1966 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 3, 1967By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1966 Season Tags: • No Comments

1966 rankings calculated with the Classic formula (Ken's 2016-based hybrid, applied retroactively); records, NOW and game results come from James Howell's historical college football score archive.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.772	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–0–1	0.950	2	+45	BYE
2	2	0.989	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	11–0	1.000	1	+50	Beat Nebraska 34–7
3	-1	1.033	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	9–0–1	0.950	2	+39	BYE
4	1	1.143	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	4	+42	BYE
5	2	1.228	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+46	Beat SMU 24–9
6	-3	1.241	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+39	Lost to Florida 12–27
7	-1	1.296	UCLA	PAC	9–1	0.900	6	+37	BYE
8	2	1.345	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	9–2	0.818	10	+40	Beat USC 14–13
9	6	1.402	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+37	Beat Georgia Tech 27–12
10	-1	1.405	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	9–1	0.900	6	+33	BYE
11	-3	1.440	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	23	+36	BYE
12	-1	1.488	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+28	BYE
13	1	1.531	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	8–3	0.727	25	+35	BYE
14	3	1.607	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	8–1	0.889	8	+20	BYE
15	3	1.685	BYU	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	14	+28	BYE
16	5	1.720	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	20	+25	BYE
17	-4	1.735	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	10	+26	Lost to Alabama 7–34
18	-6	1.736	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	40	+32	Lost to Purdue 13–14
19	1	1.763	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	14	+24	BYE
20	2	1.789	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+25	BYE
21	4	1.849	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	20	+18	BYE
22	1	1.852	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	23	+22	BYE
23	3	1.868	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	8–1–1	0.850	9	+12	BYE
24	-5	1.900	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	25	+27	Lost to Georgia 9–24
25	-1	1.904	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+23	BYE
26	-10	1.919	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	25	+24	Lost to Tennessee 12–18
27	0	1.971	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	20	+21	BYE
28	3	1.977	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–3	0.727	25	+22	Beat Syracuse 18–12
29	-1	2.019	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	14	+24	BYE
30	-1	2.147	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+16	BYE
31	-1	2.173	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–3	0.700	29	+16	BYE
32	0	2.205	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	35	+17	BYE
33	0	2.285	UTEP	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+14	BYE
34	1	2.293	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–3–1	0.650	38	+14	BYE
35	-1	2.293	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+15	BYE
36	1	2.431	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	35	+12	BYE
37	1	2.450	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	42	+14	BYE
38	-2	2.484	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	40	+13	BYE
39	0	2.605	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	7–3	0.700	29	+12	BYE
40	1	2.618	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	42	+12	BYE
41	1	2.626	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+9	BYE
42	-2	2.629	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	54	+12	BYE
43	0	2.644	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	29	+3	BYE
44	1	2.674	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	6–4	0.600	42	+8	BYE
45	-1	2.705	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	6–3–1	0.650	38	+6	BYE
46	0	2.810	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	42	+8	BYE
47	0	2.852	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–4	0.600	42	+8	BYE
48	1	2.917	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	+7	BYE
49	1	2.963	LSU	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	51	+6	BYE
50	-2	2.987	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	+7	BYE
51	0	3.122	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	5–5	0.500	55	+5	BYE
52	0	3.134	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	0	BYE
53	1	3.213	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	42	-3	BYE
54	1	3.253	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	55	+3	BYE
55	1	3.255	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	35	-3	BYE
56	-3	3.270	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	55	+2	BYE
57	0	3.326	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	50	-2	BYE
58	1	3.392	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	55	+1	BYE
59	-1	3.406	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–5–1	0.450	64	0	BYE
60	0	3.439	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	55	-1	BYE
61	0	3.459	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–4–1	0.550	51	-1	BYE
62	0	3.528	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–5	0.500	55	-2	BYE
63	0	3.616	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	4–5–1	0.450	64	-2	BYE
64	0	3.724	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–5	0.500	55	-3	BYE
65	0	3.739	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	55	0	BYE
66	1	3.920	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–6	0.400	72	-5	BYE
67	2	3.922	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	68	-7	BYE
68	0	3.923	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-7	BYE
69	-3	3.988	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-8	BYE
70	0	4.032	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-8	BYE
71	0	4.145	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–6	0.400	72	-7	BYE
72	1	4.219	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	64	-8	BYE
73	-1	4.224	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	4–6	0.400	72	-14	BYE
74	0	4.279	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	72	-11	BYE
75	1	4.360	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–5	0.444	68	-11	BYE
76	-1	4.372	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	72	-9	BYE
77	0	4.459	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-13	BYE
78	0	4.483	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–6	0.400	72	-14	BYE
79	2	4.499	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–6–1	0.350	88	-8	BYE
80	-1	4.503	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	68	+5	BYE
81	1	4.540	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-14	BYE
82	-2	4.574	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	4–6	0.400	72	-16	BYE
83	0	4.590	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	88	-6	BYE
84	0	4.748	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	91	-13	BYE
85	0	4.923	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–5–1	0.450	64	-2	BYE
86	0	5.076	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	3–5–2	0.400	72	-15	BYE
87	0	5.116	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	88	-15	BYE
88	1	5.134	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–8	0.200	104	-15	BYE
89	-1	5.158	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–7	0.300	91	-18	BYE
90	0	5.219	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–7–1	0.250	99	-17	BYE
91	0	5.324	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–7	0.300	91	-22	BYE
92	1	5.455	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7	0.300	91	-21	BYE
93	-1	5.497	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	104	-22	BYE
94	0	5.586	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–7	0.300	91	-24	BYE
95	1	5.632	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	102	-15	BYE
96	-1	5.698	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	91	-24	BYE
97	0	5.745	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	68	-12	BYE
98	0	5.765	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	72	-24	BYE
99	0	5.791	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	72	-28	BYE
100	1	6.014	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–7–1	0.250	99	-22	BYE
101	-1	6.052	TCU	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	104	-26	BYE
102	0	6.114	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–6–2	0.300	91	-23	BYE
103	1	6.122	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–8	0.200	104	-24	BYE
104	-1	6.143	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-17	BYE
105	1	6.286	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–9	0.100	116	-24	BYE
106	-1	6.315	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	104	-6	BYE
107	0	6.331	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	91	-14	BYE
108	0	6.363	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	104	-26	BYE
109	0	6.423	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	104	-27	BYE
110	1	6.487	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–9	0.100	116	-27	BYE
111	-1	6.525	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–8	0.200	104	-25	BYE
112	0	6.589	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–8–1	0.150	114	-25	BYE
113	0	6.591	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	102	-19	BYE
114	0	6.849	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	116	-28	BYE
115	0	7.000	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	104	-34	BYE
116	0	7.182	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	2–8	0.200	104	-19	BYE
117	0	7.293	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	115	-28	BYE
118	0	8.101	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–7–1	0.250	99	-26	BYE
119	0	8.593	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–9–1	0.050	119	-40	BYE