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1972 Week 11 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
100.900Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+31Beat Mississippi State 58–14
210.943Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–10.85713+26Beat SMU 17–9
360.951Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B87–10.8757+24Beat Colorado 33–10
4-20.963LSUSEC7–01.0001+28Beat Ole Miss 17–16
511.019Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.85713+21Beat Iowa State 20–6
611.063USCPAC9–01.0001+31Beat Washington State 44–3
7-21.149Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–10.8757+28Beat Florida 26–20
831.154Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+26Beat Indiana 21–7
911.256Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–01.0001+20Beat Minnesota 27–19
1071.359Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–20.75021+20Beat Georgia 14–0
1121.364Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–10.8757+22Beat Maryland 46–16
1221.427UCLAPAC8–10.8896+26Beat Stanford 28–23
13-11.449Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–10.8757+20Beat Rice 10–6
1411.472North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC6–10.85713+20Beat Clemson 26–10
1581.511San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA7–10.8757+20Beat West Texas A&M 37–6
16161.555Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–10.83318+9Beat Dartmouth 45–14
17-131.598Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC6–10.85713+15Lost to Tulsa 26–28
1821.637Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85713+14Beat Navy 42–23
1901.684NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–2–10.72228+19Beat Virginia 35–14
20-121.760Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY4–20.66731+12Lost to Columbia 0–14
2141.815East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–10.8757+14Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 33–7
2291.917Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–2–10.68830+14Beat Ohio 17–0
23-71.961Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY4–1–10.75021+6Lost to Yale 14–45
2441.990Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA7–20.77819+14Beat LOS Angeles State 36–21
2552.008Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–20.77819+19Beat Oregon State 23–16
26-82.032Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–20.71429+10Lost to Oklahoma 6–20
27122.044Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–20.75021+12Beat Western Michigan 38–8
2872.052Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC6–20.75021+10Beat UTEP 55–14
29-32.052Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–30.62539+15Lost to UCLA 23–28
30-62.132Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–30.62539+13Lost to Tennessee 0–14
31-22.223Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–30.66731+11Lost to Nebraska 10–33
32-102.243Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–20.75021+8Lost to Army 14–17
33-122.298Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–30.50060+10Lost to Auburn 20–26
3432.352Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–20.75021+5Beat Florida A&M 26–9
3582.410West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–30.66731+10Beat Pittsburgh 38–20
36-22.491Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–3–10.61146+9Lost to Miami (OH) 8–38
3752.494Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–30.62539+10Beat Arizona 28–27
38-112.522Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–30.62539+8Lost to Texas A&M 7–10
39152.542Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC4–30.57149+5Beat TCU 42–9
40-72.548Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–30.66731+8Lost to Houston 27–31
4192.599Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B85–30.62539+11Beat Kansas State 31–14
4272.623Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC6–20.75021+9Beat Southern Illinois 19–9
43-72.661Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–3–10.61146+3Lost to Long Beach State 16–21
44-62.663Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56354+6Lost to Duke 14–20
4562.664Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–30.57149+4Beat UNLV 51–7
4612.671Duke (DUKE)ACC5–40.55656+10Beat Georgia Tech 20–14
4782.735Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI5–30.62539+5Beat Idaho 51–7
48-72.786SMUIND SWC4–30.57149+2Lost to Texas 9–17
49112.804Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–30.66731+3Beat Toledo 30–7
50232.887Army (ARMY)IND FBSI4–30.57149+7Beat Air Force 17–14
51-112.898Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–40.50060+5Lost to Kansas 10–13
5252.905Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–2–10.64337+2Beat Lehigh 42–34
53-82.917Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–40.50060+6Lost to LSU 16–17
54-82.998Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC5–40.55656+4Lost to Northern Illinois 7–30
55-23.009Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI4–2–10.64337+1Beat Massachusetts 28–16
56183.026Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–20.66731-2Beat Harvard 38–27
5743.044Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56354+1Beat Southern Miss 27–14
58-143.101TCUIND SWC4–30.57149+3Lost to Baylor 9–42
59-13.116Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC4–4–10.50060+3Beat Marshall 16–14
60153.225Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–4–10.43880+5Beat Purdue 22–12
6133.241Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–40.50060+6Beat Iowa 16–14
6263.257Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI4–40.50060+2Beat Kentucky 18–7
6383.288BYUIND WAC5–30.62539-2Beat Wyoming 33–14
6463.383San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–40.500600Beat New Mexico 14–7
65-173.386Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY3–2–10.58348+4Lost to Pennsylvania 27–38
66-73.492Indiana (INDIANA)B104–40.50060+2Lost to Michigan 7–21
67-53.497Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–40.556560Lost to USC 3–44
68163.529Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC4–40.50060-1Beat Wichita State 58–14
69-133.579Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–50.37588+3Lost to Notre Dame 23–42
70-183.614Purdue (PURDUE)B104–40.50060-3Lost to Michigan State 12–22
71183.729Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI3–4–10.43880+1Beat Florida State 31–27
72153.784Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–40.50060-6Beat Fresno State 21–16
73-83.819West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC4–40.50060-6Lost to San Diego State 6–37
7483.822Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON4–40.50060-4Beat Citadel 21–7
75133.829Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY2–3–10.417850Beat Brown 31–10
7643.838William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON5–40.55656-7Beat Davidson 56–9
77-103.863Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–4–10.50060-5Lost to Penn State 16–46
78-93.895Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–4–10.35795+1Lost to Texas Tech 6–10
79243.903Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY2–3–10.41785-3Beat Cornell 14–0
80-144.024Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–50.44477-4Lost to Alabama 14–58
81104.159Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–40.50060-8Beat UConn 21–13
82114.215Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC2–60.250102-2Beat Arkansas 10–7
83-204.217Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI4–50.44477-4Lost to Boston College 0–37
84-124.298Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–40.42982-3BYE
8554.334Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–4–10.50060-3Beat Xavier 31–13
86-84.351Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–60.33396-3Lost to Missouri 14–31
8754.417South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI3–50.37588-8Beat Wake Forest 35–3
8864.616Kansas (KANSAS)IND B83–50.37588-8Beat Oklahoma State 13–10
8974.693California (CALIFORNIA)PAC2–70.222110-6Beat Oregon 31–12
90-54.849Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–50.37588-6Lost to North Carolina 10–26
91-144.864Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–60.250102-7Lost to Tulane 7–18
92-134.875Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC3–50.37588-12Lost to Utah 27–28
93134.876Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–40.42982-11Beat Syracuse 37–0
94-134.884Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–50.37588-2Lost to Virginia Tech 14–27
95-194.923New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–50.37588-10Lost to San José State 7–14
9695.035App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON4–4–10.50060-19Beat North Alabama 17–3
9715.172Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI3–40.42982+3BYE
98-155.211Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–70.222110-10Lost to California 12–31
9905.271Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–60.33396-14Lost to NC State 14–35
100-145.272Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–50.44477-17Lost to Memphis 14–58
101-65.276Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–60.33396-13Lost to Bowling Green 0–17
102-55.315Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–60.33396-15Lost to BYU 14–33
103125.426Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–60.250102-11Beat Louisville 28–26
10465.435Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–70.125115-9Beat Northwestern 43–13
105-45.516Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–60.33396-10Lost to Richmond 7–21
106-25.662Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–80.111122-13Lost to Washington 16–23
107-75.777Iowa (IOWA)B102–5–10.313101-13Lost to Wisconsin 14–16
10816.148Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–70.125115-15Lost to Ohio State 19–27
109-76.240Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–60.250102-16Lost to Illinois 13–43
110-36.298Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–50.167114-3Lost to Princeton 10–31
11176.521North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–70.125115-18Beat Cincinnati 27–25
11216.533Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–80.111122-22Lost to West Virginia 20–38
11316.560Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–60.250102-14Lost to Dayton 13–31
114-66.758Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON3–5–10.38987-10Lost to William & Mary 9–56
11516.950Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–60.2501020Lost to Utah State 7–51
116-57.122Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–70.125115-19Lost to South Carolina 3–35
117-57.185Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–60.250102-27Lost to North Texas 25–27
11817.216Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–70.125115-24Lost to Kent State 14–16
119-27.683Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–70.222110-18Lost to Virginia Military Institute 7–31
12047.701Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI2–60.250102-24Beat Abilene Christian 36–22
12117.724Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–6–10.188113-10Lost to Drake 9–19
122-17.862UTEPIND WAC1–70.125115-19Lost to Arizona State 14–55
12348.137Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON1–80.111122-32Beat Furman 31–7
124-18.436Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–80.000127-28BYE
125-58.508New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC1–80.111122-25Lost to Lamar 19–24
126-18.677Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–80.111122-20Lost to Delaware 7–14
127-18.738Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–70.125115-12Lost to East Carolina 7–33

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