College Football 1966
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1966/9/17 and 1967/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1966 - 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
48 4.96 70 -0.31 1 27.45 Rice 10 2-8-0 1 10 2-8-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 SWAC
87 -5.68 90 -7.46 2 31.45 South Carolina 10 1-9-0 3 10 1-9-0 Uni 1 4 1-3-0 ACC
75 -0.93 61 1.87 3 31.50 Mississippi State 10 2-8-0 2 10 2-8-0 Uni 1 6 0-6-0 SEC
13 20.76 16 19.27 4 31.77 Southern California 11 7-4-0 4 11 7-4-0 Uni 2 5 4-1-0 AAWU
30 10.55 31 10.51 5 32.40 Texas A&M 10 4-5-1 5 10 4-5-1 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 SWAC
6 24.80 9 25.62 6 33.09 Mississippi 11 8-3-0 6 11 8-3-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 SEC
73 -0.74 79 -4.06 7 33.65 Texas Christian 10 2-8-0 7 10 2-8-0 Uni 1 7 2-5-0 SWAC
72 -0.61 85 -5.58 8 34.85 Indiana 10 1-8-1 11 10 1-8-1 Uni 3 7 1-5-1 BIG 10
91 -6.73 94 -8.35 9 35.05 Vanderbilt 10 1-9-0 10 10 1-9-0 Uni 2 5 0-5-0 SEC
24 14.00 18 18.55 10 35.30 Louisiana State 10 5-4-1 9 10 5-4-1 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 SEC
9 23.32 7 26.43 11 36.41 Florida 11 9-2-0 14 11 9-2-0 Uni 10 5 4-1-0 SEC
16 20.26 23 13.91 12 36.45 Texas 11 7-4-0 13 11 7-4-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 SWAC
18 16.91 17 18.67 13 36.59 Southern Methodist 11 8-3-0 12 11 8-3-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 SWAC
45 5.60 45 6.07 14 37.50 Illinois 10 4-6-0 15 10 4-6-0 Uni 2 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
11 22.52 5 28.16 15 37.95 Miami FL 11 8-2-1 16 11 8-2-1 Uni 13 3 1-1-1 SWIC
14 20.73 10 23.26 16 38.55 Georgia Tech 11 9-2-0 17 11 9-2-0 Uni 6 1 1-0-0 SWIC
52 3.83 50 4.76 17 39.25 Northwestern 10 3-6-1 18 10 3-6-1 Uni 6 7 2-4-1 BIG 10
37 8.02 22 14.66 18 39.75 Tulane 10 5-4-1 19 10 5-4-1 Uni 8 3 1-1-1 SWIC
23 14.01 38 7.76 19 40.25 Baylor 10 5-5-0 20 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
103 -12.36 93 -7.92 20 40.55 Pittsburgh 10 1-9-0 23 10 1-9-0 Uni 1 5 0-5-0 EIC
46 5.22 54 3.27 21 41.00 Texas Tech 10 4-6-0 21 10 4-6-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 SWAC
27 13.04 35 9.18 22 41.45 Florida State 11 6-5-0 22 11 6-5-0 Uni 9 3 1-2-0 SWIC
10 23.20 8 25.86 23 41.73 Purdue 11 9-2-0 29 11 9-2-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 BIG 10
59 2.36 46 5.69 24 42.00 Kentucky 10 3-6-1 25 10 3-6-1 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 SEC
70 -0.26 57 2.80 25 42.45 Wisconsin 10 3-6-1 28 10 3-6-1 Uni 4 7 2-4-1 BIG 10
3 33.42 4 32.41 26 42.75 Michigan State 10 9-0-1 30 10 9-0-1 Uni 9 7 7-0-0 BIG 10
90 -6.69 95 -8.54 27 42.80 North Carolina 10 2-8-0 27 10 2-8-0 Uni 2 5 1-4-0 ACC
50 4.19 44 6.17 28 43.55 Auburn 10 4-6-0 8 9 3-6-0 Uni 3 6 1-5-0 SEC
2 33.56 1 34.93 29 44.40 Alabama 11 11-0-0 32 10 10-0-0 Uni 9 6 6-0-0 SEC
53 3.65 51 4.17 30 44.60 Oklahoma State 10 4-5-1 31 10 4-5-1 Uni 4 7 4-2-1 BIG 8
1 37.35 3 33.04 31 44.90 Notre Dame 10 9-0-1 36 10 9-0-1 Uni 5 3 3-0-0 EIC
86 -5.37 77 -3.61 32 44.95 Iowa 10 2-8-0 33 10 2-8-0 Uni 5 7 1-6-0 BIG 10
102 -12.33 97 -9.19 33 45.85 Wichita State 10 2-8-0 26 8 2-6-0 Uni 2 4 1-3-0 MVC
33 9.65 29 11.14 34 46.22 Tulsa 10 6-4-0 38 9 5-4-0 Uni 5 4 3-1-0 MVC
7 24.15 11 22.86 35 46.55 Arkansas 10 8-2-0 35 10 8-2-0 Uni 8 7 5-2-0 SWAC
79 -2.81 75 -1.25 36 47.30 California 10 3-7-0 41 10 3-7-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 AAWU
4 29.20 2 33.28 37 47.41 Georgia 11 10-1-0 39 11 10-1-0 Uni 8 5 5-0-0 SEC
15 20.68 19 18.45 38 47.65 Houston 10 8-2-0 37 10 8-2-0 Uni 7 3 2-1-0 SWIC
12 21.14 15 19.34 39 48.23 Tennessee 11 8-3-0 24 10 7-3-0 Uni 7 5 3-2-0 SEC
119 -21.92 118 -23.52 40 48.25 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 0-4-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
21 15.41 27 13.28 41 48.65 Michigan 10 6-4-0 40 10 6-4-0 Uni 1 7 4-3-0 BIG 10
32 9.98 26 13.56 42 49.00 Missouri 10 6-3-1 42 10 6-3-1 Uni 6 7 4-2-1 BIG 8
8 23.89 6 26.51 43 49.60 UCLA 10 9-1-0 44 10 9-1-0 Uni 3 4 3-1-0 AAWU
39 7.51 42 6.63 44 50.15 Stanford 10 5-5-0 43 10 5-5-0 Uni 1 5 1-4-0 AAWU
20 15.52 36 8.41 45 50.55 Oklahoma 10 6-4-0 46 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
19 15.97 20 15.79 46 50.80 Colorado 10 7-3-0 45 10 7-3-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
41 6.51 40 7.47 47 51.25 Penn State 10 5-5-0 54 10 5-5-0 Uni 7 4 2-2-0 EIC
58 2.63 59 2.40 48 51.33 Ohio State 9 4-5-0 47 9 4-5-0 Uni 7 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
117 -21.29 115 -18.55 49 51.67 Texas Arlington 3 0-3-0 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
40 7.08 33 10.05 50 51.90 Clemson 10 6-4-0 49 10 6-4-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 ACC
42 6.50 48 5.42 51 52.05 Minnesota 10 4-5-1 50 10 4-5-1 Uni 10 7 3-3-1 BIG 10
85 -5.05 80 -4.22 52 52.15 Wake Forest 10 3-7-0 52 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 6 2-4-0 ACC
114 -19.14 111 -18.03 53 52.25 Kansas State 10 0-9-1 56 10 0-9-1 Uni 1 7 0-6-1 BIG 8
83 -4.57 87 -6.21 54 52.30 Kansas 10 2-7-1 53 10 2-7-1 Uni 2 7 0-6-1 BIG 8
78 -2.77 84 -5.40 55 53.20 Iowa State 10 2-6-2 55 10 2-6-2 Uni 3 7 2-3-2 BIG 8
69 -0.21 65 1.13 56 53.80 Air Force 10 4-6-0 34 9 3-6-0 Uni 2 1 0-1-0 SWIC
34 9.11 41 7.40 57 55.60 North Carolina State 10 5-5-0 60 10 5-5-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 ACC
63 0.63 71 -0.36 58 55.80 Maryland 10 4-6-0 61 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
17 18.42 13 19.76 59 56.18 Nebraska 11 9-2-0 59 11 9-2-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
71 -0.29 64 1.25 60 56.60 Virginia 10 4-6-0 62 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 ACC
88 -6.33 81 -4.59 61 56.70 Cincinnati 10 3-7-0 73 10 3-7-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
104 -12.57 101 -11.09 62 56.75 New Mexico 10 2-8-0 58 10 2-8-0 Uni 1 5 0-5-0 WAC
26 13.44 25 13.71 63 57.45 Syracuse 11 8-3-0 66 11 8-3-0 Uni 12 5 5-0-0 EIC
56 3.36 55 3.13 64 57.70 Duke 10 5-5-0 64 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 ACC
28 11.63 14 19.48 65 58.72 Memphis 9 7-2-0 51 8 6-2-0 Uni 4 3 3-0-0 SWIC
66 0.29 76 -1.53 66 58.85 Navy 10 4-6-0 70 10 4-6-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 EIC
36 8.65 37 8.38 67 59.50 Colorado State 10 7-3-0 63 9 6-3-0 Uni 11 3 3-0-0 SWIC
64 0.55 69 -0.29 68 60.20 Arizona State 10 5-5-0 69 10 5-5-0 Uni 3 5 3-2-0 WAC
35 8.89 43 6.51 69 60.30 Texas El Paso 10 6-4-0 48 9 5-4-0 Uni 14 3 3-0-0 SWIC
43 6.13 47 5.56 70 60.30 Washington 10 6-4-0 68 10 6-4-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 AAWU
55 3.44 60 1.96 71 60.35 Utah 10 5-5-0 65 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 5 3-2-0 WAC
51 3.86 58 2.56 72 61.44 Southern Mississippi 10 6-4-0 71 8 4-4-0 Uni 1 1 0-1-0 SWIC
67 0.19 53 3.30 73 61.83 Tampa 9 4-5-0 72 6 3-3-0 Uni 3 1 0-1-0 SWIC
5 25.86 12 19.85 74 62.14 Wyoming 11 10-1-0 67 11 10-1-0 Uni 6 5 5-0-0 WAC
81 -4.23 32 10.48 75 62.67 Drake 3 2-1-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
96 -9.25 96 -9.10 76 62.70 Washington State 10 3-7-0 74 10 3-7-0 Uni 6 4 1-3-0 AAWU
62 0.86 78 -4.02 77 62.80 Utah State 10 4-6-0 57 9 3-6-0 Uni 15 4 2-2-0 SWIC
77 -1.75 103 -11.85 78 63.45 Oregon 10 3-7-0 75 10 3-7-0 Uni 8 4 1-3-0 AAWU
94 -6.99 88 -6.88 79 64.30 Arizona 10 3-7-0 77 10 3-7-0 Uni 2 5 1-4-0 WAC
22 14.99 24 13.83 80 66.60 Brigham Young 10 8-2-0 79 10 8-2-0 Uni 5 5 3-2-0 WAC
44 5.73 39 7.74 81 67.05 Oregon State 10 7-3-0 81 10 7-3-0 Uni 7 4 3-1-0 AAWU
29 10.98 34 9.78 82 69.00 North Texas 10 8-2-0 76 7 6-1-0 Uni 4 4 3-1-0 MVC
31 10.35 21 14.73 83 70.00 Army 10 8-2-0 84 10 8-2-0 Uni 9 6 5-1-0 EIC
74 -0.92 89 -7.44 84 70.44 San Jose State 10 3-7-0 83 8 3-5-0 Uni 16 4 1-3-0 SWIC
95 -7.36 91 -7.86 85 70.50 West Virginia 10 3-5-2 85 10 3-5-2 Uni 1 3 3-0-0 SoCon
38 7.79 28 12.41 86 71.59 Virginia Tech 11 8-2-1 86 11 8-2-1 Uni 10 3 1-2-0 SWIC
57 3.21 49 4.97 87 73.11 West Texas A&M 10 7-3-0 80 8 5-3-0 Uni 5 5 2-3-0 SWIC
115 -20.07 120 -24.35 88 73.17 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
80 -4.04 82 -4.59 89 74.88 Southern Illinois 4 2-2-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
118 -21.79 108 -16.61 90 75.57 Pacific 11 4-7-0 78 6 1-5-0 Uni 17 5 1-4-0 SWIC
82 -4.23 86 -5.97 91 75.70 Ohio University 10 5-5-0 90 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 MAC
47 5.00 67 0.15 92 75.85 Louisville 10 6-4-0 89 8 4-4-0 Uni 1 4 1-3-0 MVC
65 0.42 73 -0.68 93 77.31 Bowling Green 9 6-3-0 93 8 5-3-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 MAC
112 -18.00 119 -23.90 94 77.81 Marshall 10 2-8-0 94 7 1-6-0 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 MAC
108 -14.26 114 -18.50 95 77.83 Idaho 10 4-6-0 88 6 1-5-0 Uni 18 2 1-1-0 SWIC
54 3.58 72 -0.48 96 78.06 New Mexico State 10 7-3-0 82 7 4-3-0 Uni 12 4 2-2-0 SWIC
98 -9.39 56 2.91 97 78.56 Holy Cross 10 6-3-1 87 7 3-3-1 Uni 8 6 2-3-1 EIC
89 -6.35 68 0.01 98 80.81 Western Michigan 10 7-3-0 97 8 5-3-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 MAC
76 -1.52 106 -14.58 99 81.50 Kent State 10 4-6-0 100 9 3-6-0 Uni 3 6 2-4-0 MAC
123 -26.61 117 -23.11 100 81.95 Virginia Military 10 2-8-0 91 10 2-8-0 Uni 3 4 1-3-0 SoCon
116 -20.56 121 -25.61 101 82.50 Massachusetts 3 0-3-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
61 0.98 52 3.82 102 83.17 Dayton 10 8-2-0 101 9 7-2-0 Uni 11 2 2-0-0 EIC
129 -41.52 126 -30.59 103 83.33 Hawaii 3 0-3-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -10.21 112 -18.15 104 83.35 Toledo 10 2-7-1 98 9 2-7-0 Uni 2 6 1-5-0 MAC
109 -14.75 98 -10.20 105 83.35 Boston College 10 4-6-0 92 9 3-6-0 Uni 4 6 1-5-0 EIC
110 -15.65 104 -12.51 106 84.12 Boston University 4 1-3-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
92 -6.87 99 -10.46 107 85.44 Buffalo 10 5-5-0 99 7 3-4-0 Uni 10 4 2-2-0 EIC
97 -9.38 105 -14.12 108 85.65 Saint Xavier 10 4-6-0 95 8 2-6-0 Uni 2 2 0-2-0 EIC
107 -14.13 113 -18.31 109 85.75 Quantico Marines 4 1-2-1 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
25 13.72 30 10.57 110 86.40 Miami OH 10 9-1-0 102 10 9-1-0 Uni 7 6 5-1-0 MAC
126 -33.32 128 -35.78 111 87.31 Brown 9 1-8-0 104 8 0-8-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 Ivy
120 -23.73 116 -21.38 112 89.56 Columbia 9 2-7-0 106 9 2-7-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 Ivy
105 -12.57 92 -7.92 113 91.22 Rutgers 9 5-4-0 96 6 2-4-0 Uni 6 3 0-3-0 EIC
93 -6.97 83 -4.68 114 92.56 Cornell 9 6-3-0 108 9 6-3-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 Ivy
125 -32.28 124 -27.89 115 93.70 Richmond 10 2-8-0 103 10 2-8-0 Uni 7 6 2-4-0 SoCon
106 -14.07 107 -16.24 116 94.00 Yale 9 4-5-0 110 8 3-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 Ivy
84 -4.88 66 0.48 117 94.33 Princeton 9 7-2-0 111 9 7-2-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 Ivy
121 -24.54 125 -27.94 118 95.69 Pennsylvania 9 2-7-0 107 7 1-6-0 Uni 3 7 1-6-0 Ivy
111 -16.83 109 -17.31 119 95.75 George Washington 10 4-6-0 105 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 SoCon
60 1.38 74 -0.78 120 98.72 Dartmouth 9 7-2-0 112 8 6-2-0 Uni 6 7 6-1-0 Ivy
100 -10.69 102 -11.85 121 98.90 William & Mary 10 5-4-1 109 10 5-4-1 Uni 2 6 4-1-1 SoCon
113 -18.25 110 -17.69 122 100.06 East Carolina 10 4-5-1 114 8 4-3-1 Uni 8 6 4-1-1 SoCon
128 -38.16 129 -42.26 123 102.62 Lehigh 4 0-4-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
49 4.84 62 1.58 124 102.75 Harvard 9 8-1-0 115 7 6-1-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 Ivy
68 -0.19 63 1.53 125 104.06 Colgate 10 8-1-1 113 6 4-1-1 Uni 14 2 1-0-1 EIC
101 -11.28 100 -10.57 126 105.21 Villanova 9 6-3-0 117 7 4-3-0 Uni 13 3 2-1-0 EIC
127 -37.11 127 -34.68 127 108.58 Furman 10 2-7-1 116 6 1-5-0 Uni 6 5 1-4-0 SoCon
122 -25.83 122 -25.87 128 111.44 Citadel 10 4-6-0 118 9 3-6-0 Uni 5 8 3-5-0 SoCon
124 -31.15 123 -27.79 129 120.58 Davidson 9 4-5-0 119 5 2-3-0 Uni 9 5 2-3-0 SoCon
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Akron 1 0-1-0
Central Michigan 1 0-1-0
Connecticut 2 0-2-0
Fresno State 2 2-0-0
Louisiana Monroe 2 2-0-0
Louisiana Tech 2 0-2-0
Northern Illinois 1 0-1-0
San Diego State 1 1-0-0
Temple 1 0-1-0
Bucknell 2 1-1-0
Delaware 2 0-2-0
East Tennessee State 1 0-1-0
Eastern Kentucky 2 2-0-0
Idaho State 1 0-1-0
Lamar 1 0-1-0
Montana 2 0-2-0
Montana State 2 1-1-0
Morehead State 1 0-1-0
Northern Arizona 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Samford 1 1-0-0
South Dakota State 1 0-1-0
SE Louisiana 1 0-1-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 1-0-1
Youngstown State 1 0-1-0
Eastern New Mexico 1 0-1-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0
Howard Payne 1 0-1-0
Newberry College 1 0-1-0
Tufts University 1 0-1-0
Wittenberg 1 1-0-0
Cal State Long Beach 1 1-0-0
Cal State Los Angeles 1 0-1-0
Parsons 1 1-0-0
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