Live College Football Rankings

1972 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.786Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+25Beat Southern Miss 48–11
200.990LSUSEC6–01.0001+20BYE
351.024Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–10.83316+19Beat Rice 45–9
4-11.046Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–01.0001+17Beat Cincinnati 38–13
551.051Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.8579+24Beat Florida State 27–14
611.077Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.83316+15Beat Kansas State 52–0
7-21.130USCPAC8–01.0001+22Beat Oregon 18–0
8141.149Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–10.80021+12Beat Yale 24–13
901.176Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8579+14Beat Oklahoma State 34–0
10-41.190Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–01.0001+15Beat Wisconsin 28–20
11-71.213Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–01.0001+18Beat Minnesota 42–0
1271.387Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–10.8579+15Beat SMU 17–3
1351.473Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+15Beat West Virginia 28–19
1471.478UCLAPAC7–10.8758+19Beat Washington State 35–20
15-21.486North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.83316+15BYE
16-21.521Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–0–10.9007+5Tied Harvard 21–21
17-11.546Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–20.71427+13Beat Hawai'i 34–2
18-31.658Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–10.83316+10Beat Kansas 34–8
1981.682NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–2–10.68836+14Beat South Carolina 42–24
20171.701Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–10.83316+10Beat TCU 21–0
21-41.708Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60047+12BYE
2281.733Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+10Beat Arizona State 39–31
23131.778San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–10.8579+12Beat Fresno State 21–14
2421.844Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71427+13Beat Kentucky 13–7
2561.868East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–10.8579+10Beat Furman 27–21
2661.918Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71427+13Beat Oregon State 17–11
2721.938Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71427+11Beat North Texas 42–16
2861.956Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–20.75023+12Beat Idaho 22–7
29-171.969Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–20.75023+11Lost to Missouri 17–20
3091.970Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75023+15Beat California 35–21
31-61.991Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–2–10.64341+10Beat Marshall 46–7
32-212.055Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–10.80021+4Lost to Cornell 13–24
33-92.099Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75023+10Lost to Auburn 14–27
3442.127Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–2–10.68836+10Beat Ohio 34–17
35-152.163Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–20.71427+8Lost to Air Force 31–39
36-32.206Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–2–10.68836+6Lost to San Diego State 14–21
3772.267Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI5–20.71427+6BYE
38102.303Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+7Beat Tulane 21–7
39-112.421Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–20.71427+6Lost to Toledo 21–35
4002.424Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–30.57151+8Lost to Nebraska 0–34
41-182.465SMUIND SWC4–20.66739+3Lost to Texas Tech 3–17
4242.503Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–30.57151+8Beat New Mexico 59–14
43-22.509West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–30.62543+7Lost to Penn State 19–28
44-22.623TCUIND SWC4–20.66739+4Lost to Notre Dame 0–21
4562.628Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–30.57151+6Beat Vanderbilt 31–7
46172.717Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–30.62543+5Beat Miami (OH) 35–21
4792.738Duke (DUKE)ACC4–40.50061+7Beat Navy 17–16
4822.788Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–1–10.70035+5Tied Dartmouth 21–21
4942.816Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–20.71427+6Beat New Mexico State 28–10
50182.883Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.57151+7Beat Colorado 20–17
51243.080Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50061+2Beat Army 28–7
5273.101Purdue (PURDUE)B104–30.571510Beat Illinois 20–14
5343.103Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58349+1Beat Villanova 26–9
54163.111Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50061+1Beat Texas A&M 15–13
55143.148Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57151+2Beat Wyoming 35–23
56-93.163Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42974+3Lost to Duke 16–17
5743.179Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58349+2Beat Citadel 28–26
58-133.181Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–4–10.43870+3Lost to Northern Illinois 7–28
59-163.192Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57151+3Lost to Northwestern 14–23
6043.227Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–30.62543-1Beat Kent State 28–7
61-263.228Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–3–10.500610Lost to William & Mary 16–17
62-103.247Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–30.62543-1Lost to UCLA 20–35
63-83.364Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–40.50061+1Beat Pittsburgh 10–6
64-63.467Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–40.42974+4Lost to Ohio State 20–28
65123.493West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC4–30.57151-4Beat Wichita State 21–16
6613.517Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–40.50061-2Beat Houston 27–13
67123.547Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–3–10.56360-4Beat Virginia 24–23
68-143.617Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–40.429740Lost to Georgia Tech 7–21
69-203.676Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–3–10.41788+2Lost to Texas 9–45
70223.763San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42974-3Beat Long Beach State 35–8
7123.783BYUIND WAC4–30.57151-5Beat Colorado State 44–8
72-103.863Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42974-1Lost to Ole Miss 7–31
73-133.872Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–30.50061-1Lost to Miami 7–28
74163.878Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–20.60047-4Beat Princeton 15–10
75-43.904Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–4–10.357940Tied Iowa 6–6
76-104.166New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–40.42974-4Lost to Utah 14–59
77-54.173Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–50.286100-1Lost to Georgia 7–13
78-134.186Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–50.37589-1Lost to Oklahoma 0–52
79154.220Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–40.42974-7Beat UTEP 45–22
80134.237William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–40.50061-10Beat Virginia Tech 17–16
8114.257Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–40.42974+1Lost to Alabama 11–48
82-14.266Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–40.42974-7BYE
8384.293Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.250107-2Lost to USC 0–18
84174.392Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC3–40.42974-7Beat Tulsa 49–21
85124.396Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–40.42974-3Beat Wake Forest 31–0
86-24.684Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–40.50061-12Lost to West Texas A&M 16–21
87-74.696Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42974-11Lost to San José State 8–35
88-54.705Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–3–10.30098-1Lost to Pennsylvania 10–15
89-154.727Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–4–10.35794-5Lost to Mississippi State 13–27
90144.759Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43870-4Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–10
91144.862Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–40.42974-8Beat Columbia 6–3
9234.928South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–50.286100-8Lost to NC State 24–42
93-85.041Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–60.143111-6Lost to Baylor 13–15
94-75.060Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–50.286100-8Lost to Iowa State 8–34
95-95.073Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–50.37589-9Lost to Western Michigan 17–34
9625.093California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–70.125119-7Lost to Washington 21–35
97-95.111Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–50.37589-11Lost to Utah State 23–35
98-205.137Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–40.42974+2Lost to Delaware 9–28
99-105.139Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37589-13Lost to Maryland 23–24
10025.238Iowa (IOWA)B102–4–10.35794-7Tied Michigan State 6–6
101-15.246Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37589-7Lost to Colgate 26–28
102125.334Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.286100-7Beat Indiana 23–14
103-275.343Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–3–10.30098-6Lost to Rutgers 3–6
104-15.553Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.125119-9Lost to Stanford 11–17
10585.619App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43870-17Beat East Tennessee State 35–34
106-75.650Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–40.33397-12BYE
107-15.718Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–40.2001100BYE
10896.075Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–4–10.43870-5Beat Bucknell 25–21
10916.177Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–60.143111-12Lost to Michigan 0–42
11026.183Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–70.000124-10Lost to Purdue 14–20
111-26.205Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–60.143111-11Lost to Clemson 0–31
112-56.207Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–50.286100-15Lost to Louisville 13–38
113-26.356Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–70.125119-16Lost to Syracuse 6–10
114-186.359Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–50.286100-10Lost to Youngstown State 7–47
115-76.640Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–60.143111-14Lost to Memphis 21–49
116-16.731Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–50.286100+3Lost to Pacific 7–22
11757.084Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–60.250107-10Lost to East Carolina 21–27
11817.233North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–70.000124-17Lost to Arkansas 16–42
119-17.249Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–60.143111-18Lost to Bowling Green 7–46
12007.705New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–70.125119-21Lost to Drake 10–28
12107.842UTEPIND WAC1–60.143111-15Lost to Arizona 22–45
122-67.876Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–5–10.214109-7Lost to Illinois State 7–10
12307.958Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–80.000124-22Lost to BYU 8–44
12438.309Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–60.143111-19Beat Louisiana 7–0
12508.332Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–70.125119-18Lost to Holy Cross 9–26
126-28.992Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–60.143111-10Lost to Tennessee Tech 8–24
127-19.012Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–80.000124-30Lost to Dayton 10–14

1972 Week 9 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.766Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–01.0001+19Beat Tennessee 17–10
2-10.838LSUSEC6–01.0001+18Beat Kentucky 10–0
320.930Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC5–01.0001+14Beat Wichita State 46–3
401.074Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–01.0001+15Beat Illinois 31–7
521.090USCPAC7–01.0001+17Beat Washington 34–7
621.105Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–01.0001+12Beat Indiana 44–7
7-41.153Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80022+10Lost to Colorado 14–20
8101.209Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–10.80022+13Beat Arkansas 35–15
971.212Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–10.83312+9Beat Kansas 56–0
1051.338Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83312+14Beat Georgia Tech 24–14
1181.424Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–01.0001+4Beat Columbia 28–14
12131.444Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–10.8579+13Beat Oklahoma 20–14
1311.455North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.83312+13Beat Wake Forest 21–0
14-41.465Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–01.0001+4Beat Brown 49–20
15161.493Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–10.80022+8Beat Kansas State 55–22
16-51.553Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–20.66736+10Lost to Alabama 10–17
17201.570Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60045+11Beat Ole Miss 16–0
1851.581Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+9Beat Syracuse 17–0
19101.607Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–10.83312+9Beat Arizona 35–10
2061.681Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–10.83312+8Beat BYU 49–17
2101.686UCLAPAC6–10.8579+12Beat California 49–13
22-101.722Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–10.75029+5Lost to Harvard 15–33
23171.802SMUIND SWC4–10.80022+5Beat Rice 29–14
2491.811Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+9Beat Colorado State 37–0
2521.840Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–2–10.58347+8Lost to San Diego State 19–35
2641.856Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–20.66736+9Beat Vanderbilt 28–3
27221.861NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–2–10.64343+9Beat East Carolina 38–16
28-61.865Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–10.83312+8Beat South Carolina 21–8
29-161.898Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–20.66736+10Lost to Texas 15–35
30-211.930Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–10.83312+5Lost to Navy 17–21
31-111.935East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–10.83312+7Lost to NC State 16–38
32-261.993Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–20.66736+10Lost to Oregon 13–15
3322.002Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–1–10.78628+5Beat LOS Angeles State 31–0
3422.018Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–20.71431+9Beat San José State 38–28
3592.032Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–2–10.58347+6Beat Ohio 53–21
3652.055San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA5–10.83312+6Beat Bowling Green 35–19
37-202.098Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–10.80022+4Lost to Missouri 26–30
3892.105Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–2–10.64343+7Beat Marshall 34–0
39-112.109Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–20.71431+11Lost to USC 7–34
4022.114Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–20.66736+7Beat Baylor 20–7
4122.143West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–20.71431+8Beat Tulane 31–19
42-102.197TCUIND SWC4–10.80022+4Beat Texas A&M 13–10
43-192.226Indiana (INDIANA)B104–20.66736+8Lost to Ohio State 7–44
4472.287Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI5–20.71431+5Beat Drake 24–7
4592.521Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–3–10.50053+5Beat Xavier 26–16
46192.589Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–30.50053+6Beat Wyoming 27–6
47242.667Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–30.50053+5Beat Air Force 21–17
48-92.668Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–2–10.58347+3Lost to Auburn 14–24
49-152.716Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–2–10.50053+3Lost to SMU 14–29
50202.787Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–10.75029+4Beat Cornell 33–15
51-62.897Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–30.50053+2Lost to Florida 0–16
5272.961Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–20.714310Beat Oregon State 37–7
53-33.120Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–20.66736+3Lost to Tampa 7–24
5413.166Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–30.50053+2Lost to West Virginia 19–31
55-23.249Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–40.42974+1Lost to Penn State 0–17
56183.268Duke (DUKE)ACC3–40.42974+2Beat Maryland 20–14
5713.268Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–2–10.500530BYE
58-203.269Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50053+2Lost to Michigan State 0–31
5943.281Purdue (PURDUE)B103–30.50053-1Beat Northwestern 37–0
60203.306Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–20.60045+1Beat Rutgers 35–28
61213.319Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–2–10.500530Beat Princeton 35–26
62-63.359Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–30.50053+1Lost to Georgia 3–28
6363.409Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–30.57150-2Beat Dayton 20–17
64173.533Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–30.57150-3Beat West Texas A&M 17–8
65-83.540Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–40.42974+2Lost to Iowa State 22–55
66203.559New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–30.50053-1Beat UTEP 56–7
67253.590Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC3–40.42974-2Beat Southern Miss 26–7
68283.590Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–30.50053+1Beat Notre Dame 30–26
69-13.631Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50053-2BYE
70-103.697Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–30.40085-1Lost to Oklahoma State 7–20
71183.742Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–40.333920Beat Wisconsin 31–0
72-53.745Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–40.33392+1Lost to LSU 0–10
73-93.763BYUIND WAC3–30.50053-3Lost to Arizona State 17–49
74-283.823Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–3–10.417840Lost to Miami 13–33
75163.865Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI2–30.400850Beat Houston 33–13
76-43.970Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–2–10.37587-1Lost to Yale 14–28
77-153.987West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC3–30.50053-7Lost to Northern Illinois 8–17
78-263.994Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–30.50053+1Lost to Boston University 14–17
79-184.026Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–3–10.50053-7Lost to Duke 14–20
8054.092Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50053-7BYE
81144.135Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–40.42974-5Beat Furman 37–0
82-164.177Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–30.50053-1Lost to Mississippi State 7–26
83-354.198Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–2–10.375870Lost to Colgate 26–35
84-54.214Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–30.57150-7Lost to Louisville 3–46
85-24.244Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–50.167110-1Lost to TCU 10–13
86-84.297Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–40.42974-4Lost to Virginia Tech 21–53
87-124.353Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–40.33392-4Lost to Nebraska 0–56
88-154.369Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–40.42974-6Lost to Utah 6–27
89-134.527Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42974-8Lost to Clemson 21–37
90134.557Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–20.50053-5Beat Lehigh 30–27
91134.573Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–50.286106-3Beat Stanford 15–13
92-84.614San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–40.33392-5Lost to Pacific 28–38
93134.617William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–40.42974-9Beat Virginia Military Institute 31–3
9404.649Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC2–40.33392-6Lost to Texas Tech 10–35
95-54.666South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–40.33392-6Lost to Miami (OH) 8–21
96-94.741Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–40.33392-7Lost to Kent State 16–26
97134.799Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–40.33392-3Beat Virginia 37–21
9814.954California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–60.143118-4Lost to UCLA 13–49
99-225.097Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–40.33392-9Lost to Pittsburgh 20–35
100145.137Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–40.42974-6Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 12–0
101-15.167Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC2–40.33392-8Beat North Texas 7–6
102-145.228Iowa (IOWA)B102–40.33392-7Lost to Minnesota 14–43
103-55.237Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143118-6Lost to Washington State 7–37
104-75.295Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–4–10.35789-3Lost to Toledo 17–20
105-125.490Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–40.33392-7Lost to Army 28–35
10675.592Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–40.2001090Lost to Dartmouth 20–49
10705.759Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–40.33392-11BYE
108-65.789Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–50.167110-7BYE
109-15.843Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–50.167110-7Lost to North Carolina 0–21
11075.900Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–50.167110-9Beat Iowa 43–14
11115.978Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–60.143118-10Beat Boston College 35–20
112-15.981Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–60.000123-7Lost to Michigan 7–31
11366.275App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON2–4–10.35789-14Beat Lenoir Rhyne 42–13
114-96.435Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–50.167110-10Lost to Purdue 0–37
115-146.472Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–40.33392+5Lost to Idaho State 7–35
11686.937Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–4–10.250108-6Beat Ball State 13–7
117-87.094Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–4–10.35789-4Lost to Wofford 17–27
118-27.224Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–50.167110-14Lost to Western Michigan 0–34
119-47.319North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–60.000123-13Lost to Memphis 6–7
12077.540New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–60.143118-16Beat Texas Arlington 17–12
12107.542UTEPIND WAC1–50.167110-10Lost to New Mexico 7–56
122-27.780Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–50.286106-10Lost to Richmond 0–37
12307.853Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–70.000123-17Lost to Florida State 0–37
124-28.034Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–50.167110-8Lost to Citadel 0–12
125-78.146Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–60.143118-14Lost to Quantico Marines 7–13
12609.101Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–70.000123-24Lost to William & Mary 3–31
127-29.188Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–60.000123-15Lost to New Mexico State 12–17

1972 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.669LSUSEC5–01.0001+14Beat Auburn 35–7
240.880Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–01.0001+12Beat Florida 24–7
310.915Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–01.0001+8Beat Texas 27–0
4-31.011Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–01.0001+12Beat Michigan State 10–0
501.096Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–01.0001+8Beat North Texas 56–6
6141.101Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–10.80018+13Beat Washington 24–0
711.133USCPAC6–01.0001+11Beat California 42–14
831.246Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–01.0001+7Beat Illinois 26–7
961.251Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI5–01.0001+7Beat Boston College 13–9
1061.280Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+3Beat Princeton 35–14
1111.293Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80018+8BYE
1211.358Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–01.0001+4Beat Pennsylvania 24–20
1361.403Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–10.80018+9Beat Baylor 31–20
14101.432North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–10.80018+10Beat Kentucky 31–20
15-121.474Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–10.80018+10Lost to LSU 7–35
16121.499Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–10.80018+4Beat Missouri 62–0
17-31.512Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Pittsburgh 42–16
18-111.532Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–10.75031+8Lost to Oklahoma 0–27
19101.636Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Brown 53–19
20-31.647East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–01.0001+5Beat Citadel 27–21
21131.691UCLAPAC5–10.83314+8Beat Oregon State 37–7
2281.709Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–10.80018+7Beat Ohio 31–7
23161.717Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80018+5Beat Army 45–0
24211.730Indiana (INDIANA)B104–10.80018+7Beat Wisconsin 33–7
25121.767Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83314+7Beat Iowa State 34–22
26221.784Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC4–10.80018+5Beat Utah 59–48
27-171.842Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–1–10.70036+6Lost to Kent State 10–14
28-61.886Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–10.83314+8Lost to Stanford 0–24
29-111.966Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–10.80018+5Beat Texas A&M 17–14
30101.976Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC3–20.60045+6Beat Ole Miss 14–13
31-221.979Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75031+3Lost to Colorado 22–34
32122.032TCUIND SWC3–10.75031+4Beat Tulsa 35–9
3382.037Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83314+5Beat Mississippi State 25–21
34132.048Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–1–10.62544+3BYE
3532.050Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–1–10.75031+3Tied CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 24–24
3672.065Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–20.66738+7Beat Long Beach State 14–10
37-112.168Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–20.50058+6Lost to Alabama 7–24
38-132.197Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–20.60045+6Lost to Indiana 7–33
3932.303Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–1–10.70036+3BYE
4062.322SMUIND SWC3–10.75031+1BYE
41-202.333San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA4–10.80018+3Lost to Houston 14–49
42-152.414Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–20.60045+4Lost to Virginia Tech 32–34
43-82.417West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–20.66738+5Lost to Temple 36–39
44322.436Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–2–10.50058+2Beat Oklahoma State 34–32
45-92.488Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–20.60045+3Lost to Georgia 13–14
46472.500Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–2–10.50058+3Beat San Diego State 49–14
47-162.518Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–2–10.58355+4Lost to Toledo 13–20
48-252.555Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–1–10.50058+2Lost to Dartmouth 14–35
49172.566NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–2–10.58355+3Beat Wake Forest 42–13
5032.600Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC4–10.80018+4Beat Northern Iowa 21–14
5192.758Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI4–20.667380Beat Southern Illinois 44–0
52182.777Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–20.60045+2Beat West Virginia 39–36
53152.801Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.50058+3Beat Navy 30–14
5442.808Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC2–3–10.41775+3Beat Bowling Green 14–10
55-232.916Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–20.60045+2Lost to Miami 21–24
5673.034Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–20.60045+2Beat William & Mary 21–17
57223.072Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–30.50058+3Beat Kansas 20–19
5813.086Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–2–10.50058+1Tied Colgate 21–21
5983.169Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–20.66738-1Beat Oregon 31–14
60-83.194Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.500580Lost to Arkansas 20–31
61103.235Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–2–10.58355-2Beat Villanova 37–7
62203.316West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC3–20.60045-3Beat New Mexico State 63–14
63-63.348Purdue (PURDUE)B102–30.400780Beat Minnesota 28–3
6483.380BYUIND WAC3–20.60045-1Beat UTEP 21–14
65-143.385Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–30.40078+2Lost to Arizona State 48–59
66183.501Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–20.60045+3Beat Richmond 34–9
67-133.591Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–30.40078+1Lost to North Carolina 20–31
68-193.664Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–30.50058-2Lost to Memphis 29–38
69203.703Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–30.50058-3Beat Western Michigan 20–13
70363.716Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY2–10.66738+1Beat Columbia 20–18
71-213.718Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–30.400780Lost to Syracuse 14–30
72-393.744Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–1–10.50058-1Lost to Harvard 18–20
7383.775Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–30.50058-2Beat Colorado State 28–9
74163.805Duke (DUKE)ACC2–40.333940Beat Clemson 7–0
75-113.820Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–30.40078-3Lost to Kansas State 19–20
76203.824Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–30.50058-4Beat Virginia Military Institute 45–14
77-153.845Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–30.40078-1Lost to Air Force 9–13
78-43.914Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–30.50058-2Lost to Miami (OH) 7–31
79133.974Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–20.66738-7Beat Cincinnati 20–17
80-154.028Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50058-1Lost to Penn State 0–45
81-264.031Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–30.50058-4Lost to Idaho 13–31
82-44.091Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–2–10.375930Tied Holy Cross 21–21
83-64.153Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–40.2001050Lost to Texas Tech 14–17
84-14.154San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40078-2BYE
85-164.199Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–30.50058-6Lost to Pacific 10–14
86-304.202New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–30.40078-2Lost to Arizona 15–27
87114.234Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–30.40078-3Beat Marshall 14–0
88144.257Iowa (IOWA)B102–30.40078-2Beat Northwestern 23–12
89-44.370Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–40.200105-1Lost to Michigan 0–10
90144.417South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–30.40078-4Beat App State 41–7
91124.487Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–30.250102-1Beat Tulane 24–21
92-174.537Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–40.33394-4Lost to Florida State 21–25
93-54.596Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–30.40078-3Beat Lafayette 21–7
94194.746Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC2–30.40078-6Beat New Mexico 27–15
95-154.778Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–40.33394-5Lost to Southern Miss 9–34
96-234.845Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–30.40078-3Lost to Nebraska 0–62
97-364.856Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–3–10.417750Lost to Ball State 7–28
98-34.894Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–50.167114-3Lost to UCLA 7–37
9905.021California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–50.167114-3Lost to USC 14–42
100205.262Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC1–40.200105-4Beat Utah State 38–29
101215.281Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–30.40078+4Beat Northern Illinois 31–13
10255.293Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–50.167114-4Lost to TCU 9–35
103-95.323Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–20.33394-3Lost to Cornell 20–24
104-75.409Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–50.167114-5Lost to Washington State 14–31
105-195.447Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–40.200105-5Lost to Iowa 12–23
106-195.519William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–40.33394-8Lost to Vanderbilt 17–21
107-75.536Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–40.33394-8Lost to Wichita State 17–20
108-75.626Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–40.200105-4Lost to NC State 13–42
109125.746Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–3–10.41775-2Beat Furman 51–35
110-195.836Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–40.200105-4Lost to Duke 0–7
11146.271Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–50.000120-6Lost to Ohio State 7–26
11226.275Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–60.000120-8Lost to Notre Dame 16–42
113-86.284Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–30.250102-1Lost to Yale 19–53
114-66.366Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–40.33394-7Lost to East Carolina 21–27
11526.384North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–50.000120-7Lost to Louisville 6–56
116-76.962Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–40.200105-10Lost to Xavier 0–14
11717.201Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–50.000120-9Lost to Purdue 3–28
118-77.315Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–50.167114-12Lost to Maryland 7–37
119-97.332App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–4–10.250102-11Lost to South Carolina 7–41
120-47.391Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–40.33394-6Lost to Davidson 35–51
121-27.420UTEPIND WAC1–40.200105-7Lost to BYU 14–21
122-107.668Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–40.200105-3Lost to Louisiana 21–22
12307.719Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–60.000120-12Lost to Wyoming 9–28
12417.916Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–4–10.100119-4Lost to Tampa 0–44
12528.686Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–50.000120-8BYE
12608.719Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–60.000120-16Lost to Virginia 14–45
127-38.731New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–60.000120-14Lost to West Texas A&M 14–63

1972 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.679Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+10Beat Navy 35–7
250.780LSUSEC4–01.0001+9Beat Rice 12–6
350.885Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+10Beat Ole Miss 19–13
4-10.988Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+5BYE
510.997Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–01.0001+6Beat Tampa 17–14
681.003Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Georgia 25–7
761.023Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+6Beat Utah State 27–12
811.030USCPAC5–01.0001+8Beat Stanford 30–21
991.066Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+4BYE
1051.068Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–0–10.87519+6Beat Toledo 19–8
11-71.177Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+5Beat California 35–18
12-21.282Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80020+7Beat Memphis 38–7
13-111.375Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 36–22
1471.386Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Michigan State 16–0
15-31.392Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Colorado State 52–13
16251.512Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–01.0001+2Beat Holy Cross 17–7
17131.538East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+3Beat Richmond 21–0
18131.562Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–10.75026+5Beat Tulsa 35–18
19211.564Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75026+6Beat TCU 27–13
20-151.567Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75026+7Lost to USC 21–30
2151.583San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA4–01.0001+4Beat San José State 23–12
2251.585Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–01.0001+6Beat Oregon 23–17
23-31.590Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–0–10.75026+1Tied Columbia 0–0
2481.602North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75026+6BYE
25-21.671Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75026+6Beat Northwestern 21–14
26281.676Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.66745+5Beat Florida State 42–13
27151.682Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–10.75026+5Beat Missouri 17–16
2891.682Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75026+2BYE
29101.689Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–01.0001+1Beat Colgate 27–7
30-11.775Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–10.75026+4Beat Marshall 22–7
31-91.810Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–1–10.70043+6Beat Kent State 13–12
3211.816Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–10.75026+4Beat Pittsburgh 38–6
3311.822Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–0–10.750260Tied Princeton 0–0
3421.825UCLAPAC4–10.80020+5Beat Arizona 42–31
35-101.847West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–10.80020+6Beat William & Mary 49–34
36-82.026Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75026+3Lost to Auburn 13–19
3772.066Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–10.80020+4Beat Kansas State 38–17
38-192.072Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–10.80020+3Lost to Pacific 0–17
39-12.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75026+2Beat Illinois 35–17
4052.249Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.50058+3Lost to Alabama 7–25
41-172.253Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80020+2Lost to Florida 13–42
42102.261Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–1–10.70043+2Beat Clemson 31–9
43132.267Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–20.60050+5Beat Fresno State 17–0
44-332.270TCUIND SWC2–10.66745+2Lost to Arkansas 13–27
4542.287Indiana (INDIANA)B103–10.75026+3Beat Syracuse 10–2
4642.330SMUIND SWC3–10.75026+1Beat New Mexico State 55–6
47-312.338Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–1–10.62549+2Lost to LSU 6–12
48-52.467Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC3–10.75026+1Beat Oregon State 38–7
49-12.613Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60050+2Lost to Texas 12–27
50-32.635Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50058+3Lost to Michigan 7–35
51162.719Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.50058+3Beat UTEP 39–20
52-62.851Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.667450Beat Miami 10–3
53-362.912Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–10.75026+2Lost to South Dakota 23–28
54293.079Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50058+2Beat Mississippi State 17–13
55213.140Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–20.600500Beat Xavier 20–7
56323.165New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–20.50058+1Beat Wyoming 17–14
57143.214Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25096+1Beat Iowa 24–0
58-73.214Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–3–10.30093+2Lost to Western Michigan 12–13
59-13.271Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–20.500580Lost to Dartmouth 7–17
60-73.319Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI3–20.60050-1Lost to Louisville 14–17
6133.334Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–2–10.500580Tied Southern Illinois 6–6
62163.391Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.500580Beat Villanova 21–20
63303.405Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.500580Beat Virginia 10–7
64-33.415Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–20.50058-1Beat Minnesota 34–28
65203.416Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.667450Beat Lehigh 26–21
6603.440NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–2–10.500580Beat Duke 17–0
67253.518Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60050-2Beat Idaho 35–14
6843.650Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.400770Lost to Indiana 2–10
69-103.799Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–20.60050-3Lost to BYU 27–38
70-13.850Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–20.50058-2BYE
71273.888Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–2–10.50058-3Beat Wake Forest 23–0
72283.892BYUIND WAC2–20.50058-1Beat Long Beach State 38–27
73-103.892Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–20.500580Lost to Oklahoma State 16–17
74173.903Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–20.60050-2Beat Cincinnati 28–14
75-103.927Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40077-1Lost to Kentucky 13–17
76-163.940Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–2–10.37589-1Tied Houston 27–27
77173.961Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25096+1BYE
78-104.015Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–20.333910Lost to Yale 7–27
79-94.045Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.400770Lost to Colorado 17–38
8004.056Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40077-2Lost to East Carolina 0–21
81-84.082Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–30.40077-1Lost to New Mexico 14–17
82-274.090West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–20.50058-3Lost to Southern Miss 7–14
83-214.133San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40077-1Lost to San Diego State 12–23
84234.195Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–20.50058+1Beat West Texas A&M 14–7
8544.211Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–30.25096-1Lost to Notre Dame 0–16
86-114.229Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–30.25096-1Lost to Wisconsin 14–21
87-84.425William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–30.40077-3Lost to West Virginia 34–49
88-44.466Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.25096-2Lost to Cornell 22–36
89-24.544Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–30.40077-4Lost to Bowling Green 8–19
90-334.555Duke (DUKE)ACC1–40.200111-1Lost to NC State 0–17
91-174.561Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–30.250960Lost to Georgia Tech 9–31
92134.567Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–20.60050-7Beat North Texas 23–6
93-164.580Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–2–10.37589-1Tied Virginia Tech 27–27
94-594.893Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–10.50058-2Lost to Brown 20–28
9515.007Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.200111-2Lost to Arizona State 7–38
96-65.014Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40077-5Lost to Vanderbilt 7–10
9725.045Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–40.200111-2Lost to Washington 17–23
98-125.063Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–30.25096-3Lost to Northern Illinois 7–20
99-25.094California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.200111-3Lost to Ohio State 18–35
100-55.289Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–30.40077-5Lost to Ohio 14–28
10115.435Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.25096-3Lost to Maryland 0–23
102-205.436Iowa (IOWA)B101–30.25096-3Lost to Purdue 0–24
103-225.513Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–30.000118-2Lost to Baylor 3–10
10405.606South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–30.25096-5BYE
105215.836Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–20.33391-1Beat Pennsylvania 28–20
106215.958Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–10.500580Beat Boston University 33–14
10715.980Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–40.200111-4Lost to Texas Tech 18–35
108136.028Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–30.40077-5Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–3
10916.052Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–30.25096-5Lost to Miami (OH) 7–22
11036.101App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–3–10.30093-6Tied Davidson 10–10
111-56.172Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–40.200111-6Lost to Boston College 20–21
112136.377Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–30.25096-2Beat Arkansas State 21–3
113-16.411Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–30.25096-7Lost to UCLA 31–42
114-56.418Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–50.000118-6Lost to Tulane 6–38
115-46.491Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000118-4Lost to Penn State 17–35
116-136.527Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–30.40077-2Lost to Western Carolina 15–20
117-166.547North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–40.000118-5Lost to Wichita State 6–23
118-26.678Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–40.000118-5Lost to Kansas 28–34
119-47.191UTEPIND WAC1–30.25096-4Lost to Utah 20–39
120-67.222Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC0–40.000118-6Lost to Tennessee 7–38
121-17.293Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–3–10.30093-3Tied App State 10–10
122-47.322Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–30.25096+1Lost to Washington State 14–35
123-67.407Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–50.000118-7Lost to Air Force 13–52
124-28.172New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–50.000118-9Lost to SMU 6–55
125-18.188Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–3–10.125117-2Tied Dayton 6–6
126-38.623Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–50.000118-11Lost to Citadel 3–42
127-89.050Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–50.000118-7Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–35

1972 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1120.676Michigan (MICHIGAN)B103–01.0001+6Beat Tulane 41–7
2390.705Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–01.0001+1Beat Colgate 37–7
3-20.736Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+5Beat Clemson 52–3
4-10.773Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–01.0001+4Beat North Carolina 29–14
540.922Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–01.0001+6Beat West Virginia 41–35
6-40.932Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC2–01.0001+3Beat Dayton 28–11
7110.948LSUSEC3–01.0001+5Beat Wisconsin 27–7
871.077Auburn (AUBURN)SEC3–01.0001+5Beat Tennessee 10–6
9101.113USCPAC4–01.0001+4Beat Michigan State 51–6
10-61.131Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–10.75030+5Lost to Auburn 6–10
11-51.190TCUIND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Texas Arlington 38–14
12111.206Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Davidson 68–6
13221.229Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Texas Tech 25–20
14-21.235Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–01.0001+3Beat Vanderbilt 48–21
1571.255Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–0–10.83328+2Tied Western Michigan 13–13
16-51.255Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–0–10.83328+2Tied Georgia Tech 36–36
17-31.260Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–01.0001+2Beat North Texas 54–8
18111.272Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat New Mexico 31–0
1971.276Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–01.0001+4Beat San José State 23–21
20251.332Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–01.0001+1Beat Rutgers 7–6
2171.392Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 35–14
22151.444Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–1–10.62554+5Tied Bowling Green 13–13
23-71.487Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–10.66739+4Lost to LSU 7–27
2491.493Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+2Beat Kansas 44–22
25-181.524West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–10.75030+5Lost to Stanford 35–41
2661.541San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA3–01.0001+2Beat Kent State 14–0
2741.573Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–01.0001+3Beat Illinois 31–11
2861.593Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–01.0001+2Beat Southern Miss 13–9
29-41.665Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–10.66739+3Beat Xavier 25–7
30-31.676East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–01.0001+1BYE
31-211.750Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–10.66739+2Lost to Texas 20–25
32-241.752North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75030+4Lost to Ohio State 14–29
33-281.753Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–10.66739+3Lost to Michigan 7–41
3461.822Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat Fordham 44–0
3591.830Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat Lafayette 55–12
3631.840UCLAPAC3–10.75030+4Beat Oregon 65–20
37171.870Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75030+1Beat Minnesota 49–0
38-21.956Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66739+2Beat Iowa 14–10
3972.020Yale (YALE)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat UConn 28–7
4072.022Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–10.66739+3Beat Tulsa 21–20
4112.114Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–01.00010Beat NEW Hampshire 24–14
42442.144Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B82–10.66739+2Beat Colorado 31–6
43-262.227Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC2–10.66739+1Lost to Wyoming 43–45
44-242.235Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–10.75030+2Lost to Oklahoma State 6–31
45-72.246Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–10.66739+1Beat NC State 28–22
46132.263Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–10.50056+1BYE
47362.271Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–10.66739+2Beat Boston College 27–20
4802.286Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75030+1Beat Colorado State 21–0
49162.416Indiana (INDIANA)B102–10.66739+1Beat Kentucky 35–34
50-262.446SMUIND SWC2–10.667390Lost to Virginia Tech 10–13
5152.614Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–2–10.37578+2Lost to San Diego State 0–14
52-32.639Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI2–1–10.62554+1Tied Rice 36–36
53-232.657Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI3–10.750300Lost to Kansas State 7–31
54222.676Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–10.50056+1Beat Mississippi State 28–13
55122.835West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–10.667390Beat Lamar 35–12
56222.875Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–20.50056+1Beat Montana 24–6
57252.986Duke (DUKE)ACC1–30.250102+2Beat Virginia 37–13
58-372.999Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–10.66739-1Lost to Temple 7–15
59183.038Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–10.75030-1Beat CAL State Fullerton 27–14
60403.179Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–20.333810Beat SMU 13–10
6113.232Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–20.333810Lost to Florida State 22–44
6273.271San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–20.50056+1Lost to Fresno State 21–23
63223.272Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–10.66739+1Beat California 34–27
6443.274Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–20.500560Lost to Louisville 11–28
65-123.383Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–20.500560Lost to Florida 13–28
66-163.421NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–2–10.375780Lost to Georgia 22–28
67293.453Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–20.33381+1Beat Washington State 44–25
68-173.470Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–10.500560Lost to Cornell 7–37
69323.481Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–20.50056-1Beat Holy Cross 15–7
70253.540Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–20.50056+1Beat Tampa 31–7
7113.550Purdue (PURDUE)B100–30.0001130Lost to Notre Dame 14–35
72213.566Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–20.500560Beat Maryland 16–12
73323.566Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–20.500560Beat Arizona State 45–43
74-193.599Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–20.33381+1Lost to Oklahoma 3–52
75153.629Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–20.333810Beat Pittsburgh 27–22
76213.653Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–20.50056-1Beat Marshall 24–7
77-173.657Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–20.333810BYE
78-263.672Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.333810Lost to Navy 20–27
79233.685William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–20.50056-1Beat Citadel 31–12
8093.794Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–20.50056-2Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–15
8163.913Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–20.0001130BYE
82-113.925Iowa (IOWA)B101–20.333810Lost to Penn State 10–14
83-263.941Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–20.333810Lost to Indiana 34–35
84-94.058Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–20.33381-1Lost to Princeton 6–7
85414.088Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.500560Beat Texas A&M 24–14
8654.090Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–20.33381-1Lost to Miami (OH) 7–25
87-174.129Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–20.50056-3Lost to Ohio 22–38
88-274.154New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.33381-1Lost to Iowa State 0–31
89-104.190Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–20.33381-1Lost to USC 6–51
90-264.243Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.50056-2Lost to Duke 13–37
91224.301Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–20.50056-2Beat Toledo 38–22
92-344.311Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–20.50056-3Lost to Utah 25–44
93-124.376Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–20.33381-2Lost to Alabama 21–48
94-64.414Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.2501020Lost to Army 14–24
9594.441Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–20.50056-2Beat Villanova 14–7
96104.562Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.250102-1Beat BYU 29–3
97-314.724California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–30.250102-2Lost to Missouri 27–34
98-354.728Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–2–10.37578-3Lost to Syracuse 12–16
99-54.771Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–30.250102-1Lost to UCLA 20–65
100-274.879BYUIND WAC1–20.33381-2Lost to Oregon State 3–29
10124.888North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–30.000113-1Lost to Drake 8–54
102-184.965Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–20.33381-1BYE
103215.051Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–20.50056-1Beat App State 20–17
10485.210South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–30.250102-3Beat Memphis 34–7
105145.362Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–20.50056-6Beat Southern Illinois 12–0
106-145.500Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–30.250102-3Lost to Cincinnati 7–14
10775.524Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–20.333810Lost to Ole Miss 9–13
10875.542Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–30.250102-3Lost to Arkansas 20–21
109-115.741Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–40.000113-3Lost to Northwestern 22–27
110-115.898Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–20.33381-4Lost to Northern Illinois 7–24
11156.150Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–30.000113-2Lost to Washington 11–31
112-26.285Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–20.33381-5BYE
113-46.346App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–30.250102-5Lost to Furman 17–20
114-346.362Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC0–30.000113-3Lost to South Carolina 7–34
115126.691UTEPIND WAC1–20.33381-2Beat New Mexico State 21–20
116-56.700Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–30.000113-3Lost to Nebraska 0–49
11766.931Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–40.000113-4Lost to Utah State 0–21
118-117.026Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–20.33381+2Lost to Montana State 3–17
11927.147Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–40.000113-5Lost to TCU 14–38
12027.213Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–30.250102-2Lost to Air Force 6–68
121-47.472Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–30.250102-3Lost to William & Mary 12–31
122-47.625New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–40.000113-5Lost to UTEP 20–21
123-38.188Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–40.000113-7Lost to Richmond 15–34
12418.225Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–30.000113-2Lost to Wichita State 0–12
125-178.688Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI0–30.000113-2Lost to Middle Tennessee 13–17
126-529.613Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–20.000113-1Lost to Rhode Island 17–21
127-8413.100Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–10.0001130Lost to Massachusetts 19–28

1972 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.464Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+3Beat Oregon 68–3
2180.533Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC1–01.0001+1BYE
3230.645Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.0001+1BYE
4110.690Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–01.0001+4Beat Wake Forest 45–6
5300.735Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+2Beat Georgia 24–13
6560.799TCUIND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Indiana 31–28
7200.842West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4Beat Virginia 48–10
8290.934North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat NC State 34–33
9-60.945Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat Duke 10–6
1060.963Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat New Mexico 41–16
11340.971Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Clemson 29–10
12121.005Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Kentucky 35–0
13261.048Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.0001+2Beat UCLA 26–9
1481.066Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–01.0001+1Beat Memphis 23–7
15-41.074Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.0001+2Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 14–7
16-91.083Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–01.0001+2Beat Syracuse 31–7
17241.087Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC2–01.0001+2Beat Kansas State 56–14
18111.104LSUSEC2–01.0001+2Beat Texas A&M 42–17
1921.109USCPAC3–01.0001+1Beat Illinois 55–20
20-141.180Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–01.0001+2Beat Minnesota 38–6
21131.186Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Brown 30–24
22221.203Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Miami (OH) 16–7
23-191.233Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Pittsburgh 41–13
24-221.259SMUIND SWC2–01.0001+1Beat Florida 21–14
25-201.271Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–10.50048+2Lost to Bowling Green 7–16
26201.283Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–01.0001+2Beat New Mexico State 49–17
27-21.349East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON3–01.0001+1Beat App State 35–7
28311.366Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Northwestern 37–0
29-121.414Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–01.00010Beat Utah 44–22
30171.455Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI3–01.0001+2Beat Eastern Michigan 42–0
3171.507Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–01.0001+1Beat Purdue 22–21
3241.538San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA2–01.00010Beat North Texas 25–0
33-21.550Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI3–01.00010Beat Virginia Tech 27–15
3481.573Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–01.00010Beat South Carolina 21–0
35281.573Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Miami 23–10
36451.636Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–10.50048+1Beat Navy 21–10
37311.662Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–10.66736+3Beat Northern Illinois 14–10
38-51.688Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.50048+1Lost to Tulane 13–24
39-201.835UCLAPAC2–10.66736+2Lost to Michigan 9–26
40141.875Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.0001210BYE
41141.875Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.0001210BYE
42141.875Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.0001210BYE
43151.875Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.0001210BYE
44161.875Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.0001210BYE
45161.875Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.0001210BYE
46181.875Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.0001210BYE
47461.881Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC1–10.50048+1Beat Oklahoma State 24–23
48311.911Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat BYU 42–19
49231.934Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI2–10.66736+1Beat Michigan State 21–16
50-411.979NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–1–10.50048+1Lost to North Carolina 33–34
5122.037Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Lafayette 33–14
52312.084Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–10.50048+1Beat Temple 49–27
53392.097Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.66736+1Beat Vanderbilt 10–6
54-62.101Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–10.667360Beat Army 77–7
55-452.266Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.50048+1Lost to Rice 10–29
56552.327Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–1–10.50048+1Beat Ohio 37–14
57-292.386Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–10.50048+1Lost to Alabama 0–35
58502.478Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–10.667360Beat Arizona 28–6
59232.505Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–10.500480Beat Missouri 27–0
60132.511Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–20.33375+1Beat Tulsa 21–0
61-432.561New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–10.500480Lost to Texas Tech 16–41
62602.572Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–10.500480Beat Wyoming 52–14
63142.572Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC1–1–10.500480Beat Virginia Military Institute 28–16
64-242.589Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–10.667360Lost to West Virginia 10–48
65-222.629Indiana (INDIANA)B101–10.500480Lost to TCU 28–31
66-162.649California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–20.33375+1Lost to San José State 10–17
67322.670West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC1–10.500480Beat Colorado State 41–14
68422.683Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–10.667360Beat Marshall 39–0
69442.693San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–10.66736+1Beat California 17–10
70322.708Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–10.667360Beat Texas Arlington 38–24
71232.780Iowa (IOWA)B101–10.500480Beat Oregon State 19–11
7222.891Purdue (PURDUE)B100–20.000980Lost to Washington 21–22
73-652.949BYUIND WAC1–10.500480Lost to Utah State 19–42
74-223.041Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–10.000980Lost to Holy Cross 24–30
7593.050Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–10.500480Beat Lehigh 41–13
76-193.078Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–10.000980Lost to SMU 14–21
77263.132Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–10.66736-1Beat Grambling State 25–19
7883.169Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA1–20.333750Beat UTEP 19–14
79-563.195Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.50048-1Lost to Georgia Tech 16–21
80-23.209Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC0–20.000980Lost to Drake 7–23
81-493.252Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–10.50048-1Lost to Mississippi State 6–10
8253.253Duke (DUKE)ACC0–30.000980Lost to Stanford 6–10
83-713.260Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.500480Lost to Penn State 10–21
84-143.316Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–20.33375+1Lost to Tennessee 6–45
85-713.448Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–10.500480Lost to Baylor 0–27
86-563.463Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–10.50048-1Lost to Arkansas 23–24
8783.491Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–20.000980Lost to Texas 10–23
88183.528Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–20.333750Lost to LSU 17–42
89-13.603Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON1–20.333750Beat UL Monroe 17–0
90-103.641Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–20.000980Lost to Notre Dame 0–37
91333.678Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–10.50048-1Beat Cincinnati 19–7
92-13.739Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–20.333750Beat William & Mary 20–17
93-263.794Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–20.333750Lost to Wisconsin 7–31
94-453.809Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–20.333750Lost to Oklahoma 3–68
95-293.942Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–20.333750Lost to Arizona State 14–56
96184.034Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–20.000980Lost to Iowa State 22–44
9784.209Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–20.33375-1Lost to Western Michigan 10–14
98-134.316Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–30.00098-1Lost to Air Force 13–41
99-284.336Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–10.50048-1Lost to Dayton 0–39
100-244.428Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–20.00098-1Lost to Florida State 15–27
10104.517Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–20.33375-2Lost to Boston College 27–49
102-334.596William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–20.33375-2Lost to Villanova 17–20
103204.653North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–20.00098-1Lost to San Diego State 0–25
10484.730Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–20.33375-1Lost to Xavier 7–19
10544.757Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–20.33375-1Lost to Kansas 14–52
106-84.766Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–30.00098-1Lost to Iowa 11–19
107-945.009Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–10.50048+1Lost to Weber State 10–26
108-185.028Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI0–20.00098-1Lost to Auburn 7–14
10965.050App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–20.33375-2Lost to East Carolina 7–35
110-35.174Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–20.33375-3Lost to Washington State 6–28
111-365.253Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–20.00098-1Lost to Colorado 6–38
11255.278South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–30.00098-2Lost to Ole Miss 0–21
113-165.287Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–20.33375-2Lost to Kent State 14–37
11455.312Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500480BYE
115-115.439Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–20.33375-3Lost to Houston 0–21
116-205.684Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–20.00098-1Lost to USC 20–55
117-525.791Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–20.333750Lost to Western Carolina 0–10
11836.128New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–30.00098-2Lost to Fresno State 17–49
11966.199Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–20.33375-4Beat Arkansas State 6–0
120-46.378Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–30.00098-3Lost to Maryland 16–28
121-36.703Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–30.00098-3Lost to Toledo 24–38
122-226.719Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–20.33375-2Lost to Lenoir Rhyne 16–41
123-36.903Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–30.00098-3Lost to West Texas A&M 14–41
12427.058Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON1–20.33375-2Beat Wofford 24–7
125-368.009Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–20.000980Lost to Lamar 0–7
126-758.066Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–10.00098-1Lost to Nebraska 7–77
127010.897UTEPIND WAC0–20.00098-2Lost to Pacific 14–19

1972 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1700.421Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B81–01.0001+1Beat Utah State 49–0
2760.447SMUIND SWC1–01.0001+1Beat Wake Forest 56–10
3770.464Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–01.0001+1Beat San José State 44–0
4250.576Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Wyoming 45–14
5540.610Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–01.0001+1Beat Dayton 34–7
6100.619Colorado (COLORADO)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Cincinnati 56–14
7820.636Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 31–7
8280.645BYUIND WAC1–01.0001+1Beat Kansas State 32–9
9570.645NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–0–10.75048+1Beat Syracuse 43–20
1030.730Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.0001+1BYE
1140.748Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.0001+1BYE
12520.808Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat William & Mary 13–9
13330.816Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–01.0001+1Beat Ohio 17–14
14120.825Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.0001+1BYE
15-130.920Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–01.0001+1Beat Penn State 28–21
16670.954Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Utah 45–2
17330.971Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Colorado State 41–0
18471.023New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 55–20
1961.027UCLAPAC2–01.0001+1Beat Pittsburgh 38–28
20331.031Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat Kent State 34–0
21-121.040USCPAC2–01.00010Beat Oregon State 51–6
22191.083Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC1–01.00010Beat West Texas A&M 40–12
23381.117Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Illinois 24–0
24-191.126Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010BYE
25-221.139East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–01.00010Beat Southern Illinois 16–0
26441.143Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–01.00010Beat Iowa 21–0
27-171.152West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Richmond 28–7
28241.169Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–01.00010Beat Villanova 25–7
29251.169LSUSEC1–01.00010Beat Pacific 31–13
30421.169Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Texas Arlington 21–3
31-171.173Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI2–01.00010Beat Miami 37–14
32-201.177Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–01.00010BYE
33101.238Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Baylor 24–14
34111.238Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Rutgers 24–14
35491.238Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Boston College 10–0
36-181.246San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA1–01.00010BYE
37-201.259North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–01.00010Beat Maryland 31–26
38-151.259Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.00010Beat Duke 14–6
39211.263Michigan (MICHIGAN)B101–01.00010Beat Northwestern 7–0
40-201.272Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–01.00010Beat Virginia Tech 24–20
41-111.280Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Houston 33–28
42211.280Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–01.00010Beat Memphis 34–29
4351.289Indiana (INDIANA)B101–01.00010Beat Minnesota 27–23
44-101.298Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Purdue 17–14
45-181.315Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–01.00010BYE
46711.332Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–01.0001+1Beat Western Michigan 41–14
47-391.375Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI2–01.0001+1Beat Northern Michigan 34–21
48471.445Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B81–10.50049+1Beat Texas A&M 37–7
49451.463Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–10.50049+1Beat Arizona 34–7
50531.673California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.50049+1Beat Washington State 37–23
51-201.766Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.0001140BYE
52-171.766Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
53-161.766Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.0001140BYE
54-161.766Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
55-161.766Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
56-161.766Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
57-151.766Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.0001140BYE
58-141.766Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
59101.766Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.0001140BYE
60141.766Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
61141.766Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
62191.766TCUIND SWC0–00.0001140BYE
63191.766Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.0001140BYE
64271.766Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.0001140BYE
65421.773Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–10.50049+1Beat App State 28–21
66-471.869Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–10.50049+1Lost to BYU 9–32
67-451.878Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–10.50049+1Lost to NC State 20–43
68-471.911Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–10.50049+1Lost to Fresno State 14–41
69-652.055William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–10.500490Lost to Navy 9–13
70-462.130Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–10.50049+1Lost to SMU 10–56
71-162.174Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Morehead State 27–24
72542.301Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI1–10.500490Beat South Carolina 34–6
73192.337Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–20.000790Lost to Arizona State 28–33
7422.337Purdue (PURDUE)B100–10.000790Lost to Bowling Green 14–17
75-132.375Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–10.000790Lost to Indiana 23–27
76112.375Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000790Lost to Virginia 20–24
77-212.413Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–1–10.250770Lost to North Carolina 26–31
78-212.413Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC0–10.000790Lost to Ole Miss 29–34
79-782.433Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI1–10.500490Lost to Oklahoma 0–49
80-122.487Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–10.000790Lost to Michigan 0–7
81-82.487Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–10.000790Lost to Tennessee 21–28
82-502.600Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–10.000790Lost to Georgia 14–24
83-502.600Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–10.000790Lost to Tulane 0–10
84-72.600Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–10.000790Lost to Holy Cross 14–24
85212.638Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–20.000790Lost to UCLA 28–38
86112.694Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–20.000790Lost to LSU 13–31
87272.806Duke (DUKE)ACC0–20.000790Lost to Washington 6–14
88162.806Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–20.000790Lost to West Virginia 7–28
89-102.825Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–10.000790Lost to East Carolina 0–16
90192.862Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI0–10.000790BYE
91192.919Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–20.000790Lost to Kentucky 7–25
92133.009Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC1–10.500490Beat UL Monroe 42–7
93183.013Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–10.000790BYE
94-453.013Iowa (IOWA)B100–10.000790Lost to Ohio State 0–21
95-373.087Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–10.000790Lost to Florida State 14–37
96-493.125Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–10.000790Lost to Michigan State 0–24
97253.214Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–10.500490Lost to Idaho 14–17
9843.237Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–20.000790Lost to USC 6–51
99-113.275West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC0–10.000790Lost to Drake 12–40
100-43.282Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–10.50049-1Beat Virginia Military Institute 18–14
101-33.292Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI1–10.50049-1Beat Xavier 16–12
102113.298Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–10.500490Beat Eastern Michigan 16–0
103-43.313Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–10.50049-1Beat North Texas 24–21
104-33.332Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–10.50049-1Beat Wichita State 10–9
105143.349Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–10.500490Lost to Wisconsin 7–31
106-1003.351Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.50049-1Lost to Nebraska 7–37
107-963.378Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–10.50049-1Lost to Oregon 7–34
108-803.395Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–10.50049-1Lost to California 23–37
10993.403Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–10.500490Lost to Air Force 14–45
110113.467Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–10.500490Lost to Miami (OH) 7–34
111-603.500Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–1–10.250770Lost to Louisville 0–34
112123.645Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–10.500490Lost to Colorado 14–56
113103.647San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–10.500490Lost to Stanford 0–44
114-293.837Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–10.000790Lost to Texas Tech 2–45
115104.308App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–10.50049-1Lost to Citadel 21–28
11644.606Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–20.00079-1Lost to Davidson 14–18
117-174.700South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–20.00079-1Lost to Georgia Tech 6–34
118-64.756Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–20.00079-1Lost to Oklahoma State 3–21
119-1124.921Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–10.500490Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–33
120-125.112Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–20.00079-1Lost to Iowa State 0–41
12165.319New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–20.00079-1Lost to New Mexico 20–55
122-295.862Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–10.00079-1BYE
123-565.938North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–10.00079-1Lost to Long Beach State 21–24
124-345.975Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI0–10.00079-1Lost to Temple 12–16
125-106.275Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–20.00079-2Lost to Tulsa 9–10
126-109.294Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–20.00079-1Lost to Presbyterian 7–10
127-4112.650UTEPIND WAC0–10.000790Lost to Lamar 18–42

1972 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.344Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat New Mexico State 48–14
2-10.370Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–01.00010Beat Georgia Tech 34–3
3-20.404East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Virginia Military Institute 30–3
4-30.430William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Furman 31–7
5-40.438Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC1–01.00010Beat Duke 35–12
6-50.438Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Wichita State 36–13
7-60.455Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Texas Arlington 38–17
8-70.455Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Toledo 21–0
9-80.455USCPAC1–01.00010Beat Arkansas 31–10
10-90.473West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Villanova 25–6
11-100.490Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Colorado State 17–0
12-110.490Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–01.00010Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 24–7
13-120.524Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–01.00010Beat Citadel 13–0
14-130.533Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Pittsburgh 19–7
15-140.541Auburn (AUBURN)SEC1–01.00010Beat Mississippi State 14–3
16-150.550Colorado (COLORADO)IND B81–01.00010Beat California 20–10
17-160.550North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC1–01.00010Beat Richmond 28–18
18-170.559San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA1–01.00010Beat Oregon State 17–8
19-180.567Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–01.00010Beat Tulsa 21–13
20-190.567Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–01.00010Beat South Carolina 24–16
21-200.567Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–01.00010Beat Long Beach State 28–20
22-210.576Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Temple 17–10
23-220.576Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–01.00010Beat Pacific 13–6
24-230.584Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–01.00010Beat Davidson 26–20
25-240.610UCLAPAC1–01.00010Beat Nebraska 20–17
26-250.619Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–01.00010Beat Oregon 24–22
27-260.627Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–01.00010Beat Houston 14–13
28-270.627Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–01.00010Beat Kansas 18–17
29-281.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
30-291.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC0–00.000680BYE
31-301.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
32-311.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.000680BYE
33-321.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
34-331.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.000680BYE
35-341.000Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
36-351.000BYUIND WAC0–00.000680BYE
37-361.000Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
38-371.000Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
39-381.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
40-391.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
41-401.000Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC0–00.000680BYE
42-411.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.000680BYE
43-421.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.000680BYE
44-431.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
45-441.000Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
46-451.000Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
47-461.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.000680BYE
48-471.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.000680BYE
49-481.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.000680BYE
50-491.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.000680BYE
51-501.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–0–10.500370Tied Akron 13–13
52-511.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.000680BYE
53-521.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC0–00.000680BYE
54-531.000LSUSEC0–00.000680BYE
55-541.000Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
56-551.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–0–10.500370Tied NC State 24–24
57-561.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC0–00.000680BYE
58-571.000Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
59-581.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.000680BYE
60-591.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.000680BYE
61-601.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.000680BYE
62-611.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.000680BYE
63-621.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.000680BYE
64-631.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
65-641.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.000680BYE
66-651.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–0–10.500370Tied Maryland 24–24
67-661.000North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–00.000680BYE
68-671.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.000680BYE
69-681.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
70-691.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.000680BYE
71-701.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.000680BYE
72-711.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.000680BYE
73-721.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
74-731.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
75-741.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
76-751.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.000680BYE
77-761.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
78-771.000SMUIND SWC0–00.000680BYE
79-781.000Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
80-791.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.000680BYE
81-801.000TCUIND SWC0–00.000680BYE
82-811.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.000680BYE
83-821.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.000680BYE
84-831.000Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
85-841.000Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.000680BYE
86-851.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.000680BYE
87-861.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
88-871.000West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC0–00.000680BYE
89-881.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.000680BYE
90-891.000Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI0–00.000680BYE
91-901.000Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.000680BYE
92-911.137Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to Rice 13–14
93-921.137Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–10.000400Lost to Washington State 17–18
94-931.175Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–10.000400Lost to Missouri 22–24
95-941.212Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–10.000400Lost to UCLA 17–20
96-951.325Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–10.000400Lost to Wake Forest 20–26
97-961.363Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–10.000400Lost to Washington 6–13
98-971.363Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to Syracuse 10–17
99-981.400Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–10.000400Lost to Western Michigan 20–28
100-991.400South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to Virginia 16–24
101-1001.400Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–10.000400Lost to Kansas State 13–21
102-1011.438Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–10.000400Lost to San Diego State 8–17
103-1021.475California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–10.000400Lost to Colorado 10–20
104-1031.475Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–10.000400Lost to North Carolina 18–28
105-1041.512Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–10.000400Lost to Auburn 3–14
106-1051.550Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to Florida State 7–19
107-1061.587Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–10.000400Lost to Clemson 0–13
108-1071.738Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–10.000400Lost to Arizona 0–17
109-1081.738Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to Vanderbilt 7–24
110-1091.813Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to West Virginia 6–25
111-1101.887Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–10.000400Lost to USC 10–31
112-1111.887Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to Southern Miss 17–38
113-1121.887Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–10.000400Lost to Tampa 0–21
114-1131.962Duke (DUKE)ACC0–10.000400Lost to Alabama 12–35
115-1141.962Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–10.000400Lost to Texas A&M 13–36
116-1152.000Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–10.000400Lost to William & Mary 7–31
117-1162.054Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–01.00010Beat Sacramento State 24–7
118-1172.063Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–01.00010Beat Idaho State 30–14
119-1182.080Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Illinois State 21–7
120-1192.112Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–10.000400Lost to East Carolina 3–30
121-1202.157Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Youngstown State 18–13
122-1212.157Ohio (OHIO)MAC1–01.00010Beat Central Michigan 26–21
123-1222.157San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–01.00010Beat Santa Clara 33–28
124-1232.174Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI1–01.00010Beat Indiana State 10–7
125-1242.191App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–01.00010Beat Western Kentucky 7–6
126-1252.263Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI0–10.000400Lost to Tennessee 3–34
127-1262.375New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–10.000400Lost to Utah State 14–48

1972 Pre-Season College Football Team Rankings

1972 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1340.000Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
110.000Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1760.000Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
140.000Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1230.000Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1510.000Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
190.000Auburn (AUBURN)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11210.000Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1170.000Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1450.000Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11240.000Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1700.000BYUIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1400.000California (CALIFORNIA)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1360.000Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1490.000Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1690.000Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1730.000Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
160.000Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11050.000Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1380.000Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1110.000Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1160.000Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
11250.000Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1750.000Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1680.000Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1460.000Duke (DUKE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1820.000East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1800.000Florida (FLORIDA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1290.000Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1810.000Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
1970.000Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
170.000Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1370.000Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1570.000Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1990.000Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1130.000Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1420.000Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1630.000Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–00.00010Preseason
11110.000Indiana (INDIANA)B100–00.00010Preseason
11190.000Iowa (IOWA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1190.000Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1880.000Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1600.000Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
11030.000Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1940.000Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1390.000Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
1330.000Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1140.000LSUSEC0–00.00010Preseason
11150.000Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11130.000Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1520.000Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1840.000Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1270.000Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC0–00.00010Preseason
180.000Michigan (MICHIGAN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1430.000Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
1900.000Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–00.00010Preseason
1100.000Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11060.000Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11120.000Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1980.000Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
100.000Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1260.000New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1740.000New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1200.000North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11090.000NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11100.000North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1650.000Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1350.000Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1150.000Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1540.000Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
1310.000Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B100–00.00010Preseason
120.000Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1790.000Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B80–00.00010Preseason
1530.000Oregon (OREGON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1610.000Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
11010.000Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
150.000Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11140.000Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1920.000Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1720.000Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason
1950.000Purdue (PURDUE)B100–00.00010Preseason
11020.000Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1590.000Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
11070.000Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1480.000San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
1580.000San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA0–00.00010Preseason
1890.000SMUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1440.000South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1—0.000Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1470.000Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1180.000Stanford (STANFORD)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1640.000Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1560.000Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1410.000TCUIND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1320.000Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1120.000Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
11200.000Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1210.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1660.000Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
1850.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC0–00.00010Preseason
11220.000Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
130.000Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11000.000Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1860.000Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
11040.000UCLAPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1220.000USCPAC0–00.00010Preseason
1960.000Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1250.000Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1770.000UTEPIND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
1830.000Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–00.00010Preseason
1500.000Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
11080.000Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
11230.000Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1930.000Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1620.000Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–00.00010Preseason
1240.000Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
1910.000Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC0–00.00010Preseason
11170.000West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1280.000West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1300.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–00.00010Preseason
11160.000Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–00.00010Preseason
1710.000William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON0–00.00010Preseason
1870.000Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B100–00.00010Preseason
1670.000Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC0–00.00010Preseason
11180.000Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI0–00.00010Preseason
1780.000Yale (YALE)IND IVY0–00.00010Preseason

1971 Final College Football Team Rankings

1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
110.636Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B813–01.0001+83Beat Alabama 38–6
2-10.715Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–10.9173+73Lost to Nebraska 6–38
310.871Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–10.9173+62Beat Auburn 40–22
4-10.942Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC12–01.0001+57Beat Richmond 28–3
501.003Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC11–10.9173+54BYE
621.059Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–10.9173+48Beat Texas 30–6
731.082Colorado (COLORADO)IND B810–20.83311+56Beat Houston 29–17
811.106Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC11–10.9173+55Beat North Carolina 7–3
9-21.301Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–10.9173+40Lost to Stanford 12–13
10-41.311Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.81814+47Lost to Oklahoma 22–40
1111.320Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC10–20.83311+49Beat Georgia Tech 41–18
1221.412Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.8899+30BYE
1301.428Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–20.83311+45BYE
14-31.434Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–30.75017+41Lost to Colorado 17–29
1501.573LSUSEC9–30.75017+35BYE
1601.601Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80016+31BYE
1701.612Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.8899+24BYE
1801.700Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81814+26BYE
1951.712Stanford (STANFORD)PAC9–30.75017+32Beat Michigan 13–12
2011.782Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66730+31BYE
21-21.836North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–30.75017+29Lost to Georgia 3–7
22-21.902Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–30.72721+25Lost to Penn State 6–30
23-11.908USCPAC6–4–10.59146+23BYE
24-11.957Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–3–10.70827+21BYE
2502.012Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.027Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+23BYE
2702.070New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+18BYE
2802.163Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+19BYE
2902.252West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3002.353Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–40.66730+16BYE
3102.399Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70028+11BYE
3212.457Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+11BYE
3312.522Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722260BYE
3412.552Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+7BYE
3522.560Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3602.584Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+13BYE
3712.640Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+8BYE
38-62.641Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–60.50059+15Lost to Ole Miss 18–41
3902.691Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66730+17BYE
4002.698Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66730+3BYE
4102.811California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+11BYE
4202.861TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+9BYE
4312.921Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+6BYE
44-12.933Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+5BYE
4502.938South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+7BYE
4602.961Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4703.036Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+4BYE
4803.046Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
4923.086San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.545500BYE
50-13.087Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
51-13.098Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+10BYE
5203.130Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5303.132Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–60.45566+1BYE
5403.159Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45566+4BYE
5523.301Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500590BYE
5603.316Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5713.338Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5813.363Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
5913.366San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–6–10.458650BYE
60-53.432Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–60.45566-1Lost to Toledo 3–28
6103.433Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45566+2BYE
6203.470Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.455660BYE
6303.555Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-7BYE
6403.569Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.45566-2BYE
6513.569Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-3BYE
66-13.575Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500590BYE
6703.632Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45566-2BYE
6823.665Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45566-3BYE
6903.693Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
70-23.711Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45566-5BYE
7113.735BYUIND WAC5–60.45566-7BYE
72-13.775William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45566-10BYE
7303.857Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44480-4BYE
7403.890Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
7503.945New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-10BYE
7603.983Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45566+1BYE
7703.996Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45566-7BYE
7804.027UTEPIND WAC5–60.45566-9BYE
7904.105Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44480-7BYE
8014.228Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40982-5BYE
81-14.245Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-6BYE
8204.261Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6BYE
8304.291East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40085-8BYE
8404.373Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40982-9BYE
8504.435Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-14BYE
8604.547Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-15BYE
8704.571Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-13BYE
8804.607Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40982-17BYE
8904.607Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-13BYE
9004.743SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-18BYE
9104.835Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-16BYE
9204.839Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-17BYE
9314.962Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-16BYE
94-15.007Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-24BYE
9515.014Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-17BYE
96-15.035Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-19BYE
9725.092Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-22BYE
9805.112Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50059-13BYE
99-25.113Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-17BYE
10005.121Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40085-4BYE
10105.173Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-20BYE
10215.202Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-17BYE
103-15.227Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-22BYE
10405.373Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-22BYE
10505.454UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-20BYE
10605.530Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.710Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-23BYE
10805.795Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.868Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-30BYE
11005.928NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-30BYE
11106.041North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-13BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-35BYE
11306.510Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-33BYE
11406.626Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-40BYE
11506.801Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.031Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.146Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.548West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.635Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.816Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-45BYE
12108.187Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12208.242Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-48BYE
12308.433Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.474Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-57BYE
12508.482Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.287Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-41BYE

1971 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.614Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+72BYE
200.720Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+70BYE
300.950Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
400.978Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9096+52BYE
501.025Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC11–10.9175+54Beat Florida State 45–38
601.156Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+48BYE
701.165Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
801.182Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9096+40BYE
901.201Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9096+46BYE
1001.215Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81813+47BYE
1101.310Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81813+44BYE
1201.395Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81813+44BYE
1301.411Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–20.83312+46BYE
1401.424Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1501.618LSUSEC9–30.75020+36BYE
1601.620Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
1701.624Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
1801.690Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81813+26BYE
1901.727North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81813+30BYE
2001.774Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+26BYE
2101.807Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66730+31BYE
2201.944USCPAC6–4–10.59146+24BYE
2301.953Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–3–10.70827+21BYE
2401.976Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+21BYE
2502.034Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.040Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+23BYE
2702.091New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+18BYE
2812.169Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+19BYE
2912.258West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
30-22.323Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–40.66730+18Lost to Arizona State 38–45
3112.405Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70028+11BYE
32-12.423Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54550+18BYE
3302.461Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.555Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722260BYE
3502.559Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+7BYE
3612.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
37-12.593Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3802.640Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
3902.698Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66730+17BYE
4002.712Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66730+3BYE
4102.839California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+11BYE
4202.861TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+10BYE
4312.907Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+7BYE
4412.924Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+6BYE
45-22.930South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+7BYE
4602.968Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4713.009Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+5BYE
48-13.015Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+5BYE
4903.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
5003.083Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+11BYE
5103.097San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.545500BYE
5203.129Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5303.147Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–60.45567+2BYE
5403.187Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
5503.312Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
5603.316Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5703.317Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.349Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5903.372Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
6003.401San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–6–10.458660BYE
6103.477Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6203.535Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.455670BYE
6303.547Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-6BYE
6403.561Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
6513.586Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
66-13.593Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3BYE
6703.644Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6803.666Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
6903.696Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
7003.709Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
7103.766William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
7203.775BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7303.867Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44480-4BYE
7403.894Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
7503.965New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-10BYE
7603.999Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7704.036Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7804.067UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
7904.115Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44480-7BYE
8004.245Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
8104.257Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40982-5BYE
8204.264Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6BYE
8304.276East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40085-7BYE
8414.392Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40982-8BYE
85-14.421Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-12BYE
8604.532Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-14BYE
8704.585Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-13BYE
8814.631Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40982-17BYE
89-14.635Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-13BYE
9004.748SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-17BYE
9104.826Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.873Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9314.997Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-23BYE
94-15.003Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-16BYE
9515.040Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
96-15.044Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
9705.082Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9805.106Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9905.107Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10005.126Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40085-4BYE
10105.159Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
10205.205Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
10305.212Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-17BYE
10405.383Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-22BYE
10505.460UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10605.560Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.721Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-21BYE
10805.800Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.842Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.928NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.057North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-13BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.578Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-33BYE
11406.631Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.814Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.049Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.156Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.565West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.669Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.834Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-44BYE
12108.170Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-16BYE
12208.221Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-47BYE
12308.445Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.455Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56BYE
12508.499Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.267Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

1971 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.614Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+72BYE
200.720Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+70BYE
310.953Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
4-10.971Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+52BYE
501.082Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9095+46BYE
601.154Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+48BYE
701.165Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
801.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+40BYE
911.192Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
10-11.215Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81813+47BYE
1101.293Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81813+44BYE
1201.394Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81813+44BYE
1311.409Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC10–20.83312+46Beat Arkansas 14–13
14-11.427Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1561.620LSUSEC9–30.75020+36Beat Iowa State 33–15
1611.620Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
17-11.626Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
1801.690Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81813+26BYE
1901.727North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81813+30BYE
2001.771Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+26BYE
21-61.819Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–40.66731+31Lost to LSU 15–33
2211.941USCPAC6–4–10.59146+24BYE
23-11.953Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–3–10.70828+21Lost to Tennessee 13–14
2401.976Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+21BYE
2502.034Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.040Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+23BYE
2702.107New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+18BYE
2802.168Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+19BYE
2902.184Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70029+19BYE
3002.255West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3102.392Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54550+18BYE
3202.420Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70029+11BYE
3302.461Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.555Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722270BYE
3522.571Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+7BYE
3602.589Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
37-22.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
3802.646Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
3902.711Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+17BYE
4002.724Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66731+3BYE
4102.839California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+11BYE
4202.857TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+10BYE
4322.897South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+8BYE
4402.907Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+7BYE
45-22.926Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+6BYE
4602.974Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4722.986Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+6BYE
48-13.009Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+5BYE
4933.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
5013.083Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+11BYE
51-13.104San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.545500BYE
5213.125Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
53133.152Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–60.45567+2Beat San José State 28–9
5403.187Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
5503.312Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
5603.322Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5703.325Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.352Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5903.376Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
60-123.405San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–6–10.458660Lost to Memphis 9–28
61-13.477Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6203.530Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45567-1BYE
63-23.547Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-6BYE
64-13.561Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
65-13.589Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3BYE
66-13.594Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
6703.644Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6803.662Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
6903.699Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
7003.713Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
7103.766William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
7203.779BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7303.872Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44480-4BYE
7403.894Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
7503.965New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-10BYE
7604.007Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7704.040Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7814.075UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
79-14.120Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44480-7BYE
8014.206Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
81-14.257Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40982-5BYE
8204.268Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6BYE
8304.276East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40085-7BYE
8414.384Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-11BYE
85-14.388Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40982-8BYE
8604.537Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-14BYE
8704.553Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-12BYE
8804.598Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-12BYE
8904.631Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40982-17BYE
9004.743SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-17BYE
9104.826Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.873Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9304.952Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9404.961Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-22BYE
9515.039Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
96-15.040Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
9705.077Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9805.106Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9915.112Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
100-15.126Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40085-4BYE
10105.154Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
10205.205Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
10305.228Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-17BYE
10405.398Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-22BYE
10505.460UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10605.560Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.670Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-20BYE
10805.805Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.842Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.923NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.061North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-13BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.578Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-33BYE
11406.626Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.821Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.062Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.161Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.565West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.676Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.828Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-44BYE
12108.170Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-16BYE
12208.221Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-47BYE
12308.445Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.455Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56BYE
12508.507Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.267Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

1971 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.613Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+70BYE
200.708Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+70BYE
300.952Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+52BYE
400.956Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
501.081Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9095+46BYE
601.156Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+47BYE
701.166Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
801.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+40BYE
901.192Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81812+46BYE
1001.192Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
1101.302Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81812+43BYE
1201.422Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81812+42BYE
1301.424Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1401.517Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81812+38BYE
1501.597Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72721+34BYE
1601.622Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
1701.623Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
1801.680Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+26BYE
1901.724North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81812+30BYE
2001.765Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+27BYE
2101.772LSUSEC8–30.72721+28BYE
2201.817Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–2–10.77320+23BYE
2301.948USCPAC6–4–10.59146+24BYE
2401.965Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+22BYE
2502.042Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2602.086Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+22BYE
2702.100New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+19BYE
2802.165Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+19BYE
2902.202Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70030+19BYE
3002.255West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3102.396Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54550+18BYE
3202.435Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70030+11BYE
3302.457Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.566Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722290BYE
3512.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
36-12.593Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3702.638Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+6BYE
3812.703Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
3912.716Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66732+17BYE
40-22.720Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66732+4BYE
4102.811California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54550+12BYE
4202.845TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59146+11BYE
4302.901Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+7BYE
4402.910Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54550+7BYE
4502.951South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54550+7BYE
4602.982Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4713.009Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54550+5BYE
48-13.021San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50060+6BYE
4913.037Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54550+6BYE
50-13.056San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+2BYE
5113.079Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59146+11BYE
52-13.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
5303.125Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5403.185Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
5513.303Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
56-13.329Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-11BYE
5703.333Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.349Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+3BYE
5903.367Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55649-1BYE
6003.509Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6113.551Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54550-6BYE
62-13.555Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45567-1BYE
6303.569Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
6403.581Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3BYE
6503.594Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
6603.613Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC4–60.40084-3BYE
6703.653Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6813.674Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
6913.702Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
7013.742Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
7113.779William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
7213.815BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7313.856Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44479-4BYE
7413.883Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
7513.969New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-10BYE
7614.032Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7714.076Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7814.104Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44479-7BYE
7914.111UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
8014.176Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40981-3BYE
8114.216Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
82-144.251Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54550+6Lost to CAL State Fullerton 14–17
8304.263East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40084-7BYE
8404.365Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40981-8BYE
8504.379Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-11BYE
8604.527Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-13BYE
8714.550Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-12BYE
88-14.552Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-11BYE
8904.628Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40981-17BYE
9004.729SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-16BYE
9104.821Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.887Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9304.947Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9404.956Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-22BYE
9515.040Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
96-15.044Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
9705.071Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
9805.102Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9905.104Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40084-4BYE
10005.137Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10105.160Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
10215.216Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
103-15.218Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-16BYE
10405.362Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10505.473UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10605.575Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.664Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-20BYE
10805.801Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.837Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.917NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.128North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-12BYE
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.516Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-32BYE
11406.626Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.814Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.080Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.172Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.650West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.696Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.835Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-44BYE
12108.159Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-16BYE
12208.201Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-46BYE
12308.450Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.462Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56BYE
12508.499Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.267Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

1971 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.614Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+70BYE
200.708Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B812–01.0001+70Beat Hawai'i 45–3
310.952Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+52Beat Oklahoma State 58–14
4-10.956Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
511.081Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9095+46BYE
611.160Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9009+47BYE
711.168Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
8-31.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9095+40Lost to Tennessee 11–31
901.192Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81812+46BYE
1001.196Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9095+46BYE
1101.302Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81812+43BYE
1211.426Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81812+42BYE
13-11.427Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1471.521Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81812+38Beat Penn State 31–11
1511.600Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72721+34BYE
16-11.624Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
17-31.626Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+31BYE
1801.680Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+26BYE
19-21.728North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81812+30BYE
20-11.765Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+27BYE
21-11.772LSUSEC8–30.72721+28BYE
2201.819Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–2–10.77320+23BYE
2301.951USCPAC6–4–10.59147+24BYE
2401.970Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+22BYE
2502.044Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
2612.089Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+22BYE
27-12.100New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63635+19BYE
2802.173Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+19BYE
2902.202Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70030+19BYE
3002.262West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+17BYE
3112.421Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54551+18BYE
32-12.435Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70030+11BYE
3302.464Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3402.566Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722290BYE
3502.593Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+13BYE
3612.593Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63635+14BYE
37-12.642Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65034+6BYE
3802.699Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66732+4BYE
3902.703Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
4002.720Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66732+17BYE
4102.826California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54551+12BYE
4202.845TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59147+11BYE
4302.901Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+7BYE
4402.928Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54551+7BYE
4512.975South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54551+7BYE
46-12.982Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
4702.990San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50060+7BYE
4803.035Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54551+5BYE
4963.042San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54551+3Beat North Texas 44–28
5013.055Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54551+6BYE
51-23.079Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
52-23.082Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59147+11BYE
53-13.128Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+5BYE
5403.189Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45567+5BYE
55-23.300Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–40.63635-10Lost to Nebraska 3–45
5603.308Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500600BYE
5703.333Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500600BYE
5803.363Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54551+3BYE
5903.382Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55650-1BYE
6003.509Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+2BYE
6103.563Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45567-1BYE
6203.572Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54551-6BYE
6303.573Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455670BYE
64173.581Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-3Beat Miami 14–0
65-13.598Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500600BYE
66-13.622Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC4–60.40084-3BYE
67-13.653Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45567-1BYE
6803.676Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–40.60041+6BYE
69-23.690Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-2BYE
70-13.705Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63635-10BYE
71-13.742Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45567-3BYE
72-13.783William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45567-8BYE
73-13.815BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
74-13.861Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44479-4BYE
75-13.883Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
76-13.969New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-10BYE
77-14.036Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45567+1BYE
7824.080Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45567-7BYE
7904.109Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44479-7BYE
8024.111UTEPIND WAC5–60.45567-9BYE
81-44.176Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–6–10.40981-3Lost to Oklahoma 14–58
8214.220Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36487-4BYE
8314.268East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40084-7BYE
8414.370Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40981-8BYE
85-74.384Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–70.36487-11Lost to Syracuse 0–14
8604.527Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36487-13BYE
8704.552Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36487-11BYE
8804.554Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36487-12BYE
8904.633Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40981-17BYE
9004.729SMUIND SWC4–70.36487-16BYE
9104.826Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36487-15BYE
9204.891Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36487-18BYE
9324.947Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
94-14.965Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36487-22BYE
9525.044Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.27399-16BYE
96-25.046Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
9715.081Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.27399-15BYE
98-25.102Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50060-12BYE
9935.108Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40084-4BYE
100-15.137Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.27399-21BYE
101-15.165Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.27399-19BYE
102-15.180Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.27399-16BYE
10305.216Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20BYE
10405.362Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27399-21BYE
10505.479UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10605.575Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.27399-27BYE
10705.664Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-20BYE
10805.801Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36487+6BYE
10905.848Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.27399-28BYE
11005.932NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27399-29BYE
11106.133North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–80.27399-12Lost to San Diego State 28–44
11206.319Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.27399-34BYE
11306.516Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-32BYE
11406.637Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-39BYE
11506.821Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11607.080Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
11707.172Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.27399-39BYE
11807.656West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49BYE
11907.696Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12007.841Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-44BYE
12108.164Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-16BYE
12208.201Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-46BYE
12308.450Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17BYE
12408.468Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56BYE
12508.507Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
12609.274Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

1971 Week 14 College Football Team Rankings

1971 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.616Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+69Beat Auburn 31–7
200.747Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B811–01.0001+62Beat Oklahoma 35–31
310.954Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC11–01.0001+52BYE
4-10.967Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B89–10.9008+48Lost to Nebraska 31–35
511.047Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–01.0001+41BYE
621.084Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9096+46Beat Arizona 31–0
7-21.166Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9008+46Lost to Alabama 7–31
8-11.174Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1011–01.0001+43BYE
901.190Colorado (COLORADO)IND B89–20.81812+46BYE
1001.207Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC10–10.9096+46Beat Georgia Tech 28–24
1101.300Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI9–20.81812+43Beat Utah 42–16
1201.427Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY8–10.88910+30BYE
1301.437Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC9–20.81812+42Beat Mississippi State 48–0
1401.613Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80017+31BYE
1501.624Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY8–10.88910+24BYE
1611.626Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B88–30.72721+33Beat San Diego State 48–31
1721.724North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC9–20.81812+30BYE
18-21.727Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI9–20.81812+25Beat Holy Cross 21–7
1931.760Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80017+27Beat Texas A&M 34–14
2031.777LSUSEC8–30.72721+28Beat Tulane 36–7
21-11.785Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–20.80017+28Beat Vanderbilt 19–7
22-41.799Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–2–10.77320+23BYE
2311.955USCPAC6–4–10.59147+24BYE
2411.965Stanford (STANFORD)PAC8–30.72721+22BYE
2512.039Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+18BYE
26-52.087New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC6–3–20.63636+20Lost to Hawai'i 21–28
2702.108Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+22BYE
2812.173Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+19Beat Pittsburgh 31–13
29-12.205Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70030+19BYE
3012.319West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–40.63636+18BYE
3132.435Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70030+11BYE
32-22.442Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54551+18Lost to Georgia 24–28
3322.474Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–40.60041+12BYE
3422.566Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–2–10.722290BYE
3542.585Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+14BYE
36-42.661Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–3–10.65035+7Lost to Cincinnati 16–19
3712.661Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B107–40.63636+13BYE
38-52.711Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA8–40.66733+3Lost to UTEP 32–38
3952.713Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63636+9Beat Louisville 19–16
4002.729Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY6–30.66733+17BYE
4102.819California (CALIFORNIA)PAC6–50.54551+12BYE
4262.827TCUIND SWC6–4–10.59147+12Beat SMU 18–16
4302.904Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI8–30.72721+7BYE
44-22.928Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B106–50.54551+7BYE
4502.981Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–40.60041+5BYE
46-93.004South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC6–50.54551+7Lost to Clemson 7–17
4743.014San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–5–10.50059+6Beat Santa Barbara 55–10
4823.048Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54551+5BYE
49-23.074Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON8–30.72721+2BYE
50-13.079Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–4–10.59147+11BYE
5113.081Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54551+5Beat West Texas A&M 35–0
5223.109Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60041+7Beat Navy 24–23
53103.130Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI7–30.70030-10Beat New Mexico 28–21
54-13.168Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45566+5BYE
55-93.243San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA5–50.500590Lost to Iowa State 31–48
5603.293Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500590BYE
5703.338Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.500590BYE
5813.374Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54551+3Beat Florida A&M 56–14
59-43.382Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–40.55650-1BYE
6013.502Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45566+2BYE
6153.550Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC5–60.45566-1BYE
6273.557Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC6–50.54551-5BYE
6343.568Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.455660BYE
6403.629Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–5–10.500590BYE
6503.635Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC4–60.40084-3BYE
66-63.645Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.45566-1Lost to Texas 14–34
67153.685Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45566-2Beat South Carolina 17–7
6823.687Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–40.60041+5BYE
69-13.712Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–40.63636-9BYE
7013.729Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC5–60.45566-3BYE
7113.778William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45566-8BYE
7233.796BYUIND WAC5–60.45566-7BYE
7303.849Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–50.44480-4BYE
7403.883Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041-15BYE
75-173.958New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-10Lost to Colorado State 21–38
7634.028Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–60.45566+1BYE
7734.052Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–5–10.45078-2BYE
78-164.056Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–60.40084-6Lost to Florida 16–45
79-14.093Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44480-7BYE
80-44.101Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–60.45566-7Lost to Arizona State 0–31
81-44.102Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–5–10.45078-6BYE
8294.103UTEPIND WAC5–60.45566-9Beat Long Beach State 38–32
8354.244Florida (FLORIDA)SEC4–70.36488-4Beat Miami 45–16
84-14.281East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–60.40084-7BYE
85-44.430Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–6–10.40982-8Lost to Tennessee 7–19
86-24.542Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36488-13BYE
87-14.574Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36488-10BYE
8874.595Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36488-12Beat Wichita State 31–13
89-24.655Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–6–10.40982-17BYE
90-54.747SMUIND SWC4–70.36488-16Lost to TCU 16–18
9124.866Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36488-15BYE
9204.909Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36488-18BYE
93104.974Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36488-21Beat Virginia Military Institute 34–0
9425.056Purdue (PURDUE)B103–70.30098-18BYE
95-65.056Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI3–80.273100-15Lost to Florida State 13–31
9615.087Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–5–10.50059-12BYE
9735.100Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273100-16BYE
98-85.145Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–80.273100-14Lost to Army 23–24
99-15.153Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–80.273100-21Lost to Houston 16–42
100-65.190Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–80.273100-19Lost to LSU 7–36
10105.209Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–80.273100-16BYE
102-35.217Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–60.40084-4Lost to Boston College 7–21
10335.221Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–7–10.31897-20Beat Baylor 23–0
10405.382Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.273100-21BYE
105-35.473UCLAPAC2–7–10.250112-18BYE
10655.591Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–80.273100-27Beat New Mexico State 38–21
107-25.687Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–90.182115-19Lost to Ole Miss 0–48
10825.824Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–70.36488+6Beat Morgan State 27–8
109-15.883Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–80.273100-28BYE
110-15.919NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.273100-28BYE
111-45.984North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–70.30098-7BYE
11206.446Indiana (INDIANA)B103–80.273100-34BYE
11306.522Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091123-31BYE
11426.727Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–90.182115-38BYE
11506.814Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222113-19BYE
11617.068Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200114-23BYE
117-37.192Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–80.273100-38Lost to Tulsa 13–31
11807.673West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182115-49Lost to Southern Miss 0–35
11907.696Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–90.100120-34BYE
12017.828Iowa (IOWA)B101–100.091123-43BYE
12118.164Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182115-16BYE
122-28.173Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC1–90.100120-45Lost to Rice 0–23
12338.439Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–90.182115-17Beat Abilene Christian 21–17
124-18.462Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–100.091123-56Lost to Virginia Tech 0–34
125-18.499Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–90.000126-30BYE
126-19.260Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–90.100120-40BYE

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