1996 Regular Season Final College Football Team Rankings

December 10, 1996By 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	0	0.661	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	11–0	1.000	1	+66	BYE
2	0	0.774	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	11–0	1.000	1	+62	BYE
3	1	0.820	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	11–1	0.917	4	+60	Beat Alabama 45–30
4	1	0.902	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	5	+53	BYE
5	-2	0.946	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	10–2	0.833	8	+52	Lost to Texas 27–37
6	1	1.070	BYU	IND WAC	13–1	0.929	3	+63	Beat Wyoming 28–25
7	-1	1.122	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	10–1	0.909	5	+49	BYE
8	0	1.238	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	9–2	0.818	11	+46	BYE
9	0	1.243	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+48	BYE
10	0	1.286	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+39	BYE
11	0	1.317	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	10–2	0.833	8	+45	BYE
12	0	1.458	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	9–2	0.818	11	+36	BYE
13	6	1.494	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	10–1	0.909	5	+32	Beat Navy 28–24
14	1	1.514	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+33	BYE
15	1	1.605	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+33	BYE
16	-2	1.624	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	10–2	0.833	8	+34	Lost to BYU 25–28
17	-4	1.631	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–3	0.750	18	+37	Lost to Florida 30–45
18	-1	1.638	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	8–3	0.727	19	+34	BYE
19	1	1.646	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	19	+30	BYE
20	-2	1.658	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+29	BYE
21	0	1.744	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+32	BYE
22	0	1.747	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+29	BYE
23	0	1.764	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+31	BYE
24	0	1.785	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	19	+28	BYE
25	0	1.889	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	19	+29	BYE
26	1	1.978	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	19	+23	BYE
27	1	2.008	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	19	+25	BYE
28	-2	2.009	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–4	0.636	33	+22	BYE
29	5	2.046	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	8–4	0.667	32	+25	Beat Nebraska 37–27
30	-1	2.058	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	33	+22	BYE
31	-1	2.105	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	19	+19	BYE
32	-1	2.167	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	33	+19	BYE
33	0	2.276	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	33	+22	BYE
34	1	2.337	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	19	+15	BYE
35	1	2.338	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	19	+6	BYE
36	-4	2.346	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	19	+12	Lost to Army 24–28
37	0	2.468	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	42	+11	BYE
38	0	2.488	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	7–4	0.636	33	+13	BYE
39	0	2.587	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	42	+13	BYE
40	0	2.679	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	42	+11	BYE
41	0	2.693	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–4	0.636	33	+10	BYE
42	0	2.729	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	42	+12	BYE
43	0	2.746	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–5	0.583	40	+8	BYE
44	0	2.761	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	+10	BYE
45	0	2.780	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	42	+6	BYE
46	0	2.795	USC	PAC	6–6	0.500	54	+9	BYE
47	0	2.834	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	42	+10	BYE
48	1	2.891	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	6–6	0.500	54	+6	BYE
49	-1	2.909	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	40	+6	BYE
50	0	2.923	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	42	+5	BYE
51	0	2.987	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	42	+3	BYE
52	0	3.016	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	6–5	0.545	42	+4	BYE
53	1	3.109	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	42	-1	BYE
54	-1	3.122	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	33	+3	BYE
55	0	3.260	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	+2	BYE
56	0	3.309	SMU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	57	+1	BYE
57	0	3.318	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–6	0.500	54	-1	BYE
58	0	3.450	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	-2	BYE
59	1	3.491	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	-5	BYE
60	-1	3.495	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	+2	BYE
61	0	3.534	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–6	0.455	57	-3	BYE
62	0	3.639	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–6	0.455	57	-1	BYE
63	0	3.659	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	42	-5	BYE
64	0	3.672	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	42	-10	BYE
65	0	3.676	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–6	0.455	57	-6	BYE
66	0	3.747	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	-2	BYE
67	0	3.768	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	-9	BYE
68	0	3.840	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	57	-7	BYE
69	0	3.924	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	76	-4	BYE
70	0	3.960	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	76	-6	BYE
71	0	3.971	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	5–7	0.417	75	-4	BYE
72	0	4.100	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	-13	BYE
73	0	4.112	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–7	0.364	76	-9	BYE
74	0	4.117	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-19	BYE
75	0	4.168	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	57	-15	BYE
76	0	4.244	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	57	-14	BYE
77	0	4.378	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	57	-14	BYE
78	0	4.441	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	-9	BYE
79	0	4.460	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-12	BYE
80	0	4.544	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	76	-8	BYE
81	0	4.610	UAB	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-26	BYE
82	0	4.681	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	89	-16	BYE
83	0	4.766	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	89	-14	BYE
84	1	4.819	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-19	BYE
85	-1	4.827	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–7	0.364	76	-21	BYE
86	0	5.015	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	76	-24	BYE
87	0	5.108	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–9	0.182	96	-23	BYE
88	0	5.155	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-30	BYE
89	0	5.280	TCU	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-25	BYE
90	1	5.290	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	76	-29	BYE
91	-1	5.335	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-22	BYE
92	0	5.380	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–8	0.273	89	-21	BYE
93	0	5.410	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	96	-25	BYE
94	0	5.592	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	76	-30	BYE
95	0	5.707	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-24	BYE
96	0	5.817	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–9	0.182	96	-32	BYE
97	0	5.992	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	89	-36	BYE
98	0	6.119	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–9	0.182	96	-31	BYE
99	0	6.180	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	96	-30	BYE
100	0	6.276	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	95	-35	BYE
101	0	6.815	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	96	-33	BYE
102	0	6.828	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	96	-30	BYE
103	0	7.114	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	96	-46	BYE
104	1	7.445	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–10	0.091	107	-45	BYE
105	-1	7.469	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	105	-47	BYE
106	0	7.551	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–11	0.000	111	-44	BYE
107	0	7.583	UNLV	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	110	-48	BYE
108	0	7.751	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–9	0.182	96	-50	BYE
109	0	8.357	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	2–10	0.167	105	-41	BYE
110	0	8.589	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	107	-49	BYE
111	0	9.102	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	107	-52	BYE