1996 Final College Football Team Rankings

January 7, 1997By PowerUpRankings.com • Posted in 1996 Season Tags: • No Comments

1996 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	2	0.689	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	12–1	0.923	2	+74	Beat Florida State 52–20
2	-1	0.779	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–1	0.917	3	+68	Lost to Florida 20–52
3	1	0.811	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	11–1	0.917	3	+66	Beat Arizona State 20–17
4	1	0.871	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	11–2	0.846	6	+61	Beat Virginia Tech 41–21
5	-3	0.876	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	11–1	0.917	3	+63	Lost to Ohio State 17–20
6	0	1.014	BYU	IND WAC	14–1	0.933	1	+71	Beat Kansas State 19–15
7	0	1.128	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	10–2	0.833	8	+54	BYE
8	2	1.205	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	10–2	0.833	8	+46	Beat West Virginia 20–13
9	0	1.244	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	11–2	0.846	6	+54	Beat Texas 38–15
10	-2	1.278	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	10–2	0.833	8	+48	Lost to Nebraska 21–41
11	4	1.333	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	10–2	0.833	8	+43	Beat Northwestern 48–28
12	-1	1.384	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–3	0.750	16	+47	BYE
13	1	1.475	LSU	SEC	10–2	0.833	8	+41	BYE
14	3	1.481	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	10–3	0.769	15	+47	Beat Michigan 17–14
15	1	1.537	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	16	+37	BYE
16	-4	1.569	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	9–3	0.750	16	+35	Lost to BYU 15–19
17	1	1.629	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	8	+34	BYE
18	-5	1.661	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	10–2	0.833	8	+29	Lost to Auburn 29–32
19	0	1.685	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	9–3	0.750	16	+34	BYE
20	6	1.726	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	8–4	0.667	28	+32	Beat Army 32–29
21	0	1.728	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+30	BYE
22	-2	1.729	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	9–3	0.750	16	+37	BYE
23	-1	1.733	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	8–3	0.727	24	+32	BYE
24	1	1.854	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	24	+28	BYE
25	-2	1.922	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	9–3	0.750	16	+31	Lost to Tennessee 28–48
26	-2	1.975	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–4	0.667	28	+30	Lost to Alabama 14–17
27	2	2.154	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	9–3	0.750	16	+13	BYE
28	-1	2.177	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–4	0.667	28	+20	Lost to North Carolina 13–20
29	-1	2.188	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–5	0.615	35	+23	Lost to Penn State 15–38
30	0	2.201	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	24	+18	BYE
31	0	2.210	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	9–3	0.750	16	+17	BYE
32	0	2.245	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–5	0.583	37	+17	BYE
33	2	2.305	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–4	0.667	28	+21	BYE
34	-1	2.317	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	33	+21	BYE
35	-1	2.369	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–5	0.583	37	+14	BYE
36	0	2.445	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	8–5	0.615	35	+15	BYE
37	0	2.511	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	43	+10	BYE
38	5	2.528	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	7–5	0.583	37	+15	Beat Michigan State 38–0
39	-1	2.549	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–4	0.667	28	+12	BYE
40	-1	2.627	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	43	+12	BYE
41	-1	2.635	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	7–5	0.583	37	+10	BYE
42	-1	2.689	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	43	+11	BYE
43	1	2.814	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–5	0.583	37	+7	BYE
44	4	2.834	USC	PAC	6–6	0.500	52	+6	BYE
45	0	2.836	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	+7	BYE
46	0	2.868	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	37	+6	BYE
47	0	2.888	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	6–6	0.500	52	+3	BYE
48	1	2.994	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	43	+4	BYE
49	1	3.047	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	43	+2	BYE
50	2	3.060	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–6	0.500	52	+7	BYE
51	0	3.093	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	6–5	0.545	43	+3	BYE
52	1	3.155	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	33	+2	BYE
53	-11	3.157	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–6	0.500	52	+1	Lost to Stanford 0–38
54	0	3.175	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	43	-2	BYE
55	0	3.260	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	+3	BYE
56	0	3.332	SMU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	57	0	BYE
57	0	3.376	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–6	0.500	52	-4	BYE
58	0	3.409	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	-1	BYE
59	2	3.551	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–6	0.455	57	-5	BYE
60	0	3.551	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	-8	BYE
61	-2	3.556	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-1	BYE
62	0	3.670	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–6	0.455	57	-3	BYE
63	3	3.673	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	-2	BYE
64	-1	3.680	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	43	-10	BYE
65	-1	3.689	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	43	-4	BYE
66	-1	3.742	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–6	0.455	57	-7	BYE
67	0	3.792	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	-10	BYE
68	0	3.915	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	57	-11	BYE
69	0	4.026	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	76	-6	BYE
70	2	4.035	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	-13	BYE
71	-1	4.053	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	5–7	0.417	75	-6	BYE
72	-1	4.087	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	76	-10	BYE
73	0	4.159	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–7	0.364	76	-9	BYE
74	0	4.192	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-20	BYE
75	1	4.238	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	57	-17	BYE
76	-1	4.257	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	57	-16	BYE
77	0	4.387	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	57	-16	BYE
78	0	4.394	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	-9	BYE
79	0	4.473	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-12	BYE
80	1	4.596	UAB	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-26	BYE
81	-1	4.612	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	76	-11	BYE
82	0	4.785	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	89	-19	BYE
83	0	4.847	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–7	0.364	76	-23	BYE
84	1	4.860	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-20	BYE
85	-1	4.931	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	89	-17	BYE
86	0	5.040	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	76	-25	BYE
87	0	5.133	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–9	0.182	96	-25	BYE
88	0	5.137	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-30	BYE
89	0	5.294	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	76	-29	BYE
90	0	5.322	TCU	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-26	BYE
91	2	5.378	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	96	-25	BYE
92	-1	5.387	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-25	BYE
93	-1	5.454	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–8	0.273	89	-23	BYE
94	0	5.602	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	76	-31	BYE
95	0	5.757	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-27	BYE
96	0	5.785	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–9	0.182	96	-33	BYE
97	0	6.067	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	89	-38	BYE
98	0	6.196	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–9	0.182	96	-34	BYE
99	0	6.251	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	96	-33	BYE
100	0	6.348	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	95	-37	BYE
101	1	6.902	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	96	-32	BYE
102	-1	6.918	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	96	-35	BYE
103	0	7.166	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	96	-47	BYE
104	0	7.433	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	105	-47	BYE
105	0	7.473	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–10	0.091	107	-47	BYE
106	0	7.515	UNLV	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	110	-48	BYE
107	0	7.645	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–11	0.000	111	-49	BYE
108	0	7.783	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–9	0.182	96	-51	BYE
109	0	8.363	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	2–10	0.167	105	-42	BYE
110	0	8.589	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	107	-50	BYE
111	0	9.095	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	107	-52	BYE