1996 Week 7 College Football Team Rankings

October 8, 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	1	0.474	Ohio State (OHIO STATE)	B10	4–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Penn State 38–7
2	-1	0.772	Arizona State (ARIZONA STATE)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+12	Beat Boise State 56–7
3	18	0.888	Nebraska (NEBRASKA)	B12	3–1	0.750	24	+9	Beat Kansas State 39–3
4	1	1.066	LSU	SEC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Vanderbilt 35–0
5	10	1.068	Florida State (FLORIDA STATE)	ACC	4–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Clemson 34–3
6	5	1.114	North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	15	+10	Beat Wake Forest 45–6
7	1	1.147	Florida (FLORIDA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+7	Beat Arkansas 42–7
8	8	1.155	California (CALIFORNIA)	PAC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat USC 22–15
9	4	1.169	West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)	IND BE	6–0	1.000	1	+11	Beat Boston College 34–17
10	-1	1.197	Auburn (AUBURN)	SEC	4–1	0.800	15	+9	Beat South Carolina 28–24
11	-5	1.214	Alabama (ALABAMA)	SEC	5–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat Kentucky 35–7
12	0	1.220	Washington (WASHINGTON)	PAC	3–1	0.750	24	+9	Beat Stanford 27–6
13	5	1.269	Miami (MIAMI)	IND BE	4–0	1.000	1	+6	BYE
14	0	1.278	Wyoming (WYOMING)	IND WAC	6–0	1.000	1	+9	Beat San José State 45–22
15	-8	1.279	Michigan (MICHIGAN)	B10	4–1	0.800	15	+8	Lost to Northwestern 16–17
16	-12	1.361	Penn State (PENN STATE)	B10	5–1	0.833	12	+10	Lost to Ohio State 7–38
17	2	1.390	Army (ARMY)	IND FBSI	4–0	1.000	1	+5	Beat Yale 39–13
18	18	1.413	Tennessee (TENNESSEE)	SEC	3–1	0.750	24	+5	Beat Ole Miss 41–3
19	3	1.481	Colorado (COLORADO)	B12	3–1	0.750	24	+7	BYE
20	-17	1.518	Virginia (VIRGINIA)	ACC	4–1	0.800	15	+8	Lost to Georgia Tech 7–13
21	3	1.527	BYU	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	12	+11	Beat Utah State 45–17
22	1	1.569	Southern Miss (SOUTHERN MISS)	USA	4–1	0.800	15	+8	BYE
23	-13	1.666	Kansas State (KANSAS STATE)	B12	4–1	0.800	15	+6	Lost to Nebraska 3–39
24	8	1.782	Northwestern (NORTHWESTERN)	B10	4–1	0.800	15	+5	Beat Michigan 17–16
25	2	1.792	Notre Dame (NOTRE DAME)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+5	BYE
26	16	1.795	Georgia Tech (GEORGIA TECH)	ACC	4–1	0.800	15	+6	Beat Virginia 13–7
27	7	1.849	Iowa (IOWA)	B10	3–1	0.750	24	+5	Beat Michigan State 37–30
28	0	1.911	Air Force (AIR FORCE)	IND WAC	3–1	0.750	24	+3	BYE
29	0	2.013	Utah (UTAH)	IND WAC	5–1	0.833	12	+5	Beat UTEP 34–27
30	13	2.025	Texas Tech (TEXAS TECH)	B12	3–2	0.600	40	+5	Beat Baylor 45–24
31	-11	2.036	Minnesota (MINNESOTA)	B10	3–1	0.750	24	+4	Lost to Purdue 27–30
32	-7	2.049	USC	PAC	3–2	0.600	40	+4	Lost to California 15–22
33	4	2.061	Kansas (KANSAS)	B12	3–1	0.750	24	+2	Beat Oklahoma 52–24
34	19	2.109	Arizona (ARIZONA)	PAC	3–2	0.600	40	+5	Beat Washington State 34–26
35	-5	2.156	East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	+3	BYE
36	19	2.192	Texas (TEXAS)	B12	3–2	0.600	40	+3	Beat Oklahoma State 71–14
37	-20	2.267	Baylor (BAYLOR)	B12	3–1	0.750	24	+3	Lost to Texas Tech 24–45
38	7	2.317	San Diego State (SAN DIEGO STATE)	IND WAC	2–1	0.667	38	+2	BYE
39	-6	2.390	Wisconsin (WISCONSIN)	B10	3–1	0.750	24	+1	BYE
40	0	2.406	Syracuse (SYRACUSE)	IND BE	2–2	0.500	53	+2	Beat Rutgers 42–0
41	25	2.468	UCLA	PAC	2–2	0.500	53	+4	Beat Oregon 41–22
42	14	2.513	Toledo (TOLEDO)	MAC	4–1	0.800	15	+2	Beat Bowling Green 24–16
43	-17	2.574	Bowling Green (BOWLING GREEN)	MAC	3–2	0.600	40	+5	Lost to Toledo 16–24
44	14	2.601	Memphis (MEMPHIS)	USA	3–2	0.600	40	+4	Beat Cincinnati 18–16
45	1	2.632	Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)	IND BE	3–1	0.750	24	+2	BYE
46	23	2.858	Georgia (GEORGIA)	SEC	2–2	0.500	53	+1	Beat Mississippi State 38–19
47	5	2.877	Navy (NAVY)	IND FBSI	3–1	0.750	24	0	Beat Duke 64–27
48	11	2.914	Houston (HOUSTON)	USA	3–2	0.600	40	+2	Beat Louisiana 31–24
49	-18	2.952	Washington State (WASHINGTON STATE)	PAC	3–2	0.600	40	+2	Lost to Arizona 26–34
50	7	2.996	Ohio (OHIO)	MAC	3–2	0.600	40	+2	Beat Eastern Michigan 7–0
51	12	3.043	Nevada (NEVADA)	IND BW	3–2	0.600	40	-1	Beat UNLV 54–17
52	-8	3.129	Oregon (OREGON)	PAC	3–3	0.500	53	+3	Lost to UCLA 22–41
53	24	3.152	Rice (RICE)	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	65	+4	Beat New Mexico 38–21
54	7	3.153	Iowa State (IOWA STATE)	B12	2–2	0.500	53	+1	BYE
55	23	3.175	Texas A&M (TEXAS A & M)	B12	2–3	0.400	65	0	Beat Louisiana Tech 63–13
56	-18	3.218	New Mexico (NEW MEXICO)	IND WAC	4–2	0.667	38	-2	Lost to Rice 21–38
57	-8	3.241	Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)	IND BE	2–3	0.400	65	+2	Lost to West Virginia 17–34
58	-10	3.369	Louisiana (LOUISIANA LAFAYETTE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	65	+2	Lost to Houston 24–31
59	-18	3.407	Oklahoma State (OKLAHOMA STATE)	B12	3–2	0.600	40	0	Lost to Texas 14–71
60	-25	3.414	Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)	SEC	2–2	0.500	53	0	Lost to Georgia 19–38
61	-10	3.461	Louisville (LOUISVILLE)	USA	2–3	0.400	65	0	BYE
62	-12	3.464	Ole Miss (MISSISSIPPI)	SEC	3–2	0.600	40	-2	Lost to Tennessee 3–41
63	8	3.504	UAB	IND FBSI	3–2	0.600	40	-2	Beat Western Kentucky 24–0
64	8	3.563	Miami (OH) (MIAMI (OH))	MAC	3–3	0.500	53	-2	Beat Central Michigan 46–14
65	18	3.707	Tulane (TULANE)	USA	2–2	0.500	53	-2	Beat TCU 35–7
66	-6	3.760	South Carolina (SOUTH CAROLINA)	SEC	2–3	0.400	65	-1	Lost to Auburn 24–28
67	21	3.761	Purdue (PURDUE)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	0	Beat Minnesota 30–27
68	-14	3.800	Indiana (INDIANA)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-1	Lost to Illinois 43–46
69	-30	3.903	Maryland (MARYLAND)	ACC	2–3	0.400	65	0	Lost to NC State 8–34
70	-6	3.933	Tulsa (TULSA)	IND WAC	2–2	0.500	53	-3	BYE
71	-1	4.051	Michigan State (MICHIGAN STATE)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Lost to Iowa 30–37
72	9	4.089	Colorado State (COLORADO STATE)	IND WAC	3–3	0.500	53	-4	Beat Hawai'i 28–16
73	-26	4.113	Louisiana Tech (LOUISIANA TECH)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	-3	Lost to Texas A&M 13–63
74	-9	4.116	Cincinnati (CINCINNATI)	USA	2–3	0.400	65	-1	Lost to Memphis 16–18
75	-8	4.283	Utah State (UTAH STATE)	IND BW	2–4	0.333	85	-1	Lost to BYU 17–45
76	9	4.300	Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)	IND BE	2–4	0.333	85	+1	Beat Temple 53–52
77	-15	4.316	SMU	IND WAC	2–4	0.333	85	-3	Lost to Missouri 26–27
78	9	4.368	Illinois (ILLINOIS)	B10	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat Indiana 46–43
79	10	4.378	Ball State (BALL STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	65	-4	Beat Western Michigan 28–5
80	10	4.421	Missouri (MISSOURI)	B12	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat SMU 27–26
81	-5	4.499	Clemson (CLEMSON)	ACC	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Lost to Florida State 3–34
82	-14	4.547	Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)	ACC	2–4	0.333	85	-2	Lost to North Carolina 6–45
83	-8	4.701	Arkansas (ARKANSAS)	SEC	1–3	0.250	90	-1	Lost to Florida 7–42
84	12	4.725	North Texas (NORTH TEXAS)	IND BW	2–3	0.400	65	-2	Beat Northern Illinois 24–21
85	-12	4.774	Stanford (STANFORD)	PAC	1–3	0.250	90	-2	Lost to Washington 6–27
86	19	4.789	NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)	ACC	1–3	0.250	90	-2	Beat Maryland 34–8
87	-7	4.942	UTEP	IND WAC	2–3	0.400	65	-7	Lost to Utah 27–34
88	7	5.050	UL Monroe (LOUISIANA MONROE)	IND FBSI	3–3	0.500	53	-6	Beat Northwestern State 13–10
89	8	5.127	Idaho (IDAHO)	IND BW	2–3	0.400	65	-1	Beat CAL Poly SAN Luis Obispo 38–33
90	10	5.421	Arkansas State (ARKANSAS STATE)	IND FBSI	2–3	0.400	65	-8	Beat Central Arkansas 17–7
91	-7	5.446	Vanderbilt (VANDERBILT)	SEC	0–4	0.000	105	-3	Lost to LSU 0–35
92	-18	5.476	Central Michigan (CENTRAL MICHIGAN)	MAC	2–4	0.333	85	-8	Lost to Miami (OH) 14–46
93	-2	5.543	Fresno State (FRESNO STATE)	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	90	-4	BYE
94	-1	5.543	Duke (DUKE)	ACC	0–5	0.000	105	-3	Lost to Navy 27–64
95	-13	5.828	Rutgers (RUTGERS)	IND BE	1–4	0.200	95	-4	Lost to Syracuse 0–42
96	11	5.832	Kent State (KENT STATE)	MAC	2–3	0.400	65	-8	Beat Akron 32–17
97	-5	5.989	Kentucky (KENTUCKY)	SEC	1–4	0.200	95	-4	Lost to Alabama 7–35
98	-4	6.059	San José State (SAN JOSE STATE)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	99	-4	Lost to Wyoming 22–45
99	-13	6.178	TCU	IND WAC	1–3	0.250	90	-5	Lost to Tulane 7–35
100	-21	6.430	Temple (TEMPLE)	IND BE	1–4	0.200	95	-8	Lost to Pittsburgh 52–53
101	-3	6.725	Akron (AKRON)	MAC	1–5	0.167	99	-10	Lost to Kent State 17–32
102	-3	6.937	UCF (CENTRAL FLORIDA)	IND FBSI	1–4	0.200	95	-9	BYE
103	-2	7.157	Eastern Michigan (EASTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	1–5	0.167	99	-11	Lost to Ohio 0–7
104	2	7.229	UNLV	IND WAC	0–6	0.000	105	-8	Lost to Nevada 17–54
105	-3	7.312	Hawai'i (HAWAII)	IND WAC	1–5	0.167	99	-10	Lost to Colorado State 16–28
106	-2	7.878	Northern Illinois (NORTHERN ILLINOIS)	IND FBSI	1–5	0.167	99	-8	Lost to North Texas 21–24
107	-4	8.093	Oregon State (OREGON STATE)	PAC	0–4	0.000	105	-3	BYE
108	0	8.479	Oklahoma (OKLAHOMA)	B12	0–4	0.000	105	-7	Lost to Kansas 24–52
109	0	9.040	New Mexico State (NEW MEXICO STATE)	IND BW	0–5	0.000	105	-7	BYE
110	0	9.192	Boise State (BOISE STATE)	IND BW	1–5	0.167	99	-9	Lost to Arizona State 7–56
111	0	10.607	Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)	MAC	0–6	0.000	105	-17	Lost to Ball State 5–28