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1985 Week 12 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
100.679Florida (FLORIDA)SEC7–1–10.83312+38Lost to Georgia 3–24
200.928Michigan (MICHIGAN)B107–1–10.83312+31Beat Purdue 47–0
361.038Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC10–01.0001+38Beat Army 45–7
421.085Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC7–1–10.83312+30Beat Florida 24–3
5-11.101Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI9–01.0001+37Beat Cincinnati 31–10
651.104Iowa (IOWA)B108–10.8895+28Beat Illinois 59–0
7-41.126Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B108–10.8895+34Beat Northwestern 35–17
801.154Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI8–10.8895+33Beat Maryland 29–22
9-21.155Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC9–01.0001+32BYE
1001.215Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B88–10.8895+26Beat Iowa State 49–0
11-61.281Auburn (AUBURN)SEC7–20.77819+31Beat East Carolina 35–10
1211.289Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B87–10.87510+27Beat Kansas State 35–3
1361.317UCLAPAC7–1–10.83312+29Beat Arizona 24–19
14-21.338Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B86–10.85711+21Beat Missouri 51–6
1501.347Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC6–2–10.72227+27Tied LSU 14–14
1641.411Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC8–10.8895+26Beat Baylor 20–14
1711.439LSUSEC5–1–10.78618+19Tied Alabama 14–14
18-11.473Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA8–0–10.9444+20Beat Pacific 43–37
19-31.482Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC5–1–20.75024+19Beat Memphis 17–7
2011.497Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI7–20.77819+27Beat South Carolina 56–14
21-71.571Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC7–20.77819+24Lost to Arkansas 14–20
2221.711Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC7–20.77819+24Beat Washington 36–7
2341.928Colorado (COLORADO)IND B86–30.66730+20Beat Kansas 14–3
24-21.954Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC6–30.66730+20Lost to Miami 22–29
25-21.984Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI5–30.62535+16Beat Ole Miss 37–14
2661.988Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC6–2–10.72227+19Beat Kent State 52–24
27-22.049Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC6–20.75024+15BYE
28-22.059BYUIND WAC8–20.80016+16Beat Utah State 44–0
2922.141Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC6–20.75024+17Beat Houston 34–24
3032.260Utah (UTAH)IND WAC8–20.80016+14Beat New Mexico 58–49
3132.337Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC6–2–10.72227+9Beat Tennessee Chattanooga 35–7
3272.384Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B106–30.66730+9Beat Wisconsin 27–18
3332.509SMUIND SWC5–30.62535+8Beat Rice 40–15
3492.521Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B105–40.55641+14Beat Indiana 35–16
3502.554Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC6–30.66730+9Lost to UCLA 19–24
36-82.568Army (ARMY)IND FBSI7–20.77819+3Lost to Air Force 7–45
3772.590Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI5–30.62535+8Beat Navy 24–20
38-12.727Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC5–40.55641+9Lost to Arizona State 7–36
39-92.790Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC5–40.55641+9Lost to Vanderbilt 24–31
40-112.856Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC5–30.62535+7Lost to Toledo 7–10
41-12.856Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC5–40.55641+8Lost to North Carolina 20–21
4292.973North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC5–40.55641+7Beat Clemson 21–20
4332.977Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–40.55641+5BYE
4432.978West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI5–3–10.61139+6Beat Rutgers 27–0
45-73.082Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI6–30.66730-2Lost to Colorado State 17–35
46-53.113Illinois (ILLINOIS)B104–4–10.50049+6Lost to Iowa 0–59
4713.279Purdue (PURDUE)B104–50.44458+3Lost to Michigan 0–47
48-63.370USCPAC4–40.50049-1Lost to California 6–14
4973.414Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI5–4–10.55048-1Beat Temple 21–17
50-53.431Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC5–40.55641-5Lost to NC State 22–23
51-13.588Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–50.50049-5Lost to Colorado 3–14
52-33.719Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B104–50.44458-1Lost to Minnesota 18–27
5383.755Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC5–50.50049-3Beat Drake 45–15
5443.763Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI5–50.50049+1Beat Louisville 41–17
5593.827Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC4–50.44458-3Beat TCU 63–7
56-33.828Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI5–50.50049-3Lost to Penn State 10–31
5703.843Oregon (OREGON)PAC4–40.50049-4BYE
58103.916Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC4–4–10.50049-8Beat UTEP 23–7
5943.945Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA6–40.60040-3Beat San José State 37–22
60-84.159Indiana (INDIANA)B104–50.44458-5Lost to Michigan State 16–35
61174.278Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC4–60.40064-5Beat Southern Miss 35–17
62-74.290San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–60.33374-3Lost to Wyoming 20–41
63-34.344Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC3–5–10.38971-4Lost to Notre Dame 14–37
64-104.395UNLVIND PCAA5–50.50049-5Lost to Nevada 7–48
65-64.398Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–60.33374-2Lost to SMU 15–40
66-44.427South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–50.44458-11Lost to Florida State 14–56
6794.555California (CALIFORNIA)PAC4–60.40064-12Beat USC 14–6
68-34.617Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–70.30085-6BYE
6914.655Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–60.40064-15Lost to Fresno State 37–43
70-34.783Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–60.40064-8Lost to Pittsburgh 17–21
71-24.823Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI3–60.33374-5Lost to Syracuse 20–24
7204.884Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–70.22289-10BYE
73-74.892Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC4–50.44458-6Lost to Northern Illinois 0–3
7484.964Stanford (STANFORD)PAC3–60.33374-10Beat Oregon State 39–24
75105.020Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC4–60.40064-21Beat Duke 27–7
76125.075Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC3–60.33374-11Beat Eastern Michigan 3–0
7795.147Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC4–60.40064-16Beat Indiana State 29–27
78-35.203Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–6–20.30085-12Lost to Tennessee 7–17
79-55.288Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–60.33374-14Lost to Ohio State 17–35
80-75.295Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–60.33374-6Lost to Miami (OH) 24–52
81105.380Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC3–5–10.38971-13Beat Kentucky 31–24
82-15.532Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–60.33374-4Lost to Nebraska 0–49
83-65.554Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC2–70.22289-14Lost to Texas 24–34
84-135.654Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI4–60.40064-13Lost to Tulane 17–27
85105.673Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC3–60.33374-21Beat Central Michigan 10–7
8685.789Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–70.22289-15Beat San Diego State 41–20
8755.815NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC3–70.30085-11Beat Virginia 23–22
88-85.932Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC2–6–10.27888-15Lost to Ohio 15–21
8905.974New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC2–70.22289-18Lost to Utah 49–58
90-115.993Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–60.33374-11Lost to Stanford 24–39
91-46.071East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–70.22289-20Lost to Auburn 10–35
92-86.190Duke (DUKE)ACC2–70.22289-22Lost to Wake Forest 7–27
93-106.228TCUIND SWC3–60.33374-22Lost to Texas Tech 7–63
94-46.423Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–80.20096-20Lost to BYU 0–44
9536.494CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA3–50.37573-7Beat New Mexico State 21–17
96-37.082Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI1–7–10.16799-23Lost to West Virginia 0–27
9707.319San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA2–80.20096-31Lost to Long Beach State 22–37
98-27.366Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI2–80.20096-32Lost to Virginia Tech 17–41
9937.426Ohio (OHIO)MAC2–70.22289-24Beat Western Michigan 21–15
100-17.510Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–80.111100-29Lost to Oklahoma 6–51
101-17.713UTEPIND WAC1–80.111100-28Lost to Hawai'i 7–23
10227.910Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–80.111100-29Beat Louisiana 27–17
103-28.179New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–80.111100-35Lost to CAL State Fullerton 17–21
104-18.773Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–80.111100-13Lost to Oklahoma State 3–35

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