beat Tulane 31–19
42	-10	2.197	TCU	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	22	+4	Beat Texas A&M 13–10
43	-19	2.226	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–2	0.667	36	+8	Lost to Ohio State 7–44
44	7	2.287	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	31	+5	Beat Drake 24–7
45	9	2.521	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–3–1	0.500	53	+5	Beat Xavier 26–16
46	19	2.589	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	+6	Beat Wyoming 27–6
47	24	2.667	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	+5	Beat Air Force 21–17
48	-9	2.668	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	47	+3	Lost to Auburn 14–24
49	-15	2.716	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–2–1	0.500	53	+3	Lost to SMU 14–29
50	20	2.787	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	29	+4	Beat Cornell 33–15
51	-6	2.897	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Florida 0–16
52	7	2.961	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–2	0.714	31	0	Beat Oregon State 37–7
53	-3	3.120	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	36	+3	Lost to Tampa 7–24
54	1	3.166	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Lost to West Virginia 19–31
55	-2	3.249	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	74	+1	Lost to Penn State 0–17
56	18	3.268	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	74	+2	Beat Maryland 20–14
57	1	3.268	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	53	0	BYE
58	-20	3.269	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–3	0.500	53	+2	Lost to Michigan State 0–31
59	4	3.281	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–3	0.500	53	-1	Beat Northwestern 37–0
60	20	3.306	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+1	Beat Rutgers 35–28
61	21	3.319	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	53	0	Beat Princeton 35–26
62	-6	3.359	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Georgia 3–28
63	6	3.409	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–3	0.571	50	-2	Beat Dayton 20–17
64	17	3.533	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	50	-3	Beat West Texas A&M 17–8
65	-8	3.540	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–4	0.429	74	+2	Lost to Iowa State 22–55
66	20	3.559	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	-1	Beat UTEP 56–7
67	25	3.590	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–4	0.429	74	-2	Beat Southern Miss 26–7
68	28	3.590	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Beat Notre Dame 30–26
69	-1	3.631	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	-2	BYE
70	-10	3.697	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	85	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–20
71	18	3.742	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–4	0.333	92	0	Beat Wisconsin 31–0
72	-5	3.745	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–4	0.333	92	+1	Lost to LSU 0–10
73	-9	3.763	BYU	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	-3	Lost to Arizona State 17–49
74	-28	3.823	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	84	0	Lost to Miami 13–33
75	16	3.865	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	85	0	Beat Houston 33–13
76	-4	3.970	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–2–1	0.375	87	-1	Lost to Yale 14–28
77	-15	3.987	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	53	-7	Lost to Northern Illinois 8–17
78	-26	3.994	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	+1	Lost to Boston University 14–17
79	-18	4.026	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3–1	0.500	53	-7	Lost to Duke 14–20
80	5	4.092	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	53	-7	BYE
81	14	4.135	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	74	-5	Beat Furman 37–0
82	-16	4.177	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 7–26
83	-35	4.198	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–2–1	0.375	87	0	Lost to Colgate 26–35
84	-5	4.214	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	50	-7	Lost to Louisville 3–46
85	-2	4.244	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	110	-1	Lost to TCU 10–13
86	-8	4.297	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	74	-4	Lost to Virginia Tech 21–53
87	-12	4.353	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	92	-4	Lost to Nebraska 0–56
88	-15	4.369	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	74	-6	Lost to Utah 6–27
89	-13	4.527	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–4	0.429	74	-8	Lost to Clemson 21–37
90	13	4.557	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	53	-5	Beat Lehigh 30–27
91	13	4.573	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–5	0.286	106	-3	Beat Stanford 15–13
92	-8	4.614	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–4	0.333	92	-5	Lost to Pacific 28–38
93	13	4.617	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	74	-9	Beat Virginia Military Institute 31–3
94	0	4.649	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	92	-6	Lost to Texas Tech 10–35
95	-5	4.666	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	92	-6	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–21
96	-9	4.741	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	92	-7	Lost to Kent State 16–26
97	13	4.799	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4	0.333	92	-3	Beat Virginia 37–21
98	1	4.954	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–6	0.143	118	-4	Lost to UCLA 13–49
99	-22	5.097	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	92	-9	Lost to Pittsburgh 20–35
100	14	5.137	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–4	0.429	74	-6	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 12–0
101	-1	5.167	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	92	-8	Beat North Texas 7–6
102	-14	5.228	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–4	0.333	92	-7	Lost to Minnesota 14–43
103	-5	5.237	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–6	0.143	118	-6	Lost to Washington State 7–37
104	-7	5.295	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	89	-3	Lost to Toledo 17–20
105	-12	5.490	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	92	-7	Lost to Army 28–35
106	7	5.592	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–4	0.200	109	0	Lost to Dartmouth 20–49
107	0	5.759	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	92	-11	BYE
108	-6	5.789	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	110	-7	BYE
109	-1	5.843	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–5	0.167	110	-7	Lost to North Carolina 0–21
110	7	5.900	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–5	0.167	110	-9	Beat Iowa 43–14
111	1	5.978	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	118	-10	Beat Boston College 35–20
112	-1	5.981	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–6	0.000	123	-7	Lost to Michigan 7–31
113	6	6.275	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	2–4–1	0.357	89	-14	Beat Lenoir Rhyne 42–13
114	-9	6.435	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–5	0.167	110	-10	Lost to Purdue 0–37
115	-14	6.472	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	92	+5	Lost to Idaho State 7–35
116	8	6.937	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	108	-6	Beat Ball State 13–7
117	-8	7.094	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–4–1	0.357	89	-4	Lost to Wofford 17–27
118	-2	7.224	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	110	-14	Lost to Western Michigan 0–34
119	-4	7.319	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–6	0.000	123	-13	Lost to Memphis 6–7
120	7	7.540	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	1–6	0.143	118	-16	Beat Texas Arlington 17–12
121	0	7.542	UTEP	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	110	-10	Lost to New Mexico 7–56
122	-2	7.780	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	106	-10	Lost to Richmond 0–37
123	0	7.853	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	123	-17	Lost to Florida State 0–37
124	-2	8.034	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	110	-8	Lost to Citadel 0–12
125	-7	8.146	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	118	-14	Lost to Quantico Marines 7–13
126	0	9.101	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–7	0.000	123	-24	Lost to William & Mary 3–31
127	-2	9.188	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	123	-15	Lost to New Mexico State 12–17

1972 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 17, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.669	LSU	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+14	Beat Auburn 35–7
2	4	0.880	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Florida 24–7
3	1	0.915	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Texas 27–0
4	-3	1.011	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Michigan State 10–0
5	0	1.096	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat North Texas 56–6
6	14	1.101	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–1	0.800	18	+13	Beat Washington 24–0
7	1	1.133	USC	PAC	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat California 42–14
8	3	1.246	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Illinois 26–7
9	6	1.251	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Boston College 13–9
10	6	1.280	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Princeton 35–14
11	1	1.293	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	18	+8	BYE
12	1	1.358	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pennsylvania 24–20
13	6	1.403	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	18	+9	Beat Baylor 31–20
14	10	1.432	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	18	+10	Beat Kentucky 31–20
15	-12	1.474	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–1	0.800	18	+10	Lost to LSU 7–35
16	12	1.499	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	18	+4	Beat Missouri 62–0
17	-3	1.512	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pittsburgh 42–16
18	-11	1.532	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	31	+8	Lost to Oklahoma 0–27
19	10	1.636	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Brown 53–19
20	-3	1.647	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	5–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Citadel 27–21
21	13	1.691	UCLA	PAC	5–1	0.833	14	+8	Beat Oregon State 37–7
22	8	1.709	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat Ohio 31–7
23	16	1.717	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	18	+5	Beat Army 45–0
24	21	1.730	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat Wisconsin 33–7
25	12	1.767	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	14	+7	Beat Iowa State 34–22
26	22	1.784	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	18	+5	Beat Utah 59–48
27	-17	1.842	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1–1	0.700	36	+6	Lost to Kent State 10–14
28	-6	1.886	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	14	+8	Lost to Stanford 0–24
29	-11	1.966	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	18	+5	Beat Texas A&M 17–14
30	10	1.976	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	45	+6	Beat Ole Miss 14–13
31	-22	1.979	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	31	+3	Lost to Colorado 22–34
32	12	2.032	TCU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	31	+4	Beat Tulsa 35–9
33	8	2.037	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–1	0.833	14	+5	Beat Mississippi State 25–21
34	13	2.048	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–1–1	0.625	44	+3	BYE
35	3	2.050	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1–1	0.750	31	+3	Tied CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 24–24
36	7	2.065	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	38	+7	Beat Long Beach State 14–10
37	-11	2.168	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	58	+6	Lost to Alabama 7–24
38	-13	2.197	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–2	0.600	45	+6	Lost to Indiana 7–33
39	3	2.303	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	36	+3	BYE
40	6	2.322	SMU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	31	+1	BYE
41	-20	2.333	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	18	+3	Lost to Houston 14–49
42	-15	2.414	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	45	+4	Lost to Virginia Tech 32–34
43	-8	2.417	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	38	+5	Lost to Temple 36–39
44	32	2.436	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	58	+2	Beat Oklahoma State 34–32
45	-9	2.488	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Lost to Georgia 13–14
46	47	2.500	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	58	+3	Beat San Diego State 49–14
47	-16	2.518	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2–1	0.583	55	+4	Lost to Toledo 13–20
48	-25	2.555	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–1–1	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Dartmouth 14–35
49	17	2.566	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–2–1	0.583	55	+3	Beat Wake Forest 42–13
50	3	2.600	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	4–1	0.800	18	+4	Beat Northern Iowa 21–14
51	9	2.758	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	38	0	Beat Southern Illinois 44–0
52	18	2.777	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+2	Beat West Virginia 39–36
53	15	2.801	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	58	+3	Beat Navy 30–14
54	4	2.808	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–3–1	0.417	75	+3	Beat Bowling Green 14–10
55	-23	2.916	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+2	Lost to Miami 21–24
56	7	3.034	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–2	0.600	45	+2	Beat William & Mary 21–17
57	22	3.072	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	58	+3	Beat Kansas 20–19
58	1	3.086	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	58	+1	Tied Colgate 21–21
59	8	3.169	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–2	0.667	38	-1	Beat Oregon 31–14
60	-8	3.194	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	58	0	Lost to Arkansas 20–31
61	10	3.235	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–2–1	0.583	55	-2	Beat Villanova 37–7
62	20	3.316	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	45	-3	Beat New Mexico State 63–14
63	-6	3.348	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–3	0.400	78	0	Beat Minnesota 28–3
64	8	3.380	BYU	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	45	-1	Beat UTEP 21–14
65	-14	3.385	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	78	+2	Lost to Arizona State 48–59
66	18	3.501	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Beat Richmond 34–9
67	-13	3.591	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–3	0.400	78	+1	Lost to North Carolina 20–31
68	-19	3.664	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Lost to Memphis 29–38
69	20	3.703	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	58	-3	Beat Western Michigan 20–13
70	36	3.716	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Beat Columbia 20–18
71	-21	3.718	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	0	Lost to Syracuse 14–30
72	-39	3.744	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–1–1	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Harvard 18–20
73	8	3.775	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Beat Colorado State 28–9
74	16	3.805	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–4	0.333	94	0	Beat Clemson 7–0
75	-11	3.820	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	78	-3	Lost to Kansas State 19–20
76	20	3.824	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–3	0.500	58	-4	Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–14
77	-15	3.845	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	-1	Lost to Air Force 9–13
78	-4	3.914	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–31
79	13	3.974	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–2	0.667	38	-7	Beat Cincinnati 20–17
80	-15	4.028	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Penn State 0–45
81	-26	4.031	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	58	-4	Lost to Idaho 13–31
82	-4	4.091	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	93	0	Tied Holy Cross 21–21
83	-6	4.153	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	105	0	Lost to Texas Tech 14–17
84	-1	4.154	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	78	-2	BYE
85	-16	4.199	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	58	-6	Lost to Pacific 10–14
86	-30	4.202	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	78	-2	Lost to Arizona 15–27
87	11	4.234	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	-3	Beat Marshall 14–0
88	14	4.257	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–3	0.400	78	-2	Beat Northwestern 23–12
89	-4	4.370	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–4	0.200	105	-1	Lost to Michigan 0–10
90	14	4.417	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	-4	Beat App State 41–7
91	12	4.487	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	102	-1	Beat Tulane 24–21
92	-17	4.537	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	94	-4	Lost to Florida State 21–25
93	-5	4.596	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	-3	Beat Lafayette 21–7
94	19	4.746	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	78	-6	Beat New Mexico 27–15
95	-15	4.778	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	94	-5	Lost to Southern Miss 9–34
96	-23	4.845	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	78	-3	Lost to Nebraska 0–62
97	-36	4.856	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–3–1	0.417	75	0	Lost to Ball State 7–28
98	-3	4.894	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	114	-3	Lost to UCLA 7–37
99	0	5.021	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–5	0.167	114	-3	Lost to USC 14–42
100	20	5.262	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	105	-4	Beat Utah State 38–29
101	21	5.281	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	78	+4	Beat Northern Illinois 31–13
102	5	5.293	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–5	0.167	114	-4	Lost to TCU 9–35
103	-9	5.323	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	94	-3	Lost to Cornell 20–24
104	-7	5.409	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–5	0.167	114	-5	Lost to Washington State 14–31
105	-19	5.447	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–4	0.200	105	-5	Lost to Iowa 12–23
106	-19	5.519	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	94	-8	Lost to Vanderbilt 17–21
107	-7	5.536	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	94	-8	Lost to Wichita State 17–20
108	-7	5.626	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–4	0.200	105	-4	Lost to NC State 13–42
109	12	5.746	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–3–1	0.417	75	-2	Beat Furman 51–35
110	-19	5.836	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–4	0.200	105	-4	Lost to Duke 0–7
111	4	6.271	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–5	0.000	120	-6	Lost to Ohio State 7–26
112	2	6.275	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	120	-8	Lost to Notre Dame 16–42
113	-8	6.284	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	102	-1	Lost to Yale 19–53
114	-6	6.366	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	94	-7	Lost to East Carolina 21–27
115	2	6.384	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	120	-7	Lost to Louisville 6–56
116	-7	6.962	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	105	-10	Lost to Xavier 0–14
117	1	7.201	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–5	0.000	120	-9	Lost to Purdue 3–28
118	-7	7.315	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	114	-12	Lost to Maryland 7–37
119	-9	7.332	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–4–1	0.250	102	-11	Lost to South Carolina 7–41
120	-4	7.391	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	94	-6	Lost to Davidson 35–51
121	-2	7.420	UTEP	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	105	-7	Lost to BYU 14–21
122	-10	7.668	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	105	-3	Lost to Louisiana 21–22
123	0	7.719	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	120	-12	Lost to Wyoming 9–28
124	1	7.916	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–4–1	0.100	119	-4	Lost to Tampa 0–44
125	2	8.686	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	120	-8	BYE
126	0	8.719	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–6	0.000	120	-16	Lost to Virginia 14–45
127	-3	8.731	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–6	0.000	120	-14	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–63

1972 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 10, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.679	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Navy 35–7
2	5	0.780	LSU	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Rice 12–6
3	5	0.885	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Ole Miss 19–13
4	-1	0.988	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
5	1	0.997	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Tampa 17–14
6	8	1.003	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Georgia 25–7
7	6	1.023	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Utah State 27–12
8	1	1.030	USC	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Stanford 30–21
9	9	1.066	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
10	5	1.068	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–0–1	0.875	19	+6	Beat Toledo 19–8
11	-7	1.177	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat California 35–18
12	-2	1.282	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	20	+7	Beat Memphis 38–7
13	-11	1.375	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Rutgers 36–22
14	7	1.386	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Michigan State 16–0
15	-3	1.392	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Colorado State 52–13
16	25	1.512	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Holy Cross 17–7
17	13	1.538	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Richmond 21–0
18	13	1.562	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	26	+5	Beat Tulsa 35–18
19	21	1.564	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	26	+6	Beat TCU 27–13
20	-15	1.567	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–1	0.750	26	+7	Lost to USC 21–30
21	5	1.583	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat San José State 23–12
22	5	1.585	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Oregon 23–17
23	-3	1.590	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–0–1	0.750	26	+1	Tied Columbia 0–0
24	8	1.602	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	26	+6	BYE
25	-2	1.671	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–1	0.750	26	+6	Beat Northwestern 21–14
26	28	1.676	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	45	+5	Beat Florida State 42–13
27	15	1.682	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	26	+5	Beat Missouri 17–16
28	9	1.682	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	26	+2	BYE
29	10	1.689	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colgate 27–7
30	-1	1.775	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–1	0.750	26	+4	Beat Marshall 22–7
31	-9	1.810	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1–1	0.700	43	+6	Beat Kent State 13–12
32	1	1.816	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+4	Beat Pittsburgh 38–6
33	1	1.822	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–0–1	0.750	26	0	Tied Princeton 0–0
34	2	1.825	UCLA	PAC	4–1	0.800	20	+5	Beat Arizona 42–31
35	-10	1.847	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	20	+6	Beat William & Mary 49–34
36	-8	2.026	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Lost to Auburn 13–19
37	7	2.066	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	20	+4	Beat Kansas State 38–17
38	-19	2.072	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	20	+3	Lost to Pacific 0–17
39	-1	2.173	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Beat Illinois 35–17
40	5	2.249	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	58	+3	Lost to Alabama 7–25
41	-17	2.253	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	20	+2	Lost to Florida 13–42
42	10	2.261	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	43	+2	Beat Clemson 31–9
43	13	2.267	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	50	+5	Beat Fresno State 17–0
44	-33	2.270	TCU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	45	+2	Lost to Arkansas 13–27
45	4	2.287	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–1	0.750	26	+3	Beat Syracuse 10–2
46	4	2.330	SMU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat New Mexico State 55–6
47	-31	2.338	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–1–1	0.625	49	+2	Lost to LSU 6–12
48	-5	2.467	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	26	+1	Beat Oregon State 38–7
49	-1	2.613	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	50	+2	Lost to Texas 12–27
50	-3	2.635	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	+3	Lost to Michigan 7–35
51	16	2.719	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	58	+3	Beat UTEP 39–20
52	-6	2.851	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	45	0	Beat Miami 10–3
53	-36	2.912	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–1	0.750	26	+2	Lost to South Dakota 23–28
54	29	3.079	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–2	0.500	58	+2	Beat Mississippi State 17–13
55	21	3.140	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	50	0	Beat Xavier 20–7
56	32	3.165	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Beat Wyoming 17–14
57	14	3.214	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–3	0.250	96	+1	Beat Iowa 24–0
58	-7	3.214	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3–1	0.300	93	+2	Lost to Western Michigan 12–13
59	-1	3.271	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	0	Lost to Dartmouth 7–17
60	-7	3.319	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	50	-1	Lost to Louisville 14–17
61	3	3.334	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	58	0	Tied Southern Illinois 6–6
62	16	3.391	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	0	Beat Villanova 21–20
63	30	3.405	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–2	0.500	58	0	Beat Virginia 10–7
64	-3	3.415	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Beat Minnesota 34–28
65	20	3.416	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	45	0	Beat Lehigh 26–21
66	0	3.440	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–2–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Duke 17–0
67	25	3.518	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	50	-2	Beat Idaho 35–14
68	4	3.650	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	77	0	Lost to Indiana 2–10
69	-10	3.799	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	50	-3	Lost to BYU 27–38
70	-1	3.850	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	-2	BYE
71	27	3.888	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–2–1	0.500	58	-3	Beat Wake Forest 23–0
72	28	3.892	BYU	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Beat Long Beach State 38–27
73	-10	3.892	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	58	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 16–17
74	17	3.903	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	50	-2	Beat Cincinnati 28–14
75	-10	3.927	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	77	-1	Lost to Kentucky 13–17
76	-16	3.940	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	89	-1	Tied Houston 27–27
77	17	3.961	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	96	+1	BYE
78	-10	4.015	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	91	0	Lost to Yale 7–27
79	-9	4.045	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	77	0	Lost to Colorado 17–38
80	0	4.056	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	77	-2	Lost to East Carolina 0–21
81	-8	4.082	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	77	-1	Lost to New Mexico 14–17
82	-27	4.090	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	58	-3	Lost to Southern Miss 7–14
83	-21	4.133	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–3	0.400	77	-1	Lost to San Diego State 12–23
84	23	4.195	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Beat West Texas A&M 14–7
85	4	4.211	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–3	0.250	96	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 0–16
86	-11	4.229	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–3	0.250	96	-1	Lost to Wisconsin 14–21
87	-8	4.425	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	77	-3	Lost to West Virginia 34–49
88	-4	4.466	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	-2	Lost to Cornell 22–36
89	-2	4.544	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–3	0.400	77	-4	Lost to Bowling Green 8–19
90	-33	4.555	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–4	0.200	111	-1	Lost to NC State 0–17
91	-17	4.561	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–3	0.250	96	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 9–31
92	13	4.567	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	50	-7	Beat North Texas 23–6
93	-16	4.580	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	89	-1	Tied Virginia Tech 27–27
94	-59	4.893	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	58	-2	Lost to Brown 20–28
95	1	5.007	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	111	-2	Lost to Arizona State 7–38
96	-6	5.014	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	77	-5	Lost to Vanderbilt 7–10
97	2	5.045	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–4	0.200	111	-2	Lost to Washington 17–23
98	-12	5.063	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–20
99	-2	5.094	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–4	0.200	111	-3	Lost to Ohio State 18–35
100	-5	5.289	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	77	-5	Lost to Ohio 14–28
101	1	5.435	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–3	0.250	96	-3	Lost to Maryland 0–23
102	-20	5.436	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–3	0.250	96	-3	Lost to Purdue 0–24
103	-22	5.513	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	118	-2	Lost to Baylor 3–10
104	0	5.606	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	-5	BYE
105	21	5.836	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–2	0.333	91	-1	Beat Pennsylvania 28–20
106	21	5.958	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	58	0	Beat Boston University 33–14
107	1	5.980	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–4	0.200	111	-4	Lost to Texas Tech 18–35
108	13	6.028	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	77	-5	Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–3
109	1	6.052	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	-5	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–22
110	3	6.101	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–3–1	0.300	93	-6	Tied Davidson 10–10
111	-5	6.172	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	111	-6	Lost to Boston College 20–21
112	13	6.377	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	-2	Beat Arkansas State 21–3
113	-1	6.411	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	96	-7	Lost to UCLA 31–42
114	-5	6.418	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	118	-6	Lost to Tulane 6–38
115	-4	6.491	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–4	0.000	118	-4	Lost to Penn State 17–35
116	-13	6.527	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–3	0.400	77	-2	Lost to Western Carolina 15–20
117	-16	6.547	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	118	-5	Lost to Wichita State 6–23
118	-2	6.678	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–4	0.000	118	-5	Lost to Kansas 28–34
119	-4	7.191	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	96	-4	Lost to Utah 20–39
120	-6	7.222	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	118	-6	Lost to Tennessee 7–38
121	-1	7.293	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–3–1	0.300	93	-3	Tied App State 10–10
122	-4	7.322	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	96	+1	Lost to Washington State 14–35
123	-6	7.407	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	118	-7	Lost to Air Force 13–52
124	-2	8.172	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–5	0.000	118	-9	Lost to SMU 6–55
125	-1	8.188	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3–1	0.125	117	-2	Tied Dayton 6–6
126	-3	8.623	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–5	0.000	118	-11	Lost to Citadel 3–42
127	-8	9.050	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	118	-7	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–35

1972 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 3, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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	12	0.676	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Tulane 41–7
2	39	0.705	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colgate 37–7
3	-2	0.736	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Clemson 52–3
4	-1	0.773	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat North Carolina 29–14
5	4	0.922	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat West Virginia 41–35
6	-4	0.932	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Dayton 28–11
7	11	0.948	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Wisconsin 27–7
8	7	1.077	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Tennessee 10–6
9	10	1.113	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Michigan State 51–6
10	-6	1.131	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	30	+5	Lost to Auburn 6–10
11	-5	1.190	TCU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Arlington 38–14
12	11	1.206	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Davidson 68–6
13	22	1.229	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas Tech 25–20
14	-2	1.235	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 48–21
15	7	1.255	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–0–1	0.833	28	+2	Tied Western Michigan 13–13
16	-5	1.255	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–0–1	0.833	28	+2	Tied Georgia Tech 36–36
17	-3	1.260	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat North Texas 54–8
18	11	1.272	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat New Mexico 31–0
19	7	1.276	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat San José State 23–21
20	25	1.332	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rutgers 7–6
21	7	1.392	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 35–14
22	15	1.444	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1–1	0.625	54	+5	Tied Bowling Green 13–13
23	-7	1.487	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	39	+4	Lost to LSU 7–27
24	9	1.493	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kansas 44–22
25	-18	1.524	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	+5	Lost to Stanford 35–41
26	6	1.541	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kent State 14–0
27	4	1.573	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Illinois 31–11
28	6	1.593	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Southern Miss 13–9
29	-4	1.665	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	39	+3	Beat Xavier 25–7
30	-3	1.676	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
31	-21	1.750	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	39	+2	Lost to Texas 20–25
32	-24	1.752	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	30	+4	Lost to Ohio State 14–29
33	-28	1.753	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	+3	Lost to Michigan 7–41
34	6	1.822	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Fordham 44–0
35	9	1.830	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lafayette 55–12
36	3	1.840	UCLA	PAC	3–1	0.750	30	+4	Beat Oregon 65–20
37	17	1.870	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	30	+1	Beat Minnesota 49–0
38	-2	1.956	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	+2	Beat Iowa 14–10
39	7	2.020	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UConn 28–7
40	7	2.022	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	39	+3	Beat Tulsa 21–20
41	1	2.114	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat NEW Hampshire 24–14
42	44	2.144	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	39	+2	Beat Colorado 31–6
43	-26	2.227	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Lost to Wyoming 43–45
44	-24	2.235	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	30	+2	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–31
45	-7	2.246	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat NC State 28–22
46	13	2.263	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	BYE
47	36	2.271	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	+2	Beat Boston College 27–20
48	0	2.286	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	+1	Beat Colorado State 21–0
49	16	2.416	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat Kentucky 35–34
50	-26	2.446	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	39	0	Lost to Virginia Tech 10–13
51	5	2.614	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2–1	0.375	78	+2	Lost to San Diego State 0–14
52	-3	2.639	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	54	+1	Tied Rice 36–36
53	-23	2.657	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	0	Lost to Kansas State 7–31
54	22	2.676	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Mississippi State 28–13
55	12	2.835	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	39	0	Beat Lamar 35–12
56	22	2.875	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	56	+1	Beat Montana 24–6
57	25	2.986	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–3	0.250	102	+2	Beat Virginia 37–13
58	-37	2.999	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	39	-1	Lost to Temple 7–15
59	18	3.038	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	30	-1	Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–14
60	40	3.179	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	0	Beat SMU 13–10
61	1	3.232	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	81	0	Lost to Florida State 22–44
62	7	3.271	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Fresno State 21–23
63	22	3.272	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	39	+1	Beat California 34–27
64	4	3.274	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	56	0	Lost to Louisville 11–28
65	-12	3.383	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	56	0	Lost to Florida 13–28
66	-16	3.421	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–2–1	0.375	78	0	Lost to Georgia 22–28
67	29	3.453	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	81	+1	Beat Washington State 44–25
68	-17	3.470	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Cornell 7–37
69	32	3.481	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	56	-1	Beat Holy Cross 15–7
70	25	3.540	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	56	+1	Beat Tampa 31–7
71	1	3.550	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–3	0.000	113	0	Lost to Notre Dame 14–35
72	21	3.566	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	56	0	Beat Maryland 16–12
73	32	3.566	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	56	0	Beat Arizona State 45–43
74	-19	3.599	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2	0.333	81	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 3–52
75	15	3.629	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	81	0	Beat Pittsburgh 27–22
76	21	3.653	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	56	-1	Beat Marshall 24–7
77	-17	3.657	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	0	BYE
78	-26	3.672	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	0	Lost to Navy 20–27
79	23	3.685	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	56	-1	Beat Citadel 31–12
80	9	3.794	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	56	-2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–15
81	6	3.913	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	113	0	BYE
82	-11	3.925	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	81	0	Lost to Penn State 10–14
83	-26	3.941	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	81	0	Lost to Indiana 34–35
84	-9	4.058	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	-1	Lost to Princeton 6–7
85	41	4.088	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	0	Beat Texas A&M 24–14
86	5	4.090	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	-1	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–25
87	-17	4.129	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	56	-3	Lost to Ohio 22–38
88	-27	4.154	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	81	-1	Lost to Iowa State 0–31
89	-10	4.190	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	81	-1	Lost to USC 6–51
90	-26	4.243	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–2	0.500	56	-2	Lost to Duke 13–37
91	22	4.301	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	56	-2	Beat Toledo 38–22
92	-34	4.311	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2	0.500	56	-3	Lost to Utah 25–44
93	-12	4.376	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	81	-2	Lost to Alabama 21–48
94	-6	4.414	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	102	0	Lost to Army 14–24
95	9	4.441	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	56	-2	Beat Villanova 14–7
96	10	4.562	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	102	-1	Beat BYU 29–3
97	-31	4.724	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–3	0.250	102	-2	Lost to Missouri 27–34
98	-35	4.728	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2–1	0.375	78	-3	Lost to Syracuse 12–16
99	-5	4.771	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–3	0.250	102	-1	Lost to UCLA 20–65
100	-27	4.879	BYU	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	81	-2	Lost to Oregon State 3–29
101	2	4.888	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Drake 8–54
102	-18	4.965	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	81	-1	BYE
103	21	5.051	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–2	0.500	56	-1	Beat App State 20–17
104	8	5.210	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	102	-3	Beat Memphis 34–7
105	14	5.362	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	56	-6	Beat Southern Illinois 12–0
106	-14	5.500	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	102	-3	Lost to Cincinnati 7–14
107	7	5.524	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	0	Lost to Ole Miss 9–13
108	7	5.542	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	102	-3	Lost to Arkansas 20–21
109	-11	5.741	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	113	-3	Lost to Northwestern 22–27
110	-11	5.898	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	-4	Lost to Northern Illinois 7–24
111	5	6.150	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–3	0.000	113	-2	Lost to Washington 11–31
112	-2	6.285	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	81	-5	BYE
113	-4	6.346	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	102	-5	Lost to Furman 17–20
114	-34	6.362	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to South Carolina 7–34
115	12	6.691	UTEP	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	81	-2	Beat New Mexico State 21–20
116	-5	6.700	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–3	0.000	113	-3	Lost to Nebraska 0–49
117	6	6.931	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	113	-4	Lost to Utah State 0–21
118	-11	7.026	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	81	+2	Lost to Montana State 3–17
119	2	7.147	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	113	-5	Lost to TCU 14–38
120	2	7.213	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	102	-2	Lost to Air Force 6–68
121	-4	7.472	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	102	-3	Lost to William & Mary 12–31
122	-4	7.625	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–4	0.000	113	-5	Lost to UTEP 20–21
123	-3	8.188	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	113	-7	Lost to Richmond 15–34
124	1	8.225	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	113	-2	Lost to Wichita State 0–12
125	-17	8.688	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	113	-2	Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–17
126	-52	9.613	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	113	-1	Lost to Rhode Island 17–21
127	-84	13.100	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	113	0	Lost to Massachusetts 19–28

1972 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 26, 1972By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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	0.464	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon 68–3
2	18	0.533	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
3	23	0.645	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
4	11	0.690	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wake Forest 45–6
5	30	0.735	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Georgia 24–13
6	56	0.799	TCU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Indiana 31–28
7	20	0.842	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Virginia 48–10
8	29	0.934	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat NC State 34–33
9	-6	0.945	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Duke 10–6
10	6	0.963	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat New Mexico 41–16
11	34	0.971	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Clemson 29–10
12	12	1.005	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kentucky 35–0
13	26	1.048	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UCLA 26–9
14	8	1.066	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Memphis 23–7
15	-4	1.074	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 14–7
16	-9	1.083	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Syracuse 31–7
17	24	1.087	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kansas State 56–14
18	11	1.104	LSU	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Texas A&M 42–17
19	2	1.109	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 55–20
20	-14	1.180	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 38–6
21	13	1.186	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Brown 30–24
22	22	1.203	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 16–7
23	-19	1.233	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 41–13
24	-22	1.259	SMU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida 21–14
25	-20	1.271	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1	0.500	48	+2	Lost to Bowling Green 7–16
26	20	1.283	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat New Mexico State 49–17
27	-2	1.349	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat App State 35–7
28	31	1.366	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 37–0
29	-12	1.414	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 44–22
30	17	1.455	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Eastern Michigan 42–0
31	7	1.507	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Purdue 22–21
32	4	1.538	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat North Texas 25–0
33	-2	1.550	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 27–15
34	8	1.573	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Carolina 21–0
35	28	1.573	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Miami 23–10
36	45	1.636	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Navy 21–10
37	31	1.662	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	+3	Beat Northern Illinois 14–10
38	-5	1.688	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Tulane 13–24
39	-20	1.835	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	+2	Lost to Michigan 9–26
40	14	1.875	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
41	14	1.875	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
42	14	1.875	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
43	15	1.875	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
44	16	1.875	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
45	16	1.875	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
46	18	1.875	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	121	0	BYE
47	46	1.881	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 24–23
48	31	1.911	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat BYU 42–19
49	23	1.934	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Michigan State 21–16
50	-41	1.979	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to North Carolina 33–34
51	2	2.037	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lafayette 33–14
52	31	2.084	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Temple 49–27
53	39	2.097	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat Vanderbilt 10–6
54	-6	2.101	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Army 77–7
55	-45	2.266	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Rice 10–29
56	55	2.327	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1–1	0.500	48	+1	Beat Ohio 37–14
57	-29	2.386	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Alabama 0–35
58	50	2.478	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Arizona 28–6
59	23	2.505	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Missouri 27–0
60	13	2.511	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Beat Tulsa 21–0
61	-43	2.561	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Texas Tech 16–41
62	60	2.572	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Wyoming 52–14
63	14	2.572	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–16
64	-24	2.589	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Lost to West Virginia 10–48
65	-22	2.629	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to TCU 28–31
66	-16	2.649	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Lost to San José State 10–17
67	32	2.670	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Colorado State 41–14
68	42	2.683	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Marshall 39–0
69	44	2.693	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	36	+1	Beat California 17–10
70	32	2.708	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	36	0	Beat Texas Arlington 38–24
71	23	2.780	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Oregon State 19–11
72	2	2.891	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Washington 21–22
73	-65	2.949	BYU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Utah State 19–42
74	-22	3.041	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	98	0	Lost to Holy Cross 24–30
75	9	3.050	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	Beat Lehigh 41–13
76	-19	3.078	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–1	0.000	98	0	Lost to SMU 14–21
77	26	3.132	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	36	-1	Beat Grambling State 25–19
78	8	3.169	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat UTEP 19–14
79	-56	3.195	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 16–21
80	-2	3.209	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Drake 7–23
81	-49	3.252	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 6–10
82	5	3.253	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	98	0	Lost to Stanford 6–10
83	-71	3.260	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Penn State 10–21
84	-14	3.316	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Lost to Tennessee 6–45
85	-71	3.448	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	48	0	Lost to Baylor 0–27
86	-56	3.463	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Arkansas 23–24
87	8	3.491	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Texas 10–23
88	18	3.528	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to LSU 17–42
89	-1	3.603	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat UL Monroe 17–0
90	-10	3.641	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Notre Dame 0–37
91	33	3.678	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Beat Cincinnati 19–7
92	-1	3.739	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat William & Mary 20–17
93	-26	3.794	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Wisconsin 7–31
94	-45	3.809	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Oklahoma 3–68
95	-29	3.942	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Arizona State 14–56
96	18	4.034	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Iowa State 22–44
97	8	4.209	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Western Michigan 10–14
98	-13	4.316	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Air Force 13–41
99	-28	4.336	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	-1	Lost to Dayton 0–39
100	-24	4.428	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Florida State 15–27
101	0	4.517	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Boston College 27–49
102	-33	4.596	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Villanova 17–20
103	20	4.653	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to San Diego State 0–25
104	8	4.730	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Xavier 7–19
105	4	4.757	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Kansas 14–52
106	-8	4.766	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Iowa 11–19
107	-94	5.009	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Weber State 10–26
108	-18	5.028	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Auburn 7–14
109	6	5.050	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to East Carolina 7–35
110	-3	5.174	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	75	-3	Lost to Washington State 6–28
111	-36	5.253	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Colorado 6–38
112	5	5.278	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 0–21
113	-16	5.287	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Kent State 14–37
114	5	5.312	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	48	0	BYE
115	-11	5.439	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	75	-3	Lost to Houston 0–21
116	-20	5.684	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–2	0.000	98	-1	Lost to USC 20–55
117	-52	5.791	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Western Carolina 0–10
118	3	6.128	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Fresno State 17–49
119	6	6.199	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	75	-4	Beat Arkansas State 6–0
120	-4	6.378	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to Maryland 16–28
121	-3	6.703	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to Toledo 24–38
122	-22	6.719	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Lenoir Rhyne 16–41
123	-3	6.903	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	98	-3	Lost to West Texas A&M 14–41
124	2	7.058	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Beat Wofford 24–7
125	-36	8.009	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	98	0	Lost to Lamar 0–7
126	-75	8.066	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	98	-1	Lost to Nebraska 7–77
127	0	10.897	UTEP	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	98	-2	Lost to Pacific 14–19