1994 Week 5 College Football Team Rankings

September 27, 1994By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1994 Season Tags: • No Comments

1994 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	0.491	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Rutgers 55–27
2	2	0.680	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat North Carolina 31–18
3	0	0.682	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat UCLA 21–0
4	1	0.791	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Southern Miss 41–17
5	5	0.818	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Stanford 34–10
6	8	0.835	Colorado (COLORADO)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Michigan 27–26
7	4	0.856	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	IND B8	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Pacific 70–21
8	-2	0.917	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
9	0	1.006	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Georgia Tech 27–12
10	3	1.036	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat San Diego State 19–17
11	11	1.059	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	IND B8	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Minnesota 35–0
12	8	1.092	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Wyoming 41–7
13	32	1.111	USC	PAC	2–1	0.667	31	+5	Beat Baylor 37–27
14	-7	1.144	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Western Carolina 38–13
15	4	1.195	Texas (TEXAS)	IND SWC	3–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat TCU 34–18
16	-1	1.294	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat West Virginia 34–6
17	33	1.333	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	31	+4	Beat Miami 38–20
18	8	1.339	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	31	+5	BYE
19	-1	1.412	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	2–1	0.667	31	+4	Lost to Colorado 26–27
20	-4	1.413	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat East Tennessee State 38–0
21	12	1.460	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	19	+3	Beat Purdue 39–21
22	31	1.480	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	2–1	0.667	31	+3	Beat Indiana 62–13
23	1	1.563	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat Tulane 20–10
24	-16	1.592	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–1	0.667	31	+2	Lost to Notre Dame 21–39
25	-8	1.642	Baylor (BAYLOR)	IND SWC	3–1	0.750	19	+3	Lost to USC 27–37
26	-24	1.714	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	31	+3	Lost to Florida State 18–31
27	5	1.822	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–1	0.667	31	+2	BYE
28	3	1.905	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	4–0	1.000	1	0	Beat Akron 19–6
29	12	1.929	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–1	0.750	19	+3	Beat Houston 52–0
30	-3	1.958	BYU	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	19	+3	Beat New Mexico 49–47
31	12	1.963	LSU	SEC	1–2	0.333	65	+2	BYE
32	3	2.009	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	19	+2	Beat Kentucky 23–9
33	11	2.036	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	3–1	0.750	19	+2	Beat Ole Miss 17–14
34	2	2.097	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	19	+2	Beat East Carolina 21–18
35	-23	2.165	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	2–2	0.500	46	+4	Lost to Kansas State 0–35
36	13	2.202	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	19	+1	Beat Kent State 45–0
37	1	2.208	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	19	0	Beat Eastern Michigan 30–13
38	-8	2.326	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	46	+3	Lost to Texas A&M 17–41
39	-5	2.331	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	65	+1	Lost to Syracuse 18–21
40	0	2.336	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	2–1	0.667	31	+1	BYE
41	14	2.377	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	3–2	0.600	45	+3	Beat Hawai'i 31–16
42	10	2.433	Kansas (KANSAS)	IND B8	3–1	0.750	19	-1	Beat UAB 72–0
43	11	2.526	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	IND B8	2–1	0.667	31	+1	Beat Tulsa 17–10
44	-15	2.577	TCU	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	46	+2	Lost to Texas 18–34
45	-22	2.619	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–1	0.750	19	0	Lost to Wisconsin 13–62
46	-21	2.643	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–1–1	0.500	46	+1	Lost to Arizona 10–34
47	-26	2.685	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	31	0	Lost to Washington 20–38
48	-9	2.744	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	2–2	0.500	46	0	Lost to Georgia 14–17
49	-3	2.794	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	46	0	Lost to Fresno State 16–31
50	-22	2.794	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–2	0.500	46	+1	Lost to Oregon 18–40
51	24	2.875	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	31	+1	Beat Tennessee 24–21
52	-10	2.949	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	46	+1	Lost to Penn State 27–55
53	-16	2.953	UCLA	PAC	2–2	0.500	46	+2	Lost to Washington State 0–21
54	19	3.040	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	2–2	0.500	46	0	Beat Iowa 40–18
55	12	3.087	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–2	0.500	46	+2	Beat Wake Forest 31–7
56	-5	3.176	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	46	-1	Lost to Colorado State 17–19
57	21	3.205	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	2–1	0.667	31	-1	Beat Army 23–20
58	7	3.233	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	46	+2	Beat Arkansas State 24–17
59	13	3.273	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	IND SWC	2–2	0.500	46	0	Beat SMU 35–7
60	10	3.369	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	3–1	0.750	19	+1	Beat UL Monroe 34–22
61	10	3.440	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	1–1–1	0.500	46	0	BYE
62	-3	3.538	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	1–2	0.333	65	0	Lost to Duke 12–27
63	-6	3.599	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	2–1	0.667	31	-1	BYE
64	-17	3.603	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	46	0	Lost to Utah 7–41
65	-3	3.640	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	65	0	Beat Pittsburgh 21–9
66	14	3.667	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	46	-1	Beat Arkansas 16–15
67	-19	3.775	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	1–3	0.250	81	0	Lost to Mississippi State 21–24
68	21	3.816	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	1–2	0.333	65	-2	Beat Miami (OH) 45–10
69	-13	3.895	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	1–2	0.333	65	-1	BYE
70	-9	4.096	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	65	-1	Lost to Temple 20–23
71	-11	4.136	Pacific (PACIFIC)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	46	-2	Lost to Nebraska 21–70
72	2	4.137	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	1–2	0.333	65	-1	BYE
73	-15	4.403	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–3	0.250	81	-2	Lost to Memphis 15–16
74	21	4.408	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	81	-1	Beat UTEP 47–7
75	21	4.501	UNLV	IND BW	2–2	0.500	46	0	Beat Utah State 23–21
76	1	4.507	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND BW	1–2	0.333	65	-2	BYE
77	-13	4.552	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	81	-1	Lost to South Carolina 9–23
78	-15	4.649	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	81	-2	Lost to UNLV 21–23
79	-3	4.826	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	IND FBSI	1–2	0.333	65	-2	BYE
80	2	4.936	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	-3	BYE
81	2	4.940	Tulane (TULANE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	81	-2	Lost to Alabama 10–20
82	11	4.981	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	1–2	0.333	65	-3	Beat Arizona State 25–21
83	15	4.988	Rice (RICE)	IND SWC	1–2	0.333	65	-3	Beat Iowa State 28–18
84	-5	5.024	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	81	-3	Lost to New Mexico State 17–24
85	-17	5.158	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	65	-3	Lost to Central Michigan 0–45
86	-17	5.174	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–3	0.250	81	-3	Lost to Boston College 9–21
87	4	5.270	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	1–4	0.200	97	-3	Lost to Virginia Tech 6–34
88	-4	5.417	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	81	-4	Lost to Oklahoma State 10–17
89	5	5.726	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	0–4	0.000	100	-2	Lost to Nevada 22–34
90	-5	5.826	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	IND FBSI	0–2–1	0.167	98	-2	BYE
91	-4	5.898	Missouri (MISSOURI)	IND B8	1–2	0.333	65	-4	BYE
92	5	5.922	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	81	-3	Beat Louisiana 31–28
93	-12	6.066	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	1–3	0.250	81	-4	Lost to California 21–25
94	6	6.158	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–2	0.333	65	-5	Beat Ohio 21–14
95	-7	6.300	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	1–3	0.250	81	-4	Lost to Maryland 7–31
96	7	6.372	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	81	-5	Beat Eastern Illinois 49–17
97	-31	6.641	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	0–3–1	0.125	99	-3	Lost to Michigan State 10–45
98	-6	6.751	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	81	-2	Lost to San José State 28–31
99	6	6.781	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–4	0.000	100	-5	Lost to Bowling Green 13–30
100	-14	6.902	SMU	IND SWC	1–3	0.250	81	-7	Lost to Texas Tech 7–35
101	3	6.926	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	0–4	0.000	100	-4	Lost to Western Michigan 6–19
102	-12	7.142	UTEP	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	81	-7	Lost to Air Force 7–47
103	-1	7.804	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	0–4	0.000	100	-8	Lost to BYU 47–49
104	-5	7.826	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	0–3	0.000	100	-4	BYE
105	1	8.259	Houston (HOUSTON)	IND SWC	0–4	0.000	100	-6	Lost to Ohio State 0–52
106	-5	8.759	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	IND B8	0–4	0.000	100	-4	Lost to Rice 18–28
107	0	10.359	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	0–3	0.000	100	-8	Lost to Ball State 14–21