1974 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings
1974 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
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1974 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings
1974 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 0.000 |  Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 4 | 0.000 |  Alabama (ALABAMA) |  SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 117 | 0.000 |  App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 25 | 0.000 |  Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 11 | 0.000 |  Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 57 | 0.000 |  Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | — | 0.000 |  Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 124 | 0.000 |  Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 47 | 0.000 |  Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 110 | 0.000 |  Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 38 | 0.000 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 29 | 0.000 |  Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) |  MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 46 | 0.000 |  Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 77 | 0.000 |  BYU | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 94 | 0.000 |  California (CALIFORNIA) |  PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 80 | 0.000 |  Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 112 | 0.000 |  Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 78 | 0.000 |  Clemson (CLEMSON) |  ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 89 | 0.000 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 55 | 0.000 |  Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 75 | 0.000 |  Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 116 | 0.000 |  Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 79 | 0.000 |  Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 35 | 0.000 |  Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 88 | 0.000 |  Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 119 | 0.000 |  Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 105 | 0.000 |  Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 17 | 0.000 |  East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 33 | 0.000 |  Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 125 | 0.000 |  Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 123 | 0.000 |  Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 61 | 0.000 |  Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 21 | 0.000 |  Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 68 | 0.000 |  Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 28 | 0.000 |  Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | — | 0.000 |  Hawai'i (HAWAII) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 91 | 0.000 |  Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 7 | 0.000 |  Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 115 | 0.000 |  Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 65 | 0.000 |  Illinois (ILLINOIS) |  B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 102 | 0.000 |  Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 120 | 0.000 |  Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 66 | 0.000 |  Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 24 | 0.000 |  Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 50 | 0.000 |  Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 14 | 0.000 |  Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 62 | 0.000 |  Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 99 | 0.000 |  Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 126 | 0.000 |  Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 128 | 0.000 |  Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 72 | 0.000 |  Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 12 | 0.000 |  LSU | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 92 | 0.000 |  Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 30 | 0.000 |  Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 26 | 0.000 |  Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 56 | 0.000 |  Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 3 | 0.000 |  Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 9 | 0.000 |  Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 69 | 0.000 |  Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 40 | 0.000 |  Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 37 | 0.000 |  Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 74 | 0.000 |  Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 23 | 0.000 |  Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 76 | 0.000 |  Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 5 | 0.000 |  Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 82 | 0.000 |  New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 84 | 0.000 |  New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 85 | 0.000 |  North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 15 | 0.000 |  NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 73 | 0.000 |  North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 83 | 0.000 |  Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 93 | 0.000 |  Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 1 | 0.000 |  Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 51 | 0.000 |  Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 6 | 0.000 |  Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 0 | 0.000 |  Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 36 | 0.000 |  Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 98 | 0.000 |  Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 107 | 0.000 |  Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 44 | 0.000 |  Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 2 | 0.000 |  Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 42 | 0.000 |  Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 48 | 0.000 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 114 | 0.000 |  Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 70 | 0.000 |  Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 60 | 0.000 |  Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 20 | 0.000 |  Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 86 | 0.000 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 10 | 0.000 |  San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 67 | 0.000 |  San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 52 | 0.000 |  SMU | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 32 | 0.000 |  South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 103 | 0.000 |  Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 39 | 0.000 |  Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 31 | 0.000 |  Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 109 | 0.000 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 43 | 0.000 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 96 | 0.000 |  TCU | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 22 | 0.000 |  Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 27 | 0.000 |  Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 111 | 0.000 |  Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 18 | 0.000 |  Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 59 | 0.000 |  Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 8 | 0.000 |  Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 100 | 0.000 |  Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 95 | 0.000 |  Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 19 | 0.000 |  Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 53 | 0.000 |  Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 16 | 0.000 |  UCLA | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 13 | 0.000 |  USC | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 45 | 0.000 |  Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 41 | 0.000 |  Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 127 | 0.000 |  UTEP | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 58 | 0.000 |  Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 101 | 0.000 |  Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 97 | 0.000 |  Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 104 | 0.000 |  Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 108 | 0.000 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 121 | 0.000 |  Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 122 | 0.000 |  Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 63 | 0.000 |  Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 113 | 0.000 |  West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 54 | 0.000 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 64 | 0.000 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 106 | 0.000 |  Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 71 | 0.000 |  William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 87 | 0.000 |  Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 81 | 0.000 |  Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
| 1 | 34 | 0.000 |  Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 0–0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | Preseason |
1973 Final College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.705 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 4 | +58 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.825 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +60 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 0.846 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 12–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | Beat LSU 16–9 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.868 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | BYE |
| 5 | -2 | 0.870 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +62 | BYE |
| 6 | 3 | 0.980 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 9–2–1 | 0.792 | 17 | +54 | Beat Texas 19–3 |
| 7 | 1 | 0.999 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 4 | +44 | Beat USC 42–21 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.080 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +54 | BYE |
| 9 | -2 | 1.105 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +55 | BYE |
| 10 | 0 | 1.122 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 4 | +41 | BYE |
| 11 | 0 | 1.219 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +39 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.251 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +41 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.382 | LSU | SEC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +46 | Lost to Penn State 9–16 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.420 | USC | PAC | 9–2–1 | 0.792 | 17 | +41 | Lost to Ohio State 21–42 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.455 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +36 | BYE |
| 16 | 1 | 1.473 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +41 | BYE |
| 17 | 1 | 1.528 | UCLA | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +30 | BYE |
| 18 | 1 | 1.599 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 9–2 | 0.818 | 13 | +31 | BYE |
| 19 | -3 | 1.677 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +30 | Lost to Nebraska 3–19 |
| 20 | 0 | 1.826 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 20 | +34 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.841 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 16 | +32 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.857 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–4–1 | 0.625 | 41 | +29 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.924 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 11 | +15 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.932 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +28 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 1.955 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | 0.625 | 41 | +25 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 2.114 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +21 | BYE |
| 27 | 1 | 2.145 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +17 | BYE |
| 28 | -1 | 2.150 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | BYE |
| 29 | 1 | 2.151 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 7–2 | 0.778 | 19 | +9 | BYE |
| 30 | -1 | 2.164 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | +19 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.178 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +18 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.252 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +21 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.338 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +14 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.438 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +20 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.439 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 29 | +17 | BYE |
| 36 | 2 | 2.482 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 29 | +13 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.484 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 49 | +10 | BYE |
| 38 | -2 | 2.496 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +13 | BYE |
| 39 | 0 | 2.500 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.502 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +11 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.587 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +14 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.639 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.654 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 29 | +10 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.698 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +3 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.729 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 20 | -5 | BYE |
| 46 | -1 | 2.732 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 47 | 1 | 2.787 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 48 | +3 | BYE |
| 48 | -1 | 2.801 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +11 | BYE |
| 49 | 0 | 2.822 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 6–5–1 | 0.542 | 58 | +10 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.851 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +9 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.856 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +12 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.982 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +11 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 3.081 | SMU | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | 0 | BYE |
| 54 | 1 | 3.123 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +1 | BYE |
| 55 | -1 | 3.123 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +6 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 3.148 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 3.210 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.272 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | BYE |
| 59 | 2 | 3.315 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 60 | -1 | 3.323 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 61 | -1 | 3.347 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +3 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.348 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | -10 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.388 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.432 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +1 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.470 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.583 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.647 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -2 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.680 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 49 | -10 | BYE |
| 69 | 0 | 3.680 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -9 | BYE |
| 70 | 1 | 3.690 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -1 | 3.693 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 3.742 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.772 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 74 | 1 | 3.841 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | BYE |
| 75 | -1 | 3.870 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5–2 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.887 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.978 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -7 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 3.986 | BYU | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.027 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -13 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.112 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 87 | -7 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.142 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.142 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -11 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.166 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -10 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.209 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.243 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.303 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.314 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -5 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.441 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.493 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -8 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.529 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.533 |  Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.656 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -18 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 4.684 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -6 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 4.692 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -15 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 4.911 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -21 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.013 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -21 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.123 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -19 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.222 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -27 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.453 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -27 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.485 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -20 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.764 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -10 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.772 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -23 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.832 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -28 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.952 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -12 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.964 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -29 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 6.003 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 109 | -33 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.097 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -38 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.125 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -34 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.147 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -33 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.160 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -33 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.259 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -33 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.472 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -16 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.487 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -27 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.562 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -38 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.760 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–8 | 0.111 | 124 | -26 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 6.961 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -36 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.029 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 121 | -23 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.104 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -5 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.202 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -29 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.239 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -35 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 7.357 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -41 | BYE |
| 122 | 0 | 7.426 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -41 | BYE |
| 123 | 0 | 7.678 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -41 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.233 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -18 | BYE |
| 125 | 0 | 8.316 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -45 | BYE |
| 126 | 0 | 8.625 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -56 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 8.879 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -17 | BYE |
| 128 | 0 | 8.958 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -55 | BYE |
| 129 | 0 | 11.008 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -33 | BYE |
1973 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.703 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 4 | +57 | BYE |
| 2 | 2 | 0.822 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +60 | Beat Alabama 24–23 |
| 3 | -1 | 0.858 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +62 | Lost to Notre Dame 23–24 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.870 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.899 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +53 | BYE |
| 6 | 4 | 1.085 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +54 | Beat Tulane 47–7 |
| 7 | 2 | 1.096 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +56 | Beat Tennessee 28–19 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.106 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–0–1 | 0.950 | 6 | +35 | BYE |
| 9 | -1 | 1.117 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 8–2–1 | 0.773 | 21 | +46 | BYE |
| 10 | -3 | 1.122 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 4 | +41 | BYE |
| 11 | 1 | 1.225 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +39 | BYE |
| 12 | 1 | 1.253 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 7 | +41 | BYE |
| 13 | -2 | 1.258 | LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +46 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.305 | USC | PAC | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +41 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.464 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.505 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +32 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.509 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +41 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.545 | UCLA | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 19 | 1 | 1.614 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.832 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 9–3 | 0.750 | 22 | +34 | Lost to Houston 7–47 |
| 21 | 0 | 1.844 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +32 | BYE |
| 22 | 4 | 1.863 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 7–4–1 | 0.625 | 41 | +29 | Beat Maryland 17–16 |
| 23 | -1 | 1.924 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 11 | +15 | BYE |
| 24 | 3 | 1.944 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +27 | Beat Auburn 34–17 |
| 25 | -2 | 1.977 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | 0.625 | 41 | +25 | BYE |
| 26 | 2 | 2.126 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +21 | BYE |
| 27 | -2 | 2.150 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +22 | Lost to Texas Tech 19–28 |
| 28 | 1 | 2.156 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +17 | BYE |
| 29 | 1 | 2.167 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | +19 | BYE |
| 30 | 1 | 2.172 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 7–2 | 0.778 | 20 | +9 | BYE |
| 31 | -7 | 2.189 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–4 | 0.667 | 29 | +18 | Lost to Georgia 16–17 |
| 32 | 0 | 2.249 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +22 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.322 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.417 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 35 | 2 | 2.446 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 29 | +17 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.475 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +14 | BYE |
| 37 | 2 | 2.484 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 49 | +10 | BYE |
| 38 | 3 | 2.489 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 29 | +13 | BYE |
| 39 | -4 | 2.506 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | BYE |
| 40 | -2 | 2.509 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +11 | BYE |
| 41 | 1 | 2.602 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +14 | BYE |
| 42 | 1 | 2.642 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 2.661 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 29 | +10 | BYE |
| 44 | 1 | 2.709 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +3 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.738 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 46 | 1 | 2.749 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 22 | -5 | BYE |
| 47 | -7 | 2.777 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–6 | 0.500 | 59 | +12 | Lost to Missouri 17–34 |
| 48 | 1 | 2.798 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 48 | +3 | BYE |
| 49 | -1 | 2.829 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 6–5–1 | 0.542 | 58 | +10 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.854 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +9 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.884 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +12 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 2.986 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +11 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 3.059 | SMU | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +1 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 3.123 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +6 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 3.126 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +1 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 3.140 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +6 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 3.188 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.238 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | +6 | BYE |
| 59 | 1 | 3.271 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | 0 | BYE |
| 60 | 1 | 3.294 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 61 | -2 | 3.327 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 62 | 1 | 3.351 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | -10 | BYE |
| 63 | -1 | 3.368 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -1 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.428 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +2 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.474 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.583 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 67 | 4 | 3.670 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -2 | BYE |
| 68 | 0 | 3.680 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 49 | -10 | BYE |
| 69 | -2 | 3.680 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -8 | BYE |
| 70 | -1 | 3.693 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 71 | -1 | 3.694 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 3.745 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | 1 | 3.781 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 74 | -1 | 3.835 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5–2 | 0.455 | 67 | -3 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 3.846 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -4 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.891 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.987 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -7 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 3.990 | BYU | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.035 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -13 | BYE |
| 80 | 2 | 4.125 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 87 | -7 | BYE |
| 81 | -1 | 4.147 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 82 | -1 | 4.155 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -11 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.171 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -10 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.209 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.243 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 86 | 1 | 4.317 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -5 | BYE |
| 87 | -1 | 4.325 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.463 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.493 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -8 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.529 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.537 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -2 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.656 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -18 | BYE |
| 93 | 1 | 4.688 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -6 | BYE |
| 94 | -1 | 4.692 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -15 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 4.906 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -20 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.023 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -21 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.093 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -18 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.231 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -27 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.448 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -26 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.485 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -20 | BYE |
| 101 | 1 | 5.764 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -10 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.777 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -23 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.837 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -28 | BYE |
| 104 | 2 | 5.963 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -12 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.979 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -29 | BYE |
| 106 | -2 | 6.027 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 109 | -33 | BYE |
| 107 | 1 | 6.097 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -38 | BYE |
| 108 | -1 | 6.119 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -33 | BYE |
| 109 | 0 | 6.153 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -33 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.160 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -33 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.226 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.476 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -16 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.492 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -27 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.568 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -38 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.775 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–8 | 0.111 | 124 | -26 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 6.961 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -36 | BYE |
| 117 | 1 | 7.045 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 121 | -23 | BYE |
| 118 | -1 | 7.109 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -5 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.208 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -29 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.239 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -35 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 7.370 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -41 | BYE |
| 122 | 0 | 7.399 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -40 | BYE |
| 123 | 0 | 7.673 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -40 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.244 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -18 | BYE |
| 125 | 0 | 8.316 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -45 | BYE |
| 126 | 0 | 8.632 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -56 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 8.892 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -17 | BYE |
| 128 | 0 | 8.978 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -55 | BYE |
| 129 | 0 | 11.015 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -33 | BYE |
1973 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.713 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 5 | +56 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.739 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +61 | BYE |
| 3 | 2 | 0.875 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +62 | Beat Florida 16–7 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.892 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +49 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 0.893 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +53 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.104 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–0–1 | 0.950 | 7 | +35 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.119 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 5 | +41 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.138 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 8–2–1 | 0.773 | 22 | +46 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.182 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 9 | +48 | BYE |
| 10 | 1 | 1.190 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 10–1 | 0.909 | 9 | +46 | BYE |
| 11 | -1 | 1.204 | LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +48 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.231 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +39 | BYE |
| 13 | 1 | 1.261 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 11–1 | 0.917 | 8 | +41 | Beat Pittsburgh 28–7 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.305 | USC | PAC | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +41 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.469 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.520 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +31 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.526 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +41 | BYE |
| 18 | 0 | 1.545 | UCLA | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 19 | 0 | 1.608 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 20 | 0 | 1.614 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 21 | 0 | 1.849 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +32 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.924 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 11 | +15 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.970 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | 0.625 | 41 | +25 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.990 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +22 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 2.017 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +24 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 2.052 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 43 | +22 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 2.100 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +21 | BYE |
| 28 | 0 | 2.131 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +21 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.161 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +17 | BYE |
| 30 | 0 | 2.196 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +19 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.200 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +9 | BYE |
| 32 | 1 | 2.236 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +22 | BYE |
| 33 | 1 | 2.322 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +15 | BYE |
| 34 | -2 | 2.392 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | Lost to Miami (OH) 7–16 |
| 35 | 0 | 2.466 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +10 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.473 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +15 | BYE |
| 37 | 1 | 2.490 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | BYE |
| 38 | -1 | 2.496 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 43 | +11 | BYE |
| 39 | 1 | 2.518 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 49 | +10 | BYE |
| 40 | -1 | 2.525 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +17 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.530 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +13 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.590 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +14 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 2.626 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +9 | BYE |
| 44 | 1 | 2.703 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +10 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.711 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +3 | BYE |
| 46 | 2 | 2.744 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 46 | +21 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.760 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 23 | -5 | BYE |
| 48 | -5 | 2.798 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 6–5–1 | 0.542 | 59 | +11 | Lost to Arizona State 7–28 |
| 49 | 0 | 2.835 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 48 | +3 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.841 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +9 | BYE |
| 51 | 0 | 2.904 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +12 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 3.004 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +11 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 3.075 | SMU | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 43 | +1 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 3.110 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +6 | BYE |
| 55 | 1 | 3.140 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | +1 | BYE |
| 56 | 1 | 3.155 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 57 | -2 | 3.172 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +6 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.266 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | +6 | BYE |
| 59 | 2 | 3.276 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +7 | BYE |
| 60 | 0 | 3.279 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | 1 | 3.314 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 62 | -3 | 3.320 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | 0 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.342 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | -10 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.424 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +2 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.484 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.575 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.620 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -5 | BYE |
| 68 | 3 | 3.680 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 49 | -10 | BYE |
| 69 | -1 | 3.689 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | -1 | 3.694 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -1 | 3.695 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -3 | BYE |
| 72 | 1 | 3.752 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -8 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.765 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5–2 | 0.455 | 67 | -1 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.785 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 3.861 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.899 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.938 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -6 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 3.990 | BYU | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.047 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -12 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.159 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.168 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.173 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 87 | -7 | BYE |
| 83 | 0 | 4.179 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -10 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.220 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.246 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.294 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -12 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.317 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 49 | -5 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.463 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.517 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 90 | 1 | 4.552 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | BYE |
| 91 | -1 | 4.552 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 92 | 1 | 4.663 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -18 | BYE |
| 93 | -1 | 4.692 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -15 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 4.710 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -6 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 4.875 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -19 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.047 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -21 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.088 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -17 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.240 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -26 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.442 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -26 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.500 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -20 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.757 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -22 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.769 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -10 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.832 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -28 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.931 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 109 | -30 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.934 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -28 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 5.973 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -12 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.069 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | 0 | 6.101 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | 1 | 6.120 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 110 | -1 | 6.144 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.243 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.436 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -15 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.492 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -27 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.567 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -38 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.832 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–8 | 0.111 | 124 | -26 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 6.961 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -36 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.099 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -5 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.102 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 121 | -23 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.202 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -29 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.255 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -35 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 7.363 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -41 | BYE |
| 122 | 0 | 7.386 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -39 | BYE |
| 123 | 0 | 7.667 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -40 | BYE |
| 124 | 1 | 8.249 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -18 | BYE |
| 125 | -1 | 8.279 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -44 | BYE |
| 126 | 0 | 8.632 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -56 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 8.899 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -17 | BYE |
| 128 | 0 | 8.998 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -55 | BYE |
| 129 | 0 | 11.030 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -33 | BYE |
1973 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.715 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 5 | +56 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.724 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +61 | BYE |
| 3 | 0 | 0.880 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +49 | BYE |
| 4 | 0 | 0.884 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +53 | BYE |
| 5 | 0 | 0.894 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +55 | BYE |
| 6 | 0 | 1.104 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–0–1 | 0.950 | 7 | +35 | BYE |
| 7 | 0 | 1.119 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 5 | +41 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.138 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 8–2–1 | 0.773 | 22 | +46 | BYE |
| 9 | 0 | 1.181 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +48 | BYE |
| 10 | 1 | 1.182 | LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +48 | BYE |
| 11 | -1 | 1.185 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +46 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.229 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +39 | BYE |
| 13 | 0 | 1.305 | USC | PAC | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +41 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.321 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +35 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.471 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.520 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +31 | BYE |
| 17 | 3 | 1.528 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 9–3 | 0.750 | 23 | +41 | Beat Kansas 31–18 |
| 18 | -1 | 1.549 | UCLA | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 19 | -1 | 1.590 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.618 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 21 | 1 | 1.856 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +32 | BYE |
| 22 | 1 | 1.924 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 11 | +15 | BYE |
| 23 | -2 | 1.970 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 7–4–1 | 0.625 | 42 | +25 | Lost to NC State 18–31 |
| 24 | 0 | 1.993 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +22 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 2.025 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +24 | BYE |
| 26 | 0 | 2.029 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +23 | BYE |
| 27 | 0 | 2.108 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +21 | BYE |
| 28 | 0 | 2.136 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +21 | BYE |
| 29 | 0 | 2.166 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +17 | BYE |
| 30 | 0 | 2.202 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +19 | BYE |
| 31 | 0 | 2.203 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +9 | BYE |
| 32 | 0 | 2.214 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +21 | BYE |
| 33 | 0 | 2.239 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +22 | BYE |
| 34 | 0 | 2.319 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +15 | BYE |
| 35 | 0 | 2.444 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +11 | BYE |
| 36 | 0 | 2.458 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +15 | BYE |
| 37 | 0 | 2.469 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +12 | BYE |
| 38 | 1 | 2.494 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | BYE |
| 39 | -1 | 2.501 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +18 | BYE |
| 40 | 0 | 2.528 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 50 | +10 | BYE |
| 41 | 0 | 2.534 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +13 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.590 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +14 | BYE |
| 43 | 0 | 2.619 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +12 | BYE |
| 44 | 0 | 2.636 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 1 | 2.706 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +10 | BYE |
| 46 | -1 | 2.714 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 25 | +3 | BYE |
| 47 | 0 | 2.760 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 23 | -5 | BYE |
| 48 | 0 | 2.771 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +20 | BYE |
| 49 | 2 | 2.848 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 49 | +3 | BYE |
| 50 | 0 | 2.857 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +9 | BYE |
| 51 | -2 | 2.863 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +13 | BYE |
| 52 | 0 | 3.008 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +11 | BYE |
| 53 | 0 | 3.084 | SMU | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +1 | BYE |
| 54 | 0 | 3.096 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +7 | BYE |
| 55 | 0 | 3.124 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +7 | BYE |
| 56 | 0 | 3.151 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +1 | BYE |
| 57 | 0 | 3.162 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.270 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | +6 | BYE |
| 59 | 0 | 3.276 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +1 | BYE |
| 60 | 1 | 3.279 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | 0 | BYE |
| 61 | -1 | 3.288 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +7 | BYE |
| 62 | 0 | 3.310 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | BYE |
| 63 | 0 | 3.342 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–4 | 0.636 | 34 | -10 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.424 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +2 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.502 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 0 | 3.579 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 67 | 0 | 3.628 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -5 | BYE |
| 68 | 1 | 3.689 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 69 | 1 | 3.694 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 70 | -2 | 3.699 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -3 | BYE |
| 71 | 0 | 3.702 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 50 | -10 | BYE |
| 72 | 0 | 3.721 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5–2 | 0.455 | 67 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | 0 | 3.767 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -8 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.789 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 3.865 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.895 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 77 | 0 | 3.906 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -5 | BYE |
| 78 | 0 | 3.997 | BYU | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 79 | 0 | 4.051 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -12 | BYE |
| 80 | 0 | 4.164 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.173 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | 1 | 4.179 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 87 | -7 | BYE |
| 83 | -1 | 4.193 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -10 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.238 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.250 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.298 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -12 | BYE |
| 87 | 0 | 4.335 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -5 | BYE |
| 88 | 0 | 4.463 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 89 | 0 | 4.517 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 90 | 0 | 4.556 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 91 | 0 | 4.560 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | BYE |
| 92 | 0 | 4.656 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 93 | 0 | 4.667 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -18 | BYE |
| 94 | 0 | 4.719 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -6 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 4.879 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -19 | BYE |
| 96 | 0 | 5.052 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -21 | BYE |
| 97 | 0 | 5.088 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -17 | BYE |
| 98 | 0 | 5.244 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -26 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.459 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -26 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.500 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -20 | BYE |
| 101 | 0 | 5.767 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -22 | BYE |
| 102 | 0 | 5.783 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -10 | BYE |
| 103 | 0 | 5.837 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -28 | BYE |
| 104 | 0 | 5.931 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 109 | -30 | BYE |
| 105 | 0 | 5.939 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -28 | BYE |
| 106 | 0 | 5.983 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -12 | BYE |
| 107 | 0 | 6.080 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 6.105 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -38 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.105 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -31 | BYE |
| 110 | 0 | 6.131 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 111 | 0 | 6.202 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 112 | 0 | 6.445 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -15 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.497 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -27 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.584 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -38 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.847 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–8 | 0.111 | 124 | -26 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 6.961 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -36 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.099 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -5 | BYE |
| 118 | 0 | 7.118 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 121 | -23 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.214 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -29 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.261 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -35 | BYE |
| 121 | 0 | 7.363 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -41 | BYE |
| 122 | 0 | 7.392 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -39 | BYE |
| 123 | 0 | 7.667 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -40 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 8.228 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -43 | BYE |
| 125 | 0 | 8.261 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -18 | BYE |
| 126 | 0 | 8.545 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -55 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 8.912 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -17 | BYE |
| 128 | 0 | 9.011 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -55 | BYE |
| 129 | 0 | 11.030 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -33 | BYE |
1973 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.710 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 5 | +56 | Beat Oklahoma State 45–18 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.724 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +61 | Beat Auburn 35–0 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.880 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +49 | Beat Miami 44–0 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.884 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | BYE |
| 5 | -1 | 0.895 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +55 | BYE |
| 6 | 1 | 1.106 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–0–1 | 0.950 | 7 | +35 | BYE |
| 7 | 2 | 1.122 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 5 | +41 | BYE |
| 8 | 0 | 1.133 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 8–2–1 | 0.773 | 22 | +45 | BYE |
| 9 | 1 | 1.179 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +48 | BYE |
| 10 | 2 | 1.185 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +46 | Beat Tulsa 35–16 |
| 11 | -5 | 1.187 | LSU | SEC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +48 | Lost to Tulane 0–14 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.231 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +39 | Beat Iowa State 41–28 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.307 | USC | PAC | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 12 | +41 | BYE |
| 14 | 0 | 1.319 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +35 | BYE |
| 15 | 0 | 1.473 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | BYE |
| 16 | 0 | 1.520 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +31 | BYE |
| 17 | 0 | 1.551 | UCLA | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 18 | 3 | 1.590 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +36 | Beat LSU 14–0 |
| 19 | -1 | 1.620 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 9–2 | 0.818 | 14 | +31 | BYE |
| 20 | -1 | 1.635 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +34 | BYE |
| 21 | -1 | 1.796 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 7–3–1 | 0.682 | 31 | +28 | BYE |
| 22 | 0 | 1.859 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 19 | +32 | BYE |
| 23 | 0 | 1.926 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 11 | +15 | BYE |
| 24 | 0 | 1.982 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +22 | BYE |
| 25 | 0 | 2.004 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +24 | Beat Vanderbilt 20–17 |
| 26 | 5 | 2.029 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +22 | Beat Georgia Tech 10–3 |
| 27 | -1 | 2.108 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +22 | BYE |
| 28 | -1 | 2.125 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +21 | BYE |
| 29 | -1 | 2.155 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +17 | BYE |
| 30 | -1 | 2.202 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | +19 | BYE |
| 31 | -1 | 2.212 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +9 | BYE |
| 32 | 2 | 2.227 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +21 | Beat Florida State 49–0 |
| 33 | 0 | 2.252 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +22 | BYE |
| 34 | 1 | 2.331 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 35 | 12 | 2.456 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +11 | Beat Holy Cross 42–21 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.458 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +15 | BYE |
| 37 | 2 | 2.473 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +12 | BYE |
| 38 | -1 | 2.501 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +18 | Lost to Alabama 0–35 |
| 39 | 1 | 2.513 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +17 | BYE |
| 40 | -4 | 2.532 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 50 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma 18–45 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.553 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +13 | BYE |
| 42 | 0 | 2.590 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +15 | BYE |
| 43 | 1 | 2.623 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +12 | BYE |
| 44 | -1 | 2.648 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | BYE |
| 45 | 6 | 2.703 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +3 | Beat Rutgers 34–6 |
| 46 | -1 | 2.725 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | BYE |
| 47 | -1 | 2.760 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 23 | -5 | BYE |
| 48 | -16 | 2.771 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 7–5 | 0.583 | 48 | +20 | Lost to Hawai'i 6–7 |
| 49 | -1 | 2.848 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +14 | BYE |
| 50 | -1 | 2.854 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 43 | +9 | BYE |
| 51 | -1 | 2.864 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 49 | +3 | BYE |
| 52 | 2 | 3.012 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +11 | BYE |
| 53 | 7 | 3.088 | SMU | IND SWC | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 44 | +1 | Beat TCU 21–19 |
| 54 | 2 | 3.096 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +7 | BYE |
| 55 | -2 | 3.131 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +7 | Lost to Notre Dame 0–44 |
| 56 | -4 | 3.147 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | +1 | Lost to Houston 16–35 |
| 57 | -2 | 3.150 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +6 | BYE |
| 58 | 0 | 3.270 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | +6 | BYE |
| 59 | 2 | 3.276 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +1 | BYE |
| 60 | -3 | 3.280 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +7 | Lost to Tennessee 17–20 |
| 61 | 2 | 3.283 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | 0 | BYE |
| 62 | 6 | 3.310 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +5 | Beat Baylor 27–0 |
| 63 | -4 | 3.354 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | -10 | BYE |
| 64 | 0 | 3.412 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | +3 | BYE |
| 65 | 0 | 3.502 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 4 | 3.587 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 67 | -5 | 3.628 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -5 | Lost to Georgia 3–10 |
| 68 | -2 | 3.685 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -2 | Lost to San Diego State 28–41 |
| 69 | 2 | 3.693 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -4 | BYE |
| 70 | 3 | 3.694 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -2 | BYE |
| 71 | -2 | 3.707 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 50 | -10 | BYE |
| 72 | -5 | 3.725 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5–2 | 0.455 | 67 | -1 | BYE |
| 73 | -1 | 3.767 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -8 | BYE |
| 74 | 0 | 3.789 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 75 | 0 | 3.861 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -4 | BYE |
| 76 | 0 | 3.895 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -6 | BYE |
| 77 | 6 | 3.911 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -5 | Beat Army 51–0 |
| 78 | 10 | 3.997 | BYU | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | Beat UTEP 63–0 |
| 79 | -1 | 4.051 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -12 | BYE |
| 80 | -1 | 4.159 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 81 | 0 | 4.173 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -11 | BYE |
| 82 | 0 | 4.188 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -10 | BYE |
| 83 | -3 | 4.197 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 87 | -7 | BYE |
| 84 | 0 | 4.238 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | 0 | 4.254 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -15 | BYE |
| 86 | 0 | 4.298 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -12 | BYE |
| 87 | -10 | 4.331 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 50 | -5 | Lost to Tampa 6–34 |
| 88 | 3 | 4.468 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 89 | 1 | 4.517 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 90 | 2 | 4.552 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | BYE |
| 91 | -2 | 4.564 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | BYE |
| 92 | 1 | 4.660 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -14 | BYE |
| 93 | -6 | 4.675 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–6 | 0.455 | 67 | -18 | Lost to Boston College 21–42 |
| 94 | 0 | 4.719 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -6 | BYE |
| 95 | 0 | 4.884 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -19 | BYE |
| 96 | 1 | 5.047 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -21 | BYE |
| 97 | -1 | 5.083 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -17 | Lost to SMU 19–21 |
| 98 | 0 | 5.244 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -26 | BYE |
| 99 | 0 | 5.464 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -26 | BYE |
| 100 | 0 | 5.500 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -20 | BYE |
| 101 | 1 | 5.762 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -22 | BYE |
| 102 | -1 | 5.783 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 86 | -10 | BYE |
| 103 | 1 | 5.837 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -28 | BYE |
| 104 | 1 | 5.919 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 109 | -30 | BYE |
| 105 | 2 | 5.944 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -28 | BYE |
| 106 | -3 | 5.978 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -12 | BYE |
| 107 | 3 | 6.086 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 108 | 1 | 6.105 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -31 | BYE |
| 109 | -1 | 6.105 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -38 | BYE |
| 110 | 1 | 6.131 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | BYE |
| 111 | -5 | 6.202 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -32 | Lost to Rice 0–27 |
| 112 | 0 | 6.441 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -15 | BYE |
| 113 | 0 | 6.502 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 104 | -27 | BYE |
| 114 | 0 | 6.584 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -38 | BYE |
| 115 | 0 | 6.869 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–8 | 0.111 | 124 | -26 | BYE |
| 116 | 0 | 6.961 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 88 | -36 | BYE |
| 117 | 1 | 7.109 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 102 | -5 | BYE |
| 118 | -1 | 7.142 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 121 | -23 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.220 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -29 | BYE |
| 120 | 0 | 7.261 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -35 | BYE |
| 121 | 1 | 7.363 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -41 | BYE |
| 122 | -1 | 7.392 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -39 | BYE |
| 123 | 1 | 7.673 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -40 | BYE |
| 124 | -1 | 8.220 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -43 | Lost to Navy 0–51 |
| 125 | 0 | 8.261 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 111 | -18 | BYE |
| 126 | 0 | 8.525 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -54 | Lost to Florida 0–49 |
| 127 | 1 | 8.912 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -17 | BYE |
| 128 | -1 | 9.005 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -55 | Lost to BYU 0–63 |
| 129 | 0 | 11.023 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -33 | BYE |
1973 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.703 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 9–0–1 | 0.950 | 6 | +51 | Beat Nebraska 27–0 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.750 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +52 | Beat LSU 21–7 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.910 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 11–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +51 | Beat Pittsburgh 35–13 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.910 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +55 | BYE |
| 5 | 2 | 0.965 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +42 | Beat Air Force 48–15 |
| 6 | -3 | 1.100 | LSU | SEC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 10 | +48 | Lost to Alabama 7–21 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.128 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–0–1 | 0.950 | 6 | +35 | Tied Michigan 10–10 |
| 8 | -2 | 1.133 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 8–2–1 | 0.773 | 22 | +45 | Lost to Oklahoma 0–27 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.169 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0–1 | 0.955 | 5 | +40 | Tied Ohio State 10–10 |
| 10 | -1 | 1.186 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +46 | Beat Arkansas 24–17 |
| 11 | 1 | 1.242 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 14 | +35 | Beat North Texas 56–9 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.268 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 10 | +39 | Beat Wyoming 35–0 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.302 | USC | PAC | 9–1–1 | 0.864 | 13 | +41 | Beat UCLA 23–13 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.350 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 10–1 | 0.909 | 8 | +35 | Beat Arizona 55–19 |
| 15 | -1 | 1.505 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 15 | +36 | Beat Central Michigan 28–7 |
| 16 | 3 | 1.552 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +30 | Beat Texas A&M 42–13 |
| 17 | -4 | 1.554 | UCLA | PAC | 9–2 | 0.818 | 15 | +31 | Lost to USC 13–23 |
| 18 | 3 | 1.637 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 9–2 | 0.818 | 15 | +31 | BYE |
| 19 | 1 | 1.674 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +34 | Beat Wake Forest 52–13 |
| 20 | 8 | 1.806 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 7–3–1 | 0.682 | 31 | +28 | Beat Missouri 14–13 |
| 21 | -3 | 1.845 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +25 | Lost to Maryland 9–42 |
| 22 | 4 | 1.871 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 18 | +32 | BYE |
| 23 | 4 | 1.927 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 9–1 | 0.900 | 10 | +15 | Beat Villanova 34–0 |
| 24 | 7 | 2.020 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +21 | Beat Tulane 42–9 |
| 25 | 8 | 2.120 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | +19 | Beat Kentucky 16–14 |
| 26 | -3 | 2.128 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +22 | Lost to Kansas 13–14 |
| 27 | -3 | 2.152 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +20 | Lost to Arizona State 19–55 |
| 28 | 4 | 2.171 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 8–3 | 0.727 | 24 | +17 | Beat Cincinnati 17–13 |
| 29 | 0 | 2.207 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | +19 | BYE |
| 30 | -5 | 2.220 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 7–2 | 0.778 | 21 | +9 | Lost to Yale 0–35 |
| 31 | -1 | 2.237 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 52 | +17 | BYE |
| 32 | -10 | 2.250 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +20 | Lost to BYU 22–46 |
| 33 | 4 | 2.292 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +22 | Beat California 26–17 |
| 34 | 2 | 2.299 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +21 | Beat Miami 14–7 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.317 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +16 | Beat Clemson 32–20 |
| 36 | -19 | 2.345 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–3–2 | 0.600 | 42 | +11 | Lost to Iowa State 12–28 |
| 37 | -3 | 2.354 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +18 | BYE |
| 38 | 6 | 2.499 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +15 | Beat Mississippi State 38–10 |
| 39 | 11 | 2.513 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 49 | +12 | Beat Utah State 32–8 |
| 40 | 18 | 2.524 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +17 | Beat Harvard 35–0 |
| 41 | 2 | 2.537 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +14 | Beat Princeton 42–24 |
| 42 | 7 | 2.612 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +15 | Beat Wisconsin 19–17 |
| 43 | -8 | 2.697 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | +9 | Lost to Southern Miss 8–32 |
| 44 | -4 | 2.716 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 6–4–1 | 0.591 | 49 | +11 | Lost to Penn State 13–35 |
| 45 | 10 | 2.735 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 6–3 | 0.667 | 32 | +10 | Beat Cornell 31–22 |
| 46 | 2 | 2.775 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 23 | -5 | BYE |
| 47 | -2 | 2.778 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +6 | Beat Massachusetts 59–14 |
| 48 | 6 | 2.881 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | +14 | Beat Colorado 17–14 |
| 49 | -7 | 2.892 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +9 | Lost to Notre Dame 15–48 |
| 50 | 6 | 2.896 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 51 | +3 | Beat Columbia 37–14 |
| 51 | -4 | 3.010 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 28 | -2 | Lost to Vanderbilt 16–18 |
| 52 | -13 | 3.016 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | +2 | Lost to Wichita State 19–28 |
| 53 | -7 | 3.031 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +6 | Lost to Florida 7–14 |
| 54 | 7 | 3.036 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +11 | Beat Marshall 35–21 |
| 55 | -17 | 3.151 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | +8 | Lost to Kansas State 14–17 |
| 56 | 3 | 3.167 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | +7 | Beat Syracuse 24–14 |
| 57 | 12 | 3.196 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +8 | Beat Tampa 18–16 |
| 58 | -7 | 3.245 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | +7 | Lost to Texas Tech 17–24 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.370 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–4 | 0.636 | 35 | -10 | BYE |
| 60 | 10 | 3.385 | SMU | IND SWC | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 52 | -3 | Beat Baylor 38–22 |
| 61 | -9 | 3.398 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 14–16 |
| 62 | 0 | 3.424 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -1 | BYE |
| 63 | -6 | 3.460 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Texas 13–42 |
| 64 | 8 | 3.486 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | +3 | Beat Washington 52–26 |
| 65 | 0 | 3.550 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -2 | BYE |
| 66 | 18 | 3.641 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -2 | Beat Oklahoma State 28–12 |
| 67 | -14 | 3.686 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–5–2 | 0.455 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Ole Miss 10–38 |
| 68 | 6 | 3.690 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | +4 | Beat TCU 14–9 |
| 69 | 8 | 3.691 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–4–2 | 0.545 | 54 | -9 | Beat Hawai'i 23–3 |
| 70 | -10 | 3.703 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -4 | Lost to Northwestern 6–9 |
| 71 | 12 | 3.800 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -4 | Beat Indiana 28–23 |
| 72 | 3 | 3.801 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -7 | BYE |
| 73 | 6 | 3.808 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -2 | Beat Iowa 15–6 |
| 74 | 4 | 3.827 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -5 | Beat West Texas A&M 21–9 |
| 75 | -8 | 3.873 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -3 | Lost to San Diego State 9–56 |
| 76 | -13 | 4.059 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico 13–30 |
| 77 | -11 | 4.071 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 42 | -2 | Lost to Colgate 0–42 |
| 78 | -5 | 4.149 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -11 | Lost to South Carolina 20–32 |
| 79 | 1 | 4.159 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -13 | Lost to Memphis 13–17 |
| 80 | 1 | 4.227 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 88 | -7 | Lost to Pennsylvania 22–31 |
| 81 | -5 | 4.237 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -11 | Lost to Houston 0–35 |
| 82 | 9 | 4.270 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -9 | Beat Colorado State 30–13 |
| 83 | -1 | 4.281 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 103 | -4 | BYE |
| 84 | 1 | 4.291 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 54 | -13 | BYE |
| 85 | 2 | 4.325 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 71 | -14 | BYE |
| 86 | -18 | 4.389 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -12 | Lost to Duke 10–27 |
| 87 | -16 | 4.415 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -13 | Lost to UConn 9–10 |
| 88 | 9 | 4.442 | BYU | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -14 | Beat Utah 46–22 |
| 89 | 10 | 4.519 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | +1 | Beat Rutgers 42–0 |
| 90 | 0 | 4.532 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -8 | BYE |
| 91 | -5 | 4.547 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -14 | Lost to Minnesota 17–19 |
| 92 | 3 | 4.587 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 60 | -2 | Beat Toledo 35–31 |
| 93 | 8 | 4.738 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -14 | Beat Illinois 9–6 |
| 94 | -5 | 4.762 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -6 | Lost to Ohio 21–35 |
| 95 | -2 | 4.958 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -19 | Lost to Stanford 17–26 |
| 96 | -8 | 5.033 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 103 | -13 | Lost to Rice 9–14 |
| 97 | -5 | 5.122 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–8 | 0.273 | 105 | -21 | Lost to Xavier 31–35 |
| 98 | 2 | 5.275 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -25 | BYE |
| 99 | -5 | 5.453 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -25 | Lost to Oregon State 14–17 |
| 100 | 7 | 5.517 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 60 | -20 | Beat Texas Arlington 10–7 |
| 101 | -5 | 5.709 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -8 | Lost to Lamar 7–10 |
| 102 | 2 | 5.871 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–8 | 0.273 | 105 | -22 | Lost to Temple 0–34 |
| 103 | -5 | 5.964 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 101 | -11 | Lost to Illinois State 8–10 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.972 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -28 | Lost to Purdue 23–28 |
| 105 | 6 | 5.990 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 2–8–1 | 0.227 | 109 | -29 | Beat North Carolina 27–10 |
| 106 | -4 | 5.993 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -25 | Lost to SMU 22–38 |
| 107 | -1 | 6.043 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 105 | -27 | BYE |
| 108 | 8 | 6.157 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -38 | Beat Tulsa 28–19 |
| 109 | -4 | 6.199 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -31 | Lost to West Virginia 14–24 |
| 110 | 4 | 6.240 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -31 | Beat Oregon 17–14 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.280 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -32 | BYE |
| 112 | 5 | 6.407 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -14 | Beat East Tennessee State 26–21 |
| 113 | -3 | 6.561 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 105 | -27 | BYE |
| 114 | -6 | 6.650 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -37 | Lost to Louisville 9–21 |
| 115 | -3 | 6.825 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–8 | 0.111 | 124 | -25 | Lost to Dartmouth 24–42 |
| 116 | -1 | 6.988 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 89 | -34 | BYE |
| 117 | -4 | 7.094 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 121 | -22 | Lost to Brown 14–37 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.100 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 101 | -5 | BYE |
| 119 | 0 | 7.244 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -29 | BYE |
| 120 | 2 | 7.277 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -34 | BYE |
| 121 | 2 | 7.439 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -39 | Lost to NC State 13–52 |
| 122 | -2 | 7.464 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–11 | 0.000 | 125 | -41 | Lost to Michigan State 6–15 |
| 123 | -2 | 7.688 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 125 | -33 | BYE |
| 124 | 0 | 7.744 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -40 | Lost to Washington State 26–52 |
| 125 | 3 | 8.333 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–9 | 0.182 | 112 | -18 | Beat Northridge State 54–27 |
| 126 | -1 | 8.542 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -48 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 8.818 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -48 | BYE |
| 128 | -2 | 8.978 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9–1 | 0.136 | 122 | -17 | Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 7–31 |
| 129 | 0 | 11.023 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -33 | Lost to Mcneese State 0–37 |
1973 Week 13 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.769 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | Beat Miami 43–13 |
| 2 | 0 | 0.780 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 8–0–1 | 0.944 | 8 | +39 | Beat Kansas 48–20 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.862 | LSU | SEC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +44 | Beat Mississippi State 26–7 |
| 4 | -1 | 0.936 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +51 | Beat Cincinnati 6–0 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.981 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +40 | Beat Ohio 49–10 |
| 6 | -1 | 0.985 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 16 | +41 | Beat Kansas State 50–21 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.095 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | BYE |
| 8 | -1 | 1.147 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +31 | Beat Iowa 55–13 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.184 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +38 | Beat Baylor 55–24 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.190 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 10–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +36 | Beat Purdue 34–9 |
| 11 | 0 | 1.294 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 12 | +31 | BYE |
| 12 | 0 | 1.374 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 7–1–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +28 | Beat Fresno State 41–6 |
| 13 | 0 | 1.414 | UCLA | PAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +29 | Beat Oregon State 56–14 |
| 14 | 0 | 1.464 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 20 | +34 | Beat Toledo 52–16 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.473 | USC | PAC | 8–1–1 | 0.850 | 16 | +29 | Beat Washington 42–19 |
| 16 | 1 | 1.536 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 9–1 | 0.900 | 9 | +23 | Beat UTEP 54–13 |
| 17 | 3 | 1.548 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 5–2–2 | 0.667 | 33 | +17 | Beat Colorado 38–24 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.587 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 12 | +26 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–3 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.614 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 23 | +23 | Beat TCU 52–7 |
| 20 | -2 | 1.629 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +31 | Beat Duke 21–3 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.684 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 9–2 | 0.818 | 19 | +31 | Beat App State 49–14 |
| 22 | 6 | 1.795 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +25 | Beat Utah State 31–28 |
| 23 | -7 | 1.888 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +23 | Lost to Iowa State 7–17 |
| 24 | -3 | 1.931 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–2 | 0.800 | 20 | +20 | Lost to Air Force 26–27 |
| 25 | 5 | 1.943 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 7–1 | 0.875 | 15 | +10 | Beat Brown 35–32 |
| 26 | 7 | 1.943 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 20 | +30 | Beat William & Mary 31–0 |
| 27 | -1 | 1.997 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 12 | +11 | Beat Drake 35–10 |
| 28 | -3 | 2.119 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 6–3–1 | 0.650 | 38 | +18 | Lost to Oklahoma 20–48 |
| 29 | 6 | 2.212 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +19 | Beat Northern Illinois 21–20 |
| 30 | 13 | 2.219 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 52 | +15 | Beat Auburn 28–14 |
| 31 | 8 | 2.293 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +12 | Beat Clemson 28–13 |
| 32 | 4 | 2.294 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +11 | Beat Louisiana 41–6 |
| 33 | -9 | 2.311 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +12 | Lost to Ole Miss 18–28 |
| 34 | -5 | 2.366 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +15 | Lost to Georgia 14–28 |
| 35 | -3 | 2.369 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–3 | 0.700 | 26 | +13 | Lost to Utah 28–31 |
| 36 | 11 | 2.375 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | +16 | Beat Kentucky 20–18 |
| 37 | 4 | 2.473 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +16 | Beat Oregon 24–7 |
| 38 | -4 | 2.519 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +16 | Lost to Oklahoma State 24–38 |
| 39 | 7 | 2.523 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +9 | Beat North Texas 24–15 |
| 40 | 0 | 2.562 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 6–3–1 | 0.650 | 38 | +10 | Beat Army 34–0 |
| 41 | 1 | 2.567 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +11 | Beat Florida State 52–12 |
| 42 | 12 | 2.627 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +9 | Beat Arizona 27–26 |
| 43 | 8 | 2.637 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +12 | Beat Cornell 17–0 |
| 44 | 15 | 2.658 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +9 | Beat Tennessee 28–18 |
| 45 | -18 | 2.686 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | +8 | Lost to Syracuse 13–24 |
| 46 | -8 | 2.725 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | +8 | Lost to Alabama 13–43 |
| 47 | -16 | 2.734 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 23 | +2 | Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 24–25 |
| 48 | 1 | 2.792 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 7–2–1 | 0.750 | 25 | -5 | Beat Hawai'i 28–3 |
| 49 | 6 | 2.828 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 6–4 | 0.600 | 44 | +10 | Beat Illinois 19–16 |
| 50 | 19 | 2.951 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 52 | +3 | Beat West Texas A&M 28–0 |
| 51 | 6 | 2.972 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 52 | +8 | Tied SMU 7–7 |
| 52 | -8 | 2.998 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Lost to Florida 18–20 |
| 53 | -8 | 3.020 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–4–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Lost to LSU 7–26 |
| 54 | -4 | 3.053 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | +10 | Lost to Nebraska 21–50 |
| 55 | 7 | 3.062 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +6 | Beat Columbia 42–8 |
| 56 | -8 | 3.098 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Harvard 32–35 |
| 57 | -20 | 3.138 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Lost to Rice 20–24 |
| 58 | 3 | 3.174 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 5–3 | 0.625 | 41 | +8 | Beat Princeton 30–13 |
| 59 | 9 | 3.204 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +6 | Beat Virginia 42–17 |
| 60 | -2 | 3.307 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to Minnesota 16–19 |
| 61 | -5 | 3.421 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | +7 | Lost to Penn State 10–49 |
| 62 | 13 | 3.455 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat Navy 26–22 |
| 63 | 2 | 3.481 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | BYE |
| 64 | -12 | 3.492 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–4 | 0.636 | 40 | -10 | Lost to Louisville 14–35 |
| 65 | -12 | 3.540 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | -1 | Lost to Texas Arlington 12–31 |
| 66 | 13 | 3.554 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 33 | +4 | Beat Holy Cross 27–7 |
| 67 | -7 | 3.566 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 52 | -1 | Lost to Tulsa 15–24 |
| 68 | 5 | 3.649 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -1 | Beat Wake Forest 42–0 |
| 69 | -5 | 3.671 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | +3 | Lost to Tulane 3–24 |
| 70 | 2 | 3.678 | SMU | IND SWC | 4–4–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -5 | Tied Arkansas 7–7 |
| 71 | -4 | 3.791 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 48 | -12 | Lost to Rutgers 7–27 |
| 72 | 12 | 3.806 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | +1 | Beat California 31–28 |
| 73 | -2 | 3.819 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 59 | -7 | Lost to Maryland 13–28 |
| 74 | 16 | 3.861 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | +2 | Beat Texas A&M 24–20 |
| 75 | -5 | 3.907 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | -6 | Lost to Richmond 0–31 |
| 76 | -13 | 3.953 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -7 | Lost to New Mexico 21–23 |
| 77 | 4 | 3.967 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 4–4–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -9 | BYE |
| 78 | 11 | 3.971 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -5 | Beat Furman 35–14 |
| 79 | 4 | 3.971 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -1 | Beat Indiana 10–9 |
| 80 | -4 | 4.066 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -10 | Lost to Miami (OH) 0–6 |
| 81 | -15 | 4.127 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–4–1 | 0.438 | 80 | -4 | Lost to Dartmouth 0–17 |
| 82 | -8 | 4.140 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -2 | Lost to Georgia Tech 22–26 |
| 83 | -5 | 4.146 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -7 | Lost to Michigan 9–34 |
| 84 | 12 | 4.177 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -5 | Beat Missouri 17–7 |
| 85 | -5 | 4.333 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–5 | 0.545 | 56 | -13 | Lost to Bowling Green 20–21 |
| 86 | 6 | 4.333 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -9 | Beat Northwestern 36–34 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.340 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 73 | -12 | BYE |
| 88 | -6 | 4.437 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -5 | Lost to Texas 7–52 |
| 89 | 8 | 4.467 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -1 | Beat Dayton 37–14 |
| 90 | -13 | 4.481 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–5–1 | 0.500 | 59 | -7 | Lost to Marshall 14–37 |
| 91 | 7 | 4.753 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -11 | Beat Wyoming 23–21 |
| 92 | -4 | 4.763 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -14 | Lost to Kent State 16–52 |
| 93 | -7 | 4.771 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 81 | -14 | Lost to Washington State 28–31 |
| 94 | -1 | 4.847 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -13 | Lost to Stanford 7–24 |
| 95 | 7 | 4.982 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 4–5–1 | 0.450 | 74 | -2 | Beat Villanova 13–6 |
| 96 | 11 | 5.241 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -1 | Beat Western Michigan 31–12 |
| 97 | 6 | 5.243 | BYU | IND WAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 95 | -19 | Beat Weber State 45–14 |
| 98 | -11 | 5.280 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 94 | -10 | Lost to Indiana State 17–36 |
| 99 | -8 | 5.357 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -3 | Lost to Boston University 0–3 |
| 100 | -5 | 5.373 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–7 | 0.364 | 92 | -24 | Lost to West Virginia 17–42 |
| 101 | -7 | 5.438 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -18 | Lost to Wisconsin 34–36 |
| 102 | -1 | 5.551 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 109 | -17 | Lost to Texas Tech 24–55 |
| 103 | -4 | 5.693 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -20 | Lost to Michigan State 9–10 |
| 104 | -4 | 5.869 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -20 | Lost to Xavier 6–13 |
| 105 | 9 | 5.916 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -24 | Beat Boston College 24–13 |
| 106 | 4 | 6.145 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 107 | -26 | Beat Virginia Tech 22–21 |
| 107 | 2 | 6.355 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -23 | BYE |
| 108 | -4 | 6.420 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -28 | Lost to Southern Miss 0–28 |
| 109 | -4 | 6.473 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–9 | 0.182 | 117 | -31 | Lost to Virginia Military Institute 21–22 |
| 110 | -4 | 6.650 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–8 | 0.273 | 107 | -27 | Lost to Davidson 16–19 |
| 111 | 1 | 6.826 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–8–1 | 0.150 | 119 | -31 | Lost to NC State 3–21 |
| 112 | -1 | 6.905 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–7 | 0.125 | 122 | -19 | Lost to Yale 13–30 |
| 113 | 0 | 6.926 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–6–1 | 0.188 | 116 | -16 | Lost to Pennsylvania 8–42 |
| 114 | 3 | 7.010 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–9 | 0.100 | 123 | -31 | Lost to UCLA 14–56 |
| 115 | 6 | 7.037 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 4–7 | 0.364 | 92 | -31 | Beat Idaho State 43–0 |
| 116 | -8 | 7.093 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -41 | Lost to Long Beach State 10–35 |
| 117 | 8 | 7.105 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 100 | -14 | Beat Tampa 25–24 |
| 118 | -2 | 7.172 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–7–1 | 0.318 | 99 | -5 | Lost to East Carolina 14–49 |
| 119 | 4 | 7.294 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -28 | Beat Citadel 19–16 |
| 120 | 0 | 7.301 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -31 | Lost to Ohio State 13–55 |
| 121 | -3 | 7.319 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 125 | -28 | Lost to Pittsburgh 0–34 |
| 122 | -3 | 7.394 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–9 | 0.182 | 117 | -32 | Lost to Temple 10–35 |
| 123 | -8 | 7.465 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–8–1 | 0.150 | 119 | -34 | Lost to North Carolina 0–42 |
| 124 | -2 | 7.661 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 110 | -31 | Lost to USC 19–42 |
| 125 | -1 | 8.453 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -44 | Lost to South Carolina 12–52 |
| 126 | 2 | 8.647 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–8–1 | 0.150 | 119 | -18 | Beat Wichita State 35–10 |
| 127 | -1 | 8.811 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–10 | 0.000 | 125 | -44 | Lost to Arizona State 13–54 |
| 128 | -1 | 9.454 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–9 | 0.100 | 123 | -18 | Lost to San Diego State 6–41 |
| 129 | 0 | 10.835 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 125 | -31 | Lost to Memphis 6–41 |
1973 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0 | 0.776 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +33 | BYE |
| 2 | 0 | 0.794 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 7–0–1 | 0.938 | 8 | +31 | Beat Missouri 31–3 |
| 3 | 2 | 0.861 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +43 | Beat Kent State 20–10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.914 | LSU | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +36 | BYE |
| 5 | -2 | 0.996 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 7–1–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +33 | Beat Iowa State 31–7 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.055 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat NC State 35–29 |
| 7 | 0 | 1.085 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Michigan State 35–0 |
| 8 | 2 | 1.086 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +27 | Beat Pittsburgh 31–10 |
| 9 | 0 | 1.138 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +32 | Beat TCU 24–10 |
| 10 | 2 | 1.219 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 9–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +28 | Beat Illinois 21–6 |
| 11 | 4 | 1.272 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +28 | Beat Colorado State 28–20 |
| 12 | -6 | 1.286 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 20 | +24 | Beat Long Beach State 17–2 |
| 13 | 1 | 1.402 | UCLA | PAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +24 | Beat Oregon 27–7 |
| 14 | -1 | 1.449 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +28 | Lost to Miami (OH) 10–20 |
| 15 | 4 | 1.516 | USC | PAC | 7–1–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +24 | Beat Stanford 27–26 |
| 16 | -5 | 1.520 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +26 | Lost to Oklahoma 3–31 |
| 17 | 0 | 1.553 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +20 | Beat Wyoming 47–0 |
| 18 | -2 | 1.647 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +26 | Lost to Penn State 29–35 |
| 19 | 1 | 1.667 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +19 | Beat Baylor 42–6 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.671 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 4–2–2 | 0.625 | 37 | +12 | Beat Kansas State 28–9 |
| 21 | -3 | 1.675 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 8–1 | 0.889 | 9 | +20 | Beat BYU 24–10 |
| 22 | -1 | 1.683 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 14 | +19 | Beat Navy 17–15 |
| 23 | 5 | 1.741 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 8–2 | 0.800 | 21 | +24 | Beat Richmond 44–14 |
| 24 | 1 | 1.931 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +16 | BYE |
| 25 | 6 | 1.945 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 6–2–1 | 0.722 | 28 | +16 | Beat Colorado 17–15 |
| 26 | 0 | 1.988 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 14 | +9 | BYE |
| 27 | 9 | 1.991 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +15 | Beat West Virginia 25–13 |
| 28 | -4 | 1.994 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | Beat New Mexico 36–35 |
| 29 | 11 | 2.088 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +17 | Beat Mississippi State 31–17 |
| 30 | -1 | 2.103 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 6–1 | 0.857 | 17 | +6 | Beat Princeton 19–14 |
| 31 | 3 | 2.141 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 14 | +9 | Beat West Texas A&M 28–6 |
| 32 | 1 | 2.192 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +15 | Beat New Mexico State 40–12 |
| 33 | -10 | 2.214 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 7–2 | 0.778 | 22 | +20 | Lost to East Carolina 14–44 |
| 34 | -7 | 2.311 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +16 | Lost to Kansas 15–17 |
| 35 | 7 | 2.359 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +12 | Beat Eastern Michigan 31–7 |
| 36 | -6 | 2.405 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +9 | Lost to Southern Miss 10–13 |
| 37 | 11 | 2.550 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +9 | Beat SMU 45–10 |
| 38 | 7 | 2.571 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +6 | Beat Army 19–7 |
| 39 | 10 | 2.579 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 6–3 | 0.667 | 31 | +5 | Beat Virginia 33–0 |
| 40 | -2 | 2.595 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 5–3–1 | 0.611 | 44 | +9 | Lost to Notre Dame 10–31 |
| 41 | -6 | 2.613 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +13 | Lost to USC 26–27 |
| 42 | 10 | 2.663 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +10 | Beat App State 35–14 |
| 43 | -11 | 2.703 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–4–1 | 0.500 | 64 | +9 | Lost to Florida 10–11 |
| 44 | 6 | 2.728 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +8 | Beat Vanderbilt 27–17 |
| 45 | -8 | 2.808 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–3–2 | 0.556 | 53 | +4 | Lost to Auburn 17–31 |
| 46 | -2 | 2.845 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | +4 | BYE |
| 47 | 15 | 2.853 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +10 | Beat Georgia 11–10 |
| 48 | 24 | 2.858 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 49 | +2 | Beat Cornell 17–7 |
| 49 | 5 | 2.884 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 6–2–1 | 0.722 | 28 | -5 | Beat Fresno State 42–0 |
| 50 | -11 | 2.910 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | +10 | Lost to Oklahoma State 9–28 |
| 51 | 6 | 2.916 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +8 | Beat Columbia 24–6 |
| 52 | -9 | 3.061 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–3 | 0.700 | 30 | -5 | Lost to Citadel 21–26 |
| 53 | 10 | 3.064 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | +3 | Beat Ball State 30–13 |
| 54 | 16 | 3.066 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | 0 | Beat Rutgers 31–14 |
| 55 | 13 | 3.084 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +6 | Beat Purdue 34–7 |
| 56 | 17 | 3.093 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +7 | Beat Cincinnati 14–8 |
| 57 | -16 | 3.110 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +6 | Lost to Rice 7–17 |
| 58 | -12 | 3.136 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | +4 | Lost to Michigan 6–21 |
| 59 | 5 | 3.261 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | +3 | BYE |
| 60 | 6 | 3.280 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 5–3–1 | 0.611 | 44 | +2 | Beat Wichita State 31–21 |
| 61 | 22 | 3.296 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +7 | Beat Pennsylvania 24–21 |
| 62 | -9 | 3.350 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +4 | Lost to Yale 21–24 |
| 63 | -5 | 3.467 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | 0 | Lost to Arizona State 0–47 |
| 64 | -17 | 3.477 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | +4 | Lost to Kentucky 17–27 |
| 65 | -6 | 3.483 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 64 | +3 | Lost to Houston 20–28 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.506 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 64 | 0 | Lost to Brown 7–17 |
| 67 | -16 | 3.516 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | -9 | Lost to Syracuse 3–5 |
| 68 | -13 | 3.520 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | +3 | Lost to Boston College 13–25 |
| 69 | 17 | 3.569 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 4–4–1 | 0.500 | 64 | -2 | Beat Memphis 13–10 |
| 70 | -9 | 3.600 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | -4 | Lost to Colgate 42–49 |
| 71 | 10 | 3.724 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 53 | -4 | Beat North Carolina 37–29 |
| 72 | -12 | 3.731 | SMU | IND SWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -4 | Lost to Texas A&M 10–45 |
| 73 | -8 | 3.755 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | 0 | Lost to Clemson 29–37 |
| 74 | 2 | 3.764 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | +1 | Lost to Tulane 15–17 |
| 75 | 9 | 3.795 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -3 | Beat Virginia Military Institute 36–7 |
| 76 | -7 | 3.935 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -9 | Lost to Ohio 8–14 |
| 77 | 11 | 4.023 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 5–4–1 | 0.550 | 63 | -1 | Beat Louisville 10–9 |
| 78 | -7 | 4.089 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -7 | Lost to Minnesota 7–34 |
| 79 | -4 | 4.097 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 5–3 | 0.625 | 37 | -1 | Lost to Air Force 14–31 |
| 80 | -6 | 4.098 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–4 | 0.600 | 46 | -9 | Lost to Xavier 36–40 |
| 81 | -14 | 4.127 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 4–4–2 | 0.500 | 64 | -10 | Lost to California 9–19 |
| 82 | -5 | 4.138 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 87 | -3 | Lost to Texas Tech 10–24 |
| 83 | -3 | 4.180 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -3 | Lost to Ohio State 0–35 |
| 84 | 1 | 4.198 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -3 | Beat Oregon State 13–7 |
| 85 | -6 | 4.313 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–6 | 0.455 | 74 | -10 | Lost to Utah State 12–40 |
| 86 | 8 | 4.322 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -6 | Beat San José State 19–9 |
| 87 | 9 | 4.371 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 85 | -8 | Beat Drake 37–20 |
| 88 | -6 | 4.389 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -10 | Lost to Marshall 14–17 |
| 89 | -11 | 4.442 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -9 | Lost to Dayton 9–10 |
| 90 | 7 | 4.451 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 103 | -3 | Beat Arkansas 17–7 |
| 91 | 7 | 4.494 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 64 | -1 | Beat William & Mary 49–42 |
| 92 | -2 | 4.641 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -10 | Beat Iowa 35–7 |
| 93 | 0 | 4.648 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -9 | Lost to UCLA 7–27 |
| 94 | 7 | 4.958 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -11 | Beat Indiana 21–20 |
| 95 | -6 | 4.991 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–6 | 0.400 | 84 | -17 | Lost to Maryland 0–33 |
| 96 | -9 | 5.035 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 103 | -11 | Lost to Nebraska 7–31 |
| 97 | 7 | 5.060 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -5 | Beat Toledo 17–14 |
| 98 | -3 | 5.324 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -14 | Lost to Utah 35–36 |
| 99 | -8 | 5.328 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -12 | Lost to Northwestern 20–21 |
| 100 | 5 | 5.352 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -12 | Beat West Chester 42–14 |
| 101 | -9 | 5.419 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 103 | -14 | Lost to Texas 6–42 |
| 102 | 8 | 5.466 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 85 | -3 | Beat Northern Illinois 40–36 |
| 103 | -4 | 5.695 | BYU | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 103 | -17 | Lost to Arizona 10–24 |
| 104 | -1 | 5.964 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -19 | Lost to Tampa 6–28 |
| 105 | 3 | 6.066 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -21 | Beat Florida State 36–13 |
| 106 | 12 | 6.076 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 3–7 | 0.300 | 101 | -17 | Beat Furman 26–21 |
| 107 | -5 | 6.220 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 87 | -6 | Lost to Arkansas State 14–30 |
| 108 | -2 | 6.312 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 3–6 | 0.333 | 90 | -29 | Lost to North Texas 21–31 |
| 109 | -9 | 6.338 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 4–5 | 0.444 | 75 | -21 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–17 |
| 110 | -3 | 6.550 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -25 | Lost to Georgia Tech 7–36 |
| 111 | 0 | 6.613 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–6 | 0.143 | 119 | -13 | Lost to Harvard 14–19 |
| 112 | 2 | 6.801 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 117 | -24 | Tied Wake Forest 7–7 |
| 113 | -4 | 6.839 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–5–1 | 0.214 | 113 | -12 | Lost to Dartmouth 6–24 |
| 114 | 9 | 6.844 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 120 | -26 | Beat Holy Cross 5–3 |
| 115 | 1 | 6.997 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–7–1 | 0.167 | 117 | -25 | Tied Duke 7–7 |
| 116 | 1 | 7.081 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–6–1 | 0.350 | 89 | -3 | Lost to South Carolina 14–35 |
| 117 | -5 | 7.160 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–8 | 0.111 | 120 | -28 | Lost to Washington State 7–13 |
| 118 | 2 | 7.175 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 125 | -21 | Lost to Miami 7–19 |
| 119 | -4 | 7.369 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–8 | 0.200 | 114 | -27 | Lost to Southern Illinois 20–37 |
| 120 | -7 | 7.406 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–9 | 0.000 | 125 | -27 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–35 |
| 121 | -2 | 7.876 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 3–7 | 0.300 | 101 | -29 | Lost to Washington 14–41 |
| 122 | 4 | 7.911 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -28 | Beat Idaho 41–14 |
| 123 | -1 | 8.080 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 1–8 | 0.111 | 120 | -28 | BYE |
| 124 | -3 | 8.169 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–9 | 0.000 | 125 | -34 | Lost to Virginia Tech 13–36 |
| 125 | -1 | 8.362 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 2–7 | 0.222 | 107 | -18 | BYE |
| 126 | -1 | 9.252 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 125 | -41 | BYE |
| 127 | 0 | 9.660 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–8 | 0.111 | 120 | -16 | Lost to Pacific 0–42 |
| 128 | 0 | 9.908 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–8–1 | 0.056 | 124 | -19 | Lost to San Diego State 2–17 |
| 129 | 0 | 11.551 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 125 | -27 | Lost to Northwestern State 10–20 |
1973 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.776 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +29 | Beat Mississippi State 35–0 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.828 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 6–0–1 | 0.929 | 8 | +22 | Beat Iowa State 34–17 |
| 3 | 1 | 0.871 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 21 | +28 | Beat Colorado 28–16 |
| 4 | -1 | 1.009 | LSU | SEC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Ole Miss 51–14 |
| 5 | 0 | 1.026 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +30 | Beat Western Michigan 24–9 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.041 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 23 | +22 | Tied San José State 27–27 |
| 7 | 7 | 1.099 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +20 | Beat Illinois 30–0 |
| 8 | 4 | 1.108 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Maryland 42–22 |
| 9 | -3 | 1.175 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +24 | Beat Rice 19–6 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.185 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Navy 44–7 |
| 11 | -4 | 1.191 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +25 | Beat Kansas State 31–7 |
| 12 | -3 | 1.233 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 8–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +21 | Beat Indiana 49–13 |
| 13 | 3 | 1.365 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +23 | Beat Marshall 35–3 |
| 14 | 3 | 1.413 | UCLA | PAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +18 | Beat Washington 62–13 |
| 15 | -2 | 1.421 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +18 | Beat Florida State 34–3 |
| 16 | 6 | 1.542 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +23 | Beat South Carolina 56–35 |
| 17 | -2 | 1.582 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +15 | Lost to Utah 31–36 |
| 18 | 0 | 1.596 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +17 | Beat UTEP 35–18 |
| 19 | 4 | 1.657 | USC | PAC | 6–1–1 | 0.813 | 21 | +16 | Beat California 50–14 |
| 20 | 6 | 1.666 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +15 | Beat SMU 42–14 |
| 21 | -10 | 1.766 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 18 | +14 | Lost to Kentucky 7–34 |
| 22 | -1 | 1.769 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–2–2 | 0.571 | 50 | +8 | Tied Kansas 10–10 |
| 23 | 5 | 1.864 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +20 | Beat Citadel 27–0 |
| 24 | 12 | 1.884 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +14 | Beat Arizona State 36–31 |
| 25 | -6 | 1.930 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +14 | Lost to Georgia 31–35 |
| 26 | 3 | 1.948 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 7–1 | 0.875 | 9 | +8 | Beat Rhode Island 43–0 |
| 27 | -7 | 1.978 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +16 | Lost to Nebraska 16–28 |
| 28 | 9 | 2.006 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 7–2 | 0.778 | 24 | +16 | Beat William & Mary 34–3 |
| 29 | 13 | 2.038 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 5–1 | 0.833 | 20 | +5 | Beat Pennsylvania 34–30 |
| 30 | -3 | 2.069 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +12 | Beat Virginia Tech 49–16 |
| 31 | 0 | 2.139 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 5–2–1 | 0.688 | 33 | +9 | Tied Oklahoma State 10–10 |
| 32 | 17 | 2.146 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 56 | +13 | Beat Tennessee 35–31 |
| 33 | 10 | 2.245 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 26 | +11 | Beat Wyoming 31–20 |
| 34 | -2 | 2.278 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 18 | +5 | BYE |
| 35 | 3 | 2.299 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +12 | Beat Oregon State 24–23 |
| 36 | -3 | 2.310 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +10 | BYE |
| 37 | -7 | 2.410 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–2–2 | 0.625 | 39 | +6 | Lost to Alabama 0–35 |
| 38 | 1 | 2.418 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 5–2–1 | 0.688 | 33 | +7 | Beat Syracuse 28–14 |
| 39 | -4 | 2.484 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +12 | Lost to Missouri 7–31 |
| 40 | -16 | 2.495 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +11 | Lost to Florida 8–12 |
| 41 | 14 | 2.503 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +11 | Beat Texas A&M 14–10 |
| 42 | -17 | 2.543 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +9 | Lost to Ohio 23–24 |
| 43 | 2 | 2.549 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 7–2 | 0.778 | 24 | +3 | Beat Lenoir Rhyne 52–20 |
| 44 | 13 | 2.558 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +7 | Beat Louisville 17–9 |
| 45 | -11 | 2.709 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +4 | Lost to West Virginia 14–20 |
| 46 | -2 | 2.716 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +5 | Lost to Ohio State 0–30 |
| 47 | 0 | 2.787 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | +9 | BYE |
| 48 | -8 | 2.817 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | Lost to Arkansas 10–14 |
| 49 | -3 | 2.821 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 39 | +1 | Lost to Penn State 22–42 |
| 50 | 17 | 2.902 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +4 | Beat Tulane 34–7 |
| 51 | 5 | 2.926 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | -2 | BYE |
| 52 | -4 | 2.981 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +5 | Lost to NC State 35–56 |
| 53 | -1 | 2.995 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +5 | Lost to Harvard 30–34 |
| 54 | 9 | 3.037 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 5–2–1 | 0.688 | 33 | -5 | Beat LOS Angeles State 54–3 |
| 55 | 11 | 3.037 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +6 | Beat Miami 20–14 |
| 56 | 6 | 3.100 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 49 | +1 | Beat Columbia 44–14 |
| 57 | 23 | 3.141 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | +6 | Beat Yale 24–13 |
| 58 | 2 | 3.188 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | 0 | Lost to Utah State 20–31 |
| 59 | 10 | 3.196 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 58 | +5 | Beat Toledo 21–14 |
| 60 | -9 | 3.217 | SMU | IND SWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -1 | Lost to Texas 14–42 |
| 61 | -7 | 3.229 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | -1 | Lost to East Carolina 3–34 |
| 62 | 9 | 3.277 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 80 | +5 | Beat Auburn 12–8 |
| 63 | -5 | 3.287 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–4 | 0.556 | 58 | +3 | Lost to Miami (OH) 9–24 |
| 64 | -3 | 3.311 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | +3 | Lost to LSU 14–51 |
| 65 | -24 | 3.322 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | +5 | Lost to Virginia 40–44 |
| 66 | -16 | 3.461 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 56 | +2 | Lost to Cincinnati 3–52 |
| 67 | 1 | 3.465 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 4–3–2 | 0.556 | 58 | -4 | Tied San Diego State 27–27 |
| 68 | 7 | 3.507 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | +1 | Beat Northwestern 52–43 |
| 69 | 14 | 3.528 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -6 | Beat North Texas 52–3 |
| 70 | 3 | 3.573 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 50 | -3 | Beat Army 43–10 |
| 71 | 3 | 3.576 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -3 | Beat Iowa 48–23 |
| 72 | 14 | 3.633 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 61 | -1 | Beat Princeton 7–6 |
| 73 | 5 | 3.677 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 80 | +2 | Beat Bowling Green 24–23 |
| 74 | -15 | 3.721 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–3 | 0.667 | 36 | -5 | Lost to Western Illinois 27–30 |
| 75 | -22 | 3.724 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 30 | +2 | Lost to UConn 19–27 |
| 76 | -4 | 3.764 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | +1 | Lost to Notre Dame 7–44 |
| 77 | 0 | 3.849 | TCU | IND SWC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 80 | -1 | Beat Baylor 34–28 |
| 78 | -14 | 3.924 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -2 | Lost to Tulsa 9–17 |
| 79 | 8 | 3.927 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 5–5 | 0.500 | 61 | -6 | Beat West Texas A&M 56–14 |
| 80 | 10 | 4.072 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -4 | Beat Wisconsin 21–0 |
| 81 | 13 | 4.095 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -6 | Beat Wake Forest 35–8 |
| 82 | -17 | 4.126 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -5 | Lost to Colorado State 14–21 |
| 83 | -13 | 4.130 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 3–3 | 0.500 | 61 | +2 | Lost to Dartmouth 13–24 |
| 84 | 0 | 4.291 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -6 | Beat Duke 12–10 |
| 85 | 12 | 4.327 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -3 | Beat Oregon 21–14 |
| 86 | 6 | 4.418 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 3–4–1 | 0.438 | 79 | -7 | Beat Weber State 28–7 |
| 87 | 4 | 4.468 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -7 | Lost to Oklahoma 17–34 |
| 88 | 0 | 4.516 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 4–4–1 | 0.500 | 61 | -4 | Tied Xavier 28–28 |
| 89 | 12 | 4.610 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 77 | -11 | Beat North Carolina 44–40 |
| 90 | -14 | 4.721 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -7 | Lost to Michigan State 0–21 |
| 91 | 4 | 4.736 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -6 | Lost to Michigan 13–49 |
| 92 | -10 | 4.878 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -9 | Lost to TCU 28–34 |
| 93 | -14 | 4.894 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -10 | Lost to Washington State 14–21 |
| 94 | -5 | 4.909 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -9 | Lost to USC 14–50 |
| 95 | -10 | 5.011 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -9 | Lost to BYU 21–56 |
| 96 | 0 | 5.027 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 2–5–1 | 0.313 | 95 | -10 | Tied Ball State 16–16 |
| 97 | 3 | 5.209 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 115 | -7 | Lost to Texas Tech 6–19 |
| 98 | -17 | 5.386 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 80 | -5 | Lost to Lehigh 26–58 |
| 99 | 9 | 5.414 | BYU | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 97 | -13 | Beat New Mexico 56–21 |
| 100 | 3 | 5.437 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 61 | -18 | BYE |
| 101 | 1 | 5.439 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -11 | Lost to Minnesota 43–52 |
| 102 | -9 | 5.699 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 80 | -6 | Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–44 |
| 103 | -5 | 5.729 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -15 | Lost to New Mexico State 14–56 |
| 104 | 0 | 5.789 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -7 | Lost to Kent State 3–35 |
| 105 | 6 | 5.934 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 100 | -11 | Beat Delaware 24–7 |
| 106 | -7 | 5.989 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -22 | Lost to Drake 10–13 |
| 107 | 5 | 6.002 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 2–7 | 0.222 | 110 | -16 | Beat Davidson 24–17 |
| 108 | 1 | 6.339 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 1–8 | 0.111 | 121 | -17 | Lost to Memphis 16–49 |
| 109 | -4 | 6.484 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–4–1 | 0.250 | 100 | -7 | Lost to Cornell 14–44 |
| 110 | 6 | 6.640 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 2–5–1 | 0.313 | 95 | -9 | Tied Dayton 28–28 |
| 111 | -5 | 6.662 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–5 | 0.167 | 114 | -9 | Lost to Brown 6–7 |
| 112 | 1 | 6.702 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 116 | -20 | Lost to Stanford 23–24 |
| 113 | 1 | 6.834 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–8 | 0.000 | 124 | -19 | Lost to Purdue 23–48 |
| 114 | -4 | 6.894 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 116 | -23 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–12 |
| 115 | 7 | 6.905 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 2–7 | 0.222 | 110 | -19 | Beat Wichita State 13–10 |
| 116 | -1 | 6.917 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 116 | -22 | Lost to Clemson 8–35 |
| 117 | -10 | 6.926 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–5–1 | 0.389 | 85 | +1 | Lost to North Alabama 7–21 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.043 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 2–7 | 0.222 | 110 | -20 | Lost to Richmond 0–27 |
| 119 | 5 | 7.334 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 3–6 | 0.333 | 94 | -19 | Beat Montana 20–7 |
| 120 | -3 | 7.484 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 124 | -17 | Lost to Air Force 10–43 |
| 121 | -1 | 7.503 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 124 | -23 | Lost to Houston 3–34 |
| 122 | -3 | 7.951 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 1–8 | 0.111 | 121 | -23 | Lost to Virginia Military Institute 17–24 |
| 123 | 0 | 8.274 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 0–8 | 0.000 | 124 | -28 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–28 |
| 124 | -3 | 8.522 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 2–7 | 0.222 | 110 | -17 | Lost to Tennessee State 7–44 |
| 125 | 2 | 8.839 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–9 | 0.000 | 124 | -35 | Lost to Arizona 18–35 |
| 126 | -1 | 9.063 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 116 | -29 | Lost to UCLA 13–62 |
| 127 | -1 | 9.643 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 116 | -11 | BYE |
| 128 | 0 | 10.527 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–7–1 | 0.063 | 123 | -16 | BYE |
| 129 | 0 | 11.029 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 124 | -24 | BYE |
1973 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.623 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 5–0–1 | 0.917 | 10 | +19 | Beat Kansas State 56–14 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.840 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +22 | Beat Virginia Tech 77–6 |
| 3 | 5 | 0.959 | LSU | SEC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +24 | Beat South Carolina 33–29 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.995 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 25 | +20 | Tied Oklahoma State 17–17 |
| 5 | 2 | 1.007 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +23 | Beat Toledo 16–0 |
| 6 | 3 | 1.054 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +21 | Beat SMU 31–14 |
| 7 | -3 | 1.151 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +20 | Lost to Colorado 13–17 |
| 8 | -5 | 1.155 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 5–1 | 0.833 | 21 | +18 | Beat Florida State 38–17 |
| 9 | 6 | 1.226 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Minnesota 34–7 |
| 10 | 6 | 1.228 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat USC 23–14 |
| 11 | 2 | 1.242 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Georgia Tech 23–14 |
| 12 | 2 | 1.243 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat West Virginia 62–14 |
| 13 | -8 | 1.247 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +18 | Lost to Auburn 0–7 |
| 14 | -4 | 1.248 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Northwestern 60–0 |
| 15 | -3 | 1.284 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 7–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +15 | Beat Oregon State 44–14 |
| 16 | 4 | 1.292 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +19 | Beat Utah State 27–16 |
| 17 | 4 | 1.490 | UCLA | PAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +13 | Beat California 61–21 |
| 18 | 4 | 1.509 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +15 | Beat Utah 42–21 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.518 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +15 | Beat TCU 39–7 |
| 20 | 14 | 1.690 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +15 | Beat Missouri 17–13 |
| 21 | 8 | 1.751 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 50 | +7 | Tied Nebraska 17–17 |
| 22 | 3 | 1.761 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +16 | Beat Clemson 29–6 |
| 23 | -5 | 1.841 | USC | PAC | 5–1–1 | 0.786 | 25 | +10 | Lost to Notre Dame 14–23 |
| 24 | 21 | 1.880 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +14 | Beat Houston 7–0 |
| 25 | 1 | 1.941 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +13 | Beat Marshall 24–21 |
| 26 | 7 | 1.958 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 42 | +10 | Beat Rice 55–13 |
| 27 | 1 | 1.970 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +11 | BYE |
| 28 | -17 | 1.983 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +14 | Lost to UL Monroe 8–14 |
| 29 | 1 | 2.000 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +7 | Beat Delaware 31–8 |
| 30 | 5 | 2.109 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–1–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Tied Southern Miss 10–10 |
| 31 | 1 | 2.130 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +8 | Beat Iowa State 22–20 |
| 32 | 4 | 2.169 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 6–1 | 0.857 | 11 | +5 | Beat Northern Michigan 20–0 |
| 33 | 7 | 2.191 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +10 | Beat Villanova 11–7 |
| 34 | 8 | 2.274 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 42 | +7 | Beat Syracuse 34–23 |
| 35 | -12 | 2.276 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +11 | Lost to Oklahoma 14–56 |
| 36 | 2 | 2.315 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +7 | Lost to Arizona 21–42 |
| 37 | -13 | 2.320 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 6–2 | 0.750 | 27 | +8 | Lost to North Carolina 27–28 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.347 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +10 | Beat Washington State 45–14 |
| 39 | 9 | 2.358 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 4–2–1 | 0.643 | 45 | +8 | Beat Navy 22–17 |
| 40 | 10 | 2.445 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +6 | Beat Baylor 28–22 |
| 41 | 17 | 2.554 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | +10 | Beat East Carolina 28–27 |
| 42 | -25 | 2.559 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | 0 | Lost to Dartmouth 18–24 |
| 43 | -2 | 2.570 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +5 | Lost to Kent State 16–27 |
| 44 | 5 | 2.597 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +3 | Beat Iowa 50–0 |
| 45 | 6 | 2.631 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 6–2 | 0.750 | 27 | +2 | Beat East Tennessee State 40–21 |
| 46 | 6 | 2.662 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | 0 | Beat Duke 30–10 |
| 47 | -8 | 2.687 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +9 | Lost to Ole Miss 14–24 |
| 48 | -2 | 2.704 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +5 | Lost to LSU 29–33 |
| 49 | -22 | 2.732 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 62 | +5 | Lost to Kentucky 7–12 |
| 50 | 14 | 2.789 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 4–2–1 | 0.643 | 45 | +5 | Beat New Mexico State 27–7 |
| 51 | -7 | 2.790 | SMU | IND SWC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 42 | +1 | Lost to Texas Tech 14–31 |
| 52 | 8 | 2.834 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 4–1 | 0.800 | 23 | +4 | Beat Princeton 24–0 |
| 53 | 4 | 2.843 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 21 | +2 | Beat Columbia 28–2 |
| 54 | 0 | 2.900 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 6–2 | 0.750 | 27 | 0 | Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–14 |
| 55 | 4 | 2.962 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +5 | Beat Tulsa 20–6 |
| 56 | 5 | 2.979 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | -2 | Beat Army 17–10 |
| 57 | -20 | 2.983 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | +2 | Lost to Arkansas 6–20 |
| 58 | -15 | 2.988 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–3 | 0.625 | 48 | +4 | Lost to Ohio 0–16 |
| 59 | -4 | 3.001 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 6–2 | 0.750 | 27 | -3 | Beat Illinois State 28–14 |
| 60 | 5 | 3.071 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 51 | 0 | Beat BYU 41–21 |
| 61 | 7 | 3.187 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Beat Vanderbilt 24–14 |
| 62 | -31 | 3.220 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Lost to Yale 3–20 |
| 63 | 7 | 3.309 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 4–2–1 | 0.643 | 45 | -4 | Beat Santa Clara 44–6 |
| 64 | 19 | 3.458 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | +1 | Beat Cincinnati 10–8 |
| 65 | -2 | 3.474 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | 0 | Lost to Miami (OH) 0–16 |
| 66 | -10 | 3.499 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | +3 | Lost to Penn State 14–62 |
| 67 | 14 | 3.509 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -1 | Beat Georgia 12–7 |
| 68 | 6 | 3.520 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 4–3–1 | 0.563 | 61 | -3 | Beat New Mexico 15–0 |
| 69 | 2 | 3.542 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | +1 | Beat UTEP 76–24 |
| 70 | 20 | 3.635 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 3–2 | 0.600 | 49 | +4 | Beat Cornell 20–3 |
| 71 | -4 | 3.675 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | +1 | BYE |
| 72 | -10 | 3.681 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 17–22 |
| 73 | 6 | 3.715 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -1 | Beat Davidson 41–19 |
| 74 | -21 | 3.775 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -2 | Lost to Michigan State 7–10 |
| 75 | -9 | 3.863 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -1 | Lost to Michigan 7–34 |
| 76 | 10 | 3.967 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -1 | Beat Indiana 31–7 |
| 77 | 0 | 4.075 | TCU | IND SWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | -2 | Lost to Tennessee 7–39 |
| 78 | 17 | 4.115 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | -1 | Beat Western Michigan 16–0 |
| 79 | 9 | 4.173 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -3 | Beat Washington 58–0 |
| 80 | 26 | 4.176 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 2–3 | 0.400 | 85 | +2 | Beat Harvard 24–18 |
| 81 | 10 | 4.251 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat Bucknell 41–23 |
| 82 | -7 | 4.267 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | -4 | Lost to Texas A&M 22–28 |
| 83 | -14 | 4.299 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -9 | Lost to Louisville 8–10 |
| 84 | -11 | 4.304 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -4 | Lost to Tulane 14–23 |
| 85 | -9 | 4.346 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -4 | Lost to San José State 0–15 |
| 86 | 7 | 4.347 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 86 | -1 | BYE |
| 87 | -9 | 4.362 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 4–5 | 0.444 | 71 | -7 | Lost to North Texas 7–27 |
| 88 | 8 | 4.460 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -3 | Beat Drake 16–9 |
| 89 | -5 | 4.473 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -6 | Lost to UCLA 21–61 |
| 90 | 9 | 4.477 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -5 | Beat Purdue 10–7 |
| 91 | -11 | 4.561 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 89 | -7 | Lost to Kansas 20–22 |
| 92 | 0 | 4.600 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 2–4–1 | 0.357 | 88 | -6 | Tied Mississippi State 10–10 |
| 93 | 5 | 4.611 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 62 | -6 | Beat Louisiana 31–22 |
| 94 | -12 | 4.673 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -7 | Lost to NC State 6–29 |
| 95 | -23 | 4.792 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -6 | Lost to Wisconsin 7–31 |
| 96 | 6 | 4.923 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -9 | Beat Akron 14–13 |
| 97 | -12 | 4.927 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -5 | Lost to Stanford 14–45 |
| 98 | -9 | 5.214 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -8 | Lost to Wichita State 14–30 |
| 99 | 12 | 5.231 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -13 | Beat West Texas A&M 30–14 |
| 100 | -13 | 5.258 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 110 | -5 | Lost to Texas 13–55 |
| 101 | 3 | 5.291 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 3–5 | 0.375 | 86 | -14 | Beat Wake Forest 21–10 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.358 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -8 | Lost to Ohio State 0–60 |
| 103 | 5 | 5.519 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 4–4 | 0.500 | 62 | -17 | Beat Arkansas State 10–7 |
| 104 | -7 | 5.540 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -4 | Lost to Bowling Green 21–24 |
| 105 | -11 | 5.682 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–3–1 | 0.300 | 94 | -3 | Lost to Rutgers 2–28 |
| 106 | -5 | 5.990 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–4 | 0.200 | 109 | -4 | Lost to Pennsylvania 0–24 |
| 107 | 12 | 6.082 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 3–4–1 | 0.438 | 72 | +1 | Beat Citadel 31–6 |
| 108 | -5 | 6.241 | BYU | IND WAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 110 | -12 | Lost to Wyoming 21–41 |
| 109 | -2 | 6.288 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 1–7 | 0.125 | 118 | -13 | Lost to Alabama 6–77 |
| 110 | 0 | 6.345 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -15 | Lost to Maryland 10–30 |
| 111 | 3 | 6.350 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -9 | Lost to Boston College 7–11 |
| 112 | 0 | 6.378 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 1–7 | 0.125 | 118 | -14 | Lost to William & Mary 14–45 |
| 113 | -4 | 6.445 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -13 | Lost to Arizona State 14–44 |
| 114 | -1 | 6.561 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–7 | 0.000 | 124 | -13 | Lost to Illinois 0–50 |
| 115 | -10 | 6.564 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -15 | Lost to Virginia 10–21 |
| 116 | 0 | 6.617 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 95 | -9 | BYE |
| 117 | 0 | 7.126 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 124 | -12 | Lost to Holy Cross 10–17 |
| 118 | -3 | 7.147 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 2–6 | 0.250 | 106 | -17 | Lost to App State 6–31 |
| 119 | -1 | 7.464 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 1–7 | 0.125 | 118 | -14 | Lost to Air Force 19–41 |
| 120 | 2 | 7.568 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 124 | -18 | Lost to San Diego State 17–38 |
| 121 | 4 | 7.846 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 106 | -15 | Beat Tennessee Tech 7–3 |
| 122 | -1 | 7.903 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 1–7 | 0.125 | 118 | -19 | Lost to Dayton 9–16 |
| 123 | 0 | 8.233 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 124 | -21 | Lost to Miami 23–34 |
| 124 | -4 | 8.401 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 2–6 | 0.250 | 106 | -18 | Lost to Montana State 14–35 |
| 125 | -1 | 9.225 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 112 | -24 | Lost to Oregon 0–58 |
| 126 | 0 | 9.520 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–7 | 0.125 | 118 | -9 | Lost to CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 14–28 |
| 127 | 0 | 9.654 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–8 | 0.000 | 124 | -32 | Lost to Colorado State 24–76 |
| 128 | 0 | 10.559 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–7–1 | 0.063 | 123 | -15 | Lost to California Riverside 16–33 |
| 129 | 0 | 10.923 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–7 | 0.000 | 124 | -22 | Lost to Texas Arlington 22–31 |
1973 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.666 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Tennessee 42–21 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.694 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 4–0–1 | 0.900 | 15 | +12 | Beat Colorado 34–7 |
| 3 | 0 | 0.799 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 4–1 | 0.800 | 26 | +17 | Beat Pacific 13–10 |
| 4 | 0 | 0.881 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +19 | Beat Oklahoma State 13–9 |
| 5 | 1 | 0.893 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +18 | Beat Miami 30–7 |
| 6 | 2 | 0.960 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +17 | Beat Kansas 10–9 |
| 7 | 0 | 0.969 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +17 | Beat Bowling Green 31–8 |
| 8 | -3 | 1.022 | LSU | SEC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +16 | Beat Kentucky 28–21 |
| 9 | 17 | 1.178 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +15 | Beat Arizona 31–17 |
| 10 | 0 | 1.186 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Indiana 37–7 |
| 11 | 8 | 1.213 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat West Virginia 38–17 |
| 12 | -1 | 1.247 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat BYU 52–12 |
| 13 | -1 | 1.252 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat North Carolina 16–0 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.331 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Syracuse 49–6 |
| 15 | 5 | 1.350 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 6–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat Wisconsin 35–6 |
| 16 | -2 | 1.354 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Army 62–3 |
| 17 | 7 | 1.400 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Cornell 21–15 |
| 18 | -5 | 1.425 | USC | PAC | 5–0–1 | 0.917 | 14 | +8 | Beat Oregon 31–10 |
| 19 | -10 | 1.584 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +11 | Lost to Alabama 21–42 |
| 20 | -2 | 1.588 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +11 | Beat Eastern Michigan 34–20 |
| 21 | 7 | 1.633 | UCLA | PAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +8 | Beat Washington State 24–13 |
| 22 | -6 | 1.726 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +9 | Lost to Texas Tech 17–31 |
| 23 | 9 | 1.819 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +10 | Beat Iowa State 21–19 |
| 24 | 10 | 1.851 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 6–1 | 0.857 | 16 | +10 | Beat Citadel 34–0 |
| 25 | 6 | 1.875 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +11 | BYE |
| 26 | -1 | 1.880 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +10 | Lost to Miami (OH) 8–31 |
| 27 | -5 | 1.897 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 53 | +8 | Lost to Vanderbilt 14–18 |
| 28 | 5 | 1.909 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +10 | Beat Florida State 13–10 |
| 29 | -8 | 1.961 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 50 | +5 | Lost to Missouri 9–13 |
| 30 | 5 | 2.016 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +6 | BYE |
| 31 | -14 | 2.038 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 49 | +3 | Lost to Harvard 15–21 |
| 32 | -3 | 2.058 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +6 | Lost to Nebraska 9–10 |
| 33 | 5 | 2.095 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 50 | +7 | Beat Arkansas 34–6 |
| 34 | -11 | 2.096 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +7 | Lost to Oklahoma 7–34 |
| 35 | 2 | 2.139 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 4–1–1 | 0.750 | 29 | +4 | Beat Louisville 18–7 |
| 36 | 3 | 2.142 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +5 | Beat Southern Illinois 25–23 |
| 37 | 12 | 2.147 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +6 | Beat New Mexico State 52–14 |
| 38 | 9 | 2.153 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +5 | Beat San José State 28–21 |
| 39 | 6 | 2.171 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +10 | Beat Georgia 18–14 |
| 40 | -13 | 2.172 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +7 | Lost to Pittsburgh 14–28 |
| 41 | 0 | 2.214 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 17 | +5 | Beat West Texas A&M 36–14 |
| 42 | -12 | 2.240 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 50 | +6 | Lost to Houston 7–30 |
| 43 | 0 | 2.264 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +7 | Beat Marshall 21–7 |
| 44 | -4 | 2.267 | SMU | IND SWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 26 | +3 | Beat Rice 27–16 |
| 45 | 1 | 2.371 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +6 | Beat Georgia Tech 24–10 |
| 46 | -4 | 2.403 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +5 | Beat Ohio 38–22 |
| 47 | -3 | 2.440 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +7 | Beat Washington 23–14 |
| 48 | 0 | 2.444 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 53 | +5 | Beat Boston College 28–14 |
| 49 | 2 | 2.560 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | +3 | Beat Michigan State 6–3 |
| 50 | 2 | 2.566 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +3 | Beat TCU 35–16 |
| 51 | -1 | 2.626 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | +3 | Beat Virginia Military Institute 19–13 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.756 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | -1 | Beat Wake Forest 37–0 |
| 53 | 14 | 2.959 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat Northwestern 21–10 |
| 54 | 7 | 2.990 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | 0 | Beat Davidson 51–35 |
| 55 | 4 | 3.006 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 5–2 | 0.714 | 31 | -2 | Beat Ball State 45–17 |
| 56 | -1 | 3.100 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +3 | Lost to Richmond 17–38 |
| 57 | 14 | 3.134 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 26 | +1 | Beat Delaware 24–7 |
| 58 | 0 | 3.217 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | +3 | Lost to Tulane 0–16 |
| 59 | -23 | 3.224 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Lost to Texas 6–34 |
| 60 | 13 | 3.273 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 3–1 | 0.750 | 29 | +2 | Beat Lehigh 27–20 |
| 61 | 2 | 3.320 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 36 | -3 | BYE |
| 62 | 19 | 3.334 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Beat Air Force 42–6 |
| 63 | 20 | 3.359 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Dayton 14–10 |
| 64 | 1 | 3.371 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 53 | 0 | Beat Drake 19–7 |
| 65 | 15 | 3.424 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -2 | Beat Colorado State 35–3 |
| 66 | 9 | 3.535 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Iowa 31–23 |
| 67 | -11 | 3.555 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | +1 | Lost to Ole Miss 10–13 |
| 68 | 19 | 3.557 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -1 | Beat Florida 13–10 |
| 69 | 22 | 3.661 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -4 | Beat Wichita State 27–6 |
| 70 | -8 | 3.712 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 53 | -4 | Lost to San Diego State 10–13 |
| 71 | -14 | 3.718 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | +2 | Lost to Wyoming 3–35 |
| 72 | -2 | 3.806 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -1 | Lost to Ohio State 7–37 |
| 73 | -4 | 3.870 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -2 | Lost to Auburn 10–24 |
| 74 | -2 | 3.871 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 3–3–1 | 0.500 | 57 | -4 | Lost to Utah 21–28 |
| 75 | -1 | 3.905 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | BYE |
| 76 | 10 | 3.916 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -1 | Beat UTEP 49–0 |
| 77 | -23 | 3.966 | TCU | IND SWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Texas A&M 16–35 |
| 78 | -1 | 4.001 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 4–4 | 0.500 | 57 | -5 | Lost to Tulsa 14–52 |
| 79 | -19 | 4.103 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Navy 6–42 |
| 80 | -14 | 4.104 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -4 | Lost to Kansas State 19–21 |
| 81 | -3 | 4.126 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -3 | Lost to LSU 21–28 |
| 82 | 10 | 4.147 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -4 | Beat Duke 24–8 |
| 83 | -4 | 4.168 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -3 | Lost to Mississippi State 7–18 |
| 84 | 12 | 4.194 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 57 | -5 | Beat Oregon State 24–14 |
| 85 | -1 | 4.201 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -1 | Lost to UCLA 13–24 |
| 86 | 4 | 4.388 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -3 | Lost to Michigan 6–35 |
| 87 | -2 | 4.398 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 104 | -1 | Lost to SMU 16–27 |
| 88 | 1 | 4.403 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -2 | Lost to USC 10–31 |
| 89 | 4 | 4.484 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -3 | Lost to Utah State 14–36 |
| 90 | 19 | 4.531 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat Columbia 29–0 |
| 91 | -27 | 4.599 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Princeton 21–37 |
| 92 | 16 | 4.609 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -6 | Beat Texas Arlington 41–14 |
| 93 | -25 | 4.774 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 83 | -2 | Lost to Dartmouth 16–28 |
| 94 | -18 | 4.841 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 83 | -1 | Lost to Yale 0–29 |
| 95 | -1 | 4.931 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 104 | -4 | Lost to South Carolina 22–38 |
| 96 | -8 | 4.952 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -4 | Lost to Toledo 10–14 |
| 97 | 2 | 5.238 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -2 | Lost to Western Michigan 7–21 |
| 98 | -16 | 5.261 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -6 | Lost to Southern Miss 14–41 |
| 99 | -2 | 5.266 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -7 | Lost to Illinois 3–6 |
| 100 | -5 | 5.333 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -8 | Lost to Purdue 10–21 |
| 101 | 10 | 5.427 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 1–3 | 0.250 | 102 | -2 | Beat Colgate 37–21 |
| 102 | -2 | 5.443 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -8 | Lost to Tampa 23–25 |
| 103 | -2 | 5.648 | BYU | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 104 | -7 | Lost to Arizona State 12–52 |
| 104 | -6 | 5.649 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–5 | 0.286 | 98 | -11 | Lost to Virginia Tech 15–27 |
| 105 | 2 | 5.869 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -8 | Lost to Maryland 0–37 |
| 106 | 17 | 5.969 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 1–3 | 0.250 | 102 | -2 | Beat Brown 28–16 |
| 107 | 5 | 6.013 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 117 | -10 | Beat Virginia 27–15 |
| 108 | 7 | 6.022 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 3–4 | 0.429 | 73 | -14 | Beat Louisiana 31–0 |
| 109 | -4 | 6.022 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -9 | Lost to California 14–24 |
| 110 | -7 | 6.064 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -11 | Lost to Clemson 8–24 |
| 111 | -7 | 6.069 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 86 | -13 | Lost to Cincinnati 6–27 |
| 112 | -2 | 6.074 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 1–6 | 0.143 | 117 | -9 | Lost to Furman 13–19 |
| 113 | -11 | 6.215 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–6 | 0.000 | 124 | -9 | Lost to Minnesota 23–31 |
| 114 | 0 | 6.234 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -6 | BYE |
| 115 | -2 | 6.638 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 2–5 | 0.286 | 98 | -11 | Lost to East Carolina 0–34 |
| 116 | -10 | 6.695 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 98 | -8 | Lost to Arkansas State 0–37 |
| 117 | -1 | 7.054 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 124 | -8 | Lost to Notre Dame 3–62 |
| 118 | 0 | 7.236 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 1–6 | 0.143 | 117 | -9 | Lost to William & Mary 35–51 |
| 119 | 5 | 7.262 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 2–4–1 | 0.357 | 85 | -1 | Beat Wofford 28–21 |
| 120 | 0 | 7.578 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 2–5 | 0.286 | 98 | -15 | Beat Weber State 17–13 |
| 121 | -2 | 7.743 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 1–6 | 0.143 | 117 | -13 | Lost to North Texas 7–19 |
| 122 | -5 | 7.840 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 124 | -15 | Lost to Memphis 10–13 |
| 123 | 2 | 8.468 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 124 | -17 | Lost to Penn State 6–49 |
| 124 | -2 | 8.476 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 107 | -16 | Lost to Stanford 14–23 |
| 125 | -4 | 8.795 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 1–6 | 0.143 | 117 | -13 | Lost to Western Carolina 0–14 |
| 126 | 2 | 9.187 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 1–6 | 0.143 | 117 | -9 | Beat Long Beach State 15–14 |
| 127 | 0 | 9.388 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–7 | 0.000 | 124 | -24 | Lost to New Mexico 0–49 |
| 128 | -2 | 10.000 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–6–1 | 0.071 | 123 | -13 | Lost to Fresno State 14–15 |
| 129 | 0 | 11.508 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 124 | -18 | Lost to Lamar 0–31 |
1973 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 0.702 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 3–0–1 | 0.875 | 17 | +7 | Beat Texas 52–13 |
| 2 | -1 | 0.709 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Florida 35–14 |
| 3 | 3 | 0.793 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +12 | Beat New Mexico State 27–0 |
| 4 | 4 | 0.926 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +13 | Beat Nebraska 13–12 |
| 5 | -2 | 0.927 | LSU | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +12 | Beat Auburn 20–6 |
| 6 | -2 | 0.998 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Virginia Tech 54–27 |
| 7 | 4 | 1.053 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +11 | Beat Ohio 10–6 |
| 8 | -3 | 1.120 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +11 | Lost to Missouri 12–13 |
| 9 | -2 | 1.125 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +10 | Beat Georgia Tech 20–14 |
| 10 | 7 | 1.127 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Wisconsin 24–0 |
| 11 | 7 | 1.147 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +9 | Beat San José State 28–3 |
| 12 | -3 | 1.197 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Duke 24–17 |
| 13 | 2 | 1.225 | USC | PAC | 4–0–1 | 0.900 | 16 | +7 | Beat Washington State 46–35 |
| 14 | 2 | 1.254 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Rice 28–0 |
| 15 | -3 | 1.261 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Army 54–3 |
| 16 | -6 | 1.303 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat New Mexico 22–14 |
| 17 | 3 | 1.316 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 2–0–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +2 | Beat Princeton 37–6 |
| 18 | 7 | 1.317 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +10 | Beat Bowling Green 21–7 |
| 19 | 0 | 1.335 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Southern Miss 42–20 |
| 20 | 2 | 1.347 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 5–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Michigan State 31–0 |
| 21 | 2 | 1.399 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +5 | BYE |
| 22 | 8 | 1.516 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 35 | +8 | Beat Ole Miss 20–0 |
| 23 | 3 | 1.517 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +7 | Beat Air Force 38–17 |
| 24 | 11 | 1.546 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +1 | Beat Columbia 57–0 |
| 25 | -11 | 1.588 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +8 | Lost to Kent State 7–21 |
| 26 | -2 | 1.607 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +7 | Beat Texas A&M 28–16 |
| 27 | -14 | 1.626 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +8 | Lost to Miami 10–15 |
| 28 | 0 | 1.673 | UCLA | PAC | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +5 | Beat Stanford 59–13 |
| 29 | 5 | 1.681 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +6 | Beat Kansas State 25–18 |
| 30 | 6 | 1.771 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +5 | Beat Boston College 15–10 |
| 31 | 8 | 1.786 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +10 | Beat Maryland 24–22 |
| 32 | -11 | 1.880 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +7 | Lost to Kansas 18–25 |
| 33 | 11 | 1.991 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +7 | Beat Tulsa 28–16 |
| 34 | 7 | 1.993 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +6 | Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–7 |
| 35 | -6 | 2.028 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 5–1 | 0.833 | 18 | +6 | Beat Boston University 35–15 |
| 36 | 23 | 2.198 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +5 | Beat Baylor 13–7 |
| 37 | 3 | 2.233 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 35 | +2 | Beat Florida State 37–12 |
| 38 | -7 | 2.314 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +4 | Lost to Oklahoma 13–52 |
| 39 | -1 | 2.330 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +3 | Beat Villanova 17–10 |
| 40 | 6 | 2.368 | SMU | IND SWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | +1 | BYE |
| 41 | 17 | 2.389 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 21 | +3 | Beat Colorado State 34–18 |
| 42 | 5 | 2.471 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +3 | Beat Wake Forest 28–12 |
| 43 | 12 | 2.504 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +4 | Beat Toledo 24–22 |
| 44 | -17 | 2.518 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +5 | Lost to UCLA 13–59 |
| 45 | 21 | 2.597 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +6 | Beat William & Mary 20–7 |
| 46 | -4 | 2.611 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +4 | Lost to LSU 6–20 |
| 47 | 21 | 2.612 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Beat Wyoming 50–16 |
| 48 | 32 | 2.693 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Beat West Virginia 35–7 |
| 49 | -12 | 2.733 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Lost to Memphis 16–28 |
| 50 | 12 | 2.830 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | +1 | Beat Davidson 38–7 |
| 51 | 6 | 2.848 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Beat Purdue 15–13 |
| 52 | 1 | 2.915 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +1 | Lost to Texas Tech 16–28 |
| 53 | -8 | 2.961 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | -1 | Lost to NC State 22–24 |
| 54 | 16 | 2.969 | TCU | IND SWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Beat Idaho 30–14 |
| 55 | -22 | 2.995 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 46 | +1 | Lost to Pittsburgh 7–35 |
| 56 | -5 | 3.019 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +3 | Lost to Alabama 14–35 |
| 57 | -9 | 3.038 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | +5 | Lost to Utah State 18–34 |
| 58 | 11 | 3.054 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | +2 | Beat Kentucky 16–10 |
| 59 | -10 | 3.102 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | -2 | Lost to Marshall 36–39 |
| 60 | -8 | 3.133 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +1 | Lost to Colorado 17–38 |
| 61 | -7 | 3.194 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | -1 | Lost to Vanderbilt 7–20 |
| 62 | 11 | 3.217 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 35 | -3 | Beat Long Beach State 10–6 |
| 63 | -7 | 3.342 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 4–2 | 0.667 | 38 | -3 | Lost to Colgate 21–22 |
| 64 | 22 | 3.376 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | +2 | Beat Holy Cross 22–21 |
| 65 | 28 | 3.380 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 2–2–1 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat Louisville 7–6 |
| 66 | 19 | 3.387 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | Beat BYU 26–24 |
| 67 | -17 | 3.405 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Illinois 13–15 |
| 68 | 51 | 3.412 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat Yale 34–25 |
| 69 | 2 | 3.415 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Tennessee 14–20 |
| 70 | -27 | 3.446 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | Lost to Minnesota 3–24 |
| 71 | 11 | 3.531 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 30 | 0 | Beat Lafayette 35–6 |
| 72 | -11 | 3.562 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 3–2–1 | 0.583 | 57 | -3 | Lost to Arizona State 3–28 |
| 73 | 30 | 3.597 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 2–1 | 0.667 | 38 | +1 | Beat Dartmouth 22–16 |
| 74 | -9 | 3.600 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Lost to Arkansas 7–13 |
| 75 | 13 | 3.633 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | Beat Indiana 24–3 |
| 76 | -44 | 3.742 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–1–1 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Lost to Harvard 0–57 |
| 77 | -10 | 3.797 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 4–3 | 0.571 | 58 | -3 | Lost to San Diego State 0–27 |
| 78 | -18 | 3.858 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Lost to North Carolina 10–16 |
| 79 | -7 | 3.874 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -2 | Lost to North Texas 6–7 |
| 80 | -17 | 3.905 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Lost to Utah 16–50 |
| 81 | 0 | 3.913 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -1 | Beat Syracuse 23–14 |
| 82 | 2 | 3.914 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 59 | -1 | BYE |
| 83 | -19 | 3.926 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Lost to Western Michigan 22–24 |
| 84 | -5 | 3.969 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | 0 | Lost to USC 35–46 |
| 85 | -7 | 4.085 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 98 | 0 | Lost to Notre Dame 0–28 |
| 86 | -10 | 4.109 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | +1 | Lost to Arizona 14–22 |
| 87 | -12 | 4.324 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -3 | Lost to Georgia 0–20 |
| 88 | 4 | 4.325 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 3–3 | 0.500 | 59 | 0 | Beat Ball State 13–12 |
| 89 | 12 | 4.408 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -2 | Beat California 41–10 |
| 90 | -13 | 4.475 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -3 | Lost to Ohio State 0–24 |
| 91 | 5 | 4.500 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -6 | Beat Louisiana 27–0 |
| 92 | 13 | 4.576 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | Beat Virginia 32–27 |
| 93 | -3 | 4.582 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -3 | BYE |
| 94 | -3 | 4.637 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 98 | -2 | Lost to Miami (OH) 6–10 |
| 95 | 9 | 4.761 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -4 | Beat Iowa 31–15 |
| 96 | -22 | 4.839 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -5 | Lost to Oregon 10–41 |
| 97 | 1 | 4.898 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -4 | Lost to Michigan 0–31 |
| 98 | -15 | 4.905 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -5 | Lost to Clemson 27–32 |
| 99 | 14 | 4.949 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | 0 | Beat Northern Illinois 39–36 |
| 100 | 12 | 5.122 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -5 | Beat Xavier 73–7 |
| 101 | -12 | 5.236 | BYU | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 98 | -5 | Lost to Iowa State 24–26 |
| 102 | -15 | 5.414 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–5 | 0.000 | 120 | -4 | Lost to Northwestern 15–31 |
| 103 | -6 | 5.470 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -6 | Lost to Tulane 17–24 |
| 104 | 5 | 5.631 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 71 | -9 | Beat Fresno State 18–13 |
| 105 | 3 | 5.648 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -5 | Beat Washington 31–7 |
| 106 | -11 | 5.690 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -7 | Lost to Southern Illinois 7–73 |
| 107 | -13 | 5.799 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -6 | Lost to South Carolina 12–28 |
| 108 | -6 | 5.887 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -7 | Lost to Richmond 20–42 |
| 109 | -10 | 5.996 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 1–2 | 0.333 | 92 | +1 | Lost to Brown 25–34 |
| 110 | -4 | 6.070 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 1–5 | 0.167 | 113 | -6 | Lost to East Carolina 7–42 |
| 111 | -11 | 6.197 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 0–3 | 0.000 | 120 | -2 | Lost to Cornell 6–37 |
| 112 | -2 | 6.671 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 0–6 | 0.000 | 120 | -10 | Lost to Houston 27–54 |
| 113 | 9 | 6.734 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -9 | Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 28–20 |
| 114 | -3 | 6.916 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 113 | -7 | Lost to Tampa 10–17 |
| 115 | 9 | 7.033 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 2–4 | 0.333 | 92 | -11 | Beat UTEP 31–27 |
| 116 | -2 | 7.037 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 120 | -6 | Lost to Penn State 3–54 |
| 117 | 0 | 7.504 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 120 | -10 | Lost to Mississippi State 12–37 |
| 118 | -2 | 7.572 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 1–5 | 0.167 | 113 | -7 | Lost to Furman 7–38 |
| 119 | -12 | 7.729 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 1–5 | 0.167 | 113 | -9 | Lost to Northern Iowa 3–31 |
| 120 | 3 | 8.284 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 113 | -11 | Lost to TCU 14–30 |
| 121 | -3 | 8.335 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 1–5 | 0.167 | 113 | -12 | Lost to Citadel 20–28 |
| 122 | -7 | 8.443 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 102 | -11 | Lost to Oregon State 7–31 |
| 123 | 2 | 8.560 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 0–3 | 0.000 | 120 | -3 | Lost to Pennsylvania 16–22 |
| 124 | -3 | 8.874 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 1–4–1 | 0.250 | 98 | -1 | Lost to East Tennessee State 11–19 |
| 125 | -5 | 8.996 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 120 | -14 | Lost to Navy 14–23 |
| 126 | 1 | 9.121 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–5–1 | 0.083 | 119 | -5 | Lost to Pacific 6–10 |
| 127 | -1 | 9.434 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–6 | 0.000 | 120 | -18 | Lost to Lamar 27–31 |
| 128 | 0 | 10.449 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–6 | 0.000 | 120 | -7 | Lost to Wichita State 13–18 |
| 129 | 0 | 11.772 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 120 | -12 | Lost to Cincinnati 0–27 |
1973 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings
1973 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.
| Rank | Change | Rating | Team | Conf | Record | Win % | Place | NOW | Game Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | 0.613 | Alabama (ALABAMA) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Georgia 28–14 |
| 2 | 10 | 0.711 | Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA) | IND B8 | 2–0–1 | 0.833 | 19 | +4 | Beat Miami 24–20 |
| 3 | 6 | 0.833 | LSU | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Florida 24–3 |
| 4 | 2 | 0.895 | Houston (HOUSTON) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat San Diego State 14–9 |
| 5 | 11 | 0.907 | Nebraska (NEBRASKA) | IND B8 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat Minnesota 48–7 |
| 6 | -5 | 0.908 | San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE) | IND PCAA | 2–1 | 0.667 | 43 | +6 | Lost to Houston 9–14 |
| 7 | 11 | 1.001 | Tennessee (TENNESSEE) | SEC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Kansas 28–27 |
| 8 | 0 | 1.011 | Missouri (MISSOURI) | IND B8 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +8 | Beat SMU 17–7 |
| 9 | 8 | 1.035 | Tulane (TULANE) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Pittsburgh 24–6 |
| 10 | -6 | 1.053 | Arizona (ARIZONA) | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Iowa 23–20 |
| 11 | 13 | 1.053 | Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH)) | MAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Marshall 31–6 |
| 12 | 9 | 1.117 | Penn State (PENN STATE) | IND FBSI | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat Air Force 19–9 |
| 13 | 13 | 1.127 | Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +7 | Beat Navy 44–7 |
| 14 | 8 | 1.132 | Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN) | MAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +7 | Beat Toledo 49–35 |
| 15 | 0 | 1.156 | USC | PAC | 3–0–1 | 0.875 | 18 | +4 | Beat Oregon State 21–7 |
| 16 | -6 | 1.165 | Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME) | IND FBSI | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +4 | Beat Michigan State 14–10 |
| 17 | -14 | 1.176 | Ohio State (OHIO STATE) | B10 | 3–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Washington State 27–3 |
| 18 | 1 | 1.229 | Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE) | IND WAC | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +5 | Beat New Mexico 67–24 |
| 19 | 6 | 1.250 | Richmond (RICHMOND) | IND SOCON | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +6 | Beat Furman 20–17 |
| 20 | -13 | 1.269 | Cornell (CORNELL) | IND IVY | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +1 | Tied Lehigh 7–7 |
| 21 | 10 | 1.292 | Kansas State (KANSAS STATE) | IND B8 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +7 | Beat Memphis 21–16 |
| 22 | -2 | 1.386 | Michigan (MICHIGAN) | B10 | 4–0 | 1.000 | 1 | +3 | Beat Oregon 24–0 |
| 23 | -10 | 1.562 | Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE) | IND B8 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Lost to Texas Tech 7–20 |
| 24 | 19 | 1.622 | Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH) | IND SWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +5 | Beat Oklahoma State 20–7 |
| 25 | 20 | 1.689 | Kent State (KENT STATE) | MAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +5 | Beat Western Michigan 39–15 |
| 26 | 21 | 1.731 | Colorado (COLORADO) | IND B8 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +4 | Beat Iowa State 23–16 |
| 27 | 17 | 1.762 | Stanford (STANFORD) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +5 | Beat Illinois 24–0 |
| 28 | 18 | 1.788 | UCLA | PAC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Beat Utah 66–16 |
| 29 | 21 | 1.822 | Temple (TEMPLE) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +6 | Beat Cincinnati 16–15 |
| 30 | -19 | 1.840 | Georgia (GEORGIA) | SEC | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 49 | +4 | Lost to Alabama 14–28 |
| 31 | -2 | 1.894 | Texas (TEXAS) | IND SWC | 2–1 | 0.667 | 43 | +3 | Beat Wake Forest 41–0 |
| 32 | 7 | 1.938 | Columbia (COLUMBIA) | IND IVY | 1–0–1 | 0.750 | 25 | 0 | Beat Princeton 14–13 |
| 33 | -19 | 1.967 | West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Lost to Indiana 14–28 |
| 34 | -11 | 2.032 | Kansas (KANSAS) | IND B8 | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +2 | Lost to Tennessee 27–28 |
| 35 | 6 | 2.060 | Harvard (HARVARD) | IND IVY | 2–0 | 1.000 | 1 | 0 | Beat Boston University 16–0 |
| 36 | -9 | 2.081 | Miami (MIAMI) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 43 | +2 | Lost to Oklahoma 20–24 |
| 37 | 17 | 2.083 | Tulsa (TULSA) | IND MVC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Beat Drake 44–7 |
| 38 | 11 | 2.115 | Tampa (TAMPA) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Beat Akron 21–7 |
| 39 | -7 | 2.142 | NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE) | ACC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 52 | +6 | Beat North Carolina 28–26 |
| 40 | -38 | 2.168 | Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE) | SEC | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 49 | +2 | Lost to Kentucky 14–42 |
| 41 | 12 | 2.185 | East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA) | IND SOCON | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | +3 | Beat Davidson 45–0 |
| 42 | 13 | 2.187 | Auburn (AUBURN) | SEC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +3 | Beat Ole Miss 14–7 |
| 43 | 26 | 2.268 | Indiana (INDIANA) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +3 | Beat West Virginia 28–14 |
| 44 | -14 | 2.273 | Memphis (MEMPHIS) | IND FBSI | 3–2 | 0.600 | 52 | +4 | Lost to Kansas State 16–21 |
| 45 | -8 | 2.281 | Maryland (MARYLAND) | ACC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | +1 | Beat Syracuse 38–0 |
| 46 | -13 | 2.401 | SMU | IND SWC | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | 0 | Lost to Missouri 7–17 |
| 47 | 4 | 2.477 | South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat Virginia Tech 27–24 |
| 48 | 4 | 2.482 | Colorado State (COLORADO STATE) | IND WAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 52 | +6 | Beat Idaho 33–30 |
| 49 | 11 | 2.559 | Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | 0 | Beat Fresno State 24–15 |
| 50 | 18 | 2.571 | Purdue (PURDUE) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat Duke 27–7 |
| 51 | -11 | 2.575 | Florida (FLORIDA) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +3 | Lost to LSU 3–24 |
| 52 | -24 | 2.575 | Air Force (AIR FORCE) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 43 | +1 | Lost to Penn State 9–19 |
| 53 | 8 | 2.615 | Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M) | IND SWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat Clemson 30–15 |
| 54 | 2 | 2.675 | William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY) | IND SOCON | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | 0 | Beat Villanova 33–21 |
| 55 | -13 | 2.696 | Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN) | MAC | 3–2 | 0.600 | 52 | +3 | Lost to Kent State 15–39 |
| 56 | 11 | 2.705 | Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS) | IND FBSI | 4–1 | 0.800 | 20 | -1 | Beat Dartmouth 10–0 |
| 57 | -23 | 2.800 | Illinois (ILLINOIS) | B10 | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Lost to Stanford 0–24 |
| 58 | 14 | 2.898 | Utah State (UTAH STATE) | IND FBSI | 3–1 | 0.750 | 25 | 0 | Beat BYU 13–7 |
| 59 | -2 | 2.902 | Arkansas (ARKANSAS) | IND SWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat TCU 13–5 |
| 60 | 33 | 2.938 | Kentucky (KENTUCKY) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Beat Mississippi State 42–14 |
| 61 | 5 | 2.987 | San José State (SAN JOSE STATE) | IND PCAA | 3–1–1 | 0.700 | 42 | -2 | Tied Pacific 21–21 |
| 62 | 2 | 3.127 | Furman (FURMAN) | IND SOCON | 3–2 | 0.600 | 52 | 0 | Lost to Richmond 17–20 |
| 63 | -28 | 3.136 | Wyoming (WYOMING) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Lost to Wisconsin 28–37 |
| 64 | 9 | 3.139 | Toledo (TOLEDO) | MAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Lost to Bowling Green 35–49 |
| 65 | 10 | 3.218 | Baylor (BAYLOR) | IND SWC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Beat Florida State 21–14 |
| 66 | 13 | 3.351 | Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT) | SEC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | +2 | Beat Virginia 39–22 |
| 67 | 10 | 3.357 | New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE) | IND MVC | 4–2 | 0.667 | 43 | -2 | Beat UTEP 27–23 |
| 68 | -10 | 3.442 | Utah (UTAH) | IND WAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -2 | Lost to UCLA 16–66 |
| 69 | -10 | 3.452 | North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | +1 | Lost to NC State 26–28 |
| 70 | -22 | 3.467 | TCU | IND SWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | 0 | Lost to Arkansas 5–13 |
| 71 | 13 | 3.496 | Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Army 14–10 |
| 72 | 18 | 3.498 | Louisville (LOUISVILLE) | IND MVC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Wichita State 24–10 |
| 73 | 1 | 3.546 | Pacific (PACIFIC) | IND PCAA | 2–1–1 | 0.625 | 49 | -2 | Tied San José State 21–21 |
| 74 | 17 | 3.606 | California (CALIFORNIA) | PAC | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -1 | Beat Washington 54–49 |
| 75 | -10 | 3.639 | Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI) | SEC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -1 | Lost to Auburn 7–14 |
| 76 | -14 | 3.695 | New Mexico (NEW MEXICO) | IND WAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | +2 | Lost to Arizona State 24–67 |
| 77 | 27 | 3.772 | Wisconsin (WISCONSIN) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -1 | Beat Wyoming 37–28 |
| 78 | 2 | 3.773 | Rice (RICE) | IND SWC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | 0 | BYE |
| 79 | -16 | 3.851 | Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | 0 | Lost to Ohio State 3–27 |
| 80 | 1 | 4.058 | Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH) | IND FBSI | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 82 | -1 | Lost to Tulane 6–24 |
| 81 | -10 | 4.066 | Navy (NAVY) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | 0 | Lost to Boston College 7–44 |
| 82 | -46 | 4.189 | Rutgers (RUTGERS) | IND FBSI | 2–1 | 0.667 | 43 | 0 | Lost to Massachusetts 22–25 |
| 83 | -7 | 4.248 | Virginia (VIRGINIA) | ACC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Lost to Vanderbilt 22–39 |
| 84 | 3 | 4.311 | Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON) | IND FBSI | 2–2 | 0.500 | 57 | -2 | Beat Mcneese State 26–24 |
| 85 | -2 | 4.319 | Iowa State (IOWA STATE) | IND B8 | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -2 | Lost to Colorado 16–23 |
| 86 | -16 | 4.439 | Colgate (COLGATE) | IND FBSI | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -1 | Lost to Yale 18–24 |
| 87 | 11 | 4.489 | Iowa (IOWA) | B10 | 0–4 | 0.000 | 117 | -1 | Lost to Arizona 20–23 |
| 88 | -6 | 4.496 | Minnesota (MINNESOTA) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -1 | Lost to Nebraska 7–48 |
| 89 | 0 | 4.598 | BYU | IND WAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -3 | Lost to Utah State 7–13 |
| 90 | 13 | 4.649 | West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M) | IND MVC | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -2 | Beat Lamar 13–0 |
| 91 | 25 | 4.806 | Ohio (OHIO) | MAC | 1–2 | 0.333 | 84 | -2 | Beat Northwestern 14–12 |
| 92 | 13 | 4.822 | Dayton (DAYTON) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | 0 | Beat Southern Illinois 23–19 |
| 93 | 2 | 4.827 | North Texas (NORTH TEXAS) | IND MVC | 1–2–1 | 0.375 | 82 | -2 | BYE |
| 94 | -8 | 4.831 | Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -2 | Lost to Texas 0–41 |
| 95 | 6 | 4.850 | Xavier (XAVIER) | IND FBSI | 2–3 | 0.400 | 77 | -4 | Beat Louisiana 17–14 |
| 96 | 1 | 4.901 | Cincinnati (CINCINNATI) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | Lost to Temple 15–16 |
| 97 | -19 | 5.093 | Duke (DUKE) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | Lost to Purdue 7–27 |
| 98 | -2 | 5.102 | Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | Lost to Notre Dame 10–14 |
| 99 | 30 | 5.193 | Yale (YALE) | IND IVY | 1–1 | 0.500 | 57 | +1 | Beat Colgate 24–18 |
| 100 | -12 | 5.274 | Princeton (PRINCETON) | IND IVY | 0–2 | 0.000 | 117 | -1 | Lost to Columbia 13–14 |
| 101 | -7 | 5.560 | Oregon (OREGON) | PAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 117 | -3 | Lost to Michigan 0–24 |
| 102 | 11 | 5.587 | Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -5 | Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–7 |
| 103 | 25 | 5.678 | Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA) | IND IVY | 1–1 | 0.500 | 57 | 0 | Beat Brown 28–20 |
| 104 | -19 | 5.681 | Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN) | B10 | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -3 | Lost to Ohio 12–14 |
| 105 | -13 | 5.709 | Clemson (CLEMSON) | ACC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -4 | Lost to Texas A&M 15–30 |
| 106 | 5 | 6.165 | Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE) | IND SOCON | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -5 | Beat Citadel 23–6 |
| 107 | 3 | 6.247 | Drake (DRAKE) | IND MVC | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -7 | Lost to Tulsa 7–44 |
| 108 | -1 | 6.298 | Oregon State (OREGON STATE) | PAC | 0–4 | 0.000 | 117 | -4 | Lost to USC 7–21 |
| 109 | -3 | 6.347 | Wichita State (WICHITA STATE) | IND MVC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -6 | Lost to Louisville 10–24 |
| 110 | -10 | 6.418 | Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH) | IND FBSI | 0–5 | 0.000 | 117 | -7 | Lost to South Carolina 24–27 |
| 111 | -2 | 6.685 | Villanova (VILLANOVA) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -4 | Lost to William & Mary 21–33 |
| 112 | -10 | 6.732 | Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 117 | -6 | Lost to Dayton 19–23 |
| 113 | 5 | 6.759 | Marshall (MARSHALL) | IND FBSI | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -3 | Lost to Miami (OH) 6–31 |
| 114 | -2 | 6.837 | Army (ARMY) | IND FBSI | 0–3 | 0.000 | 117 | -4 | Lost to Georgia Tech 10–14 |
| 115 | -7 | 7.219 | Washington (WASHINGTON) | PAC | 1–3 | 0.250 | 91 | -5 | Lost to California 49–54 |
| 116 | 4 | 7.391 | Davidson (DAVIDSON) | IND SOCON | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -4 | Lost to East Carolina 0–45 |
| 117 | -18 | 7.554 | Florida State (FLORIDA STATE) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 117 | -7 | Lost to Baylor 14–21 |
| 118 | -3 | 7.589 | Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -6 | Lost to Southern Miss 7–42 |
| 119 | -81 | 7.674 | Brown (BROWN) | IND IVY | 0–1–1 | 0.250 | 91 | -1 | Lost to Pennsylvania 20–28 |
| 120 | -6 | 7.794 | Syracuse (SYRACUSE) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 117 | -7 | Lost to Maryland 0–38 |
| 121 | 0 | 7.958 | App State (APPALACHIAN STATE) | IND SOCON | 1–3–1 | 0.300 | 90 | -1 | Tied Lenoir Rhyne 14–14 |
| 122 | -5 | 8.149 | Citadel (CITADEL) | IND SOCON | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -8 | Lost to Virginia Military Institute 6–23 |
| 123 | -4 | 8.164 | Idaho (IDAHO) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -7 | Lost to Colorado State 30–33 |
| 124 | -2 | 8.336 | Lamar (LAMAR) | IND FBSI | 1–4 | 0.200 | 108 | -9 | Lost to West Texas A&M 0–13 |
| 125 | 2 | 8.985 | Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH) | IND IVY | 0–2 | 0.000 | 117 | -1 | Lost to Holy Cross 0–10 |
| 126 | -2 | 9.003 | UTEP | IND WAC | 0–5 | 0.000 | 117 | -11 | Lost to New Mexico State 23–27 |
| 127 | -4 | 9.788 | Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–4–1 | 0.100 | 116 | -3 | Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–17 |
| 128 | -3 | 10.170 | Fresno State (FRESNO STATE) | IND PCAA | 0–5 | 0.000 | 117 | -2 | Lost to Northern Illinois 15–24 |
| 129 | -3 | 11.837 | Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE) | IND FBSI | 0–4 | 0.000 | 117 | -7 | Lost to Xavier 14–17 |