1970 Week 8 College Football Team Rankings

October 20, 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	0.658	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	4–0	1.000	1	+13	BYE
2	1	0.761	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+15	Beat Georgia Tech 31–7
3	2	0.970	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	5–0–1	0.917	12	+13	Beat Kansas 41–20
4	0	1.028	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Minnesota 28–8
5	-3	1.039	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Michigan State 34–20
6	1	1.082	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Missouri 24–7
7	5	1.184	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+11	Beat Alabama 24–0
8	6	1.208	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Western Michigan 20–0
9	4	1.238	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–1	0.833	13	+12	Beat Washington State 63–16
10	5	1.314	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Brown 42–14
11	-5	1.328	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Navy 26–3
12	7	1.396	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat San José State 32–6
13	7	1.418	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Columbia 32–15
14	4	1.459	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat BYU 27–3
15	2	1.475	USC	PAC	4–1–1	0.750	23	+8	Beat Washington 28–25
16	5	1.476	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	4–1	0.800	16	+7	BYE
17	6	1.708	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–1	0.833	13	+9	Beat Richmond 20–0
18	-8	1.724	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Lost to Southern Miss 14–30
19	9	1.780	UCLA	PAC	4–2	0.667	32	+9	Beat California 24–21
20	13	1.789	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	32	+9	Beat North Carolina 24–17
21	22	1.830	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	+6	Beat Oregon State 19–16
22	-13	1.879	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	32	+8	Lost to Auburn 7–31
23	17	1.883	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+6	Beat West Virginia 36–35
24	-8	1.887	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–2	0.667	32	+8	Lost to Mississippi State 16–20
25	1	1.938	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	23	+5	Beat Colgate 34–14
26	-1	1.943	LSU	SEC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Beat Kentucky 14–7
27	-16	1.956	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	23	+4	Lost to Harvard 24–27
28	-20	1.987	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	4–1	0.800	16	+4	Lost to Ohio 22–23
29	5	2.025	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–2	0.667	32	+8	Beat NC State 22–6
30	-6	2.047	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–2	0.667	32	+7	Lost to Nebraska 20–41
31	6	2.064	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–2	0.600	46	+8	Beat Iowa 24–3
32	15	2.068	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–2	0.667	32	+8	Beat Texas Tech 20–16
33	-4	2.247	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	+3	BYE
34	19	2.260	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	23	+2	Beat Cornell 27–24
35	10	2.314	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	32	+5	Beat Santa Clara 47–23
36	24	2.374	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	32	+5	Beat Ole Miss 30–14
37	24	2.392	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	46	+6	Beat Miami (OH) 23–22
38	17	2.418	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	46	+4	Beat Colorado 23–15
39	-1	2.426	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	23	+3	BYE
40	-4	2.486	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–2	0.667	32	+2	Lost to Pittsburgh 35–36
41	-10	2.495	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	58	+5	Lost to Notre Dame 7–24
42	2	2.541	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	4–1	0.800	16	+1	BYE
43	-13	2.602	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–3	0.500	58	+5	Lost to Tennessee 0–24
44	2	2.629	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–2	0.667	32	+3	Beat Idaho 49–13
45	-4	2.671	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	2–2	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Yale 15–32
46	-4	2.677	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	3–1	0.750	23	0	Beat Lafayette 31–20
47	3	2.682	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	5–1	0.833	13	+4	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 23–17
48	8	2.682	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–3	0.500	58	+2	Beat Iowa State 17–0
49	-22	2.687	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	46	+1	Lost to Oklahoma 15–23
50	20	2.710	SMU	IND SWC	3–2	0.600	46	+3	Beat Rice 10–0
51	1	2.717	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	23	0	BYE
52	-20	2.838	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–2	0.667	32	+1	Lost to Tulane 17–24
53	-31	2.867	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–2–1	0.583	56	+1	Lost to Maryland 15–21
54	3	2.914	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	46	0	BYE
55	-4	2.959	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–3	0.500	58	+2	Lost to Houston 16–19
56	-21	3.053	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	3–2	0.600	46	+1	Lost to Kansas State 0–17
57	14	3.072	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	3–2–1	0.583	56	0	Beat Buffalo 41–0
58	9	3.173	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	46	+1	Beat New Mexico State 24–17
59	0	3.256	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–3	0.400	73	+1	Lost to Ohio State 8–28
60	9	3.328	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–3	0.400	73	-1	BYE
61	-22	3.361	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	58	0	Lost to SMU 0–10
62	16	3.407	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–3	0.400	73	-1	Beat Vanderbilt 37–3
63	16	3.481	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–3	0.400	73	-1	Beat Wisconsin 24–14
64	-15	3.496	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	73	+1	Lost to Memphis 12–16
65	11	3.523	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–3	0.500	58	+1	Beat Clemson 36–20
66	14	3.539	UTEP	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	46	-1	Beat Colorado State 41–37
67	-5	3.594	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–3	0.500	58	-2	Lost to Toledo 0–20
68	13	3.693	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	4–2	0.667	32	-1	Beat Santa Barbara 33–7
69	19	3.775	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Beat Florida State 16–12
70	-12	3.803	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	58	-4	Lost to Virginia Tech 14–17
71	-6	3.941	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–3	0.400	73	-3	Lost to USC 25–28
72	-18	3.969	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	2–4	0.333	85	-1	Lost to TCU 15–31
73	12	4.058	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	4–2	0.667	32	-3	Beat Davidson 31–24
74	10	4.091	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	73	-3	Beat Wyoming 20–16
75	16	4.156	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	3–3	0.500	58	+2	Beat Marshall 16–14
76	16	4.324	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–3	0.500	58	-6	Beat Army 21–20
77	-5	4.367	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–4	0.333	85	-3	Lost to UCLA 21–24
78	-14	4.392	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	46	-3	Lost to North Texas 10–11
79	-4	4.397	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–5	0.167	105	-2	Lost to LSU 7–14
80	24	4.405	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–3–1	0.300	93	-2	Beat Kent State 44–0
81	15	4.422	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	73	-3	Beat Penn State 24–7
82	-14	4.423	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	73	-4	Lost to Louisville 14–16
83	-10	4.478	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–3	0.400	73	-3	Lost to Indiana 24–30
84	-7	4.517	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–4	0.333	85	-2	Lost to Wake Forest 20–36
85	-2	4.530	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–3	0.250	95	-1	Lost to Dartmouth 14–42
86	-38	4.548	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	58	+1	Lost to Tampa 14–31
87	-24	4.565	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	73	-4	Lost to Syracuse 7–24
88	18	4.692	TCU	IND SWC	2–3–1	0.417	72	-4	Beat Texas A&M 31–15
89	-23	4.696	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	73	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 0–44
90	-16	4.920	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–4	0.333	85	-7	Lost to Georgia 3–37
91	-5	4.967	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–4	0.200	98	-2	Lost to Michigan 20–34
92	-10	5.232	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	98	-3	Lost to Utah 16–20
93	2	5.277	BYU	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	105	-4	Lost to Arizona State 3–27
94	-7	5.408	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	85	-7	Lost to Princeton 14–34
95	13	5.420	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–3	0.500	58	-6	Beat Bucknell 42–28
96	-2	5.426	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–4	0.200	98	-5	BYE
97	5	5.435	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–5	0.167	105	-6	Lost to San Diego State 6–32
98	11	5.587	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	2–4	0.333	85	-8	Beat Virginia Military Institute 24–10
99	-10	5.634	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	1–4	0.200	98	-6	Lost to Purdue 3–24
100	12	5.689	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–5	0.167	105	-7	Beat South Carolina 21–15
101	13	5.785	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	2–4	0.333	85	-5	Beat West Texas A&M 11–10
102	-5	5.823	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND FBSI	2–4	0.333	85	-11	Lost to New Mexico 17–24
103	-13	5.885	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	105	-6	Lost to UTEP 37–41
104	-1	6.042	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-6	Lost to Air Force 3–26
105	-6	6.047	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–5	0.167	105	-9	Lost to Stanford 16–63
106	-5	6.134	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-8	Lost to Virginia 20–21
107	-9	6.198	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–4–1	0.250	95	-10	Lost to Duke 6–22
108	-1	6.230	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	105	-9	Lost to Florida 0–20
109	-16	6.419	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–3–1	0.300	93	-7	Lost to Northwestern 14–24
110	-5	6.537	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	98	-3	BYE
111	2	6.540	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–4	0.200	98	-9	Beat Illinois 30–24
112	5	6.586	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-10	Beat Tulsa 17–14
113	-13	6.636	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	1–5	0.167	105	-8	Lost to William & Mary 10–24
114	-4	7.045	Buffalo (BUFFALO)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	105	-6	Lost to Dayton 0–41
115	0	7.708	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	95	-1	Lost to Furman 24–31
116	-5	7.842	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	98	-2	Lost to Delaware 21–51
117	-1	9.548	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	117	-12	Lost to Temple 15–28
118	2	9.836	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–6	0.000	117	-9	Lost to Oregon 13–49
119	-1	9.974	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	0–6	0.000	117	-9	Lost to Southern Illinois 12–14
120	-1	10.990	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–5	0.000	117	-9	Lost to Boston University 23–33
121	0	11.502	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–3	0.000	117	-6	BYE