College Football 1965
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1965/9/11 and 1966/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1965 - Ranking of all teams based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents)
ScoreDif WinLoss Schedule Total Division Conference
Rank Rating Rank Rating Rank Rating Team Games Record Rank Games Record Name Rank Games Record Name
64 1.94 54 4.95 1 20.70 Tulane 10 2-8-0 2 10 2-8-0 Uni 8 6 1-5-0 SEC
5 30.12 4 29.86 2 23.00 UCLA 11 8-2-1 3 11 8-2-1 Uni 2 4 4-0-0 AAWU
20 19.62 18 19.11 3 24.32 Auburn 11 5-5-1 1 10 4-5-1 Uni 2 7 4-2-1 SEC
18 21.22 20 18.41 4 24.80 Georgia 10 6-4-0 5 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 SEC
21 17.81 27 13.30 5 25.05 Michigan 10 4-6-0 4 10 4-6-0 Uni 1 7 2-5-0 BIG 10
2 34.78 2 34.53 6 25.23 Alabama 11 9-1-1 7 11 9-1-1 Uni 10 8 6-1-1 SEC
75 -0.64 79 -2.26 7 26.00 Rice 10 2-8-0 6 9 1-8-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 SWAC
57 4.03 49 6.45 8 26.25 Wisconsin 10 2-7-1 8 10 2-7-1 Uni 5 7 2-5-0 BIG 10
14 23.46 10 23.38 9 26.30 Kentucky 10 6-4-0 10 10 6-4-0 Uni 6 6 3-3-0 SEC
7 26.62 13 21.85 10 26.73 Florida 11 7-4-0 12 11 7-4-0 Uni 11 6 4-2-0 SEC
3 33.04 3 33.27 11 26.91 Tennessee 11 8-1-2 9 11 8-1-2 Uni 1 5 2-1-2 SEC
10 24.93 12 22.18 12 27.32 Mississippi 11 7-4-0 15 11 7-4-0 Uni 9 9 6-3-0 SEC
1 38.83 1 35.71 13 27.45 Michigan State 11 10-1-0 11 11 10-1-0 Uni 6 7 7-0-0 BIG 10
47 7.59 44 8.20 14 28.10 Vanderbilt 10 2-7-1 14 10 2-7-1 Uni 5 6 1-5-0 SEC
33 13.32 26 13.48 15 28.35 Southern Methodist 10 4-5-1 13 10 4-5-1 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
52 4.84 50 6.34 16 28.90 Texas A&M 10 3-7-0 16 10 3-7-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 SWAC
11 24.02 8 25.38 17 29.09 Louisiana State 11 8-3-0 17 11 8-3-0 Uni 7 6 3-3-0 SEC
31 13.61 29 13.25 18 31.40 Baylor 10 5-5-0 18 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 SWAC
32 13.34 34 11.17 19 32.25 Florida State 10 4-5-1 22 10 4-5-1 Uni 13 2 1-0-1 SWIC
13 23.49 17 19.42 20 32.60 Illinois 10 6-4-0 20 10 6-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
34 12.59 39 9.98 21 33.55 Northwestern 10 4-6-0 23 10 4-6-0 Uni 7 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
26 15.55 22 17.35 22 33.59 Texas Christian 11 6-5-0 21 11 6-5-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 SWAC
68 1.24 92 -6.87 23 34.20 Iowa 10 1-9-0 25 10 1-9-0 Uni 3 7 0-7-0 BIG 10
4 32.40 11 23.32 24 34.55 Notre Dame 10 7-2-1 27 10 7-2-1 Uni 4 3 3-0-0 EIC
23 16.27 32 11.74 25 34.75 Washington 10 5-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 AAWU
24 16.12 23 14.73 26 35.80 Minnesota 10 5-4-1 28 10 5-4-1 Uni 10 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
30 13.68 40 9.79 27 35.95 Mississippi State 10 4-6-0 19 9 3-6-0 Uni 4 6 1-5-0 SEC
8 26.47 16 20.32 28 36.10 Southern California 10 7-2-1 30 10 7-2-1 Uni 4 5 4-1-0 AAWU
17 21.38 14 21.54 29 36.55 Georgia Tech 11 7-3-1 32 11 7-3-1 Uni 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
66 1.60 73 -1.32 30 37.00 Indiana 10 2-8-0 29 10 2-8-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 BIG 10
28 14.55 33 11.20 31 37.20 California 10 5-5-0 33 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 AAWU
50 7.17 47 7.24 32 37.35 North Carolina 10 4-6-0 34 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 ACC
15 22.51 9 23.96 33 37.60 Purdue 10 7-2-1 31 10 7-2-1 Uni 9 7 5-2-0 BIG 10
16 21.60 7 26.06 34 38.00 Ohio State 9 7-2-0 35 9 7-2-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 BIG 10
45 7.96 56 4.15 35 38.30 Houston 10 4-5-1 24 9 3-5-1 Uni 5 2 0-1-1 SWIC
19 21.21 24 14.26 36 38.90 Miami FL 10 5-4-1 37 10 5-4-1 Uni 7 1 1-0-0 SWIC
71 0.29 78 -2.02 37 39.20 Pittsburgh 10 3-7-0 36 10 3-7-0 Uni 1 4 1-3-0 EIC
41 9.69 36 10.89 38 41.60 Clemson 10 5-5-0 38 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 ACC
42 9.48 30 13.21 39 44.75 South Carolina 10 5-5-0 40 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 6 4-2-0 ACC
6 29.07 5 27.00 40 44.82 Arkansas 11 10-1-0 39 11 10-1-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 SWAC
22 17.64 25 14.01 41 45.20 Texas 10 6-4-0 42 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 SWAC
39 11.49 28 13.27 42 45.40 Stanford 10 6-3-1 43 10 6-3-1 Uni 1 5 2-3-0 AAWU
27 14.75 21 18.29 43 45.77 Texas Tech 11 8-3-0 41 11 8-3-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 SWAC
78 -2.81 71 -0.59 44 46.00 Wake Forest 10 3-7-0 45 10 3-7-0 Uni 2 6 1-5-0 ACC
51 5.00 53 5.04 45 46.60 Oregon State 10 5-5-0 44 10 5-5-0 Uni 5 4 1-3-0 AAWU
36 12.32 38 10.71 46 47.50 Duke 10 6-4-0 47 10 6-4-0 Uni 7 6 4-2-0 ACC
29 13.88 45 7.82 47 47.80 Penn State 10 5-5-0 46 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 EIC
37 11.67 37 10.78 48 48.20 North Carolina State 10 6-4-0 48 10 6-4-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 ACC
81 -4.25 75 -1.53 49 49.00 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1-3-0 11 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
43 9.38 52 5.25 50 49.20 Navy 10 4-4-2 49 10 4-4-2 Uni 2 5 1-3-1 EIC
12 23.89 15 20.93 51 50.59 Missouri 11 8-2-1 51 11 8-2-1 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
73 -0.46 86 -4.86 52 50.85 Oklahoma State 10 3-7-0 50 10 3-7-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
60 3.30 57 3.65 53 51.15 Virginia 10 4-6-0 53 10 4-6-0 Uni 1 6 2-4-0 ACC
62 3.18 70 -0.34 54 51.65 Air Force 10 3-6-1 52 10 3-6-1 Uni 17 1 1-0-0 SWIC
65 1.72 67 0.15 55 53.40 Maryland 10 4-6-0 55 10 4-6-0 Uni 8 6 3-3-0 ACC
25 15.67 31 12.41 56 54.20 Syracuse 10 7-3-0 56 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 5 5-0-0 EIC
61 3.19 59 2.83 57 56.55 Oregon 10 4-5-1 57 10 4-5-1 Uni 7 5 0-5-0 AAWU
92 -8.89 108 -14.05 58 57.50 Kansas 10 2-8-0 58 10 2-8-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
74 -0.63 91 -6.34 59 58.30 Oklahoma 10 3-7-0 59 10 3-7-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
9 26.19 6 26.54 60 59.77 Nebraska 11 10-1-0 61 11 10-1-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
58 3.98 65 1.12 61 60.75 Army 10 4-5-1 60 10 4-5-1 Uni 5 5 2-2-1 EIC
46 7.95 64 1.19 62 61.17 Memphis 10 5-5-0 62 9 4-5-0 Uni 4 4 2-2-0 SWIC
119 -24.26 123 -25.04 63 64.30 Kansas State 10 0-10-0 65 10 0-10-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 BIG 8
40 10.82 41 9.76 64 65.75 Colorado 10 6-2-2 66 9 5-2-2 Uni 6 7 4-2-1 BIG 8
59 3.91 76 -1.85 65 67.38 Idaho 10 5-5-0 54 6 2-4-0 Uni 10 2 1-1-0 SWIC
49 7.38 43 8.91 66 68.25 Washington State 10 7-3-0 67 10 7-3-0 Uni 8 3 2-1-0 AAWU
108 -15.79 105 -13.60 67 69.28 North Texas 10 3-7-0 63 8 2-6-0 Uni 2 4 2-2-0 MVC
63 2.40 55 4.24 68 71.25 West Virginia 10 6-4-0 71 10 6-4-0 Uni 6 4 4-0-0 SoCon
48 7.51 61 2.41 69 72.50 Wyoming 10 6-4-0 73 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 5 3-2-0 WAC
53 4.71 51 5.94 70 73.50 Southern Mississippi 9 7-2-0 76 6 4-2-0 Uni 2 1 1-0-0 SWIC
90 -8.11 97 -10.95 71 73.83 Colorado State 10 4-6-0 64 8 2-6-0 Uni 6 3 0-3-0 SWIC
102 -13.51 99 -11.67 72 74.35 Arizona 10 3-7-0 81 10 3-7-0 Uni 1 5 1-4-0 WAC
85 -5.05 102 -13.15 73 74.35 Utah 10 3-7-0 68 9 2-7-0 Uni 4 4 1-3-0 WAC
84 -4.87 68 0.05 74 75.05 Arizona State 10 6-4-0 77 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 4 3-1-0 WAC
35 12.53 42 9.02 75 76.32 Tulsa 11 8-3-0 69 10 7-3-0 Uni 4 4 4-0-0 MVC
99 -12.19 96 -10.18 76 77.15 New Mexico 10 3-7-0 84 10 3-7-0 Uni 2 5 2-3-0 WAC
83 -4.79 88 -5.66 77 78.50 San Jose State 10 5-5-0 83 8 4-4-0 Uni 12 3 1-2-0 SWIC
54 4.39 46 7.65 78 78.68 Texas El Paso 11 8-3-0 85 11 8-3-0 Uni 16 3 3-0-0 SWIC
67 1.57 84 -3.85 79 78.80 Iowa State 10 5-4-1 79 9 4-4-1 Uni 5 7 3-3-1 BIG 8
104 -15.50 106 -13.69 80 79.39 Holy Cross 10 2-7-1 70 7 1-6-0 Uni 7 5 1-4-0 EIC
96 -10.60 87 -5.41 81 79.50 Tampa 3 1-1-1 13 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
70 0.86 80 -2.26 82 80.35 Boston College 10 6-4-0 89 10 6-4-0 Uni 8 6 3-3-0 EIC
111 -18.53 110 -14.43 83 81.31 Brown 9 2-7-0 72 8 2-6-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 Ivy
69 1.16 58 3.04 84 82.45 Virginia Tech 10 7-3-0 92 10 7-3-0 Uni 9 1 0-1-0 SWIC
72 0.06 77 -1.91 85 82.80 Brigham Young 10 6-4-0 93 10 6-4-0 Uni 6 5 4-1-0 WAC
118 -23.51 127 -28.16 86 82.83 Drake 3 0-3-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
56 4.06 62 1.77 87 83.17 Fresno State 3 2-1-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
130 -37.14 132 -36.64 88 84.50 Southern Illinois 3 0-3-0 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -19.13 117 -20.29 89 84.80 Montana 5 1-4-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
80 -3.43 74 -1.40 90 85.25 West Texas A&M 10 6-4-0 82 7 4-3-0 Uni 8 4 1-3-0 SWIC
76 -0.65 60 2.59 91 85.36 New Mexico State 10 8-2-0 91 7 5-2-0 Uni 14 3 2-1-0 SWIC
116 -21.16 122 -24.60 92 85.44 Wichita State 9 2-7-0 74 7 1-6-0 Uni 1 4 0-4-0 MVC
121 -24.66 126 -27.37 93 86.00 Pacific 9 1-8-0 78 4 0-4-0 Uni 15 3 0-3-0 SWIC
124 -26.97 128 -31.99 94 86.00 Villanova 9 1-8-0 88 7 0-7-0 Uni 9 3 0-3-0 EIC
109 -16.95 112 -16.22 95 86.45 Virginia Military 10 3-7-0 102 10 3-7-0 Uni 7 5 3-2-0 SoCon
114 -19.41 95 -10.09 96 86.67 Yale 9 3-6-0 75 8 3-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 Ivy
88 -6.35 66 0.22 97 87.12 Harvard 9 5-2-2 87 8 4-2-2 Uni 6 7 3-2-2 Ivy
82 -4.67 90 -6.32 98 87.55 William & Mary 10 6-4-0 104 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 6 5-1-0 SoCon
133 -40.52 133 -38.45 99 87.67 Hawaii 3 0-3-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
131 -37.51 131 -34.71 100 87.75 Richmond 10 0-10-0 105 10 0-10-0 Uni 1 6 0-6-0 SoCon
123 -25.67 113 -17.39 101 87.89 Columbia 9 2-7-0 80 8 2-6-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 Ivy
89 -7.95 81 -2.52 102 89.67 Cornell 9 4-3-2 90 9 4-3-2 Uni 5 7 3-3-1 Ivy
100 -12.59 100 -12.21 103 89.78 Cincinnati 10 5-5-0 97 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 4 2-2-0 MVC
107 -15.70 94 -7.75 104 89.89 Pennsylvania 9 4-4-1 86 8 3-4-1 Uni 3 7 2-4-1 Ivy
128 -30.38 129 -32.59 105 90.25 Ohio University 10 0-10-0 98 10 0-10-0 Uni 1 6 0-6-0 MAC
103 -15.21 111 -15.33 106 90.67 Montana State 3 1-2-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
44 9.31 48 6.52 107 91.25 Utah State 10 8-2-0 95 8 6-2-0 Uni 11 4 3-1-0 SWIC
55 4.38 35 10.95 108 92.67 Princeton 9 8-1-0 94 9 8-1-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 Ivy
77 -1.04 69 -0.10 109 92.70 Miami OH 10 7-3-0 101 10 7-3-0 Uni 7 6 5-1-0 MAC
91 -8.87 93 -7.19 110 92.90 Kent State 10 5-4-1 100 10 5-4-1 Uni 5 6 3-2-1 MAC
38 11.66 19 19.11 111 93.19 Dartmouth 9 9-0-0 96 8 8-0-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 Ivy
122 -24.80 121 -24.56 112 94.56 Citadel 10 2-8-0 108 9 2-7-0 Uni 2 8 2-6-0 SoCon
101 -12.71 83 -2.57 113 95.80 Colgate 10 6-3-1 99 8 4-3-1 Uni 11 4 3-1-0 EIC
125 -27.25 124 -25.62 114 96.35 Dayton 10 1-8-1 107 10 1-8-1 Uni 3 2 0-2-0 MVC
97 -11.78 104 -13.39 115 96.50 George Washington 10 5-5-0 115 9 4-5-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 SoCon
120 -24.31 116 -19.76 116 97.06 Rutgers 9 3-6-0 103 6 2-4-0 Uni 10 4 2-2-0 EIC
110 -18.48 109 -14.32 117 98.19 Marshall 10 5-5-0 109 8 3-5-0 Uni 2 6 2-4-0 MAC
86 -5.46 63 1.54 118 98.60 Saint Xavier 10 8-2-0 112 9 8-1-0 Uni 14 1 1-0-0 EIC
106 -15.64 114 -18.69 119 98.92 Quantico Marines 10 6-4-0 111 6 3-3-0 Uni 3 1 1-0-0 SWIC
95 -10.57 82 -2.55 120 100.25 Bowling Green 9 7-2-0 113 8 6-2-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 MAC
98 -12.02 89 -6.18 121 100.81 Western Michigan 9 6-2-1 110 7 4-2-1 Uni 4 6 3-2-1 MAC
105 -15.53 103 -13.25 122 102.00 Toledo 10 5-5-0 114 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 6 2-4-0 MAC
94 -10.45 98 -11.36 123 102.30 Louisville 10 6-4-0 106 8 4-4-0 Uni 6 4 3-1-0 MVC
93 -10.28 101 -13.06 124 104.28 Buffalo 10 5-3-2 117 6 3-2-1 Uni 12 4 2-2-0 EIC
79 -3.03 72 -0.73 125 106.67 Boston University 3 2-0-1 12 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
127 -29.67 120 -24.37 126 109.17 Connecticut 3 1-2-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -18.92 107 -13.78 127 109.62 Bucknell 4 2-2-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
132 -37.57 130 -32.60 128 111.88 Lehigh 9 1-8-0 116 5 0-5-0 Uni 13 1 0-1-0 EIC
115 -21.04 115 -19.56 129 113.50 Davidson 10 6-4-0 118 6 3-3-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 SoCon
129 -31.61 125 -26.98 130 114.17 Furman 10 5-5-0 119 6 3-3-0 Uni 8 5 2-3-0 SoCon
126 -28.85 118 -20.61 131 114.80 Lafayette 5 2-3-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
87 -6.05 85 -4.38 132 115.20 East Carolina 10 9-1-0 120 5 4-1-0 Uni 9 4 3-1-0 SoCon
117 -22.95 119 -21.19 133 118.00 Delaware 3 2-1-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Arkansas State 1 1-0-0
Central Michigan 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Monroe 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Tech 2 0-2-0
Massachusetts 2 1-1-0
San Diego State 1 1-0-0
Temple 1 0-1-0
Eastern Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Lamar 2 1-1-0
Maine 1 0-1-0
McNeese State 1 0-1-0
Morehead State 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 2 1-1-0
Rhode Island 1 1-0-0
Samford 1 0-1-0
South Dakota 1 0-1-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
SE Louisiana 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 1-0-0
Wofford 2 1-1-0
Eastern New Mexico 1 0-1-0
West Chester 2 0-2-0
Gettysburg College 1 1-0-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 1 0-1-0
Trinity University (TX) 1 0-1-0
Tufts University 1 0-1-0
Bradley 1 1-0-0
Cal State Long Beach 1 1-0-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0
Camp Lejeune 2 0-2-0
Frederick 1 0-1-0
Parsons 1 0-1-0
Pensacola NAS 1 0-1-0
Texas Arlington 1 0-1-0
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