1972 NCAA Football Rankings

  # Team                        W      L     Rating 
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  1 Southern California        12   -  0     3.5446 
  2 Oklahoma                   11   -  1     2.5779 
  3 Auburn                     10   -  1     2.5555 
  4 Texas                      10   -  1     2.4965 
  5 Alabama                    10   -  2     1.9045 
  6 North Carolina             11   -  1     1.8640 
  7 Tennessee                   9   -  2     1.6573 
  8 Michigan                   10   -  1     1.5840 
  9 Penn State                 10   -  2     1.3849 
 10 Louisiana State             9.5 -  2.5   1.3364 

 11 Nebraska                    9.5 -  2.5   1.2643 
 12 San Diego State            10   -  1     1.2521 
 13 Ohio State                  9   -  2     1.2038 
 14 Louisville                  9   -  1     1.0096 
 15 Dartmouth                   6.5 -  1.5   0.9917 
 16 UCLA                        8   -  3     0.8812 
 17 East Carolina               9   -  2     0.8485 
 18 Washington                  8   -  3     0.8448 
 19 Arizona State              10   -  2     0.8251 
 20 Notre Dame                  8   -  3     0.8133 

 21 North Carolina State        8.5 -  3.5   0.8099 
 22 Georgia                     7   -  4     0.7722 
 23 Colorado                    8   -  4     0.7338 
 24 Yale                        6   -  2     0.7230 
 25 Texas Tech                  8   -  4     0.7053 
 26 Tampa                       7   -  2     0.6866 
 27 Utah State                  7   -  3     0.6785 
 28 Pacific                     5   -  3     0.6360 
 29 Washington State            7   -  4     0.6122 
 30 Bowling Green State         6.5 -  3.5   0.6109 

 31 Southern Methodist          7   -  4     0.5935 
 32 Georgia Tech                7.5 -  4.5   0.5914 
 33 Cornell                     6   -  3     0.5540 
 34 Florida                     5.5 -  5.5   0.5509 
 35 Drake                       5   -  2     0.5388 
 36 Arkansas                    6   -  5     0.5129 
 37 West Virginia               8   -  4     0.4860 
 38 Western Michigan            6.5 -  3.5   0.4667 
 39 Pennsylvania                5   -  3     0.4666 
 40 Florida State               7   -  4     0.4661 

 41 Rice                        5.5 -  5.5   0.4619 
 42 Oklahoma State              6   -  5     0.4596 
 43 Mississippi                 5   -  5     0.4550 
 44 Army                        6   -  4     0.4430 
 45 Houston                     6.5 -  4.5   0.4394 
 46 Missouri                    6   -  6     0.4356 
 47 Stanford                    5   -  5     0.4272 
 48 Tulane                      6   -  5     0.4271 
 49 Baylor                      5   -  6     0.4251 
 50 Fresno State                4   -  3     0.4175 

 51 Colgate                     4.5 -  3.5   0.4166 
 52 Kent                        6   -  5     0.4166 
 53 Miami (Ohio)                7   -  3     0.4076 
 54 Virginia Tech               6.5 -  4.5   0.4075 
 55 Purdue                      6   -  5     0.3945 
 56 Michigan State              5.5 -  5.5   0.3935 
 57 Brigham Young               7   -  4     0.3693 
 58 Miami (Florida)             4   -  6     0.3688 
 59 Iowa State                  5.5 -  6.5   0.3679 
 60 Air Force                   6   -  4     0.3643 

 61 Texas Christian             5   -  6     0.3636 
 62 Harvard                     4.5 -  3.5   0.3595 
 63 Utah                        6   -  5     0.3568 
 64 Duke                        5   -  6     0.3479 
 65 Northern Illinois           6   -  4     0.3479 
 66 Maryland                    5.5 -  5.5   0.3339 
 67 Temple                      4   -  3     0.3301 
 68 Richmond                    5   -  4     0.3223 
 69 Toledo                      5   -  5     0.2957 
 70 Rutgers                     4   -  4     0.2912 

 71 Oregon                      4   -  7     0.2840 
 72 Lamar                       3   -  2     0.2733 
 73 Syracuse                    5   -  6     0.2719 
 74 Indiana                     5   -  6     0.2709 
 75 Kansas                      4   -  7     0.2683 
 76 Holy Cross                  3.5 -  4.5   0.2660 
 77 Memphis                     5.5 -  5.5   0.2560 
 78 Mississippi State           3   -  7     0.2535 
 79 Navy                        4   -  7     0.2499 
 80 Clemson                     4   -  7     0.2447 

 81 Princeton                   3.5 -  5.5   0.2433 
 82 San Jose State              3   -  6     0.2410 
 83 Idaho                       2   -  4     0.2372 
 84 West Texas A&M              5   -  5     0.2342 
 85 Texas A&M                   3   -  8     0.2288 
 86 Citadel                     5   -  5     0.2271 
 87 Minnesota                   4   -  7     0.2266 
 88 William & Mary              5   -  6     0.2170 
 89 Southern Mississippi        3.5 -  6.5   0.2122 
 90 Boston College              4   -  6     0.2064 

 91 Kansas State                3   -  8     0.2023 
 92 California                  3   -  8     0.2013 
 93 Columbia                    2.5 -  5.5   0.2012 
 94 Illinois                    3   -  8     0.1982 
 95 Wisconsin                   4   -  7     0.1981 
 96 Virginia                    4   -  7     0.1980 
 97 Boston University           1   -  3     0.1924 
 98 Kentucky                    3   -  8     0.1921 
 99 Iowa                        3.5 -  7.5   0.1861 
100 Dayton                      3.5 -  5.5   0.1827 

101 Arizona                     4   -  7     0.1797 
102 South Carolina              4   -  7     0.1755 
103 Tulsa                       3   -  7     0.1738 
104 Vanderbilt                  3   -  8     0.1631 
105 Wichita State               4   -  5     0.1607 
106 Long Beach State            2   -  6     0.1588 
107 Oregon State                2   -  9     0.1555 
108 Texas-Arlington             2   -  5     0.1500 
109 Wyoming                     3   -  7     0.1466 
110 New Mexico                  3   -  8     0.1291 

111 Davidson                    2.5 -  5.5   0.1215 
112 Lehigh                      0   -  4     0.1203 
113 Tennessee-Chattanooga       1   -  5     0.1181 
114 Xavier                      2   -  6     0.1146 
115 Ohio                        2   -  8     0.1120 
116 Wake Forest                 2   -  9     0.1119 
117 Brown                       1   -  7     0.1095 
118 Northwestern                2   -  9     0.1069 
119 Southern Illinois           0.5 -  6.5   0.1061 
120 Villanova                   2   -  7     0.0965 

121 Virginia Military Institute 2   -  9     0.0865 
122 Marshall                    1   -  8     0.0827 
123 Furman                      1   -  6     0.0821 
124 New Mexico State            2   -  9     0.0818 
125 Texas-El Paso               2   -  8     0.0805 
126 Pittsburgh                  1   - 10     0.0793 
127 Appalachian State           0.5 -  4.5   0.0775 
128 Colorado State              1   - 10     0.0629 
129 North Texas                 1   - 10     0.0585 
130 Cincinnati                  1   -  9     0.0504 

Home Field Coefficient: 1.5165