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1986 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

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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.
RankChangeRatingTeamConfRecordWin %PlaceNOWGame Status
1120.395Arizona (ARIZONA)PAC3–01.0001+5Beat Oregon 41–17
2160.471Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Minnesota 63–0
3160.702Washington (WASHINGTON)PAC2–01.0001+3Beat BYU 52–21
410.786Arkansas (ARKANSAS)IND SWC2–01.0001+3Beat Tulsa 34–17
5290.812Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat SMU 30–0
6-40.817Penn State (PENN STATE)IND FBSI2–01.0001+3Beat Boston College 26–14
750.922Rutgers (RUTGERS)IND FBSI2–0–10.83321+3Beat Cincinnati 48–28
810.929Miami (MIAMI)IND FBSI3–01.0001+4BYE
9-30.932Nebraska (NEBRASKA)IND B82–01.0001+2Beat Illinois 59–14
10-30.943USCPAC2–01.0001+3Beat Baylor 17–14
1160.985Iowa (IOWA)B102–01.0001+1Beat Northern Illinois 57–3
12191.020Maryland (MARYLAND)ACC3–01.0001+3Beat West Virginia 24–3
13101.027Indiana (INDIANA)B102–01.0001+2Beat Navy 52–29
1471.069NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)ACC2–0–10.83321+2Beat Wake Forest 42–38
15-41.103Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)IND FBSI2–10.66726+4Lost to Rutgers 28–48
16131.105Stanford (STANFORD)PAC2–01.0001+2Beat San José State 28–10
17-31.210Alabama (ALABAMA)SEC4–01.0001+4Beat Florida 21–7
18251.268Kentucky (KENTUCKY)SEC1–0–10.75024+1Beat Kent State 37–12
1981.268TCUIND SWC2–01.0001+2Beat Kansas State 35–22
20161.325North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)ACC2–0–10.83321+1Tied Florida State 10–10
21161.338Wyoming (WYOMING)IND WAC2–10.66726+3Beat Air Force 23–17
22201.383Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)ACC1–0–10.75024+1Beat Virginia 28–14
23621.582UCLAPAC1–10.50047+2Beat San Diego State 45–14
24-141.619Air Force (AIR FORCE)IND WAC2–10.66726+3Lost to Wyoming 17–23
2551.645Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)IND PCAA2–01.00010BYE
26151.681Auburn (AUBURN)SEC2–01.00010Beat East Carolina 45–0
27181.744Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)MAC2–01.0001+1Beat Bowling Green 20–10
2871.823Michigan (MICHIGAN)B102–01.00010Beat Oregon State 31–12
29-51.825Baylor (BAYLOR)IND SWC2–10.66726+2Lost to USC 14–17
30331.854Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)IND FBSI1–1–10.50047+1Beat Purdue 41–26
31151.974Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))MAC2–10.66726+1Beat LSU 21–12
32392.030Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)IND FBSI2–10.66726+2Beat Mississippi State 28–24
3362.071Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)MAC3–01.00010Beat Akron 24–21
34352.110Texas (TEXAS)IND SWC1–10.50047+1Beat Missouri 27–25
3552.185Hawai'i (HAWAII)IND WAC2–10.66726+2Beat UTEP 31–21
36172.388Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)IND FBSI2–10.667260Beat Syracuse 26–17
37-222.413Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)SEC2–10.667260Lost to Southern Miss 24–28
38-352.436Georgia (GEORGIA)SEC1–10.50047+1Lost to Clemson 28–31
39-382.496SMUIND SWC1–10.50047+1Lost to Arizona State 0–30
40-152.539LSUSEC1–10.500470Lost to Miami (OH) 12–21
4162.541Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)IND FBSI1–1–10.50047+1Tied North Carolina 10–10
42-262.545Oregon (OREGON)PAC2–10.66726+1Lost to Arizona 17–41
43-212.555BYUIND WAC2–10.667260Lost to Washington 21–52
44-182.593West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)IND FBSI2–10.667260Lost to Maryland 3–24
45532.677Clemson (CLEMSON)ACC1–10.500470Beat Georgia 31–28
46542.694Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)B101–10.500470Beat Army 25–18
4752.702Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)IND FBSI1–20.33373+1Lost to Penn State 14–26
4862.710Temple (TEMPLE)IND FBSI2–10.667260Beat Florida A&M 38–17
4992.721Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)IND WAC2–10.667260Beat Northern Colorado 46–14
5062.721Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)IND SWC2–10.66726+1Beat New Mexico 14–7
5182.740Duke (DUKE)ACC2–10.667260Beat Ohio 22–7
52-82.782Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)ACC2–10.667260Lost to NC State 38–42
53-452.783Navy (NAVY)IND FBSI1–10.50047+1Lost to Indiana 29–52
54272.841Pacific (PACIFIC)IND PCAA2–10.667260Beat New Mexico State 41–14
55292.854Houston (HOUSTON)IND SWC1–10.50047+1Beat Oklahoma State 28–12
56-232.886San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)IND WAC2–10.667260Lost to UCLA 14–45
5753.033Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)B101–10.500470Beat Notre Dame 20–15
58143.059Tulane (TULANE)IND FBSI1–10.500470Beat Vanderbilt 35–17
59-43.064Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)SEC1–1–10.500470Tied Arkansas State 10–10
60-563.132Minnesota (MINNESOTA)B101–10.50047+1Lost to Oklahoma 0–63
61253.174Iowa State (IOWA STATE)IND B81–10.500470Beat Indiana State 64–9
62153.275Kansas (KANSAS)IND B81–10.500470Beat Utah State 16–13
63203.419UNLVIND PCAA2–10.66726-1Beat Wisconsin 17–7
64-133.528Illinois (ILLINOIS)B101–20.33373+1Lost to Nebraska 14–59
65-163.582Tennessee (TENNESSEE)SEC1–10.50047-1BYE
66-163.602UTEPIND WAC2–20.50047-1Lost to Hawai'i 21–31
67203.694Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)IND FBSI2–10.66726-2Beat Memphis 26–10
68-73.723Long Beach State (LONG BEACH STATE)IND PCAA1–10.50047-1Beat Western Michigan 14–13
69-13.737Florida (FLORIDA)SEC1–20.333730Lost to Alabama 7–21
70-503.780Purdue (PURDUE)B101–10.500470Lost to Pittsburgh 26–41
71-333.842San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)IND PCAA1–20.333730Lost to Stanford 10–28
7233.869Ohio State (OHIO STATE)B101–20.333730Beat Colorado 13–10
73-454.096Missouri (MISSOURI)IND B81–10.50047-1Lost to Texas 25–27
7424.137Tulsa (TULSA)IND FBSI2–20.50047+1Lost to Arkansas 17–34
75-274.247Virginia (VIRGINIA)ACC1–20.333730Lost to Georgia Tech 14–28
76-444.267Army (ARMY)IND FBSI1–10.50047-1Lost to Northwestern 18–25
7734.278Oregon State (OREGON STATE)PAC0–20.000920Lost to Michigan 12–31
78-134.354Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)IND B81–20.33373-1Lost to Houston 12–28
79184.416California (CALIFORNIA)PAC1–10.50047-1Beat Washington State 31–21
80-64.535Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)B101–20.33373-2Lost to UNLV 7–17
81-84.538Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)IND SWC1–10.50047-1Beat North Texas 48–28
82-224.688Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)PAC1–20.33373-1Lost to California 21–31
83-194.770Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)MAC1–20.33373-1Lost to Central Michigan 10–20
84-145.147East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)IND FBSI0–30.00092-1Lost to Auburn 0–45
85105.348Louisville (LOUISVILLE)IND FBSI1–20.33373-2Beat Western Kentucky 45–6
8635.375South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)IND FBSI1–20.33373-2BYE
87-305.467Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)IND FBSI0–20.00092-1Lost to Michigan State 15–20
8805.473Ball State (BALL STATE)MAC1–20.33373-2BYE
89-105.604Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)SEC0–30.00092-1Lost to Tulane 17–35
9025.668Kent State (KENT STATE)MAC1–20.33373+1Lost to Kentucky 12–37
91-245.832Utah (UTAH)IND WAC0–10.00092-1BYE
9216.000Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)MAC0–30.00092-2Lost to Long Beach State 13–14
9316.345Toledo (TOLEDO)MAC1–20.33373-3BYE
94-286.472Syracuse (SYRACUSE)IND FBSI0–30.00092-3Lost to Virginia Tech 17–26
95-56.488New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)IND WAC0–30.00092-3Lost to Texas Tech 7–14
9656.575Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)IND B81–30.25089-1Lost to TCU 22–35
97-17.175New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)IND PCAA1–30.25089-2Lost to Pacific 14–41
98-77.265Colorado (COLORADO)IND B80–30.00092-4Lost to Ohio State 10–13
99-217.485Rice (RICE)IND SWC1–20.33373-1Lost to Texas State 6–31
100-187.844Utah State (UTAH STATE)IND PCAA0–30.00092-3Lost to Kansas 13–16
101-28.370Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)IND FBSI0–40.00092-5Lost to Iowa 3–57
10229.444Memphis (MEMPHIS)IND FBSI0–30.00092-2Lost to Louisiana 10–26
103-19.581CAL State Fullerton (CAL STATE FULLERTON)IND PCAA1–30.25089-3Lost to Idaho 17–25
104-19.870Ohio (OHIO)MAC0–30.00092-3Lost to Duke 7–22

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