College Football 1972
Ranking of Teams Globally

Based on games played between 1972/9/8 and 1973/1/1
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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank Strength 1 24176 Southern California 12 12 - 0 - 0 13 5251 2 22721 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 15 5198 3 20828 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 4 5687 4 20616 Auburn 11 10 - 1 - 0 9 5372 5 20352 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 11 5324 6 19357 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 22 4999 7 18938 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 27 4719 8 18758 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 46 3838 9 17233 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 17 5129 10 16995 Ohio State 11 9 - 2 - 0 30 4527 11 15456 UCLA 11 8 - 3 - 0 18 5116 12 15033 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 60 2775 13 14784 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 53 3286 14 14638 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 89 762 15 14457 Notre Dame 11 8 - 3 - 0 35 4218 16 14361 Georgia 11 7 - 4 - 0 2 5798 17 13378 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 25 4874 18 13155 Florida 11 5 - 5 - 1 1 6099 19 12883 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 32 4475 20 11996 Texas Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 48 3702 21 11961 Oklahoma State 11 6 - 5 - 0 26 4737 22 11727 Southern Methodist 11 7 - 4 - 0 49 3630 23 11715 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 43 3989 24 11358 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 4 - 1 36 4210 25 11258 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 61 2650 26 11174 Montana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 102 -83 27 11040 Arizona State 12 10 - 2 - 0 88 785 28 10967 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 95 475 29 10936 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 28 4534 30 10571 South Dakota 1 1 - 0 - 0 90 762 31 10540 Michigan State 11 5 - 5 - 1 14 5219 32 10337 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 7 5451 33 10218 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 29 4534 34 10141 Purdue 11 6 - 5 - 0 44 3905 35 10110 Louisiana Tech 2 2 - 0 - 0 117 -1184 36 9623 Missouri 12 6 - 6 - 0 5 5578 37 9519 Mississippi 10 5 - 5 - 0 31 4508 38 9500 Rice 11 5 - 5 - 1 16 5189 39 8732 Florida State 11 7 - 4 - 0 62 2357 40 8563 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 78 1373 41 8175 Iowa State 12 5 - 6 - 1 38 4133 42 8121 Louisville 10 9 - 1 - 0 135 -1912 43 8083 Tampa 12 10 - 2 - 0 107 -327 44 7522 Tulane 11 6 - 5 - 0 56 3129 45 7480 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 39 4101 46 7230 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 8 5377 47 7015 Texas Christian 11 5 - 6 - 0 34 4257 48 6965 Delaware 2 2 - 0 - 0 151 -2487 49 6773 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 45 3885 50 6735 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 93 718 51 6405 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 3 5706 52 6362 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 66 1908 53 6316 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 19 5085 54 6174 Houston 11 6 - 4 - 1 74 1531 55 5975 Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 6 5528 56 5867 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 24 4901 57 5756 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 51 3551 58 5698 Pacific 11 8 - 3 - 0 99 153 59 5218 Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 12 5297 60 4980 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 42 4001 61 4742 Hawaii 3 1 - 2 - 0 21 5047 62 4727 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 85 983 63 4312 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 67 1845 64 4154 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 23 4991 65 4101 Bowling Green 10 6 - 3 - 1 101 26 66 3970 Weber State 2 1 - 1 - 0 77 1378 67 3655 Maryland 11 5 - 5 - 1 73 1600 68 3544 Iowa 11 3 - 7 - 1 33 4322 69 3467 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 50 3563 70 3425 Utah 11 6 - 5 - 0 76 1429 71 3233 Dartmouth 9 7 - 1 - 1 140 -2042 72 3068 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 145 -2330 73 2995 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 20 5068 74 2964 Brigham Young 11 7 - 4 - 0 100 43 75 2830 Quantico Marines 2 2 - 0 - 0 171 -4816 76 2737 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 10 5355 77 2714 California Poly 1 0 - 0 - 1 79 1357 78 2714 Fresno State 11 6 - 4 - 1 104 -92 79 2592 Idaho State 3 2 - 1 - 0 110 -611 80 2561 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 54 3226 81 2296 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 152 -2503 82 2284 Massachusetts 3 2 - 1 - 0 114 -1033 83 2142 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 63 2158 84 2054 Clemson 11 4 - 7 - 0 57 3111 85 1797 Carson Newman 1 1 - 0 - 0 182 -6458 86 1524 Drake 12 7 - 5 - 0 109 -559 87 1509 Western Carolina 3 3 - 0 - 0 172 -4955 88 983 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 150 -2409 89 752 Arizona 11 4 - 7 - 0 68 1821 90 503 Akron 1 0 - 0 - 1 96 251 91 503 Kent State 12 6 - 5 - 1 103 -85 92 414 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 92 747 93 410 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 - 0 65 1946 94 399 Western Michigan 11 7 - 3 - 1 123 -1462 95 364 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 - 0 55 3216 96 119 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 130 -1741 97 99 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 71 1618 98 80 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 37 4209 99 15 Southern Mississippi 11 3 - 7 - 1 69 1679 100 -84 Boston College 11 4 - 7 - 0 81 1351 101 -138 Cornell 9 6 - 3 - 0 134 -1868 102 -468 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 70 1652 103 -1098 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 184 -6660 104 -1313 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 154 -2852 105 -1390 Richmond 10 6 - 4 - 0 128 -1675 106 -1616 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 83 1237 107 -2077 Temple 9 5 - 4 - 0 126 -1533 108 -2146 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 86 853 109 -2158 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 121 -1409 110 -2722 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 41 4041 111 -2803 Holy Cross 10 5 - 4 - 1 132 -1787 112 -2891 Pittsburgh 11 1 - 10 - 0 52 3505 113 -3048 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 94 613 114 -3313 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 127 -1675 115 -3360 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 124 -1495 116 -3586 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 84 1065 117 -3678 Presbyterian 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 -6458 118 -3878 West Texas A&M 10 5 - 5 - 0 131 -1744 119 -4055 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 166 -4019 120 -4185 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 40 4041 121 -4193 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 185 -6660 122 -4362 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 59 2849 123 -4634 Wake Forest 11 2 - 9 - 0 58 2899 124 -4696 Bucknell 2 1 - 1 - 0 168 -4494 125 -4753 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 133 -1804 126 -4792 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 122 -1432 127 -5637 Princeton 9 3 - 5 - 1 120 -1358 128 -5982 Wichita State 11 6 - 5 - 0 161 -3225 129 -6332 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 159 -3176 130 -6397 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 144 -2302 131 -6474 Lamar 5 3 - 2 - 0 164 -3979 132 -6608 Dayton 11 4 - 6 - 1 143 -2273 133 -6835 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 155 -2893 134 -6961 Illinois State 2 1 - 1 - 0 156 -2926 135 -7031 Nevada Las Vegas 1 0 - 1 - 0 47 3740 136 -7357 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 72 1616 137 -7595 Youngstown State 2 1 - 1 - 0 169 -4500 138 -7872 Villanova 11 2 - 9 - 0 106 -306 139 -8371 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 91 762 140 -8371 East Tennessee State 2 1 - 1 - 0 179 -5825 141 -8528 Santa Clara 1 0 - 1 - 0 97 205 142 -8613 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 118 -1252 143 -8808 Colorado State 11 1 - 10 - 0 82 1284 144 -8816 Ball State 3 1 - 2 - 0 158 -3005 145 -8835 Cal State Los Angeles 2 0 - 2 - 0 64 2103 146 -8916 Rhode Island 2 1 - 1 - 0 163 -3547 147 -9219 Texas El Paso 10 2 - 8 - 0 108 -362 148 -9365 Indiana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 178 -5794 149 -9765 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 80 1357 150 -9980 Appalachian State 11 5 - 5 - 1 176 -5071 151 -10122 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 113 -942 152 -10671 Louisiana Lafayette 2 1 - 1 - 0 170 -4518 153 -10932 Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1 - 1 - 0 177 -5406 154 -11040 Boise State 1 0 - 1 - 0 125 -1524 155 -11078 Montana 3 0 - 3 - 0 98 172 156 -11335 Virginia Military 11 2 - 9 - 0 137 -1958 157 -11354 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 116 -1183 158 -11381 North Texas 11 1 - 10 - 0 105 -295 159 -11393 Saint Xavier 10 2 - 8 - 0 141 -2211 160 -11646 Davidson 11 3 - 7 - 1 162 -3405 161 -11823 Southern Illinois 10 1 - 8 - 1 115 -1170 162 -12061 Eastern Michigan 2 0 - 2 - 0 75 1481 163 -12111 Brown 9 1 - 8 - 0 119 -1277 164 -12276 Louisiana Monroe 3 0 - 3 - 0 87 852 165 -12384 Boston University 4 1 - 3 - 0 138 -1972 166 -12503 Lehigh 4 0 - 4 - 0 112 -923 167 -12917 Furman 11 2 - 9 - 0 153 -2518 168 -13052 Connecticut 3 0 - 3 - 0 111 -760 169 -13163 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 142 -2217 170 -13209 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 148 -2396 171 -13320 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 129 -1737 172 -13566 Wofford 2 1 - 1 - 0 180 -6140 173 -14204 Grambling 1 0 - 1 - 0 149 -2396 174 -14749 Trinity University TX 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 -2991 175 -15701 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 146 -2376 176 -15985 Cal State Fullerton 1 0 - 1 - 0 147 -2396 177 -16719 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 139 -2027 178 -16776 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 136 -1950 179 -17710 Central Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 167 -4306 180 -18343 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 -4990 181 -19787 Arkansas State 3 0 - 3 - 0 165 -4009 182 -21438 Fordham 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 -3198 183 -21680 Morehead State 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 -6581 184 -22594 North Alabama 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 -4990 185 -24606 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 173 -4990