College Football 1972
Ranking of Teams Globally

Based on games played between 1972/9/8 and 1973/1/1
Ranking of Schedule
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Record Schedule Rank Strength Team Games Total Rank OppoRank 1 28 Florida 11 5 - 5 - 1 1 28 2 30 Baylor 11 5 - 6 - 0 2 30 3 31 Texas 11 10 - 1 - 0 3 31 4 32 Georgia 11 7 - 4 - 0 4 32 5 32 California 11 3 - 8 - 0 5 32 6 32 Missouri 12 6 - 6 - 0 6 32 7 33 Southern California 12 12 - 0 - 0 7 33 8 34 Oregon State 11 2 - 9 - 0 8 34 9 35 Rice 11 5 - 5 - 1 9 35 10 36 Auburn 11 10 - 1 - 0 10 36 11 36 Illinois 11 3 - 8 - 0 11 36 12 36 Texas A&M 11 3 - 8 - 0 12 36 13 36 Oklahoma 12 11 - 1 - 0 13 36 14 37 Nebraska 12 9 - 2 - 1 14 37 15 38 Oregon 11 4 - 7 - 0 15 38 16 38 Kansas 11 4 - 7 - 0 16 38 17 38 Kansas State 11 3 - 8 - 0 17 38 18 38 Louisiana State 12 9 - 2 - 1 18 38 19 39 Washington 11 8 - 3 - 0 19 39 20 39 Michigan State 11 5 - 5 - 1 20 39 21 39 Alabama 12 10 - 2 - 0 21 39 22 41 UCLA 11 8 - 3 - 0 22 41 23 41 Minnesota 11 4 - 7 - 0 23 41 24 41 Kentucky 11 3 - 8 - 0 24 41 25 42 Oklahoma State 11 6 - 5 - 0 25 42 26 43 Florida A&M 1 0 - 1 - 0 26 43 27 43 Northern Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 27 43 28 43 Hawaii 3 1 - 2 - 0 28 43 29 43 Stanford 11 6 - 5 - 0 29 43 30 45 Nevada Las Vegas 1 0 - 1 - 0 30 45 31 45 Tennessee 12 10 - 2 - 0 31 45 32 46 Ohio State 11 9 - 2 - 0 32 46 33 46 Arkansas 11 6 - 5 - 0 33 46 34 46 Miami FL 11 5 - 6 - 0 34 46 35 46 Texas Christian 11 5 - 6 - 0 35 46 36 46 Iowa 11 3 - 7 - 1 36 46 37 46 Northwestern 11 2 - 9 - 0 37 46 38 46 Colorado 12 8 - 4 - 0 38 46 39 49 Mississippi 10 5 - 5 - 0 39 49 40 49 Michigan 11 10 - 1 - 0 40 49 41 49 Purdue 11 6 - 5 - 0 41 49 42 49 Georgia Tech 12 7 - 4 - 1 42 49 43 49 Iowa State 12 5 - 6 - 1 43 49 44 50 Notre Dame 11 8 - 3 - 0 44 50 45 50 Washington State 11 7 - 4 - 0 45 50 46 51 Duke 11 5 - 6 - 0 46 51 47 52 Southern Methodist 11 7 - 4 - 0 47 52 48 52 Texas Tech 12 8 - 4 - 0 48 52 49 53 Indiana 11 5 - 6 - 0 49 53 50 53 Mississippi State 11 4 - 7 - 0 50 53 51 54 Wisconsin 11 4 - 7 - 0 51 54 52 54 Pittsburgh 11 1 - 10 - 0 52 54 53 58 California Davis 1 0 - 1 - 0 53 58 54 58 Navy 11 4 - 7 - 0 54 58 55 59 Penn State 12 10 - 2 - 0 55 59 56 60 Tulane 11 6 - 5 - 0 56 60 57 60 Vanderbilt 11 3 - 8 - 0 57 60 58 61 Clemson 11 4 - 7 - 0 58 61 59 61 Wake Forest 11 2 - 9 - 0 59 61 60 61 North Carolina 12 11 - 1 - 0 60 61 61 64 North Carolina State 12 8 - 3 - 1 61 64 62 67 Florida State 11 7 - 4 - 0 62 67 63 67 Syracuse 11 5 - 6 - 0 63 67 64 68 Cal State Los Angeles 2 0 - 2 - 0 64 68 65 69 San Jose State 11 4 - 7 - 0 65 69 66 71 New Hampshire 1 0 - 1 - 0 66 71 67 71 Arizona 11 4 - 7 - 0 67 71 68 73 Houston 11 6 - 4 - 1 68 73 69 73 Virginia 11 4 - 7 - 0 69 73 70 74 Army 10 6 - 4 - 0 70 74 71 74 Virginia Tech 11 6 - 4 - 1 71 74 72 74 South Carolina 11 4 - 7 - 0 72 74 73 75 Maryland 11 5 - 5 - 1 73 75 74 75 Utah 11 6 - 5 - 0 74 75 75 76 Weber State 2 1 - 1 - 0 75 76 76 76 Eastern Michigan 2 0 - 2 - 0 76 76 77 76 Tulsa 11 4 - 7 - 0 77 76 78 76 Southern Mississippi 11 3 - 7 - 1 78 76 79 76 Colorado State 11 1 - 10 - 0 79 76 80 77 Boston College 11 4 - 7 - 0 80 77 81 78 California Poly 1 0 - 0 - 1 81 78 82 78 Cal State Sacramento 1 0 - 1 - 0 82 78 83 79 New Mexico 11 3 - 8 - 0 83 79 84 81 Wyoming 11 4 - 7 - 0 84 81 85 82 Air Force 10 6 - 4 - 0 85 82 86 83 Louisiana Monroe 3 0 - 3 - 0 86 83 87 83 Utah State 11 8 - 3 - 0 87 83 88 83 Arizona State 12 10 - 2 - 0 88 83 89 84 Idaho 11 4 - 7 - 0 89 84 90 85 West Virginia 12 8 - 4 - 0 90 85 91 86 Tennessee State 1 1 - 0 - 0 91 86 92 86 South Dakota 1 1 - 0 - 0 92 86 93 86 Northern Iowa 1 0 - 1 - 0 93 86 94 87 San Diego State 11 10 - 1 - 0 94 87 95 87 Memphis 11 5 - 5 - 1 95 87 96 91 Akron 1 0 - 0 - 1 96 91 97 92 Montana 3 0 - 3 - 0 97 92 98 92 Brigham Young 11 7 - 4 - 0 98 92 99 93 Santa Clara 1 0 - 1 - 0 99 93 100 93 Bowling Green 10 6 - 3 - 1 100 93 101 93 Pacific 11 8 - 3 - 0 101 93 102 93 Kent State 12 6 - 5 - 1 102 93 103 94 Fresno State 11 6 - 4 - 1 103 94 104 95 Montana State 2 2 - 0 - 0 104 95 105 95 Villanova 11 2 - 9 - 0 105 95 106 96 Texas El Paso 10 2 - 8 - 0 106 96 107 96 Tampa 12 10 - 2 - 0 107 96 108 97 North Texas 11 1 - 10 - 0 108 97 109 99 Drake 12 7 - 5 - 0 109 99 110 102 Idaho State 3 2 - 1 - 0 110 102 111 103 Connecticut 3 0 - 3 - 0 111 103 112 103 Lehigh 4 0 - 4 - 0 112 103 113 104 New Mexico State 11 2 - 9 - 0 113 104 114 105 Ohio University 11 3 - 8 - 0 114 105 115 106 Southern Illinois 10 1 - 8 - 1 115 106 116 106 Cincinnati 11 2 - 9 - 0 116 106 117 108 Massachusetts 3 2 - 1 - 0 117 108 118 108 Cal State Long Beach 11 5 - 6 - 0 118 108 119 109 Brown 9 1 - 8 - 0 119 109 120 109 Toledo 11 6 - 5 - 0 120 109 121 109 William & Mary 11 5 - 6 - 0 121 109 122 110 Princeton 9 3 - 5 - 1 122 110 123 110 Texas Arlington 11 5 - 6 - 0 123 110 124 111 Temple 9 5 - 4 - 0 124 111 125 111 Western Michigan 11 7 - 3 - 1 125 111 126 112 Louisiana Tech 2 2 - 0 - 0 126 112 127 112 Richmond 10 6 - 4 - 0 127 112 128 113 Boise State 1 0 - 1 - 0 128 113 129 113 Harvard 9 4 - 4 - 1 129 113 130 114 Holy Cross 10 5 - 4 - 1 130 114 131 114 West Texas A&M 10 5 - 5 - 0 131 114 132 114 Northern Illinois 11 7 - 4 - 0 132 114 133 114 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2 - 9 - 0 133 114 134 115 Cornell 9 6 - 3 - 0 134 115 135 115 Louisville 10 9 - 1 - 0 135 115 136 115 Marshall 10 2 - 8 - 0 136 115 137 115 Virginia Military 11 2 - 9 - 0 137 115 138 116 Columbia 9 3 - 5 - 1 138 116 139 117 Lafayette 3 0 - 3 - 0 139 117 140 117 Boston University 4 1 - 3 - 0 140 117 141 118 Dartmouth 9 7 - 1 - 1 141 118 142 118 Dayton 11 4 - 6 - 1 142 118 143 119 Morgan State 1 0 - 1 - 0 143 119 144 119 Saint Xavier 10 2 - 8 - 0 144 119 145 120 East Carolina 11 9 - 2 - 0 145 120 146 121 Miami OH 10 7 - 3 - 0 146 121 147 122 Delaware 2 2 - 0 - 0 147 122 148 122 Furman 11 2 - 9 - 0 148 122 149 123 Yale 9 7 - 2 - 0 149 123 150 125 Abilene Christian 1 0 - 1 - 0 150 125 151 125 Pennsylvania 9 6 - 3 - 0 151 125 152 126 Cal State Fullerton 1 0 - 1 - 0 152 126 153 126 Cal State Northridge 1 0 - 1 - 0 153 126 154 126 Grambling 1 0 - 1 - 0 154 126 155 126 Citadel 11 5 - 6 - 0 155 126 156 127 Wichita State 11 6 - 5 - 0 156 127 157 128 Trinity University TX 1 0 - 1 - 0 157 128 158 128 Illinois State 2 1 - 1 - 0 158 128 159 129 Ball State 3 1 - 2 - 0 159 129 160 130 Fordham 1 0 - 1 - 0 160 130 161 130 Colgate 10 5 - 4 - 1 161 130 162 132 Davidson 11 3 - 7 - 1 162 132 163 135 Rhode Island 2 1 - 1 - 0 163 135 164 137 Rutgers 11 7 - 4 - 0 164 137 165 140 Lamar 5 3 - 2 - 0 165 140 166 141 Arkansas State 3 0 - 3 - 0 166 141 167 141 Appalachian State 11 5 - 5 - 1 167 141 168 142 Central Michigan 1 0 - 1 - 0 168 142 169 144 Bucknell 2 1 - 1 - 0 169 144 170 145 Youngstown State 2 1 - 1 - 0 170 145 171 148 Quantico Marines 2 2 - 0 - 0 171 148 172 148 Louisiana Lafayette 2 1 - 1 - 0 172 148 173 150 Western Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 173 150 174 150 Eastern Kentucky 1 0 - 1 - 0 174 150 175 150 North Alabama 1 0 - 1 - 0 175 150 176 150 Western Carolina 3 3 - 0 - 0 176 150 177 155 Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1 - 1 - 0 177 155 178 159 Indiana State 2 1 - 1 - 0 178 159 179 160 East Tennessee State 2 1 - 1 - 0 179 160 180 163 Wofford 2 1 - 1 - 0 180 163 181 167 Presbyterian 1 1 - 0 - 0 181 167 182 167 Carson Newman 1 1 - 0 - 0 182 167 183 169 Morehead State 1 0 - 1 - 0 183 169 184 171 Tennessee Tech 1 1 - 0 - 0 184 171 185 171 Middle Tennessee 1 1 - 0 - 0 185 171