1973 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 2, 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	5	0.525	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND PCAA	2–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Kent State 17–9
2	1	0.694	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	27	+3	Beat Florida 33–12
3	-2	0.715	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat TCU 37–3
4	9	0.764	Arizona (ARIZONA)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
5	7	0.801	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Vanderbilt 44–0
6	3	0.829	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Memphis 35–21
7	42	0.863	Cornell (CORNELL)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Colgate 35–21
8	16	0.886	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat North Carolina 27–14
9	1	0.905	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Rice 24–9
10	-8	0.910	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Purdue 20–7
11	-3	0.914	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–0–1	0.833	27	+3	Beat NC State 31–12
12	-7	0.914	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	1–0–1	0.750	30	+1	Tied USC 7–7
13	7	0.970	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Southern Illinois 70–7
14	7	0.982	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Illinois 17–10
15	20	1.007	USC	PAC	2–0–1	0.833	27	+2	Tied Oklahoma 7–7
16	-12	1.027	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Wisconsin 20–16
17	-6	1.053	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Virginia Military Institute 42–0
18	1	1.094	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Auburn 21–0
19	18	1.123	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	IND WAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Colorado State 67–14
20	8	1.165	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Navy 14–0
21	-5	1.173	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Iowa 27–8
22	5	1.182	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Western Michigan 31–20
23	8	1.196	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Minnesota 34–19
24	-10	1.204	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat South Carolina 13–11
25	-3	1.207	Richmond (RICHMOND)	IND SOCON	3–0	1.000	1	+2	Beat Wake Forest 41–0
26	-1	1.238	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	40	+4	Beat Texas A&M 32–24
27	13	1.367	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat Florida State 14–10
28	10	1.443	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	+1	Beat New Mexico 10–6
29	44	1.540	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	58	+2	Beat Texas Tech 28–12
30	-4	1.560	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	+4	Lost to Houston 21–35
31	12	1.582	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	40	+3	Beat Tampa 17–0
32	7	1.585	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	2–2	0.500	58	+5	Lost to Georgia 12–31
33	9	1.692	SMU	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Virginia Tech 37–6
34	0	1.716	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Lost to West Virginia 10–17
35	-2	1.754	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Beat UTEP 31–8
36	22	1.832	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Princeton 39–14
37	4	1.936	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Beat Villanova 31–3
38	9	1.954	Brown (BROWN)	IND IVY	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied Rhode Island 20–20
39	9	1.954	Columbia (COLUMBIA)	IND IVY	0–0–1	0.500	58	0	Tied Bucknell 0–0
40	-17	2.023	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Lost to Mississippi State 12–33
41	10	2.056	Harvard (HARVARD)	IND IVY	1–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Massachusetts 24–7
42	-6	2.072	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	30	+3	Lost to Bowling Green 20–31
43	-36	2.072	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Lost to Texas 12–28
44	51	2.116	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	+3	Beat San José State 23–12
45	-15	2.117	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to San Diego State 9–17
46	15	2.146	UCLA	PAC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat Michigan State 34–21
47	20	2.174	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat Baylor 52–28
48	-30	2.184	TCU	IND SWC	1–1	0.500	58	+1	Lost to Ohio State 3–37
49	-32	2.192	Tampa (TAMPA)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	40	+2	Lost to Kansas State 0–17
50	34	2.201	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	+3	Beat Holy Cross 63–34
51	12	2.330	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	+1	Lost to Miami (OH) 11–13
52	7	2.353	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	58	+4	Lost to Arizona State 14–67
53	24	2.418	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	30	+1	Beat Furman 14–3
54	25	2.439	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Beat Cincinnati 16–13
55	-23	2.454	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	2–1	0.667	40	+1	Lost to Tennessee 0–21
56	8	2.580	William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	30	0	Beat Citadel 24–12
57	36	2.593	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	+1	Beat Iowa State 21–19
58	-12	2.644	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	40	-1	Beat Oregon 35–17
59	12	2.660	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	1–2	0.333	71	+2	Lost to Missouri 14–27
60	10	2.712	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	0	Beat West Texas A&M 21–14
61	-32	2.748	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Boston College 24–32
62	-17	2.836	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	71	+2	Lost to Air Force 6–10
63	19	2.863	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	+1	Beat Idaho 51–24
64	-8	2.863	Furman (FURMAN)	IND SOCON	3–1	0.750	30	0	Lost to East Carolina 3–14
65	9	2.970	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–2	0.500	58	0	Beat Southern Miss 41–0
66	-22	3.017	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	3–1	0.750	30	-2	Lost to Stanford 12–23
67	-10	3.044	Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	30	-1	Lost to Temple 34–63
68	-2	3.119	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Notre Dame 7–20
69	12	3.160	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	0	Beat Kentucky 17–3
70	-15	3.176	Colgate (COLGATE)	IND FBSI	1–1	0.500	58	0	Lost to Cornell 21–35
71	-2	3.183	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Michigan 0–14
72	19	3.189	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	40	0	Beat UNLV 7–3
73	15	3.207	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	40	-1	Beat Ohio 35–8
74	9	3.253	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	2–1	0.667	40	-1	BYE
75	-3	3.254	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Colorado 28–52
76	23	3.280	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–2	0.500	58	-1	Beat Duke 7–3
77	13	3.365	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND MVC	3–2	0.600	57	-1	Beat Wichita State 44–18
78	-13	3.373	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Virginia 3–7
79	-4	3.426	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	71	+1	Lost to Alabama 0–44
80	7	3.514	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to LSU 9–24
81	38	3.561	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	1–1–1	0.500	58	-1	Beat Northwestern 21–14
82	10	3.653	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Kansas 19–34
83	-68	3.681	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	1–1	0.500	58	-1	Lost to Arkansas 19–21
84	21	3.685	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Beat Clemson 29–21
85	-25	3.725	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	0	Lost to Pittsburgh 14–21
86	3	3.829	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Richmond 0–41
87	-2	3.859	Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	0	BYE
88	-35	3.972	Princeton (PRINCETON)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	111	0	Lost to Rutgers 14–39
89	23	3.983	BYU	IND WAC	1–1	0.500	58	-2	Beat Oregon State 37–14
90	-12	4.021	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	BYE
91	9	4.022	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Beat Army 51–6
92	-30	4.144	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2	0.333	71	-1	Lost to Georgia Tech 21–29
93	-25	4.318	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Lost to Indiana 3–17
94	-18	4.391	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–3	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Utah 17–35
95	6	4.710	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND MVC	1–2–1	0.375	70	-2	Tied Long Beach State 0–0
96	-2	4.883	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Lost to UCLA 21–34
97	1	4.935	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Lost to Tulsa 13–16
98	11	4.994	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–3	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Penn State 8–27
99	5	5.117	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-2	Lost to Miami 10–14
100	7	5.366	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	111	-3	Lost to SMU 6–37
101	13	5.532	Xavier (XAVIER)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	99	-3	Beat Marshall 30–28
102	13	5.585	Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-2	Lost to Oklahoma State 7–70
103	7	5.668	West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	99	-3	Lost to Northern Illinois 14–21
104	14	5.757	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–3	0.000	111	-3	Lost to Nebraska 16–20
105	-8	5.781	Dayton (DAYTON)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	99	0	Lost to Central Michigan 6–15
106	-3	6.037	Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)	IND MVC	1–2	0.333	71	-4	Lost to New Mexico State 18–44
107	-27	6.040	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–3	0.000	111	-2	Lost to BYU 14–37
108	18	6.256	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	1–2	0.333	71	-2	Beat Syracuse 21–7
109	2	6.368	Villanova (VILLANOVA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	99	-2	Lost to Maryland 3–31
110	14	6.480	Drake (DRAKE)	IND MVC	1–3	0.250	99	-6	Beat Lamar 24–10
111	10	6.483	Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)	IND SOCON	0–4	0.000	111	-4	Lost to Tulane 0–42
112	-26	6.705	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–2	0.000	111	-2	Lost to California 6–51
113	-11	6.828	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-4	Lost to Ole Miss 0–41
114	-8	6.926	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-4	Lost to Washington 7–21
115	8	6.931	Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	99	-3	Beat Louisiana 21–10
116	-20	6.945	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–2	0.000	111	-2	Lost to Toledo 8–35
117	3	7.047	Citadel (CITADEL)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	99	-3	Lost to William & Mary 12–24
118	-5	7.314	Marshall (MARSHALL)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	71	-3	Lost to Xavier 28–30
119	-11	7.384	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	99	-3	Lost to Washington State 24–51
120	-3	7.438	Davidson (DAVIDSON)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	99	-3	Lost to App State 8–24
121	7	7.675	App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)	IND SOCON	1–3	0.250	99	0	Beat Davidson 24–8
122	0	7.961	Lamar (LAMAR)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	99	-5	Lost to Drake 10–24
123	-7	8.145	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–3–1	0.125	110	-2	Tied North Texas 0–0
124	1	8.569	UTEP	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	111	-6	Lost to Wyoming 8–31
125	2	11.311	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–4	0.000	111	-1	Lost to Montana State 6–38
126	3	12.354	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	111	-3	Lost to Tennessee Chattanooga 10–21
127	-77	12.612	Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	111	0	Lost to NEW Hampshire 9–10
128	-76	12.649	Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	111	0	Lost to Lafayette 14–16
129	-75	13.092	Yale (YALE)	IND IVY	0–1	0.000	111	0	Lost to UConn 13–27