1970 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 5, 1971By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1970 Season Tags: • No Comments

1970 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	2	0.953	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	11–0–1	0.958	4	+57	Beat LSU 17–12
2	-1	0.968	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	6	+53	Lost to Notre Dame 11–24
3	-1	0.987	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+34	BYE
4	1	1.036	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	11–1	0.917	5	+57	Beat Air Force 34–13
5	2	1.048	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	6	+51	Beat Texas 24–11
6	0	1.094	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	11–0	1.000	1	+48	Beat North Carolina 48–26
7	2	1.130	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+48	Beat Ole Miss 35–28
8	0	1.183	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	12–0	1.000	1	+48	BYE
9	-5	1.299	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+38	Lost to Stanford 17–27
10	1	1.467	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	10	+32	BYE
11	1	1.487	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+32	BYE
12	-2	1.509	LSU	SEC	9–3	0.750	18	+40	Lost to Nebraska 12–17
13	3	1.528	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	9–3	0.750	18	+37	Beat Ohio State 27–17
14	0	1.575	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	18	+42	BYE
15	0	1.663	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	16	+23	BYE
16	-3	1.726	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	18	+35	Lost to Tennessee 13–34
17	0	1.747	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	16	+23	BYE
18	0	1.859	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+25	BYE
19	0	1.859	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	10	+21	BYE
20	0	2.039	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	14	+14	BYE
21	0	2.080	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	31	+26	BYE
22	2	2.201	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	26	+16	BYE
23	0	2.207	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4–1	0.625	40	+23	Tied Alabama 24–24
24	1	2.211	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+21	BYE
25	1	2.277	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+15	BYE
26	1	2.278	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	31	+20	BYE
27	3	2.328	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	31	+15	BYE
28	1	2.328	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	26	+15	BYE
29	-1	2.335	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–5–1	0.542	60	+19	Tied Oklahoma 24–24
30	2	2.367	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	26	+12	BYE
31	0	2.369	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	26	+14	BYE
32	-10	2.378	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+15	Lost to Auburn 28–35
33	0	2.385	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2–1	0.792	15	+13	BYE
34	0	2.408	UCLA	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+17	BYE
35	0	2.410	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
36	0	2.437	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	22	+13	BYE
37	1	2.458	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	36	+10	BYE
38	1	2.510	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	8–3–1	0.708	25	+20	BYE
39	5	2.560	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	36	+17	BYE
40	1	2.577	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	-1	BYE
41	-1	2.611	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	41	+11	BYE
42	1	2.613	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	52	+12	BYE
43	-1	2.615	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+13	BYE
44	-7	2.631	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–4	0.667	31	+11	Lost to Arizona State 26–48
45	0	2.674	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	50	+12	BYE
46	0	2.756	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	52	+16	BYE
47	0	2.806	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	41	+6	BYE
48	1	2.807	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+10	BYE
49	-1	2.842	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	52	+16	BYE
50	0	2.847	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+6	BYE
51	0	2.848	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+7	BYE
52	0	2.912	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	52	+13	BYE
53	0	2.999	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	52	+8	BYE
54	1	3.065	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	26	+6	BYE
55	-1	3.070	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+5	BYE
56	1	3.108	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	61	+2	BYE
57	1	3.112	UTEP	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+3	BYE
58	-2	3.114	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+1	BYE
59	0	3.215	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	+2	BYE
60	0	3.353	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+4	BYE
61	0	3.424	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+1	BYE
62	1	3.451	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	22	-7	BYE
63	-1	3.455	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	61	-1	BYE
64	0	3.480	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	+3	BYE
65	0	3.487	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	-1	BYE
66	0	3.541	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	66	+1	BYE
67	0	3.571	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	31	+3	BYE
68	1	3.805	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–5	0.444	77	+1	BYE
69	-1	3.852	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	76	-2	BYE
70	0	3.924	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	80	-5	BYE
71	0	3.967	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-7	BYE
72	0	4.065	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	77	-6	BYE
73	1	4.125	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–6	0.400	82	-3	BYE
74	-1	4.138	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	82	-6	BYE
75	0	4.261	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-5	BYE
76	0	4.271	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-5	BYE
77	0	4.351	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	66	-6	BYE
78	1	4.362	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6	0.400	82	-8	BYE
79	-1	4.372	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	87	-8	BYE
80	0	4.426	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	-16	BYE
81	0	4.610	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	66	-21	BYE
82	0	4.691	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	91	-8	BYE
83	1	4.775	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	93	-9	BYE
84	-1	4.801	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-21	BYE
85	0	4.883	TCU	IND SWC	4–6–1	0.409	80	-16	BYE
86	0	4.928	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	82	-19	BYE
87	1	5.035	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-27	BYE
88	-1	5.042	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	-7	BYE
89	0	5.141	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	82	-25	BYE
90	0	5.165	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–7	0.417	79	-26	BYE
91	0	5.214	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	96	-14	BYE
92	3	5.403	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	107	-24	BYE
93	1	5.412	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–6–1	0.278	99	-13	BYE
94	-2	5.415	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	66	-13	BYE
95	-2	5.415	BYU	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	100	-20	BYE
96	1	5.483	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	100	-22	BYE
97	-1	5.486	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	107	-21	BYE
98	0	5.514	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	93	-19	BYE
99	0	5.545	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	96	-12	BYE
100	1	5.575	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–7	0.300	96	-18	BYE
101	1	5.612	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	100	-14	BYE
102	-2	5.676	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–9	0.182	107	-26	BYE
103	0	5.829	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	95	-27	BYE
104	1	5.845	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	91	-20	BYE
105	1	5.845	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	105	-19	BYE
106	-2	5.909	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	107	-26	BYE
107	0	5.962	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	100	-24	BYE
108	0	6.314	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-22	BYE
109	0	6.330	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	100	-12	BYE
110	0	6.460	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	107	-35	BYE
111	0	6.512	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	107	-35	BYE
112	0	6.881	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	114	-35	BYE
113	0	7.013	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	115	-32	BYE
114	0	7.280	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	118	-38	BYE
115	0	7.741	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	107	-28	BYE
116	0	8.185	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	118	-45	BYE
117	0	8.452	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–9	0.100	115	-43	BYE
118	0	8.650	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	106	-19	BYE
119	0	9.093	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	115	-33	BYE
120	0	9.164	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–9	0.000	121	-37	BYE
121	0	10.237	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–10–1	0.045	120	-33	BYE