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1973 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

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1973 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
100.715Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–0–10.9555+56BYE
200.724Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+61BYE
300.880Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+49BYE
400.884Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+53BYE
500.894Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC10–01.0001+55BYE
601.104Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–0–10.9507+35BYE
701.119Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–0–10.9555+41BYE
801.138Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–2–10.77322+46BYE
901.181Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC10–10.9098+48BYE
1011.182LSUSEC9–20.81814+48BYE
11-11.185Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI10–10.9098+46BYE
1201.229San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA9–1–10.86412+39BYE
1301.305USCPAC9–1–10.86412+41BYE
1401.321Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC10–10.9098+35BYE
1501.471Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC9–20.81814+36BYE
1601.520Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80019+31BYE
1731.528NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75023+41Beat Kansas 31–18
18-11.549UCLAPAC9–20.81814+31BYE
19-11.590Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI9–20.81814+36BYE
20-11.618East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81814+31BYE
2111.856Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON8–20.80019+32BYE
2211.924Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI9–10.90011+15BYE
23-21.970Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–4–10.62542+25Lost to NC State 18–31
2401.993Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72725+22BYE
2502.025Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–30.72725+24BYE
2602.029Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–4–10.59144+23BYE
2702.108Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63634+21BYE
2802.136Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC8–30.72725+21BYE
2902.166Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–30.72725+17BYE
3002.202Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–30.70030+19BYE
3102.203Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77821+9BYE
3202.214Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–40.63634+21BYE
3302.239Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–40.63634+22BYE
3402.319South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63634+15BYE
3502.444Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+11BYE
3602.458Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54550+15BYE
3702.469Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59144+12BYE
3812.494Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–30.66731+17BYE
39-12.501Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–50.54550+18BYE
4002.528Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–4–20.54550+10BYE
4102.534Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66731+13BYE
4202.590Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–40.63634+14BYE
4302.619Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–4–10.59144+12BYE
4402.636Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+9BYE
4512.706Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+10BYE
46-12.714Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI8–30.72725+3BYE
4702.760Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA7–2–10.75023-5BYE
4802.771Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–50.58348+20BYE
4922.848Brown (BROWN)IND IVY4–3–10.56349+3BYE
5002.857Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60043+9BYE
51-22.863Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+13BYE
5203.008Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.50060+11BYE
5303.084SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59144+1BYE
5403.096West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–50.54550+7BYE
5503.124Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45567+7BYE
5603.151Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54550+1BYE
5703.162Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45567+5BYE
5803.270Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–5–10.50060+6BYE
5903.276Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45567+1BYE
6013.279Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.455670BYE
61-13.288Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–60.45567+7BYE
6203.310Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45567+5BYE
6303.342Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–40.63634-10BYE
6403.424Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–60.45567+2BYE
6503.502Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54550-2BYE
6603.579Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.45567-4BYE
6703.628Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI5–60.45567-5BYE
6813.689Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45567-4BYE
6913.694Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45567-2BYE
70-23.699Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36488-3BYE
7103.702San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–4–20.54550-10BYE
7203.721Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–5–20.45567-1BYE
7303.767William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–50.54550-8BYE
7403.789Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC5–60.45567-6BYE
7503.865North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–5–10.50060-4BYE
7603.895Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45567-6BYE
7703.906Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36488-5BYE
7803.997BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-15BYE
7904.051Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-12BYE
8004.164Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36488-14BYE
8104.173Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–70.36488-11BYE
8214.179Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38987-7BYE
83-14.193New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36488-10BYE
8404.238Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–50.54550-13BYE
8504.250New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45567-15BYE
8604.298North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–70.36488-12BYE
8704.335Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–50.54550-5BYE
8804.463Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36488-14BYE
8904.517Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-8BYE
9004.556Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-2BYE
9104.560Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–50.50060+1BYE
9204.656Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36488-14BYE
9304.667Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–60.45567-18BYE
9404.719Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI4–70.36488-6BYE
9504.879California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36488-19BYE
9605.052Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–80.273104-21BYE
9705.088TCUIND SWC3–80.273104-17BYE
9805.244Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36488-26BYE
9905.459Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182111-26BYE
10005.500Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI5–50.50060-20BYE
10105.767Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273104-22BYE
10205.783Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI4–60.40086-10BYE
10305.837Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.182111-28BYE
10405.931Duke (DUKE)ACC2–8–10.227109-30BYE
10505.939Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273104-28BYE
10605.983Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–7–10.318102-12BYE
10706.080Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182111-32BYE
10816.105Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36488-38BYE
109-16.105Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182111-31BYE
11006.131Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–90.182111-32BYE
11106.202Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–90.182111-32BYE
11206.445Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36488-15BYE
11306.497Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–80.273104-27BYE
11406.584West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182111-38BYE
11506.847Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–80.111124-26BYE
11606.961Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–70.36488-36BYE
11707.099App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318102-5BYE
11807.118Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–7–10.167121-23BYE
11907.214Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–80.200110-29BYE
12007.261Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–90.182111-35BYE
12107.363Iowa (IOWA)B100–110.000125-41BYE
12207.392Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–9–10.136122-39BYE
12307.667Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–90.182111-40BYE
12408.228Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–100.000125-43BYE
12508.261Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–90.182111-18BYE
12608.545Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–110.000125-55BYE
12708.912Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–9–10.136122-17BYE
12809.011UTEPIND WAC0–110.000125-55BYE
129011.030Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–100.000125-33BYE

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