College Football 1970
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1970/9/5 and 1971/1/2
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1970 - 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
10 28.45 13 24.23 1 24.09 Southern California 11 6-4-1 1 11 6-4-1 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 PAC-8
15 24.65 15 23.25 2 25.59 UCLA 11 6-5-0 2 11 6-5-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
40 12.84 34 14.75 3 25.86 Oklahoma State 11 4-7-0 3 11 4-7-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
14 24.75 14 24.02 4 26.08 Oklahoma 12 7-4-1 4 12 7-4-1 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
66 1.98 69 1.22 5 26.91 Washington State 11 1-10-0 5 11 1-10-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 PAC-8
22 20.74 26 18.64 6 28.68 Oregon State 11 6-5-0 7 11 6-5-0 Uni 2 7 3-4-0 PAC-8
8 32.32 6 32.29 7 29.33 Stanford 12 9-3-0 6 12 9-3-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 PAC-8
27 17.91 30 17.10 8 29.36 Missouri 11 5-6-0 8 11 5-6-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
41 12.27 25 19.13 9 31.73 Mississippi State 11 6-5-0 10 11 6-5-0 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 SEC
19 22.27 17 22.19 10 31.79 Alabama 12 6-5-1 9 12 6-5-1 Uni 2 7 3-4-0 SEC
12 27.40 16 22.26 11 32.80 Washington 10 6-4-0 11 10 6-4-0 Uni 7 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
34 14.61 35 14.48 12 33.91 Kansas 11 5-6-0 12 11 5-6-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
17 22.76 29 17.29 13 34.18 Colorado 11 6-5-0 13 11 6-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
32 15.24 21 20.71 14 34.36 Kansas State 11 6-5-0 14 11 6-5-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 BIG 8
3 37.46 3 33.73 15 35.14 Texas 11 10-1-0 17 11 10-1-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 SWAC
36 14.07 47 8.41 16 35.25 Purdue 10 4-6-0 15 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 7 2-5-0 BIG 10
2 37.86 1 37.69 17 35.33 Nebraska 12 11-0-1 18 12 11-0-1 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 BIG 8
29 16.53 33 15.44 18 35.36 California 11 6-5-0 16 11 6-5-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
42 11.91 37 12.76 19 35.91 Iowa State 11 5-6-0 20 11 5-6-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
69 1.03 90 -5.49 20 36.23 Texas A&M 11 2-9-0 19 11 2-9-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 SWAC
7 32.50 5 33.35 21 36.64 Auburn 11 9-2-0 21 11 9-2-0 Uni 4 8 6-2-0 SEC
33 14.65 44 10.36 22 37.00 Michigan State 10 4-6-0 22 10 4-6-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
65 2.52 82 -4.30 23 37.23 Kentucky 11 2-9-0 23 11 2-9-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 SEC
18 22.41 27 17.54 24 38.55 Northwestern 10 6-4-0 25 10 6-4-0 Uni 9 7 6-1-0 BIG 10
52 7.84 50 7.18 25 38.85 Minnesota 10 3-6-1 24 10 3-6-1 Uni 1 7 2-4-1 BIG 10
57 5.28 62 4.02 26 38.90 Illinois 10 3-7-0 26 10 3-7-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 BIG 10
6 33.13 7 31.58 27 39.08 Louisiana State 12 9-3-0 27 12 9-3-0 Uni 6 5 5-0-0 SEC
44 10.64 36 13.62 28 39.27 Southern Methodist 11 5-6-0 29 11 5-6-0 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 SWAC
28 17.35 43 10.42 29 39.35 Georgia 10 5-5-0 33 10 5-5-0 Uni 10 6 3-3-0 SEC
4 34.42 4 33.38 30 39.42 Tennessee 12 11-1-0 32 12 11-1-0 Uni 9 5 4-1-0 SEC
25 19.03 23 19.97 31 39.86 Oregon 11 6-4-1 34 11 6-4-1 Uni 4 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
5 33.94 8 30.35 32 40.15 Ohio State 10 9-1-0 31 10 9-1-0 Uni 3 7 7-0-0 BIG 10
1 38.34 2 37.31 33 40.27 Notre Dame 11 10-1-0 30 11 10-1-0 Uni 14 3 3-0-0 EIC
35 14.53 40 11.63 34 42.20 Wisconsin 10 4-5-1 38 10 4-5-1 Uni 6 7 3-4-0 BIG 10
74 -1.03 77 -2.71 35 42.27 Baylor 11 2-9-0 35 11 2-9-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 SWAC
16 24.32 11 25.44 36 42.83 Georgia Tech 12 9-3-0 36 12 9-3-0 Uni 7 3 3-0-0 SWIC
95 -8.63 94 -8.11 37 43.75 Indiana 10 1-9-0 41 10 1-9-0 Uni 8 7 1-6-0 BIG 10
60 4.10 63 3.83 38 43.80 Iowa 10 3-6-1 40 10 3-6-1 Uni 10 7 3-3-1 BIG 10
26 18.66 24 19.34 39 44.88 Texas Tech 12 8-4-0 42 12 8-4-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 SWAC
31 15.63 28 17.33 40 45.83 Tulane 12 8-4-0 44 12 8-4-0 Uni 1 3 1-2-0 SWIC
45 9.75 39 11.71 41 45.85 Rice 10 5-5-0 43 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
9 31.16 10 25.99 42 46.00 Michigan 10 9-1-0 45 10 9-1-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 BIG 10
49 8.37 54 5.92 43 47.64 Texas Christian 11 4-6-1 28 10 3-6-1 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 SWAC
21 21.14 22 20.20 44 48.14 Mississippi 11 7-4-0 39 10 6-4-0 Uni 7 7 4-3-0 SEC
23 20.28 19 20.96 45 48.68 Houston 11 8-3-0 46 11 8-3-0 Uni 8 2 2-0-0 SWIC
11 28.06 12 25.34 46 49.77 Arkansas 11 9-2-0 47 11 9-2-0 Uni 7 7 6-1-0 SWAC
30 16.43 20 20.86 47 50.73 Florida 11 7-4-0 48 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 6 3-3-0 SEC
20 21.50 18 21.62 48 51.12 Air Force 12 9-3-0 52 12 9-3-0 Uni 3 2 2-0-0 SWIC
62 3.78 61 4.18 49 51.14 Vanderbilt 11 4-7-0 37 9 2-7-0 Uni 8 6 1-5-0 SEC
37 13.77 32 15.57 50 51.14 Florida State 11 7-4-0 50 11 7-4-0 Uni 5 4 2-2-0 SWIC
54 6.80 41 11.53 51 52.09 Wake Forest 11 6-5-0 53 11 6-5-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 ACC
97 -9.22 89 -5.20 52 52.68 Miami FL 11 3-8-0 49 10 3-7-0 Uni 2 4 0-4-0 SWIC
108 -15.69 103 -12.49 53 53.55 Wyoming 10 1-9-0 55 10 1-9-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 WAC
43 10.69 56 5.25 54 55.00 South Carolina 11 4-6-1 57 11 4-6-1 Uni 3 6 3-2-1 ACC
75 -1.23 66 2.26 55 55.20 Arizona 10 4-6-0 56 10 4-6-0 Uni 3 6 2-4-0 WAC
83 -4.29 78 -3.66 56 55.64 Clemson 11 3-8-0 58 11 3-8-0 Uni 1 6 2-4-0 ACC
102 -9.82 98 -9.83 57 55.77 Navy 11 2-9-0 60 11 2-9-0 Uni 5 8 2-6-0 EIC
78 -3.10 95 -8.54 58 56.18 San Jose State 11 2-9-0 51 11 2-9-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 BWC
92 -7.98 117 -19.25 59 56.55 Army 11 1-9-1 59 11 1-9-1 Uni 4 6 1-5-0 EIC
58 4.47 52 6.56 60 58.59 Duke 11 6-5-0 62 11 6-5-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 ACC
85 -4.57 86 -5.07 61 61.64 Idaho 11 4-7-0 61 6 1-5-0 Uni 6 2 1-1-0 SWIC
47 8.64 51 7.03 62 62.80 Utah 10 6-4-0 63 10 6-4-0 Uni 4 6 4-2-0 WAC
79 -3.16 67 1.57 63 65.15 Pittsburgh 10 5-5-0 64 10 5-5-0 Uni 1 6 2-4-0 EIC
76 -1.60 72 -0.69 64 65.45 Colorado State 11 4-7-0 65 11 4-7-0 Uni 8 4 1-3-0 WAC
51 8.24 46 9.59 65 66.15 New Mexico 10 7-3-0 67 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 WAC
127 -25.79 128 -25.33 66 66.69 Wichita State 9 0-9-0 70 8 0-8-0 Uni 1 4 0-4-0 MVC
13 27.07 9 27.45 67 67.00 Arizona State 11 11-0-0 71 11 11-0-0 Uni 7 7 7-0-0 WAC
96 -8.69 92 -6.95 68 67.50 Brigham Young 11 3-8-0 72 11 3-8-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 WAC
98 -9.36 91 -6.19 69 69.86 North Carolina State 11 3-7-1 73 11 3-7-1 Uni 2 6 2-3-1 ACC
61 3.82 58 4.41 70 70.17 Tulsa 10 6-4-0 75 9 5-4-0 Uni 4 4 3-1-0 MVC
91 -7.97 93 -7.51 71 70.39 Southern Mississippi 11 5-6-0 54 7 2-5-0 Uni 9 1 0-1-0 SWIC
46 9.48 49 8.31 72 70.50 North Carolina 12 8-4-0 74 12 8-4-0 Uni 8 7 5-2-0 ACC
64 2.56 60 4.20 73 71.65 Syracuse 10 6-4-0 76 10 6-4-0 Uni 8 5 4-1-0 EIC
90 -7.63 85 -4.98 74 71.68 Pacific 11 5-6-0 66 9 4-5-0 Uni 2 5 2-3-0 BWC
89 -6.56 97 -9.58 75 71.83 Montana State 3 1-2-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
110 -15.97 106 -13.95 76 72.64 Maryland 11 2-9-0 78 11 2-9-0 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 ACC
50 8.28 53 6.46 77 72.95 Penn State 10 7-3-0 80 10 7-3-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 EIC
71 0.12 68 1.56 78 73.25 Memphis 10 6-4-0 81 10 6-4-0 Uni 3 4 2-2-0 MVC
88 -6.10 88 -5.20 79 76.06 Ohio University 9 4-5-0 83 9 4-5-0 Uni 3 5 3-2-0 MAC
70 0.92 65 3.16 80 76.45 Texas El Paso 10 6-4-0 77 9 5-4-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 WAC
119 -20.92 107 -14.17 81 76.50 Tennessee Chattanooga 4 1-3-0 11 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
117 -20.68 122 -21.03 82 77.31 Brown 9 2-7-0 106 8 1-7-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 Ivy
86 -4.98 83 -4.70 83 78.23 Virginia Tech 11 5-6-0 82 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 1 0-1-0 SWIC
82 -3.98 80 -3.84 84 78.70 Utah State 10 5-5-0 85 10 5-5-0 Uni 10 2 1-1-0 SWIC
105 -14.15 112 -17.20 85 79.00 North Texas 11 3-8-0 84 9 2-7-0 Uni 2 4 1-3-0 MVC
123 -23.77 127 -23.97 86 80.73 Santa Barbara 11 2-9-0 69 7 1-6-0 Uni 4 6 1-5-0 BWC
133 -30.34 130 -27.95 87 82.12 Texas Arlington 4 0-4-0 17 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
140 -43.46 136 -34.14 88 83.71 Cal State Los Angeles 10 1-9-0 68 4 0-4-0 Uni 1 4 0-4-0 BWC
103 -11.98 111 -16.18 89 83.89 Columbia 9 3-6-0 107 8 2-6-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 Ivy
106 -14.80 101 -11.89 90 84.50 New Mexico State 10 4-6-0 79 7 1-6-0 Uni 11 2 0-2-0 SWIC
99 -9.55 104 -12.75 91 85.00 California Poly 3 1-2-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
59 4.28 45 9.72 92 85.19 Harvard 9 7-2-0 114 8 6-2-0 Uni 6 7 5-2-0 Ivy
87 -5.05 84 -4.76 93 85.22 Princeton 9 5-4-0 113 9 5-4-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 Ivy
56 5.35 48 8.37 94 85.90 Louisville 12 8-3-1 88 10 7-2-1 Uni 5 4 4-0-0 MVC
104 -13.27 108 -14.43 95 86.06 Bowling Green 9 2-6-1 91 9 2-6-1 Uni 1 5 1-4-0 MAC
109 -15.78 120 -20.03 96 86.44 Northern Illinois 10 3-7-0 89 8 2-6-0 Uni 13 3 2-1-0 EIC
94 -8.24 96 -8.90 97 86.50 Pennsylvania 9 4-5-0 103 7 2-5-0 Uni 3 7 2-5-0 Ivy
80 -3.51 71 -0.26 98 87.61 Cornell 9 6-3-0 110 8 5-3-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 Ivy
48 8.59 55 5.71 99 87.73 Cal State Long Beach 12 9-2-1 87 7 5-1-1 Uni 7 6 5-1-0 BWC
68 1.30 75 -1.15 100 88.14 Cincinnati 11 7-4-0 92 11 7-4-0 Uni 9 2 2-0-0 EIC
115 -19.63 124 -22.17 101 89.25 Kent State 10 3-7-0 93 10 3-7-0 Uni 2 5 1-4-0 MAC
120 -23.01 135 -33.75 102 89.88 Massachusetts 4 1-3-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
113 -17.39 126 -23.23 103 90.31 Marshall 9 3-6-0 95 8 2-6-0 Uni 17 1 1-0-0 EIC
101 -9.61 100 -10.77 104 90.77 Virginia 11 5-6-0 98 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 6 0-6-0 ACC
93 -8.01 102 -12.10 105 90.83 Dayton 10 5-4-1 97 9 4-4-1 Uni 10 4 3-1-0 EIC
55 5.99 59 4.32 106 90.94 Yale 9 7-2-0 112 8 6-2-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 Ivy
137 -38.51 133 -30.98 107 90.95 Virginia Military 11 1-10-0 94 11 1-10-0 Uni 1 5 1-4-0 SoCon
73 -0.56 70 0.94 108 91.64 West Virginia 11 8-3-0 96 11 8-3-0 Uni 2 3 1-2-0 EIC
81 -3.82 76 -2.26 109 92.18 Fresno State 12 8-4-0 86 6 4-2-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 BWC
53 6.96 64 3.48 110 92.32 San Diego State 11 9-2-0 90 11 9-2-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 BWC
63 2.82 74 -0.85 111 93.56 Western Michigan 10 7-3-0 101 9 6-3-0 Uni 4 5 2-3-0 MAC
24 19.61 31 16.88 112 95.39 Dartmouth 9 9-0-0 119 8 8-0-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 Ivy
77 -1.61 81 -3.95 113 96.10 Miami OH 10 7-3-0 105 10 7-3-0 Uni 5 5 3-2-0 MAC
39 13.02 38 12.51 114 96.10 Hawaii 5 4-1-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
67 1.96 57 4.59 115 97.40 Boston College 10 8-2-0 100 9 7-2-0 Uni 11 7 6-1-0 EIC
125 -24.78 118 -19.69 116 97.44 East Carolina 11 3-8-0 104 9 3-6-0 Uni 2 4 2-2-0 SoCon
135 -36.59 137 -36.49 117 97.78 Saint Xavier 10 1-9-0 111 7 0-7-0 Uni 3 5 0-5-0 EIC
107 -15.56 105 -13.36 118 98.25 Cal State Northridge 4 2-2-0 14 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
121 -23.41 121 -20.99 119 98.50 Trinity University (TX) 3 1-2-0 12 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
130 -27.42 131 -28.47 120 99.10 Buffalo 11 2-9-0 102 8 1-7-0 Uni 7 5 1-4-0 EIC
126 -25.20 119 -19.73 121 99.55 William & Mary 12 5-7-0 99 10 3-7-0 Uni 7 4 3-1-0 SoCon
72 -0.32 73 -0.84 122 99.75 Tampa 4 3-1-0 16 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
129 -26.87 123 -21.87 123 101.00 Lehigh 4 1-3-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
124 -24.59 109 -14.93 124 102.00 Santa Clara 3 1-2-0 15 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -17.27 110 -15.91 125 102.10 Richmond 10 4-6-0 108 10 4-6-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 SoCon
38 13.33 42 10.95 126 103.42 Toledo 12 12-0-0 115 12 12-0-0 Uni 6 5 5-0-0 MAC
139 -39.91 140 -42.96 127 105.64 Holy Cross 11 0-10-1 109 7 0-7-0 Uni 12 6 0-6-0 EIC
136 -37.76 139 -39.41 128 106.33 Connecticut 3 0-2-1 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
131 -28.05 125 -22.23 129 106.67 Northern Arizona 3 1-2-0 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
122 -23.51 116 -18.94 130 107.82 Colgate 11 5-6-0 120 8 2-6-0 Uni 16 3 1-2-0 EIC
84 -4.33 79 -3.79 131 108.17 West Texas A&M 10 7-3-0 116 8 6-2-0 Uni 12 2 2-0-0 SWIC
100 -9.55 87 -5.17 132 109.94 Villanova 11 9-2-0 118 7 5-2-0 Uni 15 5 4-1-0 EIC
116 -20.42 113 -17.62 133 112.45 Citadel 11 5-6-0 117 8 4-4-0 Uni 5 6 4-2-0 SoCon
128 -26.33 129 -27.51 134 113.12 Lafayette 4 1-3-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
114 -19.14 115 -18.37 135 113.94 Rutgers 10 5-5-0 121 5 2-3-0 Uni 18 2 2-0-0 EIC
138 -39.07 132 -28.66 136 121.00 Bucknell 4 1-3-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
118 -20.91 99 -10.71 137 121.83 Furman 11 8-3-0 123 5 3-2-0 Uni 6 5 3-2-0 SoCon
134 -33.76 138 -36.50 138 121.94 Davidson 10 2-8-0 122 6 2-4-0 Uni 3 6 2-4-0 SoCon
132 -28.50 134 -31.12 139 124.33 Boston University 3 1-2-0 13 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
111 -16.61 114 -17.64 140 124.88 Temple 4 3-1-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Akron 1 0-1-0
Arkansas State 2 2-0-0
Ball State 2 1-1-0
Boise State 1 0-1-0
Central Michigan 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Lafayette 1 0-1-0
Louisiana Tech 1 1-0-0
Nevada Las Vegas 1 0-1-0
Delaware 2 1-1-0
Drake 2 0-2-0
East Tennessee State 1 1-0-0
Idaho State 2 1-1-0
Lamar 2 1-1-0
Montana 2 2-0-0
Morehead State 1 0-1-0
Portland State 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 1 0-1-0
Rhode Island 1 0-1-0
Southern Illinois 2 2-0-0
Weber State 1 0-1-0
Wofford 2 2-0-0
Mississippi College 1 0-1-0
West Chester 1 0-1-0
Carson Newman 1 0-1-0
Guilford College 1 0-1-0
Ohio Wesleyan 1 0-1-0
Cal State Fullerton 1 1-0-0
California Poly Ponoma 1 1-0-0
Hayward State 1 0-1-0
Northeastern 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 1 0-1-0
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