1973 Week 12 College Football Team Rankings

November 13, 1973By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1973 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.776	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+33	BYE
2	0	0.794	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	7–0–1	0.938	8	+31	Beat Missouri 31–3
3	2	0.861	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	9–0	1.000	1	+43	Beat Kent State 20–10
4	0	0.914	LSU	SEC	8–0	1.000	1	+36	BYE
5	-2	0.996	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	7–1–1	0.833	18	+33	Beat Iowa State 31–7
6	2	1.055	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	9–0	1.000	1	+30	Beat NC State 35–29
7	0	1.085	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Michigan State 35–0
8	2	1.086	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–0	1.000	1	+27	Beat Pittsburgh 31–10
9	0	1.138	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	8–1	0.889	9	+32	Beat TCU 24–10
10	2	1.219	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–0	1.000	1	+28	Beat Illinois 21–6
11	4	1.272	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	8–1	0.889	9	+28	Beat Colorado State 28–20
12	-6	1.286	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	6–1–1	0.813	20	+24	Beat Long Beach State 17–2
13	1	1.402	UCLA	PAC	8–1	0.889	9	+24	Beat Oregon 27–7
14	-1	1.449	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	7–2	0.778	22	+28	Lost to Miami (OH) 10–20
15	4	1.516	USC	PAC	7–1–1	0.833	18	+24	Beat Stanford 27–26
16	-5	1.520	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	7–2	0.778	22	+26	Lost to Oklahoma 3–31
17	0	1.553	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	9	+20	Beat Wyoming 47–0
18	-2	1.647	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	6–3	0.667	31	+26	Lost to Penn State 29–35
19	1	1.667	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	6–2	0.750	26	+19	Beat Baylor 42–6
20	2	1.671	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	4–2–2	0.625	37	+12	Beat Kansas State 28–9
21	-3	1.675	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	8–1	0.889	9	+20	Beat BYU 24–10
22	-1	1.683	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	14	+19	Beat Navy 17–15
23	5	1.741	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	8–2	0.800	21	+24	Beat Richmond 44–14
24	1	1.931	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–2	0.750	26	+16	BYE
25	6	1.945	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–2–1	0.722	28	+16	Beat Colorado 17–15
26	0	1.988	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	14	+9	BYE
27	9	1.991	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	37	+15	Beat West Virginia 25–13
28	-4	1.994	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	6–3	0.667	31	+17	Beat New Mexico 36–35
29	11	2.088	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	6–3	0.667	31	+17	Beat Mississippi State 31–17
30	-1	2.103	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	6–1	0.857	17	+6	Beat Princeton 19–14
31	3	2.141	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	7–1	0.875	14	+9	Beat West Texas A&M 28–6
32	1	2.192	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	7–2	0.778	22	+15	Beat New Mexico State 40–12
33	-10	2.214	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	7–2	0.778	22	+20	Lost to East Carolina 14–44
34	-7	2.311	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	5–4	0.556	53	+16	Lost to Kansas 15–17
35	7	2.359	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	6–3	0.667	31	+12	Beat Eastern Michigan 31–7
36	-6	2.405	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	6–3	0.667	31	+9	Lost to Southern Miss 10–13
37	11	2.550	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	53	+9	Beat SMU 45–10
38	7	2.571	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	37	+6	Beat Army 19–7
39	10	2.579	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	6–3	0.667	31	+5	Beat Virginia 33–0
40	-2	2.595	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–3–1	0.611	44	+9	Lost to Notre Dame 10–31
41	-6	2.613	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	5–4	0.556	53	+13	Lost to USC 26–27
42	10	2.663	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–4	0.556	53	+10	Beat App State 35–14
43	-11	2.703	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	4–4–1	0.500	64	+9	Lost to Florida 10–11
44	6	2.728	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–4	0.556	53	+8	Beat Vanderbilt 27–17
45	-8	2.808	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	4–3–2	0.556	53	+4	Lost to Auburn 17–31
46	-2	2.845	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	5–3	0.625	37	+4	BYE
47	15	2.853	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–4	0.500	64	+10	Beat Georgia 11–10
48	24	2.858	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	3–2–1	0.583	49	+2	Beat Cornell 17–7
49	5	2.884	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	6–2–1	0.722	28	-5	Beat Fresno State 42–0
50	-11	2.910	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	4–5	0.444	75	+10	Lost to Oklahoma State 9–28
51	6	2.916	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	50	+8	Beat Columbia 24–6
52	-9	3.061	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	7–3	0.700	30	-5	Lost to Citadel 21–26
53	10	3.064	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–4	0.600	46	+3	Beat Ball State 30–13
54	16	3.066	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	37	0	Beat Rutgers 31–14
55	13	3.084	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	5–4	0.556	53	+6	Beat Purdue 34–7
56	17	3.093	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	4–4	0.500	64	+7	Beat Cincinnati 14–8
57	-16	3.110	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	5–4	0.556	53	+6	Lost to Rice 7–17
58	-12	3.136	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	5–4	0.556	53	+4	Lost to Michigan 6–21
59	5	3.261	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–5	0.444	75	+3	BYE
60	6	3.280	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	5–3–1	0.611	44	+2	Beat Wichita State 31–21
61	22	3.296	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	50	+7	Beat Pennsylvania 24–21
62	-9	3.350	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	4–3	0.571	50	+4	Lost to Yale 21–24
63	-5	3.467	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	4–5	0.444	75	0	Lost to Arizona State 0–47
64	-17	3.477	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	4–4	0.500	64	+4	Lost to Kentucky 17–27
65	-6	3.483	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–5	0.500	64	+3	Lost to Houston 20–28
66	-10	3.506	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	3–3–1	0.500	64	0	Lost to Brown 7–17
67	-16	3.516	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	37	-9	Lost to Syracuse 3–5
68	-13	3.520	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	+3	Lost to Boston College 13–25
69	17	3.569	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	4–4–1	0.500	64	-2	Beat Memphis 13–10
70	-9	3.600	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	6–4	0.600	46	-4	Lost to Colgate 42–49
71	10	3.724	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	5–4	0.556	53	-4	Beat North Carolina 37–29
72	-12	3.731	SMU	IND SWC	4–4	0.500	64	-4	Lost to Texas A&M 10–45
73	-8	3.755	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–6	0.333	90	0	Lost to Clemson 29–37
74	2	3.764	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	90	+1	Lost to Tulane 15–17
75	9	3.795	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-3	Beat Virginia Military Institute 36–7
76	-7	3.935	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-9	Lost to Ohio 8–14
77	11	4.023	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	5–4–1	0.550	63	-1	Beat Louisville 10–9
78	-7	4.089	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	4–5	0.444	75	-7	Lost to Minnesota 7–34
79	-4	4.097	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–3	0.625	37	-1	Lost to Air Force 14–31
80	-6	4.098	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	6–4	0.600	46	-9	Lost to Xavier 36–40
81	-14	4.127	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	4–4–2	0.500	64	-10	Lost to California 9–19
82	-5	4.138	TCU	IND SWC	3–5	0.375	87	-3	Lost to Texas Tech 10–24
83	-3	4.180	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	3–6	0.333	90	-3	Lost to Ohio State 0–35
84	1	4.198	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–6	0.333	90	-3	Beat Oregon State 13–7
85	-6	4.313	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	5–6	0.455	74	-10	Lost to Utah State 12–40
86	8	4.322	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–5	0.444	75	-6	Beat San José State 19–9
87	9	4.371	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	85	-8	Beat Drake 37–20
88	-6	4.389	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–6	0.333	90	-10	Lost to Marshall 14–17
89	-11	4.442	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	90	-9	Lost to Dayton 9–10
90	7	4.451	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	103	-3	Beat Arkansas 17–7
91	7	4.494	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	4–4	0.500	64	-1	Beat William & Mary 49–42
92	-2	4.641	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–6	0.333	90	-10	Beat Iowa 35–7
93	0	4.648	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–7	0.222	107	-9	Lost to UCLA 7–27
94	7	4.958	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–6	0.333	90	-11	Beat Indiana 21–20
95	-6	4.991	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–6	0.400	84	-17	Lost to Maryland 0–33
96	-9	5.035	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	2–6	0.250	103	-11	Lost to Nebraska 7–31
97	7	5.060	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	90	-5	Beat Toledo 17–14
98	-3	5.324	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	2–7	0.222	107	-14	Lost to Utah 35–36
99	-8	5.328	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–7	0.222	107	-12	Lost to Northwestern 20–21
100	5	5.352	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	3–6	0.333	90	-12	Beat West Chester 42–14
101	-9	5.419	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	2–6	0.250	103	-14	Lost to Texas 6–42
102	8	5.466	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	3–5–1	0.389	85	-3	Beat Northern Illinois 40–36
103	-4	5.695	BYU	IND WAC	2–6	0.250	103	-17	Lost to Arizona 10–24
104	-1	5.964	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	2–7	0.222	107	-19	Lost to Tampa 6–28
105	3	6.066	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	114	-21	Beat Florida State 36–13
106	12	6.076	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	3–7	0.300	101	-17	Beat Furman 26–21
107	-5	6.220	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	3–5	0.375	87	-6	Lost to Arkansas State 14–30
108	-2	6.312	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	3–6	0.333	90	-29	Lost to North Texas 21–31
109	-9	6.338	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	4–5	0.444	75	-21	Lost to Louisiana Tech 3–17
110	-3	6.550	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	2–8	0.200	114	-25	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–36
111	0	6.613	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	1–6	0.143	119	-13	Lost to Harvard 14–19
112	2	6.801	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–7–1	0.167	117	-24	Tied Wake Forest 7–7
113	-4	6.839	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	1–5–1	0.214	113	-12	Lost to Dartmouth 6–24
114	9	6.844	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	1–8	0.111	120	-26	Beat Holy Cross 5–3
115	1	6.997	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–7–1	0.167	117	-25	Tied Duke 7–7
116	1	7.081	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	3–6–1	0.350	89	-3	Lost to South Carolina 14–35
117	-5	7.160	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–8	0.111	120	-28	Lost to Washington State 7–13
118	2	7.175	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	125	-21	Lost to Miami 7–19
119	-4	7.369	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	2–8	0.200	114	-27	Lost to Southern Illinois 20–37
120	-7	7.406	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–9	0.000	125	-27	Lost to Wisconsin 7–35
121	-2	7.876	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	101	-29	Lost to Washington 14–41
122	4	7.911	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–7	0.222	107	-28	Beat Idaho 41–14
123	-1	8.080	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–8	0.111	120	-28	BYE
124	-3	8.169	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–9	0.000	125	-34	Lost to Virginia Tech 13–36
125	-1	8.362	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	2–7	0.222	107	-18	BYE
126	-1	9.252	UTEP	IND WAC	0–9	0.000	125	-41	BYE
127	0	9.660	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–8	0.111	120	-16	Lost to Pacific 0–42
128	0	9.908	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–8–1	0.056	124	-19	Lost to San Diego State 2–17
129	0	11.551	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–8	0.000	125	-27	Lost to Northwestern State 10–20