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1985 Week 10 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
100.564Florida (FLORIDA)SEC6–0–10.9295+25Beat Virginia Tech 35–18
210.767Auburn (AUBURN)SEC6–10.8578+26Beat Mississippi State 21–9
330.876Michigan (MICHIGAN)B106–10.8578+22Beat Indiana 42–15
450.995Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI7–01.0001+24Beat West Virginia 27–0
5-31.001Iowa (IOWA)B107–01.0001+20Beat Northwestern 49–10
651.003Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC5–1–10.78621+20Beat Kentucky 26–6
701.100Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–1–20.66732+14Tied Georgia Tech 6–6
8-41.103Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC8–01.0001+23Beat Kent State 26–14
911.134Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC8–01.0001+21Beat Utah 37–15
10-51.148Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B106–10.8578+20Beat Minnesota 23–19
1161.151Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B86–10.8578+17Beat Colorado 17–7
1211.289Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI6–10.8578+19Beat North Carolina 20–10
1331.310Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–10.8757+19Beat TCU 45–0
14-61.316Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI6–10.8578+18Beat Louisville 45–7
15-11.327Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B84–10.80019+12Beat Iowa State 59–14
16-11.446Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA6–0–10.9295+12Beat Utah State 38–19
1711.450UCLAPAC6–1–10.81318+18Beat California 34–7
1871.470Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B85–10.83316+15Beat Kansas 17–10
1921.500Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC5–20.71424+18Beat Memphis 28–9
20-11.506LSUSEC4–10.80019+13BYE
2111.601Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC6–10.8578+12Beat Houston 57–27
2261.834Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–10.83316+11Beat Eastern Michigan 17–10
23-31.882Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–20.71424+12Lost to Nebraska 7–17
2451.988Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC5–20.71424+12Beat Duke 40–10
2552.036Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC5–20.71424+12Beat Washington State 21–16
26-32.053Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–20.71424+8Lost to Ohio State 19–23
27-152.113BYUIND WAC6–20.75022+11Lost to UTEP 16–23
2892.221SMUIND SWC4–20.66732+6Beat Texas 44–14
29-22.252Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–30.57140+12Lost to Georgia 6–26
30112.262Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC5–20.71424+7Beat Rice 43–28
3132.272Army (ARMY)IND FBSI6–10.8578+2Beat Colgate 45–43
32172.298Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI3–30.50050+7Beat USC 37–3
33-72.412Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–20.66732+8Lost to SMU 14–44
3422.440Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–2–10.64335+5Tied Tennessee 6–6
35-42.454Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–20.75022+7Lost to Air Force 15–37
36-122.555Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–20.71424+6Lost to Stanford 17–28
3732.604Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–20.71424+3BYE
38-52.636Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–30.62538+6Lost to Auburn 9–21
39-72.727West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–2–10.64335+7Lost to Penn State 0–27
4072.728Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC4–2–10.64335+6Beat Northern Illinois 32–15
4122.749Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57140+6BYE
42132.900Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–30.57140+4Beat Wisconsin 38–25
43-82.945USCPAC3–30.50050+3Lost to Notre Dame 3–37
44-63.003Indiana (INDIANA)B104–30.57140+3Lost to Michigan 15–42
4563.052Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC4–30.57140+4Beat NC State 39–10
46-13.076North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–30.57140+3Lost to Florida State 10–20
47-53.099Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–30.62538-1Lost to Oklahoma State 10–17
48-93.256Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–3–10.56348-2Lost to Navy 7–21
49113.311Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI3–30.500500Beat Temple 29–14
5043.328South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–30.57140-1BYE
51203.484Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B103–40.42959+2Beat Purdue 28–24
52-83.493Purdue (PURDUE)B103–40.429590Lost to Michigan State 24–28
53103.503Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC4–30.57140-3Beat Wake Forest 20–18
54143.608Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–3–10.50050-1Beat Vanderbilt 35–7
55-93.608San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–40.429590Lost to Oregon 37–49
56-63.736Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–40.50050-3Lost to Syracuse 14–29
57-93.770Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–40.42959-1Lost to Illinois 25–38
58-63.792Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–40.42959+1Lost to Texas A&M 28–43
5933.837Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–40.55649-3Beat Boston College 24–17
60-73.863UNLVIND PCAA4–40.50050-5Lost to Louisiana 13–20
61143.931Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–40.42959+2Beat Pittsburgh 21–7
6244.128Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–40.42959-4BYE
63-74.216Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–40.50050-8Lost to San José State 26–34
6414.250Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–40.42959+3Lost to Bowling Green 14–26
65124.258Oregon (OREGON)PAC3–40.42959-4Beat San Diego State 49–37
66-84.326Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–60.33381-3Lost to Cincinnati 17–24
67-64.332Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–4–20.37573-4Lost to Alabama 9–28
68-94.454Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–40.42959-5Lost to Iowa 10–49
69-124.463Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–40.42959+6Lost to Oklahoma 14–59
70104.570Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC3–50.37573-4Beat West Texas A&M 44–17
71-74.612Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–60.25089-6Lost to Arizona State 16–21
7204.675Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–50.37573-2Lost to Florida 18–35
73-64.704TCUIND SWC3–40.42959-7Lost to Baylor 0–45
7404.715Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC3–50.37573-6Beat Wyoming 30–19
75104.796Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–50.44458-1Beat UNLV 20–13
76-64.933Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–40.42959-3Lost to Central Michigan 10–17
7774.957Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA4–40.50050-8Beat New Mexico State 38–17
78-55.042California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–50.37573-11Lost to UCLA 7–34
79-15.198Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–40.42959-2BYE
80105.240Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–50.28684-7Beat Arizona 28–17
8155.331Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–4–10.35780-11Beat New Mexico 27–17
82-65.356Duke (DUKE)ACC2–50.28684-10Lost to Maryland 10–40
83-45.515Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–50.37573-16Lost to Virginia 18–20
84-155.527Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–50.37573-11Lost to Western Michigan 0–34
85-25.550East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–50.28684-12BYE
8626.057Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–60.25089-12Lost to Fresno State 19–38
87116.090Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC1–5–10.21492-8Beat Ball State 34–0
88-66.130Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–50.28684-12Lost to Miami (OH) 15–32
89-86.175Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–5–10.31383-13Lost to Ole Miss 7–35
9016.325Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–60.14394-13Lost to Arkansas 27–57
9126.385Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–5–10.21492-14Beat Richmond 20–17
9226.605Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC2–50.28684-18Beat Ohio 24–10
93-66.807Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–60.14394-14Lost to Colorado State 19–30
9486.836UTEPIND WAC1–60.14394-13Beat BYU 23–16
9546.870San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–60.25089-17Beat Pacific 34–26
96-77.028New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–60.14394-15Lost to Hawai'i 17–27
97-17.540CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–40.33381-6BYE
98-37.656New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–60.14394-20Lost to Long Beach State 17–38
99-27.852NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–70.125100-15Lost to Clemson 10–39
10007.933Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–70.125100-21Lost to Miami 7–45
101-98.311Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–70.000102-23Lost to Kansas State 17–20
102-18.748Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–70.000102-23BYE
10319.113Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–60.14394-8Beat Missouri 20–17
104-19.989Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–70.000102-22Lost to Toledo 10–24

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