Live College Football Rankings

1996 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.652Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–01.0001+36Beat Minnesota 45–0
2-10.671Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B127–10.8759+33Beat Oklahoma 73–21
310.682Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC7–01.0001+30Beat Georgia Tech 49–3
4-10.786Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–01.0001+29Beat Georgia 47–7
511.034North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–10.8759+27Beat NC State 52–20
6-11.053Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC9–01.0001+32Beat Oregon State 29–14
721.152Colorado (COLORADO)B127–10.8759+29Beat Missouri 41–13
8-11.206Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–10.85715+22Beat South Carolina 31–14
9-11.299Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA8–10.8898+31Beat Cincinnati 21–17
1001.353Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–10.8759+24Beat Michigan State 45–29
1131.395Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–01.0001+21Beat SMU 59–17
1201.398Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B127–10.8759+22BYE
1321.442BYUIND WAC9–10.9007+27Beat UTEP 40–18
14-11.460Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–01.0001+18Beat Lafayette 41–21
1511.472Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–10.8759+22BYE
16-51.475Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–20.75022+21Beat Arkansas 28–7
1711.528Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75022+25Beat USC 21–10
1811.542LSUSEC6–10.85715+19BYE
1961.607Penn State (PENN STATE)B108–20.80018+25Beat Northwestern 34–9
2081.633Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–20.71428+16Beat Navy 54–27
2191.660Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE5–20.71428+16Beat West Virginia 30–7
2291.798Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE6–10.85715+16Beat Louisiana 47–16
23-11.895Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–20.75022+13Beat Duke 27–3
2421.899East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–20.71428+14Beat Arkansas State 34–16
25-21.955Iowa (IOWA)B106–20.75022+18Beat Illinois 31–21
2611.990Miami (MIAMI)IND BE6–20.75022+14Beat Temple 57–26
27-101.995West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE7–20.77819+15Lost to Syracuse 7–30
28-81.999Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–20.77819+16Lost to Penn State 9–34
29-82.044Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–20.77819+15Lost to Rice 10–51
3042.049California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–20.75022+14Beat Arizona 56–55
3122.089Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–30.62536+15BYE
3242.252San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–20.71428+8Beat San José State 49–20
3382.297Rice (RICE)IND WAC5–30.62536+15Beat Utah 51–10
34-102.298Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–30.62536+7Lost to Colorado State 41–42
35-32.420USCPAC5–40.55647+11Lost to Washington 10–21
36-72.595Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–20.71428+5Lost to Notre Dame 27–54
3702.615Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–30.66733+9Beat Western Michigan 38–0
38-32.620Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–30.62536+8Lost to Florida State 3–49
3952.858Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC6–30.66733+6Beat Eastern Michigan 39–25
4022.862Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–30.62536+3BYE
41-32.863Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–40.55647+5Lost to Michigan 29–45
42102.908Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–30.62536+5Beat Maryland 35–3
4362.912Kansas (KANSAS)B124–40.50053+6Beat Iowa State 34–31
4422.930Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW6–40.60043+6Beat North Texas 21–13
45123.114Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B124–50.44464+4Beat Oklahoma State 38–19
46-63.138Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–40.500530Lost to California 55–56
4783.147Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW6–30.66733-4Beat New Mexico State 63–14
48143.174Texas (TEXAS)B124–40.50053+1Beat Baylor 28–23
49153.183Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC6–40.60043+1Beat Air Force 42–41
50-53.261South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC5–40.55647+3Lost to Tennessee 14–31
5133.266Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA5–40.55647+1Beat Memphis 13–10
52-133.308UCLAPAC3–50.37573+4Lost to Stanford 20–21
5303.325Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–30.57146+1BYE
5473.337Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.50053-1Beat Purdue 33–25
5543.383Houston (HOUSTON)USA5–40.55647+1Beat Tulane 20–17
5643.387Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI6–40.60043-1Beat Northern Illinois 40–14
57143.460New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC5–40.55647-2Beat Tulsa 34–23
58143.537Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–50.50053-2Beat Toledo 27–7
59-83.552Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44464+6Lost to Virginia Tech 16–47
60-103.630Baylor (BAYLOR)B124–40.500530Lost to Texas 23–28
61-143.631Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–50.37573+2Lost to Ohio State 0–45
62-143.699Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–30.62536-5Lost to Miami (OH) 7–27
63-203.705Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–50.44464+1Lost to Pittsburgh 13–20
64133.747Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–40.429710Beat UL Monroe 59–0
6583.942Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–50.37573+1BYE
6603.949Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA4–50.44464-2Lost to Southern Miss 17–21
6783.996Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW4–40.500530Beat Eastern Washington 37–27
6804.012Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–50.37573-2Lost to Florida 7–47
69-134.026Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–50.44464-3Lost to Akron 14–21
7064.037Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC4–40.50053-5Beat Boise State 41–7
7174.103Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–50.50053-10Beat Kent State 52–51
72-74.209Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–50.44464-7Lost to Clemson 3–35
73-64.256SMUIND WAC3–60.33381-3Lost to Wyoming 17–59
74-114.262Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC3–50.37573-4Lost to New Mexico 23–34
75-174.293UABIND FBSI4–40.50053-10Lost to Vanderbilt 15–31
76-74.442Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–50.28687-3Lost to Auburn 7–28
77-74.485Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–50.44464-7Lost to Texas A&M 19–38
78-44.628Missouri (MISSOURI)B123–50.37573-6Lost to Colorado 13–41
79104.720Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–50.37573-8Beat UCLA 21–20
80124.816Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE3–60.33381-4Beat Boston College 20–13
8124.901Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.25088-9BYE
82-14.928Tulane (TULANE)USA2–60.25088-11Lost to Houston 17–20
83-45.045Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA3–60.33381-11Lost to Louisville 10–13
84125.106Akron (AKRON)MAC4–60.40072-15Beat Bowling Green 21–14
85105.138TCUIND WAC3–50.37573-13Beat UNLV 42–34
86125.186Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–60.25088-9Beat UAB 31–15
87-75.243Purdue (PURDUE)B102–60.25088-10Lost to Wisconsin 25–33
88-45.371Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–60.25088-11Lost to Iowa 21–31
89-25.383Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–60.25088-10Lost to Nebraska 21–73
90-45.402Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–60.25088-9BYE
9165.441UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI3–60.33381-20Beat Illinois State 42–15
92-105.463UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI4–40.50053-16Lost to Mississippi State 0–59
93-55.477Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–60.25088-10BYE
94-35.497Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE2–60.25088-11BYE
95-25.663North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW3–60.33381-16Lost to Utah State 13–21
96-115.715Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–60.25088-17Lost to Kansas 31–34
97-75.790NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–60.143102-9Lost to North Carolina 20–52
98-45.970Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–60.33381-23Lost to East Carolina 16–34
9916.287UTEPIND WAC2–60.25088-21Lost to BYU 18–40
10016.484Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–70.22299-20BYE
101-26.652Duke (DUKE)ACC0–80.000109-17Lost to Virginia 3–27
10216.965San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–80.111104-21Lost to San Diego State 20–49
103-17.008Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–80.200101-33Lost to Ball State 25–39
10417.166Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.125103-14Lost to Arizona State 14–29
105-17.237Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–80.111104-25Lost to Miami 26–57
10607.391Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–70.22299-31Lost to Central Michigan 51–52
10708.200UNLVIND WAC0–100.000109-32Lost to TCU 34–42
10808.571Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–90.000109-30Lost to Ohio 0–38
10918.717New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–80.111104-28Lost to Nevada 14–63
110-18.813Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–80.111104-30Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–40
11108.820Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–80.111104-23Lost to Fresno State 7–41

1996 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.602Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B126–10.85714+29Beat Kansas 63–7
200.704Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–01.0001+27Beat Iowa 38–26
300.727Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–01.0001+24BYE
400.799Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC6–01.0001+21Beat Virginia 31–24
500.935Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–01.0001+28Beat Stanford 41–9
600.945North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–10.85714+23Beat Houston 42–14
7131.227Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–10.83319+17Beat Alabama 20–13
8-11.264Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA7–10.8758+24Beat Tulane 31–28
9-11.324Colorado (COLORADO)B126–10.85714+22Beat Texas 28–24
1011.373Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–10.85714+19Beat Minnesota 44–10
1141.395Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–20.71423+17BYE
1241.395Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B127–10.8758+20Beat Oklahoma 42–35
1311.402Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–01.0001+16Beat Miami (OH) 27–7
14-11.439Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–01.0001+16BYE
15-31.468BYUIND WAC8–10.8897+21Beat TCU 45–21
16-71.472Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–10.8758+20Lost to Tennessee 13–20
17-71.609West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE7–10.8758+15Lost to Miami 7–10
1861.628Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–20.71423+18Beat Oregon 33–14
1941.663LSUSEC6–10.85714+15Beat Mississippi State 28–20
2021.718Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–10.8758+15Beat Illinois 27–24
2161.737Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–10.8758+14Beat Tulsa 45–19
22-41.816Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–20.71423+12Lost to Florida State 24–31
23-41.835Iowa (IOWA)B105–20.71423+16Lost to Ohio State 26–38
2441.857Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC5–20.71423+10Beat Hawai'i 34–7
2501.884Penn State (PENN STATE)B107–20.77822+16Beat Indiana 48–26
2601.889East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–20.66732+10BYE
27101.977Miami (MIAMI)IND BE5–20.71423+12Beat West Virginia 10–7
2812.005Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–20.66732+9BYE
2942.053Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–10.83319+8Beat Wake Forest 47–18
3042.061Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE4–20.66732+8Beat Boston College 45–17
3112.069Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE5–10.83319+10Beat Pittsburgh 34–17
32-12.078USCPAC5–30.62536+12Beat Washington State 29–24
33-32.125Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B125–30.62536+13Beat Texas A&M 13–10
34-172.141California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–20.71423+9Lost to UCLA 29–38
3512.403Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC5–20.71423+6Beat UCF 27–20
36-152.438San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–20.66732+5Lost to Colorado State 18–27
37102.605Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–30.62536+9Beat Bowling Green 38–0
3822.628Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–30.62536+5Beat Wisconsin 30–13
39212.663UCLAPAC3–40.42965+8Beat California 38–29
4022.747Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC4–30.57144+3Beat Oregon State 33–7
4152.758Rice (RICE)IND WAC4–30.57144+8Beat UTEP 48–21
42-72.795Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–30.62536+4Lost to USC 24–29
43-52.986Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–40.50054+8Lost to Syracuse 17–45
4453.101Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC5–30.62536+2Beat Central Michigan 24–17
4583.109South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC5–30.62536+2Beat Vanderbilt 27–0
46133.120Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW5–40.55651+3Beat Idaho 35–28
47-43.180Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–40.42965+3Lost to Michigan 10–44
48143.195Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–20.71423-1Beat Western Michigan 10–7
49-103.200Kansas (KANSAS)B123–40.42965+3Lost to Nebraska 7–63
50133.223Baylor (BAYLOR)B124–30.57144+3Beat Iowa State 49–21
51103.248Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–40.50054+6Beat Memphis 13–9
5263.285Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–30.57144+2BYE
53133.364Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–30.571440Beat Arkansas State 38–21
54-103.390Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA4–40.500540Lost to Cincinnati 7–10
5593.393Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW5–30.62536-5Beat North Texas 40–13
56-153.470Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–40.50054+2Lost to Ohio 0–38
57-53.479Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B123–50.375750Lost to Texas Tech 10–13
58-103.496UABIND FBSI4–30.57144-3Lost to Louisiana Tech 31–35
59-23.514Houston (HOUSTON)USA4–40.500540Lost to North Carolina 14–42
60113.563Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI5–40.55651-1Beat UAB 35–31
61-113.615Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–40.42965-2Lost to Michigan State 13–30
62-83.637Texas (TEXAS)B123–40.42965-2Lost to Colorado 24–28
63-83.638Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC3–40.42965+1Lost to Utah 19–45
6483.692Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–40.55651-4Beat San Diego State 27–18
6503.715Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–40.50054-2Beat Duke 22–19
6683.788Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA4–40.50054-1Beat Louisville 10–7
67153.878SMUIND WAC3–50.37575-1Beat New Mexico 52–31
68-233.921Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–40.42965-3Lost to Kentucky 17–24
69-13.943Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–40.333810BYE
70-193.971Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–40.50054-2Lost to Missouri 28–35
71-154.001New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–40.50054-6Lost to SMU 31–52
72-24.147Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–50.44463-7Lost to Army 7–27
73-44.160Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–50.37575-1Lost to Washington 14–33
74124.374Missouri (MISSOURI)B123–40.42965-4Beat Oklahoma State 35–28
75-84.468Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW3–40.42965-1Lost to Utah State 28–35
7684.485Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC3–40.42965-5Beat UNLV 34–23
77-14.517Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–40.33381-3Lost to LSU 20–28
78-54.566Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–50.44463-12Lost to Ball State 17–24
79-44.636Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA3–50.37575-6Lost to Louisiana 9–13
8004.654Purdue (PURDUE)B102–50.28684-4BYE
81-34.675Tulane (TULANE)USA2–50.28684-7Lost to Southern Miss 28–31
82-54.704UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI4–30.57144-10BYE
83-24.966Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.25092-8Lost to Penn State 26–48
8455.040Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–50.28684-6Lost to Northwestern 24–27
85-65.266Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–50.28684-11Lost to Baylor 21–49
86-15.267Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–60.25092-6Lost to Navy 18–47
87-45.393Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–50.28684-9Lost to Kansas State 35–42
88115.411Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–60.25092-8Beat Georgia 24–17
8915.455Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–50.28684-9Lost to Arizona State 9–41
9045.487NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–50.167101-6BYE
9175.510Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE2–60.25092-9Beat Temple 28–17
92-15.542Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–60.25092-7Lost to Virginia Tech 17–34
93-55.592North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW3–50.37575-12Lost to Nevada 13–40
94-25.644Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–50.37575-18Lost to Ole Miss 21–38
95-85.663TCUIND WAC2–50.28684-11Lost to BYU 21–45
9665.831Akron (AKRON)MAC3–60.33381-17Beat Northern Illinois 34–17
97-25.888UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI2–60.25092-17Lost to Georgia Tech 20–27
98-56.054Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–60.143102-11Lost to South Carolina 0–27
99-36.259Duke (DUKE)ACC0–70.000109-11Lost to Maryland 19–22
100-36.342UTEPIND WAC2–50.28684-17Lost to Rice 21–48
101-16.514Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–70.22299-18Lost to Air Force 7–34
10246.998Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–70.22299-27Beat Kent State 51–10
10327.100San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–70.125104-18BYE
104-37.306Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–70.125104-21Lost to Rutgers 17–28
105-17.324Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143102-12Lost to Arizona 7–33
106-37.342Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–60.25092-25Lost to Eastern Michigan 10–51
10708.238UNLVIND WAC0–90.000109-26Lost to Fresno State 23–34
10828.607Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–80.000109-24Lost to Toledo 7–10
109-18.826Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–70.125104-23Lost to Akron 17–34
11018.907New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW1–70.125104-23Beat Southern Utah 52–21
111-28.951Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–70.125104-19BYE

1996 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.617Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B125–10.83314+21Beat Texas Tech 24–10
2-10.766Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–01.0001+20Beat Purdue 42–14
300.805Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–01.0001+20Beat Auburn 51–10
400.866Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–01.0001+14BYE
500.906Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–01.0001+22Beat USC 48–35
601.021North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.83314+16BYE
731.097Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA6–10.85710+21Beat Memphis 16–0
831.121Colorado (COLORADO)B125–10.83314+18Beat Kansas 20–7
901.176Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+18Beat Ole Miss 37–0
1021.294West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE7–01.0001+16Beat Temple 30–10
1131.385Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83314+14Beat Indiana 27–20
1271.425BYUIND WAC7–10.8759+17Beat Tulsa 55–30
1341.431Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC8–01.0001+14Beat Fresno State 42–21
1461.455Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–01.0001+10Beat Tulane 34–10
15-71.471Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–20.71427+14Lost to Florida 10–51
1661.482Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B126–10.85710+14Beat Texas A&M 23–20
17-101.502California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–10.83314+12Lost to Washington State 18–21
1831.561Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–10.83314+11Beat NC State 62–14
1961.564Iowa (IOWA)B105–10.83314+14Beat Penn State 21–20
20-41.573Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80022+8BYE
21101.586San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC4–10.80022+10Beat New Mexico 48–42
2211.627Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B106–10.85710+12Beat Wisconsin 34–30
23-81.640LSUSEC5–10.83314+11Beat Kentucky 41–14
2401.776Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–20.66729+12Beat UCLA 41–21
25-121.780Penn State (PENN STATE)B106–20.75026+14Lost to Iowa 20–21
26121.844East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–20.66729+9Beat Miami 31–6
2731.865Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–10.85710+9Beat TCU 21–7
28111.916Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC4–20.66729+7Beat Notre Dame 20–17
29-111.972Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–20.66729+8Lost to Air Force 17–20
30-41.988Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B124–30.57138+9Lost to Nebraska 10–24
31-32.191USCPAC4–30.57138+7Lost to Arizona State 35–48
3212.204Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE4–10.80022+6BYE
33-12.217Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80022+4BYE
3402.363Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE3–20.60037+3BYE
35142.370Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–20.71427+7Beat California 21–18
36-92.397Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–20.66729+4Lost to Clemson 25–28
37-82.453Miami (MIAMI)IND BE4–20.66729+4Lost to East Carolina 6–31
3862.550Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–30.57138+8Beat Rutgers 37–13
39-32.629Kansas (KANSAS)B123–30.50053+3Lost to Colorado 7–20
40162.670Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–30.57138+3Beat Minnesota 27–9
41-62.741Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–30.57138+6Lost to Ball State 11–16
4232.743Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–30.50053+3BYE
43-62.817Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–30.50053+2Lost to Michigan State 9–27
4482.902Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA4–30.57138+2Beat Northern Illinois 27–3
45103.020Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–30.50053+2Beat Vanderbilt 13–2
46133.060Rice (RICE)IND WAC3–30.50053+5Beat SMU 35–17
47153.072Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–30.57138+3Beat Kent State 24–15
48173.087UABIND FBSI4–20.667290Beat Louisiana 39–29
49153.117Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–30.571380Beat Bowling Green 16–11
50-93.133Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.500530Lost to Northwestern 30–34
5193.164Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B124–30.57138+2Beat Iowa State 28–27
52-93.190Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B123–40.42969+2Lost to Kansas State 20–23
53103.206South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC4–30.57138+1Beat Arkansas 23–17
5433.207Texas (TEXAS)B123–30.50053-1BYE
55-23.210Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC3–30.50053+2Lost to BYU 30–55
56-53.221New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–30.57138-1Lost to San Diego State 42–48
57-173.238Houston (HOUSTON)USA4–30.571380Lost to Cincinnati 20–31
58123.282Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–30.57138+1Beat Georgia Tech 28–25
5973.346Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–40.50053-1Beat Boise State 39–14
60-123.360UCLAPAC2–40.33378+3Lost to Washington 21–41
61-143.419Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–40.42969+4Lost to UAB 29–39
62-203.435Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–20.66729-2Lost to Louisiana Tech 20–61
63-173.493Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–30.50053+1Lost to Oklahoma 24–28
64-143.596Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW4–30.57138-5Lost to Idaho 15–24
65113.766Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–40.429690Beat Wake Forest 52–0
66-123.835Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–30.50053-2Lost to Alabama 0–37
67213.852Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW3–30.50053+3Beat Nevada 24–15
68-73.932Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–40.333780Lost to South Carolina 17–23
69-13.985Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.429690BYE
70-124.003Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–40.50053-7Lost to Akron 7–10
71104.059Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI4–40.50053-5Beat Toledo 61–20
7264.124Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–40.50053-6Beat San José State 36–13
7374.147Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–40.50053-8Beat Eastern Michigan 41–36
74124.213Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA3–40.42969-3Beat Houston 31–20
75-84.275Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA3–40.42969-2Lost to Southern Miss 0–16
76-24.291Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40077-2BYE
77104.579UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI4–30.57138-9Beat UCF 39–38
7814.581Tulane (TULANE)USA2–40.33378-5Lost to Army 10–34
79-84.609Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–40.33378-6Lost to Oklahoma State 27–28
80-74.609Purdue (PURDUE)B102–50.28689-3Lost to Ohio State 14–42
81-44.707Indiana (INDIANA)B102–50.28689-5Lost to Michigan 20–27
82-134.798SMUIND WAC2–50.28689-5Lost to Rice 17–35
83144.975Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B122–40.33378-5Beat Baylor 28–24
84-24.980Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC2–40.33378-4Lost to Wyoming 21–42
85-105.173Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–50.28689-5Lost to Maryland 0–52
86-15.189Missouri (MISSOURI)B122–40.33378-6BYE
87-35.196TCUIND WAC2–40.33378-7Lost to Utah 7–21
8865.215North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW3–40.42969-8Beat New Mexico State 13–0
8925.268Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–40.33378-6BYE
90-185.289Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–40.33378-7Lost to Oregon State 12–26
91-15.300Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–50.28689-4BYE
9265.309Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42969-13Beat Southeast Missouri State 38–9
93-105.506Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–50.16798-6Lost to Georgia 2–13
94-55.513NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–50.16798-5Lost to Virginia 14–62
95-25.657UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI2–50.28689-14Lost to UL Monroe 38–39
96-15.968Duke (DUKE)ACC0–60.000108-7BYE
97-16.058UTEPIND WAC2–40.33378-14BYE
98-66.072Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–60.143101-9Lost to Boston College 13–37
9926.200Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–60.143101-9Lost to LSU 14–41
10036.356Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–60.25096-14Beat UNLV 38–28
101-16.435Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–60.143101-12Lost to West Virginia 10–30
10246.497Akron (AKRON)MAC2–60.25096-15Beat Miami (OH) 10–7
103-46.503Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–50.28689-16Lost to Ohio 15–24
10436.933Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.16798-7Beat Stanford 26–12
105-37.048San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–70.125105-15Lost to Colorado State 13–36
106-17.756Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–70.125105-25Lost to Central Michigan 36–41
107-38.045UNLVIND WAC0–80.000108-20Lost to Hawai'i 28–38
10808.308Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–60.143101-14Lost to Louisville 3–27
10908.894Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–70.125105-17Lost to Utah State 14–39
11009.080Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–70.000108-20BYE
11109.760New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–70.000108-19Lost to North Texas 0–13

1996 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.550Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–01.0001+17Beat Wisconsin 17–14
210.695Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B124–10.80018+14Beat Baylor 49–0
340.823Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–01.0001+14Beat LSU 56–13
410.851Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC5–01.0001+13Beat Miami 34–16
5-30.990Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–01.0001+15Beat UCLA 42–34
601.034North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.83312+14Beat Maryland 38–7
711.084California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+12BYE
821.095Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83312+12Beat Mississippi State 49–15
921.190Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+14Beat NC State 24–19
10121.218Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA5–10.83312+14Beat East Carolina 28–7
1181.267Colorado (COLORADO)B124–10.80018+12Beat Oklahoma State 35–13
12-31.313West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE6–01.0001+12BYE
1331.363Penn State (PENN STATE)B106–10.85710+14Beat Purdue 31–14
1411.370Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80018+10BYE
15-111.460LSUSEC4–10.80018+10Lost to Florida 13–56
1621.493Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80018+7Beat Georgia 29–17
17-31.503Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC7–01.0001+9Beat Western Michigan 42–28
1871.528Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80018+9Beat Washington 54–20
1921.537BYUIND WAC6–10.85710+12Beat UNLV 63–28
20-31.569Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–01.0001+6Beat Rutgers 42–21
21-11.589Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–10.80018+9BYE
2211.641Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B125–10.83312+9Beat Missouri 35–10
2311.690Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B105–10.83312+8Beat Minnesota 26–24
24-121.727Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–20.60039+10Lost to Notre Dame 20–54
2521.741Iowa (IOWA)B104–10.80018+8Beat Indiana 31–10
2641.827Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B124–20.66732+8Beat Kansas 30–17
27-11.846Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–10.80018+6BYE
2841.855USCPAC4–20.66732+8Beat Arizona 14–7
29-161.855Miami (MIAMI)IND BE4–10.80018+6Lost to Florida State 16–34
30-11.858Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–10.83312+7BYE
3172.122San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–10.75031+4Beat Hawai'i 56–8
32152.239Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–10.80018+3Beat Air Force 20–17
33122.243Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE4–10.80018+4Beat Temple 38–0
3462.244Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE3–20.60039+4Beat Pittsburgh 55–7
3582.283Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–20.66732+9Beat Kent State 31–24
36-32.345Kansas (KANSAS)B123–20.60039+3Lost to Texas Tech 17–30
37-62.349Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–20.60039+4Lost to Northwestern 24–26
38-32.430East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–20.60039+4Lost to Southern Miss 7–28
39-112.451Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–20.60039+2Lost to Navy 17–20
4082.461Houston (HOUSTON)USA4–20.66732+5Beat Memphis 37–20
41-22.581Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60039+2Lost to Ohio State 14–17
4202.636Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–10.80018+2BYE
43122.803Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B123–30.50051+2Beat Iowa State 24–21
44132.842Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE3–30.50051+5Beat Cincinnati 24–17
45-112.853Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–30.50051+3Lost to USC 7–14
46-92.857Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–20.60039+3Lost to Nebraska 0–49
47112.864Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–30.50051+5Beat Arkansas State 42–31
48-72.911UCLAPAC2–30.40070+4Lost to Arizona State 34–42
4902.913Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–20.66732+1Beat Oregon State 24–3
5012.948Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW4–20.66732-1Beat Boise State 66–28
5152.967New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–20.667320BYE
5292.982Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA3–30.50051+2Beat Tulane 23–20
53173.104Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC3–20.60039+1Beat Colorado State 20–14
5483.296Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60039-1BYE
55-93.311Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–30.40070+1Lost to Tennessee 17–29
56153.335Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–30.500510Beat Illinois 42–14
57-213.363Texas (TEXAS)B123–30.50051-1Lost to Oklahoma 27–30
5863.447Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–30.57150-1Beat Eastern Michigan 35–25
59-63.493Rice (RICE)IND WAC2–30.40070+3BYE
60-13.567Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–30.500510Lost to Colorado 13–35
61223.594Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC2–30.40070+2Beat Louisiana Tech 38–21
62-123.631Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–30.50051-1Lost to Ball State 27–30
6333.634South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC3–30.50051-1Beat Kentucky 25–14
64153.643Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–30.50051-2Beat Ohio 30–27
65-23.721UABIND FBSI3–20.60039-3BYE
6693.724Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW3–40.42965-2Beat New Mexico State 53–21
67-233.749Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA3–30.500510Lost to Houston 20–37
68-163.811Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42965+1Lost to Stanford 24–27
6984.000SMUIND WAC2–40.33381-2BYE
70114.076Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–30.50051-3Beat Duke 13–6
71-174.083Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–30.40070-2Lost to Texas A&M 21–24
72134.136Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–30.40070-1Beat Oregon 27–24
73-64.145Purdue (PURDUE)B102–40.33381-1Lost to Penn State 14–31
74-144.256Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40070-2Lost to Auburn 15–49
7574.325Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–40.33381-1BYE
76-74.440Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–40.33381-2Lost to North Carolina 7–38
77-94.455Indiana (INDIANA)B102–40.33381-3Lost to Iowa 10–31
78-64.569Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–40.42965-7Lost to Tulsa 14–20
79-144.627Tulane (TULANE)USA2–30.40070-5Lost to Louisville 20–23
80124.643Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42965-8Beat Akron 42–0
81-84.714Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42965-6Lost to Arkansas 21–38
82114.757Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC2–30.40070-4Beat San José State 28–18
8384.838Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–40.20095-2Beat North Texas 19–7
84154.986TCUIND WAC2–30.40070-4Beat UTEP 18–0
85-55.041Missouri (MISSOURI)B122–40.33381-5Lost to Kansas State 10–35
86-125.088Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA2–40.33381-5Lost to Boston College 17–24
8715.112UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI3–30.50051-8BYE
8815.149Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW2–30.40070-1BYE
89-35.158NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–40.20095-3Lost to Alabama 19–24
90-145.189Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–50.28694-2Lost to Syracuse 7–55
91-135.403Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–40.33381-6Lost to Michigan State 14–42
9235.570Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–50.16798-5Lost to Army 21–42
9395.659UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI2–40.33381-10Beat Samford 38–6
94-105.703North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW2–40.33381-6Lost to Vanderbilt 7–19
95-15.936Duke (DUKE)ACC0–60.000107-6Lost to Clemson 6–13
96-95.977UTEPIND WAC2–40.33381-12Lost to TCU 0–18
97115.978Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B121–40.20095-5Beat Texas 30–27
98-86.000Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI2–40.33381-11Lost to Louisiana 31–42
99-36.210Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–40.33381-11Lost to Bowling Green 24–31
10006.429Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–50.16798-10Lost to Virginia Tech 0–38
101-46.558Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–50.16798-8Lost to South Carolina 14–25
102-46.608San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–60.143102-8Lost to Fresno State 18–28
10327.395Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–60.143102-13Lost to San Diego State 8–56
10407.419UNLVIND WAC0–70.000107-12Lost to BYU 28–63
105-27.554Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–60.143102-17Lost to Miami (OH) 25–35
106-57.734Akron (AKRON)MAC1–60.143102-17Lost to Central Michigan 0–42
10708.059Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–50.000107-6Lost to Washington State 3–24
108-28.580Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–50.16798-11BYE
10918.914Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–60.143102-12Lost to Nevada 28–66
11019.391Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–70.000107-19Lost to Wyoming 28–42
111-29.857New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–60.000107-14Lost to Utah State 21–53

1996 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.474Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+12Beat Penn State 38–7
2-10.772Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–01.0001+12Beat Boise State 56–7
3180.888Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B123–10.75024+9Beat Kansas State 39–3
411.066LSUSEC4–01.0001+7Beat Vanderbilt 35–0
5101.068Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC4–01.0001+7Beat Clemson 34–3
651.114North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80015+10Beat Wake Forest 45–6
711.147Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–01.0001+7Beat Arkansas 42–7
881.155California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–01.0001+9Beat USC 22–15
941.169West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE6–01.0001+11Beat Boston College 34–17
10-11.197Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80015+9Beat South Carolina 28–24
11-51.214Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+9Beat Kentucky 35–7
1201.220Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–10.75024+9Beat Stanford 27–6
1351.269Miami (MIAMI)IND BE4–01.0001+6BYE
1401.278Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–01.0001+9Beat San José State 45–22
15-81.279Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–10.80015+8Lost to Northwestern 16–17
16-121.361Penn State (PENN STATE)B105–10.83312+10Lost to Ohio State 7–38
1721.390Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat Yale 39–13
18181.413Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75024+5Beat Ole Miss 41–3
1931.481Colorado (COLORADO)B123–10.75024+7BYE
20-171.518Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–10.80015+8Lost to Georgia Tech 7–13
2131.527BYUIND WAC5–10.83312+11Beat Utah State 45–17
2211.569Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA4–10.80015+8BYE
23-131.666Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B124–10.80015+6Lost to Nebraska 3–39
2481.782Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–10.80015+5Beat Michigan 17–16
2521.792Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75024+5BYE
26161.795Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–10.80015+6Beat Virginia 13–7
2771.849Iowa (IOWA)B103–10.75024+5Beat Michigan State 37–30
2801.911Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–10.75024+3BYE
2902.013Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–10.83312+5Beat UTEP 34–27
30132.025Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B123–20.60040+5Beat Baylor 45–24
31-112.036Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–10.75024+4Lost to Purdue 27–30
32-72.049USCPAC3–20.60040+4Lost to California 15–22
3342.061Kansas (KANSAS)B123–10.75024+2Beat Oklahoma 52–24
34192.109Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–20.60040+5Beat Washington State 34–26
35-52.156East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–10.75024+3BYE
36192.192Texas (TEXAS)B123–20.60040+3Beat Oklahoma State 71–14
37-202.267Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–10.75024+3Lost to Texas Tech 24–45
3872.317San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–10.66738+2BYE
39-62.390Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75024+1BYE
4002.406Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE2–20.50053+2Beat Rutgers 42–0
41252.468UCLAPAC2–20.50053+4Beat Oregon 41–22
42142.513Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–10.80015+2Beat Bowling Green 24–16
43-172.574Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–20.60040+5Lost to Toledo 16–24
44142.601Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA3–20.60040+4Beat Cincinnati 18–16
4512.632Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE3–10.75024+2BYE
46232.858Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.50053+1Beat Mississippi State 38–19
4752.877Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–10.750240Beat Duke 64–27
48112.914Houston (HOUSTON)USA3–20.60040+2Beat Louisiana 31–24
49-182.952Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60040+2Lost to Arizona 26–34
5072.996Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–20.60040+2Beat Eastern Michigan 7–0
51123.043Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW3–20.60040-1Beat UNLV 54–17
52-83.129Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–30.50053+3Lost to UCLA 22–41
53243.152Rice (RICE)IND WAC2–30.40065+4Beat New Mexico 38–21
5473.153Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–20.50053+1BYE
55233.175Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B122–30.400650Beat Louisiana Tech 63–13
56-183.218New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–20.66738-2Lost to Rice 21–38
57-83.241Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE2–30.40065+2Lost to West Virginia 17–34
58-103.369Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–30.40065+2Lost to Houston 24–31
59-183.407Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–20.600400Lost to Texas 14–71
60-253.414Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.500530Lost to Georgia 19–38
61-103.461Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA2–30.400650BYE
62-123.464Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60040-2Lost to Tennessee 3–41
6383.504UABIND FBSI3–20.60040-2Beat Western Kentucky 24–0
6483.563Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–30.50053-2Beat Central Michigan 46–14
65183.707Tulane (TULANE)USA2–20.50053-2Beat TCU 35–7
66-63.760South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–30.40065-1Lost to Auburn 24–28
67213.761Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.400650Beat Minnesota 30–27
68-143.800Indiana (INDIANA)B102–30.40065-1Lost to Illinois 43–46
69-303.903Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–30.400650Lost to NC State 8–34
70-63.933Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC2–20.50053-3BYE
71-14.051Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–30.40065-2Lost to Iowa 30–37
7294.089Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–30.50053-4Beat Hawai'i 28–16
73-264.113Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–30.50053-3Lost to Texas A&M 13–63
74-94.116Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA2–30.40065-1Lost to Memphis 16–18
75-84.283Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–40.33385-1Lost to BYU 17–45
7694.300Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–40.33385+1Beat Temple 53–52
77-154.316SMUIND WAC2–40.33385-3Lost to Missouri 26–27
7894.368Illinois (ILLINOIS)B102–30.40065-2Beat Indiana 46–43
79104.378Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC2–30.40065-4Beat Western Michigan 28–5
80104.421Missouri (MISSOURI)B122–30.40065-2Beat SMU 27–26
81-54.499Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–30.40065-2Lost to Florida State 3–34
82-144.547Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–40.33385-2Lost to North Carolina 6–45
83-84.701Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–30.25090-1Lost to Florida 7–42
84124.725North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW2–30.40065-2Beat Northern Illinois 24–21
85-124.774Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–30.25090-2Lost to Washington 6–27
86194.789NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25090-2Beat Maryland 34–8
87-74.942UTEPIND WAC2–30.40065-7Lost to Utah 27–34
8875.050UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI3–30.50053-6Beat Northwestern State 13–10
8985.127Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW2–30.40065-1Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 38–33
90105.421Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI2–30.40065-8Beat Central Arkansas 17–7
91-75.446Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–40.000105-3Lost to LSU 0–35
92-185.476Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–40.33385-8Lost to Miami (OH) 14–46
93-25.543Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–30.25090-4BYE
94-15.543Duke (DUKE)ACC0–50.000105-3Lost to Navy 27–64
95-135.828Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–40.20095-4Lost to Syracuse 0–42
96115.832Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–30.40065-8Beat Akron 32–17
97-55.989Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–40.20095-4Lost to Alabama 7–35
98-46.059San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–50.16799-4Lost to Wyoming 22–45
99-136.178TCUIND WAC1–30.25090-5Lost to Tulane 7–35
100-216.430Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–40.20095-8Lost to Pittsburgh 52–53
101-36.725Akron (AKRON)MAC1–50.16799-10Lost to Kent State 17–32
102-36.937UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–40.20095-9BYE
103-27.157Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–50.16799-11Lost to Ohio 0–7
10427.229UNLVIND WAC0–60.000105-8Lost to Nevada 17–54
105-37.312Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–50.16799-10Lost to Colorado State 16–28
106-27.878Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–50.16799-8Lost to North Texas 21–24
107-48.093Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–40.000105-3BYE
10808.479Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–40.000105-7Lost to Kansas 24–52
10909.040New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–50.000105-7BYE
11009.192Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–50.16799-9Lost to Arizona State 7–56
111010.607Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–60.000105-17Lost to Ball State 5–28

1996 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
120.786Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–01.0001+8Beat Oregon 48–27
220.825Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+5Beat Notre Dame 29–16
3-20.857Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–01.0001+8Beat Texas 37–13
410.886Penn State (PENN STATE)B105–01.0001+10Beat Wisconsin 23–20
5-30.940LSUSEC3–01.0001+5Beat New Mexico State 63–7
660.967Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+8BYE
760.982Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+7Beat UCLA 38–9
830.999Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat Kentucky 65–0
961.042Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75022+6BYE
1061.117Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B124–01.0001+5BYE
11-31.141North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75022+6Lost to Florida State 0–13
1221.170Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66738+6BYE
1391.212West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE5–01.0001+7Beat Maryland 13–0
14-51.214Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–01.0001+7Beat UNLV 33–21
15111.231Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat North Carolina 13–0
16-61.284California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–01.0001+5Beat Oregon State 48–42
17-111.287Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–01.0001+5BYE
1801.299Miami (MIAMI)IND BE4–01.0001+4Beat Pittsburgh 45–0
19-21.362Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat North Texas 27–10
2041.362Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+4BYE
21181.428Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B122–10.66738+4Beat Colorado State 65–9
22-31.438Colorado (COLORADO)B123–10.75022+6Beat Texas A&M 24–10
2341.542Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA4–10.80018+7Beat Louisville 24–7
2441.643BYUIND WAC4–10.80018+7Beat SMU 31–3
2541.764USCPAC3–10.75022+3BYE
26101.943Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–10.75022+5Beat Central Michigan 31–27
27-61.951Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75022+3Lost to Ohio State 16–29
2891.986Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC3–10.75022+2Beat Rice 45–17
29141.987Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–10.80018+3Beat Kansas 45–42
3032.008East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–10.75022+3Beat UCF 28–7
31112.048Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–10.75022+4Beat San José State 52–16
32162.119Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–10.75022+1Beat Indiana 35–17
33-102.128Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75022+2Lost to Penn State 20–23
34132.141Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66738+2BYE
35112.172Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66738+2Beat South Carolina 14–10
36-62.225Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66738+1BYE
37-302.247Kansas (KANSAS)B122–10.66738+1Lost to Utah 42–45
38122.321New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–10.80018+1Beat TCU 27–7
39-72.359Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–20.50048+3Lost to West Virginia 0–13
40282.360Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE1–20.33375+2Beat Virginia Tech 52–21
4182.380Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–10.75022+2BYE
42-42.404Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC3–10.75022+1Beat Duke 48–22
43122.417Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B122–20.50048+3Beat Utah State 58–20
44-42.443Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–20.60046+4Lost to Arizona State 27–48
45-42.503San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–10.66738+1BYE
46-212.538Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE3–10.75022+2Lost to Syracuse 21–52
47-162.694Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–20.60046+2Lost to Louisiana 31–37
48212.749Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–20.50048+3Beat Louisiana Tech 37–31
49162.801Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE2–20.50048+2Beat Navy 43–38
5022.811Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75022-1BYE
51-72.858Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA2–30.40067+2Lost to Southern Miss 7–24
52-322.862Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66738+1Lost to Boston College 38–43
5352.928Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–20.50048+1BYE
54-192.959Indiana (INDIANA)B102–20.50048+1Lost to Northwestern 17–35
55-212.964Texas (TEXAS)B122–20.500480Lost to Virginia 13–37
5612.984Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–10.750220Beat Weber State 31–24
5763.223Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.50048+1BYE
5813.237Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA2–20.50048+1BYE
5933.368Houston (HOUSTON)USA2–20.500480BYE
60-93.401South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–20.500480Lost to Mississippi State 10–14
61173.422Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B122–20.500480Beat Missouri 45–31
62-83.445SMUIND WAC2–30.400670Lost to BYU 3–31
63123.477Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW2–20.50048-1Beat Kent State 63–42
6473.555Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC2–20.50048-2Beat Oklahoma 31–24
65163.562Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA2–20.50048+1Beat Miami (OH) 30–23
66-213.626UCLAPAC1–20.33375+1Lost to Michigan 9–38
67-143.741Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–30.400670Lost to Texas Tech 20–58
68-83.764Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–30.400670Lost to Clemson 10–21
6933.881Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–20.33375-1BYE
70203.892Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–20.50048-2Beat Eastern Michigan 47–0
7123.952UABIND FBSI2–20.50048-2BYE
72-164.011Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–30.40067-3Lost to Cincinnati 23–30
73-74.136Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–20.33375-1BYE
74-134.137Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–30.40067-2Lost to Bowling Green 27–31
75214.239Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC1–20.33375-1Beat UL Monroe 38–21
76124.260Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.50048-2Beat Wake Forest 21–10
77-104.375Rice (RICE)IND WAC1–30.250820Lost to Air Force 17–45
78-24.407Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B121–30.25082-3Lost to Colorado 10–24
7974.492Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–30.25082-1BYE
80184.684UTEPIND WAC2–20.50048-5Beat Northern Illinois 37–6
81-114.761Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–30.40067-4Lost to Nebraska 9–65
82-54.983Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–30.25082-2BYE
8345.007Tulane (TULANE)USA1–20.33375-3BYE
84-55.011Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.000104-2BYE
85-15.023Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–40.20096-1Lost to Miami 0–45
86-225.027TCUIND WAC1–20.33375-2Lost to New Mexico 7–27
8745.175Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.25082-2BYE
88115.223Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25082-3Beat NC State 42–21
89-75.275Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–30.25082-3BYE
90-75.303Missouri (MISSOURI)B121–30.25082-4Lost to Iowa State 31–45
91115.405Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC1–30.25082-3Beat Hawai'i 20–0
92-75.443Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–30.25082-3Lost to Florida 0–65
93-45.446Duke (DUKE)ACC0–40.000104-2Lost to Georgia Tech 22–48
94-25.547San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–40.20096-2Lost to Washington State 16–52
95-155.677UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–30.40067-4Lost to Arkansas 21–38
96-25.915North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW1–30.25082-3Lost to Army 10–27
97-236.058Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW1–30.25082-1Lost to Texas State 21–27
9896.590Akron (AKRON)MAC1–40.20096-7Beat Western Michigan 27–7
9916.656UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–40.20096-7Lost to East Carolina 7–28
10036.715Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25082-7BYE
101-66.729Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–40.20096-7Lost to Michigan State 0–47
102-56.779Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–40.20096-6Lost to Fresno State 0–20
10367.182Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–40.000104-1Lost to California 42–48
104-37.195Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–40.20096-3Lost to UTEP 6–37
105-127.282NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–30.000104-4Lost to Purdue 21–42
106-17.379UNLVIND WAC0–50.000104-6Lost to Wyoming 21–33
107-37.924Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–30.25082-9Lost to Nevada 42–63
108-28.496Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–30.000104-5Lost to Tulsa 24–31
10928.511New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–50.000104-5Lost to LSU 7–63
110-29.402Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–40.20096-7Lost to Northwestern State 16–20
111-110.302Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–50.000104-11Lost to Akron 7–27

1996 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
160.593Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–01.0001+6Beat Wake Forest 42–7
230.702LSUSEC2–01.0001+5Beat Auburn 19–15
330.769Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC3–01.0001+4Beat Nebraska 19–0
4-30.850Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Pittsburgh 72–0
540.913Penn State (PENN STATE)B104–01.0001+7Beat Temple 41–0
650.999Baylor (BAYLOR)B123–01.0001+5Beat Oregon State 42–10
781.051Kansas (KANSAS)B122–01.0001+2BYE
861.054North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat Georgia Tech 16–0
9211.071Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–01.0001+5Beat Air Force 22–19
10131.090California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–01.0001+4Beat Nevada 33–15
1191.107Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Tennessee 35–29
1201.149Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+5Beat Arkansas 17–7
1341.149Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+4Beat Boston College 20–14
14221.207Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–10.66734+5Beat Arizona 31–17
15-71.228Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–10.75024+5Lost to LSU 15–19
1661.230Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B124–01.0001+3Beat Rice 34–7
17-151.292Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Duke 35–17
1891.296Miami (MIAMI)IND BE3–01.0001+3BYE
19201.313Colorado (COLORADO)B122–10.66734+4BYE
2091.316Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat SMU 19–17
21141.372Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Texas 27–24
22-31.385West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE4–01.0001+3Beat Purdue 20–6
2321.427Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–01.0001+2Beat Stanford 14–0
2481.440Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–01.0001+3Beat Syracuse 35–33
25-71.470Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE3–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 30–14
2621.596Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC2–01.00010Beat NC State 51–17
27141.614Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA3–10.75024+4Beat Louisiana 52–27
28261.776BYUIND WAC3–10.75024+4Beat New Mexico 17–14
29141.805USCPAC3–10.75024+3Beat Houston 26–9
30-201.819Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–10.66734+1Lost to Florida 29–35
31201.821Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI3–10.75024+3Beat Mississippi State 38–23
32131.907Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–10.66734+3BYE
33271.951East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–10.66734+2Beat South Carolina 23–7
34-32.056Texas (TEXAS)B122–10.66734+1Lost to Notre Dame 24–27
35-312.074Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.66734+2Lost to Kentucky 0–3
36162.115Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–10.66734+3Beat Miami (OH) 14–10
37-132.120Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–10.66734+1Lost to Wyoming 19–22
38-252.127Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–10.66734+2Lost to North Carolina 0–16
39-362.138Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B121–10.50050+1Lost to Arizona State 0–19
40-142.186Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75024+2Lost to Washington State 44–55
4152.215San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–10.66734+1Beat Oklahoma 51–31
42282.216Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–10.66734+3Beat Oregon 55–44
43-32.229Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–10.75024+1Beat Fresno State 45–17
44152.282Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA2–20.50050+2Beat Michigan State 30–20
45-12.476UCLAPAC1–10.50050+1BYE
46-252.489Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.50050+1Lost to Louisiana Tech 23–38
47-312.571Iowa (IOWA)B102–10.66734+1Lost to Tulsa 20–27
48192.573Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–10.667340Beat Ohio 28–7
49202.580Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B123–10.75024+1Beat Utah State 31–17
50-132.610New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–10.750240Lost to BYU 14–17
51-182.628South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–10.66734+1Lost to East Carolina 7–23
5252.814Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75024-1Beat Vanderbilt 20–9
53-32.883Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–20.50050+1Lost to Oklahoma State 17–31
5412.918SMUIND WAC2–20.500500Lost to Navy 17–19
55-213.056Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–20.33367+1Lost to Georgia 12–15
56-143.069Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–20.500500Lost to Bowling Green 10–14
5713.080Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–10.667340Beat Eastern Michigan 24–7
58-203.132Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–20.500500Lost to Washington 17–31
59133.162Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA2–20.50050+1Beat Tulane 17–10
60-123.185Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–20.50050+1Lost to Virginia 7–42
61153.253Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.500500Beat Western Michigan 38–28
62-133.328Houston (HOUSTON)USA2–20.500500Lost to USC 9–26
63-163.337Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.500500Lost to Northwestern 7–28
64-33.347TCUIND WAC1–10.500500BYE
65-13.457Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–20.33367+1Lost to Michigan 14–20
6653.503Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–20.333670Lost to Wisconsin 0–14
67-143.513Rice (RICE)IND WAC1–20.33367+1Lost to Kansas State 7–34
6863.657Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–20.000990Lost to Minnesota 33–35
69-73.662Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–20.333670Lost to Southern Miss 27–52
70133.677Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–20.50050-2Beat UNLV 35–16
71303.726Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC1–20.33367-1Beat Iowa 27–20
72163.896Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–20.33367-1Beat Texas Tech 15–12
7383.898UABIND FBSI2–20.50050-1Beat Jacksonville State 24–17
74124.047Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW1–20.33367-1BYE
75-104.058Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW1–20.33367-1Lost to California 15–33
76294.058Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B121–20.33367-2Beat North Texas 55–0
7754.151Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–30.250870Lost to Virginia Tech 14–30
78-104.262Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B121–20.33367-1Beat Northern Iowa 42–23
79-164.307Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.00099-1Lost to Ole Miss 9–20
80134.347UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–20.50050-1Beat SAM Houston State 34–31
8164.348Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA1–20.33367-1BYE
8234.373Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–30.25087-1Beat UCF 31–10
83204.511Missouri (MISSOURI)B121–20.33367-2Beat Clemson 38–24
84-94.559Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–30.25087-1Lost to Ohio State 0–72
85254.784Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.33367-2Beat Indiana 3–0
8654.870Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–30.25087-1Lost to Penn State 0–41
87-144.922Tulane (TULANE)USA1–20.33367-3Lost to Memphis 10–17
88-115.251Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–20.33367-2Lost to Missouri 24–38
8995.336Duke (DUKE)ACC0–30.00099-1Lost to Army 17–35
90-345.370Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–20.33367-3Lost to Louisville 20–30
9165.405Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.25087-3Beat Akron 38–7
9225.453San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC1–30.25087-2Beat UTEP 26–25
93-275.650NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–20.00099-1Lost to Florida State 17–51
94-155.749North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW1–20.33367-2Lost to Texas A&M 0–55
95-65.840Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–30.25087-4Lost to Toledo 7–24
9635.843Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–20.00099-2Lost to Alabama 7–17
9735.913Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–30.25087-3Beat Boise State 20–14
98-186.089UTEPIND WAC1–20.33367-5Lost to San José State 25–26
9956.379Purdue (PURDUE)B100–30.00099-2Lost to West Virginia 6–20
100-226.486UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–30.25087-5Lost to Ball State 10–31
10176.508Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–30.250870Beat Arkansas State 31–30
102-186.550Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–30.00099-3Lost to Utah 17–45
103-76.818Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–30.25087-6Lost to Northern Illinois 30–31
104-26.987Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–20.33367-5BYE
105-157.439UNLVIND WAC0–40.00099-4Lost to Colorado State 16–35
10617.471Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–20.00099-2Lost to San Diego State 31–51
107-127.718Akron (AKRON)MAC0–40.00099-6Lost to Illinois 7–38
108-28.015Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–30.25087-5Lost to Hawai'i 14–20
10928.250Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–30.00099-1Lost to Baylor 10–42
110-19.057Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–40.00099-5Lost to Central Michigan 28–38
111-199.261New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–40.00099-4Lost to Northridge State 0–33

1996 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
140.403Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.0001+1BYE
2480.540Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–01.0001+2Beat Ohio 37–20
3-20.619Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B121–01.0001+1BYE
4170.663Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.0001+3Beat Miami (OH) 21–14
5120.697LSUSEC1–01.0001+2BYE
6320.786Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat North Texas 52–7
7-50.805Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–01.0001+3Beat Maryland 21–3
870.930Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Ole Miss 45–28
9-21.012Penn State (PENN STATE)B103–01.0001+3Beat Northern Illinois 49–0
1091.012Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.0001+1BYE
11-11.017Baylor (BAYLOR)B122–01.0001+3Beat Louisville 14–13
1281.041Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 36–26
13201.061Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC2–01.0001+2Beat Wake Forest 30–10
14-51.071North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–01.0001+1BYE
1591.080Kansas (KANSAS)B122–01.0001+1Beat TCU 52–17
1601.090Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+2Beat Iowa State 38–13
17171.125Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+2Beat Colorado 20–13
18221.174Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Boston College 45–7
19-81.192West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE3–01.0001+2Beat East Carolina 10–9
20221.208Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.0001+1BYE
2151.208Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
2291.224Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B123–01.0001+2Beat Cincinnati 35–0
2361.252California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–01.0001+1Beat San Diego State 42–37
24-101.272Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–01.00010BYE
2521.296Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+1Beat UNLV 52–17
26101.310Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–01.0001+2Beat Colorado State 35–28
27171.342Miami (MIAMI)IND BE3–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 33–0
28-101.365Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.00010BYE
29-161.375Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1BYE
30111.391Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–01.0001+1Beat Hawai'i 66–0
31-81.414Texas (TEXAS)B122–01.00010BYE
32-291.424Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Ball State 26–23
33-271.434South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Georgia 23–14
34121.487Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–10.50052+2BYE
3521.522Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Purdue 35–0
36261.615Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–10.50052+2Beat BYU 29–17
3781.627New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–01.0001+1Beat UCF 17–7
38171.787Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC2–10.66736+1Beat Illinois 41–0
39-311.807Colorado (COLORADO)B122–10.66736+2Lost to Michigan 13–20
40181.929Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–10.66736+2Beat SMU 21–17
41231.948Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA2–10.66736+2Beat Utah State 31–24
42-202.017Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–10.66736+1Lost to Indiana 14–21
4382.191USCPAC2–10.667360Beat Oregon State 46–17
44312.202UCLAPAC1–10.50052+1Beat UL Monroe 44–0
45-202.203Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–10.66736+1Lost to Virginia 3–21
46-162.357San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–10.50052+1Lost to California 37–42
47-192.424Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–10.667360Lost to Army 20–37
48-12.501Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–10.66736+1Lost to Georgia Tech 10–30
49312.508Houston (HOUSTON)USA2–10.66736+1Beat Pittsburgh 42–35
50-72.525Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–10.66736+1Lost to Southern Miss 24–31
51302.576Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Central Michigan 38–37
52212.632Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–10.50052+1Beat Temple 20–16
53482.747Rice (RICE)IND WAC1–10.50052+1Beat Tulane 21–14
54-422.783BYUIND WAC2–10.667360Lost to Washington 17–29
55-202.908SMUIND WAC2–10.66736-1Lost to Utah 17–21
5672.935Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.500520BYE
57-82.942Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–10.667360Lost to Auburn 28–45
58373.083Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–10.500520Beat Akron 27–10
59-33.133Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA1–20.333720Lost to Baylor 13–14
60-123.138East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–10.500520Lost to West Virginia 9–10
61-293.139TCUIND WAC1–10.500520Lost to Kansas 17–52
62323.193Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–10.500520Beat Texas A&M 29–22
6353.261Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–20.000880Lost to Alabama 26–36
64-253.286Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–10.500520Lost to Virginia Tech 7–45
6593.295Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW1–10.500520Beat Montana State 31–7
6643.411NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–10.000880BYE
67-103.440Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–10.50052-1Beat Duke 38–13
68-73.496Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–20.000880Lost to Iowa 13–38
69303.519Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B122–10.66736-1Beat Tulsa 30–9
70-173.524Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.500520BYE
71343.535Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–10.50052-1Beat San José State 25–2
72113.582Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA1–20.333720Beat Missouri 19–16
73-693.600Tulane (TULANE)USA1–10.500520Lost to Rice 14–21
7443.625Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–10.000880BYE
75-163.638Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–20.333720Lost to Houston 35–42
76-223.733Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–20.333720Lost to Louisiana Tech 37–38
77143.757Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.500520BYE
7873.843UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–20.333720Lost to New Mexico 7–17
79-273.867North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW1–10.500520Lost to Arizona State 7–52
80263.868UTEPIND WAC1–10.50052-1Beat New Mexico State 14–7
8133.875UABIND FBSI1–20.333720Beat Arkansas State 42–17
8203.886Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–20.333720Lost to Miami 0–33
83-74.130Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–20.33372-1Lost to Oregon 28–35
8484.289Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–20.000880BYE
85-64.439Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–30.00088-1Lost to Minnesota 23–26
86-174.511Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW1–20.33372-1Beat ST. Mary's 52–17
87-274.540Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA1–20.33372-1Lost to Kansas State 0–35
88164.675Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–20.00088-1Lost to South Carolina 14–23
89114.766Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–20.33372-2Beat Western Michigan 19–12
9084.925UNLVIND WAC0–30.000880Lost to Wisconsin 17–52
91-44.949Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–20.33372-1Lost to Bowling Green 16–20
92-65.239New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–30.00088-1Lost to UTEP 7–14
93-55.308UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI1–20.33372-1Lost to UCLA 0–44
94-15.611San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–30.00088-1Lost to Stanford 2–25
95-186.068Akron (AKRON)MAC0–30.00088-2Lost to Toledo 10–27
96-66.229Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33372-3Lost to UAB 17–42
9756.396Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–30.00088-2Lost to Arizona 0–41
98-26.411Duke (DUKE)ACC0–20.00088-1Lost to Northwestern 13–38
99-286.454Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–10.00088-1BYE
100-346.496Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–30.00088-2Lost to Wyoming 0–66
101-346.496Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–20.00088-2Lost to Oklahoma State 9–30
10216.520Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–20.33372-3Beat Youngstown State 28–12
103-146.646Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–20.00088-2Lost to Memphis 16–19
10466.646Purdue (PURDUE)B100–20.00088-1Lost to Notre Dame 0–35
105-406.818Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–20.00088-2Lost to Louisiana 22–29
106-97.388Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–20.33372-2Lost to Eastern Washington 21–27
107-357.825Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–10.00088-1BYE
10818.354Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–30.00088-1Lost to Penn State 0–49
109-18.668Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–30.00088-2Lost to Eastern Michigan 12–19
110-39.946Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–20.00088-4BYE
111010.225Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–20.00088-1Lost to USC 17–46

1996 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1470.579Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B121–01.0001+1Beat Michigan State 55–14
2640.648Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.0001+1Beat Central Michigan 55–21
3420.717Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–01.0001+1Beat UL Monroe 30–3
4150.786Tulane (TULANE)USA1–01.0001+1BYE
5490.796Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Rice 70–7
6530.796South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC1–01.0001+1Beat UCF 33–14
7140.815Penn State (PENN STATE)B102–01.0001+2Beat Louisville 24–7
8120.825Colorado (COLORADO)B122–01.0001+2Beat Colorado State 48–34
9-50.894North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–01.0001+1Beat Syracuse 27–10
10250.904Baylor (BAYLOR)B121–01.0001+1Beat Louisiana Tech 24–16
11-40.908West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE2–01.0001+1Beat Western Michigan 34–9
12-10.938BYUIND WAC2–01.0001+1BYE
13340.943Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Rutgers 10–6
14-110.958Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat UNLV 65–17
15-50.967Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.00010Beat Fresno State 62–0
16260.972Iowa (IOWA)B101–01.0001+1Beat Arizona 21–20
17270.972LSUSEC1–01.0001+1Beat Houston 35–34
18211.051Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC1–01.00010Beat Duke 44–7
19-181.051Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.00010Beat UCLA 35–20
2021.080Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Southern Miss 20–10
21201.080Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Toledo 40–6
22-201.080Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–01.00010Beat Ball State 16–6
23-141.100Texas (TEXAS)B122–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 41–7
24-121.169Kansas (KANSAS)B121–01.00010BYE
25-111.179Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–01.00010Beat UAB 39–15
26201.208Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 31–10
27421.208Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 24–3
28-201.213Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–01.00010Beat Hawai'i 21–10
2971.218California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–01.00010Beat San José State 45–25
30281.228San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho 40–21
31-71.282Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B122–01.0001+1Beat Indiana State 59–3
32301.287TCUIND WAC1–01.00010Beat Oklahoma 20–7
3371.296Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–01.00010Beat NC State 28–16
34-111.296Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010BYE
35-101.316SMUIND WAC2–01.00010Beat Arkansas 23–10
36-71.331Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–01.00010Beat Nevada 44–30
37161.346Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
38-61.385Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Washington 45–42
39-111.385Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–01.00010BYE
40271.385Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Akron 21–18
41-101.390Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Iowa State 41–38
42-361.404Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–01.00010Beat Georgia Southern 62–14
43-131.429Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW2–01.0001+1Beat Northridge State 57–27
44-291.468Miami (MIAMI)IND BE2–01.00010Beat Citadel 52–6
45-281.625New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–01.00010Beat Northern Arizona 49–33
46311.761Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B121–10.50050+1Beat Oklahoma State 31–3
47411.773Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–01.00010Beat Northwestern 28–27
48-101.964East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat East Tennessee State 45–21
49321.964Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.00010Beat Virginia Military Institute 31–7
50-161.964Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.0001110BYE
51352.103USCPAC1–10.500500Beat Illinois 55–3
52-12.141North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW1–01.00010Beat Illinois State 20–14
53362.159Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.50050+1Beat Temple 38–34
54-382.164Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.50050+1Lost to Virginia 21–55
55-372.263Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–10.500500Lost to Iowa 20–21
56-432.412Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA1–10.500500Lost to Penn State 7–24
57-52.425Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000720Lost to Wake Forest 27–28
58152.431Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–10.500500Beat Stanford 17–10
59452.462Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE1–10.500500Beat Kent State 52–14
60322.481Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA1–10.500500Beat Kentucky 24–3
61-182.511Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–10.000720Lost to Wyoming 38–41
6262.511Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–10.000720Lost to Arizona State 42–45
63-582.547Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.500500Lost to Nebraska 14–55
64-382.549Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–10.500500Lost to Alabama 10–20
65112.554Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–10.000720BYE
6662.682Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–20.000720Lost to Ohio 10–21
67112.682Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–10.000720BYE
68-32.682Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–10.000720Lost to Notre Dame 7–14
6912.832Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW0–20.000720Lost to San Diego State 21–40
70-202.896NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–10.000720Lost to Georgia Tech 16–28
71-382.939Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–10.000720Lost to SMU 10–23
72-172.939Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–10.000720Lost to TCU 7–20
7392.982Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000720BYE
74-252.982Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–10.000720Lost to Oregon 30–44
75-113.025UCLAPAC0–10.000720Lost to Tennessee 20–35
7633.061Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–10.500500Lost to Colorado 34–48
77243.089Akron (AKRON)MAC0–20.000720Lost to Virginia Tech 18–21
78-173.111Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–10.000720Lost to North Carolina 10–27
79203.132Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–20.000720Lost to Miami (OH) 6–16
8043.169Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–10.500500Lost to LSU 34–35
8123.232Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to Baylor 16–24
8233.294Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–10.500500Lost to Navy 6–10
83133.325Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–20.000720Lost to Mississippi State 10–31
84163.518UABIND FBSI0–20.000720Lost to Maryland 15–39
8523.519UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to South Carolina 14–33
8693.561New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–20.000720Lost to Texas 7–41
87-603.658Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–10.50050-1Lost to Washington State 34–38
8833.660UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI1–10.500500Lost to Minnesota 3–30
89133.668Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–10.000720BYE
90183.682Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI1–10.500500Beat Austin Peay 24–0
91153.722Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.500500Beat Furman 19–3
92-213.775Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–20.000720Lost to Auburn 0–62
93143.775San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–20.000720Lost to California 25–45
9493.839Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–10.000720BYE
95-323.839Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000720Lost to Indiana 6–40
96-593.968Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000720Lost to Florida State 7–44
97-34.669Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW1–10.50050-1Beat Portland State 33–22
98124.675UNLVIND WAC0–20.000720Lost to Air Force 17–65
99-94.842Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B121–10.50050-1Lost to Texas Tech 3–31
100-265.018Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.00072-1Lost to Wisconsin 3–24
101-445.082Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–10.000720Lost to Ohio State 7–70
102-225.854Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–20.00072-1Lost to USC 3–55
10366.539Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–20.00072-1Lost to Pittsburgh 14–52
104-296.754Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–10.00072-1BYE
105-456.882Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–10.00072-1Lost to Utah 10–17
106-137.439UTEPIND WAC0–10.00072-1BYE
107-107.546Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–20.00072-2Lost to Cincinnati 3–24
10837.846Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–20.000720Lost to West Virginia 9–34
109-118.018Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–20.000720Lost to Western Illinois 0–17
110-58.211Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.00072-1BYE
111-5512.796Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000720Lost to Montana 14–35

1996 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1870.226Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat UNLV 62–3
2490.236Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–01.00010Beat Kent State 64–6
300.363Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat San José State 45–0
4590.363North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Clemson 45–0
5480.432Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Purdue 52–14
6210.471Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Louisiana 55–21
7990.471West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Pittsburgh 34–0
8610.511Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Akron 44–14
9800.511Texas (TEXAS)B121–01.00010Beat Missouri 40–10
1010.521Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat UAB 29–0
11-90.545BYUIND WAC2–01.00010Beat Arkansas State 58–9
12270.560Kansas (KANSAS)B121–01.00010Beat Ball State 35–10
13330.570Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA1–01.00010Beat Kentucky 38–14
14340.570Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–01.00010Beat Northern Illinois 30–6
15350.579Miami (MIAMI)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Memphis 30–7
1630.599Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Boise State 42–21
17440.599New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 28–7
18-120.609Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC1–01.00010Beat UTEP 23–3
19730.609Tulane (TULANE)USA1–01.00010Beat Cincinnati 34–14
2020.629Colorado (COLORADO)B121–01.00010Beat Washington State 37–19
21-200.638Penn State (PENN STATE)B101–01.00010BYE
22-170.668Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Bowling Green 21–7
23290.688Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Illinois 20–8
24160.737Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Texas Tech 21–14
25560.737SMUIND WAC1–01.00010Beat Tulsa 17–10
26570.766Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA1–01.00010Beat Georgia 11–7
27600.766Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Eastern Michigan 28–24
28-130.776Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Hawai'i 24–21
29440.776Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Fresno State 30–27
30680.776Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW1–01.00010Beat Utah 20–17
31780.786Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho 40–38
32-251.304Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.000740BYE
33-251.304Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.000740BYE
34-241.304Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
35-221.304Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.000740BYE
36-191.304California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.000740BYE
37-131.304Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.000740BYE
38-131.304East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
39-111.304Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.000740BYE
40-91.304Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.000740BYE
41-51.304Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000740BYE
42-51.304Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000740BYE
43-51.304Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.000740BYE
4431.304LSUSEC0–00.000740BYE
4591.304Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000740BYE
46101.304Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.000740BYE
47111.304Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
48111.304Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B120–00.000740BYE
49111.304Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–00.000740BYE
50141.304NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.000740BYE
51141.304North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW0–00.000740BYE
52151.304Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000740BYE
53151.304Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000740BYE
54161.304Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000740BYE
55161.304Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–00.000740BYE
56181.304Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.000740BYE
57201.304Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–00.000740BYE
58211.304San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.000740BYE
59231.304South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.000740BYE
60241.304Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.000740BYE
61241.304Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–00.000740BYE
62241.304TCUIND WAC0–00.000740BYE
63281.304Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.000740BYE
64311.304UCLAPAC0–00.000740BYE
65351.304Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.000740BYE
66351.304Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.000740BYE
67351.304Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE0–00.000740BYE
68361.304Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.000740BYE
69391.304Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000740BYE
70-361.471Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW0–10.000410Lost to Wyoming 38–40
71-421.514Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000410Lost to Oregon 27–30
72-401.514Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–10.000410Lost to Boston College 21–24
73241.514Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–10.000410Lost to Utah State 17–20
74-481.557Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000410Lost to Temple 24–28
75-451.557Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–10.000410Lost to Southern Miss 7–11
76341.557Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–10.000410BYE
77131.686Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–10.000410Lost to Kansas State 14–21
78151.686Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–10.000410Lost to SMU 10–17
79-561.788Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 61–19
80-451.900Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–10.000410Lost to Michigan 8–20
81-261.964Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Idaho State 38–14
82-661.986Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–10.000410Lost to Alabama 7–21
83-382.004Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Middle Tennessee 20–0
84-512.023Houston (HOUSTON)USA1–01.00010Beat SAM Houston State 43–25
85-72.102Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE1–01.00010Beat Villanova 38–28
86252.114USCPAC0–10.000410BYE
87-692.141UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat William & Mary 39–33
88152.141Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat App State 19–13
89162.157Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–10.000410Lost to Colorado 19–37
90-182.171Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B121–01.00010Beat Missouri State 23–20
91-472.180UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Nicholls State 14–12
92-722.243Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–10.000410Lost to Tulane 14–34
9362.243UTEPIND WAC0–10.000410Lost to Arizona 3–23
94-802.286Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW0–10.000410Lost to Central Michigan 21–42
95-332.286New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–10.000410Lost to New Mexico 7–28
96-472.371Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–10.000410Lost to Miami 7–30
97-552.414Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–10.000410Lost to Louisville 14–38
98-322.414Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–10.000410Lost to Maryland 6–30
99-872.457Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–10.000410Lost to Kansas 10–35
100-62.629UABIND FBSI0–10.000410Lost to Auburn 0–29
101-972.671Akron (AKRON)MAC0–10.000410Lost to Ohio 14–44
102-452.671Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–10.000410Lost to Texas 10–40
103-602.843Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–10.000410Lost to Florida 21–55
104-292.843Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–10.000410Lost to West Virginia 0–34
105-293.014Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.000410Lost to Michigan State 14–52
106-853.314Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–10.000410Lost to North Carolina 0–45
107-273.314San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–10.000410Lost to Air Force 0–45
108-993.486Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000410Lost to BYU 9–58
109-683.871Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–10.000410Lost to Miami (OH) 6–64
110-143.914UNLVIND WAC0–10.000410Lost to Tennessee 3–62
111-411.243Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–10.000410Lost to Eastern Illinois 20–28

1996 Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
10-0.108Penn State (PENN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat USC 24–7
2-10.020BYUIND WAC1–01.00010Beat Texas A&M 41–37
3-20.071Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
4-30.071Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00050BYE
5-40.071Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
6-50.071Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00050BYE
7-60.071Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
8-70.071Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00050BYE
9-80.071Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
10-90.071Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
11-100.071Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00050BYE
12-110.071Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00050BYE
13-120.071Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.00050BYE
14-130.071Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
15-140.071Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
16-150.071Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
17-160.071California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00050BYE
18-170.071UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
19-180.071Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
20-190.071Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–00.00050BYE
21-200.071Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00050BYE
22-210.071Colorado (COLORADO)B120–00.00050BYE
23-220.071Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
24-230.071Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
25-240.071East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
26-250.071Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
27-260.071Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
28-270.071Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
29-280.071Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
30-290.071Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
31-300.071Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00050BYE
32-310.071Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
33-320.071Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–00.00050BYE
34-330.071Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
35-340.071Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00050BYE
36-350.071Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00050BYE
37-360.071Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00050BYE
38-370.071Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.00050BYE
39-380.071Kansas (KANSAS)B120–00.00050BYE
40-390.071Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.00050BYE
41-400.071Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00050BYE
42-410.071Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00050BYE
43-420.071Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
44-430.071UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
45-440.071Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
46-450.071Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA0–00.00050BYE
47-460.071LSUSEC0–00.00050BYE
48-470.071Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00050BYE
49-480.071Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–00.00050BYE
50-490.071Miami (MIAMI)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
51-500.071Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00050BYE
52-510.071Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00050BYE
53-520.071Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00050BYE
54-530.071Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00050BYE
55-540.071Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00050BYE
56-550.071Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00050BYE
57-560.071Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–00.00050BYE
58-570.071Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
59-580.071Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B120–00.00050BYE
60-590.071Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
61-600.071New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
62-610.071New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
63-620.071North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00050BYE
64-630.071NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00050BYE
65-640.071North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
66-650.071Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
67-660.071Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00050BYE
68-670.071Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
69-680.071Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00050BYE
70-690.071Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00050BYE
71-700.071Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–00.00050BYE
72-710.071Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.00050BYE
73-720.071Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00050BYE
74-730.071Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
75-740.071Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
76-750.071Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00050BYE
77-760.071Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
78-770.071Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
79-780.071San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
80-790.071San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
81-800.071SMUIND WAC0–00.00050BYE
82-810.071South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00050BYE
83-820.071Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–00.00050BYE
84-830.071Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00050BYE
85-840.071Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
86-850.071TCUIND WAC0–00.00050BYE
87-860.071Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
88-870.071Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00050BYE
89-880.071Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.00050BYE
90-890.071Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–00.00050BYE
91-900.071Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00050BYE
92-910.071Tulane (TULANE)USA0–00.00050BYE
93-920.071Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
94-930.071UABIND FBSI0–00.00050BYE
95-940.071UCLAPAC0–00.00050BYE
96-950.071UNLVIND WAC0–00.00050BYE
97-960.071Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
98-970.071Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–00.00050BYE
99-980.071UTEPIND WAC0–00.00050BYE
100-990.071Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00050BYE
101-1000.071Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00050BYE
102-1010.071Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
103-1020.071Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00050BYE
104-1030.071Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00050BYE
105-1040.071Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00050BYE
106-1050.071West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–00.00050BYE
107-1060.071Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00050BYE
108-1070.071Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00050BYE
109-1080.071Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00050BYE
110-1090.336Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–10.00030Lost to BYU 37–41
111-1100.893USCPAC0–10.00030Lost to Penn State 7–24

1996 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

1996 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1380.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1980.000Akron (AKRON)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1250.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1510.000Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1430.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1400.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1630.000Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1610.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1240.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1440.000Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1390.000Baylor (BAYLOR)B120–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Boise State (BOISE STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1680.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1640.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1360.000BYUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1810.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1720.000Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1310.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1370.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Colorado (COLORADO)B120–00.00010Preseason
1290.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1870.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1540.000Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1690.000Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1500.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1520.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1860.000Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1890.000Houston (HOUSTON)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Idaho (IDAHO)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1420.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
1900.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1320.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1790.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Kansas (KANSAS)B120–00.00010Preseason
190.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
11070.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1660.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1600.000Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11030.000UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1710.000Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1450.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1280.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
1530.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1840.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1260.000Miami (MIAMI)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1460.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1670.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1550.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1800.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1780.000Missouri (MISSOURI)B120–00.00010Preseason
1730.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)B120–00.00010Preseason
1220.000Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1740.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1820.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1410.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1830.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11000.000North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
1880.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
180.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1960.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1580.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)B120–00.00010Preseason
1700.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)B120–00.00010Preseason
1200.000Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
11040.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Penn State (PENN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1940.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1590.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1950.000Rice (RICE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1770.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1350.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1910.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
11020.000SMUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1650.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1490.000Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1340.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1560.000TCUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1970.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
120.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Texas (TEXAS)B120–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)B120–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)B120–00.00010Preseason
130.000Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1990.000Tulane (TULANE)USA0–00.00010Preseason
1750.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000UABIND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1330.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
11060.000UNLVIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1300.000Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1760.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW0–00.00010Preseason
11010.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1930.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
11050.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1850.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1620.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE0–00.00010Preseason
1470.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1570.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1480.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason

1995 Final College Football Team Rankings

1995 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.562Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+75Beat Florida 62–24
200.875Florida (FLORIDA)SEC12–10.9233+71Lost to Nebraska 24–62
300.977Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC11–10.9174+64BYE
400.986Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–0–10.9582+57BYE
501.032Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–20.8336+55BYE
601.077Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC10–20.8336+46BYE
701.098Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B1010–20.8336+57BYE
801.143Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1011–20.8465+52BYE
901.229Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–30.75015+48BYE
1001.240Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B810–20.8336+43BYE
1101.321Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–2–10.80812+46BYE
1201.411Kansas (KANSAS)IND B810–20.8336+46BYE
1301.428Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE10–20.8336+42BYE
1401.472Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–30.75015+42BYE
1501.578USCPAC9–2–10.79213+33BYE
1601.613Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77314+28BYE
1701.641Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–30.75015+31BYE
1801.685Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE9–30.75015+32BYE
1901.701Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC9–30.75015+32BYE
2001.751Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–40.69225+36BYE
2101.814Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–30.75015+31BYE
2201.841East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI9–30.75015+33BYE
2301.886Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW9–30.75015+27BYE
2401.900Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC9–40.69225+30BYE
2501.976Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–40.66727+23BYE
2601.994Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–30.72723+25BYE
2702.018Miami (MIAMI)IND BE8–30.72723+23BYE
2802.042Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–4–10.62538+23BYE
2902.099LSUSEC7–4–10.62538+21BYE
3002.139Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66727+24BYE
3102.194Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–40.63632+21BYE
3202.207Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54545+22BYE
3302.219Iowa (IOWA)B108–40.66727+17BYE
3402.265UCLAPAC7–50.58343+23BYE
3502.283Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–4–10.62538+18BYE
3602.301San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66727+19BYE
3702.317BYUIND WAC7–40.63632+20BYE
3802.321Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–40.66727+15BYE
3902.404Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–50.61541+22BYE
4002.464Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–40.63632+11BYE
4102.612Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC8–50.61541+19BYE
4202.622North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–50.58343+14BYE
4302.711Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–5–10.50058+12BYE
4402.792Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54545+14BYE
4502.817Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–40.63632+8BYE
4602.835Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–40.63632+2BYE
4702.882Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–5–10.54257+14BYE
4802.907Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63632+3BYE
4902.988Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54545+6BYE
5002.995Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54545+4BYE
5103.019Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–60.50058+10BYE
5203.109Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–50.54545+3BYE
5303.203Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–50.54545-1BYE
5403.220Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–50.54545+2BYE
5503.256Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.545450BYE
5603.295Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54545-1BYE
5703.300TCUIND SWC6–50.54545-2BYE
5803.321Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–5–20.45562+3BYE
5903.375Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–5–10.50058+3BYE
6003.482Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.40968-4BYE
6103.499Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND BW6–50.54545-9BYE
6203.795Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–5–10.50058-14BYE
6303.876West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE5–60.45562-10BYE
6404.192Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND BW6–50.54545-21BYE
6504.274Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45562-14BYE
6604.286South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC4–6–10.40968-13BYE
6704.377Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–70.36470-14BYE
6804.463Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–80.27380-13BYE
6904.533Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–80.33377-14BYE
7004.540Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41767-21BYE
7104.563Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–80.33377-15BYE
7204.614Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND BW5–60.45562-18BYE
7304.676Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–70.36470-21BYE
7404.690Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–60.45562-26BYE
7504.702New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36470-21BYE
7604.815Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36470-21BYE
7704.965Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36470-17BYE
7805.005Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE4–70.36470-23BYE
7905.120Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27380-21BYE
8005.146Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.27380-20BYE
8105.174Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–80.27380-23BYE
8205.194California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.27380-28BYE
8305.223New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW4–70.36470-28BYE
8405.260NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27380-28BYE
8505.268Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–80.27380-27BYE
8605.285Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27380-27BYE
8705.398Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–80.33377-30BYE
8805.471Duke (DUKE)ACC3–80.27380-29BYE
8905.537Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND BW3–80.27380-24BYE
9005.558Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–90.18294-25BYE
9105.619Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.18294-25BYE
9205.721San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–80.27380-32BYE
9305.799Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW3–80.27380-28BYE
9405.817Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.18294-26BYE
9506.066Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–90.18294-34BYE
9606.315Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.22792-36BYE
9706.481Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–8–10.22792-32BYE
9806.912Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–100.091105-41BYE
9906.921Akron (AKRON)MAC2–90.18294-24BYE
10007.174Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-47BYE
10107.496North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.18294-37BYE
10207.567UTEPIND WAC2–100.167103-52BYE
10307.714SMUIND SWC1–100.091105-42BYE
10407.896UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-25BYE
10507.962Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091105-56BYE
10608.182Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091105-45BYE
10708.347UNLVIND BW2–90.18294-54BYE
10808.679Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–9–10.136104-49BYE

1995 Post-Season Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

1995 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.642Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–01.0001+63BYE
200.761Florida (FLORIDA)SEC12–01.0001+71BYE
320.972Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC11–10.9174+65Beat Ohio State 20–14
400.986Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–0–10.9583+57BYE
541.032Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–20.8336+55Beat Oregon 38–6
621.072Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC10–20.8336+47Beat Notre Dame 31–26
7-41.098Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B1010–20.8336+57Lost to USC 32–41
8-21.143Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1011–20.8465+52Lost to Tennessee 14–20
9-21.229Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–30.75015+48Lost to Florida State 26–31
1011.240Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B810–20.8336+43Beat Colorado State 54–21
11-11.321Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–2–10.80812+46Lost to Virginia Tech 10–28
1201.411Kansas (KANSAS)IND B810–20.8336+46BYE
1331.428Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE10–20.8336+42Beat Texas 28–10
1431.472Penn State (PENN STATE)B109–30.75015+42Beat Auburn 43–14
1541.578USCPAC9–2–10.79213+33Beat Northwestern 41–32
16-21.613Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77314+28BYE
1751.641Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–30.75015+31Beat Michigan 22–20
1881.685Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE9–30.75015+32Beat Clemson 41–0
1941.701Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC9–30.75015+32Beat Air Force 55–41
20-71.751Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–40.69225+36Lost to Texas A&M 20–22
21-61.814Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–30.75015+31Lost to Colorado 6–38
2281.841East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI9–30.75015+33Beat Stanford 19–13
2311.886Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW9–30.75015+27BYE
2431.900Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC9–40.69225+30Beat Georgia 34–27
25-71.970Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–40.66727+24Lost to Penn State 14–43
26-51.994Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–30.72723+25BYE
2712.018Miami (MIAMI)IND BE8–30.72723+23BYE
28-82.042Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–4–10.62538+23Lost to Iowa 18–38
2982.092LSUSEC7–4–10.62538+22Beat Michigan State 45–26
30-52.139Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66727+24Lost to Kansas State 21–54
3122.194Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–40.63632+21BYE
3232.207Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54545+22BYE
3382.219Iowa (IOWA)B108–40.66727+17Beat Washington 38–18
3402.265UCLAPAC7–50.58343+23BYE
35-42.283Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–4–10.62538+18Lost to East Carolina 13–19
3632.301San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66727+19BYE
3712.317BYUIND WAC7–40.63632+20BYE
38-92.321Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–40.66727+15Lost to Syracuse 0–41
39-72.404Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–50.61541+22Lost to Texas Tech 41–55
4002.464Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–40.63632+11BYE
41-52.606Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC8–50.61541+20Lost to North Carolina 10–20
4242.622North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–50.58343+14Beat Arkansas 20–10
4312.711Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–5–10.50058+12BYE
4412.792Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54545+14BYE
4522.817Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–40.63632+8BYE
4622.835Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–40.63632+2BYE
47-42.882Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–5–10.54257+14Lost to LSU 26–45
4812.907Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63632+3BYE
4912.988Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54545+6BYE
5012.995Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54545+4BYE
51-93.010Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–60.50058+11Lost to Virginia 27–34
5203.109Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–50.54545+3BYE
5303.203Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–50.54545-1BYE
5413.220Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–50.54545+2BYE
5513.256Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.545450BYE
56-23.286Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.545450BYE
5703.300TCUIND SWC6–50.54545-2BYE
5803.321Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–5–20.45562+3BYE
5913.375Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–5–10.50058+3BYE
60-13.482Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.40968-4BYE
6103.499Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND BW6–50.54545-9BYE
6203.795Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–5–10.50058-14BYE
6303.876West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE5–60.45562-10BYE
6414.192Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND BW6–50.54545-21BYE
6514.274Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45562-14BYE
66-24.275South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC4–6–10.40968-12BYE
6704.366Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–70.36470-13BYE
6814.463Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–80.27380-13BYE
69-14.533Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–80.33377-14BYE
7004.540Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41767-21BYE
7104.563Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–80.33377-15BYE
7204.614Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND BW5–60.45562-18BYE
7324.676Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–70.36470-21BYE
74-14.690Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–60.45562-26BYE
75-14.702New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36470-21BYE
7604.815Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36470-21BYE
7704.965Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36470-17BYE
7805.005Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE4–70.36470-23BYE
7925.120Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27380-21BYE
8055.146Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.27380-20BYE
81-25.174Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–80.27380-23BYE
82-25.194California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.27380-28BYE
8305.223New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW4–70.36470-28BYE
8425.260NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27380-28BYE
85-35.268Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–80.27380-27BYE
86-25.285Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27380-27BYE
8705.398Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–80.33377-30BYE
8805.471Duke (DUKE)ACC3–80.27380-29BYE
8905.525Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND BW3–80.27380-23BYE
9025.545Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–90.18294-24BYE
9105.619Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.18294-25BYE
9215.721San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–80.27380-32BYE
9315.799Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW3–80.27380-28BYE
94-45.804Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.18294-25BYE
9506.066Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–90.18294-34BYE
9606.315Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.22792-36BYE
9706.481Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–8–10.22792-32BYE
9816.912Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–100.091105-41BYE
99-16.921Akron (AKRON)MAC2–90.18294-24BYE
10007.174Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-47BYE
10117.496North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.18294-37BYE
102-17.567UTEPIND WAC2–100.167103-52BYE
10307.714SMUIND SWC1–100.091105-42BYE
10417.896UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-25BYE
105-17.962Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091105-56BYE
10608.182Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091105-45BYE
10708.347UNLVIND BW2–90.18294-54BYE
10808.679Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–9–10.136104-49BYE

1995 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1995 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.653Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–01.0001+61BYE
200.732Florida (FLORIDA)SEC12–01.0001+68BYE
300.970Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B1010–10.9095+57BYE
401.005Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–0–10.9583+57BYE
501.028Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–10.9095+53BYE
611.055Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1011–10.9174+52BYE
7-11.058Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.8189+51BYE
801.188Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)ACC9–20.8189+37BYE
901.193Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.8189+44BYE
1001.233Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC10–1–10.8757+46BYE
1101.407Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B89–20.8189+35BYE
1201.453Kansas (KANSAS)IND B810–20.8338+45Beat UCLA 51–30
1301.581Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–30.75017+40BYE
1411.606Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77315+29BYE
15-11.621Oregon (OREGON)PAC9–20.8189+34BYE
1601.651Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND BE9–20.8189+30BYE
1701.660Penn State (PENN STATE)B108–30.72719+34BYE
1801.687Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–30.72719+28BYE
1911.769USCPAC8–2–10.77315+24BYE
20-11.772Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–3–10.68229+30BYE
2111.877Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–30.72719+26BYE
22-11.878Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–30.72719+22BYE
2301.889Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–30.72719+24BYE
2401.924Nevada (NEVADA)IND BW9–30.75017+27BYE
2501.930Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC8–30.72719+26BYE
2601.937Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND BE8–30.72719+23BYE
2712.004Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC8–40.66731+25BYE
28-12.008Miami (MIAMI)IND BE8–30.72719+22BYE
2912.051Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC8–30.72719+18BYE
3012.052East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI8–30.72719+25BYE
3112.126Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–3–10.68229+22BYE
3212.128Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–40.66731+28BYE
3312.167Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–40.63635+24BYE
34-52.248UCLAPAC7–50.58344+24Lost to Kansas 30–51
3502.260Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI6–50.54545+20BYE
3602.273Arkansas (ARKANSAS)SEC8–40.66731+25BYE
3712.319LSUSEC6–4–10.59142+16BYE
38-12.326BYUIND WAC7–40.63635+21BYE
3902.361San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC8–40.66731+20BYE
4002.519Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–40.63635+11BYE
4102.540Iowa (IOWA)B107–40.63635+12BYE
4202.586Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–50.54545+16BYE
4312.681Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–4–10.59142+18BYE
44-12.690Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–5–10.50059+15BYE
4502.768Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC6–50.54545+16BYE
4602.872North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54545+6BYE
4702.875Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC7–40.63635+8BYE
4802.877Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI7–40.63635+3BYE
4902.933Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–40.63635+4BYE
5002.964Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–50.54545+8BYE
5103.011Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54545+4BYE
5203.088Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–50.54545+5BYE
5303.160Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–50.545450BYE
5403.185Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54545+2BYE
5503.245Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–50.54545+2BYE
5603.301Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.545450BYE
5703.351TCUIND SWC6–50.54545-1BYE
5803.379Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–5–20.45562+4BYE
5903.430Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.409680BYE
6003.450Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–5–10.50059+3BYE
6103.465Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND BW6–50.54545-8BYE
6203.739Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-11BYE
6303.909West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND BE5–60.45562-10BYE
6404.106South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)SEC4–6–10.40968-9BYE
6504.209Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND BW6–50.54545-21BYE
6604.307Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–60.45562-14BYE
6704.324Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–70.36470-12BYE
6804.460Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND BE4–80.33377-11BYE
6904.479Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–80.27380-9BYE
7004.545Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41767-20BYE
7104.613Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–80.33377-15BYE
7214.624Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)IND BW5–60.45562-18BYE
73-14.633Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI5–60.45562-24BYE
7404.684New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36470-20BYE
7504.735Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–70.36470-21BYE
7604.890Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI4–70.36470-21BYE
7704.949Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND BW4–70.36470-16BYE
7805.043Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND BE4–70.36470-23BYE
7915.124Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–80.27380-21BYE
80-15.182California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.27380-26BYE
8115.197Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–80.27380-21BYE
8215.203Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI3–80.27380-25BYE
8315.206New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND BW4–70.36470-27BYE
84-35.231Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–80.27380-24BYE
8505.247Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–80.27380-20BYE
8605.272NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27380-27BYE
8705.337Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–80.33377-27BYE
8805.494Duke (DUKE)ACC3–80.27380-28BYE
8905.561Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND BW3–80.27380-23BYE
9005.592Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–90.18294-22BYE
9115.637Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.18294-21BYE
92-15.638Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–90.18294-23BYE
9305.751San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND BW3–80.27380-31BYE
9405.775Pacific (PACIFIC)IND BW3–80.27380-27BYE
9506.072Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND BE2–90.18294-32BYE
9606.458Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.22792-35BYE
9706.545Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–8–10.22792-32BYE
9806.987Akron (AKRON)MAC2–90.18294-24BYE
9907.014Temple (TEMPLE)IND BE1–100.091105-41BYE
10007.194Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-47BYE
10107.500UTEPIND WAC2–100.167103-50BYE
10207.589North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND FBSI2–90.18294-37BYE
10307.727SMUIND SWC1–100.091105-41BYE
10407.889Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–100.091105-53BYE
10507.896UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)IND FBSI2–90.18294-24BYE
10608.203Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091105-44BYE
10708.361UNLVIND BW2–90.18294-54BYE
10808.735Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–9–10.136104-49BYE

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