1972 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 2, 1973By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1972 Season Tags: • No Comments

1972 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	0.734	USC	PAC	12–0	1.000	1	+69	Beat Ohio State 42–17
2	0	0.781	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	11–1	0.917	2	+65	Beat Penn State 14–0
3	2	0.863	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	10–1	0.909	4	+61	Beat Alabama 17–13
4	0	0.872	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+63	Beat Colorado 24–3
5	1	1.017	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2–1	0.792	17	+44	Beat Notre Dame 40–6
6	-3	1.074	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–2	0.833	9	+53	Lost to Texas 13–17
7	1	1.093	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	11–1	0.917	2	+57	Beat Texas Tech 32–28
8	4	1.220	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–2	0.833	9	+48	Beat LSU 24–17
9	1	1.245	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	10–1	0.909	4	+44	BYE
10	1	1.247	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+44	BYE
11	-4	1.327	LSU	SEC	9–2–1	0.792	17	+44	Lost to Tennessee 17–24
12	-3	1.355	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	9	+44	Lost to Oklahoma 0–14
13	0	1.417	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	9–1	0.900	8	+35	BYE
14	1	1.429	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	7–1–1	0.833	9	+22	BYE
15	5	1.534	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–3–1	0.708	25	+34	Beat West Virginia 49–13
16	-2	1.629	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–2	0.818	15	+40	Lost to USC 17–42
17	-1	1.641	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	9	+32	BYE
18	-1	1.700	UCLA	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+32	BYE
19	0	1.719	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	7–2	0.778	19	+17	BYE
20	1	1.825	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	9–2	0.818	15	+28	BYE
21	6	1.843	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	9	+25	Beat Kent State 21–18
22	-4	1.885	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+26	Lost to Nebraska 6–40
23	-1	1.897	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–3	0.727	20	+30	BYE
24	-1	1.931	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3–1	0.650	33	+20	BYE
25	4	1.970	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+19	BYE
26	0	1.972	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–4	0.636	34	+26	BYE
27	-2	2.089	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–4	0.667	28	+24	Lost to North Carolina 28–32
28	-4	2.112	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	8–4	0.667	28	+24	Lost to Auburn 3–24
29	1	2.115	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+20	BYE
30	1	2.227	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	8–3	0.727	20	+15	BYE
31	1	2.248	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	7–4–1	0.625	41	+19	BYE
32	-4	2.259	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	8–4	0.667	28	+17	Lost to NC State 13–49
33	1	2.339	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+15	BYE
34	1	2.385	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	7–3	0.700	26	+11	BYE
35	1	2.403	SMU	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	34	+13	BYE
36	1	2.473	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	7–4	0.636	34	+16	BYE
37	-4	2.476	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	6–5–1	0.542	60	+15	Lost to Tampa 18–21
38	0	2.504	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+12	BYE
39	0	2.532	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	6–3	0.667	28	+5	BYE
40	0	2.698	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	52	+13	BYE
41	0	2.743	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+8	BYE
42	0	2.751	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+7	BYE
43	0	2.786	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+5	BYE
44	0	2.804	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+5	BYE
45	0	2.848	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	45	+6	BYE
46	0	2.880	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	42	+9	BYE
47	0	2.884	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	6–5	0.545	52	+6	BYE
48	0	2.904	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	52	+11	BYE
49	1	2.954	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	52	+5	BYE
50	-1	2.962	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	5–5–1	0.500	61	+9	BYE
51	1	2.978	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–4–1	0.591	45	+10	BYE
52	3	3.015	BYU	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	34	+3	BYE
53	-2	3.018	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+7	BYE
54	2	3.030	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–5	0.500	61	+5	BYE
55	-2	3.045	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	52	+4	BYE
56	-2	3.055	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	42	+3	BYE
57	0	3.059	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	6–5	0.545	52	+3	BYE
58	1	3.090	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	+2	BYE
59	-1	3.106	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	52	+2	BYE
60	0	3.139	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-8	BYE
61	0	3.232	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	61	+8	BYE
62	0	3.300	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
63	0	3.339	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	5–5–1	0.500	61	+1	BYE
64	0	3.384	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
65	0	3.479	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6–1	0.458	71	-4	BYE
66	0	3.534	TCU	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	72	+1	BYE
67	0	3.587	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	50	-6	BYE
68	0	3.662	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-1	BYE
69	0	3.808	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	61	-7	BYE
70	1	3.856	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	50	-1	BYE
71	-1	3.890	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-8	BYE
72	0	3.930	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	7–5	0.583	48	+11	BYE
73	0	3.947	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	3–5–1	0.389	83	-7	BYE
74	0	4.006	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	4–4–1	0.500	61	0	BYE
75	0	4.084	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	5–5	0.500	61	-13	BYE
76	0	4.120	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	5–6	0.455	72	-15	BYE
77	0	4.207	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
78	1	4.221	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	49	+4	BYE
79	-1	4.233	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-16	BYE
80	0	4.253	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	4–7	0.364	85	-9	BYE
81	0	4.255	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	4–7	0.364	85	-9	BYE
82	1	4.327	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-14	BYE
83	-1	4.399	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	5–6	0.455	72	-12	BYE
84	0	4.402	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-10	BYE
85	0	4.439	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	52	-20	BYE
86	0	4.485	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	103	-11	BYE
87	1	4.545	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–7	0.364	85	-15	BYE
88	-1	4.546	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-13	BYE
89	0	4.593	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	5–6	0.455	72	-9	BYE
90	0	4.635	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-19	BYE
91	0	4.716	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	4–6–1	0.409	82	-8	BYE
92	0	4.795	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	4–7	0.364	85	-20	BYE
93	0	4.848	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	3–8	0.273	103	-17	BYE
94	1	4.883	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	4–7	0.364	85	-18	BYE
95	1	4.885	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–7	0.364	85	-20	BYE
96	-2	4.889	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	3–8	0.273	103	-14	BYE
97	1	4.914	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	103	-12	BYE
98	-1	4.941	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-15	BYE
99	1	4.992	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	85	-11	BYE
100	-1	5.041	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-18	BYE
101	0	5.136	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	5–5–1	0.500	61	-24	BYE
102	0	5.228	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	85	-24	BYE
103	0	5.449	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	3–7–1	0.318	100	-14	BYE
104	0	5.485	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–8	0.273	103	-24	BYE
105	0	5.509	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	72	-27	BYE
106	1	5.582	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	114	-22	BYE
107	-1	5.609	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–7–1	0.318	100	-23	BYE
108	0	5.645	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	85	-3	BYE
109	0	5.911	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	103	-31	BYE
110	0	5.945	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–8	0.273	103	-30	BYE
111	0	6.550	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–9	0.182	114	-32	BYE
112	0	6.723	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-34	BYE
113	0	6.948	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	2–9	0.182	114	-39	BYE
114	0	7.076	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	125	-43	BYE
115	0	7.111	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	1–8	0.111	124	-18	BYE
116	0	7.303	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-43	BYE
117	0	7.332	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	3–7–1	0.318	100	-25	BYE
118	1	7.465	UTEP	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	111	-33	BYE
119	-1	7.475	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-46	BYE
120	0	7.544	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	2–9	0.182	114	-36	BYE
121	0	7.849	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	111	-27	BYE
122	0	7.887	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
123	0	7.931	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-34	BYE
124	0	7.932	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	125	-47	BYE
125	0	8.175	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–8–1	0.150	123	-15	BYE
126	0	8.466	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	2–9	0.182	114	-29	BYE
127	0	8.685	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	114	-23	BYE