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1973 Post-Season Week 4 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
100.703Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–0–10.9554+57BYE
220.822Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI11–01.0001+60Beat Alabama 24–23
3-10.858Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–10.9177+62Lost to Notre Dame 23–24
4-10.870Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC11–01.0001+62BYE
500.899Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+53BYE
641.085Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI11–10.9177+54Beat Tulane 47–7
721.096Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC11–10.9177+56Beat Tennessee 28–19
8-21.106Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–0–10.9506+35BYE
9-11.117Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–2–10.77321+46BYE
10-31.122Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–0–10.9554+41BYE
1111.225San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA9–1–10.86412+39BYE
1211.253Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC11–10.9177+41BYE
13-21.258LSUSEC9–20.81814+46BYE
1401.305USCPAC9–1–10.86412+41BYE
1501.464Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC9–20.81814+36BYE
1601.505Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–20.80018+32BYE
1701.509NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–30.75022+41BYE
1801.545UCLAPAC9–20.81814+31BYE
1911.614East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON9–20.81814+31BYE
20-11.832Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI9–30.75022+34Lost to Houston 7–47
2101.844Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON8–20.80018+32BYE
2241.863Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–4–10.62541+29Beat Maryland 17–16
23-11.924Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI9–10.90011+15BYE
2431.944Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B88–40.66729+27Beat Auburn 34–17
25-21.977Kansas (KANSAS)IND B87–4–10.62541+25BYE
2622.126Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC8–30.72725+21BYE
27-22.150Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–40.66729+22Lost to Texas Tech 19–28
2812.156Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI8–30.72725+17BYE
2912.167Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–30.70028+19BYE
3012.172Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77820+9BYE
31-72.189Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–40.66729+18Lost to Georgia 16–17
3202.249Stanford (STANFORD)PAC7–40.63635+22BYE
3302.322South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI7–40.63635+15BYE
3402.417Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–50.58346+21BYE
3522.446Yale (YALE)IND IVY6–30.66729+17BYE
3602.475Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC6–50.54549+14BYE
3722.484Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–4–20.54549+10BYE
3832.489Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY6–30.66729+13BYE
39-42.506Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
40-22.509Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–4–10.59144+11BYE
4112.602Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–40.63635+14BYE
4212.642Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI7–40.63635+9BYE
4312.661Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–30.66729+10BYE
4412.709Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI8–30.72725+3BYE
4512.738Utah (UTAH)IND WAC7–50.58346+21BYE
4612.749Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA7–2–10.75022-5BYE
47-72.777Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–60.50059+12Lost to Missouri 17–34
4812.798Brown (BROWN)IND IVY4–3–10.56348+3BYE
49-12.829Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI6–5–10.54258+10BYE
5002.854Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI6–40.60043+9BYE
5102.884Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B85–60.45567+12BYE
5202.986Ohio (OHIO)MAC5–50.50059+11BYE
5303.059SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59144+1BYE
5403.123West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI6–50.54549+6BYE
5503.126Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54549+1BYE
5603.140Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45567+6BYE
5703.188Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–60.45567+5BYE
5803.238Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–5–10.50059+6BYE
5913.271Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–60.455670BYE
6013.294Rice (RICE)IND SWC5–60.45567+5BYE
61-23.327Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC5–60.45567+5BYE
6213.351Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–40.63635-10BYE
63-13.368Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45567-1BYE
6403.428Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC5–60.45567+2BYE
6503.474Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC6–50.54549-2BYE
6603.583Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–60.45567-4BYE
6743.670Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36488-2BYE
6803.680San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA5–4–20.54549-10BYE
69-23.680Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI5–60.45567-8BYE
70-13.693Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45567-4BYE
71-13.694Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–60.45567-2BYE
7203.745William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–50.54549-8BYE
7313.781Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC5–60.45567-6BYE
74-13.835Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–5–20.45567-3BYE
7503.846North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC5–5–10.50059-4BYE
7603.891Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–60.45567-6BYE
7703.987Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36488-7BYE
7803.990BYUIND WAC5–60.45567-15BYE
7904.035Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–60.45567-13BYE
8024.125Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38987-7BYE
81-14.147Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–70.36488-14BYE
82-14.155Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–70.36488-11BYE
8304.171New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–70.36488-10BYE
8404.209Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–50.54549-13BYE
8504.243New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45567-15BYE
8614.317Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI6–50.54549-5BYE
87-14.325North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–70.36488-14BYE
8804.463Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–70.36488-14BYE
8904.493Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-8BYE
9004.529Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI5–50.50059+1BYE
9104.537Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI5–5–10.50059-2BYE
9204.656Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–60.45567-18BYE
9314.688Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI4–70.36488-6BYE
94-14.692Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B104–70.36488-15BYE
9504.906California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36488-20BYE
9605.023Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–80.273104-21BYE
9705.093TCUIND SWC3–80.273104-18BYE
9805.231Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36488-27BYE
9905.448Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182111-26BYE
10005.485Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI5–50.50059-20BYE
10115.764Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI4–60.40086-10BYE
102-15.777Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273104-23BYE
10305.837Indiana (INDIANA)B102–90.182111-28BYE
10425.963Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–7–10.318102-12BYE
10505.979Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON3–80.273104-29BYE
106-26.027Duke (DUKE)ACC2–8–10.227109-33BYE
10716.097Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC4–70.36488-38BYE
108-16.119Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC2–90.182111-33BYE
10906.153Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–90.182111-33BYE
11006.160Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182111-33BYE
11106.226Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–90.182111-32BYE
11206.476Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36488-16BYE
11306.492Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON3–80.273104-27BYE
11406.568West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–90.182111-38BYE
11506.775Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–80.111124-26BYE
11606.961Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI4–70.36488-36BYE
11717.045Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–7–10.167121-23BYE
118-17.109App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–7–10.318102-5BYE
11907.208Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON2–80.200110-29BYE
12007.239Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–90.182111-35BYE
12107.370Iowa (IOWA)B100–110.000125-41BYE
12207.399Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–9–10.136122-40BYE
12307.673Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–90.182111-40BYE
12408.244Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–90.182111-18BYE
12508.316Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–100.000125-45BYE
12608.632Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–110.000125-56BYE
12708.892Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–9–10.136122-17BYE
12808.978UTEPIND WAC0–110.000125-55BYE
129011.015Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–100.000125-33BYE

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