1966 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 4, 1966By 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	6	0.458	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Colgate 15–14
2	1	0.605	USC	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oregon State 21–0
3	21	0.735	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	27	+4	Beat SMU 35–23
4	0	0.837	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–1	0.667	27	+4	Lost to Alabama 7–17
5	9	0.920	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Western Michigan 26–7
6	15	0.935	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Louisville 20–19
7	-6	0.981	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Rice 23–3
8	-2	1.008	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Northwestern 35–7
9	1	1.021	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Clemson 13–12
10	12	1.036	UCLA	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Missouri 24–15
11	-6	1.069	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Arizona 36–6
12	19	1.141	BYU	IND WAC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Colorado State 27–24
13	29	1.146	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Ole Miss 17–7
14	11	1.216	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	56	+2	BYE
15	1	1.292	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia 27–8
16	12	1.308	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Penn State 11–0
17	6	1.332	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Vanderbilt 13–0
18	-7	1.338	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Illinois 26–10
19	-7	1.406	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat South Carolina 7–0
20	0	1.421	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Arizona State 21–20
21	13	1.430	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Columbia 14–12
22	16	1.441	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	+3	Beat Navy 15–7
23	-5	1.454	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Oklahoma State 35–9
24	-7	1.467	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat TCU 21–0
25	27	1.476	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Brown 20–0
26	-24	1.576	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	27	+2	Lost to North Carolina 7–21
27	-18	1.681	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	56	+2	Lost to Tennessee 3–23
28	-1	1.710	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
29	62	1.737	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	27	+2	Beat Michigan 21–7
30	10	1.762	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–1	0.667	27	+2	Beat Auburn 17–7
31	5	1.763	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	27	+2	Beat Indiana 35–0
32	-2	1.794	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa State 12–6
33	2	1.861	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
34	13	1.888	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Tufts 45–0
35	2	1.895	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	+2	Beat Villanova 28–8
36	51	1.993	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	27	+1	Beat Ohio State 38–22
37	73	2.007	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Dayton 13–0
38	27	2.070	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	+1	Beat Southern Miss 6–0
39	-20	2.084	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	+1	Lost to Stanford 14–33
40	31	2.089	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Yale 17–14
41	-26	2.173	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	27	+1	Lost to UCLA 15–24
42	24	2.175	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND SOCON	1–1–1	0.500	56	+1	Tied Virginia Tech 13–13
43	34	2.222	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Dartmouth 7–6
44	-1	2.292	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	75	+2	Lost to Florida 0–13
45	48	2.297	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	2–1	0.667	27	+1	Beat Tulane 33–14
46	-13	2.392	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	0	Lost to Cornell 14–15
47	22	2.403	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	27	+1	Beat Iowa 7–0
48	-40	2.427	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–1	0.500	56	+1	Lost to Georgia Tech 12–13
49	46	2.463	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	27	+1	Beat Kent State 12–10
50	-37	2.466	SMU	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	27	0	Lost to Purdue 23–35
51	30	2.474	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	27	0	Beat Washington State 20–14
52	-13	2.526	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	+1	BYE
53	20	2.570	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	26	0	Beat Utah State 23–7
54	-28	2.599	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	0	Lost to Bowling Green 0–13
55	13	2.681	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	27	0	Beat Kansas State 10–0
56	32	2.778	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	27	0	Beat Marshall 23–7
57	3	2.797	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–1	0.667	27	-1	Beat Pittsburgh 30–15
58	-1	2.854	LSU	SEC	2–1	0.667	27	0	Beat Miami 10–8
59	8	2.934	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Lost to West Texas A&M 20–21
60	-7	2.971	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–1	0.667	27	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–26
61	39	3.014	UTEP	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat New Mexico 51–3
62	-21	3.071	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to Kansas 14–16
63	-19	3.109	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to BYU 24–27
64	32	3.109	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	0	Beat Akron 20–12
65	20	3.129	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	27	-1	Beat Minnesota 16–14
66	-21	3.150	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Lost to Army 0–11
67	-12	3.218	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	27	-1	Lost to Memphis 0–6
68	-12	3.270	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	56	-1	Tied West Virginia 13–13
69	-15	3.313	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to North Texas 19–20
70	5	3.329	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat Richmond 20–0
71	-12	3.354	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to LSU 8–10
72	-22	3.486	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	56	0	Lost to Pennsylvania 0–20
73	34	3.493	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat Maryland 28–7
74	15	3.502	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat Texas Tech 35–14
75	-46	3.596	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	27	-2	Lost to UTEP 3–51
76	3	3.665	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat Wichita State 20–6
77	15	3.682	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	2–1	0.667	27	-2	Beat East Tennessee State 3–0
78	-46	3.737	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Washington 22–38
79	-33	3.738	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to USC 0–21
80	-10	3.753	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–2	0.000	103	0	Lost to Houston 9–35
81	20	3.769	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Beat Oregon 21–7
82	-20	3.835	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Air Force 7–15
83	19	3.927	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Beat Wake Forest 15–12
84	-21	3.956	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Buffalo 8–28
85	-21	3.989	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Texas A&M 14–35
86	-25	4.073	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Texas 0–35
87	18	4.258	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Beat Quantico Marines 14–3
88	-6	4.279	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Kentucky 7–17
89	22	4.333	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–1–1	0.500	56	-1	Beat George Washington 10–3
90	14	4.353	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Nebraska 6–12
91	-33	4.398	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Duke 8–27
92	5	4.422	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Ohio 10–12
93	-45	4.501	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Rutgers 14–17
94	-43	4.541	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	1–1	0.500	56	-1	Lost to Holy Cross 6–7
95	-46	4.626	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Boston College 0–14
96	-10	4.691	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	56	-2	BYE
97	-3	4.713	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	103	-1	Lost to California 15–30
98	15	4.802	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–0
99	13	4.967	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to Georgia 0–7
100	-2	4.993	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–2	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Princeton 12–14
101	2	5.007	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to Baylor 14–20
102	-30	5.047	TCU	IND SWC	0–3	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Arkansas 0–21
103	15	5.048	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–1–1	0.500	56	+1	Beat Furman 17–0
104	-28	5.100	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to Michigan State 10–26
105	-27	5.127	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to New Mexico State 7–23
106	-23	5.140	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to Colorado 0–10
107	-17	5.229	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–2	0.333	75	-3	Lost to Wisconsin 0–7
108	-24	5.323	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to Idaho 7–28
109	8	5.549	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	75	0	Beat Pacific 28–7
110	-36	5.580	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to San José State 7–21
111	-12	5.971	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–2	0.333	75	0	Lost to East Carolina 0–17
112	-32	6.056	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–2	0.333	75	-4	Lost to Syracuse 7–28
113	-5	6.140	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–3	0.000	103	-2	Lost to Notre Dame 7–35
114	-5	6.524	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Lost to Toledo 7–23
115	-1	6.660	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	0–3	0.000	103	-3	Lost to Wyoming 6–36
116	-10	7.327	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	103	-4	Lost to Mississippi State 0–20
117	-1	8.353	George Washington (GEORGE WASHINGTON)	IND SOCON	0–3	0.000	103	-3	Lost to William & Mary 3–10
118	-3	9.660	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–3	0.000	103	-6	Lost to NC State 12–15
119	0	10.593	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	103	-1	Lost to Cincinnati 6–20