1985 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

December 3, 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	0.702	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	9–1–1	0.864	8	+59	Beat Florida State 38–14
2	0	0.770	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	9–1–1	0.864	8	+52	BYE
3	0	0.881	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	9–1	0.900	7	+50	Beat Oklahoma State 13–0
4	0	0.995	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+57	BYE
5	0	0.999	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	10–1	0.909	5	+47	BYE
6	1	1.097	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+50	Beat Notre Dame 58–7
7	5	1.191	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+45	Beat Auburn 25–23
8	0	1.211	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	11–0	1.000	1	+45	BYE
9	0	1.260	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	11–1	0.917	4	+45	BYE
10	0	1.299	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	12	+38	BYE
11	0	1.315	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	8–1–2	0.818	12	+35	Beat Vanderbilt 30–0
12	-6	1.327	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–3	0.727	21	+41	Lost to Alabama 23–25
13	0	1.385	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	10–0–1	0.955	3	+31	BYE
14	6	1.437	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+38	Beat Texas 42–10
15	1	1.446	UCLA	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+36	BYE
16	-2	1.500	LSU	SEC	8–1–1	0.850	10	+32	Beat Tulane 31–19
17	1	1.535	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	12	+34	BYE
18	6	1.580	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	8–3	0.727	21	+37	Beat Virginia 33–21
19	0	1.593	BYU	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	11	+40	BYE
20	-5	1.603	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	31	+31	Lost to Georgia Tech 16–20
21	1	1.671	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	8–3	0.727	21	+33	BYE
22	-5	1.748	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	21	+29	Lost to Florida 14–38
23	3	1.777	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+31	BYE
24	-1	1.804	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+30	BYE
25	2	1.814	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+29	BYE
26	3	1.884	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	17	+21	Beat Georgia 20–16
27	-6	1.900	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	8–3	0.727	21	+26	Lost to Oklahoma 0–13
28	-3	2.024	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	21	+29	Lost to Texas A&M 10–42
29	-1	2.038	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	21	+23	BYE
30	0	2.206	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	7–4	0.636	34	+23	BYE
31	0	2.220	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	7–4	0.636	34	+22	BYE
32	5	2.328	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	7–3–1	0.682	31	+21	Beat Syracuse 13–10
33	0	2.399	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	16	+5	BYE
34	2	2.485	SMU	IND SWC	6–4	0.600	38	+13	BYE
35	-1	2.488	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	7–3	0.700	30	+17	BYE
36	-4	2.521	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	+18	Lost to Miami 7–58
37	1	2.675	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	6–4–1	0.591	39	+13	BYE
38	1	2.756	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	33	+9	BYE
39	-4	2.787	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	+9	Lost to West Virginia 10–13
40	4	2.792	USC	PAC	6–5	0.545	40	+6	Beat Oregon 20–6
41	0	2.810	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	6–5	0.545	40	+8	BYE
42	-2	2.816	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	40	+7	BYE
43	-1	2.847	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	40	+8	BYE
44	-1	3.152	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	6–5	0.545	40	0	Lost to Maryland 21–33
45	0	3.257	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
46	0	3.296	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	34	-7	BYE
47	0	3.357	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	+4	BYE
48	0	3.442	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	40	+5	BYE
49	1	3.499	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	5–6	0.455	53	0	BYE
50	-1	3.534	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND MVC	6–5	0.545	40	-5	BYE
51	3	3.618	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	53	-2	BYE
52	4	3.628	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	5–6	0.455	53	-5	BYE
53	0	3.647	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	48	-3	BYE
54	1	3.681	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	5–6–1	0.458	52	-4	Tied Hawai'i 10–10
55	-3	3.699	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	6–6	0.500	48	-10	BYE
56	-5	3.833	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	53	-8	Lost to USC 6–20
57	0	3.882	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	5–7	0.417	64	+1	BYE
58	0	3.917	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-6	BYE
59	2	4.074	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
60	-1	4.110	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–6	0.500	48	-7	BYE
61	-1	4.210	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-7	BYE
62	0	4.214	UNLV	IND PCAA	5–5–1	0.500	48	-4	BYE
63	2	4.271	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	5–6	0.455	53	+3	BYE
64	0	4.300	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	53	-16	BYE
65	-2	4.315	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	4–5–2	0.455	53	-13	Tied San Diego State 10–10
66	6	4.361	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	40	+4	Beat Pacific 43–37
67	0	4.403	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
68	11	4.481	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-12	Beat Rice 24–20
69	-1	4.481	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–6–1	0.409	66	-10	BYE
70	0	4.527	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	68	-17	BYE
71	-2	4.533	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	4–8	0.333	82	-10	BYE
72	-1	4.696	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
73	-7	4.699	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	5–7	0.417	64	-22	Lost to CAL State Fullerton 37–43
74	1	4.781	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
75	-1	4.824	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–7	0.364	68	-21	BYE
76	0	4.966	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-13	BYE
77	0	4.972	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-20	BYE
78	0	4.975	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	4–7	0.364	68	-20	BYE
79	1	5.025	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	4–7	0.364	68	-26	BYE
80	1	5.218	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-22	BYE
81	-8	5.218	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-16	Lost to Houston 20–24
82	1	5.458	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–7–2	0.273	85	-18	BYE
83	-1	5.463	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	68	-16	BYE
84	0	5.564	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–7	0.300	84	-19	BYE
85	1	5.591	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	85	-23	BYE
86	-1	5.603	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	3–7–1	0.318	83	-21	Lost to Tennessee 0–30
87	0	5.871	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–8	0.273	85	-27	BYE
88	0	6.076	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	3–8	0.273	85	-30	BYE
89	2	6.117	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	85	-21	BYE
90	2	6.226	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	85	-20	BYE
91	3	6.238	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–8	0.200	96	-25	BYE
92	-3	6.239	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	3–8	0.273	85	-22	BYE
93	-3	6.279	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	68	-18	BYE
94	-1	6.332	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–8	0.200	96	-30	BYE
95	0	6.527	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	2–8–1	0.227	94	-30	BYE
96	0	6.584	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	85	-34	BYE
97	0	6.961	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	2–8–1	0.227	94	-36	BYE
98	0	7.450	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–9	0.182	98	-33	BYE
99	0	7.498	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	101	-46	BYE
100	0	7.805	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	98	-37	BYE
101	0	8.185	UTEP	IND WAC	1–9	0.100	100	-43	BYE
102	0	8.188	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	101	-47	Lost to LSU 19–31
103	0	8.881	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	101	-48	BYE
104	0	8.884	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–10	0.091	101	-29	BYE