1985 Post-Season Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

December 24, 1985By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1985 Season Tags: • No Comments

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.

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Rank	Change	Rating	Team	Conf	Record	Win %	Place	NOW	Game Status
1	0	0.707	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+60	BYE
2	0	0.773	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1–1	0.864	8	+54	BYE
3	0	0.829	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	5	+57	BYE
4	0	0.994	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–1	0.909	5	+48	BYE
5	0	1.007	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+58	BYE
6	0	1.097	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+52	BYE
7	0	1.201	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+45	BYE
8	0	1.210	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	3	+47	BYE
9	0	1.217	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	11–0–1	0.958	2	+42	BYE
10	0	1.294	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	13	+38	BYE
11	1	1.335	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	13	+35	BYE
12	-1	1.337	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+41	BYE
13	0	1.370	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	11–1	0.917	3	+45	BYE
14	0	1.455	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	13	+39	BYE
15	1	1.461	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	10–2	0.833	12	+42	Beat Arizona State 18–17
16	-1	1.480	UCLA	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+37	BYE
17	2	1.510	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	9–3	0.750	20	+44	Beat Syracuse 35–18
18	-1	1.530	LSU	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+34	BYE
19	-1	1.543	BYU	IND WAC	11–2	0.846	11	+44	BYE
20	0	1.609	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	30	+31	BYE
21	0	1.662	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+34	BYE
22	0	1.751	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+29	BYE
23	1	1.793	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+30	BYE
24	1	1.805	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+29	BYE
25	1	1.887	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+26	BYE
26	1	1.902	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	16	+21	BYE
27	-4	2.014	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–4	0.667	32	+29	Lost to Arkansas 17–18
28	0	2.024	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+29	BYE
29	0	2.081	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
30	0	2.202	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	34	+22	BYE
31	0	2.235	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	34	+24	BYE
32	0	2.327	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	30	+21	BYE
33	0	2.461	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	+19	BYE
34	0	2.471	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	29	+16	BYE
35	0	2.605	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	40	+12	BYE
36	6	2.620	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	7–5	0.583	38	+13	Beat Clemson 20–13
37	-1	2.663	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	37	+13	BYE
38	-1	2.750	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	32	+9	BYE
39	1	2.786	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	-2	BYE
40	-1	2.836	USC	PAC	6–5	0.545	40	+5	BYE
41	2	2.896	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	40	+7	BYE
42	-4	2.920	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–5	0.583	38	+7	Lost to Maryland 18–35
43	-2	3.098	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–6	0.500	47	+3	Lost to Minnesota 13–20
44	0	3.108	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	40	-1	BYE
45	0	3.242	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
46	0	3.299	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-7	BYE
47	0	3.394	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
48	1	3.443	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+1	BYE
49	-1	3.493	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	40	+4	BYE
50	0	3.547	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	40	-5	BYE
51	0	3.577	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	53	-4	BYE
52	0	3.582	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	47	-4	BYE
53	1	3.617	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6–1	0.458	52	-4	BYE
54	-1	3.626	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	-2	BYE
55	0	3.680	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	47	-10	BYE
56	0	3.813	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	63	+1	BYE
57	0	3.842	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	53	-8	BYE
58	0	3.917	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-6	BYE
59	1	4.091	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	47	-7	BYE
60	-1	4.130	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
61	0	4.178	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
62	0	4.181	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	47	-4	BYE
63	1	4.256	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
64	-1	4.276	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-16	BYE
65	0	4.309	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	40	+4	BYE
66	0	4.328	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–6–2	0.417	63	-14	BYE
67	0	4.469	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
68	1	4.489	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-12	BYE
69	-1	4.492	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
70	0	4.544	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
71	0	4.593	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	83	-12	BYE
72	0	4.608	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-12	BYE
73	1	4.692	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
74	-1	4.726	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–7	0.417	63	-23	BYE
75	0	4.804	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
76	1	4.877	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	68	-19	BYE
77	-1	4.885	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-22	BYE
78	0	4.967	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
79	0	5.003	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-14	BYE
80	0	5.064	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-27	BYE
81	1	5.213	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-23	BYE
82	-1	5.230	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-17	BYE
83	0	5.458	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-17	BYE
84	0	5.525	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–7–2	0.273	85	-19	BYE
85	1	5.601	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	84	-21	BYE
86	-1	5.635	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-24	BYE
87	0	5.748	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-25	BYE
88	0	5.847	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-27	BYE
89	0	6.019	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-30	BYE
90	0	6.167	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	85	-23	BYE
91	0	6.226	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-20	BYE
92	0	6.258	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-24	BYE
93	0	6.294	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
94	0	6.319	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-31	BYE
95	0	6.592	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-35	BYE
96	0	6.620	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	95	-32	BYE
97	0	6.967	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8–1	0.227	95	-36	BYE
98	1	7.423	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	97	-34	BYE
99	-1	7.445	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-46	BYE
100	0	7.798	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	97	-38	BYE
101	0	8.142	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-47	BYE
102	0	8.449	UTEP	IND WAC	1–10	0.091	100	-52	BYE
103	0	8.831	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	100	-29	BYE
104	0	8.835	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE