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1974 Week 10 College Football Team Rankings

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1974 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
100.702Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–01.0001+19Beat Kansas State 63–0
220.850Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC5–1–10.78623+21Beat SMU 20–17
3-10.957Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC6–10.85710+22Beat Louisville 56–7
431.008Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–01.0001+20Beat Minnesota 49–0
531.084Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–0–10.9298+16Beat Toledo 38–22
6-31.095Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–01.0001+19Beat Florida State 38–6
7-11.125Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC7–01.0001+18Beat TCU 41–3
821.159Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–10.85710+20Beat Duke 30–13
9-41.195Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B107–01.0001+16Beat Northwestern 55–7
1051.452Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–10.85710+14Beat Baylor 20–0
1191.493Yale (YALE)IND IVY5–01.0001+6Beat Cornell 27–3
1201.509Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC4–20.66740+14Beat Ole Miss 24–14
13121.532Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83315+16Beat West Texas A&M 21–16
1481.559Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–20.71426+14Beat NC State 20–10
15-41.563Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+7Beat Delaware 21–17
1601.566San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA5–10.83315+14Beat Long Beach State 27–17
1771.580Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY4–0–10.9009+4Beat Princeton 20–18
18-91.641Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI4–20.66740+15Lost to Notre Dame 7–38
19131.732Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI6–10.85710+10Beat Miami 38–7
2031.777USCPAC5–10.83315+9Beat Oregon State 31–10
21101.786Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI5–10.83315+9Beat Southern Miss 10–7
2281.801Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC5–20.71426+11Beat Rice 27–6
23111.859Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC5–10.83315+7Beat New Mexico 41–7
2451.895Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–20.71426+7Beat Oklahoma State 7–3
25-81.943NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC6–20.75024+12Lost to Maryland 10–20
26-131.957California (CALIFORNIA)PAC5–20.71426+11Lost to UCLA 3–28
2792.015Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–10.85710+6Beat West Virginia 21–12
28-12.030Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY4–10.80021+5Beat Dartmouth 17–15
29252.034UCLAPAC4–1–20.71426+5Beat California 28–3
30122.173Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI5–20.71426+7Beat Cincinnati 27–6
3182.187Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–20.71426+7Beat Kentucky 24–20
32-132.206Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY3–1–10.70039+4Lost to Pennsylvania 18–20
33-152.224Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–10.83315+5Lost to Georgia Tech 7–27
34102.263Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–20.71426+7Beat Navy 13–11
35-142.296Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC5–20.71426+6Lost to BYU 13–37
3672.371East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON5–20.71426+5Beat Dayton 34–6
3702.377Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI5–20.71426+5Beat North Texas 41–0
3802.409Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–30.57147+8Beat Indiana 35–25
39112.438Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI4–1–10.75024+1Beat Air Force 20–3
40122.522Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC4–30.57147+4Beat Colorado State 43–9
41-152.540North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–30.57147+4Lost to South Carolina 23–31
42-142.542Tampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI5–30.62543+5Lost to Tulsa 21–31
43-292.555Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI4–10.80021+9Lost to UNLV 8–33
44132.556Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON5–20.71426+5Beat William & Mary 31–20
45212.607Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI4–40.50061+7Beat Tulane 27–7
46-112.619SMUIND SWC5–20.71426+4Lost to Texas Tech 17–20
47152.672Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–3–10.50061+8Beat Clemson 29–28
48132.713Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B84–30.57147+5Beat Colorado 30–24
49292.729BYUIND WAC3–3–10.50061+4Beat Arizona 37–13
5032.754Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC4–30.57147+6Beat Marshall 28–3
51-62.759Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B83–30.50061+2Lost to Nebraska 3–7
5262.779Ohio (OHIO)MAC4–30.57147+5Beat Western Michigan 26–3
53-132.782Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–30.57147+6Lost to Miami (OH) 22–38
54132.795Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–30.57147+3Beat Kansas 22–6
55142.849Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–30.50061+4Beat Villanova 55–7
56-82.850Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC3–30.50061+3Lost to Texas A&M 0–20
57-82.939Duke (DUKE)ACC4–30.57147+2Lost to Florida 13–30
58-252.983Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–2–10.643420Lost to Iowa 12–14
59133.015Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–3–10.50061+3Beat Purdue 31–7
60-133.039Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–30.57147+2Lost to Iowa State 6–22
61-203.061Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–40.42973+5Lost to Tennessee 28–29
62123.074Iowa (IOWA)B103–40.42973+3Beat Illinois 14–12
63-173.076San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA4–3–10.563600Lost to Pacific 27–29
64-133.085West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC4–30.57147-1Lost to Utah State 16–21
6563.212Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC5–30.62543-2Beat Akron 51–14
66-113.219Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY2–2–10.50061+1Lost to Yale 3–27
67133.303Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC4–30.571470Beat Tampa 31–21
68-83.323Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B83–40.42973+1Lost to Oklahoma 0–63
69-53.407LSUSEC2–3–10.417850BYE
70-143.415Colorado (COLORADO)IND B83–40.42973+4Lost to Missouri 24–30
71-83.483Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI3–40.42973+1Lost to Lamar 7–10
7253.614Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON4–30.57147+2Beat Wofford 21–10
73-143.690New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–30.62543-8Lost to Drake 28–29
7453.696Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–3–20.42973+1Beat Washington State 20–18
75-103.764Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC3–40.42973-2Lost to Georgia 20–24
7693.880Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–40.50061-4Beat San José State 29–27
77-43.919Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI3–30.50061-6Lost to Houston 6–27
78143.927Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC3–40.42973-3Beat Oregon 66–0
79103.975Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI3–20.600460Beat Southern Illinois 41–16
8064.370William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON3–50.37586-7Lost to Virginia Military Institute 20–31
81-54.397West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–50.28696-5Lost to Penn State 12–21
82-144.441Purdue (PURDUE)B102–4–10.35790-4Lost to Michigan State 7–31
8314.463Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–50.28696-4Lost to Vanderbilt 14–24
84-34.474New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–4–10.35790-5Lost to Arizona State 7–41
85-24.481Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B103–40.42973-4Lost to Michigan 0–49
86-164.525Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–40.42973-6Lost to Boston College 7–55
8764.529Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–40.42973-9Beat Wake Forest 14–0
88-134.634Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON3–30.50061-1Lost to Virginia Tech 7–41
8954.636Army (ARMY)IND FBSI2–50.28696-6Beat Holy Cross 13–10
90224.872Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–50.28696-9Beat Richmond 41–7
9164.907Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–50.28696-8BYE
92-104.970Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI3–40.42973-10Lost to Louisiana 20–21
9354.980Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–50.28696-6Lost to Pittsburgh 11–13
94235.152South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–50.28696-10Beat North Carolina 31–23
95-75.160Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–4–10.35790-10Lost to Arkansas 9–43
9605.260Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC2–50.28696-10Lost to Mississippi State 7–56
97145.280Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–50.28696-9Beat Utah 31–13
98-85.294Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–50.37586-8Lost to Ohio 3–26
99-125.307Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI2–40.33393-8Lost to Army 10–13
100105.357UTEPIND WAC2–50.28696-13Beat Texas Arlington 28–14
10105.375Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA2–50.28696-12Lost to San Diego State 17–27
102-115.407App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON4–40.500610Lost to Citadel 17–28
10315.468Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC1–60.143117-9Lost to USC 10–31
10415.505Colgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI2–40.33393-1Beat Lafayette 24–18
10585.545Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA3–50.37586+5Beat CAL State Fullerton 48–21
106-45.649Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–50.28696-13Lost to Rutgers 3–20
107-85.685North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC1–5–10.214111-8Lost to Memphis 0–41
108125.944Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON2–50.28696-7Beat App State 28–17
109-145.985Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–60.143117-9Lost to Stanford 18–20
110-26.010TCUIND SWC1–60.143117-11Lost to Alabama 3–41
111-116.025Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–50.28696-13Lost to Washington 0–66
112-56.158Rice (RICE)IND SWC0–5–10.083124-10Lost to Texas 6–27
113126.195Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC2–5–10.31395-8Beat New Mexico State 29–28
114-116.289Indiana (INDIANA)B101–60.143117-13Lost to Wisconsin 25–35
115-16.393Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI0–70.000125-13Lost to Auburn 6–38
116-76.487Brown (BROWN)IND IVY1–40.200113-8BYE
11756.606Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–40.200113-2Beat Bucknell 38–33
118-126.653Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI3–50.37586-4Lost to Illinois State 14–24
11926.799Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–60.143117-12Lost to Ohio State 7–55
120-47.030Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY1–40.200113-5Lost to Harvard 15–17
121-67.040Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI1–60.143117-10Lost to Arkansas State 16–41
12267.121Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI1–50.167116-2Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 21–20
123-47.393Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–60.143117-13Lost to Bowling Green 3–28
124-67.538Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC0–70.000125-17Lost to Virginia 0–14
125-17.631Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI2–60.250110-12Lost to East Carolina 6–34
12608.526Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–60.000125-19Lost to Wyoming 13–31
12708.888Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC0–70.000125-24BYE
128-58.920Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI1–5–10.214111-18Lost to Montana State 21–36
129011.462Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI0–70.000125-23Lost to UTEP 14–28

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