1972 Week 3 College Football Team Rankings

September 12, 1972By 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	Game Status
1	0	0.344	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat New Mexico State 48–14
2	-1	0.370	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Georgia Tech 34–3
3	-2	0.404	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 30–3
4	-3	0.430	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Furman 31–7
5	-4	0.438	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Duke 35–12
6	-5	0.438	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Wichita State 36–13
7	-6	0.455	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Texas Arlington 38–17
8	-7	0.455	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Toledo 21–0
9	-8	0.455	USC	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Arkansas 31–10
10	-9	0.473	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Villanova 25–6
11	-10	0.490	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Colorado State 17–0
12	-11	0.490	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 24–7
13	-12	0.524	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Citadel 13–0
14	-13	0.533	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pittsburgh 19–7
15	-14	0.541	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Mississippi State 14–3
16	-15	0.550	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat California 20–10
17	-16	0.550	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Richmond 28–18
18	-17	0.559	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon State 17–8
19	-18	0.567	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Tulsa 21–13
20	-19	0.567	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat South Carolina 24–16
21	-20	0.567	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Long Beach State 28–20
22	-21	0.576	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Temple 17–10
23	-22	0.576	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pacific 13–6
24	-23	0.584	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Davidson 26–20
25	-24	0.610	UCLA	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Nebraska 20–17
26	-25	0.619	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Oregon 24–22
27	-26	0.627	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Houston 14–13
28	-27	0.627	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Kansas 18–17
29	-28	1.000	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
30	-29	1.000	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
31	-30	1.000	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
32	-31	1.000	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
33	-32	1.000	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
34	-33	1.000	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
35	-34	1.000	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
36	-35	1.000	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
37	-36	1.000	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
38	-37	1.000	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
39	-38	1.000	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
40	-39	1.000	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
41	-40	1.000	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
42	-41	1.000	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
43	-42	1.000	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
44	-43	1.000	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
45	-44	1.000	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
46	-45	1.000	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
47	-46	1.000	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
48	-47	1.000	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
49	-48	1.000	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
50	-49	1.000	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
51	-50	1.000	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0–1	0.500	37	Tied Akron 13–13
52	-51	1.000	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
53	-52	1.000	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
54	-53	1.000	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
55	-54	1.000	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
56	-55	1.000	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–0–1	0.500	37	Tied NC State 24–24
57	-56	1.000	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
58	-57	1.000	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
59	-58	1.000	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
60	-59	1.000	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
61	-60	1.000	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
62	-61	1.000	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
63	-62	1.000	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
64	-63	1.000	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
65	-64	1.000	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
66	-65	1.000	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0–1	0.500	37	Tied Maryland 24–24
67	-66	1.000	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
68	-67	1.000	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
69	-68	1.000	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
70	-69	1.000	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
71	-70	1.000	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
72	-71	1.000	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
73	-72	1.000	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
74	-73	1.000	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
75	-74	1.000	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
76	-75	1.000	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
77	-76	1.000	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
78	-77	1.000	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
79	-78	1.000	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
80	-79	1.000	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
81	-80	1.000	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
82	-81	1.000	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
83	-82	1.000	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
84	-83	1.000	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
85	-84	1.000	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
86	-85	1.000	UTEP	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
87	-86	1.000	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
88	-87	1.000	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
89	-88	1.000	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
90	-89	1.000	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
91	-90	1.000	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	68	BYE
92	-91	1.137	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Rice 13–14
93	-92	1.137	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Washington State 17–18
94	-93	1.175	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Missouri 22–24
95	-94	1.212	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to UCLA 17–20
96	-95	1.325	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Wake Forest 20–26
97	-96	1.363	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Washington 6–13
98	-97	1.363	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Syracuse 10–17
99	-98	1.400	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Western Michigan 20–28
100	-99	1.400	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Virginia 16–24
101	-100	1.400	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Kansas State 13–21
102	-101	1.438	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to San Diego State 8–17
103	-102	1.475	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Colorado 10–20
104	-103	1.475	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to North Carolina 18–28
105	-104	1.512	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Auburn 3–14
106	-105	1.550	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Florida State 7–19
107	-106	1.587	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Clemson 0–13
108	-107	1.738	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Arizona 0–17
109	-108	1.738	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Vanderbilt 7–24
110	-109	1.813	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to West Virginia 6–25
111	-110	1.887	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to USC 10–31
112	-111	1.887	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Southern Miss 17–38
113	-112	1.887	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Tampa 0–21
114	-113	1.962	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Alabama 12–35
115	-114	1.962	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Texas A&M 13–36
116	-115	2.000	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to William & Mary 7–31
117	-116	2.054	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Sacramento State 24–7
118	-117	2.063	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Idaho State 30–14
119	-118	2.080	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Illinois State 21–7
120	-119	2.112	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to East Carolina 3–30
121	-120	2.157	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Youngstown State 18–13
122	-121	2.157	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Central Michigan 26–21
123	-122	2.157	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Santa Clara 33–28
124	-123	2.174	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Indiana State 10–7
125	-124	2.191	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Kentucky 7–6
126	-125	2.263	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Tennessee 3–34
127	-126	2.375	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	40	Lost to Utah State 14–48