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1973 Post-Season Week 3 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
100.713Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–0–10.9555+56BYE
200.739Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+61BYE
320.875Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC11–01.0001+62Beat Florida 16–7
4-10.892Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI10–01.0001+49BYE
5-10.893Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+53BYE
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
901.182Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC10–10.9099+48BYE
1011.190Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI10–10.9099+46BYE
11-11.204LSUSEC9–20.81814+48BYE
1201.231San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA9–1–10.86412+39BYE
1311.261Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC11–10.9178+41Beat Pittsburgh 28–7
14-11.305USCPAC9–1–10.86412+41BYE
1501.469Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC9–20.81814+36BYE
1601.520Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80019+31BYE
1701.526NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75023+41BYE
1801.545UCLAPAC9–20.81814+31BYE
1901.608Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI9–20.81814+36BYE
2001.614East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81814+31BYE
2101.849Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON8–20.80019+32BYE
2201.924Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI9–10.90011+15BYE
2301.970Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–4–10.62541+25BYE
2401.990Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72725+22BYE
2502.017Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–30.72725+24BYE
2602.052Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–4–10.59143+22BYE
2702.100Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63634+21BYE
2802.131Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC8–30.72725+21BYE
2902.161Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–30.72725+17BYE
3002.196Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–30.70030+19BYE
3102.200Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77821+9BYE
3212.236Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–40.63634+22BYE
3312.322South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63634+15BYE
34-22.392Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–50.58346+21Lost to Miami (OH) 7–16
3502.466Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+10BYE
3602.473Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54549+15BYE
3712.490Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–30.66731+17BYE
38-12.496Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59143+11BYE
3912.518Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–4–20.54549+10BYE
40-12.525Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–50.54549+17BYE
4102.530Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66731+13BYE
4202.590Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–40.63634+14BYE
4312.626Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+9BYE
4412.703Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–30.66731+10BYE
4512.711Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI8–30.72725+3BYE
4622.744Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–50.58346+21BYE
4702.760Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA7–2–10.75023-5BYE
48-52.798Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–5–10.54259+11Lost to Arizona State 7–28
4902.835Brown (BROWN)IND IVY4–3–10.56348+3BYE
5002.841Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60042+9BYE
5102.904Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+12BYE
5203.004Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.50060+11BYE
5303.075SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59143+1BYE
5403.110West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–50.54549+6BYE
5513.140Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54549+1BYE
5613.155Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45567+5BYE
57-23.172Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45567+6BYE
5803.266Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–5–10.50060+6BYE
5923.276Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–60.45567+7BYE
6003.279Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.455670BYE
6113.314Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45567+5BYE
62-33.320Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.455670BYE
6303.342Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–40.63634-10BYE
6403.424Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–60.45567+2BYE
6503.484Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54549-2BYE
6603.575Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.45567-4BYE
6703.620Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI5–60.45567-5BYE
6833.680San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–4–20.54549-10BYE
69-13.689Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45567-4BYE
70-13.694Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45567-2BYE
71-13.695Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36488-3BYE
7213.752William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–50.54549-8BYE
73-13.765Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–5–20.45567-1BYE
7403.785Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC5–60.45567-6BYE
7503.861North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–5–10.50060-4BYE
7603.899Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45567-6BYE
7703.938Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36488-6BYE
7803.990BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-15BYE
7904.047Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-12BYE
8004.159Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36488-14BYE
8104.168Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–70.36488-11BYE
8204.173Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38987-7BYE
8304.179New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36488-10BYE
8404.220Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–50.54549-13BYE
8504.246New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45567-15BYE
8604.294North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–70.36488-12BYE
8704.317Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–50.54549-5BYE
8804.463Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36488-14BYE
8904.517Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-8BYE
9014.552Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–50.50060+1BYE
91-14.552Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–5–10.50060-2BYE
9214.663Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–60.45567-18BYE
93-14.692Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36488-15BYE
9404.710Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI4–70.36488-6BYE
9504.875California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36488-19BYE
9605.047Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–80.273104-21BYE
9705.088TCUIND SWC3–80.273104-17BYE
9805.240Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36488-26BYE
9905.442Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182111-26BYE
10005.500Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI5–50.50060-20BYE
10105.757Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273104-22BYE
10205.769Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI4–60.40086-10BYE
10305.832Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.182111-28BYE
10405.931Duke (DUKE)ACC2–8–10.227109-30BYE
10505.934Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273104-28BYE
10605.973Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–7–10.318102-12BYE
10706.069Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182111-32BYE
10806.101Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36488-38BYE
10916.120Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–90.182111-32BYE
110-16.144Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182111-32BYE
11106.243Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–90.182111-32BYE
11206.436Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36488-15BYE
11306.492Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–80.273104-27BYE
11406.567West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182111-38BYE
11506.832Princeton (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
11807.102Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–7–10.167121-23BYE
11907.202Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–80.200110-29BYE
12007.255Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–90.182111-35BYE
12107.363Iowa (IOWA)B100–110.000125-41BYE
12207.386Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–9–10.136122-39BYE
12307.667Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–90.182111-40BYE
12418.249Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–90.182111-18BYE
125-18.279Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–100.000125-44BYE
12608.632Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–110.000125-56BYE
12708.899Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–9–10.136122-17BYE
12808.998UTEPIND WAC0–110.000125-55BYE
129011.030Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–100.000125-33BYE

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