1985 Final College Football Team RankingsJanuary 7, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1985 Season Tags: • No Comments1985 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 Status110.714Michigan (MICHIGAN)B1010–1–10.8756+63Beat Nebraska 27–232-10.716Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–1–10.8647+62BYE300.768Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B811–10.9173+67Beat Penn State 25–10411.106Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–10.9173+58Lost to Oklahoma 10–25521.128Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC9–2–10.79213+51BYE6-21.141Iowa (IOWA)B1010–20.8338+47Lost to UCLA 28–45741.142Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC9–1–20.8338+46Beat Miami 35–7811.145Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC12–10.9232+55Beat Texas 24–169-11.213Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA11–0–10.9581+42BYE10-41.241Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–20.8338+53Lost to Tennessee 7–351131.295Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC10–20.8338+47Beat Auburn 36–161251.309UCLAPAC9–2–10.79213+46Beat Iowa 45–281301.366Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC11–10.9173+45BYE1411.409Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC10–20.8338+42BYE15-51.448Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–30.75019+37Lost to Michigan 23–271601.489Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC9–30.75019+42BYE17-51.499Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–40.66728+41Lost to Texas A&M 16–361801.517Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B109–30.75019+44BYE1901.560Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–3–20.66728+31BYE2001.604Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC9–30.75019+39BYE2101.653Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI9–30.75019+35BYE2201.694BYUIND WAC11–30.78617+43BYE2301.745LSUSEC9–2–10.79213+31BYE2411.760Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC9–2–10.79213+27Beat Michigan State 17–1425-11.834Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77318+28BYE2601.956Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–40.66728+29BYE2712.120Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–3–10.70825+22BYE2812.121Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–40.66728+23BYE29-22.156Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–40.66728+29Lost to Air Force 16–243012.277West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–3–10.68227+20BYE31-12.324Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–50.58335+20Lost to Georgia Tech 14–173202.423Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–50.58335+15BYE3302.432Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70026+16BYE3402.524Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45553+17BYE3502.563Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B107–50.58335+11BYE3642.564Army (ARMY)IND FBSI9–30.75019+4Beat Illinois 31–2937-12.597SMUIND SWC6–50.54540+12BYE3802.661Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC7–50.58335+13BYE3902.712Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–40.66728+8BYE4012.858Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–50.58335+6BYE41-42.871Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–5–10.54245+8Lost to Army 29–314202.993USCPAC6–60.50046+4BYE4303.036Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–60.50046+3BYE4403.075Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–50.545400BYE4503.241Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45553+1BYE4603.319Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63634-8BYE4703.375Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45553+2BYE4803.445Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–60.45553-1BYE4903.458Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54540+4BYE5013.530Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54540-6BYE51-13.548Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50046-5BYE5203.568North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45553-5BYE5313.607San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–6–10.45852-5BYE54-13.658Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45553-4BYE5503.704Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–60.50046-13BYE5603.871Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41763-3BYE5703.897Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45553-11BYE5803.937Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45553-8BYE5904.069Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–60.50046-7BYE6004.099Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36468-14BYE6104.157UNLVIND PCAA5–5–10.50046-4BYE6204.189Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–6–10.40966-9BYE6304.231South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45553-16BYE6414.300CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA6–50.54540+4BYE65-14.328Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.455530BYE6604.328Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–6–20.41763-15BYE6704.448Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–70.36468-14BYE6804.466Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–6–10.40966-13BYE6904.506Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–70.36468-16BYE7004.527Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36468-19BYE7104.570Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36468-11BYE7204.604Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–80.33383-15BYE7314.688Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–70.41763-23BYE74-14.703Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC4–70.36468-15BYE7504.759Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36468-19BYE7604.861Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36468-21BYE7704.877California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36468-22BYE7804.980Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–70.36468-21BYE7905.009Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36468-16BYE8005.014Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36468-27BYE8105.201Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36468-23BYE8205.230Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–80.27385-19BYE8315.437Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–7–20.27385-19BYE84-15.446Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–70.36468-17BYE8505.581Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–7–10.31884-22BYE8605.623Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27385-25BYE8705.748Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–80.27385-26BYE8805.865Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27385-30BYE8906.063New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.27385-32BYE9006.130NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27385-23BYE9106.227Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27385-24BYE9206.241Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27385-20BYE9306.328Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–70.36468-19BYE9406.450East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18297-35BYE9516.539Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–8–10.22795-33BYE96-16.573TCUIND SWC3–80.27385-36BYE9706.989San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–8–10.22795-36BYE9807.410Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–90.18297-34BYE9907.589Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091100-50BYE10007.784Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–90.18297-39BYE10108.142Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–100.091100-48BYE10208.460UTEPIND WAC1–100.091100-52BYE10308.789New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-48BYE10408.915Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–100.091100-32BYE
