1974 Week 15 College Football Team RankingsDecember 3, 1974By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1974 Season Tags: • No Comments1974 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.102550100150entries per pageSearch:RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status100.664Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–01.0001+63Beat Oklahoma State 44–13200.807Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC11–01.0001+60Beat Auburn 17–13301.025Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC9–0–10.9503+42BYE401.132Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–10.9094+45BYE501.196Auburn (AUBURN)SEC9–20.8188+44Lost to Alabama 13–17601.214Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B1010–10.9094+42BYE701.249USCPAC9–1–10.8647+38Beat Notre Dame 55–24881.377San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND PCAA8–2–10.77316+39Beat Utah State 34–6921.408Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72717+34BYE10-11.422NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC9–20.8188+39BYE11-11.439Yale (YALE)IND IVY8–10.8896+24BYE1221.444Florida (FLORIDA)SEC8–30.72717+37Beat Miami 31–71301.488Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC8–30.72717+36BYE1451.521Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–30.72717+31Beat Texas A&M 32–315-31.594Harvard (HARVARD)IND IVY7–20.77815+23BYE16-81.596Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI9–20.8188+33Lost to USC 24–551731.613Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–20.8188+30Beat Pittsburgh 31–1018-11.724Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72717+29Beat Rice 24–31951.814Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC6–3–20.63636+28Tied Vanderbilt 21–2120-51.825Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC8–30.72717+26Lost to Texas 3–322101.831Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–30.72717+24BYE2261.860Arizona (ARIZONA)IND WAC9–20.8188+25Beat Arizona State 10–02321.979Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI8–20.80013+15BYE2471.983Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI8–30.72717+18Beat Holy Cross 38–62521.988Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC7–3–10.68231+24Tied Tennessee 21–212602.007Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–3–10.68231+24BYE27-92.032Houston (HOUSTON)IND FBSI8–30.72717+21Lost to Tulsa 14–3028-52.044Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI7–40.63636+24Lost to Penn State 10–312902.116Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–4–10.59149+16BYE30-82.120Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72717+22Lost to San Diego State 6–3431112.122Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC8–30.72717+21Beat Houston 30–143212.167Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC7–40.63636+23BYE3342.208San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA8–3–10.70829+14BYE34-22.226Lamar (LAMAR)IND FBSI8–20.80013+24BYE35-12.232California (CALIFORNIA)PAC7–3–10.68231+19BYE3622.260Pennsylvania (PENNSYLVANIA)IND IVY6–2–10.72228+10BYE37-12.266Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B107–40.63636+19BYE3822.311North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC7–40.63636+17BYE39-42.318BYUIND WAC7–3–10.68231+14BYE40-12.334Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B87–40.63636+22BYE4102.405Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC6–4–10.59149+16BYE42-122.483Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC6–50.54555+14Lost to Georgia Tech 14–344322.542Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI7–40.63636+12Beat UL Monroe 20–74422.603Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC6–4–10.59149+13BYE4562.661Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI7–40.63636+8BYE46142.662Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54555+13Beat Georgia 34–144722.677Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC6–50.54555+13BYE48-12.712UCLAPAC6–3–20.63636+7BYE4912.722East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND SOCON7–40.63636+8BYE50-72.746Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–50.54555+13Lost to Florida 7–3151-72.764Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B86–50.54555+10Lost to Oklahoma 13–445242.810Stanford (STANFORD)PAC5–4–20.54555+11BYE5312.815SMUIND SWC6–4–10.59149+9BYE5412.845Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)IND SOCON7–40.63636+8BYE5522.899Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–50.54555+12BYE5652.954Ohio (OHIO)MAC6–50.54555+6BYE5752.972Duke (DUKE)ACC6–50.54555+6BYE5812.972Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC7–40.636360BYE59-12.997Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59149+6BYE60-83.018Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)IND WAC6–50.54555+2Lost to Arizona 0–106123.028LSUSEC5–5–10.50071+6Beat Utah 35–1062-143.115Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+2Lost to Hawai'i 16–2863-103.237West Texas A&M (WEST TEXAS A&M)IND MVC6–50.54555-1Lost to Louisville 8–106403.274Brown (BROWN)IND IVY5–40.55654+1BYE6523.295Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)IND FBSI7–30.70030-1Beat Louisiana 28–666-13.329Princeton (PRINCETON)IND IVY4–4–10.50071+2BYE67-13.342TATampa (TAMPA)IND FBSI6–50.54555-5BYE6863.399Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND FBSI6–40.60048+28Beat Rutgers 28–166913.534Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA6–50.54555-4BYE70-23.567Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–60.45575-1BYE71-23.621Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–60.45575+3BYE7213.635Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–50.54555-6BYE73-13.662Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC6–50.54555+6BYE74-34.074Holy Cross (HOLY CROSS)IND FBSI5–5–10.50071-10Lost to Boston College 6–387504.125Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE7614.167Purdue (PURDUE)B104–6–10.40981-8BYE7714.216Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B84–70.36486-9BYE7854.321Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–70.36486-14BYE7924.372Richmond (RICHMOND)IND SOCON5–50.500710BYE80-14.380West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-14BYE81-54.453Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI5–60.45575-14Lost to Ole Miss 10–2682-24.457Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-17BYE8334.473South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-14BYE84124.495Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36486-13Beat Army 19–085-34.533Kansas (KANSAS)IND B84–70.36486-13BYE86154.539Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND MVC4–70.36486-14Beat West Texas A&M 10–887-34.555William & Mary (WILLIAM & MARY)IND SOCON4–70.36486-17BYE8804.574Iowa (IOWA)B103–80.273103-10BYE89-24.584New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND MVC5–60.45575-18BYE90-54.602New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC4–6–10.40981-15BYE91-24.607App State (APPALACHIAN STATE)IND SOCON6–50.54555+3BYE92-24.753Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI4–70.36486-21BYE93104.773Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–80.273103-12Beat Tulane 26–1094-14.901Cornell (CORNELL)IND IVY3–5–10.38985-12BYE95-34.910UTEPIND WAC4–70.36486-20BYE96-54.968Rice (RICE)IND SWC2–8–10.227112-19Lost to Baylor 3–2497-35.036Dartmouth (DARTMOUTH)IND IVY3–60.333101-5BYE9815.092Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–70.41780-2BYE99-25.159Furman (FURMAN)IND SOCON5–60.45575-21BYE10005.229Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B104–70.36486-23BYE10135.281North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)IND MVC2–7–20.273103-17BYE102-45.309COColgate (COLGATE)IND FBSI4–60.40084-12BYE103-15.359Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.273103-21BYE104-95.524Army (ARMY)IND FBSI3–80.273103-25Lost to Navy 0–1910515.573Citadel (CITADEL)IND SOCON4–70.36486-22BYE106-15.575Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-26BYE10705.794Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.273103-24BYE10805.896Villanova (VILLANOVA)IND FBSI3–80.273103-18BYE10906.112Tennessee Chattanooga (TENNESSEE-CHATTANOOGA)IND FBSI4–70.36486-23BYE11006.245Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–100.091123-33BYE11106.313Drake (DRAKE)IND MVC3–7–10.318102-23BYE11216.361Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–80.273103-17BYE113-16.439Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–90.182114-33BYE11406.516Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–90.182114-37BYE11516.665Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI4–70.36486-7BYE11616.723Indiana (INDIANA)B101–100.091123-37BYE117-26.738Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-42BYE11806.905Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC1–100.091123-36BYE11927.321Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–90.182114-42BYE12007.322TCUIND SWC1–100.091123-40BYE12117.513Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–90.182114-30Lost to Arkansas State 6–28122-37.558Utah (UTAH)IND WAC1–100.091123-45Lost to LSU 10–3512307.640Dayton (DAYTON)IND FBSI3–80.273103-25BYE12407.866Wichita State (WICHITA STATE)IND MVC1–9–10.136121-45BYE12507.966Columbia (COLUMBIA)IND IVY1–80.111122-24BYE12607.968Southern Illinois (SOUTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI2–90.182114-24BYE12708.206Marshall (MARSHALL)IND FBSI1–100.091123-43BYE12808.604Idaho (IDAHO)IND FBSI2–8–10.227112-41BYE12909.264Texas Arlington (TEXAS-ARLINGTON)IND FBSI1–100.091123-44BYE
