1970 Week 11 College Football Team Rankings

November 10, 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	0.873	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	7–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Baylor 21–14
2	0	0.881	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–1	0.875	12	+33	Beat Mississippi State 56–0
3	0	0.985	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat Columbia 55–0
4	5	1.052	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Pittsburgh 46–14
5	-1	1.058	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–1	0.875	12	+30	Beat South Carolina 20–18
6	-1	1.128	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	8–0–1	0.944	9	+27	Beat Iowa State 54–29
7	1	1.174	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	9–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Northern Illinois 45–7
8	-2	1.180	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	7–0	1.000	1	+22	Beat Wisconsin 24–7
9	4	1.253	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–1	0.889	10	+29	Beat Washington 29–22
10	1	1.258	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	8–0	1.000	1	+24	Beat Pacific 14–13
11	-1	1.276	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+23	Beat Illinois 42–0
12	0	1.278	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	7–0	1.000	1	+20	Beat San José State 46–10
13	-6	1.446	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	10	+23	Lost to Oregon 35–46
14	0	1.481	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	15	+17	Beat Pennsylvania 32–22
15	2	1.575	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	6–1	0.857	15	+18	Beat Houston 24–13
16	-1	1.595	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	7–1	0.875	12	+15	Beat Rice 38–14
17	-1	1.672	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	18	+23	Beat Navy 30–8
18	1	1.763	LSU	SEC	6–1	0.857	15	+16	Beat Alabama 14–9
19	1	1.849	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–2	0.778	18	+18	Beat TCU 22–14
20	1	1.861	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	29	+19	Beat Miami 31–16
21	8	1.867	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–2	0.750	20	+15	Beat Dayton 17–0
22	8	1.900	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	25	+12	Beat Princeton 29–7
23	2	2.015	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–3	0.667	29	+19	Beat Georgia 24–17
24	-6	2.027	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	25	+13	Lost to Harvard 7–29
25	-2	2.033	UCLA	PAC	5–3	0.625	38	+14	BYE
26	13	2.128	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3	0.667	29	+16	Beat Air Force 46–35
27	8	2.211	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	+8	Beat North Texas 30–10
28	-6	2.215	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	51	+16	Lost to LSU 9–14
29	-2	2.258	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–2	0.714	25	+9	Beat Brown 35–21
30	8	2.299	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–2	0.750	20	+9	Beat Arizona 35–7
31	6	2.319	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–2	0.714	25	+7	Beat Buffalo 65–12
32	0	2.326	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	29	+11	Beat Oklahoma State 28–15
33	12	2.337	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	29	+9	Beat West Texas A&M 20–0
34	7	2.373	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	38	+10	Beat Clemson 38–13
35	5	2.380	USC	PAC	5–3–1	0.611	47	+7	Beat Washington State 70–33
36	14	2.476	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	5–3	0.625	38	+9	Beat Missouri 28–13
37	-11	2.593	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	4–3	0.571	49	+8	Lost to Ole Miss 13–24
38	-14	2.622	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	51	+10	Lost to Colorado 29–45
39	15	2.694	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–4	0.556	51	+13	Beat Duke 28–14
40	-6	2.776	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	4–3	0.571	49	+7	Lost to Louisville 27–40
41	3	2.778	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	4–4	0.500	58	+6	Lost to Stanford 22–29
42	-11	2.792	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–4	0.556	51	+8	Lost to Wake Forest 14–28
43	12	2.813	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	6–3	0.667	29	+2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 62–13
44	5	2.815	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	29	+2	Beat East Carolina 28–14
45	-17	2.816	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–4	0.556	51	+10	Lost to Auburn 0–56
46	-10	2.823	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	38	+7	Lost to Notre Dame 14–46
47	9	2.851	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	38	+2	Beat Maryland 34–0
48	-6	2.875	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	47	+2	Lost to Miami (OH) 0–17
49	11	2.880	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–2	0.750	20	+4	Beat Fresno State 50–14
50	-17	2.915	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	20	-3	Lost to Virginia Tech 7–34
51	15	2.931	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	4–4	0.500	58	+3	Beat Kansas 45–29
52	10	2.969	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–3	0.625	38	+1	Beat Utah State 17–0
53	17	3.082	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	38	+9	Beat Memphis 40–27
54	4	3.092	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–4	0.500	58	+3	Beat Minnesota 28–14
55	-3	3.101	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	38	+1	Beat Army 31–29
56	9	3.139	SMU	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	58	+5	Beat Texas A&M 6–3
57	-14	3.156	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	68	+4	Lost to Oklahoma 13–28
58	6	3.222	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	58	+5	Beat Bowling Green 34–7
59	-13	3.226	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	58	0	Lost to Florida 17–24
60	-12	3.245	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–3	0.667	29	+3	Lost to Long Beach State 14–50
61	-8	3.255	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–4	0.556	51	+2	Lost to San Diego State 13–14
62	9	3.324	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–4	0.500	58	+3	Beat Purdue 24–14
63	-12	3.356	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	75	+3	Lost to Dartmouth 0–55
64	9	3.446	UTEP	IND WAC	4–4	0.500	58	+1	Beat Wyoming 42–7
65	-8	3.456	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	58	+1	BYE
66	2	3.456	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	58	-2	Beat Wichita State 21–12
67	10	3.486	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	4–5	0.444	68	+2	Beat California 16–10
68	1	3.654	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	81	0	Lost to Nebraska 29–54
69	-22	3.716	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–5	0.375	81	-1	Lost to Kansas State 15–28
70	-9	3.781	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–4	0.429	75	+1	Lost to New Mexico 7–35
71	-12	3.802	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	38	-4	Lost to Western Michigan 0–20
72	2	3.820	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–5–1	0.389	79	-3	Lost to Tennessee 18–20
73	-10	3.927	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	68	-5	Lost to Oregon State 10–16
74	1	3.955	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–5	0.375	81	0	Lost to Michigan 0–42
75	7	4.027	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	6–3	0.667	29	-11	Beat Guilford 49–28
76	-9	4.035	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–5	0.375	81	0	Lost to Michigan State 14–24
77	13	4.088	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	68	-6	Beat Villanova 34–7
78	-6	4.133	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–4	0.429	75	-6	Lost to Yale 22–32
79	6	4.134	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	51	-12	Beat Bucknell 44–14
80	-1	4.290	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–5	0.286	99	-3	Lost to Arkansas 14–38
81	-5	4.515	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–5–1	0.313	95	-4	Lost to Northwestern 14–28
82	-4	4.572	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–5	0.444	68	-13	Lost to NC State 16–21
83	8	4.737	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–5	0.375	81	-10	BYE
84	-4	4.781	TCU	IND SWC	3–4–1	0.438	74	-9	Lost to Texas Tech 14–22
85	7	4.827	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	89	-13	Beat Kentucky 18–17
86	7	4.848	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–5–1	0.313	95	-6	Lost to Ohio State 7–24
87	0	4.848	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–7	0.222	105	-7	Lost to Arizona State 10–46
88	-7	4.853	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–6	0.333	89	-9	Lost to Florida State 13–38
89	11	4.867	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	81	-10	Beat Kent State 20–17
90	8	4.998	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	89	-11	Beat BYU 26–9
91	-5	5.003	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–4	0.429	75	-13	Lost to Utah 0–17
92	-8	5.046	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–5–1	0.313	95	-8	Lost to Ohio 7–34
93	-10	5.116	BYU	IND WAC	3–6	0.333	89	-11	Lost to Colorado State 9–26
94	-6	5.233	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–7	0.222	105	-11	Lost to Vanderbilt 17–18
95	2	5.281	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	81	-17	BYE
96	10	5.305	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–5–1	0.389	79	-16	Beat Virginia 21–16
97	-8	5.391	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	105	-11	Lost to SMU 3–6
98	-3	5.682	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	102	-11	Lost to Texas 14–21
99	0	5.736	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–5	0.286	99	-7	Lost to Tulane 16–31
100	-6	5.799	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–6	0.250	102	-12	Lost to Marshall 17–20
101	1	5.809	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	113	-13	Lost to Georgia Tech 8–30
102	-1	5.921	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	102	-7	Lost to Toledo 7–45
103	-7	5.971	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	68	-12	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 28–29
104	6	6.127	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–6	0.333	89	-24	Beat UConn 28–15
105	-2	6.163	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	110	-13	Lost to Cornell 21–35
106	5	6.267	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	81	-8	Beat Boston University 6–3
107	-3	6.356	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	105	-14	Lost to Cincinnati 10–30
108	-1	6.489	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	113	-20	Lost to Syracuse 29–31
109	6	6.500	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–5–1	0.313	95	-18	Beat Indiana 42–13
110	-2	6.615	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	113	-20	Lost to USC 33–70
111	-6	6.653	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–7	0.125	111	-17	Lost to UTEP 7–42
112	2	6.876	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	89	-16	Beat Weber State 27–17
113	-4	6.967	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	105	-18	Lost to Boston College 12–65
114	-1	7.375	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–8	0.111	113	-28	Lost to Penn State 0–34
115	-3	7.783	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–5	0.286	99	+1	Lost to Lafayette 34–53
116	1	7.852	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	113	-15	Lost to West Virginia 14–28
117	1	8.182	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	113	-28	Lost to North Carolina 13–62
118	-2	8.366	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–7	0.125	111	-28	Lost to Iowa 13–42
119	0	8.553	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	113	-20	Beat Quantico Marines 35–27
120	0	9.557	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–6	0.000	120	-17	Lost to Tulsa 12–21
121	0	10.675	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	120	-21	Lost to Massachusetts 13–29