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1965 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

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1965 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
100.836Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B108–01.0001+30Beat Iowa 35–0
210.987Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–01.0001+19Beat Harvard 14–6
330.997Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–0–20.83313+15Beat Georgia Tech 21–7
4-21.074Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–01.0001+22Beat Kansas 42–6
501.131Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–01.0001+25Beat Rice 31–0
6-21.193Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85710+19Beat Pittsburgh 69–13
741.312USCPAC5–1–10.78615+17Beat California 35–0
8-11.362Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–01.0001+13Beat Columbia 47–0
911.386Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–20.75017+19Beat Vanderbilt 34–0
1021.392Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–1–10.81314+18Beat LSU 31–7
11-31.433UCLAPAC5–1–10.78615+17Beat Washington 28–24
1241.580Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–10.8756+17Beat New Mexico State 48–9
13-41.689Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8756+14Lost to Memphis 0–7
14111.718Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–2–10.68825+11Beat Colorado 20–7
1521.754Purdue (PURDUE)B105–2–10.68825+14Beat Wisconsin 45–7
16-11.773Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC6–10.85710+13Beat New Mexico 27–9
1731.796Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–10.8756+15Beat Oregon 27–7
1811.814Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–20.71423+14Beat Georgia 14–10
19-61.846Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68825+13Lost to Tennessee 7–21
20-61.901Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–30.62532+14Lost to Florida 10–14
21201.904Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–20.75017+13Beat Louisville 51–18
2241.953Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–20.75017+12Beat Marshall 20–6
2382.003Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–30.62532+12Beat Toledo 20–16
2432.112Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI7–10.8756+14Beat Dayton 10–0
25222.172Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI4–30.57144+9Beat Utah State 7–0
26-22.175East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–10.85710+2Beat Lenoir Rhyne 44–0
27-42.177Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–2–10.68825+8Beat Ohio 17–6
2822.207Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–20.71423+11Beat Indiana 17–10
2932.231West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI6–20.75017+7Beat Drake 20–14
30132.271William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–30.62532+9Beat Citadel 20–6
31-102.330LSUSEC5–30.62532+10Lost to Alabama 7–31
3262.381Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–2–10.68825+9Beat Tulane 16–0
33152.385Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–30.62532+10Beat Baylor 35–14
34122.424Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–3–10.56352+7Beat Mississippi State 25–18
3592.429Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–20.75017+3Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 17–0
3692.441SMUIND SWC4–2–10.64331+7Beat Texas A&M 10–0
37-152.458New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75017+4Lost to Texas Tech 9–48
3812.506Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57144+8Beat Wake Forest 35–0
39112.557Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–3–10.56352+7Beat Maryland 19–7
40-222.633Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–30.62532+7Lost to North Carolina 13–17
41-132.655Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–40.50057+5Lost to Michigan 3–23
42-52.680Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC5–30.62532+4Lost to Tulsa 18–51
43-72.716Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–2–20.62532+2Lost to Missouri 7–20
44-92.747Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.62532+4Lost to Oregon State 12–13
45152.763Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–40.50057+6Beat Illinois 23–3
4682.793BYUIND WAC4–30.57144+5Beat Utah 25–20
47-72.806Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–30.62532+4Lost to West Virginia 22–31
48-142.810Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–2–20.57144+3Lost to Princeton 6–14
49122.810Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–3–10.56352+5Beat Northwestern 27–22
50182.819George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON5–30.62532+1Beat Furman 24–7
5152.912Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–2–10.68825+1Beat Bucknell 21–7
52-232.921UTEPIND FBSI4–30.57144+5Lost to Arizona 3–10
5322.942Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–40.42975+4Beat Kent State 21–6
54-122.956Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–3–10.56352+4Lost to Washington State 7–27
55142.960West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON5–30.62532+2Beat Virginia Tech 31–22
56-232.998Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–40.50057+3Lost to Houston 3–17
57-63.151Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–40.50057+1Lost to Auburn 18–25
58-63.169TCUIND SWC3–40.42975+5BYE
59143.306Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–2–20.57144-1Beat Brown 41–21
60173.444North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–40.50057-1Beat Clemson 17–13
61153.476NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC4–40.50057-1Beat Duke 21–0
62133.541Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC4–40.50057+1Beat Syracuse 13–12
63-13.546California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–40.50057+3Lost to USC 0–35
64-113.587Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–3–10.56352-2Lost to Oklahoma 20–24
65-163.611Duke (DUKE)ACC4–40.50057-2Lost to NC State 0–21
66123.628San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI4–40.50057-1Beat Pacific 52–21
6773.680South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC4–40.50057-1Beat Virginia 17–7
68-33.706Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–40.50057-6Lost to Bowling Green 6–20
69-123.713Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–50.375850Lost to UCLA 24–28
70123.744Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–30.57144-7Beat Lehigh 37–23
71-73.804Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–40.50057-7Lost to Miami (OH) 16–20
72-23.808Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI3–40.42975-2BYE
73-13.885Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC3–40.42975-3BYE
74-83.938Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57144-7Lost to Miami 6–27
75123.956Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC4–40.50057-6Beat Kansas State 21–14
76-93.956Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–40.42975-1Lost to Texas 14–35
77-194.011Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–3–10.50057-3Lost to Yale 19–21
78-194.039Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–4–10.43874-5Lost to Penn State 6–21
79134.095Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–40.42975-5Beat Boston College 27–6
80114.141Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–40.42975-2Beat UTEP 10–3
81-184.145Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–50.37585-2Lost to Air Force 3–14
82-114.340Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37585-7Lost to South Carolina 7–17
83104.384Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–5–10.31393-4Beat Army 14–3
84144.389Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–40.429750Beat Pennsylvania 21–19
85164.497Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–40.42975-8Beat Iowa State 24–20
86-74.512Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–40.42975-8Lost to Navy 7–19
87-64.560Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–40.500570Lost to George Washington 7–24
88-44.618Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–50.28696-5Lost to Arkansas 0–31
89-94.618Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–50.37585-4Lost to Minnesota 22–27
9004.693Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI3–50.37585-10Beat South Dakota State 52–20
91124.788Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–50.37585-8Beat Ole Miss 17–3
92-64.945Utah (UTAH)IND WAC3–50.37585-10Lost to BYU 20–25
93-84.987Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–60.250100-6Lost to SMU 0–10
9465.010North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC3–50.37585-3Beat Wichita State 24–21
95-75.022Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–5–10.31393-5Lost to Purdue 7–45
96-135.092Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–5–10.31393-9Lost to Kentucky 0–34
97-25.235Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–60.143109-8BYE
9895.329Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI3–3–20.50057-8Beat Delaware 22–0
99-55.341Tulane (TULANE)SEC2–60.250100-10Lost to Stanford 0–16
100-45.407Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–50.28696+1Lost to Dartmouth 0–47
101-45.417Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI2–60.250100-11Lost to Notre Dame 13–69
10205.708New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–50.28696-11Lost to Wyoming 9–27
10355.877Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–60.250100-17Beat Richmond 21–14
104-55.883Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–60.250100-15Lost to Florida State 0–35
105-16.026Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.250100-17Lost to Ohio State 10–17
10606.027Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–60.250100-15Lost to Nebraska 6–42
107-186.106Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI1–5–10.214107-4Lost to Massachusetts 0–27
108-36.232Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–60.143109-4Lost to Cornell 21–41
10926.750Iowa (IOWA)B101–70.125114-18Lost to Michigan State 0–35
11047.222Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON1–70.125114-17Lost to William & Mary 6–20
11127.264Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI1–6–10.188108-14Lost to Xavier 0–10
112-37.590Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–50.28696-10Lost to Lafayette 18–23
113-37.767Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–60.143109-9Lost to Quantico Marines 6–32
114-27.826Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–60.143109-18Lost to North Texas 21–24
11507.933Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–80.000116-26Lost to Western Michigan 6–17
11608.583Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–80.000116-28Lost to Virginia Military Institute 14–21
11718.768Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–80.000116-27Lost to Cincinnati 14–21
118-18.912Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–60.143109-14Lost to San José State 21–52
119010.195Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–70.000116-17Lost to Davidson 23–37

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