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1966 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.746Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–0–10.9502+44BYE
201.035Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B109–0–10.9502+38BYE
301.074Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–01.0001+40BYE
401.083Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI9–10.9004+40BYE
501.155Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC9–10.9004+36BYE
601.202Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC8–20.80012+38BYE
701.221UCLAPAC9–10.9004+37BYE
801.289Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC9–10.9004+37BYE
991.349Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–2–10.77326+35Beat Virginia Tech 14–7
10-11.382Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–10.9004+33BYE
11-11.396Purdue (PURDUE)B108–20.80012+33BYE
12-11.400Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–20.80012+29BYE
13-11.487USCPAC7–30.70028+33BYE
14-11.553Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–10.9004+26BYE
15-11.560Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–20.80012+28BYE
16-11.595Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI8–20.80012+27BYE
17-11.644Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY8–10.88910+20BYE
1811.658BYUIND WAC8–20.80012+28BYE
1911.664SMUIND SWC8–20.80012+27BYE
2011.707Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–20.80012+23BYE
2121.781Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–20.80012+25BYE
2201.782Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY7–20.77823+25BYE
23-61.796Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI8–2–10.77326+22Lost to Miami 7–14
2401.876Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI8–20.80012+23BYE
2511.901Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI8–1–10.85011+12BYE
26-11.905Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–20.77823+18BYE
2701.946Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–20.77823+22BYE
2801.987North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC8–20.80012+24BYE
2902.131West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND FBSI7–30.70028+16BYE
3012.133Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–30.70028+17BYE
31-12.135Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC7–30.70028+16BYE
3212.248UTEPIND FBSI6–40.60041+14BYE
33-12.257Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–30.66736+17BYE
3402.267Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–3–10.65039+15BYE
3502.268Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028+14BYE
3602.324Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–40.60041+14BYE
3702.417Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–40.60041+14BYE
3802.426Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–30.66736+12BYE
3902.546Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC7–30.70028+13BYE
4002.585Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–40.60041+11BYE
4102.606Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70028+9BYE
4202.618New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70028+3BYE
4302.664Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–40.60041+8BYE
4402.670Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–40.60041+7BYE
4502.674Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI6–3–10.65039+7BYE
4602.738Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–40.60041+9BYE
4702.768Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–40.60041+10BYE
4802.883Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI5–50.50055+9BYE
4902.909Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55052+8BYE
5002.923LSUSEC5–4–10.55052+7BYE
5103.080Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–40.60041+1BYE
5203.113Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.50055+5BYE
5303.150Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–50.50055+3BYE
5403.179Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–40.60041-3BYE
5503.231Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–50.50055+3BYE
5603.272Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI6–30.66736-3BYE
5703.348Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–5–10.45064+1BYE
5803.360Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–40.55651-2BYE
5903.370Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–50.50055+1BYE
6003.439NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–50.50055-1BYE
6113.464Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–50.50055-1BYE
62-13.470William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–4–10.55052-1BYE
6303.514Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–5–10.450640BYE
6403.692Duke (DUKE)ACC5–50.50055-2BYE
6503.743Buffalo (BUFFALO)IND FBSI5–50.500550BYE
6603.850Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–60.40072-6BYE
6703.864Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–60.40072-4BYE
6803.871Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-6BYE
6903.976Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–50.44468-7BYE
7004.007Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-8BYE
7104.139Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–60.40072-6BYE
7204.208Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–60.40072-14BYE
7314.230Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–5–10.45064-8BYE
74-14.238Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–60.40072-10BYE
7514.346Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–60.40072-12BYE
76-14.349Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B104–50.44468-11BYE
7704.362George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)IND SOCON4–60.40072-9BYE
7804.408Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–60.40072-12BYE
7904.419Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–6–10.35088-7BYE
8004.436Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–60.40072-14BYE
8104.481Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI4–50.44468+5BYE
8204.520Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI4–60.40072-14BYE
8304.590Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–6–10.35088-6BYE
8404.725Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND MVC3–70.30091-13BYE
8504.912East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–5–10.45064-2BYE
8604.966Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–80.200104-13BYE
8704.996West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND SOCON3–5–20.40072-14BYE
8805.011Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–6–10.35088-13BYE
8905.055California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–70.30091-17BYE
9005.198Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–7–10.25099-17BYE
9105.307Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–70.30091-22BYE
9205.419Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–80.200104-21BYE
9305.432Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–70.30091-21BYE
9405.510Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–70.30091-23BYE
9505.680Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–70.30091-24BYE
9605.716Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–70.222102-15BYE
9705.745Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON4–50.44468-12BYE
9805.755Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–60.40072-24BYE
9905.796Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–60.40072-28BYE
10005.922TCUIND SWC2–80.200104-24BYE
10105.965Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–7–10.25099-21BYE
10206.045Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–6–20.30091-22BYE
10306.109North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–80.200104-24BYE
10406.123Pacific (PACIFIC)IND FBSI4–70.36487-17BYE
10506.178Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC1–90.100116-22BYE
10606.264Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC2–80.200104-6BYE
10706.313San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND FBSI3–70.30091-14BYE
10806.330New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–80.200104-26BYE
10906.416Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–80.200104-27BYE
11006.437South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)ACC1–90.100116-26BYE
11106.519Iowa (IOWA)B102–80.200104-25BYE
11216.581Indiana (INDIANA)B101–8–10.150114-25BYE
113-16.654Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY2–70.222102-19BYE
11406.712Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–90.100116-27BYE
11506.980Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–80.200104-34BYE
11607.162Marshall (MARSHALL)MAC2–80.200104-19BYE
11707.381Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–80.111115-28BYE
11808.101Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–7–10.25099-26BYE
11908.513Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–9–10.050119-39BYE

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