1964 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 5, 1965By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1964 Season Tags: • No Comments

1964 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	1	0.783	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+42	BYE
2	1	0.822	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	9–1–1	0.864	8	+46	Beat Oklahoma 36–19
3	-2	0.850	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	3	+53	Lost to Texas 17–21
4	0	0.903	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	11–0	1.000	1	+57	Beat Nebraska 10–7
5	0	1.060	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	5	+40	Beat Oregon State 34–7
6	2	1.214	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	3	+44	Beat Alabama 21–17
7	-1	1.260	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	5	+32	BYE
8	-1	1.286	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	9	+39	BYE
9	1	1.542	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	9–1	0.900	5	+26	BYE
10	1	1.557	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+30	BYE
11	8	1.600	LSU	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+30	Beat Syracuse 13–10
12	1	1.621	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	22	+26	BYE
13	-4	1.641	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	9	+26	Lost to Arkansas 7–10
14	1	1.685	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	9–2	0.818	9	+23	BYE
15	1	1.699	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–2–2	0.700	22	+21	BYE
16	-2	1.713	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	7–2–1	0.750	18	+22	BYE
17	0	1.727	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	13	+26	BYE
18	0	1.733	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	13	+24	BYE
19	1	1.736	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	9–2	0.818	9	+23	BYE
20	2	1.837	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–2	0.778	15	+20	BYE
21	-9	1.922	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	38	+22	Lost to LSU 10–13
22	1	1.991	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–2–1	0.722	21	+13	BYE
23	1	2.027	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+15	BYE
24	-3	2.062	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+24	Lost to Michigan 7–34
25	0	2.087	USC	PAC	7–3	0.700	22	+19	BYE
26	0	2.093	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–3	0.667	28	+18	BYE
27	0	2.127	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	15	+13	BYE
28	1	2.130	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–3	0.667	28	+16	BYE
29	-1	2.188	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	28	+17	BYE
30	1	2.189	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	22	+17	BYE
31	1	2.246	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	18	+8	BYE
32	1	2.254	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	35	+14	BYE
33	1	2.388	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–4	0.600	40	+11	BYE
34	-4	2.401	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–4–1	0.591	46	+15	Lost to Florida State 19–36
35	0	2.464	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+9	BYE
36	0	2.522	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	35	+10	BYE
37	0	2.523	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	52	+8	BYE
38	1	2.558	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	7–4	0.636	38	+18	BYE
39	-1	2.576	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	+10	BYE
40	0	2.639	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	40	+11	BYE
41	2	2.662	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	7–3	0.700	22	+14	BYE
42	-1	2.677	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	40	+6	BYE
43	1	2.696	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+14	BYE
44	1	2.712	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	6–4–1	0.591	46	+8	BYE
45	-3	2.751	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	40	+9	BYE
46	0	2.827	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	28	+2	BYE
47	0	2.929	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	52	+7	BYE
48	1	2.968	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5	0.500	54	+6	BYE
49	-1	2.985	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	54	+6	BYE
50	0	3.021	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	48	+5	BYE
51	1	3.085	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	5–4	0.556	48	+4	BYE
52	-1	3.111	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	54	+3	BYE
53	0	3.158	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	48	-3	BYE
54	0	3.162	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	54	-1	BYE
55	0	3.182	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	54	+5	BYE
56	0	3.187	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	66	+5	BYE
57	0	3.235	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	54	-4	BYE
58	0	3.275	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	28	+4	BYE
59	0	3.326	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–5	0.444	72	+2	BYE
60	0	3.355	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	48	-2	BYE
61	1	3.461	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	66	0	BYE
62	-1	3.462	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5	0.500	54	-4	BYE
63	0	3.566	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–6	0.400	73	-3	BYE
64	1	3.620	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	86	-2	BYE
65	-1	3.634	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–5	0.500	54	-2	BYE
66	1	3.714	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–5–1	0.450	66	-4	BYE
67	2	3.720	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	40	-1	BYE
68	-2	3.735	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	73	-5	BYE
69	-1	3.825	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	3–5–2	0.400	73	-2	BYE
70	0	3.854	UCLA	PAC	4–6	0.400	73	-3	BYE
71	2	3.880	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	54	-7	BYE
72	-1	3.904	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	73	-6	BYE
73	-1	3.925	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	54	-2	BYE
74	0	3.945	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–5–1	0.450	66	-7	BYE
75	0	3.982	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	66	-6	BYE
76	0	4.044	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	65	-9	BYE
77	1	4.078	TCU	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	73	-5	BYE
78	-1	4.100	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	54	-4	BYE
79	1	4.170	BYU	IND WAC	3–6–1	0.350	88	-8	BYE
80	-1	4.249	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	73	-10	BYE
81	0	4.260	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6	0.333	92	-5	BYE
82	0	4.338	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–6	0.333	92	-5	BYE
83	0	4.390	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	4–5–1	0.450	66	+1	BYE
84	0	4.391	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	4–6	0.400	73	-10	BYE
85	1	4.446	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	88	-10	BYE
86	-1	4.457	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–5–2	0.400	73	-8	BYE
87	0	4.467	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	88	-9	BYE
88	0	4.601	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	88	-12	BYE
89	0	4.636	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–7	0.300	97	-14	BYE
90	0	4.747	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–6	0.333	92	-9	BYE
91	0	4.963	Tulane (TULANE)	SEC	3–7	0.300	97	-15	BYE
92	0	5.015	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–5–1	0.389	86	-13	BYE
93	0	5.039	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	73	-17	BYE
94	0	5.042	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–6–1	0.278	105	-10	BYE
95	1	5.153	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	73	-12	BYE
96	-1	5.205	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	97	-16	BYE
97	0	5.269	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–7	0.300	97	-19	BYE
98	1	5.394	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	73	-15	BYE
99	-1	5.401	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	73	-30	BYE
100	0	5.526	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	108	-18	BYE
101	0	5.619	Detroit Mercy (DETROIT MERCY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	97	-22	BYE
102	0	5.752	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–6	0.333	92	-12	BYE
103	1	5.918	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	2–6–1	0.278	105	-22	BYE
104	-1	5.932	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–8	0.200	110	-27	BYE
105	0	6.016	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	97	-28	BYE
106	0	6.106	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–8	0.200	110	-24	BYE
107	0	6.316	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	97	-31	BYE
108	0	6.594	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–7–1	0.250	107	-20	BYE
109	0	6.758	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	115	-31	BYE
110	0	6.851	UTEP	IND FBSI	0–8–2	0.100	115	-27	BYE
111	0	7.060	SMU	IND SWC	1–9	0.100	115	-35	BYE
112	0	7.108	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	114	-25	BYE
113	0	7.623	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	97	-26	BYE
114	0	7.655	Boston University (BOSTON UNIVERSITY)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	108	-10	BYE
115	1	7.749	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	92	-26	BYE
116	-1	7.835	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–8–1	0.150	113	-40	BYE
117	0	8.214	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	115	-45	BYE
118	0	9.018	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–9	0.100	115	-30	BYE
119	0	9.068	Lehigh (LEHIGH)	IND FBSI	1–7–1	0.167	112	-12	BYE
120	0	10.906	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	115	-30	BYE