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1972 Week 10 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
100.786Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+25Beat Southern Miss 48–11
200.990LSUSEC6–01.0001+20BYE
351.024Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–10.83316+19Beat Rice 45–9
4-11.046Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–01.0001+17Beat Cincinnati 38–13
551.051Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.8579+24Beat Florida State 27–14
611.077Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B85–10.83316+15Beat Kansas State 52–0
7-21.130USCPAC8–01.0001+22Beat Oregon 18–0
8141.149Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–10.80021+12Beat Yale 24–13
901.176Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8579+14Beat Oklahoma State 34–0
10-41.190Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–01.0001+15Beat Wisconsin 28–20
11-71.213Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–01.0001+18Beat Minnesota 42–0
1271.387Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–10.8579+15Beat SMU 17–3
1351.473Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+15Beat West Virginia 28–19
1471.478UCLAPAC7–10.8758+19Beat Washington State 35–20
15-21.486North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–10.83316+15BYE
16-21.521Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–0–10.9007+5Tied Harvard 21–21
17-11.546Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–20.71427+13Beat Hawai'i 34–2
18-31.658Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–10.83316+10Beat Kansas 34–8
1981.682NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC5–2–10.68836+14Beat South Carolina 42–24
20171.701Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–10.83316+10Beat TCU 21–0
21-41.708Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–20.60047+12BYE
2281.733Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–10.8579+10Beat Arizona State 39–31
23131.778San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA6–10.8579+12Beat Fresno State 21–14
2421.844Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71427+13Beat Kentucky 13–7
2561.868East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON6–10.8579+10Beat Furman 27–21
2661.918Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–20.71427+13Beat Oregon State 17–11
2721.938Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–20.71427+11Beat North Texas 42–16
2861.956Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–20.75023+12Beat Idaho 22–7
29-171.969Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–20.75023+11Lost to Missouri 17–20
3091.970Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–20.75023+15Beat California 35–21
31-61.991Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–2–10.64341+10Beat Marshall 46–7
32-212.055Yale (YALE)IND IVY4–10.80021+4Lost to Cornell 13–24
33-92.099Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75023+10Lost to Auburn 14–27
3442.127Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–2–10.68836+10Beat Ohio 34–17
35-152.163Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–20.71427+8Lost to Air Force 31–39
36-32.206Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–2–10.68836+6Lost to San Diego State 14–21
3772.267Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI5–20.71427+6BYE
38102.303Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+7Beat Tulane 21–7
39-112.421Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC5–20.71427+6Lost to Toledo 21–35
4002.424Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–30.57151+8Lost to Nebraska 0–34
41-182.465SMUIND SWC4–20.66739+3Lost to Texas Tech 3–17
4242.503Utah (UTAH)IND WAC4–30.57151+8Beat New Mexico 59–14
43-22.509West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–30.62543+7Lost to Penn State 19–28
44-22.623TCUIND SWC4–20.66739+4Lost to Notre Dame 0–21
4562.628Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–30.57151+6Beat Vanderbilt 31–7
46172.717Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–30.62543+5Beat Miami (OH) 35–21
4792.738Duke (DUKE)ACC4–40.50061+7Beat Navy 17–16
4822.788Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–1–10.70035+5Tied Dartmouth 21–21
4942.816Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC5–20.71427+6Beat New Mexico State 28–10
50182.883Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.57151+7Beat Colorado 20–17
51243.080Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–30.50061+2Beat Army 28–7
5273.101Purdue (PURDUE)B104–30.571510Beat Illinois 20–14
5343.103Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI3–2–10.58349+1Beat Villanova 26–9
54163.111Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50061+1Beat Texas A&M 15–13
55143.148Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI4–30.57151+2Beat Wyoming 35–23
56-93.163Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42974+3Lost to Duke 16–17
5743.179Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–2–10.58349+2Beat Citadel 28–26
58-133.181Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–4–10.43870+3Lost to Northern Illinois 7–28
59-163.192Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57151+3Lost to Northwestern 14–23
6043.227Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI5–30.62543-1Beat Kent State 28–7
61-263.228Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–3–10.500610Lost to William & Mary 16–17
62-103.247Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–30.62543-1Lost to UCLA 20–35
63-83.364Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–40.50061+1Beat Pittsburgh 10–6
64-63.467Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–40.42974+4Lost to Ohio State 20–28
65123.493West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC4–30.57151-4Beat Wichita State 21–16
6613.517Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–40.50061-2Beat Houston 27–13
67123.547Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–3–10.56360-4Beat Virginia 24–23
68-143.617Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–40.429740Lost to Georgia Tech 7–21
69-203.676Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–3–10.41788+2Lost to Texas 9–45
70223.763San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42974-3Beat Long Beach State 35–8
7123.783BYUIND WAC4–30.57151-5Beat Colorado State 44–8
72-103.863Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42974-1Lost to Ole Miss 7–31
73-133.872Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–30.50061-1Lost to Miami 7–28
74163.878Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY3–20.60047-4Beat Princeton 15–10
75-43.904Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–4–10.357940Tied Iowa 6–6
76-104.166New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–40.42974-4Lost to Utah 14–59
77-54.173Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–50.286100-1Lost to Georgia 7–13
78-134.186Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–50.37589-1Lost to Oklahoma 0–52
79154.220Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–40.42974-7Beat UTEP 45–22
80134.237William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–40.50061-10Beat Virginia Tech 17–16
8114.257Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–40.42974+1Lost to Alabama 11–48
82-14.266Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–40.42974-7BYE
8384.293Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.250107-2Lost to USC 0–18
84174.392Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC3–40.42974-7Beat Tulsa 49–21
85124.396Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–40.42974-3Beat Wake Forest 31–0
86-24.684Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–40.50061-12Lost to West Texas A&M 16–21
87-74.696Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42974-11Lost to San José State 8–35
88-54.705Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–3–10.30098-1Lost to Pennsylvania 10–15
89-154.727Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI2–4–10.35794-5Lost to Mississippi State 13–27
90144.759Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43870-4Beat Virginia Military Institute 14–10
91144.862Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI3–40.42974-8Beat Columbia 6–3
9234.928South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–50.286100-8Lost to NC State 24–42
93-85.041Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–60.143111-6Lost to Baylor 13–15
94-75.060Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–50.286100-8Lost to Iowa State 8–34
95-95.073Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–50.37589-9Lost to Western Michigan 17–34
9625.093California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–70.125119-7Lost to Washington 21–35
97-95.111Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–50.37589-11Lost to Utah State 23–35
98-205.137Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–40.42974+2Lost to Delaware 9–28
99-105.139Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–50.37589-13Lost to Maryland 23–24
10025.238Iowa (IOWA)B102–4–10.35794-7Tied Michigan State 6–6
101-15.246Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–50.37589-7Lost to Colgate 26–28
102125.334Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–50.286100-7Beat Indiana 23–14
103-275.343Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–3–10.30098-6Lost to Rutgers 3–6
104-15.553Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.125119-9Lost to Stanford 11–17
10585.619App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–4–10.43870-17Beat East Tennessee State 35–34
106-75.650Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–40.33397-12BYE
107-15.718Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–40.2001100BYE
10896.075Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–4–10.43870-5Beat Bucknell 25–21
10916.177Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–60.143111-12Lost to Michigan 0–42
11026.183Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–70.000124-10Lost to Purdue 14–20
111-26.205Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–60.143111-11Lost to Clemson 0–31
112-56.207Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–50.286100-15Lost to Louisville 13–38
113-26.356Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–70.125119-16Lost to Syracuse 6–10
114-186.359Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–50.286100-10Lost to Youngstown State 7–47
115-76.640Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–60.143111-14Lost to Memphis 21–49
116-16.731Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–50.286100+3Lost to Pacific 7–22
11757.084Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–60.250107-10Lost to East Carolina 21–27
11817.233North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–70.000124-17Lost to Arkansas 16–42
119-17.249Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–60.143111-18Lost to Bowling Green 7–46
12007.705New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–70.125119-21Lost to Drake 10–28
12107.842UTEPIND WAC1–60.143111-15Lost to Arizona 22–45
122-67.876Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–5–10.214109-7Lost to Illinois State 7–10
12307.958Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–80.000124-22Lost to BYU 8–44
12438.309Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–60.143111-19Beat Louisiana 7–0
12508.332Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–70.125119-18Lost to Holy Cross 9–26
126-28.992Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–60.143111-10Lost to Tennessee Tech 8–24
127-19.012Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–80.000124-30Lost to Dayton 10–14

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