1996 Week 15 College Football Team Rankings

December 3, 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	+65	Beat Florida 24–21
2	0	0.767	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	11–0	1.000	1	+62	BYE
3	1	0.769	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	10–1	0.909	4	+56	Beat Colorado 17–12
4	-1	0.880	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	10–1	0.909	4	+51	Lost to Florida State 21–24
5	0	0.901	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	10–1	0.909	4	+53	BYE
6	4	1.118	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	10–1	0.909	4	+49	Beat Virginia 26–9
7	0	1.151	BYU	IND WAC	12–1	0.923	3	+53	BYE
8	-2	1.230	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	9–2	0.818	11	+46	Lost to Nebraska 12–17
9	-1	1.246	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	9–2	0.818	11	+47	BYE
10	-1	1.281	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	9–2	0.818	11	+39	BYE
11	0	1.342	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	10–2	0.833	10	+45	BYE
12	0	1.442	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	9–2	0.818	11	+37	BYE
13	3	1.465	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+38	BYE
14	0	1.496	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	10–1	0.909	4	+35	BYE
15	0	1.497	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+33	Beat Vanderbilt 14–7
16	3	1.581	LSU	SEC	9–2	0.818	11	+34	Beat Arkansas 17–7
17	3	1.629	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	8–3	0.727	20	+35	BYE
18	-5	1.668	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+28	Lost to USC 20–27
19	-1	1.670	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	9–1	0.900	9	+24	BYE
20	-3	1.673	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	20	+29	Lost to Miami 31–38
21	0	1.760	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	8–3	0.727	20	+32	BYE
22	1	1.766	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	8–3	0.727	20	+29	Beat NC State 50–29
23	-1	1.775	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	9–2	0.818	11	+31	BYE
24	5	1.803	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	20	+28	Beat Syracuse 38–31
25	0	1.905	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	8–3	0.727	20	+29	BYE
26	1	1.969	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	7–4	0.636	32	+23	BYE
27	1	1.997	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	8–3	0.727	20	+23	BYE
28	-2	2.017	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	20	+25	BYE
29	-5	2.036	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	7–4	0.636	32	+21	Lost to Virginia Tech 9–26
30	4	2.106	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	8–3	0.727	20	+19	Beat Air Force 28–23
31	0	2.138	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	7–4	0.636	32	+20	BYE
32	-2	2.259	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	8–2	0.800	19	+13	BYE
33	0	2.261	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	7–4	0.636	32	+22	BYE
34	4	2.277	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	7–4	0.636	32	+15	Beat Texas A&M 51–15
35	1	2.347	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	8–3	0.727	20	+15	BYE
36	-1	2.351	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	8–3	0.727	20	+6	BYE
37	-5	2.472	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	42	+13	Lost to San Diego State 23–28
38	1	2.476	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	7–4	0.636	32	+13	BYE
39	1	2.591	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	6–5	0.545	42	+13	BYE
40	5	2.675	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	6–5	0.545	42	+11	BYE
41	0	2.676	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	7–4	0.636	32	+10	BYE
42	0	2.733	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	6–5	0.545	42	+12	BYE
43	3	2.753	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	7–5	0.583	40	+8	Beat Hawai'i 59–10
44	0	2.765	UCLA	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	+10	BYE
45	-2	2.780	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	6–5	0.545	42	+7	BYE
46	8	2.803	USC	PAC	6–6	0.500	54	+9	Beat Notre Dame 27–20
47	1	2.842	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	6–5	0.545	42	+10	BYE
48	-1	2.884	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	7–5	0.583	40	+8	BYE
49	-12	2.887	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	6–6	0.500	54	+6	Lost to Texas 15–51
50	-1	2.931	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	42	+5	BYE
51	-1	3.004	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	6–5	0.545	42	+3	BYE
52	-1	3.017	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	6–5	0.545	42	+4	BYE
53	-1	3.111	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	7–4	0.636	32	+3	BYE
54	-1	3.113	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	6–5	0.545	42	-1	BYE
55	13	3.256	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	+2	Beat Georgia Tech 19–10
56	0	3.290	SMU	IND WAC	5–6	0.455	57	+3	BYE
57	0	3.338	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	6–6	0.500	54	-1	BYE
58	14	3.416	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	-2	Beat Ole Miss 17–0
59	-1	3.486	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	+2	BYE
60	-1	3.496	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	-5	BYE
61	-6	3.525	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	5–6	0.455	57	-2	Lost to Georgia 10–19
62	-1	3.616	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	5–6	0.455	57	0	BYE
63	-1	3.651	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	6–5	0.545	42	-4	BYE
64	-4	3.668	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	6–5	0.545	42	-10	BYE
65	-1	3.686	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	5–6	0.455	57	-6	BYE
66	-3	3.705	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	-1	Lost to LSU 7–17
67	-2	3.768	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	5–6	0.455	57	-9	BYE
68	-2	3.836	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	5–6	0.455	57	-7	BYE
69	1	3.939	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	4–7	0.364	76	-4	BYE
70	1	3.944	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	4–7	0.364	76	-5	BYE
71	-2	3.989	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	5–7	0.417	75	-4	BYE
72	-5	4.063	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	5–6	0.455	57	-12	Lost to Mississippi State 0–17
73	4	4.122	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	4–7	0.364	76	-9	BYE
74	-1	4.127	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-19	BYE
75	-1	4.164	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	5–6	0.455	57	-15	BYE
76	-1	4.239	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	5–6	0.455	57	-14	BYE
77	-1	4.402	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	5–6	0.455	57	-14	BYE
78	2	4.405	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	4–7	0.364	76	-8	BYE
79	-1	4.464	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-12	BYE
80	6	4.549	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	4–7	0.364	76	-8	Beat Rutgers 24–9
81	-2	4.605	UAB	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-26	BYE
82	-1	4.693	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	3–8	0.273	89	-16	BYE
83	-1	4.789	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	3–8	0.273	89	-14	BYE
84	0	4.801	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	4–7	0.364	76	-20	BYE
85	-2	4.803	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-18	BYE
86	-1	4.978	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	4–7	0.364	76	-23	BYE
87	0	5.133	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–9	0.182	96	-22	BYE
88	1	5.151	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	5–6	0.455	57	-30	BYE
89	1	5.280	TCU	IND WAC	4–7	0.364	76	-25	BYE
90	-2	5.288	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-21	Lost to East Carolina 29–50
91	0	5.300	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	4–7	0.364	76	-29	BYE
92	0	5.356	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	3–8	0.273	89	-21	BYE
93	0	5.372	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	2–9	0.182	96	-24	Lost to Tennessee 7–14
94	0	5.581	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	4–7	0.364	76	-30	BYE
95	0	5.696	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	3–8	0.273	89	-23	BYE
96	0	5.772	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–9	0.182	96	-30	BYE
97	1	5.992	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	3–8	0.273	89	-36	BYE
98	1	6.125	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–9	0.182	96	-31	BYE
99	-2	6.225	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	2–9	0.182	96	-29	Lost to Pittsburgh 9–24
100	0	6.260	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	3–9	0.250	95	-34	BYE
101	0	6.796	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–9	0.182	96	-32	BYE
102	0	6.828	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	2–9	0.182	96	-30	BYE
103	1	7.114	UTEP	IND WAC	2–9	0.182	96	-46	BYE
104	-1	7.451	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	2–10	0.167	105	-46	Lost to Wisconsin 10–59
105	1	7.473	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–10	0.091	107	-45	BYE
106	-1	7.567	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–11	0.000	111	-43	BYE
107	0	7.570	UNLV	IND WAC	1–11	0.083	110	-47	BYE
108	0	7.764	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–9	0.182	96	-50	BYE
109	0	8.363	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	2–10	0.167	105	-41	BYE
110	0	8.596	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	1–10	0.091	107	-49	BYE
111	0	9.116	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–10	0.091	107	-52	BYE