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1965 Week 7 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
100.779Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC2–0–10.83324+4Beat South Carolina 24–3
260.836UTEPIND FBSI4–01.0001+7Beat Colorado State 35–10
380.930Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Southern Miss 27–9
410.983Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Clemson 23–9
581.014Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–01.0001+3Beat Cornell 36–27
6-41.030Purdue (PURDUE)B103–0–10.87519+5Beat Iowa 17–14
791.031Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B104–01.0001+6Beat Michigan 24–7
811.052Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B84–01.0001+5Beat Wisconsin 37–0
931.061Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+6Beat Baylor 38–7
10-41.102Duke (DUKE)ACC4–01.0001+6Beat Pittsburgh 21–13
11121.122Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–10.75025+6Beat Army 17–0
12-81.134Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–01.0001+5Beat Oklahoma 19–0
1341.212Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–01.0001+6Beat Cincinnati 14–3
14-41.265USCPAC3–0–10.87519+3Beat Washington 34–0
1541.265Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–01.0001+5Beat George Washington 17–12
1691.326Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–0–10.87519+3Beat Oregon 17–14
17-21.336West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI4–01.0001+4Beat Trinity (TEXAS) 34–6
18-111.340Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–10.75025+6Lost to Stanford 14–17
1921.341Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–10.75025+6Beat Ole Miss 17–0
2041.393Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–01.0001+2Beat Pennsylvania 24–19
21-71.435West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+2Beat Citadel 25–2
22-41.458Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–01.0001+2BYE
2341.480Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Idaho 30–19
2441.659Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–0–10.87519+1Beat Holy Cross 7–3
25-31.671Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC4–01.0001+3Beat Quantico Marines 10–9
2681.674Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–0–10.87519+1Beat Oklahoma State 34–11
2741.803Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–01.00010Beat Columbia 21–6
2891.855LSUSEC3–10.75025+3Beat Miami 34–27
2991.892Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–10.75025+4Beat Florida State 26–24
30331.961UCLAPAC2–10.66744+3Beat Syracuse 24–14
31102.000Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–10.75025+3Beat TCU 28–24
3232.053Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–20.50053+4Lost to Michigan State 7–24
3302.060Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC3–10.75025+2Beat Vanderbilt 22–7
34-312.142Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–10.75025+2Lost to Utah 3–42
35142.202Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B83–10.75025+1Beat Kansas State 28–6
36102.244Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–10.75025+1Beat Miami (OH) 24–13
37212.271Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–10.75025+2Beat Western Michigan 21–17
3872.358BYUIND WAC3–10.750250Beat San José State 34–7
3992.432Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–10.75025+1Beat Kansas 21–7
40-112.469George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON3–10.750250Lost to Virginia Tech 12–17
41192.504Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI2–1–10.62550+1Beat Tulane 13–10
4292.510Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–10.750250Beat Villanova 24–14
43-112.534Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–10.750250Lost to Mississippi State 9–27
44182.569New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75025+1Beat Pacific 14–6
45122.576Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–10.750250Beat Ohio 21–7
46-22.652Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–1–10.62550+1Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 30–7
4792.700Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–10.75025-1Beat Dayton 34–0
48-282.705Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY1–1–10.500530Lost to Princeton 27–36
49-232.752Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–10.667440Lost to Dartmouth 19–24
50272.764Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–20.50053+1Beat Houston 10–7
51-212.830Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–20.50053+1Lost to Notre Dame 0–17
52-132.843South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC2–20.50053+1Lost to Tennessee 3–24
5322.913Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC2–20.50053+2Lost to Georgia 9–23
54312.975Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B102–10.667440Beat Illinois 28–14
55203.044Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–1–10.62550-1Beat William & Mary 42–14
56203.061Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–10.667440Beat Lehigh 6–0
57313.078Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.500530Beat Wyoming 42–3
58-63.121Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–20.500530Lost to Utah State 19–30
59103.126Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–20.500530Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–10
60-73.126Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI2–20.500530Lost to UTEP 10–35
61-143.153Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–20.50053+1Lost to Arkansas 7–38
62-263.182Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC1–30.25083+1Lost to Kent State 13–24
63153.195Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–10.66744-1Beat Wake Forest 10–7
64193.209Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–20.500530Beat Oregon State 15–7
65-153.247Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–20.500530Lost to UCLA 14–24
66393.311Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33378+1Beat Boston College 17–0
67273.341North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–20.50053-1Beat NC State 10–7
6823.350Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–30.25083+1Lost to Colorado 11–34
69153.418East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON2–10.66744-2Beat Richmond 34–13
70-163.439Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–2–10.37575+1Lost to Nebraska 0–37
71323.444New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–20.333780Beat Arizona 24–2
7203.590Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI0–30.0001030Lost to Colgate 3–7
73-143.668TCUIND SWC1–30.250830Lost to Texas Tech 24–28
7483.671Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–20.50053-2Beat Memphis 32–28
75-143.672Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–20.50053-1Lost to Bowling Green 17–21
76-343.725Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC2–20.50053-1Lost to New Mexico 2–24
77273.733Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–2–10.37575-1Beat Indiana 42–18
78-123.840Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–30.25083-1Lost to Duke 13–21
79-123.858Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC2–20.50053-3Lost to Xavier 3–14
80203.908California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–20.50053-3Beat Air Force 24–7
81-413.933Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–20.50053+2Lost to Wofford 13–35
82113.961Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC1–30.25083-1Beat Wichita State 8–6
83-404.060Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.50053-3Lost to Penn State 0–17
84-204.273William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON1–30.25083-1Lost to Navy 14–42
85104.335Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33378-1BYE
86-124.339Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–30.25083-1Lost to USC 0–34
87-224.429Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–20.33378-2Lost to Kentucky 24–26
88-174.440Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–30.25083-3Lost to Ohio State 14–28
89-34.478Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–30.25083-3Lost to Florida 0–17
90-114.479Tulane (TULANE)SEC1–30.25083-1Lost to Georgia Tech 10–13
91-24.502Iowa (IOWA)B101–30.25083-2Lost to Purdue 14–17
92-194.514Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–30.25083-2Lost to Texas A&M 7–10
9364.859SMUIND SWC1–1–10.50053-2BYE
94-25.018Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI1–30.25083-3Lost to LSU 27–34
95-275.093Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI0–40.000103-3Lost to California 7–24
9625.281Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.25083-4Lost to Maryland 7–10
9705.343Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON0–40.000103-3Lost to West Virginia 2–25
98-75.402Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–30.25083-4Lost to Northwestern 7–15
9925.483San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI0–40.000103-3Lost to BYU 7–34
10065.493Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–40.000103-3Lost to Toledo 7–21
101145.567Yale (YALE)IND IVY1–20.333780Beat Brown 3–0
102-215.593NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–30.25083-5Lost to North Carolina 7–10
103-15.606Indiana (INDIANA)B101–30.25083-4Lost to Minnesota 18–42
104-145.623Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON0–40.000103-2Lost to East Carolina 13–34
105-96.054North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–30.25083-1Lost to Tampa 14–17
10626.323Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI0–30.000103-4Lost to Washington State 14–24
10706.393Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI0–40.000103-5Lost to Louisville 0–34
10826.430Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–3–10.125102-4Lost to Alabama 7–22
10946.530Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI1–30.25083-2Lost to New Mexico State 6–14
11026.603Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–40.000103-5Lost to Missouri 6–28
11136.743Kansas (KANSAS)IND B80–40.000103-6Lost to Iowa State 7–21
112-256.806Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI1–2–10.37575-2Lost to Boston University 7–14
11346.897Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B80–30.000103-4Lost to Texas 0–19
11446.963Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY0–30.0001030Lost to Harvard 6–21
115-357.443Lehigh (LEHIGH)IND FBSI0–30.000103-3Lost to Rutgers 0–6
116-57.723Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–30.000103-6Lost to Tulsa 28–32
117-87.753Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–40.000103-8Lost to Virginia 10–14
118-29.657Brown (BROWN)IND IVY0–30.000103-3Lost to Yale 0–3
119010.150Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–30.000103-5Lost to Arizona State 6–8

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