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1986 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 4, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	2	0.708	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	7–0–1	0.938	4	+31	Beat Washington 34–21
2	-1	0.830	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+34	Beat West Virginia 19–0
3	-1	0.886	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	6	+26	Beat Kansas 64–3
4	1	0.906	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Florida State 41–23
5	-1	0.968	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Illinois 69–13
6	1	1.134	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+24	Lost to Arizona State 21–34
7	-1	1.201	LSU	SEC	5–2	0.714	27	+21	Lost to Ole Miss 19–21
8	3	1.218	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–1	0.889	5	+28	Beat Mississippi State 38–3
9	0	1.377	UCLA	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+20	Beat Oregon State 49–0
10	8	1.435	USC	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+24	Beat Arizona 20–13
11	3	1.464	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	6	+20	Beat SMU 39–35
12	1	1.500	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	6	+19	Beat Rice 45–14
13	7	1.518	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	13	+20	Beat Iowa 31–10
14	3	1.548	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+19	Beat Washington State 42–12
15	-3	1.563	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–1–1	0.813	12	+19	Beat South Carolina 23–22
16	0	1.679	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1	0.875	6	+14	Beat Kansas State 38–0
17	-7	1.696	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–2	0.750	16	+16	Lost to Ohio State 10–31
18	5	1.706	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–2	0.750	16	+16	Beat Wake Forest 28–20
19	-11	1.756	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–1	0.875	6	+10	Lost to Florida 17–18
20	6	1.764	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–2–1	0.722	25	+15	Beat LSU 21–19
21	0	1.847	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	7–1	0.875	6	+11	Beat CAL State Fullerton 30–20
22	-7	1.936	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–2	0.750	16	+12	Lost to USC 13–20
23	2	1.954	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	13	+14	Beat New Mexico State 45–7
24	3	1.985	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–2	0.778	13	+13	Beat Central Michigan 59–21
25	-3	1.993	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	6–2	0.750	16	+11	Beat Richmond 28–13
26	6	2.043	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	30	+14	Beat Louisville 41–0
27	2	2.118	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	16	+12	BYE
28	3	2.123	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–2–1	0.688	30	+12	Beat Maryland 32–30
29	-10	2.151	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	36	+12	Lost to San Diego State 26–27
30	-6	2.175	BYU	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	27	+12	BYE
31	2	2.182	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–2–1	0.722	25	+9	Beat Kentucky 17–15
32	5	2.342	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–3	0.625	36	+10	Beat Minnesota 52–23
33	-5	2.379	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	48	+9	Lost to Miami 23–41
34	1	2.436	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	36	+8	BYE
35	1	2.451	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	36	+13	Beat Texas 23–21
36	-6	2.453	SMU	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	36	+11	Lost to Texas A&M 35–39
37	13	2.481	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	54	+10	Beat Auburn 18–17
38	4	2.499	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–3–1	0.563	48	+8	Beat Duke 34–6
39	14	2.663	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	36	+8	Beat Colorado State 27–26
40	-1	2.685	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	+7	Beat Army 27–20
41	-1	2.712	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–3	0.625	36	+6	Beat Wisconsin 21–7
42	-8	2.750	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–3	0.667	32	+7	Lost to Alabama 3–38
43	-2	2.777	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	27	+5	Beat Utah 33–13
44	-1	2.780	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	+5	BYE
45	10	2.939	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	54	+4	Beat Oklahoma State 31–14
46	5	2.990	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	+9	Beat Indiana State 46–14
47	9	2.999	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	36	+3	Beat Missouri 37–14
48	4	3.061	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+6	Beat Wichita State 38–10
49	10	3.068	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	67	+4	Beat Navy 33–14
50	-3	3.094	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–4–1	0.438	65	+5	Lost to Virginia Tech 15–17
51	3	3.128	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	51	+5	Beat New Mexico 35–25
52	-8	3.158	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–3	0.667	32	0	Lost to Eastern Michigan 7–14
53	8	3.299	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	32	-3	Beat Ball State 14–7
54	8	3.423	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	47	0	Beat Utah State 14–3
55	-17	3.431	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–3–1	0.563	48	-2	Lost to Syracuse 20–24
56	-7	3.436	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–4	0.500	54	+3	Lost to Michigan State 23–52
57	-11	3.439	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	36	-4	Lost to Tulane 39–42
58	-10	3.489	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–4	0.500	54	0	Lost to North Carolina 30–32
59	-14	3.494	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–4	0.429	67	+2	Lost to Texas Tech 21–23
60	-3	3.673	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–4	0.500	54	-4	Lost to Clemson 20–28
61	-3	3.717	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–4–1	0.438	65	-1	Lost to Stanford 12–42
62	5	3.779	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–6	0.333	77	+3	Beat California 27–9
63	6	3.835	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-1	Beat Pittsburgh 24–20
64	2	3.859	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–4	0.556	51	-5	Beat Western Michigan 28–7
65	-1	3.909	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	54	+2	BYE
66	2	4.037	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	54	-3	Beat East Carolina 23–21
67	-4	4.197	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	54	-8	Lost to Miami (OH) 21–59
68	5	4.514	UNLV	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	54	-11	Beat North Texas 27–26
69	-9	4.555	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–5	0.444	63	-9	Lost to Northern Illinois 8–16
70	-5	4.560	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	69	-8	Lost to Colorado 14–31
71	1	4.788	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–5–1	0.313	80	-9	Lost to NC State 22–23
72	4	4.833	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–5	0.444	63	-1	Beat Ohio 17–13
73	-3	4.887	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–6	0.333	77	-10	Lost to Indiana 7–21
74	15	4.984	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-3	Beat Louisiana 42–39
75	-4	5.141	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–6	0.250	82	-10	Lost to UCLA 0–49
76	-1	5.147	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	81	-8	BYE
77	2	5.196	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–6	0.250	82	-10	Lost to Michigan 13–69
78	8	5.209	TCU	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	69	-7	Beat Houston 30–14
79	-5	5.309	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–5	0.375	69	-14	Lost to Georgia Tech 6–34
80	2	5.441	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	82	-10	Lost to Penn State 0–19
81	-1	5.514	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	69	-15	Lost to Oklahoma 3–64
82	-1	5.557	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	77	-16	Lost to Wyoming 25–35
83	-6	5.663	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-10	Lost to Notre Dame 14–33
84	0	5.748	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	69	-10	Lost to Boston College 20–27
85	-7	5.925	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–7	0.125	95	-15	Lost to TCU 14–30
86	2	6.091	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	82	-16	Lost to Iowa State 14–37
87	10	6.134	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–6	0.250	82	-14	Beat Northwestern 17–16
88	-5	6.266	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–6	0.250	82	-11	Lost to William & Mary 37–41
89	2	6.323	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	82	-9	Lost to Arkansas 14–45
90	4	6.472	UTEP	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	93	-21	BYE
91	-6	6.494	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–6	0.250	82	-23	Lost to Purdue 16–17
92	-5	6.528	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–7	0.125	95	-20	Lost to Oregon 9–27
93	0	6.561	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	82	-20	Lost to Rutgers 0–41
94	-2	6.626	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	82	-21	Lost to Long Beach State 3–14
95	1	6.638	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	82	-13	Lost to Nebraska 0–38
96	-6	6.649	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–7	0.125	95	-19	Lost to Memphis 21–22
97	-2	6.804	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–8	0.111	99	-21	Lost to Toledo 7–28
98	0	7.357	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	99	-23	Lost to Southern Miss 21–23
99	0	7.496	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–7	0.000	103	-19	Lost to Hawai'i 13–33
100	0	7.612	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	94	-20	Lost to Fresno State 20–30
101	0	7.640	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	99	-19	Beat Bowling Green 16–8
102	0	7.695	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	95	-18	Beat Vanderbilt 22–21
103	1	8.658	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–9	0.100	102	-28	Lost to San José State 7–45
104	-1	8.983	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–9	0.000	103	-31	Lost to Kent State 13–17

1986 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

October 28, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	4	0.813	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Alabama 23–3
2	1	0.819	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	7	+21	Beat Iowa State 38–0
3	-2	0.863	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	6–0–1	0.929	5	+21	Beat Utah 52–7
4	2	0.920	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Indiana 38–14
5	-1	0.955	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+21	BYE
6	1	0.960	LSU	SEC	5–1	0.833	15	+19	Beat North Carolina 30–3
7	-5	0.997	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–1	0.857	7	+21	Beat Oregon 38–3
8	5	1.314	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+13	Beat Mississippi State 35–6
9	3	1.407	UCLA	PAC	5–2	0.714	23	+16	Beat Washington State 54–16
10	1	1.416	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	6–1	0.857	7	+15	Beat Northwestern 27–20
11	-3	1.474	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–1	0.875	6	+17	Lost to Penn State 3–23
12	10	1.523	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–1–1	0.786	16	+15	Beat Clemson 27–3
13	3	1.569	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	7	+14	Beat Houston 30–13
14	3	1.596	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	6–1	0.857	7	+14	Beat Rice 45–10
15	3	1.685	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	6–1	0.857	7	+12	Beat California 33–16
16	-7	1.697	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–1	0.857	7	+11	Lost to Colorado 10–20
17	-7	1.719	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–2	0.714	23	+14	Lost to USC 0–10
18	3	1.725	USC	PAC	5–2	0.714	23	+17	Beat Stanford 10–0
19	5	1.734	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	23	+13	Beat Wyoming 20–15
20	0	1.801	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	6–2	0.750	17	+12	Beat Minnesota 33–0
21	5	1.842	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–1	0.857	7	+8	Beat Long Beach State 25–12
22	3	1.882	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–2	0.714	23	+11	Beat Kentucky 31–9
23	-9	1.945	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–2	0.714	23	+10	Lost to NC State 3–27
24	-1	1.970	BYU	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	23	+13	Beat UTEP 37–13
25	3	2.049	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	6–2	0.750	17	+11	Beat Pacific 44–15
26	1	2.054	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–2–1	0.688	32	+8	Beat Vanderbilt 28–12
27	5	2.086	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–2	0.750	17	+8	Beat Northern Illinois 20–6
28	8	2.089	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	35	+7	Beat Louisville 54–18
29	5	2.152	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	17	+10	Beat San Diego State 22–10
30	-15	2.158	SMU	IND SWC	5–2	0.714	23	+11	Lost to Texas 24–27
31	-12	2.240	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–2–1	0.643	35	+8	Lost to LSU 3–30
32	14	2.346	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	35	+9	Beat Army 35–7
33	4	2.440	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–2–1	0.688	32	+4	Beat Virginia 42–10
34	-4	2.507	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	17	+5	Lost to Auburn 6–35
35	4	2.535	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–3	0.625	39	+6	Beat TCU 28–17
36	5	2.603	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	43	+9	BYE
37	6	2.716	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–3	0.571	43	+5	Beat Purdue 37–3
38	13	2.721	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	35	+2	Beat Navy 56–14
39	10	2.767	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	43	+5	Beat West Virginia 19–10
40	-9	2.772	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–3	0.571	43	+4	Lost to Michigan 14–38
41	13	2.781	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	34	+6	Beat CAL State Fullerton 26–15
42	-2	2.784	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–3–1	0.500	53	+5	Beat Tennessee 14–13
43	-14	2.810	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	39	+4	Lost to Syracuse 24–27
44	3	2.831	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–2	0.750	17	0	Beat Western Michigan 24–10
45	17	2.874	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	53	+5	Beat SMU 27–24
46	7	2.876	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	23	0	Beat Stephen F. Austin 28–14
47	-12	2.898	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–3–1	0.500	53	+5	Lost to Georgia 9–31
48	13	2.961	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–3	0.571	43	+3	Beat Duke 27–19
49	-16	2.966	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–3	0.571	43	+4	Lost to Ohio State 0–33
50	-6	3.006	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–4	0.429	63	+3	BYE
51	1	3.024	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	53	+8	Beat Wichita State 24–19
52	-2	3.093	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	39	+7	BYE
53	-15	3.186	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	43	+2	Lost to Air Force 10–22
54	-6	3.201	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	53	+3	Lost to Colorado State 15–20
55	13	3.256	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–4	0.429	63	+1	Beat Nebraska 20–10
56	-14	3.281	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–3	0.571	43	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 0–38
57	-1	3.294	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–3	0.571	43	-1	BYE
58	-13	3.439	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–3–1	0.500	53	0	Lost to UCLA 16–54
59	1	3.511	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	76	+1	BYE
60	5	3.678	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–4	0.500	53	0	Beat Kent State 31–15
61	14	3.788	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–3	0.625	39	-8	Beat Central Michigan 34–16
62	-4	3.855	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Lost to Fresno State 12–25
63	-6	3.902	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	43	-6	Lost to Eastern Michigan 16–34
64	-5	3.912	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–4	0.500	53	+1	Lost to San José State 15–44
65	9	3.972	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–4	0.429	63	-3	Beat Kansas 24–6
66	6	4.022	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	53	-6	Beat Ohio 24–21
67	-4	4.201	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–6	0.250	91	+2	Lost to Washington 3–38
68	-13	4.284	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	63	-4	Lost to Tulane 20–35
69	16	4.364	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	77	-3	Beat Temple 27–24
70	9	4.595	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–5	0.375	72	-7	Beat Illinois 15–9
71	5	4.705	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–5	0.286	77	-6	Beat Boise State 34–3
72	12	4.745	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–4–1	0.357	75	-7	Beat East Carolina 38–3
73	-9	4.752	UNLV	IND PCAA	3–4	0.429	63	-9	Lost to Utah State 6–7
74	-8	4.787	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–4	0.429	63	-9	Lost to Maryland 19–27
75	-8	4.839	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–5	0.286	77	-5	Lost to Georgia Tech 13–14
76	-5	5.038	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–5	0.375	72	0	Lost to Bowling Green 15–31
77	-7	5.053	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	63	-5	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–56
78	2	5.175	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–6	0.143	94	-8	Lost to Arkansas 13–30
79	-6	5.206	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–5	0.286	77	-10	Lost to Wisconsin 9–15
80	-11	5.264	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–4	0.429	63	-12	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–24
81	5	5.272	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	72	-12	Beat New Mexico State 45–14
82	-1	5.368	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	77	-9	Lost to Boston College 10–19
83	-5	5.370	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–5	0.286	77	-9	Lost to Virginia Tech 10–42
84	-7	5.468	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	63	-6	Lost to Rutgers 7–35
85	-2	5.636	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–5	0.286	77	-13	Lost to Iowa 20–27
86	-4	5.718	TCU	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	77	-7	Lost to Baylor 17–28
87	3	5.744	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–6	0.143	94	-11	Lost to Arizona 16–33
88	9	5.851	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	77	-12	Beat Kansas State 17–6
89	7	5.947	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	77	-7	Beat Southern Miss 35–20
90	-2	5.970	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–6	0.143	94	-10	Lost to Ole Miss 12–28
91	0	6.224	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	77	-7	Lost to Texas A&M 10–45
92	6	6.288	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–5	0.286	77	-16	Beat UNLV 7–6
93	-4	6.362	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	77	-17	Lost to Florida State 18–54
94	-1	6.383	UTEP	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	92	-19	Lost to BYU 13–37
95	0	6.431	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–7	0.125	98	-15	Lost to Ball State 10–24
96	-9	6.682	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–5	0.286	77	-11	Lost to Missouri 6–17
97	-3	6.851	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–6	0.143	94	-13	Lost to Michigan State 3–37
98	-6	6.982	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–7	0.125	98	-15	Lost to South Carolina 3–38
99	1	7.665	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	101	-16	Lost to Arizona State 7–52
100	-1	8.010	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	92	-18	Lost to Hawai'i 15–26
101	3	8.410	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	101	-19	Lost to Miami (OH) 6–20
102	-1	8.479	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	101	-16	BYE
103	0	8.524	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–8	0.000	101	-22	Lost to Toledo 21–24
104	-2	8.761	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–8	0.111	100	-24	Lost to New Mexico 14–45

1986 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

October 21, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.706	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–0–1	0.917	7	+18	Beat USC 29–20
2	0	0.909	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–1	0.833	9	+16	Beat Bowling Green 48–0
3	0	0.931	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–1	0.833	9	+14	Beat Oklahoma State 19–0
4	1	1.036	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+18	Beat Cincinnati 45–13
5	-1	1.053	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Syracuse 42–3
6	7	1.109	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Iowa 20–17
7	3	1.122	LSU	SEC	4–1	0.800	19	+13	Beat Kentucky 25–16
8	1	1.193	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	7–0	1.000	1	+16	Beat Tennessee 56–28
9	-1	1.289	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Missouri 48–17
10	1	1.362	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–1	0.833	9	+13	Beat Oregon 41–7
11	-5	1.393	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–1	0.833	9	+11	Lost to Michigan 17–20
12	6	1.404	UCLA	PAC	4–2	0.667	28	+12	Beat California 36–10
13	3	1.542	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Georgia Tech 31–10
14	7	1.586	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–1	0.833	9	+9	Beat Duke 35–3
15	-3	1.613	SMU	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	9	+12	Beat Houston 10–3
16	6	1.624	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	9	+11	Beat Texas 21–14
17	8	1.703	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–1	0.833	9	+11	Beat Baylor 31–30
18	5	1.736	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–1	0.833	9	+8	Beat Oregon State 23–12
19	-12	1.845	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1–1	0.750	20	+8	Lost to NC State 34–35
20	8	1.977	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	5–2	0.714	22	+8	Beat Purdue 39–11
21	-7	1.981	USC	PAC	4–2	0.667	28	+11	Lost to Arizona State 20–29
22	15	2.004	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	4–1–1	0.750	20	+9	Beat North Carolina 35–34
23	23	2.051	BYU	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	28	+9	Beat Wyoming 34–22
24	19	2.056	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	28	+6	Beat Hawai'i 31–7
25	6	2.080	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–2	0.667	28	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 38–16
26	10	2.094	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1	0.833	9	+4	Beat Pacific 10–9
27	15	2.144	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–2–1	0.643	39	+5	Beat Louisiana 21–20
28	7	2.155	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	5–2	0.714	22	+7	Beat UNLV 23–20
29	18	2.169	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	22	+7	Beat Virginia Tech 29–13
30	4	2.245	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–1	0.857	8	+4	Beat Tulane 34–27
31	-12	2.292	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–2	0.667	28	+4	Lost to Minnesota 17–19
32	-15	2.306	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–2	0.714	22	+5	Lost to Western Michigan 17–27
33	12	2.360	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–2	0.667	28	+6	Beat Indiana 19–17
34	-19	2.407	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–2	0.714	22	+5	Lost to Notre Dame 3–31
35	-11	2.422	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–2–1	0.583	44	+6	Lost to LSU 16–25
36	8	2.430	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	44	+4	Beat Wichita State 59–3
37	-10	2.608	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–2–1	0.643	39	+2	Lost to Temple 13–29
38	17	2.663	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	28	+4	Beat UTEP 15–10
39	-10	2.699	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	49	+5	Lost to Texas A&M 30–31
40	-8	2.735	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–3–1	0.417	69	+4	Lost to Auburn 10–31
41	13	2.791	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–3	0.571	49	+7	Beat Rice 49–21
42	-22	2.831	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	28	+2	Lost to Colorado 3–31
43	13	2.914	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–3	0.500	55	+4	Beat Illinois 29–21
44	18	2.946	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–4	0.429	64	+4	Beat Rutgers 15–3
45	-4	2.950	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	44	+1	BYE
46	-20	3.014	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	44	+3	Lost to Florida 3–15
47	12	3.023	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	5–2	0.714	22	-1	Beat Kent State 26–17
48	-18	3.032	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–3	0.571	49	+4	Lost to BYU 22–34
49	4	3.034	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	+3	Beat Louisville 41–7
50	17	3.074	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	41	+6	Beat Central Michigan 42–6
51	0	3.103	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	44	0	BYE
52	-19	3.111	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	64	+7	Lost to Miami 13–45
53	-13	3.116	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	28	0	Lost to Ole Miss 20–21
54	-15	3.206	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	42	+2	Lost to Colorado State 7–31
55	2	3.299	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	+3	Beat Memphis 14–9
56	8	3.306	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–3	0.571	49	0	Beat Maryland 27–21
57	-19	3.348	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–2	0.667	28	-3	Lost to Tulsa 6–42
58	16	3.428	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	42	0	Beat New Mexico State 38–7
59	-11	3.502	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–3	0.571	49	+4	Lost to Fresno State 9–10
60	18	3.578	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	71	+1	Beat Air Force 31–3
61	-12	3.598	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–3	0.500	55	-1	Lost to Wake Forest 21–27
62	-4	3.756	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	70	0	Lost to Arkansas 14–21
63	-3	3.846	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–5	0.286	83	+3	Lost to Stanford 7–41
64	-3	4.001	UNLV	IND PCAA	3–3	0.500	55	-3	Lost to San José State 20–23
65	-2	4.099	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–4	0.429	64	-2	Lost to Washington 0–48
66	-1	4.133	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–3	0.500	55	-4	Lost to Clemson 3–35
67	2	4.151	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–4	0.333	71	0	Lost to Alabama 28–56
68	21	4.216	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	71	-5	Beat Iowa State 31–3
69	-17	4.425	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	55	-6	Lost to Kansas State 12–29
70	-20	4.428	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	-2	Lost to Pennsylvania 26–30
71	1	4.525	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–4	0.429	64	+3	Lost to Ball State 17–26
72	10	4.534	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–4	0.429	64	-6	Beat Northern Illinois 29–28
73	-7	4.574	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–4	0.333	71	-4	Lost to Michigan State 21–29
74	-1	4.613	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	71	-5	Lost to Oklahoma 0–19
75	6	4.631	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–3	0.571	49	-11	Beat Ohio 33–31
76	0	4.908	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	89	-4	Lost to Arizona 12–23
77	-9	5.109	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	55	-4	Lost to Holy Cross 14–17
78	-1	5.110	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–4	0.333	71	-5	BYE
79	6	5.151	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–5	0.286	83	-7	Beat Northwestern 35–27
80	4	5.217	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–5	0.167	89	-7	Lost to SMU 3–10
81	-2	5.246	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	71	-6	BYE
82	-11	5.267	TCU	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	71	-3	Lost to North Texas 20–24
83	-13	5.305	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–4	0.333	71	-9	Lost to Wisconsin 27–35
84	2	5.421	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	86	-6	BYE
85	-10	5.481	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	89	-7	Lost to Penn State 3–42
86	8	5.919	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	83	-11	Beat Utah 47–43
87	11	6.004	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–4	0.333	71	-5	Beat Kansas 29–12
88	-5	6.016	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–5	0.167	89	-7	Lost to Georgia 16–38
89	-9	6.052	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	71	-13	Lost to Boston College 7–41
90	0	6.077	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–5	0.167	89	-10	Lost to UCLA 10–36
91	-4	6.196	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	71	-5	Lost to Texas Tech 21–49
92	0	6.219	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–6	0.143	98	-9	Beat Georgia Southern 35–33
93	-5	6.246	UTEP	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	86	-15	Lost to San Diego State 10–15
94	-3	6.339	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–5	0.167	89	-9	Lost to Ohio State 11–39
95	7	6.469	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–6	0.143	98	-11	Beat Miami (OH) 27–17
96	1	7.209	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	89	-8	Lost to Mississippi State 27–34
97	-2	7.309	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–5	0.167	89	-13	Lost to Nebraska 17–48
98	-5	7.768	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	89	-17	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 0–33
99	5	7.884	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	2–6	0.250	86	-14	Beat Utah State 33–0
100	-4	8.116	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	101	-14	Lost to New Mexico 43–47
101	-2	8.244	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	101	-12	Lost to Southern Miss 9–14
102	-1	8.353	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–7	0.125	100	-16	Lost to Long Beach State 7–38
103	-3	8.642	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–7	0.000	101	-16	Lost to Eastern Michigan 31–33
104	-1	9.106	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–7	0.000	101	-16	Lost to Toledo 28–29

1986 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 14, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.864	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–0–1	0.900	8	+11	Beat Oregon 37–17
2	10	0.964	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–1	0.800	13	+11	Beat Stanford 24–14
3	13	0.973	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	13	+9	Beat Texas 47–12
4	3	0.976	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Cincinnati 23–17
5	8	1.110	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat West Virginia 58–14
6	-2	1.136	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Wisconsin 17–6
7	3	1.184	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–0–1	0.900	8	+8	Beat Wake Forest 40–30
8	7	1.201	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Oklahoma State 30–10
9	5	1.318	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Memphis 37–0
10	19	1.393	LSU	SEC	3–1	0.750	27	+8	Beat Georgia 23–14
11	-3	1.404	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–1	0.800	13	+9	Lost to Washington 14–24
12	14	1.470	SMU	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	13	+10	Beat Baylor 27–21
13	5	1.471	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Michigan State 27–6
14	-11	1.488	USC	PAC	4–1	0.800	13	+10	Lost to Washington State 14–34
15	7	1.498	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	10	+9	Beat Navy 40–6
16	1	1.559	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 31–9
17	2	1.567	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	5–1	0.833	10	+9	Beat Toledo 24–8
18	22	1.618	UCLA	PAC	3–2	0.600	40	+8	Beat Arizona 32–25
19	-14	1.673	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–1	0.800	13	+6	Lost to Ohio State 22–24
20	10	1.710	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–1	0.800	13	+7	Beat Kansas 13–10
21	4	1.732	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–1	0.800	13	+6	Beat Virginia 31–17
22	-13	1.850	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	13	+7	Lost to Texas Tech 7–17
23	-12	1.862	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–1	0.800	13	+5	Lost to UCLA 25–32
24	-23	1.964	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–1–1	0.700	30	+6	Lost to Ole Miss 13–33
25	8	2.024	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	13	+5	Beat Houston 19–7
26	1	2.039	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	30	+6	BYE
27	1	2.054	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–1–1	0.750	27	+4	Tied South Carolina 27–27
28	18	2.083	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–2	0.667	33	+6	Beat Indiana 24–22
29	-9	2.156	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	33	+6	Lost to SMU 21–27
30	1	2.181	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	33	+7	Beat Utah 38–14
31	-7	2.256	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–2	0.600	40	+5	Lost to LSU 14–23
32	30	2.286	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	2–2–1	0.500	56	+4	Beat NC State 59–21
33	-12	2.327	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	56	+9	Lost to Penn State 17–23
34	2	2.379	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–1	0.833	10	+2	Beat Arkansas State 24–9
35	0	2.385	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	33	+4	Beat Utah State 38–28
36	5	2.406	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	4–1	0.800	13	0	Beat New Mexico State 17–14
37	-31	2.449	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–1–1	0.700	30	+4	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–59
38	1	2.515	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–1	0.800	13	0	Beat Western Michigan 18–10
39	-5	2.579	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	27	+3	BYE
40	10	2.644	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	13	+1	Beat Tulsa 17–13
41	25	2.649	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–2–1	0.583	52	+2	Beat USC 34–14
42	12	2.668	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2–1	0.583	52	+1	Beat Kentucky 33–13
43	0	2.694	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	40	+2	BYE
44	4	2.700	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	56	+3	Beat Tulane 54–21
45	18	2.732	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–2	0.600	40	+3	Beat Northwestern 44–23
46	-2	2.737	BYU	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	40	+3	BYE
47	2	2.787	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	33	+1	Beat East Carolina 45–28
48	17	3.000	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	33	+5	Beat UNLV 21–15
49	-26	3.028	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–2	0.600	40	+2	Lost to Boston College 25–30
50	-18	3.056	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	40	0	Lost to Air Force 6–40
51	7	3.108	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	52	0	Beat Notre Dame 10–9
52	-14	3.147	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	40	0	Lost to Iowa State 10–13
53	15	3.212	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	+2	Beat Maryland 30–25
54	19	3.227	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	3–3	0.500	56	+3	Beat Arkansas 17–7
55	6	3.280	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	40	0	BYE
56	-11	3.297	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3	0.400	66	+1	Lost to Michigan 6–27
57	-4	3.354	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	+3	BYE
58	-21	3.371	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 12–47
59	5	3.454	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–2	0.667	33	-3	Beat Ohio 30–9
60	-5	3.582	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–4	0.333	76	+3	Lost to Arizona State 17–37
61	-14	3.587	UNLV	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	40	-2	Lost to Pacific 15–21
62	16	3.593	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–4	0.333	76	+1	Beat Kent State 52–9
63	14	3.650	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	56	-1	Beat Eastern Michigan 24–10
64	-13	3.668	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	56	-2	Lost to North Carolina 30–40
65	-6	3.711	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	40	-2	BYE
66	6	3.786	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–3	0.400	66	0	Beat Purdue 34–27
67	-15	3.786	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	55	+2	Lost to Louisiana 13–17
68	7	3.892	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	40	-3	Beat Tennessee 25–21
69	-12	3.932	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–3	0.400	66	0	Lost to Army 21–25
70	-10	4.071	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–3	0.400	66	-2	Lost to Minnesota 23–44
71	-15	4.245	TCU	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	66	-3	Lost to Rice 31–37
72	-30	4.255	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–3	0.500	56	+4	Lost to Florida 9–52
73	-6	4.400	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	66	-3	Lost to Nebraska 10–30
74	13	4.434	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	56	-3	Beat CAL State Fullerton 30–20
75	8	4.642	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	83	-4	BYE
76	13	4.779	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–4	0.200	83	-3	Beat California 14–12
77	-3	4.822	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–4	0.333	76	-3	Lost to Clemson 17–31
78	-8	4.879	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	83	-4	Lost to Pittsburgh 9–10
79	-3	5.012	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	76	-5	Lost to Miami 14–58
80	0	5.095	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	-7	BYE
81	-12	5.120	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	56	-10	Lost to Bowling Green 10–24
82	-1	5.134	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–4	0.333	76	-5	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–24
83	-1	5.174	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–4	0.200	83	-3	Lost to Auburn 9–31
84	-13	5.193	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	83	-5	Lost to Texas A&M 7–19
85	-1	5.368	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–5	0.167	95	-5	Lost to Iowa 6–17
86	-1	5.510	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–4–1	0.250	82	-6	Tied Virginia Tech 27–27
87	7	5.550	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Beat TCU 37–31
88	-9	5.847	UTEP	IND WAC	2–5	0.286	81	-9	Lost to New Mexico 22–24
89	4	5.855	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	83	-8	Beat Missouri 17–12
90	-4	5.999	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–4	0.200	83	-7	Lost to Oregon State 12–14
91	1	6.508	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–4	0.200	83	-7	Lost to Illinois 27–34
92	-2	6.674	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	99	-8	Lost to Temple 28–45
93	-2	6.764	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	83	-9	Lost to San José State 28–38
94	3	6.814	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	95	-9	Beat UTEP 24–22
95	-7	7.082	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	83	-10	Lost to Colorado 12–17
96	0	7.158	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	99	-7	Lost to Wyoming 14–38
97	-2	7.707	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	83	-6	Lost to Florida State 21–54
98	0	7.803	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	83	-7	BYE
99	3	8.008	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	99	-7	Lost to Alabama 0–37
100	0	8.084	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–6	0.000	99	-9	Lost to Ball State 9–30
101	-2	8.101	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–6	0.143	97	-12	Lost to Fresno State 14–17
102	2	8.381	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–6	0.000	99	-14	Lost to Central Michigan 10–18
103	0	9.303	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	99	-11	BYE
104	-3	9.510	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–6	0.143	97	-13	Lost to Long Beach State 20–30

1986 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 7, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	5	0.775	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–0–1	0.875	13	+8	Beat Southern Miss 32–0
2	-1	0.782	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	3–0–1	0.875	13	+7	Beat UCLA 16–9
3	-1	0.849	USC	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Oregon 35–21
4	0	0.888	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Michigan State 24–21
5	0	0.953	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Northwestern 24–7
6	-3	0.957	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–0–1	0.875	13	+6	BYE
7	7	1.000	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Rutgers 31–6
8	5	1.011	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat San Diego State 17–10
9	-2	1.042	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat TCU 34–17
10	2	1.222	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–0–1	0.875	13	+4	Beat Georgia Tech 21–20
11	0	1.241	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
12	-3	1.253	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	22	+7	Beat California 50–18
13	-3	1.257	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Northern Illinois 34–0
14	2	1.299	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Notre Dame 28–10
15	-7	1.349	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat South Carolina 27–24
16	-1	1.385	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	22	+5	Beat Kansas State 56–10
17	3	1.503	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Western Carolina 55–6
18	3	1.663	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Wisconsin 34–17
19	12	1.695	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	17	+5	Beat Ohio 34–14
20	-1	1.730	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	17	+6	Beat Houston 27–13
21	2	1.775	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	+9	Beat Louisville 24–17
22	0	1.789	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	17	+6	Beat Utah 45–35
23	1	1.818	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+5	BYE
24	8	1.872	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	22	+5	Beat Ole Miss 14–10
25	1	1.898	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Beat Citadel 24–0
26	-1	1.932	SMU	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	22	+4	Beat Boston College 31–29
27	-9	1.991	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–1–1	0.700	37	+5	Lost to Penn State 6–31
28	12	2.041	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	17	+4	Beat West Virginia 13–7
29	4	2.045	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	38	+3	Beat Florida 28–17
30	18	2.147	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Beat Wyoming 21–10
31	-14	2.201	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	41	+6	Lost to Iowa State 10–21
32	11	2.260	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Dartmouth 45–0
33	22	2.372	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Beat Texas Tech 45–8
34	7	2.463	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat New Mexico 27–10
35	23	2.510	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	41	+3	Beat Fresno State 45–41
36	6	2.532	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	17	+1	Beat Memphis 34–17
37	7	2.550	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	38	+2	Beat Rice 17–14
38	13	2.619	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	22	+1	Beat Southern Illinois 35–23
39	-11	2.635	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	22	0	Lost to Kent State 30–33
40	-11	2.639	UCLA	PAC	2–2	0.500	55	+3	Lost to Arizona State 9–16
41	-14	2.746	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	22	-2	Lost to San José State 41–45
42	24	2.785	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–2	0.600	41	+8	Beat Central Michigan 33–30
43	21	2.788	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	41	+2	Beat BYU 24–20
44	-6	2.884	BYU	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	41	+1	Lost to Colorado State 20–24
45	-9	2.886	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Iowa 21–24
46	15	2.946	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–2	0.600	41	0	Beat Illinois 14–0
47	3	2.958	UNLV	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	22	0	BYE
48	9	2.972	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	74	+2	BYE
49	13	3.072	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	41	0	Beat Pittsburgh 19–13
50	13	3.082	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	-2	Beat East Carolina 21–10
51	-16	3.156	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–2	0.600	41	-1	Lost to Virginia 28–30
52	8	3.176	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	38	+4	Beat CAL State Fullerton 20–10
53	-4	3.218	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	+3	Lost to Kentucky 0–32
54	-17	3.237	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–2–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Georgia 10–14
55	-3	3.254	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	66	+3	Lost to USC 21–35
56	-9	3.268	TCU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Lost to Arkansas 17–34
57	13	3.294	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	55	+1	Beat UTEP 26–16
58	-28	3.295	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–2–1	0.500	55	0	Lost to Temple 13–19
59	-25	3.333	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–2	0.600	41	0	Lost to Vanderbilt 18–24
60	-14	3.354	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	0	Lost to Indiana 7–24
61	-16	3.455	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	41	-1	Lost to Stanford 10–17
62	5	3.577	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–2–1	0.375	74	+1	Lost to North Carolina 20–21
63	17	3.644	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–2	0.500	55	0	Beat Purdue 36–9
64	12	3.782	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	3–2	0.600	41	-2	Beat Indiana State 16–3
65	-26	3.856	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–2	0.600	41	+1	Lost to California Davis 41–45
66	11	3.860	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	2–2–1	0.500	55	-2	Beat Oregon State 24–14
67	6	4.024	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	55	-2	BYE
68	-14	4.096	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	78	-1	Lost to SMU 29–31
69	-13	4.123	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	41	-5	Lost to Toledo 18–23
70	-11	4.168	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	78	-1	Lost to Alabama 10–28
71	-2	4.207	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	78	-1	Lost to Baylor 13–27
72	-19	4.240	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–3	0.250	78	0	Lost to Ohio State 0–14
73	-8	4.300	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 8–45
74	11	4.492	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–3	0.400	66	-1	Beat Wake Forest 30–28
75	6	4.668	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	55	-3	Beat Yale 41–24
76	-8	4.689	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	-4	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–13
77	10	4.733	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	66	-4	Beat Western Michigan 17–3
78	-4	4.783	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–4	0.200	89	-2	Lost to LSU 17–28
79	-4	4.823	UTEP	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	76	-3	Lost to Tennessee 16–26
80	-9	4.887	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	66	-5	Lost to Cincinnati 17–24
81	12	4.902	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–3	0.400	66	-3	Beat Eastern Michigan 23–18
82	9	4.903	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–3	0.250	78	-1	Beat Duke 24–18
83	6	5.073	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	89	-4	Beat Missouri 41–9
84	-2	5.152	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–4	0.200	89	-4	Lost to Michigan 17–34
85	5	5.285	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	89	-4	Lost to Nebraska 24–27
86	2	5.752	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–3	0.250	78	-4	Lost to Washington 18–50
87	-8	5.787	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	76	-4	BYE
88	-10	5.791	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	78	-4	Lost to Syracuse 9–41
89	-17	5.832	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	96	-3	Lost to Washington State 14–24
90	-4	5.960	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	96	-4	Lost to Louisiana 10–21
91	8	6.280	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	78	-5	Beat New Mexico State 42–9
92	-8	6.425	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–3	0.250	78	-4	Lost to Minnesota 9–36
93	-1	6.952	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–4	0.000	96	-7	BYE
94	1	7.038	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	78	-2	Lost to Texas 14–17
95	-12	7.211	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	78	-3	Lost to Wichita State 20–21
96	2	7.432	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	96	-5	Lost to Air Force 35–45
97	-1	7.780	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	96	-10	Lost to Hawai'i 10–27
98	-1	8.111	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–4	0.200	89	-6	Lost to Oklahoma 10–56
99	-5	8.252	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	94	-8	Lost to Utah State 9–42
100	1	8.621	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–5	0.000	96	-7	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–34
101	1	8.999	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	94	-8	Lost to Tulsa 10–20
102	1	9.042	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	96	-7	Lost to Mississippi State 17–34
103	1	9.078	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	96	-9	Lost to Miami 0–34
104	-4	9.151	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	96	-11	Lost to Bowling Green 3–17

1986 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

September 30, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	4	0.540	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0–1	0.833	17	+4	Tied Washington State 21–21
2	8	0.761	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Washington 20–10
3	11	0.775	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–0–1	0.875	15	+6	Beat Maryland 28–16
4	7	0.831	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat UTEP 69–7
5	8	0.870	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Missouri 41–24
6	12	0.870	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	17	+4	Beat Cincinnati 37–20
7	-3	0.988	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat New Mexico State 42–11
8	1	0.992	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Oregon 48–14
9	-6	1.074	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	34	+5	Lost to USC 10–20
10	-2	1.095	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+6	Beat Oklahoma 28–16
11	-10	1.163	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Colorado 24–21
12	8	1.189	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0–1	0.833	17	+2	BYE
13	3	1.240	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Oregon State 17–7
14	-8	1.261	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat East Carolina 42–17
15	-13	1.261	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	34	+3	Lost to Miami 16–28
16	1	1.299	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
17	4	1.389	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	20	+6	Beat Wisconsin 21–12
18	-11	1.397	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–0–1	0.875	15	+3	Beat Syracuse 16–10
19	10	1.461	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	20	+5	Beat Texas Tech 45–14
20	6	1.519	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee 34–8
21	7	1.537	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Florida State 20–18
22	2	1.615	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	20	+5	Beat Colorado State 24–7
23	-8	1.622	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	52	+6	Lost to Kentucky 20–37
24	-12	1.628	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–1	0.750	20	+4	Lost to NC State 16–28
25	14	1.669	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	34	+3	Beat TCU 31–21
26	19	1.708	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–1	0.667	34	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 27–3
27	-2	1.753	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 34–10
28	-1	1.788	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ohio 56–27
29	-6	1.994	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	34	+3	Beat Long Beach State 41–23
30	0	1.998	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	2–1–1	0.625	49	+2	Beat West Virginia 48–16
31	0	2.028	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–1	0.750	20	+2	Beat Bowling Green 24–7
32	6	2.088	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	34	+3	Beat South Carolina 31–26
33	7	2.171	LSU	SEC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	BYE
34	17	2.259	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–1	0.750	20	+2	Beat Virginia 20–13
35	17	2.263	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–1	0.750	20	+1	Beat Army 49–14
36	21	2.293	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Western Michigan 45–10
37	22	2.371	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1–1	0.625	49	+1	Beat Tulane 35–10
38	5	2.388	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	20	+1	Beat Temple 27–17
39	15	2.392	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	20	+1	Beat Minnesota 24–20
40	-4	2.465	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat East Tennessee State 37–10
41	-6	2.621	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	34	+2	BYE
42	-5	2.682	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat Florida 16–10
43	10	2.695	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Lehigh 41–0
44	-10	2.721	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	52	+1	BYE
45	11	2.728	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat New Mexico 38–34
46	0	2.728	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Princeton 37–0
47	-28	2.737	TCU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Lost to SMU 21–31
48	13	2.883	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Wichita State 36–14
49	-17	2.946	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	52	+2	Lost to Texas A&M 7–16
50	13	2.991	UNLV	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	20	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 40–23
51	11	2.998	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	34	0	Beat Indiana State 20–6
52	-10	3.006	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	52	+2	Lost to Nebraska 14–48
53	11	3.029	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	+2	BYE
54	-7	3.037	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	+1	BYE
55	26	3.091	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	34	+1	Beat Southern Miss 16–7
56	-23	3.173	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	20	-2	Lost to Kent State 16–20
57	-16	3.206	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2–1	0.375	69	+1	Lost to Michigan 18–20
58	13	3.255	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–2	0.500	52	0	Beat California 35–14
59	28	3.399	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat Purdue 41–9
60	14	3.457	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	51	+3	Beat Houston 24–14
61	11	3.485	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–2	0.500	52	-1	Beat Utah 64–6
62	-14	3.500	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	52	-1	Lost to BYU 17–27
63	4	3.541	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	34	-2	BYE
64	-15	3.555	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	52	-1	Lost to Air Force 7–24
65	-15	3.587	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	52	0	Lost to Baylor 14–45
66	24	3.730	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	52	+4	Beat Eastern Michigan 20–16
67	-45	3.949	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–1–1	0.500	52	0	Lost to Clemson 3–27
68	-24	3.966	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	52	-2	Lost to Pittsburgh 16–48
69	-14	3.986	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Tulsa 14–24
70	-5	3.996	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Auburn 8–34
71	14	4.085	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	52	-2	Beat Memphis 34–8
72	5	4.114	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	93	0	Lost to Stanford 7–17
73	5	4.161	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–2	0.500	52	-2	Beat Illinois State 23–7
74	-5	4.240	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–3	0.250	84	-1	Lost to Mississippi State 10–16
75	-9	4.335	UTEP	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	68	-1	Lost to Iowa 7–69
76	12	4.376	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–2	0.500	52	-2	Beat Toledo 27–10
77	5	4.501	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2–1	0.375	69	-1	Tied Arizona State 21–21
78	-5	4.557	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Indiana 24–41
79	-11	4.726	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to UCLA 23–41
80	-20	4.815	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Pacific 20–24
81	-5	4.909	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 14–49
82	-2	4.977	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–3	0.250	84	-3	Lost to Wyoming 12–21
83	-25	5.079	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Ole Miss 10–35
84	-14	5.087	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Notre Dame 9–41
85	-10	5.512	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–3	0.250	84	-2	Lost to Duke 13–20
86	-2	5.581	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	93	-2	Lost to Penn State 17–42
87	-4	5.591	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-3	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–24
88	-9	5.654	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Lost to San José State 14–35
89	5	5.992	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Rutgers 10–16
90	-4	6.023	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	84	-4	Lost to Georgia 26–31
91	-2	6.888	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	93	-3	BYE
92	6	7.032	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–4	0.000	93	-6	Lost to Arizona 21–24
93	0	7.070	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–3	0.250	84	-6	Lost to Ball State 10–27
94	3	7.108	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	91	-3	Lost to Arkansas 11–42
95	4	7.118	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	BYE
96	-1	7.147	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	93	-6	Lost to San Diego State 34–38
97	-1	7.481	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	84	-3	BYE
98	-7	7.947	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	93	-3	Lost to Ohio State 6–64
99	1	7.970	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	93	-4	BYE
100	-8	8.027	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	93	-6	Lost to Michigan State 10–45
101	3	8.690	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–4	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Central Michigan 27–56
102	1	9.102	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–4	0.200	91	-5	Lost to UNLV 23–40
103	-1	9.272	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	93	-4	Lost to Louisville 8–34
104	-3	9.661	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	93	-7	Lost to Western Illinois 0–10

1986 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 23, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	12	0.395	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oregon 41–17
2	16	0.471	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 63–0
3	16	0.702	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat BYU 52–21
4	1	0.786	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tulsa 34–17
5	29	0.812	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat SMU 30–0
6	-4	0.817	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Boston College 26–14
7	5	0.922	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0–1	0.833	21	+3	Beat Cincinnati 48–28
8	1	0.929	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
9	-3	0.932	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Illinois 59–14
10	-3	0.943	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Baylor 17–14
11	6	0.985	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 57–3
12	19	1.020	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat West Virginia 24–3
13	10	1.027	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Navy 52–29
14	7	1.069	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–0–1	0.833	21	+2	Beat Wake Forest 42–38
15	-4	1.103	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	+4	Lost to Rutgers 28–48
16	13	1.105	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat San José State 28–10
17	-3	1.210	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Florida 21–7
18	25	1.268	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0–1	0.750	24	+1	Beat Kent State 37–12
19	8	1.268	TCU	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Kansas State 35–22
20	16	1.325	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0–1	0.833	21	+1	Tied Florida State 10–10
21	16	1.338	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	+3	Beat Air Force 23–17
22	20	1.383	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–0–1	0.750	24	+1	Beat Virginia 28–14
23	62	1.582	UCLA	PAC	1–1	0.500	47	+2	Beat San Diego State 45–14
24	-14	1.619	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	+3	Lost to Wyoming 17–23
25	5	1.645	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
26	15	1.681	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Carolina 45–0
27	18	1.744	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bowling Green 20–10
28	7	1.823	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 31–12
29	-5	1.825	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Lost to USC 14–17
30	33	1.854	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat Purdue 41–26
31	15	1.974	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat LSU 21–12
32	39	2.030	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Beat Mississippi State 28–24
33	6	2.071	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Akron 24–21
34	35	2.110	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat Missouri 27–25
35	5	2.185	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	+2	Beat UTEP 31–21
36	17	2.388	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Syracuse 26–17
37	-22	2.413	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Lost to Southern Miss 24–28
38	-35	2.436	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Lost to Clemson 28–31
39	-38	2.496	SMU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Lost to Arizona State 0–30
40	-15	2.539	LSU	SEC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 12–21
41	6	2.541	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	47	+1	Tied North Carolina 10–10
42	-26	2.545	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Lost to Arizona 17–41
43	-21	2.555	BYU	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Lost to Washington 21–52
44	-18	2.593	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	0	Lost to Maryland 3–24
45	53	2.677	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Georgia 31–28
46	54	2.694	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Army 25–18
47	5	2.702	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	73	+1	Lost to Penn State 14–26
48	6	2.710	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Florida A&M 38–17
49	9	2.721	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Northern Colorado 46–14
50	6	2.721	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	26	+1	Beat New Mexico 14–7
51	8	2.740	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat Ohio 22–7
52	-8	2.782	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Lost to NC State 38–42
53	-45	2.783	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Lost to Indiana 29–52
54	27	2.841	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	26	0	Beat New Mexico State 41–14
55	29	2.854	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 28–12
56	-23	2.886	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	26	0	Lost to UCLA 14–45
57	5	3.033	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Notre Dame 20–15
58	14	3.059	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Vanderbilt 35–17
59	-4	3.064	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1–1	0.500	47	0	Tied Arkansas State 10–10
60	-56	3.132	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 0–63
61	25	3.174	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Indiana State 64–9
62	15	3.275	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	47	0	Beat Utah State 16–13
63	20	3.419	UNLV	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	26	-1	Beat Wisconsin 17–7
64	-13	3.528	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–2	0.333	73	+1	Lost to Nebraska 14–59
65	-16	3.582	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	BYE
66	-16	3.602	UTEP	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	47	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 21–31
67	20	3.694	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	26	-2	Beat Memphis 26–10
68	-7	3.723	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Beat Western Michigan 14–13
69	-1	3.737	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	73	0	Lost to Alabama 7–21
70	-50	3.780	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–1	0.500	47	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 26–41
71	-33	3.842	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	73	0	Lost to Stanford 10–28
72	3	3.869	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	73	0	Beat Colorado 13–10
73	-45	4.096	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Lost to Texas 25–27
74	2	4.137	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	47	+1	Lost to Arkansas 17–34
75	-27	4.247	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	73	0	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–28
76	-44	4.267	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Lost to Northwestern 18–25
77	3	4.278	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	92	0	Lost to Michigan 12–31
78	-13	4.354	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	73	-1	Lost to Houston 12–28
79	18	4.416	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Beat Washington State 31–21
80	-6	4.535	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–2	0.333	73	-2	Lost to UNLV 7–17
81	-8	4.538	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	47	-1	Beat North Texas 48–28
82	-22	4.688	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	73	-1	Lost to California 21–31
83	-19	4.770	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–2	0.333	73	-1	Lost to Central Michigan 10–20
84	-14	5.147	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	92	-1	Lost to Auburn 0–45
85	10	5.348	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	73	-2	Beat Western Kentucky 45–6
86	3	5.375	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	73	-2	BYE
87	-30	5.467	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	92	-1	Lost to Michigan State 15–20
88	0	5.473	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	73	-2	BYE
89	-10	5.604	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	92	-1	Lost to Tulane 17–35
90	2	5.668	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	73	+1	Lost to Kentucky 12–37
91	-24	5.832	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	92	-1	BYE
92	1	6.000	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–3	0.000	92	-2	Lost to Long Beach State 13–14
93	1	6.345	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	73	-3	BYE
94	-28	6.472	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	92	-3	Lost to Virginia Tech 17–26
95	-5	6.488	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	92	-3	Lost to Texas Tech 7–14
96	5	6.575	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–3	0.250	89	-1	Lost to TCU 22–35
97	-1	7.175	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	89	-2	Lost to Pacific 14–41
98	-7	7.265	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	92	-4	Lost to Ohio State 10–13
99	-21	7.485	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	73	-1	Lost to Texas State 6–31
100	-18	7.844	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3	0.000	92	-3	Lost to Kansas 13–16
101	-2	8.370	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	92	-5	Lost to Iowa 3–57
102	2	9.444	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	92	-2	Lost to Louisiana 10–26
103	-1	9.581	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–3	0.250	89	-3	Lost to Idaho 17–25
104	-1	9.870	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	92	-3	Lost to Duke 7–22

1986 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 16, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	52	0.461	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Rice 45–3
2	6	0.587	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
3	34	0.650	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Duke 31–7
4	43	0.650	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Bowling Green 31–7
5	27	0.681	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ole Miss 21–0
6	0	0.723	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
7	52	0.744	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Illinois 31–16
8	41	0.796	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Virginia 20–10
9	2	0.810	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Texas Tech 61–11
10	3	0.833	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+3	BYE
11	13	0.843	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Miami (OH) 45–38
12	17	0.880	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0–1	0.750	39	+1	Tied Kentucky 16–16
13	-8	0.917	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado State 37–10
14	1	1.166	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Southern Miss 31–17
15	6	1.179	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Tennessee 27–23
16	6	1.189	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colorado 32–30
17	23	1.194	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa State 43–7
18	-14	1.205	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
19	42	1.226	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio State 40–7
20	32	1.268	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ball State 20–3
21	-12	1.278	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0–1	0.750	39	0	Tied Pittsburgh 14–14
22	-20	1.294	BYU	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat New Mexico 31–30
23	16	1.351	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisville 21–0
24	1	1.372	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Louisiana Tech 38–7
25	19	1.383	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas A&M 35–17
26	-19	1.383	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Carolina 24–21
27	28	1.393	TCU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tulane 48–31
28	20	1.425	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 24–10
29	25	1.456	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas 31–20
30	32	1.467	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 27–0
31	-5	1.482	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 35–21
32	1	1.519	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 33–28
33	-6	1.519	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 37–30
34	-3	1.540	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Michigan State 20–17
35	10	1.561	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Notre Dame 24–23
36	35	1.619	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kansas 20–0
37	31	1.827	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Beat Pacific 23–20
38	38	1.831	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Beat Washington State 20–13
39	-19	1.844	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Youngstown State 18–17
40	30	1.878	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	BYE
41	32	1.907	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
42	-4	1.943	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0–1	0.500	43	0	Tied Furman 17–17
43	0	1.943	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0–1	0.500	43	0	Tied Rutgers 16–16
44	37	1.996	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston University 31–0
45	-10	2.064	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Idaho 34–21
46	-45	2.079	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Cincinnati 38–45
47	17	2.372	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	+1	BYE
48	-29	2.447	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Navy 10–20
49	-32	2.464	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Mississippi State 23–27
50	40	2.484	UTEP	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	41	+1	Beat New Mexico State 47–33
51	-41	2.500	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to USC 16–31
52	13	2.533	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Beat California 21–15
53	16	2.559	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Beat Clemson 20–14
54	39	2.586	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Beat Western Michigan 49–17
55	-43	2.589	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Arkansas 0–21
56	-53	2.679	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Miami 11–61
57	-7	2.690	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Michigan 23–24
58	-42	2.736	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Arizona 10–37
59	-41	2.757	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Georgia 7–31
60	-46	2.758	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to San José State 13–20
61	5	2.781	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	78	0	BYE
62	-16	2.781	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Arizona State 17–20
63	4	2.781	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1–1	0.250	77	0	Tied NC State 14–14
64	-41	2.828	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Minnesota 7–31
65	-35	2.892	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Tulsa 23–27
66	11	2.918	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Army 28–33
67	-7	2.964	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to San Diego State 30–37
68	24	3.105	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	43	0	BYE
69	-13	3.147	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Stanford 20–31
70	21	3.352	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to West Virginia 21–24
71	9	3.359	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to Alabama 17–31
72	-14	3.421	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to TCU 31–48
73	-16	3.467	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to LSU 17–35
74	28	3.520	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Beat Northern Illinois 35–20
75	-1	3.535	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Washington 7–40
76	27	3.553	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	41	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 27–23
77	-35	3.558	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to North Carolina 0–20
78	1	3.660	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	43	0	Lost to SMU 3–45
79	15	3.695	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Maryland 21–35
80	-29	3.878	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Fresno State 0–27
81	-6	4.121	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Lost to Wyoming 20–23
82	17	4.152	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	78	0	Lost to Missouri 10–24
83	4	4.186	UNLV	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Beat Portland State 51–14
84	11	4.198	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	78	0	BYE
85	11	4.244	UCLA	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	0	BYE
86	-45	4.290	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	78	0	Lost to Iowa 7–43
87	-24	4.331	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	43	-1	Beat UL Monroe 24–20
88	-5	4.437	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Purdue 3–20
89	-4	4.648	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Beat Western Carolina 45–24
90	-6	4.907	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to BYU 30–31
91	-5	4.975	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Oregon 30–32
92	-64	5.216	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	43	+1	Lost to Akron 7–17
93	-15	5.455	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Temple 17–49
94	4	5.534	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Beat Wichita State 30–13
95	-6	5.570	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Indiana 0–21
96	5	6.177	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to UTEP 33–47
97	-63	6.758	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Boston College 15–21
98	-62	6.758	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–1	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–20
99	1	6.880	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	78	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 20–35
100	-18	6.987	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	78	-1	BYE
101	-4	7.004	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Northern Iowa 0–17
102	2	7.707	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Beat Idaho State 35–25
103	-31	9.752	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Marshall 7–21
104	-16	10.278	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	78	-1	Lost to Arkansas State 10–30

1986 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 9, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	40	0.398	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ball State 45–7
2	13	0.419	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah State 52–0
3	73	0.440	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas State 41–7
4	52	0.597	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UCLA 38–3
5	2	0.608	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Houston 37–3
6	43	0.618	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida State 34–17
7	82	0.618	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northern Illinois 47–14
8	53	0.650	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Temple 45–15
9	43	0.670	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat East Carolina 38–10
10	19	0.723	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisville 23–0
11	-9	0.733	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida 23–15
12	33	0.733	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Memphis 28–6
13	-9	0.749	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat UTEP 23–21
14	74	0.754	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UNLV 34–14
15	-10	0.765	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Vanderbilt 42–10
16	5	0.796	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado 23–7
17	56	0.817	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat New Mexico 35–21
18	4	0.849	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 17–6
19	65	0.859	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat South Carolina 30–20
20	4	0.890	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Western Michigan 21–14
21	25	0.890	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Syracuse 24–17
22	36	0.890	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat San José State 21–14
23	-9	0.911	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Ohio 21–16
24	-6	0.922	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 24–20
25	-13	0.932	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Wyoming 31–28
26	-20	0.932	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
27	38	0.932	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Long Beach State 27–24
28	6	0.943	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Toledo 18–16
29	35	0.943	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 11–9
30	27	0.953	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Louisiana 21–20
31	-23	1.390	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
32	-23	1.390	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
33	-23	1.390	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
34	-18	1.390	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
35	-18	1.390	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
36	-17	1.390	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
37	-11	1.390	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
38	-11	1.390	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
39	-9	1.390	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
40	-9	1.390	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
41	-9	1.390	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
42	-9	1.390	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
43	-8	1.390	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
44	-5	1.390	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
45	-3	1.390	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
46	-3	1.390	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
47	-3	1.390	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
48	-1	1.390	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
49	-1	1.390	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
50	4	1.390	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
51	8	1.390	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
52	10	1.390	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
53	14	1.390	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
54	15	1.390	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
55	16	1.390	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
56	18	1.390	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
57	18	1.390	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
58	19	1.390	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
59	21	1.390	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
60	21	1.390	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
61	26	1.390	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	74	0	BYE
62	-37	1.645	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Montana State 55–2
63	-26	1.695	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Oklahoma State 20–21
64	-63	1.737	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Nebraska 17–34
65	-52	1.741	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Rutgers 9–11
66	-30	1.787	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to San Diego State 24–27
67	26	1.787	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	BYE
68	24	1.787	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Baylor 28–31
69	16	1.832	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Cincinnati 20–24
70	25	1.856	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Beat Wisconsin 20–17
71	-20	1.875	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Citadel 45–14
72	-17	1.878	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Bowling Green 16–21
73	-62	1.907	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 42–14
74	20	1.924	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	46	0	BYE
75	-15	1.949	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Sacramento State 31–7
76	-10	1.970	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Oregon 14–21
77	-7	1.970	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Mississippi State 17–24
78	12	1.970	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Eastern Michigan 14–21
79	-16	2.053	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Lamar 28–14
80	-12	2.106	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat UL Monroe 28–19
81	5	2.116	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat App State 21–13
82	-29	2.152	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Duke 6–17
83	-80	2.172	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–45
84	-34	2.290	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Tennessee 21–35
85	12	2.335	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	46	0	Lost to Virginia 20–30
86	-66	2.381	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Colorado State 7–23
87	-8	2.564	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Washington State 14–34
88	-48	2.655	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Ole Miss 6–28
89	-51	2.701	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Illinois 0–23
90	9	2.805	UTEP	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Air Force 21–23
91	-68	2.930	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to NC State 10–38
92	9	3.012	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Miami 15–23
93	-21	3.021	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Penn State 15–45
94	-11	3.112	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Alabama 10–42
95	-67	3.204	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Arizona 3–37
96	-18	3.250	UCLA	PAC	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to Oklahoma 3–38
97	3	3.299	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	38	0	Lost to Texas Tech 7–41
98	0	3.935	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	46	-1	Lost to Kent State 16–18
99	-17	4.027	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	46	0	Lost to BYU 0–52
100	-4	4.324	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	46	-1	Lost to West Virginia 14–47
101	2	4.518	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	38	0	Beat CAL State Fullerton 24–21
102	-11	5.170	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–1	0.000	46	-1	Lost to Hawai'i 17–20
103	-1	5.330	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	38	0	Beat Tennessee Tech 51–0
104	0	9.215	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	46	-1	Lost to New Mexico State 21–24

1986 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 2, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	Game Status
1	0	-0.042	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Toledo 24–0
2	-1	0.000	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat South Carolina 34–14
3	-2	0.105	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Illinois 20–10
4	-3	0.136	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Hawai'i 24–17
5	-4	0.147	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ohio State 16–10
6	-5	0.178	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pittsburgh 10–7
7	-6	0.343	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
8	-7	0.343	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
9	-8	0.343	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
10	-9	0.343	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
11	-10	0.343	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
12	-11	0.343	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
13	-12	0.343	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
14	-13	0.343	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
15	-14	0.343	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
16	-15	0.343	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
17	-16	0.343	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
18	-17	0.343	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
19	-18	0.343	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
20	-19	0.343	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
21	-20	0.343	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
22	-21	0.343	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
23	-22	0.343	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
24	-23	0.343	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
25	-24	0.343	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
26	-25	0.343	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
27	-26	0.343	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
28	-27	0.343	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
29	-28	0.343	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
30	-29	0.343	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
31	-30	0.343	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
32	-31	0.343	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
33	-32	0.343	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
34	-33	0.343	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
35	-34	0.343	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
36	-35	0.343	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
37	-36	0.343	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
38	-37	0.343	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
39	-38	0.343	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
40	-39	0.343	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
41	-40	0.343	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
42	-41	0.343	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
43	-42	0.343	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
44	-43	0.343	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
45	-44	0.343	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
46	-45	0.343	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
47	-46	0.343	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
48	-47	0.343	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
49	-48	0.343	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
50	-49	0.343	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
51	-50	0.343	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
52	-51	0.343	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
53	-52	0.343	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
54	-53	0.343	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
55	-54	0.343	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
56	-55	0.343	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
57	-56	0.343	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
58	-57	0.343	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
59	-58	0.343	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
60	-59	0.343	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
61	-60	0.343	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
62	-61	0.343	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
63	-62	0.343	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
64	-63	0.343	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
65	-64	0.343	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
66	-65	0.343	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
67	-66	0.343	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
68	-67	0.343	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
69	-68	0.343	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
70	-69	0.343	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
71	-70	0.343	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
72	-71	0.343	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
73	-72	0.343	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
74	-73	0.343	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
75	-74	0.343	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
76	-75	0.343	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
77	-76	0.343	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
78	-77	0.343	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
79	-78	0.343	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
80	-79	0.343	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
81	-80	0.343	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
82	-81	0.343	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
83	-82	0.343	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
84	-83	0.343	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
85	-84	0.343	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
86	-85	0.343	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
87	-86	0.343	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
88	-87	0.343	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
89	-88	0.343	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
90	-89	0.343	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
91	-90	0.343	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
92	-91	0.343	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
93	-92	0.552	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Maryland 7–10
94	-93	0.690	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Alabama 10–16
95	-94	0.735	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Air Force 17–24
96	-95	0.872	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Ball State 10–20
97	-96	1.330	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Miami 14–34
98	-97	1.512	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Florida State 0–24
99	-98	1.833	UTEP	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Michigan 64–29
100	-99	1.907	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Illinois 35–7
101	-100	1.949	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Georgia Southern 38–14
102	-101	10.152	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Louisiana Tech 17–22
103	-102	10.198	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Angelo State 14–20
104	-103	12.027	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Nevada 3–49

1986 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

August 26, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Team	Conf	Record	Place	Game Status
1	7	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	4	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	26	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	25	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	13	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	35	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	16	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	80	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	19	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	71	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	12	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	21	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	63	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	76	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	32	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	57	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	42	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	31	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	55	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	74	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	93	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	83	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	1	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	20	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	8	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	18	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	23	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	65	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	66	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	40	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	75	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	5	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	64	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	54	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	103	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	90	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	46	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	58	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	92	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	99	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	22	LSU	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	15	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	82	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	9	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	24	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	0	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	30	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	34	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	61	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	53	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	98	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	70	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	14	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	88	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	102	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	51	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	89	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	73	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	87	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	33	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	97	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	17	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	2	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	27	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	1	Preseason
1	56	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	91	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	72	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	3	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	50	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	44	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	81	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	94	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	52	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	96	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	36	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	62	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	45	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	68	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	39	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	95	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	78	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	6	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	28	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	10	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	69	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	77	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	100	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	49	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	11	UCLA	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	60	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	41	USC	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	38	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	85	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	1	Preseason
1	101	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	84	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	43	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	48	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	79	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	37	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	59	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	29	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	1	Preseason
1	67	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	1	Preseason
1	47	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	1	Preseason
1	86	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	1	Preseason

1985 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 7, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1985 Season Tags: • No Comments

1985 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.714	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1–1	0.875	6	+63	Beat Nebraska 27–23
2	-1	0.716	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+62	BYE
3	0	0.768	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	3	+67	Beat Penn State 25–10
4	1	1.106	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–1	0.917	3	+58	Lost to Oklahoma 10–25
5	2	1.128	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	13	+51	BYE
6	-2	1.141	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–2	0.833	8	+47	Lost to UCLA 28–45
7	4	1.142	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–1–2	0.833	8	+46	Beat Miami 35–7
8	1	1.145	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	2	+55	Beat Texas 24–16
9	-1	1.213	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	11–0–1	0.958	1	+42	BYE
10	-4	1.241	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	8	+53	Lost to Tennessee 7–35
11	3	1.295	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+47	Beat Auburn 36–16
12	5	1.309	UCLA	PAC	9–2–1	0.792	13	+46	Beat Iowa 45–28
13	0	1.366	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+45	BYE
14	1	1.409	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	8	+42	BYE
15	-5	1.448	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–3	0.750	19	+37	Lost to Michigan 23–27
16	0	1.489	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–3	0.750	19	+42	BYE
17	-5	1.499	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–4	0.667	28	+41	Lost to Texas A&M 16–36
18	0	1.517	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	19	+44	BYE
19	0	1.560	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3–2	0.667	28	+31	BYE
20	0	1.604	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	19	+39	BYE
21	0	1.653	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+35	BYE
22	0	1.694	BYU	IND WAC	11–3	0.786	17	+43	BYE
23	0	1.745	LSU	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	13	+31	BYE
24	1	1.760	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	9–2–1	0.792	13	+27	Beat Michigan State 17–14
25	-1	1.834	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	18	+28	BYE
26	0	1.956	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–4	0.667	28	+29	BYE
27	1	2.120	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	25	+22	BYE
28	1	2.121	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	28	+23	BYE
29	-2	2.156	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	28	+29	Lost to Air Force 16–24
30	1	2.277	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	27	+20	BYE
31	-1	2.324	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–5	0.583	35	+20	Lost to Georgia Tech 14–17
32	0	2.423	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	35	+15	BYE
33	0	2.432	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	26	+16	BYE
34	0	2.524	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	+17	BYE
35	0	2.563	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	35	+11	BYE
36	4	2.564	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	19	+4	Beat Illinois 31–29
37	-1	2.597	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	40	+12	BYE
38	0	2.661	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–5	0.583	35	+13	BYE
39	0	2.712	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	28	+8	BYE
40	1	2.858	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	35	+6	BYE
41	-4	2.871	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–5–1	0.542	45	+8	Lost to Army 29–31
42	0	2.993	USC	PAC	6–6	0.500	46	+4	BYE
43	0	3.036	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–6	0.500	46	+3	BYE
44	0	3.075	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	40	0	BYE
45	0	3.241	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+1	BYE
46	0	3.319	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-8	BYE
47	0	3.375	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	+2	BYE
48	0	3.445	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	-1	BYE
49	0	3.458	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	40	+4	BYE
50	1	3.530	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	40	-6	BYE
51	-1	3.548	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	46	-5	BYE
52	0	3.568	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	53	-5	BYE
53	1	3.607	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6–1	0.458	52	-5	BYE
54	-1	3.658	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	-4	BYE
55	0	3.704	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	46	-13	BYE
56	0	3.871	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	63	-3	BYE
57	0	3.897	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	53	-11	BYE
58	0	3.937	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-8	BYE
59	0	4.069	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	46	-7	BYE
60	0	4.099	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
61	0	4.157	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	46	-4	BYE
62	0	4.189	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-9	BYE
63	0	4.231	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-16	BYE
64	1	4.300	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	40	+4	BYE
65	-1	4.328	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	53	0	BYE
66	0	4.328	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–6–2	0.417	63	-15	BYE
67	0	4.448	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
68	0	4.466	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-13	BYE
69	0	4.506	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-16	BYE
70	0	4.527	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
71	0	4.570	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-11	BYE
72	0	4.604	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	83	-15	BYE
73	1	4.688	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–7	0.417	63	-23	BYE
74	-1	4.703	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-15	BYE
75	0	4.759	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
76	0	4.861	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
77	0	4.877	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-22	BYE
78	0	4.980	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
79	0	5.009	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-16	BYE
80	0	5.014	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-27	BYE
81	0	5.201	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-23	BYE
82	0	5.230	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-19	BYE
83	1	5.437	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–7–2	0.273	85	-19	BYE
84	-1	5.446	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-17	BYE
85	0	5.581	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	84	-22	BYE
86	0	5.623	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-25	BYE
87	0	5.748	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-26	BYE
88	0	5.865	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-30	BYE
89	0	6.063	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-32	BYE
90	0	6.130	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	85	-23	BYE
91	0	6.227	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-24	BYE
92	0	6.241	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-20	BYE
93	0	6.328	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
94	0	6.450	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-35	BYE
95	1	6.539	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	95	-33	BYE
96	-1	6.573	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-36	BYE
97	0	6.989	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8–1	0.227	95	-36	BYE
98	0	7.410	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-34	BYE
99	0	7.589	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-50	BYE
100	0	7.784	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-39	BYE
101	0	8.142	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
102	0	8.460	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	100	-52	BYE
103	0	8.789	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
104	0	8.915	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-32	BYE

1985 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 31, 1985By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1985 Season Tags: • No Comments

1985 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.720	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+61	BYE
2	0	0.768	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1–1	0.864	8	+55	BYE
3	0	0.859	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+57	BYE
4	0	0.987	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–1	0.909	5	+48	BYE
5	0	0.993	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+59	BYE
6	0	1.095	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+53	BYE
7	0	1.119	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	14	+51	Beat USC 24–3
8	1	1.215	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	11–0–1	0.958	2	+42	BYE
9	-1	1.230	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+46	BYE
10	0	1.296	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	11	+38	BYE
11	0	1.321	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
12	0	1.355	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	24	+42	BYE
13	0	1.368	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+45	BYE
14	0	1.424	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	11	+39	BYE
15	0	1.440	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	10	+43	BYE
16	1	1.504	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–3	0.750	20	+44	BYE
17	-1	1.517	UCLA	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+36	BYE
18	3	1.527	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	20	+45	Beat BYU 10–7
19	1	1.584	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3–2	0.667	30	+32	Tied Arizona 13–13
20	3	1.623	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	9–3	0.750	20	+39	Beat LSU 21–7
21	1	1.632	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	20	+37	Beat Oklahoma State 34–23
22	-3	1.727	BYU	IND WAC	11–3	0.786	16	+42	Lost to Ohio State 7–10
23	-5	1.739	LSU	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	14	+31	Lost to Baylor 7–21
24	0	1.834	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+28	BYE
25	1	1.909	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+21	BYE
26	1	2.009	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–4	0.667	30	+30	BYE
27	1	2.053	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	24	+30	BYE
28	1	2.133	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3–1	0.708	27	+22	Tied Georgia 13–13
29	-4	2.150	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	30	+24	Lost to Florida State 23–34
30	1	2.224	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	34	+24	BYE
31	1	2.317	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	29	+21	BYE
32	-2	2.453	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–5	0.583	37	+16	Lost to Washington 17–20
33	1	2.456	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	28	+16	BYE
34	-1	2.522	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	+18	BYE
35	1	2.596	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	37	+13	BYE
36	-1	2.625	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	41	+12	BYE
37	0	2.661	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	36	+13	BYE
38	3	2.731	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	7–5	0.583	37	+12	Beat Colorado 20–17
39	-1	2.755	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	30	+8	BYE
40	-1	2.828	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	-2	BYE
41	1	2.899	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	37	+7	BYE
42	-2	3.006	USC	PAC	6–6	0.500	46	+3	Lost to Alabama 3–24
43	0	3.079	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–6	0.500	46	+3	BYE
44	0	3.122	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	41	-1	BYE
45	0	3.223	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
46	0	3.295	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-7	BYE
47	0	3.400	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	+2	BYE
48	0	3.424	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+2	BYE
49	0	3.501	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	41	+4	BYE
50	2	3.553	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	46	-4	BYE
51	-1	3.582	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	41	-6	BYE
52	-1	3.592	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	53	-5	BYE
53	1	3.637	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	-3	BYE
54	-1	3.642	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6–1	0.458	52	-5	BYE
55	0	3.704	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	46	-12	BYE
56	0	3.875	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	63	-2	BYE
57	0	3.877	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	53	-10	BYE
58	0	3.902	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-6	BYE
59	0	4.077	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	46	-7	BYE
60	0	4.148	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
61	1	4.162	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	46	-4	BYE
62	-1	4.195	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-8	BYE
63	1	4.256	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-16	BYE
64	-1	4.302	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	53	+2	BYE
65	0	4.318	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	41	+4	BYE
66	0	4.352	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–6–2	0.417	63	-15	BYE
67	2	4.476	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
68	0	4.501	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
69	-2	4.512	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-15	BYE
70	0	4.543	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
71	1	4.618	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-12	BYE
72	-1	4.630	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	83	-13	BYE
73	0	4.686	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
74	0	4.712	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–7	0.417	63	-23	BYE
75	0	4.798	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
76	0	4.861	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
77	0	4.910	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-22	BYE
78	0	4.979	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
79	0	5.026	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-15	BYE
80	0	5.058	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-27	BYE
81	0	5.207	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-23	BYE
82	0	5.224	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-17	BYE
83	0	5.452	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-17	BYE
84	0	5.509	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–7–2	0.273	85	-19	BYE
85	0	5.594	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	84	-22	BYE
86	0	5.660	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-25	BYE
87	0	5.785	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-26	BYE
88	0	5.828	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-27	BYE
89	0	6.044	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-31	BYE
90	0	6.160	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	85	-23	BYE
91	1	6.246	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-24	BYE
92	-1	6.265	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-20	BYE
93	0	6.306	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
94	0	6.374	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-32	BYE
95	0	6.585	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-35	BYE
96	0	6.613	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	95	-32	BYE
97	0	6.989	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8–1	0.227	95	-36	BYE
98	0	7.416	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-34	BYE
99	0	7.543	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
100	0	7.791	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-38	BYE
101	0	8.157	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
102	0	8.498	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	100	-52	BYE
103	1	8.812	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
104	-1	8.907	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-31	BYE

1985 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 24, 1985By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1985 Season Tags: • No Comments

1985 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

entries per pageSearch:

Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.707	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+60	BYE
2	0	0.773	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1–1	0.864	8	+54	BYE
3	0	0.829	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+57	BYE
4	0	0.994	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–1	0.909	5	+48	BYE
5	0	1.007	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+58	BYE
6	0	1.097	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+52	BYE
7	0	1.201	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+45	BYE
8	0	1.210	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+47	BYE
9	0	1.217	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	11–0–1	0.958	2	+42	BYE
10	0	1.294	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	13	+38	BYE
11	1	1.335	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	13	+35	BYE
12	-1	1.337	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+41	BYE
13	0	1.370	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+45	BYE
14	0	1.455	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
15	1	1.461	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	12	+42	Beat Arizona State 18–17
16	-1	1.480	UCLA	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+37	BYE
17	2	1.510	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–3	0.750	20	+44	Beat Syracuse 35–18
18	-1	1.530	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+34	BYE
19	-1	1.543	BYU	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	11	+44	BYE
20	0	1.609	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+31	BYE
21	0	1.662	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
22	0	1.751	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+29	BYE
23	1	1.793	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
24	1	1.805	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+29	BYE
25	1	1.887	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
26	1	1.902	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+21	BYE
27	-4	2.014	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–4	0.667	32	+29	Lost to Arkansas 17–18
28	0	2.024	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+29	BYE
29	0	2.081	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
30	0	2.202	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	34	+22	BYE
31	0	2.235	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	34	+24	BYE
32	0	2.327	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	30	+21	BYE
33	0	2.461	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	+19	BYE
34	0	2.471	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+16	BYE
35	0	2.605	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	40	+12	BYE
36	6	2.620	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	38	+13	Beat Clemson 20–13
37	-1	2.663	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	37	+13	BYE
38	-1	2.750	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	32	+9	BYE
39	1	2.786	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	-2	BYE
40	-1	2.836	USC	PAC	6–5	0.545	40	+5	BYE
41	2	2.896	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	40	+7	BYE
42	-4	2.920	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	38	+7	Lost to Maryland 18–35
43	-2	3.098	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–6	0.500	47	+3	Lost to Minnesota 13–20
44	0	3.108	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	40	-1	BYE
45	0	3.242	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
46	0	3.299	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-7	BYE
47	0	3.394	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
48	1	3.443	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+1	BYE
49	-1	3.493	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	40	+4	BYE
50	0	3.547	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	40	-5	BYE
51	0	3.577	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	53	-4	BYE
52	0	3.582	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	47	-4	BYE
53	1	3.617	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6–1	0.458	52	-4	BYE
54	-1	3.626	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	-2	BYE
55	0	3.680	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	47	-10	BYE
56	0	3.813	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	63	+1	BYE
57	0	3.842	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	53	-8	BYE
58	0	3.917	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-6	BYE
59	1	4.091	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	47	-7	BYE
60	-1	4.130	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
61	0	4.178	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
62	0	4.181	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	47	-4	BYE
63	1	4.256	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
64	-1	4.276	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-16	BYE
65	0	4.309	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	40	+4	BYE
66	0	4.328	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–6–2	0.417	63	-14	BYE
67	0	4.469	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
68	1	4.489	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
69	-1	4.492	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
70	0	4.544	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
71	0	4.593	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	83	-12	BYE
72	0	4.608	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-12	BYE
73	1	4.692	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
74	-1	4.726	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–7	0.417	63	-23	BYE
75	0	4.804	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
76	1	4.877	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
77	-1	4.885	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-22	BYE
78	0	4.967	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
79	0	5.003	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
80	0	5.064	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-27	BYE
81	1	5.213	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-23	BYE
82	-1	5.230	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-17	BYE
83	0	5.458	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-17	BYE
84	0	5.525	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–7–2	0.273	85	-19	BYE
85	1	5.601	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	84	-21	BYE
86	-1	5.635	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-24	BYE
87	0	5.748	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-25	BYE
88	0	5.847	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-27	BYE
89	0	6.019	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-30	BYE
90	0	6.167	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	85	-23	BYE
91	0	6.226	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-20	BYE
92	0	6.258	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-24	BYE
93	0	6.294	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
94	0	6.319	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-31	BYE
95	0	6.592	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-35	BYE
96	0	6.620	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	95	-32	BYE
97	0	6.967	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8–1	0.227	95	-36	BYE
98	1	7.423	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-34	BYE
99	-1	7.445	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-46	BYE
100	0	7.798	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-38	BYE
101	0	8.142	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-47	BYE
102	0	8.449	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	100	-52	BYE
103	0	8.831	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-29	BYE
104	0	8.835	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE

1985 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

December 17, 1985By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1985 Season Tags: • No Comments

1985 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.702	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+60	BYE
2	0	0.773	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1–1	0.864	8	+52	BYE
3	0	0.825	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+56	BYE
4	0	0.996	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–1	0.909	5	+47	BYE
5	0	1.003	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+57	BYE
6	0	1.095	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+51	BYE
7	0	1.198	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+45	BYE
8	1	1.210	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+47	BYE
9	4	1.219	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	11–0–1	0.958	2	+42	Beat Bowling Green 51–7
10	0	1.282	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
11	0	1.323	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	20	+41	BYE
12	0	1.332	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	12	+35	BYE
13	-5	1.372	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+45	Lost to Fresno State 7–51
14	0	1.432	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
15	0	1.434	UCLA	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+37	BYE
16	0	1.524	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
17	0	1.530	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+34	BYE
18	0	1.543	BYU	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	11	+44	BYE
19	0	1.566	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	20	+37	BYE
20	0	1.588	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+31	BYE
21	0	1.658	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	20	+33	BYE
22	0	1.731	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+29	BYE
23	0	1.751	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+31	BYE
24	0	1.770	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	20	+30	BYE
25	0	1.804	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+29	BYE
26	0	1.867	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	20	+26	BYE
27	0	1.874	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+21	BYE
28	0	2.000	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	20	+28	BYE
29	0	2.027	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+23	BYE
30	0	2.191	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	34	+22	BYE
31	0	2.200	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	34	+23	BYE
32	0	2.320	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	31	+21	BYE
33	0	2.452	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	+19	BYE
34	0	2.485	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+16	BYE
35	0	2.570	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	39	+12	BYE
36	0	2.667	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	38	+13	BYE
37	0	2.724	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	33	+10	BYE
38	0	2.734	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+10	BYE
39	0	2.761	USC	PAC	6–5	0.545	39	+6	BYE
40	0	2.772	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	-2	BYE
41	0	2.780	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	39	+8	BYE
42	0	2.789	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	39	+7	BYE
43	0	2.817	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	39	+8	BYE
44	0	3.055	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	39	0	BYE
45	0	3.252	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
46	0	3.295	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-7	BYE
47	0	3.363	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
48	0	3.424	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	39	+5	BYE
49	0	3.453	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+1	BYE
50	0	3.520	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	39	-5	BYE
51	0	3.531	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	53	-4	BYE
52	0	3.575	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	48	-3	BYE
53	0	3.603	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	-2	BYE
54	0	3.626	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6–1	0.458	52	-4	BYE
55	0	3.685	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	48	-10	BYE
56	0	3.817	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	63	+1	BYE
57	0	3.823	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	53	-8	BYE
58	0	3.913	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-6	BYE
59	0	4.047	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
60	0	4.105	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	48	-7	BYE
61	0	4.178	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
62	0	4.200	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	48	-4	BYE
63	0	4.241	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-15	BYE
64	0	4.251	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
65	0	4.300	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	39	+4	BYE
66	0	4.346	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–6–2	0.417	63	-14	BYE
67	0	4.380	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
68	0	4.459	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
69	0	4.489	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
70	0	4.517	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
71	0	4.577	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	83	-11	BYE
72	0	4.581	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-11	BYE
73	0	4.678	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–7	0.417	63	-22	BYE
74	0	4.697	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
75	0	4.759	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
76	0	4.802	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
77	0	4.883	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
78	0	4.967	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
79	0	4.992	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
80	0	5.014	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-26	BYE
81	1	5.205	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-17	BYE
82	-1	5.218	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-23	BYE
83	0	5.463	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-17	BYE
84	0	5.501	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–7–2	0.273	85	-19	BYE
85	0	5.573	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-23	BYE
86	0	5.601	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	84	-21	BYE
87	0	5.742	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-25	BYE
88	0	5.853	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-27	BYE
89	0	6.019	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-30	BYE
90	0	6.118	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	85	-22	BYE
91	0	6.208	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-20	BYE
92	0	6.239	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-23	BYE
93	0	6.294	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
94	0	6.305	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-31	BYE
95	0	6.567	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-35	BYE
96	0	6.598	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	95	-31	BYE
97	0	6.959	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8–1	0.227	95	-36	BYE
98	1	7.430	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-46	BYE
99	-1	7.430	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-34	BYE
100	0	7.771	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-37	BYE
101	0	8.142	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-47	BYE
102	0	8.449	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	100	-52	BYE
103	0	8.824	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-29	BYE
104	0	8.842	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE