1968 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 7, 1969By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1968 Season Tags: • No Comments

1968 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	1	0.892	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–0	1.000	1	+49	Beat USC 27–16
2	2	0.948	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+52	Beat Kansas 15–14
3	-2	1.064	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	9	+39	Lost to Arkansas 2–16
4	5	1.158	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	5	+43	Beat Georgia 16–2
5	3	1.176	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+42	Beat Tennessee 36–13
6	-3	1.187	USC	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	7	+42	Lost to Ohio State 16–27
7	-2	1.217	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	8–0–1	0.944	3	+27	BYE
8	-2	1.295	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	8–0–1	0.944	3	+25	BYE
9	2	1.354	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	10–1	0.909	5	+34	BYE
10	-3	1.470	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	18	+31	Lost to Texas 13–36
11	1	1.488	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	8–2	0.800	11	+30	BYE
12	-2	1.508	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	9	+31	Lost to Penn State 14–15
13	0	1.532	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–2–2	0.700	27	+18	BYE
14	1	1.664	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	20	+32	BYE
15	1	1.710	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+26	BYE
16	2	1.729	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–2	0.800	11	+17	BYE
17	7	1.744	SMU	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	20	+32	Beat Oklahoma 28–27
18	-1	1.744	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	38	+31	BYE
19	1	1.784	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–2	0.800	11	+22	BYE
20	-1	1.846	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	20	+23	BYE
21	0	1.883	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	8–2	0.800	11	+19	BYE
22	1	1.945	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	38	+21	BYE
23	-1	1.953	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–2–1	0.750	19	+14	BYE
24	-10	1.973	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	44	+27	Lost to SMU 27–28
25	0	2.020	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+19	BYE
26	0	2.056	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	41	+19	BYE
27	0	2.067	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	27	+16	BYE
28	0	2.073	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	27	+17	BYE
29	0	2.077	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	20	+20	BYE
30	1	2.106	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–4	0.636	44	+21	BYE
31	1	2.114	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	20	+19	BYE
32	1	2.117	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	47	+18	BYE
33	-3	2.125	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	7–3	0.700	27	+17	BYE
34	0	2.156	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	17	+15	BYE
35	1	2.176	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	11	+9	BYE
36	-1	2.177	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+19	BYE
37	0	2.355	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+13	BYE
38	0	2.389	LSU	SEC	8–3	0.727	20	+11	BYE
39	0	2.392	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	11	+5	BYE
40	0	2.447	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	44	+16	BYE
41	0	2.614	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–3–1	0.650	41	+13	BYE
42	0	2.632	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–4	0.600	47	+12	BYE
43	0	2.665	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–3	0.700	27	+5	BYE
44	1	2.675	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND MVC	5–4–1	0.550	57	+13	BYE
45	2	2.706	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	40	+8	BYE
46	0	2.723	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–4	0.600	47	+10	BYE
47	1	2.733	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+11	BYE
48	-4	2.750	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	47	+11	BYE
49	0	2.759	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	41	+3	BYE
50	2	2.876	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	5–3–2	0.600	47	+6	BYE
51	-1	2.884	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	+10	BYE
52	-1	2.919	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	47	+7	BYE
53	0	2.938	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	5–4–1	0.550	57	+5	BYE
54	0	2.946	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5	0.500	60	+5	BYE
55	0	3.011	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	47	+3	BYE
56	0	3.150	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	5–4–1	0.550	57	+3	BYE
57	0	3.211	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	71	+2	BYE
58	0	3.295	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	47	+9	BYE
59	0	3.313	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	-8	BYE
60	0	3.326	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
61	0	3.363	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	47	-3	BYE
62	0	3.391	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	47	-1	BYE
63	0	3.497	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	-4	BYE
64	0	3.621	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–7	0.300	87	+2	BYE
65	0	3.846	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	73	-4	BYE
66	2	3.857	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	0	BYE
67	-1	3.880	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–6	0.400	73	-2	BYE
68	-1	3.899	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–5–1	0.450	69	-5	BYE
69	0	4.008	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	73	-4	BYE
70	0	4.043	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	71	-6	BYE
71	0	4.074	UTEP	IND WAC	4–5–1	0.450	69	-1	BYE
72	0	4.215	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	73	-10	BYE
73	1	4.294	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	84	-4	BYE
74	1	4.322	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–5	0.500	60	-7	BYE
75	-2	4.335	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	87	-8	BYE
76	0	4.361	UCLA	PAC	3–7	0.300	87	-8	BYE
77	0	4.422	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	73	-8	BYE
78	0	4.438	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	-10	BYE
79	0	4.520	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	-8	BYE
80	0	4.545	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–6	0.400	73	-12	BYE
81	1	4.599	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	87	-16	BYE
82	-1	4.637	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	60	-11	BYE
83	0	4.714	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–5–2	0.400	73	-11	BYE
84	1	4.761	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–6–1	0.350	82	-13	BYE
85	-1	4.773	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	73	-2	BYE
86	3	4.822	TCU	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	87	-16	BYE
87	0	4.833	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6–1	0.350	82	-17	BYE
88	0	4.834	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	60	-10	BYE
89	2	4.899	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–7	0.300	87	-16	BYE
90	-4	4.921	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–7	0.300	87	-16	BYE
91	-1	4.970	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	87	-19	BYE
92	0	5.127	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	87	-18	BYE
93	0	5.178	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–6	0.333	84	-20	BYE
94	0	5.327	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	102	-15	BYE
95	0	5.417	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–7	0.300	87	-20	BYE
96	0	5.568	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–7	0.300	87	-21	BYE
97	0	5.713	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	73	-13	BYE
98	0	5.725	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	100	-9	BYE
99	0	5.781	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–7–1	0.250	99	-24	BYE
100	0	5.895	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	102	-22	BYE
101	0	6.045	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–9	0.100	108	-23	BYE
102	0	6.174	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	84	-23	BYE
103	0	6.218	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	102	-28	BYE
104	0	6.272	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–8	0.200	102	-25	BYE
105	0	6.469	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	100	-20	BYE
106	0	6.500	BYU	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	102	-34	BYE
107	0	6.580	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	87	-21	BYE
108	0	6.825	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–9	0.100	108	-31	BYE
109	0	7.037	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–9	0.100	108	-34	BYE
110	0	7.112	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	108	-33	BYE
111	0	7.392	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	108	-32	BYE
112	0	7.497	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–9–1	0.050	115	-34	BYE
113	0	7.653	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–8–2	0.100	108	-25	BYE
114	0	7.713	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	102	-7	BYE
115	0	7.947	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–10	0.000	117	-39	BYE
116	0	8.874	Marshall (MARSHALL)	MAC	0–9–1	0.050	115	-41	BYE
117	0	8.919	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–10	0.000	117	-40	BYE
118	0	9.151	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–10	0.000	117	-50	BYE
119	0	10.172	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	108	-20	BYE