1970 Post-Season Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

December 29, 1970By 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	0	0.832	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–0	1.000	1	+54	BYE
2	0	0.999	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	9–0	1.000	1	+34	BYE
3	0	1.022	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	10–0–1	0.955	6	+48	BYE
4	0	1.082	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+41	BYE
5	0	1.165	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–1	0.909	7	+48	BYE
6	0	1.169	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–0	1.000	1	+40	BYE
7	0	1.174	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	8	+41	BYE
8	0	1.186	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	12–0	1.000	1	+48	Beat William & Mary 40–12
9	0	1.241	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–2	0.800	15	+41	BYE
10	0	1.369	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	10	+39	BYE
11	0	1.467	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	10	+33	BYE
12	0	1.471	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1	0.900	8	+33	BYE
13	0	1.562	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	+35	BYE
14	0	1.635	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	20	+42	BYE
15	0	1.698	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	18	+23	BYE
16	0	1.713	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+29	BYE
17	0	1.781	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	18	+23	BYE
18	0	1.824	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
19	0	1.864	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	10	+21	BYE
20	0	2.030	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	15	+15	BYE
21	0	2.046	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	33	+28	BYE
22	0	2.154	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3	0.700	27	+18	BYE
23	0	2.204	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	37	+24	BYE
24	0	2.213	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+16	BYE
25	0	2.228	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+21	BYE
26	0	2.296	USC	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+14	BYE
27	0	2.301	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	33	+21	BYE
28	0	2.301	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	52	+21	BYE
29	0	2.347	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	27	+15	BYE
30	0	2.369	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	33	+15	BYE
31	0	2.381	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–3	0.700	27	+14	BYE
32	0	2.386	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	27	+12	BYE
33	0	2.390	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2–1	0.792	17	+13	BYE
34	1	2.408	UCLA	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+18	BYE
35	1	2.421	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
36	-2	2.428	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+13	BYE
37	0	2.439	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+11	BYE
38	0	2.478	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	37	+10	BYE
39	0	2.504	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	8–3–1	0.708	26	+20	BYE
40	0	2.579	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	41	+12	BYE
41	0	2.580	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	9–2	0.818	10	-1	BYE
42	0	2.598	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–4–1	0.591	48	+13	BYE
43	0	2.600	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	52	+12	BYE
44	0	2.603	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	37	+17	BYE
45	0	2.701	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–4	0.556	50	+12	BYE
46	0	2.724	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	52	+17	BYE
47	0	2.802	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–4	0.600	41	+6	BYE
48	0	2.814	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–5	0.545	52	+16	BYE
49	0	2.818	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+10	BYE
50	0	2.828	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	6–4	0.600	41	+7	BYE
51	0	2.852	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+7	BYE
52	0	2.919	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	52	+13	BYE
53	0	2.942	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–5	0.545	52	+10	BYE
54	0	3.062	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+5	BYE
55	0	3.081	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	27	+6	BYE
56	0	3.110	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	41	+1	BYE
57	0	3.114	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–5	0.500	61	+2	BYE
58	0	3.116	UTEP	IND WAC	6–4	0.600	41	+3	BYE
59	0	3.220	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	51	+2	BYE
60	0	3.361	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+4	BYE
61	0	3.402	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	+2	BYE
62	0	3.406	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5	0.500	61	+1	BYE
63	0	3.439	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	8–3	0.727	21	-7	BYE
64	0	3.494	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	+3	BYE
65	0	3.504	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	66	-1	BYE
66	0	3.541	SMU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	66	+2	BYE
67	0	3.597	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–4	0.667	33	+3	BYE
68	0	3.825	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–5–1	0.450	76	-1	BYE
69	0	3.826	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–5	0.444	77	+1	BYE
70	0	3.903	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–6–1	0.409	80	-5	BYE
71	0	3.971	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-7	BYE
72	1	4.097	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–5	0.444	77	-6	BYE
73	-1	4.103	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	82	-5	BYE
74	0	4.114	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–6	0.400	82	-3	BYE
75	0	4.261	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	87	-5	BYE
76	0	4.266	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-5	BYE
77	0	4.326	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	66	-5	BYE
78	0	4.329	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	87	-7	BYE
79	0	4.337	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–6	0.400	82	-7	BYE
80	0	4.426	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	-16	BYE
81	0	4.567	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	66	-20	BYE
82	0	4.649	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	91	-7	BYE
83	0	4.729	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–7	0.364	87	-19	BYE
84	0	4.811	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–6	0.333	93	-9	BYE
85	1	4.868	TCU	IND SWC	4–6–1	0.409	80	-15	BYE
86	-1	4.923	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	82	-19	BYE
87	1	5.051	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	61	-7	BYE
88	1	5.052	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	66	-27	BYE
89	1	5.151	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	82	-25	BYE
90	-3	5.165	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–7	0.417	79	-26	Lost to Toledo 12–40
91	0	5.186	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–7	0.300	96	-13	BYE
92	0	5.411	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	66	-13	BYE
93	0	5.426	BYU	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	100	-20	BYE
94	1	5.434	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–6–1	0.278	99	-13	BYE
95	-1	5.438	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–9	0.182	107	-24	BYE
96	0	5.474	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	107	-20	BYE
97	0	5.477	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–8	0.273	100	-21	BYE
98	0	5.520	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	93	-19	BYE
99	0	5.562	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	96	-12	BYE
100	0	5.569	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–9	0.182	107	-23	BYE
101	1	5.581	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–7	0.300	96	-18	BYE
102	-1	5.638	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	100	-14	BYE
103	0	5.789	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–7–1	0.318	95	-26	BYE
104	0	5.806	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	107	-24	BYE
105	0	5.845	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–6–1	0.350	91	-20	BYE
106	0	5.887	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	2–7	0.222	105	-19	BYE
107	0	5.967	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	3–8	0.273	100	-24	BYE
108	0	6.275	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	87	-21	BYE
109	0	6.326	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–8	0.273	100	-12	BYE
110	0	6.395	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–9	0.182	107	-33	BYE
111	0	6.452	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–9	0.182	107	-34	BYE
112	0	6.923	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–9–1	0.136	114	-35	BYE
113	0	6.956	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	115	-31	BYE
114	0	7.300	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–10	0.091	118	-38	BYE
115	0	7.747	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	107	-28	BYE
116	0	8.114	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–10	0.091	118	-44	BYE
117	0	8.445	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–9	0.100	115	-43	BYE
118	0	8.644	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	106	-19	BYE
119	0	9.108	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	115	-33	BYE
120	0	9.173	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–9	0.000	121	-37	BYE
121	0	10.245	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–10–1	0.045	120	-33	BYE