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1986 Final College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.706Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–10.9172+63Beat Arkansas 42–8
210.844Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI12–01.0001+72Beat Miami 14–10
3-10.938Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–10.9172+59Lost to Penn State 10–14
410.999Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC10–1–10.8754+52Beat Michigan 22–15
5-11.112LSUSEC9–30.75013+51Lost to Nebraska 15–30
611.154Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–30.76911+51BYE
7-11.232Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–20.8465+56Lost to Arizona State 15–22
821.287Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B810–20.8336+41Beat LSU 30–15
931.384UCLAPAC8–3–10.70821+40Beat BYU 31–10
1031.424Auburn (AUBURN)SEC10–20.8336+34Beat USC 16–7
1101.444Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–2–20.75013+35BYE
1241.523Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–30.76911+44Beat Texas A&M 28–12
13-41.580Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–30.75013+35Lost to Oklahoma 8–42
14-61.580Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–30.75013+32Lost to Ohio State 12–28
15-11.586Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–3–10.70821+35BYE
16-11.607San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–20.8336+35BYE
1701.712Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC9–30.75013+31BYE
1861.777Iowa (IOWA)B109–30.75013+30Beat San Diego State 39–38
19-11.804Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–3–10.70821+27BYE
2031.854Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC9–30.75013+28Beat Colorado 21–9
2111.877Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–30.75013+29BYE
22-31.889Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–40.66725+32BYE
23-31.922Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8189+19BYE
2441.930Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI9–2–10.79210+23Beat NC State 25–24
2521.961Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–4–10.62531+19Beat Indiana 27–13
26-12.032Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–40.66725+23BYE
27-62.077San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66725+28Lost to Iowa 38–39
2822.227Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54538+18BYE
2922.261Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–40.66725+19BYE
30-42.262NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–3–10.70821+19Lost to Virginia Tech 24–25
31-22.265USCPAC7–50.58334+26Lost to Auburn 7–16
3212.459North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–4–10.62531+14BYE
33-12.588BYUIND WAC8–50.61533+15Lost to UCLA 10–31
3412.685Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–50.58334+13BYE
3512.727SMUIND SWC6–50.54538+14BYE
3612.746Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54538+7BYE
3712.759Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–50.58334+9BYE
3812.852Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58334+10BYE
39-52.868Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–60.50054+9Lost to Baylor 9–21
4002.902Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54538+7BYE
4102.903Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63629+10BYE
4222.917Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50054+6BYE
4322.926Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63629+3BYE
44-12.941Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45564+7BYE
45-32.945Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54538+5BYE
4603.013Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–5–10.50054+4BYE
4703.154Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54538+2BYE
4803.210Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54538+1BYE
4933.211Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50054+6BYE
50-13.266Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54538-3BYE
5103.282Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54538-2BYE
52-23.307Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54538-3BYE
5303.316Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50054+8BYE
5403.334Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50054+1BYE
5533.394Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50054+3BYE
5613.425Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54538-4BYE
57-13.484Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+6BYE
5823.517Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–60.50054-4BYE
5903.518Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.45564-2BYE
6013.585Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1BYE
6113.750Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54538-10BYE
62-73.776Indiana (INDIANA)B106–60.50054-8Lost to Florida State 13–27
6303.786Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.545380BYE
6403.832UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54538-13BYE
6503.844Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54538-14BYE
6603.863Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50054-8BYE
6703.958Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54538-10BYE
6803.990Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-2BYE
6904.271Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-14BYE
7004.288Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-10BYE
7104.529Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36472-12BYE
7204.533Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
7314.570West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-10BYE
74-14.603South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36472-15BYE
7504.821Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-14BYE
7605.079Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-20BYE
7705.096Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36472-26BYE
7805.161New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33380-31BYE
7905.220Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36472-15BYE
8005.256Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27383-20BYE
8115.256Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36472-19BYE
82-15.259Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-17BYE
8305.311UTEPIND WAC4–80.33380-32BYE
8415.443Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27383-26BYE
85-15.455Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-21BYE
8605.589Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-31BYE
8715.696California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18295-23BYE
88-15.887Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27383-29BYE
8905.919Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27383-17BYE
9006.128TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-25BYE
9106.304Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27383-37BYE
9206.309East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18295-29BYE
9306.405Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–90.18295-36BYE
9406.474Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-38BYE
9506.513Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27383-37BYE
9606.716Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–100.091100-41BYE
9706.732CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-26BYE
9827.078Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-42BYE
9907.100Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18295-32BYE
100-27.172Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-30BYE
10107.564Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18295-37BYE
10208.407Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE
10308.529New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-45BYE
10408.560Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091100-48BYE

1986 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.786Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9094+53BYE
200.876Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57BYE
310.946Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+61BYE
4-10.951LSUSEC9–20.8187+53BYE
511.126Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–1–10.8645+40BYE
6-11.142Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–10.9173+54BYE
701.202Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–30.76915+51Beat Washington 28–6
811.364Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
911.390Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
1011.403Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8187+32BYE
1151.471Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–2–20.75016+36Beat Stanford 27–21
1211.529UCLAPAC7–3–10.68225+32BYE
13-11.543Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8187+27BYE
14-61.573Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–3–10.70823+35Lost to Alabama 6–28
15-11.607San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–20.8336+35BYE
16-11.676Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75016+35BYE
1721.717Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC9–30.75016+31Beat North Carolina 30–21
1801.762Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–3–10.70823+28BYE
19-21.900Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–40.66726+32Lost to Clemson 21–27
2011.900Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8187+19BYE
2111.925San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72720+31BYE
2251.931Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–30.75016+29Beat Georgia 27–24
2311.965Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72720+24BYE
24-12.015Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72720+23BYE
25-52.052Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–40.66726+23Lost to Boston College 24–27
26-12.083NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–2–10.77313+21BYE
27-12.110Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59134+15BYE
2812.178Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77313+15BYE
29-12.194USCPAC7–40.63630+27BYE
3002.255Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54538+18BYE
3112.263Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–40.66726+19BYE
3212.342BYUIND WAC8–40.66726+19BYE
33-22.450North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–4–10.62533+16Lost to Arizona 21–30
3402.540Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54538+11BYE
3502.666Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–50.58335+15BYE
3602.711SMUIND SWC6–50.54538+15BYE
3702.778Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54538+7BYE
3882.813Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–50.58335+9Beat Minnesota 21–14
3902.815Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58335+13BYE
4012.893Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54538+8BYE
4112.894Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63630+12BYE
42-42.905Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54538+7BYE
4302.908Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45564+9BYE
4402.944Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50056+7BYE
4502.972Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63630+3BYE
4613.042Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–5–10.50056+4BYE
4713.065Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54538+3BYE
4813.172Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54538+2BYE
4913.244Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54538-2BYE
5013.254Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54538-2BYE
5113.269Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54538-1BYE
5223.272Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50056+6BYE
53-133.342Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–60.50056+8Lost to Tennessee 14–21
5423.360Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50056+2BYE
55-23.374Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54538-3BYE
56-13.417Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+7BYE
5703.443Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54538-3BYE
5813.445Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50056+4BYE
59-13.498Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.455640BYE
6003.532Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–60.50056-2BYE
6103.639Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1BYE
6203.768Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54538-10BYE
6313.812Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.545380BYE
64-13.823UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54538-13BYE
6503.861Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54538-14BYE
6613.915Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50056-8BYE
67-13.957Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54538-10BYE
6804.032Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-2BYE
6914.265Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-13BYE
70-14.313Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-10BYE
7104.478Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36472-11BYE
7214.561Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
73-14.589South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36472-13BYE
7404.636West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9BYE
7504.843Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-14BYE
7615.079Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-19BYE
77-15.080Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36472-25BYE
7805.130New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33380-29BYE
7915.181Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36472-13BYE
8015.235Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27383-19BYE
8115.243Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-16BYE
82-35.266Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36472-19BYE
8315.300UTEPIND WAC4–80.33380-30BYE
84-15.445Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-20BYE
8515.467Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27383-26BYE
86-15.578Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-29BYE
8705.707Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27383-27BYE
8805.743California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18295-22BYE
8905.942Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27383-17BYE
9006.084TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-23BYE
9116.248Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27383-36BYE
92-16.254East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18295-27BYE
9306.385Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–90.18295-34BYE
9416.437Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-37BYE
95-16.438Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27383-36BYE
9606.694Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–100.091100-39BYE
9706.732CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-26BYE
9807.085Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-29BYE
9907.148Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18295-31BYE
10007.184Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-42BYE
10107.482Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18295-36BYE
10208.437Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE
10308.461New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-44BYE
10408.590Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091100-48BYE

1986 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.740Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9094+53BYE
200.878Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57BYE
300.931LSUSEC9–20.8187+52BYE
400.955Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+59BYE
501.093Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–10.9173+55BYE
601.117Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–1–10.8645+40BYE
701.309Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–30.75016+42BYE
801.334Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–2–10.77313+38BYE
901.356Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
1001.385Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
1101.395Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8187+32BYE
1211.528Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8187+26BYE
13-11.534UCLAPAC7–3–10.68227+32BYE
1401.592San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–20.8336+36BYE
1501.599Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75016+36BYE
1601.604Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–2–20.72718+28BYE
1701.700Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72718+34BYE
1851.728Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–3–10.70826+29Beat Texas Tech 20–17
19-11.850Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–30.72718+25BYE
20-11.864Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72718+26BYE
2101.895Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8187+19BYE
22-21.897San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72718+32BYE
23-11.937Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72718+23BYE
2401.954Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72718+24BYE
2502.089NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–2–10.77313+20BYE
2612.105Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59134+15BYE
27-12.112Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+21BYE
2802.171USCPAC7–40.63631+26BYE
2902.187Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77313+14BYE
3002.218Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54537+18BYE
3102.305North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–3–10.68227+19BYE
3202.308Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–40.66729+19BYE
3302.353BYUIND WAC8–40.66729+20BYE
3412.519Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54537+11BYE
35-12.655Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–50.58335+15Lost to Ole Miss 17–20
3602.697SMUIND SWC6–50.54537+14BYE
3702.795Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54537+7BYE
3802.802Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54537+7BYE
3912.819Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58335+13BYE
40-12.829Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54537+13BYE
4112.875Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54537+7BYE
42-12.906Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63631+12BYE
4302.908Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45564+9BYE
4402.922Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50057+8BYE
4502.995Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63631+3BYE
4613.002Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–50.54537+3BYE
47-13.034Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–5–10.50057+5BYE
4803.059Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54537+3BYE
4903.160Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54537+2BYE
5003.217Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54537-2BYE
5103.228Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54537-2BYE
5203.251Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54537-1BYE
5303.269Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54537-2BYE
5403.291Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50057+5BYE
5503.357Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+9BYE
5603.378Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50057+3BYE
5703.426Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54537-3BYE
5803.454Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.45564+1BYE
5903.469Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50057+4BYE
6003.543Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–60.50057-2BYE
6103.643Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1BYE
6203.767Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54537-10BYE
6303.801UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54537-13BYE
6403.812Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.54537-1BYE
6503.861Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54537-14BYE
6613.931Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54537-10BYE
67-13.950Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50057-8BYE
6804.056Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-2BYE
6904.200Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-8BYE
7004.269Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-12BYE
7104.468Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36472-11BYE
7204.539South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36472-12BYE
7304.575Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
7404.663West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9BYE
7504.777Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-12BYE
7604.953Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36472-24BYE
7705.051Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-17BYE
7805.156New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33380-29BYE
7915.164Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36472-19BYE
80-15.165Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36472-13BYE
8105.190Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27383-17BYE
8205.221Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-16BYE
8305.309Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-19BYE
8405.311UTEPIND WAC4–80.33380-30BYE
8505.449Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-28BYE
8605.465Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27383-26BYE
8705.682Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27383-27BYE
8805.699California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18295-21BYE
8905.954Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27383-16BYE
9006.072TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-23BYE
9106.234East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18295-27BYE
9206.255Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27383-36BYE
9316.392Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–90.18295-34BYE
94-16.401Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27383-35BYE
9506.443Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-37BYE
9606.694Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–100.091100-39BYE
9706.726CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-26BYE
9807.073Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-29BYE
9907.155Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18295-31BYE
10007.161Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-41BYE
10107.461Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18295-36BYE
10218.429Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE
103-18.446New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-44BYE
10408.613Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091100-48BYE

1986 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.738Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9094+53BYE
200.872Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57BYE
300.948LSUSEC9–20.8187+52BYE
400.955Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+59BYE
501.098Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–10.9173+55BYE
601.114Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–1–10.8645+40BYE
701.309Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–30.75016+42BYE
811.334Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–2–10.77313+38BYE
9-11.345Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
1001.392Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8187+36BYE
1101.397Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8187+32BYE
1211.520UCLAPAC7–3–10.68226+32BYE
13-11.528Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8187+26BYE
1431.592San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA10–20.8336+36Beat Miami (OH) 37–7
15-11.599Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75016+36BYE
16-11.601Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–2–20.72718+28BYE
17-11.697Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72718+34BYE
1801.846Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–30.72718+25BYE
1901.886Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72718+25BYE
2011.897San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72718+32BYE
21-11.898Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8187+19BYE
2211.937Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72718+23BYE
2311.937Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–3–10.68226+22BYE
24-21.942Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72718+24BYE
2512.086NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–2–10.77313+20BYE
2612.112Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+21BYE
2712.121Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59135+15BYE
2812.167USCPAC7–40.63631+26BYE
2912.187Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77313+14BYE
3012.222Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54537+18BYE
3112.291North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–3–10.68226+19BYE
32-72.308Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–40.66729+19Lost to San José State 7–37
3302.356BYUIND WAC8–40.66729+20BYE
3402.497Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63631+18BYE
3502.519Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54537+11BYE
3602.681SMUIND SWC6–50.54537+14BYE
3702.795Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54537+7BYE
3802.802Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54537+7BYE
3902.829Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54537+13BYE
4002.836Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58336+13BYE
4112.906Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63631+12BYE
42-12.906Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54537+7BYE
4302.908Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45564+9BYE
4402.958Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50057+8BYE
4502.999Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63631+3BYE
4603.029Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–5–10.50057+5BYE
4703.030Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–50.54537+2BYE
4803.063Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54537+3BYE
4903.164Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54537+2BYE
5003.217Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54537-2BYE
5103.228Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54537-2BYE
5203.247Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54537-1BYE
5303.269Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54537-2BYE
5403.291Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50057+5BYE
5503.357Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+9BYE
5603.373Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50057+3BYE
5713.431Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54537-3BYE
58-13.434Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.45564+2BYE
5903.469Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50057+4BYE
6003.547Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–60.50057-2BYE
6103.643Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1BYE
6203.767Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54537-10BYE
6303.801UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54537-13BYE
6403.812Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.54537-1BYE
6503.861Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54537-14BYE
6603.950Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50057-8BYE
6703.961Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54537-10BYE
6804.056Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-2BYE
6904.200Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-8BYE
7004.264Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-12BYE
7104.468Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36472-11BYE
7214.546South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36472-12BYE
73-14.575Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
7404.663West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9BYE
7504.771Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-12BYE
7604.953Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36472-24BYE
7705.045Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-17BYE
7815.140New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33380-28BYE
79-15.143Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36472-12BYE
8005.164Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36472-19BYE
8105.184Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27383-17BYE
8205.266Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-16BYE
8305.309Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-19BYE
8405.317UTEPIND WAC4–80.33380-30BYE
8515.455Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-28BYE
86-15.465Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27383-26BYE
8705.682Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27383-27BYE
8805.693California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18295-21BYE
8905.948Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27383-16BYE
9006.047TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-22BYE
9106.234East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18295-27BYE
9206.255Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27383-36BYE
9306.395Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27383-35BYE
9406.399Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–90.18295-34BYE
9506.449Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-37BYE
9606.664Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–100.091100-38BYE
9706.732CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-26BYE
9807.073Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-29BYE
9907.155Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18295-31BYE
10007.214Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-41BYE
10107.434Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18295-35BYE
10208.446New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-44BYE
10308.482Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE
10408.613Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091100-48BYE

1986 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.738Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9094+53BYE
200.872Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57BYE
300.910LSUSEC9–20.8186+53BYE
400.955Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+59BYE
511.098Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–10.9173+55Beat Hawai'i 27–10
6-11.117Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–1–10.8645+40BYE
701.303Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–30.75016+42BYE
801.327Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.8186+36BYE
901.337Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–2–10.77313+38BYE
1001.379Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8186+36BYE
1101.385Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8186+32BYE
1201.515Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8186+26BYE
1301.534UCLAPAC7–3–10.68227+32BYE
1411.599Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75016+36BYE
15-11.604Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–2–20.72718+28BYE
1601.700Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72718+33BYE
1701.736San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8186+28BYE
1801.850Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–30.72718+25BYE
1901.882Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72718+25BYE
2011.886Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8186+19BYE
21-11.903San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72718+32BYE
2201.935Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72718+24BYE
2311.937Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72718+23BYE
24-11.944Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–3–10.68227+22BYE
2502.052Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–30.72718+21BYE
2602.089NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–2–10.77313+20BYE
2722.112Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+21BYE
28-12.117Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59135+15BYE
29-12.171USCPAC7–40.63631+26BYE
3002.187Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77313+14BYE
3102.213Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54537+18BYE
3202.301North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–3–10.68227+19BYE
3312.371BYUIND WAC8–40.66730+20Beat Air Force 23–3
34-12.490Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63631+18BYE
3502.515Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54537+11BYE
3612.672SMUIND SWC6–50.54537+14BYE
3712.799Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54537+7BYE
3812.802Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54537+7BYE
3912.829Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54537+13BYE
40-42.836Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–50.58336+13Lost to Michigan 10–27
4112.902Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54537+7BYE
4222.902Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63631+12BYE
43-22.903Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45564+9BYE
44-12.958Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50057+8BYE
4502.960Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63631+4BYE
4603.029Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–5–10.50057+5BYE
4723.029Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–50.54537+2BYE
4803.067Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54537+3BYE
49-23.168Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–50.54537+2Lost to BYU 3–23
5023.212Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54537-2BYE
5193.224Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54537-2Beat Missouri 10–6
52-23.247Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54537-1BYE
53-23.269Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54537-2BYE
5403.291Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50057+5BYE
5503.353Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+8BYE
56-33.378Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50057+3BYE
5703.424Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.45564+2BYE
5803.426Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54537-3BYE
59-33.469Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50057+4BYE
60-13.551Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–60.50057-2BYE
6103.643Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1BYE
6203.723Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54537-9BYE
6303.797UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54537-13BYE
6463.812Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–50.54537-1Beat Navy 27–7
65-13.817Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54537-13BYE
66-13.898Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50057-7BYE
6703.966Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54537-10BYE
68-24.005Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-2BYE
69-14.150Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-7BYE
70-14.269Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-12BYE
7104.462Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36472-11BYE
7204.529Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
7304.539South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36472-12BYE
7404.663West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9BYE
7504.777Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-12BYE
7614.953Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36472-24BYE
77-15.051Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-17BYE
7815.132Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36472-12BYE
79-15.146New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33380-28BYE
8005.159Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36472-19BYE
8105.189Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27383-17BYE
8215.266Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-16BYE
8315.309Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27383-19BYE
84-25.322UTEPIND WAC4–80.33380-30BYE
8515.409Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27383-26BYE
86-15.455Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-28BYE
8705.676Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27383-27Lost to Oklahoma State 6–10
8805.699California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18295-21BYE
8905.954Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27383-16BYE
9006.035TCUIND SWC3–80.27383-22BYE
9106.227East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18295-27BYE
9206.255Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27383-36BYE
9326.395Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27383-35BYE
94-16.406Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–90.18295-34BYE
95-16.449Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27383-37BYE
9616.649Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–100.091100-38BYE
97-16.726CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-26BYE
9807.073Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27383-29Lost to Army 7–27
9907.087Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18295-30BYE
10007.214Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-41BYE
10107.427Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18295-35BYE
10208.431New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-44BYE
10308.490Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE
10408.537Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091100-47BYE

1986 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.777Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9093+52BYE
200.867Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57Beat East Carolina 36–10
300.910LSUSEC9–20.8186+53Beat Tulane 37–17
400.946Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+59BYE
501.119Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–1–10.8645+40BYE
601.168Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9093+48BYE
701.316Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–30.75016+42Lost to Auburn 17–21
831.335Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.8186+36Beat Texas 16–3
9-11.339Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–2–10.77313+37BYE
10-11.382Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8186+36BYE
11-11.441Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8186+31BYE
1251.518Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8186+26Beat Alabama 21–17
13-11.538UCLAPAC7–3–10.68227+32BYE
14-11.604Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–2–20.72718+28BYE
1501.612Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75016+36BYE
1641.703Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72718+33Beat Arizona 29–24
1711.747San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8186+28BYE
18-41.858Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–30.72718+25Lost to Stanford 24–29
1971.873Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC8–30.72718+25Beat Georgia Tech 31–24
2081.881San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72718+32Beat BYU 10–3
2111.884Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8186+20BYE
22-11.932Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72718+24BYE
2301.948Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–3–10.68227+22BYE
2401.952Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72718+23BYE
2522.056Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–30.72718+21BYE
26-12.083NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–2–10.77313+20BYE
27-82.146Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–4–10.59137+15Lost to Florida 13–17
28-122.156USCPAC7–40.63630+26Lost to Notre Dame 37–38
2912.167Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72718+20BYE
30-12.190Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77313+14BYE
3152.222Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–50.54538+18Beat Florida State 17–13
32-12.301North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–3–10.68227+19BYE
3302.485Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63630+18BYE
34-22.560BYUIND WAC7–40.63630+14Lost to San Diego State 3–10
35-12.613Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54538+10BYE
3652.676Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC7–40.63630+15Beat Wyoming 35–19
3712.694SMUIND SWC6–50.54538+14BYE
38-12.809Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54538+7BYE
3912.844Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54538+7BYE
40-12.858Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54538+12BYE
4182.898Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45564+9Beat USC 38–37
4232.932Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54538+7BYE
4352.936Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50055+8BYE
44-22.947Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63630+11BYE
45-22.956Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63630+4BYE
46-113.006Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–5–10.50055+5Lost to Georgia 24–31
4703.024Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–40.60036+6BYE
48-43.052Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54538+3BYE
4943.114Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–50.54538+2Beat Vanderbilt 35–20
50113.285Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54538-1Beat Pacific 38–21
5133.304Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54538-2BYE
52-13.305Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54538-2BYE
5373.341Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50055+3Beat Virginia 42–10
5413.348Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50055+4BYE
55-33.361Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+8BYE
5613.422Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50055+4BYE
57-73.423Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–60.45564+2Lost to Texas A&M 3–16
58-23.455Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54538-3BYE
59-133.493Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–60.50055-1Lost to Hawai'i 19–35
60-23.669Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–50.50055-5BYE
61-23.714Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1BYE
6203.749Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54538-9BYE
6313.827UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54538-13BYE
64-13.834Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54538-13BYE
6503.870Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50055-7BYE
6603.995Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-2BYE
6704.063Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54538-10BYE
6804.159Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-7BYE
6904.343Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-13BYE
7004.370Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–50.50055-4BYE
7114.488Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36472-11BYE
7214.530Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
73-24.561South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36472-12BYE
7414.641West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36472-9BYE
75-14.789Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31882-12BYE
7615.039Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36472-17BYE
7725.072Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36472-25BYE
7825.103New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33380-27BYE
7975.137Rice (RICE)IND SWC4–70.36472-12Beat Houston 14–13
80-45.174Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–70.36472-19Lost to Long Beach State 21–38
81-35.239Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27385-18BYE
8275.284UTEPIND WAC4–80.33380-28Beat Utah 55–44
83-25.309Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–70.36472-16Lost to LSU 17–37
8405.370Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27385-19BYE
85-25.432Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-27BYE
8615.470Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27385-26BYE
87-25.603Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–70.30083-22BYE
8805.706California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18295-21BYE
89-75.972Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27385-15Lost to Maryland 10–42
9016.084TCUIND SWC3–80.27385-22BYE
9126.247East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18295-27Lost to Miami 10–36
9206.322Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27385-35BYE
93-36.363Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–90.18295-32Lost to UTEP 44–55
9416.505Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27385-37BYE
9516.567Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27385-34BYE
9616.707CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-25BYE
97-36.781Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–100.091100-39Lost to Rice 13–14
9807.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30083-23BYE
9907.093Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18295-30BYE
10007.192Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–100.091100-41Lost to Tennessee 20–35
10107.570Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18295-34BYE
10228.461New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-44BYE
103-18.535Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE
104-18.545Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091100-47BYE

1986 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.752Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9093+52Beat Nebraska 20–17
2-10.823Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–01.0001+54BYE
3-10.952LSUSEC8–20.80011+45Beat Notre Dame 21–19
410.970Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57Beat Pittsburgh 34–14
5-11.079Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–1–10.8645+41Lost to Arizona 17–34
621.193Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9093+47Beat Ohio State 26–24
721.249Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.8186+41BYE
8-21.298Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–2–10.77315+37Beat Washington State 44–23
951.409Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.8186+34Beat SMU 41–0
1001.436Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.8186+31Lost to Oklahoma 17–20
1151.456Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–20.80011+30Beat TCU 74–10
1231.539UCLAPAC7–3–10.68229+30Beat USC 45–25
1301.552Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–2–20.72719+27Tied South Carolina 21–21
1461.605Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–20.80011+29Beat Arizona State 34–17
15-31.622Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75018+37Lost to Michigan 24–26
16-51.764USCPAC7–30.70024+31Lost to UCLA 25–45
1701.802Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80011+16BYE
1801.809San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8186+27BYE
1901.878Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65032+20BYE
20-131.881Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–30.70024+25Lost to California 11–17
2131.900Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72719+24Beat Texas 18–13
22-11.950Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8186+19Beat Utah State 14–7
2362.011Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC7–3–10.68229+21Beat Mississippi State 24–3
2432.020Iowa (IOWA)B108–30.72719+22Beat Minnesota 30–27
25-32.031NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC8–2–10.77315+21Beat Western Carolina 31–18
26-32.107Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70024+19BYE
27-12.110Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–30.72719+20BYE
2842.160San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC7–30.70024+22Beat Hawai'i 35–5
29-42.162Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77315+14BYE
30-22.239Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72719+19Beat Holy Cross 56–26
3102.260North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–3–10.68229+18Beat Duke 42–35
3212.332BYUIND WAC7–30.70024+15Beat Utah 35–21
3352.555Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–40.63633+17Beat Houston 34–7
3492.609Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–50.54539+11Beat Kansas State 49–3
35-52.658Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–4–10.55038+7Lost to Wake Forest 21–24
36-12.677Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50054+11BYE
37142.740Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–50.54539+9Beat Rutgers 29–22
38-22.772SMUIND SWC6–50.54539+14Lost to Arkansas 0–41
3922.901Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54539+13Lost to Iowa 27–30
40122.919Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54539+6Beat Wisconsin 23–13
41-42.978Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–40.60036+9Lost to San Diego State 5–35
4252.987Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63633+11BYE
4363.009Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63633+5BYE
44-43.018Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–50.54539+4Lost to UTEP 19–21
4503.069Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–50.54539+6Lost to Ole Miss 3–24
4673.077Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54539+3BYE
47-133.081Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–40.60036+4Lost to Rice 17–21
48-93.106Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–5–10.50054+7Lost to Tennessee 9–28
49-13.232Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–60.40071+3Lost to LSU 19–21
50-43.261Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–50.50054+3Lost to Baylor 13–18
51-13.263Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–50.54539-2Lost to Oklahoma State 14–21
5243.311Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45564+10Beat Oregon State 49–28
5383.328Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–50.50054+2Beat Kentucky 28–9
54-123.339Indiana (INDIANA)B106–50.54539-2Lost to Purdue 15–17
55-113.422Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50054+4Lost to Temple 22–29
5633.436Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.545390Beat Louisville 31–16
57-33.514Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50054+3Lost to Penn State 14–34
58113.689Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–50.50054-4Beat Iowa State 21–14
5943.695Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45564+1Beat West Virginia 34–23
60-33.773Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–5–10.450700BYE
61-63.794Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–50.50054-5Lost to UNLV 8–31
6233.799Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54539-9BYE
6333.886Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54539-13BYE
6483.904UNLVIND PCAA6–50.54539-13Beat Long Beach State 31–8
65-13.907Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50054-7BYE
66-64.005Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45564-1BYE
67-94.083Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–50.54539-9Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–23
6804.197Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45564-7BYE
6974.294Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC5–60.45564-13Beat Georgia Tech 24–21
7014.437Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–50.50054-5BYE
71-14.495South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–20.36474-10Tied Clemson 21–21
72-104.537Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–70.36474-10Lost to Northwestern 18–23
7324.637Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45564-2BYE
74-14.672Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–7–10.31880-11Lost to Washington 23–44
75-84.763West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36474-9Lost to Syracuse 23–34
7624.924Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–60.40071-13BYE
7705.078Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36474-15Lost to North Carolina 35–42
78-45.154Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27385-17Lost to Oregon 28–49
7945.165Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36474-25Beat Illinois 23–18
8045.192New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–80.33379-26Beat Memphis 20–13
81-15.303Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–60.40071-13BYE
82-15.419Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30081-9BYE
83-45.446Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–90.25093-26Lost to Michigan State 13–23
8455.473Purdue (PURDUE)B103–80.27385-19Beat Indiana 17–15
8555.521Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–70.30081-21Beat Kansas 48–0
8685.523Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–70.30081-12Beat Air Force 21–17
87-25.624Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27385-26BYE
8845.657California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–90.18297-20Beat Stanford 17–11
8975.712UTEPIND WAC3–80.27385-28Beat Colorado State 21–19
90-85.906Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–80.20095-22Lost to BYU 21–35
91-56.139TCUIND SWC3–80.27385-21Lost to Texas A&M 10–74
9216.383Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27385-33Lost to Fresno State 7–14
9326.423East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–80.20095-27BYE
94-36.434Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–90.100100-30Lost to Texas Tech 7–34
95-76.523Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–80.27385-36Lost to Southern Miss 16–31
96-96.555Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–80.27385-34Lost to Missouri 0–48
9706.865CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25093-25BYE
9806.968Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30081-23BYE
9917.223Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18297-30BYE
100-17.242Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100100-34BYE
10107.639Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–90.18297-34Lost to Colorado 3–49
10208.620Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–100.091102-46Lost to New Mexico 13–20
10308.673Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091102-47BYE
10408.682New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091102-43BYE

1986 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.798Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–01.0001+52Beat Tulsa 23–10
240.885LSUSEC7–20.77813+39Beat Mississippi State 47–0
310.892Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–10.9004+39Beat Colorado 28–0
4-20.934Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–0–10.9503+38Beat Wichita State 52–6
5-20.969Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–01.0001+49Beat Notre Dame 24–19
611.158Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–2–10.75019+33Tied UCLA 17–17
721.268Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–20.77813+32BYE
8-31.290Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–10.9004+36Lost to Minnesota 17–20
9-11.323Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–20.8187+38Beat Temple 24–14
1031.387Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9004+29Beat Kansas 70–0
11-11.428USCPAC7–20.77813+31Beat California 28–3
1201.460Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–20.8187+34Beat Wisconsin 30–17
1311.508Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–2–10.75019+25Tied Maryland 17–17
1441.627Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80010+25Beat Texas A&M 14–10
1511.653UCLAPAC6–3–10.65031+22Tied Washington 17–17
16-51.655Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–20.77813+23Lost to Arkansas 10–14
17-21.804Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–20.80010+15Lost to Georgia 16–20
1841.809San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA9–20.8187+25Beat Long Beach State 38–14
1981.831Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–3–10.65031+20Beat Southern Miss 49–13
2011.900Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–20.77813+18BYE
21-41.973Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA8–20.80010+16Lost to Hawai'i 13–24
2241.986NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–2–10.75019+20Beat Duke 29–15
2382.047Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–30.70023+18Beat Auburn 20–16
24-12.069Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–30.70023+18Beat Rice 23–17
2502.153Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77318+13Beat Vanderbilt 29–21
2672.220Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–30.72722+19Beat Eastern Michigan 34–20
2732.250Iowa (IOWA)B107–30.70023+14Beat Purdue 42–14
2842.255Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–30.70023+18Beat Syracuse 27–9
29-102.258Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–3–10.65031+14Lost to Tennessee 10–22
30-12.301Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–3–10.61137+11BYE
3152.330North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–3–10.65031+13Beat Virginia 27–7
3282.440San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC6–30.66727+16Beat Wyoming 31–24
33-132.471BYUIND WAC6–30.66727+12Lost to Oregon State 7–10
3442.562Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–30.66727+10BYE
35-112.595Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–50.50054+13Lost to Kentucky 3–10
36102.626SMUIND SWC6–40.60038+15Beat Texas Tech 13–7
37142.643Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC6–30.66727+11Beat Fresno State 24–13
38-102.685Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–40.60038+14Lost to SMU 7–13
3962.701Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–4–10.55048+11Beat Florida 10–3
4022.707Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–40.60038+11Beat New Mexico 32–27
41112.818Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–40.60038+14Beat Michigan 20–17
42-82.940Indiana (INDIANA)B106–40.60038+6Lost to Illinois 16–21
43-22.949Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–50.50054+9Lost to Oklahoma 0–28
44-92.994Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55048+9Lost to Pittsburgh 6–20
45-83.028Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–40.60038+7Lost to LSU 0–47
4683.072Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–40.55646+5Beat TCU 45–16
47-33.086Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+10Lost to Miami 10–23
48-53.090Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–50.44466+5Lost to Penn State 19–24
4963.117Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC7–40.63635+5Beat Bowling Green 22–3
5033.126Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B86–40.60038+3Beat Kansas State 48–19
51-33.197Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–50.50054+4Lost to Alabama 14–24
52-133.222Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–50.50054+4Lost to Northwestern 21–24
53-63.306Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54551+3Lost to San Diego State 24–31
5473.351Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–4–10.55048+2Beat Rutgers 20–6
55-63.434Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–40.556460Lost to San José State 14–38
5613.445Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–60.40069+9Beat Washington State 27–17
5733.658Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–5–10.450650Tied Clemson 17–17
5853.712Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI6–40.60038-9Beat Mcneese State 33–13
59-33.780Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–50.50054-2Lost to Florida State 13–49
60-103.853Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45562+1Lost to East Carolina 19–32
61103.921Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–50.44466-4Beat Ole Miss 22–10
6284.007Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–60.40069-1Beat Indiana 21–16
63-44.012Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–60.40069-3Lost to Boston College 9–27
6484.051Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50054-7Beat Ball State 43–22
65-74.118Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–50.54551-9Lost to Central Michigan 22–43
66-44.161Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54551-13Lost to Miami (OH) 20–34
6764.201West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–60.40069-2Beat Louisville 42–19
68-44.306Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45562-6Lost to Toledo 3–22
69-24.344Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–50.44466-8BYE
7084.456South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–6–10.35077-10Beat Wake Forest 48–21
7154.496Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–50.50054-6Beat Lafayette 56–48
7234.504UNLVIND PCAA5–50.50054-16Beat New Mexico State 58–42
73-74.591Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–6–10.35077-9Lost to Oregon 17–27
7464.693Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–70.30079-11Beat BYU 10–7
75-104.695Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–60.45562-1Lost to Western Michigan 7–27
76-84.784Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40069-17Lost to South Carolina 21–48
77-34.924Duke (DUKE)ACC4–60.40069-13Lost to NC State 15–29
78-95.010Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–60.40069-13Lost to CAL State Fullerton 38–39
7905.210Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–80.27387-18Lost to Ohio State 17–30
8015.238Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–60.40069-11Beat Memphis 15–6
81-45.378Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–70.30079-9Lost to North Carolina 7–27
8295.634Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–70.22291-15Beat Utah State 27–10
8395.655Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–70.30079-25Beat Michigan State 24–21
84-25.776New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.27387-26Lost to Colorado State 27–32
8595.964Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.27387-25Beat Kent State 27–7
86-25.964TCUIND SWC3–70.30079-17Lost to Texas 16–45
87-16.070Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–70.30079-24Lost to Nebraska 0–70
88-56.118Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–70.30079-27Lost to West Virginia 19–42
8906.332Purdue (PURDUE)B102–80.20094-21Lost to Iowa 14–42
90-26.338Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–70.22291-20BYE
91-16.368Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–80.11199-24BYE
9236.429California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–90.100100-24Lost to USC 3–28
93-86.435Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–70.30079-29Lost to Utah 10–27
94-16.538Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–70.22291-16Lost to Baylor 17–23
9566.568East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–80.20094-25Beat Cincinnati 32–19
9616.775UTEPIND WAC2–80.20094-32BYE
9736.781CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–90.25090-23Beat Pacific 39–38
98-116.812Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–70.30079-19Lost to Delaware 14–27
9907.072Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100100-32Lost to Virginia Tech 21–29
100-47.376Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.18298-28Lost to Ohio 26–34
101-37.529Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–80.20094-26Lost to Iowa State 19–48
10208.510Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–90.100100-35Lost to Tulane 6–15
10318.870Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–100.091103-46Beat Northern Illinois 34–26
104-18.889New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091103-41Lost to UNLV 42–58

1986 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
130.825Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI9–01.0001+40Beat Pittsburgh 37–10
2-10.867Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–0–10.9444+34Beat California 49–0
3-10.889Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+41Beat Maryland 17–15
4-10.929Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B88–10.8895+31Beat Missouri 77–0
501.023Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–01.0001+36Beat Purdue 31–7
611.044LSUSEC6–20.75018+30Beat Alabama 14–10
7-11.164Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–20.77813+30Beat Oregon State 28–12
801.305Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–20.80010+31Lost to LSU 10–14
951.371Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–20.77813+27Beat UCLA 28–23
1001.384USCPAC6–20.75018+28BYE
1101.432Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–10.8759+23BYE
1211.464Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–20.80010+26Beat Northwestern 30–9
1331.497Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8895+22Beat Iowa State 35–14
1441.498Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–20.77813+23Beat North Carolina 38–10
1541.520Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–10.8895+17Beat Cincinnati 52–7
16-71.630UCLAPAC6–30.66726+20Lost to Stanford 23–28
1741.744Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA8–10.8895+16Beat UNLV 36–7
18-61.755Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–20.77813+18Lost to Baylor 14–29
1911.897Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–2–10.72222+15BYE
20101.898BYUIND WAC6–20.75018+18Beat Hawai'i 10–3
2111.924Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC7–20.77813+15Beat Washington State 31–6
2211.968San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–20.80010+18Beat CAL State Fullerton 48–24
23111.997Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–30.66726+16Beat Arkansas 29–14
24132.061Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–40.55646+17Beat Georgia 31–19
2562.130Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI7–2–10.75018+12Beat Richmond 17–10
26-112.145NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–2–10.72222+14Lost to Virginia 16–20
2762.153Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+13Beat South Carolina 45–28
2872.252Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–30.66726+17Beat TCU 36–14
2992.285Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–3–10.61138+10Beat Virginia Military Institute 52–6
30-132.328Iowa (IOWA)B106–30.66726+11Lost to Illinois 16–20
31-62.359Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–30.66726+9Lost to Florida 19–31
3282.368Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI6–30.66726+13Beat Temple 38–29
33-92.372Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70024+11Lost to Kent State 23–24
3472.379Indiana (INDIANA)B106–30.66726+12Beat Michigan State 17–14
35-92.468Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–3–10.61138+12Lost to West Virginia 17–24
36-82.492North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–3–10.61138+10Lost to Clemson 10–38
3752.585Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–30.66726+9BYE
38-112.605Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–30.66726+8Lost to Army 11–21
39-72.612Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–40.55646+10Lost to Indiana 14–17
40-12.734San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–30.62535+8BYE
4142.781Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–40.55646+8Beat Kansas 17–10
42-132.836Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–40.55646+7Lost to Utah 28–38
4362.884Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–40.50056+6Beat SMU 61–29
4442.930Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI7–30.70024+8Beat New Mexico 34–27
4552.946Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–4–10.50056+7Beat Vanderbilt 34–22
46-102.954SMUIND SWC5–40.55646+9Lost to Notre Dame 29–61
4743.025Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–40.60042+6Beat UTEP 41–12
48-43.046Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55646+4Lost to Boston College 29–38
4953.187Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–30.62535+1Beat Eastern Washington 35–34
50-43.222Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–50.50056+9Lost to Auburn 7–52
51-83.231Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–30.62535+2Lost to BYU 3–10
5243.245Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–40.55646+6Beat Wisconsin 27–20
53-63.276Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–40.55646+2Lost to Nebraska 14–35
5453.360Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–40.50056+2Beat Houston 30–10
5593.440Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–40.60042-1Beat Central Michigan 26–14
56103.478Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–40.556460Beat Louisiana 17–0
5753.609Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–60.33374+5BYE
58-63.611Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–40.60042-4Lost to Bowling Green 17–20
5943.644Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44463+1Beat Navy 31–22
60-23.719Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–50.44463-1Lost to Penn State 15–17
61-63.722Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–4–10.50056-2Lost to Miami 10–37
62-93.870Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–40.60042-10Lost to Northern Illinois 14–21
63-63.880Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–40.55646-8Lost to Southern Miss 0–17
6453.996Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–50.50056-3Beat Ball State 20–17
6574.123Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–50.50056+6Beat Miami (OH) 24–23
66-54.176Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–5–10.38972-5Lost to Arizona 6–31
6734.177Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–50.44463-7Beat Kansas State 23–3
68-84.242Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–50.44463-10Lost to Duke 36–38
69-44.431Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–50.44463-3Lost to Utah State 10–14
7074.459Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–60.33374-5Beat Iowa 20–16
7154.553Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–50.37573-8Beat Memphis 33–3
72-54.573Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–50.44463-12Lost to Toledo 14–26
7374.594West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–60.33374-6Beat Rutgers 24–17
7454.741Duke (DUKE)ACC4–50.44463-12Beat Wake Forest 38–36
75-74.813UNLVIND PCAA4–50.44463-14Lost to Fresno State 7–36
7684.832Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–50.44463-5Beat Air Force 21–11
77115.139Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–60.33374-6Beat NC State 20–16
78-75.218South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–6–10.27886-14Lost to Florida State 28–45
79-65.261Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–70.30084-15Lost to Minnesota 20–27
80-55.387Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–70.22288-14Lost to Washington 12–28
81-75.474Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–60.33374-9Lost to Louisville 12–23
8205.523New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–70.30084-19Lost to Tulsa 27–34
83105.576Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI3–60.33374-19Beat Tulane 23–12
84-65.591TCUIND SWC3–60.33374-12Lost to Texas Tech 14–36
8595.744Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–60.33374-20Beat Pacific 14–10
86-55.864Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–60.33374-21Lost to Colorado 10–17
87-46.011Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–60.33374-16Lost to Syracuse 22–31
88-26.130Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–70.22288-17Lost to Oklahoma 0–77
89-26.177Purdue (PURDUE)B102–70.22288-16Lost to Michigan 7–31
90-56.340Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–80.11198-21Lost to Texas 10–30
9186.413Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–70.12597-17Beat Colorado State 38–28
92-16.470Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–70.22288-27Lost to Ohio State 9–30
93-46.473Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–60.25087-11BYE
9436.479Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–80.20093-26Beat Ohio 45–17
95-36.535California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–80.11198-22Lost to Arizona State 0–49
9656.690Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–80.20093-16Beat Eastern Michigan 21–14
97-76.785UTEPIND WAC2–80.20093-29Lost to Wyoming 12–41
98-37.105Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–70.22288-20Lost to Oklahoma State 3–23
99-37.229Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–80.11198-27Lost to Kentucky 22–34
10007.435CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–90.18296-23Lost to San José State 24–48
101-37.472East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–80.11198-27BYE
10208.129Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–80.11198-25Lost to Tennessee 3–33
10308.695New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–90.100103-32BYE
10409.549Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–100.000104-43Lost to Western Michigan 17–45

1986 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.708Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–0–10.9384+31Beat Washington 34–21
2-10.830Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+34Beat West Virginia 19–0
3-10.886Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B87–10.8756+26Beat Kansas 64–3
410.906Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–01.0001+30Beat Florida State 41–23
5-10.968Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+30Beat Illinois 69–13
611.134Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75016+24Lost to Arizona State 21–34
7-11.201LSUSEC5–20.71427+21Lost to Ole Miss 19–21
831.218Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–10.8895+28Beat Mississippi State 38–3
901.377UCLAPAC6–20.75016+20Beat Oregon State 49–0
1081.435USCPAC6–20.75016+24Beat Arizona 20–13
1131.464Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC7–10.8756+20Beat SMU 39–35
1211.500Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC7–10.8756+19Beat Rice 45–14
1371.518Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–20.77813+20Beat Iowa 31–10
1431.548Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–20.75016+19Beat Washington State 42–12
15-31.563NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–1–10.81312+19Beat South Carolina 23–22
1601.679Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–10.8756+14Beat Kansas State 38–0
17-71.696Iowa (IOWA)B106–20.75016+16Lost to Ohio State 10–31
1851.706Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–20.75016+16Beat Wake Forest 28–20
19-111.756Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–10.8756+10Lost to Florida 17–18
2061.764Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–2–10.72225+15Beat LSU 21–19
2101.847Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA7–10.8756+11Beat CAL State Fullerton 30–20
22-71.936Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–20.75016+12Lost to USC 13–20
2321.954San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA7–20.77813+14Beat New Mexico State 45–7
2431.985Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–20.77813+13Beat Central Michigan 59–21
25-31.993Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–20.75016+11Beat Richmond 28–13
2662.043Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–2–10.68830+14Beat Louisville 41–0
2722.118Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75016+12BYE
2832.123North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–2–10.68830+12Beat Maryland 32–30
29-102.151Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–30.62536+12Lost to San Diego State 26–27
30-62.175BYUIND WAC5–20.71427+12BYE
3122.182Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–2–10.72225+9Beat Kentucky 17–15
3252.342Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–30.62536+10Beat Minnesota 52–23
33-52.379Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–3–10.56348+9Lost to Miami 23–41
3412.436Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–30.62536+8BYE
3512.451Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–30.62536+13Beat Texas 23–21
36-62.453SMUIND SWC5–30.62536+11Lost to Texas A&M 35–39
37132.481Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–40.50054+10Beat Auburn 18–17
3842.499Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–3–10.56348+8Beat Duke 34–6
39142.663San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–30.62536+8Beat Colorado State 27–26
40-12.685Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI5–30.62536+7Beat Army 27–20
41-12.712Indiana (INDIANA)B105–30.62536+6Beat Wisconsin 21–7
42-82.750Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–30.66732+7Lost to Alabama 3–38
43-22.777Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC5–20.71427+5Beat Utah 33–13
44-12.780Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–30.62536+5BYE
45102.939Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–40.50054+4Beat Oklahoma State 31–14
4652.990Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–40.55651+9Beat Indiana State 46–14
4792.999Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–30.62536+3Beat Missouri 37–14
4843.061Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI6–30.66732+6Beat Wichita State 38–10
49103.068Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–40.42967+4Beat Navy 33–14
50-33.094Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–4–10.43865+5Lost to Virginia Tech 15–17
5133.128Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–40.55651+5Beat New Mexico 35–25
52-83.158Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–30.667320Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–14
5383.299Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–30.66732-3Beat Ball State 14–7
5483.423Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–30.571470Beat Utah State 14–3
55-173.431Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56348-2Lost to Syracuse 20–24
56-73.436Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50054+3Lost to Michigan State 23–52
57-113.439Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–30.62536-4Lost to Tulane 39–42
58-103.489Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–40.500540Lost to North Carolina 30–32
59-143.494Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–40.42967+2Lost to Texas Tech 21–23
60-33.673Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–40.50054-4Lost to Clemson 20–28
61-33.717Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–4–10.43865-1Lost to Stanford 12–42
6253.779Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–60.33377+3Beat California 27–9
6363.835Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–50.37569-1Beat Pittsburgh 24–20
6423.859Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–40.55651-5Beat Western Michigan 28–7
65-13.909Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–40.50054+2BYE
6624.037Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI4–40.50054-3Beat East Carolina 23–21
67-44.197Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.50054-8Lost to Miami (OH) 21–59
6854.514UNLVIND PCAA4–40.50054-11Beat North Texas 27–26
69-94.555Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–50.44463-9Lost to Northern Illinois 8–16
70-54.560Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–50.37569-8Lost to Colorado 14–31
7114.788South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–5–10.31380-9Lost to NC State 22–23
7244.833Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–50.44463-1Beat Ohio 17–13
73-34.887Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–60.33377-10Lost to Indiana 7–21
74154.984Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–50.37569-3Beat Louisiana 42–39
75-45.141Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–60.25082-10Lost to UCLA 0–49
76-15.147Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–50.28681-8BYE
7725.196Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–60.25082-10Lost to Michigan 13–69
7885.209TCUIND SWC3–50.37569-7Beat Houston 30–14
79-55.309Duke (DUKE)ACC3–50.37569-14Lost to Georgia Tech 6–34
8025.441West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–60.25082-10Lost to Penn State 0–19
81-15.514Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–50.37569-15Lost to Oklahoma 3–64
82-15.557New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–60.33377-16Lost to Wyoming 25–35
83-65.663Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–50.37569-10Lost to Notre Dame 14–33
8405.748Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–50.37569-10Lost to Boston College 20–27
85-75.925Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–70.12595-15Lost to TCU 14–30
8626.091Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–60.25082-16Lost to Iowa State 14–37
87106.134Purdue (PURDUE)B102–60.25082-14Beat Northwestern 17–16
88-56.266Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–60.25082-11Lost to William & Mary 37–41
8926.323Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–60.25082-9Lost to Arkansas 14–45
9046.472UTEPIND WAC2–70.22293-21BYE
91-66.494Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–60.25082-23Lost to Purdue 16–17
92-56.528California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–70.12595-20Lost to Oregon 9–27
9306.561Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–60.25082-20Lost to Rutgers 0–41
94-26.626Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–60.25082-21Lost to Long Beach State 3–14
9516.638Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–60.25082-13Lost to Nebraska 0–38
96-66.649Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–70.12595-19Lost to Memphis 21–22
97-26.804Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–80.11199-21Lost to Toledo 7–28
9807.357East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–80.11199-23Lost to Southern Miss 21–23
9907.496Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–70.000103-19Lost to Hawai'i 13–33
10007.612CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–80.20094-20Lost to Fresno State 20–30
10107.640Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–80.11199-19Beat Bowling Green 16–8
10207.695Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI1–70.12595-18Beat Vanderbilt 22–21
10318.658New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–90.100102-28Lost to San José State 7–45
104-18.983Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–90.000103-31Lost to Kent State 13–17

1986 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
140.813Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+27Beat Alabama 23–3
210.819Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.8577+21Beat Iowa State 38–0
3-20.863Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–0–10.9295+21Beat Utah 52–7
420.920Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–01.0001+25Beat Indiana 38–14
5-10.955Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–01.0001+21BYE
610.960LSUSEC5–10.83315+19Beat North Carolina 30–3
7-50.997Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–10.8577+21Beat Oregon 38–3
851.314Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–01.0001+13Beat Mississippi State 35–6
931.407UCLAPAC5–20.71423+16Beat Washington State 54–16
1011.416Iowa (IOWA)B106–10.8577+15Beat Northwestern 27–20
11-31.474Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–10.8756+17Lost to Penn State 3–23
12101.523NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–1–10.78616+15Beat Clemson 27–3
1331.569Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–10.8577+14Beat Houston 30–13
1431.596Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–10.8577+14Beat Rice 45–10
1531.685Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–10.8577+12Beat California 33–16
16-71.697Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8577+11Lost to Colorado 10–20
17-71.719Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71423+14Lost to USC 0–10
1831.725USCPAC5–20.71423+17Beat Stanford 10–0
1951.734Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–20.71423+13Beat Wyoming 20–15
2001.801Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–20.75017+12Beat Minnesota 33–0
2151.842Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–10.8577+8Beat Long Beach State 25–12
2231.882Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71423+11Beat Kentucky 31–9
23-91.945Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–20.71423+10Lost to NC State 3–27
24-11.970BYUIND WAC5–20.71423+13Beat UTEP 37–13
2532.049San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA6–20.75017+11Beat Pacific 44–15
2612.054Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–2–10.68832+8Beat Vanderbilt 28–12
2752.086Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–20.75017+8Beat Northern Illinois 20–6
2882.089Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+7Beat Louisville 54–18
2952.152Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC6–20.75017+10Beat San Diego State 22–10
30-152.158SMUIND SWC5–20.71423+11Lost to Texas 24–27
31-122.240North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–2–10.64335+8Lost to LSU 3–30
32142.346Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+9Beat Army 35–7
3342.440Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68832+4Beat Virginia 42–10
34-42.507Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–20.75017+5Lost to Auburn 6–35
3542.535Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–30.62539+6Beat TCU 28–17
3652.603Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–30.57143+9BYE
3762.716Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–30.57143+5Beat Purdue 37–3
38132.721Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+2Beat Navy 56–14
39102.767Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57143+5Beat West Virginia 19–10
40-92.772Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57143+4Lost to Michigan 14–38
41132.781Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–20.66734+6Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–15
42-22.784Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–3–10.50053+5Beat Tennessee 14–13
43-142.810Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+4Lost to Syracuse 24–27
4432.831Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–20.750170Beat Western Michigan 24–10
45172.874Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–30.50053+5Beat SMU 27–24
4672.876Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI5–20.714230Beat Stephen F. Austin 28–14
47-122.898Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–3–10.50053+5Lost to Georgia 9–31
48132.961Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–30.57143+3Beat Duke 27–19
49-162.966Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–30.57143+4Lost to Ohio State 0–33
50-63.006Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–40.42963+3BYE
5113.024Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50053+8Beat Wichita State 24–19
52-23.093Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–30.62539+7BYE
53-153.186San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–30.57143+2Lost to Air Force 10–22
54-63.201Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–40.50053+3Lost to Colorado State 15–20
55133.256Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–40.42963+1Beat Nebraska 20–10
56-143.281Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–30.57143+1Lost to Oklahoma 0–38
57-13.294Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.57143-1BYE
58-133.439Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–3–10.500530Lost to UCLA 16–54
5913.511Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–40.33376+1BYE
6053.678Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–40.500530Beat Kent State 31–15
61143.788Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.62539-8Beat Central Michigan 34–16
62-43.855Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50053-2Lost to Fresno State 12–25
63-63.902Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57143-6Lost to Eastern Michigan 16–34
64-53.912Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–40.50053+1Lost to San José State 15–44
6593.972Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–40.42963-3Beat Kansas 24–6
6664.022Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–40.50053-6Beat Ohio 24–21
67-44.201Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.25091+2Lost to Washington 3–38
68-134.284Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–40.42963-4Lost to Tulane 20–35
69164.364Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–50.28677-3Beat Temple 27–24
7094.595Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–50.37572-7Beat Illinois 15–9
7154.705Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–50.28677-6Beat Boise State 34–3
72124.745South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–4–10.35775-7Beat East Carolina 38–3
73-94.752UNLVIND PCAA3–40.42963-9Lost to Utah State 6–7
74-84.787Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42963-9Lost to Maryland 19–27
75-84.839Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–50.28677-5Lost to Georgia Tech 13–14
76-55.038Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–50.375720Lost to Bowling Green 15–31
77-75.053Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42963-5Lost to Pittsburgh 14–56
7825.175Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–60.14394-8Lost to Arkansas 13–30
79-65.206Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.28677-10Lost to Wisconsin 9–15
80-115.264Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–40.42963-12Lost to Oklahoma State 6–24
8155.272New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–50.37572-12Beat New Mexico State 45–14
82-15.368West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–50.28677-9Lost to Boston College 10–19
83-55.370Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–50.28677-9Lost to Virginia Tech 10–42
84-75.468Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–40.42963-6Lost to Rutgers 7–35
85-25.636Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.28677-13Lost to Iowa 20–27
86-45.718TCUIND SWC2–50.28677-7Lost to Baylor 17–28
8735.744California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–60.14394-11Lost to Arizona 16–33
8895.851Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–50.28677-12Beat Kansas State 17–6
8975.947Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–50.28677-7Beat Southern Miss 35–20
90-25.970Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.14394-10Lost to Ole Miss 12–28
9106.224Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–50.28677-7Lost to Texas A&M 10–45
9266.288Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–50.28677-16Beat UNLV 7–6
93-46.362Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–50.28677-17Lost to Florida State 18–54
94-16.383UTEPIND WAC2–70.22292-19Lost to BYU 13–37
9506.431Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–70.12598-15Lost to Ball State 10–24
96-96.682Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–50.28677-11Lost to Missouri 6–17
97-36.851Purdue (PURDUE)B101–60.14394-13Lost to Michigan State 3–37
98-66.982East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–70.12598-15Lost to South Carolina 3–38
9917.665Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–60.000101-16Lost to Arizona State 7–52
100-18.010CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–70.22292-18Lost to Hawai'i 15–26
10138.410Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–80.000101-19Lost to Miami (OH) 6–20
102-18.479Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–70.000101-16BYE
10308.524Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–80.000101-22Lost to Toledo 21–24
104-28.761New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–80.111100-24Lost to New Mexico 14–45

1986 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.706Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–0–10.9177+18Beat USC 29–20
200.909Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.8339+16Beat Bowling Green 48–0
300.931Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.8339+14Beat Oklahoma State 19–0
411.036Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI7–01.0001+18Beat Cincinnati 45–13
5-11.053Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+16Beat Syracuse 42–3
671.109Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–01.0001+16Beat Iowa 20–17
731.122LSUSEC4–10.80019+13Beat Kentucky 25–16
811.193Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+16Beat Tennessee 56–28
9-11.289Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–01.0001+11Beat Missouri 48–17
1011.362Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–10.8339+13Beat Oregon 41–7
11-51.393Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.8339+11Lost to Michigan 17–20
1261.404UCLAPAC4–20.66728+12Beat California 36–10
1331.542Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–01.0001+6Beat Georgia Tech 31–10
1471.586Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–10.8339+9Beat Duke 35–3
15-31.613SMUIND SWC5–10.8339+12Beat Houston 10–3
1661.624Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–10.8339+11Beat Texas 21–14
1781.703Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–10.8339+11Beat Baylor 31–30
1851.736Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–10.8339+8Beat Oregon State 23–12
19-121.845North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–1–10.75020+8Lost to NC State 34–35
2081.977Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71422+8Beat Purdue 39–11
21-71.981USCPAC4–20.66728+11Lost to Arizona State 20–29
22152.004NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–1–10.75020+9Beat North Carolina 35–34
23232.051BYUIND WAC4–20.66728+9Beat Wyoming 34–22
24192.056Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66728+6Beat Hawai'i 31–7
2562.080Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–20.66728+7Beat Vanderbilt 38–16
26102.094Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–10.8339+4Beat Pacific 10–9
27152.144Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–2–10.64339+5Beat Louisiana 21–20
2872.155San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–20.71422+7Beat UNLV 23–20
29182.169Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–20.71422+7Beat Virginia Tech 29–13
3042.245Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–10.8578+4Beat Tulane 34–27
31-122.292Indiana (INDIANA)B104–20.66728+4Lost to Minnesota 17–19
32-152.306Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–20.71422+5Lost to Western Michigan 17–27
33122.360Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–20.66728+6Beat Indiana 19–17
34-192.407Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–20.71422+5Lost to Notre Dame 3–31
35-112.422Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–2–10.58344+6Lost to LSU 16–25
3682.430Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344+4Beat Wichita State 59–3
37-102.608Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64339+2Lost to Temple 13–29
38172.663San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66728+4Beat UTEP 15–10
39-102.699Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–30.57149+5Lost to Texas A&M 30–31
40-82.735Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–3–10.41769+4Lost to Auburn 10–31
41132.791Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–30.57149+7Beat Rice 49–21
42-222.831Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–20.66728+2Lost to Colorado 3–31
43132.914Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–30.50055+4Beat Illinois 29–21
44182.946Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–40.42964+4Beat Rutgers 15–3
45-42.950Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–2–10.58344+1BYE
46-203.014Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58344+3Lost to Florida 3–15
47123.023Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–20.71422-1Beat Kent State 26–17
48-183.032Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–30.57149+4Lost to BYU 22–34
4943.034Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50055+3Beat Louisville 41–7
50173.074Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI5–30.62541+6Beat Central Michigan 42–6
5103.103Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–2–10.583440BYE
52-193.111Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–40.42964+7Lost to Miami 13–45
53-133.116Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–20.667280Lost to Ole Miss 20–21
54-153.206Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–20.60042+2Lost to Colorado State 7–31
5523.299Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–30.50055+3Beat Memphis 14–9
5683.306Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–30.571490Beat Maryland 27–21
57-193.348Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–20.66728-3Lost to Tulsa 6–42
58163.428Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–20.600420Beat New Mexico State 38–7
59-113.502Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–30.57149+4Lost to Fresno State 9–10
60183.578Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–40.33371+1Beat Air Force 31–3
61-123.598Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–30.50055-1Lost to Wake Forest 21–27
62-43.756Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–30.400700Lost to Arkansas 14–21
63-33.846Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–50.28683+3Lost to Stanford 7–41
64-34.001UNLVIND PCAA3–30.50055-3Lost to San José State 20–23
65-24.099Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–40.42964-2Lost to Washington 0–48
66-14.133Duke (DUKE)ACC3–30.50055-4Lost to Clemson 3–35
6724.151Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–40.333710Lost to Alabama 28–56
68214.216Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–40.33371-5Beat Iowa State 31–3
69-174.425Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–30.50055-6Lost to Kansas State 12–29
70-204.428Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50055-2Lost to Pennsylvania 26–30
7114.525Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–40.42964+3Lost to Ball State 17–26
72104.534Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–40.42964-6Beat Northern Illinois 29–28
73-74.574Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–40.33371-4Lost to Michigan State 21–29
74-14.613Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–40.33371-5Lost to Oklahoma 0–19
7564.631Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–30.57149-11Beat Ohio 33–31
7604.908Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.16789-4Lost to Arizona 12–23
77-95.109Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–30.50055-4Lost to Holy Cross 14–17
78-15.110Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33371-5BYE
7965.151Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–50.28683-7Beat Northwestern 35–27
8045.217Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–50.16789-7Lost to SMU 3–10
81-25.246West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–40.33371-6BYE
82-115.267TCUIND SWC2–40.33371-3Lost to North Texas 20–24
83-135.305Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–40.33371-9Lost to Wisconsin 27–35
8425.421South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–4–10.25086-6BYE
85-105.481Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-7Lost to Penn State 3–42
8685.919New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–50.28683-11Beat Utah 47–43
87116.004Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–40.33371-5Beat Kansas 29–12
88-56.016Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–50.16789-7Lost to Georgia 16–38
89-96.052Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–40.33371-13Lost to Boston College 7–41
9006.077California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–50.16789-10Lost to UCLA 10–36
91-46.196Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–40.33371-5Lost to Texas Tech 21–49
9206.219East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–60.14398-9Beat Georgia Southern 35–33
93-56.246UTEPIND WAC2–60.25086-15Lost to San Diego State 10–15
94-36.339Purdue (PURDUE)B101–50.16789-9Lost to Ohio State 11–39
9576.469Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–60.14398-11Beat Miami (OH) 27–17
9617.209Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–50.16789-8Lost to Mississippi State 27–34
97-27.309Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–50.16789-13Lost to Nebraska 17–48
98-57.768Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–50.16789-17Lost to CAL State Fullerton 0–33
9957.884CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–60.25086-14Beat Utah State 33–0
100-48.116Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–50.000101-14Lost to New Mexico 43–47
101-28.244Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–70.000101-12Lost to Southern Miss 9–14
102-18.353New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–70.125100-16Lost to Long Beach State 7–38
103-38.642Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–70.000101-16Lost to Eastern Michigan 31–33
104-19.106Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–70.000101-16Lost to Toledo 28–29

1986 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.864Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–0–10.9008+11Beat Oregon 37–17
2100.964Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–10.80013+11Beat Stanford 24–14
3130.973Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80013+9Beat Texas 47–12
430.976Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+12Beat Cincinnati 23–17
581.110Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–01.0001+12Beat West Virginia 58–14
6-21.136Iowa (IOWA)B105–01.0001+9Beat Wisconsin 17–6
731.184North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–0–10.9008+8Beat Wake Forest 40–30
871.201Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–01.0001+9Beat Oklahoma State 30–10
951.318Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+10Beat Memphis 37–0
10191.393LSUSEC3–10.75027+8Beat Georgia 23–14
11-31.404Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80013+9Lost to Washington 14–24
12141.470SMUIND SWC4–10.80013+10Beat Baylor 27–21
1351.471Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+7Beat Michigan State 27–6
14-111.488USCPAC4–10.80013+10Lost to Washington State 14–34
1571.498Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–10.83310+9Beat Navy 40–6
1611.559Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 31–9
1721.567Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–10.83310+9Beat Toledo 24–8
18221.618UCLAPAC3–20.60040+8Beat Arizona 32–25
19-141.673Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80013+6Lost to Ohio State 22–24
20101.710Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–10.80013+7Beat Kansas 13–10
2141.732Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–10.80013+6Beat Virginia 31–17
22-131.850Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80013+7Lost to Texas Tech 7–17
23-121.862Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–10.80013+5Lost to UCLA 25–32
24-231.964Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–1–10.70030+6Lost to Ole Miss 13–33
2582.024Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–10.80013+5Beat Houston 19–7
2612.039Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–1–10.70030+6BYE
2712.054Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–1–10.75027+4Tied South Carolina 27–27
28182.083Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–20.66733+6Beat Indiana 24–22
29-92.156Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–20.66733+6Lost to SMU 21–27
3012.181Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–20.66733+7Beat Utah 38–14
31-72.256Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60040+5Lost to LSU 14–23
32302.286Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–2–10.50056+4Beat NC State 59–21
33-122.327Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–30.50056+9Lost to Penn State 17–23
3422.379Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–10.83310+2Beat Arkansas State 24–9
3502.385San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–20.66733+4Beat Utah State 38–28
3652.406Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–10.800130Beat New Mexico State 17–14
37-312.449NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–1–10.70030+4Lost to Georgia Tech 21–59
3812.515Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.800130Beat Western Michigan 18–10
39-52.579Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–10.75027+3BYE
40102.644Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–10.80013+1Beat Tulsa 17–13
41252.649Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–2–10.58352+2Beat USC 34–14
42122.668Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–2–10.58352+1Beat Kentucky 33–13
4302.694Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–20.60040+2BYE
4442.700Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–2–10.50056+3Beat Tulane 54–21
45182.732Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–20.60040+3Beat Northwestern 44–23
46-22.737BYUIND WAC3–20.60040+3BYE
4722.787Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–20.66733+1Beat East Carolina 45–28
48173.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–20.66733+5Beat UNLV 21–15
49-263.028Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–20.60040+2Lost to Boston College 25–30
50-183.056Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–20.600400Lost to Air Force 6–40
5173.108Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–2–10.583520Beat Notre Dame 10–9
52-143.147Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–20.600400Lost to Iowa State 10–13
53153.212Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40066+2Beat Maryland 30–25
54193.227Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–30.50056+3Beat Arkansas 17–7
5563.280San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–20.600400BYE
56-113.297Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40066+1Lost to Michigan 6–27
57-43.354Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–30.40066+3BYE
58-213.371Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–20.50056+1Lost to Oklahoma 12–47
5953.454Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–20.66733-3Beat Ohio 30–9
60-53.582Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–40.33376+3Lost to Arizona State 17–37
61-143.587UNLVIND PCAA3–20.60040-2Lost to Pacific 15–21
62163.593Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–40.33376+1Beat Kent State 52–9
63143.650Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–30.50056-1Beat Eastern Michigan 24–10
64-133.668Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–30.50056-2Lost to North Carolina 30–40
65-63.711Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.60040-2BYE
6663.786Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.400660Beat Purdue 34–27
67-153.786Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–30.57155+2Lost to Louisiana 13–17
6873.892Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60040-3Beat Tennessee 25–21
69-123.932Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–30.400660Lost to Army 21–25
70-104.071Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–30.40066-2Lost to Minnesota 23–44
71-154.245TCUIND SWC2–30.40066-3Lost to Rice 31–37
72-304.255Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–30.50056+4Lost to Florida 9–52
73-64.400Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–30.40066-3Lost to Nebraska 10–30
74134.434Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50056-3Beat CAL State Fullerton 30–20
7584.642Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–40.20083-4BYE
76134.779Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.20083-3Beat California 14–12
77-34.822Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–40.33376-3Lost to Clemson 17–31
78-84.879Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–40.20083-4Lost to Pittsburgh 9–10
79-35.012West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–40.33376-5Lost to Miami 14–58
8005.095Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–30.40066-7BYE
81-125.120Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50056-10Lost to Bowling Green 10–24
82-15.134Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–40.33376-5Lost to Miami (OH) 8–24
83-15.174Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20083-3Lost to Auburn 9–31
84-135.193Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–40.20083-5Lost to Texas A&M 7–19
85-15.368Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–50.16795-5Lost to Iowa 6–17
86-15.510South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–4–10.25082-6Tied Virginia Tech 27–27
8775.550Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–30.40066-1Beat TCU 37–31
88-95.847UTEPIND WAC2–50.28681-9Lost to New Mexico 22–24
8945.855Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–40.20083-8Beat Missouri 17–12
90-45.999California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.20083-7Lost to Oregon State 12–14
9116.508Purdue (PURDUE)B101–40.20083-7Lost to Illinois 27–34
92-26.674East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–60.00099-8Lost to Temple 28–45
93-26.764Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20083-9Lost to San José State 28–38
9436.814New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–50.16795-9Beat UTEP 24–22
95-77.082Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–40.20083-10Lost to Colorado 12–17
9607.158Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–40.00099-7Lost to Wyoming 14–38
97-27.707Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–40.20083-6Lost to Florida State 21–54
9807.803Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20083-7BYE
9938.008Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–60.00099-7Lost to Alabama 0–37
10008.084Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–60.00099-9Lost to Ball State 9–30
101-28.101New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–60.14397-12Lost to Fresno State 14–17
10228.381Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–60.00099-14Lost to Central Michigan 10–18
10309.303Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–60.00099-11BYE
104-39.510CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–60.14397-13Lost to Long Beach State 20–30

1986 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
150.775Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–0–10.87513+8Beat Southern Miss 32–0
2-10.782Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–0–10.87513+7Beat UCLA 16–9
3-10.849USCPAC4–01.0001+10Beat Oregon 35–21
400.888Iowa (IOWA)B104–01.0001+7Beat Michigan State 24–21
500.953Indiana (INDIANA)B104–01.0001+8Beat Northwestern 24–7
6-30.957NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–0–10.87513+6BYE
771.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Rutgers 31–6
851.011Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–01.0001+8Beat San Diego State 17–10
9-21.042Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+9Beat TCU 34–17
1021.222North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–0–10.87513+4Beat Georgia Tech 21–20
1101.241Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–01.0001+6BYE
12-31.253Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75022+7Beat California 50–18
13-31.257Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Northern Illinois 34–0
1421.299Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+8Beat Notre Dame 28–10
15-71.349Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–01.0001+5Beat South Carolina 27–24
16-11.385Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–10.75022+5Beat Kansas State 56–10
1731.503Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+2Beat Western Carolina 55–6
1831.663Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+3Beat Wisconsin 34–17
19121.695Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–10.80017+5Beat Ohio 34–14
20-11.730Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–10.80017+6Beat Houston 27–13
2121.775Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–20.60041+9Beat Louisville 24–17
2201.789Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–10.80017+6Beat Utah 45–35
2311.818Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–10.75022+5BYE
2481.872Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–10.75022+5Beat Ole Miss 14–10
2511.898Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–10.75022+3Beat Citadel 24–0
26-11.932SMUIND SWC3–10.75022+4Beat Boston College 31–29
27-91.991Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–1–10.70037+5Lost to Penn State 6–31
28122.041Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–10.80017+4Beat West Virginia 13–7
2942.045LSUSEC2–10.66738+3Beat Florida 28–17
30182.147Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75022+3Beat Wyoming 21–10
31-142.201Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–20.60041+6Lost to Iowa State 10–21
32112.260Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.75022+2Beat Dartmouth 45–0
33222.372Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–10.75022+3Beat Texas Tech 45–8
3472.463Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC3–10.75022+2Beat New Mexico 27–10
35232.510San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–20.60041+3Beat Fresno State 45–41
3662.532Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–10.80017+1Beat Memphis 34–17
3772.550Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–10.66738+2Beat Rice 17–14
38132.619Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–10.75022+1Beat Southern Illinois 35–23
39-112.635Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.750220Lost to Kent State 30–33
40-112.639UCLAPAC2–20.50055+3Lost to Arizona State 9–16
41-142.746Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75022-2Lost to San José State 41–45
42242.785Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–20.60041+8Beat Central Michigan 33–30
43212.788Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–20.60041+2Beat BYU 24–20
44-62.884BYUIND WAC3–20.60041+1Lost to Colorado State 20–24
45-92.886Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–20.50055+1Lost to Iowa 21–24
46152.946Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–20.600410Beat Illinois 14–0
4732.958UNLVIND PCAA3–10.750220BYE
4892.972Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37574+2BYE
49133.072Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–20.600410Beat Pittsburgh 19–13
50133.082Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–10.75022-2Beat East Carolina 21–10
51-163.156Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–20.60041-1Lost to Virginia 28–30
5283.176Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–20.66738+4Beat CAL State Fullerton 20–10
53-43.218Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–30.40066+3Lost to Kentucky 0–32
54-173.237Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–2–10.500550Lost to Georgia 10–14
55-33.254Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–30.40066+3Lost to USC 21–35
56-93.268TCUIND SWC2–20.50055+1Lost to Arkansas 17–34
57133.294Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–20.50055+1Beat UTEP 26–16
58-283.295Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–2–10.500550Lost to Temple 13–19
59-253.333Duke (DUKE)ACC3–20.600410Lost to Vanderbilt 18–24
60-143.354Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.500550Lost to Indiana 7–24
61-163.455San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–20.60041-1Lost to Stanford 10–17
6253.577Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–2–10.37574+1Lost to North Carolina 20–21
63173.644Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–20.500550Beat Purdue 36–9
64123.782Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–20.60041-2Beat Indiana State 16–3
65-263.856Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–20.60041+1Lost to California Davis 41–45
66113.860Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–2–10.50055-2Beat Oregon State 24–14
6764.024Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–20.50055-2BYE
68-144.096Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–30.25078-1Lost to SMU 29–31
69-134.123Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–20.60041-5Lost to Toledo 18–23
70-114.168Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–30.25078-1Lost to Alabama 10–28
71-24.207Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–30.25078-1Lost to Baylor 13–27
72-194.240Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.250780Lost to Ohio State 0–14
73-84.300Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–30.40066-1Lost to Texas A&M 8–45
74114.492Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40066-1Beat Wake Forest 30–28
7564.668Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50055-3Beat Yale 41–24
76-84.689West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–30.40066-4Lost to Virginia Tech 7–13
77104.733Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–30.40066-4Beat Western Michigan 17–3
78-44.783Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–40.20089-2Lost to LSU 17–28
79-44.823UTEPIND WAC2–40.33376-3Lost to Tennessee 16–26
80-94.887Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–30.40066-5Lost to Cincinnati 17–24
81124.902Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–30.40066-3Beat Eastern Michigan 23–18
8294.903Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–30.25078-1Beat Duke 24–18
8365.073Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–40.20089-4Beat Missouri 41–9
84-25.152Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–40.20089-4Lost to Michigan 17–34
8555.285South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–40.20089-4Lost to Nebraska 24–27
8625.752California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.25078-4Lost to Washington 18–50
87-85.787Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–20.33376-4BYE
88-105.791Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–30.25078-4Lost to Syracuse 9–41
89-175.832Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–40.00096-3Lost to Washington State 14–24
90-45.960East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–50.00096-4Lost to Louisiana 10–21
9186.280Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25078-5Beat New Mexico State 42–9
92-86.425Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25078-4Lost to Minnesota 9–36
93-16.952Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–40.00096-7BYE
9417.038Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–30.25078-2Lost to Texas 14–17
95-127.211Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–30.25078-3Lost to Wichita State 20–21
9627.432Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–30.00096-5Lost to Air Force 35–45
97-17.780New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–50.00096-10Lost to Hawai'i 10–27
98-18.111Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–40.20089-6Lost to Oklahoma 10–56
99-58.252New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–50.16794-8Lost to Utah State 9–42
10018.621Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–50.00096-7Lost to Miami (OH) 14–34
10118.999CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–50.16794-8Lost to Tulsa 10–20
10219.042Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–50.00096-7Lost to Mississippi State 17–34
10319.078Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–60.00096-9Lost to Miami 0–34
104-49.151Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–50.00096-11Lost to Bowling Green 3–17

1986 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

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1986 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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
140.540Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–0–10.83317+4Tied Washington State 21–21
280.761USCPAC3–01.0001+6Beat Washington 20–10
3110.775NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–0–10.87515+6Beat Maryland 28–16
470.831Iowa (IOWA)B103–01.0001+4Beat UTEP 69–7
580.870Indiana (INDIANA)B103–01.0001+5Beat Missouri 41–24
6120.870Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–0–10.83317+4Beat Cincinnati 37–20
7-30.988Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+6Beat New Mexico State 42–11
810.992Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–01.0001+4Beat Oregon 48–14
9-61.074Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66734+5Lost to USC 10–20
10-21.095Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Oklahoma 28–16
11-101.163Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat Colorado 24–21
1281.189North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–0–10.83317+2BYE
1331.240Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–01.0001+3Beat Oregon State 17–7
14-81.261Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat East Carolina 42–17
15-131.261Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–10.66734+3Lost to Miami 16–28
1611.299Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+5BYE
1741.389Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–10.75020+6Beat Wisconsin 21–12
18-111.397Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–0–10.87515+3Beat Syracuse 16–10
19101.461Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–10.75020+5Beat Texas Tech 45–14
2061.519Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+1Beat Tennessee 34–8
2171.537Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Florida State 20–18
2221.615Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–10.75020+5Beat Colorado State 24–7
23-81.622Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50052+6Lost to Kentucky 20–37
24-121.628Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–10.75020+4Lost to NC State 16–28
25141.669SMUIND SWC2–10.66734+3Beat TCU 31–21
26191.708Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–10.66734+2Beat Georgia Tech 27–3
27-21.753Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–01.00010Beat Louisiana Tech 34–10
28-11.788Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.0001+1Beat Ohio 56–27
29-61.994UCLAPAC2–10.66734+3Beat Long Beach State 41–23
3001.998Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–1–10.62549+2Beat West Virginia 48–16
3102.028Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–10.75020+2Beat Bowling Green 24–7
3262.088Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–10.66734+3Beat South Carolina 31–26
3372.171LSUSEC1–10.50052+1BYE
34172.259Duke (DUKE)ACC3–10.75020+2Beat Virginia 20–13
35172.263Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–10.75020+1Beat Army 49–14
36212.293Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–10.66734+1Beat Western Michigan 45–10
37222.371Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–1–10.62549+1Beat Tulane 35–10
3852.388BYUIND WAC3–10.75020+1Beat Temple 27–17
39152.392Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–10.75020+1Beat Minnesota 24–20
40-42.465Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–10.750200Beat East Tennessee State 37–10
41-62.621Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–10.66734+2BYE
42-52.682Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–10.750200Beat Florida 16–10
43102.695Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66734+1Beat Lehigh 41–0
44-102.721Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–10.50052+1BYE
45112.728San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–10.750200Beat New Mexico 38–34
4602.728Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667340Beat Princeton 37–0
47-282.737TCUIND SWC2–10.66734+1Lost to SMU 21–31
48132.883Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–10.667340Beat Wichita State 36–14
49-172.946Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–20.50052+2Lost to Texas A&M 7–16
50132.991UNLVIND PCAA3–10.750200Beat CAL State Fullerton 40–23
51112.998Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–10.667340Beat Indiana State 20–6
52-103.006Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–20.50052+2Lost to Nebraska 14–48
53113.029Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.33371+2BYE
54-73.037Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.33371+1BYE
55263.091Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–10.66734+1Beat Southern Miss 16–7
56-233.173Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–10.75020-2Lost to Kent State 16–20
57-163.206Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–2–10.37569+1Lost to Michigan 18–20
58133.255San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–20.500520Beat California 35–14
59283.399Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–20.333710Beat Purdue 41–9
60143.457Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI3–20.60051+3Beat Houston 24–14
61113.485Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–20.50052-1Beat Utah 64–6
62-143.500Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–20.50052-1Lost to BYU 17–27
6343.541Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–10.66734-2BYE
64-153.555Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–20.50052-1Lost to Air Force 7–24
65-153.587Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–20.500520Lost to Baylor 14–45
66243.730Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–20.50052+4Beat Eastern Michigan 20–16
67-453.949Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–1–10.500520Lost to Clemson 3–27
68-243.966West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2Lost to Pittsburgh 16–48
69-143.986Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–20.333710Lost to Tulsa 14–24
70-53.996Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–20.33371-1Lost to Auburn 8–34
71144.085Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–20.50052-2Beat Memphis 34–8
7254.114Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–30.000930Lost to Stanford 7–17
7354.161Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–20.50052-2Beat Illinois State 23–7
74-54.240Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–30.25084-1Lost to Mississippi State 10–16
75-94.335UTEPIND WAC2–30.40068-1Lost to Iowa 7–69
76124.376Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–20.50052-2Beat Toledo 27–10
7754.501Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–2–10.37569-1Tied Arizona State 21–21
78-54.557Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–20.33371-1Lost to Indiana 24–41
79-114.726Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–20.33371-2Lost to UCLA 23–41
80-204.815Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–20.33371-1Lost to Pacific 20–24
81-54.909Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–20.33371-2Lost to Wake Forest 14–49
82-24.977Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–30.25084-3Lost to Wyoming 12–21
83-255.079Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–20.33371-2Lost to Ole Miss 10–35
84-145.087Purdue (PURDUE)B101–20.33371-1Lost to Notre Dame 9–41
85-105.512Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–30.25084-2Lost to Duke 13–20
86-25.581East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–40.00093-2Lost to Penn State 17–42
87-45.591Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–30.25084-3Lost to Miami (OH) 7–24
88-95.654California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33371-3Lost to San José State 14–35
8955.992Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–40.00093-4Lost to Rutgers 10–16
90-46.023South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–30.25084-4Lost to Georgia 26–31
91-26.888Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.00093-3BYE
9267.032Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–40.00093-6Lost to Arizona 21–24
9307.070Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–30.25084-6Lost to Ball State 10–27
9437.108New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–40.20091-3Lost to Arkansas 11–42
9547.118Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33371-1BYE
96-17.147New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–40.00093-6Lost to San Diego State 34–38
97-17.481Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.25084-3BYE
98-77.947Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–20.00093-3Lost to Ohio State 6–64
9917.970Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–30.00093-4BYE
100-88.027Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.00093-6Lost to Michigan State 10–45
10138.690Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–40.00093-4Lost to Central Michigan 27–56
10219.102CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–40.20091-5Lost to UNLV 23–40
103-19.272Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–40.00093-4Lost to Louisville 8–34
104-39.661Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–50.00093-7Lost to Western Illinois 0–10

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