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1972 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
100.802USCPAC11–01.0001+60BYE
200.845Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9092+54BYE
300.940Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC10–10.9092+53BYE
400.952Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–10.9008+55BYE
500.973Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC9–10.9008+51BYE
601.129Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–2–10.77320+36BYE
701.161LSUSEC9–1–10.86412+46BYE
801.163North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC10–10.9092+49BYE
911.211Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI10–10.9092+44BYE
10-11.218San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA10–10.9092+44BYE
1101.222Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9092+45BYE
1201.350Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–20.81814+40BYE
1301.410Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC9–10.9008+34BYE
1401.448Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–10.9008+39BYE
1501.488Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY7–1–10.83313+22BYE
1601.704Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI8–20.80018+29BYE
1701.719UCLAPAC8–30.72721+31BYE
1801.753Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC9–20.81814+26BYE
1901.765Yale (YALE)IND IVY7–20.77819+17BYE
2001.774NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC7–3–10.68229+27BYE
2101.836East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81814+28BYE
2211.919Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC8–30.72721+30BYE
23-11.945Colorado (COLORADO)IND B88–30.72721+25BYE
2401.952Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–3–10.65033+21BYE
2501.981Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC8–30.72721+25BYE
2601.996Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI9–20.81814+19BYE
2712.005Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–40.63634+26BYE
28-12.023West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI8–30.72721+21BYE
2902.043Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY6–30.66731+19BYE
3002.142Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72721+20BYE
3102.216Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA8–30.72721+16BYE
3242.279Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI7–4–10.62541+19Beat Iowa State 31–30
33-12.302Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC6–4–10.59145+17BYE
34-12.343Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC7–3–10.68229+15BYE
35-12.395Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC7–30.70028+12BYE
36-12.402SMUIND SWC7–40.63634+14BYE
3702.486Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC7–40.63634+16BYE
3802.507Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–5–10.50062+13BYE
3902.602Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+5BYE
4002.678Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54553+13BYE
4122.758Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+8BYE
4202.763Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+7BYE
43-22.766Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60042+6BYE
4402.787Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI7–40.63634+5BYE
4502.822Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59145+7BYE
4602.865Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–40.60042+10BYE
4702.902Purdue (PURDUE)B106–50.54553+7BYE
4802.916Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–50.54553+11BYE
4912.937Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–5–10.50062+10BYE
50-12.952Stanford (STANFORD)PAC6–50.54553+5BYE
5102.981Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–4–10.59145+10BYE
5202.995Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–5–10.50062+9BYE
5323.001Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–50.54553+6BYE
54-13.026Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON6–40.60042+4BYE
5513.034BYUIND WAC7–40.63634+3BYE
56-23.047Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B86–50.54553+10BYE
5703.057Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC5–50.50062+6BYE
5803.076Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54553+4BYE
5903.113Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–50.54553+3BYE
6003.126Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45572+3BYE
6103.155Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–40.63634-8BYE
6213.269Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC5–60.45572+2BYE
6313.387Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC5–5–10.50062+1BYE
6413.396Duke (DUKE)ACC5–60.45572+2BYE
65-33.417Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–6–10.45871-2Lost to Georgia Tech 30–31
6603.524TCUIND SWC5–60.45572+2BYE
6703.623Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-6BYE
6803.742Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-1BYE
6903.789Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–5–10.50062-6BYE
7003.869Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–60.45572-6BYE
7103.888Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–4–10.55051-1BYE
7203.961Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC7–50.58349+11BYE
7304.019Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY3–5–10.38983-7BYE
7404.057Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–4–10.500620BYE
7504.099West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC5–50.50062-13BYE
7604.124Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA5–60.45572-15BYE
7714.152Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36485-8BYE
7814.201William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–60.45572-15BYE
79-24.205Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36485-8BYE
8004.211Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI5–40.55650+4BYE
8104.232Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–70.36485-8BYE
8204.367Indiana (INDIANA)B105–60.45572-11BYE
8304.385South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14BYE
8424.447Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–70.36485-10BYE
85-14.460Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC6–50.54553-20BYE
86-14.464Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC3–80.273103-9BYE
8704.495Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36485-11BYE
8804.504Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–70.36485-13BYE
8904.597Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON5–60.45572-9BYE
9004.631Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC4–70.36485-18BYE
9104.740Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–6–10.40982-8BYE
9204.751California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–80.273103-14BYE
9304.776Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–70.36485-19BYE
9404.817Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–80.273103-12BYE
9504.828Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36485-16BYE
9614.894Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36485-19BYE
97-14.897Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–80.273103-11BYE
9804.918Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–70.36485-14BYE
9904.995Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–80.273103-16BYE
10005.010San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–70.36485-11BYE
10105.148App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON5–5–10.50062-24BYE
10205.253Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–70.36485-25BYE
10305.421Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–7–10.318100-13BYE
10405.495Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–80.273103-23BYE
10515.521Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI5–60.45572-27BYE
106-15.522Iowa (IOWA)B103–7–10.318100-21BYE
10705.610Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-22BYE
10805.663Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–70.36485-3BYE
10905.901New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.273103-30BYE
11005.939Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–80.273103-29BYE
11106.623Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–90.182114-32BYE
11206.711Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–80.200111-33BYE
11306.898Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–90.182114-37BYE
11406.983Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–100.091125-40BYE
11507.206Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–80.111124-18BYE
11607.264Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–90.182114-42BYE
11707.332Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–7–10.318100-25BYE
11807.458Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–90.182114-45BYE
11907.502UTEPIND WAC2–80.200111-33BYE
12007.567New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC2–90.182114-36BYE
12107.806Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–80.200111-26BYE
12217.906North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–100.091125-47BYE
12317.908Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-33BYE
124-27.951Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC1–100.091125-47BYE
12508.212Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–8–10.150123-15BYE
12608.466Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–90.182114-29BYE
12708.702Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–90.182114-23BYE

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