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1985 Week 9 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
100.482Florida (FLORIDA)SEC5–0–10.9175+20Beat Louisiana 45–0
231.009Iowa (IOWA)B106–01.0001+15Beat Michigan 12–10
351.025Auburn (AUBURN)SEC5–10.83310+18Beat Georgia Tech 17–14
431.084Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC7–01.0001+17Beat Central Michigan 23–18
571.139Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B105–10.83310+15Beat Purdue 41–27
6-31.143Michigan (MICHIGAN)B105–10.83310+15Lost to Iowa 10–12
741.181Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC3–1–10.70032+12Beat Alabama 16–14
8101.200Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI5–10.83310+15Beat Oklahoma 27–14
9-31.222Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI6–01.0001+16Beat Syracuse 24–20
1091.359Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC7–01.0001+11Beat Colorado State 35–19
1121.376Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC4–1–10.75026+13Tied Vanderbilt 13–13
12-21.376BYUIND WAC6–10.8577+16Beat New Mexico 45–23
1331.377Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI5–10.83310+13Beat Tulsa 76–14
14-121.378Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B83–10.75026+8Lost to Miami 14–27
1521.402Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA5–0–10.9175+9Beat New Mexico State 48–21
1661.425Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC6–10.8577+14Beat Texas A&M 20–15
17-31.433Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B85–10.83310+9Beat Missouri 28–20
18-31.439UCLAPAC5–1–10.78625+13Beat Washington State 31–30
1981.465LSUSEC4–10.80021+12Beat Kentucky 10–0
2051.530Colorado (COLORADO)IND B85–10.83310+11Beat Iowa State 40–6
21-171.591Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–20.66733+13Lost to Tennessee 14–16
22-131.618Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC5–10.83310+10Lost to Texas 13–15
2331.626Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B105–10.83310+9Beat Indiana 22–7
2441.724Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC5–10.83310+9Beat San José State 41–0
25-11.835Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B84–10.80021+8BYE
26101.847Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC4–10.80021+8Beat Arkansas 15–13
27-61.919Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC4–20.66733+11Lost to LSU 0–10
28-81.941Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC4–10.80021+7Lost to Bowling Green 18–23
2911.949Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC4–20.66733+10Beat Wake Forest 26–3
3031.991Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC4–20.66733+10Beat Utah State 42–10
3162.101Utah (UTAH)IND WAC6–10.8577+5Beat San Diego State 39–37
3282.242West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI4–1–10.75026+7Beat Boston College 13–6
33-22.402Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC5–20.71429+7Beat Tulane 31–27
34-112.414Army (ARMY)IND FBSI5–10.833100Lost to Notre Dame 10–24
35122.430USCPAC3–20.60042+4Beat Stanford 30–6
36-42.508Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC4–20.66733+4Lost to Auburn 14–17
37112.609SMUIND SWC3–20.60042+2Beat Houston 37–13
38-32.619Indiana (INDIANA)B104–20.66733+4Lost to Minnesota 7–22
3922.629Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI4–2–10.64341+2Beat Rutgers 38–10
4042.652Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI5–20.71429+3Beat Memphis 14–7
41-122.684Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC4–20.66733+3Lost to Baylor 15–20
4232.800Kansas (KANSAS)IND B85–20.71429-1Beat Kansas State 38–7
43-92.818Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC4–30.57145+5Lost to Oregon State 20–21
44-22.830Purdue (PURDUE)B103–30.50050+4Lost to Ohio State 27–41
4512.870North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC4–20.66733+3Beat NC State 21–14
46-72.921San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC3–30.50050+3Lost to Utah 37–39
47-43.012Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC3–2–10.58344+3Tied Western Michigan 10–10
48-103.070Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B103–30.50050+3Lost to Northwestern 14–17
49123.118Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI2–30.40072+3Beat Army 24–10
5023.200Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI4–30.571450Beat William & Mary 45–16
5103.241Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC3–30.50050+3Beat Duke 21–9
52143.291Rice (RICE)IND SWC3–30.50050+4Beat Texas Tech 29–27
5323.336UNLVIND PCAA4–30.57145+1Beat CAL State Fullerton 10–6
5433.369South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI4–30.571450Beat East Carolina 52–10
5573.399Illinois (ILLINOIS)B103–30.50050+1Beat Michigan State 30–17
5623.592Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA4–30.57145-2Beat Hawai'i 24–15
57-43.740Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B83–30.50050+8Lost to Colorado 6–40
58-23.758Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI3–50.37574+2Lost to West Virginia 6–13
59133.808Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B103–30.50050-2Beat Wisconsin 17–14
6003.917Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI2–30.40072-2Lost to Penn State 20–24
61-123.979Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI2–3–20.42963-2Lost to Southern Miss 7–14
6274.013Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI4–40.50050-4Beat Louisville 31–9
63-134.091Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC3–30.50050-5Lost to Virginia Tech 10–28
6444.195Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC2–50.28683-2Lost to UCLA 30–31
65104.208Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC3–30.50050+2Beat Ball State 45–16
66-124.254Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC3–40.42963-4Lost to Rice 27–29
67104.419TCUIND SWC3–30.50050-6Beat North Texas 14–10
68-34.461Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC2–3–10.41771-3BYE
69-104.504Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC3–40.42963-5Lost to Kent State 16–45
70134.661Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–30.50050-2Beat Ohio 27–21
71-84.664Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B102–40.33377-3Lost to Illinois 17–30
72154.727Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI3–40.42963-3Beat Virginia 28–10
73114.844California (CALIFORNIA)PAC3–40.42963-10Beat Oregon 27–24
7404.856Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–50.28683-5Lost to Air Force 19–35
7564.959Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI2–40.33377-1Beat Lafayette 56–14
76-55.023Duke (DUKE)ACC2–40.33377-7Lost to Clemson 9–21
77-135.055Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–40.33377-6Lost to California 24–27
78145.129Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC3–40.429630Beat Washington 21–20
79-65.164Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC3–40.42963-11Lost to Maryland 3–26
80-135.282Tulsa (TULSA)IND MVC2–50.28683-5Lost to Florida State 14–76
81-15.538Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC2–4–10.35776-8Tied Georgia 13–13
82115.660Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)MAC2–40.33377-9Beat Toledo 16–3
83-75.679East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI2–50.28683-11Lost to South Carolina 10–52
84-145.709Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA3–40.42963-8Lost to Eastern Washington 23–30
85-75.745Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI3–50.37574-4Lost to Florida 0–45
86-75.810Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC1–4–10.25088-9Lost to Pacific 15–24
87-25.919Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC1–50.16789-7BYE
88-66.115Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA2–50.28683-11Lost to Arizona State 10–42
8916.281New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC1–50.16789-10Lost to BYU 23–45
90-26.532Stanford (STANFORD)PAC1–50.16789-10Lost to USC 6–30
91-56.660Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–50.16789-12Lost to SMU 13–37
9266.762Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B80–60.000100-12Lost to Nebraska 20–28
93-46.779Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI0–5–10.08398-11Lost to Pittsburgh 10–38
94-37.103Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–50.16789-14Lost to Northern Illinois 3–16
9547.364New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–50.16789-15Lost to Fresno State 21–48
96-27.365CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA2–40.33377-5Lost to UNLV 6–10
97-17.455NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC1–60.14395-10Lost to North Carolina 14–21
98-37.739Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–5–10.08398-10Tied Miami (OH) 10–10
9917.843San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–60.14395-18Lost to Arizona 0–41
100-38.061Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–60.14395-17Lost to Cincinnati 9–31
10108.376Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI0–70.000100-18Lost to Mississippi State 27–31
10218.522UTEPIND WAC0–60.000100-16BYE
103-19.383Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–60.000100-14Lost to Eastern Michigan 21–27
104010.472Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B80–60.000100-6Lost to Kansas 7–38

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