1996 Week 6 College Football Team Rankings

October 1, 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	2	0.786	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Oregon 48–27
2	2	0.825	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Notre Dame 29–16
3	-2	0.857	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	Beat Texas 37–13
4	1	0.886	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–0	1.000	1	+10	Beat Wisconsin 23–20
5	-3	0.940	LSU	SEC	3–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat New Mexico State 63–7
6	6	0.967	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+8	BYE
7	6	0.982	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat UCLA 38–9
8	3	0.999	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Kentucky 65–0
9	6	1.042	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	3–1	0.750	22	+6	BYE
10	6	1.117	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
11	-3	1.141	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+6	Lost to Florida State 0–13
12	2	1.170	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	2–1	0.667	38	+6	BYE
13	9	1.212	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Maryland 13–0
14	-5	1.214	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat UNLV 33–21
15	11	1.231	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat North Carolina 13–0
16	-6	1.284	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Oregon State 48–42
17	-11	1.287	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–0	1.000	1	+5	BYE
18	0	1.299	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–0	1.000	1	+4	Beat Pittsburgh 45–0
19	-2	1.362	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	3–0	1.000	1	+3	Beat North Texas 27–10
20	4	1.362	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–0	1.000	1	+4	BYE
21	18	1.428	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	2–1	0.667	38	+4	Beat Colorado State 65–9
22	-3	1.438	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–1	0.750	22	+6	Beat Texas A&M 24–10
23	4	1.542	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat Louisville 24–7
24	4	1.643	BYU	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	18	+7	Beat SMU 31–3
25	4	1.764	USC	PAC	3–1	0.750	22	+3	BYE
26	10	1.943	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–1	0.750	22	+5	Beat Central Michigan 31–27
27	-6	1.951	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Lost to Ohio State 16–29
28	9	1.986	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Beat Rice 45–17
29	14	1.987	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	18	+3	Beat Kansas 45–42
30	3	2.008	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	22	+3	Beat UCF 28–7
31	11	2.048	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–1	0.750	22	+4	Beat San José State 52–16
32	16	2.119	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	3–1	0.750	22	+1	Beat Indiana 35–17
33	-10	2.128	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Lost to Penn State 20–23
34	13	2.141	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	2–1	0.667	38	+2	BYE
35	11	2.172	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	38	+2	Beat South Carolina 14–10
36	-6	2.225	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	2–1	0.667	38	+1	BYE
37	-30	2.247	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Lost to Utah 42–45
38	12	2.321	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–1	0.800	18	+1	Beat TCU 27–7
39	-7	2.359	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–2	0.500	48	+3	Lost to West Virginia 0–13
40	28	2.360	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	1–2	0.333	75	+2	Beat Virginia Tech 52–21
41	8	2.380	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–1	0.750	22	+2	BYE
42	-4	2.404	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	3–1	0.750	22	+1	Beat Duke 48–22
43	12	2.417	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	2–2	0.500	48	+3	Beat Utah State 58–20
44	-4	2.443	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–2	0.600	46	+4	Lost to Arizona State 27–48
45	-4	2.503	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	38	+1	BYE
46	-21	2.538	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	22	+2	Lost to Syracuse 21–52
47	-16	2.694	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	46	+2	Lost to Louisiana 31–37
48	21	2.749	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	+3	Beat Louisiana Tech 37–31
49	16	2.801	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	48	+2	Beat Navy 43–38
50	2	2.811	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–1	0.750	22	-1	BYE
51	-7	2.858	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	2–3	0.400	67	+2	Lost to Southern Miss 7–24
52	-32	2.862	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	2–1	0.667	38	+1	Lost to Boston College 38–43
53	5	2.928	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	BYE
54	-19	2.959	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Lost to Northwestern 17–35
55	-21	2.964	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to Virginia 13–37
56	1	2.984	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	3–1	0.750	22	0	Beat Weber State 31–24
57	6	3.223	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	2–2	0.500	48	+1	BYE
58	1	3.237	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	2–2	0.500	48	+1	BYE
59	3	3.368	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	2–2	0.500	48	0	BYE
60	-9	3.401	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	48	0	Lost to Mississippi State 10–14
61	17	3.422	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	48	0	Beat Missouri 45–31
62	-8	3.445	SMU	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	67	0	Lost to BYU 3–31
63	12	3.477	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	2–2	0.500	48	-1	Beat Kent State 63–42
64	7	3.555	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat Oklahoma 31–24
65	16	3.562	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–2	0.500	48	+1	Beat Miami (OH) 30–23
66	-21	3.626	UCLA	PAC	1–2	0.333	75	+1	Lost to Michigan 9–38
67	-14	3.741	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–3	0.400	67	0	Lost to Texas Tech 20–58
68	-8	3.764	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–3	0.400	67	0	Lost to Clemson 10–21
69	3	3.881	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	BYE
70	20	3.892	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat Eastern Michigan 47–0
71	2	3.952	UAB	IND FBSI	2–2	0.500	48	-2	BYE
72	-16	4.011	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	2–3	0.400	67	-3	Lost to Cincinnati 23–30
73	-7	4.136	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	BYE
74	-13	4.137	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–3	0.400	67	-2	Lost to Bowling Green 27–31
75	21	4.239	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–2	0.333	75	-1	Beat UL Monroe 38–21
76	12	4.260	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–2	0.500	48	-2	Beat Wake Forest 21–10
77	-10	4.375	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	82	0	Lost to Air Force 17–45
78	-2	4.407	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	1–3	0.250	82	-3	Lost to Colorado 10–24
79	7	4.492	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–3	0.250	82	-1	BYE
80	18	4.684	UTEP	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	48	-5	Beat Northern Illinois 37–6
81	-11	4.761	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	67	-4	Lost to Nebraska 9–65
82	-5	4.983	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–3	0.250	82	-2	BYE
83	4	5.007	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	1–2	0.333	75	-3	BYE
84	-5	5.011	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–3	0.000	104	-2	BYE
85	-1	5.023	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	1–4	0.200	96	-1	Lost to Miami 0–45
86	-22	5.027	TCU	IND WAC	1–2	0.333	75	-2	Lost to New Mexico 7–27
87	4	5.175	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	1–3	0.250	82	-2	BYE
88	11	5.223	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	1–3	0.250	82	-3	Beat NC State 42–21
89	-7	5.275	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	82	-3	BYE
90	-7	5.303	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	1–3	0.250	82	-4	Lost to Iowa State 31–45
91	11	5.405	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	82	-3	Beat Hawai'i 20–0
92	-7	5.443	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–3	0.250	82	-3	Lost to Florida 0–65
93	-4	5.446	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–4	0.000	104	-2	Lost to Georgia Tech 22–48
94	-2	5.547	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	96	-2	Lost to Washington State 16–52
95	-15	5.677	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	67	-4	Lost to Arkansas 21–38
96	-2	5.915	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	82	-3	Lost to Army 10–27
97	-23	6.058	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	1–3	0.250	82	-1	Lost to Texas State 21–27
98	9	6.590	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–4	0.200	96	-7	Beat Western Michigan 27–7
99	1	6.656	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	96	-7	Lost to East Carolina 7–28
100	3	6.715	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	1–3	0.250	82	-7	BYE
101	-6	6.729	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–4	0.200	96	-7	Lost to Michigan State 0–47
102	-5	6.779	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–4	0.200	96	-6	Lost to Fresno State 0–20
103	6	7.182	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	104	-1	Lost to California 42–48
104	-3	7.195	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	96	-3	Lost to UTEP 6–37
105	-12	7.282	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	0–3	0.000	104	-4	Lost to Purdue 21–42
106	-1	7.379	UNLV	IND WAC	0–5	0.000	104	-6	Lost to Wyoming 21–33
107	-3	7.924	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	1–3	0.250	82	-9	Lost to Nevada 42–63
108	-2	8.496	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	0–3	0.000	104	-5	Lost to Tulsa 24–31
109	2	8.511	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–5	0.000	104	-5	Lost to LSU 7–63
110	-2	9.402	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	1–4	0.200	96	-7	Lost to Northwestern State 16–20
111	-1	10.302	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–5	0.000	104	-11	Lost to Akron 7–27