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1985 Post-Season Week 1 College Football Team Rankings

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1985 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
100.702Florida (FLORIDA)SEC9–1–10.8648+60BYE
200.773Michigan (MICHIGAN)B109–1–10.8648+52BYE
300.825Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B810–10.9095+56BYE
400.996Iowa (IOWA)B1010–10.9095+47BYE
501.003Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI11–01.0001+57BYE
601.095Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI10–10.9095+51BYE
701.198Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC8–2–10.77316+45BYE
811.210Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC11–10.9173+47BYE
941.219Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA11–0–10.9582+42Beat Bowling Green 51–7
1001.282Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B89–20.81812+38BYE
1101.323Auburn (AUBURN)SEC8–30.72720+41BYE
1201.332Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC8–1–20.81812+35BYE
13-51.372Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC11–10.9173+45Lost to Fresno State 7–51
1401.432Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC9–20.81812+38BYE
1501.434UCLAPAC8–2–10.77316+37BYE
1601.524Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC9–20.81812+34BYE
1701.530LSUSEC9–1–10.8648+34BYE
1801.543BYUIND WAC11–20.84611+44BYE
1901.566Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC8–30.72720+37BYE
2001.588Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–3–10.68231+31BYE
2101.658Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–30.72720+33BYE
2201.731Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI8–30.72720+29BYE
2301.751Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC8–30.72720+31BYE
2401.770Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC8–30.72720+30BYE
2501.804Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC8–2–10.77316+29BYE
2601.867Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B88–30.72720+26BYE
2701.874Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC8–2–10.77316+21BYE
2802.000Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC8–30.72720+28BYE
2902.027Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC8–30.72720+23BYE
3002.191Colorado (COLORADO)IND B87–40.63634+22BYE
3102.200Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B107–40.63634+23BYE
3202.320West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI7–3–10.68231+21BYE
3302.452Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–60.45553+19BYE
3402.485Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC7–30.70030+16BYE
3502.570SMUIND SWC6–50.54539+12BYE
3602.667Illinois (ILLINOIS)B106–4–10.59138+13BYE
3702.724Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–40.66733+10BYE
3802.734Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI7–40.63634+10BYE
3902.761USCPAC6–50.54539+6BYE
4002.772Army (ARMY)IND FBSI8–30.72720-2BYE
4102.780Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC6–50.54539+8BYE
4202.789Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–50.54539+7BYE
4302.817Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC6–50.54539+8BYE
4403.055Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC6–50.545390BYE
4503.252Purdue (PURDUE)B105–60.45553+3BYE
4603.295Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI7–40.63634-7BYE
4703.363Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–60.45553+3BYE
4803.424Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI6–50.54539+5BYE
4903.453Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B105–60.45553+1BYE
5003.520Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC6–50.54539-5BYE
5103.531North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–60.45553-4BYE
5203.575Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–5–10.50048-3BYE
5303.603Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–60.45553-2BYE
5403.626San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC5–6–10.45852-4BYE
5503.685Kansas (KANSAS)IND B86–60.50048-10BYE
5603.817Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC5–70.41763+1BYE
5703.823Oregon (OREGON)PAC5–60.45553-8BYE
5803.913Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–60.45553-6BYE
5904.047Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC4–70.36468-13BYE
6004.105Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–60.50048-7BYE
6104.178Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC4–6–10.40966-7BYE
6204.200UNLVIND PCAA5–5–10.50048-4BYE
6304.241South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI5–60.45553-15BYE
6404.251Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B85–60.45553+3BYE
6504.300CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA6–50.54539+4BYE
6604.346Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–6–20.41763-14BYE
6704.380Stanford (STANFORD)PAC4–70.36468-13BYE
6804.459Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC4–70.36468-13BYE
6904.489Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–6–10.40966-12BYE
7004.517Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–70.36468-18BYE
7104.577Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI4–80.33383-11BYE
7204.581Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI4–70.36468-11BYE
7304.678Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA5–70.41763-22BYE
7404.697Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC4–70.36468-14BYE
7504.759Duke (DUKE)ACC4–70.36468-18BYE
7604.802California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–70.36468-21BYE
7704.883Indiana (INDIANA)B104–70.36468-19BYE
7804.967Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC4–70.36468-21BYE
7904.992Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–70.36468-13BYE
8005.014Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–70.36468-26BYE
8115.205Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–80.27385-17BYE
82-15.218Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–70.36468-23BYE
8305.463Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–70.36468-17BYE
8405.501Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–7–20.27385-19BYE
8505.573Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA3–80.27385-23BYE
8605.601Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–7–10.31884-21BYE
8705.742Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC3–80.27385-25BYE
8805.853Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–80.27385-27BYE
8906.019New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC3–80.27385-30BYE
9006.118NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–80.27385-22BYE
9106.208Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–80.27385-20BYE
9206.239Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–80.27385-23BYE
9306.294Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–70.36468-18BYE
9406.305East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–90.18297-31BYE
9506.567TCUIND SWC3–80.27385-35BYE
9606.598Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–8–10.22795-31BYE
9706.959San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–8–10.22795-36BYE
9817.430Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–100.091100-46BYE
99-17.430Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–90.18297-34BYE
10007.771Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–90.18297-37BYE
10108.142Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–100.091100-47BYE
10208.449UTEPIND WAC1–100.091100-52BYE
10308.824Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–100.091100-29BYE
10408.842New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–100.091100-48BYE

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