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1973 Week 11 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
110.776Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–01.0001+29Beat Mississippi State 35–0
2-10.828Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–0–10.9298+22Beat Iowa State 34–17
310.871Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–1–10.81321+28Beat Colorado 28–16
4-11.009LSUSEC8–01.0001+30Beat Ole Miss 51–14
501.026Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–01.0001+30Beat Western Michigan 24–9
621.041San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA5–1–10.78623+22Tied San José State 27–27
771.099Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–01.0001+20Beat Illinois 30–0
841.108Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI8–01.0001+21Beat Maryland 42–22
9-31.175Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC7–10.8759+24Beat Rice 19–6
1001.185Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI7–01.0001+19Beat Navy 44–7
11-41.191Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–10.8759+25Beat Kansas State 31–7
12-31.233Michigan (MICHIGAN)B108–01.0001+21Beat Indiana 49–13
1331.365Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–10.8759+23Beat Marshall 35–3
1431.413UCLAPAC7–10.8759+18Beat Washington 62–13
15-21.421Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI7–10.8759+18Beat Florida State 34–3
1661.542NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–20.75026+23Beat South Carolina 56–35
17-21.582Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC7–10.8759+15Lost to Utah 31–36
1801.596Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC7–10.8759+17Beat UTEP 35–18
1941.657USCPAC6–1–10.81321+16Beat California 50–14
2061.666Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–20.71430+15Beat SMU 42–14
21-101.766Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI6–10.85718+14Lost to Kentucky 7–34
22-11.769Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–2–20.57150+8Tied Kansas 10–10
2351.864Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON7–10.8759+20Beat Citadel 27–0
24121.884Utah (UTAH)IND WAC5–30.62539+14Beat Arizona State 36–31
25-61.930Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–20.75026+14Lost to Georgia 31–35
2631.948Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI7–10.8759+8Beat Rhode Island 43–0
27-71.978Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–30.62539+16Lost to Nebraska 16–28
2892.006East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–20.77824+16Beat William & Mary 34–3
29132.038Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY5–10.83320+5Beat Pennsylvania 34–30
30-32.069Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI6–20.75026+12Beat Virginia Tech 49–16
3102.139Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–2–10.68833+9Tied Oklahoma State 10–10
32172.146Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–3–10.56356+13Beat Tennessee 35–31
33102.245Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI6–20.75026+11Beat Wyoming 31–20
34-22.278Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–10.85718+5BYE
3532.299Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–30.62539+12Beat Oregon State 24–23
36-32.310Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–30.57150+10BYE
37-72.410Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC4–2–20.62539+6Lost to Alabama 0–35
3812.418Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–2–10.68833+7Beat Syracuse 28–14
39-42.484Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–40.50061+12Lost to Missouri 7–31
40-162.495Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–30.62539+11Lost to Florida 8–12
41142.503Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–30.62539+11Beat Texas A&M 14–10
42-172.543Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC5–30.62539+9Lost to Ohio 23–24
4322.549Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON7–20.77824+3Beat Lenoir Rhyne 52–20
44132.558Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–30.62539+7Beat Louisville 17–9
45-112.709Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–30.57150+4Lost to West Virginia 14–20
46-22.716Illinois (ILLINOIS)B105–30.62539+5Lost to Ohio State 0–30
4702.787Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–30.57150+9BYE
48-82.817Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–40.50061+5Lost to Arkansas 10–14
49-32.821Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–30.62539+1Lost to Penn State 22–42
50172.902Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–40.50061+4Beat Tulane 34–7
5152.926Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–20.71430-2BYE
52-42.981South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–40.50061+5Lost to NC State 35–56
53-12.995Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–20.66736+5Lost to Harvard 30–34
5493.037Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–2–10.68833-5Beat LOS Angeles State 54–3
55113.037West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–40.50061+6Beat Miami 20–14
5663.100Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–2–10.58349+1Beat Columbia 44–14
57233.141Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–30.50061+6Beat Yale 24–13
5823.188Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC4–40.500610Lost to Utah State 20–31
59103.196Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–40.55658+5Beat Toledo 21–14
60-93.217SMUIND SWC4–30.57150-1Lost to Texas 14–42
61-73.229William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON6–30.66736-1Lost to East Carolina 3–34
6293.277Florida (FLORIDA)SEC3–40.42980+5Beat Auburn 12–8
63-53.287Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC5–40.55658+3Lost to Miami (OH) 9–24
64-33.311Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–50.44477+3Lost to LSU 14–51
65-243.322North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC3–50.37586+5Lost to Virginia 40–44
66-163.461North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC4–3–10.56356+2Lost to Cincinnati 3–52
6713.465San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–3–20.55658-4Tied San Diego State 27–27
6873.507Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–40.50061+1Beat Northwestern 52–43
69143.528Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50061-6Beat North Texas 52–3
7033.573Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI4–30.57150-3Beat Army 43–10
7133.576Purdue (PURDUE)B104–40.50061-3Beat Iowa 48–23
72143.633Brown (BROWN)IND IVY2–2–10.50061-1Beat Princeton 7–6
7353.677Ohio (OHIO)MAC3–40.42980+2Beat Bowling Green 24–23
74-153.721Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI6–30.66736-5Lost to Western Illinois 27–30
75-223.724Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI5–20.71430+2Lost to UConn 19–27
76-43.764Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–50.37586+1Lost to Notre Dame 7–44
7703.849TCUIND SWC3–40.42980-1Beat Baylor 34–28
78-143.924Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC3–50.37586-2Lost to Tulsa 9–17
7983.927New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–50.50061-6Beat West Texas A&M 56–14
80104.072Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–50.37586-4Beat Wisconsin 21–0
81134.095Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–40.50061-6Beat Wake Forest 35–8
82-174.126Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–50.37586-5Lost to Colorado State 14–21
83-134.130Yale (YALE)IND IVY3–30.50061+2Lost to Dartmouth 13–24
8404.291Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI3–50.37586-6Beat Duke 12–10
85124.327Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–60.250100-3Beat Oregon 21–14
8664.418Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–4–10.43879-7Beat Weber State 28–7
8744.468Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B82–50.28697-7Lost to Oklahoma 17–34
8804.516Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI4–4–10.50061-4Tied Xavier 28–28
89124.610Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–50.44477-11Beat North Carolina 44–40
90-144.721Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B102–60.250100-7Lost to Michigan State 0–21
9144.736Indiana (INDIANA)B102–60.250100-6Lost to Michigan 13–49
92-104.878Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–50.28697-9Lost to TCU 28–34
93-144.894Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–60.250100-10Lost to Washington State 14–21
94-54.909California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–50.37586-9Lost to USC 14–50
95-105.011New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–60.250100-9Lost to BYU 21–56
9605.027Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–5–10.31395-10Tied Ball State 16–16
9735.209Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–60.143115-7Lost to Texas Tech 6–19
98-175.386Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI3–40.42980-5Lost to Lehigh 26–58
9995.414BYUIND WAC2–50.28697-13Beat New Mexico 56–21
10035.437Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI4–40.50061-18BYE
10115.439Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B102–60.250100-11Lost to Minnesota 43–52
102-95.699Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI3–40.42980-6Lost to Louisiana Tech 0–44
103-55.729West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC2–60.250100-15Lost to New Mexico State 14–56
10405.789Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI2–60.250100-7Lost to Kent State 3–35
10565.934Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI2–60.250100-11Beat Delaware 24–7
106-75.989Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC3–50.37586-22Lost to Drake 10–13
10756.002Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON2–70.222110-16Beat Davidson 24–17
10816.339Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI1–80.111121-17Lost to Memphis 16–49
109-46.484Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–4–10.250100-7Lost to Cornell 14–44
11066.640Xavier (XAVIER)IND FBSI2–5–10.31395-9Tied Dayton 28–28
111-56.662Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY1–50.167114-9Lost to Brown 6–7
11216.702Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–70.125116-20Lost to Stanford 23–24
11316.834Iowa (IOWA)B100–80.000124-19Lost to Purdue 23–48
114-46.894Duke (DUKE)ACC1–70.125116-23Lost to Georgia Tech 10–12
11576.905Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–70.222110-19Beat Wichita State 13–10
116-16.917Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–70.125116-22Lost to Clemson 8–35
117-106.926App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON3–5–10.38985+1Lost to North Alabama 7–21
11807.043Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–70.222110-20Lost to Richmond 0–27
11957.334Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI3–60.33394-19Beat Montana 20–7
120-37.484Army (ARMY)IND FBSI0–70.000124-17Lost to Air Force 10–43
121-17.503Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–80.000124-23Lost to Houston 3–34
122-37.951Davidson (DAVIDSON)IND SOCON1–80.111121-23Lost to Virginia Military Institute 17–24
12308.274Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–80.000124-28Lost to Pittsburgh 14–28
124-38.522Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI2–70.222110-17Lost to Tennessee State 7–44
12528.839UTEPIND WAC0–90.000124-35Lost to Arizona 18–35
126-19.063Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC1–70.125116-29Lost to UCLA 13–62
127-19.643Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA1–70.125116-11BYE
128010.527Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA0–7–10.063123-16BYE
129011.029Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI0–70.000124-24BYE

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