1972 Week 4 College Football Team Rankings

September 19, 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	NOW	Game Status
1	70	0.421	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Utah State 49–0
2	76	0.447	SMU	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wake Forest 56–10
3	77	0.464	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat San José State 44–0
4	25	0.576	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Wyoming 45–14
5	54	0.610	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Dayton 34–7
6	10	0.619	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Cincinnati 56–14
7	82	0.636	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Illinois 31–7
8	28	0.645	BYU	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Kansas State 32–9
9	57	0.645	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–0–1	0.750	48	+1	Beat Syracuse 43–20
10	3	0.730	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
11	4	0.748	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
12	52	0.808	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat William & Mary 13–9
13	33	0.816	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Ohio 17–14
14	12	0.825	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	+1	BYE
15	-13	0.920	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Penn State 28–21
16	67	0.954	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Utah 45–2
17	33	0.971	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Colorado State 41–0
18	47	1.023	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat New Mexico State 55–20
19	6	1.027	UCLA	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Pittsburgh 38–28
20	33	1.031	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Kent State 34–0
21	-12	1.040	USC	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Oregon State 51–6
22	19	1.083	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat West Texas A&M 40–12
23	38	1.117	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Illinois 24–0
24	-19	1.126	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
25	-22	1.139	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Southern Illinois 16–0
26	44	1.143	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Iowa 21–0
27	-17	1.152	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Richmond 28–7
28	24	1.169	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Villanova 25–7
29	25	1.169	LSU	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Pacific 31–13
30	42	1.169	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Texas Arlington 21–3
31	-17	1.173	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Miami 37–14
32	-20	1.177	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
33	10	1.238	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Baylor 24–14
34	11	1.238	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Rutgers 24–14
35	49	1.238	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Boston College 10–0
36	-18	1.246	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
37	-20	1.259	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Maryland 31–26
38	-15	1.259	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Duke 14–6
39	21	1.263	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Northwestern 7–0
40	-20	1.272	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 24–20
41	-11	1.280	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Houston 33–28
42	21	1.280	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Memphis 34–29
43	5	1.289	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Minnesota 27–23
44	-10	1.298	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Purdue 17–14
45	-18	1.315	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–0	1.000	1	0	BYE
46	71	1.332	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Western Michigan 41–14
47	-39	1.375	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Northern Michigan 34–21
48	47	1.445	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Beat Texas A&M 37–7
49	45	1.463	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Beat Arizona 34–7
50	53	1.673	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Beat Washington State 37–23
51	-20	1.766	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
52	-17	1.766	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
53	-16	1.766	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
54	-16	1.766	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
55	-16	1.766	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
56	-16	1.766	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
57	-15	1.766	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
58	-14	1.766	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
59	10	1.766	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
60	14	1.766	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
61	14	1.766	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
62	19	1.766	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
63	19	1.766	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
64	27	1.766	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–0	0.000	114	0	BYE
65	42	1.773	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Beat App State 28–21
66	-47	1.869	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Lost to BYU 9–32
67	-45	1.878	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Lost to NC State 20–43
68	-47	1.911	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Lost to Fresno State 14–41
69	-65	2.055	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Navy 9–13
70	-46	2.130	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–1	0.500	49	+1	Lost to SMU 10–56
71	-16	2.174	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Morehead State 27–24
72	54	2.301	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat South Carolina 34–6
73	19	2.337	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	79	0	Lost to Arizona State 28–33
74	2	2.337	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Bowling Green 14–17
75	-13	2.375	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Indiana 23–27
76	11	2.375	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Virginia 20–24
77	-21	2.413	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	0–1–1	0.250	77	0	Lost to North Carolina 26–31
78	-21	2.413	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Ole Miss 29–34
79	-78	2.433	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Oklahoma 0–49
80	-12	2.487	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Michigan 0–7
81	-8	2.487	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Tennessee 21–28
82	-50	2.600	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Georgia 14–24
83	-50	2.600	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Tulane 0–10
84	-7	2.600	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Holy Cross 14–24
85	21	2.638	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	79	0	Lost to UCLA 28–38
86	11	2.694	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–2	0.000	79	0	Lost to LSU 13–31
87	27	2.806	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–2	0.000	79	0	Lost to Washington 6–14
88	16	2.806	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	79	0	Lost to West Virginia 7–28
89	-10	2.825	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to East Carolina 0–16
90	19	2.862	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	0	BYE
91	19	2.919	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	79	0	Lost to Kentucky 7–25
92	13	3.009	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat UL Monroe 42–7
93	18	3.013	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–1	0.000	79	0	BYE
94	-45	3.013	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Ohio State 0–21
95	-37	3.087	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Florida State 14–37
96	-49	3.125	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Michigan State 0–24
97	25	3.214	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Idaho 14–17
98	4	3.237	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–2	0.000	79	0	Lost to USC 6–51
99	-11	3.275	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Drake 12–40
100	-4	3.282	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Beat Virginia Military Institute 18–14
101	-3	3.292	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Beat Xavier 16–12
102	11	3.298	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 16–0
103	-4	3.313	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Beat North Texas 24–21
104	-3	3.332	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Beat Wichita State 10–9
105	14	3.349	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Wisconsin 7–31
106	-100	3.351	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Lost to Nebraska 7–37
107	-96	3.378	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Lost to Oregon 7–34
108	-80	3.395	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Lost to California 23–37
109	9	3.403	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Air Force 14–45
110	11	3.467	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Miami (OH) 7–34
111	-60	3.500	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–1–1	0.250	77	0	Lost to Louisville 0–34
112	12	3.645	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Colorado 14–56
113	10	3.647	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Stanford 0–44
114	-29	3.837	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Texas Tech 2–45
115	10	4.308	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–1	0.500	49	-1	Lost to Citadel 21–28
116	4	4.606	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	79	-1	Lost to Davidson 14–18
117	-17	4.700	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	79	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 6–34
118	-6	4.756	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	79	-1	Lost to Oklahoma State 3–21
119	-112	4.921	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	49	0	Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–33
120	-12	5.112	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–2	0.000	79	-1	Lost to Iowa State 0–41
121	6	5.319	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	79	-1	Lost to New Mexico 20–55
122	-29	5.862	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–1	0.000	79	-1	BYE
123	-56	5.938	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	0–1	0.000	79	-1	Lost to Long Beach State 21–24
124	-34	5.975	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	79	-1	Lost to Temple 12–16
125	-10	6.275	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	0–2	0.000	79	-2	Lost to Tulsa 9–10
126	-10	9.294	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	0–2	0.000	79	-1	Lost to Presbyterian 7–10
127	-41	12.650	UTEP	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	79	0	Lost to Lamar 18–42