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1972 Week 7 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
100.679Michigan (MICHIGAN)B104–01.0001+10Beat Navy 35–7
250.780LSUSEC4–01.0001+9Beat Rice 12–6
350.885Auburn (AUBURN)SEC4–01.0001+10Beat Ole Miss 19–13
4-10.988Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–01.0001+5BYE
510.997Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–01.0001+6Beat Tampa 17–14
681.003Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+7Beat Georgia 25–7
761.023Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC3–01.0001+6Beat Utah State 27–12
811.030USCPAC5–01.0001+8Beat Stanford 30–21
991.066Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–01.0001+4BYE
1051.068Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC3–0–10.87519+6Beat Toledo 19–8
11-71.177Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B103–01.0001+5Beat California 35–18
12-21.282Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC4–10.80020+7Beat Memphis 38–7
13-111.375Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–01.0001+2Beat Rutgers 36–22
1471.386Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–01.0001+3Beat Michigan State 16–0
15-31.392Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–01.0001+3Beat Colorado State 52–13
16251.512Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY2–01.0001+2Beat Holy Cross 17–7
17131.538East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON4–01.0001+3Beat Richmond 21–0
18131.562Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–10.75026+5Beat Tulsa 35–18
19211.564Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC3–10.75026+6Beat TCU 27–13
20-151.567Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–10.75026+7Lost to USC 21–30
2151.583San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA4–01.0001+4Beat San José State 23–12
2251.585Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–01.0001+6Beat Oregon 23–17
23-31.590Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–0–10.75026+1Tied Columbia 0–0
2481.602North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–10.75026+6BYE
25-21.671Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–10.75026+6Beat Northwestern 21–14
26281.676Florida (FLORIDA)SEC2–10.66745+5Beat Florida State 42–13
27151.682Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–10.75026+5Beat Missouri 17–16
2891.682Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B83–10.75026+2BYE
29101.689Yale (YALE)IND IVY2–01.0001+1Beat Colgate 27–7
30-11.775Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–10.75026+4Beat Marshall 22–7
31-91.810Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–1–10.70043+6Beat Kent State 13–12
3211.816Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI3–10.75026+4Beat Pittsburgh 38–6
3311.822Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–0–10.750260Tied Princeton 0–0
3421.825UCLAPAC4–10.80020+5Beat Arizona 42–31
35-101.847West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–10.80020+6Beat William & Mary 49–34
36-82.026Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–10.75026+3Lost to Auburn 13–19
3772.066Colorado (COLORADO)IND B84–10.80020+4Beat Kansas State 38–17
38-192.072Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA4–10.80020+3Lost to Pacific 0–17
39-12.173Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI3–10.75026+2Beat Illinois 35–17
4052.249Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC2–20.50058+3Lost to Alabama 7–25
41-172.253Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI4–10.80020+2Lost to Florida 13–42
42102.261Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–1–10.70043+2Beat Clemson 31–9
43132.267Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA3–20.60050+5Beat Fresno State 17–0
44-332.270TCUIND SWC2–10.66745+2Lost to Arkansas 13–27
4542.287Indiana (INDIANA)B103–10.75026+3Beat Syracuse 10–2
4642.330SMUIND SWC3–10.75026+1Beat New Mexico State 55–6
47-312.338Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–1–10.62549+2Lost to LSU 6–12
48-52.467Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC3–10.75026+1Beat Oregon State 38–7
49-12.613Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI3–20.60050+2Lost to Texas 12–27
50-32.635Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–20.50058+3Lost to Michigan 7–35
51162.719Utah (UTAH)IND WAC2–20.50058+3Beat UTEP 39–20
52-62.851Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.667450Beat Miami 10–3
53-362.912Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–10.75026+2Lost to South Dakota 23–28
54293.079Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC2–20.50058+2Beat Mississippi State 17–13
55213.140Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–20.600500Beat Xavier 20–7
56323.165New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–20.50058+1Beat Wyoming 17–14
57143.214Purdue (PURDUE)B101–30.25096+1Beat Iowa 24–0
58-73.214Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–3–10.30093+2Lost to Western Michigan 12–13
59-13.271Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–20.500580Lost to Dartmouth 7–17
60-73.319Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI3–20.60050-1Lost to Louisville 14–17
6133.334Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–2–10.500580Tied Southern Illinois 6–6
62163.391Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI2–20.500580Beat Villanova 21–20
63303.405Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–20.500580Beat Virginia 10–7
64-33.415Kansas (KANSAS)IND B82–20.50058-1Beat Minnesota 34–28
65203.416Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–10.667450Beat Lehigh 26–21
6603.440NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–2–10.500580Beat Duke 17–0
67253.518Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC3–20.60050-2Beat Idaho 35–14
6843.650Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.400770Lost to Indiana 2–10
69-103.799Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–20.60050-3Lost to BYU 27–38
70-13.850Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–20.50058-2BYE
71273.888Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC2–2–10.50058-3Beat Wake Forest 23–0
72283.892BYUIND WAC2–20.50058-1Beat Long Beach State 38–27
73-103.892Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B82–20.500580Lost to Oklahoma State 16–17
74173.903Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–20.60050-2Beat Cincinnati 28–14
75-103.927Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–30.40077-1Lost to Kentucky 13–17
76-163.940Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–2–10.37589-1Tied Houston 27–27
77173.961Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–30.25096+1BYE
78-104.015Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI1–20.333910Lost to Yale 7–27
79-94.045Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B82–30.400770Lost to Colorado 17–38
8004.056Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON2–30.40077-2Lost to East Carolina 0–21
81-84.082Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–30.40077-1Lost to New Mexico 14–17
82-274.090West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–20.50058-3Lost to Southern Miss 7–14
83-214.133San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–30.40077-1Lost to San Diego State 12–23
84234.195Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–20.50058+1Beat West Texas A&M 14–7
8544.211Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–30.25096-1Lost to Notre Dame 0–16
86-114.229Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–30.25096-1Lost to Wisconsin 14–21
87-84.425William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON2–30.40077-3Lost to West Virginia 34–49
88-44.466Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–30.25096-2Lost to Cornell 22–36
89-24.544Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–30.40077-4Lost to Bowling Green 8–19
90-334.555Duke (DUKE)ACC1–40.200111-1Lost to NC State 0–17
91-174.561Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–30.250960Lost to Georgia Tech 9–31
92134.567Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–20.60050-7Beat North Texas 23–6
93-164.580Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI1–2–10.37589-1Tied Virginia Tech 27–27
94-594.893Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY1–10.50058-2Lost to Brown 20–28
9515.007Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–40.200111-2Lost to Arizona State 7–38
96-65.014Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC2–30.40077-5Lost to Vanderbilt 7–10
9725.045Oregon (OREGON)PAC1–40.200111-2Lost to Washington 17–23
98-125.063Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI1–30.25096-3Lost to Northern Illinois 7–20
99-25.094California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–40.200111-3Lost to Ohio State 18–35
100-55.289Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–30.40077-5Lost to Ohio 14–28
10115.435Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–30.25096-3Lost to Maryland 0–23
102-205.436Iowa (IOWA)B101–30.25096-3Lost to Purdue 0–24
103-225.513Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI0–30.000118-2Lost to Baylor 3–10
10405.606South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–30.25096-5BYE
105215.836Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–20.33391-1Beat Pennsylvania 28–20
106215.958Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY1–10.500580Beat Boston University 33–14
10715.980Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC1–40.200111-4Lost to Texas Tech 18–35
108136.028Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–30.40077-5Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–3
10916.052Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–30.25096-5Lost to Miami (OH) 7–22
11036.101App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON1–3–10.30093-6Tied Davidson 10–10
111-56.172Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI1–40.200111-6Lost to Boston College 20–21
112136.377Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI1–30.25096-2Beat Arkansas State 21–3
113-16.411Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC1–30.25096-7Lost to UCLA 31–42
114-56.418Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI0–50.000118-6Lost to Tulane 6–38
115-46.491Illinois (ILLINOIS)B100–40.000118-4Lost to Penn State 17–35
116-136.527Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON2–30.40077-2Lost to Western Carolina 15–20
117-166.547North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC0–40.000118-5Lost to Wichita State 6–23
118-26.678Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B100–40.000118-5Lost to Kansas 28–34
119-47.191UTEPIND WAC1–30.25096-4Lost to Utah 20–39
120-67.222Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND MVC0–40.000118-6Lost to Tennessee 7–38
121-17.293Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–3–10.30093-3Tied App State 10–10
122-47.322Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–30.25096+1Lost to Washington State 14–35
123-67.407Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC0–50.000118-7Lost to Air Force 13–52
124-28.172New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC0–50.000118-9Lost to SMU 6–55
125-18.188Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–3–10.125117-2Tied Dayton 6–6
126-38.623Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON0–50.000118-11Lost to Citadel 3–42
127-89.050Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–50.000118-7Lost to Louisiana Tech 14–35

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