1986 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 9, 1986By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1986 Season Tags: • No Comments

1986 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	0.738	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	10–1	0.909	4	+53	BYE
2	0	0.872	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+57	BYE
3	0	0.910	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	6	+53	BYE
4	0	0.955	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	11–0	1.000	1	+59	BYE
5	1	1.098	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	11–1	0.917	3	+55	Beat Hawai'i 27–10
6	-1	1.117	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	9–1–1	0.864	5	+40	BYE
7	0	1.303	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	16	+42	BYE
8	0	1.327	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	6	+36	BYE
9	0	1.337	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	8–2–1	0.773	13	+38	BYE
10	0	1.379	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	9–2	0.818	6	+36	BYE
11	0	1.385	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	9–2	0.818	6	+32	BYE
12	0	1.515	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	9–2	0.818	6	+26	BYE
13	0	1.534	UCLA	PAC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+32	BYE
14	1	1.599	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	9–3	0.750	16	+36	BYE
15	-1	1.604	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–2–2	0.727	18	+28	BYE
16	0	1.700	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+33	BYE
17	0	1.736	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	6	+28	BYE
18	0	1.850	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	8–3	0.727	18	+25	BYE
19	0	1.882	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	8–3	0.727	18	+25	BYE
20	1	1.886	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	9–2	0.818	6	+19	BYE
21	-1	1.903	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	18	+32	BYE
22	0	1.935	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	8–3	0.727	18	+24	BYE
23	1	1.937	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	18	+23	BYE
24	-1	1.944	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+22	BYE
25	0	2.052	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	8–3	0.727	18	+21	BYE
26	0	2.089	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	8–2–1	0.773	13	+20	BYE
27	2	2.112	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	18	+21	BYE
28	-1	2.117	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	6–4–1	0.591	35	+15	BYE
29	-1	2.171	USC	PAC	7–4	0.636	31	+26	BYE
30	0	2.187	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	8–2–1	0.773	13	+14	BYE
31	0	2.213	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	37	+18	BYE
32	0	2.301	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	7–3–1	0.682	27	+19	BYE
33	1	2.371	BYU	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	30	+20	Beat Air Force 23–3
34	-1	2.490	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	7–4	0.636	31	+18	BYE
35	0	2.515	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	37	+11	BYE
36	1	2.672	SMU	IND SWC	6–5	0.545	37	+14	BYE
37	1	2.799	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	+7	BYE
38	1	2.802	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	37	+7	BYE
39	1	2.829	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	6–5	0.545	37	+13	BYE
40	-4	2.836	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	36	+13	Lost to Michigan 10–27
41	1	2.902	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	37	+7	BYE
42	2	2.902	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	7–4	0.636	31	+12	BYE
43	-2	2.903	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+9	BYE
44	-1	2.958	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	5–5–1	0.500	57	+8	BYE
45	0	2.960	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	31	+4	BYE
46	0	3.029	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	57	+5	BYE
47	2	3.029	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	6–5	0.545	37	+2	BYE
48	0	3.067	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	37	+3	BYE
49	-2	3.168	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	37	+2	Lost to BYU 3–23
50	2	3.212	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	37	-2	BYE
51	9	3.224	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	6–5	0.545	37	-2	Beat Missouri 10–6
52	-2	3.247	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	37	-1	BYE
53	-2	3.269	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	6–5	0.545	37	-2	BYE
54	0	3.291	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	57	+5	BYE
55	0	3.353	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	5–6	0.455	64	+8	BYE
56	-3	3.378	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–5–1	0.500	57	+3	BYE
57	0	3.424	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	5–6	0.455	64	+2	BYE
58	0	3.426	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	-3	BYE
59	-3	3.469	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	5–5–1	0.500	57	+4	BYE
60	-1	3.551	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–6	0.500	57	-2	BYE
61	0	3.643	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	+1	BYE
62	0	3.723	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	6–5	0.545	37	-9	BYE
63	0	3.797	UNLV	IND PCAA	6–5	0.545	37	-13	BYE
64	6	3.812	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	-1	Beat Navy 27–7
65	-1	3.817	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	6–5	0.545	37	-13	BYE
66	-1	3.898	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–5	0.500	57	-7	BYE
67	0	3.966	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	37	-10	BYE
68	-2	4.005	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
69	-1	4.150	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-7	BYE
70	-1	4.269	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	5–6	0.455	64	-12	BYE
71	0	4.462	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-11	BYE
72	0	4.529	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	5–6	0.455	64	-2	BYE
73	0	4.539	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–6–2	0.364	72	-12	BYE
74	0	4.663	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-9	BYE
75	0	4.777	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–7–1	0.318	82	-12	BYE
76	1	4.953	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–7	0.364	72	-24	BYE
77	-1	5.051	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–7	0.364	72	-17	BYE
78	1	5.132	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	4–7	0.364	72	-12	BYE
79	-1	5.146	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-28	BYE
80	0	5.159	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	4–7	0.364	72	-19	BYE
81	0	5.189	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	3–8	0.273	83	-17	BYE
82	1	5.266	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	72	-16	BYE
83	1	5.309	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	83	-19	BYE
84	-2	5.322	UTEP	IND WAC	4–8	0.333	80	-30	BYE
85	1	5.409	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	83	-26	BYE
86	-1	5.455	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–9	0.250	93	-28	BYE
87	0	5.676	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-27	Lost to Oklahoma State 6–10
88	0	5.699	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	2–9	0.182	95	-21	BYE
89	0	5.954	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	3–8	0.273	83	-16	BYE
90	0	6.035	TCU	IND SWC	3–8	0.273	83	-22	BYE
91	0	6.227	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-27	BYE
92	0	6.255	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	3–8	0.273	83	-36	BYE
93	2	6.395	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–8	0.273	83	-35	BYE
94	-1	6.406	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	95	-34	BYE
95	-1	6.449	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-37	BYE
96	1	6.649	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	1–10	0.091	100	-38	BYE
97	-1	6.726	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	3–9	0.250	93	-26	BYE
98	0	7.073	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–8	0.273	83	-29	Lost to Army 7–27
99	0	7.087	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	2–9	0.182	95	-30	BYE
100	0	7.214	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–10	0.091	100	-41	BYE
101	0	7.427	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	2–9	0.182	95	-35	BYE
102	0	8.431	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	1–10	0.091	100	-44	BYE
103	0	8.490	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	100	-48	BYE
104	0	8.537	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	1–10	0.091	100	-47	BYE