1970 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 17, 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	0.863	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat TCU 58–0
2	1	0.968	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	8–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Cornell 24–0
3	3	1.027	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–0–1	0.950	9	+37	Beat Kansas State 51–13
4	0	1.048	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat Georgia Tech 10–7
5	0	1.105	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	7–1	0.875	12	+32	BYE
6	1	1.143	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	10–0	1.000	1	+36	Beat Dayton 31–7
7	1	1.185	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+29	Beat Purdue 10–7
8	4	1.218	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Utah 37–14
9	-7	1.262	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–2	0.778	18	+30	Lost to Georgia 17–31
10	1	1.283	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Iowa 55–0
11	2	1.299	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	10	+34	Beat Stanford 31–14
12	-2	1.343	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–0	1.000	1	+25	Beat Santa Barbara 64–7
13	1	1.400	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–1	0.875	12	+23	Beat Princeton 27–22
14	-5	1.474	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–2	0.800	16	+30	Lost to Air Force 14–31
15	1	1.546	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	11	+19	Beat SMU 36–3
16	-1	1.560	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–1	0.875	12	+21	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 44–7
17	1	1.599	LSU	SEC	7–1	0.875	12	+22	Beat Mississippi State 38–7
18	-1	1.881	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	25	+24	Lost to Notre Dame 7–10
19	0	1.929	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–2	0.800	16	+20	Beat Baylor 7–3
20	0	1.961	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+20	BYE
21	2	1.975	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	7–3	0.700	25	+24	Beat Kentucky 24–13
22	-1	1.981	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–2	0.778	18	+17	Beat Kent State 10–8
23	-1	2.009	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–2	0.750	23	+14	Beat Brown 17–10
24	7	2.076	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	6–2	0.750	23	+13	Beat Pittsburgh 21–6
25	3	2.161	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	6–4	0.600	45	+20	Beat Miami 32–8
26	4	2.173	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	7–2	0.778	18	+13	Beat BYU 51–8
27	-1	2.176	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–3–1	0.650	39	+17	Tied Army 22–22
28	6	2.192	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+15	Beat Virginia Tech 34–8
29	7	2.225	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	6–3	0.667	32	+16	Beat Kansas 28–24
30	-6	2.289	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	40	+14	Lost to Yale 22–27
31	2	2.333	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	25	+11	Beat Northern Illinois 38–18
32	3	2.335	USC	PAC	5–3–1	0.611	44	+9	BYE
33	8	2.401	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	5–4	0.556	49	+11	Beat UCLA 61–20
34	10	2.409	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3	0.700	25	+10	Beat Syracuse 28–19
35	-10	2.523	UCLA	PAC	5–4	0.556	49	+12	Lost to Washington 20–61
36	11	2.529	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+7	Beat Ohio 32–22
37	0	2.534	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	40	+9	Beat Wyoming 28–0
38	-9	2.546	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	5–3	0.625	40	+10	Lost to Dartmouth 0–24
39	0	2.578	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	6–4	0.600	45	+18	Beat NC State 16–13
40	-13	2.596	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	+6	Lost to Louisville 14–28
41	-1	2.630	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	40	+8	Beat Wichita State 51–6
42	0	2.656	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	6–4	0.600	45	+12	Beat South Carolina 42–38
43	10	2.659	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	6–3	0.667	32	+15	Beat Cincinnati 28–14
44	-1	2.672	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3	0.700	25	+5	Beat Clemson 42–7
45	-13	2.680	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	6–4	0.600	45	+12	Lost to Nebraska 13–51
46	5	2.750	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	49	+6	Beat Oklahoma State 30–6
47	12	2.762	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–4	0.556	49	+6	Beat Auburn 31–17
48	1	2.783	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	7–2	0.778	18	+4	Beat LOS Angeles State 40–7
49	1	2.840	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	18	-3	Beat Navy 14–10
50	-12	2.969	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	5–5	0.500	59	+8	Lost to Oklahoma 24–28
51	3	3.021	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	5–4	0.556	49	+4	Beat Indiana 21–7
52	-7	3.039	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–5	0.500	59	+10	Lost to LSU 7–38
53	7	3.103	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	7–3	0.700	25	+3	Beat Northern Arizona 40–7
54	10	3.124	UTEP	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	49	+4	Beat Arizona 33–17
55	-3	3.128	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–4	0.556	49	+2	Lost to Arizona State 14–37
56	-8	3.167	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	58	+1	Lost to Toledo 7–31
57	-1	3.228	SMU	IND SWC	4–5	0.444	68	+7	Lost to Arkansas 3–36
58	-12	3.242	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	49	+4	Lost to Boston College 6–21
59	9	3.303	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	68	+4	Beat Missouri 31–19
60	7	3.333	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	5–5	0.500	59	+3	Beat Washington State 28–16
61	10	3.385	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	32	0	Beat Bowling Green 23–7
62	4	3.443	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–4	0.500	59	-2	BYE
63	-8	3.468	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	49	-3	Lost to West Virginia 19–28
64	-6	3.587	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–5	0.444	68	+2	Lost to Penn State 22–32
65	-4	3.598	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–5	0.500	59	-2	Lost to Colorado State 8–17
66	9	3.619	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	25	-7	Beat Citadel 28–21
67	6	3.623	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–5	0.500	59	-3	Beat San José State 35–28
68	-11	3.641	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	4–6	0.400	76	0	Lost to Iowa State 19–31
69	9	3.745	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–4	0.500	59	-5	Beat Columbia 21–14
70	12	3.941	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	5–5	0.500	59	-9	Beat Colgate 54–12
71	10	3.954	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	82	-1	Beat Michigan State 23–13
72	-10	3.957	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	4–5	0.444	68	-2	Lost to Minnesota 13–23
73	-10	3.966	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5	0.375	85	-1	Lost to Pennsylvania 14–21
74	6	3.967	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	85	-1	Beat Texas A&M 18–17
75	-3	4.163	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	89	-6	Lost to Duke 38–42
76	10	4.168	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–5–1	0.389	82	-3	Beat Illinois 29–17
77	13	4.221	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–6	0.400	76	-6	Beat Pacific 17–8
78	-1	4.226	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	76	-8	Lost to Florida State 8–34
79	-14	4.242	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	68	+1	Lost to Louisiana Tech 6–27
80	-4	4.321	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–6	0.333	91	-2	Lost to Ohio State 7–10
81	-11	4.355	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–5	0.375	85	-4	Lost to UTEP 17–33
82	1	4.388	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	4–5	0.444	68	-10	Beat Virginia Military Institute 40–17
83	-14	4.444	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–6	0.333	91	-7	Lost to Colorado 6–30
84	11	4.655	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	68	-18	Beat Lamar 69–37
85	-11	4.707	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–6	0.333	91	-6	Lost to Wisconsin 17–29
86	-7	4.713	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–5	0.500	59	-20	Lost to Virginia 12–54
87	-2	4.810	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–6	0.333	91	-14	BYE
88	0	5.024	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	3–7	0.300	96	-13	Lost to North Carolina 7–42
89	-5	5.107	TCU	IND SWC	3–5–1	0.389	82	-11	Lost to Texas 0–58
90	3	5.273	BYU	IND WAC	3–7	0.300	96	-14	Lost to New Mexico 8–51
91	-4	5.323	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8	0.200	106	-15	Lost to California 28–35
92	4	5.374	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–6–1	0.350	89	-19	Lost to Wake Forest 13–16
93	-1	5.390	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	2–6–1	0.278	98	-13	Lost to West Texas A&M 7–23
94	0	5.413	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	2–8	0.200	106	-16	Lost to Florida 13–24
95	-6	5.515	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	91	-19	Lost to East Carolina 14–17
96	8	5.562	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	76	-26	Beat Davidson 29–28
97	9	5.684	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	68	-10	Beat Holy Cross 37–7
98	-7	5.754	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	85	-22	Lost to Idaho 14–42
99	-1	5.756	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–7	0.222	102	-16	Lost to Texas Tech 3–7
100	-3	5.849	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–8	0.200	106	-18	Lost to Rice 17–18
101	-1	5.886	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–7	0.222	102	-17	Lost to Miami (OH) 8–10
102	0	5.948	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	102	-11	Lost to Western Michigan 18–38
103	-2	5.973	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–9	0.100	117	-18	Lost to Villanova 10–14
104	-1	6.003	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	4–6	0.400	76	-14	Lost to Furman 21–28
105	-6	6.004	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–6	0.250	100	-12	Lost to Alabama 8–32
106	6	6.014	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–6	0.400	76	-15	Beat Utah State 42–14
107	0	6.202	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	102	-15	BYE
108	-3	6.278	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–7	0.125	112	-18	Lost to Harvard 10–17
109	-1	6.417	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	111	-22	Tied Oregon 22–22
110	-1	6.546	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–6–1	0.278	98	-20	Lost to Michigan 0–55
111	0	6.795	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–8	0.111	113	-22	Lost to Houston 0–28
112	4	6.959	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	106	-13	Beat Marshall 17–14
113	-3	7.025	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–9	0.100	117	-28	Lost to Oregon State 16–28
114	0	7.522	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–8	0.111	113	-32	BYE
115	-2	7.614	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	106	-21	Lost to Temple 8–21
116	-1	7.923	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	2–6	0.250	100	-4	Lost to William & Mary 28–29
117	1	8.130	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–8	0.111	113	-34	Lost to Northwestern 7–21
118	-1	8.152	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–9	0.100	117	-34	Lost to Richmond 17–40
119	0	8.753	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	113	-24	BYE
120	0	9.477	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–7	0.000	120	-22	Lost to Memphis 6–51
121	0	10.659	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	120	-28	Lost to Rutgers 7–37