1986 Week 2 College Football Team Rankings

September 2, 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	Game Status
1	0	-0.042	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Toledo 24–0
2	-1	0.000	Miami (MIAMI)	IND FBSI	1–0	1.000	1	Beat South Carolina 34–14
3	-2	0.105	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Illinois 20–10
4	-3	0.136	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Hawai'i 24–17
5	-4	0.147	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Ohio State 16–10
6	-5	0.178	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Pittsburgh 10–7
7	-6	0.343	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
8	-7	0.343	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
9	-8	0.343	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
10	-9	0.343	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
11	-10	0.343	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
12	-11	0.343	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
13	-12	0.343	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
14	-13	0.343	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
15	-14	0.343	BYU	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
16	-15	0.343	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
17	-16	0.343	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
18	-17	0.343	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
19	-18	0.343	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
20	-19	0.343	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
21	-20	0.343	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
22	-21	0.343	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
23	-22	0.343	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
24	-23	0.343	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
25	-24	0.343	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
26	-25	0.343	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
27	-26	0.343	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
28	-27	0.343	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
29	-28	0.343	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
30	-29	0.343	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
31	-30	0.343	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
32	-31	0.343	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
33	-32	0.343	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
34	-33	0.343	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
35	-34	0.343	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
36	-35	0.343	Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
37	-36	0.343	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
38	-37	0.343	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
39	-38	0.343	LSU	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
40	-39	0.343	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
41	-40	0.343	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
42	-41	0.343	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
43	-42	0.343	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
44	-43	0.343	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
45	-44	0.343	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
46	-45	0.343	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
47	-46	0.343	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
48	-47	0.343	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
49	-48	0.343	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
50	-49	0.343	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
51	-50	0.343	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
52	-51	0.343	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
53	-52	0.343	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
54	-53	0.343	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
55	-54	0.343	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
56	-55	0.343	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
57	-56	0.343	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
58	-57	0.343	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
59	-58	0.343	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
60	-59	0.343	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
61	-60	0.343	Penn State (PENN STATE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
62	-61	0.343	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
63	-62	0.343	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
64	-63	0.343	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
65	-64	0.343	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
66	-65	0.343	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
67	-66	0.343	SMU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
68	-67	0.343	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
69	-68	0.343	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
70	-69	0.343	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
71	-70	0.343	TCU	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
72	-71	0.343	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
73	-72	0.343	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
74	-73	0.343	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
75	-74	0.343	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
76	-75	0.343	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
77	-76	0.343	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
78	-77	0.343	UCLA	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
79	-78	0.343	UNLV	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
80	-79	0.343	USC	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
81	-80	0.343	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
82	-81	0.343	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND PCAA	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
83	-82	0.343	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
84	-83	0.343	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
85	-84	0.343	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
86	-85	0.343	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
87	-86	0.343	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
88	-87	0.343	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
89	-88	0.343	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND FBSI	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
90	-89	0.343	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
91	-90	0.343	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
92	-91	0.343	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	0–0	0.000	19	BYE
93	-92	0.552	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Maryland 7–10
94	-93	0.690	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Alabama 10–16
95	-94	0.735	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Air Force 17–24
96	-95	0.872	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Ball State 10–20
97	-96	1.330	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Miami 14–34
98	-97	1.512	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Florida State 0–24
99	-98	1.833	UTEP	IND WAC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Northern Michigan 64–29
100	-99	1.907	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Western Illinois 35–7
101	-100	1.949	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	1–0	1.000	1	Beat Georgia Southern 38–14
102	-101	10.152	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Louisiana Tech 17–22
103	-102	10.198	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Angelo State 14–20
104	-103	12.027	CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)	IND PCAA	0–1	0.000	10	Lost to Nevada 3–49