College Football 1972
Ranking of ALL Teams

Based on games played between 1972/9/8 and 1973/1/1
Ratings based on Strength of Schedule (Average Rank of Opponents) (Schedule)

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1972 - 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
14 23.18 22 17.51 1 25.59 Florida 11 5-5-1 1 11 5-5-1 Uni 4 7 3-3-1 SEC
5 32.59 4 34.86 2 27.95 Texas 11 10-1-0 2 11 10-1-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 SWAC
28 15.39 28 14.28 3 28.23 Baylor 11 5-6-0 3 11 5-6-0 Uni 5 7 3-4-0 SWAC
1 43.40 1 40.39 4 30.04 Southern California 12 12-0-0 4 12 12-0-0 Uni 8 7 7-0-0 PAC-8
16 21.89 14 23.85 5 30.27 Georgia 11 7-4-0 6 11 7-4-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 SEC
45 9.00 46 7.94 6 31.18 California 11 3-8-0 5 11 3-8-0 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 PAC-8
39 10.46 32 13.37 7 31.25 Missouri 12 6-6-0 8 12 6-6-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 BIG 8
8 30.96 2 37.19 8 31.68 Auburn 11 10-1-0 7 11 10-1-0 Uni 1 7 6-1-0 SEC
53 7.02 60 3.99 9 32.55 Texas A&M 11 3-8-0 9 11 3-8-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 SWAC
66 1.12 66 2.53 10 32.59 Oregon State 11 2-9-0 10 11 2-9-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 PAC-8
34 12.04 27 14.35 11 32.82 Rice 11 5-5-1 11 11 5-5-1 Uni 3 7 3-4-0 SWAC
46 8.93 47 7.38 12 33.41 Illinois 11 3-8-0 12 11 3-8-0 Uni 3 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
9 28.32 10 25.74 13 35.21 Louisiana State 12 9-2-1 13 12 9-2-1 Uni 2 7 4-2-1 SEC
32 15.10 12 24.38 14 35.59 Washington 11 8-3-0 17 11 8-3-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
2 40.20 3 37.01 15 35.75 Oklahoma 12 11-1-0 18 12 11-1-0 Uni 8 7 6-1-0 BIG 8
37 11.36 41 9.41 16 35.80 Miami FL 11 5-6-0 15 10 4-6-0 Uni 6 4 2-2-0 SWIC
3 36.52 5 32.96 17 35.96 Alabama 12 10-2-0 19 12 10-2-0 Uni 10 8 7-1-0 SEC
50 7.56 45 8.49 18 36.05 Oregon 11 4-7-0 14 11 4-7-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 PAC-8
23 17.44 29 14.12 19 36.09 Michigan State 11 5-5-1 16 11 5-5-1 Uni 5 8 5-2-1 BIG 10
4 35.90 9 25.89 20 36.58 Nebraska 12 9-2-1 22 12 9-2-1 Uni 7 7 5-1-1 BIG 8
51 7.21 48 7.02 21 36.82 Kansas 11 4-7-0 23 11 4-7-0 Uni 2 7 2-5-0 BIG 8
86 -4.66 65 2.85 22 36.95 Kansas State 11 3-8-0 20 11 3-8-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 BIG 8
54 7.00 53 5.93 23 37.14 Minnesota 11 4-7-0 21 11 4-7-0 Uni 6 8 4-4-0 BIG 10
57 5.12 59 4.11 24 38.05 Kentucky 11 3-8-0 25 11 3-8-0 Uni 6 7 2-5-0 SEC
58 4.86 50 6.59 25 38.33 Hawaii 3 1-2-0 4 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
13 23.95 13 23.88 26 38.59 UCLA 11 8-3-0 27 11 8-3-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 PAC-8
21 17.73 30 13.76 27 40.14 Stanford 11 6-5-0 26 10 5-5-0 Uni 4 7 2-5-0 PAC-8
15 21.95 26 16.58 28 40.36 Oklahoma State 11 6-5-0 32 11 6-5-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
63 2.00 64 3.52 29 40.64 Iowa 11 3-7-1 30 11 3-7-1 Uni 2 9 2-6-1 BIG 10
10 27.16 6 31.01 30 41.14 Ohio State 11 9-2-0 31 11 9-2-0 Uni 9 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
30 15.23 21 17.57 31 41.45 Arkansas 11 6-5-0 29 11 6-5-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 SWAC
6 32.32 7 30.53 32 41.71 Tennessee 12 10-2-0 28 11 9-2-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 SEC
49 7.78 40 10.23 33 41.77 Texas Christian 11 5-6-0 34 11 5-6-0 Uni 1 7 2-5-0 SWAC
83 -3.32 85 -4.15 34 42.05 Northwestern 11 2-9-0 33 11 2-9-0 Uni 1 9 1-8-0 BIG 10
27 16.06 25 16.71 35 44.29 Georgia Tech 12 7-4-1 36 12 7-4-1 Uni 10 2 2-0-0 SWIC
18 18.55 24 17.20 36 44.33 Colorado 12 8-4-0 35 12 8-4-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 BIG 8
7 31.13 8 27.75 37 44.91 Michigan 11 10-1-0 38 11 10-1-0 Uni 7 8 7-1-0 BIG 10
29 15.26 34 12.21 38 45.18 Purdue 11 6-5-0 37 11 6-5-0 Uni 10 8 6-2-0 BIG 10
12 24.16 17 19.91 39 45.55 Notre Dame 11 8-3-0 39 11 8-3-0 Uni 6 2 2-0-0 EIC
26 16.67 38 10.75 40 45.70 Mississippi 10 5-5-0 40 10 5-5-0 Uni 8 7 2-5-0 SEC
47 8.01 63 3.54 41 45.95 Mississippi State 11 4-7-0 24 10 3-7-0 Uni 5 7 1-6-0 SEC
38 10.48 42 9.30 42 46.25 Iowa State 12 5-6-1 42 12 5-6-1 Uni 3 7 2-4-1 BIG 8
20 17.91 16 20.37 43 46.55 Southern Methodist 11 7-4-0 41 11 7-4-0 Uni 7 7 4-3-0 SWAC
22 17.70 19 19.10 44 47.14 Washington State 11 7-4-0 43 11 7-4-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 PAC-8
24 17.39 18 19.72 45 47.83 Texas Tech 12 8-4-0 44 12 8-4-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SWAC
94 -7.48 107 -11.28 46 48.18 Pittsburgh 11 1-10-0 47 11 1-10-0 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 EIC
56 5.64 44 8.95 47 48.36 Indiana 11 5-6-0 45 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 8 3-5-0 BIG 10
64 1.96 58 4.43 48 48.55 Wisconsin 11 4-7-0 46 11 4-7-0 Uni 8 8 2-6-0 BIG 10
48 7.82 43 9.17 49 48.68 Duke 11 5-6-0 48 11 5-6-0 Uni 4 6 3-3-0 ACC
40 10.37 54 5.83 50 52.82 Tulane 11 6-5-0 49 11 6-5-0 Uni 2 2 0-2-0 SWIC
11 25.53 15 22.45 51 52.88 Penn State 12 10-2-0 50 12 10-2-0 Uni 4 6 6-0-0 EIC
69 -0.56 73 0.20 52 52.95 Navy 11 4-7-0 51 11 4-7-0 Uni 2 6 2-4-0 EIC
80 -3.08 87 -4.25 53 53.14 Vanderbilt 11 3-8-0 52 11 3-8-0 Uni 9 6 0-6-0 SEC
87 -4.75 79 -1.56 54 55.15 San Jose State 11 4-7-0 53 9 3-6-0 Uni 2 4 1-3-0 BWC
111 -16.52 110 -14.40 55 55.73 Wake Forest 11 2-9-0 54 11 2-9-0 Uni 2 6 1-5-0 ACC
75 -1.92 80 -1.62 56 56.45 Clemson 11 4-7-0 55 11 4-7-0 Uni 3 6 2-4-0 ACC
17 20.64 11 24.91 57 58.00 North Carolina 12 11-1-0 56 12 11-1-0 Uni 7 6 6-0-0 ACC
19 18.05 31 13.76 58 59.79 North Carolina State 12 8-3-1 59 12 8-3-1 Uni 6 6 4-1-1 ACC
79 -2.79 69 1.84 59 60.55 Syracuse 11 5-6-0 58 11 5-6-0 Uni 3 7 4-3-0 EIC
31 15.22 33 12.61 60 61.23 Florida State 11 7-4-0 61 11 7-4-0 Uni 7 4 2-2-0 SWIC
65 1.15 49 6.67 61 64.30 Army 10 6-4-0 57 9 5-4-0 Uni 8 5 3-2-0 EIC
81 -3.08 83 -3.18 62 64.59 Arizona 11 4-7-0 64 11 4-7-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 WAC
43 9.23 57 4.71 63 64.73 Houston 11 6-4-1 63 11 6-4-1 Uni 5 3 1-1-1 SWIC
44 9.11 51 6.49 64 66.36 Virginia Tech 11 6-4-1 66 11 6-4-1 Uni 9 4 2-1-1 SWIC
92 -6.12 92 -6.42 65 67.14 Virginia 11 4-7-0 69 11 4-7-0 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 ACC
62 2.76 74 0.09 66 67.18 Maryland 11 5-5-1 67 11 5-5-1 Uni 5 6 3-2-1 ACC
68 -0.36 70 1.71 67 67.36 Utah 11 6-5-0 68 11 6-5-0 Uni 8 7 5-2-0 WAC
103 -11.21 94 -7.24 68 68.00 Tulsa 11 4-7-0 60 10 3-7-0 Uni 4 4 3-1-0 MVC
84 -4.02 98 -8.55 69 68.91 South Carolina 11 4-7-0 70 11 4-7-0 Uni 4 3 1-2-0 SWIC
124 -23.39 115 -16.70 70 70.18 Colorado State 11 1-10-0 73 11 1-10-0 Uni 3 5 1-4-0 WAC
67 -0.19 86 -4.18 71 70.27 Boston College 11 4-7-0 71 10 4-6-0 Uni 9 7 4-3-0 EIC
55 5.89 68 2.24 72 70.95 Air Force 10 6-4-0 74 10 6-4-0 Uni 0 0 0-0-0 SWIC
78 -2.73 89 -4.94 73 71.40 Southern Mississippi 11 3-7-1 77 10 3-6-1 Uni 11 4 1-3-0 SWIC
106 -12.39 100 -9.06 74 71.59 New Mexico 11 3-8-0 72 11 3-8-0 Uni 1 6 2-4-0 WAC
102 -10.57 93 -7.10 75 73.82 Wyoming 11 4-7-0 78 10 3-7-0 Uni 4 7 3-4-0 WAC
59 4.33 39 10.46 76 74.22 Pacific 11 8-3-0 62 8 5-3-0 Uni 4 4 3-1-0 BWC
107 -12.81 88 -4.52 77 75.19 Idaho 11 4-7-0 65 6 2-4-0 Uni 8 1 0-1-0 SWIC
113 -17.16 108 -12.05 78 75.25 Cal State Long Beach 11 5-6-0 75 8 2-6-0 Uni 3 4 1-3-0 BWC
41 10.09 35 11.78 79 75.90 Utah State 11 8-3-0 82 10 7-3-0 Uni 12 2 2-0-0 SWIC
42 9.69 36 11.20 80 76.06 Tampa 12 10-2-0 79 9 7-2-0 Uni 3 1 1-0-0 SWIC
132 -27.93 128 -25.65 81 76.17 Louisiana Monroe 3 0-3-0 5 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
25 17.25 23 17.36 82 76.54 Arizona State 12 10-2-0 83 12 10-2-0 Uni 6 6 5-1-0 WAC
90 -5.84 90 -5.35 83 76.64 Memphis 11 5-5-1 81 11 5-5-1 Uni 2 5 3-2-0 MVC
35 11.97 52 6.10 84 77.62 West Virginia 12 8-4-0 84 12 8-4-0 Uni 7 5 3-2-0 EIC
33 12.12 20 18.34 85 77.95 San Diego State 11 10-1-0 80 11 10-1-0 Uni 5 4 4-0-0 BWC
76 -1.92 56 5.52 86 81.36 Fresno State 11 6-4-1 85 7 4-3-0 Uni 1 4 1-3-0 BWC
128 -24.97 126 -24.31 87 81.67 Montana 3 0-3-0 11 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
77 -2.30 62 3.89 88 82.82 Brigham Young 11 7-4-0 90 11 7-4-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 WAC
70 -0.59 67 2.28 89 83.05 Bowling Green 10 6-3-1 87 10 6-3-1 Uni 5 5 3-1-1 MAC
89 -5.75 81 -2.55 90 83.14 Kent State 12 6-5-1 88 11 6-5-0 Uni 6 5 4-1-0 MAC
120 -21.03 127 -24.37 91 84.12 Brown 9 1-8-0 101 8 1-7-0 Uni 1 7 1-6-0 Ivy
119 -20.99 132 -27.63 92 84.62 Lehigh 4 0-4-0 10 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
133 -28.31 119 -20.29 93 85.40 Texas El Paso 10 2-8-0 89 9 2-7-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 WAC
135 -29.70 131 -27.42 94 85.77 North Texas 11 1-10-0 91 11 1-10-0 Uni 1 7 0-7-0 MVC
121 -21.43 134 -29.29 95 85.83 Connecticut 3 0-3-0 3 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
122 -22.42 118 -19.98 96 85.88 Southern Illinois 10 1-8-1 76 6 0-5-1 Uni 5 1 0-0-1 EIC
98 -8.81 114 -16.29 97 86.81 Columbia 9 3-5-1 106 8 2-5-1 Uni 2 7 2-4-1 Ivy
88 -5.65 101 -9.30 98 88.56 Harvard 9 4-4-1 105 7 3-3-1 Uni 4 7 3-3-1 Ivy
101 -10.52 106 -11.14 99 88.94 Princeton 9 3-5-1 113 9 3-5-1 Uni 3 7 2-4-1 Ivy
60 3.80 75 -0.12 100 89.00 Massachusetts 3 2-1-0 6 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
123 -22.45 121 -20.81 101 89.15 Ohio University 11 3-8-0 93 10 2-8-0 Uni 1 5 1-4-0 MAC
136 -30.87 137 -32.20 102 89.30 Cincinnati 11 2-9-0 95 10 1-9-0 Uni 18 2 1-1-0 EIC
85 -4.29 55 5.61 103 89.83 Idaho State 3 2-1-0 7 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
110 -16.23 122 -21.05 104 90.06 Villanova 11 2-9-0 97 9 2-7-0 Uni 11 6 1-5-0 EIC
130 -25.86 129 -26.83 105 90.43 Tennessee Chattanooga 11 2-9-0 92 6 1-5-0 Uni 13 1 1-0-0 SWIC
127 -24.94 124 -22.43 106 91.41 New Mexico State 11 2-9-0 94 10 2-8-0 Uni 7 4 1-3-0 MVC
61 3.10 61 3.92 107 91.94 Dartmouth 9 7-1-1 116 8 6-1-1 Uni 8 7 5-1-1 Ivy
116 -17.99 109 -13.91 108 92.06 Texas Arlington 11 5-6-0 86 6 1-5-0 Uni 14 1 0-1-0 SWIC
73 -1.11 72 0.66 109 92.39 Cornell 9 6-3-0 118 9 6-3-0 Uni 5 7 4-3-0 Ivy
93 -6.79 99 -8.64 110 93.30 Holy Cross 10 5-4-1 108 8 3-4-1 Uni 13 6 2-3-1 EIC
104 -11.42 97 -8.42 111 93.50 Temple 9 5-4-0 96 6 4-2-0 Uni 10 6 4-2-0 EIC
137 -32.35 135 -30.36 112 93.83 Lafayette 3 0-3-0 8 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
109 -13.39 95 -7.24 113 93.90 Toledo 11 6-5-0 99 10 5-5-0 Uni 2 5 2-3-0 MAC
72 -1.02 77 -0.77 114 94.50 Drake 12 7-5-0 98 7 5-2-0 Uni 6 5 4-1-0 MVC
100 -9.96 113 -16.06 115 95.41 William & Mary 11 5-6-0 109 11 5-6-0 Uni 3 6 4-2-0 SoCon
95 -7.67 103 -10.85 116 96.65 Richmond 10 6-4-0 102 9 5-4-0 Uni 5 6 5-1-0 SoCon
52 7.07 71 0.77 117 96.67 Yale 9 7-2-0 119 8 6-2-0 Uni 7 7 5-2-0 Ivy
91 -6.09 84 -3.60 118 97.45 Northern Illinois 11 7-4-0 103 10 6-4-0 Uni 19 2 2-0-0 EIC
134 -29.58 133 -28.45 119 97.89 Marshall 10 2-8-0 104 9 1-8-0 Uni 12 3 0-3-0 EIC
97 -8.43 78 -1.16 120 97.95 Western Michigan 11 7-3-1 100 10 6-3-1 Uni 4 5 2-2-1 MAC
74 -1.48 82 -2.57 121 98.22 Pennsylvania 9 6-3-0 111 7 4-3-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 Ivy
108 -13.39 105 -11.02 122 99.05 West Texas A&M 10 5-5-0 110 9 4-5-0 Uni 8 4 3-1-0 MVC
131 -26.84 116 -19.66 123 99.62 Boston University 4 1-3-0 13 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
117 -19.13 117 -19.94 124 99.65 Dayton 11 4-6-1 107 9 3-5-1 Uni 17 3 2-0-1 EIC
36 11.39 37 10.97 125 100.65 Louisville 10 9-1-0 114 10 9-1-0 Uni 3 5 4-1-0 MVC
129 -25.79 136 -31.05 126 101.09 Virginia Military 11 2-9-0 120 11 2-9-0 Uni 1 6 1-5-0 SoCon
71 -0.79 76 -0.48 127 103.41 East Carolina 11 9-2-0 121 11 9-2-0 Uni 7 6 6-0-0 SoCon
105 -11.84 102 -10.41 128 103.83 Colgate 10 5-4-1 117 6 2-3-1 Uni 16 2 0-1-1 EIC
115 -17.36 111 -15.55 129 104.20 Wichita State 11 6-5-0 115 9 4-5-0 Uni 5 6 2-4-0 MVC
96 -7.94 104 -10.89 130 105.10 Rutgers 11 7-4-0 112 6 2-4-0 Uni 15 3 1-2-0 EIC
82 -3.29 91 -5.61 131 106.80 Miami OH 10 7-3-0 122 10 7-3-0 Uni 3 5 2-3-0 MAC
138 -32.86 140 -41.21 132 107.50 Appalachian State 11 5-5-1 124 5 0-4-1 Uni 4 4 0-3-1 SoCon
125 -24.08 125 -24.23 133 107.81 Saint Xavier 10 2-8-0 123 8 2-6-0 Uni 14 6 2-4-0 EIC
114 -17.23 123 -21.84 134 108.17 Ball State 3 1-2-0 2 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
112 -16.91 120 -20.52 135 111.41 Citadel 11 5-6-0 126 10 5-5-0 Uni 6 7 4-3-0 SoCon
140 -34.45 138 -36.22 136 111.50 Furman 11 2-9-0 127 7 1-6-0 Uni 2 7 1-6-0 SoCon
126 -24.75 130 -27.36 137 113.00 Davidson 11 3-7-1 125 8 2-5-1 Uni 8 6 2-3-1 SoCon
118 -19.86 112 -15.78 138 118.10 Lamar 5 3-2-0 9 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
139 -33.63 139 -41.17 139 118.33 Arkansas State 3 0-3-0 1 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
99 -8.87 96 -7.54 140 131.33 Western Carolina 3 3-0-0 12 0 0-0-0 NoDivi 0 0 0-0-0 Major-Ind
Unrated teams with less than 3 games against rated teams
Akron 1 0-0-1
Boise State 1 0-1-0
Central Michigan 1 0-1-0
Eastern Michigan 2 0-2-0
Louisiana Lafayette 2 1-1-0
Louisiana Tech 2 2-0-0
Middle Tennessee 1 1-0-0
Nevada Las Vegas 1 0-1-0
Western Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Abilene Christian 1 0-1-0
Bucknell 2 1-1-0
Cal State Sacramento 1 0-1-0
California Davis 1 0-1-0
California Poly 1 0-0-1
Delaware 2 2-0-0
East Tennessee State 2 1-1-0
Eastern Kentucky 1 0-1-0
Florida A&M 1 0-1-0
Fordham 1 0-1-0
Grambling 1 0-1-0
Illinois State 2 1-1-0
Indiana State 2 1-1-0
Montana State 2 2-0-0
Morehead State 1 0-1-0
Morgan State 1 0-1-0
New Hampshire 1 0-1-0
North Alabama 1 0-1-0
Northern Iowa 1 0-1-0
Presbyterian 1 1-0-0
Rhode Island 2 1-1-0
South Dakota 1 1-0-0
Tennessee State 1 1-0-0
Tennessee Tech 1 1-0-0
Weber State 2 1-1-0
Wofford 2 1-1-0
Youngstown State 2 1-1-0
Northern Michigan 1 0-1-0
Carson Newman 1 1-0-0
Lenoir-Rhyne College 2 1-1-0
Trinity University (TX) 1 0-1-0
Cal State Fullerton 1 0-1-0
Cal State Los Angeles 2 0-2-0
Cal State Northridge 1 0-1-0
Quantico Marines 2 2-0-0
Santa Clara 1 0-1-0
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